Firefly Fit Club: Week 9
POSTED BY: SigmaNunki
UPDATED: Monday, May 22, 2006 17:33
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Hey sass I saw you in your bikini pictures you're just fine how you are!
An I carried such a torch
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Hey all!
So I lied about my back--it's still injured, and let me know after my kickboxing workout was finished on Sunday. So last night I put some heat on it and it feels a bit better today. I was able to get in 3 pilates workouts from my DVD. The stretching felt good on my sore muscles. Tomorrow I might try walking a bit to see how my back likes it. 
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My "workout" today was helping my parents take down the stuff they put up for a garage sale they had over the weekend. Not much, but at least it's something.
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So I'm officially sick and it sucks.
I was on my way to the gym this morning, despite said illness, only to discover that the act of breathing kind of hurt. So I cancelled my plan to workout at the gym.
Instead, today's "workout" walking a couple of miles and biking to/from work tonight. And whatever I manage to do at work be it hacky sack, deli ball, or actual work.
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Went to the gym today- 20 minutes each on the elliptical, treadmill, and bike- burned about 330 calories I think. In between the treadmill and bike I did all the weights that I could fit in, which was actually a lot, so yay!
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This thread seems to be at a bit of a standstill so let's get things going! Do you all have any food/diet tips? I've been trying really hard to watch what I eat but am still having trouble. Does anyone have any tips that work well for you that you'd like to share?
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Hi all! I got in some lower body pilates today, a workout for hips and one for buns. Still being careful about my back, but I think I'll be fully healed soon.
Hmm...diet tips?
The USDA has a "My Pyramid Tracker" which helps you track your calories and exercise and relates it to the food pyramid's dietary guidelines. It's free and relatively user-friendly, and you can find it here: http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/default.htm
I don't ever diet. Keeping my favorite foods away from me would be silly, and I'd just crave them too much. But what I do do is not buy all the fatty foods that I love. Instead I buy fruits and veggies and healthy snacks. That way if I have a craving, I'd have to go out to get it--and most of the time I'm too lazy to go out so I'll just find a healthy snack and eat that instead. 
For example, I love love love chips, but I can't even tell you the last time I bought or ate any of them. Instead, I eat veggie sticks or sometimes triscuits. I buy a lot of frozen fruits and veggies so that I always have them handy, even when they might not be in season.
Also: I don't drink soda. Not even diet soda most of the time. I mostly drink water, herbal or decaffeinated teas, and sometimes skim milk or juice. But if you can't not drink soda, try to switch to diet. I used to hate diet soda, but now I find regular soda to be too sweet and actually prefer diet. I have a friend who switched from regular to diet soda and lost like 10 lbs!
Hope this is helpful! If I think of anything else, I'll post it.
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My stepdad lost a ton of weight by cutting out by switching to diet and running every day.
www.fitday.com is a fun website for tracking food and exercise. I don't really diet though. I eat when I'm hungry and don't eat when I'm not hungry. I also tend to stress binge and thats bad. My "diets" in the past have been the strawberry diet in high school OR the can of chili/soup diet freshman year of college.
DON'T DO THEM!! I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!!! They're unhealthy physically and psychologically and my metabolism has been destroyed as a result! I'm at present working on maintaining healthy eating habits.
But Kelly gave good tips: stock the house with healthy snacks instead of crappy ones. If you must have a cookie, limit yourself to one serving and not the entire box. I've also heard that portioning out treats that come in big bags and stuff into 1 serving baggies helps avoid eating too much of the junk food. Write down what you eat every night and you'll eventually notice patterns to your eating and then can consciously try to cut out mindless snacking and the like. Drink lots of water because sometimes we confuse dehydration signals with hunger signals. Tea is also yummy. I really love mint teas. And remember, liquid calories still count even though it isn't a solid. Eaten some protein at each meal can usually stave off hunger a bit longer. Also, multiple small meals is usually a better alternative to 2 or 3 big ones each day.
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Okay, haven't posted in a few days, but I have been pretty swamped at work and home.
Been hitting the gym every day, Monday thru Friday. Weights & light cardio Mon, Wed, & Fridays. Heavy cardio on Tue & Thu.
Went last night and did 45 minutes on the weights. Put in another 45 minutes in cardio. Burned 450 calories. Dropped another two pounds since the last weigh in. Down to a total of 240 now. Goal weight is 210.
Keep up the good work everyone!
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Breathing was less painful today so I opted for a short 30 minute workout at the gym. There will also be a few miles of walking because I have to run errands and go to my AOW scuba class!
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"We don't fear the reaper"
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