Firefly Fit Club: Week 5 by SigmaNunki

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Well, I am upping the ante this month browncoats. Starting this afternoon the wife & I will be working out together. She is tired of her old gym & since she is training for the Mrs Virginia USA pageant coming up this weekend, she decided we could both benefit from mutual coaching. She is going to help me w/ my program since she is a lot more knowledgable about fitness & I can help spot her & inspire her to push herself.

Also starting this week I will be not only hitting the gym Monday, Wednesdays, & Fridays, but will be going Tuesdays & Thursdays too. Tue & Thu will be strictly cardio to help assist in my weight loss. I will still do light cardio on Mon, Wed, & Fri, as well as weights.

This weekend I got in some biking. Did 14 miles on my mountain bike on the trails Saturday & another 9 on Sunday. Got some walking in Friday afternoon; 2.5 miles at lunch & another 4 in the evening.

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Monday, April 17, 2006 7:53 AM

Oooh, week 5! Be back tonight!

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Monday, April 17, 2006 8:00 AM

GRIZWALD

Nothing compared to what everyone else has been accomplishing, but -- I am now able to bend over and touch my toes, which I haven't been able to do in years.

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Monday, April 17, 2006 9:23 AM

Grizwald
Touching your toes can be a great accomplishment. It shows improvement and that is wonderful.

I worked a rodeo this weekend and a conservative estimate puts me at 7.5 hours in the saddle. Not bad. Except I hit my leg on a post so that put a dent on my yoga and fit ball(still have some balance issues with the gorram thins). Will try to add some time with my Warrior of Middle Earth game to change up the routine a little and keep me off the floor.

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Monday, April 17, 2006 9:23 AM

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Monday, April 17, 2006 9:24 AM

I know what you mean, Griz! My hamstrings are soooo tight! But they're getting better.

Just got back from 1 mile of jogging and 1 mile of walking! It's only 1:20pm here and I'm already done with my exercise for today! Go me!

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Monday, April 17, 2006 12:19 PM

Yay, sounds like everyone is doing great!

I just walked about 2.5 miles with my mom and she said I looked slimmer

That's always a good thing.

Keep up the good work everyone!

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:18 AM

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Worked out w/ the wife last night. We did weights for 30 minutes, then we did cardio. Did 2 miles on the treadmill at a jog. Then put in another 7 miles on the bike. Did 3 sets of 25 on the ol' crunch sit ups. Feeling it today.

I'll be hitting the gym again today for straight cardio.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 8:38 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
Worked out w/ the wife last night. We did weights for 30 minutes, then we did cardio. Did 2 miles on the treadmill at a jog. Then put in another 7 miles on the bike. Did 3 sets of 25 on the ol' crunch sit ups. Feeling it today.

I'll be hitting the gym again today for straight cardio.

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Good luck! Sounds like quite an undertaking.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 1:19 PM

Worked out today, check day 2

@Browncoat1:

When I get back into a city (next week), I'm gonna take your up'd ante and start rollerblading again.

Show off

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 1:27 PM

Just finished my 2.5 mile walk for the day. I did some lunges and squats and will do more later. I also got in some armwork so yay!

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:35 PM

Hi all! Walked today for about and hour, but of course I forgot my stupid pedometer so I don't know how far it was. I'm thinking I might do my pilates dvd tonight as well. Tomorrow is my kickboxing dvd--I watched it the other day, and boy does it look hard! It'll definitely burn some calories!

Anyway, good work everyone

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:40 PM

So I completely forgot to update yesterday. Obviously, I was overly concerned with obtaining more aloe and passing out.

Anyway, I went for a 30 minute run outside yesterday! OUTSIDE! I NEVER run outside ever. I must have been feeling mildly manic and partially crazed to make myself to that late last night.

Tomorrow I head to the gym again.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:41 PM

Oooh rollerblading. Reminds me that I need to get new wheels.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 5:07 AM

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Quote:
Originally posted by Persephone736:

Good luck! Sounds like quite an undertaking.

Wasn't that bad. I did 45 minutes of cardio. Treadmill & bike mostly, but did some crunch sit ups and some time on the cross trainer too.

I was beat when I got home. Went to bed at like 10pm, which is pretty early for me.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 5:21 AM

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Quote:
Originally posted by SigmaNunki:
@Browncoat1:

When I get back into a city (next week), I'm gonna take your up'd ante and start rollerblading again.

Show off

Trust me when I tell you it is not to show off. Only a masochist would put themselves through this 5 days a week! LOL! Nope, just trying to lose weight. With summer around the corner I am eager to get into good shape.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 6:19 AM

Did the workout today, check day 3

@Browncoat1:

Perhaps it's just because I woke up, but I think just to make sure, I'll say, I was just joking! The winky! The winky!

Foggily,
SigmaNunki

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 6:52 AM

Walked two miles during lunch with mom. I plan to do some sort of leg/arm exercises later but nothing more outside as my allergies are acting up!

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:02 AM

I did ballet last night for an hour. Teacher is attempting to catch us up to a higher class. ow. was fun, but since I haven't made class in two weeks, it hurt like heck. Am feeling more graceful, at least when my slippers are on.

Lifted bales yesterday. ouchie. need to get taller to make it easier.

tonigh=fitball again and a short round of yoga. my shin is feeling much better

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:47 AM

Just got back from the gym. 30 minutes on the stair master and another 30 on the elliptical. While stretching, I discovered that I can now touch my toes. Yay.

However, I stepped on the scale and it says I've gone up 5 pounds! EXCUSE ME?!?!?!?! I'm pretty sure it's accurate because I hadn't eaten yet at the time of my workout.

In light of the new info, I'm going to repost stats so I have a new place to work from.

Female
21 years old
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Goal: 125

It seems so far away!

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:52 AM

Did you get on the scale before or after your workout? I heard that you're not supposed to weigh yourself after cause it won't be accurate.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:03 AM

it was before. then i hopped on again afterward and it was a pound less. apparently i sweated a pound a water. you know, that's kind of gross . . .

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 12:53 PM

Sassalicious, muscle weighs more than fat, so perhaps you're gaining a lot of muscle? Also, if it's that time o' the month, you might be retaining water.

Today I tried my kickboxing dvd for the first time, and amazed myself that I was able to get through the whole thing without stopping! Go me!

I already feel better. Stronger, healthier, more flexible. Not sure if I've lost any inches around my midsection yet, but hopefully I will eventually.

ETA: Well, exercise must be addicting, because I felt compelled to go for a quick jog tonight. The weather was beautiful, so I took advantage of it. Add about 3/4 of a mile at a nice jogging pace to my workout for today.

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 4:39 AM

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Quote:
Originally posted by SigmaNunki:

@Browncoat1:

Perhaps it's just because I woke up, but I think just to make sure, I'll say, I was just joking! The winky! The winky!

I got the smiley my friend. No worries. The internet doesn't really humor or sarcasm too well.

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 4:47 AM

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Hit the weights pretty hard yesterday. Got in 40 minutes & upped my weight on each set a bit over what I have been using. Working out w/ the wife is really helping as it gives me someone to kind of cheer me on.

I upped my time on the cross training machine too. Up to 15 minutes where I had only been doing 12-13 before. Burned 125 calories that way. Got in 5 miles on the stationary bike on the incline, which burned 160 calories. We then hit the treadmills for 25 minutes & burned another 200 calories jogging.

I was a bit beat when I got home, but a hot shower took care of that.

Tonight is heavy cardio. I am actually looking forward to it.

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 12:33 PM

Somehow got my workout in, check day 4

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Looks like I'm going to be able to make my goal this week... finally.

@Browncoat1:

Too true

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 5:44 PM

Got in a pilates workout today. Really focused on my abs--ow!

Feeling good though.

This makes 10 out of the past 11 days that I've worked out! I am so incredibly proud of myself, but I really think I wouldn't have been able to keep this up without the encouragement from you all. I like being able to report my progess, so thanks for listening!

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 7:25 PM

I hear you on the excitement of coming here and reporting on my progress. It's really helpful.

I worked out tonight after I was finished with work. Spent 30 minutes on the elliptical and another 15-20 on the treadmill. Burned about 600 cals, so I'm content.

Now I'm off to sleep. Happy Friday!

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Friday, April 21, 2006 5:16 AM

I know that if I didn't have these threads to report to, that I wouldn't have gotten to where I am right now.

Just finished my workout, check day 5, week goal acheived

General update, more tone in the muscles (it's starting to look like I have some

) and my spare tire is disappearing! Shiny day

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Friday, April 21, 2006 4:17 PM

Spent 30 minutes on the elliptical today and it felt great. Would have liked to have done more, but alas the gym was closing at 9.

In other news, my ipod went sailng of the elliptical while I was working out. Thankfully it still works.

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Saturday, April 22, 2006 10:57 AM

Hi all!

Didn't work out yesterday, but that was by design. I just finished an "Ab bootcamp" DVD that was pretty gorram hard, but I made it through! Once I've rested a bit, I'm planning on going for a jog. Might wait until it's cooler outside though. The high is supposed to be 90+ today and I don't want to get dehydrated!

Sassalicious, I'm glad your ipod still works! I use mine all the time when I'm jogging and can't imagine what I'd do if it broke!

ETA: Made it a mile outside, but man it's hot! But I feel good--a mile outside, and an ab dvd = good day.

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Saturday, April 22, 2006 3:15 PM

Kelly-

I've heard of those boot camp workouts. They sound intense. There's this one at my school's gym run by some military ROTC guy or something,,,it looks scary. I also love my ipod dearly. So much that I'm going to go and invest in and armband thing, even though you wont' be able to see what's engraved on the back anymore.

So I did 60 minutes of cardio: 45 on the treadmill and 15 on this crazy new elliptical-esque sort of deal.

Twister party tonight. Ergo I will ruin everything I just did.

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:27 AM

Did my pilates DVD today. I'm gonna give myself another week before I start measuring my waist though. It does look a little more toned, though, so that's good!

I have plans to hang out with friends later today, but it's such a beautiful day I might see if they want to go for a short walk. My one friend just injured her back last week though, so she might not be up for it. If not, at least I did my pilates today!

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:02 PM

Unfortunately I was not able to exercise for about three days due to being sick. I did get out today though and walked for 1.5 miles which isn't great but I'm going to ease myself back into this

Sounds like everyone is doing great so keep it up!

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Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:15 PM

I hate when I get sick. I used to get sick every 5 or 6 weeks and then I'd get a really killer one every 5, 6 months or so.

But I haven't been sick since December and I'm not sure what I'm doing different.

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Monday, April 24, 2006 6:59 AM