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<blockquote data-quote="EricNoah" data-source="post: 3762767" data-attributes="member: 4">Hey there!There was some interest expressed in my &quot;gaming and food&quot; thread in the possibility of starting a new weight loss/diet/fitness discussion.&nbsp; Here are some past threads on this topic that might help contribute to the discussion: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=128859&amp;highlight=weight+loss" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=128859&amp;highlight=weight+loss</a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=139320&amp;highlight=weight+loss" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=139320&amp;highlight=weight+loss</a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=146624&amp;highlight=weight+loss" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=146624&amp;highlight=weight+loss</a>So ... where are you now, where do you want to be, and how will you get there? Feel free to share what you are comfortable with.-------------Where I am: I am on the border between normal and overweight for my height (150 for 5'5&quot;).&nbsp; I am in good shape from the waist down (I've been biking a lot this summer) but could use some work on my upper body.&nbsp; Exercise: I do have a little weight routine that I sometimes do; I just need to kick that up a notch.&nbsp; As I am transitioning from summer to school (I'm a teacher), I will be biking less.&nbsp; I need to supplement that with some walks (one 30 min walk a day is not unreasonable; I have done it in the past for months at a stretch) and some aerobic work in the basement (put my bike up on the trainer when it gets really cold out; break out the aerobics DVDs).&nbsp; Question: I kind of wish there was something mindlessly repetitive I could do with my upper body the way I do with biking -- something that would allow me to listen to an iPod or watch a video or read while I was doing it.&nbsp; I get bored before I get tired, generally, when I exercise.&nbsp; Diet: I have a journal that I keep which includes a daily chart for recording food.&nbsp; I've gotten good at guestimating caloric content.&nbsp; I need to stay at or below 2000 calories a day to maintain my weight; or I need to hit 1500-1800 a day to lose weight.&nbsp; During the school year, I do a great job at breakfast and lunch keeping calories reasonable.&nbsp; My &quot;weak time&quot; is dinner and afterwards.&nbsp; If I'm not careful I can put away my whole daily alotment in those 3-4 hours.&nbsp; Goals: I would like to drop about 5 lbs, maintain my lower body fitness, and increase my upper body fitness.&nbsp; I also need to continue to record my food (it's discouraging to fill in that chart after I've had a poor day w/regard to diet, but it needs to be done so I can see patterns).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EricNoah, post: 3762767, member: 4"] Hey there! There was some interest expressed in my "gaming and food" thread in the possibility of starting a new weight loss/diet/fitness discussion. Here are some past threads on this topic that might help contribute to the discussion: [url]http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=128859&highlight=weight+loss[/url] [url]http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=139320&highlight=weight+loss[/url] [url]http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=146624&highlight=weight+loss[/url] So ... where are you now, where do you want to be, and how will you get there? Feel free to share what you are comfortable with. ------------- [B]Where I am:[/B] I am on the border between normal and overweight for my height (150 for 5'5"). I am in good shape from the waist down (I've been biking a lot this summer) but could use some work on my upper body. [B]Exercise:[/B] I do have a little weight routine that I sometimes do; I just need to kick that up a notch. As I am transitioning from summer to school (I'm a teacher), I will be biking less. I need to supplement that with some walks (one 30 min walk a day is not unreasonable; I have done it in the past for months at a stretch) and some aerobic work in the basement (put my bike up on the trainer when it gets really cold out; break out the aerobics DVDs). [B]Question:[/B] I kind of wish there was something mindlessly repetitive I could do with my upper body the way I do with biking -- something that would allow me to listen to an iPod or watch a video or read while I was doing it. I get bored before I get tired, generally, when I exercise. [B]Diet:[/B] I have a journal that I keep which includes a daily chart for recording food. I've gotten good at guestimating caloric content. I need to stay at or below 2000 calories a day to maintain my weight; or I need to hit 1500-1800 a day to lose weight. During the school year, I do a great job at breakfast and lunch keeping calories reasonable. My "weak time" is dinner and afterwards. If I'm not careful I can put away my whole daily alotment in those 3-4 hours. [B]Goals:[/B] I would like to drop about 5 lbs, maintain my lower body fitness, and increase my upper body fitness. I also need to continue to record my food (it's discouraging to fill in that chart after I've had a poor day w/regard to diet, but it needs to be done so I can see patterns). [/QUOTE]

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