Thanks Luann! I am off to Nevada this week for work (I live in Mo.) and then on to North Carolina. Traveling always makes eating when you are trying to lose weight interesting; however, I plan to do some shopping for food when I arrive that I can take to work with me and hopefully not digress. I wil...

Luann, I often eat yogurt (1 time per day) and typically buy the Lowfat Yoplait yogurt. I am not sure if our stores carry 'Greek Yogurt" but question really is this: Isnt yogurt a complex carb? I see that you have listed it as having it with flaxseed but shouldnt I also have protein with it if ...

Thanks for all the suggestions Luann! Obviously diet is what is slowing the weight loss down. I have to learn how to eat more protein and veggies!

Your recommendations are a terrific help in guiding me towards understanding!

Thanks again!

Lisa

Hi Boopster, Gosh, and I thought I was eating a lot! I have come to realize I am not and it is impacting weight loss! In terms of working out I do the following: Cardio - Treadmill 30-40 minutes - on weight training days 15 minute warm-up. While I am on the treadmill I gradually increase the speed a...

Here is what I have (and am planning) to eat today: 1. Banana Cheerios 2% milk 2. apple slices almonds 3. 1 whole egg + 2 egg whites tomatoes & carrots whole wheat toast (dry) 4. Yogurt Peanut Butter - 1 TBSPl Lean ground beef patty 5. Lean Ground Beef patty Salad w/ Veggies green beans 6. Prote...

Hey all, I am still here although havent posted for a while due to crazy busy schedule but rest assured I am still working on diet and exercise. I do have a question: I have begun journaling food intake because it has been at least 10-12 weeks now and only a 3lb weight loss. I can see from journalin...

Hi! Well for what it is worth from another newbie...dont give up! I am seeing lost inches definately and today I drug the scale out (I couldnt stand it) and actually saw a 3 lb weight loss. It didnt really get me excited because I have been at this for almost 6 weeks now! That is not even a pound a ...

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I really dont do crunches often and when I do; I dont do many. I have read that to work the you need to clean up the diet so I think I had the understanding that there wasnt much purpose to doing endless crunches. I am going to work on posting a picutre of myself an...

Hey Lu, Well I guess I should say that I really did crunches because that is what I did. I dont know why I called them sit-ups. I actually hate doing both of them. While I can visually see in the mirror that I am losing inches on sides, arms, legs, etc. I have this huge tire around middle that doesn...

Hi Lu, Thanks for the feedback! Here is what I did this morning: 25 minutes of Cardio (like you it just gets me warmed up and feels good)! Squats using 5lb dumbbells lunges (I could only do 10 of them! I have a balance issue it seems!) Front Kicks (3 X 12 with 5 lb dumbbells) Lying Adduction (3 x 15...

Hello... name is Lisa and I began an exercise (cardio and Strength training) program 5 weeks ago. Today I need to do lower body (legs) and am wondering if there are exercises I can do that will not be hard on back. I have lived with a herniated disc in the lower back for many years. I cannot do exer...

Hi everyone, It is me again...sifting through the different forums here and found this one interesting. As I mentioned in a previous post, goal is fat/weight loss. I am 5'5 and weigh 215 pounds (43 years old). I have started a cardio and weight training program (5 weeks ago) and have been tracking d...

Thanks idemato...I hear you...infact tonight I went ahead and still did cardio...have a hard time letting it go because it does get me invigorated.

I love it that I found this site as I have a feeling I am going to learn so much about exercise!

Thanks Boss Man for the advice. I will be sure to not take two days off together and am considering not doing cardio every day. I have been at this for 5 weeks now and I am putting away the scale for a while because I actually gained 5 pounds! I am fairly new to the whole workout thing although many...

Thank you to both of you. I plan to continue workout and ignore the scale. I am working on eating clean and cleaning up diet. I will come here for support . Endurance is something I need to work on and I think it will come in time as I exercise each day.

Thanks again!