Annie-That’s exactly what I did with my 3 scales when I didn’t have to use them anymore, but truthfully, I had beaten them up pretty badly already. We put them in the parking lot and ran a van over them. It was seriously sweet. I do understand everything you are going through. Once you get above a certain size, it is almost as if you quit being human. You can’t fit in a seat at a movie or ball game, church pews groan and are so uncomfortable that you leave in pain after an hour, you can’t take care of normal personal hygiene that everyone else has taken for granted since they could walk, and everywhere you go you are treated the same way a green Martian would be. One day both you and I are going to be able to go into a restaurant without worrying if there will be some place to sit down, the waitress won’t roll her eyes if we order something other than salad, and if we choose a dessert, we won’t be stared at by all the other patrons as if we are eating mud. One day we will be able to blend in with everyone else.
Ammi -- I AM a dolt -- can't even keep track of post orders! Oh, and as for those ab exercises... haven't done em yet!!
Annie -- I am seriously proud of you and your exercise!!!! I know what you mean about wanting to increase your exercise by a lot. I think how much you increase it by should depend on a lot of factors:
- how much more TIME do have to devote? There were times when I've realized I didn't have another 500 minutes to devote and some months I have reduced my exercise when I know I'll be busy.
- how much can you PHYSICALLY do? I found it was easier to add more time when I started doing more "organized" events -- yoga classes are 60 minutes, as are sessions with my trainer. Before those, I never did 60 minutes at a time.
- what about the MENTAL game? In months when I felt like I was pushing the edge already, I tried not to add more than 10-15% of minutes the next month.
I can't remember how many you did this month, but I don't know if increasing by more than 100% is feasible for many of us unless we start really low. For me, finding time in my schedule seemed to be an interesting issue. That's part of why I eased up slowly. A year ago I couldn't envision doing all the exercise I do now, but like the frog who dies in a boiling pot of water, I just eased it up little by little.
Anyway, those are my rambling thoughts... I hope they make sense!
kymberly i have a pretty good day today thanks for asking. the real test will be on monday on my treadmill!
Just wanted to check in and let you girls know that I am still around.
Just really tierd and really stress.
cleaning up after all the people that live in our apartment and school and work are really taking their toll on me! No time to focus on me!
That is about to change.
Love you girls and Roosters!
Erika Leigh
. How is everyone doing this evening
?? Yes I've been
reading up on everyone and am sooo happy 
for all the hard work and generous sharing you all do. I've been working on my food plan for about
10 days solid now, and I'm proud to say I've been a strong soldier in this battle of the bulge. I haven't 
weighed in yet but I have no doubt it will be fine. I feel better in all the right places....knees, hands,
jiggly fat instead of rock hard. I know when that happens that I'm doing the right stuff. The exercise will come along in time , but for now I'm just moving better, so I do more. Well, I just wanted to check in with my favorite 
gang to share my support for you all.
And to thank you all for sharing you enthusiasome and sweat with me as you do. Kisses and hugs to everyone on this wild trip.
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