Working out and changing strategies

[make_your_move]

I did something today I haven't done in over a year .... I went to the
gym. I belong to Golds Gym, have for years in fact. Spent more money on
the membership then I care to admit. Haven't used it anywhere near as
much as I should have. The treadmill, while having increased my cardio
capacity is not helping drop the weight as fast as I'd like. Of course,
to be quite honest, my eating habits have tanked in the last week or 2
as well. Enough of that.

Anyway,
I dug out an old program that a previous trainer had done up for me -
and completed it. I'm a little sore, but not as sore as I expected to
be, so on the next "Legs" day I'm going to increase my weight. I did sweat
though, and I had to push myself to finish the final reps on some of
them. So I feel pretty good about it. I think I'll do it again
tomorrow.


While I was there I had a couple of questions about
machines and getting my BMI redone. I talked to a lovely man named Neil
who was very patient and gave me a few minutes of his time. He also
said he could do my BMI on the spot. The news was not surprising ...and
a little depressing. My current BMI is 32.7, which easily puts me in
the obese category. I realize that it's just a number, but it's a
number that I would like to see drop *sigh*

Comments

[camperamy.livejournal.com]

Hi - which Gold's do you belong to?
Are you working out in the evening?
If you go to the one out near Manassas I could probably meet you there - or, I can get you a guest pass to come meet me at Life Time.

[make-your-move.livejournal.com]

Hey babe ... you realize this is a public entry right. I didn't know if you wanted your cell phone out there for the world to see :)

[camperamy.livejournal.com]

Yep - hopefully you have captured the number..lol..because now I delete... (said like... "I pinch")
:o)

[belthazar-b.livejournal.com]

Hey, your doing a great job and your determination is really inspiring babe. Love you, keep it up, it really shows.

[kellfire.livejournal.com]

I am really lovin' Golds. I plan to go more in the mornings. And truly get a lot out of the BodyFlow class and the stretch class! Try them if you get a chance!

BTW: which location are you going to?

[dreamtigress.livejournal.com]

Gah. Pay little attention to your BMI. Are you feeling more fit ? Are you feeling more healthy ? Are some clothes ftting better ? Then you are making progress. ::smooch::

[make-your-move.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am feeling more healthy and some of my clothes are fitting better.

Oh ... and I totally love the icon .... is it steal-able?

[dreamtigress.livejournal.com]

See - the whole feeling fit and clothes fitting better has been my benchmark lately, especially since I gained muscle weight the first little while. I can walk a whole lot farther than I could a few months back, and not be a winded mess afterwards. And the other day I tried on my biggest jeans, and they fit again. Now to get down into the tighter pairs !

You can steal the icon - I made it specifically for my exercise posts.

[ebullientjenn.livejournal.com]

Also, BMI doesn't take into account your muscle mass. I had one done which actually assessed my muscle mass when I was at my heaviest, and that dropped my BMI by like 8%.

Also, just for sharing, my starting BMI according to the calculators was 54.4% now I'm down to 37.6%.
I don't check it every day, but when I hit the milestones, I like to see the percentage drop.

[make-your-move.livejournal.com]

Where did you get the muscle mass assessment done?

[ebullientjenn.livejournal.com]

I got it done as an assessment at the gym. The did a skin fold measurement.

[babalon-it.livejournal.com]

woot! Good for you!