This weeks workout

Hello all,

I went to the gym for an hour a day over the last six days and according to
the eliptical machine equipment I burned approximately 6700 calories over
the week. I'm going to try to get back on track with excellent eating
habits. I've been eating well lately but seem to splurge a bit at work
sometimes and on the weekends with my family. I do believe I can turn this
around and continue to get closer to my goal.

Today my wife, son, and I took my daughter to summer camp for a week. We
had IHOP for breakfast and I had a Beltbuster from DQ for lunch. It sure
was good, but it's time to get serious again...lol.

Good luck to all,

Paul
300/184/175

"Heywood Mogroot" wrote in message
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"Paul" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I went to the gym for an hour a day over the last six days and according
to
the eliptical machine equipment I burned approximately 6700 calories
over
the week. I'm going to try to get back on track with excellent eating
habits. I've been eating well lately but seem to splurge a bit at work
sometimes and on the weekends with my family. I do believe I can turn
this
around and continue to get closer to my goal.

I'm almost of the (uneducated) opinion that it's *not* good to
exercise that much, especially for something as useless as elliptical
training (what, you expecting the need to stamp on a massive army of
bugs in the future?).

Your 'uneducated' opinion certainly differs from most recommendations of the
elliptical trainer. It's a great workout for those who can't run, etc. In
case you've forgotten, Paul suffered some severe injuries and has to tailor
his workouts to accomodate the injuries. In my 'uneducated opinion', any
type of exercise is good.

Beverly

A couple websites on the benefits of elliptical trainers. Just do a search
on 'elliptical trainer benefits'.


http://www.benefit-physical-fitness....ltrainers.html

http://www.exercise-fitness-equipmen...l-trainers.htm


Famine mode works both ways, either through undereating over
overexertion. I agree with other people that time in the gym is better
spent building muscle mass.

"Paul" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I went to the gym for an hour a day over the last six days and according
to
the eliptical machine equipment I burned approximately 6700 calories over
the week. I'm going to try to get back on track with excellent eating
habits. I've been eating well lately but seem to splurge a bit at work
sometimes and on the weekends with my family. I do believe I can turn
this
around and continue to get closer to my goal.

Today my wife, son, and I took my daughter to summer camp for a week. We
had IHOP for breakfast and I had a Beltbuster from DQ for lunch. It sure
was good, but it's time to get serious again...lol.

Good luck to all,

Paul
300/184/175


Congrats on getting back on track. I know how easy it is to slip back into
old habits and ignore the healthy ones.

Beverly

"Paul" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I went to the gym for an hour a day over the last six days and according
to
the eliptical machine equipment I burned approximately 6700 calories over
the week. I'm going to try to get back on track with excellent eating
habits. I've been eating well lately but seem to splurge a bit at work
sometimes and on the weekends with my family. I do believe I can turn
this
around and continue to get closer to my goal.

Today my wife, son, and I took my daughter to summer camp for a week. We
had IHOP for breakfast and I had a Beltbuster from DQ for lunch. It sure
was good, but it's time to get serious again...lol.

Good luck to all,

Paul
300/184/175


Congrats on getting back on track. I know how easy it is to slip back into
old habits and ignore the healthy ones.

Beverly

Hello all,

I agree with Heywood that weight training is an excellent way to burn
calories while maintaining muscle, but I've never like lift weights. One
reason I don't lift is because I really can't work my legs and think I'd
look a bit funny with a big upper body and slim/non muscular legs.

I really get a kick out of watching others react to my endurance on the
elliptical machine. I'm a little confused by what Heywood meant by how
useless an elliptical machine is. If you are obese and have bad joints,
knees, or whatever, I can't imagine a better way to lose weight. I lost 120
pounds at one point in 9 months thanks to my stairclimber, the gym's
elliptical machine, and walking too.

Oh and Heywood? If you ever wanna go one on one come on down to the gym and
I'll run circles around you on the elliptical...lol. I feel great when I
get off the machine because I get a great sweat, I'm not tired and I'm not
out of breath. At times there might be 3 people get on one machine during
the time I do my hour workout and they all look like they are about to keel
over.

When I was a kid a nurse told my parents I should see a doctor because I
seem to sweat excessively. My doctor told my parents to tell that nurse
that I'm the healthiest kid in my school. I tend to feel like there is some
truth to that, because I really have some endurance when exercising. In the
Army and Marines I could run for long periods of time and outlast guys
younger than me.

After reading a post earlier today I might adjust my exercise to include
some weight lifting (upper body) and decrease the time for my cardio to 30
or 45 minutes but more intense and maybe walk a couple miles time
permitting.

Well take care all and good luck on your weight loss and maintenance,

Paul

"Paul" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I went to the gym for an hour a day over the last six days and according
to
the eliptical machine equipment I burned approximately 6700 calories over
the week. I'm going to try to get back on track with excellent eating
habits. I've been eating well lately but seem to splurge a bit at work
sometimes and on the weekends with my family. I do believe I can turn
this
around and continue to get closer to my goal.

Today my wife, son, and I took my daughter to summer camp for a week. We
had IHOP for breakfast and I had a Beltbuster from DQ for lunch. It sure
was good, but it's time to get serious again...lol.

Good luck to all,

Paul
300/184/175

On 7/20/2004 10:56 PM, Chris Braun wrote:
Surely, though, 6
hours of physical activity a week is not a lot

Good point Chris! As we evolved, I'm certain that more than 6 hours a
week of exercise was done. The whole sedentary lifestyle thing is
relatively new.

In the whole course of losing 117 lbs. (well, 119 at the moment, but I
want to gain a couple of pounds back) over 2 years, I've never viewed
exercise as some sort of justification or penance for overeating, nor
even as a way of burning calories.

Again, I agree with your sentiments. For me this is all about a way of
life -- eat better, exercise more, be more of the person that I want to
be...

I just view it as part of my
overall commitment to a healthy and fit lifestyle.

Thanks for the thoughtful post!

--
jmk in NC

On 7/20/2004 10:56 PM, Chris Braun wrote:
Surely, though, 6
hours of physical activity a week is not a lot

Good point Chris! As we evolved, I'm certain that more than 6 hours a
week of exercise was done. The whole sedentary lifestyle thing is
relatively new.

In the whole course of losing 117 lbs. (well, 119 at the moment, but I
want to gain a couple of pounds back) over 2 years, I've never viewed
exercise as some sort of justification or penance for overeating, nor
even as a way of burning calories.

Again, I agree with your sentiments. For me this is all about a way of
life -- eat better, exercise more, be more of the person that I want to
be...

I just view it as part of my
overall commitment to a healthy and fit lifestyle.

Thanks for the thoughtful post!

--
jmk in NC