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Date Posted: 21:37:07 05/27/03 Tue
Author: Cyn
Subject: yup its really good....
In reply to: Peggy 's message, "Re: OK Ladies, is this for real?" on 17:43:32 05/27/03 Tue

Hello! Congrats on taking steps to get in shape and loose weight. I am a newbie to curves too!
If the workout still seems so easy count how many reps you are doing, next time try to do twice as many. You won't beleive how much harder it gets when you go faster! Also most of the work is done at the end of the motions so if you are not fully extending and contracting on each of the machines you are cheating yourself out of the most effieicent part of the work out. When i say "fully" i mean as far as you can go while ALWAYS keeping joints soft (with a slight bend) and NEVER lock them. Injury is much more likely when joints are stressed. (except on the ab one you keep straight arms but then its supposed to be working the abs not arms) another exception is the dip shrug which is a small motion that focuses on a specific area but if you speed up on that one it gets really hard really fast!

LMK if you decide to try any of these ideas and how they work

Best Regards

Cyn




>My first workout was Saturday, May 17. After that I
>went and bought the CURVES book, and Sunday (the 18th)
>I started the carb sensitive plan. At first, it was
>hard. I've been on tons of diets and this new diet
>was telling me to eat things that I would not be
>allowed to have in previous diets. So, it was HARD to
>adapt to. After a day or so, I realized the key to
>making it through the first two weeks, for me, would
>be to let myself have something that I previously knew
>as BAD, when I wanted to eat. So, I had a burger with
>cheese wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun or I had
>chicken salad (yeah MAYO!!) or I had a sausage, egg
>and cheese McMuffin (without the english muffin).
>Hey, as long as my emotions think I'm getting away
>with something naughty, I'm satiated, right?
>
>After about 4 days, my cravings for food were gone. I
>found myself trying to get more calories into the day,
>and having to eat something, because I should, not
>because I wanted to. (I can't take a multi-vitamin
>without eating something, it makes me sick.) This was
>a completely new experience for me. I'm use to
>wanting to eat all day long, and I can only believe
>now that it's because I kept refueling with carbs and
>they make me want more.
>
>So, I am looking forward to the end of my second week,
>where I can go up to 40-60 carbs. But for now, I am
>very happy with the results I've been getting. Of
>course, no official measurements yet. But on the 17th
>I was 198lbs on an empty stomach. Yesterday (the
>26th), I was 190lbs. I know the weight loss will not
>keep up at this pace, but it's a great boost to my
>confidence!!
>
>Also - for your workouts, make sure you are working
>yourself hard enough. You should be able to talk but
>not able to sing. When I catch myself singing along
>to the tapes at Curves, I say, time to push harder.
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>>Today was my first workout, I went around three times.
>> It was so easy that I just can't see how you can
>>benefit from it. Will it get harder to do? Will I be
>>sore at all?
>>
>>I really liked the atmosphere and the ladies were all
>>so friendly.
>>
>>I also started the Curves carb-sensative diet phase 1
>>today. Has anyone had success with this diet? Was it
>>difficult? I sure do love my carbs!!!
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Susie

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