VERTICAL CHALLENGERS! Home to all shorties out there. (OPEN)
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I'll come visit you in New Zealand (I want to go there, too!! That's where I was conceived!)
My husband just got a new job and they have a Wellness program that includes paying 50% of a treadmill purchase! I might have to avail myself of that deal!0 -
Well, I just added myself to the list yesterday so I've got some major catching up to do I guess. :laugh:0
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JUST ECHOING LALOQUITA HERE
**PLEASE PUT YOUR WEEKS WEIGHT/WATER/EXERCISE MINUTES ON THE ROSTA**
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I wonder if people got lost trying to find this place :frown:0
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Nah, this threads full of shorties! They just can't see it :laugh:I wonder if people got lost trying to find this place :frown:0 -
Bump for later... just weighing in quickly.
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As an aside - I'm joining the gym! Yes, you heard correctly - I am joining the gym. The girl who, for the past decade was allergic, is taking the plunge - £33 a month and swimming and all classes included. I'm going to give it a 3 month trial to see if I'm motivated enough to make it work out money wise (as opposed to pay as you go).
Looked round today and it was really quiet and lots of machines so hopefully there won't be any waiting or feeling bad because you're on something someone else clearly wants to be on. Anyway, it's getting friggin' cold here now and that, coupled with the motivation of investing in myself, I'm hoping will help me get off the plateau I'm currently on.
Looked at those eliptical thingies everyone is on about and thought 'Yeah, right!'. I'm not certain, but I don't think they'll be for me. I'm just too short. I don't think I could do the foot stuff while still hanging on the the hand/arm things. We'll see.....0 -
As an aside - I'm joining the gym! Yes, you heard correctly - I am joining the gym. The girl who, for the past decade was allergic, is taking the plunge - £33 a month and swimming and all classes included. I'm going to give it a 3 month trial to see if I'm motivated enough to make it work out money wise (as opposed to pay as you go).
Looked round today and it was really quiet and lots of machines so hopefully there won't be any waiting or feeling bad because you're on something someone else clearly wants to be on. Anyway, it's getting friggin' cold here now and that, coupled with the motivation of investing in myself, I'm hoping will help me get off the plateau I'm currently on.
Looked at those eliptical thingies everyone is on about and thought 'Yeah, right!'. I'm not certain, but I don't think they'll be for me. I'm just too short. I don't think I could do the foot stuff while still hanging on the the hand/arm things. We'll see.....
Congratulations!!!!!!!!! I've never actually used an ellipitical besides being a goof and getting on them at the store. Is there a way to adjust the size? There has to be.0 -
Nah, this threads full of shorties! They just can't see it :laugh:I wonder if people got lost trying to find this place :frown:
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I thought I'd throw out some inspiring quotes and also a poem I always loved by Robert Frost. I remember having to memorize this poem in middle school and I've loved it since then. It's something you can think of with the journey you are taking here. I love quotes and have them on my page and signature. Here is two others.
Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness. – Earl of Derby
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. – Scott Hamilton
The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.0 -
I promise you that you can do the elliptical! I am short and I can do it I *do* have to hold lower down on the handles than the average joe but thats okay because there's probably less germs on the part I'm holding.
That being said, it does take a bit of getting used to...
I like to go to the gym in the mornings around 9am because thats when its mostly women. And then also at 2pm. For some reason hardly anyone is there at that time.
MrsBlobs- Good for you on joining a gym I hope it does motivate you to get in there and do it! I admit when I first started at a gym I was terrified. I didnt want anyone to see me in my gym clothes or compare how fat I was with their skinny selves. And I didnt want to be near any men either. But now I don't care. And I *never* thought I would get to that point. My gym has a pool too but I've never used it. I dont want to do a water class by myself! I dont like taking classes without a friend but I think I will have to start doing it soon.
Happy losing, ladies!!0 -
As an aside - I'm joining the gym! Yes, you heard correctly - I am joining the gym. The girl who, for the past decade was allergic, is taking the plunge - £33 a month and swimming and all classes included. I'm going to give it a 3 month trial to see if I'm motivated enough to make it work out money wise (as opposed to pay as you go).
Looked round today and it was really quiet and lots of machines so hopefully there won't be any waiting or feeling bad because you're on something someone else clearly wants to be on. Anyway, it's getting friggin' cold here now and that, coupled with the motivation of investing in myself, I'm hoping will help me get off the plateau I'm currently on.
Looked at those eliptical thingies everyone is on about and thought 'Yeah, right!'. I'm not certain, but I don't think they'll be for me. I'm just too short. I don't think I could do the foot stuff while still hanging on the the hand/arm things. We'll see.....
I've got to say - I LOVE my elliptical! Good luck!0 -
the ellipticals are great! don't worry about being short. like with most things, you just have to get used to it. you can change the heights of the leg thingies, but i wouldn't bother. just hop on and crack on!!
i think it's great, mrs blobs, that you're dipping your toe into the gym waters 1st- and 3 months is a really good trial period. and gyms are really quite motivating. you can watch tv at the same time as cycling! and you'll always be just the right temp, regardless of the weather outside. good stuff.
i picked up a 2nd hand treadmill today for $180 nzd. yay! apart from i asked my hubby to come with me to get it because it is heavy. i knew it was noisy before i bought it, but it's only going in the garage, so didn't think that would be an issue. anyway, we get home and my hubs decided that he was sure he could make it quieter. so, cut to 4 hours later- i'm at work and my other half is sat on the garage floor surrounded by 400 little pieces of treadmill trying to fit it back together. as i'm sure you can imagine, i'm thrilled!
i did a 10.5km run this morning, which i was really happy with. and i've got 2 more days of 30DS to finish before i start that all over again. is anyone else doing the 30ds here?
anyway, hope everyone is going well. oh, i weighed in today........
i tried to update my weight on the roster, but i'm at work and it won't let me. i was 83.3kgs today.0 -
the ellipticals are great! don't worry about being short. like with most things, you just have to get used to it. you can change the heights of the leg thingies, but i wouldn't bother. just hop on and crack on!!
i think it's great, mrs blobs, that you're dipping your toe into the gym waters 1st- and 3 months is a really good trial period. and gyms are really quite motivating. you can watch tv at the same time as cycling! and you'll always be just the right temp, regardless of the weather outside. good stuff.
i picked up a 2nd hand treadmill today for $180 nzd. yay! apart from i asked my hubby to come with me to get it because it is heavy. i knew it was noisy before i bought it, but it's only going in the garage, so didn't think that would be an issue. anyway, we get home and my hubs decided that he was sure he could make it quieter. so, cut to 4 hours later- i'm at work and my other half is sat on the garage floor surrounded by 400 little pieces of treadmill trying to fit it back together. as i'm sure you can imagine, i'm thrilled!
i did a 10.5km run this morning, which i was really happy with. and i've got 2 more days of 30DS to finish before i start that all over again. is anyone else doing the 30ds here?
anyway, hope everyone is going well. oh, i weighed in today........
i tried to update my weight on the roster, but i'm at work and it won't let me. i was 83.3kgs today.
That would REALLY annoy me!!!!! My husband knows better than to touch ANYTHING. I'm the mechanic in this house, always have been. My husband goes at everything like a bull in a china shop, gets peed off, starts making mistakes and then forgets how everything went in the first place. He's banned from doing anything like that.
I looked at the rosta and it seems you've entered your previous weight in pounds. I was going to do it for you but I didn't want to round up or down or put it in inaccurately. You were 184lbs - my converter says you are now 183.6....? I'll let you do that when you get home 0 -
bonjour: I like that : "i'm so short, even though i cover the same distances as others, i actually have to run further because my legs have to go twice as far". I feel the same way even just walking next to someone like my husband. Surely I burn more calories as well, just in trying to cover the same distance? Oh no on the treadmill being in pieces, but a clever way to purchase one!
New Zealand always looks so beautiful from pictures.
Mrs. Blobs: congrats on the gym!!0 -
I have to jog every once in awhile to keep up with my husband while we are walking. He thinks its hilarious (he is 6'1").
Have you all made goals for yourselves? To lose a certain amount by a certain time?
When I was on Nutrisystem I made myself one goal. My goal weight. And I never reached it and there was never anything else to celebrate about.
So this time I made myself small goals. Like losing 2lbs before I had to go back to the doctor (lost 4lbs) and then I made myself goals in 5lb increments by certain dates.
So far I have beat all my goals. So I made them a little harder. I made them so I have to lose 1lb a week to meet them. Right now I'm concentrating on getting to 135 by November 7th.
Two weeks for me to lose 2.4lbs!! I'm wondering how I'm gonna feel if i miss my goal date. I think maybe I should make them a little easier and then be extra happy when I meet them early :P
What's your strategy to keep yourself motivated?0 -
I have to jog every once in awhile to keep up with my husband while we are walking. He thinks its hilarious (he is 6'1").
Have you all made goals for yourselves? To lose a certain amount by a certain time?
When I was on Nutrisystem I made myself one goal. My goal weight. And I never reached it and there was never anything else to celebrate about.
So this time I made myself small goals. Like losing 2lbs before I had to go back to the doctor (lost 4lbs) and then I made myself goals in 5lb increments by certain dates.
So far I have beat all my goals. So I made them a little harder. I made them so I have to lose 1lb a week to meet them. Right now I'm concentrating on getting to 135 by November 7th.
Two weeks for me to lose 2.4lbs!! I'm wondering how I'm gonna feel if i miss my goal date. I think maybe I should make them a little easier and then be extra happy when I meet them early :P
What's your strategy to keep yourself motivated?
I've made mini goals. My first week I lost 6 lbs so I set my first goal to be 10lbs then from there I made it 5lbs for each mini goal. I didn't set a date because this is my first time trying to lose weight so I didn't want to set myself up for disappointment. I had no idea how slow or fast my body would drop the weight. I can tell my endurance is better and I'm able to lift things with more ease now. To keep myself motivated I think about how great I feel now. I was extremely stressed and always tired and felt crappy before (had a lot going on) and I always think about how great I'll feel even later down the road. I also have my wedding to motivate me, which was the reason I stepped up my game to drop the weight.0 -
Hi everyone!! Haven't been on long enought to post lately. But I am here. Had a bumpy day yesterday, but climbed back on today, and it's back to full steam ahead!!
I too love the elliptical. I do the treadmill too sometimes, .25 miles walking the next .25 jogging. To shake my cardio up a little.
I hope you all are having great weekends out there!!0 -
the ellipticals are great! don't worry about being short. like with most things, you just have to get used to it. you can change the heights of the leg thingies, but i wouldn't bother. just hop on and crack on!!
i think it's great, mrs blobs, that you're dipping your toe into the gym waters 1st- and 3 months is a really good trial period. and gyms are really quite motivating. you can watch tv at the same time as cycling! and you'll always be just the right temp, regardless of the weather outside. good stuff.
i picked up a 2nd hand treadmill today for $180 nzd. yay! apart from i asked my hubby to come with me to get it because it is heavy. i knew it was noisy before i bought it, but it's only going in the garage, so didn't think that would be an issue. anyway, we get home and my hubs decided that he was sure he could make it quieter. so, cut to 4 hours later- i'm at work and my other half is sat on the garage floor surrounded by 400 little pieces of treadmill trying to fit it back together. as i'm sure you can imagine, i'm thrilled!
i did a 10.5km run this morning, which i was really happy with. and i've got 2 more days of 30DS to finish before i start that all over again. is anyone else doing the 30ds here?
anyway, hope everyone is going well. oh, i weighed in today........
i tried to update my weight on the roster, but i'm at work and it won't let me. i was 83.3kgs today.
Congrats on the run!!!0 -
As an aside - I'm joining the gym! Yes, you heard correctly - I am joining the gym. The girl who, for the past decade was allergic, is taking the plunge - £33 a month and swimming and all classes included. I'm going to give it a 3 month trial to see if I'm motivated enough to make it work out money wise (as opposed to pay as you go).
Looked round today and it was really quiet and lots of machines so hopefully there won't be any waiting or feeling bad because you're on something someone else clearly wants to be on. Anyway, it's getting friggin' cold here now and that, coupled with the motivation of investing in myself, I'm hoping will help me get off the plateau I'm currently on.
Looked at those eliptical thingies everyone is on about and thought 'Yeah, right!'. I'm not certain, but I don't think they'll be for me. I'm just too short. I don't think I could do the foot stuff while still hanging on the the hand/arm things. We'll see.....
Well done girl I find the simple fact that I am paying for a membership makes me pull my finger out and actually go often. And I make sure I go on my way home for work, if I go home first I find it's too easy to get distracted with cooking housework etc and I don't end up going.
The Eliptical trainer - it's a mighty nemises. When I first started (and even years ago when I was younger and should have been fitter) I really struggled to stay on this machine, in fact, I was lucky to get past 2-3 minutes. BUT after the last 6 months or so of really focusing on improving my fitness...I can do a half hour without too much thought. Don't get me wrong, it is hard work and I sweat like a pig, but hey, that's how I know it's working I never believed in the old breaking through the wall phenomenon, but it's honestly true. The first few minutes are hard and then like magic you just start cruising. I began by putting my towel over the timer on the machine, to remove that mental hurdle and just go by my how my body felt. Little by little I would lift that towel and get a nice little victory!
Keep us up to date on how you go
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I have to jog every once in awhile to keep up with my husband while we are walking. He thinks its hilarious (he is 6'1").
Have you all made goals for yourselves? To lose a certain amount by a certain time?
Yes! I have to do a full power walk to keep up with my man's stroll! He is 6'3"
I struggle with time goals. I have bouts of anxiety and at the moment I am having big family issues on my mum's side and with us building the house I am a little nervy and easily slip into a funk. I think at the moment as long as I do the right thing by my body by keeping up with the exercise and eating within my limits...the numbers will follow when they are ready.
I would love to hear if anyone else has similar issues (of course only if you are comfortable talking about them!) and how they tackle those times? Sometimes I just feel like I am being weak and dramatic, but I know if I put too much pressure on myself and then the numbers don't budge...it's enough to tip me over the edge and not want to get out of bed for days.0 -
Michelle, other than being in the middle of a divorce I don't have much drama going on (:laugh: ) but I also have an anxiety disorder. I've come a long way but it still kicks up at times...I kept having that heart racing feeling on Saturday and was thinking I must be getting sick and I shouldn't go to the gym (blah, blah, blah...) but deep down I knew it was 100% anxiety and I wasn't sick so I went...10 minutes into my workout my body forgot it was anxious and I've been fine since then. :flowerforyou: I do find though, that social anxiety has held me back quite a bit, and I'm pretty self conscious ALL the time, especially at the gym. If I didn't have a meeting with the trainer, I never would have got in there after buying my membership. I've learned with my anxiety issues I have to say to myself..."It's anxiety. It's nothing physical no matter how much it feels like it is. Power through, RoseAnne, power through."1. What is one place you haven’t traveled that you would love to go to?
It's really hard to pick one place because I am heavily afflicted with the travel bug, but one of the places high on the list is Greece. I don't really know why...I'm just curious. lol Aside from maybe a few little countries in Europe, there's really not many places I'm NOT interested in experiencing.
2. Do you know any jokes? If so, tell us one.
I'm not good at retaining jokes, so I'll tell you about one I heard from a little old man who was a regular at the store I used to work at. One day he was in to pick up and order and he said, "When I was going to be born, God gave me the choice of either having a great memory, or a big penis. I don't remember which one I picked." Then he grabbed his bag and left. :laugh: His timing and delivery was so perfect it makes me giggle to this day when I remember it.
3. Do you know how you got your name?
My mother left a dysfunctional home at 16 and got pretty attached to her landlady, Rose, who became somewhat of a mother figure to her. Rose, God rest her soul, was feisty and gruff and opinionated, but my mother adored her and always kept in contact. When my mom was pregnant with me she wanted to name me Rose, but my dad wasn't as thrilled...so they compromised by adding Anne. So I became Rose-Anne. However, I stopped using the hyphen when I was about 18 or so because people tended to disregard the Anne and just call me Rose.0 -
Michelle, other than being in the middle of a divorce I don't have much drama going on (:laugh: ) but I also have an anxiety disorder. I've come a long way but it still kicks up at times...I kept having that heart racing feeling on Saturday and was thinking I must be getting sick and I shouldn't go to the gym (blah, blah, blah...) but deep down I knew it was 100% anxiety and I wasn't sick so I went...10 minutes into my workout my body forgot it was anxious and I've been fine since then. :flowerforyou: I do find though, that social anxiety has held me back quite a bit, and I'm pretty self conscious ALL the time, especially at the gym. If I didn't have a meeting with the trainer, I never would have got in there after buying my membership. I've learned with my anxiety issues I have to say to myself..."It's anxiety. It's nothing physical no matter how much it feels like it is. Power through, RoseAnne, power through."
Thanks RoseAnne. Oh the heart racing....yep that happens. I get to the point where it effects me physically (toilet wise and throw up wise - sorry to be graphic!) which of course makes me more self consious about it and stresses me further! Vicious cycle huh! I am slowly learning to control them to a point, and getting to recognise when they are coming on, but by geez it's a tough battle sometimes. My dear fiance tries to be supportive, but he is just a naturally calm person that just doesn't stress about anything, so he finds it difficult to understand how I get into such a state. "Just don't worry about it babe" is his mantra of choice lol....easier said than done!0 -
you guys were talking about goals- i'm quite good at goal setting- it's part of my job!
so, if you want to set a goal, there are some things to keep in mind. we call them SMART goals.
S- specific. don't be vague, have something that you can actually pinpoint.
M- measurable. if you can't measure it, you can't tell if there's been any improvement.
A- achievable. don't plan to run a marathon in 3 weeks, otherwise if you don't get there you'll be down on yourself.
R- realistic. if you're 90lbs, it's not likely that you're ever going to be able to pull a jumbo jet,
T- time. set an appropriate time frame to help you achieve your goal, otherwise it could go on forever!
my goals have never been weight related. i've never been thin, and i've never cared about being thin either!
when i began, my goal was to complete c25k. absolutely realistic- completed it in 5 weeks. now i've bumped up the training a bit, and i'll be running my 2nd half marathon next sunday. after that, i think i'm going for a full marathon next april.
my shorter term goals after the half are to complete the 30 day shred. i've nearly finished it (1 day left!), but it's taken me about 90 days to do 30 days worth of shredding! once sunday is out of the way, i want to complete it in 35 days max. and i'm going to take before and after pics and measurements too. i regret not having many before pics ( i started at 220lbs ish) and sometimes i don't see how far i've come because i have little to compare it to.
i tried running on my treadmill today- it's so different to running on the road...... i don't think i like it! but i'm not going to tell my hubby that!
how are we all? are we keeping up with the water intake and doing the exercise that we should?
anyway, today is a great day here in new zealand! it's the day after we won the rugby world cup (a HUGE deal!), the weather is great and it's a bank holiday. apart from the fact i'm in work! but even so, i get paid double time and a day in lieu!0 -
Hi everyone, I hope it is ok to join in with you all :happy:
I am 5'2 or thereabouts :laugh: I have been using this site for ages and have done ok so far but I did have a little fall off the wagon for the last couple of months and have gained around 5kg/10 pounds :sad: . So I am kicking myself in the butt and getting back to it!!
I live in Australia and summer is just around the corner, I want to feel good in shorts and even possibly a dress (I have never been a dress person, always thought I had the wrong shape for dresses), would be nice not to have to wear clothes to cover up all the lumps and bumps
Looking forward to getting to know some fellow shorties
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**************** Here is the original question that was left on the old message board.**************************
Hey everyone!
I hope everyone is doing well on the challenge
Let’s start round 2 of getting to know each other. It would be great to have more participation to keep the chat up and alive. We have close to 90 people in the group, we can do it!
So here are some hopefully fun questions.
1. What is one place you haven’t traveled that you would love to go to?
Mines would be anywhere in South America.
2. Do you know any jokes? If so, tell us one.
I have one that I always thought was so lame but given that I’m in the field I thought It was funny. Here it goes…
How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
...................................... Give up? …………………………….
One, but the light bulb has to want to change! HAHAHA I know I’m probably the only one laughing.
3. Do you know how you got your name?
My mother ended up picking Lisa because her boss was having a child at the same time and his daughter was born before me and he took the name she was going to name me. I hate my name and always wanted to change it. My name was supposed to be Christina. Another name she had for me was Illiana. Which sounds pretty in Spanish. I thought it was cool because it looked like my state and my neighboring state combined Indiana and Illinois. However, I’m glad she didn’t because that was the name of our garbage company later on and I could imagine the jokes that would come my way. LoL
Now it’s your turn to answer the questions!
Yippee, a place for the vertically challenged :bigsmile:
If it's okay I'd love to join?
I'm 4' 11" and love my height except when I need something on the top shelf,
but that's what my 2 tall adult children are for
1. What is one place you haven’t traveled that you would love to go to?
Canada - the love of my life is currently over there and we plan on meeting up and having a big holiday.
2. Do you know any jokes? If so, tell us one.
Okay, I'm not good at these but here goes....
"An Irish man walks into a pub...Ouch!"
3. Do you know how you got your name?
My dad had an aunt by the same name, oddly I've never liked the name :laugh:0 -
Hi ladies! I'd like to join the thread. I'm 4´11.5 but just let's call it 5'
I have about 10 lbs to lose, and so far it's been a month with no results.
Quick question....has anyone here tried Spin classes? I have a hard time getting comfortable in the bike, and end up spending half the class readjusting the seat and handles! It's great tha teach part of the bike is adjustable but I'm wondering if the proportions just don't work well at my size. Anyone had luck with this?0 -
Ask the spin class instructor to show you the proper way to position your bike. Do it before class or after class (whenever you can catch her/him).
There *is* a formula to all the adjustable part madness!
I went once and the instructor helped me figure it all out but it was awhile ago. She told me to remember the numbers I had all the notches on but...
The only thing that was uncomfortable was my butt afterwards. They say you get used to that but ooooooo, that wasn't pretty 0 -
Good morning! Sorry I didn't check in Saturday. I went out of town for the weekend and had a great time.
As of Friday evening I drank 64 glasses of water. That's 512 ounces!
I just made 150 minutes of exercise. I had a lazy week. Will try to do better next week.0
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