Hi Chubby Lady!
I completely understand where you're coming from. When I first started my business 4 years ago, I spent about 18 to 20 hours a day in my home office. This lasted a full year, and needless to say, I gained a ton of weight. I grabbed any kind of fast food I could get my hands on, was extremely stressed out, and had very little sleep. It's been a long hard road, but I lost 30 pounds... then gained ten of it back. I'm working on it
One thing I wanted to mention was your user name. It's cute, but the mind works by listening to how you talk to, and about yourself. *I hope this makes sense, it's very early for me.* Anyway, people spend a great deal of time talking about how fat, poor, ugly or stupid they are, and don't realize that the mind accepts those message and thinks that that is what they want. The mind is a very powerful thing, it does exactly what you tell it to do by accepting the messages you give it.
Remember the saying "Mind over Matter"? Even if you feel you're chubby, you need to tell yourself that you're lean, strong, healthy and beautiful. Eventually your brain will pick up on that and help you to become that. I've put this to the test over the last 3 years, and it really works. I've completely changed my life, although it's not perfect, I've seen the evidence. I still have weight to get rid of, and am still working on my self-esteem, but it's all greatly improved. There's another saying "Fake it 'Till you Make It". Think and act as though you are the person you want to be, and that's what you'll become.
I've been through many surgeries, and times where exercise was impossible, but a few years ago I found a program that worked really well for me. It's called Body Flex. I've read some posts on this site from other women that have tried it and it worked for most of them as well. It's basically aerobic breathing with some body positions. I lost 15 pounds and 19 inches within the first month. There's a lady that gives the instructions free. I don't think I can put her URL on here, but I'll give you the instructions on how to do it:
"Initially "The Skipped Breath" was created as a technique to help jumpstart losses for those not seeing results with the "BF" breath. Anyone can use it, but since I provide my routine free, I would say, if you have purchased another program on the market and it has been working for you then only use this one to break your plateau, because you will reach one.
Exhale the stale air
Deeply inhale through your nose
Hold for a count of 5
Pah
Tuck tummy as tight as you can
Exercise position
Hold for a count of 8 to 10
This is where it differs from "Body Flex". Instead of the last inhale through your mouth, which is better known as a "gasp", you will release the position and deeply inhale through your nose to start your next rep in the set. The only time you will inhale/gasp is at the end of a set when you are changing to a completely different position. You will also notice during the set that you don't do the first exhale during the routine. You will do it to start a new position set, but not within a set. So let's try it again.
Exhale the stale air
Deep inhale through your nose
Hold for a count of 5
Pah
Tuck tummy as tight as you can
Exercise position
Hold for a count of 8 to 10
Release the position as you are doing the next breath.
Deeply inhale through your nose
Hold for a count of 5
Pah
Tuck tummy as tight as you can
Exercise position
Hold for a count of 8 to 10
Hence the "Skipped Breath". I believe this works by keeping the heart rate up longer.
Looking at the way some have read the instructions in the past, I realized they were not sure how the count to 5 or the 8 to 10 count was done. The counts are a moderate count, not a second count, not too fast and not slow enough to be seconds. I like to call them mini seconds. Incorporate "TSB" into your daily routine. Those of you that do more than one set of "BF" a day should use this for one of those sets. The longer you can go without taking your gasp and the initial starting exhale the better workout you will get. In other words, if you can do a whole set or more without taking what I consider the resting breaths, (gasp, exhale), then you will really feel a blast. Of course you may feel like you are going to pass out from exhaustion, but you won't. LOL!!!!
Proceed with Caution! You may get light headed if you have not properly learned to do deep diaphragmatic breathing. If you experience dizziness or headaches then check out my breathing instructions.
IF YOU ARE PREGNANT PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS ROUTINE DURING ANY TRIMESTER STAGE.
The Skipped Breath method and the "BodyFlex" program are not recommended to be used if you have GLAUCOMA."
If you would like the site address, you can e-mail me and I'll send it to you. My e-mail address is:
[email protected]. Just be sure to put "From 3FC Memeber" in the message subject so I know it's you.
Take good care of yourself. BTW, from now on I'm going to call you LSHB Lady (Lean, Strong, Healthy and Beautiful Lady).
Many blessings!
Bombshell2k
Can ya help a chubby lady????
