Health Link: Looking to gain muscle? Buy I’m getting there, slowly
By Groovybabe • Aug 3rd, 2007 • Category: being motivated, exercise, gym, inch lossJust back from the gym again (I made 3x this week!). I nearly never went today because I took a Nytol last night and it made my body feel really tired this morning (I slept 12 hours!) but I forced myself to and I feel so much better for it!
I didn’t go mad because I am going clubbing tonight and will dance heaps but I was averaging 60rpm on the cross trainer and 4.8 on the treadmill. I did go about my workout a bit different this time. I started off by doing the 10 min warm up on the bike then I went straight into the weight training. I meant to stretch after that but totally forgot and went to the cross trainer and treadmill. Then I hopped onto the bike to cool down (normally do stretches before I do that but didn’t) then I went on the toning tables for ten minutes as I had time to spare (can’t do the bum one - it gets me, er, excited;) and then did my stretching before leaving. I certainly felt better for it than I did during the last workout, but that could be because I didn’t go quite so mad. I really did notice I had much more energy when I got on the cross trainer after doing weights beforehand. I’d have even done longer than my 20 minutes if I wasn’t going out tonight.
Everyone who has a lot of weight to lose needs a good caring instructor and I think I have struck gold with mine. She is so lovely. She’s only in her early 20’s I think but she has the body that I want. If I could pick a body that I wanted, I would seriously pick hers! She’s just come back from holiday and she saw me working out and she really made a point of asking how I was etc even though she was in the middle of giving someone else a review. I think I got close to her telling me she can see a difference. “It looks like you’re doing really well,” she told me.
Those comments from her, as well as all the comments from you guys really spur me on and are a large part of the reason I am so successful. People think comments don’t matter but they make a huge difference to my state of mind, whether irl or online. So thank you.
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I totally feel the same way. Feedback is so important…but you fill a role for us as well. Going to your blog and reading your progress really spurs me on!!
Congratulations on your weight loss. You are doing great! I admire your workout routine. I will have to keep following your blogs. I know you will succeed and you are already an inspiration!
Hi Groovybabe,
I left a reply on your other entry but here it is again, it IS fab to read another UK blog!!
I am in the North East, about 15 - 20 minutes drive from Newcastle and 7 mile from Whitley Bay.
I have added you to my blogs daily reads, you are doing so well….KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!
I also have another UK blog on my blogs daily reads…Too Fat To Fly (Lins) which is also fab! Check it out!
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Thanks Rachel, it does me so much when people tell me that I am an inspiration. There was a time when I never thought that would be the case.
Thanks Sara! I hope you’re right.
Linda. I will check you out and add you to my reading list! You should use my forum I set up for UK people trying to lose weight (link in the nav bar). Its not really got off the ground yet but its early days.
Oh yeah I will check out your forum….fab!
oh man, yes. comments. they make the world go round. truly.
i’m walking around here feening for some in the “real world” but what i get form my online friends have really encouraged me.