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.

yeah, i'll need the poke. i may play some tennis on the Wii tonight just to get something in.

yeah, nonstop since 21st, you are due for a recovery day!

This is a good thread...

I joined a gym and have been going daily. I will do cardio 6 days per week and weight training 3 days per week.

I may throw in a class or two also!

Mon. Cardio - 30 min

upper body

Tues. Cardio 50 min.

lower body and abs

Wed. Cardio 50 min. full body

(I plan to go full body weight training on Mon, Wed and Fridays)

P.S. I'm not a big weight lifter, just want to do lots of sets with moderate weight so that I can tone up nicely

So hope no one minds me posting this every day like the "what did you eat today" thread - sorta my own accountability, if I write it - I must complete :biggrin:!

Today:

Couch to 5k Wk4

Strength Training Upper Body

15min Bike

*stretching before/after*

lulu

thats what its here for!!

I guess all of my sweating has finally paid off...finally lost 2 pounds after about a two month long plateau!

Yay!

Has anyone gone to the "24 Lift" classes at 24 Hour Fitness? They are a reall butt-kicker. Great strength training and cardio because you are working your big muslce groups. I get banded next Tues and am sad that I will have to take a break from those classes for a few weeks. I'm aslo REALLY wanting to go back to Birkram Yoga....the kind where the heat up the room. MAJOR butt-kicker!! Keep up the good work everyone!!

LJM

POKE poke!

How are you feeling? Are you able to exercise?

I ran yesterday, 3 miles in 39 minutes!

Today I was at the gym at 6am to workout with friends. I did a cross fit cardio and circut, working hamstrings, triceps, abs and glutes.

w00t w00t.

good 4 you julie, i can't wait till i can run 39mins straight!!!

friday:

took the day off

sat:

was such a nice day in dallas, walked about 1 1/2hr outside - didn't measure distance

sun:

couch to 5k @ wk5

strength training legs

abs

hope everyone had a good wkend!!!

OK OK OK I guess I will commit too. I promise to go to the gym when I get off today. I have been slacking a little. Good thread. Donna

Juli,

thanks for the poke. yes, i got my ass kicked by my trainer Saturday. i was sweating so horribly, i think i lost 2-3 liters of sweat :eek:

Sunday is my off day and today i am planning on running / biking / ellipticalling :frown: for 45 minutes ... SOO dont want to, but ya know, i gotta.

i'll report in after i work out tonight or tomorrow.

Today -

Core Central Class

20mins on Bike *time permitted*

today - 45+ mins on dreadmill + core exercises

yesterday Zumba- it was not as intense as I had hoped for.

Today is a running day. I wish I had brought my long pants to run outside, but I didn't so I'll be on the treadmill.

Hi,

I'm new to the site, I was banded on 1/23 and got my okay Monday to go back to the gym with no restrictions. I was working out prior to my surgery and was wondering, with only eating less than 500 calories a day, how does this effect your workouts.

I eat a lot more than 500 calories a day. I'm somewhere between 1300-1700.