Aprillsmith

I have to get a handle on the diet and I think everything will be just fine. Im not at all a fan of vegetables though, esp cooked ones. The only vegetables I like are corn and potatoes (if corn is even actually a vegetable lol). I do like salads and some raw veggies and by some I mean carrots and celery. The most veggies I…

I workout over 90 min a day and I'm both seeing AND feeling results. But thats what works for ME. To each his/her own. Everything didn't work for everyone but there is no need to speak negatively on something just because maybe thats not what works for you.

Ithe 80/20 is sooooo right and I had no idea until recently. I exercise 2 hours a day not only because I like to but because well, it makes me feel good. I'd set a goal to workout twice a day on mon and tues but after a one day experience I let that goal go. More I am focusing on nutrition since the working out part I have…

I initially felt the exact way you do. I was completely hesitant about starting the class for fear of bulking up but now, I do body pump and I love it. Its a light weight lifting class which focuses on using lighter weight with more repetitions vice heavier weights with shorter repetitions. I go to classes st 24 hr fitness…

I am one of "those people" you speak of lol I work out two hours a day, 6 days a week. I do either a 60 min zumba class or 60 min on the elliptical and a 60 min body pump class (light weight lifting). I think how much you workout all depends on the person. Me, at 5'6 and 235 lbs, I dont think its a lot at all. Though I am…

You may want to incorporate exercise into your daily routine, it allows you more calories (and I've also found im not as hungry after I workout). You may also want to make your diary public so that we can see it and maybe have a better idea of how to help. (I had a post regarding my diet also and was suggested to make mine…

{looks around and points to self} Who me?? The main thing mindset. Whatever the mind is set on doing the body will follow. I'm new myself and am learning everyday. WELCOME :wink:

Thanks!! I appreciate everyone taking the time out to give their constructive criticism and pointers. I don't know all there is to know, shoot not even half there is to know about health and nutrition and am grateful for anyone willing to be helpful. Shoot I say take a look through my diary and pick through it, doesn't…

Yes, my sister is constantly telling me about the gym overkill but once I get into the gym and get into a zone its like GO HARD OR GO HOME!! I push myself boot camp style. But when I leave I'm not overtly sore or barely able to walk out the door I just feel good.

No I'm not on any diet pill, drink, or otherwise. Unless you count sugar free red bull. I definitely know I must get back to how I started and thats cooking, weighing, and measuring foods. I took a look back into my own diary and saw exactly how I stopped cooking and started eating too much fast foods. The two hour a day…

i'm considered morbidly obese...5'6 and 235 lbs. I started at 259. ok maybe not morbid but definitely SEVERELY obese

Im sorry, No I dont use a hrm. For zumba i use the zumba calories website, it goes by your weight height and intensity level. I always use medium intensity though the classes i go to are definitely high impact! For the elliptical I use the number on the machine because its always less than what mfp states and i figure its…

IF YOU BITE IT, WRITE IT! GREAT TIP! That was the 300 quick calories I added yesterday because i took a bite of my twins cheeseburgers, had 4 fries and a sip of their soda. I am quickly learning that my nutrition, not exercise, is where my biggest challenge lies! The nutrition I also want to learn for my family. being that…

You are right. I had made a goal to workout twice a day on mon and tues because those were my days off and well i quickly let go of that goal today!! So now my goal is to GO ONCE, GO HARD, AND GO HOME! l And I find that the hardest part for me is not the working out but the nutrition! Because I want this as a lifestyle…

As odd as it may sound, after I workout I find that Im not as hungry. I grab a smoothie after my workout because they say to put something in your system within the hour after and well because i just cant resist the doggone things. And now that I think about it I alway get DIET DOWN in my smoothie which I think has an…

I normally work out two hours a day, 6 days a week...a zumba class (or 60 min on the elliptical) and a body pump (over all weight lifting) class . I have 105 lbs to lose and dont want to lose such a large amount of weight and not have toned muscles. Im not working out to the point of where my body is sore but i do like to…

I don't believe you are actually reading any of these. If you dont believe Im reading then you can feel free to stop posting replies

Trust I'm reading them,, my phone went out on me so I had to get home to use my computer. No my activity level is set at sedentary and its to lose 1.5 lbs a week (though now I will be setting it at 2 lbs)

Ok Diary is now public...dont know why i didnt think of that before. Yesterday I did a weight lifting class, elliptical and zumba in the morning and in the afternoon I did elliptical and weight lifting. I have my activity set for sedentary since i have a desk job that requires no physical activity. Its like this thing…

duh that never dawned on me! I'll do that now. Thanks

Polar HRM and BodyMedia fit...are those devices you wear or a website??

if it worked I'd GLADLY pay $80 a bottle!

Oh ok. Got the bump thing, thanks. Im going to try palmers cocoa butter or trilastin. With all the cosmetic surgery/skin resurfacing they have I would think someone would've come up with a cream or laser treatment or something by now to fade them completely.

Thanks guys! I always looked at nuts and thought GOSH THATS A LOT OF CALORIES AND FAT! I'm in the process of learning the difference in good fats and bad fats. I eat plenty so I'm by no way starving, I just dont eat enough to compensate for the exercise. I figure that the actual calories burned are overestimated. Thinking…

What is bump?

Thanks! I usually do the elliptical on days that there is no zumba class and I do it minimum an hour.at about a level 7. And being that I have about 105-110 lbs to lose I want my skin to be nice and tight and muscles toned and defined. I usually am about 1100 cal under everyday because I rarely ate the entire 1550 I was…

The one being played between a thumb and forefinger on the world's tiniest violin

Hilarious!!!!