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Aberdeenshire girl with a mummy tummy

Choccoqueen
Choccoqueen Posts: 6 Member
edited October 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Any suggestions on how to lose the weight when i detest exercise?

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  • Rubyjjones
    Rubyjjones Posts: 48
    Low carb diet has been working for me :)
  • awelch79
    awelch79 Posts: 233 Member
    Just move into exercise slowly. I was the same way--hated it...now (and its still hard to believe it even as I type it)...I cant get enough of it. You can limit your calories and eat great, but without at least a little exercise, you arent going to get far.
  • lrraska
    lrraska Posts: 33
    Hi there, I am 30 something and I also was not into exercise until a few years ago. My form of exercise is quite simple and low intensity.....I am a (happy) walker. I take 4-5 walks a day a little over 2 hours and I love it, i have a bad knee so not much into running or high impact stuff as I want my knee to last as long as possible. Getting outside and taking a walk can do wonders for your waistline and well as your mood :). I walk a lot now but when i first started is was just 25 minutes on my treadmill every morning. Good luck to you on your weight loss journey.
  • FinallyFit28
    FinallyFit28 Posts: 53 Member
    Well what do you enjoy doing? There's plenty of ways to burn calories not exercising. I like to walk with a friend early in the evenings, a good dance with my kiddos and sometimes just working around the yard. It's amazing how much you'll sweat "not" exercising. What ever you choose to do...ENJOY it! Good luck!:happy:
  • FinallyFit28
    FinallyFit28 Posts: 53 Member
    I like your comment. It's fun going for walks.
  • Jennyisbusy
    Jennyisbusy Posts: 1,294 Member
    Mummy tummy? as in you have kids? if yes than play with them. Babies make great weights - lift them over and over. Bigger kids that can play ball (like soccer) can be a lot of fun. Do some dancing turn the radio on and go for it. You can do some random squats and wall pushups broken into tiny segments - like during commercials, or everytime you go to the potty etc.

    Tell us more 'bout your day and we can customize a little better :)
  • Choccoqueen
    Choccoqueen Posts: 6 Member
    Well i would love to sat that my babies are still little little (but they are of school age-but still my wee babies! he he!) I seem to get bored too easily when doing exercises. I'd like to try a fitness dvd, but the ones i have done were way to fast, busy and seemed really hard going
  • Choccoqueen
    Choccoqueen Posts: 6 Member
    What kind of foods are you allowed? and most importantly whats off the list?
  • Jennyisbusy
    Jennyisbusy Posts: 1,294 Member
    Leslie Sansone has good paced walking DVD's, they are not complicated but you can really work up a sweat.

    And as far as what's not allowed - that will have to be up to you. I would say in a nutshell stay away from processed foods as much as possible. The more whole and fresh a food is will be better for you and also harder to overeat.

    AND - I personally stay away from 'diet' foods. A lot of them are full of mystery chemicals, huge amounts of sodium, and even hidden sugar.
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