lets have a "im gonna get in shape for this summer" thread

[Robo-Chachi]

I need a bike too. I'm convinced the only cardio I can do is indoors and preferably sitting down.

[Robo-Chachi]

What are some good shorts? I need to replace my current ones that are like 7 years old and according to the kids at Hipinion.com, Target cargo shorts are no longer cool.

[The Dirty Turtle]

are you implying following your simple rules will lose me 15 lbs in 2 months?

[viachicago]

gonna activate my key card for the free office gym today. its all happening.

[waldojeffers1]

beans, rice, green beans, grains, green teas

[waldojeffers1]

I also have a problem with chicken parm subs and pitchers of beer tho

[wendy]

god i need an exercise bike. which one do you have, bread? it's -30 with windchill here today and fuck that.

We ended up getting some $140 manual bike with elliptical style arm thingies to start out with as neither of us has really "exercised" before and we weren't sure if it was something we were actually going to stick with.

Kinda like this guy
http://www.amazon.com/Body-Rider-Fan-El ... B002JBBRRI

It took about an hour to put together and the instructions clearly state that it needs to be tightened once a month, which isn't really a big deal considering the price. My only problem with it, and it's a pretty small one, is the little screen thing that counts your mileage/calories burned/time hasn't yet reset so it thinks we've been riding it for like 40 hours. But aside from that, so far so good.

[an otter]

if it's in the broceries thread you shouldn't even be considering it if you want to lose weight.

[ecto]

-stop ordering dominos pan pizza
-eat as little cheese as possible
-go to the goddamn gym once in a while
-look at a picture of you from when you were young fit and feeling alive and imagine how nice that would be

[wendy]

Oh wait no what I posted is an elliptical, ours is a bike thing but I think it's the same company

[delgriffith]

Is it really the coldest it's been in 5 years? God damn it why am I outside I'm dying

[Parnelio]

-stop ordering dominos pan pizza

this is key

[Robo-Chachi]

Here's my plan

- Whole grain toast and skim milk for breakfast.
- Apple, orange, greek yogurt and almonds throughout the work day.
- Get home and eat like shit because my wife cooks like a Southern grandmother from 1970.

[important dentist]

i've never been young and fit so not all of the advice in here is for me

i'm more self-conscious about my paleness than my skinniness though. plus i've been moderately working out a couple times a week and i just last summer decided that i don't give a fuck how short my shorts are

[theta]

oh my god i'm not going to spend another summer wearing black cardigans

things need to change in the next few months

[Ferrous Bueller]

I just need some good sunglasses and I'm set

[waldojeffers1]

isn't the best exercise regular sexual intercourse

[Chyet]

i look ok but from last year I've gained and lost 25lbs like 5 times so I'm actually not. Lost probably a quarter inch on my arms and my back no longer has all that much definition. chest always feels congested and i have low energy levels. I'm going back to florida before this summer so I'm gonna go ham on this workout thing.

[The Dirty Turtle]

I am

if you adhere to it strictly and cut out beer/carbs you will probably lose 15 lbs in 1 month

can i eat three eggs on a piece of bread for breakfast? because i like that a lot and it seems not so bad for me without the bacon/sausage and cheese

[an otter]

bread makes you fat, turtle. cut out the bread.

[white mage]

grains

what

[The Dirty Turtle]

can i put feta on my salad, if i cant put feta on my salad im basically fucked

[wendy]

Chach, skim milk actually makes me want to die.

This is what I do when I'm "eating well." It somehow adds up to like 1400 calories so.

Breakfast:
2% milk in my latte.
2-3 pieces of turkey bacon or regular bacon or sausage
Nutrigrain bar or Eggo waffle

Snack: piece of fruit & Babybel cheese

Lunch:
Salad
Usually leftovers from the night before, like half a chicken breast & a sweet potato or something

Snack: piece of fruit

Dinner:
Salad
3oz meat (whatever the fuck kind of meat I fucking want)
Starch (sweet potato, winter squash, corn, lentils, beans, roast carrots)
1+ cup of vegetables (green beans, asparagus, whatevs)
Multivitamin!

I've been "doing" tea instead of beer

By "doing" I mean I got the idea about two months ago and have been thinking on it ever since

[The Dirty Turtle]

bread makes you fat, turtle. cut out the bread.

GOD DAMMIT

[theta]

how do i ignore everyone giving me judgy eyes at the gym

[dcm]

i would like to start working out again but it's like $42/mo to join the fucking YMCA.

plus i'd need new shoes and some other shit. ugh.

[wendy]

Oh yeah blue cheese crumbles on my dinner salad and homemade vinaigrette on both

[theta]

for a while i would smoke weed before going but i feel like that's bad for my respiratory system

[an otter]

how do i ignore everyone giving me judgy eyes at the gym

it may be the black cardigans

[wendy]

Okay maybe it's like 4 or 5 ounces of meat.