Today I did an afternoon workout (12:30 to 1:30) with my second buddy. I honestly have always preferred working out in the evenings, but I am kind of starting to like getting my workout in earlier. Racquetball was our focus today. We put in about 40 minutes of pretty intense racquetball. My second buddy is [...]
Just thought I would add a quick update. My weight is now down to 313.7 pounds! It isn’t down a whole lot, but I thought it was especially great since that puts me below the 315 pounds I was at before Christmas break. So, I have therefore lost any weight I may have gained over [...]
I got to try something really cool yesterday. Instead of the normal routine, my second buddy and I went to a “street”/”hip hop” dance class. Considering I rarely even hear any “street” music except when I’m flipping through radio stations, it was a totally unique experience for me. Also, it was freaking hilarious! My buddy [...]
This was my second workout in one day! Fortunately, I did the cardio work earlier, so we started out with some weight training. I generally do more reps with less weight to help tone my muscles. I spent about 25 minutes using the machines, doing crunches, and working with a long weight bar. Then, my [...]
Well, I had another good workout today. I actually worked out today with my second workout buddy. She prefers having shorter workouts, so I only did 20 minutes of using the elliptical machines, 15 minutes of using the treadmill, and 5 minutes stretching. However, I am planning on going back for a class tonight, so [...]
The holiday season is here again and for anyone on a diet, this festive time of year can be fraught with diet landmines. Even if you are very good at sticking to your diet plan, the holidays are a time when you are literally surrounded by all kinds of scrumptious food choices that can get [...]
When the holidays arrive, many people forget all about their diets and healthy eating. Weight gains of 7 - 10 pounds are common between Halloween and Christmas. To make the holidays easier, these tips will help you with healthy eating through the season and not gaining weight. Most traditional foods can be made low fat. [...]
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Well, despite my best efforts, I did gain a tiny bit of weight over the break. Fortunately, it was only 1.9 pounds. For a skinny person, that might be a lot. But for me, that is practically what one day of eating salty food can do. So, that being said, I am very proud that [...]
I wanted to mention that Discovery Health is again putting on the National Body Challenge for 2009! They have a lot of great tools available to help you plan your weight loss. I myself have signed up, and am having a great time checking out all the tools. The features included are great! They even [...]
The original question asked how to prevent emotional eating, and was asked on the weight-loss.fitness.com forum.
Emotional eating does suck. In general, eating a bit more protein than the usual 10-15% and less than the 60-65% carbohydrates may help with feeling full and satisfied (which may or may not help the extreme emotion eating, but it [...]
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