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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / November 2003how far we've come, how far to go?
It's been a year since I joined a gym and started trying to improve my health in earnest. A year ago, I weighed about 147, and wore size 10-12 pants. I now weigh 128 (up from my summer low of 119), and wear size 4-6 pants. My bf % a year ago was about 28%, and today it's 24%. I keep saying that I want to go to the gym 3 x per week, but it's only happening twice a week. For me, it's time to re-focus, and set some new goals. Here they are... 1. go to the gym 3 x per week 2. drop bodyfat down to 20-22% 3. cut back on junk food 4. ski at least once a week until April 4. squat 180 I see these goals as hindered somewhat by the upcoming holiday season, but it'll be good to have these goals in place for newyears! I actually hate new year's resolutions, because I've never kept one past the end of January. Love your fourth goal, as an avid skier myself I wish you great weather and even better snow. Michelle Ozzie in Switzerland WW WI 69.8 / 63.1 / 61kg 134 lbs >It's been a year since I joined a gym and started trying to improve my >health in earnest. A year ago, I weighed about 147, and wore size 10-12 [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >it'll be good to have these goals in place for newyears! I actually hate >new year's resolutions, because I've never kept one past the end of January. n Wed, 5 Nov 2003 09:49:54 -0800, "determined" <btsylyn@yahoo.com> wrote: >It's been a year since I joined a gym and started trying to improve my >health in earnest. A year ago, I weighed about 147, and wore size 10-12 [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >it'll be good to have these goals in place for newyears! I actually hate >new year's resolutions, because I've never kept one past the end of January. I never keep mine past the end of January 1. :-) I'll chime in my goals: 1. Cardio 3x per week 2. Get thy a.s to the gym for the weights 2x per week 3. Keep bf% below 24, keep weight below 130. 4. Decrease my mile to less than 8mins 5. Build up endurance for a 5k and run one on a fairly competitive level. > I never keep mine past the end of January 1. :-) > > I'll chime in my goals: > > 1. Cardio 3x per week > 2. Get thy a.s to the gym for the weights 2x per week Out of curiosity, are your weight workouts full body? How long does it take you, and would you share your routine? I'm asking because I'm doing a full body that takes between 30-45 min, and I wonder if I'm not putting enough into it. But I only do squats, dl's, lat pull down, bench press, and sometimes seated cable rows. This seems to hit the whole body, and I like the quickness of it, but I'm really not sure that I'm getting and adequate workout. I generally do 3-4 sets each. det >> I never keep mine past the end of January 1. :-) >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >det I generally do full body workouts. (when I actually do them). At home - generally it takes 30 - 45 mins. At the Y - on the machines it can take 45 - 60 mins - mainly because of adjusting the machines. Workouts - I certainly find that Krista's workouts work well. >Out of curiosity, are your weight workouts full body? How long does it take >you, and would you share your routine? I'm asking because I'm doing a full [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >the quickness of it, but I'm really not sure that I'm getting and adequate >workout. I generally do 3-4 sets each. I know you asked Jayjay, but IMHO this is a fine routine. That's assuming you're making an effort to challenge yourself by increasing the weight you're lifting, but I expect you are from things you've said. You might want to add some crunches or something for the abs. And you might consider some shoulder presses or military presses. (I don't think you need to do arm isolation exercises for biceps and triceps; the compound lifts work those pretty well.) Chris > >Out of curiosity, are your weight workouts full body? How long does it take > >you, and would you share your routine? I'm asking because I'm doing a full [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > don't think you need to do arm isolation exercises for biceps and > triceps; the compound lifts work those pretty well.) Oh, your opinion counts too! And my lifts have been increasing pretty well. I alternate 2 weeks of high weight low reps (4x5) with 2 weeks of lower weight higher reps (4x12). I'm currently squatting 135... YUP! That's the bar with the 2 big ones! Pretty happy about that. Of course, I don't do sets of 12 at that weight yet. My bench still sucks at 65lbs, and my dl is even with my squat. I'm pulling down 70lbs with the lat pulldown, when I can pull down 100 I'll graduate to chinups... det > And you might consider some shoulder presses or military presses. (I > don't think you need to do arm isolation exercises for biceps and > triceps; the compound lifts work those pretty well.) I really like the gravitron for assisted chins and dips. I was using the rowing machine today after dark and the window was reflecting my image back at me (I rarely go to the gym in the dark and I usually gaze out at the mountains through that window so this was a new thing for me.) I was entranced by my arm and shoulder muscles. They were visible at 20 feet away! Wendy, falling in love with herself > For me, it's time to re-focus, and set some new goals. Here they > are... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > new year's resolutions, because I've never kept one past the end of > January. Here are my current goals: 1. Gym four days a week to lift. Cardio after if there's time (there's always time). 2. Pilates class, three days a week. Kids sport schedules is beginning to interfere--must find a way to make it happen. 3. Stay out of the damn holiday-food trap. 4. Start using the cageandbar setup for squatting. The DB's are beginning to wear on my wrists (30 lbs each hand, 3x10). 5. Continue to eat healthy foods. 6. Quit weighing and worrying daily. Amy (113 and holding...) >> For me, it's time to re-focus, and set some new goals. Here they >> are... > Here are my current goals: Here are mine: - Maintain my weight loss, maybe lose no more than one pound per month - Keep walking to train - resume running (I have to stay with the kid as my wife works overtime in the last few days) - Keep resistance training i 223/176/180 >- resume running (I have to stay with the kid as my wife works >overtime in the last few days) put the kid in a stroller and take him running with you. He's still small enough for that and would love the QT w/ dad >>- resume running (I have to stay with the kid as my wife works >>overtime in the last few days) > > put the kid in a stroller and take him running with you. He's still > small enough for that and would love the QT w/ dad Does not sound like a safe, fun thing to do. By the time I get home it is already dark. Maybe I will run tomorrow in the morning, will just get up at 4:20 instead of 5:07. i > >>- resume running (I have to stay with the kid as my wife works > >>overtime in the last few days) [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > i Well, that is what I do now. Although I also get home after dark and its 6:30pm and i'm about to go take the dog for a run in the dark... Not much of a choice when it gets darks so early. > > For me, it's time to re-focus, and set some new goals. Here they > > are... [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Amy (113 and holding...) My goals for next year... 1. Obtain my goal weight. 2. Feel comfortable taking my shirt off in public by summer. 3. Be able to bench 285 (reps at 220 right now) 4. Maintain not smoking. 5. Spend more time with my friends and loved ones. Dan - 305/288/220 "A Ross" <ar18nospam@cornell.edu> wrote in message news:ar18nospam- > Here are my current goals: > > 1. Gym four days a week to lift. Cardio after if there's time (there's > always time). I know dammit! I really should incorporate cardio into my workout... > 2. Pilates class, three days a week. Kids sport schedules is beginning > to interfere--must find a way to make it happen. > 3. Stay out of the damn holiday-food trap. So, I shouldn't send fudge? > 4. Start using the cageandbar setup for squatting. The DB's are > beginning to wear on my wrists (30 lbs each hand, 3x10). This is something I recently "graduated" to. And I love it! Squatting with a bar across your back is alot different IMO from using dumbells. Once you get the hang of it, it's not as complicated as it seems at first. > 5. Continue to eat healthy foods. I need to cut out the brownies... > 6. Quit weighing and worrying daily. > > Amy (113 and holding...) I'd like to lose about 5-7lbs. det >"A Ross" <ar18nospam@cornell.edu> wrote in message news:ar18nospam- >> Here are my current goals: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I know dammit! I really should incorporate cardio into my workout... And I've been the opposite - with more cardio and only bodyweight barring exercises and not enough weights lately. >I need to cut out the brownies... I need help w/ the candy jars at work again. (and its the wrapped stuff to - so I can't gross myself with the unwashed hands theory). As well as the icecream and late night snacking. >I'd like to lose about 5-7lbs. ditto. But I'm not in a "must do this now" mode yet over those few little pounds. > As well as the icecream and late night snacking. I love ice cream - well, you already knew that! But I found an answer to the evening icecream craving. I finally found a really yummy tasting vanilla protein - it's at costco, and 6 lbs was like $22, cheap. I blend a scoop of this with ice, nonfat milk and peanut butter. 300 calories I know, but I just break up my meals and calories more so this is like an evening meal. But it doubles as a peanut butter milk shake. And a squirt of the sugar free hersheys is really good. > >I'd like to lose about 5-7lbs. > > ditto. But I'm not in a "must do this now" mode yet over those few > little pounds. I figure skiing will take care of it. If it would only snow, dammit! I'm doing my make-it-snow dance as we speak... det > > As well as the icecream and late night snacking. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > meal. But it doubles as a peanut butter milk shake. And a squirt of the > sugar free hersheys is really good. Actually - I find that if I don't eat in the late evenings I fair out better on the scale than if I do... so if I do any icecream eating, i'm now doing it mid day at work. > > >I'd like to lose about 5-7lbs. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I figure skiing will take care of it. If it would only snow, dammit! I'm > doing my make-it-snow dance as we speak... You can keep your cold white stuff. Skiing is fun - but its too cold. > I need help w/ the candy jars at work again. (and its the wrapped > stuff to - so I can't gross myself with the unwashed hands theory). This was a reality check for me...I love Butterfingers. I mean, they're my favs. So, when at work we had a bag of the *fun size*, I ate 4 (!!!) of them Monday during the day. I found out on fitday that they are 100 cals each!!! Compared to the hard candy, which is about 30 cals each (and 1 piece of hard candy will satiate my sweet tooth), I was messed up. So, now I have one piece of hard candy when I get the urge and completely avoid the little candy bars. Martha Nice thread! Here are my goals: 1) continue losing weight (20 more pounds to go...) 2) learn to climb!!! 3) get back into skiing 4) follow nutritious guidelines. (Side note: I've been doing some studying up on nutrition , vitamins, etc.) 5) have positive outlook and self and world : ) Martha > So, I shouldn't send fudge? I would never refuse fudge!! Mail away! Amy (gaining pounds just thinking of fudge...mmmm, fudge) A year ago, I weighed 155ish and now I am at a modest 140ish. I was wearing 12's consistently and now can wear eights with no problem. However, I still have a ways to go. My goals for the immediate future include: 1. Accelerating weight loss. My BF is off to CO for a couple of weeks and my other eating out friend is away on business until Thanksgiving so no excuses. 2. Continue to work on upper body strength. My goal is to be able to consistently do 50 'real' pushups. Sometimes I make it, sometimes, I don't. The muscles that are worked by pushups really help with a chronic neck problem. 3. Continue to do my treadmill. I have been not resetting the time each week and get excited when I get over 200 minutes cumulative in a week. I would like to make that 300 minutes. 4. Concentrate on abdominal strength as I have poor posture. 5. Get as much work done by the end of the year as possible so that I can take considerable time off at the holidays. 6. I am considering buying a body fat scale and setting body fat goals. j > It's been a year since I joined a gym and started trying to improve my > health in earnest. A year ago, I weighed about 147, and wore size 10-12 [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > it'll be good to have these goals in place for newyears! I actually hate > new year's resolutions, because I've never kept one past the end of January. > 4. Concentrate on abdominal strength as I have poor posture. As soon as you said this, I straightened up in my chair. It was a good reminder. : ) Martha > "Julianne" <juli882nospam@cox.net> wrote in message >> 4. Concentrate on abdominal strength as I have poor posture. > As soon as you said this, I straightened up in my chair. It was a good > reminder. : ) Me, too! Wendy, acting like a puppeteer has yanked a string on her head Yep. Found myself slumped over when I read your replies:) j > > "Julianne" <juli882nospam@cox.net> wrote in message > >> 4. Concentrate on abdominal strength as I have poor posture. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Wendy, acting like a puppeteer has yanked a string on her head > It's been a year since I joined a gym and started trying to improve my > health in earnest. A year ago, I weighed about 147, and wore size 10-12 [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > it'll be good to have these goals in place for newyears! I actually hate > new year's resolutions, because I've never kept one past the end of January. Writing out your goals is a great way to help meet them. I keep mine on my Palm pilot, and I have them printed out and hanging on my desk for my students to see and in my home office so I don't lose sight of them. It's nice to check them off as you reach them too :) Hi everybody my name is angie and i am new to this group. i have been following weight watchers since march 2003 and i have lost 30 lbs i went from 152.5 lbs to 125lbs . i reached my goal weight on sept 11 it took me 7 months to get there. it also took alot of hard work. but it was worth it. do to some stress that i had gone threw in sept how ever i have started to gain some of my weight back. so far it is only been 7lbs i have lost 2lbs of the 7lbs but i have also decided that since i was able to make it to the weight of 125lbs which i never thought i would ever be down to. i am going to try to go for 115lbs. i am 5'4 in height and although my healthy weight should be between 115lbs and 135lbs according to weight watchers. i am in a wedding in may and i want to look my best. i stll have a stomach that i would like to get ride of and no matter what i try it is still there. i was wondering if anyone had a any ideas on some exercises that i could do to get ride of them?????? anyway , just thought i would introduce myself and tell u a little about me. oh yah i am also 28yrs old and live in ottawa ontario. thanks in advanced for any and all help. angie Weight Watchers is supposed to be good at helping their members keep weight off -- the only commercial plan that succeeded at this in an FTC study some years ago. What have they told you? Have you been doing ab crunches? Have you been to a gym where you can work with weights? What else are you doing for exercise? > Hi everybody > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- It seems like weight watchers worked for you as far as losing weight but ongoing weight management requires more than a 'diet'. What are you doing for exercise? What kinds of foods are you eating? Why not go to FitDay.com and see how your food intake looks on some of their graphs. I am not disciplined enough to do Fitday everyday but when I plateau, it is always interesting to see what I am eating broken down. Sometimes, the carbs get out of hand and other times the fat does. What's your social life like? Do your social outings revolve around food? That's a big thing for me. I am continually trying to find new ways to be with friends that doesn't involve food. My two very thin friends are most uninterested in doing anything after work but meeting for drinks and appetizers. I make it a point to eat something before I go meet them. If I spend just a little time on the treadmill, I get an extra mental boost to turn my nose up at potato skins. j > Hi everybody > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- i eat some red meat not alot . i eat mostly chicken and tuna. try to get in my veggies and my fruit. i don't go out very much do to lack of money and friends not living in the same place as i do. as for exercise i do alot of walking mostly outside. trying to get back to doing my watp's videos but it is hard as i am starting to work mid nights soon and will need to sleep when i am not working. but i will try my best. i would love any ideas for exercises that i can do at home that r easy and not time comsuming. TIA angie > It seems like weight watchers worked for you as far as losing weight but > ongoing weight management requires more than a 'diet'. [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption > =--- > i eat some red meat not alot . i eat mostly chicken and tuna. try to get in > my veggies and my fruit. i don't go out very much do to lack of money and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > angie http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html Working out with weights would be a great addition to your exercise routine. The above site has excellent information. You don't need a lot of expensive equipment - just start with some dumbbells or use something from around the house. > > It seems like weight watchers worked for you as far as losing weight but > > ongoing weight management requires more than a 'diet'. [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > > ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- > http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- thanks i'll check it out. i'm not sure what and how much exercise i can do becasue i am going to be starting to work mid nights soon right now i am doing 3-11 getting my training in. once that is over with i will start my new shift. but i will look into it angie > > i eat some red meat not alot . i eat mostly chicken and tuna. try to get > in [quoted text clipped - 104 lines] > > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via > Encryption =--- Great job losing weight! Re: stomach - spot reduction doesn't work - however, for me, poor posture makes my belly appear larger than it is. Situps can help posture, check websites for correct way to do them (otherwise you can hurt your neck). If you have poor posture there are ways to try to correct it. To reduce overall bodyfat weight training can help - you can buy dumbells and do so at home if you wish. > i eat some red meat not alot . i eat mostly chicken and tuna. try to get in > my veggies and my fruit. i don't go out very much do to lack of money and [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] > http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups > ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- > Great job losing weight! Re: stomach - spot reduction doesn't work - > however, for me, poor posture makes my belly appear larger than it is. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > training can help - you can buy dumbells and do so at home if you > wish. Pilates improved my posture 100%. I've used 2 Winsor tapes for almost a year now. It works.  SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > i eat some red meat not alot . i eat mostly chicken and tuna. try to get in > my veggies and my fruit. i don't go out very much do to lack of money and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > angie Angie, to a certain extent, exercise *needs* to be time consuming. You can't eat while you're doing it. And while you're exercising, putting the time in, you realize just how hard you need to work to melt the fat off - that should help motivate you to not stray from your WOE. Learn to love it or if you can't - fully realize that even if it's not fun, exercise is a large piece of our puzzle. SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 it's not that i don't like to exercise i do and where did the idea that i eat while i exercise i don't i know that working out be a healthier person is alot of work i have done it off and on for yrs i went to gyms reliously when i lived in my old town. i work out at home. it's just that right now i have to wait until i start my new hrs at work beofr5e i can make any kind of commitment to a work out schedule. i am going to be working over night. i need to get my body adjusted to the time change before i can think about exercising and when i do start it will be doing things at home on my own prob before i go to bed after working mid night shifts. angie > > i eat some red meat not alot . i eat mostly chicken and tuna. try to get > in [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > or if you can't - fully realize that even if it's not fun, exercise is a > large piece of our puzzle. > it's not that i don't like to exercise i do and where did the idea that i > eat while i exercise i don't i know that working out be a healthier person [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > prob before i go to bed after working mid night shifts. > angie Gee angie, I was responding to this: > i would love any ideas for exercises that i can do at home that r easy and not time comsuming That sounded to me like you wanted some *magic exercise* that was both easy and didn't take up too much of your time. I'm sorry if I misunderstood. You'll have to find what's best for you and your schedule. I walk for 30 minutes at "lunchtime" and another 30 after supper. That's easy and not time consuming for me. YMMV SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 To reach goal next year . To do walking after dinner and to lose about one or two lbs each week. I can not do much when it comes to exercise but I walk a lot at my four day a week job. Keeping active is my biggest goal!! ciao, glo |
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