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Yeah I'm with you. When my late b.f. was in the hospital with cancer, and things were constantly going wrong, and we never knew when a doctor might finally show up to give us info, nope, sorry, walks around the block were just not going to happen, and far too much coffee and chocolate were consumed. I went home 2 nights in…
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Lots of things were allowed into the food chain, then later banned. So I don't think that it's there guarantees it's A okay. However since I can't seem to resist the fizzy glug, and I don't want to take in huge amounts of sugar, I'm still taking in the nutrasweet. Heh, last year I got a lecture on the evils of diet soda,…
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Wow! That's awesome, you look great.
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Congrats! That's kind of my goal..to be overweight. Heh. Not what most people would say, but I've been in the obese category (I hate that word) so long that slim or 'normal' kind of seems about as real as purple unicorns. But I'll take overweight. It would be a big improvement.
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I'm pretty sure I don't turn red, just sweat a ton. I'm not typically warm when others are cold, if anything I tend to run a bit colder, despite the weight. I don't think its hot flashes yet either, though those are probably not far off. Maybe i've just gotten to be a more efficient sweater. I've been exercising much more…
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I bought this sort of a corset girdle thing on amazon..I think it was the Rago Women's waist cincher. I bought it to wear under a dress for a wedding, but I bet things like that would also work for your purposes. Though, if you are doing something with lots of sweating you might want to wear it over a tshirt, or get…
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Bump. And will it track other things like dance classes, zumba stuff like that?
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There is a whole bunch of stuff about women and lifting at http://www.stumptuous.com/ (it's just a blog/info site not a spammy supplement site or anything)
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Bump. I was reading about it too but I'm pretty sure I couldn't do a single burpee or pull up right now..maybe 10 tops knee pushups. I know people who are very motivated by things that are way way above their level and super hard for them, I tend to get discouraged. So I'm working on things that are at a level that's…
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You are not alone. I want to try to run too and I'd also like a coach. Even just get to where I can run a mile. I tried little sprints while out walking, but I feel sooo self conscious (and winded) I end up stopping. The sidewalk is also uneven and street full of cars so I probably want to try somewhere else as a beginner.…
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I'm reading this thread thinking the same thing. Like wow seriously, some people get up as early as 4am? I've gotten very used to a pretty late schedule. I usually work about 10-7, and don't have kids to wake me up. Left to my own devices, if I have nothing to get up early for, I am such a night owl I'll easily stay up…
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Wow I'd have loved that. And probably earned my way through college by the time I got there. That's awesome.
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I like Petra Kolber. Her Cardio for Beginners is good, and Liquid Grooves, they are pretty beginner though so depends on your level. She's got some others out that look very nice, many very dancey. I also just got that Doonya Bollywood workout thats recently out, that looks like heaps of fun but I haven't actually done it…
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It seems to me it would too. I just heard about body pump the other day, and was watching some videos on youtube and read the stuff on their site. Though I'm pretty beginner I've done a *lot* of reading on various blogs, books, and forums about strength training. When I saw body pump I thought..huh, well that's probably…
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I haven't started it yet, but I got this book recently and like what I saw in it and may try it, or at least use it for ideas for mods. I was looking at the you are your own gym book and some of the exercises I couldn't have done the first ones, but this one has so many levels in it. IE, I believe the very lowest level…
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Agreed. It can't hurt anything to get it checked, and you don't want to find out you do have a problem by falling off some equipment or passing out. There is a difference between feeling winded and feeling like you are going to pass out.
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I totally get this. It's just weird somehow. For me personally...among other reasons... I tend to get totally derailed if any real life friends decided to play "food police". Or, people often talk about how great and helpful it is to be "held accountable"...I find it totally the opposite. I need to do this for me, with my…
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I think you are over thinking it..thinking your way out of it. Need to get everything ready ahead and just go without really thinking about that is what your doing till you are in the door. Works for me sometimes anyhow.
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WOW, 315 that's amazing. I took a look at your pics. Great job! I love hearing stories like this, helps to keep reminding me it truly is possible.
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Jessica Smith on youtube for free. Also the Petra Kolber cardio for beginners if you don't mind dancey stuff, or Leslie Sansone if you like to keep it simple and can deal with some chatter.
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I don't know, if you were already at a place of being able to walk all day long, feeling like you are going to pass out on the elliptical (even slowly?) or anything faster doesn't sound normal to me. I'm 45, obese, with a sedentary job and when I started doing things again, I never once felt like i was going to pass out,…
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Megadoses of what cause cardiac risk, the D? I hadn't heard that before and I take 2 extra supplements a day, so I should probably find out.
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Mine is friends locked I believed. Partly because it's personal and I'm not really looking for comments unless I specifically ask. Lots of people have lots of different ideas on what counts as eating well or eating right, and no matter what you do, there is going to be someone who says you are doing it wrong. Eat more, eat…
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I think you look about the same age, maybe a tiny bit younger on the thinner one. Congrats for the lbs loss.
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Gads yes, this. I saw an interview with Jillian where she was saying she had 400lb people doing jumping jacks. Well good for you, but no, not gonna do them. I tried a few a bit ago just to see and holy ouch. Not sore ouch, but body saying oh hells no. So if I come across them I'll modify or do some light jogging (which…
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Not sure if you've found it already now, but Jessica has a TON of free full length workouts on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/feed/UCB7wvgp4HUBe5TD10jIgxDg There are all sorts of levels, and her manner is encouraging without being overly perky and she's got the cutest dog always in the way heh. I'm impressed at how much…
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Leslie's DVDs, and those like it *are* aerobics. Its not just walking in place, and she has some that are slower and some that are faster, with bits of jogging mixed in even. I personally find Leslie's style a little irritating, but still think she's got a good thing going. I know a lot of people intimidated by the…
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That sounds unfun. I don't want to scare you but I'd get to the doctor sooner rather than later. My former boyfriend had very similar issues.. all his life he'd had a pretty big appetite and it went from that to hardly being able to eat anything without feeling ill and if he forced himself to it came up...he put off going…
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It seems like its one extreme or the other. Someone always has an opinion. I've been trying to lose weight and get fitter, but focusing a more on the fitness and general healthy eating than the scale itself. I won't do any "diets" other than sometimes tracking on here to see how close i'm getting to what I want to be…
