Vinny -Im doing Atkins but it does sound pretty good..
go to the sewing section at walmart and the tape measure thingy is there I was looking in hardware lol dont feel bad I had no idea what it was everyone was talking about.

Autumn-I had never heard of callenetics either but boy am I glad to have found it! look at amazon.com and you will see all of the reviews for it. K=keep U=up T=the G=good W=work...now you know what kutg means

Farukh- WELCOME!

Daisy- I know what you mean about going to the bathroom so much I go now more than I ever did even my last few months of pregnancy...sometimes it will hit me so fast I demand my husband to drive to a gas station (yuck) but I am desperate lol But the more I drink the healthier and slimmer I feel plus my skin is looking great for the first time in a long time!

hello gals! n thx for adding me in !!!!
well autumn i went to for my aerobics class and it went gr8.... tho i think id be needing a wheel cahir to go to the office tom ...yeah i can feel the tension in my legs ...n every where
i wanted to team up with somebody to lose weight but cudnt find any one...i dont know if u guys have heard of pakistan or have any idea abt our cultural/socail setup....any q's feel free to ask me
id love to caht with you too autumn !
i dont plan to weigh my slef time n again...coz i read on oprah's site that women shud weight themselves only twice a month i.e, in the mid cycle and then after 15 days. also, wen oprah initially went on a diet she didnt weigh herself for 2 months...thats how long she belives the water weight takes to stabilize.
so imrpessed as i am with oprah .... i'll weight my self tom morning n then again after a month.
yeah n i'm also thinking of taking one day off a week from the diet...n that wud be friday coz me n my friends usually go out on fridays
take care every one
farukh!

Hey Farukh!!

Yes, Aerobics will literally kick your butt!1 I'm thinking of starting a full-body boxing class. I'll learn self-defense ( don't mess with me ha ha j/k) and be losing weight too.

I think your right about the weighing thing. We should have like a monthly weigh in with all of us here. That way the loss will be more accurate.

I don't really know alot about Pakistan. How are weight issues portrayed there? Here, every magazine has tiny, skinny almost anorexic models, blonde hair and blue eyes. It makes it hard for all of us "normal" girls to compare!!! But we're starting to see more voluptuous woman in the entertainment industry which is great!! Serena Williams, J-Lo and Beyonce. I think Serena Williams has a great body. She's thicker but toned. I think all models should be no less then a size 8. It puts a false sense of image in everyones minds. One of my sisters said to me one day " Pamela Anderson has 2 kids and looks awesome. So it can't be that hard" I said WHAT??? She has all the time in the world for workouts and lots of stars with kids have had plastic surgery. Ever notice.......Pamela Anderson, Kelly Ripa, Denise Richards..............NONE of them have a stretch mark on their body!! Yes, some woman just don't get them but lots do. They have the $$$ to have laser surgery.

It's probably pretty much the same here as their........just a different enviroment. It'd be cool to learn all about it though!!! [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]

Mom - thanks for the info on the kutgw. I'm going to look at the website after I post this reply.

Van - Counting calories is the oldest and most effective way to loose weight. The diet my father has me on consists of a spinach, chickpea, corn and fruit salad with a couple bites of fruit. I eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. This puts me at such a low calorie intak, it's not even worth counting. This is the whole purpose of the diet. To rid almost all calories. The out come is rappid weightloss. When the body doesn't have calories to burn it turnd to fat. I garentee you will lose weight counting your calories.

Today I did -
Lunges
Crunches
Leglifts

Good night girsl!

Mom - Which Cal DVD do you have? The Super or beginner? Sounds better than pilaties, lower impact.

Hey Van. I did the calorie thing and to maintain my weight I need 2306 to lose I need 1556. The diet I'm on consists of 1014 calories a day. I lost 3 more pounds! I need to figure out how to work the weight loss tracker. Talk to u l8r!

hi everyone ----yippeeeee i lost 1 more kg!!!
now im gonna check my weight after a month
vinny abt how weight is portrayed here....man its liek an abnormality...ppl( especially older women) look at u as if u have horns on ur head...feeling sorry for u n wondering if u'd ever gonna find anice guy...lol. the models are stick thing and so r most of my friends...well ther r ppl who r over weight but they really dont do anything abt it..(weird eh). even the dress we wear here in pkaistan hides ur fat ...which in a way is good...
i have found out abt this 3 day diet which claims u can loose 10 pounds in 3 days...has any one any idea abt it??
i used to measure myself.... now i'll startdoing it again....i ahve to get an inch tape for my self

mom! atkins is gr8 but i ahve heard u cant take milk in it...we add milk in our tea n i'm addicted to tea ...so i never really tried atkins
best of luck
farukh!

Hey there
Far, I think you can lose up to 10 pounds of water in three days, but not fat. It's not possible, unless you have lipo suction. Beware of thoes diets because you can dehydrate.

Good evening ladies. Today's workout: Lunges, crunches, leglifts. (Taking it easy today because my muscles are sore from weight lifting) Have a good night everyone!

Where is everyone? Today's workout: Free weights (arms, back), leglifts, crunches, lunges.

Hi everyone I havent been getting much computer time (cable goes out during storms) but I am still on track and faithful to my program!
Autumn~ I have quick callanetics for stomach,hips/behind,and legs, I also have 10 years 10hours its the original one and the one you will see the quickest results with. If you order it you will see amazing transformation pictures on the video. its very low impact the instructor even says it is "no impact" but its very effective.... its an extremely slow and boring workout, its worth it in my opinion though.

Farukh~ true no milk is allowed although after induction phase (the first and strictest phase)there is a low carb milk called carb countdown...the way I look at it is once I am past induction there is a lowcarb version for everything so I will never be deprived, its only temporary and very worth it to me.


Vinny~ i look at it this way almost every celeb who has had a child has done so by c-section you cant avoid that big scar from that major surgery so if you ever see a celeb in a magazine that doesnt have that scar you know they have been airbrushed so rest at ease that even they are not perfect...hollywood is all about illusions and I hate it personally it makes us feel inadequate and falsely makes men swoon over them thinking they are some perfect people when they arent!!

hi everyone !
true autumn..u cant loose 10pounds in three days....n i swear i do not want to follow a temporray diet...i just want to TAME my eating habits. i have joined aerobics classes 4 days a week(mon- thu) on the rest of the days i do treadmill for half an hr atleast n 15 mins total body workout, which i found on oprah's site. sundays wasnt gr8...apart from that, rest of the week went smooth
mom! lucky you...we dont get low carb and even low fat stuff here and even if we find something low fat here in pakistan we rnt v sure if its REALLLLY low fat
i have a big presentation coming up atthe off....everyone wish me luck plz
c u all..bye!

Hey everyone!!

Hey ya'll!!
I was camping all weekend...that's why I haven't been on.
So I went and bought the measuring tape but don't understand hips and waist. Is waist including love handles and hips including butt?? HELP!! As soon as someone can help me.....I'll post my measurements.

Also, AUTUMN....I have a question for you. I started this Saturday doing my 1655 calories a day thing. But today I only ate 1200 some. Can I "bank" those 400 some and use on my "craving" day?? Let me know when you have the time!!

Nice talking to everyone!!!

Oh....My calorie consumtion was

2 coffees- 180
Yogurt- 80
Lean Cuisine meal- 260
Pickles- 10
Pasta meal- 550
French Bread- 200

I went for a 1/2 hour bike ride with Eddie ( my son )

Hey Van-

How was camping? I hate it! I'm such a baby. The only time I ever went, I cried the whole time!

To measure your waist, start at the smallest part, just under your ribs. That is your waist. Your hips are just above your bute'ox. Hip to hip, all the way around.

If you only ate 1200 calories, goo for you! You'll just burn fat faster that way. Unfortunately, no, you can't bank them. Caloric intake in a day to day basis.

I think you'll like your measurements better that what the scale tells you. Being a woman, you only have about 2 weeks out of the month that you're not retaining water, so the scale may tell you 151 one day and the next day you start a cycle and you've gained 5 pounds of water. Yes this happened to me today! But, I have lost a total of 3 1/2 inches.

Talk to you soon!