Firefly Fit Club . . . .

POSTED BY: Sassalicious
UPDATED: Thursday, October 7, 2010 18:05
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SASSALICIOUS

Friday, July 23, 2010 11:05 PM

Once upon a time, a couple of years ago, there was a firefly fit club where Browncoats from near and far came to support each other's efforts to get in shape.

Does anyone know if it still exists? And if it doesn't, is anyone interested in starting it back up again?

Long story short, I got pretty fit while living abroad and managed to shed most of my junk food & alcohol weight from college. I did a 1,300 mile bicycle ride for charity. Moved back to America about 5 months ago and BAM! 15 lbs up and loss of muscle definition.

I've decided that now is the time to get proactive about my fitness again and I'm interested in seeing if anyone wants to join me.

Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

AURAPTOR

Friday, July 23, 2010 11:44 PM

I've done 2 5K open water swims this summer. Might do another before the fall.

As for general fitness, I'm a fan of Dr Kenneth Cooper.

There are a million diets and plans out there, but it all comes down the most basic and simple rule.

Burn more calories than you take in , you'll lose weight. You don't have to do anything, but eat smart. No gyms, no meals in a box, no pills, no sleek looking home work out gimmicks... just pay attention to how many calories are in the stuff you're eating, and then choose.

You wanna stay fat and eat that cheeseburger and fries ? Or do you wanna fit into that suit or pair of pants you've been eying....

It's your choice.

Yeah... however you choose to do it, getting fit is a great idea.

PIRATENEWS

Friday, July 23, 2010 11:54 PM

I'll join a Firefly Fight Club.

KWICKO

Saturday, July 24, 2010 12:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
I've done 2 5K open water swims this summer. Might do another before the fall.

As for general fitness, I'm a fan of Dr Kenneth Cooper.

There are a million diets and plans out there, but it all comes down the most basic and simple rule.

Burn more calories than you take in , you'll lose weight. You don't have to do anything, but eat smart. No gyms, no meals in a box, no pills, no sleek looking home work out gimmicks... just pay attention to how many calories are in the stuff you're eating, and then choose.

You wanna stay fat and eat that cheeseburger and fries ? Or do you wanna fit into that suit or pair of pants you've been eying....

It's your choice.

Yeah... however you choose to do it, getting fit is a great idea.

This is one of those rare instances where Rap and I are in complete agreement.

I work a very physical job, constantly moving and lifting heavy cartons and cases, loading and unloading, picking and packing... So I had this idea that I was getting "exercise"; I wasn't. Not anywhere close.

Now I'm riding a bike again, and (cross fingers and knock wood) so far my back is holding up amazingly well. Did 6.5 miles this morning. Stretching that out to a 10-mile ride tomorrow morning. It's nothing yet, but it's a start. A month ago a 3-mile ride kicked my ass. This morning I did it twice, because I felt so good after the first lap I wanted to keep going.

So let's get this thing going! Let's get fit!

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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

CHRISISALL

Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:09 AM

Stretch!
No crap phony fat or pig or cow in your diet!
Stretch!
Sweat when you run/bicycle/walk fast!
Stretch!
Do kung-fu or dance or yoga or climb trees or mountains!
Stretch!

LIVE in your body!

The Alliance wants to make you better.
I do not hold to that.
You can do so yourselves, without becoming Reavers!

The laughing Chrisisall

SASSALICIOUS

Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:21 AM

Right on, Kwicko!! Biking is awesome. I especially love sweating my way up a mountain. Such a feeling accomplishment and it's one that I haven't found yet where I'm currently living.

Today I had a 4 mile walk and it was nice except for nearly getting hit by a car. Also skipped the gratuitous carbs, which is my biggest problem.

So, I guess I'm going to go ahead and establish my goals: I don't necessarily want to lose weight (I'm not overweight), but I do want to develop more lean muscle like I used to have. And I'm going to reduce the amount of processed food that I consume, even though that's going to suck and I'll actually have to learn to cook a bit.

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Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

CHRISISALL

Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:30 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sassalicious:
And I'm going to reduce the amount of processed food that I consume

What's life without Kraft Mac & Cheese?

I kid here.

The laughing Chrisisall

KWICKO

Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:39 AM

Y'know, Sass, I've cut my processed foods down to nearly nil, and I find that I'm actually cooking LESS. How so? More fresh fruits and veggies! Instead of processed, packaged turkey, dressing, gravy and mashed potatoes, a baked lemon-pepper & garlic chicken breast cut into chunks and served over a garden salad, with fruit salad on the side. Instead of fried catfish with hush puppies, baked catfish on a bed of wild rice and sauteed peppers and onions. We really had to adjust our diet amazingly little to start turning it around. "Taco night" now involves a quarter pound of meat for two people, instead of a half pound, and there are leftovers now. It also involves lots of fresh garlic, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, lettuce, tomatoes, avocados, a peach and a mango, and onions, as well as fresh salsa and pico de gallo... :)

As a bonus, our grocery bills have gone below $100 a week, about $40 of which is food for the dogs and cats, and $30 is for produce, most of which we're getting at the local farmer's markets. I *DO* splurge on stuff like bananas and fresh pineapple, though. :) And lately raspberries and blueberries, when I can find them at a decent price. I had my own blackberries in the spring, from a plant I sprouted out of my compost heap!

I haven't cut OUT anything, but I've cut DOWN on breads, sweets, and meats. I still love bacon, but I don't need four slices; one or two is fine.

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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

KWICKO

Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:45 AM

And I'm on a mission by year's end to bike from my house to the Hill Country Galleria at Bee Cave (a convenient landmark to mark the distance, not for any particular shopping needs I have!) and back, a round trip of 36 miles.

If I lose weight along the journey to that ride, so much the better. And if I pull off that distance on my little hybrid bike, I get to step up to a nicer road bike. At which point, I'll have to up the distance!

CHRISISALL

Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
I still love bacon, but I don't need four slices; one or two is fine.

EWWWUeeee. Pig parts.

The Fish-monger Chrisisall

KWICKO

Saturday, July 24, 2010 3:40 AM

Just think of bacon as Filet O' Pigfish. :)

And really, my bacon intake is completely related to your quoting those stupid, horrible Die Hard movies, remember.

This little piggie went to market...

SASSALICIOUS

Saturday, July 24, 2010 4:16 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by Sassalicious:
And I'm going to reduce the amount of processed food that I consume

What's life without Kraft Mac & Cheese?

I kid here.

The laughing Chrisisall

heaven

Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

SASSALICIOUS

Saturday, July 24, 2010 4:24 AM

I don't eat meat, so I tend to overload on carbs and cheese and that's my problem. I eat and booze less than I did in college, but I haven't shrunk my portion sizes enough.

I don't know where you are at in your fitness level Kwicko, but I KNOW that you will make that goal by the end of the year. In my experience, if you stick with your training, the fitness curve is steep.

Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

AURAPTOR

Saturday, July 24, 2010 4:43 AM

Turkey bacon is a fair enough substitute, for those jonesin' for some bacon.

And at less than 1/2 the calories, you can add in another slice, and feel none of the guilt.

KAREL

Saturday, July 24, 2010 5:01 AM

MalsWay and I started bicycling the beginning of April. Every week has been "instant gratification". We have gone from zero to 60+ miles per week.

We do three to four 12-mile laps separately during the week, and those are hill-laden. We do one "long" (30+ miles) and one shorter ride together on the weekends. I think there will be a 40+ mile ride soon. I think the limiting factor will be how much our butts can take!

Our average speed is up 40% from when we started. We're in higher gears now, and much better able to pull hills.

Neither of us has lost an ounce, but we are both far stronger and have far more cardiovascular capacity. And we're eating significantly less. Go figure! (Actually, I have seen this before. Muscle is much more dense than fat.)

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

SASSALICIOUS

Saturday, July 24, 2010 5:23 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Karel:
I think the limiting factor will be how much our butts can take!

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

Get some decent padded bike shorts/pants and some butt butter and you should be set! I never once had a saddle sore during my charity ride! On my next day off, I'm thinking about riding to the beach.

Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

SJ

Saturday, July 24, 2010 5:59 AM

I'm one of the few here who doesn't ride it seems lol. I've never been able to ride since I stopped as a kid...

I'm a dancer though. I use to dance 6 days a week when I did it competitively! I kept my weight down with no problems back then. Now is a different story...

I don't know how far apart everyone is, but maybe we could at least form a support group? seems theres a few of us who could use it!

CHRISISALL

Saturday, July 24, 2010 6:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

And really, my bacon intake is completely related to your quoting those stupid, horrible Die Hard movies, remember.

Go fire down a thousand year old Twinkie.
What do they put in those things, anyway?

The laughing Chrisisall

MINCINGBEAST

Sunday, July 25, 2010 12:57 AM

Good news! The only proper measure of fitness is how much force you can generate. However you look or feel is irrelevant, as is your ability to generate minimal amounts of force repeatedly.

Lift heavy; eat until you gag, and then guzzle protein shakes. Remember, isolation exercises are for sissies, and don't forget to squat.

CHRISISALL

Sunday, July 25, 2010 2:03 AM

A polite effue for that post, Mince.

The laughing Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Sunday, July 25, 2010 2:34 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sassalicious:
I don't eat meat, so I tend to overload on carbs and cheese and that's my problem.

Vegetables, m'lady! Eat veggies & sprinkle cheese to sate your appetite! Add some olive oil too!
Then do Kung-fu!!!!!

The laughing Chrisisall

MINCINGBEAST

Sunday, July 25, 2010 3:40 AM

Chrisisall, if I had feelings, they would be wounded. Should I develop feelings at a future date, I shall read your wounding post, and be wounded.

If there is to be a Firefly Fit Club, I simply must participate. I know very little about "fitness", but a bit about eating, grunting and wiggling: weight lifting. Should anyone be desperate enough, and foolish enough, I've been battling my natural frailty and high metabolism for over a decade, and have learned af few tricks.

I enjoy kicking sand into people's faces. Not from malice, mind you, but rather the joy of inspiring others to reach their potential. Most of my advice and encouragement would consist of making statements like "stop doing teh yogas and squat moar!!!1" or "stop eating teh veggies and protein moar!!!!1"...and posting pictures of myself, flexing, with my face replaced with that of Cookie Monster.

CHRISISALL

Sunday, July 25, 2010 3:48 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mincingbeast:
Chrisisall, if I had feelings, they would be wounded. Should I develop feelings at a future date, I shall read your wounding post, and be wounded.

Wounding was not my intention. Goofing was.

The laughing Chrisisall

MINCINGBEAST

Sunday, July 25, 2010 3:56 AM

Dude, a "polite effue"? I deserve more than that. I deserve a malicious effue.

But seriously, that kung fu stuff might be fun, but do you get any anaerobic exercise? Every man, and woman, ought to squat til they yak at least once. It makes you feel all masculine and alive and stuff.

Most folk I know that are getting into fitness are content to fix their diet, and jog a little, which is all fine and dandy. But they neglect the "Riddle of Steel", which is not. Krom demands that we lift, dude.

CHRISISALL

Sunday, July 25, 2010 4:07 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mincingbeast:
Dude, a "polite effue"? I deserve more than that. I deserve a malicious effue.

Grrrr Arghhh effue!

Run from your car to your job, take stairs two at a time, stretch during work, do isometrics at quiet times.

Rent "Ip Man" to see how to move.

The laughing Chrisisall

SASSALICIOUS

Monday, July 26, 2010 5:46 PM

You got it, SJ! An online support group! What kind of dancing? I took a ballet class in high school and it was so much fun!

Anyway, Saturday I had one of my evil 4 am work shifts, so I was pretty worn out, but I did manage to get some yoga in. Yesterday, I didn't do an extra physical activity.

Tonight I'm hoping to either a)go for a bike ride or b) do a circuit or 2 of this plyometric workout I read about.

Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

ZEEK

Monday, July 26, 2010 10:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TrollKeeper:
You mean people on here are fat and out of shape?

MORE PUSH UPS DAD!!!

Hey! What do you have against mean people? I bet there are out of shape nice people too.

KWICKO

Monday, July 26, 2010 10:35 PM

Soooo... Ended up doing 6.5 miles on Friday morning, 6.5 on Saturday morning, and only 6.3 on Sunday morning (but it was a more hilly route).

My buddy that I rode with Sunday wasn't up for a third lap of our route (the Veloway at Circle C), but I actually felt like I could have done it without too much pain. As it is, my legs are a *little* stiff today. I'll take the day off, since it's raining. Well, I still have to walk the dogs this evening, so that's a mile of walking to loosen up a bit. :)

All in all, not a bad weekend's work, topped off with a trip to the farmer's market to load up on fresh goodies for the week!

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:54 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Well, I still have to walk the dogs this evening, so that's a mile of walking to loosen up a bit. :)

HA HA HA, I'll kiss your f**king Dalmation!!!

The laughing Chrisisall

MINCINGBEAST

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:59 AM

Lifted weights today, then flexed in mirror while huskily groaning my own name. Mildly confused by my awesome fitness, considering that my diet consists of bacon and ice cream and other garbage.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:51 AM

You will die happy & young.

The laughing Chrisisall

KWICKO

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Well, I still have to walk the dogs this evening, so that's a mile of walking to loosen up a bit. :)

HA HA HA, I'll kiss your f**king Dalmation!!!

The laughing Chrisisall

I think you mean you'll LICK the Dalmation, Max!

And yeah, the dogs dragged me for two and a half miles this evening. Good dogs. Good walk.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:53 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

I think you mean you'll LICK the Dalmation, Max!

I believe Mr. Willis stated that he'd *kiss* it- in your favourite movie...

The laughing Chrisisall

KWICKO

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

I think you mean you'll LICK the Dalmation, Max!

I believe Mr. Willis stated that he'd *kiss* it- in your favourite movie...

You just might be mistaken...

Quote:
When being pursued by Carol Kane screaming "Humperdinck!", Crystal cries "Shtigin!". Where the script has him telling Valerie to "Shut up!", Crystal says "Sha!" (the Yiddish equivalent.) More significantly, right after Inigo says "Humiliations galore!", Miracle Max mutters something that sounds like "Hahaha! I did a lickvaldanation." This has been reported on the net in several unofficial transcriptions as "I'm gonna lick the dalmatian", but that's not what he's saying. An exhaustive search of the net provides no clues as to these ad-lib insertions. It has also been postulated that Crystal was engaging in playful linguistic infix wordplay and actually was muttering "Hahaha! Hudemickiniliation!". The Princess Bride Special Edition DVD includes a new twist on the question of what Billy Crystal says. The subtitles of the DVD show nothing when he utters the unknown phrase, but the captions shown on any caption-enabled TV show the following, " Hahaha! Hi diddle lick do day dee shie". This may, however, also just be a captioner's attempt at phonetically sounding out this phrase. In the "As You Wish" documentary, Billy Crystal says that he threw in Yiddish and a "little song", and the scene cuts to this phrase, possibly leading one to believe that he was repeating some nonsensical song he knew.

So, if Willis said it, he got it wrong. No surprise there, as every single thing about those stupid movies is wrong.

Oh. MY. God. The. quarterback. IS. toast.

S'wenyways... Where were we?

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

SJ

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 2:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sassalicious:
You got it, SJ! An online support group! What kind of dancing? I took a ballet class in high school and it was so much fun!

Anyway, Saturday I had one of my evil 4 am work shifts, so I was pretty worn out, but I did manage to get some yoga in. Yesterday, I didn't do an extra physical activity.

Tonight I'm hoping to either a)go for a bike ride or b) do a circuit or 2 of this plyometric workout I read about.

Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

I do ballroom dancing :) Used to be really dedicated too. I'd love to get back into it but its too expensive and I dont wish to be apart from my gf every night which i would be if i danced :( I'll do it casually though :)

I'll start excersising eventually... but for now im working on my eating habits. its just so hard to cook for one at the end of such a long day...

SASSALICIOUS

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:00 PM

i hate cooking so much. and i'm not terribly good at it, which is probably part of the problem.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:16 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sassalicious:
Once upon a time, a couple of years ago, there was a firefly fit club where Browncoats from near and far came to support each other's efforts to get in shape.

Does anyone know if it still exists? And if it doesn't, is anyone interested in starting it back up again?

I remember the club as I took part when we did it. Actually wound up losing like 20 lb and feeling pretty good about it.

It's no longer going that I am aware of, but I would certainly participate if we start it back up. I could stand to lose about 25 lb.

__________________________________________
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KWICKO

Saturday, July 31, 2010 3:21 PM

So let's crank this thing up and keep it going!

I did a small 4.35 mile ride yesterday, then topped it today with an 8.02 mile ride. I expected to feel pretty whipped after today's ride, because I did one l loop slow and steady, and the second loop mixing in lots of sprints and grinds on the hillclimbs. My knees were a little rubbery afterwards, but recovered pretty quickly.

Now I'm off to the farmer's market to load up on fresh organic fruits and veggies for the week!

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

KAREL

Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:36 PM

I noticed yesterday that my pants were loose. So, I weighed myself this morning, a few times, to make sure. Yep! My pants are loose. Yay! That only took four months. Gots to do more.

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

KWICKO

Sunday, August 1, 2010 2:53 PM

Opted for a shorter ride today, but tried to do it faster, more intense. 4.54 miles this morning, followed by oatmeal and a fruit salad.

KAREL

Sunday, August 1, 2010 6:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Opted for a shorter ride today, but tried to do it faster, more intense. 4.54 miles this morning, followed by oatmeal and a fruit salad.

I do shorter, more intense hill-laden rides to get stronger so that long leisurely rides are more... leisurely.

Oatmeal and fruit salad... hey! I'm hungry!

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

KWICKO

Sunday, August 1, 2010 6:19 PM

What I'm trying to do is alternate - longer rides during which I try to NEVER stop pedaling or rest, and then shorter rides focused more on climbs and sprints. Fortunately for me, there's a nice road behind my house that does a 110-foot climb up a hill. I can grind my way up that hill, and then basically cruise home, or do it again.

It's a long journey, but it's getting easier every time.

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 2:45 PM

I walk 2-3 miles at lunch every day at work, and take short walks during my morning and afternoon breaks.

Got to get back to the gym. Figure tomorrow will see my return.

__________________________________________
Holding the line since December '02!

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

X.O. / Battalion O.I.C.

http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

http://76thbattalion.proboards.com

SASSALICIOUS

Thursday, August 5, 2010 7:33 AM

Good work everyone!

I fell off the bandwagon, so to speak. It's not that I stopped physical activity, but my healthy eating & regular exercise plan was cast aside while I had family visiting for the past week.

Fit in A LOT of beach time, surfing, and 15 hours of Disney while the family was here. Ate way way too much crap. But it was delicious. FML.

So today I slept, worked a few hours, and biked 3 miles. Not much, but at least it's something.

Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, August 5, 2010 3:18 PM

No need for apologies Sassalicious, we all slip from time to time, and it is easy to do with family around visiting. Don't beat yourself up over it. Just consider it a break and it looks like you're already back into the swing of things.

__________________________________________
Holding the line since December '02!

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

X.O. / Battalion O.I.C.

http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

http://76thbattalion.proboards.com

KAREL

Thursday, August 5, 2010 4:04 PM

Great bicycling weather this morning for the first time in a long time, but it was a tough ride. However, what used to take me an hour and nine minutes four months ago now takes me fifty four minutes.

P.S.: Can you say, "Square Law"? I knew you could.

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

KWICKO

Monday, August 9, 2010 2:48 AM

Not a great weekend for bicycling for me. I went out to west Texas on Friday to help my niece move into her new house (I was volunteered to drive the big truck, which is always fun). I managed to sneak in a 4.5-mile ride Friday morning before heading out, and then pulled off a 4.25-mile ride Saturday morning (Oh, Jeebus, was I sore!), and then got back to Austin today and threw in a 5.25-mile ride around Town Lake this afternoon (101º and 90% humidity!), just because I was feeling guilty for not having ridden more. My arms and legs are still sore from all the moving and lifting, but it was well worth it, and I got to spend some awesome time with family to top it off!

This week, I have to get onto some tough hillclimbs. Oh, and I've got a line on a home gym that a friend wants to get rid of. She just wants it gone before the baby gets here (she's 6 months preggers), so I should have a nice Weider Crossbow coming my way, for the price of having to haul it out of her house.

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

FEARTHEBUNNYMAN

Monday, August 9, 2010 4:16 AM

for guys in this thread - my bro recommends PS90X whatever that is. It got him ripped though, no steroids. Um...I had a long post for the gals but it got eaten somehow, I'll repost later but short version is - no junk food (other than pretzels or fruit) stop eating out, watch the alcohol and ANY liquid calories - you don't need them - and light exercise - walk an hour, do pushups and squats while watching the teevee - and over time you'll lose weight without realizing it, promise.

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 5:36 PM

Walked the dog this morning for about a mile and a half before work. Just got back from my lunch walk. Having to walk in the underground parking garage since it's too hot outside, but walked for an hour. Hitting the gym tonight.

Started my diet yesterday. Wish me luck!

__________________________________________
Holding the line since December '02!

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

X.O. / Battalion O.I.C.

http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

http://76thbattalion.proboards.com

SASSALICIOUS

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 4:41 PM

good luck with the diet! i hate dieting and that's what has me so frustrated. for the 2 years i was living abroad, i didn't really need to think about what i was eating and i stayed the same or lost fat/gained muscle (i suspect my weight ever changed that much).

enough whining from me.

on the weekend i fit in about 10 miles of biking total. yesterday I walked 4 miles and today will definitely have 3 miles of biking today, but perhaps more.

Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

KWICKO

Thursday, August 12, 2010 3:38 AM

I hate dieting, so I try to never tell myself that I am dieting.

Instead, I've been cutting down on meat (I had half a steak last night, but only because it was my birthday). Two slices of thin-sliced chicken lunch meat today with my lunch, and that was all the meat for the day. Two slices of chicken, a slice of low-fat Swiss cheese on rye bread, a fruit salad (organic strawberries, blueberries, and cherries), some carrots and celery sticks, a half a tomato, and some fresh pineapple - that was lunch and breakfast today. Dinner was an egg-white omelet with fresh salsa and another fruit salad (pear, nectarine, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, banana) and seven-grain toast with organic strawberry preserves and OJ to drink.

So I'm far from starving, but not piling in a whole bunch of empty calories.

I'm eating much healthier than I was a few years ago; now I need to start cutting down on the portions.

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Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

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Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

KWICKO

Thursday, August 12, 2010 3:43 AM

Oh, and I've signed on for an 8.5-mile ride this Friday (I'm off on Fridays now, doing 4 10-hour shifts and having a 3-day weekend. Yay!), followed by a 10.2-mile ride on Saturday. I'm hoping to mix in at least a 5-miler on Sunday as well, just to decompress a bit!

By the end of the month, I want to be doing at least 15 miles each Saturday. From there, the plan is 20-mile rides by end of September, 25 by end of October, 30 by Thanksgiving (gotta ride off that turkey dinner!), and 35 by end of the year. That gets me to my goal, and on the way to a better road bike! :)

ETA: This morning's 8.5 mile ride turned out to be a bit more, at 10.85 miles. I added a little extra loop to it, because I was just feeling like it. :)

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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

KWICKO

Sunday, August 15, 2010 2:52 AM

And today's planned ride turned out to be quite a bit LESS than I'd hoped, due to a huge amount of foot traffic on the trail this morning. I spent more time braking for walkers and joggers than I did accelerating, it seemed. :( 4.95 miles, but it felt so much longer...

Tomorrow morning, I'm hitting the trail at 6am to try to beat the crowds. And I'm *hoping* I can get my riding partner to go for 10 miles at least, or I may have to just start riding on my own...

ETA: Today's ride turned out to be SHORTER than expected, and it was all my fault. Hit a rock just wrong and pinched the front tube, and lost all the air from the front tire. Had to walk it a couple miles back to the car, which gave me blisters, because my riding shoes are NOT walking shoes! :(

Ah, well... such is life. I still got a decent ride out of the deal. And a pretty nice walk, too! :)

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Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

SASSALICIOUS

Sunday, August 15, 2010 6:03 PM

portion size is the most important aspect of nutrition and "dieting". that's what i need to work on and i'm pretty sure that was the difference in the food i consumed abroad vs. here.

i walked 3 miles on thursday, 6 miles on friday, biked 3 miles yesterday and will be walking 3 miles today.

sadly no more biking for me. in a few moments i will be packing up my bicycle into a box so i can ship it to my new house.

Not all who wander are lost

~Forsaken Forever

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by mincingbeast:
Chrisisall, if I had feelings, they would be wounded. Should I develop feelings at a future date, I shall read your wounding post, and be wounded.

If there is to be a Firefly Fit Club, I simply must participate. I know very little about "fitness", but a bit about eating, grunting and wiggling: weight lifting. Should anyone be desperate enough, and foolish enough, I've been battling my natural frailty and high metabolism for over a decade, and have learned af few tricks.

I enjoy kicking sand into people's faces. Not from malice, mind you, but rather the joy of inspiring others to reach their potential. Most of my advice and encouragement would consist of making statements like "stop doing teh yogas and squat moar!!!1" or "stop eating teh veggies and protein moar!!!!1"...and posting pictures of myself, flexing, with my face replaced with that of Cookie Monster.

That sounds like a post from a total juice monkey.

Suggestions for "diet":
I fyou wake up not hungry in the morning, youu gained weight overnight - whether the scale shos it or not.
Don't eat any meals during the last 4 hours before you go to bed. Acceptable food during this time (if you are actually hungry):
Any potato product that isn't fried (no chips).
popcorn
any fruit.
Any Vegetable.
Soups, not cheezy ones.

When you wake up hungry, eat plenty breakfast.

KWICKO

Saturday, August 28, 2010 4:35 PM

Whew... Big ride today (for me, at least). Bigger than intended, anyway.

Took a wrong turn or, rather, neglected to take a left turn where I should have, and inadvertently added almost seven miles to my morning. Turned out to be 16.64 miles. Yesterday was 11.6, which felt pretty darned good. Today's miles didn't feel very good. I didn't sleep worth a damn, but wanted to get a ride in anyway, so pushed it and got a bit lost.

But I'm glad I hit my goal of 15 miles by the end of August. :) That puts me solidly on target for my goals.

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

KAREL

Saturday, August 28, 2010 8:36 PM

Way to go, Kwicko, even if it was accidental! LOL We usually do 12 miles three times a week, and about 30 miles once a week. I've done 34.6 miles, and I have been looking to do 40 miles, but the weather has gone south (as in monsoon).

I haven't been on my bike in two and a half weeks and I started having withdrawals two weeks ago. *twitches* I have trouble with the humidity. 85-90F with a 65F dew point at sunrise is not good when the last half mile is always up a steep hill (no breeze). Twice I've had tunnel vision with a racing heart and had to take a break. Kinda scary, but a short break does the trick and my heart rate comes right back down, no problems. We'll take ten degrees more (daytime high) heat with ten degrees less dew point, thank you very much!

The good news is that the weight has stayed off so far, and cooler/drier mornings are coming very soon.

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

KWICKO

Saturday, August 28, 2010 11:32 PM

Thanks, Karel! Funny part is, I started off on a route that would have been just a tick over 15.2 miles. By getting lost, I ended up cutting short the back half of the ride, and I was feeling REALLY dejected and defeated coming home, but when I mapped it out, I found that I had EXCEEDED my goal for the day.

I've been working on a six-mile loop and an eight-mile loop the last couple weeks, and throwing in some changes and upping things at least once a week to ten miles or better. My wife's still doing the six-mile loop, but she's doing it consistently, and getting faster at it.

I'm DREAMING of doing the 35-milers. I'll get one under my belt by year's end, I'm confident. It doesn't mean I'll do 'em every weekend, but it means I *can* do 'em, and at that point 20-milers will be a breeze.

The last few days have been perfect here in the mornings. 68º, low humidity - a far cry from the 85º mornings and 85% humidity we've had the last few weeks! Today's high was 96º, and I gotta say, it felt GREAT. There's a world of difference between 96 and 107, and it's even greater when the humidity is lower along with the temps.

I stupidly went out last weekend and did a 10-miler at 3 in the afternoon, purely out of frustration (I rode earlier in the day, but got a flat - my fourth in four rides!). It was 104 at the time, and I thought I might die. :)

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

KWICKO

Saturday, August 28, 2010 11:40 PM

I'm really looking forward to cooler evenings, so I can ride more during the week, too. As it is, I'm really only getting in my miles on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

KWICKO

Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:36 PM

Y'know, I kinda find myself wishing we had a Firefly Fit Club board, just so I wouldn't have to keep tracking this thread down to update it... :)

Anyway, a sweet little 12.75-mile cruise this morning, in just under an hour. Quite a few hills, but finished off with some very fast flats along Slaughter Lane - about 4 miles of running in the top two or three gears!

AURaptor's Greatest Hits:

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 20:32 To AnthonyT:
Go fuck yourself.
On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you.

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 18:26 To President Obama:
Mr. President, you're a god damn, mother fucking liar.
Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.

AURAPTOR

Sunday, August 29, 2010 6:13 PM

Put in 3,400 yards yesterday, though some of it was kicking, w/ my new fins.

Down a couple of more lbs too, which has me thinking I might go lift some weights or put in a few more laps today.....

Or not.

KAREL

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 1:25 AM

At last! 75F at sunrise today, 40F dew point. It felt cool for about 45 seconds. Good strong 12-mile ride with some hills. Looks good for tomorrow, too.

KWICKO

Thursday, October 7, 2010 6:05 PM

Zoiks! Haven't posted here in a while, but rest assured, I've been keeping at it with the bike. I've hit all my monthly goals thus far - I did a 15-mile ride for August, and did a 20-miler last weekend. It's cooled down enough now that I'm riding every evening during the week, doing a 5-mile loop in my neighborhood, working on getting my average speed up. 5 miles is taking me 20 to 25 minutes, which is a decent jump from my average a month ago of around 10mph. The speed radar unit on one of my routes I hit the first time at 12mph; last weekend I made it read 25mph, so that felt awesome.

On my weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) the shortest ride I'll do now is in the 15 mile range, and I've chosen a route that takes me up lots of hills, and then generally down at about the halfway point, so the last half goes much faster than the first half. I'll usually finish off with a lap or two of the Circle C Veloway in southwest Austin (it's a 3.17 mile paved loop in the woods that is off-limits to everyone EXCEPT bicyclists and rollerbladers).

This weekend, I plan to do a 15, a 20, and a 15, for a total of 50 miles in one weekend. By end of October, I'm set on doing a 25-miler, then 30 by Thanksgiving and 35 by New Year's. And now I know with 100% certainty that I can definitely do this. Before, I wasn't sure if I'd bitten off more than I could chew!

Oh, and I've dropped ten pounds, and my calves are huge. :) And, oddly, my upper arms are getting much larger. And I can see actual honest-to-goodness ABS trying to show!

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Fuck you, you cock sucking community activist piece of shit.
... go fuck yourself, Mr. President.