Anyone want to shape up in 2018? A continuing journey.......

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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    My routine today consisted of nothing.. slow moving storm systems have me doing well to make it to work today..
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    My biggest struggle is against my own expectations. I want the scale to go down every day and when it doesn't I get frustrated. Then at some point I recover from the frustration and eat some food, only to go through the cycle again in another week or two.
    I know that I should only expect to lose a few pounds a month, but I know I am capable of more, and I want excellence, damnit.
    I wish I had taken some pictures and measurements before I started, it would be helpful to know how much fat I have lost as opposed to just weight. I know I have gained some poundage of muscle, but it's impossible to guess how much without knowing body fat percentage. Overall, weight isn't very important to me, I am meeting my fitness goals and fitting into my good clothes, it's just that weight is a very helpful metric if I don't let it twist my head.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,380
    markymark550 said:

    Chest and leg day. After being a slacker for a while, my max bench press dropped to 185 from 215. Got it back up over 200 today. Woo! Did 617 on the leg press. New personal record. I can already tell I will be sore tomorrow.

    Congratulations on the personal record, markymark550!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,380
    Bentleyspop said:


    I've run it!

    But then again this is a regular run and or hike for me and my hound. ......

    https://youtu.be/B0LVL2Kgv50

    Whoa! Awesome journey and video. It's like we went on the trail with you. Very cool.

    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,380
    rgambs said:

    Started my run pretty rough this morning, felt low energy and sore, still stiff from the weighted stairs yesterday. Almost jumped off the old Pac Man machine a couple times in the first 15 minutes, but I stuck it out...Reduced my speed from 6 to 5 , then even a little lower...Stopped and stretched for 30 seconds 2 times and stuck it out. When I hit 35 or 40 minutes I started feeling strong, so I worked my way up to 6.5 and held it there for thd final 15 minutes. Sweat was pouring, knees were pumping, ended up being a great workout...60 minutes, 4.75 miles, 750 calories

    Glad I stuck it out when it felt like a bag of dicks, it feels good to push through a shit workout and transform it into one that feels good...maybe I can afford myself a lunch today lol

    Awesome tenacity, rgambs!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,464
    Ms. Haiku said:

    Bentleyspop said:


    I've run it!

    But then again this is a regular run and or hike for me and my hound. ......

    https://youtu.be/B0LVL2Kgv50

    Whoa! Awesome journey and video. It's like we went on the trail with you. Very cool.

    Not my video
    But is a once a week, sometimes twice, run/hike/walk for me and the hound
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    I'm on a short vacation with my kid so I decided to find a bouldering gym here. Great facility but so crowded; there were people waiting to try every problem, so I eventually left feeling a little annoyed and appreciative of my own gym. It was fun to branch out, though.
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Blowing.It.Up. Haha!! Yeah!
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Got about six miles in today.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    whispering hands said:

    Got about six miles in today.

    Excellent!

    I copped out and only ran 1.3 miles this morning. I haven't lifted in a handful of days because I'm trying to cut back on gas money from the 25 mile drive to the gym.
    Weighed in at 183.0 before dinner, that puts me 27lbs down in 93 days. That puts me right near 2 lbs/week and that's respectable enough, particularly considering that a few pounds were converted from fat to muscle.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Awesome!!
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,380
    whispering hands said:

    Got about six miles in today.

    Sounds like a good time in the sunshine and mountains.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,380
    rgambs said:

    whispering hands said:

    Got about six miles in today.

    Excellent!

    I copped out and only ran 1.3 miles this morning. I haven't lifted in a handful of days because I'm trying to cut back on gas money from the 25 mile drive to the gym.
    Weighed in at 183.0 before dinner, that puts me 27lbs down in 93 days. That puts me right near 2 lbs/week and that's respectable enough, particularly considering that a few pounds were converted from fat to muscle.
    2 lbs a week is very respectable. I have that as a goal.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    2 lbs a week is a great achievement, and still in a healthy range! Good job Gambs!
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Ms. Haiku said:

    whispering hands said:

    Got about six miles in today.

    Sounds like a good time in the sunshine and mountains.
    It was until this current storm moved in at around 10,000 ft. ( I walked up Rampart road, almost up in to the reservoir between here and Woodland Park). It was very surreal, as I walked through the Waldo Canyon burn scar/restoration sites. It was odd to look down, and see how close the fire came to my parents' house ( where I lived at the time, and do again momentarily..). I could see my cul de sac from there, in the distance of the fire line.. gave me chills. But the neatest experience followed.. as I turned to return back down the mountainside, back into GOG.. I was caught up in the awe of nature.. small pine saplings, and tender shafts of grass sprouted up out of charred rocks, and beside blackened matchstick tree trunks; stark picture.. I wish I had taken pics.. it was a unique experience for sure! I want to camp up there this year!
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Today??? 1 1/2 ft of snow! LIBRARIES ARE CLOSED! Lol
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    whispering hands said:

    Ms. Haiku said:

    whispering hands said:

    Got about six miles in today.

    Sounds like a good time in the sunshine and mountains.
    It was until this current storm moved in at around 10,000 ft. ( I walked up Rampart road, almost up in to the reservoir between here and Woodland Park). It was very surreal, as I walked through the Waldo Canyon burn scar/restoration sites. It was odd to look down, and see how close the fire came to my parents' house ( where I lived at the time, and do again momentarily..). I could see my cul de sac from there, in the distance of the fire line.. gave me chills. But the neatest experience followed.. as I turned to return back down the mountainside, back into GOG.. I was caught up in the awe of nature.. small pine saplings, and tender shafts of grass sprouted up out of charred rocks, and beside blackened matchstick tree trunks; stark picture.. I wish I had taken pics.. it was a unique experience for sure! I want to camp up there this year!
    I had a similar experience a couple of years ago when I cycled the Kettle Valley trail in southern BC, in the Okanagan. Part of the trail, which is an old railway bed, runs through the site of a massive forest fire years ago that has just been left as-is, to recover naturally. The site of the every-changing ecosystem is awe-inspiring.
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,380
    30 minutes on the rowing machine
    45 minutes on the stationary bicycle

    I felt good.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Mothafuckin' CHEAT DAY in the house!

    I had a greek yogurt for breakfast/lunch.

    I am having pizza at a kids birthday party this afternoon and then lasagna and garlic bread for dinner! OOH YEAH!
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I survived my binge and weighed in at a good weight.
    An hour lift this morning wasn't as much as I was hoping for, but planting onions, spreading compost, and mucking out the chicken coop will boost it and hopefully I can run a few miles tonight in this fabulous spring weather.
    Cheers y'all, keep at it!
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?

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