C-tina's work out blog!

[Boss Man]

Organic food is more expensive and a survey not so long back, revealed that organic Potatos and I think from memory Onions and Carrotts were little better if at all than normal stuff.

A bit of pesticide is not the be all and end all. People worry about stuff too much.

[musculArgirl2]

i don't buy organic veggies and fruit. But i do think it's worth is to buy organic eggs, milk and meat. I know though there is a cost thing and boss does have a point that it may not be worth it with regards to fruit and veggies..

[rockchick_82808]

what do you think about stuff like jam, peanut butter, and bead? i bought the jam bc it didn't contain high fructose corn syrup. the bread bc its 100% whole grain, and the peanut butter bc it only had 3 ingredients.

[fitoverforty]

PB&J sandwich!! In my opinion just about the most perfect meal one can eat.
As long as you (which you did) watch the ingredients closely. I buy all natural peanut butter. Finally found one with only one ingredient - peanuts. It has to be refrigerated. Also, on the jam, the less ingredients the better. Since it is pretty high in carbs with the jam, and the bread I would make sure you eat it earlier in the day.
The best thing is that you are reading labels, taking time to make healthier choices. I know I get on peoples nerves at the grocery store because I read EVERYTHING on the labels, comparing different brands. I swear I stood at the peanut butter for 10 minutes one day reading all of the labels before I chose one.
You're doing great! I'm so excited for you as you start this new class, it is such a positive step in your weight loss journey that will change your life forever.

[rockchick_82808]

PB&J sandwich!! In my opinion just about the most perfect meal one can eat.
As long as you (which you did) watch the ingredients closely. I buy all natural peanut butter. Finally found one with only one ingredient - peanuts. It has to be refrigerated. Also, on the jam, the less ingredients the better. Since it is pretty high in carbs with the jam, and the bread I would make sure you eat it earlier in the day.
The best thing is that you are reading labels, taking time to make healthier choices. I know I get on peoples nerves at the grocery store because I read EVERYTHING on the labels, comparing different brands. I swear I stood at the peanut butter for 10 minutes one day reading all of the labels before I chose one.
You're doing great! I'm so excited for you as you start this new class, it is such a positive step in your weight loss journey that will change your life forever.

thank you! i just cant get enough of this class! My workout challenge was amazing last nite! we had to do 1mile on the treadmill (5 beats below our AT), 1 mile on the paycor, and 5 miles on the bike. i did 7miles in 50mins! i was the first one to finish in my class. It made me feel fantastic!

[musculArgirl2]

paycor,

what is that? So glad you are liking it!!

[rockchick_82808]

this is the machine. i just spelled it wrong. lol.

[musculArgirl2]

ok i wasn't sure if you had meant pavement or what but now i know. That pic looks the same as my old gym pretty much. It's a lifetime too so it shoud be similiar at least.

[Boss Man]

That's mental, seeing just banks of ellipticals one after the other. Imagine what that would look like, if every one of them was being used with the exact same cadence. A plethera of people all moving in perfect synchronicity.

That really would look a bit weird

[rockchick_82808]

I kicked ass at the gym yesterday! We combined our weight loss class with fitness class bc on challenge Friday not many people come. Well we did weights and resistance bands. When my trainer went to tell each of us what to grab, the the trainer of the fitness group was shocked when she told me blue. He leaned to her and said are u sure? She says, oh she's go it she's strong. Only one other person was on blue and that was a already fit Guy in the fitness group. We did so much today. We did running man, squats, push ups, chest press, rows, 15 incline on the treadmill, 8 incline with it turned off and jogging (while forcing the belt to move), the list continues. All these things were done either on the treadmill, or behind. we were constinitly jumping on and off with these things.

I was the only one who jumped right into each phase. Others sat still to rest...I pushed! It was amazing! Also today I got a nice email from the Guy who did my checkpoint 3 weeks ago. He was asking my trainer about me so he asked how the nutrition is going and my stress level. That was cool of him to go out of his way like that when I don't even see him for another 5weeks. I'm so happy I did this I have a great support group here!

[Boss Man]

You're doing brilliantly Christina and i'm so proud of you misses.

WELL DONE .

[rockchick_82808]

You're doing brilliantly Christina and i'm so proud of you misses.

WELL DONE .

thank you!


had another good workout today as always also very informative nutrition course today. found out that muscle milk is the WORST protien drink to of bought for my self. go figure. lol

[Athene]

had another good workout today as always also very informative nutrition course today. found out that muscle milk is the WORST protien drink to of bought for my self. go figure. lol

Aw, that sucks! I used to drink that back in the day - the banana cream flavour one was the only protein shake I could stomach (now I just drink milk, I can't even stand whey shakes unless I'm desperate). What did the nutrition course have to say about it? The one I used to drink has 2 g of sugar, from 9 g of carbs total, and 16 g of protein, per serving, so you wouldn't think it would be the worst thing you could get.

[rockchick_82808]

it was because of all the other additives. she said that if i were to get a protein drink or powder it should consist of five or less ingredients.

[Boss Man]

Exactly. Once the ingredients start it pile up in protein powders, they get more expensive and for people who are using them to bulk, expensive ones might get you there a bit quicker, but they shouldn't allow results that cheaper ones can't help you get eventually, because back in the day, big guys got the same results lifting hard and eating hard, when supplements didn't exist, so cheaper ones should do the job and save you a lot of money over your lifetime.