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Something always comes up
Every time i get back on track something comes up ( health issues) and i have to start all over again after i get well again, i am on antibiotics for kidney infection i had, now my sciatic nerve is acting up!!! I just wanna quit. What is the point, i eat well exercise as much as i can and this is how my body repays me? I…
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Limited means
Hi All, I have very limited means, i am not part of a gym too expensive for me right now! But i do have some what of a home gym, i have a pair of dumb bells and the big ball and ankle weights and a stationary bike! I have a routine that i follow then life took a turn for me several times and went off track several times.…
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Weight training
Hi All I have been training at my home gym for about 2 weeks i work out for a total of 8...I make sure it burns when i do train...I try to exercise as much as i can as well. I walk alot. I am wondering since i can't exercise that much but i do train is that enough to take some weight off.... I am getting a very old…
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eating youe extra calories
I ride my bike to work, i bike over 16KM to and from work up small inclines through pot holes in the blaring sun...I sweat alot i am sure MFP isn't correct when i log in my minutes and it tell me calories burned i know it's alot more than that.... I burn over 1200 calories a day when i take my bike to and from work and my…
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Is Cardio enough?
This summer i will be riding my bike to and from work. This equals about 1 hr to and from work up hills through pot hols ect...when i get home i am sweating like a pig. I do some weights 2 times week upper body one day the next lower body ( at home workouts so they don't consist of very much but they do get done) Plus i…
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My plans
The pros and cons or having a home gym.....I have a stationary bike, a stair climber free weights, a ball and a exercise band....I use almost all of them, by spring time i will have to switch things up a bit. The pros are NO EXCUSES none what so ever.... Eat dinner have my tea and exercise while i watch tv....I have a huge…
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Calories Burned Site
this is a site i came across to help me evaluate how many calories i burn doing exercises not listed here!!! Hope it helps http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc
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I hate it when
I tell some one what i am having for lunch or dinner and they tell me OMG that has so many calories how u gonna loose weight....I say no it doesn't i have a calorie intake out take program i am following so i know what is good and what is bad.... For example today, i am having a bagel cream cheese for lunch with a small…
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Play Station Move
Just got this today and me and my hubby are installing it, lots of great games to get me moving a bit through the winter months....BUT none of the games or moves are listed here in exercise portion...How do i proceed anyone have any suggestions to add to my exercises when i have played for more than 1/2hr? I know it isn't…
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is it weird or?
I don't keep a scale in the house, sometimes it is un-motivational cause as a woman our weight fluctuates so much cause of our time of the month ect.... I refuse to have one in my house. I go by how i feel and how my clothes are fitting me....So far so good...... I walk alot well everywhere i go i walk....I do some weights…
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eating well...
as long as u r eating all the good foods does it matter if u go over calories for the day? I like to munch and i have full of fruits and veggies at my desk during the day while i work i munch on all of em, but when it comes to supper time i usually go over my calories or just about. Does that matter? I do alot of walking…
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exercise
Hey all, i know we need some sort of exercise to loose weight, what i want to know, if u r limited is it enough to just go for walks ( i walk everywhere) and do stuff like cleaning around the house and light exercises 2-3 times a week? Cause i am very limited with my schedule! I do wanna be healthy and loose weight, but if…
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a bit down
My story is that my whole i have been a BIG GIRL i lost alot of weight in high school as time went by i gained it all back, people tell me "u r not that big" and that "i hold my weight well". My highest weight was 250lbs went down to 130lbs and i am at about 190 right now! I want to go back down to about 160 give or…
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So hard to loose when...
Hi all I find it so hard to loose weight when your loved ones are eating junk food around u and have junk food in the house! My finacé loves to eat food. So do i but he likes his sweets and greasy foods! I try not to eat them but it's so hard.....he cooks supper for me ( he works nites and i work days) and when he does…
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weight Loss
Is it possible to loose weight with Minimal exercise....I have a mini gym at home that i try to use 4 times a week i do my upper body and lower body by alternating days! I kinda break a sweat sometimes, but i have no exercise machines. I am getting an exercise bike in the next 2-3 weeks, but all i do now is walk all over…
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water
Does anyone know why we have to drink 8 glasses of water a day? What is the purpose? I always drink water no matter what at the office at least 6 glasses a day, i have always been like that! But now that i am trying to loose weight, what is the purpose of 8 glasses of water a day when trying to loose weight?