Hi everyone. I am returning to weights after a loooooong layoff. I am a 44 year old SAHM with 3 boys (11, 10 & 7). I am 5'9" a weigh 267 (gasp!) I enjoy weights and hate cardio. I do plan to add walking starting Monday.
A neighbor of mine offered to set up a meal plan for me (she is a former trainer) but I told her that I know what to do, I just have to get off my but and DO IT!
Hi.
I am in the same boat as you. I know what to do. Just to lazy to actually do it!
Are you going to follow a program or just make up one yourself?
Welcome aboard.
Working on my own plan. I am starting gradualy so I won't get too sore and discouraged. Kinda hard when I can remember what I used to lift. The first feew weeks I am doing a simple 2 day split of the upper and lower body. Staring Monday I will start walking 3 days a week for a few weeks and then bump it up until I am walking 5 to 6 days a week.
I'm pretty new to lifting, and pretty weak. One thing that helps me is to keep telling myself that any improvement I make in myself is worth is. Others will always be stronger and fitter than me, but I'm at least a little better than I was before. It's been a good motivator for me.
Hi everyone,
I am 23 years old and overweight!!! I started out last summer weighing in about 192 (acch!) and have slowly lost a few pounds. I am now at 180. I joined ediets a few months ago but just like Dennise, I basically know what I have to do to lose weight, its just getting motivated to do something about it that is the hard part. I stumbled across stumptuous.com a couple of weeks ago and started lifting at my gym. I go to a ladies gym, so of course all the dumbells and body bars are pink and purple (barf). Last weekend I decided to go out and buy myself a bench and a weight set at WalMart and have been doing it on my own and I absolutely love it. I am a little sad at how little weight I can do, but just in the 3 weeks I have been weight training, I have seen a dramatic difference in my arms and chest. What plan are you all doing? Anybody have any success with one in particular? I have not read the Body for Life book and am just trying to find the most info on the net that I can. I would love to replace all this fat with muscle and have some ladies to talk about it with.
PS I hate cardio!
Leslie, you sound like my kind of gal. stumptuous.com is one of my favorite sites too. No nonsense weight training advice. There is nothing wrong with womens bodybuilding and fitness competions but some of the boards are so caught up in contest prep it is hard to gather practical information.
Hello!
Iam new to this board also, but have been reading for a couple of days and sure like all the great info and "transforming" stories about you all!
I am trying to get back into my weights/cardio routine after having about a month off because of moving and a 2 week vacation to Mexico.
I find it hard to workout some days because of my almost 2 year old son, but now that the snow has finally melted we are walking daily.
Anyone have some fresh triceps exercises? Im bored of the cable pulldowns and behind-the-head extensions.....
Thanks
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You'll get there, and it sounds like you have a workable plan. 
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of the cable pulldowns and behind-the-head extensions.....