What about getting some of your friends to join a dance class like Salsa. I go to a Salsacise class at the gym, which is a mixture of salsa dancing and areobics is great laugh.
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What about getting some of your friends to join a dance class like Salsa. I go to a Salsacise class at the gym, which is a mixture of salsa dancing and areobics is great laugh.
is it expensive?
it is not that expensive.. over here it is around 88 euro for 11 weeks.. I am sure it is cheaper in the UK. Take up pole dancing, bit more expensive but works out all your muscles and is great fun tooQuote:
Originally Posted by sindydoll
i cant imagine me on a pole i always think pole dancing is for girls with quite decent figures maybe a stone to lose, but yes pole dancing is good exerciseQuote:
Originally Posted by Siobhan
Everybody thinks that but I can tell you women of all shapes and size are in my class. I was 11stone doing this.. you don't have to be a skinny stickQuote:
Originally Posted by sindydoll
I am trying to lose weight before I go on holiday ( on 7th June).
My diet is not working well at all.
It started off okay.. I was eating like 1000 calories max, usually less, like 600.. but now I am back to eating the usual.
I do eat healthy on a regular basis, but with very unhealthy things thrown in.. how can I get willpower to stick to my diet? My mum isn't helping much ha!
Also, when I get paid next week, I am going to start going to the gym, what's the best machines to use to lose belly weight?
Someone in work said that eating then exercising like running after will help lose weight.. I can't run.. at all.. so will walking or biking be just as effective???
Advice pleaseeeee. I got a month and a bit to lose a bit of weight!!! Not going to happen is it?
1000 cl a day is very little , 600 just not enough Crazy:eek: You don't eat enough, that is why you are not losing weight, you body stores everything because it thinks there is a famine and it needs to reserve everything. Your body is like an engine, without fuel it will not work
I agree with Perdy.. you need at least 1200 calories per day just to get your body functions working.. after that it is needed to replace what you used up on exercise.. you need to eat more or your body won't have enough fuel to function normally
And don't go running/walkingbiking or any exercise straight after eating, or else you will feel sick, probably get stomach cramps etc. Leave at least one hour or 1 1/2 hours after eating before doing any exercise, Crazy. I guess doing abdominal crunches will tone your belly but they are killers, I hate doing them lol.
Me and you both Perdy... great to have a flat tummy but crunches are a nightmare...
I'll try eating more. By the time I get home though and eat there's no time to wait an hour :(
If I eat after biking/walking/guymming will that be betteR?
And also how do you do these crunches?
You definitely need to eat more! You're body is going into starvation mode and storing food as fat instead of using it for energy. You should be eating at least 1200 calories a day, more if you're doing lots of physical activity.
Chrunches will only work if you get rid of the fat lying on top of the abs. You can have perfectly toned abs but you won't be able to show them off if you've not lost the weight.
You should do some cardio work if you want to burn fat. Better still, when you enrol at a gym, get an exercise plan drawn up of what you need to do to lose weight.
Definitely eat after exercising rather than immediately before. Is there a trial at a gym near you where somebody can show you how to do crunches safely? Basically, make sure your lower back is always on the floor, lift your upper body up and down, support the back of your head with your hands.
Crunches are a killer but they do work!
Okay so I feel like 'this is it' and I WILL lose weight this time! I think I have got about a whole month to kill so decided I might as well try and shed some weight! In order to stay healthy and in the lower end of the healthy BMI range (I am on the higher end of the healthy range) I need to lose just under 30lb (14kg)!
I have just ordered Jillian Michaels (the lady from Biggest Loser USA) 30 Day shred which should be with me next week! It's my first ever workout DVD so I am excited! :D Been reading through lots of reviews and it seems if you stick with it you will lose plenty! Some say that they haven't lost much weight but have lost lots of inches (weight of muscles etc.) so I am not going to be too into the weight side of things!
I have also decided that I won't be eating any sweet/chocolate for the next month - I managed a whole week before so I feel I can do it :)
Will be documenting my process and hope all goes well!
Spicy, sounds like you have a plan!!! I have just bought 30 Minutes Stretch And Tone by Sande Urquart, had the video but my player is bust and too expensive to repair, cheaper to get the DVD on eBay. Very good exercise DVD for the initially unfit, I look forward to starting again once this very hot spell here is over, would kill me doing exercise in this humidity and heat. Good luck Spicy, hope it works for you :)
Talking of workout dvds.. anyone recommend a really good one?? But good for beginners also lol.
I could do with one of those. :p My sister gave us the wii fit before she sells it. I'm a master on the hula hoops and ski slalom.
Been working for my dad gardening, I have biceps now.. hahahaha. I don't think its a good look for a woman. Though that's what you get for hauling bins and raking leaves. :lol:
I've started on Slimming World today. I had 28g of muesli for breakfast (which just about covered the bottom of the bowl :eek:) with some milk and a coffee. I'm still a bit confuddled with the different types of food and how eating as much free food as one likes can aid weight loss :confused:
I also don't have a set of scales so I guess it will be a visual thing and I'll hang the bunting out when I can get back into my jeans. I think I need to go shopping for lots of fruit and veg and free food.
Abigail.. that shocked me too when I started to weigh food, how little 28grs of cereal was... it is like a spoonful.. I thought I was eating what was specified but obviously it was double or triple the amount..
Good luck with your weight loss and I would advise to buy a scales for measuring
I have some digital food scales but not people weighing scales, should have made that clearer. I wonder if the chemist has some people scales that I could use or get weighed at the doctors :hmm:
I've just had a brisk 15min walk around the park, with a less brisk five mins walk there and back, so 25mins in total. I reckon I can do that every day :) It was really good to get out and see all the autumn colours. Its still warm enough to go out without a coat at the moment.
Perhaps not the best time to start a diet :ninja: Its my birthday today so that means cake, alcohol and everything else that's bad. Any tips for getting through it without ruining myself?
I was really naughty last night :( Had a really good day, ate healthily and such. In the evening my housemate brought me some post, which was a box of chocolates from my Granny. I resisted opening them for a few hours then broke and ate one. About half an hour later I ate half the box :crying: I just couldn't resist them. Luckily its only a small box and I'm going to do an extra ten mins of walking today, which probably won't do anything but it'll help me conscience.
I have one thing to suggest.. don't look at anything like it is bad or forbidden as it will make you crave it more.. have what you like but in moderation and make sure you are not going over 2000 cals per day.. and never starve yourself if you have over indulged the day before, it makes it worse.. Fall of the diet wagon but get back on next day as a new start and don't think that you have to eat less the next day to make up for your over eating.. that is really bad for you.
Oh and weight yourself every week. that way you can keep track even after you have lost weight to make sure it is not creeping back on you.. I went from 68KG to 57KG from July last year to December.. I have only put back on 2kg over the past 11 months so I think I am doing well
Has anyone ever had any experience with Diet pills? I know they don't work instantly and you have to eat a balanced diet as well as taking the pills, but I just really need to look for alternatives, ever since I've stopped dancing I can feel it all creeping back on :( my metabolism is definately slowing down much more than I'd like! x
Kirsty, don't waste your money and become ill, I tried them once and they made me ill, you will only lose weight if you use up more calories than you take in, that means eat less calories and/or burn more than you eat. Diet pills only work for those that sell them to line their wallets, not for you to lose weight. Adopt a healthy diet with fresh fruit and vegetables and few sugary drinks and alcohol and you will be ok :)
Yeahh I know.. I need some motivation, I need to be motivated for myself but right now I'm just not, my confidence has gone back down and my self esteem is on a low once again, it's like a never ending circle. :(
Kirsty, I tried them all and none of them are worth the money.. like Perdy said, they make you ill... I lost weight cause I was pooing and vomiting so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirsty :]
Kirsty take up the dancing again. I play badminton twice a week, and do zumba once a week. The weight is coming of slowly but people are commenting that I'm looking slimmer.
I can't afford fee's of about £125 a term as well as costumes and uniform and all the rest of it all or a hobby... :/
I love Zumba, but once a week for an hour just isn't enough for me, I was thinking of looking for some work oit dvds because I like them, I have one but I've done it that much I'm bored of it and know it off by heart now haha
Walk.. for the first 12 weeks when I lost the weight I didn't go to gym or use dVD or dance classes.. I walked.. got of the bus a stop earlier, climb stairs instead of using lift.. it makes a difference.. I went back to my dance class cause I love it and it helped to tone me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirsty :]
recommend my health coach on DS.. it forces you to walk and do "exercise" (I put in quote cause one of them was stand up and sit down 10 times)
I went for an induction at the gym today with my friend :D
It was good, I enjoyed it, I look forward to going properly.
My heart rate was really high though. I went on one of those sit down bikes, and literally peddaled like twice and it was 140..
The assessor said it could have been because I was anxious.. I hope so.
It peaked on the treadmill at 194.. and I wasn't even out of breath.
Is this something to worry about, should I get it checked out?? :s
im no expert but it probably was just because you were anxious, i had a really high heart rate after going back to the gym after a long time out with injurys on my ribs and knee. id wait and see what happens next time.
Ok.. new year, though I would revive this thread.. naughty me put on 1.5kg over Christmas and it needs to come down (along with the other 2kg I put on through out the year). Back on my eating plan and have lost 1kg already.. it will slow down as I go more into it
So my stats now:
Height : 5ft 3.5 ins (that .5 is very important hahaha)
Weight: 59.6kg - about 9st 5lb in old money
Target: 55kg - but will be happy to get to 57kg
good luck :)
im using the wii fit as well as the gymn and cycling and i think its actually working!! Ill have to get my stats cant remember them of the top of my head.
Well the few pounds I lost and the toned up muscles I had have gone pear shaped thanks to the endless boxes of chocolates and bottles of wine I got at christmas, plus I haven't been to the gym since Novemember thanks to the flamming snow. With having to walk 2 miles to work and back every day. I was in no fit state to go to the gym at lunch-time. Since being back at work the gym has been closed at a new building has been built and that doesn't open until 31 January. Never mind I will be back with my badmington racket. also have to find a new Zumba class the class that I went to at work on a Wednesday eveing has moved to a new location about 4 miles away becuse of the cost of hire.
I have gotten down to 57.5 kg (3kg loss) and given myself a break for while as I have a lot of parties coming up and don't want to wondering what I can and can't eat... I will start again in May (after easter eggs hahaha) and hopefully drop a bit more weight and this time build some muscle up too..
my weigh is still not shifting. my body is toning up and people say I'm looking slimmer but the scales aint moving. I go to the gym twice a week to play badminton. I need my jaws wired to loose the weight.
You are proabably gaining muscle (which is heavier than fat) for you it is probably best to measure yourself (how many inches you lost) would give a better indication of what you are losingQuote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
Doing a bit of a slim fast ad (not really) but picture on the left was taken in May 10th 2009 (68kg) and pic on right was Dec 12th 2009 (57kg) .. what a difference 6 months makes and happy to say, I haven't put on much (2kg) which I lost again recently