"Getting Fit Over The Summer" Thread

Have a nice time steffi.alexa!
i finally rang the courtneys gym near me!, well its 3 miles away. I'm going tomorrow to check it out. I really want to join. Its has a pool, gym, classes, so we will just have to see how I find it. Its £35 a month is that good?, no joining fee and I have to give a months notice if i want to leave. I think i may just join for 2 months over summer till end of september. But if i really like it I will perhaps keep the membership and go every sat or sun depending on when i work and then 2 times on top of that! x

I went away for 4 days. I think I maintained whilst I was gone. I only ate salad, rivita, cottage cheese, bran flakes and skimmed milk for the whole 4 days (obviously several times). I did eat rather more of these foods than normal but at least I didn't stray away from them once. In fact, at a huge family gathering, whilst everone was tucking into chocolate fudge cake et al at a resturant, I had a dry salad They couldn't believe how strong my will was.

What no protein Tufts? Are you veggie?

ooops I missed off the tuna I always mix tuna with cottage cheese and put it between 2 pieces of rivita. I eat it like a sandwich using the rivita as if it were bread.

I can't believe how active I'm being. I've discovered I love exercising. I've been going swimming 3 or 4 times a week. I've also started going to fitness classes. So far I do:
Body pump, once a week
legs bums and tums (LBT),twice a week

I just have one question for my body pump class. When/how often do you increase the weights? The instructor just said when you feel ready to. But how will I be able to tell?

Push yourself. Once a week should be fine.

All right, I shall try. Thanks for answering.

I can't believe how active I'm being. I've discovered I love exercising. I've been going swimming 3 or 4 times a week. I've also started going to fitness classes. So far I do:
Body pump, once a week
legs bums and tums (LBT),twice a week

I just have one question for my body pump class. When/how often do you increase the weights? The instructor just said when you feel ready to. But how will I be able to tell?

That sounds rank. But then I eat tuna, may and ketchup all mixed.....

The day after your first ever LBT class - you completely ache all over!

This is probably a stoopid question... but errr this is the internet so yeah!

My BMR is around 1700 calories and I'm working on losing weight at 1 - 2lb a week.

I aim to eat 1700 - 1800 calories a day, 3 - 4 times a week I go to the gym too burning 400/500 - 900 calories depending on what hours I'm doing at work)...

1700 - 1800 is what I should be eating to maintain my weight minus 500... Where I'm burning calories at the gym should I be eating more to compensate for that... For example 1800 - 900 is 900, so my body's running on 900 calories? Is that safe/healthy/okay? I can't seem to find the answer on the net!

Thanking you.

Yes. if you burn 500 cals just keep eating your normal. If you aren't going to exercise then minus your 1500. I don't calorie count, too confusing!

Thank you. It is well confusing... lol. But it's working. Guess I'll just keep doing what I'm doing (but eating slightly more if I'm really hungry after a work out!!).