tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post4454122424049674060..comments2008-03-09T22:57:29.131-04:00Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-60934852043951703652008-03-09T22:57:00.000-04:002008-03-09T22:57:00.000-04:00I don't run any miles. I did gain 30+ pounds in less than a year when I stopped exercising. I'm not a gym person and I didn't feel comfortable working out where I was staying. My living situation changed, I'm back to working out and the weight is dropping. <BR/><BR/>I want to lose weight slowly since I don't want a big transition between weight loss and maintenance. I don't feel deprived eating the way I do and I could do this for life. It doesn't matter if it takes me a year to lose the rest of the weight (14 pounds left).<BR/><BR/>However, I found that my muscle didn't lose their strength in the six and half years that I didn't work out so all is not lost if you can't exercise for awhile time.Lillianhttp://fateordestiny.com/wp/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-32935134182368896792008-03-04T06:57:00.000-05:002008-03-04T06:57:00.000-05:00Wow, what a great discussion! (And Dawn, slothfulness will always be allowed/celebrated here at Cranky Fitness or my name isn't Crabby McSlacker!)<BR/><BR/>I'm taking a quick peek at the computer this morning before hopping on the Dreaded Airplane, but should be back to California before too long and hopefully less slothful myself about exercise and blogging and blog visits.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Merry for a great post and thanks everyone for stopping by!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-12039231140511656502008-03-04T02:20:00.000-05:002008-03-04T02:20:00.000-05:00I'm currently doing about 5+ hours of sweat-inducing stuff per week - not all of it is cardio, but it's all heart-rate-increasing. According to the trainer-who-knows-all, to lose weight (which is what I'm aiming to do) exercise needs to be constant and heartrate needs to be up to a certain level. So I'm doing *something* every day - minimum of 30 minutes on the day I play high impact sport, otherwise at least 45 minutes with a combination of cardio and/or weights. Crazy times. <BR/><BR/>Supposedly the trick is that once you reach 'goal weight' (not that I have a particular number in mind, so much) you still have to be exercising, just not quite as vigourously, or as 'every day' to quite the same extent..<BR/><BR/>Sorry, novel writing.bouncygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443325917755516075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-49177386982935540812008-03-04T01:14:00.000-05:002008-03-04T01:14:00.000-05:00Dawn, shhhh!<BR/>whispers <I>they think they're the only ones here</I>Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-67837524595606118792008-03-04T00:25:00.000-05:002008-03-04T00:25:00.000-05:00Yikes! I've wandered into a fitness blog. It's full of people who "run" and can spell elliptical.<BR/><BR/>Is there a quiet corner where the more sloth-like can sit and ponder upon all this? It's depressing. It sounds as if my little bit of exercise will just make it harder to lose weight.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991009842667783101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-48622396234872217212008-03-03T22:56:00.000-05:002008-03-03T22:56:00.000-05:00Weeeeeeellll, ChickenGirl, the judges might be a bit snarky about that. Tell you what, I'll appeal to Crabby, see if she can influence the judging ;)<BR/><BR/>(Personally, I think it counts!)Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-16701197260461233062008-03-03T22:47:00.000-05:002008-03-03T22:47:00.000-05:00Merry: It's uphill on a treadmill while it's snowing outside. Does that count? ;)chickengirlhttp://www.technorati.com/people/technorati/chickengirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-45460073907704242412008-03-03T22:18:00.000-05:002008-03-03T22:18:00.000-05:00Wow, lots of people have something to say about mileage! (Sorry, M, kilometreage.)<BR/><BR/>Dr. J, I think that's impressive in either miles or kilometers!<BR/><BR/>Chickengirl -- was that uphill through the snow both ways? You get extra points in that case.<BR/><BR/>Mizfit, Bag Lady, and Reb, I will try to find some scary-looking thug-type to chase you guys, if that would help. Actually, Reb, if you hold your cat, my dog will be happy to chase you. (She will be sad if she actually catches you&kitty, but she loves the chase part.)<BR/><BR/>I can sympathize with all the people who've been hurt by running or find it too cold outside to run. I think we all need to find some kind of indoor exercise where we <I>can</I> break a sweat. (I'm with you, Jen, it's been too long!)<BR/>anon & anon, maybe you guy(s) should try ellipticals too? <BR/><BR/>Bicycling is great exercise, but I think you have to go a lot longer than running to get the same amount of workout. Still, the plus side is that you /can/ go a lot longer without getting injured :)<BR/><BR/>Happy Blog Chick, Emily, Whitney, you all get the Merry salute of respect. Yer putting me to shame, but that's only what I deserve for pampering my inner slug.<BR/><BR/>And if you're missing your favorite crustacean -- Crabby's still on the road, but she's managed to smuggle over a new Crab post, all ready to be served up fresh tomorrow!Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51471269747408909872008-03-03T21:32:00.000-05:002008-03-03T21:32:00.000-05:00I run when being chased by something scary & menacing. Thank god that hasn't happened in forever, because I think I'd only make it about 10 feet before I collapsed. I bicycle in the summer though.Rebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-84191437915209602022008-03-03T18:04:00.000-05:002008-03-03T18:04:00.000-05:00right now i'm training for a marathon, so i'm running 30-40 miles a week, but when i'm not training for a marathon... 10-15 miles. yikes! thanks for the info. :)whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740190416691718489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-66783937865117628872008-03-03T17:40:00.000-05:002008-03-03T17:40:00.000-05:00"it would shoot sharp pains around the ND mile"<BR/><BR/>I had a similar problem when I first began running. Mine was Patello-femoral syndrome. Doing high rep, low weight, leg extensions totally cured me! Maybe, 30 reps four times a day with a dictionary in a backpack over your foot, with your knee flexing over a chair back even. Whether this would work for you, I don't know, but it worked so well for me I need to share! It's easier to demonstrate than describe, but it's the best I can offer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-23721897449878629682008-03-03T17:14:00.000-05:002008-03-03T17:14:00.000-05:00I don't run but I do exercise nearly every day.<BR/><BR/>Now you tell me the more good things I do for myself, the more I am forced to continue to do them or I'll do more damage.<BR/><BR/>Why doesn't that sound like fun???<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-61680868627389956412008-03-03T15:35:00.000-05:002008-03-03T15:35:00.000-05:00Why did I start exercising? Maybe the weight would have been easying to keep off if I wasn't exercising. Don't run here, but the elliptical is my friend. At least 35 minutes daily. Guess I won't be stopping anytime soon!TB--Milwaukeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08820683872993735450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-17288634489416509022008-03-03T14:22:00.000-05:002008-03-03T14:22:00.000-05:00PS - I think there should be an opt out clause for people like me who live in a frozen wasteland 30% of the year... I ran about 15 minles a week when I was running las summer...guess I have some work to do.Geosominhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-75484681467648437532008-03-03T14:20:00.000-05:002008-03-03T14:20:00.000-05:00"In other words, if you slack off on the exercising for awhile, you can’t just go back to the same old routine and expect to shed the pounds."<BR/>*sigh*<BR/>So *that* is what's going on with me...it is quite annoying.Geosominhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-31977251950322164062008-03-03T13:46:00.000-05:002008-03-03T13:46:00.000-05:00I currently run about 10-15 miles a week. I'm recovering from an IT band injury.. before i would run 6 miles a day, then my knee joint went out of wack and like clockwork it would shoot sharp pains around the 2nd mile. Now i've worked back up to 3-5 miles before a flare up.. I think i may have injured my IT band closer to my hip though, its been hurting even when walking which means i'm gunna be in another rut for a week or so...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-619111166765870822008-03-03T12:52:00.000-05:002008-03-03T12:52:00.000-05:00I started running in September, and I'm up to about 9-12 miles per week, with weight training 3x per week and, ideally, an hour of cardio cross-training in there somewhere too (last week I tried a spinning class. Awesome, but scary - I highly advocate bringing friends).<BR/><BR/>Wow - writing the workouts down makes me feel all hardcore. Whee!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16806641323660587563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-89129174557434817772008-03-03T12:37:00.000-05:002008-03-03T12:37:00.000-05:00I don't run, but I <I>walk</I> an average of 12 miles a week.<BR/><BR/>Uphill.<BR/><BR/>I've also made an interesting discovery: I've started tracking my calorie intake more closely and it looks like maybe I shouldn't be on a 1200 calorie diet -- if I kick it up to 1400 my metabolism rebounds in a big way and I lose MORE weight! O.O (I know people say "don't starve, you'll wreck your metabolism!" but I had to see it to believe it.)chickengirlhttp://www.technorati.com/people/technorati/chickengirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-89192409769800767442008-03-03T11:53:00.000-05:002008-03-03T11:53:00.000-05:00frick.<BR/><BR/>none?<BR/><BR/>does none count?<BR/><BR/>Signed,<BR/><BR/>Runs If ChasedMizFithttp://www.mizfitonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-18415121880712768362008-03-03T11:29:00.000-05:002008-03-03T11:29:00.000-05:00Sorry to disappoint you Merry, "only" 70 miles a week :-(<BR/>(That's 112.654 km, love those metrics :-)<BR/><BR/>Dr. JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82531918370210053682008-03-03T11:25:00.000-05:002008-03-03T11:25:00.000-05:00Yikes! This research is NOT good news. Ugh!<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe it'll keep me on the exercise straight and narrow.<BR/><BR/>I'm only on week 5 of the couch to 5k program, so please don't ask me about distances yet. If I think about how much time I spend going such a short distance I'll be sad.HappyBlogChickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877638142823386746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-90888262577354612402008-03-03T10:49:00.000-05:002008-03-03T10:49:00.000-05:00Thanks, Jaime! That sounds like it would provide a great workout!<BR/><BR/>Um... Marie? Miles? Kilometres? You expect me to do <I>Math</I>? <BR/><I><B>In the morning???</B></I>Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-68313919360588294212008-03-03T10:33:00.000-05:002008-03-03T10:33:00.000-05:00I'm Canadian - I don't do miles :P<BR/><BR/>I stopped working out after my two half marathons last fall and went up about ten pounds - coincedence? Not really, I was eating crap too.<BR/><BR/>I've lost three and a half so far though since going back to the gym five days a week and WATCHING WHAT I'M EATING.<BR/><BR/>Right now I'm running five km x five days a week but it's about to increase a little and add in hills and fartleks since race season starts.<BR/><BR/>Will end up running about 30km+ a week (plus weight training).mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16967370079264918525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-48963481408954599352008-03-03T10:18:00.000-05:002008-03-03T10:18:00.000-05:00Merry, I *love* the elliptical. The key is a machine that has an adjustable incline and resistance. I think it's a great workout. And it strikes the right balance in leg/cardio exhaustion - when I bike my legs get tired before I'm breathing hard at all, and when I run I'm wheezing and panting before... well, before my legs hit the pavement. But ellipticalling (yes! a word!) gets my heart going and my legs feel it, and if I'm lucky I get a machine with a little fan in the top.Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963931779920699803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-86925359773022172782008-03-03T10:13:00.000-05:002008-03-03T10:13:00.000-05:00This is a leeetle bit depressing given that I haven't broken a sweat in months...Jenhttp://semicharmedwife.comnoreply@blogger.com