Thread: The Official Dreamviews Fit Club

Seeing how I just joined, today's results were horrible

Cardio workout(s) done today: Walked through the mall
Weight workout(s) done today: None... getting them from the modular tomorrow
Areas of body worked today: Overall
Current weight: 128
Current buddy: N/A
Foods consumed today: Most of a Big Mac, Small Fry, 5 oz Pound Cake, 5 Strips Beef Jerky
Drinks consumed today: 1 Large Fountain Coke, Small Chocolate Milk, Can of Coke
Cigarettes: 2 packs

Hey MoS, the height add-on would be great...don't know why I didn't think of it

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Seeing how I just joined, today's results were horrible

Cardio workout(s) done today: Walked through the mall
Weight workout(s) done today: None... getting them from the modular tomorrow
Areas of body worked today: Overall
Current weight: 128
Current buddy: N/A
Foods consumed today: Most of a Big Mac, Small Fry, 5 oz Pound Cake, 5 Strips Beef Jerky
Drinks consumed today: 1 Large Fountain Coke, Small Chocolate Milk, Can of Coke
Cigarettes: 2 packs

Wow...get on the ball girl! Lol. This is why the buddy system comes in handy, buddy's can keep you accountable for your mess ups and encourage you to do a whole lot better .

I'm going for a 12 mile run, who wants to come?

Only if you want to watch me fall over dead, Ninja :rofl:


Jeff, I love goal oriented threads such as this. It does indeed get me motivated to accomplish more.
I haven't gotten much done as of yet. I ended up sleeping from 7:30AM-11:30AM and then I was on the road to visit my son. I spent 2 hours in a room talking with him and I just did get back home *whew* But I actually have some energy, so I'm planning on putting it to good use cleaning. Can I count that as Cardio ?

Cardio workout(s) done today: Cleaning
Weight workout(s) done today: None yet
Areas of body worked today: Overall
Current weight: 128
Current buddy: N/A
Foods consumed today: Hmmm... nearly 2 hotdogs with a smidge of relish and a slice of bacon on each, med. fries, med. fountain coke (my breakfast before going to sleep lol) 2.5 oz. bag of chips, 3 strips of beef jerky, Large Fountain drink (lunch on the run); Special K bar (snack with son); most of a McD's cheeseburger, small fry, 1/2 broccoli cheese soup, small fountain drink (dinner now)
Drinks consumed today: In addition to the above, 20 oz bottle of "Essential Vitamin Water".

I'm adding for myself 2 other areas of work.
Total sleep: 4 hours
Quality of sleep: 7/10

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Total sleep: 4 hours

How do you get through the day with only 4 hours sleep?

Name: Mysteryhunter
Current buddy (if applicable): None
Want a buddy?: Not right now, unless they can keep up
Cheat Day (Optional): Saturday, Wednesday
Physical Goals: Started last month @ 185lbs, and want to get to total weight of 205 lbs in two 1/2 months. My greatest weight ever was 202lbs.
Days you'll exercise: Mon, Tue -Thurs, Fri Sun
Cardio Routine: Limited to 15 mins, only once/twice a week: Fighting bow staff, squash, elliptical, exercise biking. Once at my peak weight goal it will be extra cardio to slim back.
Weight Routine: Legs, chest, glutes, abs, abs and more abs, obliques, Bi, triceps weights.
Current weight: 191 lbs and climbing
Why are you joining?: I'm committed to a healthier lifestlye, want to break a personal weight gain goal.

Ozzi, short answer: Provigil. It is my "miracle" med. It's used by me normally to fight against excessive daytime sleepiness, but on very rare occasions I abuse it to help me forge through a day when sleep never comes or I receive too little rest or if I have to drive for more than an hour (driving "hypnotizes" me and anxiety over falling asleep triggers cataplexia).

I am in awe of you MysteryHunter!

I guess I'll be the first to post embarrassing pictures.






I want those GONE lol. I want my stomach to be flat again.

Name (Username suffices): mysterious dreamer
Cardio workout(s) done today: almost none, walked half an hour
Weight workout(s) done today: push-ups and pull-ups
Areas of body worked today: arms, chest, back
Current weight: look above, hasn't changed
Current buddy: none
Foods consumed today: breakfast: can of tuna; lunch: eggs and tenderloin; dinner: four slices of bread with turkey pâté; late night snack: banana and orange; had plazma cookies and eurocream in between
Drinks consumed today: glass of mineral water, glass of milk, 0,75 l of yoghurt, lots of ordinary water

Mysterious Dreamer, would you like to be my buddy? It sounds like you're just getting starting too. If not, it's all good

Jeff, mind if I add my own health template? I use to keep a log every day for years but I got out of the habit What I'm adding is abbreviated from the original lol and it also contains life goals.
I use a 0-10 scale with 0 being the absolute worst or lowest, 5 being neutral or balanced, 10 being absolute best or overkill.
It includes:
Meditation [thought for the day]: N/A
Mood [how do I feel emotionally]: 5
Meds [what did I take in addition to daily norms]: norms & half inderal, two naproxen, 1/2 Provigil
Diet [balanced or bad and what exactly]: 4
Health [how do I physically feel]: 5
Those are normally separated by Morning, Noon, Evening but I don't want to go into that sort of detail here, but jumble it together.
Then my Totals (which are also abbreviated due to current situation):
Studied: 0
Ministry: 0
Cleaned: 4
Exercised: 4
Recreation: 5
Groomed: 7
Total Sleep: 9 hrs
Quality of Sleep [Both for the night before and any naps that day]: 4
Notes [for improvements]: Get busy self

By no means do I want anyone else to go into such detail unless they have a similar plan, I just thought it would be easier to keep it all in one place.

With the current template:
Cardio workout(s) done today: Yard and house work
Weight workout(s) done today: Hauling
Areas of body worked today: Overall
Current weight: 128
Current buddy: N/A
Foods consumed today: 2 oz bag of chips directly before asleep and after waking (the same bag), Couple sips of Coke (breakfast lol); Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, small fries, 32 oz Fountain Pepsi.; about 2 oz of Chow Mein noodles (like Ramen) but I've lost my taste for them and couldn't finish it.
Drinks consumed today: 20 oz bottle "Power-C Vitamin Water"
Will have gone through 2 packs of smokes before going to sleep (as I did yesterday but forgot to record). *Edit* 1 pack

I'm going to bed "early". Goodnight everyone.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Mysterious Dreamer, would you like to be my buddy? It sounds like you're just getting starting too. If not, it's all good

Jeff, mind if I add my own health template? I use to keep a log every day for years but I got out of the habit What I'm adding is abbreviated from the original lol and it also contains life goals.
I use a 0-10 scale with 0 being the absolute worst or lowest, 5 being neutral or balanced, 10 being absolute best or overkill.
It includes:
Meditation [thought for the day]: N/A
Mood [how do I feel emotionally]: 5
Meds [what did I take in addition to daily norms]: norms & half inderal, two naproxen, 1/2 Provigil
Diet [balanced or bad and what exactly]: 4
Health [how do I physically feel]: 5
Those are normally separated by Morning, Noon, Evening but I don't want to go into that sort of detail here, but jumble it together.
Then my Totals (which are also abbreviated due to current situation):
Studied: 0
Ministry: 0
Cleaned: 4
Exercised: 4
Recreation: 5
Groomed: 7
Total Sleep: 9 hrs
Quality of Sleep [Both for the night before and any naps that day]: 4
Notes [for improvements]: Get busy self

By no means do I want anyone else to go into such detail unless they have a similar plan, I just thought it would be easier to keep it all in one place.

With the current template:
Cardio workout(s) done today: Yard and house work
Weight workout(s) done today: Hauling
Areas of body worked today: Overall
Current weight: 128
Current buddy: N/A
Foods consumed today: 2 oz bag of chips directly before asleep and after waking (the same bag), Couple sips of Coke (breakfast lol); Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, small fries, 32 oz Fountain Pepsi.; about 2 oz of Chow Mein noodles (like Ramen) but I've lost my taste for them and couldn't finish it.
Drinks consumed today: 20 oz bottle "Power-C Vitamin Water"
Will have gone through 2 packs of smokes before going to sleep (as I did yesterday but forgot to record). *Edit* 1 pack

I'm going to bed "early". Goodnight everyone.

Sure, buddy! I'm not exactly starting, just starting back after two months of pause, with added workouts.

Ninja's Running Guide

Thought I'd share my knowledge. First my experience, to show that I know what I'm talking about. I ran track and cross country in high school, I ran track in college for a division 2 team. I'm completed 2 marathon and am training for the Hawaii Ironman.

Stretching

It's important to know just know how to stretch, but when. Stretch lightly before your run, but not very much. Why would you want your muscles too loose when you go out, those muscles are what keep you stable. However, if you're too tight, you might pull something. It's better to be too tight than too loose. Too tight will result in muscle injuries, too loose will result in joint injuries. Muscles heal, joints don't.

When you get done with your run, start stretching, it will increase your flexibility and your muscles stretch too.

Start Slow

You aren't going to be able to run a marathon after a month of training. Start with only a few miles a week. That first week is hell, but you should see a huge improvement immediately, then it will kind of plateau and you'll get better slowly.

Don't train too hard. 2 weeks of overtraining takes 8 weeks of recovery to get better. Listen to your body. If your muscles are sore, you can push through it and keep training, if they really hurt, take a day or two off. If you feel aching in your joints, take the day off and take some condroitan.

Ice

When you're done stretching and showering and such, ice your body, wherever it is the most sore. Remember your joints always have first priority. If your muscle hurts and your knee hurts, ice the knee.

Even if you don't feel sore or anything, ice. This is preventative. Knees and shins are usually the first things to start aching so do them.

Good Shoes

Good shoes are expensive, but well worth it. Expect to pay >$100 on a good pair of running shoes. The good ones last longer and are better for your body. They should be soft and have a good cushion. High impact will cause permanent damage, so the better the cushion, the better your body will be. I recommend Nike Air 360 or 180.

Make sure that they fit perfectly. Don't worry about sounding rude t the guy in the shoe store. You're going to put a good 500 miles on these shoes, they damn well better be perfect. If there is any wiggle room, then you will get ankle problems and blisters.

The sole is very important. If you have an arch, make sure that the sole fits it perfectly. Just little bit of room is the difference between terrible shin splints and possibly a stress fracture, and healthy legs. This isn't too important as the shape of the shoe, you can always buy insteps to put into the shoe, that's what I do.

Hydration

Especially in the winter. Yes, the winter. The summer is equally important, but it should be common sense in the summer to stay hydrated.

In the winter you sweat less and people think this means that they don't need to drink as much. Here's what they forget: the air is dry. In the summer you take moisture in with every breath, in the winter you don't, but you still expel a ton of it. You know how you can see your breath in the winter? That's lost moisture, and when you're breathing hard that adds up very quickly.

Gatorade is best because it also has electrolytes that you also loose in sweat.

Stay the right temperature

In the winter, dress semi-warm, but not hot. Even in the winter, you can overheat with too much clothes on. I usually go out in shorts and a spandex top. That's plenty, your body produces more than enough body heat to keep you warm.

In the summer it's important to stay cool. Whatever you're drinking should be very cold to help regulate your internal body temperature, but what you were is important. Guys, don't mind what you look like, get a real pair of running shorts. Running shorts should come to about a foot above your knee, basketball shorts will make you very hot (and cause you to chafe)

Run shirtless if you're male, in a sports bra if you're female, nothing more.

For those of you who run > 10 miles / day. Shave. Most people think that distance runners shave their legs because of wind resistance, like swimmers do. That's not true. It's because without leg hair the sweat beads and is expelled easier, cooling us faster.

In a run that's very long (18 miles or more) you will overheat. No way around it, even olympians overheat. What you want to do is delay the overheating so that you have to push through less of it. That's the point of shaving our legs / chests / arms before races and those ice packs.

*sigh* I don't know why I'm even posting this, but I'm behind...

Name (Username suffices): Snowy
Cardio workout(s) done today: none
Weight workout(s) done today: none
Areas of body worked today: N/A
Current weight: 318
Current buddy: N/A
Foods consumed today: Chinese; Mandarin and Sesame chicken, fried rice, Mandarin potatoes, Chinese doughnuts, Honey BBQ wings, a few muffins, and some raspberry sorbet
Drinks consumed today: Water, hot tea, fruit juice, and fruit soda
Buddy's performance as a buddy (1/10):
Rate your buddy's progress (1/10):

I suck at this...

Welcome to the fit club, Twoshadows!

Name (Username suffices): mysterious dreamer
Cardio workout(s) done today: walked back from school on a blizzard
Weight workout(s) done today: none
Areas of body worked today: abs, back, arms
Current weight: still the same and I don't plan on measuring more than once a month
Current buddy: Zhaylin
Foods consumed today: can of tuna, hot dogs, burek with some sort of grass and cheese, chicken soup, banana, lots of plazma cookies (ran out of eurocream )
Drinks consumed today: 0,75 l of yoghurt, lots of water
Buddy's performance as a buddy (1/10): 10, though you could criticize me a bit
Rate your buddy's progress (1/10): 9, doing good with the exercising, nutrition also ok, but too many cigs. Overall, definately improving

Welcome to the club, TwoShadows!!
Star & Snowy. We all have bad days. Just try to hang in there

Cardio workout(s) done today: 30 minutes pilates, 30 minutes stretching, 10 minutes Boxing Shuffle, cleaning, 30 min. stress tubes
Weight workout(s) done today: Stress tubes
Areas of body worked today: abs, butt, legs, arms
Current weight: 128 I guess (no scale yet)
Current buddy: Mysterious Dreamer
Foods consumed today: Snack sized Carrot Cake, 3 oz CF Coke breakfast; about 5 small strips Beef Jerky lunch; 8 oz Sunkist Peaches, 3 or so strips of Jerky, 30 oz. Coke for dinner, just ate Lean Gourmet 5 cheese lasagna so I can take meds.
Drinks consumed today: the above plus 20 oz XXX Vitamin Water
Buddy's performance as a buddy (1/10): 10 Thanks for being here
Rate your buddy's progress (1/10): *cracks a whip* you want me to get tougher eh? I just find it hard to critisize when I don't know what in the world it is you're eating lol What's EuroCream (icecream?) Now drop and give me 20 I still give you a 10 for braving a blizzard.

Mood: 3
Meds: Provigil, gas-x, Naproxen- I've not had a full enough stomach to take my norms... Norms
Health: 5

Studied: 3
Ministry: 0
Cleaned: 7
Recreation: 5
Groomed: 0
Total Sleep: 0
Quality of Sleep: N/A

Cigarettes: between 2 and 3 packs depending on when I crash.

Originally Posted by mysterious dreamer

Welcome to the fit club, Twoshadows!

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Welcome to the club, TwoShadows!!

Hey thanks, guys...


Name (Username suffices): Twoshadows


Cardio workout(s) done today: 20 minutes jogging on treadmill

Weight workout(s) done today: Somehow I got my days mixed up and did Thursday's workout today which was biceps and triceps. I'll just do core tomorrow.

Areas of body worked today: focused on arms

Current weight: Still need to get calipers going so I can measure bodyfat.

Foods consumed today:

Chicken breast and asparagus,

grapefruit,

10 macadamia nuts,

lean ground beef with sugar-free spaghetti sauce with parmasian cheese,

Home made milkshake: (about 3 oz milk, 1 T cream, small amount of unsweetened cocoa power, 1 T natural peanut butter, a few drops of stevia. Mixed and set in the fridge for a few hours until partially frozen. Stir and you have a shake/ice cream.)

Edit: also 10 pistachios


Drinks consumed today: Just water. I still need to drink more. I have only had about 4 glasses so far.

Great job guys! Welcome to the club Twoshadows! :bravo: Snowy, Ame's don't get bent...things will pick up I'm sure The buddy system is great because (in addition to club support) your buddy monitors your progress and rates your postings and performance. Not to mention your buddy is also there to personally motivate you and keep you on track toward the goals you've set for yourself .

Originally Posted by ninja9578

I'm going for a 12 mile run, who wants to come?

me!! I want to!

ok I'm not that good of a runner yet But I want to run a marathon so maybe I should get working on that

Anyway, this sounds like a good idea. I'm not sure if I would be that good at keeping up on the logs though. I have no problem with exercising obviously and am in pretty good shape but I have some serious junk food eating issues and can't get that little bit off my lower abs.

I'll think about it...

Name (Username suffices): Sand
Cardio workout(s) done today: like 2 hours of cardio. 90 minutes of biking to and from the gym, 30 minutes on the treadmill.
Weight workout(s) done today: None.
Areas of body worked today: ?/?
Current weight: Haven't weighed
Current buddy: none
Foods consumed today: four egos. I plan on eating more later.
Drinks consumed today: two diet root beers and a bottle of water.


(Optional info to post)

God going to the gym is difficult when you have to ride your bike to the gym lol.

WTG Ame!!
Great reports everyone!

I am doing very NOT well.
I felt poorly yesterday. I had diarrhea and no energy. I ate 1 JD Breakfast bowl, some blueberries and that's it. I drank about 2 cans of CF Coke.
By last night I was feeling even worse. I went to bed fore 1AM. I woke up at 7AM feeling like vomiting, so I have slept literally, all day today. I go into hybernation mode when I feel extremely ill. I woke at about 6PM and I just ate a JD Breakfast Bowl and I'm about to have some blueberries.
I've been nursing a can of CF Coke.
I doubt I will exercise today.

Buddy's name: Mysterious Dreamer
Progress as a Buddy: 10 - thanks for thinking of me
Progress for Buddy: 9 Keep up the great work but try adding more veggies

My mood is neutral other than wanting to shoot my ever barking dog. The cat's in heat and Brooke (the dog) is jealous of the attention the cat is getting.
My health sucks
Meds: Norms, I'm behind on my antibiotics due to sleeping so much *grrr*

For sleep, I got about 16 hours.
Cigarettes: 1 pack yesterday, 3 cigarettes so far today but I'll probably finish 1 pack.
Everything else is a zero. I haven't even combed my hair today.
Well, Recreation is at a 10 because all I've been doing is watching TV, Hulu and playing video games.

Zhaylin, I hope you feel better.

Sandform, good job on all that cardio!

Mysterious dreamer, Ozzi99, and Jeff777--keep it up, guys.

Ame, thanks. I'm going to do better on my eating starting tomorrow. I'll think of your success everytime I am craving something that I'm not supposed to eat.

I am a little behind this week. So far this week I have done: shoulder, chest and back, core, pilates, my routine with various things like squat jumps 30 minutes. I missed my leg workout becaseu something unexpected came up during the time I had planned to do it. I'll try to make it up tomorrow.

Overall...

I feel like I'm actually making progress in the muscle building finally. My arms, shoulders, legs, and abs are harder. Now I just have to lose more fat to let the muscles show more. So I will be eating a more restrictive diet for the next little while. I will also be taking "before" pictures tomorrow. I don't think I will have the nerve to post them. But maybe I will when I can post an "after" picture next to it where I look much better. We'll see.....

Hey, I want to participate in the fit club! Please note that I am EXTREMELY out of shape right now, so go easy on me haha. But I do expect constructive criticism of course.

Also, I am unable to get to the grocery store every week sometimes, so that's my excuse for eating unhealthy sometimes (I live closer to a convenient store). Finally, I am NOT the heavy duty exercising type of person. The extent of my exercise will be: sit ups, dancing, and lots of walking.

Ok, here's my profile:

Profile for joining
Name (Username suffices): Valia
Current buddy (if applicable): None
Want a buddy?: Sure!
Cheat Day (Optional): Sunday, and a certain time of the month
Physical Goals: get into shape, lose some weight
Days you'll exercise: at least 4 days a week doing the below exercises (exempt if it's below 50 outside or raining!)
Cardio Routine: umm, brisk walking and sit ups
Weight Routine: same as cardio
Current weight: 130 (I don't have a scale so I won't be able to post my weight everyday)
Why are you joining? To lose weight, get into shape, gain energy and confidence, and get encouragement from others and to encourage others

Cardio and Weight workout(s) done today: For future reference, I'll just call these my exercises
Exercises done today: 30 minute walk at lunchtime, 30 minute walk at night, 100 situps at night
Areas of body worked today: whole body
Current weight: 130
Current buddy: N/A
Foods and Drinks consumed today: For future reference, these will be listed by meal.

Breakfast:
Sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich
Small cup of coffee with 2 flavored creamers

Lunch:
Half of a MilkyWay
Glass of Simply Orange orange juice
Water
Nectarine
Two pieces of celery

Dinner:
Half of a Subway foot long roast beef and swiss toasted sub
The other half of my MilkyWay
Half of a 20 oz. Cherry Dr. Pepper
Water

Buddy's performance as a buddy (1/10): N/A
Rate your buddy's progress (1/10): N/A

I've been lax on my last few weekly reports. I'll try to remember to write up a more official summary later on.

I'm back down to 222, having lost a pound from last Tuesday (having gained a pound from a week before that). So, I'm feeling good!

Exercises done today: Just normal everyday walking, it was freezing outside!
Areas of body worked today: legs?
Current weight: Around 135
Current buddy: N/A
Foods and Drinks consumed today: An english muffin with butter for breakfast, a 12 oz. latte, lots of water, and a pack of Starburts. I know, not a lot of food but I wasn't very hungry today.

Buddy's performance as a buddy (1/10): N/A
Rate your buddy's progress (1/10): N/A

I'd join this right now, but I'm a little preoccupied with track and school. Come mid May though, I'm finally getting back in the gym, you guys have to hold me to that!