NWR: Jenny2penny can you help me?? or anyonelse who knows.. diet related

I'M FAT


I have got to lose weight.. and quite frankly, I don't have enough money for a personal trainer.. do you think you could help me, and tell me what exercises I should do.. I am 50 pounds overwieght.. I am mostly tummy and back. SO i'm thinking cardio.i am in no shape to run, but I can walk.. Can you tell me what to do.. and how ong should I walk for to see significan results.. I have a treadmill.. I posted on here.. just in case any other girls need help..
THANKS IN ADVANCE

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Posted by JZNCK

I have got to lose weight.. and quite frankly, I don't have enough money for a personal trainer.. do you think you could help me, and tell me what exercises I should do.. I am 50 pounds overwieght.. I am mostly tummy and back. SO i'm thinking cardio.i am in no shape to run, but I can walk.. Can you tell me what to do.. and how ong should I walk for to see significan results.. I have a treadmill.. I posted on here.. just in case any other girls need help..
THANKS IN ADVANCE

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I need a drill seargant...but some advice will do for now!

Thanks!

sent ya FM

JZ i serioulsy think you just read my mind i was debating on posting it here or the slim down board but u just did it for me!!

i am in your boat I am exactly 46 lbs overweight! i am mostly tummy and i have big thighs! YUCK! also my arms could use some work...uhhhh i think i need a NEW body!!!

could people post the info on the boards so we all can read

Kaangle would u mind or at leas send me an FM ...

JZnick i need a partner! where do u live?

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JZnick i need a partner! where do u live?

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I WISH I STILL LIVED IN NEW YORK.. I'm in GEORGIA.. but we can over to the slim board, and keep eachother in check.. moral support.. WE CAN DO THIS.. Not only for the wedding but for our FUTURE lol

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Posted by JZNCK

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JZnick i need a partner! where do u live?

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I WISH I STILL LIVED IN NEW YORK.. I'm in GEORGIA.. but we can over to the slim board, and keep eachother in check.. moral support.. WE CAN DO THIS.. Not only for the wedding but for our FUTURE lol

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I would LOVE TO!!!! I am there!!!!!
you let me know what you want to do and when u want to start! ( i just finshed eating TACO bell!!! ) so i better get my behind in check soon!!!

I have these tapes my friend gave me called Walk Away The Pounds i guess that will be similar to the treadmill? I dont own one!

So can someone give us a Regimine (sp?)
i need someone to tell me WHAT TO DO AND WAHT TO EAT

Okay, it sounds like you're ready to make major life changes. If so, you should consider Body for Life. I was on it for a year and 1/2 and it really transformed me.

www.bodyforlife.com and get the book 'Body For Life' by Bill Phillips.

It's a common sense training and diet schedule. You alternate weight and cardio training everyday, but for no more than an hour each day, and you take one day off and eat whatever you want. You also eat 6 small meals a day. Check out the before and after pics, both on their website and on yahoo groups - there are many for BFL and women on BFL specifically.

It's a commitment, but it does work.

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I would LOVE TO!!!! I am there!!!!!

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OMG!! Umm.. I think your my twin soul.. LOL

nsgraham- can u tell us more!???
is it hard how long till i see results i am one of those people that when i dont see anything i tend to fall off
its so hard for me but i truly want to make a LIFE STYLE CHANGE and look good for myself & FH again

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Posted by JZNCK

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I would LOVE TO!!!! I am there!!!!!

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OMG!! Umm.. I think your my twin soul.. LOL

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hey there is someone as nuts as me out there!!!!!
WHAT TO DO HOW TO START! tell me!!!!

(thats not allowed huh!)

hey just went to the BFL site and i see i can win money hey thats enticing enough a new me and new cloths with the money!!!
whooo hooooo!!!!

About 6 or 7 years ago I was 165lbs, on a 5'4 frame... now I'm 130lbs... mostly muscle weight... and I'll tell you, there's no easy way to do it. I decided 7 years ago, at the inspiration of my brother, that I was just tired of being out of shape. I watched my grandparents struggle with their health in their 90's, and watch as my parents struggled with serious health issues, and decided, I want to live a long, ,happy, healthy life. I think that's what made the difference - the emphasis wasn't losing the weight, but becoming healthy. So, I started working out - seriously. I was overweight, but I started to jog - slowly, and built my way up over the years to a quick jog What really made the difference was committing myself to working out at least 4 times a week, for about 30-40 minutes. My brother kept telling me, if you keep it up for 3 months, after that, it just becomes habit - and he was right, because I haven't stopped ever since... hope that helps!!!!

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hey just went to the BFL site and i see i can win money hey thats enticing enough a new me and new cloths with the money!!!

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SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!!!!!

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Posted by JZNCK

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hey just went to the BFL site and i see i can win money hey thats enticing enough a new me and new cloths with the money!!!

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SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!!!!!

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YOU TRULY are my TWIN!!!

Bx- thank you and that helps! i am 5'1 and weigh in that same category you once did..its just getting to start. did u channge your eating habits as well? i mean if i could eat the same and commit to working out during the week it might help out but i just cant kick the late night junk i know i have to but its so hard sometimes i say i am going to wake up tommorrow and change...work out before i go to work.....not eat crap during the day at work and everyday it never happens....

i WISH i had the willpower to change i think it starts with a POSITIVE attitued and i wish i knew whre to find one

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Posted by bride2B04

nsgraham- can u tell us more!???
is it hard how long till i see results i am one of those people that when i dont see anything i tend to fall off
its so hard for me but i truly want to make a LIFE STYLE CHANGE and look good for myself & FH again

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Well, you measure yourself - Weight, obviously, but measurements with a measuring tape as well, and you measure your body fat, which is something that a lot of people have misconceptions about, but that people need to understand. Since you're doing weight training, you gain muscle weight, but you lose bodyfat. And you only take these measurements once every 4 weeks - you try not to think about them otherwise.

I would say that you could see results in like two-three weeks.

It's your Bodyfat that counts, not so much your weight on the scale. If you lose 5 pounds, but lose 10 pounds of bodyfat, then you've gained 5 pounds of muscle, which is a great thing! The more muscle you have the more calories your body burns at all times. Also, muscles look much better than fat on a body - leaner - the difference between someone at 130 pounds with a 30% BF and a 20% BF is massive in terms of how they look in a bathing suit.

If you go to the website most of this is explained. But get the book as well - it tells about this in much more detail.

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Posted by bride2B04

i WISH i had the willpower to change i think it starts with a POSITIVE attitued and i wish i knew whre to find one

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OMG - get the book, it's all about 'Crossing the Abyss', as Bill Phillps put it. Or go on the website to the Q&A and click on it. And read some of the stories and look at the pics. Or go to yahoogroups and find a BFL women's group and look at their pics. The pictures are really a great motivation - when you take your before pic, it's a real eye opener.

Thank you could u tell me i will go to the site but beside the book do i have to buy anything else? pills , special food, anything from thre site that is requred....i only ask b/c with the wedding money is tight and i have wasted sooooooo much money on 'diet/exercise' and they NEVER get used,..i can get away with the book since i love to read but one more thing in this house with exercise and FH is gonna kill me did i mention i pay 55 a month to a GYM i have not SEEN in 9 months!!!!!!!!

thanks and i am willing to try this..what is the schedule like? whats involoved? exercising SPECIFIC exercises? eating specifici meals?? thanks for all your help if you dont want to say just tell me to read the site and i will get the point
thank you so much
also i owe you a huge thank you on the calligrpaher...Carmella i am using her b/c of your site!

i am going to order the book right now on Barnes and Nobles i can get it delivered toomrrow to manhattan!!! yay!!!!!!!!!!

OMG! before picture eye opener more like a cringe and and eyes shutting in horror

Well, they push Myoplex, a meal supplement, but you don't need to do it. Take a vitamin and get some whey protein and you should be fine. The 6 meal a day thing might be a challenge otherwise, but just get some tupperware or those ziploc containers and make all of your meals one or two nights a week, then freeze them. Your portions will be smaller, so it won't be so bad. You'll have to buy more chicken breasts, fish, and lean beef, so that might be a bit more expensive. Also, a meal can be a yogurt and some cottage cheese.

As for specifics - each meal should have a protein and a high quality carb. There's a list in the book of what counts. And a vegetable. But what I loved about it was that I could go out and eat - just had to make sure I got a whole wheat turkey burger. MANY receipes on the website.

Weight training - you need at minimum a weight bench and dumbells. there are many basic exercises that you can pick from, and you alternate between upper and lower body. The books says it takes 45 minutes to do - it always took me an hour. I tried to ALWAYS do it first thing in the morning - once it was done I could look forward to the rest of my day.

Cardio- can you run around your block? That'll work. It's a 20 minute intensity program.

Schedule might be: Sunday - Cardio 20 min. - Tuesday- Weight training, upper, Wed. Cardio, Thursday, Weight training, lower, Friday, Cardio, Sat. FREE DAY - eat WHATEVER you WANT!

Hope this helps!