I KNOW it's not supposed to matter.......

[hippahips]

Hi Jackie, everyone has given you good advice here. I'm glad that your upper body is responding to your workouts. Don't you just love those lean muscles? When you said your lower body is lagging behind, I just had to say something. Have you tried doing more kickboxing? I was amazed at the results when I put in more kickboxing to my routine. KPC is now my most used cardio workout, and thank goodness for the premixes, I never get tired of it. I've been stepping for more than a decade, and although it helped control fat gain (my diet in the 90s was baaaad) and improved my cardiovascular conditioning, I never saw a difference in my saddlebags. Enter KPC and some of Billy Blanks' Tae Bo and I lost 3/4 of an inch in a month. I just measured my hips this morning and found out I lost another quarter of an inch over the last three months. A very small difference, I know, for such a long period of time, but there it is. I myself am amazed. My eating hasn't been very clean after going on a trip for almost four weeks. I hope you consider this. I sincerely hope this also works for you. Keep us posted.

Pinky

 

[shopgirl]

I agree with Pinky. Throw kickboxing into your routine at least twice a week and you will see a difference in your lower half. It works magic on the hips.

Hang in there.
Shopgirl

 

[kristieschultz]

Hi there,

I didnt have time to read all the other posts but if I repeating them, forgive me. Sounds like if you were losing and now are not, you MIGHT be on a pleateau. RUffle up those feathers. If you don't spin or run, do so. Change things up ALOT. Do not do the same things that you have been doing, workout wise, because sounds like your body is very used to them. GOOOD LUCK.

 

[Bobbi]

My sister gave me a Runner's World and here's some info you might find interesting. If you drop 25 pounds, you'll be about the same height and a few pounds lighter than the elite female runners who are will be conteding for the Olympic Marathon gold.
Bobbi http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif "Chick's rule!"

Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?

- Mary Oliver

 

[Jcrew3082]

Hi Rhonda,

I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you said "because SHE asked." That of course could be because it is so late and I'm beat! I'm glad you gave her your input- you're obviously a fit healthy person, and I've read many of your posts and think it's evident that you know your stuff. It's good to get a variety of input.

Gina

 

[rcook]

Hi Gina,
The reason I said that was because I never said anything about what I weighed in that post, just that she may be interested in trying Freestyle for weight loss on the lower body. I just noticed that you had typed in what you had seen about my weight in an earlier post. I wasn't expecting Jackie to get to my weight, I thought she might want to try the method I am using..... thats what I meant....... Rhonda:7