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So yeah I've been busting my ass working out and trying really hard to eat better.(I love sweets!) but I need to change my body. I don't really care about weight but I have way too much body fat right now.
To solve this I got a Bowflex machine, spending the money on that is a huge motivation to use it, I do cardio in our apartments tiny gym and I drink tons of water, even at restaurants(no seriously tons of water, so much water)
The goal is to be in really good shape to cosplay some pretty popular characters, I feel like if I'm all flabby it'll be a disservice to them.
Are some of the Characters I want to do
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi194.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz156%2FDiffidentAngel%2F309px-Angeal_Hewley.jpg&hash=0eb4a6256a14de2959f673cd06c92f2b5ecdbe41)
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe122%2Fgiven123%2Fonewiththewindandfireforthebestofth.jpg&hash=cf9957c108328443a5113efd641780f7d5e5fd1a)
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi254.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh104%2FRust_album%2FPride.jpg&hash=b8f01e969bb7e44215c7fe4454b8535a9ed3a64f)
So cheer me on! And I'll try to post updates.
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Go Beau!!!
Careful that there is such a thing as too much water too fast. No really. You can throw off your electrolytes. If you start getting lightheaded or whatnot. Eat some salt. Really.
Other low-cal low-fat items good for electrolytes: Bananas have a lot of potassium and can be really filling. Dark green leaves are good for example swiss chard, which is beet greens.....Post pix when your costumes are ready!
Love you!
Rem.
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That's cool. I'm currently trying to bulk up (add muscle mass) which will entail putting on a small amount of fat in the process. For instance, for breakfast I eat 4 eggs, 1 bowl of oatmeal (1/2 or 3/4 cup, I never measure out exactly), a piece of fruit, sometimes a slice of cheese.
I'm also following this workout routine http://dontclickme.info/abbh.gif
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good luck! ^o^ I'm dieting and working out to so that I can have the right body for Rosette Christopher.... she has a small waiste but some decent muscles >.> not like buff girl muscles but shes strong. that and I need to be strong for Levi because I need to be able to carry my hammer around all con.
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I'm working out occasionaly too. But diet..No way. Diet means no cake, and that would be torture.
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its not so much a diet as watching apitite and hunger. I'm paying more attention to when I'm full and only eating when I'm really hungry!
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Good luck, Big Guy! You'll make a great Fuhrer/Pride, I'm excited to see that one. I'm also working out, still, heh. I need to get in better shape for my Azul and Angeal (I'm planning to cosplay him too). I am mainly lifting lots of weights, but I'm also trying to cut down on my calorie-intake and do more cardio/elliptical.
It's rough, but good luck!
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Yeah need abs for Albel >_> I was doing good for a while but I stopped...need to get back in the routine of that. I guess if I start now I will have a VERY nice stomach by Sakuracon ^_^
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wow, that's a lot of response! Thanks everyone.
Eve, are you gonna be regular Angeal or one of his later forms?
There's a body ball at my moms that I should start doing ab work on.
I'm not drinking enough water to throw off my chemistry, if I remember that would take more than a gallon of water in a really short time.
I just try to make myself drink water instead of eating when I don't need to.
Sounds like lots of others are in the same boat as me. If cosplay motivates people to get healthy that's awesome.
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While we are all working out, we can think about how amazing our cosplay will be. Then we can up date each other on how fit we've gotten. Bwaha. >:3
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heres my tip, I play anime while I walk or jog on my tredmil. Like I'll walk/fastwalk while playing KH and I spead up the pace when I'm just walking around and in a battle I slow it down a bit to cocentrate. You burn calories but your to busy focusing on the game you can spend hours before you start to get very tired!
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wow, that's a lot of response! Thanks everyone.
Eve, are you gonna be regular Angeal or one of his later forms?
There's a body ball at my moms that I should start doing ab work on.
I'm not drinking enough water to throw off my chemistry, if I remember that would take more than a gallon of water in a really short time.
I just try to make myself drink water instead of eating when I don't need to.
Sounds like lots of others are in the same boat as me. If cosplay motivates people to get healthy that's awesome.
I'm aiming to do the regular version. A one-wing addition would be cool, but I'm gonna have enough big props to worry about without the addition of that one, lol.
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@ Queen: That's a really good idea. Except I dont have a treadmil. I like to watch anime or listen to music while I do crunches. That way I get abs, and I'm not bored. =)
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for me I have to be distracted so I dont realize how tired I am so I keep going :3 I'll watch anime or TV sometimes but ussualy I'm playing FF or KH
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Oooh, another good way to get in shape, is to do the Hare Hare Yukai over and over. I've been trying to learn it lately. =D
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._. hm good idea.
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or play DDR everyday.
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I would but I lost my DDR TT_TT
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hahahah....crunches. Those things I should be doing. I used to enjoy doing them to anime because you had to make it back up if you were going to read the subtitles in time!
Someday.....in my mind....I will drag my boyfriend to Sakuracon and make him go as Irresponsible Captain Tyler. And I will cosplay with him, as: http://infohost.nmt.edu/~anime/azalyn/azalyngall.html
scroll down until you see BELLY and you'll know....I need IMPECCABLE abs to pull that off. And a lot of dress tape.
And nice gams. At least I have pretty OK gams to start out with.
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bah, it's Wrath, not Pride! XD
*may be going as Pride!Ed from FMA fangame BBI*
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I may do my crunches now >_> get started at least.
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I'd really like to cosplay as Scar from FMA. But I'll need some really nice biceps to pull that off. :P It might throw off my Chi cosplay a lil' bit though. :(
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only a little XD
Did my crunches for the day ^_^
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Have you considered throwing push-ups into the mix? There's a wide variety of methods (decline, regular, wide, diamond, shoulder press) that you can use. It's a great exercise because it works many muscles at once.
http://hundredpushups.com/ has a schedule you can follow so that one day you can do 100 push-ups! (I probably max out at 25-30 if I tried my hardest, but usually stop around 20 or so.)
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Yeah I could do some pushups....but I hate them so...
plus once classes start I have a soccer class that makes me do them before we get started x.x
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So here are my tips for weight loss
- Be sure you drink adequate amounts of water (varies depending on your activity level and body)
- Take a daily vitamin (not the "best" way of getting all your vitamins but probably better than nothing)
- Have a big breakfast. I actually lost some fat when I started adding calories to my diet because I increased the size of my breakfast. In fact, breakfast should be the biggest meal of your day in terms of calories. It will jump start your metabolism for the day. If you don't eat breakfast, then START!!
- Weight lifting burns a ton of calories. Compound movements like squats, dead lifts, lunges, dips, pull-ups will burn the most calories. Of course unless you have a gym membership, you might have difficulty doing some of these. However, you can still actually do some of them at home with dumbbells. In fact, I recommend this guy's YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/scooby1961) for home workouts and a few meal ideas.
- Real cardio for 30 minutes 3 times a week. If you're not elevating your heart rate and getting a little perspired then you're probably not going to get the same benefit. Also, even simple stuff like taking the stairs and parking further away adds up. You're not going to lose a ton of weight, but every little bit helps!
- Examine your sodium intake! If you eat a lot of stuff from boxes or cans (or ramen hehe), then you're probably ingesting huge amounts of sodium. Try to cut back.
- Don't go shopping when you're hungry. ^_^; You'll come back with half the store. ^_^;;;
- While we're on the topic of the store, stick to the perimeter of the store: that's where all the fresh stuff usually is. You know, dairy, produce, meat, etc.
- Reduce portion sizes. Eat more vegetables with your meal and cut your meat portion down. Eat 5-6 medium "meals" a day if you can, instead of 2 or 3 huge meals. (Depending on your calorie needs, a "meal" could be only a few hundred calories. A serving of nuts can easily fill a portion of that. Or a slice of cheese and an apple.)
- Don't spend time obsessing over the weight scale. If you really want to measure fat loss, get a set of calipers. Some stores sell them but you can also buy them at www.bodybuilding.com. It's ok to weigh yourself, but do it every week or so. Make sure you measure yourself under the same circumstances every time. For instance I always weigh myself first thing in the morning before I've had anything to eat or drink.
- This is something my doctor recommended. If you feel like you're not getting full enough when you eat, drink a glass of Metamucil before you eat your meal. The fiber will be very filling.
- That brings me to another thing .. eat lots of fruits and veggies. Wait, I kind of mentioned that earlier. OK, make sure you eat food with lots of fiber.
- When you buy something at the store, check the nutritional information. How much fiber is in it? How much sugar? Saturated fat? How big is a serving? What percent of your calories will eating it take up? Is it worth it to use 1/4th of your calories for the day to eat a big donut?
REMEMBER always be sure to check the instructions on anything you'll be taking like vitamins of fiber supplements (Metamucil). You don't want to exceed their recommendations and get yourself sick!
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Push Ups are almost impossible for me. I can do like Ten, and then I'm done. I refer crunches over everything, or DDR. >.<
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I Just Walk Around My Town Like Everyday x-x (one mile long town) About 3 Times A Day Or So Then At Night I Go To The Park >w> Thats It XD
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Yeah I can't do push ups very well....all my muscle is in my legs *is a soccer player* so I don't need strong arms >_>
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gambattene!!!
you can do it,
also speaking as some one whose lost weight before, you might want to get some skin products to kep your skin toned after losing weight
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I will probably work out as well, if only for the fact that I may do bunny girl!Kyonko :D
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xD yay for getting in shape!
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Alright I will start cardio 4 days a week.....two out of the four will also include weights (the other two days will be my soccer class XD) and I am hoping to be at 125lbs for Sakuracon (thats only five pounds....I can do it)
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I'm sure you can ^o^ >.> I'm intending to get down to about 110 with some nice abb muscles...
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well since I'm lifting I'm really interested in moving the weight on my body from fat to muscle. Remember: muscle weighs more than fat. if you lift expect to gain some weight as you put on muscle, but those muscles will need calories to work, that's when you start burning fat and losing weight.
When I was taking aerobic classes the teacher said the best workout was one combining lifting with cardio.
Anyway good luck to everyone and don't get discouraged if you hit a wall and don't see any improvement for a while, just keep it up!
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*puts in old tibo tapes* XD Now Punch And Punch And Lift And Kick And Kick XD
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gar I wanna get better so I can get on my tredmill and play FF while I walk TT_TT
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Hah! Funny! Iv'e been trying to get in shape too! =D Iv'e been cutting my portions of foods, and iv'e been trying to drink tons of water too. x3 Im trying to Cosplay as Simon from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, and he's really skinny! >> Or Hanyuu Furude, from Higurashi no Naku koro Ni kai. and She's also skinny~ Im thinking about going to Sakuracon, but im not so sure yet.
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I don't have a target weight, I just want to get in better shape xD
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Awesome!! I'm trying to tone down my belly pudge. It needs to like... VANISH so I won't be embarrassed to pursue my FFX-2 Rikku cosplay idea. *thinks* I should probably tan some too while the sun is still out. Or....*le gasp* Fake and bake.
Well, I guess that just means good luck to us both!
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Yes, good luck indeed! I'm so lazy though... I guess I'll just play the crap out of DDR XD
I tan easily though, but I'm not sure if that's even a good thing since all the characters I'm cosplaying as are pale x3
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I thought of doing DDR. but my dance pad sucks. haven't really pay attention to my health though lately.
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Me neither, I've been totally pigging out whenever I go to my friend's houses XD I've consumed more doughnuts and pizza this weekend that is humanly fathomable...
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DDR is the only thing i can play on my PS2 since my rabbit chewed my controllers to bits. :'(
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Aw that's poopy. We just use a bunch of old PS1 controllers for our PS2 XD
I really want to get Wii Fit, it looks so fun!
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in my case, I have no job, so I have too much free time, but no money to really do anything. the boredom has at various times made me quite depressed and moody
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Go outside and walk around! That's what I do when I'm tremendously bored!
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maybe. though lonliness may also be a part of it.
sometimes I make soda runs to 7 elevens. its about 15 minute walk to there.
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You should maybe go to a gym and make a new excercise buddy :)
I'll be working out at the YMCA tomorrow with my friend Kristee after school, so woot? xD
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I dun have money for gyms.
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Are there any parks within walking/jogging distance of you? You could potentially bond with fellow park-goers.
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no nearby parks that I'm aware of. I'm thinking of doing some push ups and stuff in the mornings but I'm so meh in mornings. main problem really is I lack movitation.
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That's my problem too. I'm not morbidly obese so I don't see much reason to excercise most of the time. Once you start though working out feels really good : D
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that is one nice thing about collage....free gym (well you pay for it in fees) but I am heading there after my last class today to get a good workout in ^_^
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With my new schedule, I am gonna have a hard time finding time to work out. I need to stick with it, but I have no clue when I'll be able to.
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what is your schedule like? I get done at 3:30 two days and at 2:30 the other two days so I have time ^_^
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I'm not a fan of gym's.
Working out for the sake of working out seems like kind of a waste. I mean.. I'd rather be working out while doing other things ( if that makes any sense).
That is why I really like living in dowtown Seattle. Doing anything requires at least a bit of a walk.
It's be really nice if my apartment had a pool. I guess they dont have room..or..are too cheap.
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Well me and a friend will weight train three days a week. I have soccer two days and one day we will play tennis so we are working out while playing sports but I hardly consider lifting weights working out because it seems so easy ^_^ (you don't get winded easily....unless you are maxing >_>)
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I Do Yoga In The Mornings But Thats Different ~_~ (6am wake up for yoga) On PBS Or Something Like That >w> They Have Exersize Progams On Tv You Could Try All Of That =3
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I ended up not going to the Y today since I was too tired, but I'll for sure go tomorrow. Woot working out!
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we just got back from the gym and I can harldy move my arms enough to type this.....but it was worth it ^_^
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I used my stationary bike! (You buy one of these when you're A: lazy and B:sprained your leg a while back and C: live in the rain) I try to watch an episode of anime as my length of time (currently on Slayers NEXT) to keep me distracted.
Then I had a dinner of chicken breast and veggies. And an orange. It was LAME. but the orange was tasty.
...when not whining I feel fairly accomplished about all this. ~_~;;
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yeah I have also been eating healthy so that should help ^_^
but I think I may be getting sick v.v
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yeah I have also been eating healthy so that should help ^_^
but I think I may be getting sick v.v
Gah. Your not the only one.. D:
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I am hoping it is just from over working my body and staying up late last week and nothing serious but I'll know more tomorrow ^_^
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Best of luck! I should shape up myself. There's this absolutely intense work out video on YouTube called "Quick weight loss workout to help YOU Lose 15 pounds fast". It sounds like a scam, but, man, this workout is so tough. I actually believe that if you follow this guy's routine, you will lose the 15 lbs and seriously tone up if you continue it past that.
Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8AMC2HssMw
Hurray for Kumoricon Health Support Threads!
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Can't remember if it's been said before but multivitamins are a really good idea to add if your working out a bunch. They'll add stuff to help your body recover faster.
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I've actually been meaning to start taking vitamins. Is there anything you would recomend?
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sometimes I make soda runs to 7 elevens. its about 15 minute walk to there.
That's what I used to do when I lived with grandparents in 'not -damned-thing-to-do' town.
The problem is that the sugar in the soda pretty much negates what little exercise you get from the walk.
I know how you feel though, I don't like to go for a walk with no destination.
As far as getting in shape; you know what really haelped me?
Not having two dead kidneys. I tell ya, getting a working made one hell fo a difference.
So there ya go! Drink a ton of soda till you distroy your kdineys and then get a new one! You'll feel MUCH better by comparison!
Dislcaimer: Joudanjou..honto, bakani janaiyo. ( I just got out of Japense class..it's addictive.)
As far as sports go, I really enjoy physical activity but none and I mean NONE of my friendss do. It's diffcult to play sports by yourself, I've tried.
I play the Bleach Wii game a lot, ( lame ass friends wont even do THAT!) if you play it long enough it will give your arms a work out.
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omg I'm so sore -_-; Yesterday I did dead lifts, seated calf raises and planks. Ugh. Pain. And I have to goto work in a few hours. Puu. :(
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yeah I played soccer today and in about two or three hours we are going to go lift more weights. I was really sore after the first time (Monday). I did leg presses, abs, biceps curls, lower back (like reverse crunch), triceps dips.....I think that was about it...I will try to do a little more today but who know what will happen.
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My school schedule.....it is awful. I have only two days a week that I will be able to work out now.
Gah....why do I do this to myself?
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I am in a Weight Training class in my High school at the moment. so i guess im set untill the next half of the year untill K-con comes back.
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You people in school have it easy! :P Try coming home from work after an hour commute, and THEN making yourself exercise!
I tried doing stairs at work (I route interoffice mail 3 times an hour) and I didn't think that 2 flights of stairs 3 times an hour would make me......utterly exhausted? O_< But I seem to be getting over that now. (Even though nothing says classy like walking by clients while trying not to gasp up a lung!)
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did you ever think about working out BEFORE you went to work? It would give you energy to get through the day ^_^
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did you ever think about working out BEFORE you went to work? It would give you energy to get through the day ^_^
Yes, and if I didn't get up at 6am already that would seem a lot more attractive. ^ - ~ I am NOT a morning person. 6pm is a lame time to work out, but it's better than 6am!
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well then, I should have posted in here a while ago, even though I'm not going to sakuracon.
I am however trying to lose weight for Kumoricon '09. I know I've got tons of time but It's kind of hard for me to lose weight. I have a horrible addiction to sweets(but don't we all? XD) I also want to gain some muscle since I'm a bit weak in the arms and squishy in the thighs. heh so I'm trying to do as much as I can like cut down on some foods, walk more, and try to exercise in various ways.
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@Raiphin
what if you has to travel home on the bus and take took 3 hours?
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err, you mean if my commute was 3 hours? one way? I'd get some weekend exercise lookin' for a closer place to live! ^ - ^
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My glutes are aching. In fact, my whole body is. *pout*
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I'm not too bad today. My hamstrings are a little sore but other then that I'm good ^_^
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My school schedule.....it is awful. I have only two days a week that I will be able to work out now.
Gah....why do I do this to myself?
You could come swing dancing with me, that's cardio
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XD I should join the bandwagon. Mostly because I know I'll be diagnosed with something later on in life that will make me have to lose weight or die....Or something like that.
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alright I did a lot of ab stuff yesterday and today (after about a year or two) my stomach is kinda sore XD
I did like 200 crunches with weights.....100 with 50 lbs and 100 with 30 lbs and 100 obliques (no weights)
So if I bump it up a little more I really should feel it XD
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my apartment complex revamped its workout room, and now has an elliptical! I think I'm excited about this, but I've never used one.
also, all the running etc. machines face a window which SOUNDS good until you realize that outside that window is a pond....and after that pond (about 30 feet away) is people's apartments.
"Hello people on the ground floor! Turn the TV this way, please!"
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XD I should join the bandwagon. Mostly because I know I'll be diagnosed with something later on in life that will make me have to lose weight or die....Or something like that.
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That sounds harsh. My favorite way to work out is dancing to techno. You could always try that. ;D
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Yes techno mainless Oh oh oh sexy vampire =D addicting and moveing
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLYD_-A_X5E
ck that out
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I always hatted that song it hurts my head but daft punk isnt techno its electronic @-@
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you see what they did to the song right?
how about this one then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3yC1h1Nafo&feature=related
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Yes but im just saying i always hated it xD
*clicks*
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Yes techno mainless Oh oh oh sexy vampire =D addicting and moveing
it is, it is! I love that song so much. X3 it always makes me dance when I listen too it.
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I have it on my MP3 player XD We should just dance or something when i get there xD
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definitely. we'll get our work out on when you come over. I got a bunch of crazy dance part music too. some I think you'll enjoy. :3
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Yey! Im sure we'll pretty mcuh go crazy xD and lose like 15 lbs from all of that considering the funny thing is i have to go to school with some pple when i spend the night at there house XD
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oh you know. I got a lot of healthy food in my house too so we'll be good to go. I'll make sure we have tons of water too while we run around recklessly. :3 lol btw you like tea?
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Yey! healthyness!
Um well it depends im not a big one for tea but if i cover it in sugar then i'l drink it xD
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healthyness is always good unless it's like crazy health where every things organic......I wonder if they make organic pocky? lol
alrighty then, we got sugar and a bunch of different kinds of tea too. :3
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That would be weird o.e
Yey! thats works for me
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probably would taste gross. not even sure if it would be good for you. :p blegh. hey when you come over, if you come over earlier in the day would you mind walking my dog with me? :D
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Yah i'll probly be there earlyer Sure id like to go walk your dog with you =D
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-Is dancing to techno music while typing-
Heh, easiest way to get fit. ;D
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My new workout kicks my butt. It's awesome. ^_^; I mean, the workout itself isn't very complicated and honestly it's just a few different exercises, but it's really well designed or something. I'm a fanboy of the guy that designed it (Chad Waterbury).
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Ah, I'm a fan girl for Tom Morley. He has this Yoga thingy on On Demand. It's challenging, but worth the effort. ;D
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ha ha chuck norris's work out machine. 'total gym' looks pretty effective but I'm not much of a person who works out.
yay I'm glad you'll walk my dog with me. :)
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Yush your fun to hang out with =3
chuck norris scares me x-x
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he is pretty weird. I really don't find him that great and I know I'll probably get a lot glares when certain people read this. XD lol
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XD True statement!
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man, but even weird chuck norris can't help me lose weight. D8 it sucks when the scale doesn't change or when you look in the mirror and feel unattractive. and when you feel unhealthy too.
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I dont have a scale at my house XD That happens to alot of pple tho you just have to learn to look at the cup half full =D implant a tape worm and you'll get massivly skinny but the unbright side is you can die from it XD
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I know I've always thought about stuff like that. not saying I'd do it but like 'wouldn't a tape work make you lose weight?' haha. I'm you don't have a scale. do you know how much you weigh?
how would think of the glass half full have anything to do with looking in the mirror? lol
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Last time i looked i was 128 >.<
Uhhhh idk i lost myself on that one XD
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well you can measure self at my house if you want. seems you did because you sort of lost me too.
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Okie see how fat im getting xD
Yey for confusesion
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I need to do my work out for the day.....right now we are busy with pokemon XD
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For me working out is working on my now heavy sasori cosplay x-x
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yeah I imagine so x.x
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Now its like 20lbs and thats just the wings ;_;
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nice....that sucks
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Meh..Its ok helps me lose more wight kinda and but its worth it cuz i think they look pretty good
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thats good I guess.
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I just attached it all together, put it on and fell over ;_;
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ugh i cant believe im giving up soda... anyway to those of you giving up various foods it helps if you set one day a week as a treat day. Soo for me on fridays im allowed to have a soda. However do not binge on what ever it is your giving up.
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having a treat every once in awhile is a good thing. I was really craving pizza, so I made some out of English muffins and sauce with some pepperoni and cheese.
Man I don't want to work out today. Bleh. I'd better go do it.
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I got a good work out already (soccer class kicked my butt) and I still need to go weight lifting latter.
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I just got back from running 6 miles and doing a bunch of sit ups at the school track =D
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Just got home from school but I have to walk a lot since I ride the bus home. soon I'm going to go walk the dog but right now I'm enjoying a nice cup of tea. helps with losing weight. :3 also I ate less because my friend wasn't there for me to mooch off of. I actually wasn't that hungry with less food.
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Woot! yey tessa your getting there
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I am I feel a lot better even within just a few days. I'm not going to check the scale yet since I know it won't have moved much.
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You could make a workout scedual and cheak your weight every week
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true I could do that. well today we some how figured out that Janelle is my personal trainer or weight loss trainer. I told her to give me a goal and what not. she said to fit into the wedding dress in her closet(which is maybe 1-2 sizes bigger then her), she never said when though. I'll have her help me put a schedule together then. lol XD
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Awesome! =o I had a fun idea that might help we could go cosplay ice scateing at the mall randomly for a few hours
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0_0*scared* I...dunno how. and i don't know if I can get cosplay together by then....unless it depends on the time we go. walking around a bunch for a day will do some good too.
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Well you dont have to cosplay or you could randomly borrow my akatsuki cloak imgonna bring with me. I dont know how to ice scate eather course ive never really tryed we could get a bunch of pple to go with us and stuff =o
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another day of work out done. I did a lot today. There was a lot of sprinting in my soccer class x.x but I did score two goals (out of our five) and an assist on one. Now this may not seem like a lot but when you are playing with a bunch of boys that were on varsity high school teams.....well it made me happy.
Then I just got back from weight lifting and my stomach may actually be sore tomorrow ^_^
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Yey good job! =D
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I'm not sure I'll be able to stand. :-[ akatsuki cloak could work. :3I'm not sure I'd get much of a work out unless falling on your butt burns calories. lol
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You could always use the side like im gonna do xD
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but it might hurt more falling on my sides since I seem to have little fat on my hips. it's all my butt and what not.
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No i ment the railing it has around the rink XD
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.........lol well I thought of that but theres a lot of other people who need it..... I guess I' good with falling then sliding all over the place. hey did you know that cold jump starts your metabolism? thats another way to help you burn calories. I know so many little tips to help rev up the metabolism and burn fat and what not.
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Then we could just go to the mall and walk around vigeresly xD whats a cold jump? =o
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I mean cold in general. it starts it up and gets it going. you need your metabolism to work to burn off weight.
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Ooooh! Funness
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and everything you do burns calories just some activities more then others. can't get up to exercise? fidget or move around where your sitting. don't annoy people though XD
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Ah....I always fidget or do something i have adhd i cant sit still XD
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I've got ocd. I want to fix things all the time or have to do things over and over. which in course gets me moving a lot. I need to figure out a calorie intake for each day and then how much I need to burn. oh oh, and I need a new pedometer!
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Rawwr! I shall walk with you and go crazy XD
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weeeee? are you going to be my weight loss assistant manager?
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I shall try i can be damanding like harvey on the celeberty fit club >:3
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oh god, spare me. 0_0 I feel like airi from meru puri when she has to go into magic training. 'work her until she spits blood.' gah. lol
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lol omg I said id try to be bemanding but i never can im too nice xD
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it's okay. actually I think if someone was demand and strict and what not I would totally lose some weight and some muscle. lock up stuff for me, set some rules or something.
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Okie when i get there your training starts >:3 i dont get to stay at your house till the day of halloween ;_; until the 2nd i think >w> is that ok?
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oh noes! how horrific will my training be? yeah we'll trick or treat Halloween then you come over the next day we then go to k-lite and rocky. rocky will give us a work out for sure.
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VERY! BWHAHAHAHA! XD
Yush perfect =3
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Time warp for everyone! If you go trick or treating, start early and go for the entire time XD Get a few miles in!
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good idea lychee! thanks, and with more walking comes more candy :3. but hey I won't eat it all for it'll just gain all the weight back that I lost. ha ha.
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You don't have to eat it. Give it to a cousin or a neighbor kid :D Pawn it off on your friends XD
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Halloween...
Gah, it tempts me.
I think I will eat al my candy, then do some crunches and DDR.
=)
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well actually a couple of people were planning on trading it off during kcon lite. helps me get rid of the stuff I don't like. :D
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that.
Yay for candy trading. =D
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but hey doing crunches and DDR works too. :3 I actually think I lost a couple pounds over the past few days which is pretty good I guess. not from that though lol.
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I need to bump up the weight for crunches since I am not feeling it or seeing any results. =/
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I cheated on loseing all of my weight the first time I used hoodia XD It works and I lost 50lbs =D
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Hoodia? What the heck is that? :D *loves the name*
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Over the summer I lost weight because I was so busy that I didn't have time to eat a lot ;D
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@oslapedo: Its a weight lost supplement I got at GMC >w>
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I heard GMC has a lot of vitamins and such that aren't natural and are bad for you but hey if it worked I want to try it. Hoodia? is that the best or what and whats the cost of it?
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Yah its not to good for you considering its like caffine and stuff but i think its like $20 for a big bottle of it you might wanna mix it with some juice or something cuz it tastes horrible by itself. I belive its the best cuz i took it and lost like 50lbs in 2 months =D
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well not all of them have caffeine or anything. it's just some are packaged badly or made with bad things or whatever. It's understandable caffeine is it considering that's what gets you going and awake so your more likely to burn more calories.
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Yup! =3 exactly
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The simplest weight loss advice I can ever give anyone: eat breakfast. In fact, eat a big breakfast. Breakfast should be the biggest meal of your day! And don't skip meals.
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good for you! It always makes the cosplay better if the person really fits the characters body type and image! It also shows how dedicated you are ;)
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I lost another 5 pounds since I last wieghed myself <3 25 more to go.
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I haven't worked out much this week. I guess I'll have to focus on what I eat to make sure I don't gain a lot of weight
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I usually don't eat lunch. I'm just not hungry for it between breakfast and dinner. :/
I think my roommate and I are going to start going to the gym early on Tuesday and Thursday. Not only will it get me in better shape, it'll prompt me to work out a better sleeping schedule too!
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I just talked to a health counselor and she told me that skipping meals is bad. Even if someone ate the same ammount of calories the one who ate 3 meals would store less of it because it was spaced out better.
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Yah its not to good for you considering its like caffine and stuff but i think its like $20 for a big bottle of it you might wanna mix it with some juice or something cuz it tastes horrible by itself. I belive its the best cuz i took it and lost like 50lbs in 2 months =D
That's awesome. =3
What exactly does it do? >>
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@Melchi
isn't it because it ruins your metabolism or something like that?
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skipping meals is never healthy but it seems like the fastest way to lose weight. I mean if the con was a week away and you realized that your costume doesn't it right don't eat breakfast and eat a small lunch and you should be able to fit into it....but that is a last resort.
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Eh, if you're going to skip any meals, I'd say skip lunch. Breakfast is what gets you up and going for the day.
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Yah its not to good for you considering its like caffine and stuff but i think its like $20 for a big bottle of it you might wanna mix it with some juice or something cuz it tastes horrible by itself. I belive its the best cuz i took it and lost like 50lbs in 2 months =D
That's awesome. =3
What exactly does it do? >>
Er I belive it helps your lose wight or burns fat something along those lines
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I always skip breakfast and lunch >.<
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Oh noes, arent you hungry?
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Not really....I only get hungry once eat maybe about 5 bites of what im eating and poof im full DX
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You dont eat very much.
I could eat like 5 cakes in a row =3.
But then I might explode...
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Im starting to eat alot more kinda >w> But when I eat I eat junk food and walk around and stuff xD
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Tommorow, I will spend my day doing crunches and DDR.
Yay for health.
xD
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I sleep ALOT so that also helps in somewhat of loseing wight o.o
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I dont sleep enough.
What time to you go to bed/wake up usually?
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Well not that im homeschooled I got to bed around 8pm and wake up around 11am o.o im very lazy
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O.e
I want to sleep that much.
But I'm to busy.
Gaah, I wants to lose weight before Mewcon though.
I'm not fat or anything, but I wants abs.
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I take medication to help me sleep....
I get called aneraxic =3=
Gha pple keep asking me how I made the sasori torso XD
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I want to see it. I want to know what it looks like >_<
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As soon as I connect everything I sha'll post loads of pics for it and everything. But right now its not coroperateing with me DX
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sad we'll I can't wait to see it
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I'll get it all done and fixed soon ;D
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yay!
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Lolz for now I sha'll build up everyone suspence XD
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I made some things today >_> I'm sure you could guess what they are. I am painting them now, and one is going to my new partner and one to my old ^_^
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Oooooh! you'll have to give me pics when there finnished =o
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I have two done now and I am thinking about making a bunch and selling them at kcon lite....but that might mean giving away my secret cosplay.....because I would need to have an idea of how many I need to make =/
Or I could just make as many as I can and when I'm out I'm out.
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Sounds good! =o Id love to buy some IF I didnt have to go to the mall for winter clothes and hunnys bun bun >.<
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you get one free ^_^ others would buy them
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YEY! I feel loved ='D
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you should
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XD Its fun to be loved by THE PROP MASTER =o XD
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THAT'S RIGHT BOW TO THE PROP MASTER! XD
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XD *bows* OH GREAT AND WONDERFUL PROP MASTER *hugs* XD
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Gosh.. you guys must have increased your post count by 100 in this thread alone. ^__^;
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Playing soccer since I was 5 I know a lot of stuff about staying healthy. Our coaches always told us the right food to eat how much we should eat when to eat. When to work out and what to do. How to stretch, what muscles certain exercises work and what not.
So if anyone needs any help I would be glad to help out. ^_^
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Ooooh for some reason I had a funny idea:
Kimimarus weekly bootcamp XD
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XD that would be great. I think it would be more like Albel's (that is the costume I need to get in shape for) plus he is the leader of the Black Brigade so I am guessing that that might be something he does a lot XD
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XD Sounds fun Id join that camp =o
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it would be hard. I am in good shape and my friends can't believe that I work out for two hours some days XD
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Wow. Im kind of adverage right now considering Ive been sick with alot of gunk In my lungs and I cant run cuz I have asthma >.< Im still pushing myself to my goal of getting abbs tho *3*
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That's my goal too and I am not too far from it. as of now you can faintly see them but I want to be able to see them more
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At one point I went on the Kimchi diet >_> Spicey spicey noodles once a day nothing else but tea to drink x.x It worked until It got to spicey for me DX
Must get abbs *3*
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By the way, it might be a good idea to sign up for a FitDay.com account. It's free (yay!) and you can use it to track your daily caloric intake. ^_^;
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Oooh! Good idea reppy thank you =D
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I may use that one instead
I use mypyramid.gov but it is a gov page and loads really really slowly x.x
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hey my gallant exercisers! I just found out some good tips and items to help with weight loss and whatnot. thought I'd share the knowledge.
-alright so walking, we all know it's good for you. if you walk really fast it gets your heart pumping and burns more calories. but walking slow gets your muscles to work harder to keep you at a steady pace. walk with your muscles slightly tensed but don't go to fast or they let up.
-power pops. lollipops that curb hunger. their made with the ingredient hoodia which helps in weight loss and makes your cravings go away. they come in tons of flavors and one of the places to get them is amazon.
-eating more eggs is a good way to help you rev your metabolism and cut cal. intake. just two eggs in the morning can help you lose 65% more.
-some delicious 0 calorie drinks that are also good for you are envigo and tava. bought at any local grocery store.
-just cutting 30 grams of fat from your diet can help you slash your average cal.intake by 270 a day.
-there's something called the 'miracle fruit' which comes from Africa and makes everything you eat after it taste sweet like dessert. it tricks the sweet receptors on the tongue.
-also eating more calcium can give you less cravings.
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Oh I know. Eating spicy food also increases your metabolism. So eat up them jalapenos.
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Or kimchi X3 Spicy spicy noodles! =3 And I went to a resturant today (they played weird music) So I got my workout from danceing in my chair and ate spicy food XD
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They curry they serve over at West is pretty good Nikki. We should go over there sometime. A long walk, plus spicy food! :D
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Maybe I'll eat some salsa today. *_*
And the run a bit.
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Yeah I wouldn't mind going to west some time....plus they have mexican food all the time ;D
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Hmm, are olives healthy?
Like the ones you find in a can?
Just wondering... >>
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Olives have a lot of good things but they are high in fat I imagine.....like avocados.....but avocados are so damn good :.....>_< I don't know how to make a drooling face :'(
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man I didn't even notice the boot camp post. that's well.... a pretty cool idea. I think that would be a cool way to get in shape for me personally. I need order.
btw avocados and olives are high in fat but it's good fat that we need and that doesn't go to your hips. lol
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but it is still fat. If I had a web cam I would host a boot camp every day about 4 or so....but I don't so we will run into issues there. So instead people can tell me what they want to work and I will try to give them stuff that will work that area(s) the best.
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help me get rid of my stomach and my big thighs. I hates them.
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alright what part of your thighs? As for the abs have you seen the oblique ball crunch
Alright I can't find a good video of it but you could try something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI41N7Sb_us but without throwing it. Taking the ball to the floor on both sides.
Also to get your lower abs lay on the ground with your feet straight out then lift them off the floor (about an inch or so) for as long as you can. Or you can do an alternate version of this http://www.dcdoctor.com/pages/rightpages_wellnesscenter/homeexercises/back/exercises/exer_abd_leglifts.html If this is too easy try keeping your legs straight the whole time.
The rest of the abs you can do is by performing a plank. To do this you get on the ground like you would for a push up but instead of on your hands you rest your weight on your forearms and hold it as long as possible. Like this http://www.abs-exercise-advice.com/images/elbow-plank-exercise.gif
to get rid of a lot of fat on your thighs you can do lunges and squats. Those work most of your lower body.
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sorry I forgot to tell you how many you should do. well I guess it depends on how in shape you are. When I weight lift I try to do three sets of 12. But if that is to easy push it up to 3 sets of 25 or more. For the obliques I do two sets of 50. (one rotation being to both the left and right side)
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well basically my entire thigh. I just want them smaller and not as squishy. my main area of concern is the inner thigh.
well some of those seem pretty helpful. I'll definite try them... I just have to keep myself at them on a regular basis. 0_0 I hate planks, my arms can't handle it. I have horrible memories of planks in PE. thank you so much though for the videos though nikkiolie. ;D
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Well if the planks are too much for your arms try them the way you would do a girl push up....you could try this to help tone up your inner thighs http://www.fitsugar.com/90295
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thanks. these videos seem like they will help a lot. ^_^
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also for your abs to get results to show your body fat percent has to be below a certain number for you to see them. But after a LOT of work you will still be able to see some outline. I can and I know I am not under that %
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whats the number? I know I'm probably not below it but it's okay. I don't really want to be toned just have a flatter stomach then I do now. I will try my hardest and succeed. :D
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Alright I finally found it x.x the body fat percent that is said that starts relieving abs is about 15% for women and 10% for men
http://magnetic-diet.com/six-pack-abs/six-pack-abs-2.html
I thought it was somewhere around 15%. But you can see some of mine and I am about 20% so it depends on how much you want visible. Also all the of the sites that I looked at have clearly stated that to see the best results focus more on your diet then on the exercise. Everyone has a six pack there is just fat blocking the view ;D
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We should scedual something so we can go out and run or exersize in a random place X3 I find it fun
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yeah that might be fun
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it would help me I think. there's tons of good places to exercise. yeah I'm probably way over that. though I'm also plus sized so the number might vary for me....maybe. not sure.
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Yey! So if you do scedual it can you make it around the time Im comeing up to portland? I dont wanna miss it ='D
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so make a workout meetup thing on Halloween week/weekend? any objections? I can try to pull it together I guess. with some help. maybe we'll have one every week or so. so that it keeps people up to date and in check on their health. :3
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so.....like the 2nd or something? Maybe even.....no that wont work. I was going to say the 1st before kcon lite but then everyone will be all sweaty......but the 2nd might work out well.
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november 2nd....hmm it might work but people might be tired from that weekend entirely. it's Halloween and kcon lite. maybe the weekend after that?
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I can try to come back home but I don't think I will be able to. There is always this weekend? o.O
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hmmm this weekend might work. Saturday I have an interview but Sunday could work or even Friday( I have no school)
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I'll be home around noon or so on Friday. >_> so maybe then.....but would it be just the two of us....and where do you live?
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I live in Milwaukee right by sellwood and extremely close to down town. i can get around easily by bus if I know where I'm going. we could try to recruit some others. I know some people might go for it and some of my friends would probably be willing to go.
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yeah I guess that would be good....its a bit of a drive for me to go downtown
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DX I think eather the 2nd or 3rd is when I go home ;_; BUT If I can convince my mom.....I could take homework with me =3 For me downtown is like 3 1/2 hours XD
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Yeah I think the 2nd might be the best time to do it.
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Yush and also if its to early someone would get mad considering thats the day after the 12am rocky thing
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so maybe the 2nd about 1 pm?
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yeah that'll work for me. yeah this Friday seems to be a bit of last minute.
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That works for me too. Its a little last min but im sure after all of it, it'll be worth it
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wait so Friday is a no or what? It would be totally worth it but I'm not sure I'd want to do it. maybe if we had more people and time. when we do have or official exercise meet up we should post a topic before it. maybe this week.
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Well Alot of pple forget that I dont live in the area what so ever so I was hopeing to scedual it around some time >.<
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well I knew that you didn't but I mean we were talking about firday for some reason. I just want to get out and exercise. it's driving me insane not doing so. I can do stuff at my house but I want to do more and with someone.
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I wont be going on Friday. I was thinking about one Nov 2nd
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@nikkolie: I think that day would be good too.
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do we have a time for nov 2nd?
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Hmm I was thinking about noon or something considering the rocky thing and going crazy to much PARDY HARDY!
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noon is good. lets us work off all the candy. which reminds me I have to talk to you about the rocky thing.
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Ok! =3 Er... At the pm limit again DX
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ah. so this is what tessa was talkin about.
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yuppers. I'm gonna lose weight, just wait and see! XD so you wanna join in or not?
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yeah I think the 2nd around noon or one should be good.
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I made a topic for the boot camp under plan your own adventure. There is no place yet because I was going to take suggestions.
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yay! I will go post in it now. I've been working really hard these past few days on my new exercise plan I came up with. with the ones you showed me nikkiolie and some other ones too. :3 I feel more agile and healthy.
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*Applause!*
Way to get motivated. My brother got me a Wii fit. It's a blast, but school is stopping me from using it full time, lol. It's awesome because I can feel muscles that I've never felt before after using it. The good sore feeling.
Anyways, keep it up.
Think of goals that you want to achieve each week. Believe me, short term goals will lead you to your long-term goal!
Gan-gan-gan-baaaa-reeee! ;)
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yay! I lost 6 pounds! not going to share my weight though. :P but hey that's pretty good news. and I gained muscle too. also today I worked out by helping build a room in the house I'm moving into. we still have more to do however. :3
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I wonder..
Is it possible to get abs in a week? xD
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well me all have abs but nice abs I'm not so sure about. if your already thin possibly. you'll just have to work hard and eat right. do the right exercises too for that area. :3
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-Runs off to go do abby excercises-
I will try my best. xD
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go for it! you can do it!*shoots fist in air* XD
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ummm... you have abs, but many are covered by "an extra layer." So show your abs by decreasing that layer! good luck! (*thinking: hmmmm, i should attempt that too...) :D
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The layer shall be removed. xD
Although the layer is small, it is evil, ad I shall kill it. >:O
Boahahaha.
-Just did 50 crunches-
xD
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for those who want to loose weight a pound or 2 a week is very healthy any more and its not very healthy.
my on the other hand need to tone up my body. (and 1 and 2 and 3 and4 and)
p.s. don't just do crunches it wont work you're whole ab core. do some sit ups and leg lifts.
Left lift crunches are when you hold your legs straight about 3 to 6 inches of the ground then bring your nees in then back out... repeatatively....
or just do 6 inches for 15 sec. or more. that is intense and works your lower abs
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(and 5, and 6, and 7, and 8)
xD
Is doing the whole "Fasting" thing healthy?
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well fasting can be okay if you have lots of liquids and you do exercise but don't exercise to much. you can't exercise as much while fasting. it's more of a religious practice.
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Ah, I see.
Thank you for enlightening me. 8D
-Goes to do more sit-ups-
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Alway willing to help. As a former dancer and former sports person I learn things.
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no problem. I've had many friends wanting to fast but not knowing how since they usually just do it to lose weight.
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fasting is bad for you
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Orly?
I thought it was fine if it was only for a week or something..
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too long is bad but a week is still too long. you can do it for a few days only at a time. we've done it at our school for protest purposes.
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i'd never do it. w/o food i'm a very mean person and i'll sleep alot
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Well in about 6 weeks it seems I've lost 20 pds. I backslid a little bit, but being determined to get back into exercising kept me going. Remember everyone will have setbacks, just keep trying. If I lose another 20-30 pds I should be right where I want to be.
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I have a hard time losing weight but I am really good at keeping it off. So, I know this is bad for me and all, I'll skips a few meals to get where I want to be (which is only a few pounds lighter than where I am at now) and then keep up with workouts so I stay at that weight range.
All last year when I didn't work out I weighed about 135 and then when I started to I was still about 135. And now it is the same with 130.
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@sage
well you have a fast metabolism so you need it. but you need to get toned anyway so we just need to eat better. btw since I'm moving over to my nana's I'm going to have much longer walks each day so I'll get more exercise then. :3
@nikkiolie
I know how much to eat a day and how much to burn to stay at the same weight and not lose or gain at all. I figured it about a little more then half a year ago. but since I want to lose weight I need to step it up on burning and lower it a little on eating.
@big guy
that's awesome news! I wish I could that much as quickly as you did.
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i'm i health class to put aside a bit of its biast crap its really helpful.
I know i need to tone. don't need to tell me that.
since i'm not doing sports my body is at its normal. thats a 27 inch tummy over a 25. O_o big woop. i really don't care. no matter how tone i am or not the tummy of my in oddly shaped. as in the stupid puuuuch has allllways been there. i mean always. i really want that gone.
i also need to tone the stupid thigh/butt area. why? well you know that gross crunky lookin skin bigger people get when they walk or sit or what ever. yeah i get it when i flex and i hate it and i watched it on oprah its the hardest thing to get rid of. and its gross to know how it happens. i've chosen to blank out most of that. for it was gross.
and remember when my chest grew for 2 weeks b4 TTOM well its changed i bloat for those two weeks now.
(if anyone can tell i'm just not in a good mood today)(could be associated with TTOM which isn't here but who knows it could be)
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you know any firming lotion would help with the cellulite (the cottage cheese looking fat). That is what the lotion is made for. I haven't used it but I have heard that it works and helps to tone fat down.
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hm.... thats the word. cellulite.. i want some one who can vouch for it. and stretch mark stuff does that help rid them or reduce them?
i have the clear ones on my inner thigh and i dissaprove, but laugh at the same time because no one believes skinny people can have stretch marks too. ore be jiggly.. and we can *laughs at self *
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Well it's not like the lotion is very expensive so you can try it and if you don't see results stop using it. Now if this was an expensive procedure I would look into people that have used it before and said it works but it's just a $6 bottle of lotion.
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really if the lotion has collagen in it it'll help get rid of 'cottage cheese fat'. that's so funny to say. yeah my mom has some of that lotion. I stole an extra bottle from her. used it a couple times. it seemed to work fine to me. it felt like I had firmer skin.
and lotion for stretch marks is a little more expensive. I was just thinking of getting one of those rub on stick things. pretty cheap I think. :3
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I think the firming lotion might help a little with stretch marks but it wont get rid of them.
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I would think that if it's on the legs, a good set of dance tights might help. Something flesh colored and thick. Otherwise a whole bunch of coverup? Oil based?
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I'm kind of in the same boat.
>_< I'm not overwieght, but I do have needs to be toned in a bad way and nothing helps. Nothing.
The apartment complex I used to live at had a pool and I went swimming everyday. I also walk everywhere ( and I mean everywhere) in the greater seattle area.
I cant do much more. My knees and my back are pretty F-ed up ( god i feel like an old person saying so >_<)
I also notice that when I lift something, or tilt my head down ( like going between the overhead and my notes at school) that my neck pops like rungs in a step ladder soo that probabaly isn't good either >_<
In short ( too late) no idea what more Ican do.
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I would first of all go to a doctor to see if there is any medication that you could take to help with it. Also you could get their advice about exercises that will keep you in shape but not hurt you.
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or a chiropractor
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How is everyone doing workout wise? Anyone see any changes yet?
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maybeh.....body seems slimmer but weight hasn't really changed much. but I know that's good. it means I'm gaining muscle....right?
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sounds right. I am going to take measurements next week.
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i'm a crunch whore. haha
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tone ZEH belleh. I need to tone....well everything. >_> I exercise more but not much is happening.
janelle stock me up on protein or something! D8
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Yeah I do a lot of ab stuff. I have to do A LOT of them to even feel it the next day. And by A LOT I mean about 600+ x.x
I need to lose fat for them to show through.
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you may not be doing the correct work out routine for your body.
and you actually dont want alot of protien. its just exchanging your choices for healthier ones.
most protien foods are high in fat. like meat and eggs.
besure to always stretch first then work into the crunches and push-ups and stuff then the actual work out routine.
i'm working out tummy and legs and re-fexible-nizing myself for i want to do a certain pose my caracter has. and it requires great balance
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well I do stretch. I'm doing leg exercises and arm exercises. nothing fancy just simple stuff. and I was joking about the protein, I just wanted to say something for dramatic effect.
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are you a member of a gym? Usually when you sign up with a gym they will give you at least 1 free personal trainer......time....thingy. And that can be really useful if you aren't too sure what you are doing.
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well I think I might be too young for signing up at a gym. I'd like to go to one but I don't really have the money either.
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yeah that can be an issue too.
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especially in this economy a lot of people are going to have to quit memberships probably.
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yeah and the problem is that a lot of people NEED them.
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thats hella true ;d
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I would first of all go to a doctor to see if there is any medication that you could take to help with it. Also you could get their advice about exercises that will keep you in shape but not hurt you.
Thanks for the advice, but I've done that. A big part of the problem IS some medication that I take.
I AM doing all the excorcise that I can, it just..isn't working.
Perhaps there is something..less 'popular'? I mean everyone talks about running/lifting wieghts.
I think what I need, is to strengthen my bones, THEN my muscles. Any ideas there?
or a chiropractor
Oh noo. They would probably make it worse. Beside my back is messed up for abached surgery, I don't think there is anything they could do.
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The best way to strengthen bones is to do weight baring exercises. Such as walking or running. Seeing how you are having problems with that....I guess what I would suggest is doing a little jog and mostly walk. One you get to the point where it doesn't bother you increase the time spent jogging and so on and so forth. Though if it hurts you do do anything slightly similar to that then you will have a problem.
Maybe you can try taking asprin before hand that is supposed to help with joint and bone soreness then go out and do some exercises. But to increase bone strength you will want to put pressure on them as much as possible. That way the bone is remaking itself stronger to support that extra weight.
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my friend and i had the same amout of out of shapeness like last week. and not i'm got a bit more in toned tummy. woot...
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The best way to strengthen bones is to do weight baring exercises. Such as walking or running. Seeing how you are having problems with that....I guess what I would suggest is doing a little jog and mostly walk. One you get to the point where it doesn't bother you increase the time spent jogging and so on and so forth. Though if it hurts you do do anything slightly similar to that then you will have a problem.
Maybe you can try taking asprin before hand that is supposed to help with joint and bone soreness then go out and do some exercises. But to increase bone strength you will want to put pressure on them as much as possible. That way the bone is remaking itself stronger to support that extra weight.
I guess i could try that. Unfortunately, it's getting to be winter and I HATE cold but I guess I'll just to deal with it.
Never thought of taking aspirin, but i do have some so I'll try it.
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well actually if you put on a lot a lot of clothes then you can sweat more and they burns more calories ;D
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yeah i rather sweat when its needed not when ever.
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there is a sauna at our gym and I want to check that out sometime....maybe during the winter when it is cold XD
I also keep forgetting to measure myself to see progress....I just need a piece of string and a ruler ;D
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I lost 4 pounds from eating junk food x.x
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yogurt has sugar therefore also bad
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I dun likes yogurt >.<
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i likes it. only vanilla though
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I'm the opposite, I like anything BUT vanilla. I can't eat too much of it though otherwise the texture will make me sick.
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well i learned to love it. i did have mono at one point.
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I cant learn to love yogurt XD
It tastes really bad to me DX
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Hey, I'm totally in on this! :D
Getting in better shape has been a goal of mine for a while. <3
And I currently seem to be on the right track. I am eating pretty well, getting more serious about nutrition, exercising and weight training a few times a week.
I'm going to Akicon in Everett, WA next week, and I'm wearing an updated version of a cosplay I did in 2007, but the skirt is the same, and it's quite a bit bigger on me now.
And today I noticed that I'm actually starting to get flatter in the abs and getting some actual definition! So exciting! I'm going to work really hard to get my arms toned.
I want to look great for Sakuracon! :D It is not my sole motivation, of course, since it makes me feel great too.
I'm addicted to Oxygen magazine, which I think is the best women-oriented fitness publication out there:
http://oxygenmag.com/
I haven't taken the time yet to read through all 22 pages of replies, but I think we should all keep in touch up through Sakuracon (and beyond!) to help encourage each other!
Keep on the right track, guys! ;D
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and remember muscle tone-ing exercise does not burn fat. it just tones. so dance or sports or other phyiscal activities are what burn the fat
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But it does burn calories, and 30 minutes of weight training is said to burn more than 30 minutes of cardio (consistency with both) because it burns calories for your muscles to recover after weight lifting too....so do cardio with a bunch of weight resistance (like I do) for 30 minutes and 30 minutes of weight training ;D
On top of an hour of soccer twice a week.
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I keep jumping in on working out and stuff but WORK AND SCHOOL! God I leave 6:30 am and I'm not home until 6:30 pm and then I'm doing homework until 9:30-10. Are any of you doing your workouts in a busy schedule?
I need to figure out something to do that will work on my time schedule that I can do in my small apartment and that won't cost me money.
College makes me poor.
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my schedule is busy but not THAT busy. After next week it should lighten up a little bit. But some easy things to do in your own home are jumping rope, mountain climbers (I hate those with a fiery passion, but they work really really well) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSTK0XzbFN0 also lunges, squats, ski jumps (I can't find a video but jumping over a line for about a minute or so, kinda like jumping rope just side to side without the rope)
I hope this helps a little but.
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It does a lot. Thank you. I think I'll start disciplining myself so I will start working out (like no talking to boyfriend until I've done my stuff) I'm just so tired by the time I get done with my day that I don't want to move. I'm sure working out more will help with making me not so tired every day.
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Oh man, I need some buttocks help! Lol. I usually would bike (Which works the bumbum nicely), but its getting colder out and riding would probably result in me getting pnuemonia or something (I dont have a very good internal heating system. haha). Anyway, I need some nice quick excersizes that mainly focus' on my bum and thighs.
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squats work your butt pretty good. If it gets too easy do them with weight. Also lunges too.
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get a jump rope, jumping rope is a tough exercise, pro boxers do it for to build up cardio stamina. Plus a jump rope costs less than 10 bucks and you can do it almost anywhere
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I'm slipping down hill! I haven't had time to exercise and food is soo tempting. especially when I have two foods classes in one day. I try to get rid of my food after I make it but I still eat some.
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Dont worry wifey JOO CAN DO EET!
When I move back up or move in with someone I sha'll help and eats joor fatty foods and bring hoodia!
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yes hoodia would be nice. ;D no but then you'll get big. :/ I just need someone that really believes in me losing weight and will tell me no. I need someone to tell me no! and be there to do so because it's hard stopping myself.
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Yush I'll bring much much much hoodia so I wont get to become a fatty also!
I belive you can lose the weight
NO SWEETS FOR JOO!
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but no one takes them away. janelle just says 'eat better' and sam can't seem to see I'm in turmoil. she's like 'if you want it, have it' but it's bad for me or fattening! 'so?' sam I need to lose some weight here. and I don't have a lot of time to exercise. D:
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Then next time Im up there and it looks unhealthy I WILL STEAL IT!
Your not overweight just remember that ^^
Next time I also come up we'll go on a certain millitary program my brother made me go through its a little hard to do but I belive we can do it!
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well technically I'm am overweight I'm just not obese.
steal it PLEASE. well we still need to do albel's boot camp and at least every month.
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=3= Im cutting down to 110 pounds and my mom keeps saying OH NO YOUR NOT! D8 apearently thats way underweight A website called me FAT DX
I'll steal it and throw it away, eat it or give it to joor dog! >:3 I am gonna be damanding and start a program so we dont have to wait for it!
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it's a website. it depends on your body type. find a site that you can type height and body type into. then it'll give you a good weight.
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I did they all called me FAT! Dx Maybe I could find something else!
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your not fat. what site was this. I Want to go to it.
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I dont member what it was called but it said
5'3"
underweight: 111
right weight: 124
Overweight: 148
O-o
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woah. so I typed into a site my weight and height and it said I'm only 25 pounds overweight. might not have said that because I'm confused about how to read it but hey less work for me.
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Ah~!
So maybe we should have a workout session that my brother made for me! we would have to find a track to run around tho!
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another site said 14. so I'm guessing it's not too much I need to lose. but I want me some muscles however. :3 I just need to cut down on sweets. be the cake tessa, don't eat it. then its cannibalism.
okay as long as you keep me at it and help me cut down on bad food. make me something that reminds me not to eat it or something.
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>_> Hmmm Well sometimes its not what you think sometimes its musle! ^^
Awww! XD I'll bring whip cream so you look more realistic but I'll hold a sign saying do not eat my cake! XD
Ok I'll figure out something! I useually right remindsers on my arms in sharpie! XD
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........0_0. hey we have another secret cosplay yay for us. yeah don't eat me, I make look and smell delcious but please don't. well I do have muscle and large bone mass but maybe I don't have to think of a layer of fat to lose. thats good.
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Yush yey for us! XD Fine then I'll nom on the whip cream can D8
yes its very good! But we'll figure out something to do I lost 4 pounds in 3 days of walking so maybe we could just walk or I have a few other exersize thingys that my brother told me about.
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well I need some actual workout moves not toning one. their good but I need to burn more.
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They are workout moves tho D; directly from the army!
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yay for weightloss!
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Woo! We can dos it!
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you have to have a lot of motivation and self control to lose weight.....I don't have much of either of those XD
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I'm going to try and wake up at 5am tomorrow and go for a run before I have to get ready for school :3
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good luck with that. I would never be able to get up THAT early to work out. I try to go right after my last class before I get back to my room because I know I wont go out if I got to my room first.
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do remember to warm up before you start.
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and if this is the first time in a while since you have worked out then you should stretch before and after to try to keep the soreness down.
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stretching is nice. I do have motivation and good reason's why I want to lose weight but I don't have much self control as I just sort of said about to stop the eating. sweets are just sooooo goood. >_< ha ha
@oslap
......I could never do that. unless I live near a track and had someone to run with.
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Alright I took measurements today and I found out that my body fat is about 21% and I would like it to get about 18% or under. Also by Sakuracon I would like to weigh about 125lbs. That's about 7lbs less than I am now....so not too much to lose in 6 months.
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I also weight myself today I lost a pount and Im at 133 Im not really sure how much body fat I have but Im hopeing to get to a sertain weight between 90 or 110.
although Im not sure if thats under weight for my size.
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how tall are you?
I think that might be a little underweight >_>
yeah if you are 5 feet or under 90 lbs is under weight
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I am 5'3"
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alright so it is about 105 is just above underweight.
That is just a basic calculation so it might be a little more or a little less. But anywhere from where you are now to 105 is considered normal
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Ok then Looks like Im getting to 105 lbs then I also forgot to metnion I might be short but my frame is a little over average...Meh oh well 105lbs here I come!
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well good luck with that. Losing weight is a really hard thing to do. You need a lot of self control (something I don't have XD).
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I think I can do it and I have plenty of self control....And hoodia. XD
I'm kinda cheating but thats ok so far Ive stayed away from candy and everything and went twards healthy eating and a nice 5 mile walk around the school track.
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Yeah I just need to stay away from the candy at school.....it also helps that I am running out of money so I need to spend it more wisely ;D
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Well my home...is my school so..... XD all of the candy I dont like anyway and my mom eats everything so yah.....
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at home I eat much better because my mom just doesn't buy it. And my home is my school too >_> not my real home but temp home for three terms XD
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Ah~! When I go shopping for food I get organic stuff (someimes) Mainly wheat bread some miso soup, tofu, veggies, etc etc....My school/home is school for 4 hours thats it....
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it is hardest at night when nothing is open but the place that has chocolate and candy x.x
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Oh! Down here nothings open past 5pm D8
Also they dont have much candy anyone could get into
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Plus after next week I am going to try to work out 4 days instead of 2.
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Wow loads of workout days I try to work out everyday so far I can lose 4lbs every 3 days when I eat junkfood I wonder how much I can lose when I dont eat junk food.
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4 lbs in 3 days might be a little unrealistic. People who are normal weight show look to lose about a pound a week. And between now and sakuracon that is enough time.
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Well I can understand why it sounds unrealistic but I didnt metion that I walked back and forth between multnoma library to DDHS back and forth down to burger king farther all the way up to powel for about 6 hours a day for those 3 days. thats atleast 7 maybe more miles from just one trip.
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even with that....you really shouldn't try to lose more than one pound per week because its unhealthy
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I wasnt really trying to lose weight then tho I was just really bored and waited for my friend to get out of school
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I see. Well keep that up and you should see results.
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I hope I can get down to 105 by sakura con I cant find anyone to make the Torso for me so I might change to a different version of Sasori
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I think you can get to your goal weight. I mean you have six months to get there. That's a lot of time to lose 28 lbs.
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Yes. But I kinda procratinate mainly when im tired I just want to sleep and not move
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Yeah I procrastinate a lot. Not even when I am tired....mainly where there is something better for me to do XD
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Lol. What I do is work on costumes for about an hour, get up and walk around I work on my costumes until 5am sometimes then when the sun is just comeing up I go and jog up and down my street and come back inside.
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I work on them when I don't have homework or anything else to do....sometimes I work on them even when I do have other stuff to do XD
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Yey! XD Its kinda fun to work on them and be somewhat stress free. For my new version of the Sasori coplay I will never sleep until I finnish it BUT I need help really badly! ;_; Running back and forth for supluys doent help me lose much weight =_=
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I hope that you do get it done, it would look fantastic if you did but I don't want you too stressed out because of it. The last thing you need is to not even want to cosplay sasori any more because you can't get that piece done.
As for working out it shouldn't be too hard. Just set a time aside that you are going to exercise most days (about three or four) and do it. I am really looking forward to the end of this week then I will have one less class and I can work out on Tuesday and Thursday as well ^_^
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Well I changed the version of it to something a tiny bit simpler (Sasori's differnt body he swiched before he died) Were he has swords sticking out of him and everything.
Well I have 4 hours of school a day.....after 9am and then I have work at 1: 30 until 5 and then its to dark to go anywere or exersize.
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well there is a lot of exercises you can do in your house too
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Well id only have 2 hours to do then cuz my mom gos to bed at 7pm care to list some down?
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squats, lunges, rock climbers ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSTK0XzbFN0 ) Really anything that keeps your hear rate up for about 30 minutes is good. Jumping jacks, jumping rope (or do the motion without a rope). If you have stairs at your house run up and down those.
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Ah yey thank you! Sadly I wish I had stairs now.
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If you have something that is higher than the ground that you can step on (such as a chair without wheels) you can do step-ups (very useful but really hard) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJFqg6-ms6U
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urgh, I need a personal trainer or something. or some crazy diet pills.
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A personal trainer is really nice. If you are a member of a gym usually they give you a certain number of free trainer times so you might want to look into that. For bally's it's two. I found them very useful, I mean I was already doing a bunch of it but it showed me that there is more to do than 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weights. I can do both at the same time ;D
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I should look into that. maybe that gym by bus stop can help me. thanks :3
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no problems. Also ask some girls that are on sports teams at your school. I bet they would be more than willing to help you out. A lot of them have a very tough work out routine that was given to them by their coach (I know I did).
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I'm trying to do pushups every morning to get buff, so far over the past 7 days I think I've done it twice
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Yeah I run into issues with motivation. Today I felt horrible all day do I couldn't get a good work out in. x.x
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I keep jumping in on working out and stuff but WORK AND SCHOOL! God I leave 6:30 am and I'm not home until 6:30 pm and then I'm doing homework until 9:30-10. Are any of you doing your workouts in a busy schedule?
I need to figure out something to do that will work on my time schedule that I can do in my small apartment and that won't cost me money.
College makes me poor.
boogiepop--
I have a crazy-busy schedule right now too! I actually signed up for a weight training class at my school, so even if I find no free-time, I know that at the very least I'll still be working out twice a week.
I have a gym membership that I'm locked into for a while still (ridiculous cancellation fees), but I really never have the time to go now with working full time and going to school full time, and commuting all the time. :-\ If you can fit it into your schedule/plans, taking a physical fitness class can be pretty beneficial.
Although I think being busy pretty much constantly keeps me pretty active and energized, and I don't seem to eat out of boredom anymore. :-X
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Yeah the classes really help a lot too.
I'm in soccer right now and next term I am hoping to take circuit weight training as well as working out four days a week.
So that is a good solution, if you don't have time to work out then take a p.e. class
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I'm afraid to get on the scale. I'm been skimping on my exercise since I've been busy with packing/cleaning and moving. but hey I've fell in love with some music that makes me want to dance more.
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thats good, and if you have been busy then maybe you have lost weight =/
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true... I hope I did. I was trying to cut back on 'goodies' last week and this week. not because I wasn't exercising but just because. I'll check tomorrow. >_<
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I am looking forward to working out more. I might not be when the time actually comes but for now I am ^_^
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thats good. I hope you get your chance to work out soon. so the feeling doesn't diminish.
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I'll do some tomorrow. I really want to get to my goal weight. I know I can too. It really isn't that far off ^_^
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I've been working out for the past five days straight, about an hour or hour and half. And I'm GAINING WEIGHT.
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I hate my body. [diesdies]
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are you skinny now?
It could be that you are gaining muscles and losing fat. If that is the case then yes you will gain weight. Muscle weighs more than fat. You want to know if you really are losing fat you need to take measurements then take new ones every two weeks or every month. That will show you your real progress.
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I just spent 2 hours helping my dad move old boxes.
I FEEL THE BURN.
I need to be working more on getting abs though.
Blah.
Tips?
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Again you need to be under a certain body fat % to see abs. Everywhere I have read it says it is 15% but I am about 20% and can see them kinda well. So I would say somewhere between 15-18%.
In order to do that you will need to focus on cardio, which burns fat, and watch what you eat. You can stat doing ab exercises now so once you get there they will be fully visible with little work. But just doing a bunch of crunches every day is not going to get you abs.
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so I gained some serious muscle(not really) in my arms from moving a bunch this weekend. I feel stronger which is good. and I lost some weight too. not much but I'm feeling better. except for the fact that I'm getting sick. :/
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Aww that is too bad that you are getting sick, but I'm happy that you gained muscle and lost some weight.
Today I am starting to seriously try to lose a few inches off my waist. I started eating better and when I weighed myself at the gym today I was at 130 ^_^ So I lost two pounds over the weekend. I am also going to work out for four days a week, two out of the four will be hard workouts (by hard I mean 2 hours, where the other two days it will only be an hour)
I'm hoping to see some results by the time winter break comes around....seeing how I wont have a gym I'll just have to maintain for those three weeks ;D
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wow! I'm happy for you. yeah winter break is a good time to check. :3 you can do it!
oh btw I've picked up eating more spicy foods so that'll get my metabolism fired up as well.
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it helps. Also take a multivitamin. It will help boost your metabolism as well, plus it will make sure that your body isn't getting weak from the amount of exercise/ lack of food you are getting.
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here to post some progress. well yesterday people kept telling me I'd lost weight. I didn't wanna believe them. then I looked at my legs later that day when I was changing and I thought that it was weird that I had a little indent in my thigh. I told one of my friends and she said 'maybe it's muscle definition.' 0_0
I've also noticed situps/crunches have become easier for me. I use to do crunches on my bed since it was softer and easier to do them on. but I haven't been able to lately so I do them on the floor instead. I don't get as tired as easily and I can do more. I use to only be able to do 20 like back in gym class and I'd be really tired afterwards. but I feel like I can do more. :3
during this weekend I actually have been eating sort of badly not exercising as much as I wanted to. so I got on the scale tonight thinking 'man I probably gained 3 pounds back or something like that.' nope I lost a pound and a 1/2. 8D not much but still it's progress.
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That's good to hear. Just keep up the hard work and you will see more progress in no time.
I have decided that I am going to work on losing fat and not so much gaining muscle. I have quite a bit of muscle as it is and I need that muscle to show through so in order to do that I need to lose fat.
My plan: eat healthy (salads for lunch every day) and do an hour of cardio when I go to the gym instead of 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weights.
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well I think I need to build more muscle but also burn fat quickly too. I've been lifting weights to build upper arm mass which I need if I'm going to be mori sempai for con. :3 but I want to build more muscle in my legs too so I don't get tired quickly but I don't want to be ripped. I just want to be slim but strong. :/
mmmmm salads are so good. :D
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Ok so I had a salad today, I played soccer for an hour and after my midterm I plan on going to the gym to do cardio for an hour. I'm thinking running mixed in with a little bit of sprinting ;D
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okay I wanted to ask if anyone knows. what vitamins or minerals or whatever helps you lose weight and gain muscle? I'm trying to eat more protein for hair and nail growth and I heard vitamin D is good for weight loss.
so I've moved already and today was my first day walking home to there instead. my bus stop in about a mile and half away. I was not tired at all but it was a really good work out especially in the cold. :3
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I don't think vitamins are the case of more weight loss but if you get the recommended amount your body would heal fast making you able to do more.
I did an hour of cardio today and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Normally I do an hour of workout but 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weights and I can handle that just fine. I wasn't dying after an hour but it was much harder than what I normally do.
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man back to this thread. ya know I find it funny whenever someone posts in here it's either nikki or I. >_<
well I'm damn near excited. I was 210 last month now I'm exactly 200. I was freaking out thinking the scale was broken or something.
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congratulation. Keep up the hard work and you can lose more ^_^
My work out was put on hold due to the ankle injury. I'm hoping to start working out again next week. I guess I'll have to watch what I eat till then ;D
it really is either you or me XD
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thanks. :D
I'm sorry about your ankle. that really sucks. :/ man I love being able to eat crappy food sometimes and not have to worry about it since I'm going to exercise. :]
yeah we're funny like that.
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that is always fun but then my mom makes the argument that if I were to eat healthy and work out I would lose weight =/
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you would but technically its just if you burn more eat less. you should also eat healthy to get nutrients you need but you can still eat crap. like cookies! <3
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or you can eat very little and take vitamins and work out :P (don't do this)
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yeah same thing with massive fasting. >_> bad idea.
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but it gets the pounds off >_>
anyway. Eating healthy is good, exercising is good. To lose weight output needs to be greater than input ^_^
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definitely. and I'm still working on that. moving helped since now I have to walk farther. but I get hungry at odd times. and we can't find the dog leash so he's getting a little out of shape.
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thats too bad. I'll lose some weight when I go back to work just for the fact that I am walking the whole time and don't get to eat a lot x.x
I will be at my goal in time for Sakuracon though ^_^
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that's good. I might also considering the rate I'm going at now, and that I really only need to lose 30 pounds, I might have it all off by then. :D
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hell if you are doing good and you reach your goal before then why stop? Unless it is approaching unhealthy >_>
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well I went on to a bunch of weight sites;typed in my height and weight and they all said that I only needed to lose 40 pounds. 10 of that is already off. 170 is my healthy weight for my structure and height. and that's not that hard. BUT if I do still have some flab I'll start doing more toning exercises. :3
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yeah that would be a good idea. I am in a healthy weight range I am just trying to lose a little flab. I'm only trying to lose about 10 pounds all together so that shouldn't be too hard. I just need to crack down sometime, no junk food x.x
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lol for like 2 weeks. ;D yeah 10 pounds really isn't that much at all. the average weight loss for someone is suppose to be 1 pound per week. others can do more if you really stick to it.
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yeah I know....I just need to DO it. I got the work out pretty good just not the eating habits right yet. Like I need to make sure I don't eat 2 hours before going to bed and what not
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meh I eat before bed. doesn't screw me up at all. sometimes I need to or I can't sleep. thats what I was talking about getting hungry at weird times. I get hungry before bed even though I might have just been sitting there doing nothing for awhile and just ate dinner only a few hours ago. I think I'm getting hungry not.
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talking about food makes you hungry and also being dehydrated makes you hungry so next time you feel hungry try drinking some water and that might get rid of it.
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but it doesn't. ya know when you actually are hungry and drinking water just makes its worse because your pretty much giving your empty stomach nothing? It does that. and If I just eat something small thinking that will suffice it, it doesn't. it uses it to kick my stomach/metabolism into high gear and asks for more.
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that sucks.
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AHHH! I really need to get an uber intense flat tummy for my Meiko cosplay.
I'm gonna try to eat less and work out more >:3
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O.O someone other than us is talking on this page XD
to loose fat you need to focus on what you eat and do cardio
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Oh my god I thought the same thing. 0_0
don't you have to do exercises which focus on that area to?
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not really. That only builds muscle to flatten your stomach you need to loose fat. Everyone has a six pack even without working out you just need to lose enough fat to see it ;D
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Cardio... that's like, running and stuff, right? :3
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so she could just walk like crazy and it would still flatten her stomach? for me all exercises I'm doing are making me lose fat all over. but that's because I have a bit more.
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I don't really want muscle... I think eating healthy is the biggest factor for me. It's not that I eat unhealthy, it's just, lately I eat a bunch XD
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yes cardio is running biking anything to get your heart rate up for about 60 minutes most days (to lose weight) 3o minutes to maintain.
long distance runners are extremely skinny because of the amount they run, the do some other exercises but mainly practice running.
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Okey, I was thinking about running for long amounts of time as a daily thing, and now that I know it'll help I feel even more dedicated to doing it.
I'm thinking of running for like 30 minutes in the morning and 60 minutes after school. If I could actually keep that up that'd be intense >:3
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it would be intense and you would be on your way to your goal, but you also need to watch the fat in the foods you eat too ;D
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oh and drink lots of water too. they say if you drink 8 glasses a day that'll increase your weight loss.
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yes that is an important thing as well as taking a daily vitamin. I personally like the women's health one but if you are going to be working out a lot there is one for exercising that gives you a lot more vitamins then the others do. It also turns your pee bright yellow ;D (just because you body is flushing out the vitamins it doesn't need....nothing serious )
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I don't think I eat too much fat... I'm a vegetarian so that pretty much means I just have to avoid junk food, right?
And I'll get a waterbottle and try to stay hydrated. That's actually a problem for me, I don't drink very much water...
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man I love water. need it all the time. I have several water bottles. and oslap it doesn't need to be an awesome one. smart brand water bottles work really well. :3
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yeah avoid junk food and if you drink soda stop or try to cut back as much as possible.
A water bottle is a good idea as well. It can be anything like smart or aquafina or even a hard plastic one
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I stopped drinking soda at least a year ago, so that's no worry! >:3
My list!
- Do Cardio (running)
- Drink Water!
- Take a multi-vitamin
WOO!
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simple enough, good luck with that ^_^
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Yay thank you! I'm thinking about trying out for lacrosse in the spring too, so it'll be good to get a head start on training my body >:3
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yeah lacrosse would good. I weight the least I ever had when I was playing high school soccer so that would help you out quite a bit. Coaches can be rough, at least varsity can be x.x I didn't have too many issues with JV coaches
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I don't have high hopes really... I'm athletically challenged so just being a part of the team would be enough for me :D
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I think I might try to put a pe class in for next semester. that would be good.
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being on any team helps you work out, you have fun while doing it.
PE classes are always good. I really enjoyed my weight training class, I got a lot stronger thanks to it
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that'd be a nice one to add. maybe I should check it out this week.
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I might add a PE class too, that made things a lot easier last year.
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plus I always enjoyed my PE classes. It's even better in college when you have everything imaginable available for PE, like fly fishing ;D
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yeah. that sound awesome. well next year I'm taking ILR again which has archery. and bowling. I'm so excited about it. but I really need to gain some muscle mass so I'll take a weight training class too. this time I'm going to put more effort into class too since I like exercising now.
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The PE classes at my school aren't very exciting. Weight training and sports fitness pretty much xD
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but their still pe classes. I need some badly. I'm a bit too squishy and it'll keep me in focus and get me more exercise then I'm already doing.
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PE classes are great. I love them so much. They are a good way to force you to work out XD
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and can teach you some helpful tips/facts and exercises you can do yourself at home or somewhere else. :D
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yeah it can. But so can being on a sports team. That is where I learned most of the stuff I know....that and the 20 million health classes that all teach you the same thing I had to take x.x
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lol that too. health class taught me a lot of helpful stuff. man I miss playing soccer. that was awesome stuff right there. XD
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I love soccer so much. I hope that my ankle will be good enough to allow me to play during winter break and I hope I can get into the indoor class next term ;D
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where would you play during break? and in this cold too. I like playing it in the rain but really chilly is no fun even when your working up a sweat.
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I play indoor in Tualatin ;D I like indoor so much better than outdoor.
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unless it's nice weather. nuff said. :D
that sounds really cool. I want to play. haven't for like 2 years.
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its in a grass field the same size of a hockey field and you can kick the ball off the wall, it makes it much more....strategic.
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ooooooh. so its like a gym? do you have to have a membership or something?
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it's not really a gym its just an indoor soccer field. You need to be part of a team to play.
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sounds so cool. *3* makes me want to go do some stuff now. I should make a cd to use to exercise too. maybe that'll get me more motivated.
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you can do it
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you know what really got me motivated to get back on track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UNFwXj5Za0
be warned half naked girls are ahead XD
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lol, what now? how did that motivate you?
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because they are so skinny XD I want to be that skinny
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0_0 I'm not sure I want too. I just want to be thinner. and I can't be that slim considering my figure.
btw thank you bucket_stalker. ^_^
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yeah I want to be skinny....i guess not THAT skinny
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just a quick update. I painstakingly lost 2 more pounds. it's harder since I'm closer to my proper weight. but I have weights in my room now! with different weight attachments. :D and I'm going to go get some hoodia later this week.(hopefully)
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congratulation on another two pounds. I haven't weighed myself lately and I haven't really been doing anything to lose weight >_> I will be there by Sakuracon....just need to get to work on it XD
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0_0 I'm not sure I want too. I just want to be thinner. and I can't be that slim considering my figure.
btw thank you bucket_stalker. ^_^
wat i do?
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@bucket
you said I could do it. ^_^ gave me motivation and what not.
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Alright I weighed myself today and I'm still 133. So I haven't gained weight and I haven't lost it, which is ok by me. Tomorrow night I am hoping that I can go out and play soccer but we'll see what the weather is like (I'm playing inside but I would have to drive there =/)
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anyone can do it
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I might not get to go play soccer tomorrow is if snows ;_;
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I can't wait to get back to school so I can get back to working out. I signed up for another soccer class and I plan on working out 4 days a week for at least an hour so I should be able to lose five pounds in three months :P
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hehehe down 5 pounds! ;D still much much more to go. Btw hare hare yuki and the lucky star dance are good work outs!
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I've broken 200! I now weigh less then it. :D
don't know how I did considering all the goodies to be had around the house. =/
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broken 200??? If its what im thinkin im right around there, and yay keep resisting the goodies!
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heh heh. well it seems we're both down by 5 pounds actually. :3 resisting goodies is hard work man. whew. x3x
yeah I broke 200. I weighed more then it now I'm less. I only have about 25-30 pounds to go to get to my healthy weight.
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alright this Saturday the con is three months away. So I started eating healthy this morning. I'm doing good so far, I had raisin brand for breakfast and a salad for lunch. I also played soccer for an hour and then at one I am going to the gym to do some more cardio ;D
125 here I come :P
When I get home this weekend I'll take measurements of my body to track my progress :)
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125 here I come :P
lol I wish i was there, I wanna go down to 120 but thats far far away. T-T
So happy though, my lolita dresses/skirts are starting to be much looser ( soon ill need to buy new ones!)
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I'm at about 130lbs. right now...I'd like to go down to 120 or 115. That would be nice. -w- Or just to get into tip top shape so I can take my measurements and start getting cosplay!
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Yeah I am at 130 too. I am excited that I have been so diligent about going to the gym this week. Normally I miss a day or two but I am going to go all four days ;D.
I ate pretty well yesterday, I did have a burger but that isn't too bad.....its high in protein ;D
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@crimsonhime
I love that feeling when your clothes are looser. XD its so nice to think about it.
I've noticed I'm not as hungry during lunch so I don't eat that much then. and I've dropped like 3 pounds or so rapidly because of it.
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I think that I am going to take it slowly with the food. I'll slowly drop things. Like right now I am not drinking soda and I am not eating the candy bars I usually have for a snack at night. Maybe after a few weeks I'll cut something else ;D
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@tofutakeout
I know its soooo awesome!
Although, some of my lolita clothes are too big T-T at least they have some resale value...
and as far as being hungry. I really dont eat that much its what I eat. Try eating Teriaki nori (seaweed) you can eat like half the box for 5 calories!
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@crimsonhime
what is again? and where can I get some? it sounds really good actually.
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I'm sure you can get some at asian grocery stores.
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I get mine at Uwajimaya ^-^
I do agree that any asain grocery will have it :D
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On tuesday Sakuracon will be two months away. How is everyone's progress? I lost an inch off my hips and two inches off my waist. My goal is to lose two more inches off my hips and another inch off my waist.
I think I can do that in two months. Work hard and get it done ;D
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In order to lose weight I got a job at 24 Hour Fitness, now I can workout for free! I cant go to Sakura-con but I am trying to loose weight for Kumoricon. If any one needs a workout partner I could use one.
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I lost 4 pounds....ALMOST THERE! -hasnt done anything to even lose the weight- lol. It was kinda awekward how...when I got hugs EVERYONE could pick me up. Well I actually have to admit. I have hoodia pills that curve my diet and what not 8D
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In order to lose weight I got a job at 24 Hour Fitness, now I can workout for free! I cant go to Sakura-con but I am trying to loose weight for Kumoricon. If any one needs a workout partner I could use one.
work out partners help a lot. I go with someone 4 days a week ;D
and congratulation KFC ^_^
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I won't be going to SakuraCon, but I am working out consistently for Kumoricon. I am trying to work out at least five days a wekk, it's just difficult because I keep either getting sick or injuring my knee. *Grrr*
I have been working out for a few months now, and trying my hardest to cut back on bad food, drink lots of water, eat right, and I feel like I am just getting bulkier....not in the good way, though. It's rough, pretty discouraging.
Oh, and I am not doing Angeal anymore, changed my mind about that. I'm just doing a couple other lesser known characters instead. Still, gotta get in better shape.
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I'm trying to get in shape as well. I plan to start going swimming after school a few days a week.
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I won't be going to SakuraCon, but I am working out consistently for Kumoricon. I am trying to work out at least five days a wekk, it's just difficult because I keep either getting sick or injuring my knee. *Grrr*
I have been working out for a few months now, and trying my hardest to cut back on bad food, drink lots of water, eat right, and I feel like I am just getting bulkier....not in the good way, though. It's rough, pretty discouraging.
Oh, and I am not doing Angeal anymore, changed my mind about that. I'm just doing a couple other lesser known characters instead. Still, gotta get in better shape.
keep it up, I know it is discouraging if you are not seeing results. Take measurements, that would be the best way to see any type of results, and you want to get really picky....do it in cm not inches.
and I am sad to hear about Angeal ;-:
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I'm still freaking out. so I weigh a little under 200, the weights not going anywhere easily. I use to wear size 18 jeans, all my pants have become large recently with the weight loss. I thought I'd be like a 16. my step mom gives me some pants she had, I was skeptical if they'd fit(size 14). Oh no, They fit me quite well with room to spare! meaning I can go smaller! XD I'm so excited.
I'm going to start jogging after February when the weather will(hopefully) clear up.
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@Sam
Your doing good! but you should still eat stuff. healthy things at least. (you can of course keep drinking Dr.pepper. ^_^)
@Eve
well that isn't good at all. whilst your sick you really don't want to eat much anyways. but when your knee goes bad you could still exercise your upper body. sit ups, push ups and lifting weights are always good options. :) I hope things go better for you here on out. You'll be ready by ku-con I know it.
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I lost five pounds since i last checked >:3 I find this a major acomplishment for me
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@Tessa:
Well its just eating period. You saw how I much a bearly ate. Its like....I refused to eat X_X (hmmmmm DR PEPPER)
I try working on an empty stomach cause when I start working with anything in my stomach at all I feel sick >w<
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I lost five pounds since i last checked >:3 I find this a major acomplishment for me
congratulation.
Everyone is working so hard. Today is a hard workout day for me. I go for an hour, plus doing abs before that :P
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I lost five pounds since i last checked >:3 I find this a major acomplishment for me
congratulation.
Everyone is working so hard. Today is a hard workout day for me. I go for an hour, plus doing abs before that :P
thanks
and wow that is a lot of work ._. good luck!
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Thank you. I am already very tired but I may wake up before then :P
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@sam
Well don't starve yourself please. :/
yeah I know that feeling. your suppose to eat after working out actually. Don't do sit ups or jog when you have water in your stomach though. X_X it's not painful, just uncomfortable. lol
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@chihiro: Congratulations! Keep up the awesome work. : D
@Tessa: You're so tall, remember that. So don't go too skinny, okay? D:
And I'm sooo glad I found this topic. We have another here who needs some support! My goal is to lose fifteen to twenty pounds by Kumoricon and become healthier. We don't want a chubby little Espeon, now do we? xP
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well I'm also a plus sized girl(got them big bones) so my weight loss doesn't have to be a lot at this point. I don't really like stick figures anyways. XD
You can do it! I'll give my support for you! :3
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I've discovered we have the fitness channel i found my motivation!
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@janelle
what channel is that? I know I have dance stuff with my comcast but I want to know more. 83
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yeah I know that feeling. your suppose to eat after working out actually. Don't do sit ups or jog when you have water in your stomach though. X_X it's not painful, just uncomfortable. lol
haha yes GURGLE GURGLE SWISH SWASH GURGLE SWUSH
@janelle
what channel is that? I know I have dance stuff with my comcast but I want to know more. 83
channel 222
O_O the shimmy is on ^_^
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ooooooooooooh *turns on tv* oh my god! we have it! yush!!
it's such a weird feeling...but a cool sound none the less.
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yay we can shimmy together. but not in the same room
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that'd be weird. lol But yay shimmyness! XD
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Alright today's workout was very hard. I was struggling through most of it but somehow managed to get it done ;D
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Good job.~
I've been running alot lately.
8D
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TWO MONTHS TILL CON!
I can do this, two months is more than enough time.
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OMG!!! I have PE this semester, and I did just the warm up and was completely winded, but still played a kickass game of badminton (it's more physical than you think...) and went home feeling GREAT!
... Then the next day I wanted to cry...
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its not the awsome white person shimmy. its the belly dancing kind so the form of dance is called shimmy. i'll admit i was upset the first time i watched it and they weren't doing the shoulder shimmy. but they have a caberet shimmy with their hips. its hard but i like the name
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that is a very nice name....it would be fun to say XD
OMG!!! I have PE this semester, and I did just the warm up and was completely winded, but still played a kickass game of badminton (it's more physical than you think...) and went home feeling GREAT!
... Then the next day I wanted to cry...
It will just take a little time and you will get in better shape.
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Yeah if I don't keep pulling muscles. lol
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OMG workout was hard again today. I didn't get a chance to eat after it either x.x
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I don't think I'm doing to well. I'd get more exercise in if I lived closer to people. I mean it takes a lot to get out to people so I'm just like 'feh I don't want to do that.'
but I'm not progressing too well. I think I've gained muscle but haven't lost much fat. :/
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having friends to work out with really makes a huge difference. Without them you just have to motivate yourself and that can be hard some times =/
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Yup, absolutely. Kahlan and I work out together and it really helps as opposed to working out individually. Even one other person can make a massive difference, you can encourage each other and be each other's motivation.
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yeah I work out with a friend and I know that if I don't go I have to deal with his complaining XD
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having friends doing it with me is so much more motivating. I mean I get the urge to randomly dance sometimes but I'd actually get up and do it if someone were there. it's better to have someone watch you act like a spazz then to do it all alone. XD
with walking and other activities it makes it all go by faster.
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I was going to ask you if you had a dog. If you did you could get your dog to run with you. I know it isn't the same but it should help some.
Also since I am going to go as Cloud for kumoricon 09 I need to start beefing up my arms ;D Time to start doing push ups :P
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Of course. Having someone to interact or converse with is almost always better than being left to wander through your own mind while working out. I know myself well enough, I don't want to have to think about it while working out. I need distraction! lol
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I don't really interact with my friends though....we get there, find a machine start and listen to music the whole time XD
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well I do have dog but he's old and has a really bad leg so he wouldn't be much of a help in that area. he's better off to snuggle with and spoil.
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I don't really interact with my friends though....we get there, find a machine start and listen to music the whole time XD
Yeah, that's what I do. I meant to say, for me, if I didn't have my music my workouts would be unendurable, but for others friends may be more of a comfortable distraction. Whatever people require ;D
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yeah I guess each person is unique in that way. :P
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*headdesk* I totally undermined my entire session of workouts thus far... I have a 7 ounce giant chocolate Hershey's kiss for Valentine's day... xD;;;
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that is one giant slab of chocolate. 0_0
I've....been a bad girl. I had lots of nummy food today. but we walked around a lot...but still I feel guilty.
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yeah I haven't worked out at all this weekend. I will start with my push-up training on Monday ;D
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Yeah, this weekend has been (will continue to be) a disaster, dietarily, lol. I'll get back on track starting Monday, I swear, lol.
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No one's holding you too it. but it's all okay. :3 I think Everyone deserves this weekend off because it's so filled with sweets(but don't be too crazy). Unless you've been skimping on exercise for a long time then I suggest no sweets really.
Tomorrow I'll be downtown and there I know I will walk around a lot. And I'll have water with me so I'll be good on all aspects. :D
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I walk around a lot when I am working so that is always good. I will be working out very hard for the next two months. At least an hour four days a week.
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Yeeeah... No luck here so far. -.- The best I've done is my aerobics class every other day.
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alright I feel better already. I did some of the arm stuff today and my arms are tired....its hard to lift them, I bet they will be sore tomorrow XD
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I'm probably going to get myself over to the Asian Celebration and walk around with my friend for a good few hours, but that's if I can get a hold of her.
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I'll try to get some walking done today. I wouldn't mind getting some cardio in today ;D
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Walking is always good exercise! Oh, and if you make funky pumping motions with your hands it's power walking. *nodnod* XD
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seeing how I mainly focus on strengthening my legs does anyone know some good exercises for arms? I did push ups, tricep dips, shoulder raises and curls....anything else?
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I do shoulder...uh.. circle things... xD IDK what they're really called, but you have small hand weights that you hold on either side of you just kinda... hanging there. Then you bring them up to chest level, not locking your elbows, push them out to your sides and back down to the resting position. that helps me with my shoulder area.
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yeah that is similar to the shoulder raises I was talking about. I'll keep this routine for a while and see if I notice any changes :P
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oh! You should do some cherry pickers!!! Those freaking are killer man... >.<
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what is that? I'll give it a shot >_>
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you know the finger move you do when you do the caramelldansen? it's basically those, 100 times, but really slowly with your arms completely straight out on either side. like the hang man stick figure guy. after a while you can REALLY feel the burn
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do you have a picture or a video or something? I am not too familiar with carmelldansen
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well basically all you're doing is curling your hands into fists really really slowly
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interesting....not sure how that would help build muscle >_>;
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....believe me. you'll feel it.
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yeah I guess....but I am doing the same thing essentially with weight >_>
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we had to do those back in PE when I was in 8th grade. they hurt so bad after a while, but the guys were total wimps about it. *shakes head*
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hmmm....maybe I should look into a weight training class next term >_>
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that certainly always helps! :3
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yeah but we'll see how it goes. Not sure if I rather take another soccer class or weight training =/
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interesting....not sure how that would help build muscle >_>;
Something else unexpected. The Bleach Wii game. Played that for a couple hours..couldnt move my arms at all the next day.
I wonder..if doing that everyday would actually do any good.
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It's worth a shot right?
Alright I got two more inches to lose off my hips before sakuracon. I CAN DO IT! Just got to work really hard and TRY to eat a little better XD
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This weekend my father and I have started eating healthier and planning out exercising. FINALLY! My father has never been the healthiest person, and ever since my mother has been able to help me, neither have I. Now we're eating salads with every dinner, vegetables and fruits at lunch, and whole wheat products. Finishing off the last sweets in the house and knowing we won't get more is a GREAT feeling. This weekend, I did a lot of DDR, started sit-ups (I've never been good at them; I'm more of a push-ups person.), and going on bike rides. The feeling of exercising gets me really pumped. >< My father says to just get healthy, which I of course want to, but I also want to get slimmer so I'll look good at Kumoricon. Although my heretics are shorter and big-boned, I'll do my best to look well.
Another incentive is my father bet me one hundred dollars that I would just sit around all summer and do nothing. Pfft. I intend to prove him wrong and have money for Kumoricon. ;3
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Thats all good to hear. I am much more of a sit-up person than push-ups. I can do so many freaking sit-ups in so many different ways that will make your stomach hurt so bad while you are doing it yet the next day I feel nothing. I do 25 push-ups and my arms are sore for days x.x
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That's a good sign though. Means that push-ups are where you could see some real physical improvement.
I am not much for either, heh. Sit-ups and push-ups...not my things. I like crunches, but even then I can't do a ton. I'm trying to just do at least fifty a day, though. Just for a start anyway, since I kind of fell off the crunch-wagon with the holidays.
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God....when I do my ab stuff I do about....300 in a day and feel nothing x.x Maybe I need to do more?
Yeah my arms are so very very weak. All my muscle is in my stomach and lower....most of it in my thighs. Yay for playing soccer for 15 years ;D
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That's awesome though. Great muscles to have developed. ;D
In the time that I have been consistently working out at the gym, I've definitely been making progress on the chest/arms front, and now I just need to bring my abs into the circuit, heh.
If only I could be like you, Nichole! You're my hero, lol.
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It helps to have someone to work out with. I have soccer for an hour two days a week then latter that day I work out for another 30 minutes. Then the other two days I work out for an hour. So it just takes a lot of work, and you have to have the time in there somewhere.
I think I may bump it up to working out an hour and a half four days a week. ;D
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Yeah, it's been all rainy here, and my bike has a flat tire or else I'd be out riding my devil bike. (Seriously that thing is KILLER hard to ride, even to my uberly fit best friend. >.<;;) Of course, I have Badminton/Soccer PE class every other day, so I still get exercise done, but I can't wait until it gets sunnier so I can go bike riding.
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It has been rainy here too. I burned a lot of calories though. I think over 1000 today ;D
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This weekend my father and I have started eating healthier and planning out exercising. FINALLY! My father has never been the healthiest person, and ever since my mother has been able to help me, neither have I. Now we're eating salads with every dinner, vegetables and fruits at lunch, and whole wheat products. Finishing off the last sweets in the house and knowing we won't get more is a GREAT feeling. This weekend, I did a lot of DDR, started sit-ups (I've never been good at them; I'm more of a push-ups person.), and going on bike rides. The feeling of exercising gets me really pumped. >< My father says to just get healthy, which I of course want to, but I also want to get slimmer so I'll look good at Kumoricon. Although my heretics are shorter and big-boned, I'll do my best to look well.
Another incentive is my father bet me one hundred dollars that I would just sit around all summer and do nothing. Pfft. I intend to prove him wrong and have money for Kumoricon. ;3
Aww, yay.~
Good luck getting your money. >:3
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Yeah, it's been all rainy here, and my bike has a flat tire or else I'd be out riding my devil bike. (Seriously that thing is KILLER hard to ride, even to my uberly fit best friend. >.<;;) Of course, I have Badminton/Soccer PE class every other day, so I still get exercise done, but I can't wait until it gets sunnier so I can go bike riding.
I can relate to you totally. I have an aerobics class every other day which I love, but my bike is like my love. <3 I love working my legs.
Also, Nikkiolle, congrats! I bet with your work ethic you'll be in better shape than you even imagined at Sakuracon. :3
Thanks, StarryShay. ^^
As far as it goes for myself, I've figured out more of a schedule for myself. Wake up, sit-ups, breakfast, sit-ups, school, sit-ups, chores, homework, sit-ups, DDR, dinner, sit-ups, shower, reading, sit-ups (and other ab workouts), then bed. I'm basically adjusting to sit-ups easily. I do about twenty at each sitting, but it adds up quickly. The front of my stomach is already a bit flatter, which surprised me. I'm figuring out how to get the sides, though. Other than that, I've been eating salads constantly, whole wheat, low-sodium, apples and fruits, carrots, and occasional snack, but nothing more than pretzels. And water. Ohhh, water. CONSTANTLY. It really helps. According to my scale I've already lost five pounds since Sunday. >< I hope to keep it off, wear off more fat, then build muscle instead of just toning. :3
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Ok I was bad today >_>
I didn't work out long....hell barely at all :P
I will do more ab stuff tomorrow.
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I personally don't have this problem. I eat as well as I can- and prefer the stick-figure characters.
Naruto...
L (He's like, non existent. He's a twig.)
and Misa-Misa.
ON the other hand, Sasuke is pretty cool too. But I don't have that facial structure. 0_o
ANNND I have gym on Seventh Period... Ugh. We have fitness days every-other-day.
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also you are 12 >_> you haven't really started growing and at this moment you can eat anything you want ^_^ Enjoy it now....it may not last ;D
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Yes. VERY lucky. D:
My age last until about eleven, and I continued to age fourteen. That's probably why I am what I am today. -.- Even at age fifteen I can't eat anything without worrying how it will affect my body.
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I really can't either....I eat rather bad....but still can gain weight if I don't work out. As long as I work out it seems like I can eat ALMOST anything I want.
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I ate NINE pieces of Pizza last night.
You're saying that won't affect me?
0_0 I have my dads metabolism So... My dad never got 'fat', or chubby.
Why- I have no clue.
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also keep in mind that your dad is a male. Men have higher metabolism then women do. And for now it wont affect you yes.
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@nikki: You're lucky. Even when I work out I have to eat just like carrots, salad, and low-sodium stuff. It also doesn't help when the time of the month comes right as you start working out. >>'
@Stevie: No, it will. Just not as much as if you were older. You still aren't invincible to the food world. No one is. :]
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Oh my god. There's this little two year old in my trailer complex, and he's like, 50 pounds.
NOT. HEALTHY!
And drink Guava Juice. X3
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Or acai juice!
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Weird.....I did very little yesterday but I guess what I did do worked because my arms and legs are sore today XD
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Hurting yourself isn't good. Go take Advil.
DO:
Drink healthy things (juices, the home-made kind.)
Eat Healthy (Spinach, Broccoli, More Spinach, Salad, Spinach Salad, carrots.)
DON'T:
Eat sweets (because they are un-healthy. 0.0)
Drink overly-sweetened things. Ewwe.
That is my "DIET" for life.
:3
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I'm not hurt....I'm sore, there is a difference. Being sore is good. That means you made a lot of little tears in your muscles to make them stronger.....also means you haven't worked that muscle out in a while ;D
But it is a good sore ^_^. I have had this sore for a good portion of my life XD
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YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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Another 900+ calories burnt. Now I just gotta burn that much in one workout more than once a week!
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Another 900+ calories burnt. Now I just gotta burn that much in one workout more than once a week!
Uhm. Woah. You sure you wanna do that?
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Yeah, believe me, it's necessary. I'm roughly 320 lbs...I've got it to lose, lol.
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I REALLY want to try to acai berries, but I know my father wouldn't go for it. -.- Too expensive, he'll say. I heard they are "miracle workers". Right now that would be great! xD
I wish I felt sore. But no matter how hard I workout, I never get sore. Ever. Even when out of the blue I would start, I never felt sore even after a lot of work.
And good luck on the 900 calories. :] My father needs to be doing that, but... he says not to stress over him and to focus on myself.
Today I had aerobics, thankfully because I ate about 650 calories already today. D: I need take in about 1300 calories a day AT MOST. The horrible thing is it says I'm supposed to wear off MORE than that. -.- I believe that is quite impossible for me. Any others have any input on how this will affect me?
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900 calories is what I aim for in a workout. The saying goes if you burn 1000 calories then you will lose a pound >_>
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Nine hundred seems like such a high number though. And is that true? ><
DDR today: Instead of 200 calories like usual, I burned 400. I realize it's quite fun doing Difficult. xD For dinner I had a small salad, half of an apple (leftover from lunch), half of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I wanted to have low-cal turkey meatballs, but then I realized it's Friday so no meat for us Catholics. ><
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900 isn't that much when you work out for an hour and a half. An hour of that is soccer. I can burn over 1000 on Mondays and Wednesdays ;D
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Oooh. I love soccer! >< I'm not on a team though. D: But, yes. It used to help keep me in shape.
Also, what does anyone think on the Acai Berries? Worth it to give it a shot or not?
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I've heard that Acai is the "miracle berry", and it helps you burn really fast and is just packed with nutrients. I have not personally ever had the stuff, but my mom drinks it and says it tastes terrible, but does give her energy, if nothing else.
And yeah, I try to do about 1,000 a couple times a week, which is just an hour on the elliptical (900) and a few minutes on the StairMaster (100) for me. So, yeah, it seems like a lot but it is really just a drop in the bucket, so to speak.
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Energy is always good. My dad was all: SCAMSCAMSCAM. So. I can't have any. xD
It's still good though. :] Are you trying to be ready for Sakuracon or Kumoricon?
Okay. So far today I woke up and there was no cereal. So I have to have one of my father's breakfast sandwiches = 450 cals = not good. -.- I worked for a few hours on DDR and burned off 600 calories and plan to do about 400 later. >.o I'll probably just have a salad and apple slices for dinner. I might have a meatball or two for protein since they are low-cal. It feels nice to know that that sandwich is g-o-n-e. xD
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Are you trying to be ready for Sakuracon or Kumoricon?
Yeah, I'm trying to get in shape for Kumoricon. And even if I wasn't going to Kumoricon, I would still be working out because I just need to. If I gain any more I'm going to be in a dangerous situation.
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Guys- counting calories is good.
Just don't starve yourself. Diets? Nahhh. Eat what you like, but not as much (or if your like me, you don't eat much period. You don't have that problem.).
Try agility things, work out, run around the block a few times... Cardio, Muscle Endurance... etc.
And I need to get my stomache-'pooch' away... It's annoying. Say bye-bye to all those perfect-figured characters unless I work my butt off in Gym.
:D
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I am trying to slim down my stomach for Sakuracon and get a lot more arm muscles for Kumoricon. ;D
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My friend says that counting calories is bad because it leads to obsession. But I ignore her. :P
Starving yourself makes it so that you GAIN weight. Not fun in my book.
And good luck to the both of you. ^^
I need to get a perfect body if I'm going to be a good Espeon Moemon. And I decided that if I want to be Misty, I need to be stick thin. ><
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And I decided that if I want to be Misty, I need to be stick thin. ><
Misty has no figure. You don't want to look like her, haha
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Yeah misty doesn't have much of a figure >_>;
As for Albel.....well he is going to have some curves XD My waist is much thinner than my hips giving me some very girly curves.....so I will be a slightly effeminate Albel XD but that is ok....because he is already like that as is :P
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-headdesk- I totally forgot about Pokemon. Oops! Ash, Misty, (and isn't it Rock, or something?)... I love Pikachu.
I don't know about any others. I'm just a stickler.
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Time to do some of my exercises. I think I may do some ab stuff ^_^
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Misty would have to have some curves then because I still might go as Kagome. xB
Well, here I am. A week into it and already sick. Worked myself to hard apparently. Says I'm down about eight pounds. Not healthy. And I STILL have the sides on my stomach. D:<
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Always best ot work out gradually. Don't try to lose your gut over a week, it's not possible and even trying is lethal. Just be careful, work out gradually, be patient.
But sorry you're sick. Hope you feel better soon.
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A healthy weight loss is about a pound a week. And if you are just starting out NEVER go to hard or your body will be vulnerable to sickness and it can turn out bad.
But I did a good workout today. I got my 1000 calories in (or very close to them)
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Good job, Nikkiolie. I didn't get much done today. Worked on arms and got about 150 burnt in cardio. *shrug* Wasn't feeling too well.
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Soccer is where it is at. I lose most of my weight playing soccer for my class XD
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If I could go play sports I would. My years of playing football pretty much killed my knees and made running, juking, and jumping pretty unlikely. Oh well, I'm doing alright with my routine at the moment.
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That sucks. I love playing soccer (not the best in the world but still enjoy it) it is a great workout and I would be devastated if I had to give it up x.x
I may do some push ups too....I was supposed to do them today but haven't gotten around to it ;D
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UGH we're still playing Badminton in my PE class. I mean, I like the game, but the prospect of soccer right around the corner... I just can't get into badminton. =/
I'm probably going to cheat and play me some DDR later tonight.
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I enjoy badminton. I hurt people when I play XD
I tend to hurt people on MY team x.x :P
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When I took it my freshman year, this one kid in my class called my smash "Misse's Angry Smash of DOOM" because I hit it so hard that one time I broke the birdie... xD but it's so much fun to smash it!!
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I swung at the birdie and missed and totally hit my friend in the hand XD
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I miss P.E :'(
I miss alot of my High school classes
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We're playing team Handball in my class. It's fun, except for the whole dodgeball feel to it.
And anything involving things you throw, or hit with a racket end up with me getting hurt, smacked, or falling down.
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We just wrapped up our floor aerobics unit in aerobics. Sad day. ): But now we get to start pilates (sp?)! It's gonna be awesome. xD
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You're going to do pilates in high school? That's crazy! Makes me feel so old and out of touch to have attended high school back when they just played basketball and dodgeball, lol.
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You're going to do pilates in high school? That's crazy! Makes me feel so old and out of touch to have attended high school back when they just played basketball and dodgeball, lol.
Dodge Ball was soooo Great!!
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You're going to do pilates in high school? That's crazy! Makes me feel so old and out of touch to have attended high school back when they just played basketball and dodgeball, lol.
Dodge Ball was soooo Great!!
I know! If there is one thing I miss about high school and wish I could still play it is that.
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I always enjoyed dodge ball.
But I did my ab stuff for today. This weekend was bad for me getting in shape. I ate horrible horrible food x.x
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Yeah, me too. I'm trying to get back on track but it's hard.
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yeah...I am down now. I was up to 137 on Friday but I am back to 133 ;D
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Nice!!!
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Good job, guys. I wish I could say the same. xD I was down to what my scale (worst scale ever) said 114, now it says I'm 118. I know muscle weighs more than fat, but I doubt it's that. (According to doctor's scale I was 122 a week ago.) Oh well. New week and time to get back on track. :D
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You weigh less than me so it doesn't really matter. And unless you are 5'2" you are at the perfect weight if not under weight. >_>;
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I'm about 4'11", actually. So really, I'm close to being overweight, if not already. Technically I could be 85 pounds and still be healthy. Sadly, I haven't been that since I was nine or so. I want to be at least 100. xD
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I see. I remember you being shorter but not sure how short ;D
Well dieting really helps. I'm not trying to lose weight anymore. I just want to lose fat :P I can't lose weight unless I diet and I really don't want to change my eating habit (it's not bad or anything....could be better :P)
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They don't much shorter than me. xD
People tell me not to diet and just to exercise more. I'm doing a bit of both. xD And that's good. You don't want to lose that muscle you've worked so hard for. ^^ Some way I was able to drop all of my eating habits in two days and start eating healthier. I guess I'm just weird like that. xD
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I need to cut back on drinking so much soda and go on my water binge again... but all my water bottles got recycled by my mom, so I need to buy a new one that I can horde away... xD
We're still playing badminton in PE, I think we have another week of the singles tournament we're doing. I played with this girl named Annabel in my class, and we had a lot of fun trying to just keep the birdie in the air. I think that killed me more than actually trying to beat people! XD
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I took a badminton class last semester, it was really fun. I wish I had time to take an exercise class but my schedule is brutal this semester. Before it started I had been doing really great about eating right and exercising every day but the moment spring semester started it has gone way down hill. So far I haven't gained back the weight I lost but I really need to start working out again. Gah, I swear, homework was made to make you snack and become pudgy!
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I KNOW!!! I was reading my government book and taking notes, and the moment just called for popcorn and a chocolate bar. Weird combo, but I've eaten weirder.
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It doesn't seem that weird, they make chocolate covered popcorn and thats freak'n tasty!
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Yeah that does sounds quite good :P
My work out today was good...hard but good. I really almost didn't finish. Tomorrow is my last day of soccer and I will be sad ;_; I just have to make it a very good day :P
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I can't wait for soccer... I used to play as a forward before I got my asthma, and afterwards they would put me in as a defender since it's a lot less running, but it's still so much fun playing! I'm sure I could still survive being a forward nowadays... But I'd rather not chance an attack... >,<
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Ah! I LOOOOOVE SOCCER <3
I used to play it all the time.
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I played goalie most of my 15 years but just recently I started playing out on the field. I like forward more because scoring is fun :P
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I don't get to start soccer until the summer. I'm going to play co-ed rec for South Side Soccer this coming year. As much as I love trying to score, I've always loved defense. NO one my age gets past me. xD
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I can't wait for the summer so I can play indoors again. I will get to play once in two weeks (hopefully ;D)
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So what gyms are everyone members of? I want to know who goes where in case I ever get the chance to work out with people over the Summer.
Kahlan and I go to Anytime Fitness.
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Dixon (OSU's gym :P)
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Dad won't let me belong to one. Says it's too expensive and the majority of people just go a couple times then forget about it until their bill shows up. d: But on occasion when I go with friends, it's to the Sherwood Y.
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I'm not going to worry about getting one until after I move up at the end of summer and get myself a job to get the membership with. But after that, IDK. Guess I'll have to shop around. xD
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I had an idea. There's a lot of hikes near Multnomah falls are good for a work out. I mean, I've only done two of them, Multnomah Falls and Angel's Rest, but I got a good work out. I'm not exactly athletic, though. I have zip on stamina.
Nevertheless, Angel's Rest is a really nice hike, and there's another beyond it that's twice as long as that (something falls, I forgot). You don't have to pay to hike any of the trails, either, but it's past Troutdale. It's a thought. Especially to go in a group.
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Dad won't let me belong to one. Says it's too expensive and the majority of people just go a couple times then forget about it until their bill shows up. d: But on occasion when I go with friends, it's to the Sherwood Y.
it's actually not that expensive. I played classic for a few years and that was about $1000 per season. So $60 is nothing :P
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Classic soccer is quite expensive, but for the gym memberships it's still all adds up. Not fun for our financial situation. My father will let me play soccer though. xD
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I'd choose soccer over a gym membership if it came down to one or the other. xD Soccer is just so kick ass!
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I can have both a gym membership and play soccer MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA >:D
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Yeaaah!! well....well.................XP THERE!! xD
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I have to pay a lot for it though >_> college fees aren't cheap x.x
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Ehn, ain't that the truth... >< I'm not looking forward to that.
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luckily my parents are paying for most of it ;D
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So due to the Kumoricon suggestion board and my friends I'll be starting to post here more frequently due to a recent decision of Cammy cosplay for Sakuracon next year. I figure I can make it look like I have muscles on top of my muscles in a year.
Any suggestions for buffing out a bit? I'm in fairly good shape minus a tiny pooch belly that most college girls seem to have (stupid homework and finals) and toning up my arms a bit. I don't want to be 'OMG ABS' but I've only worked out really to keep myself in shape rather then try to put on more muscle.
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The best advice to tone up is to watch what you eat. I am in the same boat. I have the start of a six pack but unless I watch what I eat it will never be a full six pack because of a layer of fat x.x
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I'm almost down to my desired weight! YEY! Just 5 more pounds to go. 8D
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Bah, I hate hearing that. I'm picky enough as it is and it's hard to change my diet from what I love so much~~~
Though I eat decently as it is. No soda, candy, chips and all that good stuff since I hate it in the first place. I don't eat red meat either. My big thing is dairy products since I love them so much. Cheese is so delicious. I guess I'll just try to fill my plate with more veggies then rice and cheese.
We've got a big 'ol bowflex thing in my apartment. I might start training on that a bit to go with my running and see how I feel.
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You want to mix up the exercises you do too. If you do one kind for a month, eventually your progress is going to flat line because your muscles are used to it and they aren't being challenged anymore.
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I'm almost down to my desired weight! YEY! Just 5 more pounds to go. 8D
Keep it up, you can do it ^_^
I haven't taken measurements in a while....maybe I should do that Sunday morning or something >_>;
Bah, I hate hearing that. I'm picky enough as it is and it's hard to change my diet from what I love so much~~~
Though I eat decently as it is. No soda, candy, chips and all that good stuff since I hate it in the first place. I don't eat red meat either. My big thing is dairy products since I love them so much. Cheese is so delicious. I guess I'll just try to fill my plate with more veggies then rice and cheese.
We've got a big 'ol bowflex thing in my apartment. I might start training on that a bit to go with my running and see how I feel.
well then I guess do the strength training stuff. If you eat healthy and what not and from pictures I've seen of you, you are in the perfect weight range. What sections in particular are you tying to work?
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@Nikki:
I'm determended to get down there! xD
Hrm. I haven't tryed on my older cosplays yet. I hope they still fit. >>;
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Yeah that would suck if they didn't. I'm sure it wouldn't be a hard problem to fix.
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Yes. Even though for Sakon it'd be somewhat good sence he has that baggy effect around the arms and stomach area from the rope and what not. Still it wouldnt be to hard to fix up ^^
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well then I guess do the strength training stuff. If you eat healthy and what not and from pictures I've seen of you, you are in the perfect weight range. What sections in particular are you tying to work?
Mostly my arms and stomach. I'd like to try and work everything though just so I can get everything looking great. Because in a costumes like Cammy's...there is no room to slack in one area ha ha ha.
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well then I guess do the strength training stuff. If you eat healthy and what not and from pictures I've seen of you, you are in the perfect weight range. What sections in particular are you tying to work?
Mostly my arms and stomach. I'd like to try and work everything though just so I can get everything looking great. Because in a costumes like Cammy's...there is no room to slack in one area ha ha ha.
So you are doing Cammy? Good luck working out! Love the character, so I'll be looking for you at Kumoricon. ^_^
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well then I guess do the strength training stuff. If you eat healthy and what not and from pictures I've seen of you, you are in the perfect weight range. What sections in particular are you tying to work?
Mostly my arms and stomach. I'd like to try and work everything though just so I can get everything looking great. Because in a costumes like Cammy's...there is no room to slack in one area ha ha ha.
So you are doing Cammy? Good luck working out! Love the character, so I'll be looking for you at Kumoricon. ^_^
Probably won't do it for the coming Kumoricon but if it turns out well at Sakuracon '10 I'll be bringing it to Kcon '10 as well.
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well then I guess do the strength training stuff. If you eat healthy and what not and from pictures I've seen of you, you are in the perfect weight range. What sections in particular are you tying to work?
Mostly my arms and stomach. I'd like to try and work everything though just so I can get everything looking great. Because in a costumes like Cammy's...there is no room to slack in one area ha ha ha.
well good old fashion push-ups for the arms and back. Lateral raises are good for the shoulders. Bicep curls and triceps dips are also good.
http://www.exrx.net/AnimatedEx/DeltoidLateral/DBLateralRaise.gif
http://www.betterbodz.com/tricep/tricep_dip.html
For the stomach there are a bunch of different types of crunches you can do.
Another important thing to remember is to give your muscles a break. For example, work your arms one day and then the stomach the next giving your arms a break and so on.
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well then I guess do the strength training stuff. If you eat healthy and what not and from pictures I've seen of you, you are in the perfect weight range. What sections in particular are you tying to work?
Mostly my arms and stomach. I'd like to try and work everything though just so I can get everything looking great. Because in a costumes like Cammy's...there is no room to slack in one area ha ha ha.
So you are doing Cammy? Good luck working out! Love the character, so I'll be looking for you at Kumoricon. ^_^
Probably won't do it for the coming Kumoricon but if it turns out well at Sakuracon '10 I'll be bringing it to Kcon '10 as well.
Ah, understood. It's good to have things planned out ahead of time. I can't say I can think that far ahead, heh.
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well then I guess do the strength training stuff. If you eat healthy and what not and from pictures I've seen of you, you are in the perfect weight range. What sections in particular are you tying to work?
Mostly my arms and stomach. I'd like to try and work everything though just so I can get everything looking great. Because in a costumes like Cammy's...there is no room to slack in one area ha ha ha.
So you are doing Cammy? Good luck working out! Love the character, so I'll be looking for you at Kumoricon. ^_^
Probably won't do it for the coming Kumoricon but if it turns out well at Sakuracon '10 I'll be bringing it to Kcon '10 as well.
Ah, understood. It's good to have things planned out ahead of time. I can't say I can think that far ahead, heh.
I usually don't think that far ahead, but I know that I really want to do it and to get my body to a point that is acceptable for that I'd need to work my body, which is going to take a bit longer then just throwing together a costume.
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That's great though. Having that kind of commitment can only be an absolute benefit.
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Ok so I think I am going to take Cloud to sakuracon so I need to work on my arms. A really well done Tifa is going to be there and wants to meet me so I figured....what the hell.
But the reason for posting this is that I have to work on my arms now x.x
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Ugh, yeah I need to work on my arms more often too. My triceps are a sham... xD
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Triceps are very hard to build, though. I've been working for months and have started getting results there, but it is a tough spot.
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Yeah, I work on them off and on, but I should work on remembering to do them too. I slack off way too easy around my house. It's annoying.
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tricep dips are where it's at :P
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what're those?
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well then I guess do the strength training stuff. If you eat healthy and what not and from pictures I've seen of you, you are in the perfect weight range. What sections in particular are you tying to work?
Mostly my arms and stomach. I'd like to try and work everything though just so I can get everything looking great. Because in a costumes like Cammy's...there is no room to slack in one area ha ha ha.
well good old fashion push-ups for the arms and back. Lateral raises are good for the shoulders. Bicep curls and triceps dips are also good.
http://www.exrx.net/AnimatedEx/DeltoidLateral/DBLateralRaise.gif
http://www.betterbodz.com/tricep/tricep_dip.html
For the stomach there are a bunch of different types of crunches you can do.
Another important thing to remember is to give your muscles a break. For example, work your arms one day and then the stomach the next giving your arms a break and so on.
first link
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Awesome possum. Danke much.
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I believe I'm not doing too well at this point but I'm not in too bad of shape. I'll still look some what good for scon just not down to the size I want/need to be.
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I WILL do arm stuff tonight. I didn't workout yesterday and I am a little upset about it >_>
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oh man I know how you feel. I feel so bad about myself when I don't do my normal exercises. >_> so bad its hard to sleep if I didn't do it during the day. I guess it's my ocd that makes me feel that way.
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huh.....funny thing, usually if I don't do my workout I am sleeping instead XD
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I haven't worked out since Wednesday...terrible. I need to get back on track, but man, classes are just killing me time-wise lately.
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yeah....but I am in the same boat as you Eve ^_^ the last time I worked out was Wednesday and classes are a nightmare right now x.x
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you could just do a few crunches and such. Things you can do without going to the gym, when you dont have time to go to the gym.
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Yeah, that's true. I have this thing called The Bean. It's an inflatable rocking-type thing that helps isolate the core and doesn't put so much stress on the neck or back (while doing crunches). I just need to have discipline and get back into doing it daily.
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you could just do a few crunches and such. Things you can do without going to the gym, when you dont have time to go to the gym.
yeah that is the plan. I will do some push-ups and a few other things latter ;D
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Sounds like a good plan, you guys. ^^ Getting back on track is hard, but so totally worth it. Originally I started out too hard, and paid the price. I had my one "crap day" as I call it today, and intend to get back on a good track tomorrow. No more of these "crap days" for me until my birthday party when I ordered a special cake from Nekopan. =w= <3 Just the feeling of everything inside me is so YUCK. I did get a good long walk in today though. :3
By the way. New discussion: Pilates- they hurt and are a pain, but totally worth it for strengthening muscles for me. What do you guys think?
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Go to your nearest playground with high enough monkey bars, put your hands up, hang, and twist.
Works out your core.
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Alright worked on my arms today. I found the best way to prepare for Cloud. I took weights and held them for as long as I could in the positions I would hold the sword. One of them is straight out then the other is over the shoulder. I did other things on top of that but I really need to make sure that the muscles used for those poses are strong. I would like to take some pictures holding that sword with one hand, and if the sword weighs about 50 pounds.....you get the picture :P
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Am I crazy?
I feel wonderful when I'm sweating everywhere. It makes me feel like all the bad vibes I have are leaving my body. And now I sound like a hippie.
I started working out again after about a week of slacking off (I was working on homework so I suppose it wasn't slacking...). Finals get me too worked up. I was frustrated and ended up almost throwing up. I need to learn how to control my RAGE.
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I feel better after working out as well. It helps me relax as well as just flat out feel better. I am still going to work out during my finals this week but I may not next week due to lack of a gym >_>; and possibly work XD
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Huzzah, worked out again today but with a friend. It was pretty awesome. I think if I really put my mind into building more muscles I may be able to fix my knee problem. My muscles are way bigger on the outside of my thighs then the inside so they pull my kneecaps off of the little rivet they should sit in. Kneecaps banging against bone? Very painful.
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I was really bad today and skipped work-out. I will not do it tomorrow though. I will force myself to go.
Sorry to hear about the knees boogie. A little bit of exercise seems like it should help but that might be something you would want to talk with a doctor before hand >_>
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So I discovered a few workouts that target the forearms the other day. Been doing those for a couple days, and it rocks. I'm getting immediate results (the kind I actually want) in my forearms. I'm going for the Popeye look (or as I call it, "the Same Kieth Muscle" (ask if you're really curious, haha)).
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I've seen a doctor a couple times. They told me it was something else, then told me it was the kneecap thing and told me the only thing I could do was work out that muscle in hopes that it would be strong enough to pull it back. That and ice my knees when they hurt but I would like a more permanent result to it.
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Ah, sorry to hear about your knee problems. I have torn multiple ligaments and cartilage in both knees, so I have some idea about the pain and continuous problems injuries can have on knees. I've had surgery on one knee, and it still isn't perfect. But that is one thing they advised me to do as well: the best thing you can do is strengthen the muscles around it. I agree though...it is not a very satisfactory "remedy". It would be nice if they could just up and fix these issues permanently.
I am sorry, though. Hope you can figure something out. If you want, I can look up some rehabilitation workouts they told me to do, if you think it would help. They focus on the knees especially, so maybe it could do something.
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So I discovered a few workouts that target the forearms the other day. Been doing those for a couple days, and it rocks. I'm getting immediate results (the kind I actually want) in my forearms. I'm going for the Popeye look (or as I call it, "the Same Kieth Muscle" (ask if you're really curious, haha)).
I would love to hear them ::)
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So I discovered a few workouts that target the forearms the other day. Been doing those for a couple days, and it rocks. I'm getting immediate results (the kind I actually want) in my forearms. I'm going for the Popeye look (or as I call it, "the Same Kieth Muscle" (ask if you're really curious, haha)).
I would love to hear them ::)
No problem. ^_^
The couple that I have been doing are really simple, but remarkably effective (for me anyway).
Palm Down Dumbbell Wrist Curl (http://www.shapefit.com/forearms-exercises-palms-down-dumbbell-wrist-curls-bench.html)
Palm Up Dumbbell Wrist Curl (http://www.shapefit.com/forearms-exercises-palms-up-dumbbell-wrist-curls-over-bench.html)
And also here (http://www.shapefit.com/forearm-workouts.html) is a list of plenty more forearm workouts that I am still working my way through, but I can vouch for those first two that I listed. They're good ones.
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holy cow....wow that is more than enough to get me started XD I need more work on my upper arms than forearms but I will still use those ;D
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@EveofAbyss
Thats a helpfull site. Thanks!^^ I'm ganna workout ta night!
@nikkiolie
Me too! upper arms and love handles for me. XP
@All
any good food stuff to eat other then salad? I eat pritty healthy, but I want more to choose from, ya know?:3
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lots and lots of fruit. I like sweet things and fruit is where it's at :P
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Yup, I need to force myself to eat more fruit instead of snacks and junk food.
But tomorrow is Binge Day!!
@EveofAbyss
Thats a helpfull site. Thanks!^^ I'm ganna workout ta night!
@All
any good food stuff to eat other then salad? I eat pretty healthy, but I want more to choose from, ya know?:3
Good luck working on your arms and love-handles! I'll be right there with you (in spirit, of course). I have to work on them also.
And I would suggest granola bars or healthy bars for snacks also. Check the calories per serving, but I think a good snack calorie rate is about 100-150 calories per snack.
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If you are talking about stuff other then snacks I find it's good to eat lean protein for dinner and lunch (like chicken and fish) and oatmeal. I eat oatmeal for breakfast everyday and put different fruits in it to change things up. Oatmeal burns up real slow so you're not hungry as much. But eat the old fashioned oatmeal that comes in a can rather then instant oatmeal. Instant oatmeal has a lot of extra sugars in it that you don't need.
Also a good snack that will give you lots of energy are nuts. Yay almonds!
@Eve-
If it's not too much trouble it'd be great if you could tell me those knee exercises. It's always hard for me to find exercises that focus on a certain spot.
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But eat the old fashioned oatmeal that comes in a can rather then instant oatmeal. Instant oatmeal has a lot of extra sugars in it that you don't need.
but I need the extra sugar D: It helps me get through the day :P and it makes it taste better XD
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Upper arm strength has definitely improved. I really need to work on my stomach more. burn more fat. >_>
Anybody know any fat burning/calorie burning workout's central to perhaps my legs and stomach region? actually just any workout, like a total fat burning one would be nice. I don't want to be remarkably fit or tone just slimmer. :/
Sounds like everyone is doing well. or are trying to do so. :3 lol
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There are a lot of good work outs, especially for legs and stomach. I just finished up with a pilates unit in my aerobics class and found that it was a very low-intensity workout, but worked muscles thoroughly. There is a video we went through a couple times to build up our stamina called "Pilates Perfect Body" with five ten minutes segments. One of those is buns and legs while another if abs. It's literally torture at first, but once you get used to it, it becomes fun and is a great workout the entire time. ^^
So far my progress, I've started exercising again, but not going into the obsessive not-eating-hard-working thing I did before. I'm noticing that I'm not as groggy when I do my exercises and makes me feel better (I've been sick lately). By the time summer rolls around, I plan to be in a full daily routine with a good workout and not as crappy food each day. ;D I also look forward to warmer, drier mornings so that I can start a morning bike ride in before school. xD As for next week goes, I have a PLANNED break. Before when I gorged, it was out of the blue. I have a set way to get back into my regular routine as well. ^^
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@nikkiolie
I try to eat one fruit a day... But I dont always... Cuz then I'd have to cut up the whole melon. Lol lazyXP
@EveofAbyss
Yay! I have a spirit work out buddy!^^
@~boogiepop~
Yes, also eat almonds. I need to get more nut variety.
@ all
Thanks for all the ideas! I'll work hard to not eat crud!=3
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WOOO! FEEL THE BURN!!!! I feel so much better today for working out. My arms are officially dead. It is hard to lift them XD
On top of that I plan on doing some more stuff to them :P I was going to try the exercises you posted eve.
But today was a good workout day. I did about 45 minutes of cardio, 20 minutes on this high knee machine that kills me (I normally do 30 minutes but not working out for a week kept me from doing that) then 25 on the treadmill at a very fast walk (about 4.5 miles an hour). After that I did 30 minutes of weight lifting mainly focusing on my arms :P
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Oh lordy! That's a lot of working out nikkiolie. I wish I had that much time to work out. I only usually have enough time to go run for 30 minutes after work, school and homework everyday.
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It was SO fantastic out today!!
I didn't have PE (thankfully. I would have been crying about having to be inside playing badminton... xD) so when I got home I played with my soccer ball and my dogs for about fifteen minutes or so... But I was wearing black skinny jeans, so I came inside to change into shorts, and ended up getting distracted by cleaning the kitchen... XD
YAY FOR PRODUCTIVITY!
Oh! and I learned I weigh 115 (again) and I've somehow managed to lose 3 pounds since December... Haha, yay for... Um, good metabolisms? Yeah, that works.
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I had a good walk home today. sunny out, plenty of water. YUP :3.
I think I'm doing well. I cut down on my snacking and I've upped my work out regimen, my path seems to be going smoothly. I'll be completely ready by k-con. hopefully I'll lose a few more pounds by s-con though. ;D
@KRI
man I love soccor! it's so much fun and is a great work out. I wish my dog wasn't so old though that he couldn't play with. :/
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Oh lordy! That's a lot of working out nikkiolie. I wish I had that much time to work out. I only usually have enough time to go run for 30 minutes after work, school and homework everyday.
it's finals week for me and I only had one final today so the rest of the day I just had to study for my other finals. I had plenty of time :P
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It was sooo nice out today! <3 I took my time walking home because I wanted to enjoy the weather so much. xD I would have ridden my bike, but I didn't look to see what the actual temperature was until about six, so instead I played some DDR on Expert for about an hour and a half. Very fun and burned five hundred calories off like I do daily. xD (Not counting my walks and aerobics.) Also eating habits are better again. ;D
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OMG eve those exercises really burn XD I bet my arms will be sore tomorrow x.x
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@Kagome-
I friggin' love DDR for a workout. I used to play 5 days a week at the arcade but I don't get to do it as much anymore. Maybe if the Portland DDR group got together more often I would D:
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OMG eve those exercises really burn XD I bet my arms will be sore tomorrow x.x
Yeah, haha. I love them because you can really feel the effects pretty instantaneously (and I like instant satisfaction with working out).
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after a good nights sleep the only thing that is sore is my lower back :P Damn me and my working out too much, I never get sore -_-
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I get such a workout when me and my badminton partner (we're playing doubles now) have no one to challenge, because I play against him and he makes me run to get the birdies and really work at hitting them back. It's annoying, but then I remember that it's useful... xD
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hey, im happy i found this thread, im in the same situation but im going for Reno. anyone in the vancouver area that wants to work out together?
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I'm failing so badly right now. T_T
I need to totally cut down on my cal intake...it's bad. I'm not really gaining but I'm not losing anything. ANYTHING. and it sucks. I need to do a exercise work out every day.
@Faaedab
I'd join but I live in portland and don't have to best means for transport. :/ and I don't even know what we'd do.
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@tofu what part of portland? if anything i can grab my friends bike and we could ride around portland for a few hours, jog for a bit, a few of my friends who have gotten in shape have told me crunches, lunges, situps and the like are amazing to help as well. i have no problem venturing down to portlandia every so often.
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@faa
lol really? well I live in the clackamas area right next to Milwaukee but I still consider it Portland. I could get my bike as well, but I'd want to wait a bit since well s-con's right around the corner and the weather is still really crappy. I'm fine with walking in the rain but not jogging or riding my bike. >_<;; lol
and I do crunches everyday I just need to get more exercise in my regiment for everyday. :3
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We do lunges in our warm up in PE. We do front lunges, backward lunges and side lunges. You can really feel them working. My thighs hurt so bad after the first time because I hadn't done them in a while. We also do kareoke, which is a sort of dance move kind of... Backwards running, lots of arm swinging ones that I hate. It's a good warm up though.
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Yeah I remember doing all of that in pe. It was good warm up but I think the workout I am doing now is a little more helpful than that :P
I don't think I will be at my goal for Sakuracon but I am really close. I'm sure I'll be there for Kumoricon though :D
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Hm, yeah same here. I want to be back down at 100... Which you may look at me like I'm crazy and say something like "DUDE! You're small enough already! You don't need to lose weight!" but meh. Haha. I'm getting there though!
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I mainly want to lose some fat off my stomach and hips....not really lose any weight. I am in a normal weight range and I am happy with that....I am not happy with the fat on my body though :P
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Ugh, I feel so lazy.
I haven't been working out at all for the last six or seven days because I was spending every minute of my life finishing my stuff up for Sakuracon. And I was also eating crap since I'm the only one who knows how to cook decent things so since I wasn't we had nothing in the house for breakfast but cinnamon rolls for two days.
I feel so gross now >: I dropped a costume for Sakuracon so I'm not going to be 'OMG BUSY' before con starts so hopefully I can go run for an hour or two for the next few days.
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I've finally started on a routine in my appartment complex's rec center.
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@boogie: Don't worry boogie. You aren't the only lazy one. Haha. As we speak I'm munching on some cosmic brownies and Dr. Pepper while I wait for the bus to take me to my bank. Not a very productive day.
@nikki: yeah, I'm that way too. I have the typical 'belly pudge' and a minor case of muffin top that I want to get rid of. but according to my BMI I'm apparently overweight or something... not that I care, but I would take comfort in my health knowing that I'm in a healthy weight range for my body.
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I wish I had motivation to actually start working out again..being in shape is a good thing.
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*face palm* Spring break was my crap week and now it's hard to get back into the mind set. =_= Oh well. Since I'm not going to Sakuracon, I'm mainly focusing on Kumoricon. My plan is to work hard this weekend because it's going to be sunny and warm so that means... BIKING! 8D <3
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-is eating a chocolate egg- whu-whut? 0_0
oh yeah....I'm baaaaaaad....I wish I had a near by gym or something....or a pool. oh yeah the aquatic center is like a mile away....but it's expensive.
-keeps eating chocolate egg- at least I didn't eat anything too unhealthy today nor to high in calories. and I walked a lot while shopping for things for my cosplay's. >_< so...yeah....I hate exercising by myself. -lives so far away from friends-
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@tofu: if you live that close to the aquatic center (if it's the Clackamas one..) then there's a 24 hour fitness not far from there :P
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I have lost wieght eating more lol (not like a ton more)
little snacks throughout the day, like if I feel hungry I'll eat a granola bar or something. Keeping my body fueled has helped my metabolisim ^^ and muscle is gaining faster.
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Whoa, I wish I had known this thread was here when I started my 30 day push for S-con. Now that it's only about 4 days away and I've only lost 5 lbs....oh well. I shall try for K-con! Good luck to all of you on your goals, and your cosplays will be great no matter what ^_^
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Ok I may not be going to sakura con but Im still getting in shape for my -secret- version of peach! @_@
been running on the tredmil like crazy : P I put an anime dvd in so i watch about five episodes while I jog. first one I walk at the lowest pace at an uphill incline, second one i kick it up to two, third i go to three then for at half way point, fourth i try to stay at 4mph if not five for the rest of the episode, and at the fifth I put the incline down and walk at a low pace. >_> its proving pretty efective!
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btw cosplay_manda I love your avatar. Battle Royal is one of my favorite movies/books XD
Great news though! My parents bought a Wii and a Wii fit yesterday and I used it a little today. Its not too bad. The yoga is hard for me, I'm more muscle than flexible XD
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Lucky!! I want a wii fit. It looks like so much fun! xD
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nikki: YAY FOR WII FIT!!!! Try the strength exversises : ) that and the arobics.
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I did....its not too hard, I do harder things at the gym then that >_>;
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Well I think the Wii fit is like DDR. You THINK that it's really easy. And then it turns around and works and you're like "Whooooa.... sweet!" because my friend in Kansas uses her Wii fit a lot, and she's getting pretty close to her wanted weight.
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the big thing with it is if you keep to a regular schedual.
when you unlock all the excersises and you do so something like i do which is go through all the yoga excersises in the morning, then you get to a consistant excersise.
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Yeah, I need to start doing my DDR exercises again. I started and then had a series of burn out episodes and didn't have the will to do much of anything.
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I want it so it'll say "hello Tofu." and have it know my weight and what not. ^_^ that'd be so cool.
I should get my friend a wii fit so I can use it. (she has a wii)
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^oh it does. it does.
it knows your name, birthdate, and height (you enter it)
it greets you every morning and says diffreng greetings like
"Your up early! Have you had breakfast yet?" (i get this cause im on it at 5:40am)
"Good evening! OH my its late!"
"Its a great day for excerise!"
"I havent seen you for a little while, not finding time to excersie?" <--- when your gone for a few days.
it also remembers how many days youve been on the proram.
it measures your weight when you get on it and is constantly measuring your posture.
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I WANT ONE BAD NOW!!!
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did i mention it scolds you when you gain weight? It makes you enter why and it will remind you of it for instance i entered "late night snacking"
i got on the night after and it said "Dont forget not to snack!"
its insano. it keeps track of your weight loss, and gives you little treats for doing so many minutes (like a new excersize or stamp for your calender thing)
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XDDD i'd use the 'water weight' excuse.
Me: It's water weight gain!! I SWEAR! I'm not cheating!!
Wii fit: uh-huh. That's what you want me to think.
Me: It is actually...
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there is no water wait option sadly.
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Awwwwe crap. XDD Well there goes my plan. Haha
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^oh it does. it does.
it knows your name, birthdate, and height (you enter it)
it greets you every morning and says diffreng greetings like
"Your up early! Have you had breakfast yet?" (i get this cause im on it at 5:40am)
"Good evening! OH my its late!"
"Its a great day for excerise!"
"I havent seen you for a little while, not finding time to excersie?" <--- when your gone for a few days.
it also remembers how many days youve been on the proram.
it measures your weight when you get on it and is constantly measuring your posture.
Zomg! You're talking about the Wii Fit, aren't you?!?!?! (Not bothering to look over past posts...>3>) It's so intimidating when it asks why you've been away for so long! Like a bf/gf bein' all scary and attached. Lol. "Where have you been all night?! You were with that other woman, weren't you?!" Lololololol. xD
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^the reason why im on it every morning at 5:40
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Well then it isn't going to like me too much >_> I will only get to use it on the weekends XD
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oh its fine with like once a week.
its if you go a month or two weeks it gets angry D:
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Miss Wii is a very scary girlfriend...>3> Just because I'm seeing other games...like Zelda:Twilight Princess...that game is fo shiz.
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Well my legs are sore from the lunges yesterday :D
I am looking forward to workout today....though it will just be at the gym :P
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Gah, im still sick so I haven't been doing much as of late T.T but good work to all of you who are going for it ^.^
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Well I'll definitely be fit by k-con, s-con will probably help me drop like 10 pounds in just three days. sounds unhealthy but with lack of eating(I'll eat just not as much as normal) and with tons of walking and dancing I'll be slimmer for sure. I'll still have work to do though after wards. :/