7 day x 30min Cardio Challenge!!!!!

[Mike Veitch]

so, unofficially back in this thread....

got this job, is around 12k from my house and i decided as i don't have a car nor a motorbike and I am not taking taxis.... i cycle to and from 6 days a week....

feel it coming off already..
and am sure will be dancing till 5am tonight too.. hahah Life in Bali is good!

 

[darilynducky]

Didn't happen

I'm suck a slacker! I haven't worked out since Monday!
We're going camping today though...and a friend of mine is going to meet us there and we have plans to hike a bit....so that should count...right?

I'm eating right though.....and my clothes still fit........so I figure I'm in a holding pattern...which is better than doing real bad. . . . .

 

[almitywife]

happy hiking Ms Darilyn!!!

im claiming my dives from both sat & sunday and walking up and down stairs in gear

today was 6.15am cardio session and feeling pretty good :multi:

looking forward to tomorrows now

 

[alcina]

I don't know where I've been, so just checking in with no real news...just saying howdy!

 

[almitywife]

where is everyone!!!!

yesterday arvo was 5.30pm cardio at work with my work mates.... the girls were using the 4kgs weights while the menfolk where bitching about their 3kgs oh, except for our lovely (but very ditzy) receptionist who also told us she was using 4kg weights... only to find out it was 2kgs (but she was using 2 of them she said and that adds to 4!)

this morning was 6.15am fitball with crunches and pushup and chest press and other hideous things that made me sweat and ache all over

but another day done!!!!

 

[trucker girl]

(welcome back, Mike!)

I've been bad. John got home a week ago Saturday midnight and it's been a whirlwind since. I've been helping him out with his new venture and it seems that all my time is missing. I'm staying up late and then sleeping in. Okay, that's not true. I got up at 6:30 am yesterday and took Cody for a walk then came back and took Sasha. We got a new puppy from the pound- we think she is a PappiJack (Pappillon/Jack Russell mix). She walks fine until she hears a barking dog, then she freaks out. So if I walk both dogs it's very hard to handle. I don't approve of pulling, so we have to stop a lot. We've only had her for a week, so she's just getting started.

I've been walking about half of what I want to and I've not been doing any of my weight training. I have done some sit ups. John is no help, but the lack of effort is truly my fault.

And, no, I haven't recorded A THING in my food diary. I did give up bagels, though. I figure the butter I slap on those babies is better left in the fridge. I'm now relying on Special K, skim milk and Splenda to get me through (but, damn, I love those everything bagels from Panera!).


She's just a bitty thing- weighs about 13 lbs.

 

[alcina]

What a cutie- patootie!!

I know what you mean about pulling being a no-no. We are still learning here, too. I walk both dogs on their dual lead so have a 40 pounder pulling one way while the big girl tries to do the right thing! I'm sure it's comical to watch.

I'm struggling with descending blackness here, so positive thoughts would be appreciated. I'm still eating well and stuff, but I just feel overweighted emotionally and psychically.

 

[sarita75]

What a cutie- patootie!!

I know what you mean about pulling being a no-no. We are still learning here, too. I walk both dogs on their dual lead so have a 40 pounder pulling one way while the big girl tries to do the right thing! I'm sure it's comical to watch.

I'm struggling with descending blackness here, so positive thoughts would be appreciated. I'm still eating well and stuff, but I just feel overweighted emotionally and psychically.

I am sending lots of positive thoughts!!!

I know the feeling though. I have not been motivated and it is due in part to having gained back some of the weight lost. Really frustrating... There are alot of changes going on in my life right now and while they are all good - maintaining a workout schedule is proving to be difficult. Unfortunately, however, the lack of working out makes me feel worse. I need to remember that this body is a priority, over just about everything else.

My exercise for the past few days ...

Saturday: coldwater shore diving: two dives each 50+ minutes. Long surface swims.
Today: 55 minutes on the treadmill: 515 calories, 3.22 miles.

 

[almitywife]

you hold on Alcina..... remind yourself that you are loved and safe

thinking positive thoughts and sending rainbows your way so choose a colour and wish on it

 

[darilynducky]

Alcina! You're a strong lady...you can do it! You can do anything you set your mind to!

I've been pretty unmotivated myself...so don't beat yourself up too badly.

I'm really good at eating right...John is actually more helpful with that than I thought he'd be once he realized how hard it was for me to eat healthy with him at home.
It's the working out at the gym I'm having a hard time with. I can't seem to make it...just can't get myself off the couch, something comes up...motivation escapes me...I'll take just about any excuse and run with it to be honest.
Of course, there's some heavy emotional stuff going on in life at the moment......which doesn't make it any easier...I feel like I use all my energy to keep myself from gorging on junk food (since I'm an emotional eater of junk) and don't leave any to find the motivation to hop on the treadmill for even 30 minutes or walk around the block.

I did get to the gym yesterday though......and if I'm lucky, the meeting i have scheduled for right after work won't be too long and I'll have the motivation to head out to the fitness center on the apartment grounds for at least 30 minutes.