Exercise and Fitness

Replying to: jipster (Jul 10, 2008 6:44 am)

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• bryan (Jul 14, 2008 8:09 am)
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Replying to: fezo (Jul 11, 2008 12:56 pm)

Congrats Fezo--you've made it past the hard part--starting!
 
I feel off the wagon last night--on purpose--I ate an entire six-slice large pepperoni and mushroom pizza! It was good. No, it was very good! Good news, pants still fit.
 
First "junk" since 3rd week of March. Last "junk' until October

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Replying to: bryan (Jul 14, 2008 8:09 am)

Hit 183.5 today! WooHoo. About 3 or so more pounds to go. I lost some ground when I had to fast, etc. before my first colonoscopy on July 25 (easy-peasy process, clean bill of health report!). My weight started free-falling so, after I had the graham crackers and coffee in recovery, I went home and ate a bowl of oatmeal!
 
Weighed less than before I went to the procedure. I have to watch when I diet that I don't lose too fast--I literally could see myself losing size (its a weight lifting/body building syndrome I've been told ), so, for the rest of that day and the weekend, I pretty much ate what I wanted to make sure my weight would stabalize. Oh boy, it did, at 187 lbs. the following Monday morning! And I felt great, and stronger than ever in the gym.
 
But, I got back on my clean eating regimen, and today my trainer gave me the good news--about three more pounds and that's it. It's funny how each person's metabolism works--when I first start my diet each spring, it seems like the scale doesn't want to move, and then bam, it starts.

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• KarenS (Aug 06, 2008 11:40 am)
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Replying to: bryan (Aug 06, 2008 5:55 am)

Congratulations! Although, I have to grumble. You guys can skip lunch and lose 5 pounds. We wimmin' folk have to exercise till we drop and eat nuthin' but celery to achieve the same results.

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• bryan (Aug 07, 2008 7:21 am)
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Replying to: KarenS (Aug 06, 2008 11:40 am)

Yeah, it's funny about the differences between men and women and metabolism, hormones, etc. But as I've aged, it's not as easy for me to lose weight.
 
I can remember trying to gain weight as a teen/early 20's, and eating, eating, eating, and still weighed 150 lbs soaking wet at 6'. At the age of 42, the first day I picked up a free weight with my trainer, I weighed 155 lbs--five days later had lost five pounds! And yes, I was still eating, but I guess going from couch potato to gym warrior made a difference.
 
The best part of all this "stuff" is that I feel better today (and body wise, look better) than I did oh so many years ago. It's become a lifestyle. Now, if I could only apply this same discipline to my chronic car looking/buying fever!

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• steve_ (Oct 16, 2009 9:33 am)
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Replying to: KarenS (Oct 16, 2009 8:54 am)

I hear that the NordicTrack's make the best clothes hangers.

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• KarenS (Oct 16, 2009 9:39 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 16, 2009 9:33 am)

Excuse me?? It's going to be in the basement next to the laundry room, so it will be a clothes DRYING RACK.

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• pf_flyer (Oct 18, 2009 5:56 am)

Replying to: KarenS (Oct 16, 2009 9:39 am)

I'll say this much... if you're actually going to use it, you might want to break the bank a bit. As hard as it is to believe, I've worn out a $300 exercise bike (about 6 months), a $700 treadmill (58 days), and a Nordic Track elliptical trainer (about 9 months). All of them failed under daily use, which is what I thought the point of getting them was. Silly me.
 
I did some real research into the treadmills (because I really liked that one the best) and until you get into the "commercial" type units, the drive systems aren't hefty enough to stand up to sustained daily use. (I was doing 5 miles minimum per day)
 
I was especially disappointed I was able to wear out the elliptical because of the reputation of NordicTrack
 
Maybe I'll stick to the weighted yoyos