[Lyn2007]

Seeing 211 on the scale has me just rarin' to get into onederland! I really want to get there before my July birthday.

My eating is close to perfect for my plan, so I decided to ramp it up by adding in some more exercise. I used to bike 6 days a week for 30 minutes, but I hurt my foot a couple of times (poor footwear) so I stopped biking a couple months ago.

Well, I got some new footwear, and cushioned socks, and I got back on the bike last night for 20 minutes. It was harder than it used to be! Anyway, I am going to shoot for 30 minutes of biking OR walking, 6 days a week, plus strength training for 15 minutes twice a week (upper body). I am hoping for a major 'budge' in the scale.

So... what do YOU do when you are super motivated to get the scale to move? Do you change things up? Or are you already doing your 100% best and just wait and let it happen?

[ubergirl]

Good for you Lyn! 211 is an awesome place to be!

I have tried kicking things up in order to get the scale to budge, with mixed results.... I usually do best giving 100% and waiting to let it happen...

I have to say that significantly ramping up my exercise was one of the most positive things I've done on this journey. Sometimes I think that my increase in fitness is more significant than the weight lost.

Good luck! You should be joining us on the onederland express (or local) any day now!

[slimsilhouette2b]

Way to get motivated!!!! Good luck making your goal by your birthday and good luck getting your exercise back up after an injury!

[bythenumbers]

Awesome, I can't wait to be there!
They make cushioned socks????!!!!!

[Lyn2007]

Yeah, I bought socks from Thorlo. They have a website, they make athletic socks. I search for THICK padding and ended up with some super thickly padded running socks. I wear them when I walk, bike, or do Wii Fit and they make a HUGE difference.

[calluna]

Lyn, I'm with you on the weight and the motivation! We're so close! I also use a bike (stationary and regular 2-wheeled type) though fortunately without the foot problems.

I do cardio of some type most days of the week and lift weights several times a week also. Weekdays my workout is usually an hour and fifteen minutes or so. To ramp things up, I can and do notch my workouts up a little, but you can't do that too much without hurting yourself. I'm in the process of doing that now, as my heart rates aren't really getting to where I want them to be on the bike and I'm capable of more reps or higher weights.

So, to ramp things up in a different way I'll engage in some kind of major calorie burn once a week - hiking will do it for me and so will swimming with my kids.

[findingfawn]

Just wanted to encourage you You are doing awesome!!!! You will be in Onederland in no time!!!

[Lyn2007]

Thank you fawn! I am sooo excited, I am 210 this morning!! It is soooo close.

[findingfawn]

Yay!!! You go girl!!!!

[JustBeckyV]

Sounds like a good plan!

For me I would always take a double look at anything to see if there was something more I could be doing. If there was I would do it but most of the time I was doing quite a bit already lol