Join us to lose weight

You could, but you are only lying to yourself so why bother

It doesn't penalise you for not doing them, basically, it sets up how many calories you should eat per day to get to your target weight, and how many calories you need to burn each week. You can do all the exercises on one day if you want (although that much exercise in one day probably isn't as helpful).

It is more about positive life changes, drinking water, reading nutrition labels etc, and some of the stretching/toning exercises you can do at your desk while working.

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/...cles.asp?id=84 (motivation)
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/...les.asp?id=160 (nutrition)
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/...les.asp?id=268 (fitness)
are great articles that explains their point of view

And there is a small way of cheating I have noticed a lot of people on spark do, they use the conditioning/toning/stretching exercises and put them into their exercise routine at a higher tempo and use it as cardiovascular workouts under circuit training when adding in an exercise bike or just running on the spot etc to the workout - as long as you have an increased heart beat rate for 10 mins or more

Hey, just a reminder that it is weigh in day for those already joined... and its never too late to join us if you have not signed up yet

I just now saw this thread!

I joined Sparkpeople a looong time ago- back when you had to pay!- and if you really do keep on top of it, it does work! I wasn't really doing any exercising but I was keeping track of what I ate with the meal planner and basically counting calories... I can't remember how much weight I lost but it was around 10 pounds. It came off relatively fast too and it was healthy because I was eating my recommended amount of calories and the correct portion sizes- not junk food like normal.

The only thing is that it takes a lot of will power to continue measuring out servings & diligently entering your progress online so eventually I wander off my path and end up right back to my current state of fatness!

I do much much better with the stretching exercises than the cardio but that's true for me no matter where/how I work out. I like that they give you a little tutorial on how to do each exercise too.

So anyway- I joined the TCS group and I am making an impromptu diet decision- it starts today! YIKES!

I do have a question for those of you that have already started- if you use the meal tracker to keep track of what you eat- how do you figure out calories and all that stuff for homemade meals? This was always the hardest for me and I always guestimated based on each ingredient so I'm sure I was way off

Edit:

I was Sabarrett1 but I just changed it to SarahBeez so it was the same on here and Spark!

ok before I join I need a good scale - mine is very very very very old !! Any suggestions??

I want one that measures my body fat. my scale sucks too. But the cats like it!! LOL

I have this scale... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...641446?ie=UTF8

It does all those fancy schmancy measurements and you can program it for more than one person. I got mine for Christmas last year and I've yet to program it but it still tells me my weight as it is! I guess that's something I should do tonight- I'll have to bust out my owners manual!

I'm sorry I missed this, but on that note, Iæve been on WW for a year this Saturday, and have lost 80 lbs! If you stick to it you can do it, seriously! (the down side is I stil have to lose 30 lbs. and I am stuck!)

I am getting this one because its on sale this week and my other one has gone crazy

TurtleCat, I posted this on sparkpeople but its great for everyone to remember
Show and Tell:
You have lost weight but have hit a plateau, go to the grocery store and pick up what you have lost, a 10lb sack of potatoes, a 15lb bag of kitty litter and realise what an amazing feat you have already accomplished... knowing what you have achieved will put the plateau into perspective.

This is a very good idea.

I will sign up when I get home.

Im so excited.

DOWN WITH CHUB! haha

I just joined, as my name here- esrgirl! This is some great motivation, since I've just started trying to lose weight.

I can't add people! My name on there is HappyHendrix like on here. Any help is much appreciated!

figured it out! haha

I just joined. Same name as here. I guess I missed this thread last month. But good timing. I've now been walking on my new treadmill for 1 week. I don't own a scale yet....guess I'll have to weigh myself at my Mom's.

Hey guys this is awesome. I've been on the track for losing weight for about 2 months and I have currently lost 12 lbs.

I joined an awesome and close knit weightloss forum for added support. It's really great and family friendly.

Here's a link if anyone's interested: http://whyweight.proboards84.com/index.cgi

Man, I am so excited to see everyone joining. This is making it so much more fun for me to lose weight.

A reminder that it is weigh in day tomorrow!

I just joined SparkPeople. I hope I can keep up with this- I'm a full time college student with a part time job so I don't have very much time, but I'm about 45 pounds over my ideal weight and it's high time I did something about it, so here I am.

I just joined today and am shocked that this is exactly what I was looking for. I started going to the gym daily a week or so ago, but other than my 30 minutes on the treadmill, I had no idea what to do with the weights (which I don't like anyway).

A quick question though... How many of you are following the meal plans and grocery lists for the weeks? I have gotten my gorcery budget down to about $100 for my family of 4 every two weeks. It seems like there might be alot of wasted food (especially produce) if you follow the meal plan. Just curious to see how that's working out for everyone and how much your grocery bills are running while following the grocery list.

Thanks

I don't follow it, I just make sure what I buy and make for dinner is healthy. How do you keep your budget that low?! I shop for two and spend about $120-$160 every two weeks.

BTW, what is your user name on sparkpeople so I can add you as a friend.

I am malbaviper