Your encouragement to get me back to shape!

[Mystic]

I got a cold yesterday, but I did a bit of arms at the gym (went there for 15 minutes only). I just did dumbbells for arms.

Still sick today.

[CapnAwesome]

Necroposting, but considerinng that you disappeared from the forums for a while, how has working out been going?

[Gilgamesh]

I remember him making a thread in which he told that he was leaving these forums for good.

Edit: Nevermind; didn't see that he posted elsewhere recently.

[Mystic]

Necroposting, but considerinng that you disappeared from the forums for a while, how has working out been going?

I've been playing sports - mainly floor hockey, but also indoor soccer and volleyball.

I stopped going to the gym for a while after I injured myself probably from not doing enough stretches. Lower back.

However I been going to the gym last few weeks.

Thanks for asking.

[CapnAwesome]

I think playing sports is far better than going to the gym anyway. I feel like the gym's main purpose should be training for sports anyway.

[justin]

Low carb, low fat, higher protein, no sugar, low sodium(this matters trust me), calorie count around 1500-2000 a day lots of water! Proper vitamin intake and you should be all good. If you want get it off faster try intermittent fasting. The hodgetwins have some quick info on that. They are on youtube. This is my diet and it is awesome. Lots of energy and healthier mentality if you exercise the diet need to be changed up a little good luck

[CapnAwesome]

Low carb, low fat, higher protein, no sugar, low sodium(this matters trust me), calorie count around 1500-2000 a day lots of water! Proper vitamin intake and you should be all good. If you want get it off faster try intermittent fasting. The hodgetwins have some quick info on that. They are on youtube. This is my diet and it is awesome. Lots of energy and healthier mentality if you exercise the diet need to be changed up a little good luck

Or you can just be active.

[A Theist]

I got a cold yesterday, but I did a bit of arms at the gym (went there for 15 minutes only). I just did dumbbells for arms.

Still sick today.

I just skimmed through this thread, but are you taking any supplements like creatine to help with your lifting? (creatine definitely helps). Besides losing weight and toning up, do you have a particular goal in mind besides?
Dumbells are excellent...have you tried super setting your reps, (i.e. for your chest...after completing a set of dumbell flys go directly into a dumbell press as many reps as you can). Super setting will really give you some results. Also, you want to mix up your routines so you're just not repeating the same exercise all the time. Your muscles will get used to a routine...if you're sick, you definitely want to take the time to rest...and to eat....good luck.

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Low carb, low fat, higher protein, no sugar, low sodium(this matters trust me), calorie count around 1500-2000 a day lots of water! Proper vitamin intake and you should be all good. If you want get it off faster try intermittent fasting. The hodgetwins have some quick info on that. They are on youtube. This is my diet and it is awesome. Lots of energy and healthier mentality if you exercise the diet need to be changed up a little good luck

Or you can just be active.

Definitely...forget a radical diet. Once a person gets real active with cardio and lifting the weight will drop off naturally....in lifting you gotta eat!

[justin]

Low carb, low fat, higher protein, no sugar, low sodium(this matters trust me), calorie count around 1500-2000 a day lots of water! Proper vitamin intake and you should be all good. If you want get it off faster try intermittent fasting. The hodgetwins have some quick info on that. They are on youtube. This is my diet and it is awesome. Lots of energy and healthier mentality if you exercise the diet need to be changed up a little good luck

Or you can just be active.

Wow never thought of that one. Hmmm maybe, and this is just a thought, you could do both? You know diet and exercise. But i'm sure controlling a diet may to difficult and to hard for some people. Hmm maybe that has something to do with the weight. Just maybe.

[Mystical]

So, I am getting married next Christmas Don't have an exact date set since it depends on the locale I'm able to acquire. But, what I've found to work exercise wise (I lost 25lbs in 2wks last fall!) is that Jillian Michaels knows what works. And what works is alternating muscle groups and keeping your heart rate up for 20min/day. The alternating muscle groups thing tricks your body into burning the fat! Keeping your heart rate up is good cardio. Also from my sister whose in nursing school: apparently 80% of weight loss is your diet. I try to stick to under 1500 calories but I'm only 5'1" and a girl.

Granted, I cussed her out the entire video but I highly recommend Jillian Michaels' multi level workout video: the results were worth it and the 20min go by fast! She also helps you stretch before and after.
Lately I've just been doing the gym, but I think I'll get back to the video

Justin seems to have it down: no un-needed sugar, LOTS of water. Oh and just being active is good too Staying busy is always good for body and mind.