Gadgets for tracking exercise
I like to take time to read through Matt Cutts’ blog. Not for diet and exercise tips, but because Matt is the guy that heads up Google’s search algorithm team. But, Matt posted a glowing review of an Omron Pedometer, so I thought I’d give it a mention.
What tools do you use in your daily exercise?
I use the AllSportsGPS for my cell phone. I have the Sanyo Katana, which is a slim design, and carry it in my pocket or wrapped between two wristbands. The margin of error continues to improve, and has always been better than any other manner of route measuring with the exception of the measuring wheels used in road races. I love it for the freedom I get - I can walk anywhere I want and know exactly how far I’ve gone. Good stuff, and if your phone is enabled for this product, I can recommend it.
Tags: diet, exercise, tipsThe bloggers are off to a good Hundred Day Head Start
I think it’s time to make the rounds and check up on everyone - it’s that whole “accountability” thing, ya’ know?
Lady Rose lost a pound last week, and she’s opened up her shiny new domain for business over at the Diet Pulpit. Please stop by and check it out, she always posts a ton of great information.
Despite struggling, Jenn still managed to lose 4 pounds last week. She’s using The Firm program. You can follow her at Jenn Loses Weight.
Marianne at Practice Living is getting her workouts in, and she’s heading into Canadian-crunch-time withtheir Thanksgiving coming up, so getting those workouts in is going to be key in dealing with pumpkin pie.
John T. over at Fatbloggers is working hard and got down almost 3 lbs last week.
My cousin, Ellen, is really in a positive frame of mind which is the biggest hurdle to overcome, at least in my experience. Still waiting for weigh-in, but just the fact that she’s looking for ways to fit exercise into her daily life is great.
Just remember folks, every pound you lose now is one less you have to lose after New Years!
Anyone else care to… um… weigh in?
Tags: diet, exerciseThe Weigh-In
321 lbs, down 5.
I’m pleased. There was some water-weight in there, but I know there was some fat-loss as well.
Good things: Stayed out of fast food restaurants until my trip to Orlando. I did some kind of exercise every day. My consumption of fruits and veggies is way up.
Bad things: Had a burger during my trip to Orlando.
How did you do? Lost any? What did you do right? What did you do wrong?
Tags: exerciseExercising at BlogOrlando?
I traveled to Orlando Thursday evening so I could attend BlogOrlando. I’ll probably write a post about it on a more relevant blog and link to it from here, so if you’re interested in blogging geek stuff, check back. (UPDATE: BlogOrlando Trip Report)
But, I bet most of you don’t give a crap. 
On to the exercising.
Workouts while I was traveling - Thursday evening was core abdominal exercises in the hotel room. Friday - put it this way: I am extremely sore today from all the walking. At least 3 miles around the town of Winter Park, in 90 degree heat, wearing long pants and a dress shirt. Good thing I wear t-shirts under dress shirts, but I was wet and clammy all day. Even with all the exercise, there was no back pain so the core exercises are working.
Today, I just want to sit with my feet up today, but we have soccer this afternoon. I’m planning a nice easy 1-mile walk this evening, which should help to pump the lactic acid out of my muscles. Tomorrow, I’d like to challenge myself to doing 2 miles.
Tags: exerciseDay 4/100
I had to do some planning for today. Scheduling challenges with sick kids, family obligations, and work. Nothing that any of you don’t go through every day.
Breakfast - Went big because I knew I would be eating a late lunch - 2 eggs, 2 slices bacon, wheat toast, 1 glass of milk.
Late lunch/Early dinner - Mixed greens, 5 oz grilled chicken, lite italian dressing
Whatever you want to call it when I finally got home - 1 pint egg drop soup.
Snack - Protein shake
Exercise - check this out:
My workout tonight - 16 steps, 16 times up and 16 times down. You try it carrying 328 lbs. I thought my chest was going to explode, and my glutes and thighs have that so-sore-it-feels-kind-of-dirty feeling to them.
You know the one.
Tags: exercise, kidsVisualization & Motivation
eDiets has a ton of content, some good, some so-so, but I really liked this article by Julia Havey: Motivation Station: 6 Great Ways to Get Inspired . Number 4, “BE, DO, and then you will HAVE is something I try to do. I remember running cross-country and track in High School, and I remember how great it felt when I was in the zone - feeling light on my feet, like I could run forever. I try to bring up those memories when I go for my walks, and I visualize myself with that flat tummy and I just want to go, go, go. This kind of visualization has always been huge for me, going all the way back to playing first base in little league and visualizing great catches, then making them.
I learned as a long-distance runner that our minds can take us way beyond our physical limitations. I was able to take my body places that still amaze me, and the ability to channel this visualization into action is something I am counting on in my journey.
Tags: diet, ediets, exercise, Motivation, visualization, walk, weight lossDay 3/100
Challenging!
Breakfast - small bowl Raisin Bran.
Lunch - Mixed Greens, egg salad, lite italian dressing.
Dinner - Roast turkey breast, small serving mashed potatoes.
Snack - 1 protein shake.
The challenge: Numerous - broken washing machine. That was my exercise. Ever move a washer full of water? Trust me, lots of full-body exercise for the fat man. Other challenges included a few moments of panic with a seriously ill daughter. I went to bed as soon as the kids were down in case we had to go to the ER in the middle of the night.
Tags: exercise, kidsIt’s official - I’m off to a good start!
I’m already feeling better. You know that puffy feeling you get when you’ve been eating poorly? Is that bloating? I don’t know these things, what with not having a vagina and all.
Anyway, that feeling is gone, and I can feel myself sitting and standing straighter after just a couple days of core exercises. Nothing motivates like feeling better!
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Jennifer commented on an earlier post that she’d posted “before” pictures, and you can check them out at Jenn Loses Weight. She got off to a good start also, using The Firm plan.
Tags: exerciseAnother person starting the Hundred Day Head Start
I am an absolute link whore.
I love when people link to my sites, but you know what’s even better? When someone says “Hey, that’s a good idea, I think I’m going to try that.”
Marianne at Practice Living has started the Hundred Day Head Start. She had a great start - almost 2 hours of trail walking! She has the right mindset for this, committing to doing 30 minutes of something every day for the next 100 days. She mentioned WiiSports, and before you scoff at it, try the boxing. Really get into it, throw a bunch of punches and dance around, and then tell me that isn’t aerobic exercise - just try it. I haven’t gone more than 10 minutes at any time. My kids love the Wii also, and get exercise without even realizing it. I don’t use it often, but when I get hooked up with WiiFit I could see it becoming something I use as part of an exercise rotation.
As for Marianne, now that you’ve announced to the world that you’re going to do this and I pointed at you and said “HEY! She’s doing this!”, you’ve gotta do it.
Day 2/100
Breakfast - Eggstirs, High-quality H2O
Lunch - Mixed greens, Lite Italian dressing, roast chicken breast, no skin, apple, diet coke
Dinner - Ham & cheese sandwich (2 thin slices of ham, 1 slice american cheese, 2 slices 100% stone ground whole wheat, miracle whip), Iced Tea
Snacks - 2 cans Zoic protein drinks (1g fat, 5g carb, 21g protein)
Exercise - 1.2 mi, 23 minutes, still a lot of back pain, but better than yesterday. Stretching.
Tags: diet, exercise