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No need for anyone to post in here unless you feel compelled to help me stay motivated. Okay so, I joined the YMCA this past week and have made a promise to myself that I will workout at least 40 minutes a day 5-6 days a week. So here is where I post that I've kept up my promise for all to see by posting what I've done each day/week. I think putting myself out there publicly may help me to stay on task with this.

so, here's what I did this week:

Tuesday:
bit the bullet and bought a Y membership

Wednesday:
15 minutes on the bike
15 minutes on the treadmill (walking)
(I wanted to start out light since I haven't exercised in a LONG time)

Thursday:
20 minutes on the bike
10 minutes on the elliptical runner at a moderate incline
15 minutes on the treadmill (brisk walking)
20 minutes on the nautilus machines

Friday:
20 minutes on the treadmill (15 min brisk walking and 5 min "power" walking)
20 minutes on the bike

Saturday:
1 hour of NYC ballet workout program
(warm up, floor barre (leg, upper and lower back work), ab work, position work, cool down)


so, there's the summary of what I did this week so far.
I actually didn't plan on working out today, but luckily exercising daily is a bit addictive.

3.5 pounds gone this week
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Goal Progress
You are currently 43 lb above the target weight.

The deadline for your goal is 99 days (14 weeks, 1 days) away. (12/25/2004)

To meet your goal you need to lose about 3.04 lb per week.

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I did my exercises this morning also.

Up, down! Up, down! 300 times!!!!

Then I did the other eyelid!

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at the gym today:

20 minutes on the treadmill
20 minutes on the bike

later tonight I will also do about 20 minutes worth of Ab and Floor work

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good girl.

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No need for anyone to post in here....

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Vyper you seem to be focusing a lot on your legs. That's important, but there's a whole upper half there too. Occasionally I do an exercise I learned in prison called burpees, and they are very effective. You basically start from a standing position, bend down and touch your hands to the ground (keeping back straight), kick out your legs, do a pushup, then swing your legs back in and back to a stand. Once your body adjusts, you can do them rather quickly and the endorphin rush alone is well worth the effort.

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we called them squat-thrusts in school gym

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it better if you do it naked.

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Vyper you seem to be focusing a lot on your legs. That's important, but there's a whole upper half there too.

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no pain no gain.
you can do it.
good luck.

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Good on you. If you're serious about it, it really is about the best way to lose weight. It helps if you enjoy doing it, besides.

I've been, piecemiel, buying a bunch of boxing equipment lately, and I have great fun with it. I'm trying to keep to a schedule though, with less success than you.

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What about diet?

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probably not a sight you'd want to see... which is of course the reason I've gotten so motivated to do something about it

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I'm no real motivator cause I'm lazy as fuck,but I got some tips if you can believe that.
Throw away your scale.No need to see how much you lost or gained. Weight fluctuates all the time in people. Weigh yourself once a month instead of daily.
I've been doing this and it's really helped me. I used to eat like no tomorrow but now I drink a bottle of water before I eat and I make it a habit to throw away food when I'm full. I used to think of all the starving kids in the world and finish my plate no matter what. But now I fill my plate with a human portion and say "I am full" When I'm done.
I only eat when I'm hungry. I don't care about the time. Yesterday I ate a salad during lunch and missed dinner but it was like it didn't matter.
When I crave Hagen Das Ice creme,especially at night,I crush up ice in my mouth.
And I only drink water,and sometimes OJ but less than 8 ounces. I quit pop altogether.
I replaced Peanuts and Hershey kisses with Plastic bottle caps. I chew on them until their unrecognisable.
This has been pretty easy for me. And I do walks around the block with my client after work weather permitting,
The only thing I can't quench is smoking.Maybe if I lose some significant weight I'll focus more on that.
Bravo,Vyper for wanting to live!
One day at a time,girl. Don't worry about tomorrow.

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I just ordered a russian kettlebell. It should be torturous and entertaining. I've been doing some kettlebell exercises with one I made myself but it's pretty crappy. It's going to be too cold soon to do tons of heavy yardwork, so I'll need something indoors, and I am not in love with the bowflex.

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Tuesday:
20 minutes on the bike
25 minutes on the treadmill
10 minutes of various crunches/Ab work

Wednesday:
25 minutes on the bike
30 minutes on the treadmill
10 minutes of crunches/Ab work

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I went from 100kgs to 75kgs in the last year.

I swapped weight training for kite surfing. I lost a lot of size in my muscles but the tone is better. I have loads of fun doing it and I can eat whatever I want.

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Today I added in some weight training

30 minutes on the bike
35 minutes of weight training (30-50 reps each on 16 machines)
30 minutes on the treadmill

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i finally got back on the treadmill,
thanks for the motivation Vyper.
1 hour, 4 miles..........until tomorrow!

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I got on the treadmill this morning, too.

I just need to finally turn it on.

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it may help, but don't quote me on it!

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