My Buttons are Magic! Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 ...and thisseem to be a good person to ask this. what exercises would you do in order to tone up your arms?! cause ive lost quite a bit o weight and my arms are the only things that are still flabbby-ish - and id like to not wear a jacket all summer :P nothing too expensive though :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 @ buttons: "bat wings" are pretty much the curse of any woman whose weight has changed at all :P Backwards bench presses. Sit on the floor with a bench behind you. Put your hands on bench, and pull yourself up using your arms. also if you hold your arms straight out to each side and move them in circular motions, start going clockwise then changing to anticlockwise, changing each time after 6 or so reps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Powerball? I may have to take mine to work tonight now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Powerball? I may have to take mine to work tonight now. My dad has a powerball and its pretty good. Have to be very dedicated with it though. (like any exercise) Personally I find them difficult to use, but that's probably cause i'm crippled with arthritis in my wrists/hands/fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 This! It has actually been designed by nutritionists, and doctors. They ask you a few questions to calculate your allowance. How active your job is: because more movement = more energy burned How old you are: as you use less energy the older you are apparently How much you weigh: because fatter people carry more weight thus burn more energy. Male/Female: males need more points than females (i think there's a 6 point difference!) Height too: either less than or greater than 5ft4. I get nothing for my job, 3 for being female, 4 for being between 21 and 35,2 for my height, and the number of stones I am (18). Someone in my shoes with a healthy BMI should be using between 18-22. I dunno, I've been feeling quite sick and headachey a lot lately, my blood sugars are borderline low (4.7 post meal) which is giving me migraine after migraine. Its stupid because I'm being stupid and can't break myself out of good (yet bad) habits. Woo. You are supposed to weigh yourself on a flat surface like tiles or wood to get the best reading. Also your weight fluctuates during the day. Best taken early morning after you've been to the toilet. That's the most accurate time cause its the only time during the day that your tum is completely empty! You should see your doctor, or a staff member who knws wbout this stuff. See if they can tell you whats wrong. On another note: I hate not working, it was the only thing that motivated me to actually move. Ive put a stone on since i stopped working, and i cant motivate my self to get it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) You should see your doctor, or a staff member who knws wbout this stuff. See if they can tell you whats wrong. On another note: I hate not working, it was the only thing that motivated me to actually move. Ive put a stone on since i stopped working, and i cant motivate my self to get it off Its most likely the meds that are doing this. My doc said I'd be lucky if I could keep the weight static, not to mention losing weight. And the fact that my immune system and metabolism is probably a bit wonky compared to everyone elses. I could make a ton of effort one week and put on weight, and make next to no effort and lose 4lbs. I don't think i've ever managed to maintain my weight from one week to the next. Could be difficult if I ever manage to get near a healthy weight. Bah humbug. And also, the last time I was dieting, I was also smoking. It's a whole lot easier dieting when you smoke, because your body tends to crave nicotine more than food. (in my experience) And the whole eating out of boredom thing is somewhat eliminated, woulda had a cuppa and a fag at break rather than sitting and eating. Saying that I'd never go back to the fags. Been off em since Jan 2008. Edited June 28, 2009 by Raining_again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantsu Man! Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I'm not sure if it's been mentioned here before but I came across a really good website. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ Pretty much a route planner; tells you the distance, how many calories you'll lose depending on your weight, change between a cycling route or a running/walking route. Save them and share with friends in your area, or plot out routes, for if you go on holiday, you could follow. I say that's quite a good idea just thinking of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) That website is awesome. Here is my usual route (Actual start/finish point removed, you weird stalkers. Actual route is just over 11 miles). I used to bike it daily, but it was too hard on my knees so I reduced it to every other day. I haven't been keeping up with it lately due to my fractured wrist. I have started biking to work now so I'm hoping to get further bike rides in on my days off. Apparently that burns 1409 calories. Is that good? It seems a lot, but I have no idea. Edited June 29, 2009 by Goafer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 That website is awesome. Here is my usual route (Actual start/finish point removed, you weird stalkers. Actual route is just over 11 miles). I used to bike it daily, but it was too hard on my knees so I reduced it to every other day. I haven't been keeping up with it lately due to my fractured wrist. I have started biking to work now so I'm hoping to get further bike rides in on my days off. Apparently that burns 1409 calories. Is that good? It seems a lot, but I have no idea. Thats a lot more than half of your daily allowance so i'd say its pretty decent tbh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookiablo Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 ...and thisseem to be a good person to ask this. what exercises would you do in order to tone up your arms?! cause ive lost quite a bit o weight and my arms are the only things that are still flabbby-ish - and id like to not wear a jacket all summer :P nothing too expensive though :P I would suggest the following: Tricep curl Bicep curl Bench press too if you want All low weight, high number of repetitions! I imagine you probably look great as you are though and Nandos probably loves you exactly how you are so don't overdo anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksnowman Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 So, I happened to weigh myself on Friday night for the first time in 2-3 weeks. Lost weight. And a good 7/8 lbs worth of it too. Where'd it go? I have no idea. I've not been trying to lose weight at all cos as I said before, I was happy enough floating around the 12 stone mark. Now I'm 11st 3ish and... yesterday I binged after lunch with some cake, Licorice Allsorts and... those Cadbury's Clusters. Ate some fried food on Saturday too like. Weighed myself again last night to see if there had been even a slight weight gain after that and lo and behold the scales said I was a half pound lighter still. Lol. The only thing I can think of is that I had periods of being busy on Wed-Fri at work so I guess I had less time to drink, so that would mean I would be carrying less water. Even at that, I wouldn't think drink half a stone of water on a daily basis, lol! Not that I'm obsessed or anything. I just weigh myself now and again out of interest. I wouldn't have known I'd lost any weight otherwise as its not visible. Need moar lazing about snacking and gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 So, I happened to weigh myself on Friday night for the first time in 2-3 weeks. Lost weight. And a good 7/8 lbs worth of it too. Where'd it go? I have no idea. I've not been trying to lose weight at all cos as I said before, I was happy enough floating around the 12 stone mark. Now I'm 11st 3ish and... yesterday I binged after lunch with some cake, Licorice Allsorts and... those Cadbury's Clusters. Ate some fried food on Saturday too like. Weighed myself again last night to see if there had been even a slight weight gain after that and lo and behold the scales said I was a half pound lighter still. Lol. The only thing I can think of is that I had periods of being busy on Wed-Fri at work so I guess I had less time to drink, so that would mean I would be carrying less water. Even at that, I wouldn't think drink half a stone of water on a daily basis, lol! Not that I'm obsessed or anything. I just weigh myself now and again out of interest. I wouldn't have known I'd lost any weight otherwise as its not visible. Need moar lazing about snacking and gaming. How tall are you, white chocolate? You pleased to have lost the weight? I'm now 11 stone 9, which is around 74 kilos. The last time I visited Ine, in April, I believe I was around 65, although I don't think I was in great shape around then. Definitely getting in better shape now. Stomach isn't the best, but it's looking better than it has been for about 2 years or so. Trying to drink more water to keep my hydrated, and some more fruit and veg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten10 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Managed to break my bike in a place that is impossible to break, and now I've broken my dad's bike so I'm stuck with doing jogging. Decided that I'm not going to eat any of the crap that is lying around the office because all they ever seem to do is eat cake, biscuits and fatty sandwiches. Second Halfords is having a sale I'm getting a new two wheeler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twozzok Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Finally weighed myself after getting back from uni. Without even trying I've gained weight (a good thing). It's probably bad weight (not muscle) but I've gained a good 12 pounds from somewhere. It feels weird being above 8 1/2 st I've also started doing this http://hundredpushups.com/ just to see how far I can get, I've managed 10 pressup (never been able to do more then 3 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) Finally weighed myself after getting back from uni. Without even trying I've gained weight (a good thing). It's probably bad weight (not muscle) but I've gained a good 12 pounds from somewhere. It feels weird being above 8 1/2 st I've also started doing this http://hundredpushups.com/ just to see how far I can get, I've managed 10 pressup (never been able to do more then 3 ) From that site: No doubt some of you can already do 50 consecutive push ups, but let's face it, you're in a big minority. I could do that (and did daily) before I did my wrist in. I'm so proud. When I started doing press ups, 20 was indeed difficult though. Edit: Just checked, I can still do 20 fairly easily. Although it was a bit awkward since I can't bend my right wrist back, so I had to do them with my right hand on it's finger tips or with a clenched fist. Edited June 29, 2009 by Goafer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Buttons are Magic! Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 BEFORE AND AFTER =) dont be scared..... Before about 2005 - weighed near 11stone Mid Way about 2008 - weight near 10 stone Now 2009 - 8 stone 9 =) (my target on wii fit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 You look awesome now mbam, the change is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicktendo Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 You look awesome now mbam, the change is amazing! Yeah you can really notice the change! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 It madea huuuge different. You look a lot nicer, fitter, and happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I've definitely seen the change myself between the last few times I've seen buttons irl. I was actually quite stunned! Its amazing what a stone loss does really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Well done Mbam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Wow MBAM good job!... you look hot! [congratulates /nando/!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Finally weighed myself after getting back from uni. Without even trying I've gained weight (a good thing). It's probably bad weight (not muscle) but I've gained a good 12 pounds from somewhere. It feels weird being above 8 1/2 st I've also started doing this http://hundredpushups.com/ just to see how far I can get, I've managed 10 pressup (never been able to do more then 3 ) It may be a beer belly, haha. I gained weight over Christmas the year before last, but that's really because I started eating properly. Well, I was pretty damn underweight before then! Only 9 stone and a half. Two stone heavier now. I'm gonna start doing press-ups more regularly. Did 40 consecutive tonight, and only really stopped because it was fucking hot in the house. So, gonna try and reach 50 tomorrow, and on from there. I wanna be in the minority, haha. Also, Buttons of Magic, that's awesome. Well done. Its amazing what will-power and determination can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Been at weightwatchers today! 3lbs off! which is 7 + 4 + 3 = 14, exactly a stone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Congrats again Raining! you're doing really well. I gained weight over Christmas the year before last, but that's really because I started eating properly. Well, I was pretty damn underweight before then! Only 9 stone and a half. Two stone heavier now. Fliiiiinkeh! what's your secret? I've known that I'm underweight for quite a while now and I know that I need to do something about eet, got any tips on how I could increase my weight so that it's more in line with my height? last time I checked my BMI it said that I was about a stone underweight... :/ Edited July 1, 2009 by S.C.G Automerged Doublepost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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