sam73 Posted August 15, 2007 #326 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Hi Denise. Good luck to you. My best advise is to stay motivated by changing up your exercise routine every now an dthen so you dont get bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressofPurple Posted August 15, 2007 #327 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Sheila, thanks so much for your support and good advice! I was reading back a bit -- it's so neat to have a fitness instructor on this board! GOod luck with your knee; I have lived through really crippling knee injuries in the past, and I know that's hard, especially when you have a big fitness goal -- I take it you are training for the marathon? -- awesome! Anyway, thanks for the welcome, I look forward to more exchanges soon. -D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyrg Posted August 15, 2007 #328 Share Posted August 15, 2007 sam: i am glad your knee is getting better-keep icing it so you are ready for your big weekend run-what is this weeks mileage? denise: welcome! I had a lot of weight to lose when i started exercising (80 lbs 2 years ago) and I remember feeling like a fish out of water in the gym where everyone was so fit-just keep working out and soon you wont feel that way at all :) it sounds like you are totally committed to a healthy lifestyle and with that the pounds will fall off....best of luck and this is a great place to check in for encouragement! nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam73 Posted August 15, 2007 #329 Share Posted August 15, 2007 nancy I have 20:eek: to do this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyrg Posted August 16, 2007 #330 Share Posted August 16, 2007 once you do your 20 you are marathon prepared :) good luck-watch your knees the rest of this week so you have a great run nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressofPurple Posted August 16, 2007 #331 Share Posted August 16, 2007 So glad I checked in here today... I had six good excuses to miss one or the other of my two exercise classes tonight (had to work late, could have missed yoga class... forgot spinning shoes in the car... then, never had yoga teacher before, new style... then, there was a fight -!!- between two men in the spin class...) -- but you know what? Since I posted here about my exercise plan, I had to make good on it! Spin class was super challenging (aside from the altercation) -- ten minutes longer than my usual class, and VERY high energy. Thanks SO MUCH for all the support and encouragement -- and great modeling of success at losing large amounts of weight! Plan for tomorrow is a little lighter: just my usual Thursday night 45-minute spin class. (I'll probably do a little lifting there, too, and my morning ab work again.) Thanks again, -D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam73 Posted August 16, 2007 #332 Share Posted August 16, 2007 today i did 40 min of weight training, 20 min on the bike, 2, 1 hour step aerobic classes,and 45 min of yoga. I am pooped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressofPurple Posted August 17, 2007 #333 Share Posted August 17, 2007 45 mins spinning class tonight (no lifting or abs as planned) -- wicked class, one long hill, seated, standing, jumping up and down, whew! (On top of first-ever 55-min. class last night) Wasn't sure I was gonna make this one, but I got all the way through. Actually felt really good this AM -- worried I'd wake up sore after last night's spin class, but you'd think I'd've learned by now that hard exercise actually makes me feel really good. Planned for tomorrow: 1 hr. Yoga class (these Yoga classes are so hard I sweat almost as much in Yoga as I do in spinning!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressofPurple Posted August 18, 2007 #334 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I know I'm not the only one exercising here! (Sheila, where are you?) Attended Yoga yesterday evening. Today, 45-minute spin class this morning, plus walking about 1.5 miles. That's it! Nothing planned for tomorrow... hmm, better think of something, or for sure I'll do nothing... -D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam73 Posted August 19, 2007 #335 Share Posted August 19, 2007 :) :) :) :) :) :) I just finished running 20 miles. It went really well. My knee did just fine. I feel great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyrg Posted August 19, 2007 #336 Share Posted August 19, 2007 CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are totally ready for your marathon! I am glad that your knee is feeling better! good work :) nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam73 Posted August 20, 2007 #337 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Today i did 45 min. on the eliptical and 50 min of weight training. I did not push to hard today, i am a little tired from that long run yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Bonzo Posted August 20, 2007 Author #338 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hi, everyone! Had a real active time while on vacation. In addition to TONS of walking, I kept up w/ my running routine, running every other day - finished week 4, did week 5, and started week 6 of C25K. The jump from 5 and 8 minute runs to 20 minutes felt really good. I also lifted weights a couple of times - not too strenuous, as I didn't have very good equipment to work on. I hope that the let-up in weight lifting isn't the reason I lost weight while I was away. :confused: One day was particularly active - The entire group did a 2.6 mile hike up to a waterfall in Great Smoky Mountain Nat'l Park . When we got down, most of the folks wanted to backtrack to a visitor's station and museum. I told them to go ahead, and I hiked myself on a much more difficult trail - about 3 miles up and back. Then, we went to a spot where Appalachian settlers had farmed where many of the old structures are still intact. It is a scenic, one-way road. I rented a bike along w/ DW & DS while the rest of the gang (another family and my DD) drove it. DW & DS had some trouble, particularly up the hills, but I felt great. I felt that I could have gone around again, although it was really hot (95+). Staying hydrated was a challenge. Finally, I swam a few laps in the pool a couple of times. I have to say - it felt REALLY good to be so active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressofPurple Posted August 20, 2007 #339 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Bonzo, that sounds like a GREAT vacation! How wonderful to be able to keep up at that pace. Sheila, sounds like you're right on target to achieve your goal. For me -- sure enough, didn't plan anything for Sunday, and didn't do anything! Worse still, today I had to bring my car down to the shop early (so no AM workout) -- and because it takes me so long to get there from work in the evening to pick it up, I have to miss my favorite Yoga class tonight, so two days in a row of nothing!! WAH!! (Tomorrow and Wednesday are going to be tough, too, as I have plans both evenings... guess I'll just have to do morning workouts both days, get back to my fall schedule early...) Oh well, at least I had a nice active Saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam73 Posted August 20, 2007 #340 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Denise taking a day off from exercise is good. Your body and muscles need that break to recupe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam73 Posted August 21, 2007 #341 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Today i ran 5.5 miles and 1 hour of step aerobics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Bonzo Posted August 23, 2007 Author #342 Share Posted August 23, 2007 got back on track today after two days that were far too sedentary. Walked about 30 minutes during lunch today - to a local farm stand to get fruits & veggies - and then back. Then, did W6d2 of C25k - 2 10 minute runs w/ a 3 minute walk in between. It felt good, and I'm thinking that I'll try to run the whole 5k on Sunday - even if that isn't how to get my best time. PR's are going to be easy to come by for the near future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam73 Posted August 23, 2007 #343 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Yesterday I ran 6 miles and did 40 min. of weight training. Today i ran 3 miles,40 min. of weight training, and 1 hour of step aerobics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momonmeds Posted August 24, 2007 #344 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I haven't been exercising other than extra walking. Yesterday my daughter and I did a Billy Blanks Tae Bo DVD, it was killer! Today I am in pain, so I know it did something good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam73 Posted August 24, 2007 #345 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I haven't been exercising other than extra walking. Yesterday my daughter and I did a Billy Blanks Tae Bo DVD, it was killer! Today I am in pain, so I know it did something good. I still love Billy Blanks. Every now and then i will do one of his tapes. My butt and thighs are always sore the next day:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam73 Posted August 24, 2007 #346 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Today i did the eliptical for 20 min., ran 5 miles and 30 min. of weight training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Bonzo Posted August 24, 2007 Author #347 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Last night walked briskly for an hour. This morning, combined run/walking for an hour. Easing up a bit for a 5k on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momonmeds Posted August 24, 2007 #348 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Did Billy again this morning, even though I am still sore. It's 5 ap's on ww!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Bonzo Posted August 25, 2007 Author #349 Share Posted August 25, 2007 walked 50 mins w/ DW after dinner last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyrg Posted August 25, 2007 #350 Share Posted August 25, 2007 RB: good luck with the 5K on sunday! enjoy the race-i am always so wound up that i forget to enjoy the race! nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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