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I need to get more comfortable with going to the gym....and the other thing is, I'm short, so sometimes the machines don't seem quite right, even after I adjust them. I read that I should do squats and lunges- does that sound right? Everyday?
So your problem areas: butt & thighs? Sounds like me!
I used to think just doing lunges & squats was the answer.
I am short too so I dont use a lot of the equipment at the gym, only the hamstring curl, abductor/adductor, leg press, cardio machines. Other than that for upper body I use free weight & bulk of the work out I do at home. Breakfast
-1 WW English Muffin (100)
-1 egg (70)
Snack
-Red Bull (113)
-Special K Bar (90)
Lunch
-Campbell's Portabello Soup (100)
-2 Hershey's Miniatures Chocolates (92)
Snack
-Dannon All Natural Strawberry Yogurt (110)
-5 pieces of Orbit Lemon Lime Gum (25)
Dinner
-1 piece lasagne w/ ricotta cheese, eggplant, mushrooms, tomatoes (400?)
-Salad
-Glass of Red Wine (95?)
-Low Fat Hot Chocolate w/ Milk (180?)
-1 WW English Muffin (100)
-1 egg (70)
Snack
-Red Bull (113)
-Special K Bar (90)
Lunch
-Campbell's Portabello Soup (100)
-2 Hershey's Miniatures Chocolates (92)
Snack
-Dannon All Natural Strawberry Yogurt (110)
-5 pieces of Orbit Lemon Lime Gum (25)
Dinner
-1 piece lasagne w/ ricotta cheese, eggplant, mushrooms, tomatoes (400?)
-Salad
-Glass of Red Wine (95?)
-Low Fat Hot Chocolate w/ Milk (180?)
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Thanks for the advice- I'm trying to make myself a little workout schedule to start on Sat!So your problem areas: butt & thighs? Sounds like me!
I used to think just doing lunges & squats was the answer.
Seriously Stingo- those sound really good! I have to admit, when you first mentioned making them myself, I thought they were going to be weird
hehehe. I'm excited to try them!
Anyways, I'm going to attempt them this weekend, so that I can have them all ready to pack up and take to work for my mid morning snack every day.
Jeez, being healthy requires a lot of advance planning!
Hee hee yes it does... but like exercising, the more you do it, the more you get used to it.
As for the bars, I'd call them energy bars rather than protein bars - I double checked the protein on them and they do come out to about 3g per serving (which STILL seems awful low to me). Still, it's made with whole, natural foods, and that's perfectly fine by me. (Did I mention they were delicious? lol)
Free weights, with a balanced full body routine will get you the results you want. I suggest things like the sumo deadlift, Romanian deadlifts, bulgarian split squats, front squats or back squats if you prefer, lunges, stepups etc in particular for the thighs and butt. Use aweight that is challenging and not so easy that you can pump out endless sets and reps. Work on form first them once comfortable add weight, ask one of the guys for help if you aren't sure. Don't neglect your upper body either, make sure you are doing free weights for the upper bod as well.
Thanks Jenn- that's helpful info. I'm going to have to figure out what some of those things are
I have a friend who is a personal trainer- unfortunately we live in different states! But he really knows his stuff and I'm going to have him show me some of those, and other things, and help me with my form. I'm going to see him in a week, so that should be helpful.
I'm going to get a ball and a set of weights for my house- then I won't have any excuse not to use them 3 times a week!
I have a friend who is a personal trainer- unfortunately we live in different states! But he really knows his stuff and I'm going to have him show me some of those, and other things, and help me with my form. I'm going to see him in a week, so that should be helpful.
I'm going to get a ball and a set of weights for my house- then I won't have any excuse not to use them 3 times a week!
Special K Bars? Why? When you can make something better yourself And what is Red Bull? It sounds like it's something processed, in which case you can find something natural that's better for you and more efficient nutritionwise. If it's a drink, consider having a fruit smoothie instead. I use 1 cup of soy milk, one or two handfuls of frozen fruit (currently strawberries), and a banana. (You can add a sweetener too if that's your preference - I prefer 'em tart.) Are you taking in enough calories to support your workouts?
And go with the weights and stability ball - I have dumbbells and a stability ball at home (and an old cheap weight bench) and I can get a great workout with them. Even doing traditional exercises like the chest press or skullcrushers take on a new dimension when you do them on the stability ball.
And what is Red Bull? It sounds like it's something processed, in which case you can find something natural that's better for you and more efficient nutritionwise. If it's a drink, consider having a fruit smoothie instead. I use 1 cup of soy milk, one or two handfuls of frozen fruit (currently strawberries), and a banana. (You can add a sweetener too if that's your preference - I prefer 'em tart.) Are you taking in enough calories to support your workouts?And go with the weights and stability ball - I have dumbbells and a stability ball at home (and an old cheap weight bench) and I can get a great workout with them. Even doing traditional exercises like the chest press or skullcrushers take on a new dimension when you do them on the stability ball.
Yes Red Bull is a drink- an "energy" drink....What can I say, I still need my caffeine fix in the morning! And lately I've been into the Red Bull over the coffee. But I have switched to Sugar Free.....
I'm trying to work on my diet- I haven't posted my meals since last week. I've been better this week, and am trying to eat more fresh fruit over things like Special K bars- although sometime those kind of things satisfy my sweet tooth, and I won't go for something worse later.....
And, I haven't quite made it to the gym yet.....
I'm trying to work on my diet- I haven't posted my meals since last week. I've been better this week, and am trying to eat more fresh fruit over things like Special K bars- although sometime those kind of things satisfy my sweet tooth, and I won't go for something worse later.....
And, I haven't quite made it to the gym yet.....
aaaaaahhhhhh, I have SO fallen off the wagon. I'm not sure why I do this- I do great for the first part of the week- Mon-Thurs- I eat pretty well and try to excercise, but then the weekend rolls around, and I binge I thought I was past that!
Well it won't happen again. I've planned my menu for the week, and I refuse to slip into old habits....
I thought I was past that!Well it won't happen again. I've planned my menu for the week, and I refuse to slip into old habits....
So far so good today- I made myself baked chicken yesterday, and packed it today for lunch with some brown rice, with some fruit for a snack later. There was cake here at work- and I stayed away!
It's all about the little victories
Yay..way to go. It feels good doesn't it? I love that feeling.
I don't eat bars but here's something I find yummy. About 1/2 cup of muesli (granola, oats, nuts and seeds, dried fruits), 1 serving of organic vanilla yogourt and the final touch, 1 teaspoon of cocoa (no, not Quik...cocoa)...
You get your good carbs, fiber and fats from the muesli, a little protein from the yogourt, and a little guiltless sweetness and chocolate taste from the cocoa.
You get your good carbs, fiber and fats from the muesli, a little protein from the yogourt, and a little guiltless sweetness and chocolate taste from the cocoa.
That sounds good- I definitely need that kind of thing to satisfy my sweet tooth!
Sounds like you need new recipes.