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04-11-2008, 02:16 PM
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Forkinator
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Sorry about the bumps in the road. I've been wondering how you were lately so I'm glad you posted! Hang in there and give us a wave now and then when you get the chanc.  |
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04-14-2008, 11:38 AM
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I've missed all my friends here!!!
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We've missed you, too. Come back as you can. We'll be here. |
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04-14-2008, 12:16 PM
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Peek!
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^^ Yeah that.
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Ginger "The secret to becoming who you wish to be,
begins with believing you can become who you wish to be." - Thanks, K.
"Suck it up for a week or two and you'll be used to it. Part of the problem is the somewhat recent line that goes something like this... "If you're hungry, you're eating too little." Total bullshit. We're hungry because we're on diets." - Roland
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04-30-2008, 09:50 AM
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Scale Watch: Going down!
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Ohio
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Lorianne, where are you?
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"If someone says I can't, then it makes me all the more determined to prove that I can."
-- Michael Phelps
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05-01-2008, 05:47 PM
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Forkinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Come out, come out, where ever you are! You didn't waste away into nothingness, did you?
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05-04-2008, 02:23 PM
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One BAD Apple
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Northwest Indiana
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Not Dead--I promise!
Let me apologize for how long it's been since I've popped back in here and posted, it was one of those cases of how "meaning to do it tomorrow" somehow turned into a month! 
I was talking to Ginger yesterday and mentioned what an ass I felt like for not keeping up with things here and she encouraged me to get back in here, so here I am! Thanks to all who posted while I've been MIA, good to know you all still miss me even though you KNOW I'm an ass! 
I had mentioned in my last post that I was just all over the place with basically everything health and fitness related, but I'm thrilled to say that something magical has taken place this last week or so and I've never felt better about where I am and the course I'm on. I had a 3-day weekend all to myself last weekend and had some much overdue time to catch up on some reading and self-reflection. That prompted deep thoughts and some perspective on just what the hell was up with me. Sounds corny, but I just kind of had that "A-Ha!" moment and things just started clicking again for me in a way that I don't think they ever have before. In a quest to constantly soak up information, I had kinda lost the ability to find a way to logically decide what concepts and ideas were really right for me. Basically, I was second-guessing everything from workouts, diet, supplements, rest, you name it. So, I decided to strip things down, clearly identify my goals and just get back to basics.
I'm putting in 6 workouts a week, 3 weight days and 3 days of cardio. On my weight days, I'm doing a total body weight workout and keeping it to one set of 15-20 reps of one exercise per muscle group, but performing them with high weight and slow measured raising/lowering times that allow me to reach failure within that one set. It feels fantastic and I've seen wonderful results in my body! Most of my cardio is HIIT-based, and I'm doing one day a week of pushing myself to my absolute maximum exertion, and the other 2 days are cardio intervals performed at slightly lower intensities. I'm mixing up my cardio, doing some on the bike, some on the treadmill and I'm just loving it. I had really gotten away from putting that much time and effort into cardio workouts, but after one week of serious dedication to this workout schedule, I just feel great!
So, I'm eating clean, but more importantly I'm not beating myself up if I eat a little outside my plan on occasion or have that glass of wine. My weight had experienced a pretty bad jolt a couple weeks ago due to a disasterous decision to adhere to a "specific diet plan" which not only caused me to pack on some serious weight in a very short period of time, but also resulted in making me cranky and mentally off. I've shed the weight gain, plus a couple of the other pounds that had settled back on, and as of this morning, I'm back down to an even 145 pounds!
Sorry for the rambling on and on, there are just a lot of great people here, and I didn't want anyone to think I had abandoned my health or was blowing this off. What was really stressful about the imbalance I was in was not even how much it was affecting me personally, but how it was affecting my training being provided to my clients. I knew I needed to step back and get myself together and find a way to put that clarity back into my life which would result in better service for them. It was bad enough feeling like I had lost focus on my own training, let alone thinking that I was letting my own issues affect someone else's training and success.
I promise not to stay away so long, and I'll be checking out everyone's progress pictures for May! I promise to post some update pics on here so nobody thinks I've just been lying on the couch eating ice cream! 
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"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses and some don't turn up at all."
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"If you don't pay attention to your ass, no one else will either."
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05-04-2008, 02:53 PM
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so no ice cream, ha?! Can't wait to see the pics!
Nice to have you back stranger! |
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05-04-2008, 02:58 PM
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I just have to pipe in and say it's great that you found the balance that is working for you. I think it's so important to listen to our bodies and do the combination of exercise and diet that works for us individually.
Oh, and welcome back!!
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05-04-2008, 05:33 PM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Originally Posted by foodfromafar
I just have to pipe in and say it's great that you found the balance that is working for you. I think it's so important to listen to our bodies and do the combination of exercise and diet that works for us individually.
Oh, and welcome back!!
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X2! 
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A lot of NEAT one day is NOT "useless" if the next day the scale doesn't move. -- Aoife
"Hunger is your hips screaming at you that they are disappearing!" -- Oprah
Be careful about reading health books - you may die of a misprint -- Mark Twain
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05-04-2008, 07:02 PM
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Peek!
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Yay! You're back!
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Ginger "The secret to becoming who you wish to be,
begins with believing you can become who you wish to be." - Thanks, K.
"Suck it up for a week or two and you'll be used to it. Part of the problem is the somewhat recent line that goes something like this... "If you're hungry, you're eating too little." Total bullshit. We're hungry because we're on diets." - Roland
My Training Log
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05-05-2008, 01:10 PM
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Forkinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
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I so get what you're saying and think it's incredibly cool that you've come out the other side feeling better about things!! Welcome back!
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05-05-2008, 05:46 PM
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Luv'n Lift'n
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Oh good the naughty little apple is back. Seriously it sounds like you have been really growing (in a good way) in your absence. |
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05-06-2008, 01:42 PM
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One BAD Apple
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Northwest Indiana
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so no ice cream, ha?! Can't wait to see the pics!
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Will have my photos up by tomorrow, gonna have the man take them tonight. You look AMAZING in your May update photos!
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Originally Posted by foodfromafar
I just have to pipe in and say it's great that you found the balance that is working for you. I think it's so important to listen to our bodies and do the combination of exercise and diet that works for us individually.
Oh, and welcome back!!
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Thanks!! X2!!!!
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Just like a bad penny, I'll always turn up.
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Originally Posted by nutbar
I so get what you're saying and think it's incredibly cool that you've come out the other side feeling better about things!! Welcome back!
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Originally Posted by kfisherx
Oh good the naughty little apple is back. Seriously it sounds like you have been really growing (in a good way) in your absence. |
I am really touched by the support of all of you guys and it is just so wonderful to be among people who can understand the whole "process". I think I had to hit some personal lows to really appreciate what I was doing for myself. I'm once again reminded what a large part emotions play into all of this!
I have to throw up some new personal bests that I hit last week:
HIIT Cardio-12 intervals at 10mph, 10% incline, 30 secs. work, 50 secs. recovery.
Bicep Curls-5 reps. with 25 lb. db's, raising for 5 seconds, lowering for 7 seconds. (I actually did 6, but the 6th was total shit as my muscle fibers were hovering the fine line of snapping in half.)
Yesterday, I did those awful box squats that Ginger described in her log and can barely hobble around today! My thighs feel like victims of a Singapore prison caning. I literally had to grab the tops of my pants to move my foot back and forth from my gas pedal and brake on my way to work this morning. Utter, utter cruelty.
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"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses and some don't turn up at all."
-Sam Ewig
"If you don't pay attention to your ass, no one else will either."
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05-07-2008, 07:19 AM
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Peek!
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My thighs feel like victims of a Singapore prison caning. I literally had to grab the tops of my pants to move my foot back and forth from my gas pedal and brake on my way to work this morning. Utter, utter cruelty.
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Oh, good. Your description has me giggling here at work. Glad they treated you like they treat me. But as Christian says "these are to build your strength"... um, really? In the heat of the moment I have to refrain from calling him and his mother names.
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Ginger "The secret to becoming who you wish to be,
begins with believing you can become who you wish to be." - Thanks, K.
"Suck it up for a week or two and you'll be used to it. Part of the problem is the somewhat recent line that goes something like this... "If you're hungry, you're eating too little." Total bullshit. We're hungry because we're on diets." - Roland
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05-07-2008, 04:06 PM
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One BAD Apple
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Northwest Indiana
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Updated photos
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"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses and some don't turn up at all."
-Sam Ewig
"If you don't pay attention to your ass, no one else will either."
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05-07-2008, 04:21 PM
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Cheesy Rack Guy Wannabe
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Looks good - good progress if you're flexing your abs in the May side shot... fantastic progress if you're not.
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A person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change, something inside us sleeps, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken. - Dune, | |
