I miss the fitness threads and the fitness Doms!

[midwestyankee]

First week back on slimming world, -1lb. I hoped for more, but am trying to be zen-like and positive.

Be the disappearing weight. [/koan]

 

[Cattypuss]

First week back on slimming world, -1lb. I hoped for more, but am trying to be zen-like and positive.

Random hormonal water retention or even not having had a poop recently can play havoc with weigh-in results. Bet you get the pay-off with a big loss next week

 

[ImOnIt]

In the dark in the forest? Sure you weren't running like you were being chased by something?

Stories of the ferocious and feared Weka, or the terrible rambunctious Pukeko keep local populations of nocturnal joggers in check.

The perspective on these aerial photographs is a touch misleading, but each of these murderous creatures exceeds three meters in height.

 

[FloggingMolly]

Random hormonal water retention or even not having had a poop recently can play havoc with weigh-in results. Bet you get the pay-off with a big loss next week

I hope so, and get slimmer of the week

 

[midwestyankee]

Random hormonal water retention or even not having had a poop recently can play havoc with weigh-in results. Bet you get the pay-off with a big loss next week

Exactly. This is also why I insist on clipping my fingernails before my weekly weigh-in. One cannot be too careful, you know.

 

[Keroin]

I'm giving my back a week to heal then I'm going back to the gym. Might have to start slow, on the recumbent bike or something, but my mental health cannot take more than another 7 days of this unintentional hiatus.

 

[ImOnIt]

I'm giving my back a week to heal then I'm going back to the gym. Might have to start slow, on the recumbent bike or something, but my mental health cannot take more than another 7 days of this unintentional hiatus.

Is yoga out of the question?

 

[Lizzie_Borden]

Random hormonal water retention or even not having had a poop recently can play havoc with weigh-in results. Bet you get the pay-off with a big loss next week

Those sorts of crazy fluctations are why I'm trying to fight my obsession with the scales. I think I need to put them away week to week.

 

[Cattypuss]

Early morning cardio gym workouts vs early-to-mid evening cardio gym workouts: discuss.

[Let's assume that all other things (time availability, lark vs night-owl tendencies etc) are equal.]

 

[Cattypuss]

Exactly. This is also why I insist on clipping my fingernails before my weekly weigh-in. One cannot be too careful, you know.

In all seriousness, there was a woman at my Slimming World group who would queue up to get weighed and then, when it was her turn on the scales, would take off her gold watch and wedding ring.

I always wanted to say to her "if you leave them on every week you will get consistent results and you won't piss off the people in the queue behind you". But I was too polite.

 

[Chiara_searches]

Early morning cardio gym workouts vs early-to-mid evening cardio gym workouts: discuss.

[Let's assume that all other things (time availability, lark vs night-owl tendencies etc) are equal.]

I think early morning is better. I, personally, tend to talk myself out of working out sometimes when I plan for early-to-mid evening. Lately, I've gotten better about later afternoon runs.

Plus if you do it in the morning, you can feel accomplished all day long.

I don't know if its true or not, but I think I read somewhere that early morning workouts rev up your metabolism for the day. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

 

[Homburg]

I'm giving my back a week to heal then I'm going back to the gym. Might have to start slow, on the recumbent bike or something, but my mental health cannot take more than another 7 days of this unintentional hiatus.

Gym? Shit, I'm happy to be able to get out of bed and stand up straight, and little things like putting a pair of pants on without holding on to something sturdy.

I felt pretty solid this morning. Woke up feeling stiff, but not hurting. Typical too, as a friend talked me into going to his chiropractor today. Couldn't have done it yesterday when I was hurting and unable to stand straight.

I hate looking in the mirror and seeing myself listing to the right because I cannot physically straighten my spine.

 

[Keroin]

Is yoga out of the question?

It's one of those very weird tweaks. I can lift a heavy box but operating the salad spinner puts me into excruciating pain. Last night, I got a bout of hiccups and it was horrible. Deep breathing also hurts. So, because I don't know what movements will irritate it, I'm just being still.

Gym? Shit, I'm happy to be able to get out of bed and stand up straight, and little things like putting a pair of pants on without holding on to something sturdy.

I felt pretty solid this morning. Woke up feeling stiff, but not hurting. Typical too, as a friend talked me into going to his chiropractor today. Couldn't have done it yesterday when I was hurting and unable to stand straight.

I hate looking in the mirror and seeing myself listing to the right because I cannot physically straighten my spine.

Did the chiro help?

I plan on getting to my ART girl but I've just been too busy all week.

 

[Homburg]

It's one of those very weird tweaks. I can lift a heavy box but operating the salad spinner puts me into excruciating pain. Last night, I got a bout of hiccups and it was horrible. Deep breathing also hurts. So, because I don't know what movements will irritate it, I'm just being still.

Intercostals, maybe?

Did the chiro help?

I plan on getting to my ART girl but I've just been too busy all week.

Sort of. It's apparently not a slipped disk. It's weirder than that. Apparently the right side of my hip is rotating under and causing an artificial short leg syndrome. I'm boggled by this. He straightened me out and I felt better than I had in days, but the problem is already popping back up. I don't have another appointment til friday after next, so I'm not totally sure how this will work.

Admittedly, I am still far better than I was before, but the stiffness and weird posture is starting to creep back in. Regardless, I'm sold on this guy's ability, and will probably be a regular.

 

[Cattypuss]

Well I saw the doc as a follow-up to those blood tests (in which a low white cell count showed up). He says he suspects vitamin B12/folate deficiency. So - more blood tests later this week.

He mentioned he is impressed at my blood pressure (normal) and cholesterol (only very slightly raised), given my BMI (which is 32), and gave me the all-clear to go to the gym and push my heart hard Basically he thinks my cardio-vascular health is great for a fatso lol. That'll be down to the fact that I do a lot of walking every single day and I love my steamed veggies lol.

Meanwhile, intuitive eating is just going better and better. My jeans are looser and I'm sure they'll get even looser after I get back to the gym. And I'm sleeping better and looking healthier and I'm starting only to think about food when I'm hungry instead of thinking about it all the effing time, which is what I used to do when I was in the decades of dieting and overeating (the yo-yo decades lol).

 

[Essene]

Anyone around here tried "Weight Watchers"?

Food isn't really my issue- exercise is (finding time for it hasn't been easy, so I've cut back on commitments in order to make time for it) but I figured it couldn't hurt (I've also joined a gym run by physical therapists). My thinking is that I'll be more likely to stick with it if I have someone to semi hold me accountable (via meetings and weigh-ins).

Don't know about this whole "points" deal though.

Thoughts?

 

[Cattypuss]

Anyone around here tried "Weight Watchers"?

Food isn't really my issue- exercise is (finding time for it hasn't been easy, so I've cut back on commitments in order to make time for it) but I figured it couldn't hurt (I've also joined a gym run by physical therapists). My thinking is that I'll be more likely to stick with it if I have someone to semi hold me accountable (via meetings and weigh-ins).

Don't know about this whole "points" deal though.

Thoughts?

I've done WW many times (make of that what you will ).

The points system is designed to encourage you to eat low fat, low sugar. Foods high in fat or sugar have high points and the points are even higher if the fat is saturated.

 

[Lizzie_Borden]

I've done WW many times (make of that what you will ).

The points system is designed to encourage you to eat low fat, low sugar. Foods high in fat or sugar have high points and the points are even higher if the fat is saturated.

They've just revamped their whole points system. Dunno how much different it is though.

 

[Tilia_Fondi]

Hi, I'm new on here but thought I'd introduce myself on this thread as I consider myself pretty active and healthy. I participate in numerous sports and usually eat pretty healthy. I have helped a few of my friends to lose weight in the past and they have kept it off.

I think its important to find some kind of physical activity that you enjoy. I used to go to the gym about 4 times a week but god knows how I managed it because I can't stand it now, I just find it too boring. I guess I could make myself go 4 times a week because you become addicted to it but now I get my exercise in other ways so don't need it.

Sometimes (usually over the winter) I put on about 7lbs but when i reach 7lbs over my usual weight I go straight on my usual diet of eating 1000 kcals per day, which I find really easy to stick to when eating the right things and usually the excess weight is gone within a month.

When I was younger I was quite a bit heavier and made effort to lose it so I'm determined not to put any back on.

 

[YourCaptor]

Hi, I'm new on here but thought I'd introduce myself on this thread as I consider myself pretty active and healthy. I participate in numerous sports and usually eat pretty healthy. I have helped a few of my friends to lose weight in the past and they have kept it off.

I think its important to find some kind of physical activity that you enjoy. I used to go to the gym about 4 times a week but god knows how I managed it because I can't stand it now, I just find it too boring. I guess I could make myself go 4 times a week because you become addicted to it but now I get my exercise in other ways so don't need it.

Sometimes (usually over the winter) I put on about 7lbs but when i reach 7lbs over my usual weight I go straight on my usual diet of eating 1000 kcals per day, which I find really easy to stick to when eating the right things and usually the excess weight is gone within a month.

When I was younger I was quite a bit heavier and made effort to lose it so I'm determined not to put any back on.

Hi and welcome!

What kind of stuff do you do?

 

[Essene]

I've done WW many times (make of that what you will ).

The points system is designed to encourage you to eat low fat, low sugar. Foods high in fat or sugar have high points and the points are even higher if the fat is saturated.

Okay. I figured about as much. Thanks for the feedback.

Being that you've done it a few times, you'd say it's worth trying then?

They've just revamped their whole points system. Dunno how much different it is though.

Oh, so if I join, I won't be able to contrast and compare. *thinks*

 

[Cattypuss]

Okay. I figured about as much. Thanks for the feedback.

Being that you've done it a few times, you'd say it's worth trying then?

Well it works for as long as you follow it. If you stick to it you will lose weight.

My problem was that I've always had binge-eating disorder so sooner or later (whether that was after a month on a diet or a year on a diet) I would fall off the wagon and regain all the weight and then some. I have realised in the last few months that NO diet will ever be a long-term solution for me - that I need instead to cure the root problem - the psychological drivers behind the binge-eating disorder - and I'm doing that via "intuitive eating" (a term which is googlable).

You said in your initial post that you don't have a problem with eating. If that is truly the case, I'd say either don't join WW and just get a weekly weigh-in at your gym (why diet if you don't have a problem with eating?) or do WW, and do it once, properly, until your weight is fixed - provided you feel that once you stop WW you won't regain the weight.

 

[Lizzie_Borden]

A question on the exercise front.

I'm going to ask 'my' trainer person at the gym.. I'll wait till I get a chance to catch up with her, I feel more comfortable talking to her than the others, but I thought I'd throw this out there and see what others think/say/etc.


This is probably the first time that I've exercised consistently, it's been about 6 months now. What I'm finding at the moment is that after I finish at the gym, about 10 minutes later my breathing is fine, and in that regard I feel like I could go again, or for longer, but my arms and legs feel like jelly. And that lasts for ages.

Is that normal? Is that right? Or should I change something so I feel less wobbly, but get more puffed out? My heart rate gets into the 70-80% range, and I think that's alright.

So, kind of random and silly I know, but I'm new to this!

 

[Tilia_Fondi]

A question on the exercise front.

I'm going to ask 'my' trainer person at the gym.. I'll wait till I get a chance to catch up with her, I feel more comfortable talking to her than the others, but I thought I'd throw this out there and see what others think/say/etc.


This is probably the first time that I've exercised consistently, it's been about 6 months now. What I'm finding at the moment is that after I finish at the gym, about 10 minutes later my breathing is fine, and in that regard I feel like I could go again, or for longer, but my arms and legs feel like jelly. And that lasts for ages.

Is that normal? Is that right? Or should I change something so I feel less wobbly, but get more puffed out? My heart rate gets into the 70-80% range, and I think that's alright.

So, kind of random and silly I know, but I'm new to this!

Possibly you should be stretching more at the beginning and end of your workout and make sure you are drinking plenty of water, especially before you start working out. Try doing some relaxation afterwards too.

Are you doing mainly cardio stuff? Might help to do more weight training to build the muscle tone in your arms and legs.

xx

 

[Tilia_Fondi]

Hi and welcome!

What kind of stuff do you do?

Thank you

I mainly do board sports and also some climbing, off for a wee climb this afternoon