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  Re: Reflection

  Logging anything for several weeks really allows one to understand their behaviors better. Sometimes there's a discrepancy with what we think we're doing and what we're actually doing (or not doing). Logging is a great starting point to bettering your healthy habits! Good luck w/ your continued success! :) And be sure to check out some of the other sites I listed on the handouts! They have some excellent features, as well! :)

  Posted over 4 years ago by HealthyBee

  
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  Reflection

  A) I learned a couple things from logging my food on a regular basis. I learned how many calories I am eating everyday, and I found out it was harder to meet my calorie goal than I though. I often always met the carbs and fat goal. This is because a lot of the foods I ate were not always healthy and often high in fat. I also learned how many calories, fat, carbs and protein that was contained in all the different foods I ate. It was interesting to find out that some of the foods I eat have a lot more calories and carbs than I would have imagined. Overall, I learned I need to start focusing on eating healthier foods with more protein and cut back on the high fatty foods and carbs. B) Tracking my workouts were helpful because I was albe to keep track of how often I was working out and what exercises I was accomplishing. It also made me more motivated to go to the gym more often so I could stay on top of my workouts and keep my score up. Ever since then I have been looking forward to going to the gym more than I did two months ago. It has helped me to also develop a good workout program that includes weight training and cardio. C) I think gyminee was valuable in a couple ways. I was able to achieve my goal of working out more during the week and trying to burn more calories. I did lose a couple pounds. I was also more focused on what I ate these past couple weeks. I would try and cut back on carbs more often and use alternatives such as protein burgers and eating less pasta at night. D) I want to use gyminee after the class is over because it really help motivate me and it also helped be realize what types of foods that I am eating and putting into my body. But I am not sure I will be able to keep updating it as often because of my busy schedule with school and work. My intent is to keep using gyminee but there might me times where I will have a gap in activity. E) I really enjoyed using the gyminee account because it helped me learn a lot about myself and daily eating habits. I also enjoyed the class because it really motivated me to workout more and live a healthier lifestyle.

  Posted over 4 years ago by cyjohnson77

  
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  Forums

  Excellent job on engaging in the forums this week! You went above and beyond to share your expertise which I'm sure everyone found very useful. I especially liked your comments on Pilates (you were very encouraging and hopefully you became GymBuddies with the person who asked about pilates... it would be interesting to see if she ended up taking the class and if she enjoyed it). Second, you gave excellent feedback on your comments regarding "too much carbs" - Americans tend to have a carb-heavy diet and you provided excellent suggestions on how to manage your daily intake. I loved your wrap idea (and used to be a big In-N-Out fan before becoming a vegetarian). I also saw that someone posted some suggestions in your "Toning Abs" post... hopefully you were able to get some helpful feedback on your question! Again, great job! :)

  Posted over 4 years ago by HealthyBee

  
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  Forums

  I answered the following 3 questions: 1. Forum: Fitness and Exercise Topic: Pilates 2. Forum: Fitness and Exercise Topic: How long do I do a routine before switching to something new? 3. Forum: Diet and Nutrition Topic: too much CARBS!!!!

  Posted over 4 years ago by cyjohnson77

  
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  RE: THR

  Great job in determining your THR. Now when you're exercising, be sure to take a 10 second count and see if you're staying within your THR, aka aerobic zone. This is also said to be the 'fat' burning zone if you stay here over 20 minutes. Most endurance athletes stay in this zone because the body creates ATP from the energy stored in fat cells. And since we have more fat in our bodies than glucose in the muscles, we can last longer. When you reach higher heart rates around 85% of your HRR, then you're beginning to work anaerobically where your body begins to create energy from glucose in the muscles. The by-product of working at an anaerobic state is build-up of lactic acid, which is why people who work too hard are sore the next day or two. FYI Weight training is also considered anaerobic exercise.

  Posted over 4 years ago by HealthyBee