Full of the joys of spring greens - 10 / 10 club - All welcome

[FrannyandZooey]

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

There are no restrictions on what you eat so long as you get your 10 fruit and veg as well. The focus is not on weight loss but on improving our energy levels and hopefully our general mood and well-being. Sign up below and post here to tell us how you're getting on and how you are feeling.

Basic guidance on what constitutes a portion of fruit and veg here and more detailed information here

no all that stuff is good

its the shite music which gets to me

Ah.

Well, I can't really argue with that then.

Damn.

But...but...but

they have twangy guitars

and bongos

i also like rem

Hmmm

which period?

early

pre Green, really

might listen to out of time for sentimental reasons

def pre warner bros

ah my kids are competatively using the potty, how strange

and tori amos has a HARPISCHORD

and harmonica

and all sorts really

Oh I like Green

am fairly ignorant though

are you giving them stickers on their reward chart ?

oh YES didn't think of that

they LOVE stickers

first I must knit and felt said reward chart

trouble is...they'd start giving me and dp stickers also for same thing...

well that is only fair

yes i usually put my arm round ds's shoulders when telling him off-dunno why-habit

so, when he is telling other kids off-and me-he also tries to put his arm round their shoulders

this has been misconstrued...

Has anyone actually eaten any fruit, or veg, this week?

Filly did you go to the gym?

\i did look for this tyhread but after my how expensive ot is to eat fruit and veg I couldn't really come back could I?

I have been to the gym three times for a total of 1 hour each time

I shall try harder next week

Zippi that is very good*

I thought you might be cross with me after you spent all that time thinking of green foods for me

oh no I enjoyed it..er I did surmise that polyfilla was unlikely to be a proper person

I'm actually liking the gym better now..though it is still a chore to go..half way through it becomes ok as i feel it's nearly achieved!

What do you do while you are there Zippi?

Franny you have had me humming Ride a White Frickin Swan all day As well as Certain People I Know which is a bit of a rip off of the tune...

While we aren't on the subject of fruit & veg , Filly - I saw on another thread you went to Edinburgh Uni, so did I! When were you there?

I may have found a friend to go to the gym with, which will be great for the cardio bits I think, as I get so bored (even with Ride a Fricking White Swan)

oooh 1997-2001

my degree is in religious studies (mainly dead languages) but I did 4 years of pschology also.

you?

at franny's and her friends

I make it up but I haven't been going long

for example 10 mins on reclining bike thing at number 4

10 mins on treadmill something like 5.2 kms speed and varies between 13 and 19 steepness depending how I feel

and 5 minutes cool down programme on auto from the machine

then I do all the weight amchines..seated row and about ten goes on about 20kg

10 peck decs on about 15kg

chest press? 20 on about 20kgs

the one above your head about 20 on 15kg

anopther one about the same

lifting a weight up with legs on about 20kg about 10

same thing but scrunching it under about 10

leg abductors 20kg about 50

other leg abductor 50 each sitting bent over and up straight

pushing off backwards from seated position legs high about 20 on 40kg

then legs low 20 and legs low apart 20

hate the cross trainer but sometimes do 3 minutes on that because I'm determined to conquer it

if time I then go back to treadmill and do another 5 or ten minutes

Zippi good stuff! Do you ever go on that gym thread where the poster gives advice about how to work most effectively at the gym? I think I must look it up and get on that thread.

Filly it is only one friend and an ex-boyfriend to boot (good job dp is not of the jealous persuasion). I have yet to co-incide our visits but I am optimistic that I can bend him to my will.

Glad you are out of hospital and all went well Overrun. Not so clever about the Dt's nose though, poor lad.

I am busy watching 39 Steps, eating biscuits, so cannot claim to be performing well in the 10/10 stakes. Have been eating OK and riding and netballing earlier in week.
I had no idea about T-Rex, I do like pre-Green REM however. I am more of a Jam fan (as you may have guessed from name...)

Well not much posting or veg for me this week ladies as I will be working in Eastern Europe .

Filly I was there 1999-2003. I did French and German. Still have frequent yearnings for the place...

Overrun, glad the op went well, hope you are recovering ok