WEIGHT LOSE!

[Chi_ZETABBW]

Sorors and sisterfriends, and the single supportive man who replied. Thanks for all the input. I know all these things, I guess I just need the motivation. I drink the water. I like water, no problem. But I drink way too much soda. Exercise is walking from my home to the car. I'm getting better with monitoring my food intake. So I guess if I could cut the pop and exercise I'll see a difference.

[Sweet Deliverance]

I know how important water is, but it's soooooooooo nasty to me. I've been trying for a very long time to get used to water and I just hate it!

If taste is an issue, you may want to try a water filter, especially if the water where you are smells or tastes funny. I use a Brita filter at home and pour my own bottled water instead of buying a brand new bottle every time. I've also read about/seen water flavored with a fresh lemon/lime/orange slice.

*Thinking out loud* Who would have thought that a bottle of water would cost more than a 2 liter drink?

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Sweet Deliverance's PHI-losophy:
"What you do or do not do today determines what you can or cannot do tomorrow."

[Serenity]

One of the main reasons you should drink water when you are trying to lose weight is that it keeps the elasticity of your skin. This way, when you lose weight your skin is firm and doesn't just hang there. Yuck! I too "reward" myself for drinking my eight (or more) glasses by having some Crystal Light or natural fruit juice. I usually stick to drinks with no calories and/or no sugar. It's so weird but now that I drink so much water everything else is too sweet.

I really don't need to lose any weight - I am already a size 5 and pretty happy with that.

Oh Puh-Lease! LOL! I've wanted to do that for days. I'm not mad at ya, Asia2000! Have you tried Tae*Bo for your abs? I did Tae*bo for a while but slacked off. I did like what it did for my abs though. I wasn't "cut" or anything, but my belly was toned.

[This message has been edited by Serenity (edited February 18, 2001).]

[ZetaAce]

Originally posted by Asia2000:
Uh, ZetaAce, how do you do it?!?! I know how important water is, but it's soooooooooo nasty to me. I've been trying for a very long time to get used to water and I just hate it! I guess I need to stop whining and just force myself, huh?

Asia,

I just started forcing myself to drink water and now it's habit. I started out like Sweet Deliverance suggested, by putting a little bit of fresh lemon in my water bottle. Now it's just second nature

ZetaAce

[royalbluelady]

Originally posted by Asia2000:
Uh, ZetaAce, how do you do it?!?! I know how important water is, but it's soooooooooo nasty to me. I've been trying for a very long time to get used to water and I just hate it! I guess I need to stop whining and just force myself, huh?

Asia, I too thought water was nasty. I find it easy to drink water from a straw. I usually get a 32 oz cup of water in the morning at work and try to drink it by lunch. Refill it at lunch and finish it by the end of my work day. Drinking 8 glasses of water has become easy now.

[Asia2000]

Good Advice Ladies!! I think I'll invest in a filter cause the water here does have a peculiar (sp?) tate, and I'll fix it up with a lemon/lime. Thanks! I'll give it a try.

[Shelacious]

Drinking out of one of the sports bottles helps me immensely as well...I used to hate water, but I found that I drank more if I used a sports bottle or straw than a glass.

I also drink carbonated water too (like Calistoga, San Pelligreno, Perrier or Crystal Geyser) when I just get tired of non-carb water. Does anyone know if there is a measurable difference between carbonated and non-carbonated in terms of health benefits?

Thanks,
-n.

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Finer Womanhood: the "Cat's Meow" Since 1920

[littlegirlblue]

For your abs, be sides Tae-Bo, is crunches and to increase your intensity. You can start out with 3 sets of 15 and increase gradually. I usually do like 5 sets of 30 with a 20 second break in between each set. I have really been consistent with it since January and I can feel my my tummy getting tight.

I also hope we beutiful ladies of Zeta Phi Beta are drinking out 8 glasses of water so our skin looks radiant as we get ready to celebrate Finer Womanhood.

[Sweet Deliverance]

For your abs, be sides Tae-Bo, is crunches

Crunches? Is there an alternative? I am working on the fat factor so that ab work will actually look fruitful. I am doing pretty good with my progress so far. I do have days where I need to tighten up the program to stay on track.

To all: What are some of your favorite and/or most result yeilding exercies?
Especially for abs, hips, thighs, and backside?

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Sweet Deliverance's PHI-losophy:
"What you do or do not do today determines what you can or cannot do tomorrow."

[Zphisticated]

I have tried the GREATEST DIET in the world!!!

I dont know if any of you have tried the ATKINS DIET (low carbohydrate diet), but it works! When I was graduating from college, I was trying to lose weight so I could look good for graduation day. I tried the diet...and I lost 25-30lbs in a month! NO LIE!

No calorie counting, no slim fast, no metobolife, no heavy exercising..this diet works!

I'm currently back on the diet again...after I dropped my lbs...I went wild...eating all the WRONG foods (apple pie, cheesecakes, fried this and that) and I gained it all back.

But if you are interested in trying the diet...check out www.atkinsfriends.com for more information.

If don't mind giving up starches, breads, pastas, and sweets for a few months to get to the weight you want..then this diet is for you..

Since the summer time is coming...I'm trying to be BRICKHOUSE for the summertime..I'll post pictures on my website so you can see my before and after!

*singing* I'm gonna be a BRICK.....HOUSE!!! lol

[Serenity]

Zphisticated, was it hard to give up the carbs? That's my real problem. I just love bread, pastas, and rice. I have cut down on my carb intake but it has been HARD.

*singing* I'm gonna be a BRICK.....HOUSE!!!

ROTFLMAO! I hear ya, girl!

[RaHel]

Even though I am not one trying to lose weight I have found something that really satisfies an appetite for a long time: WATER!! I don't struggle with weight gain and things like that but my problem is that I am always hungry! Which is one of the contributing factors to weight gain. If you drink water it really can satisfy you- hence not having to eat. It also gives me energy and among other things like beautiful skin. They say that you should drink a gallon of water a day. It's getting easier and easier.

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*selah*

[Serenity]

I lost three more pounds! So now I am 13 pounds lighter than I was on New Years Eve! *doing the running man* Go, me! Go, me! Go, me!

[Sweet Deliverance]

Has anyone tried a thermogenic fat burner suppliment? If so, how did it work for you? I am still on plan and losing weight, but I want to burn fat and have considered an aid. I read in Oxygen Magazine(fitness, body building for women) about Hydroxycut (think that's the name). I've seen other products also. Holla back at me.

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Sweet Deliverance's PHI-losophy:
"What you do or do not do today determines what you can or cannot do tomorrow."

[meeks]

Originally posted by Zphisticated:
I have tried the GREATEST DIET in the world!!!

But if you are interested in trying the diet...check out www.atkinsfriends.com for more information.

I checked out the site. i had food poisoning in college two years ago and they had me eating this specialized diet until my body was back in order. i think it could have been a spin off of this one cause i lost 20 lbs in two weeks, but then i had been throwing up and alot of that was probably water weight.

i need to just lose a bit not alot. my mom has been on slimfast and she is down to 130. she wants to go to 125. she is sooooo slim. i wanna say hey ma uhhh girl i think its time to stop.

i would like to just get down to 135 right now i am 150 and fluctuating from a 9 to a 12 in jeans. a nurse asked me when she was weighing me for a checkup "girl where you hiding all that weight?" in my booty and my thighs!! my upper body is really slim. i think i will try this one for a hot second though!!!