Exercise routines, tips and chatter?

[C~Q]

Why are you fasting?!!!! I'll see if I can find your other thread...

[paradise lost]

Hey

Here's the thread on fasting i began.

In fact my fast attempt failed. I got to just after midday.

I have completely underestimated the difference between fasting while in a sedentary desk job and fasting while having to care for and entertain a toddler. BIG difference. Within only an hour of missing breakfast i was feeling exhausted, and within another hour i was feeling disconnected and (physically) cold, like my blood wasn't flowing right. This was all fine at a desk and allowed me to think of my task/fast and why i was doing it, but with DD it was just EXHAUSTING. At one point she looked at me when she was doing something i'd normally have sorted out in 2 seconds and gone back to playing with her and today i was somehow unable to deal with, and she said "mama's angry" and i thought, i am choosing to do this to her, to us, for no real reason.

Basically by midday i knew i would only be able to get to sunset if i sacrificed her day as i just couldn't cope with normal activities and so when her tuna toasted sandwhich arrived in the play centre we were in, i had 2 bites of it and ate her left-over salad and felt a billion times better. Since then i've had some toast, a cuppa, and of course 3 portions of fruit

Fasting certainly is worthwhile, but for me, right now, and forseeably until my babies are all cooked, born and grown to school-age, it's too much to attempt on a regular basis. I was planning on doing your routine again tonight CQ, but i feel exhausted right now (not enough sleep exhausted, which will probably be because i didn't get enough sleep LOL) so i'm not sure. I'll see how i feel after dinner, once DD is in bed.

Bx

[C~Q]

Oh you poor thing, I know exactly how foggy not eating can make you! I understand it is a spiritual thing but physically - yikes!

Been a crappy few days for me at the gym. On sunday I decided it would be a good idea to go for a sunbed (solarium) with my dark skinned friend (I am very pale naturally but have a bit of a tan now). We did it at 9.30am and I only had 10 mins. By about midday I was getting uncomfortable and by the eveing I was in so much pain! It's worse around the bits that don't normaly see the sun (only had on a g-string in the sunbed) - think burnt nipples Mon I didn't go to the gym - could barely walk! Tues I did PT - had to only do upper body as I can't bend lol! Trainer thought it was hillarious and kept making me do things that really, really hurt. After that I attempted Combat which was a bit of a joke really! Usually I then do another Combat on Tues evenings but I was just too sore Today I woke up feeling a little better and managed an ok effort in Combat. Hopefully i'll be better tomorrow as we're doing lower body and he won't show any mercy lol!

Hows everyone else doing? Bec hows your foot? MatildasMummy have you done the work out yet?

Hows everyone else?

[paradise lost]

Holy cow CQ, was the machine properly set up?! I can't believe 10mins would do so much damage and believe me, i am the WHITEST woman alive! At least you got a day off i suppose, but your poor skin!

I have had a funny sort of week. I did your workout on Monday, felt great. Then AF came which was a big relief but also gave me quite a dodgy tummy for a few days. One of DD's friends has been down with the winter vomiting thing again, so it's possible we had a mild case of that, but DD has been totally fine and i've just had random tummy pains and gas, which isn't unusual for AF-time.

Anyway last night i did feel decidedly rough and my gym-buddy was in bed also with stomach pains and so i ended up skipping pump. I didn't even feel up to doing your workout either, though today i plan to do about 30-40mins step and THEN the weights so we shall see how that works out

Anyway, i went and re-did my weights and measurements. My weight is weird. Last week i was 13stones/83kg. This week i am just under 12st12lbs but the line is RIGHT ON 81kg. This must mean the dials are slightly out, since i just checked and 83kg is ALMOST 13stones1lb. But anyway, i've lost about 3lbs/1.5kg in the last week and in my measurements you can see i've also lost 7cm overall, 2cm from my chest, 2cm from my torso at bellbutton level, 1cm from one thigh (one was bigger but they're now the same size) and 1cm from each arm. I feel much better too, my bones are closer to the surface in some places and i just feel good. I felt good before i weighed and measured too, so if there'd been no difference i'd have still felt good, because my body FEELS better to me at any rate.

I am so happy that i proved to myself i CAN lose weight. And it's actually been relatively easy. I've really enjoyed the extra workouts, i'm never hungry because of all the veg and fruit i'm getting in, and the few times i've craved sugar i either have a little (literally about 4grams) square of chocolate or a mug of hot chocolate, but that's happened about 3 times in the last 2 weeks. Because it doesn't feel at all like a diet (still having whatever i want at the weekends, but just craving junky food much less) it just feels really good. If people have asked "are you on a diet?" i just say "no, just trying to eat a bit better".

Anyway, that's my little woohoo! And i couldn't even RUN to assist with the weightloss, and given 2-3lbs is the most i'd WANT to lose in a week (i'd attribute some of the loss to being waterweight, from getting AF, or i'd be a bit concerned it was coming off so fast) so i'm kind of glad now. I'm hoping when i've lost a bit more my foot injuries will slow down. When you run your foot hits the ground with 3x the force of your weight. So and extra 5lbs might not be much on the body, but in the run it's 15lbs extra force on each foot every single time it hits the ground.

My foot has been pain free most of the week but i decided to give it a good chance to heal before taking it out for a run. Maybe next week.

Bx

[C~Q]

Yeah I know, was talking to my instructor this evening and she said I should complain as I shouldn't have been put under for that long It doesn't hurt anymore but the skin is really dry and flaky and I was really worried that the skin on my bb's would scar but the chemist said it wouldn't - I hope not

Hoobs thats great about your weights and measurements!!! You must be stoked! And it's good that your diet is sustainable and you're not hungry. There's nothing worse than being hungry! Imagine how you'll go when you're running again!!

I have 11 days left of the challenge! Last night was the last seminar and we had to write a goal for the next 11 days and mine is to do one unassisted chin up (yes I am ashamed to say I can't even do one ) Brett seems to think i'll be able to do it and I trust him so fingers crossed!

We did upper body today and at the end he said stuff ti we'll just do upper body from now till the end of the challenge - it's what I want to focus on and i'm pretty happy with my lower boday anyway.

I have had the best day today - Combat this evening was so good and I've come to a realisation about why I want to instruct. I love music and performing - I studied Performing Arts at college and used to act and sing and dance in shows and plays and things but then I lost my nerve. This way I get to learn chory, prance about to (sometimes) daggy music and have fun and get paid for it! What a great job. Ok, the money is crap but who cares - i'm doing it anyway so I might as well get something for it!

So as soon as I do my work experience I am signing myself up for the Combat workshop!!!

[paradise lost]

Hey CQ - how you going now? Only a week left... You're going to be such a great instructor - the ones who are keen and energetic always make me want to go more!

Well, i've had a crazy week. On Sunday we found a house to rent we liked the look of and went to drive and look at the outside of it. On Monday we went to see it. On Tuesday we asked a bunch of questions and spent the day on the phone working out various details. On Wednesday we asked a few more questions. On Thursday we got our last set of answers and DP went to pay the bond to take it off the market and pick up our paperwork. I've had a dodgy stomach and tension headaches all week from the stress and a MIGRAINE last night (first in 11 years!). So i've done nothing whatsoever by way of exercise (apart from my usual walking and so on) all week.

Today i weighed and measured again. Lost another kilo - down to 80kg. I also lost an inch of my waist, and inch off my torso at belly-button and an inch off my hips plus 1cm off each thigh (need to lose A LOT more than that!). Which was great considering my lack of exercise! Anyway, the kilo loss spurred me on, and i just did your routine again CQ.

I've been mixing it up a bit. For the 2nd and 3rd sets of squats i go down, do one pulse, and then stand up. After the squats and lunges i do 45 leg extensions over the arm of the sofa with an 8kg bar on my ankles (secured!). Instead of tricep dips i sometimes do kickbacks instead. Or i do a set of kickbacks, a set of dips, a set of kickbacks...

I was wondering if you could mix up the chest for me...? I was doing presses tonight and i'm STILL so weak, it's just NOT coming. I feel like my chest is doing nothing, it's all my shoulders and arms and upper back. The overhead extensions for my chest are great, but i don't feel i'm getting stronger, maybe it's my technique? How can i isolate the chest better and get stronger? My boobs are huge and my pecs are like this pathetic little bulge under the top quarter of each one...

I've still not run - i carried DD in the meitai last week and my heel felt slightly itchy afterwards (sounds weird, but i know the feeling well - kind of "not quite" an injury). Hopefully this week will be better. I'm going to start right at the bottom again, 2.5km, adding 0.5km every run until i hit 5, then 5km 3 times a week for a week, then two 5kms and a 6km and so on until i'm back to proper distances. I just put a woohoo in the woohoo room, and i'm off to check for new running routes around there, to plan my winter exercise

Bx

[C~Q]

Aaagggghhhhhhhhhhhh only 2 more days!!! I am so scared of finishing this thing I want it to keep going! I am having trouble writing my essay thing and I posted about it in the Platinum discussion forum, was hoping that some people could help me but only one did - i'm finding it difficult to write down what i'm feeling if that makes sense?

So Hoobs have you got the house? I hope so, how exciting!!!

Yay for the weight loss even though you can't really run - you must be on the right track, it's great that it;s all moving forward for you!

With the chest presses it;s relly hard as I can't see your technique. Make sure your back is flat and not arched. A good way to take it out of your back is to bring your knees up, this takes off a lot of pressure. Also try and make sure you're bringing the bar in line with your nipples or that there is a 90* angle in your armpit.

Mixing up chest...Hmmm, ok well other than the chest presses and the overhead extensions you could do pushups (are you already doing them?). You couls do flys (do you have dumbells I can't remember). Lie on a bench (or whatever you have) with a dumbell or weight in each hand and arms extended or slightly bent. Inhale and open the arms to horizontal. Raise the arms back to vertical while extending. Flys focus the work on your Pec Major.

It's really hard to think of anymore that you can do at home. In the gym I could give you heaps but you are quite limited with the equipment you have Maybe try the pushups and flys for a while and see how you go?

My training has been going really well. My arms feel like they are going to fall off this evening, we worked so hard today that the veins were literally BULGING out of my arms when we were doing bicep curls!! Good news is I can now do one full (and a couple of crappy half) unassisted, wide grip, chinups on the bars! And about 3 unassisted, narrow grip ones!