TOUGH LOVE-APPLY WITHIN
- Thread starter Rod the Bass
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Cat Lover Sue
Slimming and Swinging!
Yay! Nice work! Now just imagine if you'd laid off the chocolate! Next week
I would love to do kettlebells, but I have a mild problem with me wrists - do you find it puts strain on your wrists Sue?
Cheers Lisajade - I know probably would have lost 2lbs!
My hubbie has a plated wrist (rebuilt after a motorbike accident) and he uses them but he does have to adapt some of the required holds. So it is do-able. Tesco sell a good 5kg which you could have a sneaky play around with in the shop to see what you think before parting with any cash.
lisajade
Silver Member
Cheers Lisajade - I know probably would have lost 2lbs!
My hubbie has a plated wrist (rebuilt after a motorbike accident) and he uses them but he does have to adapt some of the required holds. So it is do-able. Tesco sell a good 5kg which you could have a sneaky play around with in the shop to see what you think before parting with any cash.
Cheers for that. I think I would enjoy them. I am gonna look online about adapting moves, and will def give them a swing in the shop
Cat Lover Sue
Slimming and Swinging!
Nice one Lisa. There's loads of us swingers in the Kettlebell forum - Secret to Shaping Up thread. Its a mammoth thread but full of excellent advice and encouragment. I don't underestimate the importance of my kettleworx plan and my bells in my weight loss. They have changed my life - and I'm not being a hormonal drama queen saying that - they really have.
Cat Lover Sue
Slimming and Swinging!
That's excellent! How often do you use them? I will hunt down the thread.
PS: I'm a cat lover too
All the best folk are
The kettleworx plan is based on 3 main sessions per week. One Cardio, one Core and one Resistance. You do week 1 from each type the first week, and then week 2 the second and so on until the 6 week programme is complete (so 18 sessions in total). Each session consists of a warm up and cool down with a 20 minute workout in the middle. Doesn't sound a lot but boy you work for it and the beauty is you increase the weights as you go along when you feel ready so what's manageable one session can be a complete nightmare when you do it again but with an increased weight.
It's very challenging but fits really well into my work/home life which is why for me it has been so successful. I will be completing my 7th round of it by the end of this week and have lost over 85cm so far! I own the basic set and the advanced set so I can mix and match if I want. There are also some shorter sessions you can use either in addition or as a substitute if you don't have enough time.
Other DVD programmes are available, Kettlercise being the main one which is UK based and also available in many gyms. Kettleworx is Canadian. If this sounds interesting then hop over to the kettlebell forum here on minis as there's loads of info.
Pommette
Trying - very!
I love cats too. Here are my beautiful girls
(Rod - don't shout at me! We hormonal ladies have to have a little natter about this sort of stuff now and again).
Dumped in a bin at 3 weeks old - with their poor mum going frantic to get at them.
Mind you - they are a bit fatter than this now. They go scrounging off all the locals - even when we try to diet them!
(Rod - don't shout at me! We hormonal ladies have to have a little natter about this sort of stuff now and again).
Dumped in a bin at 3 weeks old - with their poor mum going frantic to get at them.
Mind you - they are a bit fatter than this now. They go scrounging off all the locals - even when we try to diet them!
Cat Lover Sue
Slimming and Swinging!
Oh Pomette - they are lovely. I'd love to get my hands on scuzzers who mistreat animals. Grrrrrr
Pommette
Trying - very!
Unfortunately it's fairly normal in Spain. There are loads of feral cats and to be honest they are a huge problem.
The locals just try to get rid of any kittens - unfortunately not humanely.
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Thank the lord for threads like this.
Ok I can see the point in support on forums. But I've been reading the pregnancy without the pounds forum and am utterly appalled at the junk people are fuelling their bodies and their growing babies with. Chocolate, biscuits, pizza, etc - few (almost no) vegetables in sight. And if calories are under goal they think they are ok. The temptation to jump in and point this out is very high - but it doesn't seem to be an ok thing to do on here.
1100 calories will do porridge with fruit for breakfast, a protein based lunch (prawns, chicken etc plus veggies or salad and a stir fry dinner with calories left over for more fruit and yoghurt as snacks throughout the day. Piles of good food, high in nutrients for your body and no need whatsoever to be hungry.
Ok I can see the point in support on forums. But I've been reading the pregnancy without the pounds forum and am utterly appalled at the junk people are fuelling their bodies and their growing babies with. Chocolate, biscuits, pizza, etc - few (almost no) vegetables in sight. And if calories are under goal they think they are ok. The temptation to jump in and point this out is very high - but it doesn't seem to be an ok thing to do on here.
1100 calories will do porridge with fruit for breakfast, a protein based lunch (prawns, chicken etc plus veggies or salad and a stir fry dinner with calories left over for more fruit and yoghurt as snacks throughout the day. Piles of good food, high in nutrients for your body and no need whatsoever to be hungry.
Rod the Bass said:
I might be one of the guilty ones here Rod - I posted from Kefalonia few weeks back when I was on holiday and struggling a bit and haven't posted since. Still following the thread though as its really motivational, last thing I need is to hear waffly self justification stuff as that won't keep me on the straight and narrow - plain speaking truth is what does it for me.
I need to get back into doing gym work, as Ive been a lazy-arse since I've got back from holiday
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Patchninja
Full Member
Well, it's SO good to have found this thread. I, too, hate all the namby pamby stuff and will surely be in need of my own backside kicking!
Also, I'm really please to see so many people doing SW.
My biggest downfall is wine. I live in France and I didn't come here to drink tea! hahaha.
What I've found is that a drop in the bottom of a tall glass topped with sparkling water makes me feel like I'm sharing in the apéritif without piling on too many calories.
I'm following the extra easy plan because I think this shouldn't be thought of as a diet, but as a healthier way to eat that should be sustainable. I want a slow and steady loss and be able to maintain it while eating all that I want to. SW allow you to eat what you want, after all.
Anyway, hello to you all. It's been great reading about you all and so many good results so far! Very inspirational.
Also, I'm really please to see so many people doing SW.
My biggest downfall is wine. I live in France and I didn't come here to drink tea! hahaha.
What I've found is that a drop in the bottom of a tall glass topped with sparkling water makes me feel like I'm sharing in the apéritif without piling on too many calories.
I'm following the extra easy plan because I think this shouldn't be thought of as a diet, but as a healthier way to eat that should be sustainable. I want a slow and steady loss and be able to maintain it while eating all that I want to. SW allow you to eat what you want, after all.
Anyway, hello to you all. It's been great reading about you all and so many good results so far! Very inspirational.
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lisajade
Silver Member
emma_partington27
Gold Member
cat yoyo greaves
Gold Member
well done for coming for some tough love its why i joined this thread too
im fed up of nicey nicey as it doesnt work for me
i needed to stop being a fat lazy potato and get my arse into gear as this lardy bum won't shift itself and slowly im getting there
ive had a few blips along the way and they are my own stupid fault and my will power i have to say is pretty good now
oh and i love veg so i really have no damn excuses with 1/3 sf i just need to stop being a ******** and over filling my plate
I DON'T NEED THAT MUCH FOOD
exiguous
Silver Member
Awesome Emma you look fantastic hope you enjoyed your birthday
faery_lights
Going Places
So, I made it through the weekend with no fizzy drinks, only nibbling on some fried chicken and one cocktail (I had enough calories left). Then yesterday morning I got to taken to an American Style Diner for breakfast. Sigh.
+2lbs today. Glad I didn't succumb to excess drinking or eating either. Even after the ridiculous Breakfast, I still ended the day under my calorie limit. Going to up the exercise and reduce the carbs this week. I really need to eat less rice (Difficult in Asia). Either way, thanks for the advice guys. I spoke to my friends about my weightloss too and they were really supportive and understanding and aside from taking me to a restaurant where the healthiest thing to eat was bacon, they were very accomodating.
+2lbs today. Glad I didn't succumb to excess drinking or eating either. Even after the ridiculous Breakfast, I still ended the day under my calorie limit. Going to up the exercise and reduce the carbs this week. I really need to eat less rice (Difficult in Asia). Either way, thanks for the advice guys. I spoke to my friends about my weightloss too and they were really supportive and understanding and aside from taking me to a restaurant where the healthiest thing to eat was bacon, they were very accomodating.
Rod the Bass
The Outlaw Torn
great post, welcome to the mayhem
thanks for the rubber stamp, as you can see the tough love thread helps people stay on track and does not validate excuses and slack effort with sympathy
I've STS over the weekend, so looking for another drop by friday
