The Health Heap of the Heapers' Hangout

Manly McMacho · 2013-01-22 15:59:24

we do now.

So, we talk about health here. Illness, fitness, all that stuff.

I'm still fucking sick and it suuuuuucks.

LeighSabio · 2013-01-22 16:05:16

Thanks for making this. Anyway, right now I'm really tired, not sick that I know of, though. Going to a pilates class and a spinning class later tonight. Hopefully I can get my energy up before then.

Manly McMacho · 2013-01-22 16:08:48

I heard green apples are great for energy. I wouldn't know since I'd rather eat unwashed buffalo ass than a bitter, sour, angry green apple, but it might be true, iunno.

At any rate, here's hoping you can get your energy up.

Thankfully now I'm "can walk outside for small periods of time" sick instead of "confined to her bed, puking up her organs" sick, which is fantastic.

Justice4243 · 2013-01-22 16:09:59

I've got a wireless pedometer that gives me goals. Walking 5 miles, walking 10,000 steps, going up 10 flights of stairs.

Pretty cool and it's helped me loss weight. It has an "Active score" which basically measures how much of the day I've been active. This usually forces me to pace or do something to hit it.With daily walks, I usually hit my miles and steps.

LeighSabio · 2013-01-22 16:13:23

I like green apples. They taste like crunchy sour candy.

Manly McMacho · 2013-01-22 16:16:04

^^so it's like a video game except not. cool.

^I don't know why but I just hate green fruit. unrelatedly though, blueberries, oh god. Just picked up a fresh box, wow. I think I might make a muffin out of them or something, I've been feeling like baking lately and I have no clue why. but i'm rambling.

but that's good. yeah, I say much on an apple and see if that helps.

Justice4243 · 2013-01-22 16:26:22

^^so it's like a video game except not. cool.

It's a nice way to force yourself to do stuff certainly.

It's pretty limited to walking, though it seems to work pretty well if I attach it to my arm and play the Wii. This seems to work well enough for calories, active score, and steps. But the thing seems pretty smart in that it doesn't wrack up my miles with my arm flailing.

Anyhow, it's also suppose to increase my goals at some point. I've had it for a few weeks now, and it's stayed the same.

LeighSabio · 2013-01-22 16:31:34

Sounds cool. How much does it cost?

Justice4243 · 2013-01-22 16:40:01

I have this model and it was $80.

Fitbit has discontinued it, however, in favor of one that's around $100 and has blue-tooth, so it can sync with phones and such.

Justice4243 · 2013-01-22 16:40:59

I should mention that you can use their interface to track what you eat, make a meal plan, sleep schedule, how much water you drink, etc...

All for free. I think there is some sort of premium pay service, but I'm not sure what that would add.

Salix Babylonika · 2013-01-22 16:42:02

The pay service comes with a goon that beats you up if you eat too much.

Justice4243 · 2013-01-22 16:43:45

Heh.

I wouldn't be surprised if there was at least someone who looks at your results and shames you into meeting your goals.

That's basically what weight watchers does.

Manly McMacho · 2013-01-22 16:44:56

^^if he calls you a filthy fat slut and tells you to keep your fat legs mouth closed I'd buy fifty.

Salix Babylonika · 2013-01-22 16:44:57

Ugh, my mom works for them as an "advertising agent".

She doesn't get paid, but she gets a cut of the profits if she manages to sell anything. Which she never does. It's basically a pyramid scheme.

edit: for weight watchers, not that ^

Manly McMacho · 2013-01-22 16:46:29

I'd pay her to beat the shit out of people while calling them fat sluts and telling them to keep their fat legs mouths closed.

Salix Babylonika · 2013-01-22 16:47:00

I would genuinely appreciate you not inserting my mother into your bizarre fantasies.

Justice4243 · 2013-01-22 16:47:35

There's a special kinda desperation in going to Weight Watchers, you shell out a lot of money for food that doesn't fill you up and someone to look at you in disappointment if you don't meet your goals.

I guess it's good if one isn't that great at regulating what they eat and needs a human to encourage them to continue losing weight.

I find I do well enough weighing myself and sticking to some sort of planned regiment.

Manly McMacho · 2013-01-22 16:51:24

^so you're literally paying someone to shame you

you might as well just pay a dominatrix to be your dietitian.

Salix Babylonika · 2013-01-22 16:53:00

At least with a dominatrix you get something out of it besides "ur fat".

Manly McMacho · 2013-01-22 16:54:29

actually, a dominatrix probably would be an awesome dietitian

assuming they actually stuck to it and didn't make it sexy

on the other than, a sexy dietitian might be more effective than I think.

LeighSabio · 2013-01-22 17:10:38

"if he calls you a filthy fat slut and tells you to keep your fat legs mouth closed I'd buy fifty."

Maybe this comment belongs in the NSFW thread, but...that is hot.

Manly McMacho · 2013-01-22 17:37:24

^lol, glad that comment made you happy.

I'm feeling super lethargic and "grimy" all of a sudden so I think I'm going to take a nap and see if that helps.

LeighSabio · 2013-01-22 17:45:36

I took a nap today and still feel unalert. I also ate a green apple. No luck.

Justice4243 · 2013-01-22 17:46:51

Weight Watchers should really encourage people to cook their own meals. I guess that isn't conducive to them making money off their crappy pre-freezed meals, but you'd be eating healthier AND burning calories actually making the food instead of just shoving something in the microwave.

Justice4243 · 2013-01-22 17:47:29

I drink a lot of energy drinks.

Probably not super great for me, but it works.

At least a good half of them tend to be the diet ones.

Sredni Vashtar · 2013-01-22 17:48:49

Diet stuff is really bad for you.

Obā-san · 2013-01-22 17:51:00

ha i drink approximately 3 cans of diet coke a day and i'm fi-(*expires*)

Sredni Vashtar · 2013-01-22 17:54:04

The artificial sweeteners in diet soda make any other sugars that you consume cling to your fat more easily, among other lousy things. They basically do exactly the opposite of what they are theoretically supposed to do... which may be part of the point.

Obā-san · 2013-01-22 17:55:25

i don't really eat that many sugar-y things, my extra weight is more from my just being really sedentary :P

my diet in general is pretty good, mosts of vegetables, not a lot of meat, not much snacking either.

and i really just drink diet soda because it tastes better.

Anonus · 2013-01-22 17:56:21

Personally I hate diet soda and prefer drinking the regular versions or apple juice over it

LeighSabio · 2013-01-22 17:58:09

I don't like soda, period. The only fizzy drinks I like are alcoholic.

Sredni Vashtar · 2013-01-22 18:07:46

Naney said:i don't really eat that many sugar-y things, my extra weight is more from my just being really sedentary :P
my diet in general is pretty good, mosts of vegetables, not a lot of meat, not much snacking either.
and i really just drink diet soda because it tastes better.

Your diet is a heck of a lot better than mine. Not that this is saying much, but it definitely is. I really need to eat more vegetables... which is strange, because I really like vegetables. *shrug*

LeighSabio · 2013-01-22 22:49:33

Just got back from the gym. I should not do cardio or lower body strength workouts in the presence of men. I invariably start trying to compete with them, and invariably push myself too hard.

RocketRunner · 2013-01-22 23:36:02

I'm getting a bit big around the belly. I should probably rectify this. :/

Viani · 2013-01-22 23:40:56

Hurry up before it becomes unburnable.

Tachyon · 2013-01-23 04:25:56

LeighSabio said:
I should not do cardio or lower body strength workouts in the presence of men. I invariably start trying to compete with them, and invariably push myself too hard.

*unfit male resentment*

For reals though, i should work out more.

i'm trying to organize a fitness plan for myself, but sticking to it is difficult.

Sredni Vashtar · 2013-01-23 14:43:21

Walking, while not the most intensive thing that you can do, is an excellent low-stress way to exercise. Swimming is also good.

As far as weird cardio rituals are concerned, I'm partial to stair-running. The yields are really surprising, and although it is exhausting, it is really invigourating.

Justice4243 · 2013-01-23 15:55:16

Before I got my pedometer, I'd set a goal of burning a certain amount of calories each day through extra activity and upped it over time. This stared low, only 100 calories at first, then I upped it to 250, 500, etc...

I used Google maps and calorie burning calculators to figure out how far I had walked and how much it burned off. Also, if you have a Nintendo Wii, there are website that will calculate how much calories you burned on the sports games.

LeighSabio · 2013-01-23 19:21:44

Do zumba and other dance aerobics constitute "weird cardio rituals?" Because if so, that is my favorite cardio. I also like long walks. Recently I've started spinning and jogging/running. I am really no good at running, though.

Misery · 2013-01-27 06:08:37

I cant breathe very well...my heart hurts.

Salix Babylonika · 2013-01-27 06:09:31

You might wanna call somebody, that's not a good sign.

Misery · 2013-01-27 06:14:04

Yeah...carbon monoxide poisoning..

Salix Babylonika · 2013-01-27 06:16:11

get off the computer and call someone if you can't breathe

Misery · 2013-01-27 06:17:34

ok

my mom is actually helping me with this

Odradek · 2013-01-27 07:58:11

wrong thread

Viani · 2013-01-29 22:00:18

Woohoo I lost 11 grams.

Justice4243 · 2013-02-03 02:01:46

I walked over 11 miles today.

Not all at once mind you, probably only about 9 miles was all at once...

I really wanted a new pair of boots...

Salix Babylonika · 2013-02-03 02:35:31

I would walk el-ev-en miles and I would walk el-ev-en more

just to be the man who walked twenty two miles to fall down at your door

Sredni Vashtar · 2013-02-03 08:12:07

Just walking six miles is pretty hardcore for me, although I probably could manage twice that if I really had the wherewithal and stopped a few times along the way.

Justice4243 · 2013-02-03 13:07:23

Well, I did go to several stores along the way. Though, that's more "slowing down" since I was still walking around. Also, my pedometer would counted those steps as well.

Viani · 2013-02-04 00:22:00

I have switched from Doritoes to, not Doritoes.

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