~~Elliptical Buddies - May

[DebbyL]

Come on in & enjoy the support of others using elliptical for exercise! We're having great results!

[DebbyL]

Howdy!

Well, I did my high intensity e-rolling this morning. Have had a stressful day today & getting ready to go for an over-nighter... on the moto.

Hope you all have a great week-end!

[Sagie]

Thanks Debbie and have a great time!!

20 mins E for me today, 3 hours yardwork

[mistic65]

Hi all, 15 min on e, and 30 min fast pace walk. Walking is a different kind of movement, my back hurts a little.
Have a good time on your overnighter, Deb.

[hummingbird11]

Hi there! 20 minutes of HIIT elliptical on Thursday & Saturday.
Changes in store for me! I began Ketogenic Diet yesterday...

Thanks! It's my symbol of transformation!
Cool re: your tattoo. I wanna get one too.
Where is yours?
I'm thinking center of my back btwn my shoulder blades.

Originally Posted by mistic65

Hummingbird. love your avi, i have a tattoo very similar... people over in the main low carb lobby talk about brands of protein /whey powders, Jay Robb seems to be a popular one.

[DebbyL]

Hi!
Had a chilling but fun ride. Makes one grateful for your own bed... the motel bed was hard as a rock!!! hehehe..
But we had a good time.
Hope you're all having a great week-end!

[Sagie]

37 minutes for me today, it felt good to push it more then I have been. It's so easy to get lazy and not push myself but to lollygag around on it!

[DebbyL]

Good for you Tina!
I did my high resistance this morning. It does feel good to get back... (missed yesterday)!

[mistic65]

15 min on e today, and a 2.3 mile walk. still going, eating very well, no change still, but still going LOL.

Hunnibgbird: my tattoo is a colorful butterfly with blue eyes in the upper wings, and a very subtle letter M along the bottom, for my dad. I i can get a decent pic i will show u.
I was very particular about the design, and location. My lower back, high enough to see the whole thing, and low enough to keep hidden if necessary.

[Sagie]

Great job Mistic and Debby!

45 mins today but had the same amount of calories burned that I had yesterday in 37 minutes lol so today was a bit lazy the last 15 mins.

[DebbyL]

Whoo Hoo, here we go!

Ya Tina, I can relate to that "energy" issue... It can make a difference how you feel. But next time you get on it will be back! Good for you that you did so much!

I did my 25 minute cardio work this morning.

Happy Monday!

[Sagie]

Thanks for the encouragement Debby

I felt so guilty that I went ahead and did 20 more minutes tonight. Well guilt and a large handful (or was that two?) of mixed nuts!

[Sagie]

35 minutes and now dashing outside to enjoy the sun!

[DebbyL]

Hi,
Oh, Tina have a great day of sunshine! Its cloudy here...

Today was my resistance day... muscles are shaking!

Hope everyone else is rolling along!

[mistic65]

Hi all, the weather is tooooo nice to be inside, so i just went for 45 min quick paced walk, came in and pushed out 10 min on e. whew, that was hard, legs are tingly, i guess thats a good thing. I hope.

[DebbyL]

Sounds like a great work-out to me, Mistic! Do you find that you're walking easier now that you've built yourself up on the elliptical? I have found that, its not nearly the chore it was before... on the rare occasion I get to walk!

I put in my 25 minutes of cardio this morning. Seemed so easy to put my all into it for some reason.

Have a great day!

[zimasue]

hello everyone here!! I have been doing my elliptical for a few months now, and feel as though my thighs are bulking up instead of looking lean. any thoughts on this? I feel like the other workouts dont have enough cardio and i dont get a good enough workout but with to much resistance i feel like im bulking up. any suggestions????

[DebbyL]

Hi Sue,
and !
I found the same thing, when I was working out with too much resistance. What I learned to do was keep it with no resistance, and go fast enough to keep the heart rate in the training zone. I was also taking CLA at the time, so I wasn't sure if it was from that, or the e-rolling. So I quit that too.
Now I do 2-3 days on high resistance, slowly... then the rest of the time on cardio, no resistance... My thighs are now down to 17 & 3/4 inches.... so its working!
Nice to have you here with us!

[mistic65]

Hello all, just did 23 min, resistance.......... will try to get some kind of walk in later, weather dosent look too promising though.....

[Sagie]

I'm taking a few days off to heal up. I'm not sure what is going on but my hip on my right side is very very sore and I"m walking with a noticeable limp. I'm thinking that my foot pads are just to far apart and that is making me work out almost bow-legged and putting an odd pressure on my hip. :S

[DebbyL]

Ah, sorry your hip is sore! Is there anything you can adjust on your elliptical? My hips get sore when I do actual walking... Maybe you've been just pushing it too much? They do reccommend 30 minutes as being enough... and only 5 days a week. I have learned, over the years, not to over-do exercise, so that it's sustainable, & to avoid injury. Hope you feel better soon!

Mistic I think we traded weather! It was beautiful here today!

I did my resistance work today.

Here's a picture I took yesterday... for my "after" picture.

[Sagie]

Whoohhooo check you out Debby! You look fantastic! You should be sooo proud of your success and your continued success! You look amazing and I love the happiness in your face

I don't see any way to get the foot pads any closer together :S I don't think I'm pushing it to hard but hopefully it will heal up quickly and I can maybe lift my feet more off of the pads so when they raise up it will be a more natural body alignment? Of course when my foot goes back down to the pad I'll probably trip and kill myself! lol I'll figure out something I'm sure

[DebbyL]

Thanks Tina...

I hope your hip feels better... take it easy!! (you do use good running shoes when you e-roll, don't you)? Who can figure... but gotta listen to the body when it screams!!

Well, its a gorgeous day today, but I'm committed to getting my tax stuff together today, so it may be wasted on me! Oh well, I just gotta get the weight of it hanging over my head off...

Have a great Saturday!

[mistic65]

I hope everyone had a great mothers day, i didnt get on the E much this weekend, but i did walk at least 2 miles a day this weekend..

[DebbyL]

Good morning

Glad you were able to get that walking in... so that doesn't hurt? Pretty cool! Sun is so good for you too.

Happy Mothers Day to you too! I enjoyed my kids/grandkids...

Going down to hit the e-roller for cardio this morning.

Have a great day!

[DebbyL]

Good Morning!
Hope everyone's safe from storms, etc...

Today's my resistance day... which always seems like a break! Cardio is more work...

Its all cloudy & rainy here today... but the bright side is its starting to get green!

Have a good one!

[mistic65]

got in 18 min resistance today, I will try to go for a 2 mile walk later, its beautiful outside

[DebbyL]

Hi!
Wow, today was a very energetic cardio! whoo hoo!

[DebbyL]

Happy Friday!
Another great day... 25 minute cardio this morning.
Hope you're all well.