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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004back at Curves today, ow
Ok, NEVER again will I take such a long break from exercise, I don't care how sick I get. I had not been there since the 19th of December and the workout today just about killed me. It was really hard! I hope I get back in shape quickly. On the plus side, I lost 3 pounds since I was there last, probably from not eating when I was sick. I must have lost even more than that initially, because since I got my appetite back I've been eating a lot.  Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna >Ok, NEVER again will I take such a long break from exercise, I don't care >how sick I get. I had not been there since the 19th of December and the >workout today just about killed me. It was really hard! Here's a problem with Curves. They don't know how, or refuse to, adjust workout intensities and movements to allow for layoffs. http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. > >Ok, NEVER again will I take such a long break from exercise, I don't care > >how sick I get. I had not been there since the 19th of December and the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html > Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. Hmm. From the way it feels, it feels like the machines are easier the slower I go. The faster I try to go, the more reps I try to do in the 30 seconds, the harder it is. So I suppose I'm adjusting it myself by how hard I push. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna >Hmm. From the way it feels, it feels like the machines are easier the >slower I go. The faster I try to go, the more reps I try to do in the 30 >seconds, the harder it is. So I suppose I'm adjusting it myself by how >hard I push. Did they not counsel you to adjust your reps down? http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. > >Hmm. From the way it feels, it feels like the machines are easier the > >slower I go. The faster I try to go, the more reps I try to do in the 30 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html > Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. Nah, you're just supposed to go as hard as you can while keeping your heart-rate in the proper range for your age. I've found that I can usually guess where my heart-rate is before I do a check, based on how hard I'm breathing. I was breathing hard while not being able to do as many reps as I could before my break, but I didn't push myself to where my heart-rate was too hard. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna This kind of ow is good for you. Now butch up and keep at it. SignatureJC Eat less, exercise more. -- > > > >Hmm. From the way it feels, it feels like the machines are easier the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > I could before my break, but I didn't push myself to where my heart-rate > was too hard. Yup! I'm glad it hurt, it's the good hurt, it tells me my muscles are still there, even if they are weaker now. > This kind of ow is good for you. Now butch up and keep at it. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > I could before my break, but I didn't push myself to where my heart-rate > > was too hard. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna >> Did they not counsel you to adjust your reps down? >Nah, you're just supposed to go as hard as you can while keeping your >heart-rate in the proper range for your age. I've found that I can usually >guess where my heart-rate is before I do a check, based on how hard I'm >breathing. I was breathing hard while not being able to do as many reps as >I could before my break, but I didn't push myself to where my heart-rate >was too hard. I suppose you learned what they should have told you so next time, remember this experience and make the adjustments. It's about doing exercise for life - eye on the mark. http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. > >> Did they not counsel you to adjust your reps down? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html > Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. Well, I don't know if this counts as "counselling" me but when I came in I told Jillian I hadn't been there in a while, that I had been sick, and she said "Take it easy today, you might feel pretty weak, and we don't want you pushing yourself too hard." I guess that does count, but she wouldn't have known I hadn't been there in a while if I hadn't told her, and she didn't give me any specific advice about _how_ easy to take it. I don't think I really needed any advice about it, it's kind of a no-brainer. If my heart-rate goes too high according to the chart on the wall, if I start to feel dizzy or nauseated, if I'm breathing so hard I can't talk, then, duh, I slow down. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna >Well, I don't know if this counts as "counselling" me but when I came in I >told Jillian I hadn't been there in a while, that I had been sick, and she >said "Take it easy today, you might feel pretty weak, and we don't want you >pushing yourself too hard." I guess that does count, but she wouldn't have >known I hadn't been there in a while if I hadn't told her, and she didn't >give me any specific advice about _how_ easy to take it. That was a nice gesture on her part but that is all it was. Look, I'm not knocking you or Curves, I understand their limitations, I come from a different world where keeping up daily with clients, and changing their training many times right on the floor during session, s the only way I know how to do things. I don't, for the life of me, understand why it is so hard (it isn't) and why Curves or anyone else for that matter can't be more attentive. http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. > > >Ok, NEVER again will I take such a long break from exercise, I don't care > > >how sick I get. I had not been there since the 19th of December and the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > seconds, the harder it is. So I suppose I'm adjusting it myself by how > hard I push. if you were using dumbbells, you'd know exactly what you're doing to and with your muscles. you wouldn't have to "suppose" anything about it. >if you were using dumbbells, you'd know exactly what you're doing to and >with your muscles. you wouldn't have to "suppose" anything about it. Bullshit. http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. >>Ok, NEVER again will I take such a long break from exercise, I don't care >>how sick I get. I had not been there since the 19th of December and the >>workout today just about killed me. It was really hard! > >Here's a problem with Curves. They don't know how, or refuse to, >adjust workout intensities and movements to allow for layoffs. That's absurd. Your workout at Curves is as intense as YOU make it, nothing more, nothing less. That's the nature of hydraulic weight resistance. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/239/140 & hubby- 310/270/180 > >>Ok, NEVER again will I take such a long break from exercise, I don't care > >>how sick I get. I had not been there since the 19th of December and the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > That's absurd. Your workout at Curves is as intense as YOU make it, nothing > more, nothing less. That's the nature of hydraulic weight resistance. Look at the signature of the person who posted that comment. They are not anyone who should be listened to. In fact, that person seems to have an infatuation with Luna. >Look at the signature of the person who posted that comment. >They are not anyone who should be listened to. >In fact, that person seems to have an infatuation with Luna. Oops. Thanks, killfile time. >>Here's a problem with Curves. They don't know how, or refuse to, >>adjust workout intensities and movements to allow for layoffs. > >That's absurd. Your workout at Curves is as intense as YOU make it, nothing >more, nothing less. That's the nature of hydraulic weight resistance. Which part of "Curves (trainers) did you not understand? You pay $20/$30 dollars per month to join a place that has a bunch of yesterday "resistance" equipment and you get no professional supervision over your ongoing strength training program? Here's a clue. Join LAFitness. costs the same, has more PT and is 40,000 sft larger, many with pools, racquetball courts and tons more equipment options. Balls in your court. http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. > >>Here's a problem with Curves. They don't know how, or refuse to, > >>adjust workout intensities and movements to allow for layoffs. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html > Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. I would join LA Fitness if they were right across the street from where I work like Curves is. I know me, and I know that no matter how great a gym is, if it's inconvenient to get to, I'll find even more excuses not to go, lol. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna >I would join LA Fitness if they were right across the street from where I >work like Curves is. I know me, and I know that no matter how great a gym >is, if it's inconvenient to get to, I'll find even more excuses not to go, Certainly is true almost across the board, Luna. This has created a "fast food" dynamic in the health/fitness club marketplace. You understand this living in and with Atlanta traffic. Being on the "other side" of the road can mean "too much trouble to get too". I have forgotten. Do you go to the one on Peachtree or Paces? http://www.lafitness.com/app/club/club?clubId=67&flow=0 http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. > >I would join LA Fitness if they were right across the street from where I > >work like Curves is. I know me, and I know that no matter how great a gym [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html > Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. Peachtree. I usually go mid-afternoon, 2 or 3 ish, not much traffic then. And there's a Publix right there where I can go buy dinner if I didn't have time to make it before I left home, AND there's a Barnes & Noble where I can get something to read at work. I hate driving, so it's nice to have everything right there. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna > AND there's a Barnes & Noble where I > can get something to read at work. Wish I had your job. Time to read a work? Nice. Lee > > AND there's a Barnes & Noble where I > > can get something to read at work. > > Wish I had your job. Time to read a work? Nice. > > Lee I work at a movie theater that only has one screen, so when the movie starts there's nothing to do. The job doesn't pay well and I hate the customers, but other than that it's ok. I also do freelance/temp work in other fields, and I actually prefer to be busy. My theater job is soul destroying at times. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna >I work at a movie theater that only has one screen.. I knew it. You're a Porn Queen. lol http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. > >I work at a movie theater that only has one screen.. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > http://www.allthesky.com/eclipses/lunareclipse01a.html > Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. Independent and foreign films, mostly. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna > > > AND there's a Barnes & Noble where I > > > can get something to read at work. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > other fields, and I actually prefer to be busy. My theater job is soul > destroying at times. then why stay? > > > > AND there's a Barnes & Noble where I > > > > can get something to read at work. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > then why stay? It's steady income, and I'm saving to go back to college and get a degree and a real job. I do as much side-work as I can in areas I'm actually interested in, and I keep hoping one of those will lead to a full time position, but so far no dice. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna > > > > > AND there's a Barnes & Noble where I > > > > > can get something to read at work. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > interested in, and I keep hoping one of those will lead to a full time > position, but so far no dice. you could achieve the same goals working at a job you don't hate. how much more school do you have before you can get your degree? > > > > > > AND there's a Barnes & Noble where I > > > > > > can get something to read at work. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > how much more school do you have before you can get your degree? I want to go to a two year graphic design school. I already have an associate's degree in theater, and I do freelance tech work, but I have not been able to get a steady job doing that. I honestly can't think of any job I'm qualified for outside of set building and props, that I wouldn't hate. Anyway, I never said I hate my current job, I love the people I work with, I have the best boss ever, and that makes up for a lot of the other stuff. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. > > > > > > > AND there's a Barnes & Noble where I > > > > > > > can get something to read at work. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > with, I have the best boss ever, and that makes up for a lot of the other > stuff. you said it was soul destroying. i'm just going on what you said. i'm sure there are lots of other jobs that you'd be qualified for if you felt like looking for one, but i myself hate changing jobs so i'm not going to urge you to do it if you don't have to. you just don't sound happy with the one you have, and if it doesn't even pay well it doesn't make that much sense to stay. there are also other alternatives to saving up for school...don't wait too long to get started on that. i didn't go back to school until i was 33, and i'm really glad i did, but i wish i had started sooner. > > > > > > > > AND there's a Barnes & Noble where I > > > > > > > > can get something to read at work. [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > too long to get started on that. i didn't go back to school until i was > 33, and i'm really glad i did, but i wish i had started sooner. Oh, I am still looking for other jobs. Of course, I'm probably not looking as hard as I should, since I don't feel that panicky feeling you get when you don't have a job at all, but every week I send out at least 3 resumes in response to ads, and once a month or so I'll get called in for an interview, but so far no luck other than the freelance jobs. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. > Ok, NEVER again will I take such a long break from exercise, I don't care > how sick I get. I had not been there since the 19th of December and the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > than that initially, because since I got my appetite back I've been eating > a lot. How sick were you? Since the 19th of December!!!!!!! That's over 2 weeks of being sick. Sounds like excuse time to me unless you had pneumonia or something. You found out that it hurts to work out once you take a long break. Much easier to keep at it. Don't be discouraged. You'll get right back where you were as long as you keep going. And at some point consider joining another gym [preferably using free weights instead of those wacky Curves machines] You'll progress so much quicker it'll blow you away. > How sick were you? Since the 19th of December!!!!!!! That's over 2 > weeks of being sick. Sounds like excuse time to me unless you had > pneumonia or something. You found out that it hurts to work out once Jesus, have you EVER been sick? If you're sick, you're sick, and it can take a long time to get energy and stamina back, depending on what was wrong. I was sick for most of September and didn't work out for over 2 weeks. SignatureSaffire 205/178/125 Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 > > How sick were you? Since the 19th of December!!!!!!! That's over 2 > > weeks of being sick. Sounds like excuse time to me unless you had [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > long time to get energy and stamina back, depending on what was wrong. I was > sick for most of September and didn't work out for over 2 weeks. Not for 2 weeks in a row. Even if you have to force yourself into the gym to do a half-assed workout it's better than laying in bed. And regular exercise keeps you well. I haven't been sick in over a year now. Last time was 2 days sick to kick the flu. > > > How sick were you? Since the 19th of December!!!!!!! That's over 2 > > > weeks of being sick. Sounds like excuse time to me unless you had [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > regular exercise keeps you well. I haven't been sick in over a year > now. Last time was 2 days sick to kick the flu. That's great for you, congrats, but I'm not you. I did have a fever for over a week, and I was still coughing pretty badly up until Saturday. Maybe you'd go work out and cough all over the equipment that other people are about to use, but I thought it would be rude. Also, have you ever coughed so hard that it feels like you pulled an abdominal muscle? It hurt just to breathe, still hurts if I breathe hard, but I'm doing it anyway. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna > > > > How sick were you? Since the 19th of December!!!!!!! That's over 2 > > > > weeks of being sick. Sounds like excuse time to me unless you had [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > coughed so hard that it feels like you pulled an abdominal muscle? It hurt > just to breathe, still hurts if I breathe hard, but I'm doing it anyway. Sorry...didn't mean to be nasty about it or brag about not being sick. All I wanted to say was really think about why you aren't going and not use sickness as an excuse. If you have the sniffles, feel a bit off, or even have a mild cough that isn't really a good reason to stay away from the gym in my book. Sometimes I go into the gym feeling like crap and wondering why I'm bothering, but by the time I get out of there I feel great. > > > > > How sick were you? Since the 19th of December!!!!!!! That's over 2 > > > > > weeks of being sick. Sounds like excuse time to me unless you had [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > crap and wondering why I'm bothering, but by the time I get out of > there I feel great. Yeah, I know what you mean. Some days I wake up with aches and pains just from having slept wrong, and what I really want to do is be lazy and soak in the tub, but working out gets all the kinks out of my muscles and I feel better. As for the sniffles, I pretty much have those year-round, lol. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna > > > How sick were you? Since the 19th of December!!!!!!! That's over 2 > > > weeks of being sick. Sounds like excuse time to me unless you had [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > regular exercise keeps you well. I haven't been sick in over a year > now. Last time was 2 days sick to kick the flu. Well, you're a very lucky person, then. Not everyone has your recuperative powers, though. Sometimes pushing yourself just makes it WORSE and it lasts LONGER. SignatureSaffire 205/178/125 Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 > > Ok, NEVER again will I take such a long break from exercise, I don't care > > how sick I get. I had not been there since the 19th of December and the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > using free weights instead of those wacky Curves machines] You'll > progress so much quicker it'll blow you away. I was sick with a fever for a little over a week. The fever went away about midway through, then came back worse. After the fever was gone I felt better, up to going back to work and stuff, but I still had a lingering cough and a lot of abdominal pain when I coughed (I think I pulled something coughing) up until Saturday. I didn't want to work out while coughing because heavy breathing made the coughing worse, plus, it's gross to be coughing all over everything in a public place, even if I wasn't contagious anymore. Signature-Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna |
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