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happyboy
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response 264 of 332:
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Oct 30 21:57 UTC 2003 |
/runs for the car keys yelling like a viking:
"CHICKEN WITH CHEEEEEESE!"
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mynxcat
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response 265 of 332:
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Nov 12 16:28 UTC 2003 |
It's been a while since I've posted. Mostly because I haven't been
keeping up. I looked at FitDay yesterday, I haven't updated for over a
fortnight. I haven't been keeping to the diet strictly, and the
exercise routine is sporadic at best. I blame my personal life, and
the fact that I wasn't in town for a couple of weekends.
The bad news is I haven't lost any extra weight since the last report.
The good news is, despite the eating out and such, I haven't gained
any of the weight back. And that's a huge plus point.
In desperation, I turned to the Atkins Diet. At least I looked at it.
It's pretty tempting, lots of meat, and I like meat, lots of cheese,
and I love cheese. It seemed like the easiest thing to do. Till I
looked at what I could not eat. I looked at the recipebook on
http://www.atkins.com, they have a few indian recipes like the chicken
curry, and the cauliflower. All very well, but you're not supposed to
eat bread or rice. Now how is one supposed to have chicken curry
without rice or bread? Totally against what I've been brought up on.
The vegetarian recipes looked like too much trouble. And the deciding
factor to not go on the diet was that not everyone loses that much
weight the first couple of weeks, everyone has a different resistance
level. Ok, I'm not trying something that doesn't guarantee results.
This morning on the radio they were talking to Dr Do-Nothing, or
something like that. He advocates high protein and high natural fat
and low carbs, which is pretty close to the Atkins diet. Though I'm
not going to follow that, one thing he did mention was for maximum
weight-loss during exercise, not to have any carbs at least an hor
before and an hour after your exercise. Sort of ties in to the whole
Atkins thing which advocates no carbs so fat would be burnt instead.
Must try.
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keesan
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response 266 of 332:
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Nov 12 17:30 UTC 2003 |
Eating too much protein can damage your liver and kidneys when you break down
the protein for energy. Atkins diet may produce quick weight loss but it is
not healthy. You are not supposed to exercise a lot for an hour after eating
so that your stomach will have time to operate without the blood being drawn
away to the muscles. They taught us at summer camp, in swimming class, never
to go in the water within an hour of eating, but the lifesaving class had no
other time to meet so we always met right after lunch.
Don't worry about a temporary standstill as long as you do not backslide.
You are probably still converting fat to muscle. I wish I had fat to convert
to muscle. I seem to be stuck at 106 with no taste buds except for sour.
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tod
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response 267 of 332:
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Nov 12 17:47 UTC 2003 |
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jiffer
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response 268 of 332:
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Nov 12 17:57 UTC 2003 |
Sapna, sounds like you may have hit a platue (I misspelled that). If
you read the whole Atkins Diet book, you start out going with a large
amount of fat and protein, but supposedly this is supposed to help get
the "carb addiction" within control. After a couple of months or so,
you should introduce more veggies and the like in, but like all diets,
it is about portion and consumption control.
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keesan
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response 269 of 332:
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Nov 12 18:01 UTC 2003 |
plateau? from French, I presume
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tod
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response 270 of 332:
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Nov 12 18:16 UTC 2003 |
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mynxcat
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response 271 of 332:
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Nov 12 18:24 UTC 2003 |
jiffer, I did read most of what they had to say on the site. I know
you can introduce carbs into your diet in small amounts after the
first two weeks. Just that it's not for me.
I'm hoping it's not a plateau. I do know that I haven't been keeping
up. The exercise is sporadic at best right now, and I haven't been
that careful about my diet. I am trying to get back on track, and I
think I overdid the elliptical at the gym yesterday - my legs are
sore :( I think I'll concentrate on upper-body today and give the legs
a rest.
I need to get in the habit of going in the mornings. It's easier to
skip the gym in the evenings, especially with the shorter days :(
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tod
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response 272 of 332:
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Nov 12 18:53 UTC 2003 |
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mynxcat
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response 273 of 332:
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Nov 12 19:53 UTC 2003 |
72 hours is 3 days. I thought it was ok to work out muscle areas every
other day. Besides, my muscles are sore from the damn elliptical. I
think the resistance was a little higher than I'm used to.
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remmers
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response 274 of 332:
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Nov 12 22:45 UTC 2003 |
Every other day is what I was told (by my personal trainer) as well.
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tod
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response 275 of 332:
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Nov 12 23:39 UTC 2003 |
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scott
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response 276 of 332:
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Nov 12 23:43 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, but pro weight trainers tend to use the 'roids, too.
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tod
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response 277 of 332:
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Nov 12 23:48 UTC 2003 |
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mynxcat
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response 278 of 332:
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Nov 13 17:47 UTC 2003 |
What's the westside barbell method?
I'm guessing since my weight-training is MUCh lighter than a
professional trainer's, every other day should be ok for me?
I went to the gym this morning. 45 minutes on the elliptical (reduced
the resistance a little, since my muscles were a little too sore from
the last time)and upper body training. I figured out the reason I
couldnt' get up in time to get in a workout in the mornings was
because I was going to bed so late. Duh!
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tod
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response 279 of 332:
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Nov 13 18:55 UTC 2003 |
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mynxcat
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response 280 of 332:
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Nov 13 22:05 UTC 2003 |
But I don't want to increase my weight... /whine
That's pretty interesting. And you say the club is in Columbus? Even
more interesting.
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tod
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response 281 of 332:
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Nov 13 22:53 UTC 2003 |
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mynxcat
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response 282 of 332:
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Nov 14 01:50 UTC 2003 |
I'll ask around
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gregb
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response 283 of 332:
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Nov 26 17:55 UTC 2003 |
What I'd like to know is when is when is it better to exercise, before
or after eating, and how long before or after, especially in the
morning.
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mynxcat
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response 284 of 332:
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Nov 26 19:59 UTC 2003 |
I've heard the best time to exercise is in the morning, before
breakfast. This increases metabolism and gets your body into fat-
burning mode at the beginning of the day, and is therefore the most
beneficial. If you can't exercise in the morning, the next best time
is about two hours before the evening meal.
Personally, I like the morning. For one, it wakes me up for the rest
of the day. I'm really raring to go. However, it doesn't seem to work
for my fiance, he says he's usually too tired for the rest of the day.
Also, I prefer to get it done with in the morning so that I don't have
to worry about it till next morning.
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willcome
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response 285 of 332:
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Nov 27 07:33 UTC 2003 |
You know, we always hear about (and FUCK) ladies of the night, but what I
wouldn't do whore a good morning whore.
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bhelliom
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response 286 of 332:
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Dec 1 16:48 UTC 2003 |
Morning Whores are so neglected.
Elliptical crosstrainers are my preferred aerobic workout, but I try to
occasionally switch with the treatmill or bike for variety. I also
like to work a part of the body on weights every session, so I make
sure to trade off between upper and lower body, except on really busy
days at the gym when all of the aerboic equipment is taken, in which
case I do the weight machines. I start up yoga again in the spring, so
the two days I'll have class (I'll be paying for two sessions a week
instead of one) will be days off from the gym, since the Iyengar
instructor is really intense.
Thankfully I've sharply reduced my fast food intake again. I prefer to
eat none at all, but currently I'm once or a week at lunch time.
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mynxcat
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response 287 of 332:
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Dec 2 17:01 UTC 2003 |
I need to go back to the gym. I have sorely neglected it what with my
obsession with PS2 and CivIII. I haven't been able to wake up early
enough to go. CivIII keeps me awake late into the night.
Also, I've started eating a little more take-out. However, I still
haven't put any weight back on. Which is a good thing.
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gregb
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response 288 of 332:
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Dec 2 17:07 UTC 2003 |
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