There are a whole lot of diets out there and there are a whole lot of exercise programs out there and I want to find something that is right for me. I know that I can't magically lose weight and tone my body, I don't know how to do it. I need help, I need a plan, and I need it to be healthy. Also, it can't just be a weight loss plan or just an exercise plan, I need a combo. I need to exercise and regulate my eating so that I don't lose muscle. I want to be strong. I have to be strong to take care of my kiddos.
I've been researching the last two days, trying to see what is out there and what could fit my needs. Here are some of my requirements:
I want to exercise at home. I know a lot of women like to go to the gym or work out classes, but I'm away from my kids for 8 hours a day, I don't want to spend MORE time away from home. I want to be home when I exercise. Lately, I have been going on walks with the kids and doing my eliptical at home. But, walking or jogging only works my legs and it is just cardio. I want to tone, so I need something more specific.
I don't want to starve myself or eat yucky stuff. I did the LA Weightloss with my parent's many years ago and I lost weight very quickly, but I felt like I was starving myself to do so. I was weighing my food, cutting out carbs almost completely (half a tortilla a day is nothing) and I felt hungry all the time. It was pretty awful. I want to eat healthy food without feeling hungry all the time and without being a crazy person.
I pretty much hate dieting because I start to obsess about food. It is all I start to think about and it drives me bonkers. I want to find a plan that makes me excited about the food I'm eating and leaves me feeling like I've had enough food. I don't want to starve!
Keeping all this in mind, here are some of the options I have found thus far:
Workouts:
-Slim in 6 This is a set of dvd workouts that are suppose to tone your butt, belly, and thighs in six weeks. It doesn't guarantee weightloss, but rather inches off your trouble areas. I've been reading about this on another bloggers site and her success.
-Top Trainers This is a 10 dvd set that offers variety to your workout. It claims you will never get bored and will see results in a week. I haven't read a blogger success story on this yet.
-Moms into Fitness This is a 60 day slim down, 4 dvd set that will help you slim down in 60 days and focuses on losing post baby weight. I saw this on baby steals and I've read a few blogs of people who have tried it and it helps lose inches, but not weight.
Diets:
-Weight Watchers This has so many success stories. It can definitely help lose pounds if you can stick to the diet. I know it is a system of points and you can track everything online and even have an app on your tablet to check for points on food items. I know this can work, it is just pricey. $65 for 4 months access to the online points list. Plus, you HAVE to pair it with exercise. The blogs that I have read say that if you don't exercise, you can become weak and unhealthy.
-Shakeology I've read a lot about these and some people love them and some people hate them. It is $100 for one month of shakes and it replaces a meal. That itself won't help you lose weight, but if you pair it with one of their work out programs, like Slim in 6, then you can lose weight and inches. I don't know if I like the idea of a shake for a meal, and I definitely don't like the idea of spending 100 dollars on shakes every month, but it is something I looked at.
Also, there is a diet plan with Lindsay Brin's Mom's into Fitness that gives you basic rules for eating like drinking water and portions that will help you change how you eat without actually dieting.
What is right for me? I don't know yet. I'm going to talk to my husband about it. Figure out what we can afford and what will work for us because even though I want to change the way I eat, the food in our house still has to be able to feed the kids. I don't want to be making two meals every dinner; one for me and one for the kids. So, I've got to figure out what will work best.
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