The BWW Weight Watchers Club- Page 68

[smartpenguin78]

Posted: 3/9/07 at 5:20pm

Glad to see you are all still working it hardcore.
'ambo, that workout is simply insane, but as long as it works, work it.
Colleen, that sounds like a fun thing to hear, and inches are the best to lose anyway, nice strong bodies are excellent.

I however am quite cowish, although I am not far from my goal weight.

[Patronus]

Posted: 3/9/07 at 5:23pm

I don't even deserve to post in here anymore.

I've been going down a spiral the past couple of months and have tossed out any semblance of eating well.

Blah.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 3/11/07 at 7:03pm

part four of the 40 days of shedding the gut (starting 12mar07)

since i knew that saturday night was the last time i'd workout until monday morning, i decided to take stock then. i still don't know if i trust the scale at the y, but it had me at 198 1/2 which is a big accomplishment for me. this week is moving things a round a bit. the calisthenics stay the same for the week. weight work gets kinda added together and i'm going 2 days on each.

morning at home
4 x 30 bicycle crunches
4 x 15 pushups
4 x 20 opposite knee crunches
4 x 20 pelvis lifts

at the gym
8-6-4 assisted dip @ 50lb-30lb-10lb
8-6-4 assisted pullups @ 50lb-30lb-10lb

5 min. warm up walk @ 2.5-4.5 mph ascending .5 mph/min
5 min jog @ 6.0 mph
5 min jog @ 6.5 mph
5 min jog @ 6.0 mph
5 min cool down walk @ 4.5-2.5 mph descending .5mph/min

5 min stretching

8-6-4 assisted chin ups @ 50lb-30lb-10lb

m-th
8-6-4 curls @ 25lb-30lb-35lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 upright row 50lb-60lb-70lb (barbell)
8-6-4 military press 35lb-40lb-45lb 30lb-35lb-40lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 preacher curls 30lb-40lb-50lb (barbell)

tu-fri
8-6-4 bench press 135lb-155lb-175lb (barbell)
8-6-4 bench press 45lb-55lb-65lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 front pulldown 90lb-100lb-110lb (cable)
8-6-4 flat flys 20lb-25lb-30lb (dumbbell)

sat
8-6-4 lateral raise 15lb-20lb-25lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 tricep extension 50lb-60lb-70lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 shrug 50lb-55lb-60lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 pushdown 40lb-45lb-50lb (cable)

sauna long enough to say one decade of the rosary

one trip up the stairs to the 7th floor at work

after work at home
4 x 30 bicycle crunches
4 x 15 pushups
4 x 20 opposite knee crunches
4 x 20 pelvis lifts

patronus, everyday is a new day. a new chance.

Updated On: 3/12/07 at 07:03 PM

[peach]

Posted: 3/14/07 at 9:50am

I have been remiss in working out properly over the past two or three weeks. I usually work out in the morning - six times a week. But, I've had a rash of early meetings in the office that has me literally getting out of bed, showering, getting presentable, slurping down a cup of coffee, and out the door before 7:00.

I will get back to 6x/week! I've been at 3x/week or so, which I guess isn't terrible, it's just not my regular routine.

I've been eating veggie burgers and sliced tomatoes for breakfast (or sometimes yogurt and fruit when I want something sweet).

The veggie burger in the morning is strangely satisfying and filling. Holds me over for quite a while before I'm hungry again. Who knew?

Updated On: 3/14/07 at 09:50 AM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 3/14/07 at 9:57am

I've been sick for a while, but unfortunately, it's not the kind of sick that affects the appetite! It will, however, affect my workouts - I'm back at work but still fairly weak, so dancing is out for now. I'll be the Pillsbury Dough Girl again before I know it.

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 3/14/07 at 10:29am

Health first.

How's week four going papa? And how's mama holding up with her regimen?

Patronus, get back on the elliptical!

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 3/14/07 at 10:44am

the week's going good. monday and tuesday went well. i am thinking that i need to drop the second set of calisthenics now that i've upped the weight regimen. i'm skipping a lot of those evening sets. i figure if i lose that evening set and start to up the morning ones with an eye towards an eventual six set morning routine, i'll be good.

i'd be content with a routine that eventually featured six sets of 25 pushups, 50 bicycle crunches, 35 opposite knee crunches and 35 pelvic tilts. that should be about 15 minutes or so and get me loose and awake for the gym. eventually.

as the strikethroughs show, some of my weight-lifting goals were a bit optimistic and had to be lowered. but, benching 175 four times (dangerously without a spotter) left me with a serious permagrin all day long yesterday.

the mrs. is not being exceptionally regular with her workouts and i told her she doesn't have to be. she tends towards obsession and if she gets that kinda thing going on for the workouts then missing one unleashes an ugly downward spiral of guilt. rather than that we're working on her using the gym as a place to relieve stress. that way she's starting to see it not as something she has to do, but as something that she likes to do because of how it makes her feel.

me i do it because i like the idea of my t-shirt sleeves getting a bit tight...which they are starting to do.

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 3/14/07 at 10:56am

welcome to the club, papa

[mirramar]

Posted: 3/14/07 at 1:00pm

Wow, papa, I'm exhausted just reading your exercise regiment!

I measured my body fat on sunday and I've lost 3% bodyfat in the past 2 months! Yay for strength training!

[xxnewgirlxx]

Posted: 3/14/07 at 1:16pm

It was such a gorgeous night in Chicago last night that I got out and took a brisk walk in the park. It even erupted into segments of jogging! My legs are aching today but I feel good.

I also joined the park district's health center (cheap! $40 for 3 months!) and that starts at the beginning of April.

Weheeee

[caitiesus1522]

Posted: 3/14/07 at 6:35pm

I need to get started, i gained way too much last semester (not easy to eat healthy while at Hofstra!). I also dont have time to work out which sucks.

I am trying to work out on the weekend (jason's parents let us use a gymwhere they live) but he isn't as into it. I really feel os blah lately

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 12:03pm

Any preview of week five, papa?

[soapguy17]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 10:28pm

I just thought I'd let you guys know that if your having trouble with flabby skin after losing a lot of weight, My doctor recommended a b12 shot for me today. My skin isn't really bad yet, but It works better as a preventative.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 7:15pm

part five of the 40 days of shedding the gut (starting 19mar07)

the 198 1/2 may have been a false positive as the scales at the y cannot be trusted. so i'm not bothering with weight for a while and will concentrate instead on seeing visual results. wearing a pair of pants that i haven't fit into since ohio? that's a positive.

now this week is time to face reality and accept that i just cannot manage to keep up the morning and evening calisthenics so after work set is gone. to make up for it, the run gets 5 more minutes but to keep it reasonable for the week, speeds are down. weights stay the same this week except for the pull-ups, dips and chin-ups where we lose another 10lbs and face doing the last 4 everyday with no assistance.

morning at home
4 x 35 bicycle crunches
4 x 20 pushups
4 x 25 opposite knee crunches
4 x 25 pelvis lifts

at the gym
8-6-4 assisted dip @ 40lb-20lb-00lb
8-6-4 assisted pullups @ 40lb-20lb-00lb

5 min. warm up walk @ 2.5-4.5 mph ascending .5 mph/min
5 min jog @ 5.0 mph
5 min jog @ 5.5 mph
5 min jog @ 6.0 mph
5 min jog @ 5.5 mph
5 min cool down walk @ 4.5-2.5 mph descending .5mph/min

5 min stretching

8-6-4 assisted chin ups @ 40lb-20lb-00lb

m-th
8-6-4 curls @ 25lb-30lb-35lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 upright row 50lb-60lb-70lb (barbell)
8-6-4 military press 30lb-35lb-40lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 preacher curls 30lb-40lb-50lb (barbell)

tu-fri
8-6-4 bench press 135lb-155lb-175lb (barbell)
8-6-4 bench press 45lb-55lb-65lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 front pulldown 90lb-100lb-110lb (cable)
8-6-4 flat flys 20lb-25lb-30lb (dumbbell)

sat
8-6-4 lateral raise 15lb-20lb-25lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 tricep extension 50lb-60lb-70lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 shrug 50lb-55lb-60lb (dumbbell)
8-6-4 pushdown 40lb-45lb-50lb (cable)

sauna long enough to say one decade of the rosary

two trips up the stairs to the 7th floor at work over the course of the day

Updated On: 3/19/07 at 07:15 PM

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 3/18/07 at 8:01pm

i'm built like my dad, and not my size 2 mother also.
it sucks.

i've always been a little chubby, but dropped a lot of weight in middle school, but then before high school put a lot back on again. i wear a size 10, but would love to be a 6 again.
it's just so hard, i don't really know where to begin!
my schedule is insane, between rehearsals all the time, school, homework, and attempting sleep.. it's just difficult.
i don't have lunch at school so i avoid the sodium filled cafeteria food, but i'm still 140 lbs. when i would rather be 120.

any advice anyone?

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 3/19/07 at 10:59am

so after i said i didn't trust the y scale (which i still don't only now more so) i weighed myself this morning for god know what reason. according to the scale, which i now love more than chloe nicole loves anal, i'm at 193. i don't buy it for a second, but god it felt good for a second this morning looking at that.

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 3/23/07 at 3:46pm

Oh, I don't think any scale is trustworthy. But I do believe that you need to find or have a consistent scale to use. That way, even if it is untrustworthy in terms of the actual numbers, you can still monitor progress... A drop in numbers on an uncalibrated scale is still a drop...

[blueroses]

Posted: 3/23/07 at 7:13pm

I just started seeing a nutritionist. This has been my second day with no bread products and was in the foulest f-cking mood imaginable earlier. In the afternoon, one of my colleagues walked around with a bag of Hershey's miniatures, handing them out. I didn't take any, but I wanted to cut the bitch.

I THOUGHT ABOUT that stupid candy on and off for the next two hours. It drive me crazy. I can easily pass up cake, cookies, ice cream, etc., (I'm more into salty foods than sweet foods) but I looove chocolate.
Updated On: 3/23/07 at 07:13 PM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 3/23/07 at 7:16pm

Good job, blue! I'm here for ya. I'm no Hershey's kiss, nor am I a croissant, but I won't put any weight on you either.

[blueroses]

Posted: 3/23/07 at 8:10pm

Aw...you're the best, Rath. Thanks. :)

I had mussels with white wine and garlic (all fish is unlimited) and some chopped broccoli for dinner. The shellfish was easy--I love that stuff! But my idea of vegetables is marinara. I have to basically force myself to eat them. I'll be eating out twice this weekend. Italian tomorrow night and Mexican on Sunday. There should be a lot of choices.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 2:23pm

well, that was a bad week. twice to the gym and about the same with the exercise and even the lenten sacrifices took a hit.

so, this week is the same as last week and it's get back on the horse week.

this usually happens in week three so i'm impressed i made it this far before i hit the wall and fell out.

but like the song says, pick yourself up, dust yourself off...

[soapguy17]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 3:01pm

Oh birthday parties for younger siblings. I made myself jog up "The hill". I'm really sore now.

[mirramar]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 8:02pm

I'm on month 5 of my gym membership and I'm still averaging 4x a week!

Folks, it REALLY helps to have a gym buddy - this is the first time I've been so consistent with gym attendence and it's only because I go to the gym with a friend.

I'm very proud of myself, tonight I went out for Chinese food and got a dinner special (which is a smaller portion) and only ate half of it!!!

[wink]

Posted: 3/25/07 at 11:39pm

Just joined WW Online today. I thought I got plenty of exercise at work, but after an hour long brisk walk when I returned home I'm exhausted. I never feel as close to death as when I'm working out.

Here's hoping it gets better.

[peach]

Posted: 3/26/07 at 12:30pm

Back on track with exercise, through yesterday at least.

I am sicker than sick today, so no workout. I'm hoping today's diet of pedialyte and chicken broth will balance out the fact that I can't stand up long enough to exercise. Ugh. I feel like s*%t. Evidently, there are three of us out of work today with the same thing.

I am getting hungry now, seeing I've been able to keep the soup and pedialyte down - I'm thinking of going crazy and making myself some plain white rice! Woo hoo!

Blue - I'm the same way about veggies. I'll eat them because I'm supposed to, but I don't much like them. I try to "hide" them in other things (chop them into soup, eggs, sauces, etc.). I also have a rule that I must eat a veggie at every meal (except breakfast, then I eat fruit). I've gotten to liking them more - my current favorites are cauliflower, carrots, green beans and asparagus.

No veggies for me today. The only good thing about being sick is that you don't have to eat your veggies. :)






Updated On: 3/26/07 at 12:30 PM