HI, had a good day yesterday. Discovered the Indoor Rower and rowed for 25 mins yesterday and 20 minutes on reclining bike. Feet good today, pity about the cramp in the night though!!

Good morning! I wish you all a nice start in the new week! Weather is crap here in the Czech Republic right now...but I'm about to go to the library and study there for the rest of the day anyway...and with all the rain and grey outside, I'm less tempted to go outside

sweetleilanimae wrote: »

Hi all! I had a busy weekend of mixed results. My first weekend watching my calories. The alcohol did me in! The dancing doesn't make up for it. But I did do a 3 mile run and I was decently ok with the food so I call it a win. Went to see Garth Brooks in concert last night. It was awesome. That was a workout for my lungs!

Sounds like a fun weekend! I have to work to watch the alcohol too. It is way too easy for me to drink a glass of wine, which turns into a bottle of wine, which turns into bad food mistakes!

Glad everyones day is going well! I have been having a pretty good week. Watching calories, working out fun stuff. Has anyone ever tried Paddle Board Yoga? They are offer it at my University sometimes and I have always wanted to try it.

Everyone is doing great!
Today was my cross-training exercise day. I did 15 minutes on a bike and my first ever try of 15 minutes rowing. I like the rowing! Wow, that works out my back and stomach more than I thought! Definitely will be doing that more often. It's way more fun than planks and crunches. haha

electriq wrote: »

@Scudder76 Wow! That looks really cool. I want to do that! How did you train? I've always liked cycling but the exclusive feeling radiating off road cycling clubs put me off, this sounds much friendlier and I like endurance sport. Did you mean that you will be riding through Toronto?

@electriq I started riding seriously a few years ago with a 3 day AIDS ride. (Boston to New York), so my road riding has mostly been endurance based. I feel under-trained for Saturday's ride, a result of the late spring. (I'm not going to *kitten* about today's snow. I'm not. I refuse.) But I know I'll be able to slog through it. A lot of the distance riding is tactics/skill as much as training for fitness. In training for centuries (100 miles), they say to find your base, and add 10 miles every week. Then, if you can ride a century, a 200k brevet is an easy evolution.

Yes, the longest ride I'm planning/hoping/wishing to do this season is a 1,000 kilometer lap of Lake Ontario, starting and ending outside of Rochester, NY. All in 3 days! (My best friend thinks I'm crazy, my boyfriend just doesn't get it, and I'm not telling my mother till it's over and done.)

It's tough to find roadies that don't put off a 'too cool for school' vibe, I know. But don't give up. I'm sure there are a load of clubs there, and eventually you'll find the one you click with, and will help you grow.

Hello, MFP friends! Today I have a long work day so, I've only been able to sneak in a mile walk during my lunch period. I am hoping to get out to the park this evening for a nice jog before doing some grocery shopping. I need to stock up on fruits and veggies in order to start my April weight loss challenge off right! Xx.

Hello all. Today I feel good but full of complaints. Feeling negative. Feeling physically stiff and in a bit of pain. Headache. Back pain. I still worked out a good bit. But, going out to dinner tonight so I don't know how I will do then. I'm glad everyone else is doing well!

Happy Friday! I went to see "Kinky Boots" last night -- has anyone else seen it? It's a very fun musical full of high energy performances and gorgeous drag queens.
My plan is to go to a pilates class and do some time on the elliptical at the gym today during a long lunch break from work. And I'm hoping I can avoid too many Easter candies and treats this weekend.

rebolaugh wrote: »

Made it to the gym this morning! It is so hard when my alarm goes off at 5:15, but I did it and got in a light cardio workout (20 min. stationary bike and 15 min. arc trainer) and did circuit training. In about an hour I'll get to head outside for a nice long walk on my lunch break -- I try to get at least 2.5 miles. The weather is beautiful, so I'm looking forward to it. I hope everyone is enjoying the day.

I am impressed with anyone who can make themselves exercise that early in the morning.

I'm glad everyone is doing well. And welcome to bhagarmckee and notyetsuperman.

My week started off really good, but I have been stressing over work and then I sort of got sick. Not sure whether I have a cold or really bad allergies (it's my first spring in Spokane and all of the trees started blossoming this week). As a result I've had a pretty hard time eating healthy and honestly probably won't bother logging today.

But, I survived my aerobics class yesterday even though the instructor has really been ramping it up on us lately.

Hi @electriq! A nice run along a lake sounds restful to the soul! Today, being Saturday, I chose to walk to my favorite eatery for a salmon burger. It's a two-mile saunter that goes through some conservation wetlands. The trees still look bare, but if you look close you can see the buds starting. Still snow on the ground in the shady places and the piles in parking lots, but so much of the unbelievable glacier that was dropped on us is gone.

Since my last post above I have indeed done the solo spin and yesterday resistance training. Had a little muscle pull in my back (and I'm guessing it was a right-side iliocostalis based on what went "ouchie" when I twisted right) that was giving me an issue; but that is easing up nicely now. The trainer gave me a good stretch to do and some alternate exercises so as not to aggravate it while it healed up.

Body really seemed to need a rest day today, so I'm letting it nap when it wants to. In fact, I sense another one coming on shortlyzzzzzzz...