tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post3985564651474692841..comments2023-06-01T02:02:04.904-07:00Comments on and otherwise unnecessary blather: skinny genes and skinny jeanskarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08022074598997410578noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-8484346890871698852009-09-29T16:15:49.160-07:002009-09-29T16:15:49.160-07:00I think you should pick up tennis. If I recall bac...I think you should pick up tennis. If I recall back in the day, you were really good! Now, if you do pick it up again, start with singles rather than doubles because you burn so many more calories and it is FUN! Also I recommend not getting so into it that you stop lifting weights because I have put back on ten pounds since I started playing all the time. (I know sounds bad, which is why I started with DON'T PLAY DOUBLES- and I end with again, KEEP UP THE WEIGHTS cause the more muscle you have the more calories you burn. And that's the deal right Burn Baby Burn. Having said that, I so need to join you but honestly I am totally eating comfort food right now as my house is in a constant state of chaos with no end in sight. We move November 1st to Santa Maria and there are boxes everywhere. So if you have any advice on how to get through a move without gaining even more weight, send it my way!Teri Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-44576044315118634812009-09-07T09:40:01.853-07:002009-09-07T09:40:01.853-07:00Just eat the pie. Somehow you always manage to ma...Just eat the pie. Somehow you always manage to maintain it. No help right now, am I? Blame it on the pregnancy. I'll be asking these questions in oh...7 weeks.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08857318798898841876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-17252129715557608392009-09-06T15:05:04.939-07:002009-09-06T15:05:04.939-07:00I think you need to give yourself a break. Come o...I think you need to give yourself a break. Come on, you know you're gorgeous!<br /><br />But of course I've got to weigh in, too. Not that I've got a hot bod or anything close to it, but I always struggled with my weight (I was really chubby in high school. And dateless. And depressed. Which made me eat more. Which made me chubbier, etc.) and then I discovered I was gluten-intolerant. I was forced to change my entire diet. I realized in those first few pizza-less years that I needed to find other ways to comfort myself than eating. It's been nine years since then, and most days I forget to eat unless my stomach growls (contrast that to my high school days when I was planning my next meal while chewing and swallowing my current meal). The key for me (note: everyone is different) was to create a life I liked with as little stress as possible (hence, less need to comfort eat) and a back up of fun projects or books to get excited about whenever the doldrums reared their ugly head. <br /><br />I also learned that (for me) exercising for the sole purpose of losing weight just made me want to eat more. I learned to only exercise to keep my heart healthy and my energy up.<br /><br />Oh...and, also, if I remove dairy (I shouldn't eat it, it makes my asthma worse, but I love cheese sooo much, gotta cave occasionally) I drop five pounds within a week.<br /><br />This is so long. Sorry.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845539934606213861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-84018012746572721082009-09-05T20:39:35.876-07:002009-09-05T20:39:35.876-07:00I'm just laughing my A off!!!!!!!I'm just laughing my A off!!!!!!![BrookeO]https://www.blogger.com/profile/04859150750129610138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-64717879410053918102009-09-05T20:05:32.375-07:002009-09-05T20:05:32.375-07:00I feel your pain. The past three months have done ...I feel your pain. The past three months have done me in as well, and I can no longer fit into my spring clothes. I wish I could drop my jaw in awe and be genuine in my wonder of how it all happened, but it all comes back to that rotten accountability stuff, doesn't it?<br /><br />I wish I had some good suggestions for you, but I'm in need of reading the comments on this post for myself! Good luck :)Chellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609853657737544251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-45625159465953922352009-09-05T00:51:27.487-07:002009-09-05T00:51:27.487-07:00Good luck Karen! I think you always look great. ...Good luck Karen! I think you always look great. How is it that not one pound ever ends up on your face?! That is really unfair. The first pound I gain with each pregnancy always goes straight to my nose. The second to my eyelids and third through tenth to my chin. As long as your face looks great, just keep the maxi dresses on, and who gives a rats?<br /><br />all kidding aside though: portions, and no family style.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161598687324879363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-72367599955320169932009-09-04T13:48:47.491-07:002009-09-04T13:48:47.491-07:00Am I loving these suggestions or what? thanks for...Am I loving these suggestions or what? thanks for all who contributed--I enjoy every comment and idea. I agree with my darling (and yoga-gifted) cousin Janet when she said I really have to love it to maintain it. Can't wait until it cools off b/c I DO love doing stuff outdoors. And I love yoga! I think I'll try P90X (thanks cousin Karen). thanks for the offer of the Wii Steph, I might take you up on it...karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022074598997410578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-51824349526136128922009-09-04T13:24:51.990-07:002009-09-04T13:24:51.990-07:00I have friends that are doing dance classes at the...I have friends that are doing dance classes at the gym....I guess when you're in a class it kind of forces you to keep going. Personally....I can't lose a pound. I have 30 pounds to go and I find that everytime I TRY to diet or exercise, I end up exercising less and eating worse than ever. We should start up a "mommy" group and meet a few times a week and really support each other. Like AA. HAHAThe Weeden Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622401723107271750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-30610372912038580872009-09-04T12:48:57.121-07:002009-09-04T12:48:57.121-07:00Have you considered writing a book?--you're hi...Have you considered writing a book?--you're hilarious. Summer wardrobes are infamous for packing on the pounds, just ask my closet full of elastic waist skirts, knit gauchos pants and sweat shorts. I think those of us wanting to lose weight should all put 5 bucks in the pot and by a certain date, whoever has lost the most wins the lottery. It's not really gambling if we all benefit, right?Garrett and Heather Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185251838791221793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-18278735058100681702009-09-04T07:32:32.437-07:002009-09-04T07:32:32.437-07:00If you want my two cents worth, I think you should...If you want my two cents worth, I think you should find something you love. If you don't love it, it will make it that much harder. (Like tears of boredom from the treadmill). Sometimes working out (whatever you choose) with other people is much more satisfying. Perhaps there is a community league sport you could play on a team. (Once I tried indoor soccer with some friends--it was so much fun and I was surprised at the positive results). Also I'm telling you as a friend and someone whose taken a few exercise physiology classes, steer clear of any diet that makes you eat 500 calories and take drops of a hormone that your body produces when you're pregnant. Not good, not healthy at all! I have to be honest, since trying a mostly gluten and dairy free diet because of Kenzie's eczema I have felt much better. Anyway, that's probably more than 2 cents, sorry. I don't mean to sound preachy, it's just something I'm kind of interested in. Let me know if you have any other questions. Good Luck!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755852259727502219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-23377033264436984262009-09-03T21:37:18.320-07:002009-09-03T21:37:18.320-07:00hi kare~
kristi here...i stopped eating sugar (no ...hi kare~<br />kristi here...i stopped eating sugar (no coke, or any diet crap, splenda, no cookies, chocolate, donuts,etc.) <br />fruit ok.<br />my lovehandles are almost gone. <br />i am still trying to give up french fries, cheeseburgers...sunday is my cheat day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-78164495185264122172009-09-03T20:51:49.384-07:002009-09-03T20:51:49.384-07:00I'm right there with ya sista'! What happ...I'm right there with ya sista'! What happened this summer!? My sis is doing HCG & has dropped 22 pounds in what seems like three weeks. (Has the ol reunion coming up!) I just couldn't eat 500 calories a day .... There is no way I could be nice to my kids when I was so hungry I could eat a limb.The Good Life on Less!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15216482357912203387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-57494361763806011242009-09-03T19:37:14.517-07:002009-09-03T19:37:14.517-07:00I need advice too. I keep telling myself I will st...I need advice too. I keep telling myself I will start working out but it doesn't go past that. Good luck!Jared and Deliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091298654305263506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-15503160279266465672009-09-03T17:28:19.284-07:002009-09-03T17:28:19.284-07:00You GO GIRL! My sore, sorry (too large) behind is...You GO GIRL! My sore, sorry (too large) behind is with you all the way!<br /><br />-TChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139014020434145675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-11877638002483991772009-09-03T15:06:40.087-07:002009-09-03T15:06:40.087-07:00EA Sports Active for the Wii Fit. (Harder than th...EA Sports Active for the Wii Fit. (Harder than the original.) You can borrow mine. It hasn't seen action in a while...lawtrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426508800392497407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-80394549010350391752009-09-03T14:51:29.918-07:002009-09-03T14:51:29.918-07:00I just started P90X...Alice suggested it at the fa...I just started P90X...Alice suggested it at the family reunion. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950094266638692596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606916689663879076.post-27918301373054559132009-09-03T14:24:31.147-07:002009-09-03T14:24:31.147-07:00I like kick boxing and do the tae bo dvd's at ...I like kick boxing and do the tae bo dvd's at home. I continued to do them until I was in my 3rd trimester and almost fell over. But I'm still carrying around my pregnancy weight so who am I to say.<br /><br />LoganThe Reillyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603458627288884200noreply@blogger.com