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Originally Posted by Celestialmom

ROFLOL!!!! I agree!

I have ended up taking more of a rest week-and-a-half, rather than a rest week, but I don't feel too excited about getting back in there at this point anyway for that reason. Maybe Monday people will have run out of steam? (Not that I don't wish them well, I just wish them to work out at a different time!!!)

I know I feel bad about not wanting them there. I am sure they see me as the same...just another newbie. But I had started to recognize a lot of the same people and have definitely seen some new faces the past few days.

Originally Posted by Librarygirl

Hey! I just wanted to wish you a (belated) Happy New Year!

I totally feel you re: the crowded gym. It will be my first workout back tonight and I am not looking forward to it (well, the workout, yes, but the crowds, no )

Thanks! Same to you.

Originally Posted by Bytsi

The crowds of noobs are SO annoying! Can't get any cardio equipment, they don't clean up their plates when they're done lifting, and they just plain crowd the place. Bleh! My only solace is that I can work out when they're not as busy since I'm unemployed

They'll be gone soon... I feel bad in some ways, but it's just a fact.

Yeah the leaving of the plates on stuff has been a little annoying. I take it as a sign that someone is still using it for a set....so I wait and see if anyone comes back.

Originally Posted by Flab of Steel

I hate that! The upside is that most of the newbies will be gone by February! LOL

I belong to one of those Anytime Fitness gyms. We usually workout around 9 a.m. and for the most part have the place to ourselves. I hope that trend continues!

Happy New Year!

I would love to workout in the middle of the day. I have all the equipment I need at home, so if its ridiculous these next few weeks I can still get the workouts done.

Originally Posted by dillytl

Cathe is my hero!! I have a TON of her DVD's!!

I only have Kick Max, but the blast challenge is awesome! Its my go-to winter time interval/metabolic workout!

Originally Posted by LWilson212

Hi Bree-

Congratulations on your new nephew!

I am really glad I have been able to do all my workouts with the stuff I have at home because I can only imagine how crowded the gym will be. The funny thing is, I went to this yoga studio on New Year's Day and again today and I was thinking people are probably resenting me too as a "resolutioner." I am going to see how it goes for a couple months and possibly quit the gym altogether so I can spend the money at the yoga place.

Thanks! I have stuff I need at home too - except a treadmill so its tough to get those cardio and intervals sessions in without the gym for now. I go outside in a heartbeat when I can, but winter here now is pretty bad. Lots of ice and snow on the roads and the temps are just too cold for me. I will still go out if its in the 20's, but that hasn't happened much lately!

Today:

Treadmill - 5 min warm up then 6x 1 min @ 8 mph, 1 min @ 5 mph, then 20 minutes jogging, then 30 minutes walking. So an hour total. My HR monitor said 547 cals burned.

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I have been doing a lot of reading of logs and goals today and I have decided to start a new log. I want to give it my all in 2009 and think a clean slate is in order! And I saw some others (Kara, Bytsi) start new ones and that inspired me.

So I will be back with a link.

Also, I wanted to share my sentiments with all who have followed this log and been so supportive. I thank my lucky stars almost everyday that I found this board. Everyone here is so wonderful - its a great community. I haven't made the amazing progress that some here have, but I finally feel like I have the knowledge I need to succeed from this point on.

Here are some of my accomplishments for 2008:
1. completed NROL4W
2. lost over ten pounds from June-November, and for the first time in my life had clothes that were too big for me
3. increased strength in everything:
-push ups from 1 to sets of 15
-back squat from 65 (or less?) to sets of 115
-deadlift from 50 to sets of 135
-overhead press from 10 # db's to 30 # db's
-chin ups from zero to 4
4. gained the knowledge I need to succeed
5. found new confidence in my new strength
6. finally learned that working out is not a pass to eat anything
7. finally learned just how much I was overeating and how my notions of my "healthy" eating were so far off
8. finally learned that I do not need to run longer and farther to lose weight and running alone will not help me lose weight

Thats it for beesknees NROL4W log!