lisaviolet
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2002
Liz!!!!!!!
I've been wanting to write this to you all day. But guys it's my weekend. I adore NBA All Star Weekend and especially All Star Saturday Night. Just adore it.
Liz! Listen. Here's the thing. You know how we have our gym in our condo. Jean and I both are treadmill users. Me - mostly as part of my intervals. Jean is an athlete. You know athlete all her life. Bball, soccer anything. But she carries any bulk/size in her upper legs. I have thick legs as well. Me all over.
Well, here's the thing. You have said many times comments about your lower half.
So we have been forced to do some of our cardio on our old Gazelle here. Suddenly. I have to use it for some of my three minute intervals in my interval program. And I use it for long, slow off days. It's the highest end model. The most expensive. Has three levels of resistance - fourth being no resistance. And it's heavy heavy unlike the cheaper models so you're already moving more. So I haven't used it in a long long time because the tension levels does funny things to my a$$ and it's hard to keep my HR up enough without the tension. And I like the treadmill and my gym.
But Liz - both our bodies have changed. This quickly - since we've been back and forth to both places. The gazelle, which people put down because of being hard to keep HR up (not with the tension model), really changes body shape.
Jean's is huge. Jean is in shock with her legs. Her weight has not changed. But it has stretched out her quads big time. Me too. And we know it is it because it is our only change. And she does it on heavy tension and is not building.
Also, my classical stretch tape (like ballet - Miranda Esmonde Whilte) is doing some things to my legs as well.
Don't be scared about the crazy things it does to my a$$. It makes Jean's nicer.
Yes, I'm envious and pissed. 
I hope I haven't offended. It's just that you mention legs regularly. And Jean is in shock and is an athlete so that's saying a lot. A lot.
It kills me when some think one's body can't change from certain exercises. You just have to look at athletes. Soccer players, sycronized swimmers, tight ends, runners, hockey players, gymnasts - all different. Anyway, it really stretches you out.
I've been wanting to write this to you all day. But guys it's my weekend. I adore NBA All Star Weekend and especially All Star Saturday Night. Just adore it.
Liz! Listen. Here's the thing. You know how we have our gym in our condo. Jean and I both are treadmill users. Me - mostly as part of my intervals. Jean is an athlete. You know athlete all her life. Bball, soccer anything. But she carries any bulk/size in her upper legs. I have thick legs as well. Me all over.
Well, here's the thing. You have said many times comments about your lower half.
So we have been forced to do some of our cardio on our old Gazelle here. Suddenly. I have to use it for some of my three minute intervals in my interval program. And I use it for long, slow off days. It's the highest end model. The most expensive. Has three levels of resistance - fourth being no resistance. And it's heavy heavy unlike the cheaper models so you're already moving more. So I haven't used it in a long long time because the tension levels does funny things to my a$$ and it's hard to keep my HR up enough without the tension. And I like the treadmill and my gym.
But Liz - both our bodies have changed. This quickly - since we've been back and forth to both places. The gazelle, which people put down because of being hard to keep HR up (not with the tension model), really changes body shape.
Jean's is huge. Jean is in shock with her legs. Her weight has not changed. But it has stretched out her quads big time. Me too. And we know it is it because it is our only change. And she does it on heavy tension and is not building.
Also, my classical stretch tape (like ballet - Miranda Esmonde Whilte) is doing some things to my legs as well.
Don't be scared about the crazy things it does to my a$$. It makes Jean's nicer.
Yes, I'm envious and pissed. I hope I haven't offended. It's just that you mention legs regularly. And Jean is in shock and is an athlete so that's saying a lot. A lot.
It kills me when some think one's body can't change from certain exercises. You just have to look at athletes. Soccer players, sycronized swimmers, tight ends, runners, hockey players, gymnasts - all different. Anyway, it really stretches you out.
How come SHE can do this and I'm completely paralyzed 
I made DD13 promise not to mock, belittle or otherwise taunt me - and set me up.
You sir, are a blast and a great addition to our group!
AWESOME. Seeing this transformation in you is such a joy. Sounds like you did great on your food! Good for you!
Love LisaV's idea of a portable DVD player and bringing your own workout dvds. Excellent idea! And in a pinch, I do the hotel stairs. Hotels almost always have several floors, right? So I just go up and down in the stairwell for as long as I need to. And there is NO NEED to go fast. Just walk up several flights of stairs and a normal pace is an awesome work-out. You will definitely get your heart rate up. (And as soon as Kat and Liz read this, they will be full of all sorts of comments about me and hotel stairs. 
Awesome Kat, Have a great rest of the tournament!
You rock! And your pictures are fabulous - you look good! 
