Good Weekend All

Hope everyone is enjoying the start of their weekend!!! It's mild here in Boston. Showering this morning, when I woke up at 6:30 to walk. It's suppose to clear up by mid morning. I'll have to take my nephew Kyle with me. He's three...pushing a carriage will just make the walking require more energy...a bonus...extra points. The walk will just take a little longer..as I have to pass two parks, and with a three year old...that would be torture for him!! LOL
JoanneD...thanks. I hope you knee holds out. Any surgery is unwanted, but if necessary!!
Jess...thanks to the folks here...stretching has become part of my walking. I used to get such severe shin pain when walking...if I stopped for a minute and shook my legs out they went away...duh!!! Keep going...I try for 7 days a week now...but usally make 6. I also try to walk twice aday. With the nice weather...any walking now cause I dont' know what the winter will bring..and I'm with you..allthough I now have a treadmill...it's bloody hard!! After 10 minutes "still" my heart is pounding!!!
Taz...post when you can!!! I have odd times when I can get to the puter...what did I do before I had a puter???? :dizzy:
Good Walking All

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Jess- I like to walk with music too...I like most country. Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson, Judds, Shania Twain, Etc. I like Chers Believe. It is full of energy and makes you move faster. I also like Riverdance..Enigma.Alison Krauss. Jazz is good. Anything with good energy. Not Hard rock or screaming.
No worry Lynock - I have been putting this off for a long time and will as long as I can. My leg is bowed in a lot and I know it will not last too much longer now that it has started to hurt. I had it injected about 6 months ago and I am on Glucosamine Chondroitin tid. I have increased my Calcium to 1800 plus what is in my other vitamins.We will see.. Maybe they can come up with something else.
I am going to try and walk today.
Bye...Joanne:wave: :angel:

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I'm just checking in to tell you what I've been up to and share my good news.

I walked 20 miles last week. I also weight trained 3 days. Today is a rest day.

I ate lean meals most of the time. The worst thing I had was 2 pieces of bacon. I also had a few bites of pound cake but not a whole serving. On Halloween I was good. I only had 1 piece of hard candy. It was only 20 calories. I burned it off answering the door to give out candy, so i felt no guilt at all for eating it. I am eating about 1600 to 1800 calories a day.

The weight training has apparently switched my metabolism to high . The weight is falling off quickly lately. I am wearing the sized 20 jeans I had saved from my skinnier days! I just bought some sized 18 blouses that fit perfectly. I was wearing sized 24 & 26 clothes when I started this in early September. I've just passed my 25 pound goal which also is 20% of what I want to lose. I've lost 27 pounds and weigh 253 pounds currently.

I'm very proud of myself for sticking with the plan!

Take Care Everyone!:wave:

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Vivica- GOOD FOR YOU!!!Keep up the good work.. You have a lot to be proud of. Dosn't it feel good to buy new ,smaller clothes? I kept all my large sizes for almost a year before I gave them all away. . Hello to all my walking friends. I walked yesterday and my knees are sore today. I see my Dr. on wed.
By for now...Joanne :wave:

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Vivica---good going!!!! I too was in a 24...now down to at 18...pushing for a 16. I've purchased size 16 jeans....and they get on me...but they are just tooooo tight yet!! I love the idea..that I shop in the "regular" stores now. JoanneD....I got rid of all my clothes and that included 23 dresses...that hurt!!! I have a limited wardrobe now...only buy what I absolutly need!!! cause hopefully..I'll need a smaller size...Keep it going. You did that in a very short time. I started March21st/April 1...I'm on my 30th week I think. Did have a 6 week time...when I couldn't loose more than .5 pounds a week. bummer...but stick with it!!!!
Liz...here's to motivation!!! Your right...just pretend you're starting anew...plan, write everything down...it'll work!!!
Didn't walk this morning!! Now I regret it....it's pouring, and suppose to stay that way for the next few days. I could use the treadmill. Ugh..I guess heart pounding is good for you!! LOL
Good Walking All

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Lynock- Would you believe that I bought a pair of size 16 jeans about 15 years before I finally lost enough wt to wear them and then they were too large. I didn't give up on them . I said if I kept them that long I was going to wear them. I took up the inseam and waist ,cut them off and made shorts to walk in. The waist is still large and they are roomy but I wear them. I am now into a 12- 14 according to style. I am still trying to lose. I got down to 147 last week and now I am 149 today. I hate the way I go up and down so easy.One thing..I still love food. Junk food will never get off my list ,I don't think. :( Another thing..18-23 points just doen't seem to be enough sometimes. I have to try and control my desire to over eat. I didn't walk today. My knees hurt from yesterday. That isn't helping my wt. either. Bye for now...Joanne:wave: :angel:

JoanneD....18-23 points!!! I'm still getting to eat the 26-31 points, and though I can't complain I'm hungry.......as my mind wanders off to....you brought it up...never being able to eat junk food without wondering how much this is going to cost me on the scale!!! I just bought a scale recently...and this week alone..there has been a 7 pound up/down on a daily basis!!! But I also got my monthly today...so there's some H2O right there!!!
Well..need to walk to the library to return a book....
Good Walking All

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Lynock- That 18-23 pts is what is giving me fits...I don't know if it is mental or physical, but I want more food. I was thinking about it today and maybe I just need to eat more veggies. Although I do eat a lot. I have about a 3 cup mixed salad at noon. With 2 slices of turkey breast and some olives in it. All total of 3 pts.For supper I messed up . I had chicken burrito. (1 an1/2) . I finished it off with ,get this, a nice sized piece of homemade banana chocolate cake. I couldn't resist. I don't have any idea how many pts.!!It was made with all the good stuff.. How do I know?? I made it!!My hubby wanted a chocolate cake. Now I won't touch the rest of it. I promise...I did walk tonight. My sister said we will be good tomorrow. You know like Scarlet in Gone With The Wind.
Bye for now..Joanne:devil: :wave:

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JoanneD...I think we can all feel that Wanting to be Good Syndrome!!! Sometimes I wonder if it is worth it...what am I getting out of this? Besides..fitting into clothes better, being able to walk up and down my stairs--without getting winded. Keeping up with my nieces and nephews...using their scooters, on the boardwalk on the beach, riding my bike, talking a walk to the library or to the corner store, without needing a nap afterwards!! Besides those...why are we doing this???? :^: ;)
Very chilly outside this morning for my walk...a brisk 31 degrees. But I love Sundays...I walked this morning for about 90 minutes..and didn't see a soul!!! But the wind howling. Forgot to wear my earmuffs..had to keep covering my ears with my gloved hands...and then walked crooked!!!:D Someone watching would have thought I was drunk...so used to swinging my arms...when they were flat against my head....you get the picture!!
Vivica...I have bacon almost every Sunday...but turkey bacon. Two slices is only one point...since I slice those in half...I'm getting four slices (ok...I'm not fooling myself) I grill it on the GF grill, and sometimes even make BLT's for lunch....A BLT can be only 2.5 points and with cheese 3.5 points. Of course, I use FF Miracle Whip!!! Never like MW..but the fat free is good!!
Good Luck Walking All
and remember...there are no :nono: 's just extra walking!!!

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Lynock - You made your point !! You left out a longer life. I ate out with my sister today. I was not comfortable doing it . It was Chinese and all I could think about was how many pts I was eating. I will walk 3+ miles today. Eat a yogart for supper. At least I will get out of cooking. I will fix my Hubby left overs. At least he doen't fuss when I do that.
It is in the 70s here. I can't imagine walking in 31 degree weather. We very rarely have a day that cold. Sometimes briefly 32 but it soon climbs back up.
Bye for now .. Keep getting healthy ...Joanne:wave: :angel:

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Where is everybody?? I walked today and tried to do most thing right. There is always something to tempt me though. Hope you all are well.. Keep walking and getting healthy...Joanne:wave: :angel:

Hey Joanne I'm still here and I am still thinking about getting in a walking program.....walking full time plus at work....gotta count for something! Take good care all! Liz in Canada

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Liz- Nice to see you are still here too. Keep up the good work. Is it getting too cold to walk in Canada? I am a Florida girl and seldom see really cold weather. I have seen snow only 3-4 times in my life . I went out to find a pair of shoes to wear for church etc. so I didn't get back in time to walk. I won't walk in the dark. I am a little afraid of falling or of some crazy person getting funny. It is not too safe for a women to walk alone anymore. It gets dark about 6pm this time of year.
Hi Lynock- Next week is Thanksgiving and we are going away for a few days. More temptations to eat things I shouldn't.
You all have a Great Weekend...Joanne:wave:

I know that I haven't been around for awhile.I have been doing really good lately.I don't know if I have lost anything I think that my stomach is getting tighter.My size 16 are getting looser.
It sounds like everyone is doing good.
Keep up the good work.

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Michaela- Nice to hear how well you are doing .. I seem to stay the same. Trying my best not to gain.
Hope everyone else is doing well... Joanne