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Post by Pancake on Feb 5, 2005 14:26:44 GMT -5
I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread about diet and fitness. Where we can share healthy recipes,workout tips, and anything else. As women we should try to stay as healthy as we can and I thought if we had a thread we could stay motivated as well as support each other!
Good idea?? Bad idea?? Let me know!
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Post by letters2dorian on Feb 5, 2005 14:37:48 GMT -5
great idea! i was wondering a while ago if it would make sense having one of these on a Wilson Bros forum, but you had the guts to start one! ;D
i currently have nothing to share, but i read a lot (and i mean a lot) of diet/fitness related articles every day, and i am totally willing to help out with anything!
again, great idea!!
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Post by bubbles4play on Feb 5, 2005 15:04:12 GMT -5
 One of the things that helped me loose so much weight was to not eat after 6:00 pm. That was indeed a difficult thing to do, and no, I didn't always adhear to that, but as a general rule of thumb, it most certainly did help me.
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Post by Pancake on Feb 5, 2005 15:26:16 GMT -5
KAthy Smith Workout videos/dvds are excellant she has a variety of different ones includins cardio,kickboxing,yoga,and toning. I love them and i work out on my elliptical machine alot. I eat junk food when i wake up in the morning for some reason but im also on medication for Attention Deficit Disorder and it decreases my appetite...(Thank God for that!! ) so i dont really eat alot the rest of the day . Plus i work out so much that i dont even think it matters..i devote my whole day to it b/c i dont have anythign else to do and being healthy and fit is my top priority!! I wish it was watermelon season...i could eat that all day long!! I just wanted to throw that in there!!!  |
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Post by letters2dorian on Feb 5, 2005 16:37:03 GMT -5
i actually like the "walk away the pounds" videos. you get such a great workout while you're walking.
ditto!!!
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Post by texasgal on Feb 5, 2005 19:44:11 GMT -5
Great idea for a thread! I was thinking of starting it too so I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Sometimes it helps to have people to share these things with - keep me on the straight & narrow!
In addition to not eating after 6 pm, another good trick is to drink lots of water. Helps maintain a feeling of fullness - and no calories. Plus, it helps the metabolic rate. It can also help reduce appetite; sometimes when we think we're hungry, we're actually dehydrated and just don't know it.
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Post by letters2dorian on Feb 6, 2005 10:01:43 GMT -5
ivillage.com has a great list of diets and workouts and workout videos, and reviews for all of them...its a great research tool if you're just starting or planning on starting a new plan...
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Post by Natalie on Feb 6, 2005 17:17:45 GMT -5
I've ordered The Firm videos from this site: www.collagevideo.com/They were really good with customer service - I got a damaged DVD and they sent me a new one, with a postage paid envelope for me to return the old one. But I love doing The Firm workouts - they were exactly the same as stuff I would do in the gym. The trick is actually doing them constantly.  |
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Post by Pancake on Feb 6, 2005 18:19:51 GMT -5
I udes to do the firm workouts but i didnt like them very much...i think kathy smith is great . Denise is also very good..
I love Ivillage.com i get some great advice from there!
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Post by Pancake on Feb 9, 2005 14:07:23 GMT -5
I'm thinking about going on the atkins diet.....well not entirely...im going to eat some carbs but I want to keep it low. I eat most carbs in the beginning of the day and pretein later...has anyone done this diet before...i want fast results thats why i want to do it....does anyone have good tips??
Anyone know of any good websites that list low carb foods???
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Post by Natalie on Feb 9, 2005 14:44:59 GMT -5
Have you tried the South Beach Diet? I think it works. The first two weeks are tough, but then I think that it's a good plan - it's something you can stick with the rest of your life because you get to eat a lot of things. You should check it out. |
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Post by Remi on Feb 9, 2005 14:54:37 GMT -5
This is from a program I saw on PBS a while back. Very informative and a pretty good overview of the most popular diet plans out there! www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/diet/You can even watch the program if you would like. (I personally don't believe in diets. Except to have a "healthy diet".) |
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Post by Natalie on Feb 9, 2005 15:08:06 GMT -5
True, that is why I like the South Beach one. I use it more of as an informative guide line. For instance, I have never used butter for anything. My whole life I have used olive oil. Like you said Remi, it's learning how to eat healthy and making that lifestyle change that is important.
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Post by Remi on Feb 9, 2005 15:08:40 GMT -5
Sorry for the double-post. This is from a Newsletter that I subscribe to. I have cut and posted the major points. It's a total guilt trip about what you would have to do to work off some SuperBowl foods.
The article also lists healthy alternatives for each snack. If anyone is interested, I could either PM or email the whole article to you.
Reckon we need to start a Powder-Puff Football team? ;D I know I'm game!
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Oh for me so the problem of a diet is actual. I have typed so many superfluous pounds after christmas holidays. 
That we ate all and remains on mine of a hip. I every day name myself thick a pig. On Monday I am going to begin a diet, but on Tuesday or Thursday me invite to a party and I lose the will power. All. I precisely shall begin a diet with this Monday. (But where to put a pie and sweets which will present me at date of sacred Valentine ?) 
