Group LLC September Challenge!

lore11a

I am new to Sparkpeople, but I was reading some of the posts and saw where you like Leslie Sansones tapes. I love them as well. I walk at a park near my home on good weather days, but when it is raining or in the winter time, I do the Walk away the pounds dvds. They are great. I bought the advanced dvd which has the option of doing 3 to 5 miles and is supposed to be equivalent to doing a 4.0 mile an hour mile which is pretty brisk.

VJ150

I definitely feel a bit better today which means I'll want to exercise again tonight. I just need to figure out what I want to do! I have lots of DVDs I really enjoy but I HATE doing them when my hubby is home because he teases me SO much!! He just thinks they're cheesy etc etc but I just get so embarrassed! Anyone else have this problem?

Saverys_gal I truly understand about being embarrassed!! I didn't not like exercising in front of other people, including family. But now I it doesn't bother me. I'll tell anyone to join me because I would love an exercise partner to help keep me motivated and accountable.

saverys_gal

Glad you guys understand!! But what's funny is that I was embarrassed 70 pounds ago and am embarrassed still 70 pounds lighter and lighter and fitter even then some of the gals in my DVDs! :blushing: I think it's just because he teases me so much and I lose my focus that it makes me not want to do the DVDs with him around-whereas I'm fine hopping on my bike or going outside walking with him around.

CALIECAT

Looks like i will have to dropped out for I went to my Kidney doctor this morning and my kidney count has jump back up and going to really have to lower my protein. I don't know what kind of diet I should be follering. Do anybody has a clue,. a good diet to follow. I will be surfing the web to see what i can find out. Marie

saverys_gal

Marie-

Did you talk to your kidney doctor about any particular diets that you could follow? How low do you need to keep your protein? Any low carb plan will probably be out since it does require a much higher protein intake.

Even if you do have to go off of low carb eating I hope you'll stick around as I know we all love having you here!! :flowerforyou:

If your doctor hasn't advised you on how to eat...what about just sensible eating? You already know that veggies and fruits are your friends! Instead of eating white breads, pastas and rice substitute them for wheat versions and brown rice, instead of a potato, eat a sweet potato. Cut out any processed junk that you may eat. Remember to exercise portion control. Keep utilizing MFP and log what you eat. MOVE! Exercise is a big part to losing weight.

Nicole

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Saverys_gal. Thanks as us udally you always have a kind word to say. I went to the Kidney foundation web site. and they recomend to called the doctor and get a ferral to a dietican trained in kidney problem. So that is what I will do tomorrow. Will keep you informed.

jenuwine

Thats exsactly why I havent bought any DVD workouts, I too would feel embarrased doing them with hubby home. I've got the treadmil set up in the other room and everyone knows to stay away when Im in there. Its my me time. I also am going to give Bikram yoga a shot tomorrow and am very excited. Has anyone tried it before? I'd love to hear what you thought.

ok how did I go with my goals on day 2?
My goals for September:
Drink 8 glasses of water each day - YUP well and truely did this one again. I had about 3ltrs
Eat LOW carb diet everyday - not 100%, still hadnt done the grocery shop since back from vacation but I did make an effort, stayed within my calorie limits and did the shopping so am stocked up today! also had a delicious taco salad for dinner using left overs YUM!!!
Excercise minimum 3 days per week -got on the treadmil and did 4kms/30mins and a bunch of various crunches. Felt great!

XFitMojoMom

Oh Marie, sorry to hear this...
I'm not familiar with any particular diet, but I do know limiting protein to 40g to 50g per day is recommended. The protein should high quality lean meat, fish, poultry, and eggs are good sources of high quality protein. A multiple vitamin with folic acid is also recommended.
It is important when following this type of diet you get calories from carbohydrates and fats. This keeps the body from using protein calories for energy. Of course, sodium, including table salt will be restricted. Viable replacements for salt is, garlic, herbs, vinegar, onions. Salt substitutes should not be used because they contain potassium, which in kidney affected people can harm the heart.

I do hope you will keep up with us!

XFitMojoMom

Thats exsactly why I havent bought any DVD workouts, I too would feel embarrased doing them with hubby home. I've got the treadmil set up in the other room and everyone knows to stay away when Im in there. Its my me time. I also am going to give Bikram yoga a shot tomorrow and am very excited. Has anyone tried it before? I'd love to hear what you thought.

ok how did I go with my goals on day 2?
My goals for September:
Drink 8 glasses of water each day - YUP well and truely did this one again. I had about 3ltrs
Eat LOW carb diet everyday - not 100%, still hadnt done the grocery shop since back from vacation but I did make an effort, stayed within my calorie limits and did the shopping so am stocked up today! also had a delicious taco salad for dinner using left overs YUM!!!
Excercise minimum 3 days per week -got on the treadmil and did 4kms/30mins and a bunch of various crunches. Felt great!

I did Bikram.. umm... all it achieved for me was severe dehydration, headaches & nausea, and unless you are planning to do this type of activity more than 3 times weekly, you will not see any real results to your body composition - it is great for flexibility and overall, yoga is great for improving one's core strength. Now before anyone pipes up that gymnasts or their yoga instructor looks phenomenal, remember these individuals are doing this for 3-5 hours a day, not the 2-3 hours of exercise A WEEK you may be able to devote...
If you are prepared to go forth with Bikram... HYDRATE.. 1.5 liters at least 45 minutes prior to class, hydrate during class (at my studio they told you when to drink, between asana's) and after class make sure you get potassium... so coconut water is very high in potassium and is usually sold at the studio - cantaloupe is also very high in potassium, bring some to eat after - be sure you get something in you as you cool down. I would get the shakes and then the bends if I didn't eat/hydrate sufficiently. Oh, and alcohol the night before is not recommended.

I suppose if you were willing to spend 5-6 hours a day on physical activity, then yes, exclusively doing yoga could get you ripped.

saverys_gal

Oh my! mojogurl-I've done some yoga in my life...but is Bikram yoga basically "hot" yoga- yoga practiced in a hot room? I've always stuck with the more "traditional" yoga and enjoyed the heck out of it. Even if I can only devote an hour a week to it, it gives you so much more flexibility!
Well, I did one of my DVDs today and got about halfway through it before my hubby came home-I said hello to him through my sweat and kicks and knee lifts and just kept sweating away! I really didn't want to ruin my good workout!!

@ Marie: I'm glad you found some help via the kidney foundation website. Going to a dietitian that specializes in particular problems should help you out immensely! I hope you get it all sorted out soon and come back to us so we know what's going on!

@mojo: WTG sticking with those goals!!! :bigsmile:

Me? I did 48 minutes tonight-38 of my DVD and 10 on the exercise bike and I ate an apple and yogurt today. Yum! I truly wish I had more time to devote to exercise...but getting in what I did this evening was a miracle! I guess so long as I move at all, that's the most important thing!

tammietifanie

YAY THANK YOU SAVERYS_Gal!!!!!!!!


My weekend Goal :

1.) Double my water intake i want to get in over 60 oz in daily

2.) Get out with my kids to a park and play some Ball

3.) Eat Lc all weekend and not give up


*** I will post my weekly goal on Monday! I hope everyone has a great weekend

Resalyn

Saverys_gal. Thanks as us udally you always have a kind word to say. I went to the Kidney foundation web site. and they recomend to called the doctor and get a ferral to a dietican trained in kidney problem. So that is what I will do tomorrow. Will keep you informed.

Marie, that's a real bummer - the dietician should have great info for you - don't stop posting here just cuz you gotta eat a different way than we do! We would miss you terribly! Keep us posted how it goes.....

Resalyn

I have one goal and one goal only - I may be going to a baby shower - and the food is going to be a pasta bar! So I'll definitely eat beforehand and stay away from the pasta.

My goal:

NO PASTA!

saverys_gal

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: <<<<this is you tammietifanie! LOL. I chug water all day long...right now I'm working on cup #13 so I'm already over 100ozs. and it's only 2:30. Keep drinking girl!!

PASTA!!! :devil: You can do it resalyn!!!!!! When is the shower?

CALIECAT

Thanks Resalyn. You all are so upbeat. And I love all of your great friendship/ I talk to my doctor nurse and they told me to follow along on the Kidney foundations web site till I come in again in 2 months And see how things look then. But ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh does it has a lot of carbs. I know the bacon and cheese was way too much for me..Sodium wise. I really have to watch my sodium. intake.
I am off for a short walk.

CALIECAT

Sorry I posted this on the wrong thread. Trying to post on the Senior thread.

saverys_gal

Hi Marie!

I just took a peek at the Kidney Foundation website and yes, it does appear you need more carbs!!! That's OK! I'll do some digging later but I didn't see anything telling you to eat WHITE carbs. So unless you are advised to do so or you find that you should be eating those white, starchy carbs...my advice would be to go ahead and start eating the carbs as recommended but instead chose whole wheats and grains as they are digested slower by the body. Just remember to always pick your good carbs and not say...ice cream and chips! :laugh: We are all here for you!!!!

Nicole

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Nicole,

Thanks. I know I am going to gain a ton.Till I get this diet stablizeBeleive it or not my blood sugar is not doing too bad.But I am spacing my food out. I will keep reading and eatingSee you later

tammietifanie

Nicole,




Over 100 oz your going to float away lol... Do you have a big water bottle that you carry around? I need to get one i have one now that holds about 6 cups, I just need to remember to fill it a few times a day! Im going to push myself hard today to get all my water in plus some.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and finishing their goals

saverys_gal

I have a 25oz. aluminum bottle at work that I make sure I get up and refill several times during the day. And yes, I do float away! :drinker:

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

ColetteDuchnowski

My goals this week are to:

Eat low carb
Drink lots of water....:drinker:
And exercise with my hula hoop I just bought :happy:

Hugs all,
Colette

saverys_gal

The hula hoop sounds like fun!! Did you get one of the new types that are weighted?

CALIECAT

Hey Cclette Plans sound great.,Have fun on that hoola hoop I never learn how to do that. I feel like I need to , to losnding my baclk.

My goals for today 9/12/2010 , is to increase my carbs ( per kidney diet. )

Breakfast: Went to Dennys 1 pancake with syrup a pat of butter Bpwl of fruit/

Snack 1 thick sl of white toast, 1 T. of cream cheese

Dinner, . salad with 2 oz. of chicken. 1/2 c corn 1/2 chopped tomatoes ( small ),avocado

Snack---- apples, pretezel

I am skipping lunch for we had breakfast late.

Happy Sunday everyone.

I have got to keep one eye open on my calories Snice i am increasing my carbs

tammietifanie

Good Morning Ladies!


My week challenge is

1.) No more Crystal Light in my Water

2.) Stick to Lc eating 100%

3.) Change up my workouts

saverys_gal

Good morning LLCers!

Sounds like things are moving in the right direction Marie! I'm so happy for you! :drinker:

@ tammietifanie: great goals!! But why are you giving up Crystal Light? And I'm with you on changing up the workouts!

Okay so my goals this week:

:drinker: Cut my fruit and yogurt back to every other day

:drinker: Continue with some kick butt workouts at least every other day!

tammietifanie

Saverys_Gal: Im giving up Crystal Light cause it has aspartame in it and im starting to have headaches all the time and i think if i stop using it i'll be able to reduce my headaches. Also Aspartame causes weight gain which is the last thing i want right now

ColetteDuchnowski

The hula hoop sounds like fun!! Did you get one of the new types that are weighted?

Nope...just a cheap department store kind in the toy section...lol It will have to do until I get the one by Marissa Torme. She has a nice weighted hoop along with a DVD. The cheap one I can practice with to get my groove on..lol Just keeping it to rotate for more than 2 seconds is going to be a trick...:laugh:

Colette

CALIECAT

Good morning challenger for me . A whole new ball game. for me. The reason I can't have whole wheat is the phosphorus, I have to watch that along with a couple of other things. Thanks for letting me post here with you girls. It help to have someone to take to. But I do not want to confused anyone with my diet. I am doing fine. My energy levels seems to be up some, Phosphoris Is what I need to watch


My challenge today is to exercise more
Stick to my plan as I understand it
No diet colas
No dairy products no milk or yogurt
No wheat products
Used white bread
and the list goes on.

What kind od teas do you drink Saverys_gal?

CALIECAT

Good morning challenger for me . A whole new ball game. for me. The reason I can't have whole wheat is the phosphorus, I have to watch that along with a couple of other things. Thanks for letting me post here with you girls. It help to have someone to take to. But I do not want to confused anyone with my diet. I am doing fine. My energy levels seems to be up some, Phosphoris Is what I need to watch


My challenge today is to exercise more
Stick to my plan as I understand it
No diet colas
No dairy products no milk or yogurt
No wheat products
Used white bread
and the list goes on.

What kind od teas do you drink Saverys_gal?

ColetteDuchnowski

Saverys_Gal: Im giving up Crystal Light cause it has aspartame in it and im starting to have headaches all the time and i think if i stop using it i'll be able to reduce my headaches. Also Aspartame causes weight gain which is the last thing i want right now

There is a lot wrong with aspartame. Headaches are one of the symptoms of using it. I gave up drinking crystal light type drinks a few weeks ago. It can stall your loss. I am staying away from chemical type sweeteners and using the natural ones. Splenda is not a natural sweetener. I have stopped using that, because when its made, they use chlorine I think, besides it was not helping me in the weight loss area. I don't want anymore chemicals in my body that don't need to be there. For me, eating LC is a gift of health I am giving myself, and if I can make it as chemically (meaning additive) free as possible then that is what I am going to do. I have been reading lots on proper nutrition and the way the FDA has it is bullocks!! The FDA just wants us to get fatter so we get sick and big pharma can push its addictive drugs on us that don't heal, but instead hurt or kill. Proper holistic nutrition is the best!!!