Journey, Not A Destination

niapage said:
Thank you bunches sorry it took a while to get back! I am not sure who you are referring to but I will figure out whom. You know alot I see I have read
some of your tips with the squats and ect I try to do those scissors and where you
lie on your side and lift your leg up hold and down I am hoping these help
the thigh problems ,Lol geesh I have lot's of area's that need repair like you
said reducing calories will help in time but I am scared of a ton of excess
skin.My sis N law showed me what her tummy looks like after gastric she went from 255 to 140 in no time but she did go to the gym 4-5 days a week and still she has major excess skin.Thanks a bunch for your help and continue taking care of that "BOD";) Tammy
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Leigh is a personal trainer on the board here. She is here almost daily.

Your sis had tons of excess skin b/c she has surgery which results in very fast weight loss. Slow and steady progress will cause a lot less saggy skin.

Stop doing the scissor exercises and start doing squats and deadlifts. ;)
 
G'Morning Handsome

(I didn't want you going back 3 pages of my diary to see that I said that to you) :D
 
M2M said:
G'Morning Handsome

(I didn't want you going back 3 pages of my diary to see that I said that to you) :D
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I saw it anyway. I dooo read your journal ya know. When I can keep up with the darn thing. You need to get control of that thing!
 
Steve said:
I saw it anyway. I dooo read your journal ya know. When I can keep up with the darn thing. You need to get control of that thing!
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Good grief - don't tell me you read it! You're supposed to just pop in and pop out! There's a lot of, um...fluff in there ;)

As for getting control, I don't know - it just seems to have a life of it's own.
Through NO fault of my own btw.

Oh, and I've been meaning to tell you...
You know that little point you've made about raising calories SLOWLY while trying to fix that under eating issue.

I think the key emphasis should be on SLOWLY (which, yes, you have said, time and time again).

I'm just not the best at following directions.
I try. Really.

It's very hard to go up 50-75 calories. It's easy to go up 175-200.
So all this week, my calories are up to 1350 (from around 1150). There is NO friggin way I should gain weight eating 1350 calories a day.

Ummm...two pounds up. Granted, my sodium is up too.
So, that tells me, cut the sodium, and my system was pretty screwed up if I can gain weight while still supposedly being under maintenance.

I'll stick it out though. I don't want 1250 to be my maintenance level ;)
 
M2M said:
Good grief - don't tell me you read it! You're supposed to just pop in and pop out! There's a lot of, um...fluff in there ;)

As for getting control, I don't know - it just seems to have a life of it's own.
Through NO fault of my own btw.

Oh, and I've been meaning to tell you...
You know that little point you've made about raising calories SLOWLY while trying to fix that under eating issue.

I think the key emphasis should be on SLOWLY (which, yes, you have said, time and time again).

I'm just not the best at following directions.
I try. Really.

It's very hard to go up 50-75 calories. It's easy to go up 175-200.
So all this week, my calories are up to 1350 (from around 1150). There is NO friggin way I should gain weight eating 1350 calories a day.

Ummm...two pounds up. Granted, my sodium is up too.
So, that tells me, cut the sodium, and my system was pretty screwed up if I can gain weight while still supposedly being under maintenance.

I'll stick it out though. I don't want 1250 to be my maintenance level ;)
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Maintenance levels fall as weight falls. Add chronic overly large deficits into the picture, and maintenance falls even more. It takes time to repair the damage.
 
Howdy Steve,
I take the scissors aren't working.I saw on my sis
N laws exerscie video your suppose to take a deep breath while
lieing on your back with your arms tucked under ya and do as many
before letting your breath out it suppose to work lower abs>I do try to do some squats not sure how many I should do a day but I do 15-20 in the day and 15-20 at night?What are deadlifts if ya don't mind me asking?
Can you maybe put together somekind of routine I should be doing for my thighs and tummy?As for cardio I do the treadmill(I walk if weather is good) and eliptical sometimes stationary bike.
Thank you you are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Wow you are only eating 1300 cals?? Thanks Tammy
 
So what is SS cardio? I've looked up HIIT and I think I got it.:confused: I am using the treadmill and the elliptical both and try to do that. I had to work really hard to do that! Wow it's a killer!!:eek: But I am not sure about the SS cardio. I also am trying to get weight training in as well. I started MOn, but I am so sore today I don't know if I can do them. Any suggestions? Should I go ahead and try although I am so sore or wait till some of the stiffness wears off? BTW, I hope you have a great day!!:p
 
be_gone_soon said:
So what is SS cardio? I've looked up HIIT and I think I got it.:confused: I am using the treadmill and the elliptical both and try to do that. I had to work really hard to do that! Wow it's a killer!!:eek: But I am not sure about the SS cardio. I also am trying to get weight training in as well. I started MOn, but I am so sore today I don't know if I can do them. Any suggestions? Should I go ahead and try although I am so sore or wait till some of the stiffness wears off? BTW, I hope you have a great day!!:p
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DOMS = Delays Onset Muscle Sorness.

You will get this each time you stress your body to something it is not used to. It is ok to work through it. However, if it is too extreme, take a day or two rest.

SS cardio is simply steady state cardio. The usual stuff where you are doing cardio nice and easy at a pace that is manageable for long periods of time, read 30-60 minutes.

Did you read the HIIT piece I wrote up in here a couple of weeks ago. It was in my journal somewhere.
 
happy almost friday
 
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