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The Weigh-In for those trying to get in shape
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Posted 2 months ago My name is Chris, and im not in the best of shapes...by far... im 5' 11" and i weigh 320 Lbs....well for now...
what about you? All Women Are Crazy... Except Your Mother... ... ...And Your Father Thought She Was!!!" - UNKNOWN |
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| Posted 2 months ago I've been trying for about a year to lose and had dropped 13 pounds and have not put 3 back on...:( I am 39 yo, 5'1.5", 173# Motivation to do the exercises 7 days a week would be a great help for me. (luvmyff99) Mrs Tonia Jacob |
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| Posted 2 months ago Well we both could stand to loose some weight any kind of motivation from brothers and sisters would be helpful. Maybe some suggestions on what to eat or how to eat and exercises. Thanks. |
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| Posted 2 months ago AGE 21 Height 6' 1" Weight 200 lbs
im at a ok weight i dont show the weight at all im actually just replying to this topic to see if anyone has info for gettting a 6pack ab easier than the normal way i know that u have to clear the fat tissuse away first which i have done but it slowly came back from a small eating spree lol which im done with now, but if you have any easier way please let me know. |
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| Posted 2 months ago im 19 years old 6'2 and 200 lbs i started excercising about 3 months ago. I weighed 220 when i decided i should excercise again, i just started running every other day and it has worked out very well so far. The only bad thing is i have shin splints and i have tendonitis in one of my knees which can suck some times but its worth it. I also started lifting weights and when i started i could do a max of 25 pushups and now i can do 55-60 max and sets of 40 after working out for a while. If you start to excercise and make yourself do it for a month or so you will have the motivation to do it. If you wanna get in shape quick i would suggest do what i did, lift weights one day and do it for about an hour ( it will be tough but it gets a lot better) the next day go run till you feel you cant run any more then walk till ur ok then run again and keep doing this till you feel u cant run at all any more. When i started running i could only run for about 30 seconds before i felt sick and tired, now i can run 1.5 miles no stoping. Its really amazing how much better you feel when you excercise regularly not only will your self esteem go up but its a great stress reliever. Good luck, if i can do this you guys can, just remember no pain no gain and it takes time for this to work.
P.S. Before u run make sure u strech/warm up for about 5 minutes. |
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| Posted 2 months ago As of right now im walkin almost everyday...(usually weather permitting...lol) and slowly but surely im getting more people to join me... but i can't seem to get the ones that need it as much as I do...to get out there and atleast just walk some... All Women Are Crazy... Except Your Mother... ... ...And Your Father Thought She Was!!!" - UNKNOWN |
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| Posted 2 months ago I'm there with ya as far as not being able to get the ones that need it the most to get off the couch and get moving. My 15 year old son's cholesterol is 194 and my dear husbands blood work is as follows; cholesterol 272 (range is 0-200), Ldl 101 (range 0-99), Hdl 24 (range 40-60), Triglyceride 668 (range 0-250), Vldl 134 (range 5-40). When the nurse opened his chart up to tell us the results she ended the conversaton by handing us brochures on sings go look for heart attach and stroke and when you call an ambulance... I've been trying for a couple of years now to get them to the gym with me (not that I am in the best shape of my life). I had a hard time moving for a bit, but since PT I have been trying to get them motivated and not being successful. I'mm worried and need suggestions as to how to get the two of them motivated. Sam is in football now, but Steve just works and works and works and when he get home he doesn't feel like exercise. The only exercise he gets is on fire calls and once in a while I can drag him to the gym. (luvmyff99) Mrs Tonia Jacob |
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| Posted 2 months ago Hello all, my name is "couch potatoe" LOL I was just looking in here and thought I would share a thing or 2 . I just got back from my DRs. appt. and they took 4 tubes of blood, 1 cause Im a type 2 diabetic ,2 I have not felt good lately. my bp was good not sure what it was , weight is stable at 320 ,pulse was at 82 . I love to eat , I mean EAT !!!!! this problem IS MY fault ..... but I can sorta do things I used to do . When I 1st found out about being a type 2 , I was scared, My Triglycerides was over a 1,000 way over !! things was just not good , I changed my ways of eating but now I failed ,but my heart rate was good . go figure . my cholestral was high and so was LDLnot sure what it was ,been a while . My goal is to be around 195 -250 , yes thats still high but its a start . So I figure I will eat less but a little more offten . good luck all . Think possitive , be safe and strong !! |
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| Posted 2 months ago im 25 yrs old, 6' 5" and about 280 pounds. Im not really sure what weight i should be at but one place i hear i should be 220 and another says 190. to me 190 seems way to lite of a weight for my height and build. and also if any one has some good ideas on how to maybe lose 20 or 30 pounds it would be grateful. and any comments on about what weight i should be at would be helpful thanks |
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| Posted 2 months ago 5'10" and down to 235 or so from 282. I do at least 50 pushups and situps per day plus quit drinking soda, except diet, quit putting sugar and creamer in my coffee and have cut candy out of my diet entirely. It has taken about 5 months to lose 47 pounds. I try to eat more whole grain and less sugar.... Oh yeah, walk, run, walk walk walk walk. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Drink water instead of all the other stuff,, eat more oatmeal, find a set of bleachers or stairs get a backpack that will support 10-50 pounds, start off with the least amount of weight and work up, then take off walking the bleachers or steps at a "SAFE" pace. I also hit the gym on shift and do a program on the elipitical.
I challanged some of the guys here in the station to fully bunker out, and climb the steps here in the station 24 up 24 down for 45min. to an hour. Nowone will do it, but it keeps ya in shape. |
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| Posted 2 months ago mjennings1 YEAH, way to go!!!
(luvmyff99) Mrs Tonia Jacob |
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| Posted 2 months ago DoDFire says ...
i would love to have a set of stairs to use...but unfortunately about the only set of steps are inside buisnesses....and we have very very very few houses that are more that 1 story in our area... when i get enough guys involved in getting in shape....i'll see about using the bleachers to the Football field at the local high school... but that's about the only option we have in our area for "steps" anyways... All Women Are Crazy... Except Your Mother... ... ...And Your Father Thought She Was!!!" - UNKNOWN |
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| Posted 2 months ago
This guy Snuffles basically knows what he is talking about... im 6'0 tall and weigh 165 lbs. To some you may call me skinny but im really not all that skinny, im just toned. Snuffles definately has the right idea. I played football in high school so it definately kept me in good shape. Now that i graduated, i got a membership to this little gym called snap fitness that doesnt have much guest traffic as far as waiting to use a machine or anything like that, and I also go to a local place that has paths to run on. Personally, I dont follow the whole eating healthy thing...I really dont think it affects you that much as long as you exercise and work it off...I do HOWEVER think that drinking soda will greatly affect your weight. I stopped drinking pop and immediately started to see that working out became easier...I reccomend drinkin this sports drink called Powerade Zero, its a zero calorie sports drink that I think has a great taste...I prefer strawberry lol but yeah..like snuffles said, if you lift, run, and do some varied kinds of situps here and there you will begin to lose weight and be in better shape...oh and believe me...once you start to workout on a regular basis you begin to feel better about yourself and will soon feel like you have more energy than ever...give it a shot guys it is worth the time and money to be in good shape. |
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| Posted 2 months ago I would love to do situps, but my Dr does not allow me to do them, or to Run. I miss running and doign sit-ups :( I power walk and love it when Steve can't keep up hehehe or has to jog to keep up. Is there an alternate exercise that could/would work those same muscles? My tummy and hips seem to be my most troubles areas as far as the unwanted weight gain. Dr said that I can do anything else that does not "Hurt" as far as exercise and my tummy and back are concerned. I have not done a sit-up since I was 14...that is...a very long time ago. (luvmyff99) Mrs Tonia Jacob |
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| Posted 2 months ago well im not totally sure...but i think those pilates or whatever they are called may help? you could try consulting your doctor on that and see what he says |
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| Posted 2 months ago You can do quite a few core exercises with a yoga ball as well. To me they produce a better result that sitting on the floor and doing sit ups. You can also do leg squats with one as well and it does offer some back support as well. I would say definitely cut out as much sugar as you can out of your diet. I quit drinking soda, juice and I limit my coffee intake to 1 cup a day. You will notice a difference just by doing things like that. |
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| Posted 2 months ago dmfeild says ...
never used the yoga ball...but i do stablization exercises on a regular basis... All Women Are Crazy... Except Your Mother... ... ...And Your Father Thought She Was!!!" - UNKNOWN |
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| Posted 2 months ago http://www.exercisegoals.com/kettlebell-training-exercises.html
This may be of intrest to a few |
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| Posted about 1 month ago OK, folks, I'll be 45 next month and I weigh 190 at the moment. I'm 5'6". I carry all my weight in my upper body and I HATE it. I have my mother's body. I just received my first shipment of Nutrisystem. I am going to dedicate myself to that for a month. Also, I am taking a PE class at college that is kicking my ass and that's awesome. I am taking classes for my paramedic degree anyway, so I figured a class that "forced" me to work out (I paid for it and I'm on campus anyway) would work, and it seems to be. My problem is that in EMS (I work 24 on, 48 off) we seem to eat the wrong things at the wrong time. I'm hoping Nutrisystem will fix that. And the exercise will help me deal with the stress. Plus, being 45 and in a line of work that trashes my back and knees every day (I'm sure you all know about that, EMS or not). Wish me luck..and good luck to all of you! |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Good Luck. I have not been working out. I can't seem to stay healthy enough to get in more than a week at a time. I am trying to get better. Steve took me into the ER on Sunday morning and I am still not out of the sick woods yet. I was having an asthma attack, but by the time they got me inprocessed and the Dr got to me the asthma attack had calmed down and all he could find was sinus infection, laryngitis, and headed into bronchitis. Yesterday I was upright for about 14 hours, the most I've been out of bed in about a week. LOL Hope the rest of your week and weekend are perfect for you. Be Safe. (luvmyff99) Mrs Tonia Jacob |