Hello all- I began my journey the Tuesday after Labor day 2006 (around the first of September) I have done pretty well and I am very happy with the results so far. I have been struggling recently with my activities because of the bad weather and been busy at work. I am still getting in about 3 days a week but I was doing 5-6 prior to Christmas. I am currrently experiencing a plateau. I started again logging in fitday religeously and I am now adding my excercise there too. My calories seem to be coming in around 1700-2000. I know from being around this and other boards that I do not want to drop too low but I wonder if what I am doing along with what I am not (excercise) is contributing to this stall. I am going to try to link my fitday journal here. Let me know if it works. Thanks
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Sophie335
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i havent had a weigh in day whilst using it yet.. i am weighing in tomorrow so i dont know yet. although i did fit into a pair of skinnies that i hadnt worn since i was 14 yesterday so i feel that i have lost. lets just hope the scales say so!
i will update you with how its going.. alternatively it will be in my diary
i will update you with how its going.. alternatively it will be in my diary
was this via video or in a class? I have thought about this in the past and thought it might be something I'd like.
It was in class and it was a blast! I thought I might be self conscious because A- I have quite a bit of belly to be dancing with and B- I have little natural rythm but that was not the case at all. There were probably 10 people in the class and they made me feel very welcome. I would highly recommend it. I have not tried a video but I hear there are some good ones out there too.
UncoverBeauty
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Congrats on taking the class! You've got more guts and determination then I'd ever have to take a class! But I'm glad you enjoyed =D I know when I lose weight, I want to take a class, but I'm horribly self concious, lol.
If you want to do it you should find a class and go. There were women of all ages there from 17 to probably about 55. There were all sizes from tiny to larger than me. Everyone was having such a good time and focusing on their own dancing that no one even noticed me messing up. I have heard, and now I understand why, that this form of dance is great for boosing self esteem. I know I]can use a self esteem boost now and then. Look at it this way you can get your cardio, build some core muscles and feel better about yourself in one stop. Believe it or not I am a pretty shy person so- If I can do it- you can too.
Food wise today I was fine until dinner. Me and my husband took our 4 year old sledding and we were very hungry after. We we out to a Mexican restaurant (my personal weakness) I logged it in fitday and I still came in about right for the day but the one meal was huge calorie wise. I will certianly be bloated tomorrow. Oh well...lots of water tonight and start fresh in the morning.
Food wise today I was fine until dinner. Me and my husband took our 4 year old sledding and we were very hungry after. We we out to a Mexican restaurant (my personal weakness) I logged it in fitday and I still came in about right for the day but the one meal was huge calorie wise. I will certianly be bloated tomorrow. Oh well...lots of water tonight and start fresh in the morning.
if you're exercising a lot more now you might actually want to boost your caloric intake... rather than reducing it..
Sophie335
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theres a really grat article in the harsh truth section posted by tony mckellan called 5 ways to gain fat ( i think) and it might interest you (some of the points are shocking!)
sometimes you need to boost calories to gain weight - give that metabolism a good work out .. and then you can drop it again when the metabolism is on a high.
hope that mde sense and wasnt a bunch of mumbo jumbo
sometimes you need to boost calories to gain weight - give that metabolism a good work out .. and then you can drop it again when the metabolism is on a high.
hope that mde sense and wasnt a bunch of mumbo jumbo
Not mumbo jumbo sophie. I did read that article. It makes sense but when I am in the "moment" it is so hard to increase instead of decrease. The old ways of thinking are so easy to float into my brain. That is what is great about these forums is that when I start to stray there are wiser people to get me back on track. Thanks to you and maleficent.
Venice girl
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wow, bellydance! I'd love to do it but I'd be too embarassed!
Hi Venice. You should give it a try. Even if you were embarrassed at first you would be having so much fun you would not care.
Oops.. I did not answer these questions in my first post so...here it is.
Beginning weight 255 size 24 US but they were getting tight
-- How much weight do you want to lose?
I would like to ultimately lose around 100lbs then see where I am. I think somewhere around 140-150 might be nice
-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight?
As long as it takes
-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)?
Burn more calories than I am consuming. I am counting cals and excercising.
-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal?
My friends and family have been wonderful and online support of course.
-- How realistic is your goal?
I feel it is totally realistic
-- When will you start?
I started Sept 3rd 2006.
Oops.. I did not answer these questions in my first post so...here it is.
Beginning weight 255 size 24 US but they were getting tight
-- How much weight do you want to lose?
I would like to ultimately lose around 100lbs then see where I am. I think somewhere around 140-150 might be nice
-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight?
As long as it takes
-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)?
Burn more calories than I am consuming. I am counting cals and excercising.
-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal?
My friends and family have been wonderful and online support of course.
-- How realistic is your goal?
I feel it is totally realistic
-- When will you start?
I started Sept 3rd 2006.
Well, today was weigh day. I was at 220 and have been there consistently for 2 weeks. I guess I am going to have to back up the rabbit (ticker) until I get back on track. I think I know now what I have been missing. I have not been doing my resistance training seriously since mid January and that may be my problem. Going to lift right now...
Yeah, I guess I use those words interchangeably. That may be a mistake on my part. What I usually do (in my home) is a combination of bowflex and hand weights. I also have an fitness ball. A sample would be like today. I started out with squats with the ball against the wall. I did 30 reps of that. I picked up my 8# weights and did 3 sets/30 reps of the following:
Lateral shoulder raises, curls, overhead tricep extension, Chest press, flys
I did 90 crunches, 30 pushups, and 20 back extensions (all on the fitness ball)
Other days I may use only the bowflex. Sometimes it is just easier to use the freeweights rather than messing with the cables and bands on the machine.
Lateral shoulder raises, curls, overhead tricep extension, Chest press, flys
I did 90 crunches, 30 pushups, and 20 back extensions (all on the fitness ball)
Other days I may use only the bowflex. Sometimes it is just easier to use the freeweights rather than messing with the cables and bands on the machine.
I can really tell it has been a while since I worked with weights. I am sore today- but a good kinda sore.
Had a bad afternoon yesterday. Found myself stress eating. I even sent my husband to DQ for icecream. Oh yeah, I ate it all. Did not make me feel better.
I had a breakfast meeting today and did not know how to prepare so I ate a mini breakfast before going in case it was all crap I would not be tempted. Well, it wound up being mostly crap. They had brought in McD breakfast sandwiches, cinnamon rolls, and fruit salad. I had a McMuffin (300 cal- not too bad) and some fruit salad. Because the meeting went until lunch time I was not hungry for lunch. Long story short my food was screwed up today. Thus, may cals came in low.
On an up note I went to another bellydance class. I love it. I even bought one of the cool jingly belts. This did more to lift my spirits than the icecream last night. Yay endorphins!
Had a bad afternoon yesterday. Found myself stress eating. I even sent my husband to DQ for icecream. Oh yeah, I ate it all. Did not make me feel better.
I had a breakfast meeting today and did not know how to prepare so I ate a mini breakfast before going in case it was all crap I would not be tempted. Well, it wound up being mostly crap. They had brought in McD breakfast sandwiches, cinnamon rolls, and fruit salad. I had a McMuffin (300 cal- not too bad) and some fruit salad. Because the meeting went until lunch time I was not hungry for lunch. Long story short my food was screwed up today. Thus, may cals came in low.
On an up note I went to another bellydance class. I love it. I even bought one of the cool jingly belts. This did more to lift my spirits than the icecream last night. Yay endorphins!