Colectable93 Member

Great thanks so much for all the info. I do eat meat for protein, bacon, steak and hamburger, and I occasionally have a whey protein shake before I go and do my aqua exercises each day. Your input made great sense and had reasoning behind it. Thanks

I had the same problem, I started taking a magnesium, zync and potassium supplement and I also take a power zero( does not have that salty taste), and drink a little before my workout and during. No cramps since.

I have been eating well with no falling off the wagon days since April 20th.2017 down 31 pds and about 27 inches. Yesterday I planned a falling off the wagon day, boy did I fall off, hit my head, stayed there awhile, but today, I got up and hopped back on the wagon and am eating as I should, plan on working out today and I…

I love the chobani flips Greek yogurt , and the Philadelphia cream cheese cheese cake cups , both are delicious and really take care of my sweet cravings .

I am 5'3" and 54 years old and started out at 266, started on April 20th 2017 after having a mini stroke it was my wake up call. Since that time, I do aqua exercises for 1-1.5 hours 3-4 days a week it is the easiest exercise for me to do with a bad knee, although extremely beneficial, I just started doing some at home…

I started off at 266 when I had a mini stroke on April 20th, I now down to 235 and 27 inches, with my goal as 199, my goal is to break the 200 mark, when I look at the charts to see what my healthy weight should be I still have another 100 pds to go, that is overwhelming to me. So I plan on getting to 199 and then set up…

I have problems with my joints I have bad knees. I do aqua exercises 3-4 days a week you could even just to to the pool and walk for an hour or even a half hour the water gives you resistance with out the harshness on your joints . I do an hour to 2 hours , no way I could do that on land . Check with your doctor before…

You mentioned pool , I do aqua exercises both cardio and strength training , easy on the joints and a great source of exercise . Tons of videos on you tube , I watched them and then wrote them down , my mom and now have a routine we do 3-4 times a week . Down 15pds and 27 inches

I started Atkins induction 3 weeks ago , first two weeks were actual carbs not net carbs , week 3 and 4 are net carbs then I will add carbs from there as long as I stay in Ketosis. I do aqua exercises 3-4 days a week and still watch my calories . I have lost 27inches total and 15 pds. 54 years old , 5'3" now at 237 pds .…

I enter in net carbs for what I eat in the note pad so I can figure it there and have a record to review each day

I agree Devils Fan1 , the exercise is the extra to help the process along the way, you have to watch what you eat, I never add back in my exercise calories.

So I am just starting to lose weight, lost approx 21 pds in two months, and I am doing aqua workouts 4 days a week, slowing seeing my muscle come up and my fat go down and inches changing. But I would really like to firm as I go, so doing the stronglifts 5x5 for beginners will help do that? I would like to do that in…

Great thanks I will follow this advice .

I do aqua Exercises 4to5 days a week I start off with swimming six laps and then I do aqua exercises for an hour to an hour and a half pretty intense, and then I end it with six laps I bought a Polaris a 360 through Amazon which I can use in the water tracks my heart rate, it was about $116, with the flick of my wrist I…

I eat supper about an hour to hour and a half before I work out , so then you are saying I don't really need the whey as I always have protein in my supper .

Great info, but I have a question, I am supposed to be on the dash sodium level, after a mini stroke in April, tried that and conventional low fat 1200 cal , exercise aqua therapy minimum of 3 days a week. Lost 3 pounds in a month. Then decided to go on Atkins induction and still try to watch my sodium but it is double…

I thought the whole Idea of keto was low carbs, high fat, medium protein. I started the Atkins Induction with real carbs not net carbs 14 days ago, down 9 pds, 12 inches and down in body fat and up in muscle. Then yesterday I transitioned to the New Atkins using net carbs, only adding one type of new carb per day so I can…

Turmeric and fish oil is what I use .

I love the Chobani flips , all of them , I typically eat one right after I work out for the protein and it is a great treat , I also put them in the freezer and then they are like ice cream . Yum . They are my favorite treat .

Thank you everyone great suggestions !

Just have to update that I purchased the Polar A360 and love it. I love being able to track my heart rate while I work out and the display is so nice, and after wards I sync it with my phone and can look right away and see what my heart rate was and how long it was in each zone. I typically do not spend money on myself and…

Amazing and Inspiring. I am on the trail to health and weight loss and truly living life. Congrats and keep on inspiring others.

I just started the induction phase and actually add a tsp of coconut oil to the mayo/ mustard mix for my deviled eggs .

I also have arthritis and have just started aqua aerobics, there are lot of great videos on you tube, I watched them and then wrote them out, take the notebook along with me and put it beside the pool and do cardio and strength training 4 days a week for at least 1.5-2 hours. working out in the pool that is possible on…

I just bought a new Polaris a 360 and used it for water aerobics, and it stated after 1.35 hours, that I burned 393 kcals and 57 min at the 60 % range and 25 min at the 70% range. So I basically burned 393 calories during that time. I am new to this, so If I get my heart rate up it should burn more.

Thanks TrutraG, I had been looking at those and wondered if anyone would mention them, just ordered one, now I just have to be patient until it arrives.

Thanks I will look into all of these .

I wait until the end of the day right before I complete my entry to add my exercise then I am on track for the day

I am losing weight since I had a mini stroke at the end of April . Down 16 pds, really watching what I eat , swimming s aqua exercises 3-4 days a week but thinking the weight is just hanging on . Going to start Atkins , any great tips would be appreciated . Stating weight 261 down to 245. Would like to lose at least 10-15…

Name: Tammy Age: 54 Height: 5'4" Start Weight 261 on 4/20 Current weight 248 Goal weight :199 Weigh ins May 14th: 248 May 21: May 31 Challenges I will face this week:Making myself go swimming every day , time to turn up the heat