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recommitted to intense exercise

losingjusme

By losingjusme, in Fitness & Exercise

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losingjusme    12

losingjusme
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its been a rough few months. i have not been exercising as much or as hard as i should be and the scale has not moved as much as i know it could.

soooooo....

until my Tummy Tuck on 29Feb, i commit to do the following:

Hard cardio for 45 minutes or more a day for 5-6 days a week

Strength training every other day.

i will take one (only one) 'recovery' day off a week.

i will also fuel my body appropriately. if i eat foods that are not appropriate with me losing weight, i will up the cardio the following day by 20 minutes - even if it's my 'recovery' day.

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She Smiles    2

She Smiles
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You can SO do this, we're here to cheer you on!! And hey, the next month is going to FLY past and then you'll have your new tummy *is very jealous*

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OH Juli    15

OH Juli
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Okay,

I'm with you! I'm running intervals three times a week, running 3 miles each time.

On my other days I'm strength training with an additional 30 minutes of cardio such as the ellpitical trainer.

I will only take one recovery day.

I'm also tracking calories and drinking my Water like I did when I first started this process.

Woo Hoo!

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wombat712    2

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Ooooh I'm such the slacker :eek:

OK, I'm going to either do my couch to 5K or cardio at home 5 days a week; do my morning 7min exercise program for toning every day; ugh ... and some pushups /situps (YUCK) each day.

Let's get our booties in gear!!! LJM you are an amazing inspiration!!!

wombat

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losingjusme    12

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yeah, I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do (other than nothing)... so I figured 15 mins of each.

I will strength train tomorrow - not sure what cardio will look like. maybe step ups in between sets.. ???

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luluc    6

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I'm going to try a Hip Hop Class today @24hrftns - I'm laughing just typing this. Trying to keep things a bit more interesting other than the couch to 5k..gee I hope I don't look like an old fool at this..HA!

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OH Juli    15

OH Juli
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I'm taking a Zumba class with a bunch of youngins from work on Monday.

I'm older and heavier than any of them, but I've got enthusiasm! And I can shake this booty of mine!

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OH Juli    15

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LJM,

Are you going to come here and post daily what you're doing? If so, yesterday I did my 3 miles in 39 minutes. I ran .5 at my regular pace of 4.6, kicked it up to 5.0 for two tenths of a mile than slowed down to a pace fo 4.0 for one tenth...and did it all over again until I got to three miles. I sweated up a strom!

Today is a strength training day. I'll add 30 minutes of cardio at the end. Probably 15 minutes of the stair master and 15 minutes on the elliptical.

Rock on.

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losingjusme    12

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LJM,

Are you going to come here and post daily what you're doing? If so, yesterday I did my 3 miles in 39 minutes. I ran .5 at my regular pace of 4.6, kicked it up to 5.0 for two tenths of a mile than slowed down to a pace fo 4.0 for one tenth...and did it all over again until I got to three miles. I sweated up a strom!

Today is a strength training day. I'll add 30 minutes of cardio at the end. Probably 15 minutes of the stair master and 15 minutes on the elliptical.

Rock on.

yup, going to try to post daily what i do and what i plan on doing. i was wiped last night after 45 mins... i had been lazy lately, running a mile on the tmill and then stopping (no more than 13-14 mins cardio) .... not a good thing.

great job on your running!! :rolleyes2:

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luluc    6

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I really enjoyed the Hip Hop Class. I hadn't moved that many body parts at once since my honeymoon..HA! I think I'm going to add one class a wk if I can get it in.

Today:

Couch to 5k - Wk 4

Strength training - Legs

Suppose to go Ice Skating tonite if DH can get off work early...

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losingjusme    12

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well im sick with upper respiratory issues. my doctor said no exercise for today and tomorrow at least.

so much for a recommittment... :frown:

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