Joined curves

aoife161

Hi
I joined curves last week and so far am really enjoying it.
My local 'normal' gym is abysmall to say the least. The equipment is old and the staff - a joke. So I decided to give curves a go. I've also just got a bike this weekend so i'm going to be cycling to work now instead of driving and still aim to head to curves 3 - 4 times a week. (I'm a lot out of shape, need to lose a stone and with the summer here I decided no better time to get fit)

I want to know something though. I've been reading other posts with regard to Curves and it seems to be getting slated. Something about not providing positive AND negative resistance....Can someone inform me what this is?

Thanks!

BossArky

aoife161 wrote: »

My local 'normal' gym is abysmall to say the least. The equipment is old and the staff - a joke.

Not trying to beat a dead horse here (see various other threads on fitness instructor incompetence) but don't blame the gym staff. They cannot do the work for you.

aoife161

no i agree with you. But they can give you wrong instruction and that can lead to injuries. I'd rather go to a place where at least I know the staff are trained, as is the case with my local curves.

BossArky

I know what you mean.

Sorry, no idea about curves.

crotalus667

aoife161 wrote: »

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Something about not providing positive AND negative resistance....Can someone inform me what this is?

The negative part of an excise is very important to building muscle , and it is the part of the movement that encourages bone density growth, the machines in curves don’t allow the negative part of the repetition,


Curves is better than nothing but after a few weeks most people will out grow it

aoife161

hey thanks for reply but I still don't get it.
Can you give me an example ? Exactly what part of the movement of weight lifting is it?

BossArky

Lets say you are lifting a box up from the ground.

You start off squatting on the ground, grab the box and stand up. This is the positive part, as your muscles are contracting.

The negative part is where you are leaving the box back down, reversing the motion, as your muscles gradually relax.

aoife161

hey bossArky - thanks for that.
OK so i'm not sure how the machines in curves don't allow you to do this. As far as I can make out they do?

They are all hydrolic machines so that when you use them, the force is takes to do the motion is also present when returning the machine to the original position - if you get what i'm saying.

I'm definitely feeling it anyway....nothings sore but at night just before I sleep, i can feel a heaviness all over. Sounds weird, but the only way i can explain it. Also same kinda feeling in the morning first thing until I get up and move around then its ok.

EileenG

The machines at Curves are designed so that there is no negative, no releasing the weight against gravity. You push up and then pull down. Curves say this means twice the workout in half the time, but you do miss out on the negatives.

You can counter this to some extent by the moves you do between stations. For instance, you can do bodyweight squats, where you go down very slowly, and up fast. This will emphasise the negative. Same with push-ups. You could also try doing a plank between stations and holding it for the entire time.

Just because they encourage you to do each station for 30 seconds or so, doesn't mean you have to. Go at a quiet time, and some days make a point of doing each machine to failure (until you can't manage it anymore), no matter how many sounds beep at you.

aoife161

cool, thanks eileen!

RacoonQueen

Once you get used to it you can ask them for the advanced workout, it involves doing the machines as fast as you can while still going through the full range of movement. They all provide this and if they deny you it ask them why they won't let you do it. If they don't go through it with you, you can just do it yourself, it is essentially just the exact same workout.

dubrunner

aoife161 wrote: »

Hi
I joined curves last week and so far am really enjoying it.
My local 'normal' gym is abysmall to say the least. The equipment is old and the staff - a joke. So I decided to give curves a go. I've also just got a bike this weekend so i'm going to be cycling to work now instead of driving and still aim to head to curves 3 - 4 times a week. (I'm a lot out of shape, need to lose a stone and with the summer here I decided no better time to get fit)

I want to know something though. I've been reading other posts with regard to Curves and it seems to be getting slated. Something about not providing positive AND negative resistance....Can someone inform me what this is?

Thanks!

Hi there,

FYI my missus joined Ladies Workout Express in Leopardstown the other week and is loving it. She mentioned that unlike curves they have more than the 30 minute circuit training. They also have a full compliment of cardio equipment with free classes thrown in.

I think what she also loves about it is the attention from staff, i know that is an issue with some people, (not with me, I like to be left alone!!).

cowzerp

aoife161 wrote: »

I'd rather go to a place where at least I know the staff are trained, as is the case with my local curves.

Yeah right! Funny stuff.
a good friend of mine with the most basic qaulifications in fitness got told they where too qaulified to work in curves, they dont want people that realise that it is a very bad way of getting continous results..

aye

aoife161 wrote: »

no i agree with you. But they can give you wrong instruction and that can lead to injuries. I'd rather go to a place where at least I know the staff are trained, as is the case with my local curves.

curves dont require a fitness qualification. normal gyms would.

aye

mp1972 wrote: »

Once you get used to it you can ask them for the advanced workout, it involves doing the machines as fast as you can while still going through the full range of movement. They all provide this and if they deny you it ask them why they won't let you do it. If they don't go through it with you, you can just do it yourself, it is essentially just the exact same workout.

as fast as you can?
nice and slow would build more muscle.

explosive lifts on a machine also dont really sound too safe.

ash_18x

I know this is a bit OT but I joined curves back in december and i have to say i love it. I am in the Fermoy branch and the staff there couldnt be any nicer or more helpful. I have lost nearly a stone but I have lost loads of inches and my body fat has seriously come down. I have used my travel pass and been to other curves branches and I have mixed reports on the other ones! I'm sure its down to the staff at the end of the day but when you are getting results its hard to fault it!!

cowzerp

Losing weight is about your diet, not your training! if you where in a better gym and had the same diet you would lose the same if not more weight plus you would be more toned too..plus the resukts should keep coming unlike curves!

aoife161

ok so this thread is going down the same route as the other curves threads.
Thanks to all the people who've replied who've actually had experience of the Curves gym.
They are having a curves bootcamp work out starting in a couple of weeks, where you'll be pushed harder by your instructor and i've already signed up. Looking forward to it.

There are two gyms where I am. One is due to close in the next few weeks and the other is the local pool...with a room full of gym equipment, incompetent staff and too many posers if you ask me.

With curves I can just skip the BS and do the workout. Everyone's in there for the same reason and its a really good environment, so far!

As for the comment about the curves staff not knowing their stuff, simply not true. I don't know any requirements for staff at Curves and I don't claim to; i'm just going from personal experience here and I can simply say that they do know their stuff and have given me great advice and instruction thus far.

RacoonQueen

aye wrote: »

as fast as you can?
nice and slow would build more muscle.

explosive lifts on a machine also dont really sound too safe.

Well the machines fight against you and slow you down anyway so it's not really explosive movements. It just makes the lift harder.

ash_18x

cowzerp wrote: »

Losing weight is about your diet, not your training! if you where in a better gym and had the same diet you would lose the same if not more weight plus you would be more toned too..plus the resukts should keep coming unlike curves!

well in my own eperience, my diet has stayed the exact same since before i started in curves and i have been gettin continued results from curves since i started.

dubrunner

aoife161 wrote: »

ok so this thread is going down the same route as the other curves threads.
Thanks to all the people who've replied who've actually had experience of the Curves gym.
They are having a curves bootcamp work out starting in a couple of weeks, where you'll be pushed harder by your instructor and i've already signed up. Looking forward to it.

There are two gyms where I am. One is due to close in the next few weeks and the other is the local pool...with a room full of gym equipment, incompetent staff and too many posers if you ask me.

With curves I can just skip the BS and do the workout. Everyone's in there for the same reason and its a really good environment, so far!

As for the comment about the curves staff not knowing their stuff, simply not true. I don't know any requirements for staff at Curves and I don't claim to; i'm just going from personal experience here and I can simply say that they do know their stuff and have given me great advice and instruction thus far.

Right for all those that decided to PM me looking for the new ladies gym my missus is attending it's.......

http://www.ladiesworkoutexpress.com/LeopardtownShoppingCenter/contact.asp

She said to ask for Rachel when calling.

Apparently they are doing a free trial for a limited period to see if you'd like to stay.

aoife161

mp1972 wrote: »

Well the machines fight against you and slow you down anyway so it's not really explosive movements. It just makes the lift harder.

yeah i know exactly what you mean. The more force you use to push against the machines the great the force they'll give you back. So when you try and speed it up, it does this to a certain extent but more importantly it increases the resistance.

Evenescent

aoife161 wrote: »

Hi
I joined curves last week and so far am really enjoying it.
My local 'normal' gym is abysmall to say the least. The equipment is old and the staff - a joke. So I decided to give curves a go. I've also just got a bike this weekend so i'm going to be cycling to work now instead of driving and still aim to head to curves 3 - 4 times a week. (I'm a lot out of shape, need to lose a stone and with the summer here I decided no better time to get fit)

I want to know something though. I've been reading other posts with regard to Curves and it seems to be getting slated. Something about not providing positive AND negative resistance....Can someone inform me what this is?

Thanks!

Hi there,

I am aware that this was posted a lomg time ago. How did you get on in Curves? I am a member - I find Curves very good for toning but not great at all for fat-loss. I think to get some real results you should be doing some cardio plus curves to tighten. Curves is quite repetitive (the music included)

Yvonne

dubrunner

Evenescent wrote: »

Hi there,

I am aware that this was posted a lomg time ago. How did you get on in Curves? I am a member - I find Curves very good for toning but not great at all for fat-loss. I think to get some real results you should be doing some cardio plus curves to tighten. Curves is quite repetitive (the music included)

Yvonne

That is why my other joined Ladies Workout Express. For the Fat loss.

Apparently this crowd are the 2nd biggest ladies gym network in the USA, with Curves at the number 1.

Wifey says they have over 20 clubs in the UK & ROI are are rapidly growing each month. Apparently the main diference is that they go beyond the circuit training, whereby they have cardio machines & classes thrown in.

My opinion is still Westwood , but it appears to be a hit with the ladies!!

BTW she was going to join curves, but the one in Dundrum is shut down. Is it true a number of these are now shutting down?

Anyway she is glad she found these guys!!

Evenescent

dubrunner wrote: »

That is why my other joined Ladies Workout Express. For the Fat loss.

Apparently this crowd are the 2nd biggest ladies gym network in the USA, with Curves at the number 1.

Wifey says they have over 20 clubs in the UK & ROI are are rapidly growing each month. Apparently the main diference is that they go beyond the circuit training, whereby they have cardio machines & classes thrown in.

My opinion is still Westwood , but it appears to be a hit with the ladies!!

BTW she was going to join curves, but the one in Dundrum is shut down. Is it true a number of these are now shutting down?

Anyway she is glad she found these guys!!

I have heard so much praise about Westwood gym. I am commuting at present - may get myself invloved however. In Australia I did BodyPump - it sculpted me and burnt fat really quickly.

Yea I have heard that Curves are closing down but in fairness they are everywhere. Curves is a big hit with the ladies because one feels secure and so many women are so paranoid about working out. i think women are worse for being pass remarkable.

Curves is so repetitive - variation is needed big time.

Gurlzie1

Evenescent wrote: »

Hi there,

I find Curves very good for toning but not great at all for fat-loss. I think to get some real results you should be doing some cardio plus curves to tighten. Yvonne

Can you please explain how Curves is good for toning but not fat loss?
If you are losing body fat then you will see toning. Doing cardio will help to lose body fat but if your doing weights (if session is hard enough) you are able to burn more calories than cardio and will also build muscle.

Evenescent

Gurlzie1 wrote: »

Can you please explain how Curves is good for toning but not fat loss?
If you are losing body fat then you will see toning. Doing cardio will help to lose body fat but if your doing weights (if session is hard enough) you are able to burn more calories than cardio and will also build muscle.

It's Bizarre. I had my monthly weigh in - Feeling good - Jeans a lot looser etc. I hadnt lost weight - 'just inches' according to the Instructor.

Unfortunately my BMI was exactly the same , however I was noticeably tighter around my thighs...

aye

Evenescent wrote: »

It's Bizarre. I had my monthly weigh in - Feeling good - Jeans a lot looser etc. I hadnt lost weight - 'just inches' according to the Instructor.

Unfortunately my BMI was exactly the same , however I was noticeably tighter around my thighs...

do they not chaeck your body fat percentage?

dubrunner

aye wrote: »

do they not chaeck your body fat percentage?

Just checked with the missus, Ladies Workout Express check your body fat percentage and they do it every 4 - 6 weeks and also weight, full measurements for thighs, waist, chest, abdomen & hips.

Apparently they give you a chart to bring home so you can see exactly how you are performing.

She just told me they have now started Yoga Classes (costs extra) in the Leopardstown branch.

you ladies have too many options!!!!

celestial

Evenescent wrote: »

It's Bizarre. I had my monthly weigh in - Feeling good - Jeans a lot looser etc. I hadnt lost weight - 'just inches' according to the Instructor.

Unfortunately my BMI was exactly the same , however I was noticeably tighter around my thighs...

BMI is a measure of weight as a proportion of height. Your BMI may not change as you had likely added some muscle while dropping fat - your weight will not have changed but if you are tighter round the waist you'll have dropped fat - good news all round:)

Gurlzie1

dubrunner wrote: »

Just checked with the missus, Ladies Workout Express check your body fat percentage and they do it every 4 - 6 weeks and also weight, full measurements for thighs, waist, chest, abdomen & hips.

Apparently they give you a chart to bring home so you can see exactly how you are performing.

She just told me they have now started Yoga Classes (costs extra) in the Leopardstown branch.

you ladies have too many options!!!!

Impressed with the ladies gym taking BF %, thats the real tester to let you know where you're at with your training.
I use a regular gym but if I was going to use a ladies gym I'd take this one over Curves for sure

aoife161

2 weeks into it and still doing well. Will post back with with results when I have my first assessment.
Also Gurlzie1 yeah they measure bodyfat % as well as...wait for it...HEIGHT AND WEIGHT! And they even tell you your weight in.....KILO'S.

They're not bad for a ladies gym right?

Slutmonkey57b

aoife161 wrote: »

no i agree with you. But they can give you wrong instruction and that can lead to injuries. I'd rather go to a place where at least I know the staff are trained, as is the case with my local curves.

Does anyone else hear "Shill" in the back of their mind....?

smashey

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

Does anyone else hear "Shill" in the back of their mind....?

Not in the back of my mind but more like a big flashing neon sign.

Locked until g'em has a look.

g'em

It's not a shill, re-opened at the OP's request.

Money Shot

What the hell is a 'shill' ????????

MistyCheese

Yeah, I had to look this one up too!

A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services or a political group, who pretends no association to the seller/group and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. The intention of the shill is, using crowd psychology, to encourage others unaware of the set-up to purchase said goods or services or support the political group's ideological claims.

Slutmonkey57b

Shilling in this sense is the practice of hiring a company to seed fake users on forums, blogs and websites who will tout your products and destroy the credibility of the site in the process. They're what's called evidence of the impending fall of civilisation. Also *****.

aoife161

Well I'm not shilling. And I also had to look it up!

But I am a member of Curves and I've paid my money and signed up by DD, so I'm defo going to try and get the most out of it!

It has its ups and downs....and I found out last week.
I've been going 4 times weekly and my lower back started to give me a little trouble.
I decided it has to be something I'm doing wrong, my technique might be a little off on one of the machines. So I decided to ask one of the instructors at my next session. And I also pointed out which machine I thought was causing it. She point blankly dismissed that machine and said it was probably another one. She asked me to demonstrate my technique on the machine she thought it was and I did it perfectly. Which left her stumped. THen her only advise was to do the lower back stretch for a little longer than normal.

Anyway i'm sure it the machine thats a bit like you're rowing. Except you're seated on a normal chair and you move your arms down to the ground holding a bar either side of the chair and then pull back up.

Anyway i've decided that when i get to that particular machine i'd just skip it.
I went today and did just that, got a few strange looks from people in the gym but the instructors were too busy chatting to notice!

And low and behold, my back ain't sore.

dymondz

Hi. Ive just been reading through this thread. Ive joined a class very similar to Curves in a gym. I find it quite good, just hope it dosent get too repetitive for me. The instructers are brilliant, i find the board excersises in between machines the hardest!
Just wondering, our classes are 45mins and curves are 30. Do you get a chance to warm up properly ( i do treadmill first) and do you get to cool down properly as 30 mins seems quite short to get this included with the actual class.

aoife161

dymondz wrote: »

Hi. Ive just been reading through this thread. Ive joined a class very similar to Curves in a gym. I find it quite good, just hope it dosent get too repetitive for me. The instructers are brilliant, i find the board excersises in between machines the hardest!
Just wondering, our classes are 45mins and curves are 30. Do you get a chance to warm up properly ( i do treadmill first) and do you get to cool down properly as 30 mins seems quite short to get this included with the actual class.

No there's no actual warm up. Which is a bit crap to say the least but there is a cool down and when you include your cool down its about 40 mins in total. (or however long you do your stretching for - but if you do each stretch as they tell you for the proper length of time you would be there for roughly an extra 10mins on top of the 30mins)

The board exercises i think can be as hard and intense as you make them. I mean me and my sister (who also joined) are flying when it comes to the board exercises, going ninety! Then you look around and some woman are going through the motions with no intensity whatsoever!

With 2 circuits I end up sweaty, heart pumping and big rosey cheeks and some ladies finish with a face full of make that hasn't even budged!
But they are far and few between - most people you can see put a good effort into the 30mins.

During the two circuits (or the 30 mins) you are asked to step away from the machines and count your heart rate. There's a big chart on the wall and you have to make sure your heart rate is in the desired range.

So it's a count of 10 secs....I'm always counting like 25 - 30 beats in those 10 seconds.. So i'm either doing a great job and getting a good workout...or i'm very unfit

Anyway I'm due there after work again today.

Gurlzie1

aoife161 wrote: »

So it's a count of 10 secs....I'm always counting like 25 - 30 beats in those 10 seconds.. So i'm either doing a great job and getting a good workout...or i'm very unfit

If you are doing cardio and want to make sure that the intensity is enough here is a simple way to estimate this:

Take your Heart Rate Maximum (in theory no. of beats per min heart is capable of producing) calculation 220 - your age

Your Target HR should be between 60% - 80% of your HR Max

My HR Max is 194
My Target HR is 155
I train at 80% of my HR Max because I do really high intensity cardio work for a short period of time. If I am doing cardio for more than 30mins I keep my target HR at 60% because the intensity is going to be a lot lower over a longer period of time.

Is this similar to what Curves have? Does their chart fit in with what I do?

aoife161

Gurlzie1 wrote: »

If you are doing cardio and want to make sure that the intensity is enough here is a simple way to estimate this:

Take your Heart Rate Maximum (in theory no. of beats per min heart is capable of producing) calculation 220 - your age

Your Target HR should be between 60% - 80% of your HR Max

My HR Max is 194
My Target HR is 155
I train at 80% of my HR Max because I do really high intensity cardio work for a short period of time. If I am doing cardio for more than 30mins I keep my target HR at 60% because the intensity is going to be a lot lower over a longer period of time.

Is this similar to what Curves have? Does their chart fit in with what I do?

cool thanks Gurlzie!
Yeah it looks like what the chart is in curves. THey have it all calculated out...so you just choose your age bracket and then they tell you, you need to be in the 60-80% range.
I've just worked out what mine is now.
My HR is also 194
And for 10 seconds of counting I was counting on average 26 beats....so thats 156 beats which would be roughly 80% of my HR.....So I should just keep that up then?

What about when you get more fit and your body adapts to this...I should just aim to always get my heart rate up to the 80% area.....which I guess would mean the fitter I get, the more effort I need to put in?

Gurlzie1

aoife161 wrote: »

cool thanks Gurlzie!
Yeah it looks like what the chart is in curves. THey have it all calculated out...so you just choose your age bracket and then they tell you, you need to be in the 60-80% range.
I've just worked out what mine is now.
My HR is also 194
And for 10 seconds of counting I was counting on average 26 beats....so thats 156 beats which would be roughly 80% of my HR.....So I should just keep that up then?

What about when you get more fit and your body adapts to this...I should just aim to always get my heart rate up to the 80% area.....which I guess would mean the fitter I get, the more effort I need to put in?

I use to do a lot of lower intensity cardio when I was a beginner in at the gym and had to lose a good bit of weight.I got bored of long cardio sessions and felt that I was getting too use to it, I changed to interval training which is a higher intensity.
I get on the cross-trainer or bike and will do 1 min as fast as I can and then rest for 30sec, usually do this for 15mins and I am sweating a lot!
I'm not an expert but varied interval training doesn't let your body apadt to the training, it's almost shocking it in a way I suppose.

If I feel the intervals getting too easy I increase the level on the machine or change the ratios I use around, have less of a rest period or match work/rest ration 1:1

Interval training will also help you keep burning fat after your session, the more fat I can get rid of the better I say!

RacoonQueen

aoife161 wrote: »

cool thanks Gurlzie!
Yeah it looks like what the chart is in curves. THey have it all calculated out...so you just choose your age bracket and then they tell you, you need to be in the 60-80% range.
I've just worked out what mine is now.
My HR is also 194
And for 10 seconds of counting I was counting on average 26 beats....so thats 156 beats which would be roughly 80% of my HR.....So I should just keep that up then?

What about when you get more fit and your body adapts to this...I should just aim to always get my heart rate up to the 80% area.....which I guess would mean the fitter I get, the more effort I need to put in?

The 'fat burning zone' is below 80%, roughly 65%-75% of your MHR.

As you get fitter you'll have to work harder to get it that high as your RHR gets slower as your heart becomes stronger and more efficient.

aoife161

Ok....so tomorrow is 'D Day' as myself and my sister are calling it!

I'm going for my first assessment. I've been going to curves 5 weeks now.
First week I did 3 workouts, 2nd week 4 workouts, 3rd week 3 workouts, 4th week 4 workouts and this week, tomorrow will be my 4th workout.

So...I'm hoping to see SOME results! I've not notice much on the scales...but I think that I'm not really expecting much in way of pounds...but hopefully inches.

I've definitely noticed some changes..i.e. my muscles feel alot stronger. And when I'm standing normally I feel more..umm...taught? That sounds stupid...i'm not a piece of string. But I don't feel as wobbly!

I've certainly put my all into the workouts. 30 mins intensively working out....followed by 10 mins stretching each workout. And I've never left Curves without sweat beads rolling from my brow or the need to drink a gallon of water!



Anyway I will report back tomorrow.

Fingers crossed.

xebec

Fair play on the hard work, hope it all pays off for you! And don't forget that it's a long-term lifestyle change, so if it isn't everything you hope, keep it up and you'll reap the benefits over the summer months!

aoife161

yep definitely. I think i've really tried to incorporate it into my lifestyle....and its become almost a habit now.
Today was the first day that I brought my gym gear and didn't go. But it was because i've gone everyday this week and I honestly thought that my body needed a rest!

I will keep it up though. And I know its going to be a slow process...i haven't put this weight on overnight...so I don't expect to lose it overnight.

I've also been cycling. Couple of times a week...and its nice to get my heart pumping in that respect too.

Still though there are a couple of instructors at Curves tomorrow I'd like to be able to say...HA! Look what I've achieved. Sounds small doesn't it...but I think they could put their money where their mouths are...they're not exactly beacons on fitness themselves..and are the first to come to you when you're on a board and say 'oh don't work too hard on the cardio..put your all into the machines'.....
I mean wha? I put equal effort into each station...and I'm also checking that my heart rate is in the right zone...

Anyway, life's too short eh? I'm going to keep at it no matter what.

Gurlzie1

Fair Play to you!

Looking forward to your post and how you went.

aoife161

ok so had my assessment....

Results are in!

Total inches lost : 6
Total weight loss: 1lb
Total body fat% loss: 2%

I've very happy overall.
Breakdown of inches lost:
Arms - 1.5"
Abdomen - 2"
Thighs - 0"
Hips - .5"
Bust - 1"
Waist - 1"

Happy enough. And I know I shouldn't be expecting too much on the scales...buts i'm so used to measuring myself using the scales that 1lb was like...wha?!
Anyway its going well and I really do enjoy going.

Haven't cycled as much in the last week as I should have. Have been really tired in the mornings its hard to get out of bed that bit earlier and cycle to work. But the plan is to try and do it at least 3 times a week as well as the gym visits.

So overall Curves seems to be working! I haven't been focusing on my diet much. I do tend to eat healthily...but its the evenings and the weekend that I lose focus and think feck it....

Typical day's menu is:
Breakfast - Banana with handful of almonds
Lunch: Avocado, Tune, Mayo blended and eaten in a toasted wholemeal pitta. Kiwi.
Snack at 4pm: Soya Yoghurt
Dinner: (this is where my downfall is!) Fish/meat/chicken with veggies. Normally a homemade curry stir fry (lots of spices and tinned tomatoes mixed with meat and pak choi, chickpeas, onions, leeks etc). It doesn't sound too bad, but my portions are ridiculous and then around 8pm I'll get the nibbles. And it with my cup of black tea or tea with soya milk that I'll have the biscuits and or squares of chocolate.

I tend to be very good during the week but when the weekend comes its everything and anything really. So if I was able to just keep to it throughout the week i'm sure i'd see better results!

OneBlueAngel

I have lost 3 stone with curves so I am all for it, i still like doing other forms of excersie besides it but its part of my life now. I love it so much that i left nursing to work in a curves franchise!! I love helping the Ladies achieve there goals as i know how hard it is to get motivated to get fit but its worth it, when you can feel confident again about yourslef