May 22, 2014
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FromHereOnOut
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Boy, you are right about that sherry! lol Its a slow process, but stick with it and its well worth the wait.
marla - awesome job on all the walk/hiking you did and losing weight while away is incredible. GOOD FOR YOU
Laura - hope that your day at work goes quickly and you're feeling better
Diana - glad you're back and feeling better
Sherry - hopefully your lil gal is all caught up on her sleep! but great that you were able to get out and walk.
Ines - hope your morning workout went ok!
Well, i am undecided what to do today. I think my body is telling me to take a day off. I ran 8Km yesterday and did some floor exercises in the evening. Did some whipper-snipping, mowing and gardening. I am tired today, yep, today will be a rest day. I also have to go to the eye doctor this afternoon for an exam. Just routine, but I have a feeling I may need glasses. Will pick up groceries and a few things.
Have a great day all..0 -
When I weighed yesterday it was after eating, this morning I have lost from before vacation 3.2 lbs!...
I just finally dealt with the thing that caused my emotional eating, worrying about daughter. She is doing better too so I did a good job as mama bear...
Maurell sounds like you deserve a day off.
I woke up early so going to get some more unpacking done before class.
And yep Sherry quitting is NOT an option!0 -
Great job Marla!!
Maureen, yes, it was a fitnessblender workout. I finished round 4 of their 8 week programmes today with a recovery cardio routine. Hope you're enjoying your rest day, it's important to listen to your body about those!
Hello to Diana!
Laura, hope you're feeling better and if not, take it slow to recover soon!
Sherry, hopefully your girl is doing better today! And as far as I'm concerned walking a couple of miles while carrying her definitely counts as exercise - like you said, the body only knows it's working.
Well, like I mentioned, I did the last workout from my current programme today - had a piece of wholegrain toast with jam and a milk coffee before - Sherry, I don't like the taste of coffee so it's usually half-half with a little sugar; I waited longer than yesterday and it was really good. I felt fuelled but not full. Calorie-wise it's about the same as the oatmeal so I guess I'll alternate between those two. Tomorrow is rest day that I'll definitely take to be ready for my end-of-programme fitness test on Saturday, which I'm actually really looking forward to do
Then I'm not really sure what to do....I do have two more of their 8 week programmes since I took advantage of a sale they had going on but right now I feel like I'd like to do something else for a while. Not really sure what, though. I'll be travelling for two weeks in June so there's no point in starting lifting before that but I might get a trial membership to a gym for July and see if it's for me. I'd also really like to start running. I've never run in my whole life and I'm not even sure if it's a good idea since I have some physical impairments. That's why I always thought I couldn't run and didn't even try but now I tend to think I can do anything :happy: I actually did try 30-30 intervals of running and walking last night on a really short trail by our place (just about 1 km) and while I'd need longer walk intervals I did like something about it....the scenery, the fresh air, the sun, it just felt good I have an appointment with a physiotherapist in two weeks anyway so I guess I'll talk to her about running and what kind of shoes I'd need since that's definitely gonna be an issue (definitely can't keep using the ones I ran in last night). I just had this idea develop in my mind lately that I'd really like to be able to run. But like I said, I'll have to get some professional advice on that first and lifting isn't an option for now either. So I'm kinda lost.... Any suggestions? Or I might just start another one of the fitnessblender programmes....after all, I do like them, I just would like to mix it up a bit.
That turned out much longer than I had anticipated :bigsmile: Have a great day/evening!!0 -
. I just had this idea develop in my mind lately that I'd really like to be able to run.
Ines, the idea that "I'd really like to be ABLE to __________", is what has been driving me in just about everything. It might be why I haven't lost weight quickly, because it hasn't been just about weightloss. It's been about becoming more capable.
I was overly nervous to start running and put it off for...well, months really (I just started last Spring). Strange to think back on it, but I was scared to just put one foot in front of the other quickly. Scared of huffing and puffing and looking like the most out of shape person ever. Scared of falling or i-don't-know. Anyway, what I did was to walk fast--I mean REALLY fast, like almost as fast as I run now. I built up the speed, but I did it daily and I also swung my arms and my hips and moved side-to-side, to try to get the greatest cardio effect of the walking. Then, when I switched to running, I started slooooow. You have to start really slow. Those two things combined made it an easier transition from a standpoint of steadystate cardio, but my knees and cartilage, etc still had to adapt and strengthen and I had to work on my form (still do). So, all this to say: maybe try some really fast walking for the time being, until you are ready to start running or lifting or fitnessblender or whatever. You can start and build up to the same speed you'll be running and it burns lots of calories. It might help prime you for running.
Marla, that's awesome! Not just about the weightloss, but also about easing up on the stressful emotions that were causing the eating.
Maureen, hope you had a nice rest day and the eye appointment went well.
Laura, hope you're feeling better.
hope we hear from Donna and from Diana too.
Okay, today, lil girl woke up refreshed and after son's school drop-off this morning, we were out and about for about 3 hours (post office, playground, DH/family office, different playground). So, when we picked son up a couple hours after that, I said "forget it" to the tutor and we went and rented dvd's and came home. I got plenty of walking/carrying done in the morning anyway. Elections again this weekend, so no school tomorrow or Monday (but yes tutor) and Dh returns Tuesday. Meanwhile, it has gotten rather hot here. I mean, you can feel the sun already at 8am and by 2pm it is clear that I need to break out all of the Summer clothes. Pretty soon my window of good running weather might be gone and either I'll have to figure out a way to tough it out or to run in the mornings. Let's see, loosened up on the diet a little tonight watching a movie with my son and eating chips (oops!), but it feels like a Friday night and I've been pretty good lately.0 -
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