HI,
I would like to join you. I am starting the Cad diet today. I don't know if I will like it or not. (carb addicts diet) I think it might be something I can stick too, as I really need some control over my eating. I have tried ww and Just about everything else. I am from Kansas, married, 3 kids and 4 grandkids, 1 dog ,a Bichon Frise. I have went from 200 to 176 over about a 3 year period on different plans, but I need to stick to Just one plan. I am maintaining the 176 pretty well.
Shirl
Tenn~ Im so glad everything turned out the way it did. You and your mom were in my thoughts. No point in worrying about what you ate, you had other things on you mind. Welcome back
Bec~ Im sorry to hear about you and your dh....I hate fighting with mine It doesnt happen often, but still. Congratulations on NOT turning to food, you should be very very proud of yourself for that!
Sherry~ I didnt notice a difference until well into week 6. But that was my own fault, I didnt take my measurements until about week 4. I stuck to the plan and I truly believe that if I hadnt of taken a free day every week, I would have done ALOT better. So this time, Im atkins'ing it, and bfl workouting it and Im hoping the mix will work. It certainly wont hurt.
Brenda~ you havent tossed that cappachino yet? Good going for getting your exercise in!! Im having a hard time sticking to that part of the plan.
I watched the biggest loser last night, I dont usually, but I thought it would be great motivation. It was!!! The couples looked awesome! Seeing what they accomplished in only 6months, reminds me I can get to goal by the heat of the summer!! It kept my mind off food too!
Talked to my mom last night, and she might be coming for a visit this weekend. We have both been following atkins, but when you get us together, we are like little kids when it comes to treats and such.....so it will be a real test of determination if she comes to visit.
I got on the scale this morning....I wasnt going to until 14 of feb, but I needed confirmation that I was doing good....other than the tape measure. So, since christmas Ive only lost 2lbs. Not bad considering the trouble I had with the marshmallows earlier, and the few days of completely off plan in the first week of jan. I need to do better, apply myself 100% to this!
I have more exercise equipment than most people, my husband and I bought a weight machine from Sears one year when they had close-outs and were getting rid of it. Then my brother in law gave us his old weight bench (for free weights). When I was doing Body for Life (BFL) I bought more equipment. A healthrider someone was selling used, an exercise bike (sometime after I was done with BFL) and some free weights and barbells.
To be honest though, you can do the whole BFL thing using just hand weights (barbells) if you want to. It is an organized plan. On this page: http://www.bodyforlife.com/exercise/journals.asp
you can download either Excel spread sheets or in PDF format the forms you can use to record your progress.
Essentially he has you work out all the major muscle groups of the body. On upper body workout day you work your biceps (upper arm front muscles), triceps (upper arm back), your back muscles, your chest muscles and your shoulders.
On lower body days he has you work out your hamstrings (back of legs) your calves (lower back of legs) your quads (upper front of legs) and your abs (stomach muscles). There is a specific pattern he has you work them at. You start with a small weight just for warm up and the lift 12 times. Increase the weight and do it 10 times, then increase again and do it 8 times, then increase again and do it 6 times. Then decrease the weight and do it 12 times again. By this time you are TIRED. Then you switch exercises and using a different exercise that works the same body part you lift again 12 times (using a relatively low weight).
The objective is to reach a level "10" in intensity on a scale of 1 to 10. that "10" means that you probably couldn't lift one more time if it killed you. You don't always reach that level, but that is the objective. And of course, it takes into account that your 10 may not be someone else's 10.
You can actually do all of this with a few barbells, but because you are increasing the weight or decreasing it for so many times it is best to have a selection of different weights that are already set up for your use so you aren't spending a lot of time changing things.
What I found is that Walmart has really pretty cheap barbells (hand weights) and if you get a selection of them at different weights you can do pretty much the whole routine just at home without any other special equipment except for maybe a chair or a bench. (not necessarily a weight bench, but that might help).
With free weights it would be best to do the routine with someone. Especially the chest press part. If you reach that 10 ahead of schedule you may need someone to lift the weight off of you.
He has you take before and after photos of yourself so that you can see your progress. It is also good to buy fat calipers and determine your fat percentages before starting and also use the tape measure and the scale. The objective is to compare yourself at the first week and then again 12 weeks later. That other site I sent you about weight lifting has a number of exercises you can do using just barbells. It can be done. I did it in my basement without any gym membership. It helps to start slow though, you don't want to hurt yourself, and study the animated pictures and make sure you are using good form. If you bend your body in ways you aren't supposed to (like arching your back or overextending joints) you can hurt yourself. So follow the instructions carefully. And if you are not sure do it slowly, in a controlled way and use less weight than you think you can handle rather than more to start with.
Robin,
What level of Atkins are you trying to do with BFL at the same time? I hope not induction level! I tried that and it nearly killed me. Not enough energy to do the workout.
I found John Hussman's site really helpful when I was doing it. http://www.hussmanfitness.org/ The part toward the end about "the scale" and Measuring your progress and You really do change from the inside out.
He gives some really good information about why you don't see progress in the first weeks. It saved my sanity and kept me on the program or I would have given up by week 5 or so when I still couldn't see any difference!
yup, still on induction. Im ok so far. But Im seriously considering adding a few more carbs, particularly oatmeal for breakfast after my workout. I'll see how my healing muscles go this week. So far so good. But Im paying serious attention to my body.
Shirl: and make sure to join us often for inspiration, encouragement and advice
Robin: No, it's not thrown away yet. And if you're both doing Atkins--wouldn't now be a time to instead of bad treats how about exploring some Atkins friendly dessert recipes (if the need arises to treat yourselves)??
Sherry: Hey, just call me Brenda And that BFL site was excellent. I wrote down some of the things I want to try and make a "routine" of. Maybe twice a week or so I'm hoping to do it. And maybe I'll be able to talk DH into joining me and keeping me on track Thanks again!!!
For some reason I was SOOO hungry. So lunch is eaten already. Also realized that I've included brussel sprouts and they're VERY high in carbs. So going to leave them for a "treat" instead of every time I eat cauliflower/broccoli (boiled) with dinner. Usually it's a salad so like to shake things up a bit. So just change off once in a while. I'm not very adventurous Off to go drink water and see about some type of exercise today
Hi guys I have done BFL and had great success then I went with a trainer as i was needing the persoanl kick in the butt and well I have hired him again so if I cry about Ozzie killine me he is not my cabana boy with tight butt and nice tan. (I can dream) he is my slave driver.
Op now and doing good I think.
Hi Shirl joins us daily. I did CAD and well i would stuff my face the whole hour eating untill the last min. I found I was making muffins to be finished just as the hour started. but I read the first book. i also was having issues with lunches making them total carb less that is why i swithced to PP (similar to atkins)
Morning All~
I am doing better today. I'm still not talking to dh that much. I'm feeling lots of pain well hurt from our fight but I just am not ready to talk in depth w/him yet about it. I will, I just need some time. I still havent' turned to the food which is good. This weekend is gonna be a rough one. We have a fish fry tonight. The fish is lightly fried which is good. I will stay away from the fries and rolls. The coleslaw is good. Maybe I can get dh to give me his and he can have my fries. Exercise is gonna be hard this weekend. So much going on. For lunch tomorrow we will be at a chinese buffet. I will do my best to stay OP there also.
Brenda~thanks for the offer and I may just take you up on the need to vent.
Sherry~I'm gonna check out that website. Sounds interesting.
Shirl~WELCOME!!! Can't wait to learn more about you!!!
Robin~I think the low carb dessert idea is a GREAT one!!! What a great way to work on your low carb life style together.
Nasus~can't wait to hear more about your personal trainer.
Have a good & OP weekend all and I will see you all on Monday.
Susan: I would LOVE to have a PT. WTG on getting someone to motivate you And when you complain we'll remind you WHY you hired him
Bec: How'd you do through the weekend? Sounds like a lot of tough choices. Just do the best you can And WTG on not turning to food during this time of stress!!!
Well, yesterday I wrote up some weight training exercises and then went to the basement and started right in on them. My calves are a little tight as are the back of my leg muscles (sorry, I'm not up on my muscle names). But otherwise, I'm doing ok. It was great doing it--breathing got fast and my muscles tired. So I know I was working good. I didn't over-due so that I couldn't complain and NOT do it again. Stepped on the scale and no weight loss--but that's ok. I'm pretty happy with how I'm eating, my exercising...and well, the water needs improving. But I'm now down about any of it All in all I'm feeling pretty good and THAT is incentive to me to keep up this WOE and the way I'm doing it. Well, going to have DH take the cappuccino tomorrow to work so it's out of the house So I'm sure I'll be tired and headachy..but it'll go away. Tomorrow is official WI day but I'm not too worried about it. Like I said--I'm quite proud of all that I've been doing so that is my achievement
Busy Busy Busy this morning...lots of sign stuff to get done before 1. Done just in time too
Sue~ great going on the trainer, next will be a cabana boy?
Brenda~ good going!! If you get on the scale tomorrow, and it doesnt show a loss, or even a small gain....dont worry, because when you are working your muscles, they will hold water! Not alot, but enough to frustrate you if you dont know what's happening.
Bec~ I dont know what your dh said but when you do talk about it, tell him this is from one of the fatchicks!! Good luck with your eating this weekend, make smart choices, and pay attention to every bit that goes in your mouth and you will do fine
Well, our busyness is over for the day, so we are off to the library this afternoon, some grocery shopping, then a walk (if the rain holds off) and a upper body workout.
I love Atkins! It works. I'm one pound away from my third goal for this month! Small baby steps, small baby goals and then meeting them. This is working for me. Too large of goals seem so unobtainable. I've lost 15.5 pounds since the 12th of last month. 29 pounds since my high that I was at in 2000. This means I've still got 21 pounds to lose to be where I was after my first 8 months on Atkins. But I'm relieved. It is coming back off again.
Ok girls get ready for a good laugh. there was a reason I did not start with him this week I did those nasty machines where you clamp your legs shut ond squeeze the heck out of the machine. well i did that and lo and behole did I strain a muscle in my inner thigh right up near the well you can guess. But to make life even more difficult I had some one give me some original aboriginal music from Austrailia (wow what a great beat and wonderful music) I had it going in my office and well I do have funny music coming out of the office at times and this was no exception. It is great makes you want to strip down light a big fire paint your face and dance naked around the fire. I was demonstrating (just from what I have seen on TV and movies) and well I have been not able to walk all week!!! I can finaly almost make stride today!!!! this has been since tuesday!!
Did bowl last night (did really bad as I could not squat as i was throwing the ball the pain made me throw many gutter balls) I did drink two pitchers of water my self. (was up peeing all night)
Hope this weekend goes well sunday I have to work a 12 hour shift. WEEE
you put quite the picture in my head Sue!! Im glad your leg is getting better.
I may have finally talked my dh into letting me join a gym. We are going together tomorrow to check out 2 that are close by. One I can walk to, its only about 8 blocks away. Its taken a very long time to get him to even remotely agree. He mentioned the "all women" club that was a little further away, and when I knocked that down very quickly with the image of fluffy women in matching outfits, he understood. THEN, he said, you would rather have men gawking at you?????? So finally I get the truth as to why he has been dragging his feet. I suspected thats what it was, but I couldnt get him to admit it.
So....how do I close this deal??? If there are buff hunks wandering around, its not going to happen. Advice ladies....we are going tomorrow, around 2ish.
What time of day will you usually be going to the gym if you join? The hunky 'gym rat' guys are usually there weekday evenings and weekends and so that might not be the best time to take your hubby there to check it out. Usually midmorning/early afternoon weekdays is when the SAHMs and regular woman (that we can relate to) attend the gyms. If he sees you attending with that crowd it may make him feel better.
Hey everyone. Trying to read everything to catch up, but won't be posting replies to 4 pages of posts LOL.
Tenn - so glad to see you back & very happy to hear about your mom. I have been wondering how you were and how she was doing. {{{HUGS}}}
Robin - ITA with Kel about the times the so called hunks are working out. I've been there when they are around and they are so focused on themselves, I don't think they see anyone else other than possible competition
Sorry to hear about the pulled muscle Sue, but as Robin said, you've provided quite the visual . I personally have not felt the urge to strip down and dance naked around a fire, but whenever I hear African type music, you can bet you will be the 1st person who comes to mind every time . Congrats on getting a trainer...that would be so awesome!!!!
Bec - sorry to hear you're having a rough time with DH. Good for you staying OP tho - that's excellent!!
Brenda - Brussel Sprouts as a TREAT???? I can think of a bazillion things that I'd consider a treat and brussel sprouts don't appear anywhere on that list .
Welcome to everyone who's joined lately .
As for me, my weight loss has stalled over the past couple weeks, but my inches have changed so I know something is happening/working LOL. For ex., my hips on Nov. 28 were 44" and 41.25 on Jan. 16 & my waist went from a 42 to a 38. I'd still like to see the scale move tho, but TOM is just about here, so I don't imagine I'll be doing a Toyota Jump when I weigh in on Sunday .
Cad
It doesnt happen often, but still. Congratulations on NOT turning to food, you should be very very proud of yourself for that! 
Good going for getting your exercise in!! Im having a hard time sticking to that part of the plan.
and make sure to join us often for inspiration, encouragement and advice 
Good luck with your eating this weekend, make smart choices, and pay attention to every bit that goes in your mouth and you will do fine 
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