You go Michelle. 30lbs! That's wonderful!

You've sure worked for it. You must feel great

I look at your minutes and miles and I am so impressed. I don't know how you find the time. Congrats!!!

Wow Michelle - 30 lbs gone is AWESOME!
YOU GO GIRL!

It was hard to get up early this Monday morning, but I did it anyway and did another 30 minute 2 mile WATP w/handweights from start to finish so that I can keep that heartrate up.

June = 34 miles

next?

I'm late! Well, there's still a few days to go to the month, so I'll jump on the bandwagon and say I'm going to do 10 pounds in the rest of June!

It feels so good to get motivated again.... I started here in April, did a WATP challenge that month, and disappeared! Now I'm back and it's time to give it another shot.

Hope to check in tomorrow with some good news!

2 mi. this morning.

23 mi. for the month.

Cathy --- thanks for the encouragement!

It's good to see so many people motivated to exercise and do good things for themselves. Keep up all the hard work everyone!!!

Hi everyone,

Still sticking with the tread for now. It seriously affects my miles total as the dreaded thing kicks my butt. So another 1.5mls. total 45.5

Leg and back are a little better, but still afraid to put it to any type of aerobic activity.

Good Morning Gang!

I did another 2 mile WATP this morning.

So that makes 36 miles for June.

Yesterday I bought a 2 box set of dvds by Kathy Smith called "Lift Weights to Lose Weight" or something like that. They were less than $20 at Walmart. I think I will like them. The first one is a 20 minute upper body workout, and then a 20 minute lower body workout, so you can do those on alternating days or you can do the whole 40 minutes in one day if you have the time (and energy) LOL I'm gonna try to do either 20 or 40 minutes tonight and see how it goes.

Hope everybody has a "walkin" day today!

hugs,
cathy

Hi- I would love to join ya'll! I gained 54 pounds during pregnancy (over two years ago!) and have not lost much of it at all. I am at 207....Now it is time to get moving ! I would love to weigh somewhere around 150. I am wanting to get healthy and loose weight in order to be able to play and be active with my son, Cale ...and to have another little one. I just became a stay at home mom. Before that I was a Preschool Special Ed. Teacher. I am so excited to find such a great support! My goal for the rest of the month will be 12 miles. Hope you all have a great day!

Got my mile in today, and it totally kicked my butt. Maybe I shouldn't have done the hand weights my first time out in a month and a half.

Yay for me!

Ok I just did my first Kathy Smith "Lift Weights to Lose Weight" tonight and boy am I gonna be sore tomorrow because I'm already sore. WOW!

It was 47 minutes - 20 minutes upper body with weights, 20 minutes lower body (I didn't use any weights because my lower body already weighs a ton LOL) and 7 minutes abs.

Thank the Good Lord I can't do that tape again til day after tomorrow!

I did pretty good keeping up with the upper body routine. There is one move I have never been able to do many of, where you back up to a chair and sit down and then put your arms behind you and you push your body away from the chair and then you lower and lift your body. know what I'm talking about? I'm sure it is working your triceps but I can only do a few of those bec dang I'm lifting 205 lbs with my little bitty non existent tricep muscles. WAH those suckers are hard!

Now, I had trouble keeping up with the lower body routine. I have never done so many squats and lunges in my life. Have I ever told ya'll that I hate squats and lunges. yikes! I just did what I could. Now I gotta take another shower! LOL maybe I better soak in a hot tub instead.

I'll be up late tonight waiting on my youngest son to get home so I doubt I'll get up and get in 2 miles, but I think I have done plenty today.

hope everybody has a good nite.

hugs,
cathy

Wow, I'm a ditz! posted this on the wrong thread!

Missed a couple of days posting. Tried the WATP 3ml on tues. Was able to finish with little pain but felt it later on in the day. Today I was back on the tread for 1.6 mls. No pain afterwards. Should probably stick to the tread, but I still don't like it Total so far this month= 47.1 miles.

No mile for me today, it was an odd one. I did do about fifteen minutes of simple lifting with the hand weights, though. Not something to which I'm accustomed, my arms are pretty pathetic. Felt good to try something different!

Back to the walking tomorrow....

Keep up the great work everyone!!! I'm still exercising just not doing as much WATP!!

You are all doing great!
Michelle

Hope you don't mind if I join in? I have been trying to get my self motivated since April and its sort of working and I feel better lost 6 lbs. since then last I checked total of 12lbs. since November. But I need to get to the gym or walk, I do a lot of gardening and yard work but just don't get to other exercise. Its stupid due to the fact I have a membership totally paid for other than a maintence fee of 12.00 a month. Maybe this will help me started? I will attempt to get myself to the gym today even if its just to swim. The suit has been in my car since Monday not doing my seat in the car a bit of good or me!
I'll catch up later an say if I made it or not. Journal writing has helped me with my diet maybe this will help motivate me with the exercise walking or otherwise. Sometimes the end of the day just want to get home!
Skyfirefly

Good Morning Gang!

I did another 2 mile WATP w/handweights from start to finish this morning.

That makes 38 miles for June.

Hope to do my 47 minutes of Lift Weights to Lose Weight tonight. Will see how it goes.

hope everybody has a great day!

hugs,
cathy