Got up at 6am this morning and went to the Curves down the street from me...what a difference!! The Curves I go to now is next door to my work - there is no instruction and no motivation that everyone on this thread keeps talking about. The hours are awful as well.
The Curves by my house has great hours and they actually have 2 people at all times in the middle of the circuit telling you what you are doing wrong or right...and they also send our newsletters on your health and have 5k runs they sponsor and stuff. I am seriously considering switching my membership...
I am feeling really great this morning - I know that I have a late night at work tonight and it is great to know that I still got my workout in...I think this is going to be the week that I get 5 days of Curves in!
Good Mornin Ladies,
Just got up, and I am preparing to go to Curves. This may sound weird, but do any of you get "completely ready" in the morning before your work out? I mean like, fixing up your hair so it doesn't look aweful, applying some make up, ect...???
I went to Curves a few times with no make up on, and my hair just pulled back in a messy pony tail, and I didn't feel good about myself. For some reason, when I go and have make up on, and have my hair looking 'nice', I feel pretty, and it makes me want to work even harder.
Do you think this is weird? Does anyone else do this?? lol...
Location: I am from 29 Palms, California... but now live in Northeast, Ohio
Posts: 2,107
S/C/G: SW-245.5/CW-209/GW-170
Height: 5'5"
Yes... meeee tooo
I do too KARI I put it on every morning or I just don't feel well. I usually wash my hair the day before (because I have pretty long hair and don't like to wash it and try to get it all dry before I head out---takes forever!) and apply my make-up as usual. I just don't feel right going out the door without my face on. I don't wear a heavy make-up at all, so some don't even notice I have it on, but I do... that's good isn't it I am a very cheery morning person and I love the fact that the ones who come in the morning are also. I have seen others with their make up on too. Cuz they leave Curves and go on their errands. Not me---gotta come home first and refresh myself
I just got back from Curves and am so happy with the place I go to and the owner. They make you feel so Special. But I sure hope I see some results soon... I was feeling a bit disheartened this morning, but now that I have been to workout feel better. I am a bit anxious I guess.
Has anyone been going for awhile?? This is only my 6th visit and I was wondering how long before you noticed real changes in your body and in weight loss??
A very Good Morning to BEV, GAYLE, SHERI, LYNDA, APRIL, PRECIOUS, FERN, ROSIEE, ANDRIA & CASSANDRA!!!!
Sure hope I haven't forgotten any one &
if I have a Great Morning into day for you too!!!
I'm back to work and feeling just great! Yesterday my granddaughter, Lindsey (named for me ), 8, and I took a luncheon cruise on the Bay. The weather was perfect and we saw San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and Pac Bell Park with a Giant's game going on, from a completely different perspective out there on the water. We had a marvelous time.
It just seems that I enjoy everything so much more now. With the weight loss, I look so much better and can buy cute clothes. I have so much more stamina, because of Curves, and No More Low Back Pain!!
Sunny , several pages back in this thread I explained how I came to start going to Curves (March 12, 2003). It wasn't for weight loss, but because I had such horible low back pain from any activity. I didn't change my diet at all and was so surprised to find, at my first measuring and weigh-in, that I had lost 9 inches and 5 pounds! By mid-May, when my sisters and I went to Las Vegas, I walked all over the place, tirelessly and without back pain. By that time I had lost about 15 pounds. So, after that vacation, I got the Curves book and started the diet (modified to my tastes).
Several of the women I have talked to at Curves have told me that they don't lose any weight, but have lost inches at every measuring. So, to answer your question, I'll bet you find you've lost inches on your first measuring. With your water intake and if you watch your calories and carbs, combined with the exercize, I'm betting you'll enjoy weight loss too.
Thanks, again, all of you who come here to share, encourage and inspire!
It is the evening and I still am in shock at the difference in Curves this morning. Everyone on this site is always talking about the commoderie between Curves members at their Curves and I never saw or experienced it before today...it was so motivating.
I have to say that my stress is getting better all the time with each workout I do. Planning a wedding and running a business have really taken its toll on me and I have to say that I NEED TO WORKOUT. I am SOOOOOOO MUCH HAPPIER!
SunnyD - This is really my second time around with Curves. Last fall I worked out for about 10 weeks and lost about 20 pounds. (I was doing about 30 minutes of cardio 3x a week as well and following weight watchers too. Too bad I didn't stick with it - gained it all back!) But, I felt like I had lost 30 pounds!! It is funny, after a week back at Curves I FEEL THINNER! Of course, I am a big girl - tall and 235 and haven't really moved in a while...but I feel as if my muscles have been pulled up somehow!! (Does anyone know what I am saying?) How many weeks have you been going? I know that you said 6 workouts but how long of a period has that been over? If you haven't seen your results yet, you soon will - just keep at it!!
Kari and Bev- you crack me up!! I am one of those slobby girls that gets out of bed with last nights makeup on, rub my finger under my eyelid, and leave. I am sure that I look charming!! I just can't get myself to spend the time fixing myself up when I am going to be doing it in another hour!
Punkin - That is reassuring about the back pain. I have awful pain in my lower back all the time and am always pulling my back out. I like to see that your back problems are relieved...That inspires me to stick with it!! I have seen the Curves book and have been tempted to buy it...what do you think about it? Is it all about diet? I am really sick of diets!! I want to just eat normal and exercise regularly and never quit!!! I am sick of yo-yoing. Is there anything different about the Curves book?
Ok gals, great talking with you!! Have a great night!!
Location: I am from 29 Palms, California... but now live in Northeast, Ohio
Posts: 2,107
S/C/G: SW-245.5/CW-209/GW-170
Height: 5'5"
Thanx gals...
Thanks LYNDA & APRIL for all your input. APRIL ~ I began on Wed-September 17th (I see that was KARI's birthday - Belated Happy 21st B-day, KARI!) and go every Mon - Wed - & Friday right now. So this coming Wednesday will be 2 weeks for me. I am also doing the SBD along with Curves. I have already lost 12.5lbs since Aug 1st, nothing more ~ but (!) haven't gained either - I'm in a 'holding' pattern so I guess that's good, huh. WoW you lost 20 & LYNDA lost 15 - I would be happy with that kind of results in 8 - 10 weeks
Feeling very tired tonight, so I will catch you all
in the morning. Thanks again!
Sunny - Yes, I lost, but that was last fall and unfortunately I gained it back because I quit. I think that we should all make a pack NOT TO QUIT THIS TIME!
Like I said earlier - can't believe the energy I have after only a week - and how great I feel! I just jumped on my elliptical trainer and did 30 minutes so I got an am and pm workout in and I feel AWESOME!!
Happy b-day Kari - 21st is a blast - did you do anything fun? (Hope you didn't worry about your diet that night!!)
Ok - I really am done for the night...talk to everyone tomorrow!
Sunnyd57 and aprilbride04 - thanks for the belated birthday wish. I finally turned 21 and the big lush that I am, I haven't even drank yet!!! LOL....most people go out drinking when they turn 21. Not me...I'm not interested in all that hype with drinking. My finace' and I ended up going to Cedar Point Halloweekends since our birthdays are exactly 8 days apart, to the minute! I pretty much ignored my diet, but I tried not to be TOO bad...lol. We ate breakfast at the Cracker Barrel. I had a Funnel Cake, and a Lemon Smoothie at the park, and we had dinner at a nice restraunt (but I can't remember the name) lol. It was a fun day.
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its_my_life - I have been trying to go to Curves everyday, but on the days that I haven't been going, I like to walk. There is a nice park by our house now, that has a nice walking trail. I need to go buy a pedometer though so I can figure out how far I am walking. I'm not sure what else to do, than walk. The only piece of exercise equiptment that we have at the house is an exercise bike, but after my tail bone/back injury from a car accident, I have been unable to sit on it because it hurts to bad. I used to also enjoy the Richard Simmons tapes. Granted, the guy is a little goofy, there was still fun music to dance around to, and it got my body moving
April, to your question about the Curves book, it has been months since I read it. It's not all about diet, but about the full Curves program. It discusses diet, nutrition, exercize, and I found it to be very interesting. Silly me, I had no idea that carbs are not our friends! I felt that if I picked everything that said "Low Fat" while shopping, I was eating well. Of course, I never lost any weight! I ate a lot of pasta (my favorite food) and a lot of prepared foods that were high in carbs.
The Curves book, when it gets around to the Diet, offers two different diets. You are given several questions, and the answers help you determine whether you should follow the low carb or the low calorie diet. I personally don't see a whole lot of difference between the two , they're both low in cal and carb.
I found the recommended diet plans too much work. I guess in the interests of keeping your diet interesting they have quite a variety of different meals. Way too much cooking for me! I have a busy job and when I come home I just want to fix something simple or defrost something. And I don't require a lot of variety in my diet. I can have the same thing a few nights a week and as long as I like it I'm satisfied. I now look at the calorie and carb contents of everything I buy. I have a little calorie/carb counter book I carry in my purse.
In the Curves diet there are a number of Free Foods. You can eat as much of these as you like. Fortunately, I like a lot of them! To name a few: onions, mushrooms, zucchini, lettuce, asparagus, broccoli, celery, garlic, dill pickles, and red, green, yellow or orange peppers. I love to cook and it has long been my habit to cook up a big batch of a favorite food and freeze it in those marvelous little Glad containers. (Now, though, I freeze it in the smaller containers instead of the larger, entree size containers, controlling the portions.) Because I do this every weekend, I have a variety of different favorite, homecooked foods to choose from after work.
Hmmm. I seem to be somewhat gabby this morning and I don't know how many of you are interested in how I happily survive the diet. I wouldn't mind sharing some of the recipies I really enjoy, but I think there is another thread for that.
Monday...
Yeah!!! APRIL!!! So very happy for you... 
Yes... meeee tooo
I put it on every morning or I just don't feel well. I usually wash my hair the day before (because I have pretty long hair and don't like to wash it and try to get it all dry before I head out---takes forever!) and apply my make-up as usual. I just don't feel right going out the door without my face on. I don't wear a heavy make-up at all, so some don't even notice I have it on, but I do... that's good isn't it 
, several pages back in this thread I explained how I came to start going to Curves (March 12, 2003). It wasn't for weight loss, but because I had such horible low back pain from any activity. I didn't change my diet at all and was so surprised to find, at my first measuring and weigh-in, that I had lost 9 inches and 5 pounds! By mid-May, when my sisters and I went to Las Vegas, I walked all over the place, tirelessly and without back pain. By that time I had lost about 15 pounds. So, after that vacation, I got the Curves book and started the diet (modified to my tastes). 
Thanx gals...
you lost 20 & LYNDA lost 15 - I would be happy with that kind of results in 8 - 10 weeks 
, they're both low in cal and carb. 
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