Working it out!

[lovelyivy84]

Originally posted by LawyerGal



Lovely Ivy please post or email me the sites you mentioned I would love to check them out!

My FAVORITE is http:://exercise.about.com- that site has soooo many different kinds of workouts, a lot of them with pictures that help out with form. The forum is great too, people have a sensible approach to exercise (no one trying to be anorexic, no one trying to starve themself, they talk sense!)and eating (no one bashing the way others eat, althought here are plenty of discussions on the relative merits of different diets- the forum has people on WW, on Atkins, on Protein Power, who are making it up as they go along, you name it someone is talking about it! Same forum rules apply as here though- if you have a question do a SEARCH first.

on the food side of the equation my favorite online site is fitday.com- their food tracker is GREAT, and a good way to keep track of what you are using as fuel for your body.

Last- ivillage.com. THey tend to do more with fad exercises than core programs, but there is a lot of good diet and exercise information on there if you dig.

Honorable mention:
shape.com

Your workout schedule is intense girl! I would aspire to something like that but I just don't have the time anymore . Fitness is such a struggle when for me now that I am employed and have a commute!

Fitness HC:
HC my 6pac is coming back
HC I can see my upper abs really clearly, and the lines on both sides are coming in
HC this ALWAYS HAPPENS IN TIME FOR ME TO COVER IT UP FOR THE WINTER!!!!!
HC I am too busy trying to look cute to work out like I should during the summer?
HC my goal is to look like the sista in the new Sean Paul video with the shorts?
HC in a word- bangin, and still feminine
HC boobs and booty are wonderful things- I would like to keep mine
HC well I would be willing to give up a lil booty...
HC just a bit though

[lovelyivy84]

HC did I mention that my real fitness motivation is vanity?
HC I talked tooo much junk about Ashanti last year
HC I can not possible let her look better than me
HC yes I know she has a trainer and can be in the gym 3 hours every day
HC I was DEAD TO THE WORLD last week and her video made me get out of bed to work out

HC yep, that's vanity

HC when spring rolls around I will be making Cutie Mac SUFFER, lol.

[toocute]

Originally posted by encouraged1
I go to Weight Watchers too but I was only losing about 1lb a week so I incorporated a low carb diet with the plan and lost 4.5 in one week!

Really? Did you give yourself an "induction" phase? Can you post a typical day's menu with pts value?

Thanks

[Virtual Violet]

Monday: REST

Tuesday: 30 minute weight class
1 hour step aerobics
1 hour spinning

Wednesday: 1 hour spinning

Thursday: 1 hour tae bo

Friday: 45 minutes spinning

Saturday (add on class) 1 hour spinning

I know I need to add more weighs to my work out, but this is what I do to make up for my affinity for junk food

[librasoul22]

Well I don't work out much anymore cause of my crazy hours at work, but over the summer I was workout crazy.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays I spent between 1 1/2 -2 hours running track outdoors.

Tuesdays and Thursdays I went to my school's gym and spent one hour playing racquetball and 2-3 hours playing pick-up basketball.

Lovelyivy hipped me to protein shakes and they really worked!

LI, my new area of vanity is my quads. I sit and flex them all the time, lol. My roomie is like .

[lovelyivy84]

Originally posted by librasoul22


LI, my new area of vanity is my quads. I sit and flex them all the time, lol. My roomie is like .

LOL@your roomie. He just needs to understand his role in this- basking in the warm glow of your presence, right?

[LawyerGal]

Originally posted by lovelyivy84
Your workout schedule is intense girl! I would aspire to something like that but I just don't have the time anymore . Fitness is such a struggle when for me now that I am employed and have a commute!

*******************************

Welll that my workout GOAL...lol.. I aint all the way there yet..lol But I have some lofty weight loss goals so I am trying to keep up with it since I am not working at the moment but when I start working again I will have to fit it in somehow
So for now I am trying to make use of the free time!


[/B][/QUOTE]
>>>>Fitness HC:
HC my 6pac is coming back
HC I can see my upper abs really clearly, and the lines on both sides are coming in
HC this ALWAYS HAPPENS IN TIME FOR ME TO COVER IT UP FOR THE WINTER!!!!!
HC I am too busy trying to look cute to work out like I should during the summer?
HC my goal is to look like the sista in the new Sean Paul video with the shorts?
HC in a word- bangin, and still feminine
HC boobs and booty are wonderful things- I would like to keep mine
HC well I would be willing to give up a lil booty...
HC just a bit though [/B][/QUOTE]

*********************************

HC YOU BETTER WORK!
HC I wanna be like you when I grow up!
HC Nuff Respect due!!!!

ETA: THANKS A MILLION FOR THE SITES!

[Gyrl7]

Monday: Cardio & Weight Training

Tuesday: Cadrio & Weight Training

Thursday: 3 mile walk

Saturday: 1 mile jog, 2 mile walk

[encouraged1]

Too Cute: Yea, I copied off the Atkins program and limited myself to 20 grams of carbs a day.

I ate lots of salad and you can have hamburgers patties without the bun. I also worked out hard that week. Check out the Atkins web site, there's a lot of tips on there.

[Sistermadly]

I don't work out as much as I used to because of school responsibilities, but I still try to get 3-4 days in. My week goes from Sun - Sat.

Sunday - 50-60 mins cardio (30 mins on the crosstrainer, 20-30 on the treadmill doing a brisk walk/run on the "hill" or "random" setting)

Mon - Weigh in day - no exercise.

Tue - Depending on my Body for Life rotation, either upper or lower body workouts, plus 20 mins interval training (cardio) - about 60 mins total

Wed - BodyTONE - a "FIRM" style workout at my gym - 75 mins

Thur - no workouts

Fri - BfL rotation day + interval training

Sat - Cardio or rest, depending on how I feel.

On top of all that, I walk everywhere, and usually do about 30-40 minutes of leisurely walking every day.

I've lost about 145 lbs to date, and I'm in the best shape of my entire life!

[D.COM]

Hi:

I designed my own workout program based on sites I have visited and past experience in Track & Field.

Mon, Wed, Fri:
On the Track: Jog 1 lap; stretch; track speed & flexibility drills; jog 2 laps; stretch; (depending on phase in program anything from 50m to 1 mile); jog 1 lap; cool down stretch.

Alternate: Run hills, 2 miles, or run around campus.

Tues, Thurs:
Weight Training Program for Upper Body, Mid Body, and Lower Body on each day.

*If I worked out three times a week, I would alternate Upper Body on Tues, Mid & Lower Body on Thurs, and repeat Upper Body on Saturday. Let muscles heal about 48 hrs.

Log weight/reps/sets in workout journal. I created a spreadsheet - you can download it from my site if you want. You could also create one that fits your local resources/schedule and use mine as an example.

Also log my workouts on my personal site: GirlFit.com
Feel free to check out Nutrition and Calculators section. I post informative articles on there. There are also some fitness links too

Saturday:
Light jogging for 30 min to 1 hour.

Sunday:
Rest

*I also use FitDay.com
I want to gain muscle mass and some weight, so I need to eat more calories than what I burn.

"If you take in more calories than you burn then you will gain weight. If you take in less than you burn you will lose weight."

[Questions404]

My workout is rather simple. I walk around my apartment complex three or four times in the morning. It gets my heartrate going and I don't have to fight over the equipment in the workout room provided by the complex and I can get some fresh air while walking. I should be walking right now, but instead, I am sitting in front of my computer and my television eating yogurt.

[Jill1228]

Love my Video tapes! I do mosty FIRM tapes and I toss in some straight cardio (Walk Away the Pounds), Yoga and Pilates.

One of my favorite sites is www.videofitness.com and www.cathe.com

PS Sistermadly looks great!

[OrigamiTulip]

Originally posted by Sistermadly
I've lost about 145 lbs to date, and I'm in the best shape of my entire life!

Congratulations!

Just out of curiosity, what was your workout like at the beginning of your weight loss? Did you start out doing all the things you listed, or did you add on to it as you lost?

[Honeykiss1974]

WHOA! 145lbs? Girl, that is a whole 'nother person! CONGRATULATION!!!!

Sistermadly, you might as well spill the beans regarding the how, what, and why of how you did it because inquiring minds want to know.

I wanted to thank Lovelyivy for the Sears tip when looking for exercise equipment. I went into Sears today and bought an eliptical (sp) machine on sale of $200! Its not nearly as fancy as the one at the gym, but it is small enough to fit in my apartment without taking up all the room. It has the movable arms, resistance levels and everything.

I think is a good start.