Posts by plankcm

I would love to lose something by Halloween! I'll just set a goal that from the 19th of August to the 31st of October to lose 20 lbs.

I want to go as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride! I want to be a sleek dead bride! lol I feel I'll have an easier time finding an old bridal gown to rip the hell out of if I'm a smaller size, because used dresses are typically too small for me :(

I always wanted to go as a playboy bunny too...the costumes are typically expensive and it's fun to make your own instead of buying one :)

Original Post by skunk45:

sounds like your eating enough for your activity level and for weight loss. but i would suggest even though this maybe off topic to just cut out the soya unless you take in some sort of kelp supplement or you eat 1-2 serving of fish everyday.because soya suppress the thyroid functioning. i would also suggest maybe even though your mixing it up your body is use to the calorie yo-yoing. why not change it up and have a consistent number for one week then change it the next- it takes seven days for the body to release that theres a change, then change the cals again before it catches up.

 

 

just a suggestion

That's a cool fact about the soy I never knew about!

You sound a lot like me--nearly the same age, weight, and daily cal stats. I went vegetarian for about 9 months and didn't lose anything despite exercise. I won't act all innocent because there were instances of eating more than I ought to or skipping some workouts...no one's perfect. But no weight loss after 9 months! Anyway, I slowly started incorporating meat back into my diet in May and felt less tired---vegetarianism made me exhausted! This past week I started South Beach and I have noticed more change in my body in this week than in those 9 months! I'm not saying you have to eat meat because I know for some reason it's more than just a choice to not eat it---for some there are deep-felt ethical reasons---what I'm saying is perhaps look at your food percentages and try to up the protein if it's super low.

One other reason I decided to add protein back was the Oxidizer Quiz that you can find online or find in Jillian Michael's Making the Cut book. For me to lose weight, I have to have protein. See quiz below:

http://www.gaiahealthcare.com/documents/Metab olicTypeQuiz_000.pdf

Even if the quiz isn't too scientific, it's good to think about the questions it asks. Sometimes it's hard to recognize what our bodies need until we ask ourselves!

Original Post by soupcanx:

I was on Seasonique and within a month I reached my highest weight ever. My co-worker even noticed and encouraged me to get back on track. It sucked, even when I did everything perfectly (according to CC) I couldn't lose the weight. The good news was I only got a period every 2 or 3 months so I didn't have to deal with cramps (Main reason I went on the pill.) But the bad news (besides the weight problems) was I got random depressing thoughts.

I've been off the pill for 3 and a half months and attempted to follow the same thing before and surprise: I'm at my lowest weight ever!

It should be noted that everyone reacts to pills differently. I was just unlucky and Seasonique wasn't for me. I haven't tried other pills and don't plan to at the moment.

Seasonique causes the body to act in a way that is sort of different than normal. 4 periods a year might be quite a change for some women's bodies. Perhaps that could have encouraged the weight gain? If you are worried, talk to your doctor about ultra low-dose pills like yaz. I took the "mini pill" which is just progesterone and I gained weight, now that I think of it...then I switched and feel fine now.

Hi, my name is Cassie and I'm a binger. I didn't realize I was a binger until recently. I thought what I was doing was just having a "cheat" day, but I realized that it was different. I was eating in hiding away from my room mates, and then when I was done I would throw away the empty packages as soon as possible to get rid of the "evidence." Also, I have been trying to lose weight since 2006, but I can't really get anywhere because all the work I do during the week is offset by the binging I do at least once a week. Most of the times I eat so fast I can't comprehend the quantities. I see a whole empty chip bag and an empty container of dip, as well as feel like I am going to puke, but I'm in denial so I say it's maybe a few hundred calories. I'm ready to change!

One thing I have noticed is that if I eat directly from the container the food comes in, it turns into a binge. From now on, no matter how much I don't want to do extra dishes, I'm going to arrange my servings on a plate and walk away from the main container.

Also, eating low-calorie foods like sugar-free gelatin and pickles seems to be enough to get me over the edge. Also, crystal light drinks help a lot too.

I hope my few tips help and I can't wait to hear more of people's successes!

Original Post by epfever1:

I  have read so many posts and it sounds like nobody likes yoga?  Is it really that bad?  Also, I am supposed to get the whole system on Monday.  The pull-up bar won't be here until Thursday.  Can I start the program without it?

You can use the exercise band attached to the door.

I am one of the yoga haters. I don't know why I don't like it---I have been doing yoga for years. It just seems really repetitive for the first 45 minutes. After the vinyasas in the first 45 minutes, things get ok. It is a good workout and you will sweat, but clearing your mind when you are bored is a real challenge.

Original Post by dramaqun:

yoga x is tough, no question, but so is kenpo, and I LOVE it... no, the thing about the yoga (and I have done a ton of it) is that (for me) its just less varied than the other workouts .. no question that YOU NEED TO DO IT if you are fully doing the program... I have seen, in the 3 weeks I have done it, that the yoga IS what keeps the muscles from cramping from the resisitance training and other hardy workouts... without the yoga, (as my experience only) I would be, typically, crying in pain on the day after ANY of these workouts... in fact, that is what I find SO amazing about this program... I have not experienced what I would call pain in the three weeks... sore from newly using muscles, sure, but no inflammation from overuse or from being cold when doing the workouts... this program is really quite careful with the body... and no pulls... I really am surprised.. I can get fully into the workouts without worrying, because there is warmup and a great sensibility about what the P90xer did the day before... it all works synergystically... excellent..

BY THE WAY... I have lost 4 and a half inches total in those weeks... AMAZING...

 sounds like I should just suck it up and not be a baby, lol :p

How many people out there don't enjoy yoga X? I dread it more than any other workout. Have any of you tried substituting for it? I thought about doing Cardio X or some other yoga program on occasion because I don't enjoy it at all. Any thoughts on the substitution? Thanks!

Original Post by dramaqun:

hey everybody!  so glad I have found you all.. plankcm..I am in week 3 of P90x now, so we are close in our march through this P90x journey.... I had to restart two weeks in, as I got pneumonia.. (4 weeks of misery, but I still managed to put a workout (albeit modified) in my day 3-4 out of seven.. I am proud of that...).. so, now, this week feels SOOOO good compared to what I felt like in the previous two... today I did plyo..heck of thing, eh?  

as for those wondering about how closely to follow: well, my experience is that you can use what you have learned in the previous workouts to modify the exercises you may not be able to do entirely.. for example.. today, I just couldn't do the plyo move that has you hopping from one side (both legs)and turning 180 to the other side... so, I utilized those newly awakened stomach, ab, muscles (a LOT of them there) that I have been working out in the resistance routines...to my own modified twisting of the body move.. kind of salsa like, actually, and worked the heck out of the stomach and lateral muscles.. I always modify.. but make sure that I  KEEP MOVING no matter what...

I am so impressed by your weight loss and inches... I am trying to build up the courage to take my measurements... I KNOW I have developed muscle, I can see it, but since MAR 24, even on a rigid calorie diet and exercise program... NO WEIGHT LOSS... I WILL NOT GIVE UP BEFORE THE MIRACLE!!!!

Great to find other P90xers... so convenient, don't have to go to the gym!

That's a bummer about the pneumonia. Glad you stuck with it after that! Plyo is maddness. I switched to Cardio X in week 3 because my knees hurt so much. I hope to be able to do plyo all the way soon. Not only to I want to strengthen my leg muscles, but also my connective tissues of my knees, which I think have deteriorated sightly with all my desk sitting! Boo to desk sitting!

Original Post by merylwhite1:

I'm now living with my boyfriend, but in my last flat my flatmate Tzar, who was a film student, moved me out to a hotel one night so he could make a movie in our flat.

I didn't see the movie for a few weeks, but when I did, it showed him gladwrapped butt naked to our kitchen table.

Yeaaahhh... he was an oddball, that's for sure.

 

[EDIT: gladwrap is what I think Americans call saran-wrap].

I bet you thought twice about eating off of that table!

I like to wear board shorts for bottoms and a tankini top on top. The shorts feel fine, but I tried on my top the other day and my boobs almost fell out. I gained a little weight over the winter, and some of it went to my boobs so now I am a D1/2 or something. I hate halter tops too because my boobs are so big the weight of them pulls my neck down and gives me a neck cramp :(

Original Post by vegetariangeek:

Plankc, your roommates sound EXACTLY like my old roommates. Dishes, food splotches, sticky floors ... I don't even want to discuss the bathroom.  As roommates they had a lot of good qualities so I didn't move out immediately (great at sharing, generally nice people), but they were really gross with the mess, even after swearing left right and centre they'd clean up after themselves.I remember one roommate who just left an entire meal's worth of dishes in the centre of the kitchen floor one night b/c there was no room left on the counters, then got up the next morning and walked around them while she got ready because she was late for class. It was not a big kitchen.

I could not invite people over. The kitchen would be spotless in anticipation of guests and my roomie would come in for a snack of toast and cereal, spill as much on the counter as in the bowl, milk on the floor, toast crumbs everywhere, goopy purple jam knife smack dab in the middle of a shining white stove ... and he'd just walk away from it like he didn't see it or have any concept that he had made a spotless kitchen dirty again .

After the inevitable mice arrived, I moved out.

I feel your pain. My roommates aren't bad people...one of them even took me to the hospital one time! But their general laziness just ruins my opinion of them.

Original Post by tinaek:

When I was in college my roommate brought somebody home with her who worked for the local travelling carnival (as if that isn't bad enough) but then proceeded to do the "vertical dance" with him - with her bedroom doors wide open -- she had the master bedroom with the cheater door - and I got an eyeful when I went in to the bathroom to brush my teeth!!  Needless to say, I quickly found somewhere else to live!

Speaking of "vertical dance," I was away for work and I was planning on being away for 4 days, but it only ended up to be 2. That same weekend, 2 of my other roommates were away, so my 4th roommate had the whole place to herself. Anyway, she moved my brand new futon over to the couch and made one giant bed for her and her boyfriend. When I got back the bed was piled with satin-covered pillows, surrounded by take-out food boxes and there was a thong and feather-covered handcuffs! They were having bondage sex on my new piece of furniture! What adds insult to injury is that she blamed the mess on a couple of guy friends who happened to stay with her that one night...yeah, them and their lacy thong and handcuffs!

There were stains on the futon, too! Luckily, I had 3 sheets on top of the mattress, and I didn't hide my taking the sheets off and washing them to get the man jizz off of them!

Original Post by trueg:

Original Post by plankcm:

I'm just finishing week 3 of phase 1, and have lost 3 lbs and 6.75 inches on various parts of my body. It seems a little weird to lose only 3 lbs yet still be getting smaller! I lost inches in weeks 2 and 3 without losing weight!

Recovery week starts for me tomorrow. Have any of you changed your eating to compensate for this change in exercises? Do you add any other exercises to this week? Recovery week seems like it won't be as much of a calorie burner...

I'm just about to finish my first recovery week and it's not the rest filled week I thought it would be.  Core Synergistics works you pretty hard and you do it twice (at least on Classic).  You also do KempoX and YogaX (twice).  The only rest you get is an extra rest/StretchX day (two instead of one).

Thanks! That's good to know. I'm doing Classic, too, so I haven't done Core Synergistics yet.

I'm just finishing week 3 of phase 1, and have lost 3 lbs and 6.75 inches on various parts of my body. It seems a little weird to lose only 3 lbs yet still be getting smaller! I lost inches in weeks 2 and 3 without losing weight!

Recovery week starts for me tomorrow. Have any of you changed your eating to compensate for this change in exercises? Do you add any other exercises to this week? Recovery week seems like it won't be as much of a calorie burner...

I am on day 12 (week 2, day 5), and on day 7, which was my last weigh/measure day, I had lost 3 lbs and 3.75 inches. I've been travelling for work this week, and have had trouble getting the workouts in, so I don't know how things will weigh in this week! You really do need to devote an hour and a half every day to this program. I was intimidated at first, but once you get through the first week of workouts, you know what you are doing for the rest of the time and you can really push yourself. In terms of being in shape for this program, I am 50 lbs (now 47 lbs) from my goal weight, and I am able to do it. I have to modify some things---I do all pushups on my knees, and all pullups with a chair under my feet. I don't go as deep in lunges or else I might not get back up! Anyway, while the exercises are tough, the concepts behind most of them are simple, so I think this program is applicable to a lot of people.