Bring IT! Part II: Team No Excuses
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I have two questions for everyone, maybe someone can help me.
1) Does anyone find that eating a lot of fruits and salads bloats your stomach? Mine has seem to be really bloated since I started eating clean a couple of weeks ago, and I feel like I'm retaining water. Any suggestions?
2) I've been working out like mad but I've noticed that I have seemingly more pronounced "love handles"... my side hip area that sticks out right above my pants. I think what happened is that the exercises I'm doing (Jillian Michaels' Making the Cut workout, plus running) have whittled my waist and arms which is awesome, and have made my "girls" shrink a bit, which isn't so awesome but whatever, I can deal
... and my sides haven't shrunk so they look bigger than the rest of me. Should I do target exercises to try to make them smaller? Anyone know of any good ones? Might that also be a result of retaining water and if I watch my sodium maybe both my stomach *and* love handles will shrink? Or maybe it is the fruit, I seriously think that bloats me. I am puzzled!
Thanks in advance for the help.0 -
I have two questions for everyone, maybe someone can help me.
1) Does anyone find that eating a lot of fruits and salads bloats your stomach? Mine has seem to be really bloated since I started eating clean a couple of weeks ago, and I feel like I'm retaining water. Any suggestions?
2) I've been working out like mad but I've noticed that I have seemingly more pronounced "love handles"... my side hip area that sticks out right above my pants. I think what happened is that the exercises I'm doing (Jillian Michaels' Making the Cut workout, plus running) have whittled my waist and arms which is awesome, and have made my "girls" shrink a bit, which isn't so awesome but whatever, I can deal ... and my sides haven't shrunk so they look bigger than the rest of me. Should I do target exercises to try to make them smaller? Anyone know of any good ones? Might that also be a result of retaining water and if I watch my sodium maybe both my stomach *and* love handles will shrink? Or maybe it is the fruit, I seriously think that bloats me. I am puzzled!
Thanks in advance for the help.
Hello everyone! Glad to see everyone is checking in and still going strong. Yep, do 5 extra minutes for me because you KNOW I'll love it.
Neeter,
I am having a similar issue. Not so much with the bloating, but I noticed my stomach is not going down as rapidly as it usually does when I get serious about nutrition. I have really been pushing myself these past 3 weeks with it and it just won't go away! I too have been kicking it with the workouts, 500-600 calories burned per day.
Now, how many calories are you netting per day? I have been thinking if I am going to up my calories just a bit to see if that gets the ball rolling again, because these past few days I haven't seen it go down. I am impatient though.
As far as fruit, I won't argue that it's not good for you or anything like that, but just how much are you eating per day? Some fruits have naturally higher sugar than others, so I try to stay away from them. When I'm really watching sugar, I also stay away from carrots, peas, snow peas, and corn. Certain vegetables make me bloated, like cauliflower and broccoli as well. I do like them but I tend to avoid them now as I just feel uncomfortable after I eat them.
I don't know that there are really any specific exercises you can do to shrink the love handles. Maybe that's just where your body likes to store fat and they'll be the last to go :sad: I'd just concentrate on trying to reduce overall body fat and they'll probably give in eventually!
Enjoy your day Bringing It everyone!
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I have two questions for everyone, maybe someone can help me.
1) Does anyone find that eating a lot of fruits and salads bloats your stomach? Mine has seem to be really bloated since I started eating clean a couple of weeks ago, and I feel like I'm retaining water. Any suggestions?
2) I've been working out like mad but I've noticed that I have seemingly more pronounced "love handles"... my side hip area that sticks out right above my pants. I think what happened is that the exercises I'm doing (Jillian Michaels' Making the Cut workout, plus running) have whittled my waist and arms which is awesome, and have made my "girls" shrink a bit, which isn't so awesome but whatever, I can deal ... and my sides haven't shrunk so they look bigger than the rest of me. Should I do target exercises to try to make them smaller? Anyone know of any good ones? Might that also be a result of retaining water and if I watch my sodium maybe both my stomach *and* love handles will shrink? Or maybe it is the fruit, I seriously think that bloats me. I am puzzled!
Thanks in advance for the help.
Yeah, I've noticed that alot of foods make me feel bloated too. I'm trying to pin point what they are, but I never even considered that it could be fruits and salads. :noway: I tend to eat make salads a big part of my clean meals to keep from eating other less healthy items. I notice it more when I eat starchy veggies like potatoes though.
A friend in my Circuit Training course asked what exercises to do to target "love handles" and the fitness coach said you do have to drop your body fat levels to get rid of them. It's the same for me and my abs. He says you won't see much definition until that wall of fat is gone. I know we can both reach our goals though! I love the Jillian Michael's workout plans, and I know those work. The "love handles" and my "belly fat" might be stubborn, but we are way too determined to allow them to stay! :bigsmile:0 -
I have two questions for everyone, maybe someone can help me.
1) Does anyone find that eating a lot of fruits and salads bloats your stomach? Mine has seem to be really bloated since I started eating clean a couple of weeks ago, and I feel like I'm retaining water. Any suggestions?
2) I've been working out like mad but I've noticed that I have seemingly more pronounced "love handles"... my side hip area that sticks out right above my pants. I think what happened is that the exercises I'm doing (Jillian Michaels' Making the Cut workout, plus running) have whittled my waist and arms which is awesome, and have made my "girls" shrink a bit, which isn't so awesome but whatever, I can deal ... and my sides haven't shrunk so they look bigger than the rest of me. Should I do target exercises to try to make them smaller? Anyone know of any good ones? Might that also be a result of retaining water and if I watch my sodium maybe both my stomach *and* love handles will shrink? Or maybe it is the fruit, I seriously think that bloats me. I am puzzled!
Thanks in advance for the help.
....yeah is there a way to loose the weight but keep the girls cause im happy with mine and dont really want to lose them:indifferent:0 -
I have two questions for everyone, maybe someone can help me.
1) Does anyone find that eating a lot of fruits and salads bloats your stomach? Mine has seem to be really bloated since I started eating clean a couple of weeks ago, and I feel like I'm retaining water. Any suggestions?
2) I've been working out like mad but I've noticed that I have seemingly more pronounced "love handles"... my side hip area that sticks out right above my pants. I think what happened is that the exercises I'm doing (Jillian Michaels' Making the Cut workout, plus running) have whittled my waist and arms which is awesome, and have made my "girls" shrink a bit, which isn't so awesome but whatever, I can deal ... and my sides haven't shrunk so they look bigger than the rest of me. Should I do target exercises to try to make them smaller? Anyone know of any good ones? Might that also be a result of retaining water and if I watch my sodium maybe both my stomach *and* love handles will shrink? Or maybe it is the fruit, I seriously think that bloats me. I am puzzled!
Thanks in advance for the help.
Hello everyone! Glad to see everyone is checking in and still going strong. Yep, do 5 extra minutes for me because you KNOW I'll love it.
Neeter,
I am having a similar issue. Not so much with the bloating, but I noticed my stomach is not going down as rapidly as it usually does when I get serious about nutrition. I have really been pushing myself these past 3 weeks with it and it just won't go away! I too have been kicking it with the workouts, 500-600 calories burned per day.
Now, how many calories are you netting per day? I have been thinking if I am going to up my calories just a bit to see if that gets the ball rolling again, because these past few days I haven't seen it go down. I am impatient though.
As far as fruit, I won't argue that it's not good for you or anything like that, but just how much are you eating per day? Some fruits have naturally higher sugar than others, so I try to stay away from them. When I'm really watching sugar, I also stay away from carrots, peas, snow peas, and corn. Certain vegetables make me bloated, like cauliflower and broccoli as well. I do like them but I tend to avoid them now as I just feel uncomfortable after I eat them.
I don't know that there are really any specific exercises you can do to shrink the love handles. Maybe that's just where your body likes to store fat and they'll be the last to go :sad: I'd just concentrate on trying to reduce overall body fat and they'll probably give in eventually!
Enjoy your day Bringing It everyone!
M
Thanks for the help M. I usually net 1200 calories per day. On days when I go over a bit, I go under the next day or two until it averages back out to 1200 a day. Like you I've been thinking that maybe I need to *increase* my calories??? I work out pretty much every day and burn 400 - 600 calories so most days I can eat 1600 - 1800 calories which seems good to me, and still net 1200.
Fruit... well, I have been eating Kashi Go Lean cereal, or oatmeal, in the mornings, with a chopped banana and 25 blueberries. I also like to eat grapes and strawberries as a mid-afternoon snack. If I don't have that then I usually eat another piece of fruit throughout the day, such as an apple, orange, or pear... something easy to bring with me. So I would guess I usually eat 3 - 4 servings of fruit a day, do you think that's too much? It doesn't seem like too much but I have no clue. I also eat at least a salad a day and I am trying to increase my vegetables.
My weight did drop back down some but I am still about 2.5 pounds heavier than I was a week and a half ago. Puzzling! But I'm glad it's going *down*... I really hope my body is just going through an adjustment period and/or gaining muscle. Also my body fat went down so that will help with the love handles... my goal is to bring it down a lot more. To do that I'm eating mainly fruits, veggies, chicken, turkey, and fish. In the mornings I have carbs like cereal or oatmeal. And I usually have a turkey sandwich which adds the additional bread carbs. I hope this is a good plan to lose body fat?0 -
I have two questions for everyone, maybe someone can help me.
1) Does anyone find that eating a lot of fruits and salads bloats your stomach? Mine has seem to be really bloated since I started eating clean a couple of weeks ago, and I feel like I'm retaining water. Any suggestions?
2) I've been working out like mad but I've noticed that I have seemingly more pronounced "love handles"... my side hip area that sticks out right above my pants. I think what happened is that the exercises I'm doing (Jillian Michaels' Making the Cut workout, plus running) have whittled my waist and arms which is awesome, and have made my "girls" shrink a bit, which isn't so awesome but whatever, I can deal ... and my sides haven't shrunk so they look bigger than the rest of me. Should I do target exercises to try to make them smaller? Anyone know of any good ones? Might that also be a result of retaining water and if I watch my sodium maybe both my stomach *and* love handles will shrink? Or maybe it is the fruit, I seriously think that bloats me. I am puzzled!
Thanks in advance for the help.
Yeah, I've noticed that alot of foods make me feel bloated too. I'm trying to pin point what they are, but I never even considered that it could be fruits and salads. :noway: I tend to eat make salads a big part of my clean meals to keep from eating other less healthy items. I notice it more when I eat starchy veggies like potatoes though.
A friend in my Circuit Training course asked what exercises to do to target "love handles" and the fitness coach said you do have to drop your body fat levels to get rid of them. It's the same for me and my abs. He says you won't see much definition until that wall of fat is gone. I know we can both reach our goals though! I love the Jillian Michael's workout plans, and I know those work. The "love handles" and my "belly fat" might be stubborn, but we are way too determined to allow them to stay! :bigsmile:
Yeah I don't know what it could be... I used to think it was milk that bloated me, but I only drink about half a cup to a cup a day with my morning cereal, and I cut that out for a day to try it out, and I was still bloated!!! So I really think it's the fruit.
That is sad that I must reduce my overall body fat to get the love handles to disappear. I never noticed them so prominently so I think it's a re-distribution of weight LOL. I am going to hammer away at those little devils by increasing my cardio and really watching what I eat. Thanks for the help.0 -
....yeah is there a way to loose the weight but keep the girls cause im happy with mine and dont really want to lose them:indifferent:
heater, unfortunately for me at least, when I lose weight, I lose a lot of the girls' weight too. They are the first to go!! I guess they are just big lumps of fat anyway LOL. I haven't ever found a way to lose weight without shrinking them and I don't think it's possible. But I've come to realize that I would rather be lean and trim with smaller girls than bigger with bigger girls. I've also considered enhancement as a reward to myself if I ever *do* make it to my goal weight, in which case I'm imagining my ladies would barely exist! :laugh:0 -
Everytime I see Jess and Rivers Icon I really want to just go do more ab work lol....Talk about inspiration...you guys rock!:drinker:
Woohoo!! Thank you! It's been a work in progress and I'm still not to where I'd like to be (my lower abs are covered w/ stretch marks!! :huh: ) but I"m thrilled to see my muscles showing now! :bigsmile: A good quote I like to think about is... Abs are built in the kitchen. :flowerforyou:0 -
I'm back!! Jumped rope at my dd's school, then made it to the gym for my 4.5 mile tempo run, then back to jump more rope w/ my other dd, and am finally home! :laugh:
Ab Ripper X w/ my hubby tonight! Hope you are all having a good one! :flowerforyou: 0 -
I just did Bob Harper's Cardio Max workout and Jillian's Burn Fat, Boost Metabolism workout.
Omg, I am sore!! I have class tonight so I hope I can keep up! I feel sooo alive and healthy though if that makes sense. It's another reason why I love working out, I love how I feel afterward. Jillian is a machine though, she has exercises I never even knew were possible :laugh: but I'm amazed that I can keep up for the most part, so my endurance has really increased since I started my Circuit Training course in January.
Every here is doing so well, and you guys continue to inspire me.
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Everytime I see Jess and Rivers Icon I really want to just go do more ab work lol....Talk about inspiration...you guys rock!:drinker:
Woohoo!! Thank you! It's been a work in progress and I'm still not to where I'd like to be (my lower abs are covered w/ stretch marks!! :huh: ) but I"m thrilled to see my muscles showing now! :bigsmile: A good quote I like to think about is... Abs are built in the kitchen. :flowerforyou:
I love your ab pic too. Whatever you're doing keep it up,girlie! Great progress!! :flowerforyou: 0 -
*Woot* I did my 2hr workout!! I didnt really want to but I couldnt think of an excuse not to. LOL so anyhow...Hmm now you have me inspired to dust off our Cardio Max I was intimidated by it but maybe I will at least try it like I did Kenpo..whats the worse that could happen...everyone seems to be on their A game today!! WTG! ......:drinker:0
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Now, how many calories are you netting per day? I have been thinking if I am going to up my calories just a bit to see if that gets the ball rolling again, because these past few days I haven't seen it go down. I am impatient though. M
Just out of curiosity M, how many calories do you net per day?
What about everyone else here?
I know it depends on each person but I am curious and I cannot figure out how many calories I *really* need!0 -
Now, how many calories are you netting per day? I have been thinking if I am going to up my calories just a bit to see if that gets the ball rolling again, because these past few days I haven't seen it go down. I am impatient though. M
Just out of curiosity M, how many calories do you net per day?
What about everyone else here?
I know it depends on each person but I am curious and I cannot figure out how many calories I *really* need!
I had been following MFP and netting 1200, but I found that it was too much food and that I wasn't bonking during my workouts. So I usually eat about 1400 per day and work off 400-600. I was losing for awhile (5 lbs in 2 weeks) but now I upped them today just to see if it helps get things moving again. I added another carbohydrate portion to lunch today. Normally I just eat oatmeal for breakfast with egg whites and then have lean protein and vegetables the rest of the day. I don't believe that you need 1200 net per day though...I think many people who do P90X , especially women, find that they don't need much more than 1800 unless they're really overweight to begin with and are losing weight too rapidly. That's clearly not my problem!0 -
Now, how many calories are you netting per day? I have been thinking if I am going to up my calories just a bit to see if that gets the ball rolling again, because these past few days I haven't seen it go down. I am impatient though. M
Just out of curiosity M, how many calories do you net per day?
What about everyone else here?
I know it depends on each person but I am curious and I cannot figure out how many calories I *really* need!
I had been following MFP and netting 1200, but I found that it was too much food and that I wasn't bonking during my workouts. So I usually eat about 1400 per day and work off 400-600. I was losing for awhile (5 lbs in 2 weeks) but now I upped them today just to see if it helps get things moving again. I added another carbohydrate portion to lunch today. Normally I just eat oatmeal for breakfast with egg whites and then have lean protein and vegetables the rest of the day. I don't believe that you need 1200 net per day though...I think many people who do P90X , especially women, find that they don't need much more than 1800 unless they're really overweight to begin with and are losing weight too rapidly. That's clearly not my problem!
That's helpful, thanks. So maybe I am eating too *many* calories. I have been consistently staying at the 1200 net calorie mark with no results... in fact, weight gain... for the past week or two. I always try to eat my exercise calories so when I have days where I work off 700 calories or so, I am eating nearly 2,000 calories and I really think that's too many for me... even if the net is still 1200.
So maybe I should try to eat just 1400 like you no matter what I work off. I'm not sure if we have at all similar body types... I am just under 5'2" and I have a muscular/athletic/curvy body type. I weigh 133 (well, 135 at the moment) but you wouldn't think it to look at me... most people think I weigh like 115 LOL. The charts all say I could weigh only like 105 or 110 but that seems impossible to me. My short-term goal is 125 and once I get there I'd like to see if I should keep going down to maybe 120. I'm a baby with back LOL and I really do like my curves and my muscle... I would just like to get some pounds off and continue to look leaner and trimmer.
Sometimes it seems like my body is *determined* to stay above 133. This wasn't always the case and I used to be able to quickly drop weight down to like 127. But I'm older than you... 28... and I noticed that as I get older it is much, much harder to lose weight and in fact the trend keeps going upward. I do not want to get anywhere close to 140 and I would really love to find a way to get down to 125 without starving myself (which, I must admit, I used to nearly do sometimes a few years ago... I mean, like, fruit and veggies only, that kind of thing, probably 600 - 1000 calories a day at the most, and I'm sure that's contributed to my weight/ metabolism problems. :sad:) I am determined to do this the healthy way and not be defined by a number on the scale but it is just frustrating to me that I can't get below a certain point now. Maybe limiting my calories to 1400 will help. For me it is *all* about what I eat... I could exercise all day and not lose weight unless I watch what I eat!!
You are also really good about eating mainly protein and no carbs. I think I eat too much bread (whole wheat, and tortillas) and cereals. But still I think if I just lower my overall calories that won't be too much of a problem because that's about all I eat that's at all "heavy" any more.0 -
My nutrition and calories are always being tweaked, but since I follow P90X, I make every effort I can to get maximum results. I don’t use the MFP guidelines. Instead, I do a 50% protein, 30% carb, and 20% fat ratio every day. I go over on fat sometimes (those almonds are getting me!), but almost never on carbs. It has been difficult to get my protein in but I take protein shakes because I know I need them for muscle repair and recovery.
As far as body type, well, we might be pretty similar. However, I’m a hair under 5’5” and am currently at 157. I have a classic hourglass, butt, boobs, thighs, the whole nine. Not too common for an Asian girl. My waist is 28”, and I wear a size 6/8, but I have some thighs and back on me, that’s for sure. Most people consider me pretty fit and toned and usually guess me at around 130-135, but clothes do work wonders. I am also a muscular and curvy girl. I have really short legs, which I attribute their thickness to. Us short girls have a harder time, but 10 pounds makes a bigger difference on us as well. I am only about 12 pounds lighter than I was a couple years ago (I hadn’t really been working on it) but I went from a 12 to pretty consistently an 8 in jeans and 6 in trousers, dresses, and skirts (sometimes a 4, but I’m sure the clothing companies do that to feed my ego).
I have my goal weight set at 115, but I might change that as I move closer, depending on how I feel. I by no means want to look emaciated, and I want to keep the girls and the booty, so I might see how I look at 130 or 125 before I go to maintenance. Some women have all the luck being slim and curvy.
Right now, I am not being discouraged by the scale, but am instead concentrating on how my clothes fit, inches lost, and seeing my triceps and biceps emerge. Also, since I started doing P90X and all those push-ups, the girls are sitting higher (though I am only 22 so it hasn’t been an issue so far).
I had a love affair with granola because I like that crunch but granola is one of those foods that is advertised as healthy but really isn’t. (Most are loaded with sugar and have tons of calories in ¼ cup servings!) As far as the bread, I’m lucky in that sense. It’s not that I don’t like it, but I’ve always been just fine without it and find that I’d rather eat chicken most of the time anyway. And I do love vegetables and fruit. Once you get off of it for awhile, I think you won’t crave it as much. Right now, I’m avoiding bread, but I don’t think a slice of whole grain, a ½ cup of brown rice, quinoa, or couscous will kill you. I’m just avoiding it now, and I find that I don’t miss it. I get my carbs from oatmeal, and always in the morning for breakfast, that way I have all day to burn them off.
We can do this! Bring IT!
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lol ty...everyone i talk to say they are the first to go for them as well.....yeah is there a way to loose the weight but keep the girls cause im happy with mine and dont really want to lose them:indifferent:
heater, unfortunately for me at least, when I lose weight, I lose a lot of the girls' weight too. They are the first to go!! I guess they are just big lumps of fat anyway LOL. I haven't ever found a way to lose weight without shrinking them and I don't think it's possible. But I've come to realize that I would rather be lean and trim with smaller girls than bigger with bigger girls. I've also considered enhancement as a reward to myself if I ever *do* make it to my goal weight, in which case I'm imagining my ladies would barely exist! :laugh: 0 -
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Now, how many calories are you netting per day? I have been thinking if I am going to up my calories just a bit to see if that gets the ball rolling again, because these past few days I haven't seen it go down. I am impatient though. M
Just out of curiosity M, how many calories do you net per day?
What about everyone else here?
I know it depends on each person but I am curious and I cannot figure out how many calories I *really* need!
1200-1400 strict for me ..no bread ,pasta or rice I steer clear of potato as well..I only eat lean meats usually chicken and tuna. I burn a heck of a lot probably close to 800+ per day once im out of the 200's I plan to reset my goals and I may incorporate brown rice into my diet but for now its a no-no because I will over eat it. I only allow myself 8oz of an alternate drink per day the rest of the time its strictly water.0 -
My nutrition and calories are always being tweaked, but since I follow P90X, I make every effort I can to get maximum results. I don’t use the MFP guidelines. Instead, I do a 50% protein, 30% carb, and 20% fat ratio every day. I go over on fat sometimes (those almonds are getting me!), but almost never on carbs. It has been difficult to get my protein in but I take protein shakes because I know I need them for muscle repair and recovery.
As far as body type, well, we might be pretty similar. However, I’m a hair under 5’5” and am currently at 157. I have a classic hourglass, butt, boobs, thighs, the whole nine. Not too common for an Asian girl. My waist is 28”, and I wear a size 6/8, but I have some thighs and back on me, that’s for sure. Most people consider me pretty fit and toned and usually guess me at around 130-135, but clothes do work wonders. I am also a muscular and curvy girl. I have really short legs, which I attribute their thickness to. Us short girls have a harder time, but 10 pounds makes a bigger difference on us as well. I am only about 12 pounds lighter than I was a couple years ago (I hadn’t really been working on it) but I went from a 12 to pretty consistently an 8 in jeans and 6 in trousers, dresses, and skirts (sometimes a 4, but I’m sure the clothing companies do that to feed my ego).
I have my goal weight set at 115, but I might change that as I move closer, depending on how I feel. I by no means want to look emaciated, and I want to keep the girls and the booty, so I might see how I look at 130 or 125 before I go to maintenance. Some women have all the luck being slim and curvy.
Right now, I am not being discouraged by the scale, but am instead concentrating on how my clothes fit, inches lost, and seeing my triceps and biceps emerge. Also, since I started doing P90X and all those push-ups, the girls are sitting higher (though I am only 22 so it hasn’t been an issue so far).
I had a love affair with granola because I like that crunch but granola is one of those foods that is advertised as healthy but really isn’t. (Most are loaded with sugar and have tons of calories in ¼ cup servings!) As far as the bread, I’m lucky in that sense. It’s not that I don’t like it, but I’ve always been just fine without it and find that I’d rather eat chicken most of the time anyway. And I do love vegetables and fruit. Once you get off of it for awhile, I think you won’t crave it as much. Right now, I’m avoiding bread, but I don’t think a slice of whole grain, a ½ cup of brown rice, quinoa, or couscous will kill you. I’m just avoiding it now, and I find that I don’t miss it. I get my carbs from oatmeal, and always in the morning for breakfast, that way I have all day to burn them off.
We can do this! Bring IT!
M
This is all really inspiring, we seem to have similar goals. I think you sound beautiful already and I've seen your pics; you are totally in shape. But I realize that we often want to lose some pounds despite how many people say we're already good! Just the other day one of my friends was like, "WHERE do you need to lose this weight from? You are in perfect shape and don't have an ounce of fat on you." Well... that was flattering and I must admit that I love my body/ shape for the first time ever... I think because I am treating my body well and I feel so healthy and wholesome. But I want to take it to that super fit level and I *do* know where I jiggle and have a bit of cellulite (again, I'm 28, blah!!), and those dreaded love handles etc.
I also have short legs and I'm worried that my weight lifting is making them look stockier... I hope it evens out with time and consistency. I totally agree that 10 pounds makes a big difference for us. I see pictures of myself when I was in middle school, and I think, "I am naturally a skinny girl. I just have this extra weight on me from eating poorly most of my life (until now) and not always exercising (I used to be an on-again, off-again yo-yo exercises until six months or so ago). Even looking at pictures of me when I was at my "peak" so far -- like when I trained hard for a half marathon and after I ran a trail run up to the top of a mountain, I look so different, and it was only 5 - 10 pounds and being more toned. So people think I look fine as I am now but I know I can look even better. I know that this is not my body's ultimate best!!!
Right now every time I eat... even small meals... like 3/4 cup Kashi Go Lean cereal, 1/2 cup skim milk, a banana and blueberries... I feel bloated afterwards and my stomach feels so big. I don't understand it because I am eating small meals every few hours and nothing that should make me feel this way. :sad: I'm beginning to wonder if it might be my birth control pill, which I switched to fairly recently, or just the fact that I have to sit at a desk all day and I can feel every wrinkle and ounce of fat LOL, or what. It is really frustrating but other than that I'm feeling great!0 -
Now, how many calories are you netting per day? I have been thinking if I am going to up my calories just a bit to see if that gets the ball rolling again, because these past few days I haven't seen it go down. I am impatient though. M
Just out of curiosity M, how many calories do you net per day?
What about everyone else here?
I know it depends on each person but I am curious and I cannot figure out how many calories I *really* need!
1200-1400 strict for me ..no bread ,pasta or rice I steer clear of potato as well..I only eat lean meats usually chicken and tuna. I burn a heck of a lot probably close to 800+ per day once im out of the 200's I plan to reset my goals and I may incorporate brown rice into my diet but for now its a no-no because I will over eat it. I only allow myself 8oz of an alternate drink per day the rest of the time its strictly water.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I always thought that complex carbs like brown rice and whole wheat bread were my friends, not my enemy. It's funny because you look at the government-recommended food pyramid and complex carbs are the biggest category!!! But you girls are showing me that perhaps I'm wrong and that if I want to kick up my weight loss, I should re-think the carbs.
I too only drink water... and, decaffienated hot tea, which I count as water. I occasionally drink a cup of coffee with one creamer if I'm really sleepy and need to work... I used to be a coffee and flavored creamer fiend so I'm proud of myself for cutting down. I also used to drink diet sodas pretty much every day but I cut it down to like once a week and for these past couple of weeks that I've been eating clean, I haven't had any at all and I don't even miss it. I seriously don't think I will ever have any soda, diet or otherwise, ever again! I just see them on commercials even and think, "gross, that's so much sugar!!!!" So for me it is almost exclusively water, with a slice of lemon when I have it on hand!!
Good job in working towards your goal, I'm sure you'll be out of the 200's in no time!! You ladies are so inspiring!0 -
Tonight I'm going to Bring It with Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps X, followed by some bonus cardio! I am in need of motivation because I'm dragging *kitten* today!
Oh well, once I get started I'm sure I'll be thinking, go big or go home!
M0 -
Tonight I'm going to Bring It with Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps X, followed by some bonus cardio! I am in need of motivation because I'm dragging *kitten* today!
Oh well, once I get started I'm sure I'll be thinking, go big or go home!
M
Just do it!! I agree, once you start, you'll want to keep going.0 -
I eat 1200 plus a portion of my exercise calories. If I'm seriously hungry I'll eat most of them, but mostly I like to leave a good amount behind. I'm in the obese category, so I can afford to be a little more aggressive at this stage. I also calculated that I need to have an additional 280 calorie deficit per day to simply hit the 2lb/week as because MFP won't let you go below 1200cal it has me at 1.6lb/week loss. So I try and have these available to not eat through a bit of extra exercise.
I don't avoid bread, pasta, rice and potatoes completely. I would prefer to keep these in our family's diet, so I am just careful with the amounts. I am still steadily losing weight, so I'm happy to continue with this approach. We have lots of vegetables and fruit. I only drink tea and water. I have nuts and rice crackers and fruit as snacks when necessary. I don't feel deprived, although I don't enjoy only eating 1200 cals on non exercise days. So I try and avoid them
I've finished week 3 of the Couch 2 5K program this morning. I felt a bit sluggish, but did ok. I am looking forward to the challenge of week 4!
What I want is a DVD that has a good weights program. Any recommendations? I have some hand weights 1kg and 3kg that I can use. I was thinking of the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, but would have to import it so want to be sure there isn't something better out there.
Question! - Do you log your incidental exercise? I don't bother logging all of mine and I wonder whether I should. For example, walking the dog at a leisurely pace, walking the kids to school. These don't take me above 70% HR and last 20 -30mins usually.0 -
I eat 1200 plus a portion of my exercise calories. If I'm seriously hungry I'll eat most of them, but mostly I like to leave a good amount behind. I'm in the obese category, so I can afford to be a little more aggressive at this stage. I also calculated that I need to have an additional 280 calorie deficit per day to simply hit the 2lb/week as because MFP won't let you go below 1200cal it has me at 1.6lb/week loss. So I try and have these available to not eat through a bit of extra exercise.
I don't avoid bread, pasta, rice and potatoes completely. I would prefer to keep these in our family's diet, so I am just careful with the amounts. I am still steadily losing weight, so I'm happy to continue with this approach. We have lots of vegetables and fruit. I only drink tea and water. I have nuts and rice crackers and fruit as snacks when necessary. I don't feel deprived, although I don't enjoy only eating 1200 cals on non exercise days. So I try and avoid them
I've finished week 3 of the Couch 2 5K program this morning. I felt a bit sluggish, but did ok. I am looking forward to the challenge of week 4!
What I want is a DVD that has a good weights program. Any recommendations? I have some hand weights 1kg and 3kg that I can use. I was thinking of the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, but would have to import it so want to be sure there isn't something better out there.
Question! - Do you log your incidental exercise? I don't bother logging all of mine and I wonder whether I should. For example, walking the dog at a leisurely pace, walking the kids to school. These don't take me above 70% HR and last 20 -30mins usually.
I personally don't log my incidental exercise because it's part of your lifestyle. Anything you burn from that is just a bonus! I also look at it as, if I see that MFP ups my calories because of all that logged incidentals, it might just give me permission to eat more. If you're truly hungry, eat some. But otherwise, I'd just stick to what you're doing.
Osmium, you are in NZ right? P90X can get to you if you are ever interested. Let me know if you are and we'll get it taken care of.
Way to go on finishing week 3 of the Couch 2 5K. I hope you're taking care of yourself though and making sure not to strain any more muscles. I like Power 90 also if you think you're not ready for P90X.
Way to go!
M0 -
I eat 1200 plus a portion of my exercise calories. If I'm seriously hungry I'll eat most of them, but mostly I like to leave a good amount behind. I'm in the obese category, so I can afford to be a little more aggressive at this stage. I also calculated that I need to have an additional 280 calorie deficit per day to simply hit the 2lb/week as because MFP won't let you go below 1200cal it has me at 1.6lb/week loss. So I try and have these available to not eat through a bit of extra exercise.
I don't avoid bread, pasta, rice and potatoes completely. I would prefer to keep these in our family's diet, so I am just careful with the amounts. I am still steadily losing weight, so I'm happy to continue with this approach. We have lots of vegetables and fruit. I only drink tea and water. I have nuts and rice crackers and fruit as snacks when necessary. I don't feel deprived, although I don't enjoy only eating 1200 cals on non exercise days. So I try and avoid them
I've finished week 3 of the Couch 2 5K program this morning. I felt a bit sluggish, but did ok. I am looking forward to the challenge of week 4!
What I want is a DVD that has a good weights program. Any recommendations? I have some hand weights 1kg and 3kg that I can use. I was thinking of the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, but would have to import it so want to be sure there isn't something better out there.
Question! - Do you log your incidental exercise? I don't bother logging all of mine and I wonder whether I should. For example, walking the dog at a leisurely pace, walking the kids to school. These don't take me above 70% HR and last 20 -30mins usually.
Hiya! I dont log any incidental excercise I just consider it life ...and a bonus....I do my hip hop abs with weights I wonder are there some dvd's geared towards just weights alone....0 -
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Hiya! I dont log any incidental excercise I just consider it life ...and a bonus....I do my hip hop abs with weights I wonder are there some dvd's geared towards just weights alone....
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Mya,
You gonna find you a man who looks like Shaun T? 0 -
I eat 1200 plus a portion of my exercise calories. If I'm seriously hungry I'll eat most of them, but mostly I like to leave a good amount behind. I'm in the obese category, so I can afford to be a little more aggressive at this stage. I also calculated that I need to have an additional 280 calorie deficit per day to simply hit the 2lb/week as because MFP won't let you go below 1200cal it has me at 1.6lb/week loss. So I try and have these available to not eat through a bit of extra exercise.
I don't avoid bread, pasta, rice and potatoes completely. I would prefer to keep these in our family's diet, so I am just careful with the amounts. I am still steadily losing weight, so I'm happy to continue with this approach. We have lots of vegetables and fruit. I only drink tea and water. I have nuts and rice crackers and fruit as snacks when necessary. I don't feel deprived, although I don't enjoy only eating 1200 cals on non exercise days. So I try and avoid them
I've finished week 3 of the Couch 2 5K program this morning. I felt a bit sluggish, but did ok. I am looking forward to the challenge of week 4!
What I want is a DVD that has a good weights program. Any recommendations? I have some hand weights 1kg and 3kg that I can use. I was thinking of the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, but would have to import it so want to be sure there isn't something better out there.
Question! - Do you log your incidental exercise? I don't bother logging all of mine and I wonder whether I should. For example, walking the dog at a leisurely pace, walking the kids to school. These don't take me above 70% HR and last 20 -30mins usually.
Hiya! I dont log any incidental excercise I just consider it life ...and a bonus....I do my hip hop abs with weights I wonder are there some dvd's geared towards just weights alone....
I have the 30 day shred and really like it. It is a very good workout. You would need light weights. There are three 20 min workouts. It is great to be able to choose your level, or do more than one.0 -
I've been hearing good things about the 30 Day Fat Shred too Kimono...sounds like it's a go Mya! I am a big fan of Jillian Michaels anyway. One tough lady!
M0 -
Hiya! I dont log any incidental excercise I just consider it life ...and a bonus....I do my hip hop abs with weights I wonder are there some dvd's geared towards just weights alone....
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Mya,
You gonna find you a man who looks like Shaun T?
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OMG I almost choked when I read this ...I was on the phone with my guy LOLOLOL.....he goes why are u laughing I dont dare tell him because he is NO Shaun T ...lol especially not the abs...0
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