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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/23/2008 8:30:33 PM
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2jsmom
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Do you mean foods? Beans are healthy, high in fiber and cheap. Bran is cheap too. I sprinkle a tablespoon or two on my cereal and it really helps to fill me up.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/23/2008 9:58:00 PM
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Oh, I know what you guys might be talking about for week 3?
It goes
5 minute warm up
90-sec run
90-sec walk
3-min run
3-min walk
repeat...
In my podcast, the second time through, it went straight to the cooldown after the 3 minute run, instead of doing a 3 minute recovery period and then the 5 minute cooldown. Week 3 was a bit shorter than the rest.
Did that make any sense? Is that what you mean?
That may have been it...it sounds like what happened to me.
Beans were going to be first on my list of cheap and healthy. Lentils if you like them (I can't stand the texture unless they're in soup). Veggies in season or from a farmer's market if you have one. Frozen veggies on sale are sometimes cheaper by weight (we just stocked up), and the nutritional value is pretty good. Brown rice, plain old-fashioned oatmeal (not instant), and barley (I think) are all complex carbs and pretty inexpensive in bulk.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/24/2008 10:24:39 AM
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My podcasts have a VERY distinct audio cue to go from walking to running, or vice versa. It's a chime (similar to a clock chime I think) that goes up in pitch when you are to start running, and down in pitch when you are to start walking. And then when it's time for the last 5 min walk/cool-down, it does the chime twice as long, still going down in pitch. I am always running as it gives the cool-down chime. Week three I was walking when it gave my cool-down chime. I ran for part of it and then walked and cooled-down after I felt I was tired. I always run out of music before running out of road on my runs anyway.
I finished week 5 mix 2 yesterday. I didn't think I was going to make it, but I did. I was proud of myself.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/24/2008 1:48:56 PM
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I've been doing well these past couple of days. Yesterday though, Ryan had come home with some hot wings that he had made at the country club. They were very tasty, but boy did my stomach let me have it for eating them!!! I've lost weight acording to the scale, but I think it is mostly water weight.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/24/2008 2:40:53 PM
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I went for my weigh in today and lost another 1.2# for a total of 5.4# in 4 weeks. I had hoped to lose weight faster than that, but at this pace, I should be at my goal weight in a year to 14 months. I got another Leslie Sansone dvd today, Walk Strong, so I did the Walk Away your Waistline before my weigh in and Walk Strong after. That's a total of 1 hour 18 minutes, which is a lot for me. Walk Strong does a lot of lunges and squats so I'm guessing I'll be sore tomorrow.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/24/2008 8:17:56 PM
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That's great, Charity!
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/28/2008 10:06:12 AM
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I started South Beach Phase One today. Pray for me!!! I'm excited but a little nervous about how I'll be doing in a few days.
Weighed in yesterday and I'm right back where I started. 221 pounds. I'm really hoping that South Beach will provide me with the structure I need to finally tackle this beast.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/28/2008 10:41:12 PM
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I'm excited for you Kat! DH and I may be starting it after he gets back from Chicago (a few weeks). He wants to look into it more closely first, since it will ultimately be his call.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/28/2008 11:13:49 PM
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I started South Beach Phase One today. Pray for me!!! I'm excited but a little nervous about how I'll be doing in a few days.
Weighed in yesterday and I'm right back where I started. 221 pounds. I'm really hoping that South Beach will provide me with the structure I need to finally tackle this beast.
--Kat
That's my exact weight right now Kat! I'm still 10 pounds above my pre-preg weight.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/29/2008 9:20:38 AM
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Thanks for the encouragement. Day One went great! Here's the rundown for anyone interested:
Breakfast:
Tomatoes, onion and green peppers with Egg Substitute and a slice of LF Swiss cheese
Snack:
Two pieces of LF string cheese
Lunch:
Spinach Salad (fresh spinach, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms) with chicken and a little bit of blue cheese dressing
Snack:
Celery spread with Laughing Cow cheese
Dinner:
My mom's BBQ Bean Bake (kidney, Lima, and cannellini, lean ground beef, NSA ketchup and a touch of Splenda)
Snack:
Sugar Free Jell-O
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/29/2008 5:08:07 PM
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Can any of you ladies tell me in a nutshell what the differences are between South Beach and other low-carb diets--like Atkins, for instance? I have a large amount of wieght to lose, and in the past I've had good short-tern results from Atkins, but it's hard on to make dinners that the rest of the family likes and that I can eat. I was wondering what the difference was with South Beach.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/30/2008 12:31:06 AM
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Here is the plan I'm trying to follow, with some success:
Breakfast: 1 serving of protein, which is any one of the following: 1 oz. cheese, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 2 slices bacon, 1 egg, along with 1 cup skim milk. Alternately, I can have 1 measured serving of cereal or oatmeal and 1 cup skim milk.
Morning Snack: Any one of the protein choices listed above, 1 serving vegetable, or 1 fruit.
Lunch: 1 serving meat or protein item listed above, 1-2 servings salad or vegetable, and 1 cup skim milk.
Afternoon Snack: One protein item, plus 1 cup skim milk, or 1 (6 oz.) container light yogurt.
Dinner: Same as lunch, except I may have two servings of a protein item listed above instead of one. I may also have a 1/4 to 1/2 serving of a carb item or dessert at this time.
Dessert/Evening Snack: Any one of the following: 1/4 cup trail mix, 1/2 cup sugar free ice cream, 1 sugar free ice cream bar, 3 sugar free cookies, 2-3 pieces sugar free candy
NOTES: If I have dessert at dinnertime, then I can only have trail mix or 1 serving protein item listed above as snack.
Milk: 3 cups skim milk daily, plus up to 3/4 cup in coffee.
Carb items: I can eat 1/2 to 1 full serving of a maximum of 3 items daily, which include: bread, cereal, pasta, rice, potatoes, corn, peas, beans, baked goods, sweets, pancakes, etc.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays: 1 serving sugared sweet item may be eaten for dessert for Sundays and holidays. Also, I may have up to 5 carb item servings on those days.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/30/2008 12:52:30 AM
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Finished week 3 of the c25k! Moving on to week 4. I do hope the music gets better...thus far the music for first week has been my favorite, although it does grow on me as I do the workouts.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/30/2008 9:08:53 AM
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Phase One, Day Two finished successfully! I even managed to survive a party at my sister's house last night. I stuck to the veggie tray and the cheeses. I turned down Key Lime Pie and didn't feel deprived! Woo Hoo! I'm discovering that I actually have a lot more energy these last couple days. I'm hoping that it stays this easy...
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/30/2008 9:20:45 AM
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sisrev
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That's the Cliff Note's versions of both plans. I don't know much about other plans except my own, which I'll put into another post. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the info--on Atkins vs South Beach and your own plan, as well.
I'm still not sure what I am going to do, but I have dilly-dallied around for too long and my weight is affecting my health and my ability to get around easily. So it's time to bite the bullet and do something.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/30/2008 9:45:23 AM
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We're on week 7 of the C25K. DH and I aren't doing the music version (listening to MP3s) since we're working out together and spend some of the time talking.
Here's the link to what we're doing... Couch to 5K
Hope I did that link right! We're also running six days a week instead of just the three they suggest and plan to just increase the running time by three minutes a week from now on until we're running three miles in thirty minutes each time. Does that make sense? We should be there in... five weeks, I think, if I'm doing the math correctly. Next week will be our last week following the schedule so explicitly, since we're finding that just adding three minutes every week is comfortable and "doable" for our level of fitness.
Anyway, just wanted to post a clarification as to what I'm doing and include that link in case someone wasn't able to do the MP3 version. We easily ran a mile and a half last night in fifteen minutes. Just a month and a half ago, when we started this, we could hardly run a quarter of a mile without gasping for breath. This program has definitely helped us!
Edited to add: That link leads you to a page about doing a triathalon, which is definitely NOT what I'm attempting. (I can't swim, so that would be impossible. Ha!) That's the C25K portion of the triathalon training.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/30/2008 3:04:42 PM
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Regarding Atkins vs. South Beach.
South Beach emphasizes good carbs vs. bad carbs and glycemic index. Atkins (as far as I know) just considers a carb is a carb is a carb. SB is about the RIGHT carbs, ATkins is about the NUMBER of carbs.
I think, overall, SB is healthier and gives you a more rounded diet.
My aunts both did it together and had great success. One aunt gave up and ballooned back up, but the other is doing really well in her maintenance. She looks terrific!
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/30/2008 5:28:51 PM
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What Christine said. 
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/31/2008 9:20:34 AM
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Yeppers on Christine's post! I'm really liking the South Beach "Diet" so far. Last night I was crazy craving some chocolate (didn't help that literally EVERYONE around me was eating mini Twix bars). Instead I made myself some SF Jello and enjoyed that. I was so proud of myself!
I tried Atkins several years ago and lasted about two weeks on it. Since I was so restricted I wanted nothing more than to eat an entire loaf of bread after those two weeks. After I finish Phase One, I'll get to start adding back low GI fruit and whole grain breads- both big no-nos on Atkins, but foods that are really healthy for you.
I've also been doing The Lord's Table Bible study at settingcaptivesfree.com. As I've said before overeating is a major spiritual issue for me. I use food to fill those voids in my life instead of seeking God. The study is really helping me to focus on seeking true fulfillment from the Lord.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/31/2008 10:22:13 AM
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I've discovered when I'm really craving something, or just have the munchies, grabbing a glass of water or doing a light workout really helps curb my cravings.
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RE: Women Losing Weight - 7/31/2008 3:17:19 PM
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Lost 2# at my weigh in today. The big news is that I'm now under 200! Just barely, but I'll take it anyway. The last two weeks I've been exercising more and eating just a little bit more. I just make sure I stay within the alloted points.
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