Biggest loser on CF.....

[Spicy McHaggis]

Hi Spice,
Thanks for trying to help me out. The problem is, I work a VERY unrelenting job, where I can't stop and eat throughout the day, only at lunchtime (1:00). We aren't allowed to snack at our desks, and a lot of times it's way too hectic in here to eat anyway.
I can't jog at all because I have asthma, so walking is the best thing for me. I can't walk in the mornings, though, cause I have my son and the mornings are just a wild, crazy mess of showering, dressing, making his breakfast, and getting out the door on time. Evenings are the same way; grocery shopping, chores, dinner, homework, bath, bedtime. So my only 'me' time is at night, which sucks cause I am NOT a night owl and when it's dark, I wanna go to sleep lol. But I can walk after dark, which is nice in summer cause it's cooler outside, so that's what I've been trying to do. I'm also trying to go up and down the stairs in my building at least once a day at work, though we don't always get to take our breaks if we're busy.

So...I can't eat 5 or 6 meals a day...and my exercise time is basically limited to evening walks.

I'm a huge water drinker, thankfully. And I like my water room temp, so that helps, too. No refrigeration needed!

Any suggestions with what I've told ya??

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what time to you start/end work?

 

[Tink]

I lost two more pounds!!!!

YAYAY!

Total lbs lost = 10.

 

[Inkachu]

Spicy - I start work at 8:30, get up at 6:30. I get off at 4:30, usually not home till after 5:00.

 

[Spicy McHaggis]

Spicy - I start work at 8:30, get up at 6:30. I get off at 4:30, usually not home till after 5:00.

geesh I don't know.

I mean, there's 6:30, 8:30, 1:00, 4:30-bedtime to work with but you've got a pretty busy schedule so it's not like you can plan around meals too easily.

No snacking at work? Like, you can't go on a smoke break and eat an apple or something?

 

[ido]

I lost two more pounds!!!!

YAYAY!

Total lbs lost = 10.

FANTASTIC!!!!!!! You're doing awesome, Tink! Keep it up!

 

[penNpaper]

*raises hand*

 

[Tink]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!! You're doing awesome, Tink! Keep it up!

Thanks.

 

[Inkachu]

Spicy - nope. We're SUPPOSED to get two breaks a day, but if we're working on something, we can't just get up and leave, which is the case most of the time. We hardly ever get our breaks.

Well, I lost another 3 lbs somehow lol. Maybe just through sweating, since we've had another heat wave, lol. No, seriously. I've really been trying to change my eating habits and we did go for a 30 minute walk lastnight, even though it was icky humid outside.

Onward and upward.

 

[CoachR64]

I've worked out the last couple of days, and I am one sore puppy! But, it actually feels good to do workouts. I have been working out with another coach. We are doing this thing called cross fit. It was pretty brutal today. Coach

 

[Spicy McHaggis]

Spicy - nope. We're SUPPOSED to get two breaks a day, but if we're working on something, we can't just get up and leave, which is the case most of the time. We hardly ever get our breaks.

Well, I lost another 3 lbs somehow lol. Maybe just through sweating, since we've had another heat wave, lol. No, seriously. I've really been trying to change my eating habits and we did go for a 30 minute walk lastnight, even though it was icky humid outside.

Onward and upward.

You coud get some decent benefits from making your last meal of the day no carb / no fat.

Like a bunch of vegetables and a piece of fish.

just one more thought to think about.

 

[Tink]

I had fish tonight. It was the same cod I had last time. It's so good. I wish I had it every night.

 

[scraparcs]

I've been very bad this week, but I'm down over 20 lbs so far this year.

 

[Tink]

I've been very bad this week, but I'm down over 20 lbs so far this year.

YAY!

 

[scraparcs]

Thanks! Only what now, 130 to go?

 

[Tink]

Thanks! Only what now, 130 to go?

You're welcome. I still have 80 to go, myself.

 

[Tink]

'scuse me.... where is everyone?

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Here's my physical activity for this month so far... Over the last couple of days I just started adding work in there because it makes me sore enough to be included as a workout IMO. I'll probably do some swimming or get on the elliptical today.

June

06/02: 20 minutes swimming
06/03: 30 minutes circuit training
06/04: 60 minutes swimming
06/05: 30 minutes circuit training
06/06: 30 minutes swimming
06/09: 20 minutes walking
06/11: 20 minutes walking
06/12: 20 minutes elliptical
06/14: 30 minutes circuit training
06/16: 60 minutes swimming
06/19: 40 minutes swimming
06/20: (7 hours of demonstrating workouts at my job?)
06/21: (4 hours of demonstrating workouts at work)
06/23: (6 hours of demonstrating workouts at work)

 

[deliciousBass]

Hey, I recently read an article on Yahoo! saying that working out in intervals is better for you than 1 long work out. For example... Jogging 15 minutes, then taking a break and walking.. then jogging 15 minutes, then walk.. and then doing it again actually burns more fat than one long 45 minute workout. I will try to find the link to the article.

 

[JonMiller]

I am trying intervals. My intervals are very short so far, this week will be the first time they get up to 3 minutes.

I am pretty sure that I burn more fat by jsut going for 50 minutes than I do by doing 20 minutes of intervals. However, I tihnk that my speed/etc has shown improvement from doing intervals while when just jogging slowly for a long time improvement was slow.

I think that you can burn more calories going slowly. However, you can improve yourself better and probably burn more calories in a short amount of time by doing intervals.

I am thining of changing tihs interval routine to be:
1. Intervals
2. Long/slow
3. Intervals
4. Long/slow
5. Intervals
6. Long/slow
7. Rest

You don't want to do intervals every day because they are a lot harder on you than long slow jogging/etc.

Jon Miller