from Kaye Bailey, Livingwellafterwls.com
1. Eat protein first (eat slowly, take 1/2 hour to eat a meal)
2. Drink plenty of water (but not with a meal)
3. No snacking.
4. Exercise daily.
5. Do not use drinks containing carbonation nor caffeine (although, many people I know still drink a limited amount of caffeine. it is a diaretic, so it does not count as water intake).
Makes sense. How many times do I need to be told, and by how many people. LOL
Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Slowing it down
Well I have been working on my new exercise program after meeting with my trainer, Holly, last week. I have slowed down my heart rate to be between 110-120 while riding the ellipitical. This is the range for "fat burn" and I maintain that for 30 minutes.
Holly was pleased with my progress on most other things, I have been faithful on my stretching and it paid off with an additional 2 inches on my flexibility.
She was also pleased that I have been pushing myself on the weights, but backing it off when I feel it is too much.
She said she also noticed more definition in my arms, and I am feeling more muscles in my thighs now too. Not going to be Arnold, but will be a little more fit.
She added some exercises, and did some variations on ones I was doing before. It mixed it up, and has been fun this week. Made it everyday this week.
Noticed a couple of more pounds off, so they are slowly melting off.
It is also time for me to do other things besides so much in the weight room. So I am only spending between an hour to 1.5 hours there. Not talking all that much. And I am only going to exercise on the elliptical/stationary bike for a total of about 1 hour a day. Won't do it too late in the evening because it made it hard for me to sleep.
Funny how hard it is for me to do pushups, even though I am doing it on my knees. Everything else is okay to do.
I added some websites to the left which I have either found useful, or will use in the future. Hope it may help you along your journey.
Holly was pleased with my progress on most other things, I have been faithful on my stretching and it paid off with an additional 2 inches on my flexibility.
She was also pleased that I have been pushing myself on the weights, but backing it off when I feel it is too much.
She said she also noticed more definition in my arms, and I am feeling more muscles in my thighs now too. Not going to be Arnold, but will be a little more fit.
She added some exercises, and did some variations on ones I was doing before. It mixed it up, and has been fun this week. Made it everyday this week.
Noticed a couple of more pounds off, so they are slowly melting off.
It is also time for me to do other things besides so much in the weight room. So I am only spending between an hour to 1.5 hours there. Not talking all that much. And I am only going to exercise on the elliptical/stationary bike for a total of about 1 hour a day. Won't do it too late in the evening because it made it hard for me to sleep.
Funny how hard it is for me to do pushups, even though I am doing it on my knees. Everything else is okay to do.
I added some websites to the left which I have either found useful, or will use in the future. Hope it may help you along your journey.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
5 months out tomorrow
Today is Veterans Day, thank you for all who serve and have served. Well tomorrow it will be 5 months since my surgery. I weighed in today at 237, so that means I have lost 80 lbs since last winter and almost 60 lbs since the surgery.
In the last several days I have been able to get my heart rate up on the elliptical to where it registers about 145-150 for 15 minutes at a time, several times. I think this pushing it really helps my metabolism, because it seems like I am finally starting to lose again. I think I have had to get here by stages, but I always need to try to push a little harder on the cardio to get the best benefit. I only have 30 more lbs to go to reach "my ideal weight" and I have 4 months to do that.
I had set a goal to be at 235 by this Friday, but it seems like my weight fluctuates. So hopefully I will be close. That would mean I am on track to meet my goal weight. I have set this shorter term goals to encourage me to meet them, to meet my long term goal.
In the last several days I have been able to get my heart rate up on the elliptical to where it registers about 145-150 for 15 minutes at a time, several times. I think this pushing it really helps my metabolism, because it seems like I am finally starting to lose again. I think I have had to get here by stages, but I always need to try to push a little harder on the cardio to get the best benefit. I only have 30 more lbs to go to reach "my ideal weight" and I have 4 months to do that.
I had set a goal to be at 235 by this Friday, but it seems like my weight fluctuates. So hopefully I will be close. That would mean I am on track to meet my goal weight. I have set this shorter term goals to encourage me to meet them, to meet my long term goal.
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