Fitness (Diet/Exercise) 2015: Define Yourself.

[ericredaxe]

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I've been on a bad stretch. Have not worked out since the first snowstorm. Targeting April 1 as a day on the calendar to get going again.

[bigmrg74]

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I've been on a bad stretch. Have not worked out since the first snowstorm. Targeting April 1 as a day on the calendar to get going again.

Why wait? Carpe Diem!!

[SteveP]

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I've been on a bad stretch. Have not worked out since the first snowstorm. Targeting April 1 as a day on the calendar to get going again.

I'm in the same boat. The gym is a 1/2 hour from home and I've had a hard time justifying driving into town on days when I'm not working. Excuses, excuses!

But....my latest A1C is 7.1, so I'm now motivated to get off my ever-expanding fat white butt and get back to some routine before I start walking 18 holes 2 or 3 times a week.

[MissThundercat]

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Measured my waist and hips again:

35.5" waist
40.5" hips

Feels GREAT being able to wear size 36 pants again.

[ericredaxe]

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Why wait? Carpe Diem!!

I hear ya… some work travel and a couple of ski weekends planned will make March pretty busy. Plus I find for me that if I pick a date on the calendar and get psyched up for it for a couple of weeks or so, that I do pretty well once I start… rather than trying to slog my way into it. Weird I know but it seems to work for me.

[SteveP]

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I hear ya… some work travel and a couple of ski weekends planned will make March pretty busy. Plus I find for me that if I pick a date on the calendar and get psyched up for it for a couple of weeks or so, that I do pretty well once I start… rather than trying to slog my way into it. Weird I know but it seems to work for me.

Speaking of skiing, while in Spain last month I got back on the boards for the first time since moving to PA from Colorado at the end of 1998. It was like riding a bike, but I found out getting up after my one and only fall was tougher than it was back then.

[Gurtholfin]

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Picked up a weight set today after looking on Craigslist for a while.

It's a Weider set that has a bench and a squat rack along with curl bars and attachments for leg work and a pulley system for shoulders etc. I mainly got it for the boy, but am quite excited to join him in this.

He's getting quite a bit bigger than me and that can't be allowed to stand!

[St. Clown]

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I have an Olympic weight Weider rack in my basement, squat cage with adjustable hooks to hold the bar, a pulley system for lat pull downs, etc, and an easy curl styled pullup bar for the front crossbar up top. It's great. I lift when I want and don't have to deal with people hogging the equipment. I save a ton of cash on gym memberships, too. I also have a full set of hex-shaped dumb bells from 2lbs to 55lbs to almost complete the setup. I'd like more dumb bells, but anything over 60lbs is special order and therefore a good deal more expensive.

[Gurtholfin]

Re: Fitness (Diet/Exercise) 2015: Define Yourself.

I have an Olympic weight Weider rack in my basement, squat cage with adjustable hooks to hold the bar, a pulley system for lat pull downs, etc, and an easy curl styled pullup bar for the front crossbar up top. It's great. I lift when I want and don't have to deal with people hogging the equipment. I save a ton of cash on gym memberships, too. I also have a full set of hex-shaped dumb bells from 2lbs to 55lbs to almost complete the setup. I'd like more dumb bells, but anything over 60lbs is special order and therefore a good deal more expensive.

Sounds exactly like what we got.

[MountieBoyOz]

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I'm signing up for my first 5K on Memorial Day weekend in my hometown. Wish me luck.

[MissThundercat]

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I'm signing up for my first 5K on Memorial Day weekend in my hometown. Wish me luck.

It's addictive. Get it done!

[huskyfan]

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I've been on a bad stretch. Have not worked out since the first snowstorm. Targeting April 1 as a day on the calendar to get going again.

know the feeling. I've gained 15 lbs since last summer. and been on a bad stretch. but I've started up again. yes!

[MissThundercat]

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I need to get back into pilates and yoga. With a half marathon next month, the Fifth-Third 25K in May, my first tri in June, and the Twin Cities Ultra Loony Challenge on October 3 and 4, I found the pilates and yoga made running better, and lessened my risk of injury.

Not only that, I gained 8 lbs in the past month and a half. Need to fix that.

[Hckygrl]

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Good luck! I did my first 5K last fall and loved it! I then did a mini tri (indoor) a couple of weeks ago -- even more addicting.

[goldy_331]

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The office weight loss challenge ended today, it was 12 weeks long, I think. I beat my goal of 12 pounds and lost 14.3 but I am way short of the winner who lost something over 30 pounds and a much larger % of total weight. He looks like a different guy. I'd like to lose another 5-8 pounds at least. As my ankle continues to heal (I had it replaced last June) and the weather gets nicer I intend to walk and bike a lot more.