Calling all Hamsters!!! Week#66 Ending 3-28-04

[slynny]

Please do all posting here and let the other thread go!

Mission: The VeggieBoards Hamster Club is a group of fitness/health minded vegans and vegetarians who support each other in their endeavors in fitness, diet, and health. Anyone who chooses can post to this thread. There are no dues or fees, just a desire to share our efforts and support one another.


Come on Hamsters!! Let's get moving!!! :bobo:

[BlackVelveteen]

Slynny, yes, I skipped/jumped rope for 1.5 hours and thanks.

I just did 20 minutes of strength training. I will do some cardio in the evening.

[slynny]

7 mile run for me today.
my week:
Mon. 60 min power walk, weights, crunches
Tue. 4 mile run
Wed. 60 min power walk, weights, crunches
Thur. 4 mile run
Fri. rest
Sat. 14 mile run
Sun. more rest...taking a vacation

Sky, do you have a sight we can go to yet, to see your teams progress? How many miles are you at?

Funk, 1000 crunches....you must be feeling a lot better :D

ND, great Hamstering!

Gnarly, Congrats on passing your test!! :vebo:

entresol, What a great week of Hamstering :hamster:

BlackVelveteen, Wow! Thats impressive.

Go Hamsters!

[Cissy]

Great job guys! I did yoga and upper body weights this morning :)

[annabanana]

Nothing much today, I'm not quite feeling myself. Really tired and the mind doesn't want to do anything too strenuous either (too bad I still have homework to do!).
Monday:
4 mile run
30 minutes on elliptical

[CaptainSwab]

Howdy hamsters!

10 mile run.

[Mskedi]

I officially sucked as a hamster last week, so this week has to be better!

The plan: weights every day, dance or run or bike daily, stretch daily.

Totally off topic...

The hamsters have invaded my subconscious!
CaptainSwab was in my dream last night! ha! I was dreaming about this terrible training I went to recently at a hotel nearby, and as I was frantically trying to find which ballroom the meeting was in. I went into one of the ballrooms and there was CaptainSwab getting married! Bizarre. I went up to her and congratulated her, and she looked at me like "who are you?" and then I ran off to find my meeting. It got much weirder after that, but no one on here was involved, so I won't get into it. :)

[CaptainSwab]

Mwhahahaha. Was the meeting in at the hotel Queen Mary? hehe. :)

[Cissy]

Mskedi - Heh, that's funny!

I just cleaned my closet, and I worked up a sweat :sweat:

[Jessikt]

I did my Pilates video today, and some Laundry and I cleaned my room. :)

I hope to get to the Gym tomorrow, and to start going often again, I'm starting to get back into my "I'd be perfectly happy just sitting in front of the computer and eating all the time" mode, caused by un-healthy eating habits and being lazy over March Break, it'll only take a couple of days to get over though, once I get back into the swing, I'll remember how good I feel not being lazy and eating good healthy food.

[OConfusedOne]

I did two hours of tae kwon do yesterday, two hours today, and I don't know about the rest of the week. It's going to be all crazy, but that's the life of a hamster! Let's have a good week everyone!!

[blinkered]

my week should involve some cycling, some running and some badminton but probably not in that order :D

:hamster: GO HAMSTERS GO :hamster:

[Bobsy]

This morning I did Rosemary Conley 'Ultimate Fat Burner' video, level 2, medium intensity - 35 minutes.

Hooray hamsters!! :hamster: :hamster:

You're all doing great :D

[BlackVelveteen]

This morning, I jumped rope for an hour and did 30 minutes of strength training. I think I will do yoga in the evening.

[blueserendipity]

i went to my first clas at the gym that i joined two weeks ago


it was a cardio kick thing (60 min)

so much fun

and now i'm so sore

what sorts of food shoud i increase in my diet now that i'be regularly excersising again?

[OConfusedOne]

blueserendipity - while I am certainly not a certified expert, I would suggest increasing your intake of protein *slightly* if you want to build muscle, and replacing simple carbohydrates like pasta and white bread with complex carbs, like fruits and vegetables, in order to keep your energy up for all that exercize. An hour of cardio kickboxing for your first class? You're ambitious! :)

Blackvelveteen and bobsy - way to hamster! :hamster:

[Cissy]

Did some yoga this morning... great hamstering guys!

[Gnarly]

I'm just about to head off for a bike ride and will hopefully hit the gym this afternoon.
And all this talk of skipping makes me want to start again... I used to skip a lot.

[slynny]

Hi Hamsters,

Today = power walk, weights, crunches.

Cissy, way to go on the yoga.

Jessikt, yes...get back in the swing :) it'll feel much better.


originally posted by OCO
It's going to be all crazy, but that's the life of a hamster!
Hehehehe...I love this OCO! Can I use it for my signature?

blinkered, You awesome Hamster!

Bobsy, Way to go! :hamster:

BlackVelveteen, I can't get over how long you skip rope! You are the skippin' Hamster!

blueserindipity, I agree with OCO, you should increase your protein intake (but not alot) and you should eat more complex carbs, the best complex carbs are high in fiber or whole grains...whole grain breads, whole wheat pastas, legumes, potatoes, and vegetables, are all great sources of complex carbs. Fruits are also good for you to eat because they do contain some fiber and other important nutrients, but they are made up mainly of simple carbs. Things to avoid are white sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, candies, pastry...junk.

Gnarly :up: you skip too? I also do but just a little compared to BV.

Way to go Hamsters!!! :vebo: :hamster: :vebo:

[Jessikt]

Part way walk to School + Walk to Gym = 25 Minute Walk

30 Minutes on the Elliptical Machine with the arm thingys.

It DID feel great to get back to exercising again! :)

[Christy]

Tamilee Webb: I Want That Body (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000055ZGP/qid%3D1080043769/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-8749197-1429400) - full body toning - 27 min (skipped 2nd warmup)
treadmill - 33 min, 2 miles, 3.5/4 mph, incline and speed intervals

Does anyone else, when under stress, clench their jaw during workouts (or not)?

ETA: I forgot to say that while 3.5 is starting to feel slow, I cannot stay at 4 mph for much longer than 5 minutes. My shins start to hurt and I have to slow down. Just trying to note such things to keep up with my progress.

[Sky]

Sky, do you have a sight we can go to yet, to see your teams progress? How many miles are you at?

Yes, it is up and ready now. Here's a link: Walk Across Kansas (http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/walk/teamprogress.aspx?strDisRowNum=3&county_id=887&countyname=Sedgwick) My team's name is Meadowlark. The program has really grown this year. Last year there were only about a dozen teams.

[Bobsy]

Rosemary Conley's New Body by Design video - first three workouts - Hips & Thighs, Upper Arms, Chest and Upper Back - 30 mins. Quite an easy workout, today :)

I don't think I clench my jaw, Christy, but I do find I sneer (like Elvis :p ) when I do certain shoulder exercises. I try to stop my lip from curling upwards, but it does it anyway! Weird!

[Christy]

I don't think I do that normally, but I'd rushed home to workout after a particularly annoying afternoon. :grr:

[blinkered]

Ran from work again today, which was very enjoyable. We now have a route which takes us on bridleways and footpaths across fields and back to work total distance around 4(ish) miles with only about 300m on tarmac :)

GO HAMSTERS GO :hamster: