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Kevin Devin
traineo Newbie
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Kevin Devin
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# Posted: 13 Feb 2008 07:50
Curious... where would be the proper place to do any sort of journaling on Traineo? Forums seem likely, but not quite. I could simply journal privately, but my thinking is to use it as some form of accountability.
Any suggestions? Ideas? Recommendations?
Many thanks in advance!
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Samantha Cordell
Fitness Guru
Posts: 338
Samantha Cordell
Success is not a race, be patient.
Success leads to success.
Success is always a work in progress.
Success doesn't come to you--you go to it.
Success is a journey, not a destination. Focus on the process.
Some people dream about success... while others wake up and work hard at it.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try-and keep trying.
Everyday is a good day to SUCCEED!
If at first you don't succeed-try, try again
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# Posted: 13 Feb 2008 08:15
I guess u could do it on your profile page???
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Tim Wilson
Fitness Guru
Posts: 650
Tim Wilson
I have started two new blogs, one to follow my running and a Quest to a Marathon at blog.262quest.com and one to follow my weight loss at blog.2big.org, please check them out.
I am an IT professional / Developer which means I sit in front of a computer most of the day. This means very little exercise and plenty of time to eat.
I decided at the first of the year that I was going to lose weight. I started by changing my eating habits and started walking.
I did so for about a month and then added some weight lifting and started to run a little bit.
I have so far lost 29 lbs in just over 3 months and would like to lose just over another 50 lbs by the end of the year.
I have started running quite a bit more and am training to run the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th (10k)
I need all the encouragement I can get because to do this I am getting up every morning during the week at 4:30 to go running. With a wife and kids this is really the only time that I can consistently do what I need to do.
I am driven, but at times get a bit discouraged because I don't have anybody to work out with or run with.
All in All, I know I can do it, I just have to remember that when I don't do so well, it is in the past and what matters is going forward.
A more up to date thread on me:
http://www.traineo.com/14_2366_0.html
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# Posted: 13 Feb 2008 10:55
That is what I would suggest. I used to do it there before I set up a blog elsewhere.
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# Posted: 13 Feb 2008 11:01
how could you journal privately without blogging and without doing it on your profile page? a word document?
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Mike Scott
traineo Fanatic
Posts: 174
Mike Scott
I just completed my second Half Ironman and hit my target of Sub 6 hours. Currently training for a Half Marathon (everything in halves) and then a tougher Half Ironman in December. I am wasting a lot of energy on these races carrying excess fat around the course. I know I would be faster if I was lighter. I have lost about 20lbs in last two years but still have maybe another 10 that could go.
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# Posted: 13 Feb 2008 23:33
start a blog .... no better way of having accountability.
www.blogspot.com is a good place to start but there are heaps of others.
Mike
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Kevin Devin
traineo Newbie
Posts: 10
Kevin Devin
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2008 07:29
Thanks for all the replies!
I have other topic-specific blogs, but was looking to possibly do it within the realm of something like Traineo where the accountability would be greater. I'm already using the journaling capability within Calorie King, but again, the accountability associated with doing it publicly I thought might have a greater impact.
I'll kick it around a bit to see if I want to kick off "yet another blog" dedicated to this endeavor.
Thanks again for all the responses.
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Clifford Chinn
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Posts: 470
Clifford Chinn
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Impossible is NOTHING.
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2008 09:00
A lot of people leave comments on their own profiles as sort of a fitness blog; I just recently started that myself despite not having a ton of contacts on Traineo for the same reason as you; the visibility, accountability and association with the page made a lot of sense even though I mainly just write it for myself.
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Tim Wilson
Fitness Guru
Posts: 650
Tim Wilson
I have started two new blogs, one to follow my running and a Quest to a Marathon at blog.262quest.com and one to follow my weight loss at blog.2big.org, please check them out.
I am an IT professional / Developer which means I sit in front of a computer most of the day. This means very little exercise and plenty of time to eat.
I decided at the first of the year that I was going to lose weight. I started by changing my eating habits and started walking.
I did so for about a month and then added some weight lifting and started to run a little bit.
I have so far lost 29 lbs in just over 3 months and would like to lose just over another 50 lbs by the end of the year.
I have started running quite a bit more and am training to run the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th (10k)
I need all the encouragement I can get because to do this I am getting up every morning during the week at 4:30 to go running. With a wife and kids this is really the only time that I can consistently do what I need to do.
I am driven, but at times get a bit discouraged because I don't have anybody to work out with or run with.
All in All, I know I can do it, I just have to remember that when I don't do so well, it is in the past and what matters is going forward.
A more up to date thread on me:
http://www.traineo.com/14_2366_0.html
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2008 11:28
If you want the most accountability, start your own thread in the open forum. More people will see it and give you grief or encouragement. The personal page is good, but I tend to miss it too often when people post to their own page.
If they and I are contacts it tells me they posted to their page on my main login page, but if I don't log in for a while, or if a lot is going on it gets scrolled off the page before I see it. I kinda wish Traineo would do that a little different because I miss too much going on on peoples personal pages.
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R Montgomery
traineo Newbie
Posts: 9
R Montgomery
SW: Starts 7/11/09
GW: 185 lbs
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2008 14:03
I would go with the blog.
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