Mary - Sorry I don't have the stats to back up that statement only that my trainer (two trainers) told me that. Your DH is wrong - people can lose weight without exercise at all, but someone that weighs 220 can not exercise their way to thin. Once you are overweight the best combo (and this is just MY opinion) to get in shape is reduced calories and cardio with LIGHT weights.
I do believe if you are in your 20's and not overweight, that is when you have an active life style and you can eat whatever you want, with exercise at that point you probably wouldn't gain weight (that is my personal exprience).
My DH is about the same size as yours, he loves to give me diet and exercise advice, even though he hasn't done either in 20 years...lol

Isn't he tall too? I know he is overweight. Are you sure he and my DH aren't related? The binges on the chips and bad stuff sounds like my guy 100%. Only he never had a weight problem until he was in his late 30's and even now it all goes to his (pot) belly.
As you know, you can't eat that junk, plus regular meals and expect to exercise it away. Maybe if he went in for a check up the doctor could scare him into rethinking his diet? I'm gonna pm you about something else.

Looking forward to tomorrow at the gym....it's cardio day....oh rah!
Get on that treadmill and daydream, huff and puff and blow those calories away.....

Gym - cardio, abs and bun roller.......

The gym down the street from my current gym closed down this week and so we have new members. Which means I have to get there extra early now to secure my handy treadmill. We have 4 new ones and 4 old ones. I ofcourse like the new ones, as does everyone else.... From what I could see today there were only 3 new people there at 6, so maybe not much will change for us early regulars....(cross my fingers)

Hey chicks....exercise going well...not so well OP though...I just feel hungry most of the time and just kind of negative. I'm so tired of doing this and with about 8lbs to goal, I just want to be done, but I've been battling these last 8lbs for a month now. I just kind of feel like I'm avoiding/dreading social events because of the food. i have completely altered the way I eat and believe it really is a life long change, but hate the feeling that I can't have a handful of chips with salsa because the sodium is going to cause me to be up at the next WI. I'm just so ready for maintenance, but can't seem to get there.

So frustrating, but i'm not going to give up.

Sorry I haven't been around much, but just don't really have anything very positive to add to the discussion. I think I'll get out the Thin for Life book and see if I can't find some inspiration.

Take care,
Jen

Hi Jen - Was wondering when you would pop back in.......missed ya.
I can sure relate to where you are and 'ditto' to everything you have just said.
If you find the last boost of motivation, please share with me and I'll do the same....
Hugs....

This a.m. - Gym - circuit train.....abs and buns........
Only two more workouts this week....oh-rah...

Thanks Mary, that was sweet!

No exercise yesterday and not a great OP day either since I was pretty restricted about food choices at the tennis center, but not too bad.

Plan to do 40 minutes of cardio after work and then another 3 mile walk through neighborhood with DH tonight.

Sigh, after many months - -I got on my stepper today. And lasted a whole 12 minutes. I'm aiming for 15(!) tomorrow!

Julie

Way to go Julie - 12 minutes is alot for a re-starter...you go girl!

Thanks, Star, it's a beginning -- I figured I still have about 4 weeks on hold, and I'd really like to get back to where I left . . and a little bit more would be good, too!

Julie

And I spent half an hour in the yard, too, trying to pull up little trees that are growing where they aren't supposed to. My hands hurt.