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Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen
days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a three-day pleasure trip where I had to eat in restaurants. I can understand not losing during that period but I need to jump-start my weight loss again. So, for today I'll take a fast. Wish me luck! - Dewolla Stepon 268/244.8/199 |
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"Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message news:rZF5c.22885$1p.430701@attbi_s54... Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a three-day pleasure trip where I had to eat in restaurants. I can understand not losing during that period but I need to jump-start my weight loss again. So, for today I'll take a fast. Wish me luck! - Dewolla Stepon 268/244.8/199 I'm having a similar problem. I weighed 191 on March 5th and haven't budged since. In fact, I think I'm retaining 2 extra pounds of water (I hope it's water) since I'm back up to 193 and haven't strayed too much off plan. In my perpetual search for inspiration, I found this article and I've started trying to follow his "prescription". http://www.dolfzine.com/page306.htm Yesterday, I did my 30 minutes on the ski machine first thing before breakfast and today's is regular gym day so I'll do my cardio after my weighs (like I had already been doing.) Someone asked whether you can get a "good" workout on the ski machine as far as getting the heart rate up and working up a sweat. I didn't have time to reply then and now I can't find that post. It's a very good workout IMHO. I don't have a heart rate monitor but I could tell that I was really getting up there. I came off the machine soaking wet and the calories per hour site showed that I burned 303 calories in 30 minutes. (http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.html) The ski machine is powered by pushing foot sleds with your feet and the poles on mine are independent of the foot action not like with an elliptical where you can just hold on and get your arms "worked". I have to actually push and pull on them to get them to move. The gym I go to doesn't have any ski machines just treadmills, ellipticals, steppers, stair escalator machines and almost every kind of weight machine imaginable, so having a ski machine at home is good cross-training for me. I also bought a mini-trampoline rebounder and haven't been using it as much as I had planned to but it's a lot of fun to jog and bounce on and it also gets the heart rate up. Tonia |
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Hello Dewolla,
Keep on chugging along and don't give up on eating right. What are you doing for exercise? How many times are you exercising a week? Take care, Paul 300/206/175 "Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message news:rZF5c.22885$1p.430701@attbi_s54... Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a three-day pleasure trip where I had to eat in restaurants. I can understand not losing during that period but I need to jump-start my weight loss again. So, for today I'll take a fast. Wish me luck! - Dewolla Stepon 268/244.8/199 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.624 / Virus Database: 401 - Release Date: 3/15/04 |
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Paul, I'm not doing much for exercise except normal housework. My
arthritis, sciatica, and heel spurs pretty much keep me from doing much. I was using a recumbant exercise bike for awhile but my knees hurt so much that I couldn't get around. Because of the blood thinners I take I can't take Advil or Motrin for the pain, so I'm stuck. - Dewolla "Paul" wrote in message ... Hello Dewolla, Keep on chugging along and don't give up on eating right. What are you doing for exercise? How many times are you exercising a week? Take care, Paul 300/206/175 "Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message news:rZF5c.22885$1p.430701@attbi_s54... Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a three-day pleasure trip where I had to eat in restaurants. I can understand not losing during that period but I need to jump-start my weight loss again. So, for today I'll take a fast. Wish me luck! - Dewolla Stepon 268/244.8/199 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.624 / Virus Database: 401 - Release Date: 3/15/04 |
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"Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message news:rZF5c.22885$1p.430701@attbi_s54... Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a three-day pleasure trip where I had to eat in restaurants. I can understand not losing during that period but I need to jump-start my weight loss again. So, for today I'll take a fast. Wish me luck! - Dewolla Stepon 268/244.8/199 I'm having a similar problem. I weighed 191 on March 5th and haven't budged since. In fact, I think I'm retaining 2 extra pounds of water (I hope it's water) since I'm back up to 193 and haven't strayed too much off plan. In my perpetual search for inspiration, I found this article and I've started trying to follow his "prescription". http://www.dolfzine.com/page306.htm That pretty much describes the program I've been on for the past 18 months exactly. You know, the one where I've lost 50 pounds of pure fat. Yesterday, I did my 30 minutes on the ski machine first thing before breakfast and today's is regular gym day so I'll do my cardio after my weighs (like I had already been doing.) I often do my high intensity interval training on my NordicTrack before breakfast. I like to exercise and take a shower just once before my day gets started. I recall that at first I didn't have good enough blood sugar to do this - I had to have a half-glass of orange juice first. But my insulin resistance issues went away quite quickly (maybe three months?) with regular vigorous exercise and a balanced low-glycemic diet. Someone asked whether you can get a "good" workout on the ski machine as far as getting the heart rate up and working up a sweat. I didn't have time to reply then and now I can't find that post. It's a very good workout IMHO. I find that it's too difficult to stay at a fast pace, but it's a great machine for doing intervals of hard/easy on. I can just drop the arms if I need to ease up a little. The gym I go to doesn't have any ski machines just treadmills, ellipticals, steppers, stair escalator machines and almost every kind of weight machine imaginable, so having a ski machine at home is good cross-training for me. Me too! (hey, are you me?) Tonia Nope, I'm Dally. A really, really tired one. We've got a blizzard here and a client cancelled so I walked to the gym and got in a good workout. I've been skipping a lot of workouts lately due to my 18 hour work days (9 am to 3 am most days last week) but when I *do* get a chance to workout I do a cardio warm-up (usually running a mile) and then do a full-body free weight workout. By the way, I like Dolfzine a lot! Dally 244/179/170 |
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Dewolla,
What does your doc say about all your pains and dealing with them? "Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message news:XdL5c.26481$po.274014@attbi_s52... Paul, I'm not doing much for exercise except normal housework. My arthritis, sciatica, and heel spurs pretty much keep me from doing much. I was using a recumbant exercise bike for awhile but my knees hurt so much that I couldn't get around. Because of the blood thinners I take I can't take Advil or Motrin for the pain, so I'm stuck. - Dewolla "Paul" wrote in message ... Hello Dewolla, Keep on chugging along and don't give up on eating right. What are you doing for exercise? How many times are you exercising a week? Take care, Paul 300/206/175 "Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message news:rZF5c.22885$1p.430701@attbi_s54... Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a three-day pleasure trip where I had to eat in restaurants. I can understand not losing during that period but I need to jump-start my weight loss again. So, for today I'll take a fast. Wish me luck! - Dewolla Stepon 268/244.8/199 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.624 / Virus Database: 401 - Release Date: 3/15/04 |
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"Dally" wrote in message ... That T Woman wrote: - Dewolla Stepon 268/244.8/199 I'm having a similar problem. I weighed 191 on March 5th and haven't budged since. In fact, I think I'm retaining 2 extra pounds of water (I hope it's water) since I'm back up to 193 and haven't strayed too much off plan. In my perpetual search for inspiration, I found this article and I've started trying to follow his "prescription". http://www.dolfzine.com/page306.htm That pretty much describes the program I've been on for the past 18 months exactly. You know, the one where I've lost 50 pounds of pure fat. Yesterday, I did my 30 minutes on the ski machine first thing before breakfast and today's is regular gym day so I'll do my cardio after my weighs (like I had already been doing.) I often do my high intensity interval training on my NordicTrack before breakfast. I like to exercise and take a shower just once before my day gets started. I recall that at first I didn't have good enough blood sugar to do this - I had to have a half-glass of orange juice first. But my insulin resistance issues went away quite quickly (maybe three months?) with regular vigorous exercise and a balanced low-glycemic diet. Someone asked whether you can get a "good" workout on the ski machine as far as getting the heart rate up and working up a sweat. I didn't have time to reply then and now I can't find that post. It's a very good workout IMHO. I find that it's too difficult to stay at a fast pace, but it's a great machine for doing intervals of hard/easy on. I can just drop the arms if I need to ease up a little. The gym I go to doesn't have any ski machines just treadmills, ellipticals, steppers, stair escalator machines and almost every kind of weight machine imaginable, so having a ski machine at home is good cross-training for me. Me too! (hey, are you me?) Tonia Nope, I'm Dally. A really, really tired one. We've got a blizzard here and a client cancelled so I walked to the gym and got in a good workout. I've been skipping a lot of workouts lately due to my 18 hour work days (9 am to 3 am most days last week) but when I *do* get a chance to workout I do a cardio warm-up (usually running a mile) and then do a full-body free weight workout. By the way, I like Dolfzine a lot! Dally 244/179/170 So do I. I hope that it's not on a permanent hiatus because the last time a new "issue" was put up was in December. I was doing almost everything else in his "prescription" before just from the knowledge I had gleaned from Krista's site and reading here. The only change I've made is trying the first thing in the morning workouts. I've been trying to minimize the impact carbs have on my blood sugar levels by following the rule that I never eat something that is predominantly carbs without also having something that is predominantly protein. It seems to be helping. I didn't run out of gas during the morning workout and didn't even feel like eating for about an hour and a half after the workout. Tonia 221/191/130 |
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That T Woman wrote:
"Dally" wrote: By the way, I like Dolfzine a lot! So do I. I hope that it's not on a permanent hiatus because the last time a new "issue" was put up was in December. Ron the editor and Rosemary the Asst. Editor both died last fall/winter. That puts a bit of a crimp in their pet project. (All of this is tragic, I don't mean to make light of it - Ron committed suicide in December.) I've been trying to minimize the impact carbs have on my blood sugar levels by following the rule that I never eat something that is predominantly carbs without also having something that is predominantly protein. It seems to be helping. I didn't run out of gas during the morning workout and didn't even feel like eating for about an hour and a half after the workout. It definitely helps. It turns out that combining a protein and a carb is a really really great trick for me, too. I go one step further and try to make the carb contain something worth eating, either fiber or phytonutrients. Favorite snacks include apple slices dipped in peanutbutter, rye crisps and cheese, and cottage cheese with a bit of yogurt mixed in. Tonia 221/191/130 I got stalled around 190 for a while, too. I had to go back to basics - are you still drinking enough water? (Take a drink now when you read this.) [Wendy pauses to drink up her cup of tea] Are you ready to reduce your calorie level? I had to when I got to around 190 - my calorie level was great for losing weight when I was above 200 but it needed to be ratcheted down to reflect the requirements. You're doing everything right, so get your water, get your sleep, get your fiber and may the whoosh fairy visit you soon! Dally |
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"Dally" wrote in message ... That T Woman wrote: "Dally" wrote: By the way, I like Dolfzine a lot! So do I. I hope that it's not on a permanent hiatus because the last time a new "issue" was put up was in December. Ron the editor and Rosemary the Asst. Editor both died last fall/winter. That puts a bit of a crimp in their pet project. (All of this is tragic, I don't mean to make light of it - Ron committed suicide in December.) I've been trying to minimize the impact carbs have on my blood sugar levels by following the rule that I never eat something that is predominantly carbs without also having something that is predominantly protein. It seems to be helping. I didn't run out of gas during the morning workout and didn't even feel like eating for about an hour and a half after the workout. It definitely helps. It turns out that combining a protein and a carb is a really really great trick for me, too. I go one step further and try to make the carb contain something worth eating, either fiber or phytonutrients. Favorite snacks include apple slices dipped in peanutbutter, rye crisps and cheese, and cottage cheese with a bit of yogurt mixed in. Tonia 221/191/130 I got stalled around 190 for a while, too. I had to go back to basics - are you still drinking enough water? (Take a drink now when you read this.) [Wendy pauses to drink up her cup of tea] Are you ready to reduce your calorie level? I had to when I got to around 190 - my calorie level was great for losing weight when I was above 200 but it needed to be ratcheted down to reflect the requirements. You're doing everything right, so get your water, get your sleep, get your fiber and may the whoosh fairy visit you soon! Dally That's awful about the guy's suicide. I remember reading something on there about the assistant editor dying but had no idea about him. I'm drinking enough water to float the Titanic it seems like. I did have to go to the kitchen and get a glass of water to sip on. Thanks for reminding me. Right now I've got almost all our water bottles in the freezer to make ice for our cooler because we're going on a little road trip to Santa Fe and I'm too cheap to buy a bag of ice. I kill two birds with one stone also by doing this. We will have water that's decent to drink and our healthy snacks will stay cold. (You never know in the Southwest how the tap water will taste.) So if you wonder where am I for the next few days, I am doing the tourist thing. Tonia |
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I'll give you my sinus infection. That will help break the stall.. it did
for me!! "Dewolla Stepon" wrote in message news:rZF5c.22885$1p.430701@attbi_s54... Today is Week Nine, and I've been at this weight of 245-ish for thirteen days now. I've been mostly eating as I should with the exception of a three-day pleasure trip where I had to eat in restaurants. I can understand not losing during that period but I need to jump-start my weight loss again. So, for today I'll take a fast. Wish me luck! - Dewolla Stepon 268/244.8/199 |
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