Posted on 03/13/2006 7:13:52 AM PST by retrokitten
NO VERBAL ATTACKS! NO NAME CALLING! NO BASHING! THE OVERWEIGHT! NO NASTY PICTURES POSTED! This will be a thread about getting healthy and no attacks will be tolerated.
Any fitness or activity level. 100+ pounds to lose or no weight to lose. Those who have lost weight and kept it off, please share with us what has worked for you. Maybe you love a certain activity, biking, skiing, rock climbing, walking, running, whatever, tell us about how it helps you stay in shape. Share your weight loss success. Just a place to share ideas about all things exercise and diet related. Exchange recipes, ask questions, tell us about your workout.
Please share your successes! Let's encourage and inspire each other to get healthy! We'll have more energy for fighting liberals!
I've put together some health and fitness related links to get us started.
FitDay
Track your calories, carbs, protein, fat, and activity all in one place. It's free to sign up.
Review of several commercial diet plans
10 Tips for Lasting Weight Loss
From the diet channel, long but a good read
The Diet Channel's Free 8 Week Diet
The Diet Channel also has information on tons of different plans, including many for specific conditions. Diabetes, gluten-free, pregnancy, arthritis, etc.
BMI Calculator
Just in case you were feeling too good about yourself. :-D
The Many Benefits of Weight Training
Tips for working exercise into your day
Dottie's Weight Loss Zone
Points info for fellow Weight Watchers
I do WW, too. I'm down 35 pounds so far. I weigh in tomorrow and hopefully broke that 35 pound barrier. I think I did, because my pants are just falling off of me.
Let me know how you're doing. Maybe we can be cyber running buds! :o)
It really can happen. Those who know how destructive arguing can be, should just refuse to do so. Just like the, justshutupandtakeit, dude. For some reason, he got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, and has proceeded to blame me, and many others, for his problems. I told him if he doesn't knock it off, I ain't talkin' to him, NO MORE...
I did the same thing. I was losing weight at around 15-1700 cals and some exercise and went down to 1200 and upped the exercise only to find that my weight loss stalled, I felt like crap and got really discouraged.
I know better now. Yes you need to cut calories, but you need to be careful.
My plan now is to aim for around 16-1700 cals A lot more protein, weights and HIIT. On days I am not weight training I will do LIGHT runs at around 5mph for about 1/2 hour.
The key is consistancy. But it is also an art and a science losing weight and getting/staying fit.
OK, from a high of 195, I am currently in the high 150's, after nearly 10 years of work. I've tried lots of things, but nothing works like work.
I started out walking. Then added some weight training. It was very, very slow, but I have never crept back up, weight wise.
Two years ago I began training for a sprint triathlon. Did two that year. And three last year. I am scheduled to do at least two this year. No, I'm no skinny minnie. But I am healthy, rather than thin.
No harm in backsliding. Just don't stay there! I found this great quote,
"You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there."
I know! I'm really hoping we can all inspire each other to get in shape.
Thanks Retro...I guess I knew that I was obese but the BMI calc. really put it in perspective, I think I'll go eat 12 oranges and dring 4 gallons of water.....UGH (was monday the BEST day to try that???) : ) Thank you for starting this up. I've been at it for 6 weeks tomorrow and I've lost about 2 dress sizes but the pounds are slow coming off. I'm 42 and already in menapause so it's harder. I'm eating low fat and excersizing 4 or 5 times per week. I do an aerobic step class (ouch) 2 times a week and ride the elipticle machine for 30 minutes 2 days a week and strength train on the days that I do the elipticle. If there are others on here that know more than I do and can advise a better workout then Id be happy to hear from you. Bearing in mind that I have a herniated disk in my c5-c6 and cant do much with my arms. Thanks
Sounds good! I have trouble with my knees too. They pop and crack like rice krispies.
I went from a size 38 to a 34 last year. It was a great feeling.
How do you split up the 35 extra weekly points?
That is really amazing. From almost 200 pounds to running 2-3 triathlons a year. That is really fabulous!!
That's why I focused on building muscle this winter. I'm just not as active as I am in the summer.
You do all of that AND have a herniated disk?? Wow!
I think someone on the ping list said they were a personal trainer. Maybe they can help you out.
I do a lot of gardening in the summer, which apparently is actually not bad exercise.
Think tortoise and the hare. I can let those itty-bitty 20 somethings go right on by and wonder to myself what THEY will be at 50. LOL
How long did it take you to lose the weight? I need to lose about 20 lbs before the third week of June (there's step 1---identifying the goal : ) and am curious about WW and LA Weight Loss. Would you be so kind as to add me to your ping list?
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