OVER 200 CLUB NEW YEAR NEW BODY (OPEN GROUP) Part 3

LittleSpy

You're right awestfall. Do each workout one time (or however many times if you need to repeat). Week 1, day 1, then week 1 day 2, then day 3, then move onto week 2 if you want or repeat week 1 if you want and so on.

There are podcasts that help so you don't have to contantly watch a stopwatch or the treadmill display. If you google "Couch25K podcast" you'll find a bunch. The podcasts can be loaded into your mp3 player (or I just download them to my laptop & then plug my headphones into my laptop while I run because I'm too lazy to hook up my mp3 player to transfer the files. :laugh:). You don't have to use the podcasts but they've helped me because I can start to get discouraged if I'm constantly watching the seconds tick away. Especially now -- I'm finding the mental game more difficult than the physical one. My body can physicially deal with running longer than my mind can. :laugh:

jessifreehugs

Hello Everyone!

I was hoping I could join your group. I started my weight loss journey on January 4th and I've lost 3 pounds and 3.5 inches so far. I logged on today looking for a support group, and this seems like the right place. Good luck to everyone!

HeatherMN

Good morning!

Checking in for yesterday 1/20/2010:
Calories: Had 216 left over
Water: 48 oz.
Exercise: Week 6, Day 3 of Couch to 5K. This means I'm on to Week 7!
Proud: That I completed the 25 minutes of running without stopping. It was easier than I expected, but as others have mentioned, it is more of a mental game than a physical one.

Speaking of which, I watch a movie with the CC on and have my iPod going to keep myself from looking at the display on the treadmill. I did well up until the last three minutes of running, then I peeked at the display.

Today, I got the flyer for the 5K I did last year and will be participating on February 13th. Last year, I just had to walk because of the snow and ice on the path, but at least I did a brisk walk!

Have a great day,
Heather

awestfall

You're right awestfall. Do each workout one time (or however many times if you need to repeat). Week 1, day 1, then week 1 day 2, then day 3, then move onto week 2 if you want or repeat week 1 if you want and so on.

There are podcasts that help so you don't have to contantly watch a stopwatch or the treadmill display. If you google "Couch25K podcast" you'll find a bunch. The podcasts can be loaded into your mp3 player (or I just download them to my laptop & then plug my headphones into my laptop while I run because I'm too lazy to hook up my mp3 player to transfer the files. :laugh:). You don't have to use the podcasts but they've helped me because I can start to get discouraged if I'm constantly watching the seconds tick away. Especially now -- I'm finding the mental game more difficult than the physical one. My body can physicially deal with running longer than my mind can. :laugh:

Is this something you can do inside or does it have to be outside?Can I walk and run in place?

LittleSpy

OMG! I just checked the weather (I live in a grey cube at work) and it's 69 AND SUNNY!!! Wooooo! I'm eating lunch outside today. Gorgeous!

(yes, maybe I'm rubbing it in... but when it's 110 with 90% humidity this August you guys can get me back)

Momma2four

Welcome jessifreehugs, if your looking for a great support group you just found it:flowerforyou: :laugh: We are here to support each other. We weigh in on fridays. By the way congrats on those pounds and inches that you've lost in the last couple of weeks.

We also try to answer these questions daily
Have I stayed within my calories?
Have I drank at least 64 oz of water?
Did I exercise?

Then share something you are proud of about your self. Welcome to our group!!!!:flowerforyou:


My chidren are well. :bigsmile: I am feeling better:bigsmile: But it has been raining for 4 days.:frown: The last couple of weeks have been beautiful sunny and fairly warm . High 50's low 60's. Then this storm hit us!! No walking outside with hubby. His exercise is off track. Mine is not I will be walking with Leslie Sansone again and today is pilates day. I am really likeing the pilates. It is extremely hard to get into those positions, thankfully I remain somewhat limber even at my weight. I have always been very flexible. But boy do I feel good when it is all over. Besides it is a time for myself and my 16 yo daughter to bond. Plus she is my inspiration, I look at her and think that is my old figure and I want it back. She would die if I said that. She said I can't get weigh the same as her, because than she will have to lose weight. I remember as a teenager thinking my mom was sooooo FAAAAAAT and she weighed 140 and was like 5'4-5'5 so obviously she was not fat. So no point to this story just bored in the rain. Talk to you all later. Work to do

HonestOmnivore

Checking in for yesterday-

Calories - under (?)
Water - OK
Exercise - Oh yeah!

Proud - that I'm pushing through this exercise funk!

Calories - not sure because I had to guess at the venison stew - it tasted like there was a lot of flour in it but other wise shouldn't have been too bad (My husband is capable of deciding he needs half a stick of butter in something when he cooks!).

My schedule only had one meeting on it today - to touch base with the new head of security. I dressed in slacks and a sweeter, hair air dried after my shower, no makeup (last minute lipstick). I got a cold call from a recruiter who wanted to know if I could come in for an interview for a management position in a mid-sized local company. I haven't posted my resume yet and I'm not officially looking. I said "SURE", made arrangements to meet for lunch and then headed off to my 11 am meeting. I started out my meeting with my "Hi I'm from internal audit and I'm here to help" speech and he cut me off to ask me if I was interested in working for him. I tell you - when it rains it pours!!!

ColoradoGirl

Sorry I have been missing in action.. My mother who turned 61 today had a heart attack last night and is in the hospital. Fortunately, they were able to place a stint and she is expected to have a full recovery. This will be just one more reason for me to loose the weight. I think I have gone through EVERY emotion one can have today and I am running on adrenaline right now.

However, check in for the past couple of days

Calories stayed within .. barley yesterday
Water.. pretty good
Exercise.. did ok.. did better this morning
Proud.. I am still here and I have a wonderful support system

Thanks everyone!

Positively_Me

Hey everyone :0

I posted this morning but for some reason it was not posted...ugh. for some reason the website was running very slow and i kept getting an "error" message when i wnated to post something.

checkin 1/19/10
calories: yup
water: nope, i forget with everying going on around me
exercise: nope
proud: that i didn't overeat becasue my weakness is peanut in it's shell...love it


Check in:1/20/10
calories: i think i am going to be low today
water: nope
exercise: nope
proud: really nothing to be proud of...

My home is still very hectic with my mother in law visiting...and my spring semester will be starting tomorrow..not sure what i will be doing.. i find it to be overwhelming...:(

i will try to get back on today, if not, everyone have a great day

HonestOmnivore

Check in:1/20/10
calories: i think i am going to be low today
water: nope
exercise: nope
proud: really nothing to be proud of...

My home is still very hectic with my mother in law visiting...and my spring semester will be starting tomorrow..not sure what i will be doing.. i find it to be overwhelming...:(

i will try to get back on today, if not, everyone have a great day

Positively_Me - I had the same issues this morning ARGH! Maybe MyFitnessPal is getting TOO popular

I think you have PLENTY to be proud of! You have visiting relatives (in-laws?) and you haven't eaten 40 lbs of chocolate!!! You are doing GREAT!:drinker: :drinker:

ColoradoGirl - :flowerforyou: I'm sorry about your Mother! 61 is a BABY! I'm glad to hear the outlook is pretty good.

***:indifferent: CATION - UNSOLICITED ADVICE - CATION:indifferent: ***
GET HER INTO THE CARDO REHAB PROGRAM!!!!! It might seem like she can do it on her own but the Cardio Rehab programs run by medical centers are amazing and there is a HUGE difference in five year survivability rates between people who go to them and those who don't.

ColoradoGirl

ColoradoGirl - :flowerforyou: I'm sorry about your Mother! 61 is a BABY! I'm glad to hear the outlook is pretty good.

***:indifferent: CATION - UNSOLICITED ADVICE - CATION:indifferent: ***
GET HER INTO THE CARDO REHAB PROGRAM!!!!! It might seem like she can do it on her own but the Cardio Rehab programs run by medical centers are amazing and there is a HUGE difference in five year survivability rates between people who go to them and those who don't.

Thanks for the advise.. I will try and sway her in that direction.. in August she just moved back to the south (missouri) so, she is not as close as I would like. Thanks for your kind words and thoughts.

Momma2four

ColoradoGirl, I am so sorry about your mom. I hope it all works out. She is in my prayers

awestfall

Jbl -Do you only do the couch 25k for exercise and do you only do it 3 days a week or do you do more?If you only do it 3 days a week do you do other exercises on your days off?Sorry so many questions I am just really curiousand you seem to have had some great results with it.Also is this something you can do inside your home.I was thinking about doing it on my elliptical trainer but I wasn't sure if that would be ideal.Right now the weather is cold here and I would love to try this program so I would have to do it inside if I could.Thanks!!

awestfall

Colorado Girl I will keep you and your mother in my prayers.I know God is with you and her right now.So sorry to hear about your mom!!! If you need to talk I am here.

LittleSpy

Jbl -Do you only do the couch 25k for exercise and do you only do it 3 days a week or do you do more?If you only do it 3 days a week do you do other exercises on your days off?Sorry so many questions I am just really curiousand you seem to have had some great results with it.Also is this something you can do inside your home.I was thinking about doing it on my elliptical trainer but I wasn't sure if that would be ideal.Right now the weather is cold here and I would love to try this program so I would have to do it inside if I could.Thanks!!

I only do it 3x/week. I thought I'd be smart and do it more when I first started and that's when I started having all the pain in my knees. When you first start to run, you have to build up your joints/bones/muscles, not just your heart & lungs, because it's so high-impact. People just don't bother to tell newbies that and I kind of think that's why there are so many injuries when people first start running.

On the days I don't do C25K (I'm on a Monday, Thursday, Saturday schedule with C25K because it works with my work schedules better), I do at least 30 minutes of some low-impact exercise. I ride my stationary bike basically every single day for at least 30 minutes. I also incorporate some strength training, some walking, some workout DVDs, etc just to keep it interesting & my body guessing. When I get in better shape (I know it's kind of silly to put it off just because I'm embarrassed, but it is what it is), I want to join a pool or a gym with a pool and start swimming on the days I don't run. I LOVE to swim - I always have - and it's wonderful exercise.
If I could spare enough money to level part of my back yard even for one of those crappy metal frame pools I'd get one. You can swim outside where I live from April - September easily. Sorry I went off on a tangent there. :laugh:

You can do it inside. I do it on my treadmill. I've also done some of the workouts on my bike. If you start on your elliptical it'll definitely get your cardiovascular system in condition! Then whenever you could start running outside you could take it slow to build up your joints/bones but you'd definitely have a jump start -- building the stamina of your lungs and heart is the hardest part, I think.

cris20056

Coloradogirl- I am sorry about your mother, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Check in for today- 1/20/10
calories- under by 105 (might eat a fruit to make cal)
water- yes
excercise- no...might still do it
proud- That I am trying really hard to eat all my calories. (I have it at 1,100 and am working up to 1200)

Cris

awestfall

Jbl -Do you only do the couch 25k for exercise and do you only do it 3 days a week or do you do more?If you only do it 3 days a week do you do other exercises on your days off?Sorry so many questions I am just really curiousand you seem to have had some great results with it.Also is this something you can do inside your home.I was thinking about doing it on my elliptical trainer but I wasn't sure if that would be ideal.Right now the weather is cold here and I would love to try this program so I would have to do it inside if I could.Thanks!!

I only do it 3x/week. I thought I'd be smart and do it more when I first started and that's when I started having all the pain in my knees. When you first start to run, you have to build up your joints/bones/muscles, not just your heart & lungs, because it's so high-impact. People just don't bother to tell newbies that and I kind of think that's why there are so many injuries when people first start running.

On the days I don't do C25K (I'm on a Monday, Thursday, Saturday schedule with C25K because it works with my work schedules better), I do at least 30 minutes of some low-impact exercise. I ride my stationary bike basically every single day for at least 30 minutes. I also incorporate some strength training, some walking, some workout DVDs, etc just to keep it interesting & my body guessing. When I get in better shape (I know it's kind of silly to put it off just because I'm embarrassed, but it is what it is), I want to join a pool or a gym with a pool and start swimming on the days I don't run. I LOVE to swim - I always have - and it's wonderful exercise.
If I could spare enough money to level part of my back yard even for one of those crappy metal frame pools I'd get one. You can swim outside where I live from April - September easily. Sorry I went off on a tangent there. :laugh:

You can do it inside. I do it on my treadmill. I've also done some of the workouts on my bike. If you start on your elliptical it'll definitely get your cardiovascular system in condition! Then whenever you could start running outside you could take it slow to build up your joints/bones but you'd definitely have a jump start -- building the stamina of your lungs and heart is the hardest part, I think.

Thank you so much Jbl.I am going to start the program tomorrow and then next week I am going to do it Monday Wed Friday from there on out.It sounds like an interesting program and it looks like you have had much success so I am hoping I will get some result too.Thanks again I will keep you posted on my progress.

awestfall

Checking in
Calories- over by 6 no big deal
Exercise-yes 20 minutes but for all of you who saw me doing 2 hours before my doc told me I wasn't allowed to do 2 hours any more right now until my muscle heals completely.He said 30 minutes was just as sufficient as 2 hours especially if I do circuit training.Which I am starting the couch25k tomorrow and he said that would be great for me to lose weight
Water 96 ounces so far
Proud that I am not relying on the numbers to make me feel good.I haven't weighed myself yet.

llowry

Coloradogirl,

Sorry to hear about your Mom hope everything goes well and my prayers are with you, your mom, and your family.

cris20056

I just did 24 minutes of my Biggest Loser program so I am proud of that

I hope this is the beginning of me starting my 3 times per week workouts again!!:happy:

jennbarrette

ColoradoGirl - I am so sorry about your mom! :flowerforyou:

check in -
calories - almost right on
water - 96 oz
exercise - 1hr (couch25k week 5 day1, and then Biggest Loser game)
proud - I exercised for 1 hr straight!

amarek

Can someone explain the c25k thing to me? sounds really cool!

C25K IS really cool. Couch25K is a somewhat aggressive training program that's designed to get you off the couch (little to no activity) to running 5k (3 miles) in 9 weeks (yeah right)! Here's the link to the training program: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml
If you scroll down the page you'll see the training schedule.
I started in November and I'm on week 6 now. I struggled with week 4 and I think I ended up on it for 3 weeks -- No big deal!
I think running is going to be something I really enjoy doing for exercise. I certainly enjoy it now, to a degree, but it's still so hard sometimes it's difficult to convince myself to get up and do it.

Thanks for the information! I never heard this before. I went to the website and it looks very doable. Im going to try my first set right now!

Be back later with my check in!. Enjoy your evening ladies! :happy:

cris20056

LOL Sorry to keep posting but I just changed my intake from 1,100 to 1,200 which I am determined to eat all 1200 from now on

Thanks girls for reminding me that I NEED to eat to lose! I was scared but after doing all my research I am going to try extra hard:flowerforyou:

Hugs,

Cris

HonestOmnivore

Checking in!

Calories - about 200 under my exercise calories
Water - I'm on one bottle short (but the night is young!)
Exercise - 50 minutes on the elliptical (my lunch time walks keep getting taken out by life!)

Proud - I think I had two good job interviews today even though I was blind-sided by them! Time will tell!

Edited to add that tomorrow I have a double whammy - lunch out with the girls (at least our waitress knows what to bring me!) and our Thursday night dinner party. It's our roommate's birthday so I'm making eggs Maryland (crab cakes, poached egg, english muffin with hollandaise sauce...) and a two people are bringing desserts! YIKES!

We live near campus so we occationally rent out our downstairs bedroom. We have a Math grad student living with us, Beth, and she's basically become family...

snowflakes

Calories: yes 1250
Water: yes 64
Exercise: yes 3 miles with Leslie Sansone
Proud: To have this group to check in with everyday. Thanks ladies!

I ate quite a bit of popcorn at the movie theater yesterday and today my stomach didn't appreciate it. One more noticeable change to my eating habits. Popcorn, lots of it was a staple for me for a long time, now, not so much.

amarek

I did the first C25 tonight. Was not easy for me, but will try to keep it up. I don't think I would know what to do with my self if I could actually run a 5k? A VERY slow jog in one minute intervals was not an easy task.

Check in 1/20/10

Calories: 1130 but about heat up a 210 calorie meal.
Exercise: 20min jog/walk - 60 min elliptical.
Proud: I got up in time to eat a decent breakfast before work

bluenote

COGirl - praying for your mother and you! Whereabouts in MO is she living? I am in St. Louis. Maybe I can drop by and check in on her for you.
mstahl - I have a good feeling about these job interviews... :happy:
pos_me - WE are proud of you! You're still here! That is something to be proud of! :flowerforyou:
cris - eat that fruit! The night is young! :drinker: I am going through what you are going through. I know it is hard to trust eating the cals, but it WILL pay off - for both of us!
snowflakes - I L O V E popcorn! And those skimpy 100 cal bags don't do it for me! My friend told me to try Healthy Pop - it was like eating cardboard!!! :ohwell:

check in:
cals: right on! But still over in sodium - yikes
water: 64
exercise: 40 mins bike plus arm work
proud: I parked down the hill at work today and walked all the way up to school AND I wasn't that badly out of breath! :bigsmile:

Solandra

Colorado Girl, we've got a candle lit for your mother!

Check in:
Water - Yes, but just at.
Calories - right there
Exercise - I walked this morning before work

proud of: I really really wanted to get a sausage biscuit for breakfast this morning, but I was virtuous and had oatmeal instead.

Love you, my lovelies!

HonestOmnivore

Update!

I'm drinking my last bottle of water so I made it!:drinker:

And I didn't get the venison stew for dinner (It sat out all day - yuck! Dogs are eating well tonight!) so I tried a suggestion - 1/2 cup pumpkin, 1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese, sprinkle of cinnamon and a packet of splenda = 140 calories. OMG SO GOOD!!!!!!

:bigsmile: Amazing bulk and nutrients for so little calories! Guess what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow?:bigsmile:

ColoradoGirl

.... Big Breath.. yes.. I am breathing!
Thank you all so much for the kind words, thoughts and prayers! I am so blessed to belong to this wonderful group! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Although today has been a tough day. Many good things have come out of it! My mom is going to be ok! She is going to quit smoking and my step father is going to try to do the same! My brother, sister and I now KNOW we really need to be watching our Cholesterol. And I know have been slapped in the face with reality a little closer to home.

Today Calories were good
Water is good
Exercise 85 mins
Proud.. Proud, my mother pulled through and has finally made the decision to take better care of herself and stop smoking!


With that said.. I am exhausted emotionally, mentally and physically.. heading to bed! Tomorrow is the a new day and I am looking forward to sharing it with my dear family and friends!