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new here and unfit!!
| Mon, 02-13-2006 - 9:17am |
Hi! I just found this message board, and thought I'd see if anyone had any advice. I'm 34 years old and about 50 pounds overweight. I have NO energy-I'm tired from the time I get up to the time I go to bed (and SO sick of it!) I bought an exercise bike last week and have been doing it every day, but I can only last 4 minutes (the first day it was 2 minutes) at a time, so I've been doing it 4 or 5 times a day. Tonight I'm going to try for 5 minutes, until I make my way to (at least) 20 minutes. I've started counting calories, but I wondered if anyone had any diet tips (or ANY tips) on how I can stop feeling so tired and drained.
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Hi there and welcome. My tips are as follows:
Drink a lot of water as that will help with keeping the hunger at bay.
Don't get discouraged bu the little you can do, I jjust rejoined the gym a month and half ago and had to keep stopping to catch my breath, now I can do the whole calss no problem. So if you can only do 5 mintues thats fine, in a couple of weeks you will be at 20 no problem.
Buy low calorie snacks all the major companies are jumping on thios bandwagin, you can get chips ahoys and oreo crips for 100 calories a bag, same with pringles and popcorn so you do n't have to give up everything you like. If you are like ma nd have to have some cola day and I can't stad diet, go for the new 100 calories cokes.
Just keep a good attitude and when yo get discouraged whihc you will come to the boards. All the people here are great they have helped me when I get down in the dumps.
Rainey
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I just had to post. Your title made me smile. lol. Mostly because that's how I'm feeling lately.
As for advice on food, besides counting calories, I'd also take into account what type of foods you're eating. Because, let's be real, you could eat a salad then a burger and still come up with little amount of calories. lol. I'm not sure what foods, but I'd find foods that are more healthier, only because I know junk food tend to make you sluggish. I noticed when I start eating bad, I get more sluggish. And more bloated. lol.
I'm not good with the food part, so I hope you get better answers. But good luck with the bike. The fact that you're doing anything is a GREAT start.
WELCOME TO THE BOARD!
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Hi, and welcome to the 30's board!
The ladies before me have given some great suggestions. I'll add in mine (though some may be repeating what the others have said ;-)
I look forward to getting to know you~
~IslandGirl
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I get like that when I'm stressed, or when my schedule is so full that I can't stop.... then I feel sluggish.
Good for you for starting on your bike :)... that is great!
I've got pms this week-so I've been craving the sugar (in between crying spells and the angry outburst! seems the older I get the worse it gets!)
I haven't been drinking water like I should
well, I'm going to go take a hot bath-one of my favorite activities!
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