Firefly Fit Club: Week 9 by SigmaNunki

Went to the gym today. I decided to mix it up a little bit and spent a full hour on the elliptical which was nice- I got into the routine and the hour just flew by. I burned very close to 500 calories. Afterwards I did a little bit of toning but not much compared to yesterday. I'll try to do more tomorrow- the gym was getting really busy and people kept getting on all the machines I wanted! Anyway, hope everyone else is doing well!

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Monday, May 15, 2006 4:48 PM

JAYNESBUNKWOMAN

Opted for overtime and getting caight up on work rather than work out. Though i did walk with the dogs at their trotting pace -= 'bout 4 mph I reckon!
Tomorrow is joggin day again, still on the 90 sec walk/90sec run routine. Seem to be abpe to recover quicker so I think it's time I increade jog interval and decreased walk interval...Also weight training day! Let you know tomorrow how i fared doing both on same day!
JBW

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Monday, May 15, 2006 6:06 PM

Played hacky sack for a couple of hours while I was working.

Sometimes we're not very busy and we get incredibly bored.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:15 AM

JBW- that sounds awesome and I hope you keep it up!

I went to the gym today and did 55 minutes on the elliptical and 10 on the bike. I think I burned just over 450 calories which is good. I did maybe 20-30 minutes of weights/toning? I'm feeling pretty good- tired but good.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:26 PM

45 minutes at the gym and it felt amazing. I haven't been there in forever (it's actually been about a week, but seems longer). Got caught in a downpout on the way home and that was equally lovely.

Now I'm going to get a bit more workout in as I clean up from Friday's party.

DAMMIT, I'M AWESOME!

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:43 PM

JAYNESBUNKWOMAN

You get to play hackey sac at work?? That's pretty awesome!

Did my jog/walk routine for about 15 minutes then went directly to my weights class! Was pretty sweatyand warm...probably stinky too! Oh well, I didn't keel over so all is good! Sooner or later those additional pounds WILL come off! These last 10 pounds are gonna take forever!!
JBW

Whatd'ja all go an' order a dead guy for?

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:51 PM

Weight wise I've been at a plateau for far too long. It's starting to piss me off.

As for hackey sack, we don't get to play it per se. We were just really really dead (i'm talking 1 customer ever 10 minutes or so), so we needed to entertain ourselves. We also played deli ball, which involves day old pastries and a broomstick.

I seriously love my job.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:07 PM

Sounds awesome:) Where do you work?

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:18 PM

I work at this deli on campus in the student union.

DAMMIT, I'M AWESOME!

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:20 PM

COPILOT

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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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 6:02 PM

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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Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:11 PM

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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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:46 AM

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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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:47 AM

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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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 2:18 PM

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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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:10 PM

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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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:40 PM

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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Thursday, May 18, 2006 3:44 AM

BROWNCOAT1

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

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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Thursday, May 18, 2006 9:43 AM

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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Thursday, May 18, 2006 10:10 AM

I didn't get to the gym but spent about five hours helping a woman from my church clean houses and our church- and I probably sweated off a pound or two:)- definitely a good workout!

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Thursday, May 18, 2006 1:42 PM

Just had a bit of a workout myself. Once it warms up, I'm going to bring out the rollerblades

As for the diet thing, what I have done is slowly changed my diet. For instance, my current vice is between 1 and 3 cans of Pepsi a day. Still want to cut that down more though.

I'm a little foggy right now, so I stop before I start to ramble.

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Thursday, May 18, 2006 5:38 PM

Hi all!

I just got 2 new dvds today! One is a "walk away the pounds" dvd which I'm sure you've heard of. I got the 4 mile walk and watched it. Seems fun and energetic.

And I also got a cool "AM and PM yoga for beginners." I just finished doing the PM and I feel nice and loose and relaxed. I think this will be a good thing for me to do before bed. I've been having problems sleeping recently, so perhaps this will help.

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Friday, May 19, 2006 6:03 AM

A.M. yoga is just as good as P.M. yoga! I feel all loose and relaxed yet strangely energized too.

....And I keep writing "yoda" instead of "yoga"

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Friday, May 19, 2006 6:26 AM

BROWNCOAT1

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

Did the gym again yesterday. A buddy of mine joined me. He got his membership same day as me over a year ago, but he has not been to the gym in a long while (about 5 months I think). We worked out together, which is a mite more fun then doing it alone.

20 minutes on the leg machines, then pulled an hour of intense cardio. Ok, intense for me. Burned over 600 calories though.

Felt pretty beat when I got home though. Slept like a log too.

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Friday, May 19, 2006 9:34 AM

Working a double today, so I squeezed a 30 minute workout inbetween shifts.

Scuba diving this weekend!

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Friday, May 19, 2006 3:22 PM

Have fun scuba diving! That sounds awesome. Anyway, didn't get to the gym today- had more houses to clean and was feeling sore from yesterday (lots of bending and such- ouch for the legs!). I plan to go tomorrow but we'll see.

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Friday, May 19, 2006 5:48 PM

Thorough cleaning is a workout in itself though, so it is fine to skip the gym.

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Saturday, May 20, 2006 6:29 AM

Doesn't look like I'll make it to the gym today, but definitely tomorrow! I plan to clean the house in a little while so I'll count that instead. Thanks to everyone for the health/diet tips! I appreciate it.

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Saturday, May 20, 2006 7:44 AM

Yesterday got a 30+ min walk in. Starting to get back in the grove

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Saturday, May 20, 2006 9:53 AM

Hi everyone! Did a.m. yoga again today. I like it so far. I'm also planning on cleaning today, so I think that'll count since my house is dirty!

But I also might do my walking dvd just to try it out. We'll see. If anything, I've already worked out once today.

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Saturday, May 20, 2006 10:37 AM

That's awesome Kelly. My mom has something similar to your yoga dvds but I could never get into them. It's so good for you though so stick with it. I went for a walk today with my mom- 1.5- 2 miles so not too bad.

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Saturday, May 20, 2006 2:42 PM

Scuba was a bust today. I've been feeling like crap lately and yesterday, my illness fully manifested itself as a sinus cold and an upper respiratory infection.

I tried to scuba, but couldn't clear my ears.

In the end, I snorkelled around a bit and spent the day hauling heavy scuba equipment around.

On an awesome note, I found out one of the people there today LOVES firefly/serenity!

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 3:20 PM

Hey all!

Just did an extremely brisk 4 mile walk! Feels good

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Monday, May 22, 2006 4:05 AM

I went to the gym yesterday and did 20 minutes on the elliptical, all the weights I could stand, and 10 minutes on the bike. I wish I could have done more, but since I took a couple days off from the gym I thought I should ease myself back into it.

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Monday, May 22, 2006 7:33 AM