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I do eat fruit and vegetables and I have hummous instead of salsa sometimes. Also I have some pesto and pasta too.
Before it would be porridge in the morning, nothing for dinner just lot's of green tea then for my tea maybe some crackers and a small amount of salmon.
it could do with work, if you're interested we can help, if not then it's not a diet that will neccesarily harm you so to speak
Yeah I'm a big fan of exrx.
Quick question, do you know of any good exercises, preferably compound ones that I can do to work the muscles of my inner thighs? I really don't want to use those silly looking adductor/abductor machines, I suppose squatting would be good or something like that? Dawned on me yesterday that I only really deadlift to work the lower part of my body, not much else.
Wide stance squats. They're good for targetting the inner thigh.
No I don't hate myself, I just know not to treat myself so luxuriously from now on. That was enough to last a while. I need to have my first weigh in now, and see how much I've lost/gained.
BRB
Well done
good start, well done. i personally prefer to use scales in places like boots rather than home scales as i find them incredably inaccurate! my weight can vary by stones as well as pounds depending on where on the floor i am weighing myself, plus depending on manufacturers - in pound stretcher i am only 11stones! lol
When I go back to uni, that's when I can get a truer reading as the health worker will be weighing me weekly. Also, I hope to take up salsa
I'm off out for dinner at a mates house interesting. This mate is skinny minny (and good on her!) after losing a huge amount of weight on Slimming World, so will be interesting to see what she produces tonight.
I'm avoiding the liqeur chocs and alcohol as much as poss!
Well done on your loss!
go_away - as said squats are good for the legs all over!!
Easier (kind of) as DB lunges, DB step ups, etc
Merci. I think I'm more suited to a wider stance anyway as I'm always paranoid about toppling over
Squatting will def form a part of my programme next year. Krista on Stumptuous has just updated the site and she has put together some great pieces on squatting for beginners.
Yesterday at the gym the fire alarm went off. I had just warmed up :grump: (but at least I wasn't sweating). I felt more sorry for those walking out dripping wet from the showers :eek:
you must be well chuffed, I am still injured, about 1 1/2 weeks behind the schedule on rehab because I've been lifting my kid and doing too much around the house etc grr !!:mad:
My before/after pics this year are going to be shocking lol.
Keep up the good work though, wish I could say the same hehe!!
Shame about the bra sizes though
Im not overweight (BMI 23) but still feel lardy. Plus, am fighting depression (and its a v tough opponent) and am thinking, the anti depressants havent worked so ive kicked those, lets try the emcercise thing.
See I was always pretty good at going to the gym, but over the past year have hardly been atall-admittedly partly thru laziness, but mainly because I would seize up with panic at the thought of going there, and worrying that people would be laughing at the chubby chick
the rational part of my mind knows that people have got much better things to do than watch my (wobbling) arse on the treadmill or laugh at my ancient gym stuff, or be amazed at how much I sweat. but the rational mind doesnt always win, does it?!
So Ive decided, screw it. Im going back to the gym regularly. Think my diets pretty ok, I drink too much and indulge sometimes, but generally its pretty good, lots of veggies etc. So its perhaps time to just cut down on the wine, and get down the gym regular.
have been back there for the past two weeks almost everyday to get me kick started, but think its going to be ok. am doing cardio and weights, as the weights bit was my main paranoia last time I am focussing on that to begin with.
Has anyone had experience of depression and using excercise to help? does it work?
My horse is also back so my main goal is to try to walk as often as possible to the stables and also hit the gym at work regularly. I just can't really figure out a proper routine since my shift circle is so erratic. I either start at 7, 10:30 or 20 and the only good time to go before work is on the 10:30 days. However I should probably try to go after work on my 7 days and possibly the morning after my night shifts. But I'm kinda zombie ish at that point haha.
Also the other half bought me a set of small dumbells for crimbo 0.5kg - 1.5kg any ideas on how i can use these effectivly to get rid of my bingo wings? also does anyone know of any nice vegatarian meals i could try that are low in fat?
thanks
emz
First problem next Saturday. Gonna be out from 6am-1-2am Sunday morning.
We're only gonna be stopping at service stations so I wanna make some stuff to take with us so I aren't tempted by little chef and maccy ds.
I want stuff I can make Friday night and just pick up on the way out Saturday morning.
I was thinking chicken wraps, salad and pasta.
Anyone got any better ideas?