MENA diet/exercise thread

[doodlebugg 10]

Well ladies, im happy to announce most of my baby weight is gone, im back into normal clothes..and as soon as i have clearance from the doc, i will start my mission to lose 15lbs....ive had that extra 15 hangin out for the past year, and its gotta go...im already for the most part a pretty healthy eater, so more or less for me is goin to be the exercising...i plan to "unfreeze" my membership to womens workout world, and get back to my turbo kick classes 3 times a week....I CANT WAIT!

*jaw drops*

you lost your baby weight ALREADY??????????????????????/

Dayum girl, my kids are 11 and 12 and I still haven't lost mine!!!

[ya falaha! 0]

Good job, Kelly! How much did you gain?

I only gained about 10 with my first and about 15 with my second. I lost all of it and then some just in the delivery alone. I was heavier at the time so I suppose the babies didn't need for me to gain more than I did.

Well ladies, im happy to announce most of my baby weight is gone, im back into normal clothes..and as soon as i have clearance from the doc, i will start my mission to lose 15lbs....ive had that extra 15 hangin out for the past year, and its gotta go...im already for the most part a pretty healthy eater, so more or less for me is goin to be the exercising...i plan to "unfreeze" my membership to womens workout world, and get back to my turbo kick classes 3 times a week....I CANT WAIT!

[~~~water~~~ 0]

Im back on the wagon.... I feel like such a failure I lost 80 lbs a few years ago, I have now gained all but 5 back ... I really feel so sad about it.... I was doing good for a few weeks, but to do this all over again I just feel so depressed. Im back on weight watchers plan, though i'm going to just do it at home and shoot for an hour of exercise a day.

[Jenn! 918]

I think I've continued to lose weight (based on my clothes), despite my recent lack of exercise. Must be the metabolism thing. I feel like a slug though since I haven't been to the gym. I can't wait to start back up again!

[amal 4]

I bought a bunch of new(er) clothes a few weeks back and now the pants are starting to fall off. thank god for cheap prices! I'm finally starting to notice that part above my belly button starting to shrink a little bit and my rings are becoming a little bit more loose. Not a great deal but enough now to be noticed so I think thats some good progress...only 1 more ton to lose lol! at 10lbs a month..thats 120lbs a year..thats pretty cool if I think about it that way.

[~~~water~~~ 0]

I bought a bunch of new(er) clothes a few weeks back and now the pants are starting to fall off. thank god for cheap prices! I'm finally starting to notice that part above my belly button starting to shrink a little bit and my rings are becoming a little bit more loose. Not a great deal but enough now to be noticed so I think thats some good progress...only 1 more ton to lose lol! at 10lbs a month..thats 120lbs a year..thats pretty cool if I think about it that way.

What has been your diet exercise plan?

[~Jackie~ 30]

Tommorrow starts 'Couch to 5K' for me. I have been putting it off and it is time. I read about this on the net and I think it is do-able for me. I'll let ya know if I make it off the couch.

[Nasturtium 500]

OK! Bumping this back up.

I was tlaking to a new coworker and casually mentioned that I wish I had a treadmill-- and she offered me hers. She says it's brand new and she used it once, then put it away and never took it back out. Awesome!

[Jenn! 918]

Cool, thanks for bumping.

That would be great to have a treadmill at home - have fun!

Today was my first day back to the gym now that I have some time back again. It felt so good to exercise again. I never thought I would say something like that.

[Nasturtium 500]

Do you notice that you sleep better when you exercise? I noticed that for myself.

Edited May 14, 2008 by julianna

[Jenn! 918]

Do you notice that you sleep better when you exercise? I noticed that for myself.

Well, I always sleep really soundly, fortunately, so I haven't noticed a difference.

So my goal now is to have those last 5 pounds off by my friend's wedding, which is on May 31st. If I get there, I'm going to buy a new dress!

[amal 4]

wow congrats on the treadmill...

My diet and exercise plan... well it hurts too much to exercise right now due to my broken pelvis and the catch in my ankle so I don't do too much extra of that. I figure busy days at work where we don't sit down for 10 hours and are running around like chickens with our heads cut off is good enough to count as excercise for me.

I think I posted it before but I'll post it again..

I found the single serving banquet meals at wal mart for only 0.88 cents and they have less calories than the lean cuisines or healthy choice meals. and they taste wayyyyyyyyyyyy better. soooooooooooooo I've been having a banquet meal for lunch and supper instead of cooking. If I do cook, after monitoring calories via the meals..I can kind of gauge how many calories I'm giving myself so I'm keeping a close eye on that.

The only down side to the banquet meals is that u have to drink a lot of extra water due to the sodium level in them (of course they have extra sodium.. thats why they taste better)

when its not lunch or supper time..I have a 100 calorie pack every 2 hours and that really curbs my apetite. It doesn't fill me up but lets me think I've been eating all day so I don't feel the need to eat everything that doesn't run away fast enough.

I also have 1 apple for breakfast and it has really boosted my energy levels..its amazing what that 1 apple a day does to improve my life.

so, thats what I'm doing. Trying to stay under my daily allowance of calories (2100) as calculated by the mayoclinics website which is based on my level of activity, weight, height, all of that stuff.

I still have my coffee but drink diet soda....lord that sucked in the beginning but i've gotten used to it ... . kind of had to since it was either lose weight or never see my son grow up...

[chaishai 1]

I am so depressed I gained 5-8 lbs I am fluxuating from this new birth control pill. I also am so hungry all of the time. I workout but I need to step it up.

Jackie are you still doing couch to 5k? I think I want to start. TODAY.

[doodlebugg 10]

I'm too scared to weigh myself. My husband's convinced that it's better to exercise more than eat less. Whenever we eat dinner he always gives me his last bite or his last bit of this or that.

[Jenn! 918]

I'm too scared to weigh myself. My husband's convinced that it's better to exercise more than eat less. Whenever we eat dinner he always gives me his last bite or his last bit of this or that.

I think he's right!