Exercise and Weight Loss

[Kay]

Congratulations Alk1113 for recognizing your weight gain patterns and taking a public stand to manage it!

Aside from increasing activity, portion size is critical. What is considered a normal portion in restaurants is way larger than it should be. I don't eat a lot of fast foods, but if I am at McDonald's, I choose a Happy Meal and select milk for my beverage. My husband and I have also begun splitting meals or we take home doggie bags. We eventually got over being embarrassed -- our health is more important!

[Carlyn]

Hi Buggsie, my son is fifteen and my daughter is three. I'll be 44 later this year and I certainly don't feel it. Oh, I'm aware of the changes in my body and my skin, but so far nothing terrible. My mother and older sister, she's 8 years older, are great role models for me. They both look at least 10 years younger than their age and are both healthy and active. My mother has always taken care of her skin and my sister and I have followed closely in her footsteps. My mother is a voracious fruit and vegetable eater and so am I. I just need to reintroduce exercise into my life and I'll be set. I love group fitness classes at the gym and weight training. It really does make a difference in how my body looks without changing my weight.

I'm sure you look a hell of a lot better than what you're letting on We are our own worst critic, aren't we?

[alk1113]

I had an appointment at the weight loss clinic. Down 4.2% body fat! Woot woot! A month of success! The doctor has apparently set next month's goal at 10 lbs! Eeek!

[alk1113]

Hi Buggsie, my son is fifteen and my daughter is three. I'll be 44 later this year and I certainly don't feel it. Oh, I'm aware of the changes in my body and my skin, but so far nothing terrible. My mother and older sister, she's 8 years older, are great role models for me. They both look at least 10 years younger than their age and are both healthy and active. My mother has always taken care of her skin and my sister and I have followed closely in her footsteps. My mother is a voracious fruit and vegetable eater and so am I. I just need to reintroduce exercise into my life and I'll be set. I love group fitness classes at the gym and weight training. It really does make a difference in how my body looks without changing my weight.

I'm sure you look a hell of a lot better than what you're letting on We are our own worst critic, aren't we?

My goodness - I'd give my left leg to be a voracious vegetable and fruit eater. Lmao. I hate vegetables! I despise them!!!

[alk1113]

Congratulations Alk1113 for recognizing your weight gain patterns and taking a public stand to manage it!

Aside from increasing activity, portion size is critical. What is considered a normal portion in restaurants is way larger than it should be. I don't eat a lot of fast foods, but if I am at McDonald's, I choose a Happy Meal and select milk for my beverage. My husband and I have also begun splitting meals or we take home doggie bags. We eventually got over being embarrassed -- our health is more important!

Thanks so much Kay I appreciate it

[Buggsiebee]

Haha Alk! You sound like my sons They also don't 'do' veg!
Fortunately I LOVE salads, but I find the best way to get fruit into me is to take it along to work. If I'm hungry, I'll eat it. It's not that I don't like fruit, but I wouldn't choose it over bread. Basically I'm a carb junkie which is why I need lots of muscle mass to chomp all the carb calories I consume. Do you know that muscle eats calories even while you sleep?

[alk1113]

Haha Alk! You sound like my sons They also don't 'do' veg!
Fortunately I LOVE salads, but I find the best way to get fruit into me is to take it along to work. If I'm hungry, I'll eat it. It's not that I don't like fruit, but I wouldn't choose it over bread. Basically I'm a carb junkie which is why I need lots of muscle mass to chomp all the carb calories I consume. Do you know that muscle eats calories even while you sleep?

Omg! I knoooooow! I love bread AND CHEESE! I just quit them though. I quit everything I'm so glutinous I know nothing in moderation lmao

[Buggsiebee]

I think yes sport is the only thing to live healthy and lose weight but when i see how much my very sporty officemates do get sometimes weird illness from sport i think yes sport is killing
So very sporty Buggsie since you only have some boys you can put me into your "last will" as the receiver for your brushes collection
Muaahahahahhaha sorry i hope you forgive me my thoughts maybe you live a hundred years longer with your stealed hard body than me "couch brush petting thing"

Hey Kiki , I only do as much sport as I have to to keep my body healthy. I'm NOT a sport junkie at all, although I admit that I do feel better about me when I leave the gym after a good session.
My dog sitter is a sport fanatic & has just had to have a back op because she had so much pain that she hasn't slept through at night for over a year.
My ex hubby played soccer from the moment he could walk & played professional soccer for many years and he too has plenty issues with his joints, neck & back. So YES, I agree, Sport is Mord.....if you overdo it. We know the rule.....everything in moderation!!! ......except when collecting brushes & things of course

[Melissa]

Do you know that muscle eats calories even while you sleep?

Buggsie...this is what my personal trainer told me a while back. I jumped
On those weight dumbles immediately!
But its true though!!

I really need to rediscover my "six packs" again!! I barely see them anymore
Oh and thank goodness I have trained myself to love veg n fruit! I eat lots of them every day!
My stomach cant bare much meat or dairy and gluten. So I eat fish almost every day and I make my own glutenfree crispy mueslie for breakfast.
And I leave out pasta n bread too! From time to time rice, esp when my Mom is cooking her delicious Indonesian dishes

Not much left for me to eat huh!!

But if its "that time of month" again hell breaks loose in my fridge Hello muffins, chocolate, Haagen Dasz and frites Gluten n sugarfree muffins tho LOL

[Buggsiebee]

It sounds like you will be seeing your six pack soon! Your diet sound super healthy! I wish that I ate more fish......and I'm not talking tinned tuna here My boys don't 'do' fish either, so it's kind of a waste of time to cook it as it would only be for me & I'd have to do something different for them. I swear that my stomach would digest stones! I really can't begin to imagine how difficult it must be to have food intollerances/ allergies. Perhaps one is forced to eat more healthily?