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(Message started by: PollyPocket on Dec 31^st, 2007, 6:27pm)

Title: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by PollyPocket on Dec 31^st, 2007, 6:27pm

I don't have a lot of weight to lose, maybe 10 lbs max, but I plan on getting back into working out regularly in the new year. Its easier with a buddy, someone you can stay motivated with.

Anyone need a buddy?

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by kimmiedawn81 on Dec 31^st, 2007, 7:03pm

Yep, drive on down to St. Louis!

I always need a little motivation.

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Rosybabe on Dec 31^st, 2007, 7:07pm

a buddy?? I need a freaking sargeant!!! [smiley=laugh.gif] one of those that yell a lot like in a boot camp thing [smiley=laugh.gif]...mmm..I rather keep my pounds on ;;D..Good Luck Jenni!! :-* ;;D

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by BarbaraD on Dec 31^st, 2007, 7:25pm

I'm here for you....

Exercise Routine

If you're over 30, you might want to take it easy at first, then do it faster as you become more proficient.
It may be too strenuous for some.

Always consult your doctor before starting any exercise program!

SCROLL DOWN...

NOW SCROLL UP..

That's enough for the first day. Great job.

Have a Chocolate.

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Jonny on Dec 31^st, 2007, 7:28pm

LMMFAO, Mom!!!!!...LOL ;;D

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Melissa on Dec 31^st, 2007, 7:39pm

F that crap, I ain't working out or dieting!!! ;;D

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by PollyPocket on Dec 31^st, 2007, 7:51pm

ROFLMAO Barb!!!!!!!!!!

[smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif]

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Dec 31^st, 2007, 7:58pm

C'mon up here - you can come to the gym with me.

Carol

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by barry_sword on Dec 31^st, 2007, 8:02pm

Or come here and shovel lots of snow! [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by KJ on Dec 31^st, 2007, 9:30pm

Ah, J, I had so many lines for this thread. Ultimately, I'm gonna be quiet.

Good luck, dixie chicken. :-*

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by PollyPocket on Dec 31^st, 2007, 9:40pm

on 12/31/07 at 21:30:29, KJ wrote:

Ah, J, I had so many lines for this thread. Ultimately, I'm gonna be quiet.

Good luck, dixie chicken. :-*

one ~~word~~ beep outta you jar boy and you're toast ;)

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Mrs Deej on Dec 31^st, 2007, 9:46pm

Yes mama!!!! ;;D I got 25 I want to lose!!!

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by chewy on Dec 31^st, 2007, 9:49pm

I can help if you want to go jogging.

Run alongside my Jeep and I'll play your favorite motivational CDs.

Pass me a hunk of cake.

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Groov on Jan 1^st, 2008, 2:27am

Do cardio if you wanna lose weight...or you waste your time.....worse, develop a muscle under the layer of fat you are trying to take off.....which of course makes you look worse.

I gotta get back myself. I'm paying a fat tax if I dont use my membership.

Good luck Jen.

Cheers, Dave

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by deltadarlin on Jan 1^st, 2008, 10:05am

on 01/01/08 at 02:27:39, Groov wrote:

Do cardio if you wanna lose weight...or you waste your time.....worse, develop a muscle under the layer of fat you are trying to take off.....which of course makes you look worse.

I hate to be the one to disagree with you here, but that is not quite correct . If you build muscle, you will burn fat more efficiently. Muscle does not make you look fat, fat makes you look fat.

Most women don't realize it, but weight lifting (I'm not talking about heavy weights either) is as beneficial to us as cardio. It's called bone health. Cardio is fine, but it really needs to be paired with a weight lifting routine to maximize your workout and get the most benefit for your body. Don't believe me, ask your doctor. Also, if you're not a milk drinker/cheese eater, you need 1200 mg. of calcium a day (split into two doses). If you get outside, you can get enough vitamin D by 15 minutes of sun exposure.

Now to go find my workout clothes and see if I can't get a regular routine started AGAIN at the gym. I need to lose at least 10 pounds, possibly a handful more to get back to my *pre-smoking* weight of 125 # (when I was in Dallas, I think I had gained up to 130). My healthy weight range is 117-145, so I'm starting to hit the upper end here ::). However, the only person who can fix this is *me*.

Here I am the summer before I quit smoking, think I was around 125 in these pictures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/tribander_3/DSCN0398.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/tribander_3/DSCN0397.jpg

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Groov on Jan 1^st, 2008, 11:24am

Dang, that looks hot Delta...woo hoo ;;D

I dont think we disagree at all. Cardio is still cardio whether it is lots of reps with weights or running. The biggest mistake I see, and my original point..though maybe not clear, is that people go to the gym and try to lose fat. Say it is in the belly...they do all these ab exercises and do nothing about getting the heart rate up. What happens??? Well, like my friend at work, she loses interest and stays fat in the belly. Tells me that it is doing nothing. When I tell her to run till you feel sick and then go on the cycle...then do the ab stuff. She says hell no !! thats too much or too hard. Well, she loses nothing.

A man who has a fat belly and only does crunches etc. doesn't lose much in the middle. Just looks bigger. Forgot about womens bone health thing. I know for myself, if I don't do the cardio, I get little to nothing out of it. You don't need a workout, you need to post bikini pics ;) I'd be interested to see pics of you as a fatty. That would tell me that you did do cardio a lot.

I dont know, but it looks to me that you were never a fatty to begin with. The way you look now would be so easy to stay in shape, many would envy. At your present form, you could do little and still look great.

I do combine the free weights too. I didn't say to only do cardio. I do free weights as well....I guess cause I like the muscle I get out of it. I do about 50/50 of each. If your a fat man, I guarantee if you don't get your heart rate up, you aint gonna lose much at all. Seen it a million times.

Also another thing I did not include. People are built differently and have a different base line to deal with. This alone can make a difference in how you want to approach working out. Bottom line, get the rate up & your gold.

I guess you could do a ton of reps on lighter weights and get your rate up. I like running or cycling. It just seems like the most efficient way to go.

Biggest problem for me is if I get to my optimum weight, I seem to drop off from the exercise. I work hard at work and get pretty tired by the end of the day....maybe a bad excuse...don't know for sure.
But I'm on my way back this week cause the quitting smoking is gonna be a real difficult time for me to keep from gaining weight.

Wish me luck.

Cheers, Dave

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by sandie99 on Jan 1^st, 2008, 11:49am

Hmm... I used to hate PE back in school, but I love it now. I love pilates, I love long walks, I love do little weight lifthing, I love doing yoga... :)
I'm so used to do something every day, so now when I have this stupid cold & cough thing, I can't do more than short walks! It sucks... :(

Sanna

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by deltadarlin on Jan 1^st, 2008, 12:01pm

Can't forget about bone health if you're a woman (men don't have this problem because they dont' have estrogen to deal with).

I don't and have never done a lot of cardio (of course up until these past few years, weight gain has not been a problem).

Oh yeah, if you don't alter your diet somewhat, you aren't going to do much good.

Don't have bikini pics and btw, I was 46 when those were taken.

And there is no way in hell that I would post pics of what I look like now. you'll just have to take my word that I'm fluffy.

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Groov on Jan 1^st, 2008, 12:08pm

Hey, since we are on the subject. I have something that may help others here.

Now, I aint the picture of perfect health, but I have a trick that can help.

It's about the approach to eating & food. I used to look at eating as something like a pleasurable event...so to speak.

I got to be a real fatty....200 stinkin pounds!!! Man boobs & the whole thing. To get down to 165, I had to completely rethink eating.

Here is what I mean. I used to go to buffets and such. Eating 3 times a day was looked at as an "event" It was like I "deserved" to eat extremely pleasurable meals. Like food had to be a great pleasure each time I ate.

Now, I think of eating in a "utilitarian" way so to speak. That is, I do it because it is a necessary function of my existence.

If I tell the boy: "Hey, lets get something I am hungry" it no longer triggers this insatiable need to gorge on huge calorie buffets. I hit the Subway most of the time.

As well, I only eat a regular healthy sized diet. It is so easy to over eat and not be so stuffed that your stomach hurts. This is bad, you are doing damage and don't even know it.

You don't have to eat rice cakes all day. You DO NOT have to eat crappy stuff that tastes like cardboard all day.

You just have to eat healthy stuff and in moderation...just that simple. Assuming you don't have some physiological reason and are under a Docs care for obesity or something.

Heres the trap that gets Americans so damn fat: We have the cheapest/fattest food supply anywhere I can think of.

We have $6.99 buffets of 5,000 calories and we eat there all the time. Fast food is garbage !!! We eat it all the time.

What happens!!! HUH, why am I a fatass!?!?!?

Now don't get me wrong, I'll never win a body beautiful contest. BUT, I do understand why I got fat originally and have found a relatively easy way to stay in good shape.

However, Jen don't need the advise.
She looks slammin' regardless. I was just hoping to be able to help others with a few little things I have learned along the way.

I got at least 10 more to go...wish me luck!!!

Cheers, Dave

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Melissa on Jan 1^st, 2008, 12:15pm

mmmmmmmm, McDonald's french fries.... ;;D

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Groov on Jan 1^st, 2008, 1:11pm

I don't want to bore y'all cause I know most people don't give a flip. But here is an example of easily re-directing your diet into something healthy without eating paper for dinner.

I just got back from Subway. My meal for lunch was Italian BMT, baked Lays & a diet drink.
Total calories: about 400....5 or 6 g. of fat...2g saturated fat.
It was really good and I'm full now.

I drove past the Buggar King.
Whopper value meal & diet Coke= 1030 calories...59g. fat...16g. saturated FAT !!!!!!!!!

If you find foods like this and eat them 3 times a day, you will make a huge difference in your body's baseline...after a long while admittedly.

Point is, you aint gotta starve or live at the gym. Eating doesn't have to be dreadful. You just gotta eat the right things.

I used to eat at least 4,000 calories a day...easy!!

Cutting out sugar-sodas alone dropped probably 800 calories a day !!!

It's subtle things that you have to watch out for.
For instance, I brought a frozen big-burrito to work...nuked it & began to eat it. I happened to look at the nutritional values on the wrapper. 800 damn calories, 400 fat !!! With the Pepsi, it was 1000 plus calories. I threw it in the trash & got Subway.

I eat about 2,000 a day and don't starve.
True, a pizza buffet would be nice right now, but when I look in the mirror & see man boobs that need a B cup bra...sometins wrong !!!

So, there is my point about meals. If you eat the right things, you'll be much better off...and it aint hard at all.

I hope that helps anyone considering losing fat as a New Years Resolution.

Regards, Dave

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Mosaicwench on Jan 1^st, 2008, 1:22pm

Portion size is very important for well balanced eating. Potato chips are fine - a WHOLE BAG of them is not.

A cheeseburger and fries occasionally is fine - not 5-7 times a week.

And low-fat is a misnomer. It generally means no taste and still empty calories. Eat regular food as close to natural as one can and everything evens out in the end.

I'm one of those that cannot diet. The minute I am denied a food, I crave it. I can only lose weight through cardio workout. I didn't change my diet but worked out 3-4 times a week and lost 28 pounds.

Of course when I stopped due to extenuating circumstances, a year later it was all back.

Oh well back at it now . . . .

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by brewcrew on Jan 1^st, 2008, 1:35pm

on 01/01/08 at 13:11:41, Groov wrote:

...but when I look in the mirror & see man boobs...

Dave - We call those "moobs."

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Groov on Jan 1^st, 2008, 1:43pm

on 01/01/08 at 13:35:22, brewcrew wrote:

Dave - We call those "moobs."

[smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif]

Nice job Mosaic...28 lbs. is awesome !!

I have to work on staying with it for a lifetime. I seem to revert back to my old bad ways. I tell people what to do, then I don't take my own advise...sigh

But I think i have it under good control as of late. Just gotta keep reminding myself the advise I give aint worth a dime if "I" don't use it myself.

Still workin on the cigarette problem :(

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by George_J on Jan 1^st, 2008, 2:02pm

I'm 6'2" and 180. Same as I weighed when I was 18. Never varies by more than 5 pounds either way. I don't know why--metabolism, I guess.

Don't do much about it. (Well, I do nordic skiing in the winter and a lot of hiking in the summer.) I eat whatever I want.

People hate me.

Best,

George

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by brewcrew on Jan 1^st, 2008, 2:15pm

on 01/01/08 at 14:02:09, George_J wrote:

People hate me.

Yes. Yes, they do. I know I do. :P

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by PollyPocket on Jan 1^st, 2008, 10:09pm

I lost the last 15 of 35lbs (yes I was huge!) with cardio and weights and eating right. I work now with a bunch of guys who all LOVE to eat and we spend vast amounts of time talking about food and, of course, sampling lol

Ok, so I prolly got 5 to lose, but damn if I didn't get out of shape! Thats the goal, and it seems quite a few here want the same thing. Suppport is a great motivator :) I'll be glad to help keep anyone else "up" and on track, and appreciate the same here.. just pm me.

Delta, you are hot in those pics! I've got the big 45 comin up real soon and sure as hell don't want to give in to the number.

Mel hon, you can have my fries! Besides, you're already adorable and that baby should get all the yumminess you can find :) I thnk that was one of Hannah's first words: fenfies!

Title: Re: Lookin for a "workout buddy"
Post by Charlie on Jan 1^st, 2008, 11:57pm

The only way I can keep below 210 is to eat almost no carbs. It works but I hate it. I lost 15 pounds around august. I was getting to be a real blarb. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/glomfood.gif

Good luck kids.

Charlie.....who weighed 247 in 1963. :o