My weight fluctuates by 2+ pounds (4+ with clothes) during the course of a single day, depending on hydration and what and when I’ve eaten. I think the only prayer of meaningful day to day weight tracking is to pick a consistent time. For example, I weigh my every morning between pjs and getting dressed, before coffee.
<p>The first thing I learned about technology and running is to turn off the shake to shuffle. I didn’t even know I had shake to shuffle. </p>
<p>I am not used to weighing myself very often, so I am having trouble remembering to do it first thing in the morning.</p>
<p>Well, I thought it was funny. He said it in the same manner and tone as when he also pointed out to me how a teenager was doing some shoulder presses wrong (back was arching in instead of staying stable). It was me who threw out the comment that the analogy wasn’t exactly correct because I hadn’t exactly felt the equivalent pleasure part of lifting. I actually caught him off guard as he wasn’t expecting that kind of comment from me. </p>
<p>His boundaries have been very appropriate. Even after almost four months, if there’s ever a reason to touch me anywhere (point out a muscle group or show me where to palpate so I can reach around and feel the muscle working - did this with lats once), he always asks, “Is it OK if I touch you?” He is completely hands off.</p>
<p>Ahhh…felt good to be back in the gym and back to my routine! I didn’t realize how much I loved my biking routine! Got my miles in and was a sweaty mess after 70 minutes before I had to rush out to get home for the window installers. Would have liked to do some weights but guess I will try to do that this evening. Have cut out my ibuprofen in the mornings before my workout as my knee isn’t hurting when I wake up. Yay! Had a few days while I was on vacation where I didn’t even think about knee pain! It’s slowly but surely getting better! Now to really buckle down this week and get back to better wieght loss habits!</p>
<p>Survived my epidural steroid injection. The Dr. was a cyclist/runner and we talked during the whole thing. The numbing shot was hardly painful at all and after that I just felt a little pressure. Whole thing took less than 10 minutes. I hope it helps. I am so glad that is behind me. My anxiety level was through the roof. Supposed to take it easy until tomorrow.</p>
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<p>Isn’t that a relative term for you?!?</p>
<p>I’m being good. Walked (with just a little jogging) 2 miles this morning because I was dead from the bike ride yesterday. I’m staying home from work and “working from home”. I’m pretty worn out from my anxiety level. H (had to go with me since they don’t let you drive) and I dropped in on our daughter since she lives right near the radiology place and took her to lunch at a great Thai restaurant to celebrate me living through the procedure.</p>
<p>On another note- a HILARIOUS post on facebook today saying “I think it’s cute the way Ben and Jerry’s says a pint is 4 servings!”</p>
<p>I’m happy to hear that other people’s weight fluctuates a bit. i was getting excited to find that I was down three lbs. and then this morning it was up one. I think i need to stop the daily weigh ins until some time passes. It is too demoralizing. I do think my clothes are fitting a bit better and the muffin top is deflating a bit :)</p>
<p>No bonus intervals today. Gassed. Lucky I didn’t collapse during the cool down.</p>
<p>Now, I know why I couldn’t do these Phase II iPod nazi workouts in month 2. This week is the harder of the two circuits. Last week I did the easier of the two, all three sets at full iPod speed without pausing. This week is three days of the harder circuit. I did it. Three sets, no rest. 45 seconds for each of seven exercises in a set, 30 seconds to get set up for the next exercise.</p>
<p>I finished up with ten intervals on the Airdyne – 10 seconds fast and 20 seconds easy. I did all ten at Cardinal Fang pace (75+ rpms) and saw heart rates at 96% of max, panting like a dog.</p>
<p>I was gonna guess that “taking it easy” means that MOWC would run less than 3 miles today!</p>
<p>Glad the epidural went well. I hope it fixes you up.</p>
<p>Knocked down two 10-year milestones today.</p>
<p>Ran five and a half in a little over an hour. Then did some walking and sprinting. Got up to max hr (180) after the sprints. The hr went down to about 120 after the walk. I don’t know if that’s good or bad or what. I didn’t feel wiped out at the end so I guess that means that the body is building capacity or efficiency. Unfortunately that probably means fewer calories burned per mile.</p>
<p>I also felt the cruising zone today. The first 15 minutes is making adjustments and then you just get into that zone where you can run and run and run without too much effort and the miles flow by. It’s a nice feeling but I’m sure it’s a much nicer feeling when you’re 10, 20, 30, 40 pounds lighter.</p>
<p>Pretty impressive, BC. </p>
<p>I sure didn’t get in the iPod zone today. It was pretty much a struggle start to finish. I was really stupid Friday, doing a very hard workout and walking 3 miles, then topping it off with a 5 mile hike yesterday. I’m definitely feeling a little “over-trained”.</p>
<p>Got a text message from the trainer today asking me if I was sore. I was happily able to answer back, no. I think he’s still in shock. Of course I had to do some sleuthing on the internet to find out what kind of statistics I fall into… whether or not he’s just yanking my chain, and it does seem that, unless you’re an active body builder, most women not only don’t do incline bench pressing, but very few will do 100 lbs. Also learned a lot (well it was actually reinforced by the trainer but I forget half of what he tells me) about the difference between incline bench and flat bench pressing. And my most important question is, what is going to motivate me to keep doing all this upper body work when it gets cold outside and I can’t wear sleeveless tops anymore? </p>
<p>Was out running errands today and decided to pick up a stability ball and medicine ball. There’s some stuff I want to do with them on days I’m not at the gym, but don’t want to go up to the gym just for these exercises.</p>
<p>teriwitt:</p>
<p>After three sets of one-legged [hamstring</a> roll-ins](<a href=“13 Swiss Ball Hamstring Curl - YouTube”>13 Swiss Ball Hamstring Curl - YouTube) today, I’d probably give you my stability ball!</p>
<p>Have done something similar. Starting out in the same position, you lift your butt off the floor so your back is straight, then lower it (just touching the ground for a second, then lifting back up, holding for a few seconds). More advanced, you can put only one leg on the ball (lift the other one just off the ball so it’s not bearing any weight) and lift your butt up and down. Easiest is to have both arms flat on the floor next to your sides. Hardest is to do this with your arms crossed over your chest. Again, this is one my trainer was surprised at how well I was able to do it the first time around.</p>
<p>You guys are amazing. Teriwtt- what did you learn about the differences between the incline press and the flat press? I am so impressed with the 100 pounds.</p>
<p>My wife can probably bench 25 to 30 pounds. I’d guess that my daughter could do 35 to 40. My regular weight routine has me doing about 125 pounds which is not too easy and not too hard. So 100 pounds is very impressive.</p>
<p>Oh, boy. I might have to start my own thread :)</p>
<p>100lbs is impressive. Back when I was weightlifting I lifted 70lb…from a flat bench. I’m quite sure I couldn’t do that right now…or maybe I could with trouble. Tennis elbow has kept me away. 
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<p>Anyway, my yoga teacher always says we are born with different kids of bodies. Some are strong. Some are flexible. Some are blessed with both. I’m the strong type and I really need to work on flexibility. That’s why I go to yoga every week. Thankfully, some of the poses keep my arms strong too. Not dealing with any jello jiggles yet. </p>
<p>MOWC…good luck with that epidural. Sounds like a scary procedure but it would be great if it got you back to your norm.</p>
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<p>Don’t worry. I just lift little bitty dumbells. No 100+ pound incline weight bench stuff for me, either. I’m just happy when I have to buy a bigger set of dumbbells because the smaller ones have gotten too easy.</p>
<p>I’ve been using the rubber coated dumbells, but WalMart has a set online that can be configured as a pair of 10 pounders, or a pair of 15 pounders, or a pair of 20 pounders.</p>