Comments on: Book Review: Where did all the fat go? WOW!Rx, by Dr. Huizenga

By: mal

mal — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:34:51 +0000

@Tracy: Thank you! We’re all in it together.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:09:06 +0000

I don’ t know you and I’m going to be your cheerleader. . . wait I always hated those cheerleaders. I’m glad my gym of young hip skinnies puts Biggest Loser on one of the big screens (not too many sports are on during the weeknights) as it really helps me go a little faster.

It seems that I’m doing someting similar with the ‘two a day’ exercise regimin and restricted eating. . Since the 1st of the year I’ve been walking every day for a hour at lunch then also going to the gym at night. I’m willing and able to do the work but seem to be fighting with the ‘overtraining’ phenomenon.

I seem to need rest before I can recover and dive in for more. If I go crazy and do new hard things – I need rest, but if I just walk very quickly and stick with the same ol’ eliptptical – I have great enrurance.

It’s happening though, the weight loss is happening with diet and exercise (duh). Consistency is everything. I even cooked my first eggplant last night. I’m 40 and have to lose 75 (wait – only have to lose 60 now!). I already lost the other 75 and managed to maintain it for 2 years but did not manage to lose much more.

I admire your efforts and love checking in to see how the plan is going for you. You go girl!

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:58:31 +0000

Mal, to answer your questions, I started working out twice a day purely due to logistics, as I use public transport and don’t have the time to do an extra-long session at the gym. I find that splitting up workouts gives me more energy for each session. (Matthew McNutt refers to that in his blog about doing the Wow Rx program.)

My maintenance has gone very steadily, I’ve re-gained a little weight twice, but was able to lose it quickly once I got back on track.

As for fitting it all in, that can be difficult, especially when, like this week, I’m extra-busy at work. I get up at 4.00 am, and try to get to bed by 9.30, or earlier if I’m pooped. My hubby and I watch very little TV – I can’t believe how much time we used to waste siting on our butts watching the box – and that has created so much extra time.

As I mentioned, my hubby doesn’t need to work out as much as I do, but he is very supportive and likes hearing about my workouts.

By: mal

mal — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:44:39 +0000

VERY interesting, Susan. Would love to talk to you more about your journey — how you decided to do 2x exercise, how your maintenance has gone, how you still fit it in after all these years, etc.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:40:05 +0000

Just wanted to clarify that I dieted in addition to working out (didn’t mean to imply that it was all about the exercise). I’d say my weight loss was 80/20 diet/exercise and maintenance is about 50/50.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:28:07 +0000

Interesting review – I came across this book recently and wondered why it wasn’t more popular. Like you, I assumed that it was due to the cheesy title and unappealing cover.

It just never occurred to me that a person had to be “a special kind of crazy” to work out twice a day. LOL!

I have been working out twice a day for about 7 years. It’s how I went from a “morbidly obese” BMI to my current “normal” level. I always assumed that, given my history (fat) and genetics (predisposed to being fat) that’s just what I have to do. Some people, like my husband, can lose a lot of weight and maintain their lower weight with minimal exercise, but I always knew that I wasn’t going to be one of those people.

Anyway, the plan sounds very good and it sounds like you are doing really well!