Hi everyone!
Sorry I haven't posted in a while but I've been so busy again. I helped my neighbors move this weekend and they moved from an upstairs apartment to another upstairs apartment so needless to say I got in a ton of exercise on Saturday. Sunday I was so sore that I couldn't even move let alone think about exercising but I will tonight. For a long weekend it sure went by fast. I'm glad to see this thread is still moving along. I need to lose weight before my son's graduation in June so I'm thinking of watching what I eat along with doing exercise daily. I'm thinking the low carb way but not as strict as the Atkins plan. I'm not sure yet. I was successful on it before but that was a while back. But it's worth a try. Okay I hope you all had a great weekend and found some time to get moving! I'll check in with you all tomorrow. Bye for now!
My exercise has been dismal the last few days, for one reason or another!
Take Tuesday, too hot.
Wednesday, get killer headache and pass out on couch.
Thursday, get side tracked by painting.
Friday - If I don't get out today I'm gonna scream!
No major plans for this weekend, so I told Marc I'd like to make one day my swimming day and take advantage of that gym membership rotting away over there!
Rose, you've got a goal for June, and I've got one for then, but not for the same reasons, just would like to have some positive results by then! So let's push each other to succeed in making a difference! Are you not on any food program at the moment?
How's everyone else going? Hopefully better than me! *sigh*
Well, speak to you all later!
Lynne
PS How about a promise that we have exercised at least once by the next time we log on!!!
I have just joined a week ago, and am over on 10 pounds at a time.
My biggest problem has always been consistency. I am now trying to exercise everyday of the work week on my eliptical trainer. My husband just set up a TV in the den, so now while he is online I can watch the Olympics.
I have exercised Tues & Wednesday this week, and plan to as soon as I log off.
Went to the doctor today and got a good report. He removed my stitches and staples and said I was doing really well. He said I can start getting out some now and start resuming my life again, I still can't drive yet, but I can go to the gym to the pool. As far as exercise goes, he said that I need to keep up the ones I'm doing now until I am able to ride the stationaray bike for 30 minutes. (I can't even make 5 minutes now.) but that I will have to resign myself to the fact that I will have to ride the bike 30 minutes for the rest of my life.
Someone asked about what kind of eating plan we are on. Mydh&I have just resubscribed to a program called Diet Gourmet I don't know if they have it all over the country but It is available all over Texas. Anyway the fix the meals for you (Similar to Jenny Craig I thing) except they are fresh and not frozen or dried, or whatever. They deliver them twice a week, and we store them in the fridge and just eat, or heat & eat. I chose the 1100 cal diet and my dh the 1700 cal. We also chose the low carb menu. So all the calorie, nutritional counting is already done for us. We sometimes supplement with extra fruit or smoothies. This will be the third or fourth time we have done this, but it always works for us. The only problem is we can't stay on it for too longs as it gets really boring after a few monts. Anyway we start again Monday and will stick with it until Alvin's surgery on April 26. Then we will have to reevaluate. If he can only eat a few spoonfuls of food the whole day, we won't spend the money for full meals. I am sure that after his surgery I will lose weight too, just because we are co=dependent for each other. Good thing it's not alchol we are addicted to. Although that might be easier to kick!!!
Well, I had a TERRIFIC weekend, and feel all energetic and ispired.
This is what my Saturday was like:
1. Spent a good hour in the garden developing our veggie and herb patches;
2. Had a HEALTHY and SMALL lunch;
3. Went for a walk with Marc and Josh (little speedster on his bike with training wheels! ) up to Belair National Park and ran and walked for about 1 hour;
4. Made a yummy healthy meal of lamb chops, veggies and light gravy;
5. Did some painting.
On Sunday, more relaxing, just as enjoyable, and got to do lots more painting.
Overall, the weekend included just about everything I could ask for..... Eating was good, got to do some really good exercise, and finally got stuck into my art again!! I would have to say that's the most stress-reducing, relaxing weekend I've had in a LOOOOONNNNNGGGG time, and yes, I'm including our holiday, because that went to shyte because of my new in-laws, but I won't go there, otherwise I'll spoil my good mood!
Got a couple of pics to show you guys, and I'll have them on a website in the next couple of days, so let you know.
Welcome, Meigg, glad to have you join us! I like the idea of watching TV while exercising, pity I can't do that when I go walking!
Barbg, glad to hear you're on the mend! Good luck on your husbands surgery!
Rose and Carol, how's your weekends been, and keeping up the exercise? Well, at least I got to exercise at least once before coming back in - just gotta keep it up!
I fixed my journal yesterday - am using a 10 week booklet that gives you all the charts etc to record your progress, some yummy menu suggestions, and the 10 week journal. I had started using it last year, without success! So I used that and had a GREAT day yesterday, including a 30 minute walk in the hills - I tell you, that will do it! I was basically tracking in the bush, and had to keep a keen eye out for snakes!
So I'm on a 10 week plan to kick start my loss, and feel very positive and energised!!!
Meg, well done on the fantastic exercise and WOOOO HOOOOOO on your weight loss, that's great! I'm hoping to see the same results next week!
Rose and all you others out there, drop us a line soon!
I just got off the ET, and I did 16 minutes with arms - a new record for me - and only after 1 week. Last week I got up to 14 minutes with NO arms. My husband told me that I must be getting into better shape already. What a compliment!
Lynne - great job with your 30 minute walk - and good luck with the 10 week plan!
Can’t stop to talk, as I’ve got lots of work to do today, and it’s all artistic stuff preparing a new product brochure, which I love doing, so I better get to it.
Just wanted to tell you that I managed to exercise again last night, dragging my Jenny Craig aerobic video out. It’s a classic, I swear! :sheep: (oh, wow, don't you love these new smilies - this is me working out! ha ha ha ha)
Ate a bit too much in the afternoon, when I took Josh 10 pin bowling, so am adjusting my points today to account - I love journalling again, it’s so helpful right now! You forget what you can and can’t do when you’re not, and it’s so easy to go over points when you’re not tracking. I’ve got my little heart stickers all ready for sticking in the week’s end, if I do a good job, so I’m determined to do well - I want that sticker! Hee hee
Hi All,
I'm still mending really well. Got the stitches removed Thursday, and a really good report from the doctor. I too had a great weekend. Saturday was my birthday so my husband to me and my paarents out to eat Mexican food. It was the first time I'd been out since my surgery Feb1th.
I'm still doing my rehab exercises twice or three times a day. The doctor says when I can ride the stationary bike for 30 minutes, I can stop the other exercises. Right now I am up to twenty minutes at a time. Just ten more to go. Also the doctor says I will have to ride the bike for at least 30 minutes for the rest of my life. If only it wasn't sooo boring!
I hadn't noticed the new smiles, they are neat.
Well our food started comming Sunday night so we are back on the track with eating, so combine that with getting out and riding the bike maybe I'll get back to losing.
Sorry haven't posted in a few days but been a mad house here.
Finally got a job!!! !!! But it's been full on organising the application and preparing for the interview and now I'm trying to wind up at work and I've got a meeting today, so it's all been CRAZY!!!
Anyhoo, tomorrow life return's a bit to normal so I'll catch up then!
Hi everybody!
Remember me I know I've been bad for not posting but life has been hectic and I was just talking to my friend NASCAR Woman and she asked if I'd been on 3FC's board lately and I had to say no! So feeling guilty I had to pop in to say hi and then I noticed the new smilies! Wow these are so cute! Good job.
Barbg-It sounds like you are recovering nicely. I'm so happy for you and happy belated birthday! It sounds like you enjoyed yourself. Oh I happened to read your other thread with the question about exercise videos and I would definitely check out collagevideo.com they have a great selection.
Lynn-You are doing great! Thanks for posting and keeping this little thread going. I know I haven't been posting much lately but work has been so busy. Oh congrats on the new job.
Okay I'll try to check in more often. Hang in there everybody!
Sorry it's been a few days - the weekend always does that to me, crazy I know, considering I'm at home more. Guess I get tied up spending time with the family and doing stuff round the house...
Speaking of which, we got stuck into the housecleaning and gardening again on Sunday, so definitely burned some calories then. Could barely move, and got TOM, so was feeling a bit crusty last night!
Because of such a hectic week last week, my journal and plan went right out the window. I was also feeling REALLY down and icky, and just surviving from day to day. I wasn't overdoing it food-wise, but was too burned out to exercise or anything.
Anyway, the weekend gave me a chance to rest and recoop, and felt more energised by the end. Started my new job today, and although I'm feeling tuckered, I'm thinking of getting my Jenny Craig video out. I'm going to have to reassess my exercise plan, because I'm not getting home until about 6.30pm now. So I'm thinking of getting up a bit earlier and walking in the morning again. I've got about 2 months before winter sets in to take advantage of decent weather....
Barbg, belated birthday wishes from me too! Glad to your hear you're on the mend in time to celebrate! Where's your bike? Could you put it in front of the TV? How's your husband feeling? How's the food? Wish I could afford to get a plan like that.... but, I have a hubby who's a chef, so who's complaining!
Rose, so good to hear from you. Don't worry if you can't pop in very often, trust me I know what it's like! How's the exercise going? I'm hoping to see an increase in mine now that life's settling down again... we'll see!
Well, I'm decided - I'm going to go and do my aerobics. See, even quietly, you all have a positive influence!
I am sitting here and I'm giving myself a HUUUUUUGGGGGEEEEE pat on the back for one heck of a program effort over the last 24 hours.
Basically, I kept to word and did my aerobics last night, with Marc watching on (and he won't admit to anyone else, but was finding it quite good! hee hee). Then I got all inspired about walking in the mornings, and so at 6.10am this morning off I went!!!!! Yes, I hiked those hills for 20 minutes, and it was GREAT! The sun was just shining over the hills, the moon and last star were glowing in the sky, it was nippy but not cold, and the magpies and kookaburras were just waking up. AMAZING!!!
So then I could go today knowing I'd got that out of the way, and was a pretty special way to start the day! It was so nice thinking that I could just come home and chill out without worrying about not getting my workout in!!
I actually read something great today, and I hope you don't mind if I put it in here. It's a bit lengthy, but well worth the read...
"DANCE LIKE NOBODY IS WATCHING...
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, after we have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are. After that we are frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happier when they are out of the stage. We tell ourselves that life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, able to go on vacation, when we retire.
The truth is, there is no better time to be happy than right now. If not, when?
Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said “for a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be worked through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. THEN life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life”.
This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time. And remember that time waits for no one…
So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose 10 pounds, until you gain 10 pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get a new car or home, until your new car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until the some comes on, until you have a drink, until you have sobered up, until you die you are born again to decide that there is not better time than right now to be happy.
HAPPINESS IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION
Work like you don’t need money, Love like you’ve never been hurt….
And Dance like no one is watching!!"
How’s that eh? LOVE IT!! It certainly matches what I’ve been striving for over the last year – to accept my life at ANY point, enjoy it, and move on. Because if you don’t love yourself now, and enjoy life now, when will you?
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May I join you?
) up to Belair National Park and ran and walked for about 1 hour;
Happy Sunday
New Record!
:sheep: (oh, wow, don't you love these new smilies - this is me working out! ha ha ha ha)
I know I've been bad for not posting but life has been hectic and I was just talking to my friend NASCAR Woman and she asked if I'd been on 3FC's board lately and I had to say no! So feeling guilty I had to pop in to say hi and then I noticed the new smilies
! It sounds like you enjoyed yourself. Oh I happened to read your other thread with the question about exercise videos and I would definitely check out collagevideo.com they have a great selection.
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