Michele's "Six Week Body Tune-Up"

DAY ONE: From Michele I wake up feeling very anxious and very focused. I can do this! Summer is coming soon and right now I wouldn't even slip on shorts never mind a swimsuit.

[Priscilla]

Good Luck Girls It is so hard to loose weight but you can do it there is a web site that is wonderful for keeping up with your progress and giving you moral support it is sparkpeople.com you can track what you eat your exercise and everything it is wonderful being doing it for a year if you give it a try my username is joneskeck just holler at me remember you can do and when you do it will help so many other people

[taylor]

I am trying to lose weight as well. I got abit too comfortable with my fiancee over the last couple of years. Now I am facing fiting into a wedding dress, Ughhh..;))
Good Luck to you both. I am now going on my walk.It is awesome weather for it.
Any weight exercises keep us posted on. Especially toning up arms. Thanks.;))

[Brandy]

Good luck everyone with their diets!! I had a baby 6 months ago and I have NEVER had to worry about my weight,until now. I'm starting mine right now!!!!

[Jan]

Go girls. I know you all can do it!

[Deb]

I tried every diet on the market and none of them lasted or worked for long,even the adkins ( lost 30lbs) gained back 50. So the cycle began. I gained 70lbs with my first baby back in the early 70 and just kept going on the same rollercoaster year after year. Untill I read this book titled "The Sugar Solution". That was mid October of 2006. I weighed 197 and wore a size 40 mens jeans. I am now proud to say that I have lost 51 lbs. And it is still coming off. Now I wear a 12 junior. I feel wonderful and am looking better everyday. Especially for a 51 year old woman.
All because I finally understand how to eat

Good Luck To You

[Brandy]

Deb wrote:

I tried every diet on the market and none of them lasted or worked for long,even the adkins ( lost 30lbs) gained back 50. So the cycle began. I gained 70lbs with my first baby back in the early 70 and just kept going on the same rollercoaster year after year. Untill I read this book titled "The Sugar Solution". That was mid October of 2006. I weighed 197 and wore a size 40 mens jeans. I am now proud to say that I have lost 51 lbs. And it is still coming off. Now I wear a 12 junior. I feel wonderful and am looking better everyday. Especially for a 51 year old woman.
All because I finally understand how to eat
Good Luck To You

Way to go Deb!!! I'm going to find this book and see what I can do!! Hopefully I will have success like you have!! Thats wonderfull!!

[Virginia Di Grazia]

Michelle and Tara, I recently moved from Knoxville Tn, back to New Jersey,and I too have started a diet and a exercise program, and have lost 15 LBs so far, and feel so much better, and you two girls are so beautiful, that when you get this little bit of extra weight off, you will just love the looks you get and the bETTER heatlh that comes with the weight loss, I AM SO JEALOUS, its snowing here, and cold, so we cant go walking..miss you Michelle, and MISS TN so so much!!

good luck
Virginia Di Grazia!!!!

[Tara]

Thank you for your words of encouragement. Keep it coming!!!! It helps me to know that so many of you have had the same struggles and were able to achieve your goals.

[Kathy Redmon]

No dairy?--I hope that you are taking a calcium supplement, because there is no way that you are getting enough calcium.

[Michele Silva]

I am going to refer concerns regarding the exemption of dairy, etc., in the diet, to Custom Built Personal Training. I know this is just a temporary diet, but I am sure there is an explanation. Also - does anyone know of an energy drink that is no sugar and no or low sodium? I sometimes resort to one before a workout if I am feeling a little beat.

[Andy the Garden Guy]

Keep up the good work!!!!

[Priscilla]

Michele Silva wrote:

I am going to refer concerns regarding the exemption of dairy, etc., in the diet, to Custom Built Personal Training. I know this is just a temporary diet, but I am sure there is an explanation. Also - does anyone know of an energy drink that is no sugar and no or low sodium? I sometimes resort to one before a workout if I am feeling a little beat.

There is a Diet RockStar that is full of caffeine for energy it is not to bad but it is great

[Priscilla]

oop last comment shouldve read it not bad but it is not great either

[Chris]

I don't diet. I have made adjustments over the years such as simply not eating as much as I used to and not drinking milk anymore. Other than that, I pretty much enjoy the same things I have always enjoyed.

[Kelly Ann]

IS this diet to tone up or to lose weight ?
Keep going it's worth it !

Kelly Ann /Louisville , TN

[Michele Silva]

In response to Kelly Ann - the 6 week body tune-up is to lose weight AND tone up.

[Charlie]

Good for you all! The diet really doesn't sound too bad. Giving up diet soda would be the hardest thing for me. So how much have you both lost so far?
Keep up the excellent work!

[taylor]

I am trying to work on eating 6 times a day versus just eating my main meal -dinner. It is hard for me to. I am so busy during the day that I am not really "hungry" until the afternoon. I hope that I can get better at this considering it would be much better for my metabolism.
Any suggestions?

[Michele Silva]

Charlie- Tara and I have already lost some inches and pounds - but have not measured or weighed in with our trainer, Derrick. We will have an update half way through our six weeks to see the results so far. It will be our 3-week check-in and you can catch it on STYLE on April 2nd. It will also be up on the web after that.

Taylor- I still have a hard time eating six times a day as well. Check out my blog on the STYLE PAGE(Tara's on there too)and you can see what we've been eating and how many times a day. My suggestion is prepare, prepare, prepare! For instance, I cook about two pounds of chicken at a time and a few sweet potatoes. I portion it out and put them in containers that I can take to work and some to leave at home and just pop in the microwave. It's easier and quicker than trying to prepare something for every meal.(Eventhough I am eating the same thing numerous times!)I have a hard time eating early morning. We're not supposed to have peanut butter (I put the "natural" stuff on toast)- but it's one of the few things I can choke down that time of day! Good Luck!

[TERRIE]

I'M SO VERY PROUD OF YOU MICHELE..I'M A LIL OVER WT.MY PROBLEM IS COKES I DRINK 8 TO 10 CANS A DAY .NO DIET JUST COKE.I GO TO BED WITHONE GET UP WITHONE,ALL THREW THE NIGHT I WAKE UP AND DRINK COKE,IF I'M AT WORK I HAVE A COKE IN MY HAND..I'M SO SCARED OF THE WITHDRAWLS.. I BUY 10 TO 12 ,12 PACKS A WEEK.HOW CAN I BREAK THE HABIT ?

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK..
TERRIE