Exercise! - All Air Walkers/Gliders/Ellipticals/Treadmills/Regular Walkers #24!!!!

Hellooooo, everyone! I'm nibbling on carrots!

Emmy and Deb:

I'm glad that you guys are getting your workouts in. I need to find a nice tape to do for when I don't want to get outta the house. That way, I have no excuse for bad weather! How long do the tapes usually take you? Can I find them in a store?

Womaninlove:

PEEKABOOSHORTS?! Ha! That's funny! Yes, we do sound similar. Your post brightened me up and I feel much better all of a sudden. It's funny what a little girltalk would do! I'm glad that you still fit into your Umbro's from 1992! I graduated in 1996...yep, I'm a young 'un...I could wear Umbro's too...I like to think of my legs as "soccer girl" legs. I always took solace in the fact that many soccer girls have nice, big, muscular legs. My build has always been "thick". My older brother too, but he used his "thickness" to play football. I wanted to also, but my parents would never have let me! I wished I had gone to a college with a female rugby team. That would have been really cool.

I decided to go to the gym tonite, but I will not go any more than 30 minutes on the elliptical...then come home, shower, and take my medicine and get knocked out. I get off of work late at night, and I have to struggle not to nibble at night, especially after working out. It makes me get the munchies! I went home during my lunch and changed into my workout clothes. I wish I was on a "normal" 9-5 type schedule! At least the gym isn't full at 9pm.

I'll be around, so I hope to hear from one of you again soon. If not, I'll post again tomorrow.


*won't Rose be surprised when she sees that we started a whole new thread already!* ;)

Girlie

To this thread!!!!!

This has to be my last post tonight! I won't be able to get up at 6 and go to the gym!

Girlie, just had to write back to first congratulate you on your very nutritious snack choice!!! I was considering hitting the light chocolate ice cream in the fridge but decided against it after reading your post, so thanks!

My legs are very "thick" and muscular too. I am trying very hard to like them. I always wanted "bird legs" like my mom's, but got what I used to refer to as "tree trunk" legs instead. I much prefer the term "soccer girl legs" though! I am glad they are strong and they are not as bulky as they used to be. My sweetie loves 'em too! :-)

As for my shorts still fitting, after my huge weight gain after college they stopped fitting. I got back into them after my 67 lb loss. It was sure nice to get them on comfortably again!!

All of this exercise and healthy eating really does feel good and will pay off!!! I'm so glad we all have each other to keep motivated. Hope Rose comes back soon too...

Back tommorrow...
womaninlove

Hey Girlie, good for you for getting on that elliptical machine even though you are not feeling your best...You are doing so awesome :) Oh to answer your question the tape I have is 30min long (2miles in that time). I got mine online. I know my Mom looked around in the stores & couldn't find them.

Womaninlove...WOW!! You've lost 67 lbs??? That is great!!!!

I am aiming to fit back into my 3/4, 5/6 clothing. After 2 kids I don't know if I will fit back into the 3/4's but at least the 5/6's will make me happy. I have a ton of "skinny" clothes calling my name :)

I did do my tape today. I am so happy I did it.. Between the tape & my regular walking around the house & such I clocked an even 5 miles/15,861 steps...WOOHOOOO! It's been about a week or so since I do that good. I even kept away from the snacks today. I have not had any at all. I feel great!!! I have to try to be really good this week because next weekend my Hubby is taking me out to dinner for my birthday. We are going to red lobster & let me tell you I have my eye set on that Bananas foster cheesecake..YUMMY!!! :) At least my weigh in is on thursday so I have time to make up any damage that may cause....

Have a good night!!
Debbie

Color me surprised! When I got on here and saw we're already at #24! Wow! We are really rolling here.

Girlie-Thanks for starting a new thread:)! I hate it when they get to two pages. I did go back to read all the posts on the old thread though but I'm afraid I won't have time to respond to all of them. Too busy again today:mad:!

I am just so happy that everyone is so active on this board. It really makes me feel good to log on here and see so much activity. Like Girlie said I've been on here for a long time and I've seen this thread go up and down but I can't remember it ever being this active:dizzy:! I hope we all keep motivated. This is so nice to have so much energy on here. Thanks everybody!

I will try to post more later or maybe even this weekend. Keep moving everybody!

Hi everyone!! I had alot of errands to run today so I didn't get to do my workout but I figure if I accomplish it at least 5 days a week then I am doing good. I did do alot of walking today though while doing my errands so that should help.

I weighed myself today and I am down 3 pounds. I just started this past monday so that is really good. I have a very long way to go to get to goal. At least 85 pounds need to go!! Slowly but surely I will get there. It just takes time. I will succeed and so will the rest of you.

You all keep me motivated and on track. So glad I found such a supportive forum.

You all take care. I will probably check back in later.

Hi Everyone!!

Emmy-- Congrats on your 3 lb loss. That is great!!! I know you are happy. You will reach your goal as will the rest of us. I know when I started I thought I'd never get to goal. Now I look back & I'm amazed at how far I've come. Losing it slowly is the best way to go because it will stay off. When you lose too quickly it eventually finds it's way back to you... Good luck to us all :)

Rose-- Nice to "see" you. I'm looking forward to hearing how you've been doing...

Girlie, Womaninlove-- hope you are both doing good...check in when you get a chance :)

Well, talk to you all later...

Have a good one!
Debbie

Hello, all! What's a thread, anyway???I'm not too dumb. I think I made my own the other day, but I wanted to join in with you guys here. I'm doin' my thing with an Orbitrek...it's about 5 weeks now and I'm doin' 10 miles a day, 4/5 days a week. Not much weight loss, though.....I need some support!!!:?:

Hey all! I'm feeling a bit better. I did work out last night for 35 minutes. I'm glad I went. It was a good elliptical session..I was wiped out afterward...

Emmy: Hi! Hooray for being down 3 pounds! Don't worry about the Red Lobster. We all deserve a few good treats a week. As long as your exercising, things will be okay. I love Red Lobster! I love Orange Roughy! Watch out with those cheese biscuits! They are so yummy, but they are about 5-6 points apiece (if you're doing WW at all!)

Deb: Size 3/4! 5/6! WOW! I'd never get that small! My thigh probably couldn't get that small! My mom is a size 4/5 and sometimes 3 petite in coats...she's always getting on me for my weight, and that's what I'm dreading about visiting her next month...My goal is a size 10/12 and to maintain it. I'll be so excited! I'm not letting myself go shopping until I drop a size. We all come in different body shapes and types, so it's all good. At least you're not pushing yourself to get into the 3/4s! I'm going to have to check out a video tape!

WomaninLove: HA...I find myself addicted too! It's really exciting! I'm glad I saved you from the dessert monster! You know, that late at night, close to the time I'm off of work, I find that I mostly want to nibble rather than really eat, so I nibble on the carrots because I'm not really hungry...it's just my mouth gets bored. Then I find next thing you know all the carrot sticks are gone and I've got an extra burst of energy! I think that's how I got through my workout last night..I was so tired afterward! I put on my fav. flared wool pants from the Gap and they feel really good today! You know what's funny? I used to hate my legs too, but my BF loves mine too! Isn't that just funny about guys? My BF grew up liking legs like those of Marilyn Monroe and all the other poster girls from the 50's, and he was really glad to meet me 3 yrs ago! Oh, and I must have missed your 67 pound loss if you mentioned it before! If you'd like, can you share your "story" with us? I know I'd be really inspired by it! Maybe I missed it before...

Rose: Hey, welcome back! I figured you wouldn't mind me starting a new thread! I'm sorry you're so busy, but it's FRIDAY!! Yay! I'm going to sleep in tomorrow and get my homework finished and my workout so I can have the rest of the weekend with nothing to do! I hope my BF and I can get our bikes out this weekend!

Philly:Welcome to our thread! You can read our past posts to learn more about us, but we're just a group of happy, healthy ladies here to encourage each other! Please feel free to share! WOW..10 MILES A DAY!!? What's an Orbitrek? Is it more of a bike? Oh, a thread is just this particular discussion board...we're on #24 now...when our replies get too long, we start a new thread...you'll see..just stick around and you'll feel like home! If you work out that much a day and aren't losing any weight, you could just be losing inches...also, it could be many things, like what you're eating (or what you aren't eating). Share with us and learn!

Hope your days are great!

Girlie

Oh, I looked back and found your story! How great! How did you lose the first 74? Any particular plan?
That's really great! The most I've ever lost was 15 pounds last summer, but then I gained it an 5 more back, up to 213 pounds. I'm at 204 now, and I weight myself on Sundays, so I'll report the (hopefully good) news on Monday. My first goal is just to get out of the 200's! 199...here I come!

~G~

Girlie, thanks for the input. An Orbitrek is an elliptical glider, something like a bike, but no seat. You stand and peddle, and it moves your arms also. It's a pretty good overall workout, and it takes me about an hour to do 10 miles. It has a monitor for time,speed,distance and calories burned. At 10 miles, I'm burning 400 calories at a time. I'm 51 and post-menopausal, so I guess my metabolism is about zero, but I'll keep it up as long as I have to. Heard about this web-site on MSNBC, and I'm glad I did. My weight right now is 157, and I hope to give a progress report every week....I'm so motivated!

Everyone.....be proud, it sounds like you're all doing so well. I hope I can do as well. Here's something I'd like to share......

My husband, John, passed away about 2 years ago from a massive heart attack. He was only 48 and left us quite suddenly. At the time my kids were 16 and 19. At the time of his death I was waitressing and had done so for over 20 years, about 4 nights a week. He had his own business, which I knew nothing about. My son convinced me to take it over and gave me a crash course in Niktronics 101 (Niktronics is named after my son, Nick). Well, I'm still here running Niktronics (it's a one-woman show) and it gets easier as time goes by, but for a long while I was depressed and gained about 30 pounds. I think that the change from being a waitress to having a desk job had something to do with my weight gain also. But looking ahead, I see all good things, including getting back to my closet-full of size 8's! So glad to meet you all. :wave:

Hello, Philly! Welcome! Wow...looks like you've got a lot of 'stuff' on your shoulders...but you are WOMAN! That means you can do anything! I don't think the elliptical that I use measures miles..maybe it does. I usually measure my strides, or rotations...I'm back up to 40 minutes...I used to go about 5 times a week for 60 minutes, but I'll get there again in a couple of weeks! Now I'm just at 40 minutes and about 5500 rotations. Twice I got up to over 10000 rotations...it was a great accomplishment for me and I can't wait to do it again!

Where is everyone else today? Well, I'm sure you have better things to do than post here on a Friday evening!!!

I'm goint to *attempt* to post a pic of myself! I hope it works!

Girlie

I don't know how to post a pic! But you can check out this link! I hope it works!

http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/BoomerSt/naomer/nomer.jpg

Well, I went to the gym this morning and did my whole personal trainer routine! Hooray! I feel a little sore all over, so I'm guessing it is a good all-over body workout!

I have actually felt a little down today. :-( I feel like I'm eating right, exercising, doing all the right things,etc. Sometimes I just doubt myself I guess...anyone know what I mean?? I'm sure it's just a phase...I must admit after readin all of these energized, positive posts I feel a little better!!

Girlie: Thanks! I lost my weight on WW points and have kept it mostly off for almost two years now. I love points! It's sooo easy and it really really works. I'm not into going to the meetings, but I weigh myself every Sunday morning and keep a food journal and use the supplies I got when I joined the first time. I wish I never stopped! But I'm definately on the right track again! I tried to see your picture but I couldn't get it to work :-( There is one of me and my sweetie at www.theknot.com (I'm quite excited about the upcoming wedding!!) Just scroll down to "find couple's web page" and enter "L Knox" --groom--. That's us on vacation last September. Keep trying to get one up of you! That would be cool!

Philly: Welcome! Maybe try shaking up our routine alittle with something new? Try the treadmill or rower or stair climber perhaps? They say sometimes you just need a change to kick start things a bit!

I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's passing. That must have been devastating to you and your children. It does sound like you are picking up the pieces and going strong. You can do it!!!

Emmy: Way to go!!! Try this...find something in your house that weighs 3lbs (like potatoes or something) and pick it up...you'll be surprised how much weight you've just melted off your bod! Congrats!

Deb: I'm with Girlie...5/6!?!?! That is so teeny! Iwent from a 14 up to a 18/20 back down to a 12. I'll flip if I can get down to a 10 or 8!!! That would be so great!

Rose: Busy is good! At least it means your active, right?! Check in when you can, we'll be here for you when you return...

Well, I'm gonna go relax a bit now that I'm done with work for the weekend! TGIF!! Hope you all have a great weekend and you keep positive and keep moving!!

Best wishes and warm fuzzy thoughts!
womaninlove

JUST REALIZED I POSTED THIS ON AN OLD THREAD SO HERE I GO ONCE AGAIN.


Hi everyone....I am friends with Debbie and she told me about this exercise board. I would like to join. I am also on WW and have lost 32 since June 2nd of last year. I do exercise pretty regularly each week. I love walking....but have fallen in love with the 2 mile walk by Leslie Sansone (thanks debbie). Some days I do it twice because it is such a good workout. I usually get in 5 days of exercise each week. I alternate walking for 30 min. outside, with her tape. I haven't started any strength training but would like to eventually do that. I have been exercising for years off and on....and have stuck with this since rejoining WW last June. I am addicted to it...I just don't feel right with out getting it in each week. I am going to try my best to pop in here for some extra motivation..AND TO ALSO LEND SOME TO WHOEVER MIGHT NEED IT.

Denise

First of all I'd like to Welcome Phillym and Denise (hey girl about time you found your way over here ...LOL)!! It's great to have you here. The more the merrier :)

Phillym-- I'm so sorry to hear of your husband's passing. You seem to be really focused and moving in the right direction. We are here to support you every step of the way.

Girlie-- Don't worry about your visit with your Mom & the weight issue. You are doing this for YOURSELF first & foremost. It doesn't matter how long it takes as long as your are eating healthy & taking care of yourself. In due time it will come off & you'll be in those 10/12's ;) I am really short..I mean really short..LOL.. 4'9" so in a 5/6 I am thin but not scrawny looking. Oh, I look forward to the day I can get back in them :)

womaninlove-- I can understand how you are feeling. The last 2weeks I have lost but for the 2mos prior to that my weight loss was at a standstill and I was feeling like I was never going to lose anymore. I just stuck with it & finally the scale is starting to move down slowly. Just hang in there & keep doing everything you are doing. We are here to cheer you on :)

Denise-- hey woman!! Good to see you here. These are a great bunch of ladies & very motivating. They got me to do my tape yesterday along with your encouragement. Everyone was doing so well, I couldn't just sit around :) Everyone, Denise is soooo good with getting her exercise done. If you ever feel like you don't want to, she will talk you into doing it...LOL..

I have been doing really good with my walking so far today. I already have 3.09 miles/9,209 steps. Not bad considering I haven't done my tape yet. I will do it (I promise Denise..LOL)....

Everyone is doing so great today....keep it up girls....

Talk to you all later...
See ya!
Debbie

Geez, I'm having a hard time trying to remember everyone!! Please forgive me if I ever forget!

Welcome, Denise! I hope you like it here! It's great that you and Debbie can help each other out in RL as well as in the VL!!!! I'm sure there will be days when you have to help kick my butt to get me moving!

Debbie: Wow! 4'9! That's short, but you've got really high spirits!Thanks for the encouragement! I'll try to remember that as my mom tells me how unhealthy I am...I wish she could see me on the elliptical tonite!

WomaninLove: I'll check out your pic as soon as I'm done writing this! I'll try to post a better link of me and my BF! How cool! I want to get on the Knot too!!! *stares at empty ring finger*...it shouln't be tooooooo long now!! Oh, and the www.gap.com has a good sale on shirts! $9.99!! Ha....like I need to spend more money! I feel funny this week, like I've accomplished nothing...but we'll see on Sunday morning....even if there's no loss, it will just encourage me to do better next week. I will be SO excited to get out of the 200's....

Rose and Emmy: I hope both of you have a great weekend!!!

I'm still congested...but I'm looking forward to getting on the elliptical tonite. It clears my nose temporarily....ahh..I can't wait to sleep in tomorrow! It will feel SO good!

Talk to you all later! I have carrot sticks again tonite. I went home for my break and made a veggie burger with my kitty. He likes them! Ack! I have two hours of work left til the weekend!!!


Girlie:) :)

I LUV Rose's googly eyed smiley faces!!! Oh PS- Rose, did you ever find the smileys legend? I'd love to be able to have a googly-eyed smiley in one of my posts!

Hi everyone!!! Thanks to all of you for your kind words and SUPPORT!!!! So guess what I'm gonna do now? I'm gonna get on my Orbitrek and knock off another 10 miles.

Girlie, thanks so much. I know you're gonna hit that 200 mark anytime now. If you keep on chuckin', then so will I. Now it's sweat time. Talk to you all tomorrow.
Again, thanks a lot.:wave:

Oh!!!! You didn't tell me to beware!! Good thing I had a roll of toilet paper already on my desk! LADIES!! You HAVE to check out her website with her fiancee!!!

Geez, if my nose wasn't running already!! What a great story you two have together!! And the way he proposed to you!!! Oh, it's so sweet!!! I'm so excited for you and L!!!!! Oh, gosh, I think I'm gonna cry again!!! You guys are gonna be SO awesome together!!! :D

I wish we lived closer together! We'd go on a double date! I bet our Men would get along really well!!! ;)

PS - you have a great smile! :D I wish lipstick could look that good on me!

Girlie

Good Morning Everyone!! I hope you are all having a great Saturday!! Well I stayed true to my word and exercised this morning and although it takes me awhile to find the motivation once I put the tape in and get started I always feel much better afterwards!

I do get depressed sometimes and think what is the use but then I remind myself that I am worth it and it is time to take care of myself.

Read Woman's World magazine yesterday. It had 3 women in there that did the subway diet but not a strict as the jared guy and the one lost 147 pounds in a year and a half!! She looked wonderful. It really comes down to the choices we make in life if we want to be healthy or not. Anyway I found the story motivational.

I hope everyone is staying on track with their plan today. Have a great weekend.

Good Morning Everyone!! I hope you are all having a great Saturday!! Well I stayed true to my word and exercised this morning and although it takes me awhile to find the motivation once I put the tape in and get started I always feel much better afterwards!

I do get depressed sometimes and think what is the use but then I remind myself that I am worth it and it is time to take care of myself.

Read Woman's World magazine yesterday. It had 3 women in there that did the subway diet but not a strict as the jared guy and the one lost 147 pounds in a year and a half!! She looked wonderful. It really comes down to the choices we make in life if we want to be healthy or not. Anyway I found the story motivational.

I hope everyone is staying on track with their plan today. Have a great weekend.

sorry for double posting accidently clicked submit twice.

Girlie! You are so funny! Thanks for the compliments!! I am so lucky to have found the man of my dreams. I couldn't even begin to say all of the wonderful things about him. But, one of the best things is that he loves me no matter how much I weigh or how many miles I get in on the treadmill. Although, of course he's supportive in my goals too.
A double date would be awesome!! You cracked me up about the "empty ring finger". I'm sure it won't be long. I sounds like you've found a great guy too! How far is Illinois anyway.....? At least we have each other in VL!
Did you get to sleep in? Did you hop on your elliptical? I was gonna go try to learn tennis today but of course it's raining. :-( I think I'm gonna go to the mall and hit the gap instead!!!

Deb: Thanks for the encouragement...I guess it will just take some time. Congrats on your walking! With every step you take, you are moving closer to your goals!! :-)

Denise: Welcome!!! You are an inspiration in exercise, that's for sure! It's nice to have a fellow points person on the thread! This site has some great points tips...I'm sure you can add to them! Congrats on the 32 lb loss!! That's wonderful!!

Emmy: Glad to hear you are enjoying your Saturday! I know what you mean...it's really hard to get out of bed to get moving to exercise, but once you start you're always glad you did! Now for the rest of the day you can feel good for making the effort towards a new and improved you! Good job!

Philliy & Rose: Hope you're doing well and enjoying your weekend...check in when you can. :-)

Enjoy the weekend everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

womaninlove

Good morning everyone!

I guess I've wandered away for about one month - and I was just scrolling thru the thread and reading about everyone!

I'm a "born-again Weight Watcher" as of mid January. My BP was sky-high! And for me, anger is motivational. I was angry that I was doing all the right things and still my BP was high. So, back to the journals, etc. I had been walking, so I increased that. And I made an effort to get to the Y two or three times a week. Then I added in the elliptical! Loved it, and found this site.

I'm down about 15 pounds and very happy. I've been experimenting with soy food. I found these chocolate covered soy nuts at Trader Joe's. They're a nice treat.

Also, I just started using the Excersise slide rule from Weight watchers. How did I miss this? It gets me extra food.

Gotta go now. I'll try to get back sooner.

Pogo

Happy Saturday, everyone! After I posted last nite I got sidetracked on something else, but still did 8 miles on my Orbitrek. It's just amazing how just 45 minutes can change your attitude. Every time I finish a workout I keep building more and more confidence, even though the scale doesn't show much improvement. You just have to keep at it and don't give up. There's a line from a current International Paper commercial that really inspires me, as silly as it sounds....."problems don't really exist --- only solutions." When you think hard about that, you find that it's really true. Gotta go cause I have to work today on another solution - I have to do my taxes. My best to all of you today -- Girlie, Deb, Womaninlove, Emmy, Rose, Denise...Have a great weekend! :love:

Hi everyone, and newcomers. I just wanted to pop in and say hello. It is so great to hear everyone doing SO WELL! :spin:
I also wanted to share what I do for my cardio (I am in the BFL challenge), incase anyone wants to give it a go.
It is called 20MAS (20 minute aerobic solution). It is and intensity interval workout, and 20 minutes will kick your butt. But I love it because 20 minutes and YOU ARE DONE! And it really jolts your metabolism up for the whole day, by doing the intervals (I do it 1st thing in the morning on an empty stomach). Let me explain the intensity index. You have levels 1-10, 1 being no effort (sleeping/watching tv), 5 being medium effort (for me, a light jog/ warm-up). . An 8 is in between 5 and 10, and is a pretty good effort! And a nine is and all out effort, you are really working HARD. And level 10 being WHOA I don't think I am going to live after this!!! For a 10, you have to pull out everylast bit of power you posses and then some! Here is how it goes...
Minutes 0-2---level 5
2-3---level 6
3-4---level 7
4-5---level 8
5-6---level 9

6-7---level 6
7-8---level 7
8-9---level 8
9-10--level 9

10-11--level 6
11-12--level 7
12-13--level 8
13-14--level 9

14-15--level 6
15-16--level 7
16-17--level 8
17-18--level 9
18-19--level 10!!!!!!!!!
19-20--level 5 (cool down)
Cool down can last longer if you wish. This is a really GREAT workout that can be done on an Elliptical (what I use!), a stairstepper, a treadmill, or just outside running. You change your intervals as the minutes say. You can NEVER outgrow this workout, because as you get more fit, your levels will change, and you just keep it at YOUR exersion level. Instead of going LONGER, you go harder. :dizzy: Just try it for ONE workout, and tell me how you like it. If you don't, my feeling won't be hurt! Everyone has to do something they ENJOY! I just want to share my favorite, and maybe help someone find something they like doing. If you need clarification on the workout, just post and ask me, and I would LOVE to help. :love:
Christy :wave:

Hello everyone. I didn't get to exercise today. Maybe I can go for a walk later, but this morning I had a stomach ache. We also had the time change last night which has really messed up my sleep cycle.

Anyway I just wanted to say Hello and wish everyone a happy April Fools Day!

Have a great day.

What a busy board for the weekend! I'm glad everyone is taking the time to post a little message about their weekends!

I don't have much time to write...I'm working on a paper and have to go grocery shopping. I decided to let Sunday be my day off from exercising. Yesterday I actually woke up and went to the gym...PHILLY..you're being an influence to me because I got up to 45 minutes on the elliptical. I'm going to start to have to pull out my Prodigy and other fast-paced CDs.....WOMANINLOVE....Did you get anything at the gap? If you did, I'm sure it looks great. I'm so glad that you're happy in your relationship...check yer PMs!.....POGO....I'm really into soy based foods too! I eat a mostly vegetarian diet and eat soy products every day! ....CHRISTY...welcome back! Thanks for sharing your workout..it looks SO tough and I'm so impressed that you can do it! 20 minutes can go a long way! EMMY..I'm not sure about your weather, but ours is great! Even though it's a day off, I think I might go for a walk anyway!

I'll talk to you all tomorrow!!!

I am down 1 lb.!!!! Yippee!!!! That makes eight in my most current weight loss adventure!

I took yesterday off off exercising then today my man and I took our dogs to run and were out for hours...maybe trying tennis later since the weather turned out pretty nice...

Girlie: Thanks for the pm's! I just figured out how to use them! I'll be better at replying now! I did not buy anything at the gap, but I did buy at Victoria's secret (ooh-la-la!) and Bath and Body works (got a new lipstick!) I figured I deserved a little non-food reward for all of my sweating! Good luck with your paper and I'm so proud of you for continuing to make exercise a priority through college and working, etc.! That is not always easy! Way to go! (check your pm's too! :-)

Pogo: where oh where are you finding chocolate covered soy nuts?!?! I must try them!

islandmama: My new trainer put me on a very similar workout! It feels like it's working! It's great to be done in 20 minutes instead of 1 hour!!!

Philly: thanks for the inspiration! Way to go on that Orbitrek and good luck on your taxes!

Emmy, Denise, Deb and everyone else: Keep it up! Your attitudes are so upbeat and positive, you are on your way to your goals!!!!!!!

Keep moving!
womaninlove

Hey Everyone!!

Glad to hear everyone is doing well. I haven't done my tape in 2 days because it's been so hectic around here. I have been getting in my walking so I can't complain..

Girlie-- You go girl!! 45 min on the Elliptical machine. You are doing so great!!! :)

Emmy-- Sorry to hear you aren't feeling too hot. Hopefully you'll get over it soon :)

Philly-- YOu are doing great!! 8 miles on the Orbitrek is awesome......Keep it up :)

Pogo-- nice to meet you :) I am also doing WW but I do the At Home program and I love it! It's the only plan I have been able to follow & stick to. Good luck to you...you are on your way....congrats on the 15 lb loss :)

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend. I'll check in again later. I need to get my butt moving today with my tape.....

TTYL,
Debbie

Good Morning Everyone!!

Well, I did it. I got off my butt last night & did my tape. I ended up clocking 3.53 miles/11,216 steps between my tape & my walking around. I have set some goals for myself for April that I hope to accomplish: 1) walk 100 miles by the end of the month, 2) do my walking tape 4x week, 3)do my cardioglide machine 3x week, 4)work on my arms 3x week, 5) make sure I take measurements every week, 6)try to lose 4 lbs by the end of the month. I am so close to the measurements I want to be. I only have to lose 3-4" more on my waist & about 1-2" on my hips. My arms & legs I don't know what the measurements were when I was thin so I really don't have a number on those. As far as my chest if I can lose 1-2" more it would be great. If I stay the same then I can live with that. I am going to be going to NY this summer for a family reunion of sorts so I want to try to look my best :) Wish me luck :)

I hope everyone had a great weekend......have a great day!!!

See ya!
Debbie

Hi Everyone!! I too hope everyone had a great weekend.
I got up this morning and it was a beautiful spring morning so I went for an outside walk instead of doing the tape. As long as I move I will be doing good, right?

Deb, those all sound like realistic goals for April I bet you will accomplish them all. I am going to try to alternate between the tape and walking outside this month and see how that goes for me.

One day at a time- I have to remind myself or I get overwhelmed. Each day I just need to do the best I can do for that day forget it and move on. This way I don't seem to be so hard on myself.

Have a great day everyone!!

Emmy, I agree with you 100%. There is no use stressing about what's passed. You do the best you can. If you mess up then just try to do better the next day, the next meal. I didn't do too hot yesterday with my eating. We ended up going to mcdonald's & I ended up going over my points for the day by 3pts. I didn't do anything disastrous because I did have banked points. I just don't like to use my banked points. I try to always eat within my range. I am not going to stress. I will just try to eat better these next 3 days so that on thursday my weigh in won't be a bust. We can all do this one day at a time. We just have to stay focused. If we slip then we just need to pick ourselves up & dust ourselves off & continue on. We are only human and we will have good days & bad days. Just as long as we are aware when we are off track & catch ourselves before we lose control, we will all do just fine.

See ya!
Debbie