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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 505198" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>DDD, you're no wuss. It took me more than a week I think to even <strong>consider</strong> touching that elliptical machine. I was idiot enough to try it the first time in the gym.....and omg it felt so foreign and I couldn't do 3 mins, no kidding. It's taken me 3 wks to get up to 30 mins on the thing.......and you see how I have to do it. lol Most of that time I'd telling myself "ok, just 5 mins, if you can do 5 mins we're good" then when I reach the 5 mins, I do it again with 5 more mins. But so far I have no choice but to stop at the 15 min mark because my left thigh cramps up.....walking the treadmill gets the cramp worked out so I can go back and do the rest. </p><p></p><p>I'm just paying quite a <strong>hefty price</strong> for this Y membership and I'm <strong>making sure</strong> it's not going to waste. For the past 2 wks it's been about 3 times a week. Now I'm amping up to 6 days a week, no less than 60 mins, usually about 90 including the strength workout with weights. I had to work up to it though, I didn't want to do the thing where you're so sore you can't move the rest of the day and dread going back. </p><p></p><p>I am getting frustrated with the calorie deal though. I know my kidney doctor had me on a 1600 cal diet for the renal diet without exercise. The site I'm using to help guide me calorie wise has it at 1200 something without exercise.......at a 1/2 lb a week and I think they're off their nut. That 1600 was for 2 lbs a week according to my doctor.......and it DID work without issue because I walked 4 miles a day with the dogs, but other than housework that's all I did. I lost almost 30 lbs in 2 months. So, I'm trying to just use the site to help me count calories and watch sodium and potassium levels and not hyper focusing on their totals because I think those are off more than a bit. But it's bugging me. I might switch and try out weight watchers as it might be easier, easy child says she's only paying 18 a month because she's doing the meals herself. </p><p></p><p>easy child highly recommends the Biggest Loser videos because they have 3 skill levels. I have 2 of them but have as yet to try them because I've been making it to the gym each day.....will be trying it tomorrow because sundays are just too crowded there. </p><p></p><p>And no, I've not managed to quit smoking yet. I'm down to a pack a day from 2 packs, which is at least better. If I don't continue making progress there, I'll go to the doctor and ask for the chantix...but man that's expensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 505198, member: 84"] DDD, you're no wuss. It took me more than a week I think to even [B]consider[/B] touching that elliptical machine. I was idiot enough to try it the first time in the gym.....and omg it felt so foreign and I couldn't do 3 mins, no kidding. It's taken me 3 wks to get up to 30 mins on the thing.......and you see how I have to do it. lol Most of that time I'd telling myself "ok, just 5 mins, if you can do 5 mins we're good" then when I reach the 5 mins, I do it again with 5 more mins. But so far I have no choice but to stop at the 15 min mark because my left thigh cramps up.....walking the treadmill gets the cramp worked out so I can go back and do the rest. I'm just paying quite a [B]hefty price[/B] for this Y membership and I'm [B]making sure[/B] it's not going to waste. For the past 2 wks it's been about 3 times a week. Now I'm amping up to 6 days a week, no less than 60 mins, usually about 90 including the strength workout with weights. I had to work up to it though, I didn't want to do the thing where you're so sore you can't move the rest of the day and dread going back. I am getting frustrated with the calorie deal though. I know my kidney doctor had me on a 1600 cal diet for the renal diet without exercise. The site I'm using to help guide me calorie wise has it at 1200 something without exercise.......at a 1/2 lb a week and I think they're off their nut. That 1600 was for 2 lbs a week according to my doctor.......and it DID work without issue because I walked 4 miles a day with the dogs, but other than housework that's all I did. I lost almost 30 lbs in 2 months. So, I'm trying to just use the site to help me count calories and watch sodium and potassium levels and not hyper focusing on their totals because I think those are off more than a bit. But it's bugging me. I might switch and try out weight watchers as it might be easier, easy child says she's only paying 18 a month because she's doing the meals herself. easy child highly recommends the Biggest Loser videos because they have 3 skill levels. I have 2 of them but have as yet to try them because I've been making it to the gym each day.....will be trying it tomorrow because sundays are just too crowded there. And no, I've not managed to quit smoking yet. I'm down to a pack a day from 2 packs, which is at least better. If I don't continue making progress there, I'll go to the doctor and ask for the chantix...but man that's expensive. [/QUOTE]
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