BP.Net Weightloss CHALLENGE

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

Thor, Inksteel... I wish you both the motivation to keep on keepin' on! That's what does it for me... motivation and routine. I go every day (after all, kids don't have a day on from playin!) - I don't do weights daily... only 3 times a week max... but using weights and the cardio machines really works!

I'm happily down to 190 today... that's 75 pounds released in total so far. On day 11 of my "Green Smoothie Feast for 30 days" - hopefully the weight release will continue :)

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Thanks =]

you are welcome :hug:

down to 188 today... day 13 of my green smoothie feast.

what's in your green smoothie

I'm in! *raises her hand*

I have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). You can go to WebMd for the deails but basically my hormones are out of wack becasue of these sacs filled with water around my ovaries. Its hard for me to lose weight. What takes a normal person 6 months can take me a year!

I'm 5'6 and 220 lbs. I was at 240 but I still have more to go! My goal is to be 130-140. I can't wait to fit back into my clothes again.

*sigh* I joined a gym and need tips for exercise.

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Originally Posted by LIZARDLADY

I'm in! *raises her hand*

I have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). You can go to WebMd for the deails but basically my hormones are out of wack becasue of these sacs filled with water around my ovaries. Its hard for me to lose weight. What takes a normal person 6 months can take me a year!

I'm 5'6 and 220 lbs. I was at 240 but I still have more to go! My goal is to be 130-140. I can't wait to fit back into my clothes again.

*sigh* I joined a gym and need tips for exercise.

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lol i know how to exercise im just to darn lazy:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by LIZARDLADY

I'm in! *raises her hand*

*sigh* I joined a gym and need tips for exercise.

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Hi there!

Here's a plan I've never seen fail- do 20-30 minutes of actual cardio... meaning that your heartrate is way up- check out High Intensity Interval Training (30 seconds of normal jogging, 30 seconds of running flat-out) or do a plateau-style workout (where you do 1 min of normal jogging, then ratchet your speed up each minute for about 6 minutes, then drop back down to normal jogging). I'm not sure if that makes sense, but on the plateau you start with 5 mins of normal jogging, then go up each minute until you're running flat-out, then drop back down. I see people in the gym every single day doing the same crap and getting no results. I am naturally a bit lazy, so I want to do 20 minutes of maximum effect as opposed to hours of mediocre effect.

Check into circuit training, where you do 3 sets of 10 on various machines each day (usually 4 days per week, keeping your body parts separate). I firmly believe that the best way to reduce overall body fat is to lift heavier, using a 'pyramid.' Most women initially don't like this approach because they think it will make them bulky. The fact is that most of us could use some core muscle building. It also takes about a year of consistent HEAVY lifting to build 8-10 pounds of muscle mass. I've never known a woman to 'bulk up' too much using a pyramid-style workout plan.

Hope this helps, and just remember that you are the one that controls how you look!

I honestly think that swimming is the best way to lose weight. I lost 15 pounds that I didn't want to lose because of swimming. Put in 4 to 5 miles in the pool a day and no way you can keep weight on.

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Originally Posted by Thor26

what's in your green smoothie

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

well the one I recommend for beginners is: (and this is my own personal favourite)

A nice big handful of baby organic spinach (greens are healthier for you BEFORE they flower)
about 2-3" of filtered water.
Blend.
Now add 3 organic bananas.
Blend.
Next add some frozen blueberries. 1 cup is a good amount.
Blend.

Drink!!!

:D
Super healthy, super yummy and a great way to start your day!

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Originally Posted by AndrewGeibel

I honestly think that swimming is the best way to lose weight. I lost 15 pounds that I didn't want to lose because of swimming. Put in 4 to 5 miles in the pool a day and no way you can keep weight on.

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I totally agree with you Andrew but I'm allergic to chlorine! yuck

I took my measurements today... released 5.5" and 11 pounds since starting my water fast (i'm on day three) and green-smoothe feast 15 days ago! (all we consume is green smoothies of different greens each day) I plan on continuing with my water fast for up to 10 days and then going back to green smoothies to complete our 30 day feast. IF I continued to release my weight at the same rate... I'll be down to a wonderful 174 pounds (current weight 185) - but honestly I'm doing this for the health benefits the weight release is simply icing on the cake!!! :banana:

I am not at all concerned about gaining any of it back, since I eat only raw foods anyway... there's nothing in my diet to cause weight gain! Yipppeeee I can feel how happy my organs and blood are!

BTW, I don't know if I shared this with you all. Last year at this time my liver was in bad shape. My doctor told me that it was in the condition of someone who drank heavily for 50 years!!! I just got my test results back and now my liver is working ABOVE optimum!!! Yup you read that right! He considers me no longer a diabetic, my cholesterol which was really high is now perfect ;) He is so proud of me... he couldn't sit down he was so excited sharing my results with me! He told me to keep eating raw and exercising (I work out daily at the gym... and do weight max 3 times a week, with 2-3 yoga classes a week as well)... it's working folks!!!

So as of today... I've released 80 pounds since August 2007!!!

*If any of you want to join the green smoothie feast... please visit the forum attached to my magazine (link below "The Whole Being" it's in the fasting section) where you can get your questions answered by people with great knowledge!

Thought I would share this with you all. This is my raw lifestyle coach... Melissa. she's so great, supportive and full of knowledge. She's helped me a LOT.

She also has two great recipe books. one is for green smoothies and the other is for raw baby food. so... if any of you are interested in changing your life... she's amazing!

http://loverawlife.com/store.htm

Here's the interview I did with her... as you can see... she's released a LOT of weight herself and cured cancer using raw foods.

http://www.timelessspirit.com/MAR08/interview.shtml

So there... my little info-mercial is over LOL

christie asked me to post a pic so... here's my most recent one although i've released about 10 pounds since it was taken :P

http://aleeshasrawlife.blogspot.com/...st-day-12.html