SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo Jan. 25, 2010

Bobbie145

Viviakay: The arc trainer sounds like a piece of equipment my gym has. I have used it and like it. It does burn a higher number of calories and doesn't seem to put added stress on any joints, etc. Hope you like it!

Bobbie

mechanicmom

Good morning!
CP, I say go for the half marathon! I know you could do it! :bigsmile:
Bobbie, sorry your trip was postponed again. Hope next month works out for you!
V, I don't think I could do the spin class. You mentioned "saddle sore" and my tailbone ached. lol. I broke my tailbone 6 years ago and it still hurts at times (especially when I start losing weight and my padding is gone). But spinning sounds kind of fun. So does the arc trainer. Let us know how it goes!

We were suppose to go to Bible Study this morning but the wintry mix is here. It may not get icy but we Texans don't know how to drive in it either. Besides I'd rather stay in the warmth!
Today is spending time with Alex, cleaning (not getting caught up at all), and Shred day 5. I'm not sore doing the shred so I am wondering if I should move up to the next level already. I also need to be careful with my eating. I've been eating healthier but it's stopping that is a problem.
Pulling out all the stops boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

No one can drive on ice, so better to be safe (unless you have chains or a special vehicle or they salt the roads - none of which occur here). What is so important that it's worth risking your health/life or at the very least your car? We aren't getting the ice here, but I'm always amazed when people say Texans can't drive on ice - dude, I can't walk on ice - I don't think anyone can drive on the stuff.

I love the arc trainer. I usually don't go more than 30 minutes though.

Go for the 1/2 marathon, CP - only if your feet are better.

So, I'm ranting. I'm still not better :grumble: The Idiots were great last night, but I'm exhausted. I might try a slow walk today, we'll see. We are supposed to go out to a nice restaurant with my parents tonight for my birthday, but I don't want to waste good food on a sick palate. I'm waiting until lunch to make my final decision. Oh, and someone volunteered to cover my yoga class today - I'm very grateful.

Slip, slide, boogaloo!

lotusfromthemud

Yep, no one can drive on ice. You can pray and point in a direction, but that's about it. :laugh:

Argh trainer report: heart rate went up much quicker than on elliptical (I find on the elliptical I really have to work hard at high resistance to get it up).

Balance point feels weird, and the momentum is harder to keep going. If you stop, it stops. You can shorten/lengthen your stride naturally and it turns from a stairstepper motion to an elliptical motion to a pretty natural feeling running motion.

Calorie burn in 45 minutes: 684 calories.:noway: Holy moley. More than my spin class last night.

lotusfromthemud

Mary, strep throat is about the worst birthday present ever.

I agree with saving the dinner for when your palate has recovered. (that always comes back last for me.)

happy birthday (anyways) boogaloo.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

mechanicmom

Happy Saturday!

I got to sleep in! That was nice! Today I think I am going to start spring cleaning. I am feeling the need to get rid of stuff, even baby stuff. I didn't know it would be four years and I'd still not have a baby in the house. :noway: After M comes home I may not want to have another child right away. We need more room for her because our church is already planning a shower. I know we will be getting lots of stuff! I may even do Shred day 6 today. I did level 2 yesterday. Felt good to be physically up to doing that.
It's already 9:30 so I'd better get busy.
Have a great weekend!
MM

cp005e

Hello friends. Happy birthday, Mary - I hope you're feeling better today. :flowerforyou:

Glad you are doing well again, MM. The "arrrgh trainer" :laugh: sounds tough, V! Ice is bad... though I actually think driving on it (very very slowly!) is a little easier than walking - you just can't brake, or turn. Of course, I get a lot of practice, and I drive a stick shift, which helps. And they do salt the roads here, of course, but the salt doesn't work as well when it's under 20 degrees. But I never want to go on the highway in bad weather - even if you can keep control of your own car, you can't get out of the way of someone else if they start sliding. So, yeah, it's better to postpone - hope you can reschedule, Bobbie.

Believe it or not, yesterday was the worst day of the week yet. They laid off 140 people in my company rather suddenly, including 13 (I think) in my department, and one on my team. So, I'm more grateful than ever to still be employed, I guess - but it was a very bad day. Thanks for the encouragement, everybody - I'll go running tomorrow!

Recovering today, boogaloo.

yoginimary

That's awful CP. I'm glad you're still employed. I would say you could always move here, but Dell just cut 20%. I wish there was no such thing as the stock market. I believe it hurts so many people and companies.

V- the arc trainer I'm used to is this one:
http://www.amazon.com/CYBEX-750AT-Total-Body-Trainer/dp/B002VL5KME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1264867181&sr=8-1
is this the one you used? I know there are a couple of different ones.

Spring cleaning is what I've started too, MM. I love to throw stuff away. You can have tons of memories, but only so much stuff.

We went to the restaurant after all last night. I was feeling better after my walk and didn't want to reschedule on everyone. It was just ok. The bread was fantastic, the waiter was less than great. Today we are going to dinner with a group of friends and gelato afterward.

Getting back into yoga today and a short walk.

Building up slowly, boogaloo!

Bobbie145

I would say "good morning", but it is already after 1:00! So, "good afternoon" to everyone! I have 4 boys running around my house and yard. I love boys and I love weekends! We are all going to go bowling this afternoon.

More and more of my clothes are fitting again. I am so excited!:bigsmile: I was planning on hitting the exercise room at Caesar's Palace in Vegas next week, but I went on line and it is $25.00 a day to use it. I am taking my laptop, so maybe I'll just take a pilates DVD to work out to. That would work. I'm also going to stop by Jenny Craig before we leave and get some dry breakfast and lunch items. Not only will that help with my calories, it will also help keep our expenses down.

CP: So sorry to hear about the layoffs. That is so sad and scary. Whenever I think about my cut in income from last year, I am very grateful to have a job. I actually love my new job and the freedom that came with it, so I'm just considering it a tradeoff.

Mary: Glad you felt well enough to go to dinner last night. I hope you continue to feel better.

MM: Good luck with that spring cleaning!

V: That's an awesome calorie burn. Hope you enjoyed the machine as well.

Have a great day!:flowerforyou:

Bowling boogaloo!


Bobbie

lotusfromthemud

Oh no, CP. How scary, and stressful. I hope things even out quickly, but how terrible for anybody to lose their job.

Mary, I'm glad you're rallying.

Today is a day off (I resisted the urge to go to a spin class this a.m., telling myself "recovery days are important, too." It's become hard.)

My husband and I are spending the whole day together (a rare treat!). It will probably involve dinner out.

Date day, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:

Bobbie145

Good morning! Just posted a nice long post only to have it go away!

Went bowling yesterday with 4 boys and a friend of mine. My friend is a good bowler and gave me good tips. It was fun.

Today I will wash clothes, fold clothes, put clothes away, put a new 2x4 under Andrew's bed to keep it from sagging, read police reports on my new cases, go over new discovery on a case that is coming up for trial in March, try to put stuff away or throw stuff away to make things neater (neatness is a hard state to obtain when you have people actively working against you ), read the Sunday paper, read my "for fun" book, pack for my trip next week, and pack for the boys to stay with friends next week while we are gone. My poor husband has a rotten cold, so no church this morning. The boys have gone to church with a friend, so, I will have peace and quiet for a few hours.

I hope everyone has a great day. Hope those of you who have been feeling bad are starting to feel better. I will be at my gym in the morning.


Bobbie

yoginimary

I'm not nearly that busy. Today is grocery shopping and planning meals for the week. More yoga and walking as well. Did a 6 minute shoulderstand yesterday. The trick is 5+ blankets, then it feels totally relaxing.

Both last night's gelato and Friday night's chocolate cake thing were disappointing. I'm saving the other dessert I was going to have this weekend for a really good dessert. Both the above desserts were free though, so that's some consolation. Husband turns 40 this year, so I'll have to plan something big.

V - did you get all the yogas in that you planned?

Make it worth it, boogaloo!

cp005e

OK - after overdoing it on Friday and taking a break yesterday, I was back at it this morning. I got up, went to the gym, and ran 5 miles! Two of my toes were just starting to get a little tender, but didn't blister, which is good progress considered I ran so far. I used my two-layer socks, and a blister prevention stick on my feet (it looks really funny, like a tiny deodorant stick). I haven't run that far since probably last fall, so I feel really good. I still need to figure out how to eat and drink before/after running so my stomach doesn't get upset - but it wasn't too bad today.

I did miss my 3rd day of pushups last week - trying to decide if I should do them today, or start over tomorrow. Later we're going to see Sherlock Holmes - should be silly fun. Sorry the desserts weren't so great, Mary - hope you find something fabulous to make up for it. I haven't been bowling in a while - I'm terrible, but it's still fun.

New week, boogaloo. :flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

Morning pebbs!

Mary, I did come up short on the 25 in 40 days, but came up with 18 in January, which seems impressive to me. (in my initial calculations, I didn't allow for time out of town and a weekly boxing session) By last week, I was noticing progress in some poses, which was my main goal. That and pushing myself to go when I really didn't want to (a particularly good exercise for me, I discovered, was breaking through the fear of "two days in a row".) To that, I really don't want to go today, but will. (it's gray, cloudy and very, very cold out (20 F) ) but I've been freezing for days, so it will be nice to be hot. Also, if I want to eat anything else today, I should exercise. (we went to brunch at my favorite (mexican, hardcore authentic) restaurant for lunch, as well as dinner out followed by gelato last night) Yesterday I ate at maintenance calories, and made peace with that. I walked around pretty much all day, but didn't log it as exercise.

So, long story short. Today is Bikram.

Blew past my "workout 25 times this month" goal, clocking in at 27 or 28 ( I sort of lost count and I'm not sure about one day in there) times in 31 days. Not bad.

Also, the pants I had to buy at the beginning of January (because all of my pants were too tight to be worn in public) are now officially loose, and needed a belt this a.m.

Tomorrow, I measure and weigh myself. I'm a bit anxious about it. I really want numbers progress to verify the clothes-fitting-better progress.

Bikram boogaloo!:flowerforyou: