i am going to nc for my cousin's wedding mid may.
i haven't been there since i was 16.
i haven't swam in the ocean since then.
i also have an excuse to buy a perty new dress!!! i am going to wait until the week before, because hopefully i will look somewhat different/more fit, and i can buy a size smaller!
maybe a miracle will happen and i will regain a part of me that was lost when i stopped seeing and feeling the ocean. i miss it so much.
a reminder that i also have six weeks to get into beach shape! oh no!
ps. i have actually gained weight, and i'm hoping it's muscle. i look better though, so i'm not too worried about numbers.
i think i've decided to cut out alcohol. oh well, that doesn't mean i can't have other things!
ocean here i come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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04/05/2008 12:04 #43910
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04/04/2008 17:41 #43906
questions.Category: fitness
so i am now fitness obsessed. i am wondering, what is my calorie intake supposed to be.
i read that you shouldn't go under 1200 a day. that's about where i am at, with like 3.6 miles hikes 5 times a week, and weights and all that mumbo jumbo in between.
i just don't want to be under the limit so i stop burning...
who knows???
i read that you shouldn't go under 1200 a day. that's about where i am at, with like 3.6 miles hikes 5 times a week, and weights and all that mumbo jumbo in between.
i just don't want to be under the limit so i stop burning...
who knows???
james - 04/04/08 21:28
There is no easy answer to that question. It depends on so many different things. Height, current weight, activity level, sex, age, and fitness goals.
First, get your basil metabolic rate. You can do that at this site :::link:::
That is the minimum number of calories a day you need just to survive. If you were in a coma, this is what you would need to not burn muscle and brains.
Next, you can figure out how many calories per day you should have in a day for all those above mentioned qualifiers. Do so here :::link:::
But, with weight loss there is a real simple rule I like to keep in mind. It takes an hour of intense cardio to burn 800 calories but only a minute to eat them.
I recommend you keep track of the amount of calories you have in a day. :::link::: That site has free calorie tracking web-based software. It is real easy to use, you can track what you ate for weeks at a time.
It sounds like you are walking a lot, but doing resistance training with those weights will do a world of good.
Also, to maximize the effect of your cardio read up on High Intensity Interval Training. It is the most effective way to burn calories, improve cardio-vascular health, while not burning muscle mass. Just google the sucker.
There is no easy answer to that question. It depends on so many different things. Height, current weight, activity level, sex, age, and fitness goals.
First, get your basil metabolic rate. You can do that at this site :::link:::
That is the minimum number of calories a day you need just to survive. If you were in a coma, this is what you would need to not burn muscle and brains.
Next, you can figure out how many calories per day you should have in a day for all those above mentioned qualifiers. Do so here :::link:::
But, with weight loss there is a real simple rule I like to keep in mind. It takes an hour of intense cardio to burn 800 calories but only a minute to eat them.
I recommend you keep track of the amount of calories you have in a day. :::link::: That site has free calorie tracking web-based software. It is real easy to use, you can track what you ate for weeks at a time.
It sounds like you are walking a lot, but doing resistance training with those weights will do a world of good.
Also, to maximize the effect of your cardio read up on High Intensity Interval Training. It is the most effective way to burn calories, improve cardio-vascular health, while not burning muscle mass. Just google the sucker.
jenks - 04/04/08 18:44
regardless of number of calories, you shouldn't lose more than 1-2 lb/week.
I'd say 1200 is a good lower limit.
regardless of number of calories, you shouldn't lose more than 1-2 lb/week.
I'd say 1200 is a good lower limit.
carolinian - 04/04/08 17:57
Judging from my appearance, I'm obviously not an expert or anything, but I think that there are no successful diets, just successful changes of lifestyle. What's most important about any real attempt to change your body is that you feel okay with it and are able to sustain it until they stick you in Forest Lawn.
My advice is that you not worry about calorie burning right now and concentrate on making your exercise schedule consistent and turn it into a daily habit in your life that you do and don't really even think about. A lot of people start exercising and never develop a consistent habit and then stop altogether, and that's a lot worse than having a consistent habit and not (initially) burning the desired number of calories.
Guess I should try taking my own advice this weekend. Maybe we need to create an (e:strip) Fit Club (like Celebrity Fit Club) to encourage each other.
Judging from my appearance, I'm obviously not an expert or anything, but I think that there are no successful diets, just successful changes of lifestyle. What's most important about any real attempt to change your body is that you feel okay with it and are able to sustain it until they stick you in Forest Lawn.
My advice is that you not worry about calorie burning right now and concentrate on making your exercise schedule consistent and turn it into a daily habit in your life that you do and don't really even think about. A lot of people start exercising and never develop a consistent habit and then stop altogether, and that's a lot worse than having a consistent habit and not (initially) burning the desired number of calories.
Guess I should try taking my own advice this weekend. Maybe we need to create an (e:strip) Fit Club (like Celebrity Fit Club) to encourage each other.
04/03/2008 01:39 #43880
the old daysi was just looking back at (e:paul)'s old journals. it makes me miss the old days. and also not miss the old days, due to the shitty condition of my life.
the only part of my life that could be considered any part shitty now is the act that i miss my friends. and everyone is so skinny here, that i now only eat fat free and salads, and hike a million miles so i can lose 15 lbs and look super hot in my bikini.
workouts are my new boyfriend. screw dates, who has time for that when you need to complete a 2 hr workout? maybe i can have workout dates now or something...
i think i will visit blo in june................
HOORAY!
the only part of my life that could be considered any part shitty now is the act that i miss my friends. and everyone is so skinny here, that i now only eat fat free and salads, and hike a million miles so i can lose 15 lbs and look super hot in my bikini.
workouts are my new boyfriend. screw dates, who has time for that when you need to complete a 2 hr workout? maybe i can have workout dates now or something...
i think i will visit blo in june................
HOORAY!
tinypliny - 04/05/08 18:08
Hey maybe I can finally meet you in June. :)
Hey maybe I can finally meet you in June. :)
metalpeter - 04/03/08 17:07
If memory serve I think (e:ladycroft) will be here in June also, you should visit when she does also, just an idea.
If memory serve I think (e:ladycroft) will be here in June also, you should visit when she does also, just an idea.
drew - 04/03/08 11:47
Be careful. Deadlier is dieting, too. I don't want to see him in a thong!
Be careful. Deadlier is dieting, too. I don't want to see him in a thong!
ajay - 04/03/08 10:48
Let _us_ be the judge.
Please post daily pics of yourself in a bikini or a thong, so we can advise you on the right diet for the day, exercise, etc.
Let _us_ be the judge.
Please post daily pics of yourself in a bikini or a thong, so we can advise you on the right diet for the day, exercise, etc.
james - 04/03/08 10:19
Don't stop eating fats all together. Your body needs them and they actually help with fat loss. Just keep it around 20% of your total diet and make sure most of that is fats from plants.
Make the remaining part of your diet equal parts protein and carbs, avoid fats directly after a workout, eat small meals six times a day, and drink water constantly.
And thus is my total knowledge of sports nutrition crammed into two poorly constructed paragraphs.
Mazel tov
Don't stop eating fats all together. Your body needs them and they actually help with fat loss. Just keep it around 20% of your total diet and make sure most of that is fats from plants.
Make the remaining part of your diet equal parts protein and carbs, avoid fats directly after a workout, eat small meals six times a day, and drink water constantly.
And thus is my total knowledge of sports nutrition crammed into two poorly constructed paragraphs.
Mazel tov
03/31/2008 21:35 #43853
allergiesim really sick of this whole wildflower, prettiness bloom that has hit the phoenix area. while the hills are alive with the sound of pollen, my head is alive with the sound of misery.
im pretty sure my massive allergy attack had led to a vicious sinus infection.
wtf??? i thought my allergies would be better here, and they have been, but now i am being attacked.
i think it's becasue we had a record amount of rainfall this winter, and things are now blooming.
this has foiled my hiking everyday plan, and i struggle to make it through the day.
i don't want to take antibiotics again, and pseudophed(sp?), makes me crazy and sleepless.
so, now i must ho find a natural cure.
i just read this thing about salt caves, and supposedly they are really great for breathing and allergy issues, but the closest one in still far...
help!!!!!
i will hike tomorrow morning if it kills me, i can't take the sedentary lifestyle anymore! (it's only been three days.)
i would like to live in a bubble.
this photo i stole online, but these are the same damn yellow flowers that are hindering my well-being. i hate them. forever. it's like i am constantly walking through a field of wildflowers, which i think is like number one on my allergies list, maybe even worse than cats. but i still hate cats more. i hate the flowers second.
im pretty sure my massive allergy attack had led to a vicious sinus infection.
wtf??? i thought my allergies would be better here, and they have been, but now i am being attacked.
i think it's becasue we had a record amount of rainfall this winter, and things are now blooming.
this has foiled my hiking everyday plan, and i struggle to make it through the day.
i don't want to take antibiotics again, and pseudophed(sp?), makes me crazy and sleepless.
so, now i must ho find a natural cure.
i just read this thing about salt caves, and supposedly they are really great for breathing and allergy issues, but the closest one in still far...
help!!!!!
i will hike tomorrow morning if it kills me, i can't take the sedentary lifestyle anymore! (it's only been three days.)
i would like to live in a bubble.
this photo i stole online, but these are the same damn yellow flowers that are hindering my well-being. i hate them. forever. it's like i am constantly walking through a field of wildflowers, which i think is like number one on my allergies list, maybe even worse than cats. but i still hate cats more. i hate the flowers second.
jacob - 04/05/08 02:29
Those plants are cresote bushes. The flowers will go away soon.
Those plants are cresote bushes. The flowers will go away soon.
lilho - 04/01/08 01:35
dude, i've done that before, and i think it helped. i shall buy myself a little pot tomorrow. and let the irrigation begin!
dude, i've done that before, and i think it helped. i shall buy myself a little pot tomorrow. and let the irrigation begin!
twisted - 03/31/08 23:13
Friends of mine swear by :::link::: this. I'm not saying I've tried it, but I may have to.
Friends of mine swear by :::link::: this. I'm not saying I've tried it, but I may have to.
03/29/2008 11:47 #43821
a message?so, i haven't blogged in a while. im preoccupied with life or something i guess.
i ditched the mormon, the way he spoke to me was not ok. plus, im prtty sure that he thinks women are here to serve men. f that. i will serve no one. ok, maybe my mom, but that's it. the rest of you can serve yourself.
everything else here is just dandy. im obsessed with hiking now, and try to go 5 times a week. it's an intense work out, and who knows what this mad fitness streak will lead to.
i love arizona.
i did not love this message:
"f you wanna some sex by webcamera, just wright me: cz1000 AT mail.ru and we will spend very good and tender evening together"
wtf? i never get messages, and now i get this? can someone send me a nice friendly message so it can negate that one? please.
here's a pic of the place where i hike:
i ditched the mormon, the way he spoke to me was not ok. plus, im prtty sure that he thinks women are here to serve men. f that. i will serve no one. ok, maybe my mom, but that's it. the rest of you can serve yourself.
everything else here is just dandy. im obsessed with hiking now, and try to go 5 times a week. it's an intense work out, and who knows what this mad fitness streak will lead to.
i love arizona.
i did not love this message:
"f you wanna some sex by webcamera, just wright me: cz1000 AT mail.ru and we will spend very good and tender evening together"
wtf? i never get messages, and now i get this? can someone send me a nice friendly message so it can negate that one? please.
here's a pic of the place where i hike:
terry - 04/01/08 09:45
you can't quite say that (e:jenks) is 100% false (e:joshua). Mormons really do believe that God was once like us and we can be like him. In other words the possibility for god-hood does exist, with the possibility of "ruling your own planet". And while women may be "equal" and "sealed" to their husbands, there is a very strong tradition of women taking on a woman's role (ie: mother, housekeeper) and deferring to the husband's judgement in most other areas. Again, not all Momos are like that, but it's there. An example is that only men can enter into the Priesthood, which bestows them with powers (offering blessings and healing by laying on of hands, etc.) that women cannot have. Also, the organizational structure of the chirch puts the men into the priesthood and women into what's called the "relief society" where, in my experience, they baked cookies and organized events. Every Sunday after the main service the men go to one room to discuss priestly matters and the women go into another to plan the next bake sale (to be honest, they may do other things too, as a boy I was never allowed in there).
you can't quite say that (e:jenks) is 100% false (e:joshua). Mormons really do believe that God was once like us and we can be like him. In other words the possibility for god-hood does exist, with the possibility of "ruling your own planet". And while women may be "equal" and "sealed" to their husbands, there is a very strong tradition of women taking on a woman's role (ie: mother, housekeeper) and deferring to the husband's judgement in most other areas. Again, not all Momos are like that, but it's there. An example is that only men can enter into the Priesthood, which bestows them with powers (offering blessings and healing by laying on of hands, etc.) that women cannot have. Also, the organizational structure of the chirch puts the men into the priesthood and women into what's called the "relief society" where, in my experience, they baked cookies and organized events. Every Sunday after the main service the men go to one room to discuss priestly matters and the women go into another to plan the next bake sale (to be honest, they may do other things too, as a boy I was never allowed in there).
joshua - 03/31/08 17:46
Jenks - having a Mormon for an uncle I can tell you that this is 100% unequivocally false and probably came from someone who is totally ignorant of religion let alone the wild and wacky world of Mormonism!
The truth is that Mormons believe strongly in the concept of God's house "having many mansions" as Jesus says in the Bible. What they are referring to are different levels of heaven that people get slotted into depending on how well, pious they've been. The idea that women are not spiritual equals is false. Its incredibly important for Mormons to be "sealed" in heaven with their wife or husband - its a bond similar to marriage except more intense: when they say forever, they really mean forever. When my grandpa died it was important for my uncle to seal my grandpa and grandma before he actually passed on. I see it as his own religious imposition on a man who thought Mormonism was silly and crazy up to the day of his death, but whatever.
Jenks - having a Mormon for an uncle I can tell you that this is 100% unequivocally false and probably came from someone who is totally ignorant of religion let alone the wild and wacky world of Mormonism!
The truth is that Mormons believe strongly in the concept of God's house "having many mansions" as Jesus says in the Bible. What they are referring to are different levels of heaven that people get slotted into depending on how well, pious they've been. The idea that women are not spiritual equals is false. Its incredibly important for Mormons to be "sealed" in heaven with their wife or husband - its a bond similar to marriage except more intense: when they say forever, they really mean forever. When my grandpa died it was important for my uncle to seal my grandpa and grandma before he actually passed on. I see it as his own religious imposition on a man who thought Mormonism was silly and crazy up to the day of his death, but whatever.
jenks - 03/29/08 17:13
i've been meaning to look it up to confirm it, b/c all the mormons I know are SUPER nice, but someone was telling me that they believe that when they die they go to their own special PLANET and rule it, and that women can't go to their planets til their men "call them" there.
WTF?! sounds redic, hope it's not true...
i've been meaning to look it up to confirm it, b/c all the mormons I know are SUPER nice, but someone was telling me that they believe that when they die they go to their own special PLANET and rule it, and that women can't go to their planets til their men "call them" there.
WTF?! sounds redic, hope it's not true...
brit - 03/29/08 14:43
be careful on them trails ho! I wanna go hiking when I come visit.... maybe less of an intense workout for me and more of a fat bastard wobble down the hill with a bottle of wine though?
be careful on them trails ho! I wanna go hiking when I come visit.... maybe less of an intense workout for me and more of a fat bastard wobble down the hill with a bottle of wine though?
That was my biggest problem with phoenix. I mean at first before high summer, I loved the weather. (e:jacob) and I lived with some of his friends in an apartment near the Arizona Mills mall in Tempe. I loved being able to hike and rock climb. Nothing beats that - but then you add - minus water - well, I guess you just subtract water and its suddenly very anxiety filled for me. I wish I had my blog back then, now that whole part off my life is dependent on my memory which is - so, so.
I remember we spent lots of trips driving out to San Diego to see the water - and multitude of nudists at Black's Beach right on the pacific.
There are some watery places in AZ. If you get a chance you and your mom should head up to slide rock in Sedona if it is still there. It is a very tree and water meets desert hiking experience.
do not cut out alcohol. we are then no longer friends.