Fitness chat and tips #3

**Winter** · July 4th, 2010, 06:37 PM

I'm sorry the second foray to the gym wasn't as successful as the first MG. Keep on going, you'll find your groove, maybe a time when its less busy & D isn't there to watch over you.
Heather, I'm jealous of your Attack session, sounds awesome! And the fact that you have all that energy to keep doing the washing, baking, pruning!!
Eluned, don't worry about embarrassing yourself, goodness, I'm so impressed with everything you do with your injury!
Leesa, what's happening with your slack client? Have you bumped her off or has she stepped up for you?
Nettie, did you make 15mins?

I ran my 10km Womens Classic today. Was 2 degrees when we started! Took until about 7km to warm up and find a groove and then by 10km I had nothing left in me. Did it in 62.03 so 2 mins slower than last time, but I really felt out of condition this time so was quite happy with that. Still sprinted the finish, had to, there was someone in front of me to beat at the end that spurred me on.

Then I came home & slept for 2 hours! Talk about knackered!!

**ladybird11** · July 5th, 2010, 12:44 AM

Just popping in really quick - but Winter, you never cease to amaze me hun. I am so so proud of you!! :-D

P.S - Nup, the chic hasn't come back to me and is due to be leaving for her 'Melinda Gainsford session' late this week. I need people to at least be motivated for themselves if they can't even organise a training session and keep basic promises. I mean, how can I trust someone who after promising me they will keep me updated with their progress; doesnt. What are the chances that person will continue to do certain exercises I prescribe to them? Its not my full time job, so I only want to take on committed clients. I hope I don't sound like a cow ;-/

**~me~** · July 5th, 2010, 11:55 AM

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me Leesa!

**Winter** · July 5th, 2010, 12:22 PM

Leesa - you know what I think about people who don't give it their all!!

This lady doesn't know how much we would all LOVE to have a training session with you, so she's really doing herself a disservice. Her bad. Move on to others that you are going to enjoy seeing results with.

**Mother Goose** · July 5th, 2010, 01:25 PM

Moooooooo Leesa *joking!* I am so disappointed in that client for you. I would be so frustrated as well. Hopefully she gets appropriate Karma soon!

Winter - awesome job hon! It might not have been a PB but it was still an excellent time and a job well done!

Don't worry girls, I haven't given up on the gym. I think I just need to go when it's a quieter time. Or suck it up. Or both. I'm not so worried about D because I know he was just looking after me and I did find that twice I was "looking" for him - just the site of him was reassuring. This is a big step for me and it's going to take time to be completely at ease. I won't be doing classes for a while and when I do, I will probably have D go to the first one for me - to make sure I have the correct techniques as well as to be support for me.
At the moment everything is on ice because I've come down with a blasted cold. I feel rotten. I'm not going to push myself and risk a prolonged recovery because I can't afford that. As it is I've taken today off work... Hopefully I'll be fine for PT tomorrow.

**~me~** · July 5th, 2010, 05:02 PM

Winter..that is a great time on your run. As MG said, it may not have been a PB, but you had alot on leading up to this race, and you still achieved and excellent time!

MG: Glad to hear you didn't get frightened off. Hope your PT is all good for you tomorrow

**Winter** · July 6th, 2010, 10:59 AM

I have a new goal!! 15km Pancake Run. They feed you PANCAKES at the end!! Are you as excited as I am??

1:30 or under is the goal. I will train, I will do the hard yards leading up to it and I will run fast on the day.

**nellnell** · July 6th, 2010, 03:05 PM

I'm so impressed ladies. Winter you are super inspirational. Please send me some motivation. I'm getting out there and doing the work, but finding that my major issue is my head because I'm doing it by myself.

I've got 3 weeks left until my 11 km race. I've been running 7km without an issue (but I'm slow) but finding it tricky doing much more. I went out today after a 3 day break intending to run 30mins, walk 5 then run another 30mins. I just had no energy, and I forgot that I'd taken my running songs off my ipod, so no inspirational songs either. I ran for 22mins then did a little interval training for another 40 mins. I'm sure I'm still helping my fitness but at this stage I'm unsure that I'm going to get to the magic 11 km mark in another 3 weeks. DH is on holidays atm so I'm able to get out there every day for the next 2 weeks which should help.

**Bumperstump Cummerbund** · July 6th, 2010, 09:02 PM

I'm back! Got a bit slack for a while, mostly depression and frustration, a bit of laziness in there. But we've just bought a spanky new treadmill, and above all of my lazy traits, I'm a cheap ass - I will NOT have $1500 just sitting in my loungeroom!!

So, made a custom workout on it today, and I'm really proud of myself. Not gonna mention any numbers, coz it's FAR below anything you girls do, but I really have to push through the get to the end. Finished it (barely) and wanted to laugh and cry at the same time, LOL. It's short enough to do daily before work if I'm disciplined, and I wanna go for longer, more stable walks as much as I can as well. I really do love to walk, so this is gonna be GREAT!

Winter: I'm thinking we should make our next meetup on the 22/8 so we can come cheer you on!!

**Laranna** · July 6th, 2010, 11:12 PM

MG, I think you are doing a fab job getting to the gym, once you find your groove there, you'll be on fire! I hope you are feeling better

Stretching has been great. I've been doing randomly throughout the day too when I get 5 minutes here and there. My left hip/glute is still painful when I sleep on it at night. I really need a good ironing out LOL.

Winter, that is freaking awesome to run in this freezing weather! You rock! And pancakes!! OMG, if that's any incentive to run 15k's

I'd do it if they were chocolate pancakes

Seriously, though I am cheering you on and hoping I'm there with you next year! Tonight, I've just done 20 minutes on the xtrainer, tried to keep the speed up tonight, found myself having to ignore the burn in my thighs. While I was doing it, I was thinking of you and my desire to be a runner.

nellnell, good luck with your training. I am sure you'll do the 11km's no worries. What's your favourite running songs on your ipod?

leesa, I agree with the girls, how frustrating but I guess it's her loss.

Berenice, good to see you back, baby steps and every minute you do is bringing you closer to your goals. I agree, we should go and cheer Winter on!

**Mother Goose** · July 7th, 2010, 06:43 PM

Eluned - I am so so proud of your xtrainer today!!!!!! YOU ROCK!

Winter - you can do it!

B good on you for your purchase! I hope you love it as much as I love mine!!! And it doesn't matter what numbers you're pulling at the moment - you will gradually build up to where you want to be!

I'm still sick. No training since Fri. Missing it. Depressed about having not lost weight. Thinking of giving light'n'easy a go... someone break up the pity party!

**Winter** · July 8th, 2010, 12:07 PM

Poor MG! Are you feeling better now? Hope you don't go like a bull at a gate once you're training again

ease back into it my love, you have been sick and your body is recovering.

Berny - yayayayayayayayaay!!! So jealous of having a treadmill in your loungeroom!! You can watch trash tv & get fit - yipppppeeeeee!!!

Eluned - Right, you're on. 15km Pancake Run 2011 - the BB Perth girls are going to rock it!!

Leesa - how are you going hun? What's happened with your transfer at work? Has the gym got a name yet?

CQ - coooooooeeeeeeeeee

Heather - how have you been this week? Did you get Combat in yesterday?

Nettie - 15 min hun?? You know I'm cheering for you!

Nellnell - --> --> --> Motivation --> --> --> sending it your way!

AFM - I've started reading labels and cutting sugar out of my diet. I love this change, I feel better already and I have lost 1kg this week already. Trust me, I am eating everything in sight

just avoiding anything that has a >10% sugar content. Not watching any other carbs, or fats, just sugar. I am trying to get my hands on the book "Sweet Poison" about sugar and its effect on our bodies but its sold out where I have been looking. Will duck up to the shops later and see if I can find it at Big W. Exercise has been hard to get into this week, because its bloody cold here and its forecast to rain for the next week straight. Oh well. Must . go. to. gym!

**~me~** · July 8th, 2010, 12:29 PM

Had a quick read of all the posts....WOW everyone is doing so well

MG: You just gotta get your groove back

No pity party to break, you have had a tough couple of weeks. Throw your scales away and judge your size by your clothes

Winter: Check out The Book Depository. It's a an OS site, they ship world wide for free and are usually cheaper than all the department stores. They are also quick on postage. I just had a quick look and they have what I think you are looking for.

AFM: Didn't make it to Combat yesterday. DH had the day off so we took the kids to Healesville Sanctuary and wandered around there for a couple of hours. It was great.
I have just changed DS2's swimming so I am going to be able to go to gym on Monday's now as well

Just have to decide what takes my fancy, either Spin, Pump or Attack.

Just a quick pop in..will be back later as DS1 has a friend arriving for a play any minute!

**Tan** · July 8th, 2010, 02:45 PM

WELL Im so proud I found this thread, I have been struggling lately trying to find my mojo with the commitment to the exercise, but reading everybody's comments have motivated me to get my butt into gear!

So this is my deal, I have always maintained weight around 63kgs but have rather large hips, that make me hate that part of my body. I currently, weigh in at 65.5 kilos (put on 1.5 kgs in last month, stoopid winter) and although im in healthy weight range for my height (not sure on numbers exactly) I would like to be down to a steady size 10, ideally before I get UTD-but if not then too bad, so my goal is to get down to 60kgs.

My routine currently is:

Walking for 1/2 hour - 45 minutes, Monday to Friday
Mixed Volleyball - Monday nights
Ladies netball game - Tuesday nights
Mixed Netball - Wednesday ights
Ladies netball training - Thursday nights

I used to (and this is where I havent been motivated) get up and do 1/2 hour on X-Trainer, so am planning on adding that into the mix, possibly next week (this week I have only been practicing getting up early again lol)

...And also start going back to the gym and attending Combat on Monday nights & Attack on Wednesday nights, it may seem a bit much, but I have been doing this amount of exercise (without the walking part) for the last 7 years so nothing new to me.

So just wanted to say thankyou, and hopefully you can all get stuck into me if I fall off the wagon again please?

**Laranna** · July 10th, 2010, 12:14 AM

Welcome to the team, Tan

MG, how are you feeling hun?

Winter, how are you going with training in this weather? Do you have a treadmill at home (sorry can't remember if you've mentioned that before). I sooo need to kick my sugar habit too. It's my downfall. I cooked a really healthy meal for dinner tonight (Tandoori chicken, pumpkin mash biggest loser style, actually quite yummy) and then messed it all up by having a big bowl of icecream and a hot milo afterwards.

Oh and DH bought a donut home from work for me which I scoffed down. Blergh, I have no self control.

Hoping to get a really good session on the xtrainer tomorrow. Being the weekend DH can watch the kidlets. The last two nights have been no go as DD has been quite unsettled and every time I went to hop on, she woke up/cried/needed cuddles, etc and by 9pm I feel like it's too late (and I'm too buggered!) to get on the xtrainer.

I've been trying to stretch out my left hip/glute, still sore when I sleep on it at night and very tight during day. I'm trying to toss up whether to see a physio, osteo or chiro about it. Need to do something more than stretching.

How's everyone else? Busy working out I hope!

**Mother Goose** · July 10th, 2010, 09:38 AM

Hi Girls.

Welcome Tan!

Winter - I've done two sessions this week and took it easy for both. Very hard considering I can be competitive (as we all can!) and went to the gym with a friend last night and she was running and I was stuck walking!!!! But I behaved

Heather - thanks hon. I do try to go by clothes but they are so whacky with sizing it is difficult to do... but I am going to cut my calories back further and see how I go.

Eluned - I'm sorry your hip and glute are causing you grief hon. I'd probably see the osteo - ask them to check your solas, TA, hip flexor, and glutes. It is probably a combination and will need to relieve all of them. When your back spasms or tightens, the front (hip flexor and solace) will tighten to compensate for the pain being caused. Then the back tightens and spasms to compensate for the front... it's a viscous circle! Have you tried the balls hon? I use them for my glutes (sitting on them as well as laying), back, legs, and hip flexor!

Leesa - how are you doing? I miss you hon!

AFM - my cold is still lingering. And AF also decided to visit this week. Lovely. Thanks for making me feel even more miserable! LOL But on Thursday I decided I NEEDED to do a session. So I just did a home session. 30 min on t'mill. At 15 I felt like I'd done 30. My body was not liking it... I pushed and pushed and I STILL couldn't get my HR above 160 which was bloody annoying! Even sick I couldn't get it up! ARG! Then I went to work... and let's just say that was probably a bad idea! BUT, I was in charge and couldn't call in sick! So off I went, got cross with a couple of staff and put one in her place much to her disgust! But TOUGH!

Last night my friend (who also trains with D) and I went to the gym together after work. D nearly died when we walked in!

Anyway, I did 45 min. 20 t'mill, 15 bike, 5 t'mill, 5 cool down. It wasn't a brilliant session for me because I'm still recovering (plus did the late shift followed by early which = no sleep!) and I was annoyed I didn't do xtrainer... until I got home and was sore in the hips! So good thing I skipped xtrainer!!!!!!

Oh... and I joined the gym yesterday!