Exercise and Fitness Thread

G-G_4

:laugh: i'm not silly enough to buy 3 mudguards.. although I could use one as a bat to hit people with if they don't get out of the way

oer @ lube? You been taking something me darlin? :laugh:

missyg_3

PMSL @ 3 for 2 on mudguards :rotfl: Brilliant! :rotfl:

I'd also just like to say thank you for the irrelevant chit chat on here which has helped spur me on to THREE exercise milestones/personal bests in the last 5 days

I'll be taking a break tomorrow as I have a hospy appointment, but I plan to cycle there and back (22km round trip), unless it's truly bucketing down.

G-G_4

This thread is brilliant... Some people don't know they're born eh?!

& don't you start mocking me aswell missyg! :laugh: It's been a hard day, I can't fight you all anymore..

Soooo.. you're taking a break tomorrow, but cycling 22km! Nah, that's not a day off! :laugh:

Hope the appt goes well

sara_501

johng_uk wrote: »

Hi Sara.

they reckon 2 lbs per week is the most you should aim to lose. Any more than this and your losing muscle. Bear in mind that you will lose more in the first few weeks, but a lot of this will be water weight.

Also, in 8 weeks you should see decent returns from your resistance exercise. So in 10 - 12 weeks you could be well on the way to your ultimate goal.

I've been exercising moderately and cut out all snacks and eating tons of salads and baked potatos (tried this approach last time I lost weight - losing 3 stone)... done this for 2 weeks now and nothing, scales firmly fixed in the same place... :S

G-G_4

I always find cutting carbs right down helps.. :undecided

Also, make sure you are drinking plenty of water or sugar free drinks..

If you want to pop a list up of what you ate yesterday or today we could have a look?

sara_501

G-G wrote: »

I always find cutting carbs right down helps.. :undecided

Also, make sure you are drinking plenty of water or sugar free drinks..

If you want to pop a list up of what you ate yesterday or today we could have a look?

Ok GG you asked for it...todays as I can't remember much of yesterday (long story, no alcohol or drugs involved though)...

Muesli - Semi skimmed milk
grilled fish, veg and baked potato
and soon to be a chicken salad for dinner

have drunk about 3 pints of water so far today... although admittedly I'm not very good at drinking enough..working on it though

G-G_4

sara_501 wrote: »

Ok GG you asked for it...todays as I can't remember much of yesterday (long story, no alcohol or drugs involved though)...

Muesli - Semi skimmed milk
grilled fish, veg and baked potato
and soon to be a chicken salad for dinner

have drunk about 3 pints of water so far today... although admittedly I'm not very good at drinking enough..working on it though

Well, that seems more than good enough really hmmm.. could it be that you arn't eating enough? :laugh: I know, seems silly doesn't it, but your body may be hanging onto everything it has incase there is a famine going on.

Maybe try and eat fruit as snacks, yoghurts? Just something to add more food to your diet, but in a healthy way.

I'm rubbish at drinking water too

johng_uk

sara_501 wrote: »

I've been exercising moderately and cut out all snacks and eating tons of salads and baked potatos (tried this approach last time I lost weight - losing 3 stone)... done this for 2 weeks now and nothing, scales firmly fixed in the same place... :S

Try upping the exercise duration/intensity. Also as G-G says maybe have a bit of fruit between meals. Add resistance work if you haven't already - This will rev up your metabolism all day every day.

Think of it as a lifestyle change rather than a diet. Any little helps. By this I mean, if you drive to work and it's 5 mins each way, start to cycle there. Leave your lunch at home and cycle back at dinner time. This would 20 mins cycling to your daily routine. I know you may not live 5 mins from work but there has to be similar-type examples you could apply to your own situation.

I'm away to watch a DVD - I'll catch up with you lot in the 'morrow..>'til then!

G-G_4

Well, i've done a good set of arms and tummy exercises tonight

I really need to work on my food tomorrow, eating too much choccy! OH brought some back from Scotland as a gift, so i've had far too much access to it

Hope the weather isn't too bad tomorrow, I may try and get out on the bike again.

Going snowboarding tomorrow night, then badminton friday night, so at least I have some good cardio workouts coming up..

1.5 press ups today :T

Night everyone ! My bed is calling :A

webitha

well ive gone and done it

i joined the gym, and ive goin every morning for a swim, as i dont get my induction til friday

ive only swam for half hour then spent the other hour in the spa well i dont want to push myself too much too early do i :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

they are really friendly and have said when i ache to stop that this no pain no gain is rubbish, slowly slowly catchy monkey is the key for me, as ive not done any excersie in oooohhhhhh 15 years :eek:

so ive taken my statistics down fron 1/7/08 and will then do it every month to check

im going to do gym,- swim/spa - day off - gym - swim/spa,
so ending the week gently ,