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This is it.
I want to be in better shape by summer time, because I'll probably be making at least two trips to the beach and I want to look cute in a bathing suit (even better if I can feel comfortable in a 2 piece).
I need exercise ideas from people that work out at home.
about me and my exercise habits:
I don't like running
I don't mind walking (I try and take my dog for walks cause he needs exercise too)
I have 1 exercise DVD I'd like to start using again: Hip Hop Abs
I'm going to get prices on a nearby gym (hopefully tomorrow), but if they're too high I really don't know if i want to join and spend so much every month.
I need some stuff I can do inside though...because if it's raning or too cold or too hot I get really lazy and don't want to work out.
Things I want to "fix"
I want to...
~tone up my arms (and slim them down)
~tone up my legs (and slim them down)
~lose inches of everywhere else. lol
Not sure where my weight is exactly....but i think I want to lose about 20 pounds.
If I can lose 2 pounds per week, I can get to a better weight in 10 weeks...so, by the beginning of May.
That would be nice.
Maybe I'll just suck it up and join the gym...and then once I get to the weight I want I can cancel my membership and just create a workout routine at home. It's a thought.
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Posted by Quiet_Dreamer on 2008-02-19 00:14:16 | Rating: | Views: 144
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Personally, may I speak? Ok:P
I don't like gyms, diets, diet foods, etc. I don't like running either:P(but my spirit wants me to run). [Hip Hop abs--that's hilarious!:P]
Work on working out in your own space at your own pace. And, if you are regularly a lil pudgy, accept that as your body type. Some people, I swear, try to change what nature intended. I know one person in particular who thinks she is always fat but goes through phases. One minute she can look bloated...but another she is looking slim and trim. As if it changed with the seasons? I don't know. But, some people are skinny, some are fat. Some are physically strong, some mentally strong.
I would recommend nothing more than maybe a 30-60 minute walk once a week--with a destination(walking in circles around a block does not motivate me at all). If that is not enough, try setting a morning/evening routine. And, make it short and simple. You wake up, do a few sit ups/push ups, jumping jacks...run in place to get the blood pumping...relax and have breakfast. HAVE A HEALTHY BREAKFAST to stimulate the innards. Or you do a similar routine after dinner/before bed. Just slow it down a bit so you don't go to bed with your heart racing. Also, drink water but not obsessively. You don't have to master the 8 glasses. Just drink what feels right, but try to make it more frequent if you normally don't drink it. I keep a bottle by my computer for occasional sips. My thirst varies with the weather, but I try to keep more hydrated now. Um, good luck?:)
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Posted by brainstormer
on 2008-02-19 02:53:14
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WEIGHT! Blah! It is never fun! I undertand exactly what you are saying. I do enjoy running and other things but I found that the videos work. Try to watch what you eat. Not fry food at all! Walk as much as you can during the week. You will loose weight as long as you increase your cardio and watch what you eat. I also just started taking womens one a day vitamins. They work very well and give you energy through out the day. Another thing that took weight off was caffine or coke, sprite, any drink with sugar in them. Just try to stick to water and those crystal light packets work amazing! If you dont feel like walking then dance put on a cd and dance your heart out! Its fun!
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Posted by Renee0707
on 2008-02-19 17:04:17
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I don't mind my curves, I love them...but in college I put on weight because I drank too much and ate too much bad food. So now I'm just trying to do better. I might only lose 10 pounds and then be totally happy, but until I do that I won't be sure.
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Posted by Quiet_Dreamer
on 2008-02-19 18:55:25
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Now, I dont think you mentioned the drinking!!:( So, you partied your lil life away. I am always torn between envy and disappointment on the matter. I never got to party like that. I was not a risk taker and disliked drinking/losing control of my senses. It's like fearing the Hulk in me. I don't know what I am like drunk and don't want to know!
I don't mind curves either:P heh. meOW:)
As for you, Renee. You CAN eat fried food--in moderation. She doesn't have to walk every free minute she has. If you work it to the max one week but not so much the next, your body will not fall into routine and it won't work. Plus, if you over work one day/week and have to recover the next, you already are off schedule. Vitamins? bleh. You are supposed to get vitamins in the foods you CHOOSE to eat. And, did you just say to drink soda cuz of the caffeine?:P The sugars in soda are one of the biggest nonos for people suffering from weight gain/diabetes. And, Crystal Light is sick to me now. Way too sweet and acerbic.
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Posted by brainstormer
on 2008-02-19 19:30:11
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I didn't party my life away...I just really enjoyed hanging out with friends at a local pub (or at someone's house...wherever) and having some drinks. :-P
I am not a wild partier at ALL.
oh well, that's neither here nor there. I still enjoy a glass of wine now and then.
I already take a multi vitamin everyday (and a whole lot of vitamin C) because I work with kids, and they are little germ bugs.
some of the crystal light packets are really good. you just mix them in with a bottle of water and it's got flavor. The peach tea is my favorite.
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Posted by Quiet_Dreamer
on 2008-02-19 22:38:52
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Stick to the workout dvds. Get a seletion of different ones so you don't get bored. This way you are more likely to stick to them. My favourite two are the ones in which Dee Thresher trains Charlie Brooks & Natalie Cassidy.
You could also get one of them Gym balls to tone up with and an exersize bike. Great for when you don't want to trek to the gym in the cold.
Walking the dog is great (when its not raining etc). If you don't like running then brisk walking is just as effective. Keep changing your speed. As long as your heart is pumping and your sweating, you are getting results.
Gyms are good if you have the cash, but you don't really need it to get fit. The Imprtant thing to do is something you enjoy then it is easier and more fun to stick too.
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Posted by Frantastic
on 2008-02-21 19:44:22
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