New Topic! New Start!
AndreaG170
Posts: 104 Member
Hi! Nobody's posted anything for 5 days, and personally, I have not been paying enough attention to my diet and exercise for the last week or so. So here's a chance for a new start. Tomorrow is Sunday, the beginning of a new week! How about a new challenge? For the next seven days, we try to do a new, different physical activity for at least 20 minutes every day. It can be the same activity for the next seven days, but it should be something new to you in general, something you haven't done before, or at least for a while. Me, I take regular walks with my dog and play Dance Central 2 on the Kinect, as well as whatever calories you can count for cleaning house and my job in furniture sales (on my feet all day). This week, I want to try something new to shake things up a bit and get me out of this rut. I think I'll go jogging, ride my bicycle, or try a new exercise video on Netflix.
Anyone else up for the challenge? I know it's not a real big challenge, but when it comes to exercising for people like me who *hate* going to the gym, every little step counts.
Anyone else up for the challenge? I know it's not a real big challenge, but when it comes to exercising for people like me who *hate* going to the gym, every little step counts.
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Thanks Andrea. I'm in!!!0
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Sure! I'm going to look through YouTube workouts and find something different. Or actually get into the body weight strength training stuff I've been meaning to do.0
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Great!
Yesterday, I confess, I didn't try anything new, but I did have a very long day of walking all over town, burned about 800 calories. That's gotta count for something. Today... Well, there's still time yet.0 -
Ahh! I jogged this evening and I am so out of shape... First time running in ...6 or 7 years? ugh.
Jog 1.5 min
Walk 1 min
Jog 1 min
Walk 1 min
Jog 1 min
Walk 1 min
Jog 30 sec
Walk 30 sec
Jog 30 sec
Walk the rest of the way home...
Soo... I just did the calorie count for that *exhausting* workout and frankly, I'd rather take a walk.0 -
Ahh! I jogged this evening and I am so out of shape... First time running in ...6 or 7 years? ugh.
Jog 1.5 min
Walk 1 min
Jog 1 min
Walk 1 min
Jog 1 min
Walk 1 min
Jog 30 sec
Walk 30 sec
Jog 30 sec
Walk the rest of the way home...
Soo... I just did the calorie count for that *exhausting* workout and frankly, I'd rather take a walk.
Great Job Andrea. Take it little by little. I certainly hope you're not discouraged....just doing it is an accomplishment. Don't stop...you'll be running a 5k before the Fall!0 -
Thank you! I'm actually really motivated by the thought of running in the color run next year with some friends. http://thecolorrun.com/ ...We'll see.
Also, have any of you read this article? It's really interesting and I thought I'd share with this community, you are all sure to appreciate it: http://michigantoday.umich.edu/story.php?id=84220 -
Thank you! I'm actually really motivated by the thought of running in the color run next year with some friends. http://thecolorrun.com/ ...We'll see.
Also, have any of you read this article? It's really interesting and I thought I'd share with this community, you are all sure to appreciate it: http://michigantoday.umich.edu/story.php?id=8422
excellent article...thank you for sharing it0 -
I'm doing a boot camp thing on here that incorporates body weight circuit training. It's killer.
Andrea, walking breaks in running is a preferred method for marathoners, as it keeps the body from fatiguing as quickly, and they end up with better times. Keep at it. :-)0 -
Awesome, Thanks.
I took a quick trip to visit my family this weekend, but I'm back now. It wasn't my health that was my priority this weekend, it was my grandmother's. But here I am, about to take my dog for a walk!0 -
And I don't know about anyone else, but I pretty much failed that challenge. Instead of 7 new things, I did 1. I do feel pretty good about jogging, but does anyone have any good ideas for a new challenge?0
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I need to do something. I am in a major exercise rut!! I've doing swimming most days. Every day I have these moments where I'm incredibly motivated to kick *kitten* but they always seem to come when I can't workout. Getting aggravated!0
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I need to do something. I am in a major exercise rut!! I've doing swimming most days. Every day I have these moments where I'm incredibly motivated to kick *kitten* but they always seem to come when I can't workout. Getting aggravated!
Swimming is awesome exercise. And I know what you mean. Usually, I feel like working out when it's too late to jump around in my living room because the downstairs neighbors have children and go to bed early.
I wish there was some way to save up your energy for later, and just pluck it from a bank to use when the timing's better.0 -
I suck! I've been inconsistent with eating/logging and working out. I'm fed up!0
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I'm in. Sounds like a great challenge.0
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Hi vipermom. Hopefully you are the fresh blood we need to get this group motivated again!0
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by the way, netflix no longer has workout videos :[ they lost the contract.
youtube has some great work out videos though!!
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Hey! So... I completely lost track of MyFitnessPal for the last couple weeks. Anyone else want to join me in getting back on track? I think we need this group to hold each other accountable. Luckily, I haven't gained any weight back, I've just plateaued, but I've been in this plateau for, like, months, and I'm tired of it. I lost 18 lbs, and then I'm stuck here at the part where people ask me "Have you lost weight?" and I say, "well, yeah..." but the whole thing would feel a whole lot better if I could lose 25 more lbs and be where I want to be. 18 lbs is great, but I'm still overweight (196 yesterday morning) and I'd like to be described as "slim." I think that would be a nice description to have. Also, I'm 5'11", so while 18 lbs for most women is 2 sizes, it's just one size for me. With Autumn coming up, it's just going to get harder. Let's do this.0
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I'm with you!0
