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Can not stick to it!!

mikeyfresh Posts: 148 Joined: 2003/01/18	2004/08/20, 06:00 PM okim 24m i weight 205 lbs i want to get to 185 im 6'1 i want to get lean and have my abs and muscle start showing...i stopped all fast foods...but i work 7-5 and its hard to eat 6 times a day also i have access to a gym...but except cardio(everytime i go its jammed up) so i have a cardio bike at home i ride 30min a night..tells me miles,calories burnt and more...now what can i do about the eating ways andt is the bike good for cardio?? thank you mike:)
Anni313 Posts: 1,790 Joined: 2004/03/04	2004/08/20, 06:35 PM Um, Mikey? Why don't you just go outside and have a nice 20 minute walk in the sunshine and fresh air? That sounds like great cardio to me. Of course, I'm just a dumb country girl who never even heard of using a machine for cardio... As far as eating 6 times a day, try spreading your calories over 5 meals instead. I wouldn't go lower than that though. -------------- Anni ******* Hard work must have killed somebody
mikeyfresh Posts: 148 Joined: 2003/01/18	2004/08/20, 08:51 PM yea in my town its hard to walk at night , you know what i mean im kinda in the getto
Cyberdyne Posts: 17 Joined: 2004/07/29	2004/08/20, 10:32 PM Mike , You have the exact specs as me... 'cept I am 40. I Three weeks ago I started the FT program and shut out fast food, too! I do a three day a week weight training and try and do cardio 3 - 5 days a week by riding my bike around town. Do you work out after work? That is usually the worst time to hit the gym (5-6PM)... seems like everyone is there! Try going before work. Less crowds and you benefit more from your work out ALL day long. Lots of empty equipment to be used since most folks are still ine bed snoozing!:) Prepare your meals and snacks the day before and pack it all in a carry-along cooler. Have it handy so you can grab a quick eat when needed. Have a watch? Get used to setting its alarm every three or four hours to remind you to stop and eat. Bike is great cardio... so is running, swimming, dancing and chasing girls... just make sure the girls are faster than you!:big_smile: Keep us posted of your progress, Darren in KC
the_cupcake Posts: 348 Joined: 2004/06/16	2004/08/21, 01:39 AM yep, darren has a point. My schedule allows me to go open the gym after work and there's absolutely no one there except me [they usually come in around 8-9am. Then I head home, sleep, wake up about 1 1/2 hour earlier, get my 45 min cardio in ,30 mins preparing my food for the entire day and the other 15 to make myself look like a decent human being and go to work. It used to be so difficult but you get used to it. as for cycling..I go mountainbiking every week on a saturday, since there's a trail that's close to me, and use the machine twice while I'm in the gym. The other two times I use the treadmill. you need to try mountainbiking, it's crazy and it burns oodles of calories. I'm pretty new and I still have to improve on technique. Just thinking of going down a steep rocky hill makes my heart rate go nuts! :big_smile: Goodluck! :) -------------- There is no pain. There will BE no pain. Now for the love of god...put the donut...DOWN!!! -cupcake-
mikeyfresh Posts: 148 Joined: 2003/01/18	2004/08/21, 06:05 PM yea like i get up at 445am and i look at the clock then bam, i right back asleep again what can i do
phimugirl1 Posts: 267 Joined: 2004/06/22	2004/08/21, 06:22 PM Make yourself get out of the BED!!!! :)
davisp Posts: 313 Joined: 2002/10/26	2004/08/21, 06:26 PM Mikey, It takes discipline to get up early in the morning. I usually get to the gym between 0440 and 0530. Your hours are the same as mine. You just need some encouragement. Get started, you can do it! Get up early, drink a quick protein shake with quick oats, go to the gym. Bring your fixins you made from the day before (chicken, tuna, fish, brown rice..etc) to work with you. Eat every 3 hours, come home, eat a couple more times. I have confidence in you. You only have to do it 3 or 4 times a week! Good luck! :big_smile: -------------- Seeking out motivation does not motivate you to seek out results. - Paul Post mark - AugustWW - Post mark
mikeyfresh Posts: 148 Joined: 2003/01/18	2004/08/22, 09:28 PM thanks guys for everything