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Reporting back after 1st gym visits in 20+ years

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BelgianBeers · 01/01/2025 16:18

Hello

Lots of you have me advice when I joined a PureGym - I ordered clothes and stuff then got ill so didn’t go. Now better I have been attending and can report that is has been great. If you are considering joining I would absolutely recommend it. I have been helped by lots of different staff, done classes and use two different venues. Have found it all
very friendly and easy to engage with. Am just back from a session and feel great. Now I just have two ish stone to get rid of and some cardiovascular fitness to get back. 💪

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LushLemonTart · 22/06/2025 14:13

Meant are having. It's Sunday 🙈 I'm off to work soon.

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BelgianBeers · 29/06/2025 21:02

How is fitness and food going? I have been doing ok. Have gardened today - have neglected the front and needed to get chopping. Fullest brown bins and am about half done. Am sore and stiff so will try to yoga it out. It’s just over a month to my peaks walk so - I need to get stuck in!

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LushLemonTart · 29/06/2025 21:50

Hi. Been doing ok. Exercising and walking.

Although had a bad week as had a birthday. Friend staying and lasses night out. I was good having gins though.

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BelgianBeers · 30/06/2025 17:18

Honestly since tracking here I realise I go out more than I thought! We had a birthday this weekend and I am away again all next weekend -gin will be a big feature there too! It’s genuinely hard to fit everything in and today I am like an horrifically sweaty mess. I mean if I actually lost some weight I might not be so hot!

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LushLemonTart · 30/06/2025 18:33

I'm out for a meal tonight. Celebrating with ds1.

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BelgianBeers · 30/06/2025 20:04

Have a lovely meal - at least we are enjoying ourselves!

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BelgianBeers · 06/07/2025 07:51

Out in the hills - this is my happy place. But back to the gym this week too.

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LushLemonTart · 06/07/2025 21:13

Oh I've been terrible today. Eaten so much sweet stuff. Delicious cake. Finished off the with maltesers 🙈 I've been with people offering me such things. Their fault 🤣

Back to healthy tomorrow. I'm off work so exercise and a walk.

Love your photo @BelgianBeers . Nature is fantastic. I can't wait to get out tomorrow I don't care what the weather is like.

LushLemonTart · 08/07/2025 08:47

Had a hilly 7 mile walk by the coast yesterday. I can feel my legs today. Might get another walk in today. I'm not working until the weekend.

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BelgianBeers · 08/07/2025 09:51

That sounds wonderful. I am desperate to be on holiday so I can get out more!

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LushLemonTart · 08/07/2025 10:44

We're having a walk today too. Weather is lovely.

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BelgianBeers · 14/07/2025 20:50

I confess no gym but plenty of activity and the enormous horrors spending hours cleaning as I try and remove fucking fleas from my house. It’s horrible! Little bastards! Off to hoover again…

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LushLemonTart · 25/07/2025 01:03

Oh heck fleas! I hope they've gone by now?

I've had some long ish walks and been doing youtube fitness videos. Mainly over 50s ones and some with weights for arms. Some seated exercise videos are tougher than they look. I do videos standing too. I'm going away beginning of September so want to tone up for then. Plus I want to get stronger and leaner. It's harder as you age. I'm eating less too. Although was away last week so did eat more then but been pretty good this week.

Hope you're doing well @BelgianBeers ?

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BelgianBeers · 25/07/2025 18:47

I am a flea bitten disaster! I mean fewer fleas but after so much effort, boobs and baths and skin treatments. Oh and the washing… still I think the tide is turning. I tried yoga classes but somehow it just hurts my arm and I can’t do the transitions so spend half the session dithering. Stared back on the machines but fairly gently. I have had a win though but I’d sounds daft. At the start I gave up caffeinated coke drinks and I have stuck to this after decades of wigging liver a litre a day … I know🤦‍♀️. Anyway I just replaced it with Sprite type ones so now have ended all fizzy drinks apart from fizzy water and mixers when out. Amazingly I have stuck to this and in turn it will mean far fewer buys of crisps and other baddies as the popping for some cans invariably becomes something bigger. I mean small gains but…

Good luck with the tone up plan - as you say it is harder!

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LushLemonTart · 25/07/2025 23:13

That's good changing your drinks.

I've been out tonight. Real ale and malt whisky night. Healthy drinks really 😅

I haven't eaten too bad today. Tonight was a one off tbh.

Back to it tomorrow. Good luck @BelgianBeers ♥️

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BelgianBeers · 26/07/2025 00:41

By the way boobs = bombs… flea bombs😂

your evening sounds healthy indeed - a few G and T’s in mine!

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LushLemonTart · 26/07/2025 13:53

🤣 I didn't notice boobs

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BelgianBeers · 03/08/2025 22:24

How are you doing? I am scoring well on eating and have stayed off fizzy and have been gardening and decorating my arse off so plenty of sweat. The stoopid shoulder makes everything slower and more awkward but am getting things done .

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LushLemonTart · 03/08/2025 23:20

Well done. Do you have more energy?

I'm doing ok. Been exercising regularly and walking. Eating mostly healthy food. The scales aren't changing much but I'm toning.

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BelgianBeers · 05/08/2025 14:33

I find it hard to tell! I feel like I am making better choices, eating better but am a long way from where I want to be! You know thin and springy.

evaluating my life and work I can see that I probably need to think long term. I am away again at the moment so eating out and no gym time but am having fun too…

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LushLemonTart · 05/08/2025 14:43

That's good you're having fun.

I've been having chia seeds with cinnamon and hot water first thing. It keeps me full most of the day. I'm away tonight but will try to eat sensibly? Lots of walking tomorrow but that's after a full English at the pub. No chia when I'm away. I've lost a couple of pounds this week. Stomach are is smaller as have been doing fabulous50s videos. Plus some arm ones. They're toning up too.

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BelgianBeers · 06/08/2025 11:14

Results! Sounds excellent. I woke up stiff as a board so have yoga and stretched my way back to not feeling 108. Chia is fabulous - I will try a full chia - I usually have them in yogurt with wheat germ. So delicious (especially with a dollop of lemon curd).

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LushLemonTart · 07/08/2025 17:45

I hope the yoga helped?
I had my chia drink before work. I wasn't hungry until after work. Dh made a lovely ceasar salad so had that for tea?
No exercise today apart from walking around at work and doing chores there. I'll try and motivate myself to do some later.
Have a good rest of the week @BelgianBeers

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BelgianBeers · 08/08/2025 09:50

Sounds like a great day - chia the wonder drink. I have been away over night (six course tasting menu) and had a lot of drinks too but have a full day of ceiling painting today so feel like that is worth some credit on thr fitness scale - it’s also very tricky with my shoulder🤦‍♀️ so is taking longer than is ideal. Hope you are powering through

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BelgianBeers · 08/08/2025 09:50

Sounds like a great day - chia the wonder drink. I have been away over night (six course tasting menu) and had a lot of drinks too but have a full day of ceiling painting today so feel like that is worth some credit on thr fitness scale - it’s also very tricky with my shoulder🤦‍♀️ so is taking longer than is ideal. Hope you are powering through

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