Posts by darky1972

Forgot to say, as with any exercise program or piece of equipment, it is only as good as you use it. I can say I have gym membership and people will clap, but I don't use it so whats the point? Wii fit will only work as well as you use it and the effort you put in. If you work hard at it, and encourage yourself to do that bit more every day, it will work. If you hula hoop for two mins and slide it away, it won't!

Original Post by allnaturalgirl02:

While CC uses the BMI cutoff of 20 for underweight, the majority of doctors, health organizations in the US use 18.5. I'm sorry but when you say "because we WANT to be the fattest nation around" how is that really fair to say? yeah, all Americans except you are just stuffing their pieholes hoping and praying to go down in history as the fattest nation ever?

I think the people on this site who wear a size 6 will probably disagree with you that they are "obviously overweight." I wish you could hear the tone of this post to know how offensive you're being.

I sooooooo agree with you. A BMI of 24.9 is considered "normal" That is not fat or over weight. It does not matter what a BMI reading says, everyone will have their own healthy BMI. If you are active and fit, your BMI may well fall into the over weight catagory, and if what the OP is saying is correct, that would be obese to them! That is offensive. I have been recomended that my ideal BMI is 22. That is far too low for me. I have never had a BMI of 22. I am currently working towards BMI of 23. My BMI is under 25, so I am not "fat"

To me BMI of 20 would seem very thin to me. My husband has a BMI of 22. He is 6ft tall and weighs 154lbs and people call him skinny!!

Oh and clean your teeth. Food tastes horrid after cleaning teeth!

Yes I do!!! I love my wii fit. Wii fit has been out since April here (uk). Today marked 200 days of me using it. I have lost about 50lbs since then :O . I don't care what anyone says, Wii fit DEFINATELY plays a part towards fitness. I do a minimum of 30 mins a day on it. The past few weeks I have upped it to an hour most days doing a combination of muscle exercises, yoga, free steps (which I now use weights with to work my arms and increase the areobic benefit) and hulahoops. My legs, tum and bum are getting very well toned now, I have muscles!!. Just need to lose a little more on my arms, inner thighs, and tiny bit on my tum. I have gone through obese to over weight to having a normal BMI. I am just losing those few pounds now to get me well under a BMI of 25. I am aiming for BMI of 23. (currently at 24.3)

Wii fit has enabled me to get back into exercise. I now do more exercise in addition out of the house. I either walk for an hour, bike ride for an hour, or play badminton for an hour every single day. I feel great.

If anyone has anything negative to say about Wii fit. I invite anyone to see the results. This is me 2 years ago 

Wii fit has given me exactly what I needed to get fit and enjoy other exercise. I would recommend it to ANYONE.

And, the telling off you get isn't that bad! It only asks if you were busy the day before!! TSK!!

This is a great motivational thread!! For me it is smaller clothes and more choice of what I can wear, compliments, feeling much more confident, to be able to run around with the children, loving exercise, enjoying my food, to appreiciate treat foods for what they are.....TREATS not staple diet! I can feel my bones and muscles I didn't know I had, and my tummy is almost flat without 4 spare tyres! My favorate thing is knowing if I have to see the doctor or nurse, they are not going to tell me my problem is weight related or even if it's NOT weight related, them telling me I need to lose weight. To be able to look in a mirror and like what I see. To be able to feel worthy of spoiling myself with a good haircut or clothes. I am going to buy my first bikini for next summer! To feel alive and energetic. To feel confident in letting my husband see me in the noddy and not to cringe when he hugs me. So lots of things there, just off the top of my head!

Weight watchers carrot cake slices yum

Fat free natural bio yogurt with fresh fruit

Silverspoon light. I tired splender but it didn't agree with me!

Weetabix

Minimilk icecreams

Original Post by pgeorgian:

your legs will fall off and you'll gain seven hundred pounds.

relax.  there's nothing wrong with taking a holiday from the gym.  fresh air is good for you.

So funny. Just wanted to let you know, that back in the summer I went to France for a week. I walked and walked over that week and kept busy but no other exercise or gym. My diet that week was really poor, because I didn't know what I was ordering! So we ended up in the healthy eaters biggest sin bin..macdonalds! Traditional breakfasts in France are high in fat, so are their baggettes and icecream whoops, but yummy. When I came back I fully expected to have gained 3lbs at least. To my surprise I had actually lost 1lb!! All that fresh air and walking did it!! Go and have fun. We all need that once in a while!!

I like this thread as well. In my life it is my husband. He has been sooooo supportive. We have been married 15 years and I have always yo-yo'ed. He has never thought any worse of me no matter what. Since I started this lifestyle, it has not been easy for me. My confidence and self esteem was rock bottom in the beginning. I have always found it difficult to join exercise classes or gym as I am not really a social gal. So my husband, despite the fact he is 6ft tall with a BMI of 22, has committed to help me. We go on long bike rides together and we play badminton regular. He always compliments me, and he is always loving towards me. I get gentle encouragement from him all the time. He even eats the more healthy food along with me (but has his seperate treats) I couldn't do it without him.

The other's are my children!! They don't really know it, but this summer I was able to run about with them and had so much fun!! That in itself was worth a lot. My eldest son is 14 and he has been really sweet. He compliments me quite a lot which is nice!

It's a good question!! For me it was a combination of lots of things. My mother was an emotional abuser. One minute I was "fat" and should be ashamed of myself, then the next, I was under eating, losing too much weight and "anorexic" Even as an adult, I looked up to my mother and hung on to every word she said. Que the classic yo-yo pattern and an eating disorder which kind of dealt with my confusion in the mix. Add to that, I was very young when I left home and had no idea about cooking and healthy eating. More so I did not understand that eating what I wanted made me gain weight.

Anyway, 4 years ago, my mother disowned me. I got depressed more and more. I ate loads, became sedentry, then eventually did not want to go out of the house. I gained a whopping 55lbs+ and then started suffering the health problems. Sore muscles, fatigue, increasing depression and PMT, sore knees, oh the list went on.

In January I took the step and went to the Doctor for help. I have lost the weight I gained and some! I exercise and enjoy it, my eating disorder and depression has gone, Igo out every day, I have reclaimed my life and am now happier than ever!!

Original Post by dbackerfan:

Check your local community college if they have classes.  I take a weight lifting and a cardio class at my comm college and for 12 weeks of classes its only $50 a semester hr per class -- lots cheaper than a gym membership plus no long term commitment.

I to have PF and had to stop walking - I say go to a podiatrist get custom made orthotics - ice the foot ( get a water bottle fill it 3/4 full of water freeze over night and run foot over it) 

I also purchased an elliptical for $300 at Walmart that has lasted well over 3 years with no problems.

Also not to offend your doctor - but (s)he hasn't a clue about weight lifting.  You can burn a good amt of calories in 45 minute workout of heavy lifting reshape your body and not to mention the "afterburn" and higher metabolism you get with more muscles.

I have to agree with the above. I have PF and was told not to exercise in weight bearing exercise. I took up yoga and do muscle work outs concentrating on my calfs and ankles. The yoga stretching really helps. I also used TENS in the early days of exercise. Weight is a big factor of PF and once you loose weight and exercise and build strength in your legs and feet, the pain disapears.

Don't be afraid to exercise, that was my problem in the beginning. I also had substatial ankle rolling inwards, and I was advised not to do exercise that involved weight bearing, However in reality I had to do some gentle weight bearing exercise to start making any difference. For about 3 years I sat about grumbling in pain and gaining weight which made things worse. In the end even walking caused my foot to swell up like a balloon and in terrible pain, and I convinced myself that was it for me. It's a vicous circle, but in order to get out of that, you have to push yourself a little to start and gradually do more. Yes in the beginning it will hurt until you start to build up strength and loose weight, but the pain will get less and less and eventually the problem will go away!!

I know I am no medical expert, but I believe that sometimes professionals advise not to exercise to protect themselves in case you did injure yourself. After my personal exerience, I decided that in order for me to really improve things for myself, I had to push myself. It worked for me.

Original Post by sarjane:

I wish they had an extension for the Wii fit that allowed your "steps" to be harder (for the step aerobic free style routine under aerobics). I find myself lifting my knees really high just so I raise my heart rate.

 

I think its great that it has an extremely accurate scale.

I agree with you. On the steps I now make sure I make much bigger steps. I must look really weird on it. An extention to make it higher would be a good idea. I was wondering if I could get my clever husband to make me a step for it to sit on just for the steps. I am not sure how accurate it would be, but it might be worth a try. I have taken up other exercise now, cycling, walking and swimming. I still use the wii fit to top up on days when I am not doing other things. It's really helped me to stay focused!! I would still recomend it to anyone starting out on the exercise road.

I have been using wii fit for 2 months now with a combination of wii sports training, the boxing, working the bag. I have lost 21lbs on there and have clocked up 40 hours exercise and have a gold fit piggy  I have lost 5" off my waist and 5" off my hips. I must say that this has been fantastic for me. I do 30 mins hulahoops and steps first thing in the morning followed by 15mins boxing on wii sports. I do 20mins hulahoops in the afternoon and 10mins boxing. I never enjoyed exercise as much. My thighs, bum and tum have toned up lovely and everyone comments on it. The hulahooping really gives a good work out and although the steps do not really, I just take bigger strides and that increases the impact. A big thumbs up for me!!

The only downside is, it encourages you to do a body test every day, even though the experts tell you to weigh no more than once a week. Everyone knows that weight can fluctuate from day to day. It does tell you that if you weigh at different times of the day, for example if you weighed at 9am one day and 3pm the next. However it does not mention that if you weighed at the same time. It is not always possible to know why you may gain weight from day to day, so the options it gives are not really good options. So when you tick the option "I don't know" it gives you a little telling off. For someone who has suffered ED, this is not a good thing to hear, and weighing everyday is not good either, made worse by rewarding the body tests with a stamp!!

Just to say, I rate wii fit and wii sports as a way to get into fitness. I have had my wii fit for 5 weeks now and I have lost 13lbs since. I have been healthy eating in the mix, but I have a routine now with wii fit that I do my wii fit every morning before breakfast. I now only do hulahoops for 15mins and steps for 15 mins. I certainly work up a sweat doing the hoops. So that is my 30mins of exercise on there.

I now add wii sports in there and do 10 mins working the bags on boxing, my record now being 44 bags I smash down in the allotted time, then I do 15mins of boxing in the ring, which now I am unbeatable. If I got strength left I put on 1lb wrist weights to enhance the effect whilst boxing.

Now, the biggest change. Since doing wii fit and boxing combined, I have started adding in more activities. I now aim for my hour on wii in the mornings, plus I set myself another mission for the day. Whether that will be an hour + good old hard housework, or playing footie or rounders or trampolining with the kiddies, or even a long walk.

Wii machine has DEFINATELY enhanced my fitness and combining it with the weight loss I have more energy than I have had for years and my waist and butt is shrinking!!

You HAVE to stay disaplined and focused, and gradually increase the exercise you do for maximum benefit. Doing so much activity allows for more "treats" so occassionally I eat out and I still have a takeaway once a week. I find allowing that treat a week helps me to stay focused for the week ahead.

There is no one single thing but a combination that has helped me!! So I shall do a list!!

Seeds! Number 1 super food. Full of goodness and great for snacking and adding to breakfast cerial.

Salad! You can snack all day on the stuff! It can accompany anything, and full of goodness.

Fruit! Again, I snack plenty on fruit. Instead of jelly babies, I now snack on grapes!

Chicken! A versitile meat low in fat that can make a meal of anything. My favorate is seasoned diced chicken breast, fry off with extra virgin olive oil spray (so you use very little but still get benefits!) add in different spices, I like red and black pepper, garlic, chilli's, seseme seeds. Then put in wholemeal or wholegrain pittas and fill it out with salad. yum!

My extra virgin olive oil spray! I use it every day to flavour salad and to cook with!

Plenty of water! Obvious benefits!

Having breakfast every day!

Exercise! I ALWAYS feel better for working out and it keeps me motivated!

My spice rack!! I come up with new flavours all the time! Having it by my cooker lets me experience a whole range of different tastes to stop me getting bored!!

Regular snacks!! No need to starve, no need to eat 3 square meals a day. In fact it's better to eat snacks of fruit nuts and seeds, I have set snack times (well roughly) and I take the opportunity to drink a glass of water at every meal and snack and extra's when I exercise.

Enjoy your food! Chew every last bit. Eat slowly. Have a short break whilst eating. Eating slowly allows you to enjoy your food, and allows you to stop eating before you have over eaten. Eating until you are uncomfortably full is not good for you!

No secrets really just common sense, and everybody is different so what works for one won't work for someone else!!