Deadflow3r said:

tinaz said:

So do I and im a skinny bitch...

Well bitches, maybe that is why I am losing the weight. I do not have nice big boobs, I have a nice big stomach. That is the way my body packs on weight. There are men that like big asses, men that like big boobs, but few and far between that dig a big belly.

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You are too cute! I also tend to gain weight around my belly but it helps me that I also have boobs and wide hips. I lost 25 lbs last year and I this year I plan to lose the last 15. What made the difference for me was strength training (weights) and I also tracked my calorie intake (myFitnessPal).

Good luck on your weight loss quest.

DysregulatedToxicity said:

Deadflow3r said:

Well bitches, maybe that is why I am losing the weight. I do not have nice big boobs, I have a nice big stomach. That is the way my body packs on weight. There are men that like big asses, men that like big boobs, but few and far between that dig a big belly.

[Edited 1/20/13 12:33pm]

You are too cute! I also tend to gain weight around my belly but it helps me that I also have boobs and wide hips. I lost 25 lbs last year and I this year I plan to lose the last 15. What made the difference for me was strength training (weights) and I also tracked my calorie intake (myFitnessPal).

Good luck on your weight loss quest.

Strangely enough there are a few men who have told me that like that maternal look. I posted my pics on a free dating site and I have been suprised at the men who found me sexy. The funny part is that I posted pics of me at 215 and soon those pics will not be accurate, There are deffinately men who would be disapointed it they made a date with a 215lb woman and a 150lb woman showed up.

Is anyone else determined to be healthier by December 2013 then they were in December 2012?

I am not the only orger in her 50's.

After 40 you pretty much get the body you deserve. You can not coast on good genes forever, if you ever could.

^^I'm generally pretty content with my current level of fitness and I mainly want to work to maintain that, but as a middle-aged (no denying it - the numbers don't lie) guy, I am at the point where I probably have to be concerned about starting to lose muscle mass. I've always had a pretty slight build (that's the nice way of saying it - a less charitable word would be scrawny), so I've started incorporating more muscle building into my daily exercises.

For anyone interested, I think the lectures on obesity found at this link really worthwhile viewing. Two of the lectures are by Jeffrey Friedman, a geneticist who identified leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in body weight regulation.

http://www.hhmi.org/bioin...tures.html

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I had chocolate truffles today and that made me remember the wine I did not yet open + and well I opened it. Being bad, hopefully i am going to be very good tomorrow!!!

I love good food and good wine.

I live in New Orleans and am completely avoiding restaurants.

The food is very delicious here but oh so rich.

Another huge problem for me is that I don't like the feel of being skinny.

I like a bit of fat on my bones, i just want to be able to go out dancing and lasting for more then one song.

damosuzuki said:

^^I'm generally pretty content with my current level of fitness and I mainly want to work to maintain that, but as a middle-aged (no denying it - the numbers don't lie) guy, I am at the point where I probably have to be concerned about starting to lose muscle mass. I've always had a pretty slight build (that's the nice way of saying it - a less charitable word would be scrawny), so I've started incorporating more muscle building into my daily exercises.

For anyone interested, I think the lectures on obesity found at this link really worthwhile viewing. Two of the lectures are by Jeffrey Friedman, a geneticist who identified leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in body weight regulation.

http://www.hhmi.org/bioin...tures.html

Over the course of a year, a typical American consumes nearly a million calories and yet weight generally fluctuates very little. That's because the body has mechanisms for keeping track of calories and carefully balancing food intake and energy output. And that's what makes dieting so difficult. As we cut calories and lose weight, our metabolism slows, making it more difficult to take off the pounds. Obesity, then, is not the result of a complete lack of discipline but is largely a function of biology.

Studies of twins and adopted children show that obesity is heritable and that genes play an important role in determining body size. In the past decade, researchers have discovered some of these genes and are learning how they influence eating and body weight. Studying mice that are massively obese, Dr. Friedman and his colleagues identified the gene for leptin, a hormone produced by fat cells. Leptin-named after the Greek word for "thin"-feeds into the circuit of neurons in the brain that controls eating and energy expenditure. When we lose weight, leptin concentrations fall. This dip in leptin levels instructs the body to find more food. For this reason, most diets eventually fail.

Dr. Friedman introduces the genes and circuits that control appetite. By understanding how these systems interact with the environment, researchers might someday develop treatments for obesity.

Deadflow3r said:

I had chocolate truffles today and that made me remember the wine I did not yet open + and well I opened it. Being bad, hopefully i am going to be very good tomorrow!!!

I love good food and good wine.

I live in New Orleans and am completely avoiding restaurants.

The food is very delicious here but oh so rich.

Another huge problem for me is that I don't like the feel of being skinny.

I like a bit of fat on my bones, i just want to be able to go out dancing and lasting for more then one song.

Nm!

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Deadflow3r said:

damosuzuki said:

^^I'm generally pretty content with my current level of fitness and I mainly want to work to maintain that, but as a middle-aged (no denying it - the numbers don't lie) guy, I am at the point where I probably have to be concerned about starting to lose muscle mass. I've always had a pretty slight build (that's the nice way of saying it - a less charitable word would be scrawny), so I've started incorporating more muscle building into my daily exercises.

For anyone interested, I think the lectures on obesity found at this link really worthwhile viewing. Two of the lectures are by Jeffrey Friedman, a geneticist who identified leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in body weight regulation.

http://www.hhmi.org/bioin...tures.html

Studies of twins and adopted children show that obesity is heritable and that genes play an important role in determining body size. In the past decade, researchers have discovered some of these genes and are learning how they influence eating and body weight. Studying mice that are massively obese, Dr. Friedman and his colleagues identified the gene for leptin, a hormone produced by fat cells. Leptin-named after the Greek word for "thin"-feeds into the circuit of neurons in the brain that controls eating and energy expenditure. When we lose weight, leptin concentrations fall. This dip in leptin levels instructs the body to find more food. For this reason, most diets eventually fail.

Dr. Friedman introduces the genes and circuits that control appetite. By understanding how these systems interact with the environment, researchers might someday develop treatments for obesity.

There are thin people in my family and they have to worry about osteoporosis.

Also thin folks don't always eat the right stuff either for staying healthy throught the fall and winter years of our lives.

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Deadflow3r said:Is anyone else determined to be healthier by December 2013 then they were in December 2012?

I am not the only orger in her 50's.

After 40 you pretty much get the body you deserve. You can not coast on good genes forever, if you ever could.

Exactly - that's why I bust I ass at the gym four days a week. I'll be 52 tomorrow, but I'm stronger and look better than some cats half my age.

After two years of not eating meat, I finally adopted a fully vegan diet this year and I could not be happier about it.

Alej said:

After two years of not eating meat, I finally adopted a fully vegan diet this year and I could not be happier about it.

Way to go!

One of these days I'll cut down on dairy and eggs. I'm pretty reliant on them now as I eat yogurt daily for breakfast and cheese is one of my favorite indulgences but I do eat many vegan meals.

As for me, I started Power 90 a few weeks ago. It's the precursor to P90X. I want to feel stronger. I've never had much in the way of upper body strength and as I get older I want to do better in that area.

I'm honestly sick of trying to lose weight. I lost 50 pounds in 2009 and I have maintained that loss, but I am still considered "overweight". However, every attempt I've had to drop below that has been mostly unsuccessful (I'm currently down 55 pounds from my high weight).

I am going to continue to monitor my weight but my main focus is on eating healthfully and exercising. If I drop pounds, great, if not, I don't care anymore.

CarrieMpls said:

As for me, I started Power 90 a few weeks ago. It's the precursor to P90X. I want to feel stronger. I've never had much in the way of upper body strength and as I get older I want to do better in that area.

I'm honestly sick of trying to lose weight. I lost 50 pounds in 2009 and I have maintained that loss, but I am still considered "overweight". However, every attempt I've had to drop below that has been mostly unsuccessful (I'm currently down 55 pounds from my high weight).

I am going to continue to monitor my weight but my main focus is on eating healthfully and exercising. If I drop pounds, great, if not, I don't care anymore.

A friend of mine did one of those video workouts (not P90X) combined with Shakeology and lost ALOT of weight. She was very strict with the regimen and diet.

Good luck!

CarrieMpls said:

As for me, I started Power 90 a few weeks ago. It's the precursor to P90X. I want to feel stronger. I've never had much in the way of upper body strength and as I get older I want to do better in that area.

I'm honestly sick of trying to lose weight. I lost 50 pounds in 2009 and I have maintained that loss, but I am still considered "overweight". However, every attempt I've had to drop below that has been mostly unsuccessful (I'm currently down 55 pounds from my high weight).

I am going to continue to monitor my weight but my main focus is on eating healthfully and exercising. If I drop pounds, great, if not, I don't care anymore.

This is exactly where my head is at.

The mirror is not my motivator.

I want to be strong.

I want to know that I can fight back in life.

If someone carries my bags I want to let them do it not NEED them to do it.

Most women have poor upper body strength.

Good upper body makes your chest look better.

Stronger back leads to better stomach muscles.

They always show muscle bound women when they talk about lifting with weights.

In order to get that masculine looking you would have to take up body building as a full time job.

When it came time for competition you would have to cut out all the cheese, egg yokes and every other thing that has fat in it so that you could look ripped for the competition.

Two weeks after competition you would not look that ripped.

My point is that I think you are doing the right thing and that more women should focus on strength and how they FEEL vs look.

tinaz said:

Deadflow3r said:

I had chocolate truffles today and that made me remember the wine I did not yet open + and well I opened it. Being bad, hopefully i am going to be very good tomorrow!!!

I love good food and good wine.

I live in New Orleans and am completely avoiding restaurants.

The food is very delicious here but oh so rich.

Another huge problem for me is that I don't like the feel of being skinny.

I like a bit of fat on my bones, i just want to be able to go out dancing and lasting for more then one song.

Nm!

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Tina what is NM?

I always enjoy seeing you on this thread even if this time it is a bit of a or .

CarrieMpls said:

Alej said:

After two years of not eating meat, I finally adopted a fully vegan diet this year and I could not be happier about it.

Way to go!

One of these days I'll cut down on dairy and eggs. I'm pretty reliant on them now as I eat yogurt daily for breakfast and cheese is one of my favorite indulgences but I do eat many vegan meals.

I went to the Dollar Tree on Friday and I bought a book called something like "Living True" or maybe "Eating True". It is about eating lower on the food chain and also buying things closer to were you live.

I have a chance to get some lamb for cheap and may take it. I really want to cut out beef and pork and poultry because of all the hormones involved. My guess is that at this time lamb and goat are healthier.

I am lucky to just plain love vegetables.

I thought the other day that if people were forced to kill their own chickens in order to eat them, they would eat a lot less of them.

What percentage of the population would eat meat if they were told that you have to killl it yourself if you want to eat it?

No one would be wanting to eat it at every single meal.

ZsaZsaJackson said:

I love being raw. [img:$uid]http://spoonful.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_420x420/public/recipes/grapefruit-gals-recipe-photo-420-0397-FF03136X.jpg[/img:$uid]

Do you really do this????

I could do it because I eat many salads, odd ones especially.

Is there a "cooking" book, you know a good book that recomends ways to mix raw veggies and nuts and fruit to get other tastes?

uPtoWnNY said:

Deadflow3r said:Is anyone else determined to be healthier by December 2013 then they were in December 2012?

I am not the only orger in her 50's.

After 40 you pretty much get the body you deserve. You can not coast on good genes forever, if you ever could.

Exactly - that's why I bust I ass at the gym four days a week. I'll be 52 tomorrow, but I'm stronger and look better than some cats half my age

Yesssss,

We are still living and breathing outside of the nursing home but the generation before us is starting to head into their nursing home years.

I really do look better, much better.

I need to find a way to learn to post pics because even right now you can already see the big difference 60lbs has made. I am at 190 and 150 is most likely where I will stop.

I am a very big boned (big feet big head) 5'3" so I don't look so cute thin.

I want to hit the dance floor not only now but if I live to be 83 and get invited to a wedding, I want to be able to get up and DANCE!

I'm busting my ass now so I won't have to go to a nursing home later. I hate them with a passion.

CarrieMpls said:

Alej said:

After two years of not eating meat, I finally adopted a fully vegan diet this year and I could not be happier about it.

Way to go!

One of these days I'll cut down on dairy and eggs. I'm pretty reliant on them now as I eat yogurt daily for breakfast and cheese is one of my favorite indulgences but I do eat many vegan meals.

I already didn't eat eggs but did also have yogurt daily -- it was easy to quit it, though because I replaced it with delicious stuff

Deadflow3r said:

CarrieMpls said:

Way to go!

One of these days I'll cut down on dairy and eggs. I'm pretty reliant on them now as I eat yogurt daily for breakfast and cheese is one of my favorite indulgences but I do eat many vegan meals.

I went to the Dollar Tree on Friday and I bought a book called something like "Living True" or maybe "Eating True". It is about eating lower on the food chain and also buying things closer to were you live.

I have a chance to get some lamb for cheap and may take it. I really want to cut out beef and pork and poultry because of all the hormones involved. My guess is that at this time lamb and goat are healthier.

I am lucky to just plain love vegetables.

I thought the other day that if people were forced to kill their own chickens in order to eat them, they would eat a lot less of them.

What percentage of the population would eat meat if they were told that you have to killl it yourself if you want to eat it?

No one would be wanting to eat it at every single meal.

My friend's mum actually does that It's so sad

Deadflow3r said:

Just read this, which seems interesting;

One of the biggest problems with trying to build muscle while stripping off fat at the same time is the catabolic nature of your hormone profile.

Specifically, because of the “stress” you’re putting your body through (such as a wicked mass building workout), your levels of cortisol can shoot through the roof.

As a result, this creates an environment where muscle gets broken down, making it even HARDER to strip off that extra bulge around your waist.

The time that this hurts you the most is in the evening, before you go to bed.

That’s because cortisol is more susceptible to increases at a time when your body is TRYING to go into “anabolic” mode while you sleep.

So basically, what should be an incredible muscle building opportunity for you, leaves you waking up with LESS muscle and MORE fat!

So what can you do? Do this…

Weird Technique To Build Muscle
And Burn Fat While You Sleep…

Set 15 minutes of “quite time” aside right before going to bed.

Load up your mp3 player (or throw in a CD) with some soft “new age” type of music (like Indian Flutes with waterfalls, whales, Enya, or something like that)

Now, while you’re listening to this relaxing music, do some STRETCHES for all the muscles in your body.

The stretching actually calms your Central Nervous System, reducing cortisol (thereby increasing anabolic hormone production), and aiding the recovery process.

This technique causes an immediate switch from a “muscle-wasting” environment to a “muscle-BUILDING” environment and you’ll wake up with more muscle (and less fat) than you went to bed with!

ZsaZsaJackson said:

I think you'd find walnut pate (meat), cashew pate (cheese) and pine nut sauce (alfredo), in most of them, but this has good reviews for a beginner. [img:$uid]http://media-cache-ec4.pinterest.com/upload/59813501270956682_P6PKGjR0_c.jpg[/img:$uid] [Edited 1/31/13 4:13am]

This looks YUMMY:foodnow:

I went to a Vietnamese restaurant yesterday and the food was good, service kind of sucked but oh well.

The food reminded me of this.

Another reason I could do this is because I prefer cold food over hot.

PurpleJedi said:

Just read this, which seems interesting;

One of the biggest problems with trying to build muscle while stripping off fat at the same time is the catabolic nature of your hormone profile.

Specifically, because of the “stress” you’re putting your body through (such as a wicked mass building workout), your levels of cortisol can shoot through the roof.

As a result, this creates an environment where muscle gets broken down, making it even HARDER to strip off that extra bulge around your waist.

The time that this hurts you the most is in the evening, before you go to bed.

That’s because cortisol is more susceptible to increases at a time when your body is TRYING to go into “anabolic” mode while you sleep.

So basically, what should be an incredible muscle building opportunity for you, leaves you waking up with LESS muscle and MORE fat!

So what can you do? Do this…

Weird Technique To Build Muscle
And Burn Fat While You Sleep…

Set 15 minutes of “quite time” aside right before going to bed.

Load up your mp3 player (or throw in a CD) with some soft “new age” type of music (like Indian Flutes with waterfalls, whales, Enya, or something like that)

Now, while you’re listening to this relaxing music, do some STRETCHES for all the muscles in your body.

The stretching actually calms your Central Nervous System, reducing cortisol (thereby increasing anabolic hormone production), and aiding the recovery process.

This technique causes an immediate switch from a “muscle-wasting” environment to a “muscle-BUILDING” environment and you’ll wake up with more muscle (and less fat) than you went to bed with!

So basically don't stress your body out before bed.

I know for us thick waisted types, cortisol is the #1 enemy.

The other half is relax before bed. Stretch out.

Am I right here?

Today is the 5th of February and I am still going strong on my diet.

Not doing as great on the exersise.

But... I am down ot 189 lbs which I have not seen since maybe 2002. That is pretty fantastic IMO. Definately by 2006 I was up to 205 lbs. After that, and a bunch of anti-depressant meds I was gaining weight monthly, topping the scale at 252 in March of 2011.

I just looked at some old pics of me posted on facebook and I can see the difference.

There not even full body shots but the weight under my chin and around my face is much much less than before.

Hopefully I am eventually able to post pictures well.

I think this thread would be greatly improved by my emerging beauty,lol.

Deadflow3r said:

PurpleJedi said:

Just read this, which seems interesting;

One of the biggest problems with trying to build muscle while stripping off fat at the same time is the catabolic nature of your hormone profile.

Specifically, because of the “stress” you’re putting your body through (such as a wicked mass building workout), your levels of cortisol can shoot through the roof.

As a result, this creates an environment where muscle gets broken down, making it even HARDER to strip off that extra bulge around your waist.

The time that this hurts you the most is in the evening, before you go to bed.

That’s because cortisol is more susceptible to increases at a time when your body is TRYING to go into “anabolic” mode while you sleep.

So basically, what should be an incredible muscle building opportunity for you, leaves you waking up with LESS muscle and MORE fat!

So what can you do? Do this…

Weird Technique To Build Muscle
And Burn Fat While You Sleep…

Set 15 minutes of “quite time” aside right before going to bed.

Load up your mp3 player (or throw in a CD) with some soft “new age” type of music (like Indian Flutes with waterfalls, whales, Enya, or something like that)

Now, while you’re listening to this relaxing music, do some STRETCHES for all the muscles in your body.

The stretching actually calms your Central Nervous System, reducing cortisol (thereby increasing anabolic hormone production), and aiding the recovery process.

This technique causes an immediate switch from a “muscle-wasting” environment to a “muscle-BUILDING” environment and you’ll wake up with more muscle (and less fat) than you went to bed with!

So basically don't stress your body out before bed.

I know for us thick waisted types, cortisol is the #1 enemy.

The other half is relax before bed. Stretch out.

Am I right here?

According to the article, yes.

I have a hard time getting 7-8 hours of sleep. I average 3 or 4.

And lately I've been a ball of stress & tension.

Need to start yoga again.

PurpleJedi said:

Just read this, which seems interesting;

One of the biggest problems with trying to build muscle while stripping off fat at the same time is the catabolic nature of your hormone profile.

Specifically, because of the “stress” you’re putting your body through (such as a wicked mass building workout), your levels of cortisol can shoot through the roof.

As a result, this creates an environment where muscle gets broken down, making it even HARDER to strip off that extra bulge around your waist.

The time that this hurts you the most is in the evening, before you go to bed.

That’s because cortisol is more susceptible to increases at a time when your body is TRYING to go into “anabolic” mode while you sleep.

So basically, what should be an incredible muscle building opportunity for you, leaves you waking up with LESS muscle and MORE fat!

So what can you do? Do this…

Weird Technique To Build Muscle
And Burn Fat While You Sleep…

Set 15 minutes of “quite time” aside right before going to bed.

Load up your mp3 player (or throw in a CD) with some soft “new age” type of music (like Indian Flutes with waterfalls, whales, Enya, or something like that)

Now, while you’re listening to this relaxing music, do some STRETCHES for all the muscles in your body.

The stretching actually calms your Central Nervous System, reducing cortisol (thereby increasing anabolic hormone production), and aiding the recovery process.

This technique causes an immediate switch from a “muscle-wasting” environment to a “muscle-BUILDING” environment and you’ll wake up with more muscle (and less fat) than you went to bed with!

Do I have to listen to flutes and waterfalls to get the benefit?

I'd consider doing the all over body stretch before bed, cause my body is in the process of changing and my muscles seem to be stiffening more.

morningsong said:

PurpleJedi said:

Just read this, which seems interesting;

One of the biggest problems with trying to build muscle while stripping off fat at the same time is the catabolic nature of your hormone profile.

Specifically, because of the “stress” you’re putting your body through (such as a wicked mass building workout), your levels of cortisol can shoot through the roof.

As a result, this creates an environment where muscle gets broken down, making it even HARDER to strip off that extra bulge around your waist.

The time that this hurts you the most is in the evening, before you go to bed.

That’s because cortisol is more susceptible to increases at a time when your body is TRYING to go into “anabolic” mode while you sleep.

So basically, what should be an incredible muscle building opportunity for you, leaves you waking up with LESS muscle and MORE fat!

So what can you do? Do this…

Weird Technique To Build Muscle
And Burn Fat While You Sleep…

Set 15 minutes of “quite time” aside right before going to bed.

Load up your mp3 player (or throw in a CD) with some soft “new age” type of music (like Indian Flutes with waterfalls, whales, Enya, or something like that)

Now, while you’re listening to this relaxing music, do some STRETCHES for all the muscles in your body.

The stretching actually calms your Central Nervous System, reducing cortisol (thereby increasing anabolic hormone production), and aiding the recovery process.

This technique causes an immediate switch from a “muscle-wasting” environment to a “muscle-BUILDING” environment and you’ll wake up with more muscle (and less fat) than you went to bed with!

Do I have to listen to flutes and waterfalls to get the benefit?

I'd consider doing the all over body stretch before bed, cause my body is in the process of changing and my muscles seem to be stiffening more.

I'm sure that you can pop in "N.E.W.S." instead.