Saturday, April 30, 2011
Back in the saddle again
Don't know if you caught my exercise this week. First I was in the saddle (riding lawnmower for 1 hour) on Thursday which I estimated at 100 calories although there is no readout on the John Deere. Then just 10 minutes ago I was in the saddle again (exercise bike this time) for 23 minutes burning 154 calories. This was duly recorded on loseit and now I have another 154 calories to spend if I so desire. So far on loseit I'm down 15 lbs. Now I'm rivalling you Chelly.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Keep on, Keepin' on
Hello Water Logged Bloggers!
Not much rain here to report. Just a bit overcast with some drizzles. Matt & I went to Wyoming last weekend for Easter where it was cool and sunny.
Friday I took advantage of my gym's group fitness classes for the first time. I hit up a 10 am yoga class that had about 50+ people. I had lifted for my upper body the day before, so wasn't so psyched when the zen-style yoga teacher announced we would be focusing on the upper body and doing about "80 chaturangas" (push-ups). Yikes! We ended up doing about 100, but at about #40, I took her up on the suggestion to add a "modification" (read: knees down). It was a good work out. Here's a cool song on the teacher's yoga mix, which I think Kayte would especially like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=201esMf3RA8
Matt & I ran on Saturday in Wyoming around the country through "Mormon Canyon." We saw some deer and antelope. Very scenic out there in Glenrock!
http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/a/antelope.asp
Today I am back in Pueblo. I usually skip the Monday night exercise since I am a little zonked after my Monday morning 4:30 alarm. However, after hearing a story on NPR on my drive down about how sitting on our butts is bad for our health, I was inspired to hit the treadmill at La Quinta tonight. Here is the link:
http://m.npr.org/story/135575490?url=/2011/04/25/135575490/sitting-all-day-worse-for-you-than-you-might-think&sc=fb&cc=fp
Not that this is any surprise, but I give a lot of exercise advice to my patients dealing with chronic pain. So I decided to heed my own advice and ease my aching back by exercising. I think it worked :)
Keep up the spring exercise blog diet momentum.
Peace.Love.Swimsuits
Not much rain here to report. Just a bit overcast with some drizzles. Matt & I went to Wyoming last weekend for Easter where it was cool and sunny.
Friday I took advantage of my gym's group fitness classes for the first time. I hit up a 10 am yoga class that had about 50+ people. I had lifted for my upper body the day before, so wasn't so psyched when the zen-style yoga teacher announced we would be focusing on the upper body and doing about "80 chaturangas" (push-ups). Yikes! We ended up doing about 100, but at about #40, I took her up on the suggestion to add a "modification" (read: knees down). It was a good work out. Here's a cool song on the teacher's yoga mix, which I think Kayte would especially like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=201esMf3RA8
Matt & I ran on Saturday in Wyoming around the country through "Mormon Canyon." We saw some deer and antelope. Very scenic out there in Glenrock!
http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/a/antelope.aspToday I am back in Pueblo. I usually skip the Monday night exercise since I am a little zonked after my Monday morning 4:30 alarm. However, after hearing a story on NPR on my drive down about how sitting on our butts is bad for our health, I was inspired to hit the treadmill at La Quinta tonight. Here is the link:
http://m.npr.org/story/135575490?url=/2011/04/25/135575490/sitting-all-day-worse-for-you-than-you-might-think&sc=fb&cc=fp
Not that this is any surprise, but I give a lot of exercise advice to my patients dealing with chronic pain. So I decided to heed my own advice and ease my aching back by exercising. I think it worked :)
Keep up the spring exercise blog diet momentum.
Peace.Love.Swimsuits
Friday, April 22, 2011
Drought-be-gone
Well first and formost- HAPPY EARTH DAY! Go ahead.. get out and go eat a veggie burger! If you have a little extra time make one! Its cheap, easy, fun, delcious and something new to try. Here is a bomb recipe http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/black-bean-burgers-recipe/index.html . I like to add cumin and other spices to mine. Or if you're crunched for time, you can buy them - try MorningStar Asian Pattys or Spicy Black Bean burgers. You can grill them for maximum taste, but still on 100 calories, so you can induldge and make yourself a whopping double stack. : )
Good thing Kayte is the one riding everyones tails now to get back on this site. Im sure you were sick of me doing it . Although I totally agree, get back on ye blog. The more it rains, i say, the more we write!
I must say now that I'm back from San Fran, I am soooo happy that I am pretty rigorous with my eating/working out in the week so I can enjoy what I want on my mini vacations. I ate anything I wanted for those 3 days and was guilt free! When you work hard, you have to reward yourself. I was worried I was beginning to live in a health food cage I trapped myself in, but I think I have really learned how to balance pretty well and when to treat myself. If you never treat yourself, cravings get outta control and um.. hello... one of the biggest perks in life is delicious food (yes, I had in-n-out burger TWICE :) ) But heres the crazy thing.. i weighed less when I got back then when I left. Just more proof that you need to confuse your body sometimes so it keeps working hard.
My weightloss has slowed down for sure, but thats probably because ive relaxed my diet a little. I have 7-8 lbs more to go, which should vanish by end of May since I've tightened it back up this week. I mean its almost bikini season for petes sake!
Hope you all are doing splendidly. I don't know about you, but I think these downpours have been nice. As much as I like sunny perfect weather, I think the rain is relaxing, especially when I hear it pitter patter on the roof at work. Keep working hard, it will pay off and you'll feel better :)
PS: the best meal replacement protein bars ive found are Cliff Builder Bars. 20g of protein, 270 cal. Perfect for breakfast or an on-the-go lunch. Oh yea and dont pay more than $1/bar ...hunt around for a deal.
Good thing Kayte is the one riding everyones tails now to get back on this site. Im sure you were sick of me doing it . Although I totally agree, get back on ye blog. The more it rains, i say, the more we write!
I must say now that I'm back from San Fran, I am soooo happy that I am pretty rigorous with my eating/working out in the week so I can enjoy what I want on my mini vacations. I ate anything I wanted for those 3 days and was guilt free! When you work hard, you have to reward yourself. I was worried I was beginning to live in a health food cage I trapped myself in, but I think I have really learned how to balance pretty well and when to treat myself. If you never treat yourself, cravings get outta control and um.. hello... one of the biggest perks in life is delicious food (yes, I had in-n-out burger TWICE :) ) But heres the crazy thing.. i weighed less when I got back then when I left. Just more proof that you need to confuse your body sometimes so it keeps working hard.
My weightloss has slowed down for sure, but thats probably because ive relaxed my diet a little. I have 7-8 lbs more to go, which should vanish by end of May since I've tightened it back up this week. I mean its almost bikini season for petes sake!
Hope you all are doing splendidly. I don't know about you, but I think these downpours have been nice. As much as I like sunny perfect weather, I think the rain is relaxing, especially when I hear it pitter patter on the roof at work. Keep working hard, it will pay off and you'll feel better :)
PS: the best meal replacement protein bars ive found are Cliff Builder Bars. 20g of protein, 270 cal. Perfect for breakfast or an on-the-go lunch. Oh yea and dont pay more than $1/bar ...hunt around for a deal.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Lots of rain, but we've got a BLOGGIN' DROUGHT!
Hi Sisters and Dad, How's the movin' and shakin' in your worlds lately? Good I hope! Exercise is good for us!
It's been flooding all over SE Ohio and the river is higher than I've seen it maybe ever. We've had bursts of sunshine this week but also torrential rain (which has been rough on the "new" front lawn in Cinci!) and so it hasn't been the best week to play outside. Howeva' spring is here & everything is greener and the bikepath is a great place to be.... Polly & I walked earlier tonight while my car's oil was being changed.
I keep listening to the Fit2Fat radio podcast while I walk/run the bike path and learn about the most common prob's people encounter with weight lost: 1) eating below their basal metabolic rate 2) losing lean muscle while their bodies are eating below their basal metabolic rate. Yep, these two things cause good intentions to result in bad results. So in some cases, for weight loss plateaus, the recommended advise is "Eat up pup!" A neat resource for calculating your BMR is here: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/
Hit the Community Center tonight for a half hour run & some pull-ups (with the help of the pull-up machine) and also some stomach/back strengthening weight machines. I had been doing some crunches on my exercise ball in the am & pm this week & found that my posture was beginning to go south. Duh! I've got to work out my muscles in pairs. So I'll be laying my tum on the ball and doing reverse crunches now too.
It's Cadberry egg season so hop to the gym & then eat one with a glass of milk or protein shake. :)
It's been flooding all over SE Ohio and the river is higher than I've seen it maybe ever. We've had bursts of sunshine this week but also torrential rain (which has been rough on the "new" front lawn in Cinci!) and so it hasn't been the best week to play outside. Howeva' spring is here & everything is greener and the bikepath is a great place to be.... Polly & I walked earlier tonight while my car's oil was being changed.
I keep listening to the Fit2Fat radio podcast while I walk/run the bike path and learn about the most common prob's people encounter with weight lost: 1) eating below their basal metabolic rate 2) losing lean muscle while their bodies are eating below their basal metabolic rate. Yep, these two things cause good intentions to result in bad results. So in some cases, for weight loss plateaus, the recommended advise is "Eat up pup!" A neat resource for calculating your BMR is here: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/
Hit the Community Center tonight for a half hour run & some pull-ups (with the help of the pull-up machine) and also some stomach/back strengthening weight machines. I had been doing some crunches on my exercise ball in the am & pm this week & found that my posture was beginning to go south. Duh! I've got to work out my muscles in pairs. So I'll be laying my tum on the ball and doing reverse crunches now too.
It's Cadberry egg season so hop to the gym & then eat one with a glass of milk or protein shake. :)
Si
Friday, April 8, 2011
Bright, sunshiny day!
The clouds burst in the am in Athens today, but the pm was sunshine & blue skies. :)
Today, yesterday and Wednesday (three days in a row, I think!) Polly Pup & I were on the bike path. So many other folks were enjoying the path too. It's the place to be if you're an Athens exerciser. People walk dogs, ride bikes, walk with strollers, walk holding hands and sometimes skate board or rollerblade. The podcast in my ears today and on Wednesday was "Podcasts for Running: Couch to 5K." It's a very chill mix of techno-dance club beats with podcaster Robert letting you know when to walk/run for 90 seconds, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes. The "Couch to 5K" program was something Robert started on his 43 birthday.
If I had my way, I'd just run slowly for 45 min, however, Polly Pup can't take it. So, a walk/run mix is what I've gotta do when I go with her. (I'd feel so bad not going w/ her! Poor thing needs cardio too!) Also, she doesn't like running while on a leash so I unleash her & we run in the grass by the river along the bikepath so we avoid the bikes...
I need a human runner companion! Anne sometimes runs with me but I may just need to look into finding a running club. There is an OU one, but...there's gotta be youngsters/oldsters my age! This is the challenge of Athens.
Speaking of beautiful Athens...our Cherry trees are in bloom & so pretty! Look:
Today, yesterday and Wednesday (three days in a row, I think!) Polly Pup & I were on the bike path. So many other folks were enjoying the path too. It's the place to be if you're an Athens exerciser. People walk dogs, ride bikes, walk with strollers, walk holding hands and sometimes skate board or rollerblade. The podcast in my ears today and on Wednesday was "Podcasts for Running: Couch to 5K." It's a very chill mix of techno-dance club beats with podcaster Robert letting you know when to walk/run for 90 seconds, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes. The "Couch to 5K" program was something Robert started on his 43 birthday.
If I had my way, I'd just run slowly for 45 min, however, Polly Pup can't take it. So, a walk/run mix is what I've gotta do when I go with her. (I'd feel so bad not going w/ her! Poor thing needs cardio too!) Also, she doesn't like running while on a leash so I unleash her & we run in the grass by the river along the bikepath so we avoid the bikes...
I need a human runner companion! Anne sometimes runs with me but I may just need to look into finding a running club. There is an OU one, but...there's gotta be youngsters/oldsters my age! This is the challenge of Athens.
Speaking of beautiful Athens...our Cherry trees are in bloom & so pretty! Look:
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Jumpin on the Pod Cast Waggon
Que Pasa Fam? This will be short but Kayte got me thinking about Pod Casts. This website has a great series of Pod Casts. I have been learning all day while plugging away at work :). hip hip hooray for Pod Casts, they are so educational and entertaining. This series in particular.. enjoy http://cutthefatpodcast.com/
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Keeping that brain busy - the non-music way :)
Hi! I'm about to go hiking in the wilderness but I really don't like being bored so I'm downloading podcasts to listen to as I move it.*
How to find podcasts?
1. Download iTunes & visit the iTunes store.
2. Type in a keyword in the upper right-hand search. For example: Fitness Filter the results to include only podcasts (Click "podcasts" in the left menu box.)
3. At this point, you can "subscribe" to a podcast OR, and this is what I recommend: Click the title or icon of the podcast and you can listen before clicking the "free" download button.
*Podcasts are a well-kept secret. A podcast is a pre-recorded audio show. People from all over the place create free podcasts & some of them are real gems. A good podcast is a friend indeed. Per fitness/weight-loss/healthy goals I've selected the "Fat 2 Fit"podcast. Have a listen & keep that brain in shape. :)
How to find podcasts?
1. Download iTunes & visit the iTunes store.
2. Type in a keyword in the upper right-hand search. For example: Fitness Filter the results to include only podcasts (Click "podcasts" in the left menu box.)
3. At this point, you can "subscribe" to a podcast OR, and this is what I recommend: Click the title or icon of the podcast and you can listen before clicking the "free" download button.
*Podcasts are a well-kept secret. A podcast is a pre-recorded audio show. People from all over the place create free podcasts & some of them are real gems. A good podcast is a friend indeed. Per fitness/weight-loss/healthy goals I've selected the "Fat 2 Fit"podcast. Have a listen & keep that brain in shape. :)
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