Lose Weight (and get fit) Before Roo Thread

NICE HOLLS!!!!! So exciting when the old clothes start to fit!!!!!!!

On that note - weigh in this morning (missed wednesday due to work) and down another 5 lbs. 1.25/week! I'll take it.
Also - measurements - THIS is the exciting part for me - Since I started, my arms are down 1.75'', chest down 2.75'', waist down 4'', abs/tummy down 4.25'', hips down 3'', thigh only 0.5'' BUT the quad and glute muscles are hardcore so Im okay with that

WOOOOO!!!

6 weekends from now - It's ROO TIME. Keep it up everyone!!! Yay!!!

*edit for muscle names!*

Nice job everyone! I have not been exercising much, due to my allergies and not being able to breathe, but I have been watching my food (and wine) intake and have lost a total of 5lbs over a few weeks. I am at 133 now which is the lowest I've been in about 6 months or more.

Now my allergies seem to be more under control, I am going to get on that elliptical and hopefully lose another 5lbs before Roo

Holls and Mayo! Both awesome stories!!! I wish that I had pre-measurements. But alas, I don't.

I have before and after measurements. Not pictures though. 5 lbs left in 4 weeks! 3 Lbs week last week! And I started my pre-roo walking routine. 3-5 miles every night with the dog in addition to my normal pacing on the phone.

I dont have anything offical either, but I do have some pictures of me with my shirt pulled up in various locations in Seoul. That was right before I got down to workout business. I could probably take a new pic and post it closer to Roo.

I totally skipped the gym this morning and cant go tonight. Just got to get back on tomorrow. Last week was a pretty good one though. Worked pretty hard every day and killed myself on Sunday. Hence the skipping today.

I'm trying to cut out excess sugar from my diet. Not getting rid of sweets if I want them, but more like making certain that if I'm eating somethign that isnt supposed to be sweet it doesnt have extra sugar added. Cant give up my Double Stuf Golden Oreos.

Hello all!!!! I haven't been in here for a while, and honeslt have been slacking really hard. Had a lot of school work with finals+work work, and really ceased doing p90:( and also ate pretty bad (especially this weekend, like really bad) Anyway, i'm trying to jump on the insanity train now, since i figure that's a quick way to loose some weight before roo and get my legs ready, unfortunately tonight..... My friend got awesome seats for Mets vs. Phillies (Right behind homeplate) so i will have no time to work out today either. However, tomorrow shall be the start of the 30 day grind. I mean i lost 7 lbs in 30 days before i think i can do it again. Glad you are all are miles ahead of me and keeping up with it. I'll hopefully be looking as good as you all come Roo time.

^^^Want to share that recipe?

I've got a pretty sore knee today. A case of the runner's knee going on. I guess it means inserts for my shoes, swimming, no running and lots of squats and lunges to get those muscles beefed up.

I dont want to do squats and lunges everyday. Boo.

^^^I'll give that a shot. I do a version of that pretty often, but mine dont include a squat.

Using 10 LB dumbbells
Go down hands to feet
Jump feet back spread kind of wide
Pushup
Dumbbell row with each arm
Feet back to hands
Jump

I do three sets 10-8-8, usually in super sets with something like shoulder press, lunges, and rowers.

^^^ Ugh, me too, but I can tell how much better they make me. I just need to get some of these injuries smoothed out. I want to start more box jumps and stuff, but having nagging ankle and knee pains arent making that easy.

If anyone doesnt know what a burpee is (and I thought WTF is that the first time I heard, kind of like I did with fartlek)

So since we are 4 weeks out, and a lot of us are doing great, I wanted to post a few reminders for everyone to make sure we all have a safe roo.

1 - Stop your routine at least a week before roo. Your body needs to recover, even if you are feeling good. Arbitrary goals we have set are not worth a shut down in the middle of the festival. Pro Athletes take an off day before games. Olympians reduce their workout drastically in the 2 weeks leading into the games. Do the same, and go in healthy.

2 - While you are at the festival, you are not on a diet or weight loss plan. You will be doing a lot just by living in the heat and walking. Eat and drink early and often. If you are hungry or thirsty, you already let it go too long. I am not saying gorge on unhealthy food. Just that you do not need to count calories or watch weight at roo.

3 - Give your body time to recover after the fest. At least a week or two to rebalanced itself. Roo is my Olympics every year and again, Olympians stop training for a period after their event. Your body needs time to recover.

4 - Recognize that by losing x amount of weight, your tolerance and bodily needs will be affected. That is x less pounds that dispersed alcohol and other things that are no longer there. There will be 15% less of me at the fest this year. That will have an effect. Plus, like medicine, it is not a straight line effect. In all likelihood, you are now a cheaper date and by a greater percentage than the % weight loss.

5 - Your metabolic rate will be up meaning things will hit you faster and harder. Again, go easy. Build up to where you want to be, instead of hitting the gas out of the blocks.

6 - Hydration and electrolytes are more important to you now more than ever. Your body is use to more water, and has become more efficient at using sweat to cool you. It is proven that when you get in better shape, your body sweats earlier in workouts since it knows what you are doing. You need more water and more salts than before.


Everyone in this thread should be happy and proud of what they have accomplished regardless of whether they stuck with it or hit their goals. This is not an exam you can cram for, and where you are in 2 weeks is where you are. Roo is a place for everyone to be themselves and celebrate life through music and friendship.

Some of the recent posts about trying to hit a last minute goal are starting to concern me. Between last minute goals and some of the overuse injuries coming up, we need to recognize that we are all human and that bodies need vacations too. And Roo is not a bodily vacation. After this week, I am giving up on the last 5 lbs, and moving to light walking and stretching until after roo.

I want everyone to return here a month from now talking about what they are doing to get ready for next year's roo and I think the above advice is useful for all of us.

Take a minute this weekend to look back at all that you have accomplished. As I said, you should be proud and not worried about last minute goals at this point. If you didn't make it to a goal, that's OK. We still love you, and we will be there with you next year helping you along again.

I think you deserve some comfort food at the moment! Jump back on the wagon when you're ready. I'm sure there will be a few of us still truckin' along after Roo to lend you some support.

Congrats to everyone who has been sticking with it or getting back to it and not giving up. You guys are doing great!

As for me, I've really slacked on exercise. I've been so busy lately that I've not even tried to work it into my schedule. I was able to get a walk in the last two days, even though they were only about 30 minutes each. I guess it's much better than nothing, right? I have continued to log my food everyday though. I've had a few bad days, but for the most part I've been sticking with it. I weighed myself this morning and was down another 3.4 pounds in the last 2 weeks, making a total of 28 pounds lost. I'll be down at least 30 by Roo!

The bassnectar show in birmingham caused me to lose 7 lbs so hit up extrememly hot venues and prepare.

This is so true. I saw Neon Indian the other night and had over an hour of constant, spastic, sweaty motion. A good show is great exercise. Stuff like that, the normal walking you do, and sex probably often end up forgotten when thinking of how much exercise you've accomplished.

One little thing I do is whenever I go to a store I always park as far away as I can so long as the weather's decent. There's no need to be right up front if you have a bag or cart, so that extra minute or two of walking is a nice little thing. Plus it's fun to coast on your cart when you're in the far end of the lot.

Holls, fellow computer addict here. Same deal of can easily put away an entire day on the computer without thinking about it. Way more under control now than it's ever been. Right now I'm in a NO NO WORD!!! study which basically entails me being in a hospital bed for eight days, so I have to watch myself to make sure I'm walking around and reading instead of just being on the computer all day. I ended up without internet at my apartment (neighbors I was sharing with discontinued it) and it's been really good for me to not have that easy access. I thought about getting it on my own but realized I was really happy with how it got me out a lot more so just never got it again. Definitely inconvenient at times though. Glad you've figured out a good routine. As long as you can break those computer patterns, you end up with a lot more exercise done. Sounds like you're doing pretty awesome. I'm glad that I have friends who still know how to enjoy a good playground haha. Go have fun on a swing!

Playing on a playground sounds like so much fun! Most exercises are a chore to me and that's why I don't do them. I've always enjoyed walking outside and I'm hoping to have enough time soon to hit some of the trails nearby. I'm also thinking of taking up hooping because it looks so fun. I know it would be a great to burn some calories. Between those things, my garden and the pool I'll have no problem getting some activity in this summer.