<p>OK, after a week with no strength and core training, I did tomorrow’s workout this afternoon. This is the same one that I aborted with vertigo last Monday.</p>
<p>iPod nazi kicked me like a rented mule with his core stuff today. It’s 20 straight minutes of core exercises, none of them easy. I would say that the easiest one of the six was 30 seconds of plank with arms on a stability ball – and that is not easy. Hardest was definitely the pushups with the feet on the stability ball – but rolling the ball into the bum with the knees on the way down for each pushup. I don’t think I got any style points for that one. </p>
<p>Then I did two quick sets of four core exercises: rear foot elevated split squats, TRX inverted rows, single leg deadlifts, TRX pushups. One hour on the button.</p>
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<p>Now, it’s off to half a frozen thin-crust pizza and my legendary blue cheese salad for dinner. Bit of a carb fest, although I don’t think it blows my targets completely out of the water. I had a super low carb lunch: three scrambled eggs and three strips of thick slice bacon.</p>
<p>The idea is to crab walk to one side until just one shoulder and the head are on the ball and then walk back to the other side. It is exhausting as the butt and thighs have to fire like crazy to keep you up.</p>
<p>I just posted a new article on my blog talking about exercise equipment for the homer user. I can’t post the link here, but it is in my profile… let me know what you think!</p>
<p>I might be the last person on this planet without a website or a blog… Hops, I will check it later. Cool.</p>
<p>If you want to know how to lose 3 pounds in one day, just ask me. I will hand you a shovel and wheelbarrow and give you a few pointers on where to spread beauty bark and topsoil. And for a bonus exercise, you can try trimming my neighbors’ English ivy (no kidding, idiots should never be allowed to plant this noxious weed).</p>
<p>Am out of town, so no gym workout.
Did a great 5 mile hike with some strenuous uphill. Later in the day an hour of tennis, bur really just hitting balls, neither the skill level or intensity of bceagle.
Very happy that I nursed my water while the group feasted on some really delicious looking pizza. Had a protein shake prior to make sure I wasn’t hungry and employed idad’s strategy “I’ll have some when I lose 5 lbs”</p>
<p>Bb: I hate yard work, kudos to you for doing it and making it a great functional workout.
MOWC: riding in the rain sucks. I don’t ever think I will get used to it.</p>
<p>CJane, I actually like yardwork, but ripping out the neighbors’ ivy that spread out of control and was threatening my plantings was not what I had planned for this weekend.</p>
<p>Hi all! Just skimmed through the “other” weight loss thread and this one after being gone for the weekend to my 40th HS reunion. To echo NMinn – I don’t see what all the complaining over on the other thread is all about, ie. that this thread is too hard core. And MOWC – your comments on that other thread are spot on. IMO, the 2 thread are looking suspiciously similar at this point …</p>
<p>Anyway, reunion was great fun. The last one I went to was the 25th, and this was so much better. As time goes by, all the cliques from HS fade away, and it’s all about how much we have in common. Fascinating to catch up with people and find out what they’re doing. All I can say about a couple classmates is, “WOW!” Makes me feel unworthy …</p>
<p>Exercise plans for the next couple of days = packing to move to Cambridge.</p>
<p>The complaining on the other thread is because we want to keep it short and simple. It is called “Weight Loss for Dummies” for a reason. Read the first post of the other thread and you might understand what the complaining is about. The reason that the two threads are looking similar is because people from this thread are posting replies to questions and links to websites that are more appropriate for THIS thread. Just what we are trying to avoid over there. And while MOWCs post might have been “spot on” it is unlikely that that style of advice is going to be well received or affective with people who are just trying to get their feet weight and learn how to make small changes to benefit their health. It is unfortunate that there are already several posters who were enthusiastic participants on the Dummies thread who have now dropped out or have PMd me to let me know that they are going to drop out. Too bad. It is working for many of us. I have lost three pounds in two weeks and 1/2 " of my waistline. Others are seeing results as well.</p>
<p>I’m not sure why it is so difficult to understand that the intent of the other thread is different from this one and keep the replies and comments in the spirit of the original post.</p>
<p>EPTR…how sad is it that offering information, tips, advice and encouragement that was asked for would cause posters to “drop out”. I have found that the beauty of these threads are that you can take what you need from them and skim through what you are not interested in. Something for everyone. I feel that I am still a weight loss dummy but I know the only way to keep making progress is through encouragement and trying new things that I learn about through the graciousness of more informed posters. It’s all good! :)</p>
<p>After six days without a core or strength workout, I was amazed at how stiff and creaky my ol’ (formerly) fat bones felt and how good it felt last night after getting in an hour of working my muscles and joints. Maybe it’s all in my head, who knows?</p>
<p>I think the dynamic warmup/stretching stuff I’ve been doing three days a week since New Year’s really makes a big difference. </p>
<p>I’m really encouraged by some noticeable progress on the one-leg balance stuff with the exercise MOWC pointed me to – standing on one foot, mini-band around thighs, moving the free leg fowards, backwards, and to the side. I’m doing five sets on each leg plus 10 reps of hopping up and down on each leg. This week also includes the single leg deadlift which is a big-time one-leg balance thing.</p>
<p>Some food additions to my low carb/high protein list: part skim mozarella Fat:6, Carbs:1, Protein:7. Cholesterol is not bad for the calories.</p>
<p>Fat-Free Muenster (I’m going to try to find this at the grocery store): fat: 0, Carbs: 1.5, Protein: 9. Cholesterol is zero.</p>
<p>I’ve created a spreadsheet of foods that I like with the LiveStrong nutrition data. So far it has 24 simple foods in it and I need to spend a little time to categorize it by type (nuts, fruits and veggies, meats, grains, etc.</p>
<p>If I take a few days off of weights, I can often perform better the next time that I try. I assume that there’s stuff that was damaged or that takes time to rebuild and that the rest period may help make things better.</p>
<p>On another note, there’s a new procedure for repairing torn ACLs that looks like it is far less invasive and that performs better over the long haul. I read an article about it this morning in a local paper. Apparently, there’s a huge demand for these kinds of procedures from college and high-school athletes. Good to know in case I tear mine. I think that tearing it in tennis and running is fairly rare - most people that I know with torn ACLs got it from skiing.</p>
<p>I’ve been faithfully tracking calories and exercise for a week and my weight is starting to creep back up. Does anyone else notice an uptick on the scale when increasing their workout intensity? I’ve been drinking around 96 ounces of water most days so I don’t think it’s my body trying to retain water. Really haven’t been eating much differently. Perhaps that’s the problem. </p>
<p>This week’s treat food at the grocery store: giant long stemmed strawberries.</p>
<p>Sabaray, a week is not long enough to give you an accurate reading. Perhaps you are retaining water, perhaps not. Give it at least a couple more weeks.</p>
Hops, I will check it later. Cool.</p>