The BWW Weight Watchers Club — Page 67

#1651

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Posted: 3/5/07 at 11:16am

heh, my wife said this morning, "oh baby, you're getting bumps on your arms."

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...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty

pray to st. jude

i'm a sonic reducer

he was the gimmicky sort

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#1652

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Posted: 3/5/07 at 11:17am

And if that's not an incentive, papa, I don't know what is...

#1653

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Posted: 3/5/07 at 11:20am

the biggest incentive to me is looking in the mirror and seeing the face i grew up with slowly returning.

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r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.

...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty

pray to st. jude

i'm a sonic reducer

he was the gimmicky sort

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#1654

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Posted: 3/5/07 at 11:47am

Congrats! That sounds like an intense regime.

I have been working out consistently for the longest period ever in my life. And I'm seeing results I have never seen before. That inspires me to stick with it. 3 months has made quite a difference on this body.

Keep on keepin' on!

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#1655

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 2:11pm

How's week three, papa?

#1656

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 2:15pm

Wow papa, that sounds excellent. I'm tired just reading your workout.

A year after my knee injuries, I finally started a regime this week myself... ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Starting easy... 500 calories less a day, start working out slowly, no more pop of any kind... and finally tackling getting rid of caffeine, this time doing it gradually instead of cold-turkey like I tried before.

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Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch

#1657

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 2:21pm

Even diet pop, DD?

#1658

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 2:24pm

Yep, even diet pop. From what I understand, the sweetness in diet pop - even without the calories - still triggers the insulin in your body or something like that, making you crave more sugar.

And even if it's not true, pop is just not that good for you, right?

Wine, on the other hand...

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Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch

#1659

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 2:25pm

*stays quiet while sipping diet Pepsi*

#1660

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 4:15pm

I've started drinking Diet Coke again. But it's better than other things.

I have decided that I must be replacing fat with muscle. My weight has pretty much stayed the same, but my body looks like it's smaller. At least I hope!

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#1661

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 4:19pm

It does! May I say once again, looking fab!

<--- And looking plateauish.

#1662

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 4:22pm

Change up your workout, Calvin.

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#1663

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 4:25pm

I just did. I intensified the weights and abs portion while hacking five minutes off the cardio routine (except on days when I don't do weights, in which I do the same ab routine but lengthen the cardio).

#1664

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 4:26pm

That should help.

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#1665

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 4:27pm

Calvin! You are looking great. Work towards goals you want, but DO NOT think for a second you look bad at all! That's just insane, darlin'!

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#1666

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 4:33pm

Aww, thanks doll. It would all be much easier if I didn't go to the hottiest gym around. Dude! Why don't more non-perfect people work out?

#1667

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Posted: 3/7/07 at 4:38pm

day one and two in without much ado. i was just happy to actually bench 155 four times without it collapsing my chest. slow and steady. i'm trying to figure when to add another 5 minutes to the run. my end goal is a 20 min run at 9mph (3 miles) so i need to add another 5 min at some point but i think i want to up the speed once more next week and then the week after that drop the speed back down and add time. today's an off day from the gym, but not from the morning and evening calisthenics.

the mrs just joined a gym near her new job. we never have been able to do that couples workout thing, but she's very excited to spend a bit of time on the treadmill again. i told her we'll be the hottest pair on the beach this summer!

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r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.

...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty

pray to st. jude

i'm a sonic reducer

he was the gimmicky sort

fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective

#1668

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Posted: 3/9/07 at 10:55am

Around a month ago, I found out that my cholesterol is too high - so now, along with counting calories, I'm counting fat as well.

I'm following a new low-cholesterol diet and I'm losing weight MUCH faster than before! I love this diet, my meals are so well-balanced, and I'm never hungry. Beforehand, I was limiting my carb intake too much, which made me hungry, so I'd fill up on things that were too high in fat.

I've also been going to the gym 4x a week and doing a 1/2 hour of cardio and another 1/2 hour of strength training and my body is really responding! Beforehand, I mainly did cardio. Since adding strength training as well, my body is really becoming toned!

I'm so excited, I'm finally looking the way I did before putting on weight!

I started off at 133 and now I'm finally down to 115.5! My goal is to lose another 7 pounds. I'm only 5'.

#1669

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Posted: 3/9/07 at 10:59am

Congrats, mirramar! Eat lots of nuts and beans!

Overdoing cardio is such a common mistake. My sister does nothing but cardio and looks malnourished (she's dropped to below 100 pounds). You gotta do the strength training as well.

#1670

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Posted: 3/9/07 at 11:19am

I've been eating a black bean burrito every day and have made a huge effort to include more nuts in my diet - I even ate some nuts as a snack this morning.

I joined sparkpeople.com which is a great site b/c they make meal plans that you can customize. It's fantastic b/c they give me weekly meal plans that are low in fat which means tons of beans and brown rice.

Calvin, thanks for the advice and the good wishes!

#1671

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Posted: 3/9/07 at 11:31am

Well I went with Jenny Craig about a month and a half ago and I am happy to report that I am now 30 lbs. thinner! My goal weight is 10 lbs. away and my reward is a trip to NYC. :)

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~*Sara*~
Who would play you in the movie? "Taye Diggs." --Brian d'Arcy James

#1672

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Posted: 3/9/07 at 12:06pm

Wow! That's incredible!

#1673

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Posted: 3/9/07 at 12:31pm

^ hehe, thanks!

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~*Sara*~
Who would play you in the movie? "Taye Diggs." --Brian d'Arcy James

#1674

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Posted: 3/9/07 at 4:26pm

Go rose_pearl!

Portion out your nut intake, mirramar. Nuts are also a source for oils and fats, but I believe most are of the good kind.

How are you and mama doing with the gym, papa?

#1675

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Posted: 3/9/07 at 5:09pm

You guys are all doing amazingly.

I've hit the exercise regimin pretty hardcore, and though I haven't seen the scale budge in a few weeks, I know I've lost inches. I had a costume fitting about a month ago and my costumes all fit beautifully. I had another fitting on Monday and the costumer realized she had to take all my skirts in.....she wasn't terribly happy about that.

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