Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Good work, Kat, and GREAT attitude. Donna Subject: GOT started... lolTo: exercisevideos Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 2:49 PM Hey ladies (and i think there's a gentleman here too.., right?)weeeelllll.. ..didn't make it to WW as planned two saturdays ago but went this past sat and yikes, reality has entered the building.i measured myself at home and that was bad enough, but the weight---eek.so, cover your eyes if you're easily shocked, the OMG weight is 223.2 lbs, 5'7", waist 40", hips 45.5". That was more than enough for a kick in the baggy pants.so, started the points (flex) plan; that seemed easier than the core plan for some reason, but i may switch back and forth to change it up a bit after i get further along. i'm doing the online tracking, and it took a bit to figure it out, but i'm a pro at it now and there's a place to write notes on each day..so i just keep cheering myself on with those notes. get weighed again on saturday so we'll see how it goes, but i think i will be pleased with my start.i still did jane fonda's LOWER BODY SOLUTION prior to my first session, and bought the WW's GET MOVING MIX; kind of a beginner's workout set. one dvd with 5 workouts: basic aerobics, cardio dance, pilates/yoga, toning and abs. fonda's LBS is more floor than step, led by 3 instructers, but it's a quick 35 minutes, and fonda leads a pretty good abs/legs toning session. for those of you who are in better shape, i would think this would be a good workout for one of your lighter days...but you'd probably want to wear weighted gloves (i will be adding them as i get stronger---see? i've been reading the posts). the cueing by all three is pretty good. there is a very short standing leg toning session that leads into cool-cown.WW GMM is led by petra kolber, who's cueing is also good. all the workouts are 20minutes long from warm-up to cool-down, except for the abs; abs are ten minutes. the ab workout (at least to me) has a couple of new moves---there' s an effective variation of the oblique crunches. lying supine, legs flat on the floor. place one foot on the toes of the other and lift opposite arm to the ceiling. keep that arms shoulder bladeback (toward spine) as you move the raised arm over your center line. it took me a bit to figure this out, but if you keep the shoulder blade back, it forces the opposing obliques to work, rather than the shoulder pushing the arm over so you wouldn't feel like this was doing anything. once i got that, i could feel those muscles on the anterior hip working.I am a surgical assistant, so my job is a LOT of standing..on the floor, on a stool, holding things in place for for long periods of time while the doctor does his thing. that also means that food is eaten on the fly. i might get lunch in a timely manner, or i might get to eat about 6-7hrs after my shift starts! the temptation to eat whatever, is sooo there. so i've been packing my lunch, and eating a big breakfast with slow burning carbs...i love brown rice, so i steamed a bunch, divided it up and i heat it with eggs and turkey bacon for breakfast. the first morning was an experiment, wasn't sure how well it would work. but it was a long while before i could have lunch, and yet i did just fine!! also have gftjuice with it...drinking unsweetened juice is easier than eating the fruit i think. so i've been doing i think pretty well; we'll see how the weigh-in goes.shaleen, i can't remember if you said it was your father or father-in-law who was being so critical of your weight, but frankly, i'd turn a deaf ear to him (and anyone else who does that)...because with people like that, it's not really about you!! it's just them needing to feel superior, so they figure out what buttons to push to make someone feel inferior. i think you joined ww too, so when you hit your goal, the next time they make a crack about you, show them the ww guide to wieght and height, and tell them to buzz off.sara, it is so sweet of you to offer to "work out with me!" I'm doing the GET MOVING MIX for this week @8am this week because it's my late week and i don't go in until later. next week, i'll be working out primarily in the evening because it will be my early week, unless i'm feeling energized enough to get up earlier (i may try that). work for you?darcy, how is your little man doing these days? out of the woods?nancy and laura, i always love your posts. nancy, hope things have turned around for you and hubby.have a great week!kat from texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 thanks, donna! appreciate it!! > > Good work, Kat, and GREAT attitude. > > Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Hi Kat,Great post, and great determination. You can do this, and we are all here for you!!!!Yes, my little man is out of the woods. He is still sleeping a lot though, but his mood is normal and he's not sick! THANK GOD! Darcy Hey ladies (and i think there's a gentleman here too.., right?) weeeelllll....didn't make it to WW as planned two saturdays ago but went this past sat and yikes, reality has entered the building. i measured myself at home and that was bad enough, but the weight--- eek. so, cover your eyes if you're easily shocked, the OMG weight is 223.2 lbs, 5'7 " , waist 40 " , hips 45.5 " . That was more than enough for a kick in the baggy pants. so, started the points (flex) plan; that seemed easier than the core plan for some reason, but i may switch back and forth to change it up a bit after i get further along. i'm doing the online tracking, and it took a bit to figure it out, but i'm a pro at it now and there's a place to write notes on each day..so i just keep cheering myself on with those notes. get weighed again on saturday so we'll see how it goes, but i think i will be pleased with my start. i still did jane fonda's LOWER BODY SOLUTION prior to my first session, and bought the WW's GET MOVING MIX; kind of a beginner's workout set. one dvd with 5 workouts: basic aerobics, cardio dance, pilates/yoga, toning and abs. fonda's LBS is more floor than step, led by 3 instructers, but it's a quick 35 minutes, and fonda leads a pretty good abs/legs toning session. for those of you who are in better shape, i would think this would be a good workout for one of your lighter days...but you'd probably want to wear weighted gloves (i will be adding them as i get stronger---see? i've been reading the posts). the cueing by all three is pretty good. there is a very short standing leg toning session that leads into cool-cown. WW GMM is led by petra kolber, who's cueing is also good. all the workouts are 20minutes long from warm-up to cool-down, except for the abs; abs are ten minutes. the ab workout (at least to me) has a couple of new moves---there's an effective variation of the oblique crunches. lying supine, legs flat on the floor. place one foot on the toes of the other and lift opposite arm to the ceiling. keep that arms shoulder bladeback (toward spine) as you move the raised arm over your center line. it took me a bit to figure this out, but if you keep the shoulder blade back, it forces the opposing obliques to work, rather than the shoulder pushing the arm over so you wouldn't feel like this was doing anything. once i got that, i could feel those muscles on the anterior hip working. I am a surgical assistant, so my job is a LOT of standing..on the floor, on a stool, holding things in place for for long periods of time while the doctor does his thing. that also means that food is eaten on the fly. i might get lunch in a timely manner, or i might get to eat about 6-7hrs after my shift starts! the temptation to eat whatever, is sooo there. so i've been packing my lunch, and eating a big breakfast with slow burning carbs...i love brown rice, so i steamed a bunch, divided it up and i heat it with eggs and turkey bacon for breakfast. the first morning was an experiment, wasn't sure how well it would work. but it was a long while before i could have lunch, and yet i did just fine!! also have gftjuice with it...drinking unsweetened juice is easier than eating the fruit i think. so i've been doing i think pretty well; we'll see how the weigh-in goes. shaleen, i can't remember if you said it was your father or father-in- law who was being so critical of your weight, but frankly, i'd turn a deaf ear to him (and anyone else who does that)...because with people like that, it's not really about you!! it's just them needing to feel superior, so they figure out what buttons to push to make someone feel inferior. i think you joined ww too, so when you hit your goal, the next time they make a crack about you, show them the ww guide to wieght and height, and tell them to buzz off. sara, it is so sweet of you to offer to " work out with me! " I'm doing the GET MOVING MIX for this week @8am this week because it's my late week and i don't go in until later. next week, i'll be working out primarily in the evening because it will be my early week, unless i'm feeling energized enough to get up earlier (i may try that). work for you? darcy, how is your little man doing these days? out of the woods? nancy and laura, i always love your posts. nancy, hope things have turned around for you and hubby. have a great week! kat from texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 great news---so glad he is feeling better! > > Hi Kat, > > Great post, and great determination. You can do this, and we are all here > for you!!!! > > Yes, my little man is out of the woods. He is still sleeping a lot though, > but his mood is normal and he's not sick! THANK GOD! > > Darcy > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 I'm so glad he's finally getting better. I never realized just how sick vaccinations could make some people. Tami > > > > > Hi Kat, > > > > Great post, and great determination. You can do this, and we are > all here > > for you!!!! > > > > Yes, my little man is out of the woods. He is still sleeping a lot > though, > > but his mood is normal and he's not sick! THANK GOD! > > > > Darcy > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Thank you Tami. Yes, they are scary. They are dangerous. I'm just glad it was a sickness that he is able to recover from and not a permanent inury or DEATH. It does happen. Scary stuff for sure.Darcy I'm so glad he's finally getting better. I never realized just how sick vaccinations could make some people. Tami > > > > > Hi Kat, > > > > Great post, and great determination. You can do this, and we are > all here > > for you!!!! > > > > Yes, my little man is out of the woods. He is still sleeping a lot > though, > > but his mood is normal and he's not sick! THANK GOD! > > > > Darcy > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Hi Kat! Good for you on getting into WW at all and facing the scale and numbers!!!! I know very well how hard it is to just walk in the door in the first place and then, on tough weeks, to walk in again and keep on facing it so when I say way to go (or "weigh" to go) I mean it!!! I'm a WW leader and receptionist and lifetime member (you have to lose weight with WW before being employed in the meeting rooms) since 1985. I regained and lost weight a few times but finally took 25 pounds off for good 2 years ago this month. I've been working for WW for about a year and a half now. I'm so excited to have a health care professional in the group too! Is a surgical assistant an RN or do you have different education and training? We have several trainers, our group fitness instructor, me the WW blabbermouth and lots of members with different backgrounds and experiences that contribute so much to all of our education about fitness and health and it will be wonderful to have your insights too! I'm so glad you took measurements too! I never did and we don't do it at the meetings but it is so helpful to have those too. If your progress seems slow at the scale at any time make sure to take new measurements and you may find a big change there that the scale hasn't reflected yet. I tell people to do it once a month but I don't know if there are any better recommendations about that (WW doesn't address it in our training, how often that is). Both core and flex are great plans with people losing and maintaining weight loss on both really well. I use both. Some weeks I'm core, some weeks I'm flex. Depends on where I'm at in my journey at the moment. I had the Get Moving Mix DVD but just traded it for Dozois Your Best Body Circuit because it was all too beginner for me to get anything out of it. I think it is an excellent DVD with lots of good things for beginners to be able to try out and Petra Kolber is fantastic in it but I didn't enjoy the cardio enough to ramp it up (and nothing else seemed modifiable enough to challenge me). So I'm looking forward to getting my disc sometime very soon. Have you tried Next Step ( Dozois for WW)? It is for intermediate level and it is excellent too! Your job sounds like a very challenging one, especially for being able to eat healthy and watch your weight but you've obviously been thinking about how to make it work for you which is FANTASTIC! A lot of people would have just said, forget it, I don't have any control over anything here but you know you do and you're taking it! That is so awesome! The leader in me also LOVED your breakfast but you said having the unsweetened fruit juice is easier than eating the fruit... that's true but the fruit has the fiber which will help you get satisfied more quickly and stay there longer (plus its other health benefits) so it is always better, when you have the time for it, to eat the real fruit (or vegetable) instead of the juice. Just something to keep in mind. Be proud of your efforts, you are doing great! I hope to hear lots of good news from you soon! Thanks for your kind thoughts about my hubby too, Kat! He's doing well overall, improving health-wise and trying to be hopeful job-wise. Keep up the awesome work, we'll all look forward to reading more of your thoughts and reviews! GOT started... lol Hey ladies (and i think there's a gentleman here too.., right?)weeeelllll....didn't make it to WW as planned two saturdays ago but went this past sat and yikes, reality has entered the building.i measured myself at home and that was bad enough, but the weight---eek.so, cover your eyes if you're easily shocked, the OMG weight is 223.2 lbs, 5'7", waist 40", hips 45.5". That was more than enough for a kick in the baggy pants.so, started the points (flex) plan; that seemed easier than the core plan for some reason, but i may switch back and forth to change it up a bit after i get further along. i'm doing the online tracking, and it took a bit to figure it out, but i'm a pro at it now and there's a place to write notes on each day..so i just keep cheering myself on with those notes. get weighed again on saturday so we'll see how it goes, but i think i will be pleased with my start.i still did jane fonda's LOWER BODY SOLUTION prior to my first session, and bought the WW's GET MOVING MIX; kind of a beginner's workout set. one dvd with 5 workouts: basic aerobics, cardio dance, pilates/yoga, toning and abs. fonda's LBS is more floor than step, led by 3 instructers, but it's a quick 35 minutes, and fonda leads a pretty good abs/legs toning session. for those of you who are in better shape, i would think this would be a good workout for one of your lighter days...but you'd probably want to wear weighted gloves (i will be adding them as i get stronger---see? i've been reading the posts). the cueing by all three is pretty good. there is a very short standing leg toning session that leads into cool-cown.WW GMM is led by petra kolber, who's cueing is also good. all the workouts are 20minutes long from warm-up to cool-down, except for the abs; abs are ten minutes. the ab workout (at least to me) has a couple of new moves---there's an effective variation of the oblique crunches. lying supine, legs flat on the floor. place one foot on the toes of the other and lift opposite arm to the ceiling. keep that arms shoulder bladeback (toward spine) as you move the raised arm over your center line. it took me a bit to figure this out, but if you keep the shoulder blade back, it forces the opposing obliques to work, rather than the shoulder pushing the arm over so you wouldn't feel like this was doing anything. once i got that, i could feel those muscles on the anterior hip working.I am a surgical assistant, so my job is a LOT of standing..on the floor, on a stool, holding things in place for for long periods of time while the doctor does his thing. that also means that food is eaten on the fly. i might get lunch in a timely manner, or i might get to eat about 6-7hrs after my shift starts! the temptation to eat whatever, is sooo there. so i've been packing my lunch, and eating a big breakfast with slow burning carbs...i love brown rice, so i steamed a bunch, divided it up and i heat it with eggs and turkey bacon for breakfast. the first morning was an experiment, wasn't sure how well it would work. but it was a long while before i could have lunch, and yet i did just fine!! also have gftjuice with it...drinking unsweetened juice is easier than eating the fruit i think. so i've been doing i think pretty well; we'll see how the weigh-in goes.shaleen, i can't remember if you said it was your father or father-in-law who was being so critical of your weight, but frankly, i'd turn a deaf ear to him (and anyone else who does that)...because with people like that, it's not really about you!! it's just them needing to feel superior, so they figure out what buttons to push to make someone feel inferior. i think you joined ww too, so when you hit your goal, the next time they make a crack about you, show them the ww guide to wieght and height, and tell them to buzz off.sara, it is so sweet of you to offer to "work out with me!" I'm doing the GET MOVING MIX for this week @8am this week because it's my late week and i don't go in until later. next week, i'll be working out primarily in the evening because it will be my early week, unless i'm feeling energized enough to get up earlier (i may try that). work for you?darcy, how is your little man doing these days? out of the woods?nancy and laura, i always love your posts. nancy, hope things have turned around for you and hubby.have a great week!kat from texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 kat, hi:) i'm stacey, sahm of 4, from upstate new york. starting to exercise, again, after recovering from mono. also on the weight watchers flex plan--which i love because i really never feel hungry-- and if i do--i eat!! glad you are here!! stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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