Firefly Fit Club: Week 2
POSTED BY: SigmaNunki
UPDATED: Monday, April 3, 2006 17:17
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Hi all,
As I sit at my desk downing a chocolate bar, I'm thinking it would be good motivation for me to join your thread.
I'm looking to drop about 15 pounds, currently at 172 lbs. I was supposed to start doing cardio at home this week but I have yet to actually get on the machine. So it goes.
Good news is a friend is giving me an old DVD player today. If I hook it up this afternoon, I can watch Firefly while I work out! Ahh, the ultimate motivation. I want to be as desirable to Jayne as that gun he likes so much!
I should revamp my diet as well. Any one have any good recipes? Tofu or veggie, or chicken/turkey? Trying to lay off the beef and pork.
vera2925
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Vera: I'm a vegetarian, so of course I'm biased but tofu and veggies are delicious. I don't know a lot of recipes because I'm not really one for cooking, but I'm a big fan of Pad Thai with tofu. You can pick up the pad thai basic mix at a grocery store and then follow the package and add tofu or chicken if you wanted. Red or black beans & rice is another one of my favorites and my roommate always cooks chicken with hers so I assume that's good as well.
So I need to edit my stats. Apparently I'm back up to 150 after last week's binge. Oops.
Just finished my workout. 30 minutes on the elliptical and 15 on the treadmill. Plus I walk to, from, and all around campus every day.
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Originally posted by vera2529:
Hi all,
As I sit at my desk downing a chocolate bar, I'm thinking it would be good motivation for me to join your thread.
Welcome
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Originally posted by vera2529:
I'm looking to drop about 15 pounds, currently at 172 lbs. I was supposed to start doing cardio at home this week but I have yet to actually get on the machine. So it goes.
Yah, lacking motivation was it for me too. Then Persephone736 posted that thread and it got me off my arse and doing what I've been wanting to do for months.
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Originally posted by vera2529:
Good news is a friend is giving me an old DVD player today. If I hook it up this afternoon, I can watch Firefly while I work out! Ahh, the ultimate motivation. I want to be as desirable to Jayne as that gun he likes so much!
Wacky fun during the workout. Shiny
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Originally posted by vera2529:
I should revamp my diet as well. Any one have any good recipes? Tofu or veggie, or chicken/turkey? Trying to lay off the beef and pork.
Things Thai are great as long as it isn't of the fried variety. Just watch how much spices/curry goes in
Indian food is good as well... mmmmm, Korma....
But, Indian food is also quite time consuming to make. Your local grocery store should have some pre-made sauces and such.
That being said, of course the general rule is, if you have trouble pronouncing the ingrediants, or they sound all chemically, it probably isn't that great for you.
Also, learning to cook other cultures foods can be wacky fun in its own right
It's just that the taste buds might have to pay a bit in the begining ----
"We're in a giant car heading into a brick wall at 100 miles/hr and everybody's arguing about where they want to sit."
-David Suzuki
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Hi thanks for your great post, "Generally (and this is from a long ago memory) if you want bulk/strength, fewer reps, heavier weight and for tone/endurance, lighter and more reps." was really good to know i was going for light weights but i think im going to change to heavy, also this might be a stupid question but in your post you said soon you would change to 2 sets, what is a set
Thank You
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Originally posted by Serenity28:
your post you said soon you would change to 2 sets, what is a set
Just a set of exercises. For instance, I do pushups, situps, etc. When I complete the 10 of each of those, that is one set. At least, that's what I meant by it
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Thank You
np
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"We're in a giant car heading into a brick wall at 100 miles/hr and everybody's arguing about where they want to sit."
-David Suzuki
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ah great thanks
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Good news! At this time yesterday I was eating a chocolate bar and lots of coffee, today I managed organic oatmeal and a banana plus water.
DVD is hooked up and ready for Firefly during at-home cardio.
Yay, for friendly Browncoat motivation 
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Originally posted by vera2529:
Good news! At this time yesterday I was eating a chocolate bar and lots of coffee, today I managed organic oatmeal and a banana plus water.
DVD is hooked up and ready for Firefly during at-home cardio.
Yay, for friendly Browncoat motivation
Awesome! Let us know how it goes. Personally, I've never tried to watch TV while working out.
Just did my workout as well. Check day 4
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"We're in a giant car heading into a brick wall at 100 miles/hr and everybody's arguing about where they want to sit."
-David Suzuki
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Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
Personally, I've never tried to watch TV while working out.
It's great and makes the time go by faster. Unless of course the TV program is "Sweet Sixteen" on MTV. Or almost anything on MTV for that matter . . .
Congrats on Day 4!
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I want to cry!!! My lunch today had 1090 calories!!! 
Sure, the frosty tasted good, but man, what a cost. 1 hour of ballet for me tonight just to make up for it.
But yesterday I had great fun. I jumped rope and I fkew a kite. Sure, they are kiddie activities, but I tell you what, at least they got me active. Yeah for me.
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Vote early and vote once an hour.
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