need advice on losing weight

[ppcock]

jib

and if you dont want to do jib

I find "exercising" boring.

So i go play sports

Soccer
hockey

sometimes I just put my headphones on and walk around downtown for 3 hours.

[krisamata]

^^^ of course i dont wanna do jib, you should know that

[ppcock]

i'll play tennis with you!

i'm mart sampras.

but more homo.

[krisamata]

^^^ tennis eh?!!?

i have too much power for tennis hahaha

[bl0nde]

walking around downtown would actually be really fun as a form of exercise.. next time im bored im sooo doing that.

[ppcock]

good times indeed, go to the beach and walk around the english bay.

awesome rad.

[Ree Fresh]

Originally Posted by .daisy.

I'm trying to keep to my NY resolution of losing about ten or fifteen more lbs before summer comes and so far it's been working

This is what I've been doing:
-watching everything that goes in my body (opt'ing for more veggies, no fast food, no cheese and sub'ing white bread for brown)
-working out 3-4 times a week
-walking places as much as possible
-No coffee. It's not as much the coffee as the amount of sugar I have to put in it to make it taste the way I like. Now I'm only drinking green tea and making sure I am drinking at least two of my huge Nalgene bottles of water a day
-I do 150 sit ups a day (reflecting on this I know that's not very many but I hate doing sit ups and I'm sure it'll get easier for me to do them later down the road)
-cardio cardio cardio (this is REALLY important)

Remember that it's healthy to lose about 2lbs a week. Dont stress yourself to much about the actual numbers. Care more about making a positive lifestyle change and being active and feeling good about yourself.

So far I've lost about 2 dress sizes (I'm now easily fitting a size four) and really starting to notice the benefits in my health, pyhsically and mentally.

Keep at it hunny :)

It took me 2 years to go down 4-5 sizes (20-25 lbs) so keep it up grils dont give up! The good thing is it has all become habbit so I know I can stay were I am now :)

As for the sit ups... mad props, i could never do that many and I hate to say that there probly doing nothing :( Next time talk to me and ill give yeah some advice on some techniques you can do so about 25 of them can equal 150 situps!!!

If you need to push yourself join a class! I forsed myself to go last week even though I was literaly falling asleep in some parts of class lol.

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by mojo

(ps:i have gained 8 pounds in the last month!!! there is hope for you to loose it if i can gain it:P )

ps: those arms! :)

[.muffy.]

Originally Posted by wellbelove's

It took me 2 years to go down 4-5 sizes (20-25 lbs) so keep it up grils dont give up! The good thing is it has all become habbit so I know I can stay were I am now :)

As for the sit ups... mad props, i could never do that many and I hate to say that there probly doing nothing :( Next time talk to me and ill give yeah some advice on some techniques you can do so about 25 of them can equal 150 situps!!!

If you need to push yourself join a class! I forsed myself to go last week even though I was literaly falling asleep in some parts of class lol.

you guys are lucky that you never saw me at my heaviest (185-190lbs) I've been slowly working off the weight gradually over the course of 4-5 years and I'm now at 130lbs
Rhia: we should sign up for a class together...I've been looking for someone to do it with but can never find anyone interested...ya down?

[Ree Fresh]

Originally Posted by .daisy.

you guys are lucky that you never saw me at my heaviest (185-190lbs) I've been slowly working off the weight gradually over the course of 4-5 years and I'm now at 130lbs
Rhia: we should sign up for a class together...I've been looking for someone to do it with but can never find anyone interested...ya down?

I just started a philates class at parkgate. I know what you mean its kinda wierd ebign the only one with out kids and still in my 20's lol. When traveling I use to try drop in at diffrent gyms all the time... thia box, arobics, yoga etc... all fun but I think philates is one of my favorites. Its absoluty ideal as a basic source to ANY type of excersice! Its awsome as I can use with gymnastics, walking, out at the club (I wasnt joking when I said "drunk philates" lol) and yes right now at my computer.

[veN]

^ I've never done pilates, but yoga ruuuuuules :)

I really need to find a new class, or a good dvd/vid.

Hrmph.

[Ree Fresh]

^ I was never a huge fan of yoga... at least excersie wise. However there are tons of yoga-philates combineded classes out there! My instructor already includes some yoga in our class. Otherwise alot of philates is based on breathing and proper technique anyways.

[(val)Liam]

if you eat right while working at a labour job that'll get you lean... I eat horribly but I don't gain weight because my current job keeps it down...

[krisamata]

so some people have asked how this is going for me so far


i got a setback cause i was sick with something unknown which is still affecting me....but i got back to going to the gym after a few week hiatus...


and while i was sick i ate crap


buuuut...i hvae almost 2 inches off my waist gone ... and i've dropped 6-8 pounds (havent checked again since last week)

[timmy!]

If anyone is interested, there's a book written by John Stanton (founder of the running room stores, and the dude that writes the programs in the province newspaper for the marathon team) called "running: start to finish". This book is a running bible. I know books aren't for everybody, but it's grade 7 reading level and very short and to the point.

The book has 19 chapters and basically teaches people to run. From building your program, to stretching, types of running, nutrition, strength training, and women's training. It even comes with a very handy training schedule for a beginner, intermediate and advanced runner.

I highly recommend it, and no i'm not related to him or anything.

[Kelster]

good job krista! i've been meaning to ask how it was going.


i've lost a couple pounds within the last couple of weeks. been doing my gym routine, threw some lunges in they do wonders. the pool at my gym just recently opened up again, so i've been doing laps after every workout aaaaand today there was a free aquasize class i took advantage of! fuck yes!

[veN]

I've noticed that I watch a lot more tellie than I used to. I think being sick so much over the winter I was home more to get caught up in prime time tellie shows. I'm looking into making a deal with myself to only get to watch tellie as much as I am exercising.

For example, during the week there is about 4 hrs worth of tellie I enjoy watching (weekly shows), so I should be doing about 4 hours of exercise per week. With a recumbant bike in my downstairs rec/tellie room and a bowflex arriving soon, I might actually be able to make this happen. In fact, I could be peddling WHILE watching American's Next Top Model instead of kickin in on the couch.

I'm not on a mission to lose weight or shape up, I just recognise the benefit of being physically active. I am also looking into a new yoga class, and considering going back to dance now that I'm done with cold/flu season.

[FireWire]

A guaranteed way to lose 1 to 5 pounds is to do the following:

1. Wake up and eat breakfast.
2. Don't eat anything for the rest of that day.
3. Break out at night and go to a rave (hardcore rave preferably) and rave your freakin' soul out. Once you start sweating and feel sweat running down like a waterfall, then you know it's working.
4. Keep yourself hydrated with small doses of water or Red Bull (optional).
5. Go to sleep at 4 or 5 AM.
6. Wake up the next morning and weigh yourself.

Congratulations! You have just lost 1 to 5 pounds!

For best effects of this therapy, repeat three to four times a week.

[veN]

^ Haha... Don't forget to do lots of jib too!

[Roxxy Rollin]

hey there!! I would just like to add that about 2 yrs ago I used to weigh 165 pounds, and I tried everything I could to loose the weight. I worked out everyday and ate very healthy.... but no luck until..... I went to a naturopath!!! You see before I used to take anti depressants which slows down your metabolism which can make you gain weight, and since that crap stays in your system (stores in your liver) just like any other chemical.... Your body wont return to its normal weight nor work properly until it is flushed out. You need all of your internal organs to be working 100% properly in order for you to be REALLY healthy. So I took the Chinese medicines that my naturopath gave me and within 2 months I dropped 40 pounds!! I wasn't fat I was just retaining water basically. I didn't excersize or change my diet ( at that time I wasn't on a diet ) and it just dropped off me and I still to this day can eat whatever and not gain weight.


I can reccomend a really good doctor if you would like. Anyone should try and go see a naturopath!! If you are feeling tired all the time or if you crave lots of sugar it just means that you need to clean out your system. When I say crave lots of sugar that usually means that your liver is out of balance so to speak and you need to clear out all the junk that gets stored in there. I didn't go to the nauropath to loose weight, I was going because I have a medical condition that I was trying to fix with natural remidies instead of all the stupid pills my specialist tries to give me, but he told me that I should expect to loose weight because my liver was going to be cleaned out.

The only down side to this is that naturopathic doctors are not covered by the government and so you have to pay.. which can range from about 150$ to 200$ the first visit. On the first visit he does an hour long orientation with you ( nothing an orinary gp would do)... asking you questions regarding your health, your diet, if you've done drugs....so on and so on.... and then he will take the pulse from all your main internal organs.. which I never knew you had... and then rate them on a scale from 1 -10. Mine was a 4 for my liver!!! lol BAD.... and then from there he will prescrib you the right medicines for your problem. The orientation was around 80$ and then the rest of the money went to the medicine.. but I had a lot so it might be different for anyone else. But the good thing is you don't have to stay on them forever.. I was only on them for 6 months.

There is also a naturopathic college in New West, where you can go and get cheaper prices.. just means that students will work with you instead of doctors.

But I'm telling ya.... try to stay away from any kind of chemicals!!! Tylenol, aspirin ...... jib.... E or anthing!!! This shit stores in your body and puts so much strain on YOU!!! If you are sick.. dont take pills to help unless its a really bad infection or something.. Just eat lots of GINGER and PEPPERS!!! They both fight off bacteria!!! Lemon, ginger, and honey tea is the best for a cold of flu!!! Just wait it out... it will take a little longer to get over the cold... but your body will thank you so much in the long run for not taking crapy chemicals. Just think about it, western medicines have only been studied for about 100 years or so... where as Chinese medicines have been studied for over 4000 years!!! You'd think they know what they are doing!!

[krisamata]

^^^ why dont we just say i went to that dude, and you just tell me what he prescribed for you...or you go get an extra refill...and i'll pay u for it haha

[Roxxy Rollin]

White Rock, BC Paul Levendusky, ND
White Rock, British Columbia
Canada
Phone: (604) 536-8600

This is his name and number. A cpl things I'd like to add.... when you go see him just tell him that the reason why you are going there is to get your body back in order because you feel the effects of the drugs you did in the past and you think thats the reason why you have gained weight. A question I should ask first though is before you did the drugs did you struggle with your weight or were you at a weight that you were happy with?

I'm sure whatever he prescribs you will take some weight off. I should add though, its not really about loosing weight, it's about making your body healthy again, and when your body is healthy, it will in return loose the weight.

But I had these pills called "liver toners" and one called "sea of chi" sea of chi was to build up my energy levels again since I was always tired. I took many other medicines but they were for my medical condition, so you wouldnt need those. Trust me though once you' take them you will feel brand new again!!! Just remember to take them everyday. Your appetite will slowly decrease as well, you will feel more full after eating smaller portions of food. Trust me I loved chocolate so much I could eat three chocolate bars in a row, after taking the meds I could only have one bite.. it was weird how my body just rejected it!! and so any "over eating" problems you might have..... will be cured. This all seems to good to be true, but I will preach the sh*t outta naturopathic medicines until the day I die, because I know it works and I believe in it religiously!!!

[miss.myra]

^ Hey, I went to that naturopath before for other things and he did a really, really good job.

Def. reccomend him.


Note: naturopathy is not covered by provincial health plans, if you get extended benefits check w/ your provider first. But it is well worth the cost!

[Roxxy Rollin]

yeah he's great isn't he!!! He really did wonders for me, I can't thank him enough.

[krisamata]

^^^ 2 meals a day is not good. you're body will store that and can make u gain weight



i just had an appointment with a registered dietician....should help