January 30 Each dawn is a new beginning. Breakfast: small bowl of muesli and dried cranberries, milk Snack: Energy Rx juice drink product whatchamajigger. Hey, it’s mango juice AND caffeine! I read the ingredients! Lunch: Slimfast, granola bar, 1 piece string cheese (I hate how the cafeteria closes before I can even get there) Dinner: Shrimp fried rice (veggies and egg also, leftovers for lunch tomorrow) Workout: 25 minutes on recumbent bike at lunch I didn’t work out yesterday at all – still too sore from my last session with the trainer. I did, however, get in and ride a…
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I’m at the end of my third week of the 6-week fitness deal I got through work,and it’s quite evident that it’s starting to pay off. I’ve lost a few pounds, but more importantly, I’ve gained muscle mass, or at least muscle tone. Last week’s tally: I was somewhat slack at the beginning of the week, especially when I missed my original personal trainer session. But I picked up and got in Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday morning, had a trainer session that day, and yesterday morning. Plus, today David and I got in to Bally’s, and I did a…
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I missed my session with the personal trainer at the workplace healthclub this morning! For some reason, even though it was on my online calendar, I had it in my head that it was an evening appointment, not a morning one. Well, crap. I emailed my apologies to my trainer, Natalie. She’s a good kid. Very young, very small, very eager to get several women fit. Each one of us nearly twice her size. Most of the others in my group missed the last nutrition meeting due to schedule constraints – tomorrow I have to remember to have a meeting…
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Losing Weight–Start By Counting Calories Tucked away in the registry's database is information about the weight-control behaviors of more than 3,000 American adults who have lost an average of 60 pounds and have kept it off for an average of six years. How do they do it? These successful weight losers report four common behaviors, says Wing. They eat a low-calorie, low-fat diet, they monitor themselves by weighing in frequently, they are very physically active, and they eat breakfast. Eating breakfast every day is contrary to the typical pattern for the average overweight person who is trying to diet, says…
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Made it to the end of the first week in the 6-week “quick start” fitness program more or less in one piece. The way this will work is that I’ll go as much as possible during the work week at the “office” health club, and then hope to hit Bally’s once during the weekend. I still need to get to the health club early enough to allow me a 45 minute workout with a 30 minute shower-and-change, but wasn’t able to carve out that much time as yet. Still, I managed to get 25 minutes at least, 4 times this…
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Did 10 minutes on the elliptical at 150bpm for an average speed of 3.5-4 mph to warm up, then did some upper-body work with weights for 20 minutes. All was noted on my personal training sheet and filed.
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Arrived at about 810am, did 25 minutes on the elliptical, showered, got upstairs in time to log in. Better if arrive at about 730am.
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BBC NEWS | Health | Adult ADHD not treated properly A recent survey of children with ADHD in Newham, in London, found although symptoms tended to decrease between the ages of seven and 17, the 17-year-olds showed a level of hyperactivity similar to that found in a group of normal seven-year-olds. When the same people were seen again at the age of 26, they were found to have disabilities associated with high levels of psychiatric disorder, including feelings of restlessness, feeling depressed when inactive, depression, and difficulties sustaining relationships. Dr Chris Steer, who treats paediatric ADHD in Fife, said that…
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Okay, I finally got a reason to get going on a fitness program. The health club in the building at work offered a great deal for a 6 week "jumpstart" program for emplyoyees of my company, including some nutrition counseling and 6 weekly sessions with a personal trainer. So last Friday I signed up for the next 6 weeks, beginning today. And yesterday I went out to Le Tarzhay and bought some new workout gear, all very comfortable and even flattering (cut not so badly for a big girl me). Last night I packed up my gym bag, and this morning made it…
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Welcome to Solo Laboratories, Inc. :: Yep, got new shoes (New Balance 854s) and the orthotics fit them a lot better than my old, brokendown shoes. Actually, they’re already pretty comfortable, though I’m still getting used to the rock-hard stability “rollbars” on the sides, which will prevent roll-overs like I had 2 years ago They performed well just now in when I had to walk down 11 flights for a fire drill, so let the walking begin.