Diet and Exercise Accountability Thread

[bizzokiki]

Originally Posted by Shammy

Ya know, wouldn't it be nice if those of us who are struggling to...stay motivated, lose pounds, do more cardio, eat less, eat healthier, work out more, work out at all...lived a block from each other? Then we could call each other up and say "Hey, I really don't want to go run but I should, do you wanna come with me?" or "I'm hungry and want to rip open this bag of Doritos that is calling my name, let's go for a walk instead" or whatever we might need as far as encouragement, support, motivation, to do or NOT to do something, etc. I do push myself to get to the gym most every day but it's tough and I HATE to run (but it really burns fat so I try - even if I only do 5 minute intervals). I wish I had someone here that would call me up and say "Let's go!" - give me the push I need to do it without feeling like I'm dragging my a$$ out of the house! Or someone to say "Step away from the Dorito's" - that would be helpful too!

I totally agree, that would be great!

[kayt707]

Well, I'm back I only did about 2.5 miles on the treadmill today but I tried that HIIT thing at the end of my workout so hopefully that makes up the difference. i did a bunch of ab work, I wanna say 100 crunches about 90 oblique crunches on each side and 100 with feet up. 30 on the roman chair. Then legs and glutes. I have a feeling I might be sore tomorrow!

[Shammy]

I don't know ya kayt707 and I don't know what kind of crunches you do so please don't take this personally , I just want to pass along something that my most awesome trainer told me about doing crunches.....(after I bragged to her that "I did a zillion crunches today, are ya proud of me?)

If you (and I don't mean "you" ) are doing crunches properly, then there is NO way you can do 100 of them.

Now, I can certainly do 100 crunches, and have done that many in the past without too much effort. I see people crunching their head's off in the gym every day too. But after doing crunches my "trainers way", I can assure you that she is 100% correct - I would be dead if I did 50 of them, ok, even 30! Once she had me do "my" crunch and pointed out the things that I wasn't doing properly, I couldn't believe the difference between mine (thinking I was doing them right) and the way they really should be done to maximize each and every crunch, to isolate the upper or lower ab muscles depending on what kind of crunch you're doing (and we know there are many ways to torture ourselves with these ).

The main thing she has me do is to take a deep breath and blow all the air out of my diaphram and hold tight - which forces you to contract all your ab muscles. You can still breathe in and out as you crunch, but you must keep the abs contracted. It's not the same as sucking in your gut, we've all been told to do that, or keeping your core tight, it's still different. If one REALLY concentrates on blowing that air out and keeping those muscles contracted (not just sucked in) - I promise there will be a huge difference. If you do them correctly, you really, really can't do many of them at one time, and there is absolutely no need to as a smaller amount of them is more effective than you could imagine.

Just passing along some valuable info I was given and it sure has worked for me, and helped me change up a stagnant work out and really feel every crunch. I know they are making a difference now. And every time I go back, she find some kind of new crunch to sock me with...they keep getting more and more difficult. The ones she threw at me today, only had to do 10 of them, they were REALLY hard!

[kayt707]

I use one of the machines at the gym to do them and I don't do them all in a row. I do everything in multiple sets. So like 25 regular ones, 25 on each side, 25 legs up. repeat and I take breaks in btween each set. I also have built up a lot of endurance on my stomach from doing pilates abs. Those are seriously tough and we do lots of them. trust me after each set my abs are really burning it's just give them a break and building up the burn again.

Thanks for the advice though, I do appreciate it.

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by roni

She was the skinniest I have seen her, in my opinion. She has been beautiful at whatever weights I have seen her.

awww..thanks, Ron! You are so sweet.

[STOGEY]

Today I broke a personel record. I usually do a jump rope routine of 2 hours. Today I did it for 2 1/2 hours, eventually by the end of the summer I'll be doing it for 3 hours. That doesn't include my weights and boxing routines and swimming routine.

[tgd156]

if you really want to lose weight and still enjoy a pizza, have the pizza guy cut the pizza into 4 slices instead of 8. you will cut out half the calories.

[monte]

Hi just catching up on this thread. See I'm opposite, I like walking or running especially outdoors, hate working out with weights. I know I need to incorporated them in my workout but I keep putting it off. I'm giving up alcohol till I'm back down to 120lbs. motivation..................VEGAS For dinner tonight I am having steamed veggies and a skinless boneless chic breast.

Originally Posted by jamesblonde

I hear you Shirl. My metabolism has changed so much in the last year, I can hardly stand it. I'm trying to stay alcohol free for 2 weeks. It's pretty pathetic that that seems like an eternity to me. I wish I liked to run, it gets rid of the weight so fast, but I don't. So, it's diet, exercise and no drinking for me. I gotta look good in Vegas with my Chicas

[monte]

hah, I drink too much of it to figure out why I like it or to come up with an excuse why I like it I do know that I had to give it up to lose the weight. We'll see how it goes.

Originally Posted by streckman1

Alcohol is a killer. Why is it we need to drink it. It is nothing more than empty calories. From some responses on this board it appears to me that it is used to open up and have fun and an attempt to get rid of lifes problems at least for a while....how sad!! Me, I like because of the buzz

[kayt707]

I don't really drink that much. Usually only if I with other people who are drinking. Having two young kids I'm don't really around a lot of drinking. For me, I have fun when I drink, not that i can't have fun without it, but I've always been the happy drunk. But i just don't do it very often anymore. Ironically when I did drink alot I was really skinny. But thats because we would dance when we drank. so I was dancing for 2-3 hours 3-4 times a week. that will get you into shape!

[kayt707]

Originally Posted by streckman1

Thanks, tonight she had her second softball practice and did fine. She may throw up if she eats anything though and she'll sleep for 12-14 hours. We are gonna get her tested for food allergies as well. Just trying to rule out as much as we can.

Hope you figure it out soon. It sucks when your kid gets sick and you can't just fix it. It's worse than when it's you. Hope that she's feeling better, keep us posted on her condition.

[kayt707]

I'm off to the gym this morning for my sunday torture sessions. Pilates then Bikini Boot Camp. Everybody keep up the great work! Have a good one!

[cuffedlinks]

Originally Posted by kayt707

I'm off to the gym this morning for my sunday torture sessions. Pilates then Bikini Boot Camp. Everybody keep up the great work! Have a good one!

Wow...

So....You're back to full strength then, after a short stint on the disabled list....?

[kayt707]

Originally Posted by cuffedlinks

Wow...

So....You're back to full strength then, after a short stint on the disabled list....?

I was Disabled??

[cuffedlinks]

Originally Posted by kayt707

I was Disabled??

Like for...what was it...a 24 hour, self-inflicted workout moratorium...?