I need a fitness buddy....

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  • dawn717
    dawn717 Posts: 89 Member
    Still doing our fitness challenge :happy: :happy:
    Got to the Y again today and did 40 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes on the weight machines.
    I would like to learn how to do more exercises. I am just now feeling a little more comfortable a the Y and may ask for help.
    It may sound silly but all those people who look like they know what they are doing intimidate me.:frown:
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    Hello Buddies!! I just got back from an amazing step class! I feel like I could take on the world! But, I really need a shower first!! :laugh:
  • nicolet04
    nicolet04 Posts: 830
    ....so i got off my lazy butt and got my workout in today!!!!:drinker: 30 day shred!!! it took a little while for me to get motivated but i did it!!!! :smile: come on everybody, get up and excercise!!!!!

    Great job! thanks for the inspiration!


    im glad i inspired someone!!!:wink:
  • schatz
    schatz Posts: 5
    I would love to be your fitness buddy! I think this is a fantastic idea and help I could really use. I think your approach is great, a little change can make a big difference. You can and will do this! Hope to hear from you soon:)
  • mbb8682
    mbb8682 Posts: 262 Member
    Is it to late to join? I would love to join the group.
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    Nope, not too late!! Join right in & post your work outs & accomplishments!

    We're happy to have you! :flowerforyou:
  • momtothreebabies
    momtothreebabies Posts: 106 Member
    This is so awesome!!!! Look at all these new friends!!!!!!
    Welcome!!!!!!!
    I have two girls and a boy by the way, lol.
    Ok, did my workout yesterday, did more walking/dancing and 100 situps, although couldnt hardly get up afterwards, and for those of you who are wondering how i worked out a bit during holidays- im like 100 lbs overweight, i have to do something!!!!!!
    Today im dying of a headache, i think stress, i have sooo much of it in my life, but i wont bore you with details, unless you ask, wink wink. lol.
    anyway, im trying to think of a way to work out with such a huge headache, but does walking all around walmart with three little ones and having my car break down count as a work out???????????
    Love Jaelle
    momtothreebabies.blogspot.com
  • nicolet04
    nicolet04 Posts: 830
    im sooooo glad so everyone is joining in!!!!:drinker: well i just got my workout in for today..30 day shred!!! good luck to everyone and keep up those workouts!!!:wink:
  • chimpoco
    chimpoco Posts: 193
    Hi,

    I want in too. I'm getting married on March 16th and want to lose some weight.
    I did 3 miles today on the treadmill using rubber toning bands. I also did 100 crunches. I haven't worked out in a while and my abs are paying the price-they hurt.
  • SammyD
    SammyD Posts: 50
    This is such a great idea!
    I'm trying Windsor pilates, my friend just sent me a bunch of DVDs. Has anyone does this, it's kicking my butt! I did an hour of that today and 20 minutes on the stair stepper. I'm trying to get the nerve to go back to my cycling class, but everyone there knows what they are doing...I think I'm going to go again tomorrow.
    Here's hoping :)
  • Hello everyone!! Today I workout in the morning and did Turb jam fat blaster and a 20 min workout. Then this evening I was bored and did the fat blaster again wihich is 30 min and 35 min of Turbo Jam body scuplt. Does anyone know if it's okay to workout twice a day?? I feel okay-well lets see tomorrow!!! Lizette
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    I'm trying Windsor pilates, my friend just sent me a bunch of DVDs. Has anyone does this, it's kicking my butt!

    I just picked up Windsor pilates from my local library! I plan to give it a try today - if my little ones let me!
  • dawn717
    dawn717 Posts: 89 Member
    I appreciate this challenge.
    I made it to the gym 3 days in a row! :wink:
    My goodness, it has been so busy there lately. I guess it is good to see so many other motivated people!!:happy:
    Anyway I did a full 60 minutes of cardio. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
    But, I confess I blew it at dinner, I kind of over justified the calories because of the excercise. :angry:
    Oh well, I am determined to do better today and make it 4 days in a row.
  • mbb8682
    mbb8682 Posts: 262 Member
    I do my workouts in the afternoon.

    Today I will run for 35 min with the dog.
    Do my abs for 30 min I do these while watching my shows on TV.

    I orederd the jIllian Michaels 30 min shred so I will be doing that everyday as soon as it gets here.
  • momtothreebabies
    momtothreebabies Posts: 106 Member
    Ok, im totally getting the 30 day shred dvd! Everyone seems to really like it!
    Yesterday the only exercise i could muster with my KILLING headache was 25 crunches and 25 pilates crunches things ( i have no idea what they are called, lol) and I was just proud of myself for doing those without throwing up, darn that headache. Today it is better, so I am going to do floor exercises- stretches, pilates moves, yoga moves, leg lifts, stomach crunches, etc. Then tomorrow I hope to do more walking/dancing. Oh, I hope to have my dvd by then too! I will do that.
    I am just LOVING this thread and soooo happy that I reached out to find a fitness buddy! Now I have so many new friends!!
    Maybe in a week or two I will lose a pound, lol. For some reason, when I work out, Im starving!!! Not so good when you are trying to lose weight! LOL!!!!:grumble:
    Love, Jaelle
  • mbb8682
    mbb8682 Posts: 262 Member
    jaelle: Try eating before you go work out or have a protein shake afterwards that works for me
  • momtothreebabies
    momtothreebabies Posts: 106 Member
    oh thats a good idea, eat before, lol. I was so shocked at how very hungry I was afterwards! I felt awful about it!!!!!
    Thanks so much!!!! Everyone is so super awesome helpful!!!!!!!!
    Im soooo ready for warm weather when I can go outside and walk etc. play with the kids outside, run around and play soccer, etc. Im limited here at home, because we have no workout equipment and no money for a gym membership, so i just pop on my ipod and dance and walk in place, not sure if it does anything, but i sure do feel sore afterwards!! my kids think im HILARIOUS too!!!! that always makes me laugh watching them try to dance along! :laugh:
  • nicolet04
    nicolet04 Posts: 830
    i got my workout in today!!!! so i was feeling VERY lazy today and it took me 2 hours to get off my lazy butt and workout, so as my punishment to myself for being so lazy was doing 30 day shred.... 2X(killer)!!! i feel great now!!! when im feeling lazy i always try to remember how great i feel after i excercise!!
  • Hi. I would love to join. I'm new to this whole thing. In fact... this is my first message. Sounds like more fun than doing it alone. Thanks for the opportunity.
  • SammyD
    SammyD Posts: 50
    I made to the spinning class today, and I did the body sculpting class right before that! That's 45 minutes of strength training and abs plus 35 minutes cardio. I'm exhausted but I'm sooo glad I went! I don't if I would have if I hadn't gotten on here and read everyone's reports today!!
    :smile: Great job everyone!:smile:
  • SammyD
    SammyD Posts: 50
    I just picked up Windsor pilates from my local library! I plan to give it a try today - if my little ones let me!
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    Let me know what you think! It's going to take me a bit to get used to it...everyone on there is so flexible! I think I like it though.
  • nicolet04
    nicolet04 Posts: 830
    Bump!!!
  • nicolet04
    nicolet04 Posts: 830
    Hi. I would love to join. I'm new to this whole thing. In fact... this is my first message. Sounds like more fun than doing it alone. Thanks for the opportunity.

    WELCOME!!!
  • momtothreebabies
    momtothreebabies Posts: 106 Member
    Welcome!!!! You guys are amazing, I cant get over how some of you will go to two classes, or do a video twice in one day! Im so happy that I did 20 minutes of walking and 20 minutes of "floor exercises" yesterday. Thats nothing! You guys rock!!!!!
    Im going to get the 30 day shred video tomorrow! So excited!
    I will be checking in later to report my workout!!!!!!
    Im sore, lol. dont know why ROFL:drinker:
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    So my Thursday workout took a turn! I had started the Windsor Pilates dvd & decided that I would do the first dvd (the instructions & beginner's workout). It went pretty well! I planned to do the next workout dvd which was a 20min work out. However, I got hungry & ate lunch while the baby was sleeping. A senseable salad, mind you! Then my husband calls & says that someone wants to see our house (we are trying to sell). So, no pilates video... However, I did find out later that night that house cleaning is listed on the site!! So when I figured out that in preparing for our house showing by cleaning for 3 hours I burned over 600 calories!!
    So my workout wasn't what I had in mind, but it worked!! :wink:

    Oh, yeah, & I did week 3 day 2 of the 100 push up challenge!
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    Friday's work out is done!! Step & Tone class. I may try to get to that pilates video later... we'll see! :smile:
  • You guys are are amazing. I workout 30 mins. a day. That's all. I know it's better than nothing but I hope to get more in as my energy level improves.
  • nicolet04
    nicolet04 Posts: 830
    so i got my workout in today!!! i really didnt want to excercise, so again i did double and now i feel great!!! i did level 3 and then level 1 of 30 day shred...i seriously thought i might die at one point but i kept saying to myself, push through it...push through it!!! well i got through it, i had to modify a little cause my knee was killing me, but i go through it!!! :happy:
    so.....every morning i really dont want to work out but i always know that getting the workout clothes on is the first step. after i get them on, i am always ready to workout, (i dont know why but it just seems to trigger something!!) so i decided that tomorrow when i first get up i will put them on right away, so i am ready to workout first thing, rather than being lazy in my pjs for half the day!!! if it works for me, maybe it can work for someone else!!! good luck and keep on moving!!!!:drinker: :tongue: :bigsmile:
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    You guys are are amazing. I workout 30 mins. a day. That's all. I know it's better than nothing but I hope to get more in as my energy level improves.

    That's great!! As you feel yourself getting stronger you can push yourself a bit more & set goals! It's so exciting to see the small changes that occur after adding in just a little bit of excercise!!

    Great to have you here! :drinker:
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    so i got my workout in today!!! i really didnt want to excercise, so again i did double and now i feel great!!! i did level 3 and then level 1 of 30 day shred...i seriously thought i might die at one point but i kept saying to myself, push through it...push through it!!! well i got through it, i had to modify a little cause my knee was killing me, but i go through it!!! :happy:
    so.....every morning i really dont want to work out but i always know that getting the workout clothes on is the first step. after i get them on, i am always ready to workout, (i dont know why but it just seems to trigger something!!) so i decided that tomorrow when i first get up i will put them on right away, so i am ready to workout first thing, rather than being lazy in my pjs for half the day!!! if it works for me, maybe it can work for someone else!!! good luck and keep on moving!!!!:drinker: :tongue: :bigsmile:

    Great suggestions on the fitness wear thing!! And I gotta get that SHRED!! It sounds awesome! Keep pushing through!! :wink:
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