Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy Mele- My dad has the bodybugg! He even wrote a review on it <a href="http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/testimonials_detail.php?story=31" target="_blank">http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/...story=31</a> He looks and feels great. His goal was to climb to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite and he did that this past summer!!!
Originally Posted By mele Oh cool about your dad. Whatta guy! :-D Now I'm even more tempted to buy the bodybugg. (Yes, I did see it on The Biggest Loser on Tuesday but I first saw it on the 24 Hour Fitness website.) Probably should have bought the bodybugg instead of my new Kitchen Aid mixer. ;-) And yes, round is a shape! LOL amazed, good luck to your husband today.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Top of the morning to everyone! HOW ARE WE DOING???? I found this article on MSN this morning and I just had to post it. It confirms just about everything we've been discussing here. Good for us! 20 TIPS FOR PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS Here are 20 ideas to reinforce your healthy lifestyle and to keep you committed to permanent weight loss. 1. Exercise 30 to 60 minutes each day --If time is limited, exercise for several brief periods throughout the day—for example, three 10-minute sessions rather than one 30-minute session. 2. Eat three healthy meals during the day, including a good breakfast-- Skipping meals causes increased hunger and may lead to excessive snacking. 3. Focus on fruits and vegetables-- Top off your morning cereal with sliced strawberries or bananas. Stir berries or peaches in yogurt or cottage cheese. Liven up your sandwiches with vegetables, such as tomato, lettuce, onion, peppers and cucumber. 4. Weigh yourself regularly-- Monitoring your weight can tell you whether your efforts are working and can help you detect small weight gains before they become even larger. 5. Don't keep comfort foods in the house-- If you tend to eat high-fat, high-calorie foods when you're upset, depressed or bored, don't keep them around. Availability of food is one of the strongest factors in determining how much a person eats. 6. Plan a family activity-- Get the family together to go for a bike ride, play disc golf or kick the ball around in the yard. 7. Eat healthy foods first-- Eat foods that are healthy and low in calories first so that when it comes time to enjoy your favorites—sweets or junk food, for example—you won't be so hungry. 8. Pay attention to portions-- Serve meals already dished onto plates instead of placing serving bowls on the table. Take slightly less than what you think you'll eat. You can always have seconds, if really necessary. 9. Create opportunities to be active-- Wash your car at home instead of going to the car wash. Bike or walk to the store. Participate in your kid's activities at the playground or park. 10. Sit down together for family meals-- Avoid eating in front of the television. TV viewing strongly affects how much and what people eat. 11. See what you eat-- Eating directly from a container gives you no sense of how much you're eating. Seeing food on a plate or in a bowl keeps you aware of how much you're eating. 12. Vary your activities-- Regularly change your activity routine to avoid exercise burnout. Walk a couple of days, swim another and go for a bike ride on the weekend. Seek out new activities—karate, ballroom dancing, cross-country skiing, tennis or Pilates. 13. De-stress your day-- Stress can cause you to eat more. Develop strategies that can help you relax when you find yourself becoming stressed. Exercise, deep breathing, muscle relaxation techniques and even a good laugh can ease stress. 14. Eat at home-- People eat more food in restaurants than at home. Limit how often you eat at restaurants. If you do eat out, decide what and how much you're going to eat before you start and have the rest boxed to go. 15. Plan healthy snacks-- The best snacks include fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products. Fruit smoothies, sliced fresh fruit and yogurt, whole-grain crackers, and carrot and celery sticks with peanut butter are all good choices. 16. Start your day with a high-fiber breakfast cereal, such as bran flakes, shredded wheat or oatmeal-- Opt for cereals with "bran" or "fiber" in the name. Or add a few tablespoons of unprocessed wheat bran to your favorite cereal. 17. Walk for 10 minutes over your lunch hour or get up a few minutes earlier in the morning and go for a short walk. 18. Plan a week's worth of meals at a time-- Make a detailed grocery list to eliminate last-minute trips to the grocery store and impulse buys. 19. Look for a distraction when you're fighting a craving-- Call a friend, put on music and dance or exercise, clean the house, pull weeds in your garden, or run an errand. When your mind is occupied with something else, the cravings quickly go away. 20. Reward yourself-- Losing weight and keeping the pounds off is a major accomplishment. Celebrate your success with nonfood rewards, such as new clothes or an outing with friends.
Originally Posted By pixar_fan Good post 999Haunts! Kind of sums it all up, doesn't it? I actually resisted the snooze bar this morning at got to the gym at 6am. It felt great!
Originally Posted By alexbook Okay, I really need to remind myself about today being a new day and not being able to do anything about yesterday. After work last night, I was pretty tired and down, and I really pigged out on ice cream. I thought it would help me feel better, but of course it didn't. Ugh. So now I have to try to get myself back on track and not go into those thoughts of, "I already messed up, so why not have a brownie as well?"
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl alexbook- Step away from the brownies! They will make you feel even ickier! I too suffer from the all or nothing mentality. I have a friend that says this after a run-in with something like ice cream or cookies. "Call it a vegetable and move on."
Originally Posted By peeaanuut so I decided to switch up the breakfast. normal breakfast - Grab Bag of doritos, 16oz energy drink, pack of mini donuts Today- 13.5oz original pulp free simply orange juice, yoplait lite fat free yogurt. that has been it so far, but I have a banana and some oatmeal sitting here just in case I need a snack. Lunch looks to be a can of progresso Manhattan clam chowder. Lets see how I hold up before I go crazy and hit the vending machine. BTW: does anyone else use Gyminee.com to log their food and workouts? Its a really good site and has a great iPhone based website to easily add food and your workout while at the gym.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Great post 999Haunts. I am going to go and take a quick walk before I go and eat my rotisserie chicken I brought for lunch. I ended up hitting the snooze bar this morning so instead of getting up at 5:00 AM, it was 5:35 so I only had time to get in 15 minutes of workout. Now I will go and walk, and get in another 15 to make 30 for the day.
Originally Posted By pixar_fan Help! Tuxedo cake at work for a co-workers birthday! It's my favorite!
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney Be strong pixar_fan..no cake is worth the outcome!!!!! I was good last night and had some chili over salad. (No diary). This morning I have had a poached egg and two turkey sausage links For a snack last hour I had a granny smith apple So far I have had half my water for the day already (and we won't mention the multiple trips to powder my nose because of this...lol) And the plan is 4 oz of chicken and a 6 oz green salad with lemon again for lunch. If I get hungry, I have an orange for later I am planning oven baked salmon with a side of steamed veggies for dinner (my daughter loves fish but hates fish sticks...amazes me every time!)
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney I am so proud of all of us! We are off to a great start. I am really looking forward to upcoming mini meet. I have my reservations through HoJo's for that time already. And I got a great ET rate for the room ($59!!) Whohoooo
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains MLD - I was reading the people magazine about the people who lost half their size and they had some people that did a food journal for 4 days - the one thing they pointed out is women need 3 servings of Dairy a day - for the calcium and the vitamin d.
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney I couldn't agree more...trust me; I am not in danger of not getting enough calcium or vitamin D. I drink milk, eat cheese, and have yogurt all the time. I mentioned no dairy on the chili because that would up the calories. I have cheese with salads or sometimes I have a small amount of sliced turkey breast with a slice or two of cheese as a small meal. I have had a theory for many years but only have been putting it into practice recently. Here it is: Whole foods in moderation are better the low calorie foods in larger portions. Let me clarify: I have found that many low calorie foods are full of preservatives. In my journey to a healthier me, I am attempting to not only eat right but eat healthy! I want to cut out as much of the preservative foods as I can. For example, I would rather have a very small dab of real butter then margarine (which I hate). I cannot stand the taste of most diet foods and the stuff that is in them...EEK! Some things with preservatives I just deal with, but if I can find something without them, then that is they way I try to go. I figure this is the best thing for my toddler as well. So generally if it is good for her, it will be good for me. But I have to continually watch the portions I eat. This is hard in today's bigger, biggest portion size driven society. I totally bought into that thinking for too many years. The "Get the most for your money, no matter what" thinking. It is one of the biggest things I have to fight against constantly!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains We have done the same with packaged foods and such. We eat more food made at home - and not out of a box. We are working on moderation. We quit buying the preshredded cheeses, mac and cheese in a box... We are really working on real foods not processed.
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney Ah gottaluvdavillains, you are doing the same thing! My sister thinks it is a good idea, but takes to much effert for her and her husband. My interpretation is that, one body, one life. I used to say the old saying "life is short make it a good one", but I have rethought that recently. Life is the longest thing we will ever do, so make it the best! ~~smile~~
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Thanks 999 HAUNTS. That list of 20 things to do to keep the weight off is very helpful and great advise.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I find it very challenging to keep junk food out of the house. And anyone ever notice how food just seems to be everywhere? It just seems to be a big part of any social engagement. I think one thing that the list doesn't bring up is just how easy it is to head down to the grocery store and get unhealthy food, like cake and ice cream when you have a craving. LOL....
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy I have discovered a new taste that is yummy! My DD3 eats the same thing for luch Peanut Butter Sandwich, no jelly. I usually have this with her too with chips n dip and then some goldfish,more goldfish and then more chips ect. Today I made a turkey sandwich on 9 grain bread (that in itself was filling) but I was missing my chips n dip so I had carrot chips- carrots sliced very thin and wavy in the organic section and dipped them in fresh salsa YUM YUM YUM. I am not very full I also had a 1/2 glass of milk
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom What I find helpful is to making the gym a part of my normal daily routine. I really, really don't want to go to the gym after work each day. So I put myself on cruise control and just head to the gym and start working out. One thing I find helpful at the gym is that after going to this gym for over a year now I have made a few friends and know many people by face. For me the gym has become a place where I workout with friends.
