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From Flab To Fab Team
Eve24:
07/28/07: 124.0 lbs
08/04/07: 121.8 lbs
Riles:
07/28/07: 192.5 lbs
08/04/07: 190.0 lbs
Moonlight:
07/28/07: 259.5 lbs
08/04/07: 258.5 lbs
Marceyr:
07/28/07: 148.8 lbs
08/04/07: 148.0 lbs
Healthy Hotties Team
Bethsan:
07/28/07: 150.0 lbs
08/04/07: 146.0 lbs
Msmuggle:
07/28/07: 160.0 lbs
08/04/07: 159.0 lbs
Dream87:
07/28/07: 163.0 lbs
08/04/07: 160.5 lbs
Yurasi:
07/28/07: 195.0 lbs
08/04/07: 194.0 lbs
Funky Flab Blasters Team
Gonnabfit:
07/28/07: 205.0 lbs
08/04/07: 203.5 lbs
Erosfan:
07/28/07: 205.0 lbs
08/04/07: 202.0 lbs
Bohofunk:
07/28/07: 189.0 lbs
08/04/07: 186.0 lbs
Ladykool:
07/28/07: 209.8 lbs
08/04/07: *pending
Fab & Fit Team
Brimgray:
07/28/07: *pending
08/04/07: *pending
Macsweeti:
07/28/07: 165.0 lbs
08/04/07: 164.0 lbs
*star*:
07/28/07: 57Kg
08/04/07: *pending
lizrego:
07/28/07: 193.0 lbs
08/04/07: 191.5 lbs
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| Week 2 Weight Loss Body Challenge |
| Saturday, August 4, 2007 |
 Weight-Loss Goals: Myth vs. Reality (from reader's Digest)
Unrealistic weight-loss goals are really tough to live up to. Here are five of the leading myths that lure people into trouble with weight loss, and the truth about them:
Myth 1: Your ideal weight is what you weighed when you were first married (or graduated from college, or before you had children).
If you're hoping to get back to what you weighed a year or two ago, fine: There's a chance you really might get close to that weight again. But if we're talking 15 or 20 years ago, you might want to reconsider. Many people put on weight as they get older. And no matter how hard they try, they have a tough time being as active as they might have been in their early twenties. Don't live in the past. Set a weight-loss goal that's appropriate for the way you live now.
Myth 2: Your ideal weight is the number listed on a standard height and weight chart.
True, height and weight are often related. Taller people weigh more than shorter ones, all things being equal. But all things are never equal. Many other factors play a role in determining what you weigh. For example, your body type: big-boned and solid, small-boned and light, or in between. Your metabolism: whether you naturally burn brightly and move a lot, or take things more slowly. The number of fat cells you have. How much your parents and other relatives weigh. The number listed for someone your height on a standard weight and height chart is just an approximation of what your healthy weight should be. Don't let this one number be the way you determine if you've succeeded or failed.
Myth 3: Your ideal weight is the lowest weight you've been able to get down to when you've dieted in the past.
Okay, so you've lost that much weight. But the fact that you're dieting again says you gained at least some or perhaps all of it back again. If you set a weight-loss goal that's too low for you to maintain, you'll get caught in the trap of yo-yo dieting -- losing weight, gaining it back, and trying to lose it again. The best weight goal is one you can live with.
Myth 4: The less you weigh, the healthier you'll be.
Not true. In fact, many studies show that if you're overweight, even seriously overweight, losing just 5 percent of your current weight is all you have to do to get the bulk of the health benefits: Lose that much and you'll dramatically lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and even some forms of cancer. In fact, most of the health payoff comes in that first 5 to 10 percent.
Myth 5: If you don't get down to your dream weight, you'll never be happy.
You don't believe that, do you? A number is just a number. And if it's a number that leaves you frustrated and stuck in an endless cycle of losing weight and gaining it back again, it's time to retire it for a more reasonable one. |
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| Motivation & Goals from Reader's Digest |
| Friday, August 3, 2007 |
 Nothing else you can do for yourself has more benefits than regular exercise. Sure, exercise burns calories. And it tones muscles, tightening up arms and cinching in that waistline. But there are plenty of other reasons to get up and get moving:
1. More energy. This one's hard to believe, but exercising will make you feel more energetic. When scientists at the University of New Orleans asked 42 volunteers to assess their mood before and after a 50-minute aerobics class, most of them said they felt less tense and less tired after breaking a sweat. In a 1997 study, researchers found that a brisk 10-minute walk gave people more energy than eating a candy bar. How can that be? Exercise boosts a hormone that increases energy. And it doesn't take more than a few workouts before strength and the lungs' capacity to provide oxygen to working muscles improve, increasing stamina -- which is enough to make anyone feel more energetic.
2. Less stress. Just one simple workout can ease stress and anxiety. In an experiment at Indiana University, researchers used psychological tests to gauge anxiety levels in 15 volunteers before and after a 20-minute session on an exercise cycle. The volunteers all reported feeling significantly less anxious during an hour or two after the workout. Exercise enhances the flow of brain chemicals, such as serotonin, that are related to positive mood. Because it also increases core body temperature, it can be as relaxing as a good soak in a hot tub.
3. A sharper mind. Exercise can even spark creativity. Researchers at England's Middlesex University tested creative thinking in a group of 63 volunteers -- once after they'd done an aerobic workout and once after they'd sat around watching a video. After the workout, volunteers in the experiment felt more positive and scored higher on creativity.
4. Healthier arteries. Physical activity boosts levels of high-density lipoproteins, or HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, by as much as 20 percent. HDL helps rid the body of low-density lipoproteins, or LDL, the artery-clogging kind. Studies show that HDL can even pick up cholesterol deposited in arteries and move it to where it won't do harm. Another benefit to the arteries: The level of fat particles in the blood, called triglycerides, falls by as much as 40 percent after a vigorous workout. Exercising converts triglycerides into fatty acids -- the form in which fat can be burned for energy. You burn stored fat each and every time you work out -- the key to keeping weight off. Plus you lower your level of triglycerides in the blood. And the lower your triglyceride level, studies show, the lower your risk of heart disease.
5. Better defenses.The moment you begin exercising, your heart starts pounding and your blood pressure surges, sweeping disease-fighting immune cells out into the blood, where they're able to detect troublemakers like cold or flu viruses. Studies show that people who exercise have 40 to 50 percent fewer sick days than their sit-around-and-do-nothing counterparts.
Quote of the day: "Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can." Unknown
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