Everyday Systems

If you're a DIY'er (Do it yourself-er) like me, you can make your own sledgehammer. I put 2 barbell weights at the end of a wooden handle. I had everything so my sledgehammer didn't cost me anything. The handle used to be the wooden handle of an old shovel I wasn't even using anymore, cut it down to...

I prefer to wait until I am done or nearly done ... this way the before and after pictures are even more ... shocking !!

Hum, I'm not in the CIA .... but the CIA might be looking for me on the other hand .. or maybe the FBI !!!

Marc

I bought one for 35$ and I am very pleased with it. Always gives the same number even if I try 4-5 times in a row. Balls on accurate, large LCD display too, and the range is 0.2 pound, I like that better than the 0.5 pound range ...more precise. It's a : Home Collections Electronic Bathroom Scale Ea...

Burpees are really hard to do ... when you start and you are not in shape, you can hardly do 10 ... maybe even 5. But it's one of the best exercises too, since it's so hard, you make progress quickly. You start on day 1 and do 1 ... easy ... but by the 100th day, you have to do 100 in a single day (...

Ok, I was checking out my pictures last night. I selected 5 different ones I'll post here in november/december 2009 ... most likely. (I put them all together, so it's only 1 picture with 5 different images, you see...) It was pretty shocking to see the 'before' pictures actually, Definitely a lot of...

Thanks Debs, you rock n' roll ! ;-) I am sticking with No S, shovelgloving for 15 minutes in the mornings 5 times a week and also doing cardio exercises for 45 minutes in the early evenings 5 times a week too ... I like challenges so it is likely I will try to do something like the 100 burpees chall...

I'll probably post a before and after picture ... but only in november 2009, when I am done with the bulk of the weight loss ... I'll put a big black bar on my eyes though, cos' I wouldn't want to be IDENTIFIED !! ;-) 5'10" ... 280 to 190 pounds within a year's time is my ultimate goal (231.6 now le...

Last night I was proud cos' I really wanted a huge 2nd plate of spaghetti (I love pasta so they are a strong temptation) I had the huge plate all ready to eat but then I felt guilty cos' I had already had a nice plate so I thought I would feel guilty about 5 seconds after finishing eating that 2nd p...

I say do whatever makes you happy. That's what matters in the end ! Besides you're not really overweight, you can take it easy and rejoice instead of feeling guilty.

Marc

Do you drink enough water ?? How much water do you need daily ??

Check out this site for the answer :

http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwa ... ulator.htm

Marc

Again, personal preference. I know they say it doesn't matter if the work outs are done in parts. I tried doing that for a while, but it wasn't working out for me. Sometimes I would do half and then skip the other half, etc. (I only did that very briefly, just a week, cos' I could see right away it ...

Shovelglovin' ! ;-) I say you have to try different times and see what works best for you. I used to shovelglove before breakfast but then I found that was too hard. Now my routine is I have a light breakfast, I wait a few minutes and then I do my exercises, take a shower, etc. The important thing, ...

Yeah, you're *HOT*, Nichole and you have a cute face, always a plus ! :-) You don't even look that big and you have to consider everyone looks slightly bigger in pictures anyway ... You shouldn't think too much about your weight, more about your fitness. Exercising and getting stronger while your we...

Yes. I love cereals too. Since I've been no S-ing, I'"ve been eating more oatmeal and also more cereal. The best kind for you is a bran cereal. Fills you up and is really good for you too. If you don't like the taste so much, add a handful of unsalted peanuts and some dry raisins (Both are good for ...

L.A. Loser, my hero !! ;-) I like this idea, mixing water and juice, etc. Thanks for the precise recipe. I read somewhere a really great way to curb your hunger is to eat a few unsalted peanuts (20) with a tall glass of water, I've been doing that and it seems to be a good idea as well (Plus, I real...

Thanks Nichole & Madiantin Madiantin, Soft No S ... it means I don't follow all the rules... I follow my own rules, ;-) Each month, 2-8-20 ... 2 red days where I am allowed to cheat a lil' more, 8 yellow days where I cheat but only a lil' bit and 20-21 green days where I am really good and not cheat...

Hi !

Dieting is alright but to lose weight, I think you have to do some exercises as well. Even if it's just walking, anything is good.

For me it would be hard to lose a lot of weight just by dieting, any slip up and you are right back where you started...

Hello ! To fight cravings, try eating a few unsalted peanuts (A small handful, not the whole bag !) and drinking a tall glass of water. Works well for me. The peanuts are good and you get the ones without salt, they are not very expensive either, a bag lasts a long time when you only have a couple o...

****** Hey, thanks everyone for your kind words. Yeah, I'm definitely an extremist ... The holidays, yes, that was hard, I definitely cheated a few times during that week ... it was impossible not to do that ... slowed me down .. darn ! ;-) I was fighting through that period actually, cos' it's depr...

Good thread here. I like reading those success stories. ;-) My proud moment ... well I have had many since I have been losing weight regularly now. I'd say, when I went to the doctor's and weighed myself for the first time after not having been there for a long long time and finding out I had lost a...

http://tinyurl.com/clfe8s I achieved one of my numerous goals this morning so I am pleased. I am now down to 234 pounds. All on a (soft) 'No S' diet and exercising nearly everyday as well. (Shovelglovin' and cardio exercises) I used to hate oatmeal and now I love it ... :-) Fills you up and gives yo...

Yes, I forgot to mention it's for Windows PC systems ... not Mac ... sorry ! You can use it for shovelglove exercises (just put the same numbers in both timers) or for real interval cardio training (Good way to lose weight !) ... I do both types of exercises. Winter time here in Canada, so I train i...

GymBossier - Free pc Timer http://tinyurl.com/cyde4w High-Tech Shovelglovers who work out close to their computers (Like me) will probably like this very useful timer. It's completely free, you can set intervals as well which is very useful (and seems very rare!) This is convenient when you shovelgl...

For Canadian shovelglovers, there are good deals right now at your local "Canadian Tire" store ... half price on all sledgehammers ... until feb. 19th "Canadian Tire" : A shovelglover's hot spot They have everything you need there, free weights and tie wraps (zip ties) as well if you're a Do-It-your...

Thanks for the links, Reinhard, this was very interesting to read for DIY'ers ... ;-) I didn't think of just using a regular iron bar (would have been much easier !) but then I don't have short iron bars, 36 to 48 inches ... i only have longer ones ... or else I would have tried this out, but I like...

Thanks for this great tool, HabitCal. I like it a lot and I'll use it every day now. I may use the colors a bit differently though. For me the green color represents a good day, the yellow, a day where i misbehaved slightly, but was still on track most of the times .. and red, when i was misbehaving...

:D I had a digital camera but I accidentally dropped it a couple of months ago and now it's DOA. I was just looking into getting another one actually since the one I had was at least 5 years old. It'll have to wait a lil' bit for a picture but I'll try to post something in the future. Plus I'm one o...

I've made my own 'sledgehammer' actually ... ;-) I only had an old rusted sledgehammer in the shed out back ... but it was too heavy to use anyway, about 18 pounds, I decided that since this was a DIY (Do it yourself) type of program, I'd use a DIY sledgehammer as well. I took an old handle made of ...

Quick reply, maybe the original poster would lose more weight if he did cardio exercises as well, not just the SG routine. I'm not an expert, just talkin' about my own experience. I've lost 35 pounds in the past 3 months but I am doing the cardio daily too, not just the SG. To lose weight more quick...

I am a bit taller than the original poster, 5'11" but I weighed more as well, so it evens up. We must have similar 'frames' ... :-) it's quite hard to lose weight of course but the progress is slow and steady either way so don't give up after training hard for 2-3 days ! I imagine if he's not losing...

Losing that kind of weight in such a short amount of time is difficult but possible ... I am doing it right now. I weighed 280 pounds on nov. 1st 2008 and now 3 months later I weigh 245. Nearly 12 pounds a month, average. I'm on the No S, Shovelgloving and also doing cardio regularly, this means tra...