'almost big day exercise thread' check-in for 4/25

how is everyone doing?

I'll check-in first!

I exercised for the first time in 2 weeks (I do cardio with 12 lb weights and a 14' step) While the cardio part was fine, I'm definitely weaker, and expect to be sore by tonight, despite stretching a lot....

soreness is better than atrophying to a shapeless lump!

Food wise, nothing special, but my normal diet is rather modest in the carb, fat, and portion size anyway...
Overall, a good day!

So, how did YOU do?

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well no exercise since I was still in a foul mood and didnt get home til 7... but in terms of eating... well i didn't do great but i did better than i usually do.

for dinner last night my mom ordered a pizza and garlic knots - i couldn't resist - plus since the kitchen is out of commission (construction) I had no choice but to have some (that's what i'm telling myself). But I usually have 2 or 3 slices and like 3 or 4 knots -- yes, i like to eat... but instead I had 1 slice and 2 knots! very proud of myself! And I was able to resist the mega m&ms that are in the pantry!!

so far today, I'm working on my water and had a luna bar for breakfast.

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I feel your pain.... Our apartment is over a gourmet coal-fired pizza place.... the only place I know of on LI with authentic napoli-style pizza....

At least you minimized the damage by cutting down on portion sizes....

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I had food and mouth disease yesterday, but I was not eatting junk food just a lot of food. I did workout last night because I have been on such a great roll I do not want to mess it up. Plus, I did not feel so bad becasue I did workout.

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When I was on my great losing streak last year I found out that working out basically erased many diet transgressions..... the cheating just slowed weight loss....

conversely, when I was behaving on my diet, but not exercising, I lost NOTHING.

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trying to get up and do some tae bo in a bit

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1 hour of kickboxing last night!

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Posted by cookiemonster

1 hour of kickboxing last night!

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woah.... that's equivalent to a 1/2 a box of cookies there

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I walked home from the LIRR lastnight since FH had to work late & the bus NEVER comes. That's a 2.8 mile walk which took me about 50 minutes to do. I ate a light dinner & so far today I had a banana & will have one of my Smart One meals for lunch & sliced cucumbers for a snack later this afternoon ! I'm being good considering the kid in my office just brought back a fried chicken sandwich with french fries which smells AMAZING !!!

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my workout will begin after work, so looking to do 40 mintues on the treadmill, some situps, i need to lose my gut so badly, and some other excerises for my butt.....and i have ww meeting toni8ght.

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So far I ran for 15 minutes on my treadmill before work. As far as food.. I am still on my 1200 cal diet so that's going pretty good.
For breakfast I had 1/4 cup egg beater, 1/2 cup applesauce, 1 cup Special K with Alomond milk (only 40cal!)
For Lunch I had 2 cups of spring lettuce with 1/2 roasted pepper, 2tblspn of salsa on top, 1 Yoplait Light yogurt, 1/2 cup applesauce and 1 lowfat mozzarella cheesestick

I am also going for another run this evening after work (5K)

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I have 31 days left so I have to get myself in shape. I got up this morning and went on the treadmill before work. I have to start forcing myself out of bed every morning to work out.

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i have a routine i've been doing three times a week--

it's hard but i see results

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i've been doing amazing (lost 30 pounds since january) then last week FH came to florida to see me and I fell off the wagon. gained just about 5 pounds since then and i'm trying to make up for it now. im in the middle of moving so hopefully that'll keep me occupied and not think about how i just got rid of all of my food in the house haha. as far as exercise goes, i'm not starting that until i move and join xsport fitness. if anyone wants a gym buddy let me know.

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Hellooooo girls!
Back to the gym last night. It was the first night in almost 2 mo.
35 min on the eliptical, some upper body weight training and 200 cruches.
Eating??? Im an eater so not much dieting over here.
The norm so far today: granola bar for breakfast
and reduced fat cheezit, peppermill turkey on a rol (not a deli roll though, the ones that are like hambuger rolls- less bread w/ mayo and lettuce and a diet snapple.

Back to the gym tonight
Im actually meeting with a personal trainer Thursday night for an assesment.

Hey! Any of you girls go to LA Fitness in Farmingdale?

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I ran 3 miles yesterday and got up early this morning to do my Ab Jam workout this morning...my quads are KILLING me from the run...3 weeks and counting!!

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i have a gym membership to LA fitness here in florida which i can transfer. my account is good until june so i mean i could go there, but i live in westbury so i think it'll be too far for me

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Walked 2 miles last night. My job had a 'Bring your sneakers to work & walk Day' So I did a mile at lunch. Drinking my H20 now w/ my Fiber One Bar for my late afternoon snack.

Hey I'm thinking about ordering Hip Hop Abs. Anyone have any experience with it? They promise 3 inches off your waist the first week if you do it for 6 days consecutively or your money back.

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i went running for about 40 minutes yesterday. and i only had to walk about 5-7 minutes (i'm not a runner, i have bad problems with my legs, so it's really really really hard for me to run, but i'm trying!)

i ate dinner at 11pm though because i didn't have time to eat before my orchestra concert. even though i only had a little turkey sandwich on a whole wheat english muffin, just with mustard and lettuce, it's still bad to eat so late! but i couldn't go to bed as hungry as i was!!!

i'll probably skip working out today though - it'll be the first day i skip since monday, the 16! i think i deserve a day off. . .

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ya know, I've been in that situation, and realized that if I don't eat something like what you had, I'll end up eating a ton of chocolate!

much better to have the turkey sandwich!