It has been a long time since I did a post but for some reason this caught my eye when it came into my inbox!
I wish you ladies all the best.
I have dropped 20 kilos and am now going to be putting it into a blog or book this year.
As for shaping up and building muscle, I recommend an exercise called callanetics - google it you will find my site in Australia - it doesn't matter what your size, it is gentle and effective. I dropped one and a half dress sizes without losing weight - my pictures are on the website.
Just a word of caution - changing everything leaves you overwhelmed and feeling deprived - just make a few small changes you can really stick to and then when you have mastered those, add in a few more.......
So start with drinking a bit more water, not eating junk food and walking once a week and doing callanetics twice a week.....don't worry about anything else - this is enough for the first month and you will see results.......
Then, next month add in another walk and maybe drop some of the high sugar foods and eay a bit more protein......small steps will mean you stick with it and see great results!
Just move forward all the time - at your own pace!!
Nettie: 14kg sounds like a great goal! Bummer about the heel spurs, they really hurt What about some swimming? That is going to be one of my main forms of exercise whilst the weather is still warm, and it would take the pressure of you feet perhaps? Hopefully you will be able to find some way to fit it in,m with your job and ds (whose pic on your ticker is simply adorable )
Tracey: Thankyou so much for posting in here, and with such fantastic advice! I agree completely, small steps! I am doing exactly as you suggested; starting by cutting out bad foods, drinking more water and walking more. I have also checked out your site and read about callanetics, and am intrigued. I am sooooo unmotivated by gyms (been there, done that) and would prefer something I can do at home. One question though; would callanetics still be okay to do alongside other exercises (walking and swimming for me) that will make me lose weight?
Afm, happy new year all Here's to a happier and healthier you! I have already started drinking more water, and am resisting the junk food cravings. Have had breakfast, which is hard for me. I hope I can help keep you ladies motivated, and you I. We can achieve this
Count me in! this time last year I was running lots and feeling like I was on track to losing about 8kgs to get to my 'i can deal with it' weight! Unfortunately, i stopped exercising and I have put on more weight so 15kgs would be my ideal now!!! How did that happen??????
1-2 kgs per month and by this time next year (unless we end up UTD) i will be my goal weight! Regardless exercise and healthy eating is in!!!
Count me in....again! I do really want to do it. I need to do it. I am so tired of feeling like I do. Fat, uncomfortable, unable to buy clothes I lik, getting puffed out climbing my stairs, no energy to run after the kids.....I'm going to get some serious health issues if I continue to put on weight.
So my ultimate goal is about 30kg But I will break it into 10kg lots, because 30kgs just seems soooo much! It's very overwhelming. I am going to sit down when I get the time and write out specific goals and whatnot into a pretty book I brought just for me! Lets see if I can acheive my goals this time....
I have 4kg left to lose to get to my original goal weight, but another 10kg (with or without the 4kg just mentioned) would be awesome! I've been told we'll be invited to a wedding in WA in August, so 10kg by then would be fantastic !!
Least then too, I'll be a tad bit closer to my sisters size/weight and I'll no longer be the "fatter" sister. We'll be a similar size.
Count me in to help keep you accountable, coz I'll need some to keep me accountable!
Bust - take it from your nipple line and around (don't squish )
Chest - under boobs but as high up as you can go
Waist - feel for the very tip of your hip and just above that
Hips - measure the largest part even if it's quite low
Thighs - measure half way point between your hip bone at the front and the top of the knee
Upper arm - half way between the dent in the outside of your shoulder and your elbow
I know I am only new to Belly Belly but I thought that I would pop in and say that I am also trying to lose weight - although Ihave a LOT to lose. I did have 43 kg to lose but now I have lost 13kg and have only 30 to go. The first 10kg I dropped really easily but then I hit a brickwall. The last 3kg have been coming off at a rate of 200-400gm per week. Not heaps but it is still a loss! I have probably about 12 months at least to go before I will come close to goal.
I am still breastfeeding so this makes me very hungry and until I drop my intake of food further I think the weightloss will be really slow.
I don't get to exercise much although I do use my Wii Fit every day for at least 1/2 hour. The first 10kg I didnt do any exercise for....
I just wanted to say that it is weird but I can see a bigger difference when I am losing slowly as to when I lose quickly. I use my scales and I weigh myself on a daily basis. To be honest this is one of the best motvators for me. To realise that I no longer weigh 3 digits and I really am dropping kilos is an amazing feeling. I use weight watchers online but only because I love the fact that I can track what I am eating and Idont have to actually calculate anything myself.
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What about some swimming? That is going to be one of my main forms of exercise whilst the weather is still warm, and it would take the pressure of you feet perhaps? Hopefully you will be able to find some way to fit it in,m with your job and ds (whose pic on your ticker is simply adorable 
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Here's to a happier and healthier you! I have already started drinking more water, and am resisting the junk food cravings. Have had breakfast, which is hard for me. I hope I can help keep you ladies motivated, and you I. We can achieve this 
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