[Alice au Wonderland]

Once I got into my bowflex, I learned how much I really liked weight lifting/resistance. I loved how the muscles that I could see looked so much better.

Now, if I could just drop the slabs of flab. Caloric intake (or lack thereof) does not seem to make that much of an impact.

[Dead Corpse]

Calories are King. If you burn more than you take in, you lose weight. If you take in more, then you gain. This goes for trying to build up muscles as well, you need to pull in a certain amount of protein to build the muscle, but if you don't have enough calories to maintain it, your body will break it down for fuel.

Cutting calories isn't always the answer though. Too few calories and your body goes into "starvation mode" and slows your resting metabolic rate, makes you more tired more easily, ect... Better to eat right and just try and get more activity.

Also, it all takes time. Fad diets and one shot programs might get you to drop a few pounds for a bit, but it will come back once you get back to old habits. I love good food, ergo, I need to do more to keep up with a good workout routine. This was really starting to pay off big for me before we moved down here and I felt comfortable walking around with my shirt off even at 220 lbs.

At 260 lbs... that isn't nearly so appealing as it once was.

But, give me a year or so and I should be ready for the beaches again. I want this to be a permanent "habit".

[King Prout]

been thinking on getting a bowflex.

you like it?