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  • over 40,overweight.....
    okay, since early March I have lost 24 lb. But, I have to be honest here.....I am not exercising. Currently, I am working on making neccessary changes in my diet. I follow the ww flex ( points) plan online. I feel like I was leaning too heavily on microwave popcorn, ww ice cream and pria bars for my snacks. Now I am incorporating more fresh fruit. But still....I am not doing any planned exercise at all. I know I need to exercise! Walking seems like the best start for me because I am so out of shape and have not exercised in a long time. However, I feel like I need something more....for the rest of my life. Shame on me for allowing myself to get where I am. I literally feel like I need to apologize to my body for what I have done to it/put it through....lol. As I am losing weight I am getting more jiggly.......ugh depressing! Where can I start with weight/strength training? I just turned 43 and I want my body to look good! I spent part of my 20's and all of my 30's fat.

    Thanks in advance for any pointers.
  • Hi GG Welcome !!! Congrats on your weightloss so far Don't pull yourself DOWN by the past and the bad choices you have done, rather bring yourself UP with your bright new future of healthy living...

    I agree you must start exercising... start slow like a walk around the block, then 2 blocks, next thing you know you'll be doing some miles .... If you can, sign up at a gym and get a personal trainer to start you off on the right foot. Because you truly need cardio and weight training to lose weight gradually and keep it off for LIFE!! Along with proper nutrition of course. If you can't get a trainer start off at home with DVDs, light handweights, here are some sites that I really enjoy reading through...
    http://www.stumptuous.com/weights_index_revision.html
    http://www.fitfaq.com/index.html
    http://www.24hourfitness.com/html/in...tips/fit_tips/
    http://www.fitsite.com/anatomy.cfm
    http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/default.jsp

    Happy reading...

    I agree that pria bars and microwave popcorn have empty calories, I am much more satisfied with real foods for meals such as a cup of cottage cheese with strawberries and a bit of splenda rather than those processed snacks that just keep me asking for more processed stuff *bleh*... I try to eat as close to nature as possible... I practically live on large flake oatmeal *yummy* ....
  • Thank you so much
    Thank you, thank you, thank you Ilene! The websites are great! I really like stumptuous.com. I printed a bunch of info from that website and have it in a binder that I just put together. One of the other websites that I went to had a BMI calculator and I was happy to see that with what I have lost I have gone from "extremely obese" to "clinically obese". Another small victory for me....and these days I am all about those!

    Thank you again for the websites and the tips. This really helps me.
  • You are more than welcome GG... I love stumptuous.com too