Exercise accountability thread - Page 4

2poodles · 02-27-2008, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mamacurl3

nice job on the workouts ladies!
what is all of NROLFW this again? I must have missed it.

Monday...off
Tuesday 30min tae bo, 20min/2.1mi run treadmill

NROLFW = New Rules of Lifting for Women. It's a book written by Lou Schuler w/ weight training as well as a diet. I'm not really following the diet (at least not yet) but I'm really enjoying the weight training program. It just came out recently and is available in all of the bookstores as well as amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Lift...4115659&sr=8-1

Lilah · 02-27-2008, 06:32 AM

Sorry I've been MIA on this thread-- I went to Green Bay for a long weekend.

To get back on track I did some weights last night

2poodles · 02-27-2008, 11:21 AM

Welcome back, Lilah! Hope you had fun in Green Bay...

I went to the Y for W5D1 of the C25K walk/run program.

wild~hair · 02-27-2008, 11:45 PM

60 or so minutes of yoga this evening.

Note to self — do not eat a Chipotle burrito and then do yoga later in the day, even if it's hours later. Better to eat a Power Bar, do yoga earlier, then eat.

Oy.

2poodles · 02-28-2008, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by wild~hair

60 or so minutes of yoga this evening.

Note to self — do not eat a Chipotle burrito and then do yoga later in the day, even if it's hours later. Better to eat a Power Bar, do yoga earlier, then eat.

Oy.

Thanks for the chuckle -- and the good advice!!

02-28-2008, 05:03 AM

Well, I did an hour on the eliptical last night....totally ruined my hair (I flatironed and it look GRREAT) but I had to shampoo because I was dripping sweat. My thighs hurt so bad. I've found I get a good workout with a higher level.

Speckla

Mamacurl3 · 02-28-2008, 01:55 PM

Wednesday off
Thursday 40/3.9mi run treadmill

2poodles · 02-28-2008, 02:51 PM

Got my NROLFW weights in today - 20 and 25 pound weights.

Lilah · 02-28-2008, 04:43 PM

I'm not doing too well this week. I got home late last night (10:30) and just went to bed without doing anything fitness-like.

I reallllly don't want to go to kick-boxing tonight. I just want to stay home and take a nap

.

Alright, I'll go get dressed...

2poodles · 02-28-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Lilah

I'm not doing too well this week. I got home late last night (10:30) and just went to bed without doing anything fitness-like.

I reallllly don't want to go to kick-boxing tonight. I just want to stay home and take a nap

.

Alright, I'll go get dressed...

Good for you!! Just getting started is the hardest part -- and you know you'll be feeling righteous once you're done!

Let us know how it goes...

wild~hair · 02-28-2008, 05:29 PM

Hmmm, I was ready to go for a walk tonight — still am, actually — but it's snowing now and I'm thinking snow + ice underneath it = me falling on my ass.

Lilah · 02-28-2008, 07:15 PM

I went...hooray! It was good, sweaty fun

wild~hair-- I hear you about falling on the ass. I did that a lot when I walked around on campus; hurt for days!

2poodles · 02-29-2008, 10:37 AM

Good for you, lilah!!

Did W5D2 of the C25K program. This one included 2 sets of 8 minute runs. I was intimidated by the thought of it, but it wasn't as hard as I feared it might be. Now I get to be intimidated by Monday's schedule which is 5 minutes warm-up walk and then 20 minutes straight running (or rather, my slow jog at 5.3mph!).

Lilah · 02-29-2008, 08:18 PM

Weights and (ahem...a little "bedroom exercise

)

wild~hair · 03-01-2008, 12:08 AM

[Uh, should I be cheering Lilah on for getting some action? Hmm, feels a little strange, think I'll leave that one alone.]

In lieu of falling on my ass last night, I opted to walk today instead, and still stuck with my planned yoga practice. Which kind of surprised me, actually. I think this thread is a big part of my motivation.

So 60 minutes walking, 60 minutes yoga.

I'm going to sleep like a baby now ....

Lilah · 03-01-2008, 08:34 AM

Wow-- you did a lot yesterday wild~hair

I also feel this thread is helping a lot, I like being able to report in almost everyday

hopetocurl · 03-01-2008, 09:43 AM

May I join in this support group.

My normal routine:
Sunday - run 3 +/- miles

Monday - Step class and Pump class (weightlifting to music with an instructor)

Tuesday - off

Wednesday run 3 +/- miles OR step class; then stretching class Tai Chi, yoga + pilates all rolled into one class ( my child has swim practice during the stretch class )

Thursday - off

Friday - Step class and pump class

Saturday - off or step class or a walk (it just depends on my mood)

I am usually really dedicated to my exercise routine. I have to have it... I"m addicted to cardio. I hate to lift...so I do it in a class setting.

I am joining because... I "gained" weight once I added the lifting into my routine. What-tha-hey... just hard to step on the scales...though the clothes fit great!!

wild~hair · 03-01-2008, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lilah

Wow-- you did a lot yesterday wild~hair

Yeah, well I was off work yesterday, so that made it much easier! And I slept soooo well after all that fresh air and exercise, it was nice.

Still haven't walked today, however. I should go actually, before the sun sets.

wild~hair · 03-01-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by hopetocurl

I am joining because... I "gained" weight once I added the lifting into my routine. What-tha-hey... just hard to step on the scales...though the clothes fit great!!

I had to chime in here because I now weigh 145, but I'm still wearing clothes that fit me when I weighed 130. I can only attribute that to all the yoga, which has really built muscle, but it's still confusing and disorienting nonetheless.

Anyway, welcome to the thread!

Mamacurl3 · 03-01-2008, 03:37 PM

Welcome Hope. I think that lifting weights and building muscle mass can be discouraging if you are going by weight alone. Muscle weighs much more than fat, so a solid 150 will look different than a softer 150, kwim?

Nice job on the workouts!
Lilah, I'll cheer you on for getting some....at least someone's getting some

Good for you getting out to the kickboxing even though you didnt want to!

Guinness, nice workout that's a heafty load! I'd never done yoga, though maybe someday I'll look into it. Was it you who had the yoga room?

Friday was so full I didn't even have time to pee alone! Therefore, no workout for me.

Saturday 40min/4mi run treadmill