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Topic: RE: What are you doing for Exersise ..
Hey Nat sweetie. I would do more toning exercises for you. Stay away from cardiovascular, it that is making you lose. Try maybe something with small weights, and do slow reps. I havent been exercising, been on moderate bed rest for a little over a week, and finally got off of it!!!!!!! I have to watch not to over due anything. Little Mattea has 3 more months, and seems to not want to wait that long, lol. Right now I am only supposed to do things that I have to do like house work, grocery shopping and so on. He said no swimming or walking or exercising still till we are sure the contractions have completely stopped. Im proud to say I ahvent had any contractions since Sunday. He would like to see 2 weeks with no contractions. He said follow the rules, and I should be ok, but if the contractions keep coming I will be on complete bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We cant have that now!!! I do miss you all and sorry I dont post as much. I will try harder.- Melissa
Topic: RE: Please help me out
You sound just like me!!! I didnt have any support groups other than here, and my friends. Lost 115lbs, and still had at least 50 more to go. I can eat anything and dont dump. It will be interesting to see what everyone replies. I sure will need it after the baby is born so I can get back on track.- Melissa
Topic: RE: What are you doing for Exersise ..
I admit I am an exercise JUNKIE!!! I go to group power class 3 x a week - this is my weight lifting class. This class is for muscle endurance....not mass. (I get some mass because I do it at a heavier weight than most people in the class.) I also do Group Kick 3 - 4 days a week. This is a cardio kick-boxing class.
I'm trying to build more muscle mass because I like the way the definition looks on my body so I also work some of the machines on the floor after each weight lifting class. I rotate upper and lower on different days to help with the asemetry with my body.
If I were you I'd go talk to a personal trainer to have them help set you up with a couple of routines. You may need to increase your caloric intake versus what you're burning at the gym to help slow the weight loss down as well. On the average you should eat 2x the amount of calories you intend to burn if you're wanting to maintain. (Example - if you burn 700 calories in a cardio work out - then you should intake 1400......seems like a lot but that helps to maintain.) I know our bodies since this surgery changes how much we eat...but you have to get to the full maintenance stage to really stop loosing and firm everything up.
Hope this helps some.
Dee Dee
Topic: RE: How much have YOU lost
that's 3803........I'm so amazed at everyone's progress!!!
Everyone's done amazingly well!!!!
Topic: RE: Opinions about PayDayPro bar?
Hi Tootsie,
I have not tried the PayDayPro bar,it has to much sugar for me.
I have tried the new "South Beach Diet" Meal Replacement Bar. Made by "Kraft foods" I really like the chocolate peanut butter ones. They are soooo good!
Here's whats in them:
210 calories,19grams protein,7g fat,o trans fat,1g sugar 17g sugar alcohol,75mg potassium,6 net carbs,and 23 vitamins and Minerals.
I got this bar at Walmart.
Jeanne~
Topic: RE: What are you doing for Exersise ..
Hi Natalie
I go to kick boxing once a week and step aerobics once a week and walk a couple other days. In my exercise classes we work with resistance bands (like big rubberbands) for weight training. I really like it. I'm about to step up the walking again to train for the half marathon in January.
Have a great weekend,
Melissa
270/136/128 or so
5'2''
Topic: RE: Doing Better, very few carbs
Oops...I replied to the other post before reading this one. Glad to hear things are better, congrats on being so incredibly close to goal!
Huggers,
Susan
Topic: RE: Why Do I Sabotage Myself?
Try hard to not beat yourself up. It seems that the guilt and self-abuse lead to more depression and feelings of worthlessness, which make us feel powerless over our eating, which in turn leads to overeating, which leads to guilt and self-abuse. You can't expect yourself to be perfect. You will make mistakes. While there are a few souls on this board who CAN manage to have no sweets, I think it's an unrealistic expectation. I think that exercise is incredibly important, but I don't think it should be used as a punishment. I can see why your husband is hesitant to nag you-he is a helpless witness to your self-abuse, watching you be mean to someone he loves. Naturally, when I say all of this, I mostly am referring to myself, and I hope you won't take offense if it really doesn't apply to you (I just sort of thought I saw some similarities).
I sincerely doubt that you gained six pounds of FAT over one weekend. I once read that the most you could realistically gain in a week was something like 2 lbs (the rest just gets pooped out). You're probably just retaining water.
You have already conquered over 100 lbs. 5 or 11 lbs, either way, it's a manageable chunk. It won't come off overnight, and it may not come off by your reconstructive surgery date. If it doesn't, this does not make you a bad person, or a weak one, or an undisciplined wreck. It just makes you HUMAN. You will succeed, but it's essential that you give yourself credit for all the self-discipline, hard work, exercise, and good things you do for yourself. Focus on your strengths-you have so many!!
Hugs,
Susan
Topic: What are you doing for Exersise ..
What are you all doing for exersise ? I was told to cut back as the exersise is causing me to loose more and more .
I need to firm up .. Any suggestions .. I do some weight training but I need some variety ..
How is everyone .. I miss you all .. Remember when we posted daily here .. What are we eating .. Personal Goals .. We need to get back to it .. we are family ..
Love yall !
Natalie
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