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Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts

10 Minute Solution-Latin Mix Review


In my efforts to look for a fun way to lose weight and get in better shape, I decided to try one of the 10 Minute Solution fitness Dvd's. I chose the Fat Blasting Latin Dance Mix. With routine's like Salsa Slim Down and Tango Toning Twist I thought it'd be alot of fun and since the routine's are 10 minutes each that it would be easily incorporated into my day.

I was actually right on both counts. It IS fun and it IS easily incorporated but you almost realy have to know some latin dance steps to follow along with any success at all. The instructor is high energy and she's not annoying like some of the instructors on these things can be but she doesn't really explain steps very well. So when you try to follow along it's awkward and makes a person feel about as coordinated as a cow.

Another downside is that there's really no warm up period to wake the muscles up before you get started in these fast paced dance moves. So people who are out of shape and just starting out may find this a little hard to start off with.

I won't say it's a bad program though. I can see where it would be fun and after the steps are learned you can take the steps to the club with you too if you like to go out dancing.

I'm thinking that I will set it aside for now and get something with a little more of a beginners touch and then go back to it for maintenance once i get where i want to be. For the price and what it offers it's a nice product. It's just not exactly beginner friendly.

Nessa








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Ready For A New You?

I made Zero resolutions this year but I know many of you made a vow to lose weight and Discovery Health wants to help! Join their National Body Challenge and get free help PLUS a free 30 day trial membership at Bally Total Fitness. There are really some fantastic tools included and it's definitely worth a look. I'm joining today myself. See ya there!

Nessa
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Alli........Hot or Not?

On my other blog, Nessa's Place I talk alot about diet pills. Mostly because it pays the bills. Hmmmm, sounding Dr. Seussy huh? Anyway, I've stated a few times that i don't take diet pills anymore because i simply don't feel that they work first of all, and secondly they can be seriously dangerous. I know firsthand. As i mentioned over there, I have a Mitral Valve Prolapse caused by taking such things as Super Power3, Metabolife, Mini Thins, you name it. This was back when Ephedra or Ephedrine was in those products so any of these things still available, if any, are probably not AS dangerous as they'd once been. Regardless I can't turn back the clock and in my defense, the packages all swore they were a SAFE way to help me stay energized and lose any extra weight. back then there wasn't any to lose lol. This is Me on those:


Yep, I was itty bitty and this is only 7 years ago. Now, i weigh a bit more but not necessarily because I don't take diet pills. It's because back then I worked in a law office and I was constantly on the move. Now I work from home and that's added a few pounds to the uhhhhhh ......everything. I'm closing in on 40 now too so that doesn't help matters.

So when I saw Alli In Wallyworld, I thought, Oh yeah whatever, it's just another diet pill. What I was surprised to find out is that it really isn't. It doesn't promise to curb your cravings. It doesn't promise a miracle either. It just says, it ASSISTS you in reaching your goal by working along with your sensible diet and exercise plan. Get that? You have to make a serious decision to change your life FIRST.

In my personal opinion, if you make a serious step towards weight loss you don't need a $50 bottle of pills to assist you with anything. I did try it though for 2 months and I can't honestly say it did anything for me that I couldn't have lived without.

The basic mechanics of the pill are when you eat fatty foods, it helps you rid your body of them faster. I'll leave you to figure out how that occurs. If you aren't eating fatty foods, it really serves no purpose and you're going to lose weight anyway. I just don't see the benefit.

Now i WILL say that if you are someone who has a hard time really cutting back and you need some help to get started, Alli might be just what you need. There's a trap there though. You can't decide that since you're on it you can gorge on pizza, ice cream and hamburgers since Alli helps you digest those things quickly. Sure it does, but let me tell you, before it's all over with, you'll be one miserable puppy. I suppose you could consider it a lesson learned afterwards, but the question is, will you LEARN the lesson? Probably not.

For me, it was a waste of $50. For someone who needs the help, it may be $50 well spent. It has nothing in it to make you jittery, in fact unless you eat fatty foods you'll notice no effect at all.

So if you're looking for that miracle in a pill, sorry, Alli isn't it. It can be just that, a friend in your weight loss goals but don't expect to wake up in a week 50 pounds lighter. It doesn't happen.

Get up, exercise, chase your kid around the house, get out in the sunshine, eat right or at least better and get your energy by feeling good about yourself no matter your size is and smile often. You'll be happier and around $50 richer.

On the Mom-O-Meter, Alli scores about a 6. Mostly because it's maker is honest about what it does and because it does do what it says, but minus 4 points because it's too expensive for the average consumer and because you can achieve the same results without it.

Nessa
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A Great Site

Yesterday I was looking for something totally not related to this and came across it anyway. Fate perhaps? Regardless, what I found was Spark People. It's a weight loss help site and it is sooooo cool. I put all my food for the day, all my workout info and it tracks how well I did and how close to my goal i am as well as providing groups for motivational support. Ash joined it too and she did get involved with some groups for her age. I haven't messed with the groups so far though. Probably won't. Between my yahoo groups and such, not to mention work, I don't have time to take on more.

Anyway, no, i'm not being paid to tell you about it lol, so I really mean it when I say it's great. check it out if you get a chance.

Nessa

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