hi im 5'5 presently 157lbs my goal is117
aim is 1600-1800 cal/day
and 1hor on the treadmill
atkins
so here go

Hi. Why don't you try muscle building exercises like weights, calisthenics, etc.
You can burn more calories if you have more muscle. You don't have to worry about bulk because even bulky muscles take hours to be built.

Hey, awesome to see that you've made the commitment, and make sure you stay with it! If you're ever feeling like crashing, come talk to us first and we'll get you sorted out! Good luck!

Hi. Why don't you try muscle building exercises like weights, calisthenics, etc.
You can burn more calories if you have more muscle. You don't have to worry about bulk because even bulky muscles take hours to be built.

I have to disagree with this. You have to first take off some of the weight before you do the weights. I am assuming that flowerchildren is a woman; if not, then the weights would be okay at the beginning.

I have started a new diet myself: two meals a day consisting of lentils, brown rice and veggies. I will probably eat a piece of fruit for breakfast. I am doing this for weight loss, plus I have a condition called IBS, and this diet seems to be helping. I am also trying to exercise 40 minutes/day: walking, treadmill, eliptical trainer and 10 lb weights. My goal is a 30 lb weight loss.

I have to disagree with this. You have to first take off some of the weight before you do the weights. I am assuming that flowerchildren is a woman; if not, then the weights would be okay at the beginning.

Weights are always okay to do, just don't overdo it. You never want to do just cardio or just weights, however. You need a balance of the two to see the results that you would like.

I have to disagree with this. You have to first take off some of the weight before you do the weights. I am assuming that flowerchildren is a woman; if not, then the weights would be okay at the beginning.


Actually, speaking as a personal trainer, if flowerchildren is a woman, it's even important for her to do weights than it would be if she was a man. The reason for this is that aerobic training doesn't provide the resistance that's necessary to prevent bone density loss and help guard against osteoporosis - something all of us women need to think about. Plus, of course, as mentioned earlier, more muscle means a higher basal metabolism, which means we burn more calories at rest.

A good mixture of cardio and resistance work will beat pure cardio for weight loss every time - but it's got to be the right mixture, with the right level of weights, and the right number of repetitions.

Also important is not just the number of calories we eat, but the quality of the food that goes to make up those calories, how they're divided up during the day, and how long we go between meals

Flowerchildren - if there's anything I can help you with in your program, please feel free to PM me.

Best wishes, and may every day bring you clsoer to your optimum life

TANJA

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thanx a lot t all the nice people out there
yup im a 23year girl
i do 1 hr treadmill daily 6/7 days
and occasionally yoga
i had lost 47lbs last year but have gained back around 20
16 maybe following the above diet
but for those who have read my journal in another section here
i gained it back
purely emotional reasons
i lost all confidence
my friends or lets say acquaintances
misguided me
i lost all confidence
in everything
but nw ive learnt im answerable to only myself
and thats a good enough job and tough
let people tell me im not good
i dont care
i listened the first time
and dont want to now
anyway
im on a 1700 cal diet
no weights for me
yoga is better i feel
and it does make me calm and confident
so thats it
thanx for the support
looking forward for your replies
:) :bouncy:

Hey there flowerchildren

It's hard when you realise people you've trusted have been acting in ways that have hurt, rather than helped you, and you have my respect for choosing to find your strength and your confidence inside yourself :tiphat: .

One of the most important things when it comes to any exercise programme is that it feels right to you to do it (both right to your body, and right to *you*) - and it sounds like you've found something that works for you, so kudos on that :bouncy:

Again, if there's anything I can help you with at any point - now or in the future - please don't hesitate to contact me. Otherwise - you go, grrrl! I have no doubt, from what you've written, that you can do it :thumb:

Best wishes and may every day bring you closer to your optimum life

TANJA

thanx
am on track
:yippee:
thanx for the support
do keep losing weight urself
here to healthier u :thumb:
p.s.
the only love that is and should be unconditional should be with god,urself and ur work :)

You seem to be a lot more motivated and energetic than when you first started here, which is awesome to see! Keep up with the awesome progress and keep us posted!

pigged out today
not that i wanted to
but back to emotional eating
nothing new
shall start again tomorrow

im fine been bingeing recently plan to get on track tomorrow morn
no worry
ive had enough
:wave:

thanx
am on track
:yippee:
thanx for the support
do keep losing weight urself
here to healthier u :thumb:
p.s.
the only love that is and should be unconditional should be with god,urself and ur work :)
hi
i am 25 and height 5.1
i am 99 lbs and want to loose around 10 lbs.
i need a buddy to help me motivated towards my goal.
can u suggest me

hi i am tryin to loose weight can anyone guide me.

i am ack again i am 5.1 height and 99 lbs weight. i want to loose 10 lbs in 1 month.

i am ack again i am 5.1 height and 99 lbs weight. i want to loose 10 lbs in 1 month.

Hi Cinrella

Could I ask you why you're wanting to lose weight in the first place :hmm: ?

At 5'1, and 99lb, you're only just short of being medically underweight as it is (your BMI, or Body Mass Index, is 18.7; and someone is considered unhealthily underweight at 18.5. A 10lb loss would put your BMI at 16.8 - far from healthy!)

Also, with respect to wanting to lose the weight in a month, are you trying to slim down for a particular date, after which you don't mind if you put weight back on again and then gain a little extra on top of what you lost? A safe, sustainable weight loss level is 1-2lb per week, so you could expect to reasnably lose 4-8lb per month if you restricted your calories to a safe maximum and exercised regularly for that time.

You can, of course, lose more than this faster if you're not sensible about it, but what happens is that a/ most of what you lose is water not fat so your body ends up dehydrated, and b/ by not supplying your body with enough energy, you actually slow down your metabolism. That means it gradually stores more and more of the energy you take in as fat, because it thinks you're surviving a famine. Then, as soon as you start eating healthily again, your body *keeps* storing more than usual as fat, meaning that if you get down to 89lb and then relax your eating just a little, chances are that you'll end up gaining it all back plus an extra 5-10lb on top before your body realises there really isn't a famine on. And because you've slowed down your metabolism, that extra 5-10lb is much harder to shift than the original weight was.

My suggestion is that you think hard about why you're wanting to lose weight - and whether your reasons are worth you risking your long term health.

Best wishes and may every day bring you closer to your optimum life

TANJA (personal trainer and stress management coach)

hi
thanx for the information . ireally started to think and have decided to loose 1 to 2 lbs /week. loosing weight is really important for me in my marriage life.
my husband thinks that i am fat and keeps complainin and teasin me all the time. i really feel embarassed in social gatherings. he is 5.8 and i am too short.if we have to make a good pair i need to be very thin . thats the reaso for my weight loss.
today i didnt have any breakfast, i will have 1 banana for lunch and 2 rotis for dinner. i will also exercise for2 hrs.

hi
thanx for the information . ireally started to think and have decided to loose 1 to 2 lbs /week. loosing weight is really important for me in my marriage life.
my husband thinks that i am fat and keeps complainin and teasin me all the time. i really feel embarassed in social gatherings. he is 5.8 and i am too short.if we have to make a good pair i need to be very thin . thats the reaso for my weight loss.
today i didnt have any breakfast, i will have 1 banana for lunch and 2 rotis for dinner. i will also exercise for2 hrs.

Your husband is an idiot... and you're not far behind him... "feel embarassed in social gaterings"... "i am too short"... "need to be thin to make a good pair"...

You're 99 lbs. for crying out loud!
Grow up!!!
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