Category: Diet

Dieting Adventures

Evening hot baths, morning coffee, listening to your body wrt fitness and more

Morning,

Well! It’s just after 5am and amazingly, I have NOT yet done my morning workouts!

My gosh why, I hear you ask?

Simple! On Monday, I did massive DDR with the kids, Tuesday was P90x Core plus Cardio GoGo plus two hours of advanced karate including 10 minutes of boot camp plus one hour of Kendo and let me tell you, boys and girls, I’m feeling it this morning.

Yes, it’s true – apparently the body at 43 ain’t the same thing as the body at 23! My gosh, how I wish I had valued this fact back then. :) Ah well.

So! It’s time for (drumroll please) modifications. I’ll still do my workouts, of course, but modify them to suit whatever my body says I should do. Today’s P90x workout is Kenpo, and I’ll make certain to use my Goju-ryu moves during the majority of it. Hey, might as well improve the form! Pivots will be lessened and I’m going to focus instead on balance today.

And that brings me to the important topic of the day. MODIFY WHEN NECESSARY! You never have to damage yourself when working out – go to the level of which you are capable and make it work THERE, not some idiotic level that will end up causing massive amounts of hurt to your body.

Let me explain the title of this post. Last night, I made myself a hot bath after returning from karate/kendo, and ended up relaxing for 15 minutes (without any kids bashing thru the door saying,
“Mom, I sensed you were relaxing so here I am!” Amazing, that). Upon staggering out, I slathered Tiger Balm on my ankles/thighs/lower back, and made my way whimpering to the bed where I collapsed. After 5 minutes, one of my kids came in and said, ‘Mom, are you okay? I heard you making weird noises!’ Apparently I was mewling to myself as I tried to get comfortable, and didn’t even realize that! Talk about hearing sensitivity. :)

This morning upon waking up, my body tactfully told me, coffee. Massive amounts of coffee. Bless thy system and imbibe the drink of the angels and that favors life. So here I am with my morning coffee, feeling energy starting to flow back into my zombie-like self.

So many people over 40 challenge themselves to surpass their own expectations. I’m highly in favor of that; heck, I’ve done it again and again. But there does come a point where your body says, woah! Slow down and modify and when you’re recovered, pounce at full force once again….and THAT is a good thing to which to listen.

You can take that to the bank.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – if you enjoy hot baths like I do, consider:

Kimkins diet scam – resources, links and reviews

Morning,

It appears that the Kimkins diet scam is yet again in the news. From Carb Wire:

…. As I shared with you last week, ABC News has been very interested in doing a story on the Kimkins diet scam that has fooled tens of thousands of people into falling prey to an unsafe and potentially dangerous anorexic nutritional scheme while lining the pockets of a morbidly obese woman named Heidi Diaz with millions of dollars. They are looking for people who have been harmed by Kimkins to appear on camera as part of their investigation. If you have a story you’d like to share with them, then please use this contact form to send the details of your experience to an ABC News producer.

In the meantime, the Kimkins diet scandal was exposed to a nationwide audience on Sunday morning when ABC-TV aired a segment about it on the weekend edition of their popular television news magazine “Good Morning America.”….MORE….

This scam is truly a shame in so many ways – it’s damaged the lives of countless people who were seduced into buying into the dream of a quick fix. :-(

Here are more resources to help you learn about it:

I hope this person gets the book thrown at her and is put away for a long, long LONG time. What she did was despicable.

Hope this is helpful,

Barbara

ps – One of my favorite weight loss plans is Atkins:

DDR Dance Dance Revolution – oh what great fun and a calorie burner!

Afternoon everyone,

Oh I’m smooshed!

After several hours of patience marketing online, I challenged my kids to Dance Dance Revolution. Now, we used to do this all the time during the summer at Camp Ling, so it’s been quite awhile since I last put my feet on those mats.

My gosh, talk about, ahem, uncoordinated! My skills apparently have melted away during the months I’ve not tried it. I see the arrows on the screen and say to my feet, okay feet, move to the correct arrow…and it just doesn’t happen. :) But still, it’s great fun! We were at it for about an hour.

And for us parents/moms/dads/etc., DDR is a terrific calorie burner! There’s a practice and test mode as well, so you can train your feet to move to the correct arrows during specific beats. And don’t forget about

That’s where smart parents like us gather to share tips on doing well! And don’t knock Dance Dance Revolution as an extreme exercise – many people have lost dozens of pounds doing it. DDR Weight Loss Stories are most interesting to read.

Here are some more great DDR resources:

If you’re looking for something to do at home that really gets the blood pumping and your heart rate up, do yourself a favor and check it out; age is no factor! You’ll be happy you did.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – Here are some nice DDR pads:

The Biggest Loser – how to find coupons and discounts and more

Hi everyone,

So! Unless you’ve been frozen in carbonite, you’ve probably heard of The Biggest Loser – that show in which obese people lose astonishing amounts of weight by training hard for 5 hours a day, eating right, and having a personal trainer work with them day in and day out.

And you’ve probably heard of their weight loss club, and other marketable goodies. But did you know you can find discounts like:

But why stop there? Marketing delights that there are, you can now buy:

Of course, such goodies come from eBay. Many vendors are official retailers…and then you have the ordinary folks like you and me who bought Biggest Loser products and then decided, let’s try something different.

You can also uncover coupons for The Biggest Loser! Search for

And you might uncover:

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Saving money is always a good thing – do your research first, and who knows what deals you’ll uncover.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – Here are some other Biggest Loser bargains waiting for you:

Sexy after 40 – Carmen Electra Vegas Strip Cardio

Howdy everyone,

Well, as you probably know if you’ve been reading my blog now for the past year, I’ve lost 45+ pounds and have started to really get into shape. I used for my workouts great resources like:

and I also started doing Karate with my kids.

Recently, I’ve realized something ‘way ‘way cool for me – I’m sexy. I can look at myself in the mirror and say, gosh, I look really good!

This is pretty amazing for me for several reasons. One, because of my lousy bone structure, I never could look at my body without focusing on the negatives. You know how 20-somethings can ‘strut their stuff’ in walking, dance, etc.? I never learned how to do that back in college. ‘Matter of fact, I always kinda sorta mentally hid myself from letting people admire my physical features. If I wasn’t okay to me, I certainly wouldn’t be okay to the rest of the world.

Shallow? Perhaps. That’s okay, one goes thru various periods of focusing or not on unimportant things in life.

Zoom now to a few weeks ago. I was in Kmart and checking out their DVD videos, and saw the Carmen Electra Vegas Strip Cardio workout. Vegas? Strip? Shake thy booty? After a snort or two, I re-thought to myself, hey, why not – if I’ve been able now to accept I’ve improved dramatically, why NOT give myself permission to check out the sexy moves I never learned back in college?

That DVD has been sitting on my shelf now for 2 weeks…and yesterday, I actually tried it out. Wowsa! I have hips! They can move! They can shake! And get this…it’s actually fun!

I can’t believe I never learned hip shimmies/moves/etc. back when I was in college. Wow, what I missed out! Not only will my husband benefit :) , but it also has the advantage of giving me a very confident attitude and walk.

Stay with me here, this is important. When you’re fat and overweight, quite often you never really examine the physical you, as it’s just too darned depressing. And when you lose the weight, you might still find yourself shackled by prior beliefs – why should I try to look good, I never did before?

You should do so because it makes YOU feel great. It really does! I really couldn’t care less about who is looking at me when outside or at karate or at the gym or …. you get the idea….but I know (I really know!) that all those months of hard work and exercise has paid off and by gosh, I’m one sexy woman!

Who said that only the 20 or 30 somethings should have the monopoly on not only looking good, but feeling great? Age is but a number – it’s the lightness of your spirit that counts.

You can choose how to feel, and you can choose how to be. To hell with what society says – be true to yourself and let yourself shine. You’ll be astounded at how good you really feel.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – Here are some other Carmen Electra workout DVDs:

Liquid diet (medifast, optifast) discounts and coupons, how to save money!

Hi all,

No matter what people read, often they’ll be seduced by the idea of a liquid diet (you drink all your protein) to lose weight. No matter what they read about losing weight slowly and safely, they’ll want to try it.

I can understand that – often people have to experience such things themselves before they give themselves permission to start a real diet. Thing is, though, liquid diets can get quite expensive…why spend all that money when you can try it for much less?

Consider:

Where did I find all those products? Why, eBay of course!

Remember – not everyone who starts a diet plan will finish it. And in the case of optifast or medifast etc., folks will realize, golly, I just bought all this stuff…and there ain’t no way in heck I’ll be using it!

So they turn to eBay instead.

eBay is a super way to get lots and lots of great diet and weight loss discounts. And don’t forget fitness and exercises – you can search for workout DVDs like

etc. and get great deals! I always use eBay for my fitness needs.

Savings don’t end there, however. What about official coupons? Here’s what I got for searching on Medifast coupons:

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As you can see, the Internet will often provide exactly that for which you’re searching. Take the time out to look…and often your efforts will be well-rewarded indeed.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – some more Medifast goodies:

Weight Watchers coupons and savings – best way to find

Afternoon everyone,

Coupons, coupons and more coupons. The Internet is rife with coupons and savings, even for diet and weight loss products like Weight Watchers!

Consider the following:

Now, true, those aren’t from coupons – those savings are from eBay. And as you’re probably aware, not everyone who starts Weight Watchers will complete it….and so they turn to eBay to offer their Weight Watchers goodies at a discount. You should truly explore there – you never know what you might uncover!

But I digress. :-)

It’s very easy to find Weight Watchers coupons online – just search for

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or

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Immediately, you’ll come up with sites like:

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WeightWatchers.com: Corporate Solutions – gateway

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Never be shy of searching for what the Internet can bestow upon you – you might end up saving lots of dollars from your Weight Watchers coupon search.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – some more Weight Watchers Goodies are:

Is your gym too racy and sexy?

Morning everyone,

Well, flap my earlobes and call me Bambi, but I really cannot believe the following from Utah.

…. Some students say health club showing pornography

Some college students in Utah County are calling some music videos pornographic, and they are trying to get a health club to take them off its screen….

The students have documented five music videos played on the Gold’s Gym music video network which they call objectionable. Jesse Yaffe says, “Once you are a member here, you basically don’t have the choice anymore. You’re forced to watch indecent material because you go where there’s a TV. They’ve got the Gold’s Gym membership network, and certain videos they play are extremely indecent, and some are outright pornography.”…

The controversy involves two Gold’s Gym locations in Utah County frequented by BYU and UVSC students. Five organizations are banding together to keep the videos from being shown at the gyms. …

The students gave Gold’s 10 days to remedy their concerns before they start picketing the health club. They outlined four specific issues they’d like resolved:

* No rated R movies or sexually explicit or racy PG-13 movies.

* Change the content of Gold’s Broadcasting Network or don’t show the Network.

* Keep external TV’s on decent and clean stations, or let members choose the channels themselves.

* Install blinds on the aerobics room to block the dancing, which is very provocative.
…MORE…

It is…just NOT to be believed.

Really.

Now, while I would love thinking the world revolved around me and my family and my friends and those people ONLY, I actually confess to (hold on to your seats here) “living in the real world.” Gasp! Fancy that! Just because something might bother me or my friends….doesn’t mean I have to change the whole organization so everyone else is inconvenienced.

I certainly don’t know about you, but whenever I work out at my local gym, I actually self-advocate and (eeek!) turn the channel to what I want to watch! I will bravely admit that I blatantly stare at…. yes, it’s true…. “How It’s Made!” and and and “Meerkat Manor” and and and… you get the idea! Yes, I take ownership of my own reactions and my own decisions!

What a concept. My oh my, what a concept.

Here’s something those kids should realize – when you’re at the gym, you’re there to work out. You’re there to push yourself and better yourself and NOT to angst over what’s playing or what other people look like. My gosh, that last demand:

  • * Install blinds on the aerobics room to block the dancing, which is very provocative.

Reminds me of the middle east countries, in which women cannot participate in religious worship with the men because the men might become distracted. Talk about blaming the other party!

Now, true….if there was an aerobics class that resembled, say, hmmm, Chippendales, I’d probably…practice NOT averting the eyes. It would be considered a bonus visual bounty of the gym. :)

What do you think?

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – but of course, if you are looking for “sexy” and “gym” together….

How to find discount/cheap Nutrisystem products for sale online

One of the benefits to the Internet is that no matter what you want to buy, you can probably find it for a discount someplace, somewhere, like:

Where did I find those previous goodies? Why, eBay, of course!

You see, quite often folks will start diets or weight loss programs like Nutrisystem and then, well, give up. Perhaps they’re looking for the silver bullet or the one miracle that will cause 20 pounds of fat to melt off their body with their morning coffee, and when reality strikes (it takes time and discipline!), they give up.

When you look on eBay for Nutrisystem, you’ll find all sorts of things like

As you can see, you can get quite a lot of goodies at a very decent discount! If you’re into Nutrisystem, perhaps this might be a very viable way to save money yourself.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – here are some more Nutrisystem goodies:

How to find discount Weight Watchers goodies

Morning,

Lots of times I’m asked, gee Barbara, how can I get some good deals in Weight Watchers?

And the answer, of course, is….

Now, ask yourself. Why would these products be available? Well, the sad truth is, not everyone who starts to lose weight will succeed at it…and often, they’ll sell off what they didn’t use or what they hid in their closets for the past few months.

That’s actually a very good thing for you! Heck, I got my beloved P90x from eBay and saved about $40 from the retail price, including S/H. eBay is really a great resource for lots of dieting goodies.

You can also check your neighborhood Freecycle! Quite often, there will be people in your own neighborhood who would be quite willing to give their prior diet/exercise products to you. I got several Richard Simmons and Taebo tapes that way.

Remember, you don’t have to spend an arm and a toenail to get great Weight Watchers products – who knows, perhaps you can find the best deal below.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps – here are some Weight Watchers goodies at a discount right now!