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???? Good Walking All
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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!!! 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 's just extra walking!!!
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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!!
's just extra walking!!!
