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Ok, so it has been a while since I last posted. I fell off of the working-out-wagon for a few weeks. I then decided to join the Planet Fitness that is on my way home, since I was able to get one full year for $99. I went the other day and had a trainer give me a tour, and come up with some specific weight training exercises that I could start off with. I am going to start with machines for now since I have very little strength or muscle, but luckily my location seems to have no issues with free weights, deadlifting, or any of the other things that I've been told PF usually frowns upon. They know that is my ultimate goal, so we are going to work toward that. But for now, my puny little muscles need some practice at low levels to get used to these movements and to build up a little basic strength. I went again today and boy am I sore now. That's partly because yesterday I discovered that the tennis courts in my town, which are near my house, have rackets and balls there for anyone to use so my partner and I played around for a while, and it was a pretty good workout! I was happy to see that I retained some muscle memory of how to play, though =) Diet is going ok, still trying to make it an all the time thing, but getting better at it slowly.

Thanks! Part of my reason for joining is that I live in the Northeast, so I will be able to run indoors when the weather gets too dicey outside. But I also wanted to take advantage of whatever they can offer me in terms of strength training. If there are limitations, I'll just work within them for now. My main focus is strength training, so I am interested in the basic stuff you mentioned. I am totally clueless about where to start, so thank you!

Hey everyone, I've been doing the Nerd Fitness beginner's bodyweight circuit for a month or two, but recently decided to buy a one-year membership to the Planet Fitness that is on my way home from work ($99 for the whole year!). The problem is, I don't know how to translate what I have been doing at home into a gym routine. I don't know whether to use the machines, and if so, which ones. And I don't know if/what free weights I would want to use. Any advice? Thanks!!

Hello, hello! So it has been a week since I posted. I have been focused solely on taking the GRE, which I did yesterday. My scores were: 160 Q and 168 V. I wanted to get at least 162 on the Quant but 160 is not bad. And 168 for Verbal is really exciting! =) I did slack off a bit on working out last week, because I was trying to use all of my free time to study, but I went for a few long walks (on which I studied my flash cards!). Today I am relaxing, but tomorrow is Monday and I go back to work/regular life, so I will start up my training goals again - Mon, Wed, Fri strength training (or possibly Tues, Thurs, Weekend, since my partner might be able to help me do some strength training at his gym on the weekends) - walking or riding my bike on the off days. And keeping my increased calorie high-protein, low-sugar diet going.

Friday I did one full BBWW circuit. It was so damned hot, that was all I could do. But that's still good! I didn't really exercise yesterday, though. Today I am taking my last practice exam, but maybe after that I will go for a walk.

No exercise yesterday (it would have been a walk) - I had do run some errands and I also *really* needed to get serious studying done. I am going to do my BBWW circuit tonight, though, before I study some more. The 27th is fast approaching! Here is what I am eating today, in case anyone has any suggestions or feedback: Breakfast - one scrambled egg w/ diced onion/garlic/shallots, a couple gree bell pepper slices, and a little parmesan cheese, 3 slices of bacon, black tea with almond milk and xylitol Morning Snack - greek yogurt with raspberries and sliced almonds Lunch - baked chicken tenders coated in parmesan/gluten free breadcrumbs, spinich salad with feta/sliced almonds and a little Annie's Balsamic Vinegarette Early Afternoon Snack - Hardboiled egg and some almond butter (not together, lol) Late Afternoon Snack - almond milk/chocolate protein powder shake Dinner - fried egg with tomato sauce/cheddar cheese on a slice of gluten free bread, frozen greek yogurt with berries for dessert Totals Calories: 1,583 Protein: 102 Carbs: 96 Fats: 94 Sugar: 43 Sodium: 1,931

well, it's been the same for several months now! =P

Thanks for the great suggestions, everyone! I was starting to get really bored of simply eggs and bacon every morning >.<

So I did 1.5 full BBWW circuits last night... I was still somewhat tired, but better overall. Didn't get as much studying done as I would have liked, so I am going to try to make that a priority tonight. Food is going ok, although I find it hard to get more than 1,500 calories in a day. I just have to find creative ways to add them in there.

Starting eating more again last night, which was good. Just as I am starting to increase my caloric intake, suddenly I feel sick! I am fairly certain it was gluten, because I fell asleep at 8:30 last night and had some other symptoms that you don't want to know about, lol. So I think today I am on the mend, and have already eaten several times (about to go have my lunch now, too). As for exercise, yesterday was my down day so I went for a leisurely walk around the neighborhood with my partner. Tonight will be another BBWW circuit - probably just one, but I will try to do it as fully and as well as possible!

Welcome! You are already where I'd like to be in the near future =) I agree with the making-time-for-rest advice. Good luck!!

Thanks, Solo! That's awesome! I am going to start trying that out this week. It seems really doable! =) And thanks, I am glad to be a fellow Rebel =P

Wideeyed - that's a good idea. I am going to do the same - one set per session for now, until I have that down. Then start trying for two sets per session. Definitely going to go for a walk or a bike ride around the neighborhood on my off days, nothing too strenuous (yet). Thanks!

Today I did one full BBWW circuit, after a quick jog up and down the street to warm up. It was pretty good - the pushups were difficult, even with the incline, but I did my best. Plank was also difficult, but I still did a full 15 seconds. I was feeling really nauseous this afternoon (before working out) for some reason. Not sure if it has anything to do with my attempt to have a *lot* more protein than I usually do on a work day. I am feeling better now though!