<p>"A fitness center manager told me that the reason ellipticals are so popular because people like the high (bogus) calories burned numbers. "</p>
<p>-I never paid attention to that. I use it only for 5 min. to warm up for weights. Sometime I use it for 30 min. if I cannot walk/rollerblade/swim outside because of severe weather or being over 70F, which is too hot for me. I do not believe in loosing weight thru exercise at all, so I never pay attention to any calorie conts on machines. I have gained/lost lots of weight while exercising on a daily basis. It all comes down to how much I eat. I do not restrict myself at all inclusive resorts that have incredible food. So, I usually gain a lot while still exercising a lot (maybe even more).
I agree, it is probably marketing trick.</p>
<p>I think the best workout is whatever you can maintain… which is what I struggle with right now. going to attempt 5 on the treadmill tonight. I feel like I just lost my legs.
True about life interfering - end of school yr. for 2 HS kids, May is crazy busy.</p>
<p>Congrats on your new digs, Idad. The 35# Kbs were tough, especially the third time up and down a long set of stairs–amazing how something so simple will increase your heart rate.</p>
<p>Planned on walking outside today, but it’s still raining in my neck of the woods–looks like I’ll have to change my plans and go to yoga class this evening. I’m off to D1’s graduation tomorrow and am really going to make an effort to get up early and do something in the hotel gym.</p>
<p>Spent an hour disassembling stuff and moving it from the apartment to my car. Mainly stuff weighing 15-30 pounds. It was quite humid this afternoon and I was dressed too warmly. It’s mostly big pieces from here on out - 3 beds, one big table and a few odds and ends. I think that I’m going to try to move the heavy stuff by myself.</p>
<p>The only thing that is really heavy is the desktop. The mattress and box spring (twin bed) pieces aren’t heavy - they are just awkward. When we moved in, the landlord from the previous place moved it for us. He picked up the desktop, put it in his pickup, drove there, carried it up the stairs and put it in the unit (that was the previous landlord doing us a favor).</p>
<p>He’s a lot stronger than I am (I’m guess that he’s a general contractor) but I don’t necessarily have to move it that far. It might be worthwhile renting a dolly. If the desk is narrower than the stairs, then I can just rest it on a stair, bring it down and repeat.</p>
<p>My guess is that the table top weighs about 60 or 70 pounds. I can carry that pretty easily in dumbbell form - not so easy as a desk top. It should be interesting.</p>
<p>Don’t be too proud for a back support belt if you have one. Guys who lift all day for a living don’t hesitate to put one on, you shouldn’t either.</p>
<p>Another day, another car load. Today’s heavy stuff was all the Olympic weight plates for the trap bar and bar bell. 180 pounds worth. Up the stairs from the basement, into the car. Then, out of the car and down the stairs to the basement of the new place. Bromfeld was inspiration to farmer’s walk two 45 pound weight plates down the stairs at the new place. Did them one at a time going up the stairs to put them in the car. I’m trying to just do a little bit of weight stuff each day because, otherwise, the car is going to be sitting on the pavement and I’m trying to pace myself! So some weights and more clothes and kitchen stuff, yadda, yadda. I’m sure it won’t end up being exact, but the advantage of the carload approach is that I can put the stuff in the right place, at least in the right room, as I go.</p>
<p>No workout again today. Honestly, the moving trips might be the extent of my workouts for the next week. They are deceptively tiring and I probably need to conserve my available energy!</p>
Interesting that we’re both moving stuff at the same time. You have a lot more to move (house vs apartment) but it’s still moving lots of things into a fixed space and then moving it into another space. After a carload, I have to make more space in the basement for the next carload.
I’m too tired for a run today. Probably just do an efit30 - they are reloading them at higher resolution which is nice.
<p>The problem is going to come when you have to do half your workout at the old place and half your workout at the new place because you’ve split up the equipment!</p>
<p>I am SO over moving! With our house move (which seemed to last 8 months because of putting all the crap in storage last summer to make the old house show better) in January and then moving WildChild to Philadelphia… H seems to have stalled and the garage is still a mess with no possibility of a car fitting in any of the 3 bays.</p>
<p>I’ll move the adjustable DBs last, so I can always cobble together something. But, I have the Planet Fitness membership for another month so I can always go over there and get a workout in.</p>
<p>Tomorrow will probably be the trap bar, some more clothes, some glass top tables, maybe some lamps, and dive into kitchen stuff.</p>
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<p>My problem is filling the car for each trip. I have a whole section of the basement stacked with boxes and stuff ready to move, but boxes that are already packed can go with the movers a lot easier than stuff that isn’t already packed. So, I’m trying to concentrate on loose stuff like clothes and kitchen and lamps and things that can be moved in the car, but would require a major pack job by the movers and a major unpack job. For example, I put the Kitchen Aide mixer, the blender, the food processor, and all the attachments in a Rubbermaid bin and drove it over in the back seat of the car. Same thing with pots and pans. And the last thing I want is those damn wardrobe boxes. The last time we used those, they still had clothes in then five years later. I bought one of those bars for the back seat that old people use for driving to Florida. Everyday, I just fill it up with clothes and distribute them to the appropriate closet when I get to the new place. Done. And, I actually have some idea where everything is.</p>
<p>At this point, all of the closets have been moved, except my closet with my current clothes. All the extra clothes, all the winter coats, most of the shoes, all the linens and towels and sheets. All the junk like camping gear that was filling up our closets.</p>
<p>I’ll whittle it down to one car of clothes and move that at the end.</p>
<p>Okay, I know I am going to come across as the world’s laziest person (because I had the same reaction to other posts about yard work, home maintenance, etc.) but I HATE moving stuff. Hate the sorting, the packing, the schlepping, the moving, the unpacking…Hope all goes smoothly and quickly!</p>
<p>Week 2 Couch to 5K run. Easy, short, sunny and enjoyable. Did it in my Vibrams again – no problems.</p>
<p>Today’s numbers:</p>
<p>Cals 1256
Fat 82 g
NetCarbs* 24g
Protein 96 g
Sugars 11 g</p>
<p>Yeah. Movers are locked and loaded for a week from Friday. They figure it will take three guys, six hours to move the big stuff. Dining room table, bed, mattresses, bureau, love seat, desk, file cabinet, bookcases, TV, couple of rugs, bar-b-que grill, etc.</p>
<p>I hope to have everything else cleared out before then, except for one car load of minimal essentials clothing, cooking utensils, etc. Some food, etc. But, I want to leave the stacks of boxes in the basement as ‘swing’ items that could go on the moving van if I run out of time/energy.</p>
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