My Goal to Lose 50 Pounds by Jan 1, 2008
Posted by
Jon L.
Hello Everyone:
I am new to wellsphere and my goal is to lose 50 pounds by 2008. I've gotten down to 325 and I would really love to break the 300 pound barrier by Labor Day! I would appreciate any advice that you have in trying to stick with a routine, or things that I can do more of or with better technique!
I have visited a nutritionist and i am trying to stick to a relatively easy schedule of eating every two hours and avoiding junk food.
I am go walking everyday and I've started to try and jog a lap or two in my workout to try and push my cardio along. I've been averaging a mile a day.
I have at my disposal some wonderful home workout machines. I have a treadmill, which is good for a natural walking motion when there is bad weather. I have a recumbant exercise bike for when I need to get some reading done.
My two favorite pieces of exercise equipment are the Gazelle Freestyle Elite (as seen on TV by Tony Little) and the Bean. The Gazelle is wonderful because you can really give yourself a good cardio workout without any impact on any of your joints. The only downside is that if you are big, then your legs can rub together which is a little uncomfortable, but just more incentive to lose weight. The bean is wonderful. They have this super crunch which you can really feel attacking your abs, gluts, quads, and love handles.
I figure that the diet alone will help get my metabolism on track and the exercise will help me slowly and safely lose the weight and keep it off. Now I just need to stay on track!
You guys have any ideas for things that I can do better? I look forward to hearing from you!
Thanks in advance,
~Jon~
My Goal to Lose 50 Pounds by Jan 1, 2008
Posted by Jon L.
Hello Everyone: I am new to wellsphere and my goal is to lose 50 pounds by 2008. I've gotten down to 325 and I would really love to break the 300 pound barrier by Labor Day! I would appreciate any advice that you have in trying to stick with a routine, or things that I can do more of or with better technique! I have visited a nutritionist and i am trying to stick to a relatively easy schedule of eating every two hours and avoiding junk food. I am go walking everyday and I've started to try and jog a lap or two in my workout to try and push my cardio along. I've been averaging a mile a day. I have at my disposal some wonderful home workout machines. I have a treadmill, which is good for a natural walking motion when there is bad weather. I have a recumbant exercise bike for when I need to get some reading done. My two favorite pieces of exercise equipment are the Gazelle Freestyle Elite (as seen on TV by Tony Little) and the Bean. The Gazelle is wonderful because you can really give yourself a good cardio workout without any impact on any of your joints. The only downside is that if you are big, then your legs can rub together which is a little uncomfortable, but just more incentive to lose weight. The bean is wonderful. They have this super crunch which you can really feel attacking your abs, gluts, quads, and love handles. I figure that the diet alone will help get my metabolism on track and the exercise will help me slowly and safely lose the weight and keep it off. Now I just need to stay on track! You guys have any ideas for things that I can do better? I look forward to hearing from you! Thanks in advance, ~Jon~