Obesity Discussion Forums

[weightlossdoc]

Hi guys.

I finally have my blog, Stop the Diet Rollercoaster up. This will soon morph into a book by the same name.

For now I am publishing my book chapters on the blog. The information is definitely different, so please visit and let me know what you think. Right now my introduction is what will come up when you visit but there is a chapter on exercise also up (click on exercise in the categories section on the sidebar) The address (for now) is: Stop The Diet Rollercoaster

Please e-mail your thoughts/comments to me - my address is on the site.

[wlaurie]

Hi, I enjoyed reading your post. I just posted on my thread yesterday under "my weight loss group" about doing interval training. I'm reading a new book called The New Rules of Lifting for Women that talks about the same things you are saying. Yesterday, I did my first interval training and I must say that it was pretty intense. I was a marathon treadmiller but now I'm starting to do more intense workouts for shorter periods and not everyday, like I was before. I plan to interval train on the treadmill with a 2:1 ratio, that is 2 minutes at a fast walk and 1 minute at an all out run. I did this for a mile yesterday and I hope to increase eventually to 2 miles @ this pace. Then I want to follow up with lifting weights. My husband does some lifting and he's always encouraging me to lift heavier weights, this book also says the same thing. That is that women lift only "Barbie weights" and never lift heavy enough to get results. Yesterday I did some lifting (4 diff. exercises) 3 sets each. I started out @8 lbs. weights, then 10 lbs., then 12 lbs. I still have trouble thinking that less is more as far as working out, but I'm hoping that going this route will indeed raise my metabolism and help me reach my weight loss and fitness goals. Thanks for your valuable info, Laurie

[weightlossdoc]

Thanks Laurie.

By the end of the weekend I should have another post on strength training. Your husband is right about the heavier weights! Be careful not to overdo -especially at first. Better to do a bit less but do it on a daily basis.

I'll try to post to this discussion group whenever I update the blog. I did put a widget on it that you can use to sign up for automatic updates by e-mail...not sure its working, though! and I am trying to get an RSS feed on it too. I am definintely not a techie!

[wlaurie]

You might want to check out the book I mentioned. He says a lot of the same things you do. Mentions the fat and the glycdine(sp). I need to go back and re-read that chapter b/c it was pretty technical. One difference is that he says not to exercise everyday, rather every other day. His reason is that the body needs to recover from the workout and that's where you get the most gain. He says it's not the workout but the recovery from the intense workout is what will drive your body to lose the weight and get in shape. He also is not into greatly reducing calorie consumption b/c of the starvation factor, losing too much muscle with the fat, ect. That's what I'm having a hard time with .Yes I want to improve the way my body looks but I want to lose some weight too. What's your take on these thoughts? Thanks, Laurie

[weightlossdoc]

I will check the book out

Aerobics can and really should be done every day, especially if you are doing short sessions of interval training. Weight training should be done every other day at the most for just the reason that author mentioned.

Fully agree with the no "starvation". Eating too few calories places a stress on your body that increases cortisol levels and actually causes your body to retain fat. Again, most of the tissue you will burn for energy when you starve yourself will be muscle, not fat. I suggest eating 6 very small meals a day. Three of those can be meal replacements, which makes it easier.

I am looking for a good meal replacement (without the added fructose, etc) now and will have some avaialble from my website in the near future. So stay tuned!

wtlossdoc
Stop The Diet Rollercoaster

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by wlaurie

You might want to check out the book I mentioned. He says a lot of the same things you do. Mentions the fat and the glycdine(sp). I need to go back and re-read that chapter b/c it was pretty technical. One difference is that he says not to exercise everyday, rather every other day. His reason is that the body needs to recover from the workout and that's where you get the most gain. He says it's not the workout but the recovery from the intense workout is what will drive your body to lose the weight and get in shape. He also is not into greatly reducing calorie consumption b/c of the starvation factor, losing too much muscle with the fat, ect. That's what I'm having a hard time with .Yes I want to improve the way my body looks but I want to lose some weight too. What's your take on these thoughts? Thanks, Laurie

I disagree with not exercising more than every other day. You don't have to exercise the same body parts each day. For myself, I lift weights on my upper body one day, lower body the next day, and do abs only the next day, then take a lifting rest day and maybe do nothing that day or some cardio. Regardless, in this scenario, my body will get plenty of rest.

In addition, you can preserve muscle while losing fat by doing lower reps at higher weight levels while reducing your calories....and make sure to gulp down lots of protein too.