Question....

I need to lose weight - B A D
I need to get out of the bed & off the couch and start exercising!
I am thinking of getting The Gazelle machine ( the one that Tony Little
advertises)
Also starting Weight Watchers

Anyone out there using this machine? Or is there any comments about Weight
Watchers vs. other plans?

Need to lose around 50-75 pounds, I am a 51 year old female, retired and
very lazy

Any comments will be sooooooooooooooo appreciated! Especially about the
exercise machine - THANKS!
I am so not motivated - but I am thinking this is the place TO get
motivated - correct???

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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 at 01:01:55, Reddaway wrote:

I need to lose weight - B A D
I need to get out of the bed & off the couch and start exercising!
I am thinking of getting The Gazelle machine ( the one that Tony Little
advertises)

But would you use it? Or would it just gather dust in the corner?

Also starting Weight Watchers

Anyone out there using this machine? Or is there any comments about Weight
Watchers vs. other plans?

Need to lose around 50-75 pounds, I am a 51 year old female, retired and
very lazy

Any comments will be sooooooooooooooo appreciated! Especially about the
exercise machine - THANKS!
I am so not motivated - but I am thinking this is the place TO get
motivated - correct???

No, only you can motivate yourself. If you are not yet ready to start
to eat less and exercise more - basically what all good diet and
exercise plans boil down to, whatever they are called - then none of us
can make you ready. You have to do it yourself.

Find some sort of exercise you know you will enjoy enough to make it
worth your while doing it, or enlist a friend or family member to go
with you regularly. Perhaps you could swim, or ice-skate, or even just
go for a brisk walk - does a neighbour have a dog who could use
exercise? No point in just buying an expensive machine which will
gather dust after the first week!
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 18 July 2004

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 at 01:01:55, Reddaway wrote:

I need to lose weight - B A D
I need to get out of the bed & off the couch and start exercising!
I am thinking of getting The Gazelle machine ( the one that Tony Little
advertises)

But would you use it? Or would it just gather dust in the corner?

Also starting Weight Watchers

Anyone out there using this machine? Or is there any comments about Weight
Watchers vs. other plans?

Need to lose around 50-75 pounds, I am a 51 year old female, retired and
very lazy

Any comments will be sooooooooooooooo appreciated! Especially about the
exercise machine - THANKS!
I am so not motivated - but I am thinking this is the place TO get
motivated - correct???

No, only you can motivate yourself. If you are not yet ready to start
to eat less and exercise more - basically what all good diet and
exercise plans boil down to, whatever they are called - then none of us
can make you ready. You have to do it yourself.

Find some sort of exercise you know you will enjoy enough to make it
worth your while doing it, or enlist a friend or family member to go
with you regularly. Perhaps you could swim, or ice-skate, or even just
go for a brisk walk - does a neighbour have a dog who could use
exercise? No point in just buying an expensive machine which will
gather dust after the first week!
--
Annabel Smyth
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html
Website updated 18 July 2004

"Reddaway" wrote in message
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I am so not motivated - but I am thinking this is the place TO get
motivated - correct???

The best way to get motivated is to start taking the first healthy step toward better
habits. "Feeling follows action" as the saying goes -- it sounds backwards, but
taking the action is what builds motivation, not the other way around. Great job in
deciding to do something about the goals you want to reach. I'd suggest spending
nothing instead of spending $$$ for the Gazelle, and try just walking 20 minutes at a
time until you can work up to 30 and then 40. You don't need special equipment or fad
diets -- eating less and exercising more really does work.

Mary M
325-160-148

"Reddaway" wrote in message
...
I need to lose weight - B A D
I need to get out of the bed & off the couch and start exercising!
I am thinking of getting The Gazelle machine ( the one that Tony Little
advertises)
Also starting Weight Watchers

Anyone out there using this machine? Or is there any comments about
Weight
Watchers vs. other plans?

I had a Gazelle and just recently gave it away. I used it for all of a few
weeks and realized it was a waste of time and too much stress on the hips.

Save your money and take a walk - seriously.

Jenn

Reddaway wrote:
I need to lose weight - B A D
I need to get out of the bed & off the couch and start exercising!
I am thinking of getting The Gazelle machine ( the one that Tony Little
advertises)
Also starting Weight Watchers

Anyone out there using this machine?

I have a competing model sitting in the garage (CSR Healthwalker),
from when there were about 5 brands being sold on TV a few years ago.
I tried several models in stores, and at the time, the CSR was the
least rickety. I got it at the time because it cost about 1/4 of
what good treadmills were going for.

The claims for these kinds of machines are way overstated IMO, and the
onboard readouts typically claim to burn completely ridiculous amounts
of calories. IMO, the handles don't do a damned thing for the arms
unless you are specifically trying not to use your legs, and I feel
like I get a better aerobic workout just marching and dancing around
the living room than using that machine. And it was *really* boring,
even setting it in front of the TV or propping a book on the front bar.


--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

Reddaway wrote:
I need to lose weight - B A D
I need to get out of the bed & off the couch and start exercising!
I am thinking of getting The Gazelle machine ( the one that Tony Little
advertises)
Also starting Weight Watchers

Anyone out there using this machine?

I have a competing model sitting in the garage (CSR Healthwalker),
from when there were about 5 brands being sold on TV a few years ago.
I tried several models in stores, and at the time, the CSR was the
least rickety. I got it at the time because it cost about 1/4 of
what good treadmills were going for.

The claims for these kinds of machines are way overstated IMO, and the
onboard readouts typically claim to burn completely ridiculous amounts
of calories. IMO, the handles don't do a damned thing for the arms
unless you are specifically trying not to use your legs, and I feel
like I get a better aerobic workout just marching and dancing around
the living room than using that machine. And it was *really* boring,
even setting it in front of the TV or propping a book on the front bar.


--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

Greetings and welcome.



I am thinking of getting The Gazelle machine ( the one that Tony
Little
advertises)

Check your local newspaper or Pennysaver – plenty of people probably
have the machine gathering dust in their homes or garages.

But it's foolish to buy exercise equipment without trying it to see if
you can do the movements required. Go with a friend, or get a free
visit, to a local gym and try out different machines.

Or is there any comments about Weight
Watchers vs. other plans?

alt.support.diet.weigh****chers


Need to lose around 50-75 pounds, I am a 51 year old female, retired
and
very lazy

It can be done. I am your age (turned 52 in June), female, retired in
2002 and started new job 5 weeks later.

I have lost more than 100 pounds since October. I use fitday.com to
count calories (1,500 calories avg daily) and I exercise for at least
an hour most days.

I am so not motivated - but I am thinking this is the place TO get
motivated - correct???

As others have said, motivation can only come from you. What motivates
one person means nothing to someone else.

I am motivated by a desire to improve my health and quality of life.

As always, YMMV.

Kasey
365/253/???

Greetings and welcome.



I am thinking of getting The Gazelle machine ( the one that Tony
Little
advertises)

Check your local newspaper or Pennysaver – plenty of people probably
have the machine gathering dust in their homes or garages.

But it's foolish to buy exercise equipment without trying it to see if
you can do the movements required. Go with a friend, or get a free
visit, to a local gym and try out different machines.

Or is there any comments about Weight
Watchers vs. other plans?

alt.support.diet.weigh****chers


Need to lose around 50-75 pounds, I am a 51 year old female, retired
and
very lazy

It can be done. I am your age (turned 52 in June), female, retired in
2002 and started new job 5 weeks later.

I have lost more than 100 pounds since October. I use fitday.com to
count calories (1,500 calories avg daily) and I exercise for at least
an hour most days.

I am so not motivated - but I am thinking this is the place TO get
motivated - correct???

As others have said, motivation can only come from you. What motivates
one person means nothing to someone else.

I am motivated by a desire to improve my health and quality of life.

As always, YMMV.

Kasey
365/253/???

I can't beleive that all u in usa are still fighting over weight without
knowing the cheapest & easyer mean ....
all that are doing a low calories diet ....
if u r following a 1000 or 1500 Kcal a day u'll stop loosing weight when ur
body will keep the same amount of calories regime .... & then ????
so keep supplement that let u eat low calories but hig nutrient value
......is the solution to not let ur body stop methabolism .....
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Greetings and welcome.



I am thinking of getting The Gazelle machine ( the one that Tony
Little
advertises)

Check your local newspaper or Pennysaver - plenty of people probably
have the machine gathering dust in their homes or garages.

But it's foolish to buy exercise equipment without trying it to see if
you can do the movements required. Go with a friend, or get a free
visit, to a local gym and try out different machines.

Or is there any comments about Weight
Watchers vs. other plans?

alt.support.diet.weigh****chers


Need to lose around 50-75 pounds, I am a 51 year old female, retired
and
very lazy

It can be done. I am your age (turned 52 in June), female, retired in
2002 and started new job 5 weeks later.

I have lost more than 100 pounds since October. I use fitday.com to
count calories (1,500 calories avg daily) and I exercise for at least
an hour most days.

I am so not motivated - but I am thinking this is the place TO get
motivated - correct???

As others have said, motivation can only come from you. What motivates
one person means nothing to someone else.

I am motivated by a desire to improve my health and quality of life.

As always, YMMV.

Kasey
365/253/???