Dear Self,

what happened? you were so good about going to the gym and eating right- and now you barley get to the gym 3 days a week

what is going on? you could barley lift the poland spring bottle last night- that used to be no problem

you worked so hard and spent all the money on a trainer- to then do this!

please get back into the groove of going to the gym- you look and feel better when you do

signed,
Beth

Re: Dear Self,

i hear ya...we lose our motivation so fast don't we.....

hang in there and get your azz back to the gym

Re: Dear Self,

I went today- I did arms, chest and 20 minutes of cardio

better but not good

Re: Dear Self,

It's a great start!!

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yes it's always hard to get back in notion with working out. like myself i've been saying i need to get back into the gym get toned up for the summer and haven't made it yet. hopefully soon though. jsut can't get motivated to go

Re: Dear Self,

I know I am in the same boat as you!!

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I hear ya. I lost 10lbs and thought to myself that I could eat whatever I want now....NOT...i gained it back and then some. Why is it so HARD to loose, but so EASY to gain???? I HATE having to worry about my weight.

Re: Dear Self,

Posted by Baboots

I hear ya. I lost 10lbs and thought to myself that I could eat whatever I want now....NOT...i gained it back and then some. Why is it so HARD to loose, but so EASY to gain???? I HATE having to worry about my weight.

Re: Dear Self,

Posted by Beth1210

Posted by Baboots

I hear ya. I lost 10lbs and thought to myself that I could eat whatever I want now....NOT...i gained it back and then some. Why is it so HARD to loose, but so EASY to gain???? I HATE having to worry about my weight.

that's the story of my life- I start to believe I am naturally skinny!

Re: Dear Self,

I was never skinny skinny- but looking back at pictures- I when I thought I was fat in HS- I was pretty small- 110 lbs

I would kill to be 120 and stay there for longer then a day

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seriously.....

Re: Dear Self,

Posted by Baboots

Posted by Beth1210

Posted by Baboots

I hear ya. I lost 10lbs and thought to myself that I could eat whatever I want now....NOT...i gained it back and then some. Why is it so HARD to loose, but so EASY to gain???? I HATE having to worry about my weight.

that's the story of my life- I start to believe I am naturally skinny!

yeah, I USED to be naturally skinny. Imagine being made fun of because you're too skinny???? I wish I had that problem now. Granted this was about 15 years ago, but still.

Re: Dear Self,

This has been me too, I've been so good about the gym lately but havent gone since last Thursday, which I think is a record for the last couple of months. If I stop for more than 2 days I always get off track.

I promised myself I'll start again tommorow.

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That's me too! I used be able to eat whatever I wanted and stay at 110-115. I was happy when I hit 120, but now I trying to stay at 125. I am now 130 and hate it!



I could have worte this- I think I am 129/130 ( I can't believe I worte that) now- I want to be 122- I was 117 last year at the time- but that was before I started lifting weights-

it might not sound like alot to some people- but i am only 5'2- 1 pound makes a difference!

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Re: Dear Self,

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I keep telling myself, "Muscle ways more than fat!" I hope it is muscle!


it's true- I keep telling myself most of the weight I gained is muscle- but I'm not so sure

Re: Dear Self,

When I started weight training I was 116 lbs. within the first year I gained 8 lbs. Now, 10 years later, I still weigh 125 lbs. I know it is all muscle because my waist and thighs never got bigger, just better! My bodyfat percentage dropped dramatically.

Thanks to a propper diet, lifting heavy weights and very little cardio!

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Posted by snowboardgirl

When I started weight training I was 116 lbs. within the first year I gained 8 lbs. Now, 10 years later, I still weigh 125 lbs. I know it is all muscle because my waist and thighs never got bigger, just better! My bodyfat percentage dropped dramatically.

Thanks to a propper diet, lifting heavy weights and very little cardio!

Re: Dear Self,

I got very bulkly when I increased the weights-

I just swicthed back to high reps/low weight

I though cardio was important to not bulk up- burn the fat so it doesn't cover the muscles??? I am confused now

Re: Dear Self,

what do you all do to keep thighs tight? aka....no cellulite!

Message edited 6/7/2006 1:50:15 PM.

Re: Dear Self,

You don't need to do too much cardio. I did maybe 1 or 2 20 minute cadrio sessions then. now I do maybe 3, maybe. If you eat right you do not need to do as much cardio. If you are looking to lose fat you shouldn't do more that 4 sessions of cardio either. your body gets so used to it that it learns to be more efficient. the key is to do high intensity cardio intervals(hardcore HIIT) and mix it with Steady state cardio. That way you leave your body guessing.

If you are strict with your food intake, you should see a difference in your body from less cardio if you are training with heavy weights for the first time. this IS different for everyone. I can probably count on one hand how many times in ten years that I missed breakfast. I have been pretty strict. Well, that's not true. When I was starting to lift heavy I ate fast food to keep the fat on!

Also, I train with major intensity. My weights go up consistantly. This is a constant challenge for my body which requires a lot of fuel. my metabolism is so much better now than it was in high school, mainly because I eat right, and have about 15 lbs more muscle than back then!

ok, I am rambling!!

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