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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 2:42 pm
The thing is that your body resists losing weight. Being a little chubby used to be a good thing (a few centuries ago)! Don't be discouraged. You're doing great! What may happen is that the pounds will start coming off all at once.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 2:59 pm
Thx Jimmer, I'll definitely keep at it; I'm pretty stubborn and this healthy stuff is getting annoying. I just don't want to end up with 24inch biceps! There is no way I am giving up. If it takes longer, so be it.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 5:37 pm
I would talk to your trainer Shadoe and let tell them that you want to focus more on weight loss rather than muscle gain. They may get you to do more cardio etc., rather than too many weights.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 6:49 pm
WHAT!?!?! My mother is in here in the weight loss thread? Give me a break. Mother, you look great. You haven't looked this good since before you had me. Now it's one thing to have a healthy lifestyle and go to the gym, and to want to be "in shape", but it is a COMPLETELY different thing to say you want to lose weight. Mother, you are muscular, but there is NO REASON you need to lose any weight. Get out of this thread right now. You belong here as much as I do. Go play in the "work out" thread. There will be no more of this "losing weight" nonsense. I mean it!! Out!
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 9:53 pm
OK Eeyore knows best; I'll take my thunder thighs and bulging biceps into the workout thread. Skootz, I think we are moving to more of a cardio theme in workouts. He said 2 days will be like today's workout, then the 3rd will be 35 min on one machine for the bulk of that session. I don't listen to what he plans; I just listen to what he barks and say OK next after each exercise. Eeyore is right about my being muscular; I still expected to be able to lose a few numbers on the scale as well as tone up. I must accept part of the blame because I admit to loving the weights.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 4:59 am
I somehow feel insulted.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 6:40 am
Shadoe - thanks for the info in the tattoo thread I passed it on. Maybe you lose inches versus pounds. I was always under the impression that a pound of fat = a pound of muscle but the muscle is just leaner and takes up less space. It sounds like from what you and Eeyore say you do run to muscle, I'd measure, you'll know if that is what's happen. But I know what you mean seeing that scale move is gratifying if that is what you want to see happen. Good luck with the trainer, he sounds like a task master!
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 9:43 am
I hope you aren't feeling insulted by ME Jasper.... I know my mother. She has that body type that instantly gains muscle. She's built like a running back in football. Her shoulders have always been wide, and she had to resort to MEN'S blazers back in the 80's when women went for that power shoulders look. I've seen my mother for the last 30 years, and I have seen recent pictures of her (we live across th country from each other). I can safely say she has never looked slimmer, and I am worried that my mother sometimes tends to get extreme, and she may take the weight loss too far. I think that she doesn't need to lose anymore weight, and she should only continue to maintain a healthy lifestyle. I think that I can say these things, because I know my mother better than anyone else, and I know her body. I would never generalize my opinions onto other people, nor should anyone take my opinions of my mother personally. Right now, my mother looks worrisome slim. Sure she's no Nicole Richie, but I've never seen her so thin. I just don't want the joy of measurable weight loss to be my mother's focus, because at some point, one has to stop losing weight and be satisfied. That stopping point is different for everyone.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 11:17 am
Hey Jasper, Eeyore is my practical, logical, sensible daughter who keeps me in line when I go overboard. I for sure have never been a lean and lanky body type, and I have also never been patient LOL. It bothers me that I lose weight everywhere - right down to my fingers and toes, so it's hardly noticeable, being spread all over the body. I am for sure stubborn when I make up my mind to do something, and I do know I need to fine tune what I have been doing. Instead of so much weights, we need to swing way over to the cardio. I completely understand why I am heavier because I am super solid now. I had to LOL about Eeyore's linebacker comment - yup, that's me for sure! The hardest areas still need my focus and that's the core. While I don't expect to have a visible 6pack mid section, I would still like to burn off some of that area. And that, we all know means cardio and diet - no getting around it. And now it's time to eat some baked fish and rest up for the tattoo convention that starts tomorrow afternoon.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 11:31 am
Shadoe, I think we must have similar body types. As I mentioned before, I have upped my cardio significantly since January (3-4 Spinning classes a week in addition to a mix of core and step classes), in the hopes of losing poundage, but haven't lost one pound on the scale. But guess if I'm going to be honest, I do notice a (slight) difference in the way my clothes fit, and during a touch-base session a week ago with my trainer (who went on maternity leave and I hadn't worked out with in a year) said my "body had changed significantly." I guess I am what they call "thick." I am definitely muscular. I am definitely solid. To be honest, I just really wish I could get SMALLER, too. The only time in my adult life I have been truly thin (i.e., not like I am now) is when I went through something really tragic and basically didn't eat for 6 months. But, while everyone told me during that time how great I looked, I couldn't have taken 5 minutes of a Spinning class without passing out. Heart disease runs rampant through my family (not to mention that my mom has/had breast cancer). I keep trying to remind myself that by working out and eating healthy, I'm hopefully doing my health a big big favor. That being thinner isn't always better. But it's not always easy, when I can't even fit into a size large, not to feel discouraged after working out so much. After all that, I really just wanted to say, Shadoe, that you're not alone!! P.S. -- hope no one minds my rambling about this stuff here -- getting it out of my system is part of the process and is helpful to me! Everyone here is inspirational for me... P.S.S. -- Shadoe, join us in the 2006 Workout thread. I find it motivational to post my gym workout minutes, watch my progress, and have emotional/moral support from others!!!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 2:38 pm
I think I got a little burned out. I was doing the same routines 7 days a week with little or no change in them. Plus with all that has been going on with Zoe and finding out we have another one on the way...consiously or subconsiously...I've really been wanting my comfort foods....ya know...hot wings, chinese, mexican, sweet tea, chips and a host of others. I mean, I'm still proud of what I have accomplished; considering I never thought I would/cold do it...and it worries the bejeesus out of me to think I could put all that weight back on almost faster than I took it off. I may have lost some focus.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 9:48 am
So ... I've been going to the gym for 2 weeks now. I've been concentrating on cardio, 30 minutes on the life cycle & 10 on the eliptical. Crunches and weights for arms. The first week I went 3 times, the second 4 times. I'm enjoying the experience and feel like I'm pushing myself. My question is ... when can I expect to see some weight loss???
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - 10:37 am
That's a tough question to answer. I have lost size but gained weight. Your better question would be when can I expect to see some improvement, overall? I would say at least 6 weeks before you see some sort of noticeable change, but I have no idea if that change will include a drop in the number on the scale. It takes that long for something to become a bit of a habit. It's better to judge by how you feel inside, by how your clothes are fitting, and other similar measurements. The best thing about exercising is to be enjoying yourself because then you will want to continue. Remember it's the quality of your exercise rather than quantity that will get you the best results.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 7:50 pm
Nic - It was about a month and a half to two months before I really started noticing the weight coming off. It's like one morning I looked in the mirror and really looked at myself and I could see my cheeck bones. Then I began noticing my pants were loose and started having to cinch my belt up tighter. Then I went out to buy some windpants to work out in and I bought Large because that's what I always bought (Large or X-large, depending on who made the clothes) and I got home to try them on and it was like wearing a tent. I had to take them back and by mediums. So just stick with it. It may seem slow at first but it does start comimg off and you may just notice small changes at first, but it'll come. As for me...I'm going to join a gym. I'm so burnt out working out at home by myself. I figure a gym can help keep me motivated. I haven't really been eating right these past few weeks and I'm starting to notice it. Y'all say a prayer to the workout gods/diet gods for me.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Friday, June 23, 2006 - 12:33 am
Nick I am sure you will love the gym - I think there are so many more things you can do at the gym as they have more equipment than you could ever need and loads of room to move around. I think it would be best to have at least one or two sessions with a trainer to get to know the gym you have chosen. You can also get some great directions from these professionals in how to continue your progress. I am keeping a diary of every single item I am eating and drinking so I can look at my diet with my trainer. He wants to see if we can find the reason I am losing size but bulking up and not losing weight. I think I am just prone to getting muscley. We are changing some of the exercises I am doing by adjusting what muscles I work on which machines. I just think I am doomed to get bulky so I will settle for being healthy. For sure you can get motivation at the gym - there was a lady on the rower next to me the other day who told my trainer he was doing a great job because he was getting her to work harder on the rower by what he was telling me! Gyms are great; misery loves company.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, June 23, 2006 - 6:32 am
Nick ... I'm loving the gym! Although I'm concentrating on cardio, it's fun to try out all the weight machines. I'm learning a lot about my body and waiting for the weight to start dropping off. I know you can do it Nick ... let us know what you think! 
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 3:11 pm
I might as well join this group too. I have lost 37 pounds already but was quite naughty this weekend. Instead of, not in addition to, regular food I splurged. I did not gain any weight,thankfully and am ready to re-start my week eating healthy foods and enjoying this beautiful weather we are blessed with in British Columbia.
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 3:34 pm
My sister and I decided to go back to weight watchers on Monday (that is when the meeting is). I need to lose a minimum of 30 lbs. I started to watch my eating habits, and I already lost 2 lbs. I am so excited. I have to lose some weight and tone up for Aug. 26th and I am really nervous about it. But I made myself a promise I will only look for 2 lbs a week and when I meet that goal I can walk away feeling accomplished instead of beating myself up.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 11:42 am
Hello all! Still plugging away, a little disgruntled with the darn scale though. Not feeling my best lately.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 12:38 pm
You n me both, Jasper. I hate my scale and have decided I should just toss it out the window. I give up on the numbers; I swear I have gained 2lbs. You guys must be slicing the weight off. I am working my butt off at the gym, keeping my HR up around 160-170+ for an hour 3 times a week, sweating at least 20lbs of sweat each session, and what does it get me? I am 2lbs heavier! It really doesn't help that much when people say I look like I have lost alot of weight and want to know what I have been doing. I feel like looking over my shoulder and saying who are you talking about? It can't be me! So I give up on the numbers, but I'll stick with the gym and proper diet and no smoking or drinking. I don't think old Ukrainian females are built to be slim; it goes against the genes. There, I am done venting now and will finish my protein shake.
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 9:04 am
hubby and I have been quite successful so far by using Hydroxycut from the health food store. It really does cut your appetite. On Saturday we both had some with our morning coffee and vitamins and were able to go til lunch without stopping to eat. So we are both getting thin together. THAT is what is going to make the difference this time.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 11:44 am
Erniesgirl, do you mean you are just not eating regular meals using the Hydroxy?
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 11:55 am
Shadoe, I think I'm going to stop getting on the scale for a while, as I too am working out regularly (getting enough cardio, I'm sure of it), and am not losing much (it yo-yos about 3 pounds up and down). I'll keep with the workouts and working on my diet, but I'm not going to get on the scale for a while. I'll just keep sucking down the liter of water I'm drinking with lunch.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 12:08 pm
Hydroxycut is illegal up here.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 3:11 pm
Erniesgirl, I don't think it's a good idea to go a long time without some type of food. Something about blood sugar levels comes to mind. When you deprive your body, sometimes you body will just slow down to adjust to the drought of nutrition. How often you eat is as important as what you eat. You would do better to eat more frequently, but smaller portions. I honestly don't go longer than a couple hours without eating something. I am never hungry and seldom consume more than 1800 calories in a day. That's with 500 in my breakfast at 5am. There is no magical fast fix to good health and fitness. Yankee, I am glad I am not the only one not getting far with numbers. I figure if we look and feel better, that's good enough. Maybe one day, we too will have better luck with our numbers.
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