Healthy and Fit

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Today in the mail I got all the diet/new life style stuff that I ordered.  I got a blender, a food scale, a measuring tape, Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, and my favorite a diet and exercise journal.  I’ve already got a gym membership and have written down my goals.  I think I just need to pick up some weights for my new dvd. 

I’m devastated that DF has to go back to London on Sunday morning, but my new lose weight for the wedding program begins on Monday and I’m very excited. 

Hi everyone! I think I'd like to try and join this group I've started working out again, but unfortunately only able to go about 4 times per week. I try to do more cardio than weight training, about 45 minutes each time I go, splitting the time between two separate machines. I have also been trying to not eat fast food, how come it is so hard?? I eat it about once or twice a month if I even do allow myself that. I've tried watching what I eat at home as well and snacking on veggies more often.

I have such a hard time drinking all the water though, even though thats what I drink, about 7 glasses a day. Unfortunately I can't lose the weight. It's extremely frustrating, can anyone suggest anything else? I can try to do some workout videos at home I guess, but being a full-time student and working almost 40 hours a week, trying to keep in touch with Dan as much as I can. it's just so much and I'm getting really down on myself cause I can't lose the weight I gained in the last year.

Hi everyone! I think I'd like to try and join this group I've started working out again, but unfortunately only able to go about 4 times per week. I try to do more cardio than weight training, about 45 minutes each time I go, splitting the time between two separate machines. I have also been trying to not eat fast food, how come it is so hard?? I eat it about once or twice a month if I even do allow myself that. I've tried watching what I eat at home as well and snacking on veggies more often.

I have such a hard time drinking all the water though, even though thats what I drink, about 7 glasses a day. Unfortunately I can't lose the weight. It's extremely frustrating, can anyone suggest anything else? I can try to do some workout videos at home I guess, but being a full-time student and working almost 40 hours a week, trying to keep in touch with Dan as much as I can. it's just so much and I'm getting really down on myself cause I can't lose the weight I gained in the last year.

I don't have any specific advice except that it takes hard work and time.  How long have you been dieting and exercising?  Did you lose weight initially and now it has stopped?  I ask because plateauing is fairly normal and I think everyone has experienced that at some point.

If you're really motivated, it's not hard to find 30 minutes a day to workout.  I've failed at doing this in the past because I was just too lazy or exhausted to do it...but now that I'm forcing myself to find the time and do it, I see how beneficial it is and as much as I hate to workout...I actually enjoy getting my workout done.  It's like I've met a challenge or I'm winning a competition or something (ok that might seem slightly mental but it works for me).

Also meal planning is beneficial for me when dieting.  You can make meals ahead of time and freeze them so all you need to do is pop them in the microwave.  You can make your lunches the night before so all you have to do is grab the bag in the morning.  Also making sure you always have a big variety of fruit and veg to snack on.  For me, those things have always helped to keep me from reaching for quick snacks or fast food.

Also maybe try a different diet.  Different things work for different people.  I heard so much about low carb diets being the greatest thing on earth and how every single person who does it loses a gazillion pounds...but it's never worked for me.  I initially lost weight and then for 3-4 weeks after, my weight never moved (even though I remained below 20g of carbs a day the entire time).  For me now, carbs are the main thing I eat (a lot of bread and pasta especially) and I watch my fat intake instead.  You might have to play around with it to see what works best for you.

Oh and if you're not doing it already, I highly recommend using an online website to track your daily calories.  It's amazing how quickly little things can add up.  Or...it could be that you're not eating enough calories (eating too few calories you can still lose weight but once your body goes into starvation mode, it will start burning muscles and stores the fat...the main reason I try to keep my calories up to at least 1200).

Thanks for all your advice! Yes, I did lose about 10 pounds but now I feel like I've just hit a wall and it's very frustrating. And yeah, I should probably have a bit more motivation about these things, my gym is open til late, even if I can just go hurry in a half hour work-out, but I'm thinking on the days I don't go to the gym I'll switch it up and do a work-out video at home. That way I won't get bored? Is there a specific website you would recommend? Sorry if you did post one, I'm very tired this morning and in a rush to make it to work on time. Thank you for everything and I'm going to try on planning my meals and that as well And oh yeah, I have LOADS of fruits and veggies I've been trying to snack on. Sooo yummy, I love my salads and clementines

We have a few sparkpeople on here and I think others use fitday and probably a few others.... 

thank you ! i'll have to check them out

Thanks for all your advice! Yes, I did lose about 10 pounds but now I feel like I've just hit a wall and it's very frustrating. And yeah, I should probably have a bit more motivation about these things, my gym is open til late, even if I can just go hurry in a half hour work-out, but I'm thinking on the days I don't go to the gym I'll switch it up and do a work-out video at home. That way I won't get bored? Is there a specific website you would recommend? Sorry if you did post one, I'm very tired this morning and in a rush to make it to work on time. Thank you for everything and I'm going to try on planning my meals and that as well And oh yeah, I have LOADS of fruits and veggies I've been trying to snack on. Sooo yummy, I love my salads and clementines

Might be your sugar intake if you're eating loads of fruits, a lot of diets have restricted fruit intakes. You'd be surprised how easy it is to add 300 calories a day in fruit and fruit juices.

Really? what about if I focus more on vegetables? I never would've known that !

i signed up for spark people . . . it's interesting, but already today I've stayed within my range for food wise. pretty proud of myself for that and I'm sticking around 1200 calories a day it seems.

We have a few sparkpeople on here and I think others use fitday and probably a few others.... 

I use FoodFocus.

Today was my first day back at the gym since my gall ballader issues. I did 90% of my routine an for now I feel ok although Tues morning will probably be a different story lol.     I was well chuffed with myself I did 8.6 miles on the spin bike in 20 mins.   Somehow my time off from the gym I still manged to lose over 3lbs just by watching what I ate I had a few blips here & there though.      I was well pleased with my results perhaps that night Dh & I had a Wii match helped me out as well.   

How is everyone else doing?

Thanks for asking Shugga! 

I was doing very well...but...then I caught a nasty cold!  I haven't been to the gym in a week and tonight I had a pretty big dinner because I am so blocked up I can't taste anything. I kept eating and adding hot sauce thinking I would soon be able to taste my food but nope! other then that food wise I am still doing very well. As soon as this cold is gone I am going kick it up a notch with my work outs. I actually just got one of those enormous work out balls. I can't wait to start using it. 

I forgot to weigh myself at the gym today, and as I hate our scale at home it's gonna have to wait until tomorrow. Do you guys recommend weighing yourself every week or two? I had a good workout today though, did half hour on the elliptical with one of the programs (was sweating loads, so I knew I was working hard) then I did a steep incline on the treadmill and a brisk pace for 20 minutes. Then I went and did my arm workouts as well and have saved doing my 'planks' here at home, but I'm managing 30 seconds easily with those and try to do them a couple times a day.

Thanks for asking Shugga! 

Sure no problem!!   

I was doing very well...but...then I caught a nasty cold!  I haven't been to the gym in a week and tonight I had a pretty big dinner because I am so blocked up I can't taste anything. I kept eating and adding hot sauce thinking I would soon be able to taste my food but nope! other then that food wise I am still doing very well. As soon as this cold is gone I am going kick it up a notch with my work outs. I actually just got one of those enormous work out balls. I can't wait to start using it. 

Hope you feel better soon Sista Girl.    I hadn't been to the gym in a week & half myself cause of my gall stones an my pain meds knocking me out 30 mins after I took them I was usually asleep for at least an hour or 2. I still feel ok but going to have a early night I'm well knackered from my gym routine.   

I forgot to weigh myself at the gym today, and as I hate our scale at home it's gonna have to wait until tomorrow. Do you guys recommend weighing yourself every week or two? I had a good workout today though, did half hour on the elliptical with one of the programs (was sweating loads, so I knew I was working hard) then I did a steep incline on the treadmill and a brisk pace for 20 minutes. Then I went and did my arm workouts as well and have saved doing my 'planks' here at home, but I'm managing 30 seconds easily with those and try to do them a couple times a day.

I personally don't weigh myself but a time or 2 a month it just does my head in if I do it anymore than that.   I use the gym scales when I do weigh myself they are the most accurate scales I use along with my Dietitians scales.     I would suggest taking your measurements as well an also go by how your clothes feel that's the best indicator of weight loss that bit of info took a me awhile before I took that on board.   

Yeah, I dont know if I could handle weighing myself every week, I think I might get even more frustrated ! I'll try every 2 weeks, I think that would be good and if it started getting to me change it to every 3 or every 4 weeks. I try to go by my clothes and how they fit, but honestly my weight has fluctuated so much this year I don't know where or when I got some of that clothing lol.