HELP!!! I wanna lose weight!

[toocute]

Can I just say I am always in AWE when lovelyivy posts about diet/exercise and nutrition...then I feel guilty about slipping from diet. lol.

Prissfit1908 I will hop on your bandwagon and will post more later(I have to work sometime lol) There is another certain somebody on this board I'm going to get on your bandwagon also. I have to send her a PM

[Prissfit1908]

Or is that 8-minute Tae-Bo video longer than eight minutes? I swear it's at least 15! I bought six of those videos from HSN/QVC (one of the two) a couple of years ago for $30. Two basic, two advanced, 8-minute and a video to help you could use with a punching bag/stand. They are great! As a matter of fact, I did one of the basic today and I thought my thighs were going to fall off! I mean, I literally had to yell out after it was all said and done. Whew! Billy is no joke!

Has anyone tried Winsor Pilates? I have long adored the Pilates technique for keeping my core very strong, but I am budgeting and I let my gym membership go. That means no more Pilates classes for me since I definitely can't afford to go to a Pilates studio. But I have found that the Winsor DVD's are wonderful.

Toocute, welcome to the bandwagon! I know it's some more folks who want to join! Don't be shy! We can do this together. It'll be like Weight Watchers only free and no meetings. Okay, so it won't be anything like WW, but it will still be fun to do it together!

[lovelyivy84]

Originally posted by toocute
Can I just say I am always in AWE when lovelyivy posts about diet/exercise and nutrition...then I feel guilty about slipping from diet. lol.

Prissfit1908 I will hop on your bandwagon and will post more later(I have to work sometime lol) There is another certain somebody on this board I'm going to get on your bandwagon also. I have to send her a PM

I was unemployed. I had a looot of time to do research, lol. And I'm also vain so there ya go!

As of right now I am trying like everyone else to be good. I have all the information I just need to modify my behavior. It's really difficult (says the person who had a soda AND cookie with lunch!).

Soror Prissfit- the Tae Bo tape only FEELS longer, lol. I bought it a while back and lost my copy so I dl'ed it off of kazaalite- trust me I watch the timer while working out! It is indeed 8 minutes.

I am not a Pilates person. For flexibility and peace of mind I MUCH prefer yoga, and I just feel that pilates is falsely marketed as a possible replacement for weight training. That and the spot reduction myth are the ones that really annoy me!

[Prissfit1908]

Soror LovelyIvy,

I know what you mean about the false advertising that surrounds Pilates and lots of other forms of exercise. However, as long as you have a realistic outlook on what to expect, you won't be sorry. I would not recommend Pilates to someone who had 50+ lbs to lose and had not set foot inside a gym since junior high. Pilates works well for someone who is already in decent shape and wants to increase flexibility, tone and ab/back strength.

I like yoga as well. If you get the Oxygen channel, I would recommend you try the 6:00 a.m. yoga show M-F. But if you're a purist, never mind. The host is entertaining and the music is grooving, which can be distracting to me and my poses depending on the mood I'm in. It does, however, make doing yoga at 6:00 a.m. a little easier sometimes.

[lovelyivy84]

I am not a yoga purist, lol. But I like power yoga specifically, where you get to burn a few calories along with your peaceful meditative state. It's great! One gym I attended had tribal yoga (yoga + african dance), which was bizarre but WONDERFUL!

I suppose that pilates wouldn't bother me so much if so many people didn't buy into it. Every time I hear that someone trying to lose weight wants to use it to 'tone' it just drives me nuts! You have to lose body fat or gain muscle to achieve the effect that is referred to as 'toning', and I dont think that pilates is really the most efficient way to do it by a long shot.

Once you're already in good shape it can be a good way to introduce variety into your workouts, but for the beginner there are just so many better ways to use your time!

[toocute]

Originally posted by Prissfit1908


Toocute, welcome to the bandwagon! I know it's some more folks who want to join! Don't be shy! We can do this together. It'll be like Weight Watchers only free and no meetings. Okay, so it won't be anything like WW, but it will still be fun to do it together!

Thank you! The person I was talking about is scurrred to come up in this thread...but I'm sure she peeked at it. I'll get her in here.


I'm 5'8' 165 I want to get to 150. Anything lower and I just look skinny. I got down to 145 during my first trimester (morning sickness like a mofo) and I looked SO small. I did Weight Watchers and lost 22 pounds about 4 years ago but I'm just not motivated . I need to make better eating decsions and learn better restraint. My job and the terror toddler at home are stressing me right now (lil boy don't want to sleep at night all of a sudden) I'm going to start making changes now so on 1/1/04 I'll be ready to get really rolling.

[nikki1920]

Originally posted by Prissfit1908
The host is entertaining and the music is grooving, which can be distracting to me and my poses depending on the mood I'm in. It does, however, make doing yoga at 6:00 a.m. a little easier sometimes.

CTFU @ Prissfit1908 grooving instead of posing.. lol. That sounds like something I'd do.

lol.. I like to watch the morning workout shows on the few mornings that I wake up that early. I need to get up and DO IT along with the bright cheery people.. lol. Im not a morning person. I will join the group in working out..I'll hafta steal Mom's windsor DVD though, lol.

[rho4life]

Originally posted by Prissfit1908
Soror LovelyIvy,


I like yoga as well. If you get the Oxygen channel, I would recommend you try the 6:00 a.m. yoga show M-F. But if you're a purist, never mind. The host is entertaining and the music is grooving, which can be distracting to me and my poses depending on the mood I'm in. It does, however, make doing yoga at 6:00 a.m. a little easier sometimes.

Yay!!!! i'm glad I'm not the only one who does this. I would not recommend this to someone who has never done yoga at a studio b4. The first couple classes it really helps to have a real live instrustor help you with your form. But, on days when the alarm goes off and I need a quick workout to jump start the day, this fits the bill. I have some tapes as well, but after a while you start to remember what's on them. Inhale's [name of the oxygen yoga show] instructor at least mixes up the poses so it doesn't get boring. Be warned, there are a fair number of push ups in most of his classes, and you may be feeling it the next day!

[Prissfit1908]

I am so sore, ya'll. I'm the kind of sore that you forget about until you go to stand up at work, or put your pants on, or to get out of the car... It's a very good feeling. I've missed it.

I did Tae-Bo yesterday and Pilates today. Tomorrow, I think I will hit the gym for a good 45 minutes of cardio.

Mama gon' work it out! Mama gon' work it out!

[Prissfit1908]

Although I am not catholic, I have a confession to make:

Many of ya'll know I've been a tad stressed out lately, right? Well... why did I get home from work last night (midnight) and proceed to order a medium pepperoni pizza? My greedy behind ate all but two pieces... which I ate for breakfast this morning. How many hail jenny's (as in craig) should that warrant? I call myself exercising and drinking lots of water and detox tea all day today like that is really doing something... Ignant.

Oh thee well! Tomorrow will be better.

[toocute]

Originally posted by Prissfit1908
Although I am not catholic, I have a confession to make:

Many of ya'll know I've been a tad stressed out lately, right? Well... why did I get home from work last night (midnight) and proceed to order a medium pepperoni pizza? My greedy behind ate all but two pieces... which I ate for breakfast this morning. How many hail jenny's (as in craig) should that warrant? I call myself exercising and drinking lots of water and detox tea all day today like that is really doing something... Ignant.

Oh thee well! Tomorrow will be better.

See...this is me almost everyday. I start out cool. Egg whites on a toasted roll, Cup of coffee, fruit or something light for a snack, then BAM lunch time rolls around, peeps start ordering chinese or fish (there is a jamming little ghetto fish spot on 3rd ave. who would have though fried whiting in mid town manhattan??) and I just lose it. No self control...no restraint. I come home still full from lunch so I don't eat dinner. If I do it's a bowl of cereal or something light.

*le sigh*

When I get back from Milwaukee I have to get it together,

[lovelyivy84]

Have you thought about having a more substantial breakfast then?

Why not add some lean turkey sausage or bacon or the morningstar sausages?? Or have the whole egg. It only adds 60 calories and a lot of the nutrients are in the yolk. You might as well finish it as long as you don't have like five eggs per day.

If you eat more food early it might help you control the cravings later in the day.

PLUS you are having a lot of carbohydrates in the morning and when it comes to assuaging hunger...they're not the best. The effect on your blood sugar levels will mean that you're hungry in a shorter amount of time. You might have better luck feeling full for longer if you add the lean protein and a little more fat in.

Originally posted by toocute
See...this is me almost everyday. I start out cool. Egg whites on a toasted roll, Cup of coffee, fruit or something light for a snack, then BAM lunch time rolls around, peeps start ordering chinese or fish (there is a jamming little ghetto fish spot on 3rd ave. who would have though fried whiting in mid town manhattan??) and I just lose it. No self control...no restraint. I come home still full from lunch so I don't eat dinner. If I do it's a bowl of cereal or something light.

*le sigh*

When I get back from Milwaukee I have to get it together,

[toocute]

Originally posted by lovelyivy84
Have you thought about having a more substantial breakfast then?

Why not add some lean turkey sausage or bacon or the morningstar sausages?? Or have the whole egg. It only adds 60 calories and a lot of the nutrients are in the yolk. You might as well finish it as long as you don't have like five eggs per day.

If you eat more food early it might help you control the cravings later in the day.

PLUS you are having a lot of carbohydrates in the morning and when it comes to assuaging hunger...they're not the best. The effect on your blood sugar levels will mean that you're hungry in a shorter amount of time. You might have better luck feeling full for longer if you add the lean protein and a little more fat in.

Thank you lovelyivy...that's a thought. I also thought about the 5-6 mini meals thing. I did that once before and had good results.

After this wedding look out!!!!!

Where is everybody else??? HELLO OUT THERE!!!!!

[lovelyivy84]

5 meals/day is ideal, but really difficult to pull off without a lot of preparation. I bought a buttload of mini-protein bars and soy crisps that I bring to work. I also buy fruit from the local diner (since that's all we have in Newark *sigh*) for one meal.

I try to count on exercise as opposed to watching what I eat as a method of control though, because at the end of the day if I want a cookie or a cream soda (ok...more likely both) I'm going to have it. I just am, lol.

[Prissfit1908]

Soror LovelyIvy, I agree that it is much easier to control my workouts than my cravings! lol Plus, I find that I can rationalize my doughnut if I hit the gym for an hour...

I plan to really hit my upper body this week. I'm mentally preparing for pain while I drive. I hate that! Parallel parking becomes a contact sport when you work out your upper body.