UK Fat Chicks - Exercise 2003

I hate to be the one to bring this up, but :shrug: we all know a little bit of exercise helps the weight loss and will leave us all toned up for the beach this summer.:flow2:

:drill: Anybody got any great plans ??:drill:

I'm going to get my walking going again. I went for a walk tonight to the roundabout - very exicting ??? Took 15 minutes in the :rain: rain and sleet, was soaked and freezing when I got back.

Have also done 5 minutes work with the :barbell: weights today. A slow start, but I need to tone some of these muscles. :strong:

:drill: Would love to get back to the swimming on a Friday night, not always easy with Rays shifts. May try tomorrow night, if he is home at a reasonable time.

i had the best of intentions to start my swimming tonight but have a raging ear infection, so not really the best thing for me to do. i will be off to see the doc tomorrow, hopefully get it cleared up in a few days......owwwww!

I fully intend to get back on my strider. Starting with 20 mins a day and building back up to 30

I did manage seven whole minute jiggling about on the trampoline...got a sweat going and then crumpled in a big fat heap! I'll build up slowly but surely :)

Been for another 15 minute walk, got home just as cold, but not soaked through this time

Swimming has just become so easy.

Sean and Steven used to have their swimming lessons one after the other, they are at different stages as Steven had to be 5 before he could start, something to do with insurance. But Steven is going up a class and now takes his lessons on a Thursday, while Sean has his on a Wednesday. It was either that or spend nearly 2 hours hanging around at the pool on a Wednesday, not a lot of fun.

But it does mean I can go for a swim with Sean one day and with Steven the next. 2 x 30 minutes swimming sessions a week, for the next 8 weeks anyway - I can't wait I want to go right now not in 2 days !!!!

Am going to keep the lunch time walking going too, I am going to build it up to a mile. One day when the weather is really bad, I'll drive around and measure some of the routes I walk.

I do want to start my exercise tapes again, need to find the motivation to get out of bed early though.

This weeks plan

Tues - 30 min walk
Wed - 30 min walk & 30 min swim
Thur - 30 min walk & 30 min swim
Fri - 30 min walk & 10 mins of stretches
Sat - walk
Sun - rest
Mon - 30 min walk & 10 mins of stretches

Seems a lot when I write it down.

Will build myself up this week to dust of an exercise video.

My Plan is to use the gym upstairs and get my money's worth outta that darned expensive treadmill that i begged for last year :lol: it's not like i don't like it..i :love: it..but..for some reason i just won't get my lazy arse up there to do it. I took the VCR out of the bedroom today and rigged it up in the gym so i have no excuse not to use an exercise tape..even if it is'nt the "FIRM" :lol:

I had a new bike for christmas so am going to cycle each day. Also i have to walk the dog each day so am going to start with 20 minutes and slowly build it up. Also intend to do an exercise tape 2 or 3 times a week.

I intend to do something once I can walk in a straight line. At the moment taking H to school and collecting him is a task. Ear problem is affecting my balance, haven't been on the wine honest!!

Went for another walk in the freezing cold at lunchtime, was invigorating and probably the quickest I've walked to the town and back - was absolutely freezing.

But I did feel better for it - honestly !!!!!

Went for a walk at lunchtime followed by a 30 minute swim this evening. Besides being all very energetic at work.

I will definately sleep tonight

I did 4 miles on my treadmill and 30 mins on my exercise bike..i should really get my 'real' bike out and get out in the sun before this beautiful weather changes :)

I managed to walk into town yesterday in the snow, and back. I did feel better for it too. Can't wait to feel better and get back into the swing of things.

Well reading all your replies - I really must start getting some exercise. I'm the world's worst, hate exercise, but know I should do some.

i walk my daughter to school, its only about 7 mins each way, but I do that twice a day - so it's a start.

We bought an all singing, all dancing exercise machine last year off one of the shopping channels, and the idea is you get a full body workout in 4, yes 4, minutes a day (I'm starting to sound like the advert!). We had to move it into the garage to make some space for lots of Christmas visitors, but I'll get my hubby to drag it back out again - as it wasn't too bad to use, hard work, but only 4 minutes, it's not too much to commit to - I'm absolutely exhausted afterwards though!!:dizzy:

7 minutes each way is a good start. I am a firm believe of anything other that sitting vegging out on the couch is good for us.

Having said that I haven't been for my walk today. I just back in from one of the other offices, did give me a chance to measure my usual walk in the car. If I walk down to the town, turn round and coem straight back, I walk a mile a day. Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

I will still be going swimming tonight, no excuses.

Been walking again today, doc gave me more antibiotics and a note for a week so off next week too, lets hope I am fighting fit by then. Not writing too much cos have kept losing my posts all day, fine this morning then'page not available' when I submit reply, anyone else having problems?

Nope, no probs posting here TQ....have you lost your cookies by chance (that sounds funny)! Sometimes I can't post and have to re-do the options thingy cos someone has eaten the cokkies or something daft like that...Dave always says it's not him too! Glad to hear you're walking and is it in a straight line yet luv?

Nearly straight but a bit wobbly.....but then aren't I always :)

Don't think that is anything to do with the ear problem, more likely due to the wine. I've read stories about women sitting at home all day.

Been for a swim, am absolutely knacked.

Wine :?: must be well off...whatsup wi' beer ? :lol: that's all i've got :dizzy: i 'walked' for 3 miles..'rode' for 20 mins..and did about 10 minutes of that new pilates tape :eek: too much for me..my shin will never meet my head :lol: unless i go A over T.

Am no good at pilates or yoga or anything like that.

Have hurt my back lying on the couch, only I could do that. It will ease as I move around - surely.

Walked my mile today, keep hoping it will do me some good

Whose hubby ended up on the floor trying to do one of their wives exercise tape a while back and ended up falling and laying (naked)? on the floor covered in potpourri? I remember reading about it ages ago and being in hysterics, it was a well funny story :)

I have wrestled an angry three year old who is built like buddha, about six times today, can I cound that as exercise?

It sounds like exercise to me Chris :lol: did about an hour of assorted exercise tapes today and 3 miles on my treadmill.

Theres a free pilates dvd in the daily mail tomorrow....of course I will be getting it....might even watch it!!

Didn't do any exercise yesterday.

Have no idea what we are doing today, if it involves a lot of vegging out I will escape for a walk to burn of some of the wine I drank last night

Did get the dvd didn't even watch it!! Must try harder.

Did'nt exercise yesterday unless you count stacking firewood ;)

We have just been for a long walk and fed the birds and squirrels, the pond is frozen, come home to a lovely hot peppermint drink (would rather have lovely steaming mug of chocolate and biscuits!!) That will do for today it will be back to the Monopoly board all too soon....yawn.

Walked for a whole 10 minutes, had to fight against the wind on the way back, does that burn more calories ???

Walked for 5 miles on my treadmill today :D tried to make up a bit for missing a day ;)

Way to go Cathy

You are superstars!! i have walked around the shops for 2 and a half hours, does it count??

Course it counts TQ :D

I've just rejoined this site after a 3 month absence and am seriously thinking about exercise.

I currently walk my daughter to and from school and swimming (and to the nursery at work) for

1 hour 20 mins on a monday
1 hour on a Tuesday, wed, thurs, fri

This is all the exercise I currently get. I would like to start using an exercise video and wonder which ones you would all recommend as being very good for someone very unfit who needs to lose upwards of 100lb.

I do have Mr Motivators BLT2 from several years ago but was wondering about something new that would feel a bit special because it was new.

BTW, has anyone tried these exercise balls? And if so what is your opinion?

I was also wondering about re-bounders but not sure if I want to keep hitting myself in the face with my stomach. How fit do you need to be to use one effectively and do you just jump up and down or is it a bit more technical than that?

Any input would be appreciated!:)

I like the lorraine kelly videos.

What about borrowing some from the library until you find one that suits you.

I think the exercise balls look like fun, but I wonder how long I would use it before it ended up in the garage with everything else gathering dust.

I haven't tried rebounding either, like my boobs where they are, not on the ceiling. :) :) :)

No exercise today, although I was very active at work. Didn't walk because of the rain, will go out tomorrow, what ever the weather. No excuses

Rebounders are great but like all equipment are only any use if used to exercise on and not store your clothes/odds and ends etc on. Mine is still in the garage but will be back in the house and in use before the end of the week.
You can get videos to do specific exercises on or you can just stick on a favourite cd and dance around.

I jog and jump on my rebounder while watching telly, makes me keep my mind busy and then I don't realise I'm working out. I like the rebounder cos it's soft on the joints and since starting on my weight loss journey, I've not had much luck with my joints at all. I did look at some video's that went with them, BPB sent me a link, somewhere on this thread to veiw, but they really looked like too hard work for my liking...

Hi

I have not been here for a while but I can tell you that I am still struggling as much as ever... in fact more. I am currently 1/2 stone heavier than I was last time I visited. I just cannot lose this weight and I am sure that the main reason is due to lack of exercise.

I work in a school office and although I don't sit for long periods I don't move around too much. This means that when I diet, the loss is slow, so slow that I lose patience before I lose the weight.

I have tried all kinds of diets BUT they all allow me to eat too much in comparison to my calorie output but if I eat much less I am really starving, it is a "chicken and egg" situation.

I am like most of you, I really don't like exercise. When I was slim, it was so easy. I played sqush, badminton and did 3 classes of aerobics per week but it gets hard as you get older. You drop the classes one at a time until you are doing none, which does your weigh a power of good!!!.

Anyway, my main reason for posting here is to tell you about a new exercise tape I got just before Xmas. Its a walking tape and is therfore a little more gentle BUT very effective. I use that and my rebounder and that does keep my interest a litle longer. I still need no excuse at all not to do it but it may do some of you some good knowing about it. It is the Leslie Sansone 2 mile walk but you can stop at one mile. Basically its very low impact and does not require too much space. 2 miles takes about 20 minutes, I keep telling myself that 20 minutes out of a day is nothing if I am to achieve weight loss, but I don't always convince myself.

I hope you find this of some interest.

J

Walked another 3 miles on my treadmill last night :D i tend to use this the most..i really should try to incorporate some weightlifting into my routine to vary it a bit.

Well done everyone, the walking tape sounds good Jano, great to hear from you. I have cleaned my upstairs, polished furniture and floors etc,that orange stuff does make my hands sore though. Really should try to get into Marigolds.

No walk today, weather was just too bad. Am going swimming tonight when Sean is at his swimming lesson, but will need to take Steven in the water with me as Ray is working.

So no 'real' exercise today

Did'nt exercise yesterday..and ate chocolate too :yikes: only exercise i got was going to walmart for some new leggings to exercise in :lol: will do some now :wave:

More floor polishing today, been moving all day so it has got to count as exercise!!

why are you polishing floors?

:lol: good question Jano..did 3 miles on my treadmill yesterday and 5 miles today with 15 minutes of free weights :D

LOL Cos they are 'wooden ' floors and need polishing, and as I am off work I am trying to keep my fingers out of the fridge. I went back to Docs yesterday and have been given a spray now to get to grips with this ear infection!! Heres hoping it works!!

Goodness me, TQ...it is well time that stubborn ear infection of your's took a hike!!!
Hope the new stuff from the doctor works.
Mind your back on those floors....:devil:
Jano...it will be okay in the end....we will all help if we can, I'm sure.:D

I have been thinking about getting a treadmill....but have never seen one advertised anywhere....any suggestions, please?

See you soon, love from Teel:dancer: :dancer:

Hey TQ, watch out for those splinters in those boards hehe

Did my 2 mile walking tape yesterday and I'm off to do it again now.

I'll shift this weight if it kills me, it is strictly UNWANTED, yes sireee!


.......off - bye
Jx

Those weights took their toll yesterday i've got a gimpy neck this morning..i know what it was the 'butterfly press' :( it get's me everytime :rolleyes:

Well I did a reply to this some time ago but it has gone...


I did my walking tape last night and again tonight so thats 4 miles in all

I will get rid of this weight iof it kills me

'Walked' 5.5 miles on my treadmill today..was aiming for 6 but got fed up :lol:

Now I feel like a big fat couch potato.

Am feeling better, no real exercise, but I spent most of the day tidying Stevens room, so I figure that is better than vegging out all day.

If Ray is not working tomorrow, I may attempt a walk, depends on teh weather. Am going swimming in the evening with the kids and friends.

I 'walked' 6 miles yesterday for a total of 18 in 4 day's :D also did about 15 mins of weights...i was watching "From Dawn till Dusk" and just kept going :lol: when they were killing all the vampires my little legs were going like the clappers :lol: :cp:

Got Lazyitis at the moment but forced myself to 'walk' 4 miles today :D

You'll walk yourself to England soon Cathy...LOL! I wonder how many miles away you are? I think I'm 3000....

Wish i could walk home :lol: it would save some money..we must be about 5000 miles away :( could be more :dizzy:

From dusk till dawn....is that the George Clooney one, weird to see him playing a bad guy and sporting a big tattoo, mind you i could watch him all night if he was on the testcard. I have been walking the last couple of days, out in the elements though, not v pleasant....rebounder still in the garage!!

Does anyone know the guidelines on wearing trainers when exercising? I dusted of my old BLT2 exercise tape by Mr Motivator today - watched some of it but didn't participate - and he said it was important to wear the correct trainers. However the only bit that seems to involve jumping up and down is the warm up where he does running on the spot.

My floor is concrete under a very thin carpet and although I don't want to spend money on trainers if I don't need to, I would rather do that than end up damaging joints as 16 stone something hits concrete at a rate of knots! Good job its not a wood floor or I would end up damaging joists!!!!!!!!!:)

Made up for not joining in with Mr M by swimming 20 lengths. I only learnt to swim in march last year and had got up to 32 lengths by june (which was the last time i was able to go due to childcare and husband working strange hours) so this is the first time I've been in 7 months and I was thrilled to manage even 1 length, let alone 20.

One happy bunny tonight!

Swam for 30 minutes last night, walked a mile and a small bit today and swam with Sean tonight - probably managed about 15 minutes swimming myself. Was trying to coach him on the breast stroke.

Helen..20 lengths..thats great :bravo: i wish i could swim but i don't think i can overcome my fear of water :( as for the trainers..i would buy some..your feet need the support..i need some new ones myself..i find that my feet sometimes ache because my old ones are getting worn and are'nt supporting my feet like they should. I did'nt exercise at all today :( re-potted some plants and then went shopping..will have to make up tomorrow.

Well done on all the exercise this week everyone. I have been walking to and from work and between the two jobs this week. I haven't been swimming opr anything yet but am hoping my ear is up toscratch on Monday and I can get back into it,must admit I don't actually fancy it this weather and I can't get anyone else to go either. My rebounder is in the house though and I have actually done 10 minutes today. Ear still making things a bit wobbly, got more antibiotics yesterday so lets hope these get rid of the little bug (ger)!!

Went for a walk yesterday lunchtime, was the last thing I really felt like doing, my side was playing me up, but had to get out for a while.

Today though the antibotics have kicked in and I went for a walk in the sunshine today, a brisk 2 miles, fair enjoyed it and came back all windswept and mysterious.

Carol.."windswept and mysterious" eh? :s: :chin: hmmm, i just come back looking like i've been dragged through a hedge :lol:

This is Day 3 of no exercise :( don't know whats up wi' me..i got to snap out of this :D

Too be honest Cathy I looked like I had been through the hedge backwards too, but I was trying to be romantic and poetic - Ray just laughed at the state of my hair when I got back.

Am taking the boys swimming later with some friends, will be 6 kids in the group - must be mad. But although us adults won't get any real swimming done, it will be better exercise than sitting on the couch doing nothing.

Have a pile of ironing to do as well and will be tidying Seans room for a couple of hours,all that banding and lifting will help. But no 'real' exercise today for me.

Am considering getting up early tomorrow and doing an aerobics tape - used to do it all the time before ........

Yeh..i remember that Carol..you were the QUEEN of early riser's :D

Bought trainers and an exercise mat on friday - thought skipping, using my old ab-cruncher and the Mr Motivator video would be enough to start me off for a couple of weeks especially if I could go swimming now and again.

But got exercise just laughing today:

Chris got my weights out of the loft using with my old video and I bought the ab cruncher downstairs. I lay on the floor and tried to isolate my stomach muscles. No success, no movement. Chris told me to move away from the machine and try again. same reaction. he then showed me how to do sit ups properly and pulled a muscle in his shoulder. In the meantime my daughter had asked if she could use the ab-cruncher, had got a blanket and had lain down on the mat bit with the pillow, had tucked herself up and was using the weights as candles next to the bed she told me. Best use for it as far as I can see!

Sounds like a good laugh Helen.

Well the early morning didn't happen, I sat watching Taggart until nearly one this morning, so there was no chance of me getting up at 6 to work out - tomorrow morning will be a different matter and I am aiming for a workout at 6:20 for 30 mins workout, a long shower and then the rest of the morning routine as usual.

need to get back to this.

No walk today either as the weather was pitiful, I could have walked to the town in record time, but would have had to have battled against the wind to get back up the hill to the office. And then the rain .................

Did it !!!

Got up and did 30 minutes fo aerobics bfore breakfast - will do it again on Friday morning, too busy swimming Wednesday and Thursday

Well done Carol, I think you need a lot of motivation to get out of bed before the last possible moment, especially to exercise!

I had a very unusual day for me. Someone told me yesterday about a fitness and health morning at the community centre next to my daughters school so I went this morning. It was totally free with a creche if anyone needed it. We did aerobics, pilates and relaxation then we could be weighed if we wanted or had our blood pressure taken. Mine was fine which surprised me no end! And we came down from the exercise to a table full of mango, pinapple, kiwi, and other fruit, dips, veg for dipping, fruit juice etc. Wow. Still all free!

Then after taking my daughter back to the school in the afternoon I went swimming. Not sure how many lengths I managed as I was quite tired from the morning and kept losing count but I think I probably managed around 20 again.

Got caught in driving hail on the way home and then just collapsed! I'm off for a bath and very early night in a minute. I am very pleased with myself. As my husband pointed out it was probably the most exercise I've done since I was about 14 (when I started skiving off PE) and I'm now 38. I was amazed I kept up as I was definately the most overweight person there.:smug:

Wow Helen, well done. I don't think I could have done all that in one day. Have a good sleep. The food sounds fab too. Carol, what exercise did you do this morning, well done luv. I am trying to get back into Tae-bo every morning again, but it's so cold, not an excuse I know, but I'd far prefer to stay in bed a half hour longer, all snuggly buggly like. :)

Sounds great Helen, all health centres should provide this service, hope it's a regular thing!!
I am having probs posting again so hope you get thiis post!!

Boy, do i feel guilty skiving off exercise :lol: you've shamed me into doing something now ;) Helen what a great place :D how can they give all that food away too :dizzy: i'd sure keep going if i was you :)

I wish they'd do something like that round here, Helen. I'd definitely be up for it. I actually miss aerobics, but the class i was going to shuts down for the winter because she says not enough people bother to turn out if they have to go in the cold! We think it reopens in March; so not that long before i can go back, I suppose!

It sounds like you've done really well today anyway- think of all the points you must have burned! Keeping up is brilliant too when you're not used to that kind of exercise.

I actually got my lazy duff on to my treadmill :cp: i did 30 mins on the mountain program and 30 mins on the weightloss program..i had my new trainers on and they were rubbing me but i thought "i'm not stopping" when i took them off i have a blood blister covering the whole of my little toe :( never mind i'll wrap it up tomorrow and do it all again :D

Went for a 10 minute walk, better than nothing, but not as good as usual. It was far too cold to walk any further so I just turned round and came back to work.

Will be swimming with Sean later so that'll keep this metabolism moving.

Went on my treadmill again and have another blister for my trouble :rolleyes: but will it stop me :drill: NO WAY!

I walked to work in a blizzard that must count as exercise today!!

3 miles on treadmill today..weightloss program :D

Does building a snowman count? shovelling the white stuff etc? No school today cos staff cant get in, kids are having a whale of a time here and so am I !!

I still have no snow. I am in Scotland, we are supposed to get the snow, but we have had none this winter at all !!!!!!!!! :(:(:

You all had snow a few weeks ago - isn't fair {stamps foot in huff} {and again for affect}

Not exericising today, too busy beign in the huff

3 miles of basic walking today :)

Cathy, you are amazing. Keep this up and you'll be walking marathons come the summer.

I am hoping for a walk or a bike ride later on, depends on the boys. I know I could take them swimming, but am saving that for tomorrow. The pair of them missed football training this morning, as we slept in. So need to get them moving today, for a short while anyway.

If I'm home alone tonight, I am planning on doing my lorraine kelly video again. I missed it yesterday morning as things didn't go according to plan.

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Carol..i've been thinking about that :D i only walk fast at the moment with an occasional spurt of jogging and i feel so energised while i'm doing it :) i would love to be able to eventually jog if not run for some considerable distance :D to take part in a small marathon would be great :cp:

I can't run or jog the length of myself, would like to be able to run further, maybe it'll come as the weight goes down.

I could walk forever though, so maybe I'll just enter and walk an entire marathon ?

We can both enter together then :D i 'went' 4 miles today :)

Took the boys swimming, more of a splash around, but better than nothing

Need to get my act together and get walking.

I have found a treadmill in the Argos catalogue...!!!!!!!

I wonder how long before I decide to "find it" in my house?:lol: :devil: :cb:

Teel..what do they cost over there :?: is it a good one with all the options :?: power incline..preset programs? mine cost a bomb so i have to use it :lol: otherwise face the wrath of hubby..by wrath i mean tutting and :rolleyes: :lol:

Not done any exercise today - :(

Am going to get up early tomorrow morning and do 30 minutes of aerobics - am looking forward to it - how sad is that :) :) :)

Worked hard today..did 3 miles on my "user program" one that you program in yourself..on this one i start at 3mls per hr at 0% incline :) then every minute the incline increases along with the speed until i reach 15% incline :eek: and then come down again..it is one rocking workout :D

Couldn't get out bed this morning - whoops.

Walked for 30 minutes in the snow, sure it burns more cals - will try for tomorrow morning for the aerobics, depends how comfy the bed is though

4 miles of hill walking today :D

Wed walked and went swimming
Thurs - walked
Friday - walked - too fast have knocked the stuffing out of myself

Housework will be the exercise of the day, followed by 30 minutes of aerobics if I can get everyone out of the livingroom later

My 'ear bandit' has arrived this morning, swimming will commence on Monday no matter how tired/cold etc I am feeling!!

3.25 miles on Weds, 3 miles on Thurs, 4 miles on Fri. :D

TQ, What is an ear bandit??? Sounds interesting. Cat....you are a walkaholic luv, you are brilliant putting all those miles on you. Carol, housework must count as exercise, I do enough of it to count I swear. And I've worked a sweat up doing some of it at times too!

Am just physcing myself up to go for a walk. Not sure whether to go for the 3 mile round circuit or whether just to walk up to the Co op do some shopping and walk back, a mere 2 miles.

Will need to get dressed first, as snuggly as my dressing gown is think people will laugh at me

:lol: i don't know Carol..could be quite the fashion statement :D i was naughty yesterday and took a day off :o think it was the after effects of friday's booze really :lol: will do some today :D

An ear band-it is like as neoprene band that helps to keep water out of your ears when swimming, you can see it on earbandit.com, I hope nobody laughs at me in it!! I am trying to prevent a re-occerence of the ear infection from ****:)

TQ, if anyone laughs at you, use your ear bandit like a big rubber band and flick it at em luv. Jusat know that you're the only one that matter's and your balance too. :)

If it's the 'betty's' in the pool who laugh (betty equals woman swimming in full makeup and hair still perfect) please swim past doing a splashy stroke and give them a big soak from all of us.

Went for a lovely 2 mile walk yesterday morning and then a hike with the boys, must have been at least another 2 miles, but it was over rough terrain. Was just lovelyin the sunshine

Went for a walk in a downpour at lunchtime today.

Why can't this weather be consistent, and by that Iwant yesterdays sunshine back not more of todays rain.

OK so two weeks ago I couldn't do an ab-crunch come love or money but since than have been doing some pilates exercises to build up stomach muscles, not much though. On thursday I was walking past the ab-cruncher and thought I'd give it another go and did 50, could feel the burn as I did them and nothing else hurt so thought I must be doing them correctly. I thought I wouldn't be able to move the next morning but I was in no pain at all so did 50 on Friday, 75 saturday and sunday and 100 just. Still no pain. So what is happening? Surely something should hurt? My husband says I must be doing them wrong but he watched me and said I seemed to be doing them OK and as I pointed out, surely if I was doing them wrong something else would hurt? When I've done them before its always been my neck muscles that have taken the brunt but they are OK too. I'm just wondering if anyone else thinks this is normal or could it mean I'm doing them wrong?

I would be grateful for any advice. I'm more than happy to keep doing them but would like to feel a bit more confident that I'm doing them correctly!

Thanks

I did it i went swimming, 45 minutes in my ear bandit !! Got a few strange looks, my mate said it made me look 'sporty' ha ha . First time ever in my life!

Helen..the pilates must have strengthened your muscles enough so that you are past the pain..if you know what i mean :spin: when you first did the pilates did it hurt a little? if it did then you probably worked all the muscles in your midsection..the same muscles you would use to do a sit-up..if you had'nt been doing the pilates first and just done the sit-ups you would have probably been sore like you are expecting to be now...hope this makes sense :)

TQ..we'll have to re-name you ZORRO :lol:

TQ, you should go swimming with me - everyone will be giving me and my stomach strange looks and won't even notice your ear-bandit:)

Went to Aerobics this morning and we have all requested they keep this course going after half-term. It was initially only for 6 weeks. Its sounding hopeful. I suggested we had 1 hour on a mon, tue and wed morning but maybe I'm just being obsessive!

Swimming this afternoon was a real pain. My friend and I were aiming for 32 lengths but it was really busy. I ended up doing 1/2 lengths so I wasn't encroaching on the busy end of the pool but had already been slowed down enough that I only managed 25 lengths. I'm a really slow swimmer anyway so couldn't get out of everyones way or swim round them quickly enough and I'm not confident enough to swim away from the side. I do a special stroke I invented myself called "underwater crawl". My husband says its doggy paddle!

Cathy, yes the Pilates killed when I first started doing them, I can't believe such a little exercise could make such a big difference in such a short time. Did mention this "problem" to the aerobics teacher and she said it sounded fine to her and that I should stop crunching when I feel the burn. I'm sure I can feel and see a difference already between my bust and waist and have lost 1 1/2 inches of my waist though I've only lost 11lb and only been exercising a bit for 3 weeks now.

Well done on the inch loss Helen, keep up the good work.

And to TQ for the swimming, I'm off to do a few lengths shortly whilst Sean is in his swimming lesson.

Got up at 6:40 and did 30 minutes of Lorraine Kelly's second aerobic tape, then walked at lunchtime and still the swimming to come, plus all the times I ran up and down the stairs at work today. Will definately sleep tonight.

walked 3 miles on monday and tuesday will do same today (hillwalking) :)

i fibbed..i did 4 miles today :)

Swam last night - another half hour stint.

Also got up early adn did some callanetics. For somethign that doesn't involve a lot of movement it is a killer. I only did the warm up, the first stomach exercise and the cool down, that took 25 minutes and I ache - must be doing me good ???

No walk yesterday

Plan for today is a walk, my 3rd 30 minutes aerobics session of the week and natural calorie usage through house work.

Exercise plan for this coming week

Sat - walk
Sun - nothing
Monday - aerobics & walk
Tuesday - callanetics & walk
Wednesday - swim & walk
Thursday - swim & walk
Friday - aerobics & walk
Sat - walk
Sun - nothing

There I've put it in writing now, gotta stick to it :gulp

i tried my Callanetics tape ONCE :lol: i think some of the "poses" are hard to get into..do you find that Carol? but it does work the 72yr old on my tape has a better body than me :yikes: :eek: and it shows before and after pic's..after 19 hours the pic's were incredible..maybe i should give it another whirl :chin:

I haven't tried callenetics. I bought the new Yogalates video two weeks ago but can't do it. I tried it but my stomach keeps getting in the way when I'm trying to get into certain positions, especially ones where you are supposed to hold your knees into your chest. I think I shall have to put it away for now and try again when I'm about another 3 or 4 stone lighter.

Would I have the same problem with callenetics?

Not neccessarily..if you can't do them she shows you another option that is'nt as hard for you to do until you get more flexible :D

Yes the poses in calanetics are impossible, am working my way through the tape slowly. Only managed one stomach exercise last time, couldn't face the second where you have one leg up in the air, not straight, your buttock still on the floor, chin on chest and roll up your shoulders, and then move forward half an inch - didn't even manage to get in to postion before they had done all 100 moves - maybe next time.

It is a big scunner when the 72 year old has a better body, but I'm working on it !!

Have a yoga tape too, but can't even attempt that one yet, as you say Helen maybe when we are a bit lighter, my tummy keeps getting in the way at the moment.

Have just been for a 3 mile walk in the glorious sunshine - was really good.

Have done lots of exercise this week, been for lots of walks and swam and done areobics and callanetics and boy do my stomach muscles know all about it.

Went for a lovely walk to the co-op this morning and then carried a whole load of shopping back in my rucksack. So doing weights as well

i walked 4 miles on my treadmill yesterday after taking 3 days off :rolleyes:

Got up at 6:30 and did 30 minutes of aerobics and have just been for a 1.5 mile walk in the lunchtime sunshine

Am determind to build some muscle to get rid of the fat

yesterday treadmill...today chucking logs :lol:

OK what have I done since Monday - lots

Tues - walk
Wed - swim
Thurs - swim
Fri - walk and areobics
Sat - aerobics
today - a wee rest I think

Have great plans for next week too, have been working my butt off. It will pay off in the long run - won't it ?

Great Job Carol..you deserve a rest ;) what have i done since Tuesday? nowt :lol: so i'm going to treadmill at 2pm when the movie comes on :D

Didn't have a rest - ended up doing 40 minutes of aerobics in the evening

Today I have just walked nearly 2 miles (my estimate - need to buy a pedometer) in the spring sunshine.

That will be me for today

Got my @rse on my treadmill as promised so i'm a happy camper today :)

Washed the cars, the spring sunshione was showing all the winter dirt from the roads.

We now have 2 lovely clean blue cars, probably means it will rain tonight and ruin all my hard work, I put a lot of effort into getting them cleanish !!!!

Am going to have a go at Kathy Smiths Pilates for ABS tonight. A friend lent it to me and she says it's a good one, she really enjoyed it. Wish me luck, I have no idea what I'm getting myself into with this.

Chris let us know what the vid is like :^: i walked for 4.25mls yesterday and 'burned' 465 cals if my treadmill tells the truth :lol:

Hellooooooo, ok this is what I thought about the vid. It's great if you can do pelvic floor exercises, hold your tummy in so you can make a curve (think about keeping a marble in place above your belly button), lift your bum up all nice and tight and make your ribs feel like knitting needles by poking them out, all at the same time while lifting your legs, head and arms in different motions. What was this pilates? A contortionist? I must say, I found it all very interesting, but unless I lose all the fat to be able to make these curves and such, I can't see me doing it very well. Kathy Smith also keeps telling you to breath, and quite fast which I found quite difficult and was always on an in breath when she was on an out.....I think I'll stick to Tae-bo for a bit longer :)

Am definately going to avoid pilates, sounds painful.

Got up this morning and did 30 minutes of calanetics, am beginning to get there with the stomach exercises, managed to do 50 roll ups of the first one, she says to do 100 and I managed 30 of the next 2 and 15 of the last one. Am getting better at it but it is hard.

Walked at lunch time with a colleague from another office who is working with me for a few days. But I walked slower than usual although with all the chatting my tongue got a good workout - not sure if that counts

Went for a walk tonight, reckon I must have gone about 2.5 miles and carried a load of shopping back for the last one of them.

All this is supposed to be good for you, but all it is doing is making me sleep.

:lol: sounds more like a childbirth class than an exercise class Chris :lol: totally different to the one i bought these girls go like the clappers :eek: before i've done one 'rep' and tried to follow what they are doing they've finished and started something else :yikes: needless to say i have'nt tried doing it again :lol:
I have'nt tried Callenetics again either..i really need to set up another tv..one to watch and one to play video's..then i'll get the best of both worlds :dizzy:

It did put me in the mind of child birth actually, legs akimbo going in different directions whilst in some pain and trying to breath...LOL! Needelss to say, I gave it a miss tonight and watched 24. It was very exciting and I even hada few tears at a soppy bit. Does crying burn calories I wonder?

Crying must use some cals cause the body needs to do some work to produce them, think you may have to cry an awful lot for it too make any difference.

Got up at 6:30 this morning again and did the back to front work out on my Lorraine Kelly tape - will no doubt ache tomorrow night

Went for a stroll again at lunchtime and a real walk tonight when I got in from work.

Am hoping to go swimming tomorrow night, but the local pool has a ladies only night and you can guarnatee it will be mobbed, not my idea of fun, am going to go surfing in a wee while and see if I can find any details on the pool in the next town.

This is a pilates exercise that I was shown and found very helpful but its not at all like the video Chris tried (which I won't be buying just yet!). This exercise is really effective:

Lie on your stomach on the floor and grip your forearms then rest your head, face down, on them. Try to lift your tummy button off the floor (imagine you are holding your tummy button away from a spike that is sticking up through the floor) and hold those muscles tight for a count of twenty. Relax then try again. Remember to breathe! I couldn't do ab-crunches until I tried this exercise and it made a difference in a couple of days.:)

Managed 32 lengths swimming on Tuesday and also tried "combat aerobics". Ahem. This was great, it consisted of someone standing behind me holding the middle of a giant elastic band taut. The band had a handle at each end and I held one in each hand and had to punch the air, in different directions. It was great fun with our trainer telling us to imagine it was our husbands! Backs of my arms ached yesterday.

The combat aerobics sounds fun, could get into that me thinks.

Have been a busy bee again today, up early and did Tae Bo, just put the tape on to see how much of it I could do, did the whole thing, am so impressed with myself :)

Went for a stroll at lunchtime and then a serious walk tonight - the 2.8 mile route, took about 40 minutes.

My muscles are starting to protest about all the hard work of this week, it will be worth it though.

Got up early again this morning and did 30 minutes of aerobics, am going to give the muscles a rest over the weekend.

Didn't manage to go for a walk at lunchtime as it was raining and the guy I am working with would have dissolved. Just kidding he's very nice really.

Taking the boys, their dad and my favourite nephew swimming to a new pool tonight - am looking forward to it, just waiting on the towels drying in the tumble dryer

No exercise yesterday..i will do some today..i will..i will..i will :D

My God Carol..i've just read how much exercise you are doing :bravo:
Helen..i'll try that exercise :)

Cathy, its just a tightening of the stomach muscles so shouldn't really hurt whilst you are doing it though you will feel "the burn" after a bit. Also anyone watching won't really see you moving as you won't be lifting your back up at all. I found it really helpful. Enjoy:)

Carol you are exercising fabously luv, well done to you. Cathy, I'm going to join you in Helens pilates exercise lifting the belly button off the floor, it sounds a whole lot easier than what I tried to do earlier this week. I had agonising lower back pain the day after, although I don't know whether to blame Pilates or my kids at work for that, cos work has been a very hectic physical one.

Did anyone watch the programme earlier tonight about Kylie? John-Claude van Dam (sp?) took credit for her bum by saying he told her about an exercise he was taught as a ballet dancer where you lie on the floor on your back with your feet on the floor and your knees raised and you had to lift your buttocks and squeeze them for a count of three then lower for 1 and repeat. I think I've seen this one before but thought I'd give it a go later, though I think it will take a lot more than that before I end up with a bum like hers!:) Liposuction would be more in order in my case:D

I would do that exercise everyday for the rest of my life if I thought I could get a bum like Kylies. Don't even think liposuction would work for me - a magic wand might be more the order of the day.

Yes Cathy I have worked this body this week, I have been really focused and pushed myself, I am determined to build some muscles to help burn this fat off - just hope it works. Was chatting to a couple of friends yesterday and said I will probably gain this week with all the muscle I have built, would be just my luck. We are going on holiday in a few weeks and I need some muscles to burn off all the booze I'll be consuming then.

I can see a difference in my shape so it is worth it, I just need to stay focused and keep at it.

I have been doing extra walking this week as I haven't really been doing as much during the day with having Brian working with me. He is too much of a gent to let me do all the lifting and carrying in my job and I haven't been running up all those stairs, cause I've been chatting to him on the way up. Is embrassing to be caught running up the stairs, only do it when there is no one else on them - most of the time. Don't have stairs at home so it is a bit of a novelty.

Went for a lovely walk yesterday afternoon, did a 3 mile circuit, had to measure it in the car, roll on mothers day and my pedometer.

Am hoping to escape for a walk later and will be taking the kids swimming, more of a splash around than a serious swim, but it will get my butt of the couch.

Did lots of housework yesterday, so that would have burnt of a few cals, got the livingroom and the iroining to tackle today. Don't iron much just my work stuff and a few of the boys things, so shouldn't moan.

Come on Cathy I saw you challenge on the other thread that I was out doing you exercise wise, can't have that.

Helen I'll try the bum lifts too :lol: i can't have Carol having buns of steel can i? :s: i was a little liar yesterday i did'nt exercise :o so i walked 4 miles today to make up for it a bit while i watched Shaft i should try and schedule it so i'm watching an action movie everytime because once the fighting starts and the guns come out my little legs go like the clappers..you would think they were after me :lol:

Couldn't get out of bed this morning to do an aerobics tape - had that Monday morning feeling.

Ran up and down the stairs a few times then walked a mile and a half at lunchtime - nice restful day

No excuses tomorrow morning

Buns of steel - I like the sound of that

Got out of bed and did calanetics, have managed to do all the warm up, about half of the required number of the stomach exercises and have tried the first leg one - I am making progress.

Went for a stroll at lunch time, was planning a proper walk tonight, but Ray was working until 8:30 and it was a bit late to go then

Will defiantely get a proper walk in tomorrow lunchtime

I've been doing the pilates one, I think Helen mentoined on here earlier. I can actually do it, and can feel it. I have tried sucking everything in and up too throughout the day, and I can definitely feel my tum muscles doing something so I take this as a good sign :)

Did Lorraine Kelly this morning- the first one, the legs kill me but it is getting easier.

Went for a walk at lunchtime, just over a mile, stopped into Index to see if they had any pedometers, but they don't.

Am hoping to get out for a walk this evening, if Ray isn't in until 8:30 I'll just need to go in the dark

No exercise for me yesterday just plenty of donuts :o :ink: i have'nt tried Helen's exercises yet but i will today after reading Chris's post (jogged my memory) funny how the important things in life like exercise slip your mind is'nt it? :lol:

Went for a walk on Thursday and did Tae Bo in the morning. Then on a Friday went for another walk, but no aerobics.

Am going to do some heavy landscaping in the garden, lots of digging and moving stuff !!!

No offical exercise for me over the weekend, just gardening and a 4.25 mile walk yesterday afternoon, as if that wasn't enough. Am going to step my exercise up a small bit this week, I really want to get swimming, but it doesn't fit in with Raymonds shifts, so I'll just need to contain myself to walking and aerobics.

The walk was a killer by the way, a long time since I walked that far.

As my SIL said yesterday, if there is no pain there will be no gain, if it works for her, all good and well. Me I perfer the no pain and lots of gain method, but preferably not on the scales.

Went for a mile walk at lunchtime, no aerobics today am saving that for tomorrow.

Got up early this morning and went did my 2.5 mile circuit. Will be able to measure it accurately tomorrow as my pedometer arrived today. I am like a kid with a new toy. Have set it up to see how many steps I take this evening.

But having said that I enjoyed the walk so much this morning when everyone else was in bed that I am going to go again tomorrow. Have the alarm set for 5:55. Was nice and peaceful and foggy and slient.

Means though that I still have my calanetics to do tonight. Will put the tape on once teh boys are in bed - suppose that is the down side of enjoying an early morning walk.

OK what have I done since Tuesday,

Wednesday morning I couldn't get of bed, so I stayed in until 6:30 and then got up and did 20 minutes of aerobics, went for a 1.5 mile walk at lunchtime

This morning I got out of bed and walked 2.5 miles, then I did my Tae Bo tape when I came in from work and have just walked up to the Co-op and back a mere 1.6 miles.

I am working it hard, the eating hasn't been good bu the exercise has.

Went for a walk on Friday, walked about 1 mile.

Danced the night away last night, would have burnt of a few pounds.

Forgot I went for a 2 miles walk in Aberdeen yesterday, up a big hill - killed my shin muscles and I had on stupid new shoes and have lots of lovely blisters :(

Up at 6 and out about for 2.1 miles, just back from a 1.6 miles walk at lunchtime.

Am going to keep a tally for the whole week of my walking - would like to make 20 miles will have to wait and see if I do it.

Finally forced myself to walk for 2 miles at 7.30pm last night :eek: almost gave it a miss again but managed to 'talk' myself into it :D

On Tuesday I did a new circuit and walked just over 3 miles.

Then today I went round my longest route, 3.5 miles, I thought it was nearer 4 but who am I to argue with my pedometer. Then I did a short detor as I had to buy some food for lunch taking it up to 4 miles all in.

Am at 11 miles in my week challenge, only 9 miles to go by Sunday evening to meet it.

No aerobics so far, gotta get back to that tomorrow.

Went swimming with the boys, I did swim a couple of widths but was more of splash around.

Walked 4.5 miles today :cp:

Walked 2 miles yesterday, dug up some of the garden, moved a load of PCs, etc and my legs ached so I stayed in bed this morning.

Just walked 1.5 miles in the sunshine - was gentle and lovely adn didn't want to come back to work :( - weekly total is at over 14 miles

Going to go treadmill and do at least 2 miles..its 4.20pm and i hate leaving it till this time :(

Happy to say that i did the 2 miles on the weightloss program :D i'm aiming for 3 today :)

I did the 3 miles it was tough..will do the same today :D

I did'nt do the same..did'nt have the same energy :lol: so i did 2 miles of hillclimbing and 1 mile of weightloss ;) not done anything today yet :(

Managed to do the 3 miles on the weightloss program :cp:
where is everyone :?:

I'm here

Had a lazy weekend and a stressful Monday. Have walked 1.2 miles at lunhtime today

Forgot to mention I walked 18.3 miles last week in my 20 mile challenge - am going to have an easier week thsi week adn only aim to reach 15, am off to a slow start

Yaaayy..great job Carol :cp: i walked 3 miles on the 'mountain' program today ;)

doen nothing so far today. Although it is only 12 noon.

Have cleared a space in my room so I can do the aerobics vids in there out of the way. Just need to set up the video and there will be no stopping me

Well I didn't manage the exercise tape, to busy making cakes. Walked 1.6 miles yesterday lunchtime and 1.5 miles today, am at a grand total of 4.5 miles for the week so far - not like me. Will need to go for a long walk at the weekend to try and catch up a little bit.

Need to get the tapes going again, can feel a difference in my skin tone on my tummy already, the stretch marks are much more visible again.

have no kids from Tuesday night until Friday night next week, so I have no excuse not to get the exercise back upto standard.

After that I am away for a few days with friends and then when I come back I will be in a new exercise regime. I will walk, swim at least once a week for me and aerobic tapes at least twice a week. Still need to work all the details out in my head, but I am going to be so fit come the summer it will be unbeliveable.

Walked 1.2 miles at lunchtime and then 2.4 this evening getting better, week total standing at over 10 miles now, still leaves 4 and a big bit to do before Monday morning, don't see it happenning but I am getting closer.

Still no aerobics

Mmmmmmn! I am not sure at all if this counts as excercise... but this morning I went along to our nearest leisure centre to have a jacuzzi.. :yes: ..there was no-one else in there at the time for the whole 20minutes so I did a few leg excercises and general movements, in the hopes that the muscles would feel more toned without straining them in the water..:smug: ..I guess you'd have to do the tiny bit I did several hundred times over to call it an aerobic work-out, but I did enjoy myself, which is what counts as important as far as I am concerned!!!:lol:

Have a good weekend, everyone, keep safe!

;) :cb: :dancer::drill: :balloons:

Sounds good to me teel, in my book any extra movement counts

Am determined to do some aerobics today

Am also determined to make an exercise plan for next week - if I write it down I tend to stick to it - usually !!!

HI girls, let me just say I LOVE CURVES!!! I have been twice now, my first try was Friday night when the girls showed us how to use all the machines, I enjoyed it so much, I actually felt wonderful and fit, cos I wasn't puffed out. I went again this morning and was amazed how quickly the thirty minutes goes by. All the women there today, (it was busy) were so friendly and happy, made me feel right at home standing or working a machine next to them. You do some stretching exercises after the circuit to keep you muscles from cramping, you just do them in the middle of the floor and I felt a bit self concious at first thinking all the women were staring at me, but they weren't so I just got on with them. My friend and I have plans to go Mon, Weds, Fri and Saturdays as that'll fit in with our lives. You can only go the max of five times a week cos you need rest days, so I think this should work out good. Went for a BBQ down the roads with this same friend and her family tonight, she said she feels thinner already, and I had to agree, I do too. I FEEL GOOD :)

Good for you Chris.

Went for a 3.5 mile walk last night, weekly total standing at 14.2 miles, don't see it going any higher tonight - I am exhausted

Have walked just over 10 miles this week, so far and still have to Sunday night to go, am determined to make my 15 miles this week, was 0.7miles short last week.

Have brought a new exercise vid, a salsa dancing one. Am still trying to workout a realistic exercise plan for when I come back from holiday next Friday. Am looking for something workable that I will stick to. Am determined I will still be walking and the plan will include swimming

Might even log it here so you can keep me on the strtaight and narrow

Finally got on my treadmill :cp: the first time in 8 days :rolleyes: i'll have to make sure i do some daily again :D

Keep it up Cathy, you always walk a million miles when you get on the treadmill.
I am still loving Curves. Am managing four times a week so far, which works in with my life.
I get weighed and measured there once a month so will report anything on that note, next month (after my holiday which I hope I don't do too much damage on).

I like the ad for Curves Chris :) no supermodels..just average looking moms trying to lose weight..is it like that for real?

Oh yes Cathy, everyone there usually has some definite curves on them. Makes you not feel so alone if you're jogging on the spot or doing the machines and something wobbles. I have a seen a few young girls come in there and they are obviously very fit already and want to stay that way which is admirable. I love the fact that it women only, some of them have a chat now when we go in but some keep to themselves, but on the whole it's been a very friendly experience. I am off for another session there in a few. felt very tired earlier after work, but am raring to go now, and I do find it really is giving me the extra energy I need to get through the days.

:cp: woohoo..good for you Chris..thats the bonus..the extra energy :) i find exercise does that for me too. I was out all day yesterday with hubby so missed a routine..plan on treadmilling later ;)

Did'nt do any exercise so that was 2 days missed :( did some today though :)

walked 1.6 miles at lunchtime my first exercsie in over a week !!!

:cp: good job Carol...i did'nt exercise on Saturday but walked/jogged for just over 2mls the last 2 days :)

Did the warm up of my salsa exercise tape yesterday. Only took 8 minutes, but it was too much fun to be good for me.

Will be walking shortly in the sunshine

Walked/Jogged 3.35mls yesterday :D

walked 2.9 miles yesterday.

Have walked 3 miles today. 2.1 first thing this morning and 0.9 in the freezing cold at lunchtime.

Am desperate to do some aerobics tonight.

Ray put a double socket in the bedroom last night so I can run teh aerobics vids through there in peace and quiet. So now I have no excuses

2.30mls yesterday..had to go shopping so had to cut it short :(

Had to bring this one back up - no excuses

On Thursday I walked 1.1 miles

On Friday I walked 1.9 miles

On Saturday I did 25 minutes of Lorraine Kelly aerobics vid

Today I have taken the boys swimming, was more of a splash around than a proper swim, but was better than sitting on the couch doing nothing.
I've also done a pile of ironing, must have burnt some cals with that - please tell me I have.
Am going to do the warm up / cool down to the salsa video is good fun.

Am thinking about doing the swim for life, you have to commit to swimming a multiple of 22 miles between now and the end of December. 50 lengths of the local pool would give me 1 mile, could I do that 22 times between now and the new year. Am thinking long and hard about it at the moment. best not leave it too long though. Time is the problem as opposed to the swimming.

Carol luv, sounds like you're back on tracah even if you haven't managed to get outside right now. Well done.
Your talk for Scotland on the other page was brill, you are an ispiration with your ways of thinking :)
I have been avidly going to Curves still anad am still loving it. I got weighed and measured yesterday (they do this once a month). ANd I am VERY proud to say that I have lost five and a half pounds in weight (although I follow my own weekly weigh in so there's doesn't really count for me) and I have lost a total of ten and a ahlf inches altogtehr adding up the losses from the boobies, tum, hips thighs and arms. I am really chuffed...even got a sticker that said great job! LOL! I can feel the difference in my clothes, and in my energy level, so I reckon Curves and following points is the way for me to be a slim jim in the near future.
Have a great week everyone.

Yaaayy :cp: Chris that is fantastic! i'm so glad that you are loving it..Carol you are back with a vengeance :lol: and i'm sure you can do the 'swim' ;) we all know what you are capable of when you set your mind to it :)
I have'nt done any exercise for a week now..unless you count yard work..painting..planting and weedeating :lol: and my muscles hurt enough so it sure felt like exercise :lol:

Well done Chris - I measured myself last September haven't been near a tape measure since.

If I ever find the book I wrote it all down in I can do a comparison

I keep forgetting about this thread. Six weeks ago I started setting myself weekly exercise challenges involving my strider. I am working my way up to using it for 150mins per week. I started off at 50mins per week and I add 10mins each week. My current week sees me on 100mins. I start the challenge the day after I am weighed and ensure all my minutes are done before I go for the next weigh-in. And it seems to be working, I just need a bit of structure. This week I have also started jogging on the spot. It isn't much, I started with 2 mins and each time I do it I am aiming to do an extra minute. My last attempt was 4 mins and I managed it. I feel to conscious of my size to go and jog round the block at the moment. But I am definitely getting fitter as after 10mins on the strider I would be out of breath, but most of the time now I do 15min straight stints on it. And I am not particularly out of puff when I do my few minutes jogging on the spot. Also I try to walk the dog when the weather is nice, but the poor old dog is knackered after 15mins and pulling me back to the car!! But never mind every little helps and I wouldn't want to walk without the dog for protection (not a very nice area where I live).

Great Job leigh-r :cp: i have'nt done any exercise apart from what i'm getting outside :rolleyes: but i did open those new Pilates tapes yesterday and have a go at that :lol: hmmm :chin: hopefully i'll get better with practice ;)

Haven't done any exercise so far this week, apart from a 1.6 mile walk yesterday lunchtime.

Need to get my butt in gear

Cathy, I tried the Pilates tape a couple of times, felt like I was trying to be a contortionist....so I figure I stay with Curves for now, maybe I'll try them again when I'm more limber? :)

Tell me about it Chris..i tried to do a little of the advanced workout today and you have to lie on the floor lift your legs right over your head and put your feet on the floor behind you :eek: they had finished the set before i'd even gotten my arse off the floor :lol: think i'll just practice with the basics for a bit.
Today i did 3.15mls on my treadmill..15 mins of weights and 10 mins of trying to do myself an injury.

LOL Cathy, I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a bit of trouble with it luv. I have to laugh cos the people on the video don't even break into a sweat and I am puffing and panting whilst trying to contort my body and like you say, by the time they've finished a set, I'm not even in the first position and that's the end of me. And all the time they do it, they keep saying to breathe evenly, it's definitely a multi task programme to follow....

Used to be able to put my feet over my head and touch the ground when I was very very young. Doubt I could get them anywhere near my head now.

Stick to the treadmill and TV, sounds a less painful alternative to me.

Glad your still enjoy curves Chris, am dead jealous

Went out for a bike ride with the boys this morning, had promised them yesterday we would, but I really didn't feel like it today - too much booze and lack of sleep last night.

But we went. We rode about 3 miles and were away for over an hour.

Was too much fun too be good for me :)

Am going to do my salsa :cb: vid this afternoon and a huge pile of ironing, should burn a few cals.

No exercise again today - am going to change that this week

This week I can do anything !!!

Still doing curves four times a week, am still enjoying it as well. The salsa vid sounds like fun though, might go out this weekend and see if I can find one. I do have a friend who is of latin origin and she taught me to salsa on a night out with a bunch of wine and jello shots in me, I must say, I looked pretty good and kept with the beat....but I was a bit piddled so might not have been as good as I think!

Have just returned from a 1.5 mile walk in the sunshine.

Walked another 1.6 miles in the sunshine today.

Where you Cathy, how far did you go ?

I'm glad you two have sunshine. I haven't seen it in days. Actually I lie, it's just popped out now through the horendous thick clouds that have become a part of the NJ sky line for over a week now. I am feeling rather run down today, been busy at work and due to high winds recently am having allergy problems, due to all the blossoms and bits and bobs flying off the trees. Still I will walk the dogs tonight as per usual and I know it'll make me feel better too. Enjoy your sunshine :)

Walked another 1.25 miles this lunchtime - still in the sunshine, although it wasn't warm

Fell by the wayside today. Was in Dundee and went to the pub for my lunch with a couple of the guys instead of walking in the rain.

Will make up for it tomorrow am going to tidy both boys rooms - am a glutten for punishment, am trying to convince myself that all that bending and lifting will be good for me.........

Carol i just looked in my journal and i have'nt treadmilled since 26th April :o 3 WEEKS AGO :eek: does'nt time fly when you're killing yourself gardening :lol: will get back to it next week and start posting again..so look out i'll be chasing you :lol:

Walked for three hours round the zoo yesterday so that has to count, plus a turn at curves and again today so am doing well still. I still say curves is the way for me :) Would like a treadmill but can't fit one in this piddly tiny house, unless I make someone move out???? :)

i vote for Dave seeing as he left you behind and went to Las Vegas :s: :lol:

Any more of you girls voting on Dave, he was very naughty leaving me here while he went to sunny LV. Said it was in return of me leaving him and the kids when I went to AZ.....not the same I reckon though....

I vote for Dave to go - should have let you go to LV and AZ.

No exercise am turning into a slob

I hate to say this....but,pardon my ignorance, what on earth are you lot posting about at the moment????
I seem to habe lost the plot.:( :?: :lol: :dz: :rolleyes: :hyper:
Who is DAVE, and where is AZ ??

:lol: Teel..Dave is Chris's husband who recently went on a trip to LV (Las Vegas) without her and AZ is Arizona where as you may already know Chris went to recently without Dave :dizzy: none of which has anything to do with exercise :lol: and i have'nt done any either Carol..i'm a lazy :moo: too.

Still lazy. Ray not working now - between contracts. So have no excuse not to get back out walking in the morning. Need to push myself a bit more

Can I vote for Dave again ?

Yes you can vote for Dave again Carol...I reckon he'll have to be the one who goes, like they say over here, three strikes and you're out.....hehehe...I'll tell him later though, he had the afternoon off from work and has spent the lat three hours not very paitently trying to install a cd player into my car for me. I had to hitch a ride on the school bus to get home...needless to say the aair is a bit blue outside so I'll stay away from him for a bit. Oh yes...another thing...the sun is finally shining again, it's absoultely gorgeous out....maybe he'll have my car back together for me to get to curves later......hope so, I need to go, those size 16's are calling my name :)

Aha!!!!Now I understand!

:( I really do not know how to exercise at the moment...at the end of last year I was meeting my challenge of walking 3x20minute a week.Now though, this year seems to have really gone to pot. I have too much pain to walk very far at all and some days I can barely get round the bungalow.I think this is why I have not lost any weight recently, or rather over the past six weeks or so!!HEEEEEELP!!!!!
I am musing about trying the on-line weightwatchers plan as everyone speaks very highly about weight watchers and their points idea.If I have not lost weight on my next weigh-in day in 2 days time, I may try that plan to see if I can give my metabolism a kick start again.....:cb: :drill: :drill:

BritinNJ!!!!3 hours round the zoo?!Well done. I was staggered and confess I would probably hired out a camel.....:s: :lol:

I just walked a mile at lunchtime had to race back before the rain came

Totall walked this week = 1 mile (so far)

I walked/jogged 1 mile yesterday and spent another 5 hours gardening (digging) so that must be worth something ;)

Teel..i know this may sound stupid but have you thought of exercising while sitting down? using light weights? doing leg raises? i am kind of interested in the bodyflex system at the moment and it is'nt that expensive so if it does'nt work its no great loss :shrug: apparently you do it whilst sitting and you have a bar with bands attached to it and exercise while concentrating on your breathing..maybe its something for you to consider but i'd check with your patience of a saint doctor first :D

Ooh thank you for that bit of inspiration cat90, it sounds just right and would hopefully tone up the stubborn bits at the same time,hee hee!!:lol: :strong: :jig:

Carol, will you be doing a lot of exercise on Friday,receiving all your birthday cards and greetingsand having to transfer all into the car and then into the lounge :dizzy: :lol: :p

Your welcome Teel ;) i hope it works for you. I walked/jogged for just over a mile and then changed to the weightloss program for another mile today :)

Teel I know the thingy Cathy is on about, there's an infomercial about it over here and I'm sure it's prob on line too, for more details. I thought about mentioning it to you but Cathy beat me to it, she must get on line before me...LOL..in fact, Cathy, I see you're on line now, that's a first as I never see your light on, and you're not that far away from me are you? How far are we, do you know, I have NO clue.....

Tidied the boys rooms up last night - that was most definately exercise.

None so far today butit is only lunchtime.

Sorry Chris..i did'nt see your post last night i must have gone somewhere else :lol: where does it say that someone is online? i can't see that..i used to see it but it is'nt there anymore :dizzy: do i have to look in my user cp? i would have pm'd you if i'd seen you :) you can go to www.bodyflex.com if you want to check out that "thingy" as Chris calls it :lol: the before and after pics are quite good..i know one girl on another board that uses it and she said it really tones you up :)

btw..i don't know how far away you are either..3000+ miles :dizzy:

Cathy, the little arrows on the bottom of your posts are green when you are on line. With the time difference to GB I don't usually see anyone on line so was happy to know last night I wasn't the only one up in the world :)

Exercise sucks !!!!!

Need to remind myself what it is again and what I like and just start doing it - no excuses

:lol: come on Carol..it is'nt that bad.
I did my 20 minute Pilates tape this afternoon..walked/jogged for nearly 20 and lifted weights for 10 :D so not too bad ;)

Didn't do curves today, had all good intentions and got there to realise I'd forgot my tennies....gah! After work this was as well and by the time I drove home I just thought I wasn't meant to go today so stayed home and had a little nap.....it was a long day and miserable out too :(
Did walk as usual with Pen and Lew though, so have exercised, plus, during the work week, I always have a work out, this week more so than usual, cos my three year old keeps me on the move all the time...he's such a sweetie.

20 mins Pilates tape and 20 mins Treadmill yesterday :)

No exercise yesterday..2.30mls on treadmill today :)

Walked over 5.5 miles on Saturday - didn't take my pedometer up the mountain or out on the town in the evening, but we did a lot of walking at both of these times too.

Rode my bike for over 11 miles over rough terrain yesterday. Was exhausted at the end of it and my butt was so sore. 11 miles is the conversative estimate of how far we went. We need to buy a map measuring thingy or a speedo for one of the bikes.

Apparently we are going out on the bikes again this weekend, was fun really, but I might not be so keen in the rain !!!!

Am going for lunch in an hour - can't wait. And will walk my usual mile and a bit then.

Carol

didn't walk at lunchtime, took the car to Sainsburies instead. Will need to do something tonight - even 10 minutes a day will make a difference to my metabolism.

:eek: we'll let you off for taking the car Carol..especially after your "expedition" over the weekend ;)

Am going to do something tomorrow - no excuses !!!

1.23mls walk/jog + 20 mins free weights yesterday ;)

Went to Curves this evening. They have just moved into a new facility which is a bit bigger as their clientele has grown since they first opened. Was a bit shocked cos it's not as big as I expected, the room for the workout is long and narrow so felt a bit like you were going to step on someone, still never mind. They added a new machine too. It works your upper body, it's like a bar that you lift up to your boobs and push down again, I could really feel my muscles screaming by the third round!
Walked Pen and Lew tonight, have had to hold off the past two days as Pen hurt her leg on Saturday so has had to rest up. She was pretty nippy on her feet tonight though :)

I tried to do the accelerated Pilates tape today :p nuff said :lol: and i walked/jogged for 20 mins.

walked 3.4 miles yesterday.

Nothing so far today, far too wet to walk at lunchtime had left my brolly at home. :(

Just 20 mins on the treadmill for me today had to run some errands.

Swam for 30 minutes and walked 1.5 miles today

Walked 3.9 miles yesterday morning and rod emy bike for approx 6 miles yesterday afternoon.

Really enjoyed being outside the weather was nice and hot and sunny. Am not saddle sore at all this week !!!

Good Job Carol :D you're determined to lose those 5lbs are'nt you? :lol: i treadmilled 3mls yesterday and nothing for the 2 days before that..WILL TRY HARDER! :s:

Have walked 4.5 miles since Tuesday morning, has taken me about 3 shots to get that far. Have also swam for 30 minutes and ran up and down stairs so many times it is unbeliveable.

Surely this is doing me some good :)

Walked another 3 miles last night - just wandered about as planned and got lost in a maze of a housing estate, not far from where I live, all the paths look the same. If I hadn't got lost would probably have only walked a couple of miles.

Am going to go out again today, also want to get some aerobics done, just half an hour will have me feeling much better.

I need to get my exercise plan on schecdule again. I have been trying to walk 10 miles over a week and managed it last week and am nearly there this week. But I need to get in a bit of stretching and toning too.

Am planning on get up early 2 mornings next week, monday and thursday I thought and so some areobices. Possibly Lorraine Kelly tape on Monday and my salsa one on Friday. If I do that for a couple of weeks and see how I feel I can then maybe add an additional morning.

Have been swimming the last couple of weeks, but that has been a fluke as Sean has been grounded and stayed with Ray, while Steven has his swimming lesson. Would like to 'escape' to the pool for me and do a few lengths - always makes me feel better.

As for my bike, well if it's dry I love to get out on that.

Am trying to be more active - can you tell ?????? Will I ever see a difference in me ????? Will I ever make it down to a size 16 ??????

Am off to jog to the kitchen :)

All this talk of bike rides is making me want to go out on mine Carol :lol: keep it up..i might be telling you where i've been one of these days :) its a bit of a hassle for me to go on a ride because we have a really long steep gravel driveway so i have to pack the bike up in the boot of the car and drive down to a biking trail before i can set off :lol: wish i could just set off from the house :( but i just would'nt feel safe riding down our driveway..and there is no way that i would make it up!

Still doing curves, still enjoying it, especially love the Saturday morning session, it just seems to start the weekend off right for me.
Had a few nibbly days this week, but am faithfully back on track again now so hope it shows on the scales next weigh in. Was so good to walk again tonight too. don't know about riding a bike, would probably fall off if I tried now as it's been years since I owned a bike. I have looked at some to buy but don't really have the storage place for it here, also, the sadles always look so thin and uncomfortable although on mens bikes, they seem to get the nice big fat bottoms comfy looking seat....why is that? Womens bums are always bigger than mens.
Right, bath time it is.......

Hmmm, its probably because men always think that their "assets" are bigger than they really are :lol: i know what you mean about the seats tho' its kinda like sitting on a razor blade until you get used to it :lol: i bought myself a gel seat cover a couple of months ago..just remembered that..so my first ride might not be as bad as i think :D anyway Chris..you know what they say "its like riding a bike..you never forget" and its true! I had'nt rode one for years when i bought mine and i have'nt used it for about 3 years so i need a bit of practice too.


oops...almost forgot to post that i treadmilled 1.5mls yesterday..first for a week!