Couch to Half Marathon? Is this possible?
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Roxiegirl2008 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
Yep right there with you! I wear a 4 now and weigh about 133ish. Give or take. I am much leaner than I have ever been and I am wearing super trendy clothes. Also, doing hand stand ups makes me feel like I am a bad a and like I can take the guys at the gym. HA!
Hell yeah!
I love your dress, BTW.0 -
Roxiegirl2008 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
Yep right there with you! I wear a 4 now and weigh about 133ish. Give or take. I am much leaner than I have ever been and I am wearing super trendy clothes. Also, doing hand stand ups makes me feel like I am a bad a and like I can take the guys at the gym. HA!
Hell yeah!
I love your dress, BTW.
Thank you!
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malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I know I'll never be a size 0. It gets me down so much. I'm surrounded by size 0's everywhere I go. I range from a 6-10 depending on the garment, but it's my body type rather than my weight that's preventing me from wearing nice clothes. Big boobs, big hips (thankfully no butt).
I know you don't want to believe it, but a lifting program can and will change your entire outlook on your body if you give it a chance.
My boyfriend tells me curves are womanly and should be celebrated, but I hate them and wish they'd go away. I've heard that cardio and calorie deficit is the way to get the body I'm after. Maybe not a size 0, but perhaps 110 pounds...0 -
I started my journey back to a healthy lifestyle on May 11, 2014. At the time, I weighed just under 200 lbs, or 55 lbs overweight. I am 52 years old by the way.
Slowly but surely, I got myself back in shape and by mid-September 2014, I was at my desired weight of 145 lbs, running 50 km per week.
So far, I have run 2 half marathons, both of them this past December.
You asked if it were possible, and I say « Yes, it is ».
Good luck!0 -
Start walking now...then walk with some jogging intervals, then jog with some running intervals. You can do this!
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malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I know I'll never be a size 0. It gets me down so much. I'm surrounded by size 0's everywhere I go. I range from a 6-10 depending on the garment, but it's my body type rather than my weight that's preventing me from wearing nice clothes. Big boobs, big hips (thankfully no butt).
I know you don't want to believe it, but a lifting program can and will change your entire outlook on your body if you give it a chance.
My boyfriend tells me curves are womanly and should be celebrated, but I hate them and wish they'd go away. I've heard that cardio and calorie deficit is the way to get the body I'm after. Maybe not a size 0, but perhaps 110 pounds...
I can't even begin to imagine what I would have to put myself through to be 110 pounds. I'd be suffering, for sure. Sometimes we just can't have what we want. Sometimes what we want isn't feasible.
If you want to just run and eat at a deficit, no one can stop you. But I don't think it's going to give you the body that you want (or close to it - I don't think the body you want is feasible). I think running and strength training will give you the best version of you, inside and out.
ETA: I would also suggest talking to a counselor. I'm not saying that to be mean, I'm saying that because I think it would be good for you to put these things in a different perspective.0 -
malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I am 5'10'' with a very "strong" body structure. Height-wise I am catwalk material, but far from the size zero you can imagine. I've spent the better part of my life wishing I was thin, but it is only now thanks to MFP that I see real beauty also in the strong kind of woman, not skinny only.
I'm probably a decade older than you, OP, so please allow me to encourage you to look at women of your own body type, who look fabulous. It will give you a good idea of what is realistic to aim for with the body type you have.
I searched high and low until I found Laura Prepon as my approximate goal, although I'm a tad more robust still and want more muscle definition, too. Now I finally feel like I can be beautiful as me, without comparing myself to anyone else. Simply be the best me that I can become. Don't spend as much time as I did hoping to be someone I can never be.0 -
malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I know I'll never be a size 0. It gets me down so much. I'm surrounded by size 0's everywhere I go. I range from a 6-10 depending on the garment, but it's my body type rather than my weight that's preventing me from wearing nice clothes. Big boobs, big hips (thankfully no butt).
I know you don't want to believe it, but a lifting program can and will change your entire outlook on your body if you give it a chance.
My boyfriend tells me curves are womanly and should be celebrated, but I hate them and wish they'd go away. I've heard that cardio and calorie deficit is the way to get the body I'm after. Maybe not a size 0, but perhaps 110 pounds...
I can't even begin to imagine what I would have to put myself through to be 110 pounds. I'd be suffering, for sure. Sometimes we just can't have what we want. Sometimes what we want isn't feasible.
If you want to just run and eat at a deficit, no one can stop you. But I don't think it's going to give you the body that you want (or close to it - I don't think the body you want is feasible). I think running and strength training will give you the best version of you, inside and out.
I think you're right. I think I'll start with bodyweight training and work my way up to weights, once I've gained some confidence to walk into the weight room. I don't know how attainable my body goal is. Being skinny is all I've wanted, I always thought that once I got skinny I'd be able to overlook my other imperfections and feel pretty for once.
I have friends that envy my "hourglass" shape, but I don't see why. I guess everyone wants what they can't have.0 -
malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I am 5'10'' with a very "strong" body structure. Height-wise I am catwalk material, but far from the size zero you can imagine. I've spent the better part of my life wishing I was thin, but it is only now thanks to MFP that I see real beauty also in the strong kind of woman, not skinny only.
I'm probably a decade older than you, OP, so please allow me to encourage you to look at women of your own body type, who look fabulous. It will give you a good idea of what is realistic to aim for with the body type you have.
I searched high and low until I found Laura Prepon as my approximate goal, although I'm a tad more robust still and want more muscle definition, too. Now I finally feel like I can be beautiful as me, without comparing myself to anyone else. Simply be the best me that I can become. Don't spend as much time as I did hoping to be someone I can never be.
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malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I know I'll never be a size 0. It gets me down so much. I'm surrounded by size 0's everywhere I go. I range from a 6-10 depending on the garment, but it's my body type rather than my weight that's preventing me from wearing nice clothes. Big boobs, big hips (thankfully no butt).
I know you don't want to believe it, but a lifting program can and will change your entire outlook on your body if you give it a chance.
My boyfriend tells me curves are womanly and should be celebrated, but I hate them and wish they'd go away. I've heard that cardio and calorie deficit is the way to get the body I'm after. Maybe not a size 0, but perhaps 110 pounds...
I can't even begin to imagine what I would have to put myself through to be 110 pounds. I'd be suffering, for sure. Sometimes we just can't have what we want. Sometimes what we want isn't feasible.
If you want to just run and eat at a deficit, no one can stop you. But I don't think it's going to give you the body that you want (or close to it - I don't think the body you want is feasible). I think running and strength training will give you the best version of you, inside and out.
I think you're right. I think I'll start with bodyweight training and work my way up to weights, once I've gained some confidence to walk into the weight room. I don't know how attainable my body goal is. Being skinny is all I've wanted, I always thought that once I got skinny I'd be able to overlook my other imperfections and feel pretty for once.
I have friends that envy my "hourglass" shape, but I don't see why. I guess everyone wants what they can't have.
That's the funny thing about life...that grass is always greener on the other darn side
Skinny doesn't make you attractive. Confidence makes you attractive. And a healthy body, mind and spirit. Focus on that.0 -
malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I know I'll never be a size 0. It gets me down so much. I'm surrounded by size 0's everywhere I go. I range from a 6-10 depending on the garment, but it's my body type rather than my weight that's preventing me from wearing nice clothes. Big boobs, big hips (thankfully no butt).
I know you don't want to believe it, but a lifting program can and will change your entire outlook on your body if you give it a chance.
My boyfriend tells me curves are womanly and should be celebrated, but I hate them and wish they'd go away. I've heard that cardio and calorie deficit is the way to get the body I'm after. Maybe not a size 0, but perhaps 110 pounds...
I can't even begin to imagine what I would have to put myself through to be 110 pounds. I'd be suffering, for sure. Sometimes we just can't have what we want. Sometimes what we want isn't feasible.
If you want to just run and eat at a deficit, no one can stop you. But I don't think it's going to give you the body that you want (or close to it - I don't think the body you want is feasible). I think running and strength training will give you the best version of you, inside and out.
I think you're right. I think I'll start with bodyweight training and work my way up to weights, once I've gained some confidence to walk into the weight room. I don't know how attainable my body goal is. Being skinny is all I've wanted, I always thought that once I got skinny I'd be able to overlook my other imperfections and feel pretty for once.
I have friends that envy my "hourglass" shape, but I don't see why. I guess everyone wants what they can't have.
That's the funny thing about life...that grass is always greener on the other darn side
Skinny doesn't make you attractive. Confidence makes you attractive. And a healthy body, mind and spirit. Focus on that.
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malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I am 5'10'' with a very "strong" body structure. Height-wise I am catwalk material, but far from the size zero you can imagine. I've spent the better part of my life wishing I was thin, but it is only now thanks to MFP that I see real beauty also in the strong kind of woman, not skinny only.
I'm probably a decade older than you, OP, so please allow me to encourage you to look at women of your own body type, who look fabulous. It will give you a good idea of what is realistic to aim for with the body type you have.
I searched high and low until I found Laura Prepon as my approximate goal, although I'm a tad more robust still and want more muscle definition, too. Now I finally feel like I can be beautiful as me, without comparing myself to anyone else. Simply be the best me that I can become. Don't spend as much time as I did hoping to be someone I can never be.
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malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I am 5'10'' with a very "strong" body structure. Height-wise I am catwalk material, but far from the size zero you can imagine. I've spent the better part of my life wishing I was thin, but it is only now thanks to MFP that I see real beauty also in the strong kind of woman, not skinny only.
I'm probably a decade older than you, OP, so please allow me to encourage you to look at women of your own body type, who look fabulous. It will give you a good idea of what is realistic to aim for with the body type you have.
I searched high and low until I found Laura Prepon as my approximate goal, although I'm a tad more robust still and want more muscle definition, too. Now I finally feel like I can be beautiful as me, without comparing myself to anyone else. Simply be the best me that I can become. Don't spend as much time as I did hoping to be someone I can never be.
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Well, I started Day 1 of C25K, but I set my treadmill speed too high and could only go for 16 minutes. I'll be more reasonable on Wednesday.0
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OP I can tell you from personal experience that it is doable. I went from 0 miles to completing a half marathon. Started training in December and the half was in March. I used the Galloway method which is a run/walk mix. It did it without any injuries and started at 265+ lbs. I also incorporated strength training. You need to work on core and build up leg muscles to help keep you going. Good luck!!!0
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Went from not being able to run a kilometer in June 2014 to half marathon by around August. Just ran regularly, made sure I was sleeping properly, and I'm pretty fit already so that helped but it was the cardio lacking.0
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The girl just wants to run, so just let her run dammit. If she wants to be skinny and not lift weights, so what? Let her be.... lots of people I know are in shape, thin and hot and never lifted a weight in their lives. I personally like running and lifting, but not everyone does. I think the running is going to do a whole lot more for her anyway.0
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Man, I was thinking about this thread today. If I was dating a gal and then she tried to go for the kate moss look, I'd leave her.0
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Man, I was thinking about this thread today. If I was dating a gal and then she tried to go for the kate moss look, I'd leave her.
Well, it's a good thing we aren't dating, isn't it? My boyfriend likes my chubby body, and he's behind me in my goal to get a thinner one, if that's what makes me happy.0 -
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For many reasons, yes. Just keep in mind, I'm not the only person who thinks like that.
When people get with others, often drastic changes can lead to unforeseen splits.0 -
For many reasons, yes. Just keep in mind, I'm not the only person who thinks like that.
When people get with others, often drastic changes can lead to unforeseen splits.
I'm sure my boyfriend will appreciate a skinnier girl over the ball of lard he has now. More than anything, he'll appreciate a happier girl.0 -
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How tall are you?malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I know I'll never be a size 0. It gets me down so much. I'm surrounded by size 0's everywhere I go. I range from a 6-10 depending on the garment, but it's my body type rather than my weight that's preventing me from wearing nice clothes. Big boobs, big hips (thankfully no butt).
I know you don't want to believe it, but a lifting program can and will change your entire outlook on your body if you give it a chance.
My boyfriend tells me curves are womanly and should be celebrated, but I hate them and wish they'd go away. I've heard that cardio and calorie deficit is the way to get the body I'm after. Maybe not a size 0, but perhaps 110 pounds...
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Cranquistador wrote: »
How tall are you?malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
who said anything about not being thinner? lifting weights won't make you bigger. it will make you stronger.
You've progressed since the last time you posted- to wanting to do SOMETHING at all- so WIN! Big win.
But the reality is- you need to have both. Period.
It isn't about being thin- or not- it's about what's good for your body and health and wellness.
I just don't like the kind of body that comes with strength training. I'm looking for a bonier sort of look, not a toned one.
[yoovieblink.gif]
I corrected myself and said that bony wasn't the right choice of words. I'm just not looking to retain my curves at all. I'm not a fan of them.
To some extent it may be impossible to get rid of your curves...I mean...depends on bone structure as well as actual fat/muscle %...
I don't enjoy weights...I do strength training that doesn't involve weights but utilizes my own body weight. It's about finding something that works for you.
When it comes down to it, if you really don't want to run, don't run. But if you are looking to achieve an overall slimming exercise, running is a good one.
I'm running more for the feeling of accomplishment than anything else. I want to actually succeed at something, you know? Plus, hopefully it'll give my boyfriend and I an activity we can share--we don't have much in common interest-wise.
I really hope I can get rid of my curves, they're really unattractive and inconvenient Hopefully they're gone once I reach goal weight, hopefully genetics are in my favor.
Mozart was born Mozart yet he wasn't. He practiced every single day.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle.
You will succeed once you have had small successes, have failed, have picked up yourself over and over, and done it all over again. You have to take risks and waltz outside of your comfort zone, live a bit dangerously to have the success you crave. You need to earn it by putting in the hard work.
I love this.
OP - you can do this. Just have to be patient. I was sad to read that you hate your curves. I'm curvy, too. I used to hate them but then I realized there's no sense in hating myself. No matter how much weight you lose, you will never be able to change your body's structure. What you can do, however, is make it the best version of itself it can be at any given time.
I love my curves now. Since I started lifting, everything looks better. I wouldn't change it - and I hope you come to the same conclusion some day.
I have a thicker version of an hourglass shape (38-28-38), and I only really look good in giant lumpy sweaters or 50s style clothes. I can't wear any of the modern fashions that my sister (size 0) can. I'll never get to her size but I'd love to try, just to feel beautiful the way she does.
Alright. I'm a 34 - 28 - 38. We have the measurements pretty much.
Honey, you will never be a size 0. Even when I was anorexic, bulimic, on laxatives and 85 pounds, I wasn't a size 0. You have to let it go and just be you. Today, I'm a healthy size 4-6. Down from an 8-10 at my heaviest, and that's because I lift. I still pretty much weigh the same (135-140ish).
I know I'll never be a size 0. It gets me down so much. I'm surrounded by size 0's everywhere I go. I range from a 6-10 depending on the garment, but it's my body type rather than my weight that's preventing me from wearing nice clothes. Big boobs, big hips (thankfully no butt).
I know you don't want to believe it, but a lifting program can and will change your entire outlook on your body if you give it a chance.
My boyfriend tells me curves are womanly and should be celebrated, but I hate them and wish they'd go away. I've heard that cardio and calorie deficit is the way to get the body I'm after. Maybe not a size 0, but perhaps 110 pounds...
5'3. I'm currently 140.0 -
malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
So.. It's all about appearance, not healthy? You're going about this the WRONG way.
Not to be a douchekebab, but you're setting yourself up for failure.
Women do not bulk up at the same rate as men and just because you do weight training, it doesn't mean you'll swell up like Arnold "I'll be back" governator.
I do urge you to reconsider strength training.
Good luck on your journey!0 -
Sinistrous wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »Almost anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
you should be- every fitness program should have some element of strength/resistance training and some element of cardiovascular training.I'm not interested in strength training.
I don't like running- I don't like cardio.
I do it because it's good for me.
Just like resistance training will make you a better runner and will increase bone density- which as a woman you should be extra concerned about.
I understand that this site really promotes strength training, but at the moment it isn't part of my goals. I'm interested in becoming thinner, that's about all.
So.. It's all about appearance, not healthy? You're going about this the WRONG way.
Not to be a douchekebab, but you're setting yourself up for failure.
Women do not bulk up at the same rate as men and just because you do weight training, it doesn't mean you'll swell up like Arnold "I'll be back" governator.
I do urge you to reconsider strength training.
Good luck on your journey!
I'm planning to give bodyweight training a try. I'm just a bit averse to weights at the moment. Yes, appearance is paramount right now. I'm 19 and want to look good for once!0 -
I did couch to a March half marathon two years ago. I then did a second one the following March and am doing my third this year!
It is absolutely possible. Google "Half Marathon training for beginners." Honestly if you have any level of fitness now you could do the one this year if you really wanted to. But its totally fine if you are waiting until next year. Just find a program you like and stick with it. You will be running 4-5 days per week and distance will slowly increase. Totally doable!0 -
malavika413 wrote: »
I'm planning to give bodyweight training a try. I'm just a bit averse to weights at the moment. Yes, appearance is paramount right now. I'm 19 and want to look good for once!
That mentality needs to be changed into: Healthy and good for life.
I beg of you. I do not beg lightly.
Good luck.0 -
Sinistrous wrote: »malavika413 wrote: »
I'm planning to give bodyweight training a try. I'm just a bit averse to weights at the moment. Yes, appearance is paramount right now. I'm 19 and want to look good for once!
That mentality needs to be changed into: Healthy and good for life.
I beg of you. I do not beg lightly.
Good luck.
By 'for once', I meant I haven't ever looked good in the past. Hopefully I'll be able to look good for life. I keep to a reasonable calorie deficit, so I'm being healthy in trying to achieve my goal.0
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