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| Fitness | Female needing to build chest/arm strength (for shotgun shooting) | Sep 22 2008 16:17 (UTC) |
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K:
Don't let plantar fasciitis get in the way. My wife suffers from it. With proper orthotic shoe inserts and the right shoes, both prescribed by a podiatrist, she is able to do a full exercise routine, with the following precautions: 1. Avoid running or significant walking on the treadmill. Use a stationary bike or ellliptical trainer. 2. Work up slowly to a full exercise routine. Discuss with the podiatrist how to approach this. 3. Listen to your body (especially your heel). It will tell you when you need to take a break.
Best of luck!
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| Health & Support | Why do men gain weight? | Sep 13 2008 18:03 (UTC) |
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Can't speak for anyone else, but I had two causes: (1) Leaving high school, where I played three sports, I continued to eat like an athlete while I sat around and did desk work....then I started eating garbage (i.e. fast food) in order to rush back to the work.. (2) Later on I started eating to relieve stress.
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| Motivation | Help! Getting back on the wagon...need your encouraging words. | Dec 19 2007 14:58 (UTC) |
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| You've already proven you have the self-discipline to do this! Your work out schedule seems realistic, you're more than half way to your overall goal and you are climbing back on the horse after falling off. I don't know about anyone else, but you're motivating me! Thanks! | |||
| Fitness | Do you go to the gym when your sick? | Dec 17 2007 15:05 (UTC) |
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My Doctor always told me that a cold is your body's way of saying it needs a break. I proved that a few years ago when I ignored the cold and kept pushing myself (work, not gym) and came down with walking pneumonia. So listen to your body and give it a break. If doing nothing makes you uptight (and we gym rats get tense when we don't do something) do a light work out at home. Stretches, lunges, anything that uses your body weight as resistance. In a couple of days you'll be ready to push plates or hit the elliptical again. |
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| Maintaining | Weight Maintnance Questions. Please Answer :) | Dec 01 2007 22:46 (UTC) |
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In Army basic they give you 30 minutes of food at each meal (and you need it) but only ten minutes to eat it. At advanced they gave us ten minutes worth of food (all I needed in an intel billet) but 30 minutes to eat it. :-)
Seriously, Army works you that hard. There is a really useful guide to Air Force basic at http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/airforcejoin/a /afbmt1.htm, written by a retired Air Force E9 that should be helpful on this and other questions. Good luck! |
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| Fitness | Whats your workout routine like? | Nov 02 2007 16:48 (UTC) |
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I have finished my loss of 110# and am now trying to maintain and condition. Three days a week are cardio: 60 minutes of either treadmill or elliptical at five to six miles per hour. Three days are general gym workouts of about 60 minutes: free weights, cables, lunges, medicine ball, etc. I stretch for about five minutes before and after each workout. For those of us no longer young, stretching should be mandatory. On my recovery day I still stretch and take a slow easy walk through the neighborhood, just to keep the muscles loose. |
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| Weight Loss | How many pounds per week? | Nov 01 2007 18:48 (UTC) |
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Welcome to the site! I hope we can all help you. Is it normal to feel hungry? Yes indeed, at first. That will fade over time. As suggested above, eating smaller meals and spreading them out helps. As to calorie intake, etc., I'm a 6'0" guy. I kept my intake between 1600 and 1900 per diem and my burn between 2400 and 2600 through exercise. The net result was a loss of 110# over about 20 months, an average of 1.25 pounds per week. Some weeks were no loss at all, some as high as three to four pounds, but the average was 1.25 pounds per week. For those trying to lose a large amount of weight, I encourage a relatively slow rate of loss to help you establish the new life style habits that you'll need to maintain the weight loss. |
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| Weight Loss | Are my parents hypocrites, or is it me? | Oct 26 2007 22:47 (UTC) |
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| I was a hypocrite almost exactly like your father. I said to my then eleven year old son "lose weight and get in shape, don't be like me." He did it. Without any real guidance from his parents (although he got lots of support). He allowed his natural growth spurt, significant changes in his diet (but not dieting) and exercise to fix his weight and went from 5'0" and 160 to 6'4" and 190. And he inspired me. I spent two years dropping from 280 to 175. He supported me, coached me, and cheered me on. Now we're both working on his mom. So here's the thing: by being a hypocrite I somehow helped motivate him. Whether I made him mad, scared or focused, it helped. He says so. In turn, he motivated me and now I'm not a hypocrite (at least about weight loss and exercise :-) ). Regardless of how you feel about your father (and all of the advice above is good advice) remember that, in the end, this about you. Do what you want. Be inspired by whatever inspires you. Turn this negative into a positive. Maybe, in turn, you'll motivate your Dad! |
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| Motivation | Greatest Compliment You Ever Got! | Oct 26 2007 22:31 (UTC) |
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| From a weight loss perspective: "Wow, I didn't recognize you!" | |||
| Foods | What did YOU eat today? | Oct 25 2007 21:21 (UTC) |
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| B: Raisin Bran, Skim Milk, Coffee L: Chef Salad (Lettuce, Onion, Tomato, Ham, Turkey, Cheese) Light Ranch Dressing, Pita Bread S: Big Apple, Yogurt D: Chicken Breast (Broiled) , Salad, Green Beans, Saffron Rice, Italian Ice for dessert Water all day! |
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| Weight Loss | Which take-out place fits in your diet plan? | Sep 28 2007 01:12 (UTC) |
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| In the DC area: Chicken Out rocks! There are so many meals I can put together around pulled chicken, a salad, fresh veggies and fruit salad that run between 300 and 600 calories, have a good mix of protein, carbs and fat (yes some fat is good for you) and are ready to go in five minutes. I've dropped 110# over the past 18 months and I probably eat at Chicken Out 4 times a week. |
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| Weight Loss | I am at my goal...now what? | Sep 04 2007 04:32 (UTC) |
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| Congratulations! In addition to gradually increasing your calories, make sure to maintain your exercise routine. I hit my goal in March. I've kept to the same exercise routine and gradually increased from 1600 to 2100 calories...yeah, I'm a 6'1" guy, I get to eat more. Sorry. But keeping the exercise routine was both good for my overall health and made it easier to adapt if I did overeat. I've been at my goal weight for almost six months. |
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| Motivation | Former athlete club! | May 04 2007 20:06 (UTC) |
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| Jerditious:
I played Baseball, Soccer and Football through high school. I played offensive line at 220# (today that would be laughable, in 1977 it was medium big). And then sat on my butt, ate like a lineman and over twenty years ballooned up to 280#! I just finished my program....I'm at 175#. And this site was vital! Dropping the first 65 was OK, but "calorie creep" slowed me down after that. Ya gotta keep track of the "goes into" and the "burned." Depending on your goals and activities you might need to go below your "game weight." You might have been carrying muscle mass you don't intend to rebuild. Just a thought. Volleyball and basketball huh? How are the knees? Best regards Dutch |
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| Weight Loss | Losing Weight Safely While Eating More Than 1200/1500 Calories Poll | Apr 22 2007 04:25 (UTC) |
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| 1700 Calories per day
105# lost over 19 months. |
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| Motivation | Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club! | Jan 26 2007 04:24 (UTC) |
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| Vrykolia:
A little late, but in answer to your question about diet/exercise and weight loss for me: I've lost 96 pounds in 18 months. That's roughly 1.1 pounds a week. I'm a 6'0' tall guy. My diet was roughly 2000 calories per day, now down to about 1800. More about that in a minute. My exercise routine started with 30 minutes a day on the treadmill at a peak of 3.6 mph. Now I'm doing 40 minutes at a peak of 4.6 mph. I've also slowly added some light exercise, with three sets of 5 sit ups, five crunches, 5 reverse crunches and five push ups. Now I do three sets each, but 25 in each set. I cut back from 2000 to 1800 in January after platueing between 190 and 195 from late October to New Year's. Now I'm down to 184. I do get worried that some of the weight drops I hear about here are in the three to five pound a week range. I can't comment on how healthy that drop is, but I worry that you won't have sustainable life style when you're done with your weight loss. My goal, once I've dropped my weight, is to maintain without bouncing back up. I think doing that requires that the diet you use during weight loss resemble the diet you'll live on afterwards. And I don't think 1200 calories represents a long term diet for most of us. My two cents, for what they're worth. Dutch |
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| Motivation | Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club! | Jan 22 2007 17:31 (UTC) |
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| Vrykolia:
Congratultations. If your hubby will join you, that would be a great motivator! And yes, most males (including me) are cavemen :-). |
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| Motivation | Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club! | Jan 19 2007 19:51 (UTC) |
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| Vrykolia:
I fight a slightly different issue. My wife is a GREAT cook. Wins awards for her cooking. And feels rejected when I don't eat the same large portions of her cooking that I used to (or even pass completely on some baked goodie). It took several conversations for her to understand that I wasn't rejecting her, but I needed to modify my eating. She needed to understand that the issue was ME not HER. Here's the thing: you have made a decision regarding yourself. You can't force anyone to either join you on your journey or give you a particular kind of support. What you can do is have an explicit, clear conversation with your husband in which you explain what support you need and reach an agreement about what support he can supply. Reading between the lines it sounds as though the two of you have not discussed this. We guys are very unsubtle. We need to be smacked up side the head to get the message. He may not realize how much you need his support. He may not realize how serious you are about losing the weight. You should also bear in mind that it is unreasonable to ask him to give up every snack, etc., that he loves. This is your journey, not his. But if he is sitting there eating your absolute favorite junk food night after night, it is reasonable to ask him to stop that. Good luck! |
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| Motivation | hitting the wall | Jan 13 2007 01:01 (UTC) |
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| Good points Dee.
I just spent 8 weeks in the 190 - 195 range, then started dropping again. The trick for me was to up the exercise just a little bit..added 2/10 mph to the treadmill. Good luck! Dutch |
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| Motivation | Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club! | Jan 13 2007 00:57 (UTC) |
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| Kaileigh:
The cool thing is that you are back riding the bike. The endurance will come and quicker than you think. Great job! |
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| Motivation | Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club! | Jan 11 2007 23:16 (UTC) |
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| Hello everyone. I'm on the last stage of a trip that began in July, 2005. Then I was a 46 year old 6'0" 280 # guy. As of today I'm at 189! My goal is 180, but I may amend it to 170.
It is a life style change, not just weight loss. I've gone from a double cheeseburger, fries and a supersize coke for lunch EVERYDAY, to salads, fish, chicken, fruit and Yogurt. God, when I think what and how much I used to eat...best not think on that :-). And exercise is crucial. I'm a finance guy, so I sit pretty much ALL day. Now, it's forty minutes a day on the treadmill and thirty minutes a day of light calesthethics. Started real slow with five sit ups and five crunches a day and worked up to the present level. It takes time. It takes patience. But you can do it. Most important is support. My wife and kid have been great, especially my son. He's a high school athlete and has been nothing but supportive in re-teaching me exercises and pumping me up when the idea of doing my exercise routine just sucked. Don't worry about all the svelte buff people at the gym. They fall into two categories: those that will help you because they respect what you're doing and those that you wouldn't want to know anyway. :-) I joined because I hit a plateau in the fall and just sat around 195. Calorie counter taught me that just managing what I eat by eye wouldn't get me through the last 15 pounds. I wish I'd joined earlier, my program might have been more effective. Better late than never. Good luck to all of us. It can be done! |
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