Hey everyone,

It's a new month so I started a new thread!!!!! Have a great month of exercise!!

WOW ! i loved those bike trails Stef!!! i Cant wait to find some here this year. Is there a bike site that lists them all?

I wish there were such a site! Let me do some searching for you. Green Bay? That doesn't sound right to me for some reason. I don't think I kept y'alls address from way back, but I'll check.

Naw, Ceradad...fills don't hurt as a general rule. It can take a lot of pressure to get the needle into the port, but that's no big deal. The needle entering your skin is no different than any other shot. That was my experience with my first four fills, anyhow.

Thanks Stef, pretty sure I'll be getting one next Thursday. The PA seems to really want to do one, I just haven't given her a reason for one yet. Consistently losing 2+ lbs a week.:wub:

For my workout this morning. I did an easy 2.33 mile walk on the treadmill for 35 minutes @ 4.0 mph and an incline of 2 and 3%.

Then, 30 minutes of interval on the elliptical followed by 35 minutes on the elliptical at a steady pace.

All told, I burn 1500 calories and went 7.2 miles combined.

Steff its actually Two Rivers WI... close to Green Bay

On the road but i made it for a 5k run this morning.

Is it time to check in again? I didn't meet all my goals with the trial and all (by the way, the jury is still out, they will convene tomorrow, the rumor is that it is 7 to convict and 1 for reasonable doubt--they must have an unanimous verdict). weight- 166, cardio- 270, resistance- 180. Oh well, this week will be better!

SUZZZIE - QUICK! Tell me what you know about Byetta?

Real life stuff...not what the docs spout from the pharm reps.

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Went back to the gym today. One hour on biceps and triceps.

YES! I DID THE HAPPY DANCE! I WAS ABLE TO DO MY WORKOUT WITH MY LEFT TRICEP NOT HURTING EVEN ONCE! WOO-HOO, BABY!

Of course, I took it easy...just to make sure it was okay and would have quit if the slightest twinge came, but it didn't!

I'M BACK, BABY!

Hi you all!

Wow Ceraded! Your kicking butt! 1500 calories...woo hoo!

Whosyadaddy! You can do it exercise your butt off!! I bet you will be burning up the hotel gym tonight!!

Stef! I am so glad you got back to the gym it must have felt great!

Okay well I hit the gym too! I didn't do zumba but did hit the elliptical, and strength training, targeting my lat pull downs, and abs today..

I also found out no fill until Mar 4....How will I survive...I did the two days of liquid and well...hopefully that helped a little. Doc's office said if I want to eat just grab stuff with protein, no carbs...That is so hard to want to do... Anyways I will keep trying my best!! Everyone take care and have a great workout week.

Ok, went in last night for upper body workout. New 3 wk cycle, so it was only for 7 reps each exercise. Went quick. This morning was 30 minutes of interval training and 35 of a nice steady pace on the elliptical. Burned off 1035 more calories and 4.97 miles.

Daddy, great job on the running. I'm going to be working on my running on my non lifting days. I just don't see how you are going outside to run. If it is anything like over here in the Twin Cities, it has to be freezing cold.

Stef, good to hear about the tricep. I know what is feels like to have a muscle hurting and you get that "jonesing" to get in the gym and workout.

Jess, sorry about the fill. Just a couple more weeks and you should be good.

Now, for my weekly check in. Still sitting at 289, or so I think. I'm trying not to weigh myself until my monthly check in next Thur. Hopefully, I will get off the plateau by then. So:

w-289

cardio-525

strength-170

Ceradad - Great workout! You put me to SHAME! But "Non Lifting Days"?!?!?!?!? What the heck is THAT? LOL I don't like those days! I need to bump up my cardio, though...you ROCK in that department!

Jess - Sorry to hear about your fill taking so long to get in! I was worried I would face the same thing, but I will be going next Tuesday, thank goodness! Come here and we will get you in! LOL

No way could I put you to shame Stef. From what I've been reading here, you have no shame when it comes to lifting.:thumbup: As for "non lifting days", if I didn't have those, my arms and legs would fall off.:cool2: Cardio is going good though. I attribute that to my weight loss totals.

Now, for another nsv. I had to make my 3rd adjustment to my duty belt since coming back to work 1 month after surgery. In the past, that has meant lengthening the belt. Now, it means making it smaller. I keep having to readjust all my pouches, holsters, etc. on my belt to make it fit right. Also, I got new uni's about 1 1/2 mos ago to go smaller. At the time, they had a little "give" to them. Now, the shirts are way out from my stomach and my pants are getting some "pleats" from being a little too big. Even though I've been on a plateau for a couple of weeks now, I know I am still losing size.

Great job, you all! I think it is awesome your still seeing the nsvs!!! I think the nsv's are so important too! Okay well I am hitting the gym tonight as long as I get my crazy homework done...I have to hurry!!! I will report in when I get back with my totals...

Okay, no gym tonight. I will go tomorrow after lab but did do 60 minutes of Zumba at home..Have I told you all how much I want winter to be over...I am freezing..and they are saying more snow tonight...Uuugggghhh. Okay..I will report in tomorrow. Take Care all! Have a great workout!

Okay, for anyone following our robbery drama. The jury came back today with a guilty verdict on all three counts: guilty-aggravated burglary, guilty-theft over $5,000 and guilty- malicious destruction of property. God bless the jury. Justice was served!

No way could I put you to shame Stef. From what I've been reading here, you have no shame when it comes to lifting.:cursing: As for "non lifting days", if I didn't have those, my arms and legs would fall off.:cursing: Cardio is going good though. I attribute that to my weight loss totals.

Now, for another nsv. I had to make my 3rd adjustment to my duty belt since coming back to work 1 month after surgery. In the past, that has meant lengthening the belt. Now, it means making it smaller. I keep having to readjust all my pouches, holsters, etc. on my belt to make it fit right. Also, I got new uni's about 1 1/2 mos ago to go smaller. At the time, they had a little "give" to them. Now, the shirts are way out from my stomach and my pants are getting some "pleats" from being a little too big. Even though I've been on a plateau for a couple of weeks now, I know I am still losing size.:tongue:

No, you are right...I have no shame when it comes to lifting. (I will post more on that next, though!) That made me laugh when you said your arms and legs would fall off! Then I thought that about myself when it comes to the elliptical! Funny...that used to be my fave, now I don't go near it.

How exciting on your NSV's! But with all the gear you guys can load onto a belt, that has to be a pain in the tucas, too! I'm sure you are only too happy to comply, though! I'm proud of you! Congrats!

Okay, for anyone following our robbery drama. The jury came back today with a guilty verdict on all three counts: guilty-aggravated burglary, guilty-theft over $5,000 and guilty- malicious destruction of property. God bless the jury. Justice was served!

Oh, Karey! That is so great! I was praying for that! Now when will they be sentenced? You are starting to finally get some closure around this, which has GOT to be a relief.

Okay...I don't know what is freaking UP with my GOOGLE, but I have updated that dang spreadsheet three times in the last week, and it just refuses to publish! When I look at it, all the info is there. But when I go out and come back in to view as a guest, it's not updated. ARGH! I sent a message to GOOGLE to see if they can figure out what I'm doing wrong.

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Now on to the good stuff! LOL

Two full hours at the gym today, on chest. Ooo-Ooo-Ooo! It feels so good to be back in there!

My gym traded in our old faithful chest press for a new, different model. I DON'T LIKE IT! The old one was an incline bench with adustable seat...the arms were adjustable for height (I loved making it so you had to pick up the weight all the way from bottom...good stretch!) which made it harder (good thing). The new one is a flat bench that I feel too tall for (I'm almost 5'11") and when I used it today, I felt it in my biceps and shoulders...not my chest at all. GRRR! I hope I get used to it...well, I have no choice, I suppose. I wish they would have ADDED instead of REPLACED though. Okay, "whine" over...I hate whiners! LOL

So my workout today: six sets of 12 on the new bench press, six sets of 12 dumbbell chest presses with 35 pounders (hoo-aw!), six sets of 12 chest flyes, six sets of 12 cable chest flyes and then topped all that off with four sets of 60 crunches on the roman chair holding 30 pounds of weight against my chest! I'm still babying myself on some exercises, like the chest flyes, since my shoulder/tricep comes more into play and I DO NOT WANT TO BE OUT OF THE GAME AGAIN! LOL So I'll take those parts slow to make sure I don't injure it again. I learned my lesson!

If I can get myself in the shape I want to be in, I think I want to get certified to be a trainer so I can have an excuse to be in the gym all day, every day!