Okay you guys have really inspired me to start exercising again! I've been reading the comments and I know that it's time. I use to ride my exercise bike 1 hour a day. I don't want to disappoint myself but I am going to commit to exercising 1 hour a day at least 4 hours a day.:goodvibes

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Yeah, I did it! I just rode my bike for 1 hour for the first time in months. I feel so excited. Wish me luck tomorrow :)

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Great job "stopeating"!! YOU DID IT!!!

loveandlaugh: I don't know what is best, but I know that you should incorporate both strength training and cardio. The doctors who wrote YOU on a diet said 30 minutes of strength training a week and "sweating" for 30 minutes per day, plus 10,000 steps per day. I am trying to go by that and see how it works but the 30 minutes of sweating everyday I haven't done, I usually workout everyday, but I don't always work my way to a good sweat. I have also heard that doing a high intensity one day, low intensity the next works good to. It all just depends on your body.

Stopeating!!! great job!! I love my stationary bike!!!

Hi everyone. Hope you all are well. I've been doing good on eating and getting my exercise in. Put the computer in the shop finally so I will be back in a week or so.

I think I've been posting on another exercise challenge too... LOL Cause I don't have all my exercise posts here. Goodness! I'll tally them up and post later but yesterday I did walk for 50 minutes and did the gym for 40. Today I walked for 60 minutes and did heavy housework for over 60 minutes. :D

Great job sugarbaby!

Oh this is going to be a tough week. My sister and family are visiting from Denver and staying at my parent's house, which means I am spending most of the week down there. Both my mom and my other sister are extremely overweight and completely messed up when it comes to food and exercise (visiting sister is the "skinny one"). Half the time they try to sabotage my efforts or at a minimum it is a sore spot. It sucks because not only will there be garbage food around me all week, but I am away from my gym and normal routine. My dog will be with me and am going to aim for some dog walking to at least keep moving. SO glad I am way ahead of my exercise goal for the month and have some wiggle room here.

November
1 - 15 min brisk walk with dog, 50 minute killer spin class = 65 minutes
2 - 30 min brisk walk with dog, 30 min swimming (1,000 yards/20 laps... a little over a half mile) = 60 mins
3 - 30 min brisk walk with dog = 30 mins
4 - 0
5 - 30 min swimming (1,050 yards/21 laps) = 30 mins
6 - 15 min brisk walk with dog, 50 min spin class = 65 mins
7 - 30 min brisk walk with dog = 30 mins
8 - 15 min brisk walk with dog, 50 min spin class = 65 mins
9 - 2 30 min brisk walks with dog = 60 mins
10 - 15 min brisk walk with dog = 15 mins
11 - 30 min swim (22 laps/1100 yards) = 30 mins
12 - 15 min brisk walk with dog = 15 mins
13 - 2 15 min brisk walks with dog, 60 min spin class = 90 mins
14 - 15 min brisk walk with dog = 15 mins
15 - 15 min brisk walk with dog, 50 min spin cycle = 65 mins
16 - 15 min brisk walk with dog, 30 min brisk walk with dog = 45 mins
17 - 0
18 - 15 min brisk walk with dog = 15 mins
19 - 0
20 - 30 min brisk walk with dog = 30 mins
21 - 15 min brisk walk with dog = 15 mins
22 - 30 min brisk walk with dog = 30 mins
23 -
24 -
25 -
26 -
27 -
28 -
29 -
30 -

TOTAL MINUTES: 770/900

Sojo: Good luck, just make sure you get the dog out there and walk him up a storm. I hope you do well with your eating too. My family thinks its funny to say here you go......oh, wait you are on a diet you can't have it, he he he. My dad has gotten better, although he still brings stuff to the kids he tries to bring something healthier for me. My mom and sister (both want to shed 10-15 pounds) think it is funny to taunt me, or if I have a small slice of b-day cake they say "Oh I thought you were on a diet." ARGHHHHH!!!!! That is why I come here. I need this place for the great support. MY DH is great, he really is but, his belief is " oh this meal won't kill you."

Families can be the worse sometimes. I don't really have that problem thank god! I can get alot, a little, or no of anything and no one says squat. My stepfather and out of state family will ask me if I want something, I say no, they say 'are you sure'?, I say no again and that's it.

Yesterday I exercised an hour and 15 minutes!!! Two days straight is a record for me. I have a work thing tonight but I hope to get in at least 15 minutes. We'll see.

Stop eating: that is great!

You all are doing so well!!! Keep it up!!! Well today i hit my mark for exercise for the month! Hooray!! There are still 109 days left in the month though so lets see if I can do another 700 minutes. As of right now my daily walking average is 90 minutes! I am more concerned with that than the over all minutes even. :lol:

AHhhh! these last few days have been terrible. i have been eating bad and we're all cleaning so i havent been exercising.

MOTIVATION PLEASE.

i cant even drop a pound. help help help. i hope to do taebo tonight but i keep putting it off.

1200 minutes in 30 days

November 1-20 minutes
November 2-30 minutes treadmill
November 3-35 minutes treadmill, 4 reps of 8 times each with 10 pound weights both arms (not sure how to write that due to just started today; (LOL)
November 4-40 minutes treadmill, some weights for the arms, and started abs and thighs with pilates (a little tough though. I couldn't finish the whole thing, because I am so out of shape. LOL I may not have the beginner pilates; maybe i'll look around at the store for a beginner one).

November 5-slowly walked around Apple Hill (apple orchard), not even enough to break a sweat. and some weight lifting.
November 6- 50 minutes on the treadmill.
November 7- 60 minutes on treadmill
November 8- 50 minutes/2 miles treadmill, 3 miles brisk walk with new friend. (plans to try out new friend's gym tomorrow).
November 9- 30 minutes treadmill 1.5 miles, stationary bike 20minutes/5 miles, 15 minutes weight training.

November 10- 45 minutes treadmill, 10 minutes elyptical, weight training
November 11- rest
November 12- rest
November 13- 40 minutes treadmill, 20 minutes elyptical
November 14- 10 minutes elyptical, 40 minutes treadmill
November 15- 40 minutes treadmill, 2 minutes elyptical, 20 minutes stationary bike, weight training
November 16- rest
November 17- 60 minutes walk/3 miles at 3.2 speed
November 18- rest
November 19- rest
November 20- 60 minute 3 mile walk/10 minutes weight training