Your *TIPS* for the website!
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Thu, 11-03-2005 - 10:43am |
Someone suggested adding this to our 'member' page on the website. I love the idea and thought why don't I just add a while page with our *TIPS* (ie. what has worked for you, what you think is important, etc...)
So-
What is your #1 Tip to share?
~IslandGirl
Happy November!
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Forget about soda/pop!
Food tip: Find substitutes for your weaknesses. Instead of a candy bar have a Luna bar or a Pria Power bar. Not only are they pretty tasty they have more nutritional value.
Don't obsess over the number on the scale.
Fear
Miranda, Gretchen & Kerstin- These look
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Don't think in terms of your overall goal...make smaller ones, even if it means you're only working toward "no snacking between now & dinner". Then once you make that goal, set a new one. Sometimes the enormity of losing 30-50-100 pounds can set us up for failure. Focus on a small, very attainable goal with an instant payoff to keep you going.
It's worked for me!
Food: PORTION CONTROL!!!! Start slow, you don't have to go by guidelines, but really evaluate HOW much you're eating. If you can eat a meal at a restaurant, it's WAY too much. Cut back. And don't worry, no one will starve if you don't clean up your plate.
Food 2: Find what works for you. And substitute. (I think Gretchen hit on this). i.e. I always eat chips with sandwiches. Not sure why, but I do. I figured out, I just needed CRUNCH!! Didn't matter if the crunch was chips, a great pickle, carrots, cucumbers, whatevers. So, if I HAVE to have chips, I eat baked ones. If I don't, I eat carrots. :)
Exercise: BABY STEPS!!! When it comes to making your goals, it's okay to write down somewhere what you wnat your final goal to be, but the best way that I've found works for me, is making small goals. weekly or daily goals. especially when you're first starting out. i.e. I start out by drinking less soda, eating smaller portions until this becomes normal. THEN I add exercise, I am for 3 times a week, and if I do it once, GREAT! I start off REAL slow, REAL easy.
Exercise 2: find something you enjoy, and mix it up. i.e. I hate running, but I do it cuz I know it's one of the best cardio workouts. However, intead of trying to run for 45-60 mins, I run for 20 minutes. It's about as long as my attention span will hold me on the treadmill before I go nuts. I'm learning right now, that I can't run everyday. I get bored with it. Then I don't want to do it. So I'm mixing it up with aerobics. But the aerobics is getting boring too, so I think I may go find another tape. Just something different. I may hate running, but I do it, and I am no coordination, but i'm finding aerobic tapes to change it up. 1. so my body doesn't adapt and 2. because I get bored FAST! and when i get bored, i give up.
Mental: THIS BOARD!!! This board is great for questions, support, and seeing how other ppl are losing weight. it's fun too. i think what has been keeping me going, is the desire to really want to lose weight, to look good, and to NOT post about how I didn't work out. I feel like I let my supporters down, and I feel like I let myself down. So, instad, I hit the gym. It's all just mental, cuz I know no one would feel let down if I don't go. lol. But I think support is great. Even if not on theboard, even if it's a friend, or a program. It does help.
IG: feel free to edit as necessary. i know i babble. lol
Our *TIP* page is up and running!!
Here: http://getfit30.tripod.com/id5.html
Happy November!
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Fear
Another thought on what would be nice on the web page would be favorite links maybe. For example Cher's cool runnings thing. Miranda is always referring to Shape I think it is. Know what I mean? Now I don't have any to add but always think the best sites are the ones that give you more than reading material. I think it was shape that had a challenge just recently, cool runnings actually gives you beginner type running work outs. Oh and, of course, fit day.
Just a thought.
Oh and not sure how many bloggers we have but I just set one up for my book journal and decided I'm going to do one for my food/exercise journal. This eliminates
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