Exercise! Love it or hate it, let's motivate each other to just DO IT!

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Old 12-02-2007, 06:18 PM   #1  
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Hi, guys! My name is Crystal, and Chick in the Hat (Gina) invited me to join this board. I'm trying to get more into the whole idea of "exercising", as what I do right now is VERY minimal. My target area is mainly my lower body, as that is where nearly all of my excess weight is. But I can't seem to get into the jist of lower-body workouts (i.e. I avoid them like the plague, lol).

I look forward to reading/posting in here, and getting to know you all! The more the merrier, right? I hope to be able to send out some positive vibes, and feed of those of others in the process. Support is one of the main ingredients of success!
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Old 12-02-2007, 08:28 PM   #2  
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Crystal,
Welcome What kind of exercise do you do now? What have you been doing to lose your 37lbs? Just wondering
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Old 12-04-2007, 08:26 PM   #3  
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Thanks for the welcome, Teacher! As of right now, I mainly do upper/mid-body workouts like sit ups/curls, light weight lifting, and push ups. That, combined with strict (sometimes not so strict, like lately, heehee) calorie counting have taken the weight off. What I do is count my calories during the week, and on Saturdays, I let myself "splurge"... which usually isn't a TOTAL splurge, because I actually really enjoy eating healthy. And, by the time the weekend rolls around, I guess my stomach has shrunken a bit, because I usually don't want to eat large portions of anything.

I REALLY need to work on lower body stuff, though. I've always had big hips/thighs, but lately it just really bugs me. So that's what I'm trying to get into. Stuff like running would be nice. I just can't motivate myself to get on that darn treadmill! I'd like to make it fun, like go play soccer with friends or something, but it seems like all my friends ever want to do is go to the bars. And I would join an adult league, but I don't have enough time between work and all that other good stuff. So if you have ANY ideas on how to make lower body workouts fun, please let me know! I am open to ideas!

Once again, thanks for the welcome! And congrats on your loss so far!

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Crysie,
I know what you mean about not wanting to get on the treadmill. I walked at a brisk pace last Sun and Mon then Tues started having major foot pain. The doctor told me to take it easy. Hopefully, I can get back to walking this weekend
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