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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / March 2005Just couldn't do it.
Looking for support here. The morning workout started out well enough -- I walked a mile, then started doing the weight machines. Then I just lost all will to be at the gym. All I could think about was getting home to eat lunch. So I came home and ate lunch (vegetable stir fry and some no-fat beef jerky). Does this happen to anybody often? Hopefully I can bounce back tomorrow. happens to me all the time. I went out to run recently, the weather was lousy, I did not feel like running, so I returned home after a mile. i > Looking for support here. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lunch (vegetable stir fry and some no-fat beef jerky). Does this happen to > anybody often? Hopefully I can bounce back tomorrow.  Signature223/173.3/180 > Looking for support here. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lunch (vegetable stir fry and some no-fat beef jerky). Does this happen to > anybody often? Hopefully I can bounce back tomorrow. How fast were you walking? Were you hungry before you started exercise? I find that I can get light-headed if I don't eat enough--especially carbs--before a workout. On the other hand, I sometimes have trouble with eating some foods too close to exercise. My guess is if you rest up and eat well you can "bounce back" without problem. Matthew -- You're it. Get fit! Sign up for the President's Challenge: www.presidentschallenge.org/login/register_individual.aspx Group ID Number: 23823 / Group Member ID/Name: Alt.Support.Diet Began 3/10/2005 - Current: points 1,262 - Goal: 20,000 points > Looking for support here. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lunch (vegetable stir fry and some no-fat beef jerky). Does this happen to > anybody often? Hopefully I can bounce back tomorrow. When that kind of thing happens to me I will make deals with myself. For instance, If I start walking and don't feel like it, I'll tell myself that I'll just walk for 20 mins then turn around. Usually once I get into it and past a certain point my will returns. Same with weights. If I'm not really into it, I'll make a deal with myself to just do certain routines to get a rounded routine in for the day. I may even decrease the weight a bit to make it easier. If I'm doing upper body, I may just do curls and rows for arms, etc - I pick 3 areas (arms, back, shoulders) and do a push and a pull routine for each and be done - so that would be 6 routines. >> Looking for support here. >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > so > that would be 6 routines. Me too! On my run if I really don't want to do it I promise myself I only have to run there, then I can walk back. Of course, once I get there, it's far better to run back too coz it takes less time but I don't seem to have noticed that cunning plan of mine yet! Rachael 176/121/119-124 >> Looking for support here. >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > so > that would be 6 routines. I do the same thing. If I don't feel like finishing and I'm not injured/dizzy/asthmatic I will strike a deal with myself to go "half the distance" to the original goal - if I have 20 minutes left I'll convince myself to do 10 "and then I can quit." I rarely quit before reaching the goal once I've convinced myself to continue. I will confess that one day after about 6 minutes on the treadmill I absolutely did NOT want to be there and I just got off, grabbed my stuff and left. I have no idea what was behind it and I've never done it since. Maybe it's like the movie Risky Business - sometimes you just have to say "what the F***." Signaturethe volleyballchick > I do the same thing. If I don't feel like finishing and I'm not > injured/dizzy/asthmatic I will strike a deal with myself to go "half [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > it since. Maybe it's like the movie Risky Business - sometimes you > just have to say "what the F***." I bargain with myself too. Most of my walking/ running routes have places where it's convenient to turn back - loops within loops. If I'm thinking of totally blowing off exercise, I make myself clean house or work for my employer. The very definition of "You know you *really* don't want to work out when . . ." lol SignatureSnowshoeing . . . Laurie in Maine 207/115 New Scale Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 It's amazing to me how often it's an on-going mental challenge to finish a workout. My little unhealthy fat girl comes up with all kinds of reasons why I don't need to go all the way through or that the last 5 mins don't matter or that hell we could just do this tomorrow. Sometimes I just want to strangle that person because it makes it all so much more difficult mentally. All I know to do is 1) drink a bit of fruit juice before I work out and 2) Tell that sluggard in me to SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY! Heidi > Looking for support here. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lunch (vegetable stir fry and some no-fat beef jerky). Does this happen to > anybody often? Hopefully I can bounce back tomorrow. > It's amazing to me how often it's an on-going mental challenge to finish a > workout. My little unhealthy fat girl comes up with all kinds of reasons why [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Heidi I used to have a problem walking on the treadmill. Watching television helped but often that wasn't enough to keep me on it. Recently I decided to start a running program and found it much easier to complete the workouts since I want to improve my running time. That said, I haven't been on the treadmill for two weeks due to a severe sinus infection but I'm looking forward to starting again. Sometimes we just need to set goals or make a game out of our exercise routines. Working out with weights is the most boring type of exercise for me. I often find myself doing a few sets, taking a break and returning to do more sets later. I know this isn't the best way but it gets me through the routines<g> The only exercise I thoroughly enjoy is biking. I don't need to talk myself into jumping on the bike and riding. I'm just waiting for warmer weather right now.....winter just won't give up here in SW Ohio. Beverly > > Looking for support here. > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > to > > anybody often? Hopefully I can bounce back tomorrow. > > It's amazing to me how often it's an on-going mental challenge to finish a > > workout. My little unhealthy fat girl comes up with all kinds of reasons [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Beverly Speaking of which, did you friend in Hawaii regal you with great stories of his bike riding experience? I've been trying to get out on the bike now that I'm feeling better. Hope you feel better soon so you can get out there too! Heidi > > The only exercise I thoroughly enjoy is biking. I don't need to talk > myself [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Heidi He said he just followed a training program similar to the one I selected for training for my century. He felt I shouldn't have any problems since I've already done a metric century and do quite a bit of riding. His biggest problem was he hadn't been much of a biker and it took quite awhile for him to adjust to the saddle<g> This happens to many people when they first start riding any distance. I don't seem to have too many problems in this area but I'm thinking about trying another saddle on my bike this spring. I still get a little numbness on long distances. A five minute break from riding normally fixes the situation. He hasn't done too much in the past year as he had surgery for prostrate cancer. Fortunately it was caught early and they think he will be fine. It just goes to show us that a proper diet and exercise program doesn't always protect us from disease:( He is the last guy I would expect to have any health problems. He's vegetarian, exercises regularly and doesn't appear to have an ounce of fat on his body. Beverly > riding. His biggest problem was he hadn't been much of a biker and it > took quite awhile for him to adjust to the saddle<g> This happens to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > on long distances. A five minute break from riding normally fixes the > situation. I find it useful to stand occasionally while riding. How much did you ride in preparing for your century? I would like to do the local one in late September, but I think I will be limited to riding about 3 times of 1 hour during the week and a longer weekend ride. Matthew -- You're it. Get fit! Sign up for the President's Challenge: www.presidentschallenge.org/login/register_individual.aspx Group ID Number: 23823 / Group Member ID/Name: Alt.Support.Diet Began 3/10/2005 - Current: points 1,393 - Goal: 20,000 points > > riding. His biggest problem was he hadn't been much of a biker and it > > took quite awhile for him to adjust to the saddle<g> This happens to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Matthew > -- I didn't do any training for the metric century. It just happened<g> I took off riding one Saturday morning on the local trails and did 65+ miles before the day ended. I'm a bike patrolman for the local parks and often ride 30-50 miles a day. This helps. I don't plan on doing a sponsored century this summer. I'm going to ride a 70 mile trail in a neighboring county. I'll do 50 miles out and back. I enjoy riding by myself more than participating in sponsored rides. This is the training program I've been using. http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/conditioning/a/aa052703.htm I've been doing a running program this winter to build my endurance. I took some maintenance classes in February to learn how to change the tires on the road bike. They had been giving me problems but that's been solved<g> I still need to buy a hydration system for the bike. As soon as the weather cooperates I'll start riding the 8 miles of hills in a nearby park. This is a great training ride. You should be fine with 3 hours during the week and a longer ride on the weekend. Just be sure you can get a couple long rides in before the actual event and workout the bugs - equipment and nutrition. I'm still working on the nutrition part. Energy bars are okay for shorter rides but I'm not sure I can sustain a longer ride on them. I may have to stop and eat along the way. Beverly > He said he just followed a training program similar to the one I > selected for training for my century. He felt I shouldn't have any [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > on long distances. A five minute break from riding normally fixes the > situation. Speaking of saddles, I finally got a good ride in this weekend and spent more time adjusting the config of the bike to suit me. I finally figured that the thing that bugged me the most was where my but sat on the seat. For a comfort stretch I would end up having almost the back of my thighs up on the seat and my actual butt hanging off the back a bit. So, I got my old bike next to my new bike and compaired where things were. COme to find out I had handle bar and seat height the same, distance between handlebar and seat post the same. The difference lay in the seat itself. My old seat was more narrow even towards the back with a very gradual curve to widen it out. The new seat is narrow in the front but a much bigger back portion. So where my legs were used to the curve of the old seat and less cushion, there is now seat. I'm going to give this old seat a bit more tries - as I did find on a 20 mile ride there was no numbness at all, so its just a matter of getting the backs of my thighs used to hitting the seat. If I find I can't adjust - I'll swap seats w/ my old one. > He hasn't done too much in the past year as he had surgery for > prostrate cancer. Fortunately it was caught early and they think he > will be fine. It just goes to show us that a proper diet and exercise > program doesn't always protect us from disease:( He is the last guy I > would expect to have any health problems. He's vegetarian, exercises > regularly and doesn't appear to have an ounce of fat on his body. Poor guy - my gp had prostrate cancer removed a few years ago. THankfully its one of those cancers now that they test for early and often and when caught early it can be removed with no future problems. I hope your friend does well. I can see why he hasn't biked much after having that kind of surgery... makes me wince just to think about it. :) > Speaking of saddles, I finally got a good ride in this weekend and spent > more time adjusting the config of the bike to suit me. I finally figured [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > backs of my thighs used to hitting the seat. If I find I can't adjust - > I'll swap seats w/ my old one. IIRC your new bike is a hybrid. They usually put the rider in a more upright riding position than road bikes and have different type saddles. The saddles on my hybrid sound much like what you had on your old bike - gradual flare out in the back. I can see where something that is much wider in the back section would be causing a problem. Give it a try - you might find it's just what you need. > > He hasn't done too much in the past year as he had surgery for > > prostrate cancer. Fortunately it was caught early and they think he [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > does well. I can see why he hasn't biked much after having that kind of > surgery... makes me wince just to think about it. :) He seems to be doing just great. Hopefully they got it all and he won't have any additional problems. > > All I know to do is 1) drink a bit of fruit juice before I work out and 2) > > Tell that sluggard in me to SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY! [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Beverly You make a lot of sense, Beverly. I will run on a treadmill, if that's the only alternative. But frankly, I find it mind-numbingly boring. I went running through Downtown SF last night. It was wonderful. The crowds of shoppers and office workers, tourists and me. Working with weights is not exciting, though, we I can afford it again, I do like working with Universal equipment at the gym. I like a variety of sports, including, but not limited to: running, hiking, walking, swimming, skiing, climbing, backpacking and T'ai Chi. Martha > > > All I know to do is 1) drink a bit of fruit juice before I work out > and 2) [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Martha Well, running through my little town couldn't come close to SF<G> The nearby park where I do my hill training on the bike is a popular spot for runners in this area. I doubt I could handle the hills on foot. They're tough enough on the bike. I think many of us have a favorite sport we do without much encouragement. I certainly do. The rest of it I have to keep mixing up in order to stay with it. I guess that's why I have several exercise toys and videos. I honestly think I have a very short attention span. Beverly |
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