Fitness Fridays Health Club #4: Move It & Lose It!

[Rachel]

Sooo...someone yell at me and get me back on track!

We have a great gym in our apartment complex, and my husband and I have decided we're going to start going every morning, hopefully by this weekend. Celebrations are over, and now, on with life. Back to working out! I want to lose another 15 - 20 pounds. Motivate me people.

I won't yell at you, Poppy, just warn you that marriage can be dangerous when it comes to eating. Example: You're not hungry, but he is....so you eat too so you can eat together. Example: You'd be perfectly happy with a salad for lunch, but that's not enough for him, so you make a nice meal and then the temptation is too much to resist. You have to be a conscious eater, not a partnered eater. On the plus side is that his willingness to work out with you is a real benefit.

[Vermontcat]

Rachel, I can't yell at popcornbird either, she's just too nice.

Popcornbird, I think it's great if you have a husband who wants to exercise with you, it makes it so much easier.
When the weather is not so hot we love going for evening walks together.

Rachel, I found that not just being married but having babies is what adds on the pounds.

[christa]

I've got a lot to catch up on!

Toby's my baby: Yes, muscle does weigh more than fat - you may not notice as much of a weight loss difference on the scales - more of a difference in the way your clothes will fit - but you WILL notice a SERIOUS difference!!! Weights reshape your body!

Almita: Way to go on the 8 bottles - that's hard for even me!

popcornbird: I'm not going to yell at you, just remind you that after the wedding is when a lot of people gain a LOT of weight - including myself. I gained weight in college, but after hubby & I married, we both blew up like whales! I probably gained 20 pounds in the 4 months after! So definitely don't get lazy on us!

buckner: Hope you're planning to consume more than 500 cals today, girl!!! That's not much! Did you look at that recipe site that I posted???

beeniesmom: Sounds alright, just don't make pasta a habit for dinner - although I complete understand the "carb craving" . . . And how about an afternoon snack?

My Peanuts: Okay . . . if I haven't said it before, which I think I have, I'm saying it again . . . YOU HAVE TO LET YOUR MUSCLE GROUPS REST AT LEAST ONE DAY!!! If you work your legs one day, you MUST MUST MUST let them rest the next day! Do you need a lesson on how lifting weights & building muscles work??? Please give your legs a days rest!!! Please!!! LOL Okay, seriously, here's the short version . . . your muscles are made up of tiny threads and as you're lifting weights, those threads and fibers are RIPPING & tearing!!! Then, you go home and rest . . . your muscles start to heal back and they're like . . . "hey guys, we need to be STRONGER, tougher, bigger!" That's why they GROW!!! And that's the layman's way of looking at it - that's why you NEED to rest your worked muscles. They're recovering - I only work my legs once a week, if that tells you anything. . . . okay, lecture over.

Jazzcat: The sandbag feet could be from anything . . . my first question is . . . what did you eat before you went? Or what DIDN'T you eat? I always try to eat a little something before I go to the gym - something with protien. Never carbs because they'll just burn up & spike your blood sugar. Or you might have just been drained, tired . . . I've been having that problem lately. Too much going on - no energy - too little sleep.

You all are doing so great this week! I'm so proud of you all! Sorry I haven't been on so much . . . I've been a little under the weather myself. Not really sick - just absolutely worn out. Work all day, drag myself to the gym, come home and make dinner and get in bed so late, get up at the crack of dawn. I'm about ready to drop. Anyway, I'm so glad to see you all so involved this week & motivating each other. Makes me smile.

[My Peanuts]

My Peanuts: Okay . . . if I haven't said it before, which I think I have, I'm saying it again . . . YOU HAVE TO LET YOUR MUSCLE GROUPS REST AT LEAST ONE DAY!!! If you work your legs one day, you MUST MUST MUST let them rest the next day! Do you need a lesson on how lifting weights & building muscles work??? Please give your legs a days rest!!! Please!!! LOL Okay, seriously, here's the short version . . . your muscles are made up of tiny threads and as you're lifting weights, those threads and fibers are RIPPING!!! Then, you go home and rest . . . your muscles start to heal back and they're like . . . "hey guys, we need to be STRONGER, bigger!" That's why they GROW!!! And that's the layman's way of looking at it - that's why you NEED to rest your worked muscles. They're recovering - I only work my legs once a week, if that tells you anything. . . . okay, lecture over.

I know all this. I already acknowledged what I did was wrong. I know you are trying to help, but your post could be interpreted as a bit rude.

[Toby's my baby]

I'm doing pretty good, not the greatest though. I'm going to lift weights again tomorrow and then basketball practice after that.

My mom said that after my brother started lifting weights, he got really bad stretch marks. I know that I'm not lifting nearly as much as my brother, but is there even a slight chance that I could get stretch marks?? I really dont want them, obviously, who does, but if there is a slight chance, how do you avoid it??

[cyber-sibes]

Can I try again? I posted last week but didn't check back much. Will you guys talk to me & encourage me to loose weight? I've just been on this eating frenzy for weeks now. I think it's strresssss - my hubs quit his job and while he is working from home, we have no idea what our income will be like over the next few months while he switches careers. I have ALOT of anxiety. Also dealing with him being here all the time is weird, cause I work from home too. So I'm eating and eating and eating.... HELP!

[christa]

Will you guys talk to me & encourage me to loose weight? .....I think it's strresssss - my hubs quit his job and while he is working from home, we have no idea what our income will be like over the next few months while he switches careers. I have ALOT of anxiety. Also dealing with him being here all the time is weird, cause I work from home too. So I'm eating and eating and eating.... HELP!

Well, where to start . . .

I'm sure if you've been reading at all, you'll have some idea of what we have all made our life changing decisions - why we want to get healthy. Some of us are here because we want to loose weight - some of us are just trying to be more healthy, eat better.

I can understand why it would be hard for you, in your situation - with your husband just loosing his job - the anxiety & stress of all that - having to deal with the situation . . . maybe you could think of this as a time to start over. The two of you do have more time together, but maybe you could spend more time together doing things like taking walks, cooking healthy meals together . . .

Just stick with us - check in occasionally & let us know how things are going. Maybe you'll get some ideas from us . . . some recipes . . . check the old threads too! Just please please please keep coming back because your health is so important, especially in a stressful time - you need to take care of yourself.

Hang in there!

[christa]

I'm doing pretty good, not the greatest though. I'm going to lift weights again tomorrow and then basketball practice after that.

My mom said that after my brother started lifting weights, he got really bad stretch marks. I know that I'm not lifting nearly as much as my brother, but is there even a slight chance that I could get stretch marks?? I really dont want them, obviously, who does, but if there is a slight chance, how do you avoid it??

I am pretty sure you won't get them - I think that's more of a guy thing because they grow so much faster & get so much bigger. A woman's body isn't made to get big like a guys (unless you're going to use steriods, LOL) . . . that's the only way you could get that big and have that problem. My husband has stretch marks on his arms too - from when he was in high school, when he started lifting & got so big so quick. I've never ever seen a girl with stretch marks from lifting, and I'm around a lot of gals that lift. Your mom might just be afraid that you're going to become "one of those women" . . . like the women bodybuilders that everyone is afraid to look at . . . know what I mean? They look manley, they're so huge? There's no possible way you can get that ripped without taking drugs.

[christa]

I know all this. I already acknowledged what I did was wrong. I know you are trying to help, but your post could be interpreted as a bit rude.

Sorry you thought I was being rude. I had no intentions of hurting your feelings or making you feel like you didn't know what you were doing. I am only here to point out what I feel like you NEED to know to avoid injury, hand out advice that I thought you wanted.

I'm not here to put anyone down. It is hard sometimes to hear criticisms - even in a "motivational" environment.

That's why I work out so much with my husband. I know that when I'm getting tired, he'll critcize the heck out of my form - so I'll straighten up and get it right - make myself work, do it right.

[beeniesmom]

Thanks for your encouragement Christa. I didn't have pasta yesterday for dinner after all. Hubby and I resisted the carb tempation and had a big salad and blackened grouper instead. I am proud of myself. Now I just need to get off my A$$ and move around a little more.

[christa]

Thanks for your encouragement Christa. I didn't have pasta yesterday for dinner after all. Hubby and I resisted the carb tempation and had a big salad and blackened grouper instead. I am proud of myself. Now I just need to get off my A$$ and move around a little more.

Awesome Glad I could help . . . I *do* understand though, and am not without sin when it comes to carb temptations myself!

I made turkey meatballs last night and told hubby that I was DYING for some brown rice, LOL . . . so that's what we had. Gosh, we haven't had brown rice for dinner in ages - but for some reason, I've been craving it like crazy lately!

Yum, I love grouper! Sounds like a good dinner to me!

[jazzcat]

Jazzcat: The sandbag feet could be from anything . . . my first question is . . . what did you eat before you went? Or what DIDN'T you eat? I always try to eat a little something before I go to the gym - something with protien. Never carbs because they'll just burn up & spike your blood sugar. Or you might have just been drained, tired . . . I've been having that problem lately. Too much going on - no energy - too little sleep.

I think it's being tired, plus the other problems I've talked to you about - my hormones or whatever it is. Now today I feel like I've been through the wringer. I expect to start hybernating any day because I just want to curl up and sleep! Also I've been stressed with family issues this week - my Dad is not feeling well and my friend who helps me care for him has had some tragedy this week. I don't deal with stress well.

[Toby's my baby]

Ok, thanks Christa. I promise, no steriods Weight lifting was so fun today, I love being challenged like that. Bench press was hard though but I love it!! My arms feel like jello, and my legs are so sore. I have weight lifting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until September 5 at 6:30 AM and I have to go for basketball. Then when school starts *sept. 5* I have it every day after school. I'm so excited to be able to work out in a gym, and eat healthy! This thread sure has motivated me!

[buckner]

I've been bad today, and that's all I'll say.

[Dorothy39]

Ditto here, somebody, "SLAP" me!!!

My weight room is full of spiders with big muscles by now!!!!