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in feb this year i joined the gym and went religiously for about 6 months, lost 16 pounds quite quickly and then just kinda gave up!
i didnt put on any weight but i lost all the tone and looked flabby again.
i started the gym again the week before christmas and have managed to get up to being able to go 1 hr at a time which i am soooo chuffed about!
i am only 5 ft 1 and i got to where i couldnt even fit into a size 16! i am not back to a 10/12 but i have bingo wings, wobbly thighs and a tubby tummy which i want to tone away.
going to the gym makes me feel better, gives me more energy and i hope that in a few weeks i will start to see some changes in my body!
i have started to lift light weights to tone my upper arms and although its really making me ache, im sure its working!
everyone...keep up with all your good work!
Have also managed to lose 5/6lbs over Christmas (how???) so diet situation needs to be reviewed so as to get some chub on.
Also going to try and snowboard regularly with the man, hopefully that will be easier to keep motivated as there are two of us (that said, not sure how brilliant this is for my joints, as I seem to manage to land full pelt on my knees at least 3 times a session).
Activeness ahoy!
Ah nevermind, just realized those classes are on the same day as school.
I love it tho, it makes you sweat like a bitch, get your heart really pumping and even though you feel like you need CPR afterwards it's great
Just be careful the next day your legs and bum can kill, especially as the seats on the bikes aren't the most comfy :no:
better than nowt aint it? Am supposed to be starting a dance class next week! am going with a mate who did an HND in dance, and I am fearful of normal aerobics because of my poor coordination, so not quite sure why I think I will be able to follow a dance class... But I love dancing in clubs and that, I know it aint the same, but I really wanna give it a try!
havent been to gym since Sunday because its been closed, but am hoping to go later on. Am still scared to weigh myself, especially as my scales at home are erratic at best.
I have a knee that sometimes gives me jip. Will swimming strengthen it?
Yeah but get yourself to a physio if it continues before its too late. I'm talking from eperience
really?
I injured it a whil ago..although nothing too serious and it hurts a bit now every so often. What can physio do for this?
Just weighed myself at boots, i am 14 stones 12 pounds and 45% body fat, yummy!
Plan is gym as often as possible plus workout dvds on other days, low fat diet with around 1600calories to start with. when i was going to Rosemary Conley i was 15 stones 5pounds and my calorie allowance per day started at 1800 so i think that is a realistic calorie allowance for me to start with, what do you think people?
just for motivation i am putting my before pics up, no going back now!!
Female body fat reccomendations
21% Excellent
26% good
29.3% average
34.8% poor
Well IMHO if it hurts from time to time then it would show there may be an underlying problem and if you do start swimming etc regularly and the pains return I would get it checked, you'd be amazed at what they can do, and a good physio is definately the route I would take initially
As you say though, if it doesn't hurt, don't worry
Well done you :thumb: Thats really great, shows what you're doing is deffinatly working :yippe:
my goal is to lose another 1 stone and 8lbs and then i will be happy
Whats the best CV for fat burning? I usually do about 15 mins cross trainer, 15 mins bike and 15 mins running machine (but do upwards walking instead) Is this a good workout or should I change it a bit?
With measurements of varying parts of you. They use measurements from things like your wrists, so I guess they use some kind of ratio of your weight, to your frame size.
They're just estimates, but as I've illustrated, it's total bollocks anyway.
Depends what you're going to do with it, doesn't it?
Anyway, they are still shit.
BMI can be an indicator kind of but it's not the be and all and end all. Especially if you become heavily muscled as a bloke.
It's known in certain circles as the Bullshit Mass Index lol
I feel disgusting atm
Seriously - good on you. I was very concerned about you. It's the best way, doing it properly
Me too hun :crying: Christmas time is rubbish with all the food you get fed :rolleyes:
I've been poorly so not been to the gym since monday, though with my new stepper thing I can at least do something at home
The point is that the starvation etc weight lost won't last and will lead to other complications with your health.
Well done for realising though, I hope others who are doing the same silently reading this take your actions on board.