InternationalPlayboy
01-14-2005, 07:11 PM
"I am slender and attractive!"... Well, still working on the "slender" part. :D
Last fall, I
reached the heaviest I've ever been, around 235 pounds or so. I'm 5'9" and 45 years old. It seems that each
winter that I gain 5 or 10 pounds and never lose it. This winter I've reversed the trend.
Having an almost
12 hour work day, I don't have time to join a gym. If I did join, I would have to go during their busiest part of
the day. So my exercise has consisted of walks on the weekend. Usually only on Friday and Saturday for 3 to 5 miles
each time. Sometimes I get ambitious and walk up to 8 miles or so. Sit ups have never worked for me. I rub my rear
raw on one side to the point of bleeding with the friction caused by the sit ups.
So I've tried several
gimmicks, from what I called the "butt bucket," which Susanne Sommers sold in the 1980s for sit ups, to that thing
you pulled against the stomach, which seemed to work the arms more than the abs, to the "Ab Doer," which was of some
limited success.
I bought an "Ab Lounge" last fall and have been using it since the last week or so in
October. This thing works! I can really feel the burn in my stomach muscles when I use it. I've lost about 15
pounds and I wish I had taken measurements before I started using the lounge as I can tell just by looking that my
waist is reducing. If I don't wear a belt, my pants slip down past my hips now. I haven't changed anything in my
diet other than eating less, and I didn't do that consciously. I can only think that the abs are holding in the
stomach better so it doesn't have as much stretch for food.
Only complaint I have is I bought mine from J.
C. Penny, and ended up with an "Ab Lounge 2." This one isn't exactly like the informercial one. Instead of a metal
bar to hold onto, there's a nylon strap. In one of the exercises, you are to put both arms through the strap and
hold them straight above the head. I can only get one arm through the strap. A more important complaint is that it
doesn't fold up like the one shown on TV. I had to replace some lock nuts with wing nuts so I could disassemble it
quickly for storage.
Other than that, I think I made a great investment. I'm feeling the best I have in a
long time and hope I can keep the weight going down. That would help the sleep apnea and high cholestrol and blood
pressure I've developed in the last few years, not to mention being more attractive for the women. I was getting so
bad that I'd get out of breath bending over to tie my shoes.
Of course, YMMV, but I'm very happy I bought
this device. It's easy and kind of fun to use. And like I said, I can really feel the burn in the abdominal area.
Last fall, I
reached the heaviest I've ever been, around 235 pounds or so. I'm 5'9" and 45 years old. It seems that each
winter that I gain 5 or 10 pounds and never lose it. This winter I've reversed the trend.
Having an almost
12 hour work day, I don't have time to join a gym. If I did join, I would have to go during their busiest part of
the day. So my exercise has consisted of walks on the weekend. Usually only on Friday and Saturday for 3 to 5 miles
each time. Sometimes I get ambitious and walk up to 8 miles or so. Sit ups have never worked for me. I rub my rear
raw on one side to the point of bleeding with the friction caused by the sit ups.
So I've tried several
gimmicks, from what I called the "butt bucket," which Susanne Sommers sold in the 1980s for sit ups, to that thing
you pulled against the stomach, which seemed to work the arms more than the abs, to the "Ab Doer," which was of some
limited success.
I bought an "Ab Lounge" last fall and have been using it since the last week or so in
October. This thing works! I can really feel the burn in my stomach muscles when I use it. I've lost about 15
pounds and I wish I had taken measurements before I started using the lounge as I can tell just by looking that my
waist is reducing. If I don't wear a belt, my pants slip down past my hips now. I haven't changed anything in my
diet other than eating less, and I didn't do that consciously. I can only think that the abs are holding in the
stomach better so it doesn't have as much stretch for food.
Only complaint I have is I bought mine from J.
C. Penny, and ended up with an "Ab Lounge 2." This one isn't exactly like the informercial one. Instead of a metal
bar to hold onto, there's a nylon strap. In one of the exercises, you are to put both arms through the strap and
hold them straight above the head. I can only get one arm through the strap. A more important complaint is that it
doesn't fold up like the one shown on TV. I had to replace some lock nuts with wing nuts so I could disassemble it
quickly for storage.
Other than that, I think I made a great investment. I'm feeling the best I have in a
long time and hope I can keep the weight going down. That would help the sleep apnea and high cholestrol and blood
pressure I've developed in the last few years, not to mention being more attractive for the women. I was getting so
bad that I'd get out of breath bending over to tie my shoes.
Of course, YMMV, but I'm very happy I bought
this device. It's easy and kind of fun to use. And like I said, I can really feel the burn in the abdominal area.