Comments for Be Fit and Strong http://befitandstrong.com Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:35:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on Exercise For A Pear-Shaped Body by Curtis Penner http://befitandstrong.com/exercise-for-pear-shaped-body/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Curtis Penner Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:35:48 +0000 http://befitandstrong.com/?p=365#comment-805 Hi Angel, I'm partial to The Zone diet or The Formula 40/30/30. I have found that I react best, both from a weight maintenance point of view and from an emotional point of view, when I follow a diet moderate in carbs, higher in protein and higher in fat. Also, keep in mind that your trouble spots will always be the last place you see the fat go. Try not to focus on your "trouble spots" but rather focus on becoming healthier overall. Take care. Hi Angel, I’m partial to The Zone diet or The Formula 40/30/30. I have found that I react best, both from a weight maintenance point of view and from an emotional point of view, when I follow a diet moderate in carbs, higher in protein and higher in fat.

Also, keep in mind that your trouble spots will always be the last place you see the fat go. Try not to focus on your “trouble spots” but rather focus on becoming healthier overall.

Take care.

]]> Comment on Getting The Right Mix of Protein, Fats and Carbs by Curtis Penner http://befitandstrong.com/mixing-carbs-protein-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Curtis Penner Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:33:05 +0000 http://befitandstrong.com/mixing-carbs-protein-fat/#comment-804 Hi Judy, My first reaction to your message was you need to relax. Worry causes stress, which releases hormones which can lead to inhibited weight loss. Let me illustrate with some of the words and phrases you used..."desperately trying...no matter what I eat...very depressed...I need to lose...". What you NEED to do is to ask yourself what do you want? Do you really need to lose weight? Why? What's your ultimate, positive outcome. Focus on that and only that. Stop thinking you need to do something. Weight Watchers is a tried and true program. Make sure you eat enough, because eating too few calories can be just as harmful as eating too many. Focus on the best possible outcome - on what you want, not what you don't want. Follow the Weight Watchers program and allow the results to happen. Hi Judy,

My first reaction to your message was you need to relax. Worry causes stress, which releases hormones which can lead to inhibited weight loss. Let me illustrate with some of the words and phrases you used…”desperately trying…no matter what I eat…very depressed…I need to lose…”. What you NEED to do is to ask yourself what do you want? Do you really need to lose weight? Why? What’s your ultimate, positive outcome. Focus on that and only that. Stop thinking you need to do something. Weight Watchers is a tried and true program. Make sure you eat enough, because eating too few calories can be just as harmful as eating too many. Focus on the best possible outcome – on what you want, not what you don’t want. Follow the Weight Watchers program and allow the results to happen.

]]> Comment on Exercise For A Pear-Shaped Body by Curtis Penner http://befitandstrong.com/exercise-for-pear-shaped-body/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Curtis Penner Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:27:48 +0000 http://befitandstrong.com/?p=365#comment-803 Hi Tracee, First congratulations on your weight loss success. When you hit a plateau, you sometimes have to mix things up. Change the pace of your running; change the weight training routine you follow and even try eating a few more calories for a couple of days. Hi Tracee, First congratulations on your weight loss success. When you hit a plateau, you sometimes have to mix things up. Change the pace of your running; change the weight training routine you follow and even try eating a few more calories for a couple of days.

]]> Comment on Exercise For A Pear-Shaped Body by How to Build Lean Muscle http://befitandstrong.com/exercise-for-pear-shaped-body/comment-page-1/#comment-802 How to Build Lean Muscle Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:41:15 +0000 http://befitandstrong.com/?p=365#comment-802 This is my body type and it sucks. To really get where you want you'll need both a better diet and more exercise. I've found that I prefer an eliptical machine over treadmill or bike. This is my body type and it sucks. To really get where you want you’ll need both a better diet and more exercise.

I’ve found that I prefer an eliptical machine over treadmill or bike.

]]> Comment on Exercise For A Pear-Shaped Body by angel http://befitandstrong.com/exercise-for-pear-shaped-body/comment-page-1/#comment-796 angel Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:18:05 +0000 http://befitandstrong.com/?p=365#comment-796 what is a good diet for pear shaped people i need to lose 20 lbs and my husband is apple shaped and on the low carb diet it that good for me to? what is a good diet for pear shaped people i need to lose 20 lbs and my husband is apple shaped and on the low carb diet it that good for me to?

]]> Comment on Getting The Right Mix of Protein, Fats and Carbs by judy http://befitandstrong.com/mixing-carbs-protein-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-794 judy Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:01:33 +0000 http://befitandstrong.com/mixing-carbs-protein-fat/#comment-794 I am 66years old and desperately trying to diet with weight watchers. No matter what I eat, I dont seem to lose and keep it off. Up two days and down one day, my weight fluctuates so much and I get very depressed. I am trying to figure out if it is the combination of foods that I eat, and if so, how should I change it. I am doing 1200 calories a day. I need to lose at least 35 pounds, and have not hit on the right way to do it. I was sick for awhile with a bad cold and the flu, and my husband had to keep telling me to eat something, anything, just to keep up my strength. And even though I felt really bad for about 3 weeks, and was eating very little, I did not lose even a half pound. Can you tell me what to try. thank you I am 66years old and desperately trying to diet with weight watchers. No matter what I eat, I dont seem to lose and keep it off. Up two days and down one day, my weight fluctuates so much and I get very depressed. I am trying to figure out if it is the combination of foods that I eat, and if so, how should I change it. I am doing 1200 calories a day. I need to lose at least 35 pounds, and have not hit on the right way to do it. I was sick for awhile with a bad cold and the flu, and my husband had to keep telling me to eat something, anything, just to keep up my strength. And even though I felt really bad for about 3 weeks, and was eating very little, I did not lose even a half pound. Can you tell me what to try. thank you

]]> Comment on Exercise For A Pear-Shaped Body by Tracee http://befitandstrong.com/exercise-for-pear-shaped-body/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Tracee Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:16:29 +0000 http://befitandstrong.com/?p=365#comment-789 I workout 5 days a week. Three of those days I run 4-5 miles and then go to the gym and lift for about 30 followed by stretching, on the days I do not run I do about 30-40 min of cardio followed by lifting. I have 10 lbs to go until I reach my goal weight (I use to weigh 230 at 5'3") of 130. I feel like I have plateaued. I follow the Eat Clean diet and stick with it. I just cant get the rest of the weight to budge. I am a pear shape do you have any suggestions? Thank you. I workout 5 days a week. Three of those days I run 4-5 miles and then go to the gym and lift for about 30 followed by stretching, on the days I do not run I do about 30-40 min of cardio followed by lifting. I have 10 lbs to go until I reach my goal weight (I use to weigh 230 at 5′3″) of 130. I feel like I have plateaued. I follow the Eat Clean diet and stick with it. I just cant get the rest of the weight to budge. I am a pear shape do you have any suggestions? Thank you.

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]]> Comment on Hunch Back and Posture Problem? Your Weight Training Program May Be To Blame by Curtis Penner http://befitandstrong.com/hunch-back-posture-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Curtis Penner Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:58:42 +0000 http://befitandstrong.com/?p=346#comment-771 Dear Anonymous, I cannot help you. You need to seek professional help...whether it be a doctor, or a counselor. I wish you all the best. Take care. Dear Anonymous, I cannot help you. You need to seek professional help…whether it be a doctor, or a counselor. I wish you all the best. Take care.

]]> Comment on Full Body Workout For Busy People by Curtis Penner http://befitandstrong.com/full-body-workout-for-busy-people/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Curtis Penner Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:56:37 +0000 http://befitandstrong.com/full-body-workout-for-busy-people/#comment-770 @Paola, If you experience headaches from working out, try not working out and see if the headaches stop. And if you have trouble buying food, and can't afford anything else, do your best to eat fresh fiber-filled veggies. As for the workout instructions, a set is a group of repetitions. For example, you lift a weight 10 times...that's a set. Do three sets of one exercise and then move on. @Paola,

If you experience headaches from working out, try not working out and see if the headaches stop. And if you have trouble buying food, and can’t afford anything else, do your best to eat fresh fiber-filled veggies.

As for the workout instructions, a set is a group of repetitions. For example, you lift a weight 10 times…that’s a set. Do three sets of one exercise and then move on.

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