[dreamdeferred]

Yeah.....I'm pretty excited about getting back into the gym as well....I have a lot of ideas on how to be more efficient and productive.....I will approach my training like a robot from the year 2000.

Originally Posted by foozball

im so ready and yet scared to go back to the gym

have to start allll over again

Don't sweat it........lucky for us, a little thing called 'muscle memory' will come into effect....you'll be able to recoup whatever losses you sustained pretty quickly.

[sally]

Yes...muscle memory..it's the only thing that can maybe save me

PS: ha ha ha, you said 'don't sweat it'

[sanuri11]

my husband lost weight during ramadan... i gained weight

ugh, thats cause on my regular days i dont eat alot just cause i have small things throughout the day.. like coffee in the morning, granola bar later on, then small dinner. and i exercise. BUT NOW im having one shabang meal after being sooo hungry, and my body's not used to it. and, its also cause its at night. and im not exercising.

EXCUSES!!!!!

[dreamdeferred]

Originally Posted by sally

Yes...muscle memory..it's the only thing that can maybe save me

PS: ha ha ha, you said 'don't sweat it'

pun intended

....I think

Originally Posted by sanuri11

my husband lost weight during ramadan... i gained weight

ugh, thats cause on my regular days i dont eat alot just cause i have small things throughout the day.. like coffee in the morning, granola bar later on, then small dinner. and i exercise. BUT NOW im having one shabang meal after being sooo hungry, and my body's not used to it. and, its also cause its at night. and im not exercising.

EXCUSES!!!!!

It's all good.......jump off the excuse train and get on the exercise train....you can easily lose newly gained fat iA

[sally]

What brand of bread do yall eat?

[wheelworks]

Originally Posted by sally

What brand of bread do yall eat?

Whatever is available. I don't bother about brands and types

[qudsia]

Originally Posted by jinnzaman

To be honest, I was terrified of her neighborhood. I was so glad when I came back to my car and it wasn't stolen.

kekeke. haters. my hood is the safest hood ever.




also, i'm still fat. thanks bye.

[MuslimZ]

Originally Posted by Revert

Hmmm...well wait till after you get back from Cairo.

But that's two and a half months from now .

Thanks Jinnz, dream, and Revert for your suggestions. I think I'll have to stick with body-weight training as I don't really have access to weights. Jinnz is right in that I'm not really obsessed with getting big... just being less skinny and getting a decent physique. Any other suggestions would be most welcome. Maybe I can bench press crocodiles on the Nile?

[PhDGirl]

I'm also looking forward to getting back into working out. I've been going to the gym to do yoga and pilates, but haven't had much energy for anything else. Depending on when Eid is, maybe I'll start with bootcamp on Thursday. That will certainly get me back to it!

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by dreamdeferred

I've come to believe these are mostly unnecessary but I used to do a detox once a year or so....the one I remember using last was this one.

It's pretty hardcore but I liked it (I think?...lol it's been a while)

Uh, okay. I don't want to detox anymore.

Sal: That's hilarious. I've been trying to find the stuff in desi grocery stores for a while now, but never came across it. My mom said I don't want to drink it anyway.

[wheelworks]

There is something about biking in the rain in the freezing winter puffing out clouds of vapor and watching the water spray off my front wheel that makes life worth living. Makes me wish I could bike for ever and ever

It really makes me feel sorry for drivers looking miserable inside their cars. It's a misarable feeling being stuck inside a metal housing contraption trying to peek through a frosty windshield with the heater full blast just waiting for the trip to end and knowing that when it does end, you'll have to prepare to either get an umbrella or just bolt inside to try to beat getting wet....

Funny thing is, they think I'm the one misarable

[sally]

Timit (re: detox)

Our body is pretty efficient at eliminating toxins on its own, however given the amount of artificial junk that enters our system due to nature of some of the foods we eat the natural process can somewhat be affected.

Those veggie or fruit only detoxes, or the kinds that make you take various supplements are overall debated (once I fell prey to them) and the majority find them to be worthless.. We need a proper, balanced diet to uphold our mental and physical functions and that's it...period.

So, really, if you want to do a detox, I would suggest eliminating any and all junk foods, sodas, juices, everything processed. Try to eat foods in its most natural state as possible. Go low on the meat, try eating just chicken breast or stick to tuna. Eat beans, hummus, salads, use olive oil and natural herbs to flavor your food, and eat raw nuts and fruits as snacks. Eliminate cereals as well..eat oatmeal instead...And drink lots of water. No ketchup, mayo, mustard, cut low on the sodium consumption also. Make your own sauces out of all natural yogurt, season it with slight amounts of your favorite herbs etc

[wheelworks]

Someone told me fasting detoxes the system. So you should be detoxed already

[sally]

Originally Posted by wheelworks

Someone told me fasting detoxes the system. So you should be detoxed already

Yes, but only if fasting is done in the proper manner. And eating fried foods and junk at iftar completely kills any of the detox benefits present in fasting for 30 days.