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Mountain running sure if fun, but sure is hard. 2500 ft. of climbing in 6 miles. Ouch.
Monday-rest
Tuesday-7 mile run
Wednesday-5 mile run
Thursday-4 miles of hill repeats
Friday-rest
Saturday-14 miles on the trails
Sunday-5 mile trail run
VSG: 3/12/15
Schedule for the week
Monday-Strength Training & Swimming
Tuesday- 3 mile run
Wednesday-Strength Training & Spin
Thursday- 5 mile run
Friday-Strength Training & Spin Class
Saturday-7 mile Run
Sunday-Rest
Yours in Health & Happines,
Bill Mac
Yours in WLS Journey,
Bill Mac
I'm reading Hal Higdons Half Marathon training book and it is full of great info. Just registered for my first half marathon in mid October I am looking for training tips and advice. Good luck with your half marathon!!
Starting Weight 337 Current Weight 178.4 BMI 22.3
I joined planet fitness and go 3-4 x per week. I think I will really need the gym from Oct- April because of winter and daylight savings
Starting Weight 337 Current Weight 178.4 BMI 22.3
It sounds like the gym will be a good option for you. The gym worked for me for a while, but then life got in the way. What has helped me tremendously is my fitbit. It helps me realize when I am not being active. If you do not have a fitness tracker, I highly recommend getting one.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I thought that making myself a little personal Gym at home would be great. I don't have to worry about people looking at me and I can jump off and shower in my own bathroom, but what I have come to realize is, I lack motivation in my home. I am too comfortable. I always find an excuse or a reason to cut my workout short, if I have one at all.
So, since I have come to this stall, I have come up with an idea. My sister is also on a WL journey and is my accountabilitibuddy. She has a Planet Fitness literally across the street from her home and it seems like it mocks me when I drive by. Why don't we get a membership? It's only $20 a month and it includes tanning! It seems like a steal. It would force me outside of my bubble, my sister would be there for encouragement and I'm sure I'd be more motivated to go if I am paying $$ for the time. I would get to sit with a trainer and discuss the best exercises for me and would have another person to be accountable too...
To me, it seems like the perfect solution but I don't want to get trapped in the "I pay for a gym membership I never use" scenario..
Did the gym work better for you? Any suggestions?
Melody
HW: 394 SW: 359 GW: 187
amazing please keep in touch and let me know how the training goes. we must be crazy but not to many people can say they did an ultra. Your sounds a lot more harder than mine
It's called the Mt. Taylor 50k. It is all in forest ranging from 7-11000 ft. elevation. It has about 9k of ft. in elevation gain. It will most likely suck, a lot, but in a good way. My official training started about 3 weeks ago. I'm following the plan in Byron Powell's book Relentless Forward Progress. I highly recommend the read. This will be my first ultra. I started running last June and did my first Marathon this March. Basically everything is new to me.
VSG: 3/12/15
I have tried twice now to start exercising by walking. First time I developed shin splints and severe pain in both knees and had to stop and have 4 weeks of physical therapy. Second time, I did a walk for charity and ever since that evening I have been debilitated with crazy lower back pain and spasms. I can't even stand for more than a few minutes at a time.
I am pre-op, still in process of hoop jumping to get surgery scheduled. I desperately need to lose some weight to lighten the load on my joints and lower back but haven't been successful on my own. Recently, I have been having a flare-up of my asthma symptoms (wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath with minimal activity) too. All this combined pretty much nixes any exertion including water aerobics.
My question is: Is it okay to wait to start exercising until after I have lost some of the weight?
yea. I have lost 122# and kept it off for six months with no erercise
