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A colleague at work has gone from 15.1/2stone to 11.1/2 stone it has taken her 3 years to do it but she feels that by doing it slowly she has more chance of keeping it of.
Although I am going to the gynm I seem to be having trouble tonning up my tummy (had a hysterectomy last September)
ceri please dont cry [grouphug] or have that ice-cream .sometimes it takes are bodies a long time to adjust to change this is my first loss in 6 weeks and i feel like i live in the gym. try doing something differnt from tomorrow just a little change and see if it helps and keep smilling [msnsmile2]
lyn do you do differnt types of sit up exercises to tone difernt areas of your tummy not just the usual sit ups ?
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Hi everyone. It beena long time since I came and chatted but I have been miserable, and I am sure I will get a bum kicking. I have not lost anything., and I hav been REALLY good, exercise, eating, this hase made me down right gutted. I am not sure what else I can do.
I ams orely tempted to go and have an ice cream to help my misery.
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Ceri it is time to fine tune it!
First look at what you are eating and how much? Are there any hidden cals or are you eating enough of the right foods?
How much exercise (truthfully) are you doing and how hard are you doing it?
My eating is a selection of fresh veg and either chicken or fish, I only eat enough to satisfy my appetite and not over eat. I am eating more often in the day now, and not late at night. Whenever i feel a pang of hunger. I drink either water or a cup of tea.
Exercise. I do an hour on Wednesday on the treadmill and rower. another hour on Thursday. Golf on Friday One hour on Saturday
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lyn do you do differnt types of sit up exercises to tone difernt areas of your tummy not just the usual sit ups ?
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Exercise the core muscles through doing core exercises as opposed to sit ups, sit ups do more for your neck muscles, try doing them on the ball if you must do them at all, try a floor bridge - lie face down on the floor, rest on your elbows them lift your whole body from your toes to your elbows, to do this you will need to tence all the core muscles including all the upper and lower abs, hold this position as long as you can.[msnwink]
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by CERICROWLEY
My eating is a selection of fresh veg and either chicken or fish, I only eat enough to satisfy my appetite and not over eat. I am eating more often in the day now, and not late at night. Whenever i feel a pang of hunger. I drink either water or a cup of tea.
Exercise. I do an hour on Wednesday on the treadmill and rower. another hour on Thursday. Golf on Friday One hour on Saturday
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Ceri when you say a hour is that flat out running or what?
Im doing a 40 minute run every day plus often a second run 3 times a week plus weights for 20 minutes but at a fast pace to keep my heart rate up - and I have been the same weight for weeks but Im not giving up otherwise I will be fat and unhappy for the rest of my life, at least by doing all this hard work I know Im giving my self the best chance of getting there and Im losing inches if not pounds!
So how hard are you exercising?
I do 40 mins on the treadmill on the steepest incline at a quick walk. I find it hard to run on the treadmill i have chin splints and my B**BS hurt up and down.
Do another 20 mins on the rower at about three quarter tension. only a couple of free weights lots of reps but quite light.
I don't do sit ups, have never been able to do these. Do tummy excersises that I was taught in my arobics class. I walk on the treadmill, ride the bike and also go on the rowing machine.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by CERICROWLEY
I do 40 mins on the treadmill on the steepest incline at a quick walk. I find it hard to run on the treadmill i have chin splints and my B**BS hurt up and down.
Do another 20 mins on the rower at about three quarter tension. only a couple of free weights lots of reps but quite light.
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You sound like me a year ago Ceri!
My honest advice would be to get a really good tight sports bra (theres a web site called lessbounce.com I think), Im a 36D and mine hurt sometimes too but a good bra helps, wear two if needed, drop the incline, get some really good trainers with lots of support for running, and start running, build it up by running for 1 min walk for 1 min for 30 mins, when you feel comfortable increase run for 2 walk for 1 etc etc. I honestly think you see a change. I used to get shin splints too and still do some times, the incline makes it worse.
I think you need to increase your heart rate, you need to be feeling like you have really worked.
As for food I would keep a food diary for a week, write every thing down including how much so you can work out how many cals you are eating a day, you need to be on 1500 cals a day[msnwink]
2 litres of plain water per day too!!