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I worked out today and yesterday. Today I did 3 minutes on the bike and 28 minutes on the elliptical, some stretches, and 100 situps.

No idea what my weight is - I haven't had time to take it for a few days. But I did eat a lot today...making up for lost time yesterday, I guess. :p

I swear, my body is so screwed up I don't know what to expect from one minute to the next. I've been pretty under the weather the last few days and haven't really been eating properly. I've been trying to keep up at least a portion of my workout schedule though. Between my lungs and screwing up my knee again it has been sort of a chore. :mad:

I actually have decent news to report. I'm only a half pound shy of where I started the year. A couple of weeks ago I was down, I believe, 8 lbs. and I was pretty concerned about it.

I've got one of those scales that gives you weight, body fat percentage and hydration percentage and according to that I've lost 2% body fat in the last week and a half or so that I've been really trying to focus on my workouts. I don't know how accurate the thing is but hey, I'll take it for it's word as long as it's saying something I like hearing. ;)

So it looks like right now I've still got to put on about 15 lbs. to get me to a point where I'm probably satisfied. That will still leave me a bit shy of being where I'd really like to be but I've never been there in my life so I shouldn't probably expect to get there now.

I have the same problem, IM. When I put on the weight my body could use, it's in one concentrated spot. Yep...my belly. Since I've abandoned TKD, I have very little physical activity these days and I've resolved to do something in the way of fitness. I don't know what will stick, but I'm trying a few simple things I can do anytime.

((((IowaMan)))) and (((((WI))))) -- You can do it!!!


I've completed 4 days of going to the gym and I feel better! But I have been eating more, so who knows. I still haven't weighed myself.

Today I went swimming with one of the girls after school. My friends don't swim as much as me, so they are often wanting to leave before I am done. They end up waiting for me in the hot tub while I finish up - it's hard to convince myself to stay longer sometimes!

January 25 : 1 km

I've not been checking in regularly, but I've found a nice little groove and a routine that is working for me ... for now anyway. Now, the magic is in keeping with it.

Thanks ooooosh. :)

PS - I imagine they have to pry those friends out of the hot tub once you arrive. :hot:

maddy - If you've found a groove and you're comfortable with it...good for you! That certainly helps.

I'm 8.5 pounds down so far but I have 398573490827523978 to go.

Better than 98573490827523986.5! :thumbs:

True...wann come teach the Lost Boys decimals?

Absolutely!

Periods don't bother me at all. :D

Well, I decided to jump on the scale again this morning. It's been since the 25th and I was sort of curious to see what's going on. I've felt absolutely incredible for the last few days which is such a surprise given how badly I felt about a week ago. (A couple of the Pixies I know were VERY concerned about me. Thank you ladies, you're the greatest. :x: I appreciate you so much I can't fully explain.)

Anyway, I've been working like a madman trying to keep progressing. I've been doing all I can to eat well (slipped up with a banana split for dinner one night) and been trying to keep my workouts to where I'm just under the complete exhaustion phase.

Looks like I did make a little progress. According to my scale, I've dropped another percent in my body fat % and I'm also up 3.5 lbs. from the other day. I know it probably sounds so stupid for me to complain about my weight but really, it is such a huge problem for me. Since I was an infant I've had to take enzymes to help my body digest food and absorb the nutrients and they basically just do enough to keep me skinny. Very skinny. I can hardly stand to see myself naked, to me I look like a freaking skeleton.

Oh well, sorry to go on that little tangent. Things are seemingly going well right now but I do know that with this cystic fibrosis they can change in an instant. I'm gonna win though. I'm gonna win in a blowout. ;)

But...... to my "personal trainer" go ahead and whip me like a rented mule if you've got to. Push me to my limits and I'll thank you when I see you. ;)

I went to the gym again today, although I only did a moderate workout. 30 minutes on the elliptical, 200 situps, stretches, and three leg weights exercises.

I haven't lost any weight in the pst 2 weeks. :( But I am maintaining - which, given the recent parties and my stint in the Hut - might be a success in and of itself.

I have manic days...some days I barely eat 1200 calories, and other days I am at 2500 calories. Today is a "starving myself" day, because I was bad on the weekend. I hate this.

I sure wish I had someone to whip me, too. I'm starting to feel frustrated because I'm making so little progress and I'm working so hard. :(

Eh, the scale was not as kind as I wished for today, but what can I expect when I have a run in with the peanut butter. I did 20 minutes on the elliptical today, followed by 20 minutes of arm weights, and a series of ab work. Cardio just isn't my thing - I don't enjoy it and I get bored easily. I'm trying to at least do 20 minutes each day and add the weights in.

I'm frustrated with my progress but I'm really trying to keep plugging along without getting completely derailed - again.

Today one of the guys I study with came swimming with the girls and I. This guy has been swimming for a while and can do serious distance, so it really encouraged me to keep up! The girls usually swim in the slow lane and leave earlier than me, but this guy swam in my lane (the medium speed one) and I can be very competitive which is a good thing in this case, because I pushed myself to do 10 more laps than usual. It wasn't any harder, and I know I can do more distance if I force myself. If I hadn't needed to leave for a class, I think I might have done a few more.

January 30 : 1.25 km