DG's Group - We're FULL! 2010 here we come! (Page 7)

Chezz - 2010-01-06 10:13 AM

Freezing cold this morning and could not get up to go to the gym.  One of my resolutions is to do much of my training in the morning.  Will have to do it tonight

In my winter training program, I did a efficiency ride where both legs are clipped in and intervals focused on one leg at a time.  Yours calls for unclipped intervals.  Was I reading mine wrong or is it just a variation of a specific drill?

KiwiJDRPH - 2010-01-06 10:03 AM Went for a short and CHILLY run last night. Extremely windy and roads are icy but it was a short smooth run. I went early with a slower girl from my running group and once I'm past my cold I'm going to go early then meet up with my regular group to start logging more distance. I made it in for the 6:30am spin class at the gym at work. That's once a week then if I can get up early enough to make the 5:45 class Tues & Thurs at my regular gym I'll get spinning in 3 times a week until I can get my bike out. I NEED to lose about 40 pounds but I'm aiming for 20 pounds right now so I'm out of the 200's and FINALLY in "ONEderland". I used to be really good about logging what I ate when I first started Weight Watchers and lost the first 50 pounds, but have slacked off substantially in the past year. So maybe that should be part of my New Year's resolution is to log my workouts and nutrition! I'm still up for a weight loss challenge!

vibratingp00 - 2010-01-06 9:49 PM I had been doing my one leg drills having both feet clipped in until yesterday.  Even though the unclipping took a couple seconds, I think I got a better workout with only one foot clipped in.  And it was real obvious when I wasnt doing a full circle.  From now on, Im going to unclip.

cat grimstad - 2010-01-07 9:09 AM Day one of food jounal was a success. Now to repete it again today. One day at a time.

 I was so cold yesterday that I forgot my garmin and heartrate monitor while getting ready to do hills.
We do our hill inside an unheated parking garage to save us from the wind. It works real good, we incorporate some stairs. Avery good workout.

tizon - 2010-01-07 7:28 PMGO HORNS!!!!

~ AZ Sunshine ~ - 2010-01-08 11:00 AMI've been doing great journaling during the day but I always stop in the evening. I'm going to keep at it b/c it seems to keep me accountable. Kate

jsiegs - 2010-01-08 11:31 AM I can really vouch for logging your food to lose weight. Last January I randomly downloaded a nutrition logging app on my phone, I wasn't really looking to lose weight or anything, but it was a featured app and I noticed it and was curious how well I ate. Anyway, because of my obsessive personality, I've probably logged 99% of my nutrition in there since then and it really made me realize how much excess food I was eating (and in what proportions of fat/carb/protein). I started at 165 and was down to the high 140's by spring/summer, so it really worked for me (maybe too well according to my gf). I never had any idea how much or what I was eating until I logged it all. I think the biggest thing its done is lower the amount of alcohol I drink. Before I'd have a beer with dinner or a couple on the weekends, but now that I can see how many calories are in it, it makes justifying a beer or two with dinner much harder, and I'm on the whole happier cutting them out once I realized they were really just wasted calories for me.

cat grimstad - 2010-01-08 1:24 PM I went to a yoga class last night. I was sore from strenth training and all the extra lunges and squates.
It was one hour of stretches. I found that I could reach farther after repeting the same stretch for five minuts then I ever could before.
Also I am not as sore today.

jsiegs - 2010-01-08 11:37 AM One more post then I'm done. I'm super sore from a run yesterday (though it was a good run), so I'm gonna try a recovery jog today then a swim and a "yogalaties" class. Has anyone does yoga or pilaties or the combo? I figure worst case is that it doesn't do anything and best case is that I'll be a little less sore and more recovered. Thoughts?

jsiegs - 2010-01-08 8:31 AM I can really vouch for logging your food to lose weight. Last January I randomly downloaded a nutrition logging app on my phone, I wasn't really looking to lose weight or anything, but it was a featured app and I noticed it and was curious how well I ate. Anyway, because of my obsessive personality, I've probably logged 99% of my nutrition in there since then and it really made me realize how much excess food I was eating (and in what proportions of fat/carb/protein). I started at 165 and was down to the high 140's by spring/summer, so it really worked for me (maybe too well according to my gf). I never had any idea how much or what I was eating until I logged it all. I think the biggest thing its done is lower the amount of alcohol I drink. Before I'd have a beer with dinner or a couple on the weekends, but now that I can see how many calories are in it, it makes justifying a beer or two with dinner much harder, and I'm on the whole happier cutting them out once I realized they were really just wasted calories for me.

~ AZ Sunshine ~ - 2010-01-09 8:07 PM

Thanks, what I realized is that I am eating SO many carbs!!  You could classify me as a CarbOHolic!!  It is bad.  I'm going to try to monitor it better now that I know what I am doing. 

My race is in 76 day!  I'm starting to freak out.  I went on a 33 mile ride today and my shoulder hurt more than I thought it would.  I'm glad I got back on the bike but I've got a lot of work to do.  I'm going to give my shoulder more time before I get in the pool. 

cat grimstad - 2010-01-08 1:24 PM I went to a yoga class last night. I was sore from strenth training and all the extra lunges and squates.
It was one hour of stretches. I found that I could reach farther after repeting the same stretch for five minuts then I ever could before.
Also I am not as sore today.

jsiegs - 2010-01-08 11:37 AM One more post then I'm done. I'm super sore from a run yesterday (though it was a good run), so I'm gonna try a recovery jog today then a swim and a "yogalaties" class. Has anyone does yoga or pilaties or the combo? I figure worst case is that it doesn't do anything and best case is that I'll be a little less sore and more recovered. Thoughts?