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Old May 27th, 2007, 10:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I am a 32 year old mother of two boys. With my first son I gained 21 pounds and lost roughly 15 of that after he was born. I always intended to work out and loose the rest of the weight but, never got the chance to. Seven years later I got pregnant with my second child and waited anxiously for his delivery. I gained 14 pounds with him. Added to the weight that I hadn't managed to loose with my first son and I am roughly 30 pounds overweight now. I've never been one to exercise a lot but, I am tired of my body looking the way that it does now. I have wide hips that when I was younger fit into my body shape nicely....now they just look horrible to me. I am wanting the loose the weight and tone up what muscles I have neglected over the years. I am doing this because I am reaching the age that my mother was when she was diagnosed as a diabetic and with me having low blood sugar I know the potential for it to turn and me become a diabetic is there. I need to tone up my stomach, hips, thighs and buttocks but I am not certain what type of exercises I need to do, how many times a week I need to do them or how much is too much. My husband has recently gotten the power 90 X program and I am anxious to begin this routine. I also have some TaeBo(sp?) workouts. Which program would be the best and what supplements if any do I need to take and since I am already on a diet high in complex carbohydrates(for my low blood sugar) do I need to change my diet or add to it? Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Old June 3rd, 2007, 08:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hi and welcome to Extreme Fitness, It's great that you want to do something to get in shape, having the motivation is the #1 thing that will bring you to where you want to be.

So you want to tone up your body. First, I have to tell you that the belief that one can "tone up" his muscles is a myth, an over used expression that doesn't mean much. Your muscles won't get any harder with weight training, except during a workout and right after, because of the increased blood flow and the contraction in your muscles. However, what I understand you want is your body to look harder, and that is definitely possible and is achieved by losing the layer of fat that is covering it. Keep in mind you can't spot reduce, which means you'll have to lose fat all over your body.

Here are the key elements required to achieve a harder looking body :

1) motivation
2) diet
3) cardio
4) weight training
5) rest

Usually when you have the motivation, the rest follows automatically once you know what to do, which is what I just told you

The diet is very important because you're made of what you eat, and that's a very good reason to avoid eating crap, I think. You should create a calorie deficit by consuming less than your body needs daily. The calories should be split over more than 3 smaller meals of quality food.

Cardio (any kind) is great because it burns more calories than traditional weight training and will help you in achieving a calorie deficit and allow you to eat a bit more. It's also excellent for your heart and your overall health. You could alternate between short and intense sessions (for example 20 mins of interval training where you alternate between sprinting and slower pace) and longer steady rhythm cardio sessions (30-60 minutes).

Weight training is also excellent for your overall health when done well. It will increase your strength, your muscle mass (which will give you more definition and curves for a given body fat percentage). I warn you though, many women literally waste their time doing series of 50 reps which feather weights and stopping their series before it even starts getting hard because they're afraid of putting on too much muscle mass and looking like a man. What they don't realise is that women have 20-30 times less testosterone than men, and have less muscle tissue available for hypertrophy to begin with, and even a man has to work really hard to put on a lot of muscle mass, so there's nothing to be afraid of. If you want any kind of results you should stay under 20 reps per set.
Also, the additional muscle mass will increase your basal metabolic rate, which means your body will consume more calories even when you do nothing, which should help a bit with the fat loss.

Lastly, having adequate rest is also important as this is the moment when you recover from your exercise, repair your muscle tissues and build new ones, so don't undersleep !

I don't know what this "power 90 X program" consist of, but I would suggest you do 3 full body workouts per week with one day of rest between each of them, and at least 3 cardio sessions (in-between the weight training days or on the same day, after the workout)

You don't need any supplement for now (or ever), you just need to eat well and start getting used to this new active and healthy lifestyle.

If you want specific weight training routines, you will find plenty using the search function or in the stickies at the top of the bodybuilding and strength training section. For informations regarding diet, you'll find more than you want to know in the nutrition and weight loss forum.

This should get you started, don't hesitate to ask precision on anything you want to know about. And don't forget to enjoy this new lifestyle !!!
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Hi cherokeerosemom, and welcome to EF.

Hans covered some great points and I suggest you follow what he said, starting with finding the proper motivation. It is almost impossible to stop a person who is highly motivated.

By looking at yourself in the mirror, and then envisioning what you want to look like in the future, you'll be giving yourself the proper motivation.

Also, think about your kids. You want to live long enough to see them grow up and to see your grandchildren, right? By getting in shape and living a healthy lifestyle, you'll be on your way to adding on many more years to your lifespan. This too, is proper motivation.

Once you receive the proper motivation, it's time to do something about it by choosing a workout program. You should choose a workout program that you know you'll stick to 100% of the way. If you do a workout program which is too difficult for you, and only go 50% of the way, you probably won't see any significant results. Whatever you choose to do, you need to give it your best effort.

As far as your diet goes, could you post us a typical day for you? What do you eat from morning to evening and at what times do you eat them? By seeing what you eat right now, we can help make suggestions on what else you should include and what you should take out.
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I'll add one more 'key' persistence. It doesn't happen overnight...or even a week.

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Power 90 X is a pretty good beginners video. It will be hard to keep up with them at 1st, but given time you will be able to. The sad thing is, I don't know how much you paid for it, and all of the exercises done... could of been easily attained from here, or any other place on the internet. But at least it will show you exactly what to do. Not a bad choice to begin with for a few months. Good luck with your diet.
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I would start with those tapes and see how you feel and work up to the top level on those. Then you can start to look at some light work at home with db or bands and body ball and I can get you a list of stuff to do.
Tell me your meal plan and I can help there too if you like.
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