Lose Weight (and get fit) Before Roo Thread

Wait is Denny's BACONALIA back?!?!?!??!!??!!??!?!?!?!?!?!

It is absolutely inappropriate! Ugh, must not succumb to the little fat boy inside me!!!!!

Probably isn't as good as the Denny's Bacon Sundae...... i can skip it i think.

Back to my working out. Got home late last night but still managed to do CARDIO X<---- the x stands for extreme get it. anyway felt really good after, friday i'm taking off but this weekend i am deteremined to stay on track. Despite getting paid/getting more corn/the desire to be lazy.

Hellloooo folks. I just got back from the gym and although I HATED going once I get there I seem to be ok. I have a few motivators behind me though that this thread have helped put into perspective.

I'm going on a month long trip to Ireland pre-Roo and I have decided to spend a few days cycling while I'm there....and I am TERRIBLE on a bike. I get tired after like 2 minutes...but I have been gradually working my way up and I am now up to 15 minutes. I know that's not a lot for some folks, but it's a big deal for me!

One of my bestestest bellas is now coming to Roo this year....she is a super fit yoga instructor and I want to be confident beside her ( I know I know I shouldn't compare myself to others....but when it's 4000 degrees out and I'm sweaty and tired....it's sort of inevitable). It's all about confidence, and that's something I lack, the gym is sloooowly giving me confidence in myself.

Also some things that were brought up before:

I too am a daily corn eater. I use it as motivation sometimes. I'll drive out to the woods, eat some corn and walk at a high pace until I'm sober enough to drive home. Another thing I like is to borrow a friends dog. Dogs are super entertaining after some corn and their energy is contagious. Play in a park, or go for a hike. I find it gives me energy more often than makes me sluggish so that's helpful too lol. When I do need to munch on something I turn to yogurt and granola, fresh fruit (which I pre cut and have ready in the fridge), sweet red peppers are as good as candy and my old faithful is oat cereal....with bananas!!

As for various music, I find Rise Against really motivating as well as Flogging Molly. Another thing I do at the gym is listen to a playlist of artist playing at Roo this year. I get to discover new music and I just picture myself dancing in a summer dress to whatever tune it is.

Sorry for the long post I just wanted to share some things that work for me. Aaaaaand maybe I'm just full of energy from my gym trip.

^ Your wagon? It's probably with mine, about 5 miles back!

I currently have 18 beers and 33 bottles of wine in my house, but no fruits or veggies. Or much food of any other kind, for that matter. And because it's the weekend & my LFA (lazyfluffyass = new word! ) is glued to the Coachella stream, I'm OK with that.

On a related note: come Monday, when I resume kicking said LFA back into shape, I'll add plenty of Madness to the playlist. Yowza, their set last night reminded me of my ska phase when I was mad fit from dancing so much at shows. Oh yeah. Those were the skinny jeans good times.

^ Yeah, it's a good app! Too bad it doesn't yell at you when you skip a workout. Maybe that's in the paid version?


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PS - DAMN! Congrats on losing 12lbs in 2 weeks! Impressive! Keep up the great work!

Finally broke 180 again. 7 weeks to lose about 15 more. I think I can do it. At least 10.

Bonnaroo is close.

I didn't calorie count this weekend, but plan on starting back today. I also try to leave a few hundred for beer. hehe. On an excercise note, Caleb and I walked to the store yesterday (about 1/2 mile each way?)! Yay!

one word..... Weekends:-(

Thanks Holls
I may pick and choose from these tonight. How is the shinsplintz doing?

And on that note, does anyone have any advice for lower back stretches? Mine is still a little tweaked. I've been doing heating pad and motrin and aleve. I do the stretching bit where you lay on your back and pull a knee up and over the opposite leg, and also both knees up to the chest and rock side to side like a little back massage. I think it's getting better, but it drastically reduces the amount of exercises I can do at bootcamp.

Mayo: shins are great since I haven't walked in days! (Yay for rain that washes away some pollen; boo for having to drive instead.) Will hit the gym on campus to compensate. Since final exams are next week, maybe my students will be elsewhere & not hogging the machines. God, I hate working out beside the 20-somethings in their barely-there spandex, looking all fresh & non-sweaty after an hour on the StairMonster. My inner dialogue? "OK, honey...flaunt that body now, 'cause you've got about 15yrs before gravity catches up with ya - then it's all downhill from there!"

As for your back: my chiropractor preaches "20 on/20 off" for ice & heat. I tend to blow my sacrum alignment periodically & need adjustments. It's agonizing pain, and stretching before/after has ZERO benefit. So yeah, I know how much lower back pain sucks! Did you ask your trainer for suggestions?


@kstphr: WTG, dude! Go get 'em! AWWW SWEET, ONLY 50 MORE DAYS!!!

1. Go to target or somewhere and get a foam roller. They're usually by the yoga stuff.
2. Keep doing the stretches you are already doing. Do some hamstring stretches too. Then do these: Lay flat on your back with your legs straight, bring your right leg up and cross your ankle above the left knee. Raise your left knee until your left leg is bent at a 90deg angle. Keeping both of your shoulders flat on the floor, lower your right foot and left knee to the floor. With your left hand, pull your right knee towards the floor until you feel a really good stretch in your glutes/piriformis. Sometimes it helps to lay your right arm out on the floor for counterbalance. Repeat on the opposite side.
Most lower back pain is caused by tension in your glutes, hams, and other posterior muscles. Hope this helps!

Love this thread! I was lurking it a couple of months ago and it motivated me to get back on the exercise wagon. Then my wife wanted an app to help with weight loss, so we downloaded MyFitnessPal. I have now lost 15 pounds in 6 weeks and am under 200 for the first time since my 9 year old son was born!

MyFitnessPal is great because it has an huge data base of foods and can easily scan barcodes. This is the first time in my life I have monitored calories, carbs, fat, etc. of the food I eat. Just being knowledgeable that four Pizza Hut Meat Lovers pizzas has about 1800 calories was an eye opener. I still don't really go hungry but just choose healthier foods to eat. I will skip meals to drink 1000 calories of heavy duty IPAs though. I also lift weights every other day and coach my sons' baseball teams. I do a full stretching and running routine with the team every practice and game.

Just thought I would share, say thanks, and encourage everyone to keep up their fitness routines.

Thanks bonzai! I love beer and will gladly trade a few pounds for those delicious hops. It's all part of having a healthy balanced lifestyle.

Hey all. So we started a TOPS group here at the office but the weight doesn't really seem to be going anywhere. I started great but then fell off the wagon over Easter. Doing Zumba twice a week and walking once a week. I try to do more but the job/kids thing is interfering with the life. I'm down 5 pounds but will never be "in shape" for Roo. Better shape maybe.

I have to ask, 12 pounds in 2 weeks? That's amazing but is it safe?

Gotta ask an exercise question. If I have limited time would I be better off dropping a Zumba to do some weight training or am I getting a better calorie burn from the Zumba?