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icetulip

A week without crap

Jun 07, 2006 09:58

Over the past week, I haven't eaten any fast food, purchased any coffee drinks or stayed up past midnight. While the first two I attribute more to being poor than willpower, I must admit that it does feel good to actually keep up a decent nutrition plan by making meals at home. When jmartinka visited over the weekend, it was hard to force myself to go to ( Read more... )

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virtualannette June 7 2006, 18:51:06 UTC

My only worry is that since late May, I've been going every day and I feel great, but once I get to Europe - will I lose all the momentum I've gained?

This is the kind of thinking that CONTINUALLY prevents me from working out. Whenever I feel like exercising, I think, "Well, but in x weeks I'll have this or that to do, so I'll have less time and probably won't work out, so what's the point of doing it now?" or "Well, in x weeks, I won't have access to a gym as much, so I'll just start some other time when I know I'll be able to continue." I finally just decided that it's better to do something than nothing even if whatever I'm doing now doesn't lead to long-term results... hence, I started doing cardio stuff Saturday and weight training Monday even though I'm going to Florida for 9 days very soon and likely won't do ANY working out then, so will probably lose all of the progress I might make.

I'm convinced there's NEVER going to be a good time to work out. hehe.

Anyways, good luck! Will you be on LJ at all while you're

icetulip June 8 2006, 18:31:48 UTC

I'm sure that any activity or exercise is better than none, even if it's not too frequent. I'm sure you'll have fun in Florida regardless :)

I will try to be on LJ while I'm abroad, yes! I don't want to pack too many "gadgets" (laptop, digital camera, camcorder) - I'm trying to figure out the best way to chronicle my journey that will give me the least headaches.

masterjenjen June 7 2006, 21:19:13 UTC

I was thinking of starting a membership at Golds... Of course I will have to wait until I have a job again, and it would probably be a good idea to ask the opinion of my doctor seeing as I need to take it easy and keep my blood pressure down... But if I get the OK from the doctor, I would like to join you in your gym going. How much is a membership?

icetulip June 7 2006, 21:58:06 UTC

Gold's is a good place to work out. There are lots of treadmills and low-impact exercise machines. I signed up as part of a promotion: $22 to join, then $22/mo. on a month-by-month basis. No contract. I don't know if they're doing promotions now, but I would just say call them. Look them up at goldsgym.com. I like the atmosphere.

gubunko June 8 2006, 02:04:55 UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhwBjqwOiOg

So, are you taking an incomplete for the class you haven't done the paper for yet?

icetulip June 8 2006, 05:30:17 UTC

I had to take two incompletes; I finished the 414 Science and Theology paper 2 weeks ago, but Prof. Lindell hasn't graded it and assigned me a letter grade for the course. I am currently working on my English 496 paper for Prof. Medine, attempting to finish it as soon as possible. He said he would read it as soon as I submitted it and then give whatever grade I earn to the English Department, replacing the I.