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what's wrong with me?
Lately I've had total apathy towards diet and exercise. My eating
calorie-wise is fine, but nutrient-wise is not great. I'm actually losing weight, but I suspect it's muscle from neglecting the gym. I've been skiing every weekend, so I'm not totally without exercise, but what I really wanted this year was to really "fine-tune" my body - drop about 10 more lbs of fat, gain a few lbs of muscle... But I have zero motivation to go to the gym. My membership runs out in a couple months, I'm thinking about not renewing it. I have my mountain bike for the spring/summer/fall, and skiing for the winter. What else do I need? I'm just tired of paying $50/mo for something I hardly use. I wish that I could get with the program! I'm 5'3" and weigh 126. I think at this point, I'd be happy to just be 20% bf and feel healthy and vital... det |
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On 1/16/2004 2:50 PM, determined wrote:
Lately I've had total apathy towards diet and exercise. My eating calorie-wise is fine, but nutrient-wise is not great. I'm actually losing weight, but I suspect it's muscle from neglecting the gym. I've been skiing every weekend, so I'm not totally without exercise, but what I really wanted this year was to really "fine-tune" my body - drop about 10 more lbs of fat, gain a few lbs of muscle... But I have zero motivation to go to the gym. My membership runs out in a couple months, I'm thinking about not renewing it. I have my mountain bike for the spring/summer/fall, and skiing for the winter. What else do I need? I'm just tired of paying $50/mo for something I hardly use. I wish that I could get with the program! I'm 5'3" and weigh 126. I think at this point, I'd be happy to just be 20% bf and feel healthy and vital... Oh Det, I'm sorry to hear that you're not feeling tons of motivation right now. I wish that I could help you. Like you, I prefer to exercise outside. I totally understand not wanting to pay for the gym if you don't feel that you are/will use it. Could you put money toward some equipment to use at home? I mean, if you have somewhere to put it? Otherwise, do you have a place that you could use workout videos/DVDs? Do you enjoy walking? I know for me the winter is the toughest time, both because I don't like riding my bike at night and because the weather kinda sucks. -- jmk in NC |
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jmk wrote in
: Could you put money toward some equipment to use at home? this is a great suggestion. sure you could save up $1500 or so for a good state of the art name brand set up. but.. me, i spent $200 on a free weight set. it came with 140lbs of weight came with pull down attachment. leg attachment bench turns into incline press also and came with an attachment for doint arm curls and such. it suits my purpose well. i only use it 2 days a week 3 at the very most depending on how my days fall. keep motivated just let us know and we will kick ya in the budd to get ya going again.. keep movin i know you can do it!!!!! 365/224/200 |
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On 1/16/2004 3:27 PM, alien wrote: jmk wrote in : Could you put money toward some equipment to use at home? this is a great suggestion. sure you could save up $1500 or so for a good state of the art name brand set up. but.. me, i spent $200 on a free weight set. it came with 140lbs of weight came with pull down attachment. leg attachment bench turns into incline press also and came with an attachment for doint arm curls and such. it suits my purpose well. i only use it 2 days a week 3 at the very most depending on how my days fall. keep motivated just let us know and we will kick ya in the budd to get ya going again.. keep movin i know you can do it!!!!! I was thinking that det should get whatever she thinks she would use -- whether that is free weights or a NordicTrack ski machine or a treadmill or videos, well, that's her call ;-) -- jmk in NC |
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determined wrote:
Lately I've had total apathy towards diet and exercise. My eating calorie-wise is fine, but nutrient-wise is not great. I'm actually losing weight, but I suspect it's muscle from neglecting the gym. I've been skiing every weekend, so I'm not totally without exercise, but what I really wanted this year was to really "fine-tune" my body - drop about 10 more lbs of fat, gain a few lbs of muscle... But I have zero motivation to go to the gym. http://tinyurl.com/2jju2 What happened, Bets? No longer so "determined"? |
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"Jayjay" wrote in message ... On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 11:50:31 -0800, "determined" wrote: Lately I've had total apathy towards diet and exercise. My eating calorie-wise is fine, but nutrient-wise is not great. I'm actually losing weight, but I suspect it's muscle from neglecting the gym. I've been skiing every weekend, so I'm not totally without exercise, but what I really wanted this year was to really "fine-tune" my body - drop about 10 more lbs of fat, gain a few lbs of muscle... But I have zero motivation to go to the gym. My membership runs out in a couple months, I'm thinking about not renewing it. I have my mountain bike for the spring/summer/fall, and skiing for the winter. What else do I need? I'm just tired of paying $50/mo for something I hardly use. I wish that I could get with the program! I'm 5'3" and weigh 126. I think at this point, I'd be happy to just be 20% bf and feel healthy and vital... det Why not get yourself another weight set to keep at the house so you can lift at home. Or even do some weighted cardio with dumbells ranging up to 20lbs for starters. Begin working out at home again instead of in a gym. That's what I'm thinking - I have room for it, so when the membership runs out, I'm going to invest in equipment. That's about the time I'll have a tax refund too... But it seems like I get the most benefit from cardio as far as energy levels and whatnot, so I'm going to try and up that a bit. det |
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:39:51 GMT, Sarah Jane wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2jju2 What happened, Bets? No longer so "determined"? She's so full of it. Am emotional roller coaster. Itsy Bitsy has a one track mind and a eight track hormonal system. Read her so-called diet advice. "eat x gms of protein, balance everything x%, y%, z%" Same crap over and over and over again. http://www.moonglow.net/ccd/pictures/moon/index.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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Hi det,
What's wrong with you? Your Human, nothings wrong with that. If you don't like going to the gym don't go. You can buy a really nice piece of exercise equipment for your home with that $50 a month in less than a year. You can walk, and run just outside your home so you don't need a gym unless you really like to attend one. I'm sure you can lose the fat and gain the muscle if you set the goal and attend to it. You sound like your at a healthy person at a healthy weight doing some great hobbies. Keep up the great work, Paul "determined" wrote in message ... Lately I've had total apathy towards diet and exercise. My eating calorie-wise is fine, but nutrient-wise is not great. I'm actually losing weight, but I suspect it's muscle from neglecting the gym. I've been skiing every weekend, so I'm not totally without exercise, but what I really wanted this year was to really "fine-tune" my body - drop about 10 more lbs of fat, gain a few lbs of muscle... But I have zero motivation to go to the gym. My membership runs out in a couple months, I'm thinking about not renewing it. I have my mountain bike for the spring/summer/fall, and skiing for the winter. What else do I need? I'm just tired of paying $50/mo for something I hardly use. I wish that I could get with the program! I'm 5'3" and weigh 126. I think at this point, I'd be happy to just be 20% bf and feel healthy and vital... det |
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"Paul" wrote in message ... Hi det, What's wrong with you? Your Human, nothings wrong with that. If you don't like going to the gym don't go. You can buy a really nice piece of exercise equipment for your home with that $50 a month in less than a year. You can walk, and run just outside your home so you don't need a gym unless you really like to attend one. I'm sure you can lose the fat and gain the muscle if you set the goal and attend to it. You sound like your at a healthy person at a healthy weight doing some great hobbies. It's just an ebb and flow kind of thing. My interests in all sorts of things change with time. I'll be really into reading for a few months, and then I wont pick up a book for months. Stuff like that. Skiing holds my interest - it's exciting, the season is relatively short, so I cram as much in as I can. I need something like that for each season. I think mountain biking will be it... det |
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determined wrote:
"Paul" wrote in message ... Hi det, What's wrong with you? Your Human, nothings wrong with that. If you don't like going to the gym don't go. You can buy a really nice piece of exercise equipment for your home with that $50 a month in less than a year. You can walk, and run just outside your home so you don't need a gym unless you really like to attend one. I'm sure you can lose the fat and gain the muscle if you set the goal and attend to it. You sound like your at a healthy person at a healthy weight doing some great hobbies. It's just an ebb and flow kind of thing. My interests in all sorts of things change with time. I'll be really into reading for a few months, and then I wont pick up a book for months. Stuff like that. So you mean you're like a five-year-old? |
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