quibs torture tracker

[quibbers]

:wiggle: I finally figured out how to start a gym log so here goes. This will be day 3 for me. I will say up front-I hate to exercise, hate to sweat. I have to MAKE myself do it. I don't have a set routine at this point. I have been walking down on the nature trail around the building where son is taking a class so that is enough to get me started. We are going to leave a little early today and try and get there while it's a bit cooler. The temp goes up a degree or so for every 15 mins it seems. It's a somewhat shady area so that's good. This weekend, am not sure what I'll do. I have Y pass for the pool, have indoor exercise tapes, nordic trak, etc. We'll see. I am just working on doing something most days.

[quibbers]

Friday-Got my walk in. I'm not sure if it is a mile now, or 1/2 mile. The sign says 1 mile, but the map is confusing. It seems to be about a mile. It was hot again. I still plan on swimming tonight with the kids, we'll see. Dh is having bad day and may need me around....

[Skamito]

TORTURE! Heh, I had to pop in because I love that title. I hate cardio too. What's the deal with how fast it makes your heart beat? That can't be good! Oh wait, yeah it is. :)

A good exercise plan is one you can commit to. I hope it works out for you! :)

[RickinTN]

Good luck on this journey :)

[quibbers]

Day 4 in a row of some sort of exerocism, er exercise for me. I ended up doing step bench and hand weights. Had to knock the dust bunnies out of the bottom of it. I think I have a video that goes with that thing somewhere....

I didn't last too long- maybe 5 mins, but it was something to start with. I really felt it in my hips and backside. I'll go for 10 mins next time. I still hope to get to the Nordic Trak today. By the time I dropped son off, got to store to get lock for locker at the gym, got back to the house to get suits and towels, it was too close to time to have to be back to pick son up and then the family swim would be over. I feel bad. Dau has wanted to swim all week and something keeps getting in the way. Son got his exercise going door to door delivering newsletters so dau still needs to do something today. I'm encouraging them to exercise as well. Son lost 7 lbs the week he was at camp, just from hiking almost everyday. He got a real moral boost from that. He's fairly chunky for his age, and dau is headed that way, although she is pretty muscular/solid. They spent a lot of time on trampoline Thurs. I want to keep the momentum going for them as well. Maybe will have dau do her kiddie yoga tape tonight. She likes that. Bag is packed already for pool tomorrow! LOL.

[quibbers]

Swam for about an hour. Used kickboard. They have kickboards and float belts and foam dumb bells for arm exercises. I watched some of the people do that. Maybe I will sign up for a water exercise class when kids get in school? Possibility. I hate the dressing room tho and peeling off wet swimsuits, etc. I'm going to have to think about this. Kids had a good time. That was other issue-trying to watch them and do some exercise too. We will work on dd some more then I will feel ok leaving her long enough to do laps. I just am not ready to let her go without being right there. Day 5! who hoo. I'm proud I did it.

[lissame]

:cheer: You're doing wonderful!!! :cheer:

Keep it up quibbers! :)

[mizholly]

:yay: Yo Quibbers,

Keep up the good work! As soon as you latch onto an activity you like, it WILL become addictive. Now, all you have to do is repeat after me,

... it WILL become addictive, it WILL become addictive, it WILL become addictive ... :lol:

Seriously, my hubby and I have been LC'ers for 4 plus years, been at some kind of daily cardio/exercise for longer than that. Some days are just harder than ever, almost impossible. But those are the days when you crawl off the nordic trak or drag your butt home after a power walk and feel SOOOOOOOO self-righteous. Sweat and all, it is a good feeling.

Keep it up - it's worth it in the long run.

Holly :roll:

[quibbers]

Thanks for the encouragment! I hope this gets to you- can't find your gym log- did find your jicama / cream cheese snaks tho! yum! I love jicama :)

[acohn]

I admire your resolve, exercising so soon after starting a LC WOE. It took me six weeks before I had the energy. Even then, like you, I had always detested exercise, except for walking in the woods. But the LC WOE has given me so much energy that I'm like a caged animal if I don't work out.

[mizholly]

hey Quibs,

No gym log ... I suppose I should, but I look at it this way. I spend the time that I might use doing the log to actually get off my butt and exercise. But, that's just between us :-)

Stay well and keep moving!!

Holly

[lissame]

Hey quibbers - if ya get a wild hair, why don't you come join us over on a buddies thread? It's called Late 20's Low Carbers (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?p=1246377) but all ages are welcome. Trust me, I'm no spring chicken myself :D Our current goal is to give encouragement so we can get our arses out there and exercise at least 3 times a week. Come on over!

Would love to have you!

[quibbers]

~~~Today's exercise in honor of Mel~~~lol

Did 7 (7!) whole mins on the Nordic Trak-har har
tune in tomorrow to see if I did 8 -8 enticing mins (wha ha ha Count sesame st laugh)

Also did about 10 mins of hand weights. I prob should follow a routine there...just going for every other day right now.

Ok Mel- I will come by sometime soon! Thanks for the invite.
:hyper: :hyper:

[quibbers]

Hmmm- I put in my exercise in my reg journal- see horror details there....

1 1/4 miles in 45 mins.

[quibbers]

Did two laps around the walking path, but had to cut through the second time because Mini Me was whining so much. We only did about 1 1/4 but that is the same as yesterday ( only much cooler this time). I think tomorrow I will do something at home. I have a farewell party to go to. snif.

[quibbers]

ok- i squirrelled out today. I only did seven mins on my nordic trak and hand weights. I just didn't do it-the other seven mins, which was my goal. Now dh is asleep in there so ....I will do better tomorrow. At least I did SOMETHING :blush:

[quibbers]

TGIF!! Well, if I don't get anything else done today- i doubled my N Trak time. Up to 14 mins, was going for 17 but dh called-then called on my cell so I figured I should answer it-grrr

Feel just gross today. Woke up feeling queasy and sort of off balance. Had some coffee (not filling cup up all the way now) and then some water- nothing sounds too appealing tho. May just have celery and cheese or something.

[quibbers]

Mini Me and I went a mile. It is hot. I took the umbrella for shade and carried some cold water this time. Still feeling peekish. Diet?

[lissame]

WOOHOO on the torture track progress!!!!

Yah, the nauseating thing.. I had it too. You're following the diet so well now, you're body is starting to register that your depriving it of it's bad habits. You WILL overcome it! :)

[quibbers]

15 mins on the Trak Rack. Why is it when I get close to 20 mins my lower back starts hurting?!? I stand up straight. Geeze. Anyway- done. Added a min from yesterday. Will try and keep it at 15 for a few days before I go up again. We will prob do something else today, but I'm not sure what. A walk or swimming or such.

Happy exercising!

[quibbers]

Did my weights. I don't really have a routine so I don't know how to record them. I just use 3 lb hand weights to do a series of reps to try and get all the muscle groups in my arms and upper body worked. I need to get back to MWF schedule with them. Felt muscles today I didn't know I had!

[keely99]

I was reading somewhere on this internet about repititions (I am lost too) and all recommend doing 1 set of 10, then another set of 12, then another set of 10, using whatever weight you feel like you are actually doing something.
LMAO...I think I will stick with ounce weights!!!

I haven't gotten around to asking about a program to be set up for me at the Y, I feel that too much info would overwhelm me, and I would be lost and then give up.

Also, they say do half the body one day..the other half another day, wouldn't it be nice just to send that part ONLY?
Recommended is lots of cardio.

Just think..if you did that, all those babies at the hospital you could burp and change in a minute!!! LOL, read your profile about nursing p/t.

I use to nurse too, but did more with ventillators, just think of how many buttons I could push...lmao..OOPS...wrong one! Just teasing, darn nursing humour.

[quibbers]

Went to the pool, swam for 1 1/2 hours total. Part of that was floating around treading water, part 'jogging' did a few laps -like 3-dang that pool is long! lol, and I played around with the foam block weight thingies until my arms were hurting. pant pant-we are all tired today! Had a very melty fresh start bar in the car on the way home-melty yoghurt topping-yummm, ha. behind on my water-maybe not, I seemed to have swallowed some.

[quibbers]

20 mins on the nordic trak-pant pant. GOing to shoot for 20 mins 3 x this week.

[quibbers]

Did hand wieghts Sunday and Monday. They go to mWF now.

Did one of those dreaded workout videos- walking tape. Blegh. My hips be hurtin.

I'm kind of bummed. Scales haven't moved in a couple of days. Could be salty food, could be I got some hidden carbs in or maybe it' some muscle getting built up (she hopes!).

[lissame]

Keep on keeping on quibbers! You know, I went out and bought some of that expensive NO-SALT and use it now instead. Really like it. If I'm fixin a meal for just the family, they get real salt, if I'm eating it too then we do the other stuff. Mine is always the fake stuff. Tastes exactly the same tho!

[keely99]

I think you need to do more cardio Quibbs

Saddle up the hubby and ride the range...just make sure HE stops at all the necessary passages to ensure a longer ride!!!



YEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[quibbers]

:Dazzle: Which brings us to this song....ahem...

"I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheart. I wanna learn to rope and ride...way out on the open prarie....
up by the Great Divide!"

Gotta love that Suzy Boguss!

First song I ever serenaded my beloved dh with ;)

Yiiipeee Ki Yay!

[quibbers]

Jiminy Crickets! I did 25 mins on the N Trak this morning. Unfortunately, didn't do it before breakfast, but got my time up by 5 mins. Yea! Will try for same tomorrow. Think am going to go to pool with kids this afternoon. Did my arm/hand weights. Yow.

[quibbers]

Swam (is that a word?!?) for an hour. Did some laps, water jogging, etc.

[quibbers]

26 mins on the Nordic Trak-today was hard! Why was today harder than yesterday? Don't know. Maybe I should have eaten something???

Will try and get in 20-25 in the morning before we leave.

[quibbers]

oops=posted wrong place :doah:

[quibbers]

~Day 14~ Decided to bite the bullet and just do it-did 25 mins on nordic trak and hand weights. Not as sore this morning. Will be walking around amusement park all day tomorrow. May take off Sunday-

[keely99]

NOw QUIBS!!!

I have read in a few places (not on here) that if you do not eat before you work out, you actually burn 300% more calories.
Do what your body tells you silly girl...and quit NAGGING :lol: :lol:
Wait..is that the paint coming off the walls? Yep....quibs nagged again...lmao

Love ya girl...

[quibbers]

Ok Keely- you lost me...nagging??? Who? Moi?!? What ARE you talking about woman?

BTW- felt horrid most of the day, still have that sore throat from swimming/ear thing last week. Didn't do any exercise unless you count napping... I have serious case of "I don't give a heck" today. Will start back in the morning if I'm feeling better.

[quibbers]

Tues-20mins Nordic Trak. Will do 25 tomorrow!!!

[quibbers]

Did hand weights and 30 mins on the N Trak. Yea :)

[quibbers]

Nordic Trak-30 mins. That's twice this week and 20 on Tues. My average time is getting on up there. So is my weight unfortunately-grrr. I wish I could just get the diet + exercise coordinated-dangit!

[quibbers]

Sat-NT and hand weights
Sun- Nt

Have little motivation to actually do this stuff, and therefore not doing my usual 20-30 mins. Don't know what is wrong with me. Just going through the motions at this point...

[quibbers]

NTrak- 20 mins-pant pant. Why is it soooo hard this week?!? It took me forever to get it done yesterday , at least today I did it all in one shot. Ugh. Tomorow-back up to time!

[quibbers]

Back after way too long break. Got some bike shoe looking things at Old Navy and they work good for NT.

Wed-Walked w/dogs
Thurs-7 mins on the NT

Shooting for 2 more days this week to get 4 in and 4-5 next week. Looking for the habit of daily exercise back more than length of time.

Son's log-
M-PE
Wed-PE
Thurs-walked his dog

Son needs 3-4 days also per MD's request for fatigue

[quibbers]

MOnday- Started dance class with daughter. It's fun.

Tues-uhhh
Wed-did some stretches and practiced the dance steps, arm movements, etc. My back was sore yesterday, and I can feel it in my stomach area already. I did some crunches today (no! really!). I'll try and increase them tomorrow.

[quibbers]

Thurs-NTrak, 10 crunches and practiced dance stuff. Def feeling tighter in the torso/thighs today. Will prob be sore as heck tomorrow! Oh well!

[quibbers]

ow, ow! OW~! My abbys were sore so was going to skip the sit ups today and thought "don't be such a weenie" -ow. Need to listen to myself more. Now my stomach area is all cramped up! I did 12 today-weenie.

Also did some NTrak,but no dance stuff yet. Will do it later when dd gets home and we can practice together.

[quibbers]

Walkies with the fat dogs and dh and kids-dd rode her bike and son "jogged' and walked. That's 4 days in a row of some sort of exercise (pat pat).

[quibbers]

After a loooong derail, I hope I'm back! Been back at my lc woe for almost two weeks now, and seem to have stalled out, so going to start some exercise and see if I can get the ole metab going.

Did handweights and Nor. trak this morning.

[quibbers]

40 mins walk-blegh!

[quibbers]

20 mins on the nordic trak and 10 of hand weights. I ended up not exercising Monday, so I don't have any more days off this week-yipes. I have to work Friday. I'm so tired when I get home tho-or maybe it's just mental exhaustion. Anyway, will have to get up early Friday and work out before I go in.

[quibbers]

30 mins on the nordic trak. Wow. Haven't done that in a while!

[quibbers]

Well, am posting on the Late 20's buddy thread, so don't know that I need to post in here too...hmmm

Got up to 35 mins today, but had to break it up due to time limit. Want to do at least 30 mins on the Nordic Trak tomorrow, but will have to get up early to get it all done, since am working. Fingers crossed I get up on time.

I really need to get everyone to the pool this weekend. We need to spiff up the swimming skills to be ready for Florida. DD is stressing about the water depth.

[quibbers]

Sun-45 mins total on the treadmill.

[quibbers]

30 mins treadmill- weight loss mode. Shoes helping I think.

Son has to do 5 -10 mile hikes and a 20 mile hike to get his hiking merit badge. I'm going to have to start getting him to use the treadmill more and bump mine up as well so we can do some smaller hikes this spring/summer. I'm talking 3-5 mile ones. He did a lot of hiking this past summer, but he hasn't done any in a while.

[quibbers]

Tues was off. Went to a church ladies meeting ( good) and then ran a couple of errands then dh came home-blah blah...by the time I could have treadmilled something was always going on.

Morning seems to work best for me.

Haven't missed any other days, so will just count it as a rest day and go on.

[quibbers]

40 mins 1.5 miles and 163 cals burned (on the treadmill computer).

[Xplora]

Q, What in the world happened to your journal? It is gone! Poof!

I hope you get it back. I was just wanting to pop in to say have a lovely Valentine's day weekend!

[HOPEFULL]

Hello! Just dropped in to see what you do for exercising. Hope you don't mind.

If you ever make it up to Alaska, we will have to get together and take some walks. I hear that Anchorage has some great walking trails.