The Biggest Loser DGN Style

[Oh_My_Goth]

I am feeling thinner.....

[Rev.Reverence]

I am feeling thinner.....

....I'LL FEEL...your thinner.....

[Oh_My_Goth]

....I'LL FEEL...your thinner.....

[Rev.Reverence]

[Nienna]

I FEEL thinner, but actually went up 2 lbs last week. WTF??

[Rev.Reverence]

I FEEL thinner, but actually went up 2 lbs last week. WTF??

Muscle>Fat

???Did you check your measurements???

Edited January 19, 2009 by Rev.Reverence

[Nienna]

Muscle>Fat

???Did you check your measurements???

No change... LOL And I haven't had time to work out, so that hasn't changed either. I think it's water weight.

[Rev.Reverence]

...you are weird...?

...did you eat a salt lick?

[Nienna]

...you are weird...?

...did you eat a salt lick?

Close.. LOL homemade goat cheese and sausage, salted smoked fish, mincemeat pies, BOOZE of alot of different variety, bread, almond tarts, venison stew... Hmmm... lol it was a FEAST.

[Rev.Reverence]

Close.. LOL homemade goat cheese and sausage, salted smoked fish, mincemeat pies, BOOZE of alot of different variety, bread, almond tarts, venison stew... Hmmm... lol it was a FEAST.

...there ya' go Doll....you went to feast...NOW...you need to WORK-IT-OUT!

[Nienna]

...there ya' go Doll....you went to feast...NOW...you need to WORK-IT-OUT!

LOL I guess so!

[Rev.Reverence]

LOL I guess so!

...well...quit typin' & do some sit ups with me...

I only did 7...but I do Ninja sit-ups...they're crunch situps...& they count as 3 "normal sit-ups +" a piece...

I'm gonna' do 5 more...& goto coffee to meet up with O_M_G...

[Destroit]

Just a warning, my motto is if you are not sore and didnt cry out in pain, you didnt work out.

Good motto to go by, people need to follow it more.

Edited January 19, 2009 by Chernobyl

[Vedoryn]

i am at 9mile and 75, i have no idea where westland is. do you run? i need a running partner super bad.

i just started so my lungs are out of shape, also just quit smoking.....

i am on Ford between Wayne and Venoy. as for running...well to be quite honest i have never done it before. i would be willing to try though.

[chaosgypsy]

Good motto to go by, people need to follow it more.

thanks, i like feeling sore when i work out. it makes me know things are happening.

plus i just like playing with pain

[chaosgypsy]

i am on Ford between Wayne and Venoy. as for running...well to be quite honest i have never done it before. i would be willing to try though.

ok well at least you are willing to try. this is the plan we can get together once a week and run. if you want to work out with the weights another couple of days then we can work that out to.

saturday morning are good for me. its best to work out in the morning before you eat to burn the most calories.

we will start out slow walk and then run, walk and then run. after like a month or two of that we should be just run.

pm and we can work it out.

hurray a running partner. by the way, my name is ally, nice to meet u!

[torn asunder]

Good motto to go by, people need to follow it more.

as someone who has stopped/started with weightlifting several times, i would highly recommend taking the first few workouts *easy*.

i'm over 200#, and my first two squat workouts were:

1 set x 12 reps x BW (body weight)

1x12xbar (olympic bar=45#)

2x12x65#

the reason for this? i've gone much heavier before, starting up, but i was so sore i could barely move for three days & it took that long before i could attempt my next workout. take it easy, and let your body know what's coming, before you hit things hard.

also, rememeber that any time you work a muscle group enough to break it down (which is how it rebuilds to become stronger) you shouldn't work that same *specific* muscle group for 48 hrs. any sooner than that, and you'll hamper/prevent the muscles from rebuilding, and you'll actually make yourself weaker.

this applies to weightlifting, but is also a decent guideline when starting a bodyweight exercise regimen. another thing to keep in mind is that you don't grow strong from your workouts, you grow strong from *resting* which allows for recovery. get at least 8hrs sleep if you're working out hard, and be sure to feed your body enough protein. protein is what you use to repair your muscles - if there isn't enough intake, your muscles are only breaking down, not rebuilding.

one last thing (because i'm such a party-pooper) is to know the difference between muscle-burn soreness, (try not to *feel the burn* on your first few workouts in order to prepare your body) and joint-damaging pain which can cause injury. "no pain, no gain" doesn't apply, if your knee/elbow/shoulder/etc is hurting.

carry on!!

[Rev.Reverence]

[Oh_My_Goth]

I did good today.. I passed up Ice cream sandwiches & chocolate

I exercised when I got home...

& people at work noticed I am slimming down

Edited January 21, 2009 by Oh_My_Goth

[TomCat]

I did good today.. I passed up Ice cream sandwiches & chocolate

I exercised when I got home...

& people at work noticed I am slimming down

[Brenda Starrr]

My scale is unreliable. I think it's telling me that I've lost 5lbs because I'm a bitch and it's terrified of me.

[TitsMcGee]

I slipped up tonight and had an extra helping of spagettii for dinner. But I did workout a bit today so thats something right?

[GothicRavenGoddess (3)]

my scale says I'm 5 lbs lighter than I really am

[Oh_My_Goth]

My scale is unreliable. I think it's telling me that I've lost 5lbs because I'm a bitch and it's terrified of me.

Don't be so negative, you

[TygerLili]

At least you guys have scales that say you weigh less. My old one would add 3-4 lbs. to my weight. It's pretty bad when you weigh 3 lbs. less at the doctor's office, with clothes on, than you do at home, naked. Thankfully my mom bought me a new one this weekend that is more accurate. I weighed on the old one, then the new one, and I weighed 4.5 lbs. less on the new one.