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Teresa avatar
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okay my little fitness wannabees... here it is. and thanks for deciding on this thread name. After sharing our goals and strategies for fitness and weight reduction, we'll all be sowell on sowal!!!

Cork and I are doing at least one yoga/pilates class per week now. plus we bicycled the other day (almost killed me). and plan to do exercise on our own at home as well.

as far as diet and weight reduction, we haven't really gotten very far. I'm reading two current resources for motivation and just general info: Body for Life for Women (A Woman's plan for Physical and Mental Transformation) - Pamela Peeke, MD, and The Reality Diet (fight fat with fiber) - Schnur, MD. They are both really straightforward, no nonsense approaches to weight loss - and include a lot of info on weekly menus, exercise, etc.

I know that I will need a menu plan to follow in the first 3 months of my "transformation". If I have a reasonable menu to follow, then I don't mind shopping and cooking. Having it all planned out makes it easier for me, and it makes me eat things that I would otherwise avoid or not think about eating (it expands the culinary experience)...

What are your goals? I need to finish up some of my reading and then I plan to put my goals on paper, along with my plan to achieve them. I have also already started a food and exercise journal.

I'll be sharing some of this with you. I hope we can all share successes, questions, recipes, exercise tips, etc... hope to see you on here every day looking for motivation and at the same time giving support to all of us.. :D

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DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1077
Yup:biggrin:

2.5 pounds of ugly fat down the drain!!!!!:clap_1:

Yippee, BC!!!!!
I have not gained, not lost. Considering my recent eating habits, this is a blessing. :biggrin:

BR: I bet I could change your ways real quick!!:lol:
Beach Jacket avatar
Beach Lover
#1078
Both of you...:nono1: . DO not encourage this! BR...Nichole Richie called and wants her special diet back.

Well said!
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1079
You're right that as a regular diet, that day has too few calories. But it also sounded like a reasonable way to eat for a few days to take off some excess calories from some excess eating. 700-800 calories a day for the long-term are too few. I think it's supposed to be about 1200 calories plus some exercise. But I am impressed with the discipline it takes to get through a day like that!


I agree. BR - that day of low cal intake was just fine. Occasionally, it helps to keep the calorie count very low just to kind of shrink that belly, cleanse your body, and get in the mode of eating to live (instead of our eating with gusto every single day mentality). But, its true that you can't keep that up on a regularl basis or you inadvertently kill your metabolism which is the last thing you need to do at your age (or I should say our collective ages).

I completely understand about being able to eat just a little while hubby is away. no one makes me eat a lot when hubby is around, but I tend to do just that... :roll: he has commented that perhaps my small stature would indicate that I should take in less food than he does - and I just say he's a-hole...:wub: in a good way of course.
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#1080
I agree. BR - that day of low cal intake was just fine. Occasionally, it helps to keep the calorie count very low just to kind of shrink that belly, cleanse your body, and get in the mode of eating to live (instead of our eating with gusto every single day mentality). But, its true that you can't keep that up on a regularl basis or you inadvertently kill your metabolism which is the last thing you need to do at your age (or I should say our collective ages).

I completely understand about being able to eat just a little while hubby is away. no one makes me eat a lot when hubby is around, but I tend to do just that... :roll: he has commented that perhaps my small stature would indicate that I should take in less food than he does - and I just say he's a-hole...:wub: in a good way of course.
I really couldn't stay on that diet very long, but it's good for a few days to see some success on the scales for motivational reasons.

I've talked to a lot of women about this -- we'll eat whatever leftovers are in the refrigerator, but our menfolks wouldn't do this. Typically if we're not particularly hungry and I don't want to cook and we don't want to bother going out or getting takeout, I'll admit that my husband is a good sport about it and will just have popcorn. In this situation I usually eat cheese or whatever. But if he's hungry, he doesn't want just an omelet or a can of soup for dinner.

My husband has been a good sport about my no carbs on Sunday through Thursday. :wub: Yesterday we had roasted chicken and a salad for dinner.

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kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#1081
Stumble across this today, and thought this would be a good place for it. I think I might get this book.
Jdarg avatar
SoWal Expert
#1082
Stumble across this today, and thought this would be a good place for it. I think I might get this book.

I saw this Dr. Oz on TVthe other day- and he makes a lot of sense. I bought this book yesterday!
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1083
Reporting in sowell wenches:

my diet continues to suck.

but I did exercise yesterday - went to a wonderful class that was half tai chi and half yoga. it was the perfect workout for me. the tai chi was beautiful, graceful yet powerful with squatting, lunges, twists and elegant arm movements. then the yoga was a series of stretching and strengthing poses. loved it.

I am excited about checking out Jill's new One Yoga studio this saturday morning!!! :clap_1:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1084
Reporting in sowell wenches:

my diet continues to suck.

but I did exercise yesterday - went to a wonderful class that was half tai chi and half yoga. it was the perfect workout for me. the tai chi was beautiful, graceful yet powerful with squatting, lunges, twists and elegant arm movements. then the yoga was a series of stretching and strengthing poses. loved it.

I am excited about checking out Jill's new One Yoga studio this saturday morning!!! :clap_1:

Good for you!! I'm proud of you for getting your exercise in! Wish I could say the same. I'm just maintaining at this point.....:bang:
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1085
Good for you!! I'm proud of you for getting your exercise in! Wish I could say the same. I'm just maintaining at this point.....:bang:

Maintaining is a very good thing. that way, when you are motivated to do more, you are still at a good starting place - not like starting over. we can all start anew after the holidays. with our new year's resolutions to "reinvent" ourselves. maybe we can pick an online photo of the person we want to become and put it on our 'tar or sig. ha ha ha ha ha.
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1086
Maintaining is a very good thing. that way, when you are motivated to do more, you are still at a good starting place - not like starting over. we can all start anew after the holidays. with our new year's resolutions to "reinvent" ourselves. maybe we can pick an online photo of the person we want to become and put it on our 'tar or sig. ha ha ha ha ha.

Yes, I think for the new year, I shall get a new whip. :biggrin:
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1087
Maintaining is a very good thing. that way, when you are motivated to do more, you are still at a good starting place - not like starting over. we can all start anew after the holidays. with our new year's resolutions to "reinvent" ourselves. maybe we can pick an online photo of the person we want to become and put it on our 'tar or sig. ha ha ha ha ha.

or maybe we'll just choose tars of the person we want to be with. :wub: :lol:
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
#1088
Warning: I went to the Thai Elephant for dinner last night and ordered (and ate) the half order of steamed Duck. As it turns out, it is actually half a duck, not half an order. My belly looks like I ate the whole duck, feathers and all. :bang: That said, I did have a rather vigorous workout yesterday, so the duck will soon be burned off. (insert smilie wiping sweat from forehead with the back of his hand.)

By the way, I sampled several items from other's plates and everything was delicious, especially the whole Snapper! Thai Elephant is located in the strip center with Cancun's, located across the street and a little west of McDonald's on Hwy 98 in Destin.
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1089
Warning: I went to the Thai Elephant for dinner last night and ordered (and ate) the half order of steamed Duck. As it turns out, it is actually half a duck, not half an order. My belly looks like I ate the whole duck, feathers and all. :bang: That said, I did have a rather vigorous workout yesterday, so the duck will soon be burned off. (insert smilie wiping sweat from forehead with the back of his hand.)

By the way, I sampled several items from other's plates and everything was delicious, especially the whole Snapper! Thai Elephant is located in the strip center with Cancun's, located across the street and a little west of McDonald's on Hwy 98 in Destin.

and why my little duck-stuffed SJ are you posting this on sowell? do we need another restaurant to try? to the Dining forum!!! ;-) seriously though, I've heard good things about Thai Elephant lately. We tried it a long time ago and did not enjoy the food at all. But, lately I've heard really good things about it. we need to give it another try.
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
#1090
and why my little duck-stuffed SJ are you posting this on sowell? do we need another restaurant to try? to the Dining forum!!! ;-) seriously though, I've heard good things about Thai Elephant lately. We tried it a long time ago and did not enjoy the food at all. But, lately I've heard really good things about it. we need to give it another try.
You make a good point about posting my post in this thread. I guess it was primarily a warning that to be careful when eating foods that taste so good, because stomachs have a tendency to throw that portion control philosophy out the window. I knew other people would ask where the Thai Elephant was located, so I saved the back and forth chatter and gave the full details.

The warning comes at a time when we can make a lot of difference in our health. The holiday cooking is already underway, and we will have the opportunity to shake things up and eat healthy. The other option is to say to ourselves that it is just this one meal exception, even though we know that is a lie. We will be tempted by many sweets, and unhealthy foods, like ham :wub: or Fried Turkey:wub:, but we do have a choice to avoid those items by eliminating them from our Traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas cooking. :eek: I know some of you are cussing me out right now, but making the right choices on our dietary intake over the next 45 days can make a huge difference in our health, and can eliminate the need for working so hard at trying to get in shape for swimsuit season.

The choices are ours to make.

(note: I am speaking to myself in the mirror, but thought I would share my thoughts with you of internal battles between my stomach and mind.;-)).
kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#1091
The warning comes at a time when we can make a lot of difference in our health. The holiday cooking is already underway, and we will have the opportunity to shake things up and eat healthy. The other option is to say to ourselves that it is just this one meal exception, even though we know that is a lie. We will be tempted by many sweets, and unhealthy foods, like ham :wub: or Fried Turkey:wub:, but we do have a choice to avoid those items by eliminating them from our Traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas cooking. :eek: I know some of you are cussing me out right now, but making the right choices on our dietary intake over the next 45 days can make a huge difference in our health, and can eliminate the need for working so hard at trying to get in shape for swimsuit season.

The choices are ours to make.

(note: I am speaking to myself in the mirror, but thought I would share my thoughts with you of internal battles between my stomach and mind.;-)).

You do make a good point SJ. Choices, it is all about choices. It is hard to have the willpower this time of the year to make good choices. For me, and I speak only for myself it is like a drug addict trying to avoid falling off the wagon. It is a daily struggle to make good choices when it comes to eating healthy. Some days I do good. Some days I don't. I have to take it one day at a time.

(note: I am speaking to myself in the mirror, but thought I would share my thoughts with you of internal battles between my stomach and mind.;-)).

I have been doing that for weeks now. It ain't easy.
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1092
The choices are ours to make.

(note: I am speaking to myself in the mirror, but thought I would share my thoughts with you of internal battles between my stomach and mind.;-)).

but are you nekkid as you speak to yourself in the mirror? :lol:
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
#1093
You do make a good point SJ. Choices, it is all about choices. It is hard to have the willpower this time of the year to make good choices. For me, and I speak only for myself it is like a drug addict trying to avoid falling off the wagon. It is a daily struggle to make good choices when it comes to eating healthy. Some days I do good. Some days I don't. I have to take it one day at a time.



I have been doing that for weeks now. It ain't easy.
Even worse for me, it is like a drug addict tyring to avoid falling off the wagon while walking in front of a buffet of the best drugs. Maybe, it is even worse than that.
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
#1094
but are you nekkid as you speak to yourself in the mirror? :lol:
I will leave that up to your imaginations, but remember that my belly looks like it has a whole duck inside. :floor:
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1095
Portion control! This is what seriously sucks about the holidays. If we were to over-eat one good thanksgiving meal, then who cares? But, that isn't the case. It is one wonderful meal after another until new years day, is it not?

Thanks SJ for the pep talk. I wish I could say that I would change my ways, maybe I can just a little? When the food is so wonderful and comforting, your brain just shuts off and your stomach is in charge...

maybe if we ate MORE thanksgiving feasts throughout the year, say once a quarter, or even more often, to really enjoy and savor food with family and friends (I mean a big dinner gathering). perhaps we would satisfy our need for celebrating life (and giving thanks) with food and friends... and learn to do so with gusto but more control... instead we tend to save it all up for the holiday season.
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
#1096
One way to handle the portion thing is instead of cooking a turkey and a ham, cook only a chicken or two depending on the number of people attending. Same thing with the desserts, instead of cooking cakes and pies, maybe cook one pie and cut into slivers for portions. No leftovers to snack on. Also, many people like to make salads filled with mayo, but instead try some Spinach greens with Olive Oil and Balsamic vinegar, and don't bring out the hot foods until everyone finishes the salad. I know that may be difficult, but the stomach controls the serving hand, and will turn down Spinach Salad for Stuffing every time.;-)

Just tossing out some ideas. Take the ones you like and let the others fly by.
TripleB avatar
Beach Fanatic
#1097
You make a good point about posting my post in this thread. I guess it was primarily a warning that to be careful when eating foods that taste so good, because stomachs have a tendency to throw that portion control philosophy out the window. I knew other people would ask where the Thai Elephant was located, so I saved the back and forth chatter and gave the full details.

The warning comes at a time when we can make a lot of difference in our health. The holiday cooking is already underway, and we will have the opportunity to shake things up and eat healthy. The other option is to say to ourselves that it is just this one meal exception, even though we know that is a lie. We will be tempted by many sweets, and unhealthy foods, like ham :wub: or Fried Turkey:wub:, but we do have a choice to avoid those items by eliminating them from our Traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas cooking. :eek: I know some of you are cussing me out right now, but making the right choices on our dietary intake over the next 45 days can make a huge difference in our health, and can eliminate the need for working so hard at trying to get in shape for swimsuit season.

The choices are ours to make.

(note: I am speaking to myself in the mirror, but thought I would share my thoughts with you of internal battles between my stomach and mind.;-)).
Harsh reality set in once when I was speaking to myself in the mirror and found that my the mirror was talking back to me. The culprit?: George Dickel. So after alot of soul searching, I decided to give up looking in the mirror.
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1098
TripleB -

hey, me too!!

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lindatat avatar
quirty
#1099
Ok - the good news is I lost another 8 lbs., but the bad news is that I lost it after having some outpatient surgery last week and my digestive system appears to be out of whack now. Not the right way to lose weight. On top of that, I couldn't exercise for several days afterwards and now I just feel weak and achy all over. Ugh - I SOOOOO need to get back into healthy living. Not the right time of year to be feeling so out of control.
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1100
Ok - the good news is I lost another 8 lbs., but the bad news is that I lost it after having some outpatient surgery last week and my digestive system appears to be out of whack now. Not the right way to lose weight. On top of that, I couldn't exercise for several days afterwards and now I just feel weak and achy all over. Ugh - I SOOOOO need to get back into healthy living. Not the right time of year to be feeling so out of control.


8 lbs! how are you feeling now? I hope you will treat yourself to your favorite comfort foods, at least for a few days, til you feel all better!
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#1101
8 lbs! how are you feeling now? I hope you will treat yourself to your favorite comfort foods, at least for a few days, til you feel all better!
Ditto!

I have a self-imposed weigh-in tomorrow morning. I have been bad - have been really stressed for days in anticipation of the mammogram and ultrasound yesterday (it turned out to be normal, thank you Lord). I might have gained a pound. I don't expect any weight loss.

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