Petals diary

Petal001 said:
I did a 40 min workout tonight woth arm weights . I think I will feel the burn . I don’t think my iwatch gives me proper credit for my workout but I doubt it matters .
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Strength training uses very few calories so if your iwatch is recording very little or no calorie burn at all then it is close to correct.
 
I do it as part of a walking workout programme . So I did about 3.5km and burned 223 active calories and 303 total calories .

But I assume weights are good even if they dOnt burn many calories
 
the weights are good, however if they are done at low weight with lots of reps they are not helping much at all, during calorie deficit you need to be using heavy weights with lower reps to maintain lean mass which helps keep your metabolism up. There is no way of keeping track of how many people I see at gyms spending hours lifting weights in a way that will do nothing to help achieve their goals.
 
Thanks for the info . I just use hand weights of 1 kg and 0.5kg . It’s just an aerobic workout and some reps throughout . I just do it when my workout builds it in that day . Have to say I feel it more those days .
 
Petal001 said:
My husband smokes but doesnt seem to have bothered him but then he is convinced something else will get him .
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That´s a common way we deceive ourselves: I´m bound to die young anyway, so it doesn´t matter. Or even: You don´t want to die healthily, do you? As a matter of fact I would like to die healthily because I´d very much like to stay independent. Being sick from 80 to 90, then dying, is as unpleasant as being sick from 50 to 60, then dying.
 
My wish is to stay healthy independent and most important not a burden to anyone because of bad choices I have made . Obviously there are things behind our control but we are all responsible for our own choices .
 
Hi Petal! Really sorry about your friend. Hope he does let the wake up call sink in so he can turn things around. I was thinking about it today, and we all need to learn not to chase unhealthy desires and not make decisions out of unrealistic fear. So I can't really take away someone's unhealthy fears or desires. They have to find some sort of trust in themselves and in life so they can turn away from unhealthy desires and fears toward something healthy for them. It seems like that metaphor about how you can't help a flower open or a baby bird crack open their shell.

Just came from puttering in the garden and looking at all the lovely projects I can do. I am vastly cheered up. Yesterday I cleared a bunch of wild blackberries that were taking over the garden, and that felt really good.

With weights, all I want to do is have nicer shaped arms and a flatter tummy, and to lift enough so I don't have brittle bones as an older person. I have come to realize with all the advice I have been given on this site that I probably won't get to the point where I burn calories from working out my muscles. I will probably only burn calories as I do aerobic exercise. But I still do want to have skinny arms again!
 
I don’t think I ever had skinny arms . I keep them covered if at all possible . They probably not as flabby though now I use the hand weights sometimes
 
I have tended to have those big Russian farm woman arms a lot of my life (I'm mostly from Eastern European, Russian, and German gene pools), and so I am working toward getting back to those. I think that will be as skinny as I can get them, but after getting flabby arms, I'll take the farm woman arms again! In the mean time, since my arms do look a lot better, I am practicing walking around in short sleeves and feeling ok with them. I think I am the only one who notices my arms, really!
 
Marsia said:
I am practicing walking around in short sleeves and feeling ok with them. I think I am the only one who notices my arms, really!
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Do you know, I think this is the point we could all take on board, especially me. Let's learn to love our bodies just as they are & work on getting as healthy & fit as we can, just to be as healthy & fit as we can. No-one else really notices how big or flabby our arms are or anywhere else really.
Lots of love, Petal. We are all doing pretty well, xoxo
 
I don´t know if I´ve mentioned it but watching how you pose for pictures can really help with arm-hang-ups. I´m in the Russian farmer arm category myself and it looks... non-photogenic... if I let them hang by my side but even I my critical self don´t notice anything wrong with them if I find a way to hold them somewhat away from my body without it looking stilted (hand on hip, arm around friend, holding something). I´m terrible at posing but it really makes a difference if your arms don´t get squished against your body. It´s like letting your legs hang down while seated or pushing your heels up far enough that your thighs are slightly off the seat.
 
Gosh I am the worlds worst poser for photos . I always look fake . I will practice with my phone camera on a timer .
Cate I admit as I get older I'm really not caring so much on how I look . I firmly believe a smile on a face goes along way . But I live in an area where looks seems so important and how one dresses but I truly believe I have risen above all that now .

Ok so today we will say something nice about ourselves . I have a nice nose and nice hair (if I style it) . My thighs and butt are starting to shape up from all my exercise . My skin is nice and for my age I think I look ok and am pretty much wrinkle free . I'm lucky to have a nice job and lovely family , a few friends and a lovely bunch on here. I'm lucky to be well and if I keep caring for myself hopefully my fitness will get better and my heart won't be as strained and I will enter my 50s healthier fitter and happier .
 
Now repeat those nice things without all the modifiers, please. You don´t have a nice X (IF you do Y), you have all the nice Xs or they wouldn´t look good even with all the Ys.
 
Good morning everyone . Well I took the bull by the horn this morning and got on the scales . I was really worried as I have not weighed in along time and yes I was up but not hugely . So I am 1.25 lb heavier than my last weight posted here . So my aim for next Sunday is to get back to thst weight again .
I do feel more toned and fitter because at least I have exercised but it's time now to sort the food again . Husband told me my thighs look much thinner lol .

Unfortunately have a sore throat so not sure if I will walk much today but I will see .
 
Good for you, Petal getting on those dratted scales. 1.25 lbs isn't much & you should be able to send that where it belongs. Smart husband :)
Hope your throat is better tomorrow xo
 
I agree, you'll be able to get back to your lowest really fast with all the exercising you have been doing and with the added thing of watching your food closer. It's amazing how that can slip away if I am not careful, and the portions when eyeballing them when hungry can get too big! So nice your husband noticed how you are toning up!

Hope your throat feels better!!
 
Throat a little sore but manageable . Had a lazy day yesterday decided not to aggravate the throats by working out . Watched some tv and spent time with the family . Did some shopping with my husband and the laundry . Back to reality now today .

Aiming now to drop that 1.5 this week hopefully. Was really pleased it wasn't more .

Aim for this week - drink more fluids that are not coffee , eat well . Exercise if throats improves .
 
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