Posts by megnaay

Original Post by sharz96:

I agree with alternating other cardio with running.  Cross-training is important. 

But don't drop running altogether.  The impact of running will increase your bone and joint strength and decrease your chances of getting osteoporosis later in life, where other arobics will not. 

The only issue I have with running is the health of my knees. I have very little cartilege, causing grinding of my knees after 8 years of soccer. I wear orthodics but I don't think that helps them.

Original Post by violet18:

Hi! My name's Violet. I'm 5'7'' and I weigh 190 pds. Right about summer, every year, I begin dieting. However, I starve myself so much that by week #2 I'm pigging out, eating more than I usually would. I want buddies who will keep me on track and motivated. For once I want to strut my stuff on the beach in a cute bikini without worrying about sucking in. My short term goal is to lose 20 pounds by September. Anyone interested give me a holler!

I'd love to be a motivation buddy! I'm about 5'2 and weigh close to 165 lbs. Embarassing, but I'll get over it lol. This is the highest I've ever weighed. I put on a lot due to intense stress at school and with family - I never actually noticed until I tried to fit into my summer clothing. Huge disappointment but I'm going to get past it!

I plan on starting a nutrition and exercise calendar. Maybe we could both make a similar one, and track our progress together. :)

My e-mail is mghn.wray@gmail.com - we can keep in touch and see what happens!!

Original Post by fitnessgirll:

aerobics is great, esp for cross training.  A high impact, step aerobic, like Step by Body Training Systems or Les Mills is your best bet. It's a high intensity, interval class, incorporating a warm up track, step up track beginning to raise your hr, step ahead track..really raise your hr, leg track, high intensity interval track, agility track, interval track to bring heart rate down slightly then an attack track..followed by cool down, abs/pushups and stretch track. It's fast paced, the hr goes by very quickly and you will burn apprx 500 cal.  These classes are not combo classes like the old fashioned step/sculpt. No weights involved. Very high intensity but lower options are always showed for the novice and/or challanged fitness level person.

No matter what you do, cross training is essential.

Have fun!

 Thanks for the information! I'll look into finding those videos. What would you reccomend is a good exercise system for a week? Ex.. alternating running, aerobics?

Great, thanks! School is almost over so I'm going to be making an exercise/nutrition calendar to sort everything out.

I'm not sure how to use Google to figure that out. I usually do walking/jogging intervals.

Thanks so much for the very supportive comments. I know all of you are right, it's just a matter of motivating myself. To be honest, I feel like the hardest part for me will be getting up in the morning - I don't sleep very well and it's deadly trying to get up in the morning sometimes. A while back I used to get up and walk my dog every morning, came back, power napped for 20 min and then showered and got ready, and I felt good, so I just have to get over myself.

Thanks guys. I was thinking of jogging in the woods behind my house but I'm a little scared for my safety, so I think I'd be better off staying on the main roads. And if I go out at 6am I can cross my fingers and hope no one will be up at that time! No one I care about anyway. And I can bring my dog too.

Now it's just a matter of being motivated enough, and giving away an hour of more sleep!

I'm thinking of joining Weight Watchers just to have a place to go weigh in and another motivator to exercise and stuff, knowing someone else will track my weight.

Original Post by loriklorik:

Original Post by megnaay:

I personally think pornography is morally wrong. The biggest problem I see in it is that it portrays women as sex objects, rather than human beings. I've seen porn before, pretty much everyone at some point gets curious, and the majority is full of men talking horribly to the woman and being "dominant".

 1) Hmm... wouldn't anything having to do with sex be portraying them as objects? Same with men. Aren't the men in porn just poking machines or no better than a breeding stud?

2) There are a lot of other types of porn! If you want woman being "dominant" there is lots of that out there....whatever floats your boat (chances they have something for it)

3) At least he isnt watching this

1) Of course it's the same with men, but I'm assuming her partner is watching pornography and concentrating more on the women. I don't agree with it either way.

2) No matter what kind of porn it is, it's just using peoples sexuality to make money, which I think is wrong. There is something seriously wrong with our society if it is deemed acceptable to have sex with people on camera, show off their bodies and make money for being able to satisfy other people - rather than making money using important things like their brain.

3) I'm curious, but I won't be clicking that lol.

Also, in regards to your comment on how porn pays well. Sure it may pay well. In fact I watched a documentary on it a while back and from what I remember it pays exceedingly well depending on what you're doing, but it will bite you in the ass later on. If you decide later on to work for some big company, they do research on you, and do you think you'd get the job if they find out you were a porn star? That would reflect badly on the company. Not to mention if a friend, loved one or family member were to stumble upon it - some may be fine with it, but what if they aren't? Once things are on the internet, they are there forever... there's no erasing them.

Above all though... why would you want to stoop so low as to showcase your body for money, give away your dignity for a quick buck? It just does not seem worth it to me. I realize maybe for some that's the only option... but still.

I'm just giving my two cents... if you want to go do porn, I don't really care, I'm not going to preach, but for the sake of the thread.

I'm not really good at swimming lol. But thank you both for the suggestions!

I think it's called "Simply Pilates". I got it at Winners and it came with a yoga mat! It's very very good. I'm not a thin person - I have flab on the tummy - and within a week of doing it every day or every other day I could see an outline starting.

Thanks for the great info.

Original Post by dralero:

I totally understand, I starting doing some leg lifts and things from a tear out in this month's Cosmopolitan. I have been doing it for 3 days and already see at least a tightening and slimming in my not so slim abdomen.

Other than that I recomend taking water pills that will take any bloating away that makes you look ponchy too. Other than that a tankini is a great option I wore one to the beach for spring break last year and thought i looked terrible till i saw the pictures and i looked really nice in them.

Best of luck, remember there are always going to be terrible looking people on the beach so you def wont be the center of bad attention.

You're beautiful and have a great body no matter what you look like to the world as long as you are happy with it.

Thanks so much!  I actually saw the tear out in my copy of Cosmo, so I'll try those!  Is it the front leg lifts one you're referring to?

Thanks.

Thanks... I wasn't sure if it was an unreasonable goal or not.  At one point I lost 10 pounds in 3 weeks, and sometimes I gain, so it's hard to tell for me.  I don't care much about losing the weight, I more care about gaining muscle.

I totally know where you're coming from.   Because I've really gotten interested in dieting and exercising, they think I have some obsession with body weight and body image, as if I'm ABNORMAL for thinking about this kind of thing.  I've been asked many times if I have an eating disorder.  My whole family is overweight, save my older brother, and I honestly (not bragging or anything) think they're jealous of my motivation and try to put me down.  I'm nowhere near my goal size, but I try to push myself as much as I can and they try to beat me down.  Either they tell me those kinds of things, or say things like, "Ya you should be working out" or other rude comments.  I let that keep me motivated!  Don't let them get to you - if it's REALLY bothering you, tell them how you feel.

That is my goal then.  Not one more word until I've gone to the gym ON MY OWN. :)

(You might not be hearing from me for a while. ;)  JK!!)