Any More Chubby Twenties?

Jenn-- All that kickboxing you're doing, I'm sure your indulgence won't kill your progress. And TOM--it's like Satan, the ultimate temptation. You didn't go to crazy, so count it as a victory! (And come to visit! I can be a temptress too! LOL!)

Mandi-- Yep. I'm only here until the end of April (I fly out May 3rd) Hahaha, I would TOTALLY love a group reward vacay. Just cuz i'm not in PR, doesn't mean we can find a cheap all inclusive somewhere ;P Ahhh, to dream! Way to kick it on the treadmill--I can never do more than like, 15 minutes on one cause I get stir crazy.

chera325-- Good luck with your goals! You can do it, and we're here to help!

sarah_lee -- welcome welcome! Now that you've found us, you'll never be alone


Ugh. Pool today was only half an hour, I kept getting killer cramps in my ankle. Pain in the butt. Doing yoga/pilates this afternoon. Happy today, just cuz. Hope everyone else is, too!

Alright, i have had a no weight loss week. Very disapointed but i think i know whats going on. I think i'm working out too much. I also know that on sunday i cheated, but that was one day and i did so much excerisce to try to even it out. What me and boyfriend have been realizing is that i have been dieting and then working it all off before i go to bed. At night i run on my elliptical for 1 hour on level 8 resistance. Its burns 1000 calories. So basically all my food gets taken out and my body is in starvation mode while i sleep and then i do it all over again the next day. Plus i also do a biggest loser workout in the same day. We also think that i could be gaining alot of muscle and that could be affecting the weight loss.

So this week i am going to start a new type of program. I am going to stick to my calorie goal and do what the biggest loser 30 day shread suggested. I am going to do 45 mins of cardio and a strength excercise everyday along with dieting. My 45 mins of cardio is going to be my running elliptical. The strength excercise is going to be switching everyday between BIGGEST LOSER WEIGHT LOSS YOGA, AND BOOT CAMP. I want all my mucles to get their workout. NO MORE WORKING OUT BEFORE BED. I think pulling back on the excercise will help. At least i hope it will. Only time can tell. Wish me luck folks.



sarina



p.s. btw michael lost half a pound this week.


I am at 190.5 pounds right now

Good Morning!
Jenn- I had a McFlurry on Tuesday night!! I felt pretty guilty afterward... but got back on track yesterady and today. I def. got the craving out of my system too... my TOM is due ANY moment today, boo! Oh, and I had a bunch of jalepeno chips that night too.
Carrie-you will love your polar F6! Just be sure to get the chest strap wet before you start... otherwise it won't read.
Welcom to the newbies, hope you like it here!
Sarina87- hope you have better luck w/ your new workout routine... that is weird you didn't lose at all. Sometimes weight comes off in waves, I know mine does!
Its almost the weekend! I hope I can be good, we have a wedding on Saturday to go to so I am know I will be having a few drinks...maybe more than a few lol! I'll be seeing a lot of people from high school that i haven't seen in a long time so I wanna look great. I am going to get a mani/pedi Saturday afternoon so I am REALLY looking forward to that! Have a great day everyone!

Carrie-- Hmmmm...is the F6 one with a chest strap? can you wear that in the pool? What a drag about having to send it in to get your battery changed. Blark. Hope it gets there sooon for you! CP is a pain in the butt sometimes. Good idea about making the mp3 player a reward! Maybe I'll get it for myself when I break 170 and hold below that for a week. I'm not far off, but it's been a real challenge for me to get down below that.

Also, if your knee is bugging you pay attention to your feet and hips. Sounds funny, I know, but knee pain (ESPECIALLY with working out) usually come from biomechanical stuff above or below. The knee is such a fragile joint compared to the hip (which is a serious ball in socket, surrounded by lots of muscle and very strong connective tissue--while the knee is a gliding joint that is held together by muscle and tendon, but doesn't have that incredibly strong, inherent structural integrity that the hip does) a lot of knee injuries are related to tight hips. I have fierce knee problems because I have incredibly weak ankles, and SUPER tight hips, so I know your pain. Resting them is important if you're feeling pain, also icing them can help, but paying attention to your biomechanics and trying to balance out the muscles in your lower body is going to be most beneficial in the long-run (haha) for your knees.

Anyway, a few things that I think about when I notice knee pain:
- Am I square on my feet? Someone once told me to think of the sole of your foot having four corners: inside and outside heel, and the corners of the forefoot, at the base of your big and little toes. Paying attention to equal weight dsitribution between these four "corners" will help to decrease stress on any one group of muscles in your lower leg. Having your lower strong and equall contracted helps to ensure stability below the knee, so that it's not twisting and stressing the ligaments by being pulled more in one direction than another.
- Am I square in my hips? Ideally, you want your hipbones to point dead foreward like headlights, weight balanced evenly between left and right. Also, trying and think about if your individual hips are rotating inward or outward (this can be kind of subtle to get your brain around at first...)
- Am I hyper-extending my knees? A lot of times I feel like my legs are straight, and they are, but in reality they're almost "too straight"--there should be a very subtle natural bend to your knee, a "microbend" some yoga teachers and massage instructors I've had call it. It's important because it helps impact and pressure from your body's weight/activity translate through your limb much more evenly, instead of just jamming into the knee, if that makes any sense. If I notice too much pressure in my knee, I usually check in and try to add just a tiny little bend and it usually take some stress off. Especially if you're doing jumping jacks, trying to land with a bit of a bend to your knees might help cut some of the impact.

Anyway, I hope that helps, and makes SOME kind of sense. In addition to my own knee problems, I've helped a number of people rehab from knee injuries and replacements and it's not pretty; imagine spending an full minute to painstakingly descend a normal sized flight of stairs, when someone else would skip down it in a matter of seconds. The toll serious joint injury takes on your whole lifestyle is brutal and frequently underestimated and I'm pretty passionate about education and prevention of it, so sorry if I'm a little overzealous

26 years old, 5' 3", 155. My Dr told me I should be 115 (40 more to lose) but I would be happy being 130. I have been at this a year now and I feel healthier than I did in high school! I love that I can keep up with my kids better. :drinker:

22 years old, 5'7" and 218. I was 190 when I was 18 so I've always been a little heavy but very active. I've never hated my body and my parents were great about keeping my self esteem up, I just hate not keeping up with my guys friends that are 10 years older than me!! I managed to put on 35 pounds during college working towards my degree in engineering and pretty much not taking care of myself at all with a diet of energy drinks and whatever I could get ahold of during 3AM study groups. Now I've got the job I wanted so badly now I just need to get active again! The high cholesterol level was a kick in the rump and scared me pretty bad!

I really love the idea of this website and its really helping me get a grip!!

See ya around!

Im 22 and just started this.. Im OBESE.. I hear.. 5'3 and 210 pounds.. I need to lose ATLEAST 50 pounds in the long run to be just in my normal..

Welcome to all the new ones!! Glad you're here!! This group is great for support and motivation!!

Keri-Well I'm actually WATCHING it now. At least for the last 2 days I've been keeping a close eye on it, trying not to overdo it! I'm the same as your husband. I was doubling my intake on a normal day. Yesterday I was way under and today I was only 300 over so we'll see how it goes, but I'm trying so that's the best I can do for now!! I think Jenn mentioned Mrs. Dash too so I'll have to look that up. My downfalls are that I LOVE LOVE LOVE Chinese food and soups, both of which are very high in sodium. I don't know if I'll have to look for different recipes or just stop making them so often. We'll get her done!

Ok so ladies, I'm really out of the loop and I've heard you all talking about HRM's...What exactly are they again? Sounds interesting. I think I might have to get me a food scale as well. I'm horrible at eyeing ounces for pastas or protein. I'm stepping out of my comfort zone a little bit and trying some seafood. I absolute loathe fish (unless it's fresh and beer battered :embarassed: ) However, I bought some crab meat and some shrimp and found that I really like them alot!! Does anyone have any lunch/dinner ideas for either of these things. I'm new to the seafood thing!!

Have a great night everyone! I've got to go prep for my Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice cuddle time with the hubby! Glad I got my workout done already or I'd be one tired gal!!

hi there everyone, my names Kera and I'm a 24 year old stay at home mum to my little boy who is now 19 months. Started at the beginning of Jan at 200lb and am hoping to lose around 70lb.

Joined up at the gym last night and spent half an hour on the treadmill - just waiting for a call now to set up my personal training sessions I've treated myself to - am aiming to take part in a half marathon walk in June to raise money for cancer charities and so need to get into better shape to be able to achieve this!!

look forward to talking to you all and letting you know how I get on tomorrow when I weigh in (missed last weeks weigh in because I was soooo poorly with this cold that is going around at the moment)

Kera

You guys seem like a great group! I would love to join, if its not too late!