Stonger, Better, Faster, 9-17

Today is bikram (at noon, which is a small class. . .so I'm hoping for some adjustments to make sure my postures are good. .. .my evening class has gotten packed).

Then, lunch and working for the rest of the day. I've (hopefully. . .waiting for words from my editors) finished two re-writes, so now it's on to the third (and last. . . for now. . .). Oh, and yeah. . . I also have to learn french. My french class, which I thought was "basic" is basic if you already. . .sort of know french. (it's a class about how to translate from french to english) So, now I have a fun new hobby. (because, I'm just not busy enough!):noway:

Happy workouts, ladies. . .and Mary I hope the visit to the doctor is helpful. Doctor visits can be either enlightening or frustrating. . .

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Hi ladies. I just realized that I haven't posted since Sunday. I've been enjoying the good weather(I LOVE FALL) and just plain forgot! That doesn't mean that I don't think of each of you daily

I've been keeping up with Turbo Jam and today I went for a 3 mile walk during a trip to the library. I seem to have lost my last pound somewhere-so now the fear sets in. How do I figure out how much to eat....so I can stay where I am and continue with my exercise....the whole concept is terrifying to me!

Happy workouts all!

CONGRATULATIONS, JULIE! You must feel great. Don't panic! I have been thinking the same thing - that I'm not quite sure what I'll do once I'm not trying to lose anymore. I guess I would suggest adding in the extra calories gradually, maybe an extra 100 a day to start?

I just got finished donating blood - yay! I was a bit worried about it because I am a REALLY hard stick and oftentimes they miss my vein or the blood stops flowing before getting a full pint... but I warned the nurse and she did an awesome job. So no exercise for me today - I am thinking pushups are probably not a good idea.

Congrats Julie! That's wonderful!
CP, yeah I think you should wait on the push ups. lol! I can just see blood squirting...okay too gruesome!:laugh:

I am no where near my goal but I have been wondering about my calories and what to do too. I could very well be preggo this month (my girls are really hurting badly this week!), so I've started wondering if I find out in the next week or so that I AM pregnant, do I immediately up my cals? Do I do it all at once or slowly? Do I got to maintenance or is that enough or too much? So in a way I am starting to feel the pressure but for different reasons. I am sure I will be piling on the questions pretty soon. I plan to stay with the site if I am because even though I will be getting bigger I don't want to get TOO big! Of course I will let you all know when I find out. I'm not late yet so it could all be hormones.
Okay, I'm done talking about myself! :happy: I hope for you ladies that are going to maintenance that it is an easy transition with no weight gain, and for the rest of us to be able to drop some pounds this week! :flowerforyou:

Viv! Fracias est tres facile :P Je pense :huh: haha

congrats on the house!

but, my current french consists of. . ."cafe, croissant" and oh yeah. . ."merde". Sorry, pardon my french. LOL!

Yeah, squirting blood is not on the agenda - gross. :sick: But, the other good thing about donating was that I kinda got a free iron check - it has to be 12.5 in order to donate, and mine was 15.2, which she said was "great". I'm not sure if they are testing ferritin or what. My parents always used to make me get my iron checked (paranoid about vegetarianism) when I was a teenager and I usually was fine, but I know those red blood cells help me out while exercising so it's nice to know I'm still okay in that regard.

Mary - bummer. Keep us posted on the ultrasound! For me, it was a relief just to have a diagnosis. Glad everything else was fine. :flowerforyou:

Viv - sorry you bonked. Yikes! Definitely eat a bit more next time. I sometimes get woozy in a hot shower after exercise, so I think I would definitely fall over in bikram, regardless!