Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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FluffySandwich wrote: »I agree that weight lifting is really interesting to me. I love all the results the ladies around here are getting! What's stopping me is anxiety... I just cannot bring myself to wander into the weight section with all those big men. I'm thinking about making my own, relatively cheap weights at home. Has anyone done this?
Also you guys have done a good job at making me crave bananas. Especially a cold banana smoothie...
I am also scared of the weight room. But I was fed up of letting this put me off , so I sourced some relatively cheap basic equipment to start me off. Barbell, a few dumbells etc. I do my weights in my spare room where no one can see me and I check my form on the many you tube videos you can find on the subject. Hopefully I'll eventually progress to the gym as I don't have room for loads of equipment but doing it this way means I'm at least making some progress. And I have to say, I am loving it so far. Early days for me still but hopefully the love continues. I think what I like most is the feeling of achievement by realising what my body is capable of lifting even in the early stages. That and also, the other day I had my 7 yr old niece round. She looked at my barbell and said' Can you really lift that Aunty Cosmo (not my real name!) and when I responded that I could, she said' Wow, you must be really strong' I felt awesome! One of the reasons I am trying to get fit is to set a good example for my 4 nieces. They have bad examples from elsewhere and I want them to know you don't have to starve yourself or spend 3 hours a day on the treadmill in the gym to be healthy. (sorry for the epic post - seems now I've started I just can't shut up)
I am way behind, but I wanted to welcome you too. Also, you are spot on about feeling an achievement in realizing what your body's capable of doing even early on. I feel the same way! If someone would have told me 4 weeks ago I'd be squatting 100 lbs. I would have told them to shut their dirty mouth.
I hope you have stuck around and continued participating, and not just gone back to being a stalker.
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For those that may still be stuck at work this thread is a good time waster http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10006202/its-friday-gif-it-up-again/p10
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TigerNY128 wrote: »I squatted 100 pounds today and deadlifted 135, which is my body weight!!
On a related note, my legs feel like jello and I can't move...lol.
Way to go!0 -
kelly_c_77 wrote: »TigerNY128 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »Hi All, I have a major confession to make. I am a stalker! I have been following this thread since day one and reading ALL the comments daily. I even make references to this thread to my boyfriend on a semi regular basis - he has pretty much forced me to post here as he says it's pretty creepy I read but don't engage! ( my apologies for the creepy-ness but I am annoyingly socially awkward)
Anyway, I wanted to post to say thank you to all of you for entertaining me and making me laugh - and sometimes cry - daily. Also for motivating me. Due to the many discussions on beginning weight workouts etc in recent weeks I have been moved to restart this myself. Weights 3 times a week for the past 3 weeks - let's just hope I can keep it up.
To sum up - thanks everyone for being a positive force in my life recently even though you didn't know it ( I'd insert a smiley face here but don't know how!) I shall crawl back under my rock now.....
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't go away! We need some new blood in here. Especially since our regulars are slowing down. Put it on your calendar and post 1 thought a day til you get comfortable! Most of us in here often didn't post anywhere else (myself included) for the same reason, but I am so glad I finally plunged in!
I am thinking of talking to the folks in the gym at work to do some weight training/education then trying the SL5x5 thing everyone is talking about... I am feeling left out... And I hate feeling left out!
You will love lifting! Let us know when you try it!
I'll admit, I was thinking about it too...but would have to buy the equipment for it because I don't do gyms!
Do it! I don't know how much it all costs though. Only if it is within your budget. Or you can join me lifting sofas and dogs...
start with a chihuahua and work your way up. A Great Dane gets you extra points!
You can work up to lifting your partner too, lol. My husband loves to tell me how many of me he can deadlift and tries to bench me sometimes too...but I'm way too squirmy/floppy (much like a chihuahua or, more likely, a Great Dane...) Big compound lifts for you, core strength from the necessary planking for him
Mr. Mo squatted me on his shoulders last week. It was awesome!
My daughter's boyfriend does this to her all the time. He could squat her bodyweight and mine, but it's funny to watch.0 -
Had prelogged my lunch and then the boss bought Chikfila wraps for us. I chose to use my own low cal salad dressing on it and had some fruit. I did have one of their fabulous cookies. (I deserved it after getting drenched going to help pick up the food!) Moved my lunch to dinner, put the cookie in my afternoon snack and have not broken my calorie goal!! Yay me!!
That is awesome!0 -
I confess that today I FINALLY took a day off with my husband to move our old stove and a dead riding lawn mower from the back yard to the metal recycling place. Then we used the proceeds from recycling to buy ourselves lunch and a treat from our friend's coffee shop. The recycling place we use has places you can do aluminum cans and small stuff on the weekends, but appliances have to be taken to their main location that is only open on week days. It is shameful how.long it took us to do this. The grass is totally dead where the stove sat for months. While we were at it, we took down the swing set after 13 years at this house and recycled it too.0
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MissKalhan wrote: »rungirl1973 wrote: »spacequiztime wrote: »
Lovely jello to start the Labor Day weekend.TigerNY128 wrote: »I squatted 100 pounds today and deadlifted 135, which is my body weight!!
On a related note, my legs feel like jello and I can't move...lol.
Congrats!
Haha. I read this and was thinking, Who said jello?
One of my friends has been posting on Facebook about the thousands of jello shots she's making for the weekend. I got confused there for a minute!
Great work on the squats and deadlift!
OMG I haven't had jello shots in agesss!
I used to make the fancy rainbow layered ones for parties all the time, but at some point I think we grew up, sadly.
My family refuses to grow up. My 29 year old cousin got married on Saturday at the Glendale (fancy pants golf club) and she asked if she could bring jello shots
They sold her the booze but she had to make them. They were a big hit, at least with our side of the family lol.
ETA: however we never make any as fancy as yours!
I worked at a Keg steakhouse in university and we used to do jello shots for staff parties, too.
Sometimes I get really fancy and buy unflavoured gelatin so I can make stuff like gin and tonic shots or Baileys coffee shots or champagne shots, too. We've done Cosbys, too, with pudding instead of Jello, although we don't call them that anymore, haha.
You wouldn't happen to know their cheesecake recipe, would you?
I'm afraid it's "order frozen from supplier, thaw, add strawberry sauce", lol. I don't know who the commercial bakery was as they packaged it for the Keg specifically.
ETA: If you want to know how to make a lemon meringue, blackberry, or kiwi martini, though, I'm your girl.0 -
rungirl1973 wrote: »Have a fantastic vacation, Nicci!! We'll miss you bunches!
Edited to say: I suppose I should have said a fantastic "holiday"
+1 to this! Enjoy
Ditto.
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MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »I confess that today I FINALLY took a day off with my husband to move our old stove and a dead riding lawn mower from the back yard to the metal recycling place. Then we used the proceeds from recycling to buy ourselves lunch and a treat from our friend's coffee shop. The recycling place we use has places you can do aluminum cans and small stuff on the weekends, but appliances have to be taken to their main location that is only open on week days. It is shameful how.long it took us to do this. The grass is totally dead where the stove sat for months. While we were at it, we took down the swing set after 13 years at this house and recycled it too.
Yay! Sounds like a successful day to me!0 -
I'm bored and quite possibly the only member of the group left on here today so I am spamming the funny pictures thread.
I can't wait to see what you put in there. I confess I deliberately came back from Dallas today to eat up the morning and drove myself to airport so I could go straight to barn. I kept an eye on email and that was it. 0 -
riderfangal wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »Confession: I don't know what is wrong with me but today has been a bad food day. I already ate all 10 twinkies from the box I bought this morning.
I was at my lowest weight before vacation and now I just can't seem to get back to being good with food...
Tomorrow hopefully.
I am seriously impressed with the 10 Twinkies. I probably shouldn't admit that in here.
Haha thanks for the laugh! It was another one of those things where while you are eating them you are thinking, "these aren't even that good." Definitely not like the old twinkies. I ate five for breakfast and five for lunch. Haha so embarassing!
I NEED to eat better. I probably gained like 10 lbs the last couple weeks. I have a co-worker who is about the same size as me who always complains about not being able to lose weight yet eats the free food we have around the site every time (while I almost always pass). She didn't seem to believe that I had lost weight recently. My goal is to lose more weight so that she will know that I'm not lying. Seems silly but I'm hoping it will motivate me to get going on losing weight again.
Sometimes impressing others can be a powerful motivation!
Yep it can. I love watching the look on my exes face when I drop off Kypton and I have lost more weight. I may also always wear my nicest clothes and have my hair and make up done just because!
My ex works in the same building as me, but in a different department so we never see each other (Thankfully!). But each December, the company puts on a Christmas & awards lunch for the building and it's in his department. I'll be getting an award so I'll have to walk up in front of everyone, including him. I'm using this as part of my motivation to work my butt off in this new 12 week exercise program I'll be starting.
ETA: If for whatever reason I don't feel like I'm looking "hot" enough I will probably be "sick" that day
Congrats on the award. You will rock it!0 -
kelly_c_77 wrote: »TigerNY128 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »Hi All, I have a major confession to make. I am a stalker! I have been following this thread since day one and reading ALL the comments daily. I even make references to this thread to my boyfriend on a semi regular basis - he has pretty much forced me to post here as he says it's pretty creepy I read but don't engage! ( my apologies for the creepy-ness but I am annoyingly socially awkward)
Anyway, I wanted to post to say thank you to all of you for entertaining me and making me laugh - and sometimes cry - daily. Also for motivating me. Due to the many discussions on beginning weight workouts etc in recent weeks I have been moved to restart this myself. Weights 3 times a week for the past 3 weeks - let's just hope I can keep it up.
To sum up - thanks everyone for being a positive force in my life recently even though you didn't know it ( I'd insert a smiley face here but don't know how!) I shall crawl back under my rock now.....
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't go away! We need some new blood in here. Especially since our regulars are slowing down. Put it on your calendar and post 1 thought a day til you get comfortable! Most of us in here often didn't post anywhere else (myself included) for the same reason, but I am so glad I finally plunged in!
I am thinking of talking to the folks in the gym at work to do some weight training/education then trying the SL5x5 thing everyone is talking about... I am feeling left out... And I hate feeling left out!
You will love lifting! Let us know when you try it!
I'll admit, I was thinking about it too...but would have to buy the equipment for it because I don't do gyms!
Do it! I don't know how much it all costs though. Only if it is within your budget. Or you can join me lifting sofas and dogs...
start with a chihuahua and work your way up. A Great Dane gets you extra points!
You can work up to lifting your partner too, lol. My husband loves to tell me how many of me he can deadlift and tries to bench me sometimes too...but I'm way too squirmy/floppy (much like a chihuahua or, more likely, a Great Dane...) Big compound lifts for you, core strength from the necessary planking for him
Mr. Mo squatted me on his shoulders last week. It was awesome!
Mr. Mo is a stud!0 -
MissKalhan wrote: »kelly_c_77 wrote: »TigerNY128 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »Hi All, I have a major confession to make. I am a stalker! I have been following this thread since day one and reading ALL the comments daily. I even make references to this thread to my boyfriend on a semi regular basis - he has pretty much forced me to post here as he says it's pretty creepy I read but don't engage! ( my apologies for the creepy-ness but I am annoyingly socially awkward)
Anyway, I wanted to post to say thank you to all of you for entertaining me and making me laugh - and sometimes cry - daily. Also for motivating me. Due to the many discussions on beginning weight workouts etc in recent weeks I have been moved to restart this myself. Weights 3 times a week for the past 3 weeks - let's just hope I can keep it up.
To sum up - thanks everyone for being a positive force in my life recently even though you didn't know it ( I'd insert a smiley face here but don't know how!) I shall crawl back under my rock now.....
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't go away! We need some new blood in here. Especially since our regulars are slowing down. Put it on your calendar and post 1 thought a day til you get comfortable! Most of us in here often didn't post anywhere else (myself included) for the same reason, but I am so glad I finally plunged in!
I am thinking of talking to the folks in the gym at work to do some weight training/education then trying the SL5x5 thing everyone is talking about... I am feeling left out... And I hate feeling left out!
You will love lifting! Let us know when you try it!
I'll admit, I was thinking about it too...but would have to buy the equipment for it because I don't do gyms!
Do it! I don't know how much it all costs though. Only if it is within your budget. Or you can join me lifting sofas and dogs...
start with a chihuahua and work your way up. A Great Dane gets you extra points!
You can work up to lifting your partner too, lol. My husband loves to tell me how many of me he can deadlift and tries to bench me sometimes too...but I'm way too squirmy/floppy (much like a chihuahua or, more likely, a Great Dane...) Big compound lifts for you, core strength from the necessary planking for him
Mr. Mo squatted me on his shoulders last week. It was awesome!
That is amazing! ... Go Mr Mo go!
In the words of @quiksylver FTFY...
Remember... language!0 -
Had prelogged my lunch and then the boss bought Chikfila wraps for us. I chose to use my own low cal salad dressing on it and had some fruit. I did have one of their fabulous cookies. (I deserved it after getting drenched going to help pick up the food!) Moved my lunch to dinner, put the cookie in my afternoon snack and have not broken my calorie goal!! Yay me!!
Whoo hoo. Great job!0 -
riderfangal wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »Confession: I don't know what is wrong with me but today has been a bad food day. I already ate all 10 twinkies from the box I bought this morning.
I was at my lowest weight before vacation and now I just can't seem to get back to being good with food...
Tomorrow hopefully.
I am seriously impressed with the 10 Twinkies. I probably shouldn't admit that in here.
Haha thanks for the laugh! It was another one of those things where while you are eating them you are thinking, "these aren't even that good." Definitely not like the old twinkies. I ate five for breakfast and five for lunch. Haha so embarassing!
I NEED to eat better. I probably gained like 10 lbs the last couple weeks. I have a co-worker who is about the same size as me who always complains about not being able to lose weight yet eats the free food we have around the site every time (while I almost always pass). She didn't seem to believe that I had lost weight recently. My goal is to lose more weight so that she will know that I'm not lying. Seems silly but I'm hoping it will motivate me to get going on losing weight again.
Sometimes impressing others can be a powerful motivation!
Yep it can. I love watching the look on my exes face when I drop off Kypton and I have lost more weight. I may also always wear my nicest clothes and have my hair and make up done just because!
My ex works in the same building as me, but in a different department so we never see each other (Thankfully!). But each December, the company puts on a Christmas & awards lunch for the building and it's in his department. I'll be getting an award so I'll have to walk up in front of everyone, including him. I'm using this as part of my motivation to work my butt off in this new 12 week exercise program I'll be starting.
ETA: If for whatever reason I don't feel like I'm looking "hot" enough I will probably be "sick" that day
Use this moment to inspire you! Look amazing!0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »For those of us in the U.S. Yay! For a long weekend!!!!
And Canada too!
Have a great holiday @orangesmartie !
Oh really? For Labor day?0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »For those of us in the U.S. Yay! For a long weekend!!!!
And Canada too!
Have a great holiday @orangesmartie !
Oh really? For Labor day?
Yeppirs! The weekend is finally here. I do have to go in tomorrow for a bit to finish all the things I left half done on my desk but at least I can go in when I want and no one else will be there so it should only take a couple of hours.0 -
Anyone everyone watch Property Brothers? Or any shows with the twins Drew and Jonathan? Ugh I'm obsessed with them they are my dream man...gorgeous, beautiful, twin men!!! Ahh
I love the Property Brothers too! I watch them every day when I'm on the treadmill. They are cute! I like their accents too 0 -
riderfangal wrote: »
!pofoster21 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »For those of us in the U.S. Yay! For a long weekend!!!!
And Canada too!
Have a great holiday @orangesmartie !
Oh really? For Labor day?
Yeppirs! The weekend is finally here. I do have to go in tomorrow for a bit to finish all the things I left half done on my desk but at least I can go in when I want and no one else will be there so it should only take a couple of hours.
Interesting. So I guess... Woo hoo for those of us in North America!0 -
Anyone everyone watch Property Brothers? Or any shows with the twins Drew and Jonathan? Ugh I'm obsessed with them they are my dream man...gorgeous, beautiful, twin men!!! Ahh
I love the Property Brothers too! I watch them every day when I'm on the treadmill. They are cute! I like their accents too
I love them too. Dreamy!0 -
CountessKitteh wrote: »I'm annoyed with my job today. Can you tell?
It doesn't show.
I'm rather fond of bananas, in almost any stage of ripeness other than the extremes, and wouldn't eat more than one or two a day.
I have been known to mush one up in a bowl and just eat mashed banana, as a snack.
Now I'm craving banana. May have to swing by a grocery store on my walk and grab a bunch.
I like bananas, but only in the ripe, starting to freckle stage. Yum. I haven't had any in a while though since I was supposed to be following a nutrition plan with low-ish sugar (she says after eating ice cream last night).
Me too! I'm very picky about my bananas- they can't be too green and they can't be too mushy- they have to be juuuust right. I'm like the Little Read Riding Hood of bananas!
Don't you mean Goldilocks?
Yup, I think @spamarie caught that one for me! I'm not the brightest crayon in the box
I thought I was the only one who used that phrase!
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riderfangal wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »For those of us in the U.S. Yay! For a long weekend!!!!
And Canada too!
Have a great holiday @orangesmartie !
Oh really? For Labor day?
Yeppirs! The weekend is finally here. I do have to go in tomorrow for a bit to finish all the things I left half done on my desk but at least I can go in when I want and no one else will be there so it should only take a couple of hours.
I usually get off at 4 but stayed until 5:45 last night to get my things caught up.0 -
TigerNY128 wrote: »I squatted 100 pounds today and deadlifted 135, which is my body weight!!
On a related note, my legs feel like jello and I can't move...lol.
@TigerNY128 way to go; hopefully, your legs aren't like jello today! I haven't lifted weights for around a week, but what tips do you guys offer when you do have bad delayed onset muscle soreness?0 -
riderfangal wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »Confession: I don't know what is wrong with me but today has been a bad food day. I already ate all 10 twinkies from the box I bought this morning.
I was at my lowest weight before vacation and now I just can't seem to get back to being good with food...
Tomorrow hopefully.
I am seriously impressed with the 10 Twinkies. I probably shouldn't admit that in here.
Haha thanks for the laugh! It was another one of those things where while you are eating them you are thinking, "these aren't even that good." Definitely not like the old twinkies. I ate five for breakfast and five for lunch. Haha so embarassing!
I NEED to eat better. I probably gained like 10 lbs the last couple weeks. I have a co-worker who is about the same size as me who always complains about not being able to lose weight yet eats the free food we have around the site every time (while I almost always pass). She didn't seem to believe that I had lost weight recently. My goal is to lose more weight so that she will know that I'm not lying. Seems silly but I'm hoping it will motivate me to get going on losing weight again.
Sometimes impressing others can be a powerful motivation!
Yep it can. I love watching the look on my exes face when I drop off Kypton and I have lost more weight. I may also always wear my nicest clothes and have my hair and make up done just because!
My ex works in the same building as me, but in a different department so we never see each other (Thankfully!). But each December, the company puts on a Christmas & awards lunch for the building and it's in his department. I'll be getting an award so I'll have to walk up in front of everyone, including him. I'm using this as part of my motivation to work my butt off in this new 12 week exercise program I'll be starting.
ETA: If for whatever reason I don't feel like I'm looking "hot" enough I will probably be "sick" that day
Yay, congrats on the award. I think you'll look awesome and I can't wait to hear about how it goes.
I use the word "award" loosely. December is my 10 year anniversary with the company so I'll get a plaque or something to collect dust
Still an awesome achievement!
Agreed. That shows you have dedication.0 -
kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »TigerNY128 wrote: »I squatted 100 pounds today and deadlifted 135, which is my body weight!!
On a related note, my legs feel like jello and I can't move...lol.
@TigerNY128 way to go; hopefully, your legs aren't like jello today! I haven't lifted weights for around a week, but what tips do you guys offer when you do have bad delayed onset muscle soreness?
I stretch. I turn everything I do into a stretch and I drink my Muscle Milk.
I try to drink Muscle Milk RIGHT after lifting but if I don't get to it or I forget, I drink it when I do remember(usually after I'm already sore
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I confess, I am getting so MAD at myself for my eating habits lately.
My allergies are giving me an excuse to be lazy in working out and I want to reach 179 lbs SO BAD! I want to order my FITBIT!
Today is the day. I swear, I will stay within my calories and get one 20 minute workout/walk/lift session in today if it darn near kills me!0 -
lilaclovebird wrote: »I confess, I am getting so MAD at myself for my eating habits lately.
My allergies are giving me an excuse to be lazy in working out and I want to reach 179 lbs SO BAD! I want to order my FITBIT!
Today is the day. I swear, I will stay within my calories and get one 20 minute workout/walk/lift session in today if it darn near kills me!
You can do it!!0 -
Glinda1971 wrote: »lilaclovebird wrote: »I confess, I am getting so MAD at myself for my eating habits lately.
My allergies are giving me an excuse to be lazy in working out and I want to reach 179 lbs SO BAD! I want to order my FITBIT!
Today is the day. I swear, I will stay within my calories and get one 20 minute workout/walk/lift session in today if it darn near kills me!
You can do it!!
Thanks. I already have a plan for when I get home. Change and get the poor Tessa out for a walk. She was DYING to go yesterday and I didn't take her and she avoided me the WHOLE day after that.0 -
I must have gotten a good night of deep sleep last night because I am totally full of energy this morning.
Going to go to the gym and figure out what exactly I'm going to do there. I want to lift heavy things eventually but since I think I'm going to be the only one there at 6 am (even the attendant doesn't start that early) I'll have to be careful. So I think I'll ease into that. I'm going to see what kind of machines I can use today.0 -
@kellyjellybellyjelly I try to have a protein shake after every workout and some days I have to take Advil. But honestly, I've found for the most part I just have to live with the soreness. I workout 4 days a week, so I do legs, chest/back, triceps/biceps, and shoulders. So usually it's a week before I work that body part again, that allows it to fully recover. Just works for me.
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