Thread: Slimming world and Exercise

Hey all,
ive been doing slimming world for just over a month now and i have just lost my 1st stone
i cant help but feel that the last few pounds lost were due to some extra exercise.
my 1st week i lost 6 lb
2nd week i lost 2lb
3rd week i lost 2 lb
4th week i stayed the same
5th week i lost 4lb.

on my 5th week i started really getting into my exercise more and got a great app on my iphone called "map my run"
basically it uses the gps setting on your phone and watches you while your on your run / walk and tells you your pace and how many calories youve burned. i also downloaded the biggest loser bootcamp dvd... ive done the warm up and level 1 and i found this so easy to do and its not too intense.

so my point being... i know a lot of people doing SW at the minute but not doing any exercise to go with it so my question is how many of you out there are doing exercise and what sort of Losses have you been getting?

Yeah I have lost 12 pound in my first 4 weeks and I did increase the walking, i have dogs so was walking anyway so increased that by about 10 minutes each walk. It seems to be helping! Deffo think excersise gives us a boost

I wish I could exercise, but I have a pain in my hip, not sure what's causing it, I've got a doctor's appointment on Tuesday.

I follow the Slimming World diet but don't go to groups. I walk a lot and I cycle and I go to Yoga classes.

I started going to the gym 5 times a week about a month ago and I had 1/2 lb losses so last week to try and loose more I cut carbs and did red days all week. I put on a 1/2 lb Thursday and don't know why. I had tears in my eyes cause id worked so hard and said no to choc all week. Ate my syns though!

It did not help that people lost and listed all the choc and cakes they'd eaten

My consultant said I need to eat more carbs when I go to the gym so going back to ee now.

X

3.8 mile hike up the mountain today burned 647 calories :-) well chuffed with that... Legs are killing me but it's worth it... Boot camp again tomorrow... Really looking forward to that :-)

I exercise a fair bit too, between running and doing 30 day shred DVD, and my losses are quite changeable, it just depends on lots of things, but generally I exercise 4-5 times per week.

Sarah xxxx

I found I consistently lost 2lb a week doing 30DS, as well as some serious inches; for the last 3 weeks I've been alternating Couch to 5k with Ripped in 30, doing each 3 times a week. Curiously my weight loss has really slowed and I haven't lost inches either - whether that's the change in exercise or other factors, I don't know.

I feel much healthier and happier when I exercise, not to mention sleeping better so it's definitely beneficial for me!

Originally Posted by Sarahc

I started going to the gym 5 times a week about a month ago and I had 1/2 lb losses so last week to try and loose more I cut carbs and did red days all week. I put on a 1/2 lb Thursday and don't know why. I had tears in my eyes cause id worked so hard and said no to choc all week. Ate my syns though!

It did not help that people lost and listed all the choc and cakes they'd eaten

My consultant said I need to eat more carbs when I go to the gym so going back to ee now.

X

When you first start exercising your body hold on to water and you won't see the losses. I also started going to gym 5-6x a week and the first week I lost 1.5lb and the second I STS. However after those first two weeks I then lost 3lb and 3.5lb in the next two weeks.

And last week I lost 5lb! So don't get disheartened, the losses will show

My c told me to increase my superfree when exercising,as I might of not been eating enough.

Originally Posted by davytah

Hey all,
ive been doing slimming world for just over a month now and i have just lost my 1st stone
i cant help but feel that the last few pounds lost were due to some extra exercise.
my 1st week i lost 6 lb
2nd week i lost 2lb
3rd week i lost 2 lb
4th week i stayed the same
5th week i lost 4lb.

on my 5th week i started really getting into my exercise more and got a great app on my iphone called "map my run"
basically it uses the gps setting on your phone and watches you while your on your run / walk and tells you your pace and how many calories youve burned. i also downloaded the biggest loser bootcamp dvd... ive done the warm up and level 1 and i found this so easy to do and its not too intense.

so my point being... i know a lot of people doing SW at the minute but not doing any exercise to go with it so my question is how many of you out there are doing exercise and what sort of Losses have you been getting?

For me, doing SW is a lifestyle change, so I've been exercising since day 1. I've lost 33lbs so far in 10 weeks - 2 stone 5lbs (but I do have a LOT to lose)!

I swim/do aqua aerobic type classes 2x a week (45 mins each) and I also do another 45-60 mins either power walking, using the exercise bike/cross trainer, kettle bell, etc. instead of sitting on the sofa at night I've bought an exercise ball and sit on that instead so I keep moving all the time.

Once I've lost a bit more and feel more comfortable with myself, I plan on getting a gym membership and/or adding another class like spinning or kick boxing.

I have been a SW member this time around since Sept 2011 and the weight losses have been very slow. (24lbs to date.) I also joined the gym and was going on and off so didn't really see a difference. I have been going religiously now for the past 3 weeks and follow EE correctly, and had a sts, 1.5lb gain and a 1.5lb loss. I am very disheartened at the moment but am keeping with it cos I am beginning to feel fitter and good within myself! I go 3 times a week for an hour a time. I hope really hoping to see a difference on the scales this week but I have also measured myself so will check any inch loss once a month.

I agree the EE or green days, my consultant said you need the carbs when exercising.

Doesn't seem fair when other members sit their and do no exercise and have fab consistent weight losses every week but I am loving what I am doing so don't want to give either up!

I have to admit that trying to find the time to work out can't be hard... My job is demanding on hours and contains a lot of sitting about (bookmakers 48 hrs a week) :-( I found a saying on the biggest loser Facebook page and it's "if you have time to read this... You have time to work out... No excuses" so I'm sort of sticking to that. So I finished a 12hr shift on Friday night and I was in my kitchen at 10.20pm doing the bootcamp DVD. I feel a whole lot better for exercising, and I'm starting to feel slot better about myself knowing that I am.

Yes I exercise everyday and do between 15,000-20,000 steps a day, it has helped with shreading some weight, though I am a self sabbatage but when I am in the right headspace I can achieve combining diet and exercise

Originally Posted by acc

My c told me to increase my superfree when exercising,as I might of not been eating enough.

Ah, that's interesting...I have been hungrier since I started running. I'll up the superfree and see if it helps. Thank goodness for this site, there are so many tips and ideas I would have missed otherwise, not having access to a class or consultant.