March Exercise Challenge
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aww Sadie I'm so sorry about the snow, I know how you feel. but today its 50 but I think next week they are calling for snow, I don't think we will have a winter at all. and winter just makes you blue, I have my days were I need to push my self to get out of the house and go work out. I hope it passes and the sun starts to shine more and get warmer where you are at
today I did my core walking class which I sweat it isn't just walking haha and I did yoga after that class. in a bit I'm going to do my biggest loser video and walk
How is everyone's workings going, anyone still doing the 30DS? I am breaking a small break from it because the biggest loser is kind of like it. and whats everyones plans for the weekend any work out?0 -
You're doing awesome Skittles! Keep up the great work. I'll keep my fingers crossed that the snow doesn't come your way.
Star, how are you doing???
I gained 6lbs in 2 weeks. ugh. I'm hoping some of that is water retention. No mind though, it's in the past. I did my WATP 2miles today and now I'm just getting ready to head to a friends place for the day/night. Back tomorrow.
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Sadie your right it is in the past and it happens, I gained weight too. it will come back off. and walking is the best for you so good thing you have a dog
also have fun at your friends
today I just don't feel like doing anything. I did some walking around at stores but I didn't add that. I'm going to do the biggest loser video and walk away the pounds video plus some i'm going to do another 100 jumping jacks. I just need to get my butt going
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Feeling pretty blah and having hard time sleeping, otherwise good here. Not riding, but getting plenty of workout with house stuff as we are prepping for painting and such. My legs are actually sore from squatting and stuff to get to the baseboards!
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Sounds like you got the blahs too skittles, hope it's better tomorrow!0 -
It is mid March and I just found the group. I hope there's something similar in April
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Jem I know the feeling I am also just in a blah feeling this weekend, I'm about to do the biggest loser work out video and after watch the walking dead with the hubby.
Emotional welcome to the group and feel free to post whatever you do. I am going to try and make something good for April to help us all keep up the motivation.
Star where you at girl? I hope your doing well and I can't wait to hear how the running is? I really want to start but my knees are killing me the last few days. maybe in April if no May for sure
Sadie how was it with your friend?
well truth be told I have birthday cake today. I wasn't going to but I gave it and had a small piece, it was only the icing but still doesn't make it the best haha. but I market it down and I am still under.0 -
doing a little happy dance today. I hit 25 lbs off. I am feeling a lot closer to the 300lbs mark. my goal is to have 50lbs off in all by my 31 birthday which is June 3. I know I can do it. and on a sad note I now have a head cold, I think, my hubby had one and last night I just wasn't feeling good and my nose was running. and last night sleeping wasn't fun, but I'm still going to go walk today and just take it easy with that. I don't want it to get worse.0
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Aye aye aye!!!
Yeeaaahhhh sooooooo...I can't do the Candida Diet any longer.
I can not survive off of meat and veggies only. I mean seriously, no dairy, no legumes, only leafy type veggies...come on man!!! HHAHAHAH. I also got to the point where I was sick of eggs and so was skipping bfast...that was a DISASTER! Caused my blood sugar to spike and sink and next thing you know I was face deep in baskin robbins ice cream and cup cakes!!!
So, I had a bad week last week. ZERO exercise and now I've decided to add some stuff back into my diet so that I don't feel as deprived. Not TOO much...just a couple of things like sdough bread and some legumes. I'm still cutting out QUITE a bit, but I have to be able to stick to my plan and not BINGE OUT b/c I'm feeling bad.
I'm totally ready to make this week a success!!! I ate bfast this morning. Cooked some foods for the week and will hit the gym tonight. Don't know if I'll try to run but I think JUST GETTING IN THERE will be an accomplishment! LOL.
Happy to see that you all are still here and working hard...YOU are an inspiration to me!!!!!
SKITTLES!!!! CONGRATS ON THE 3+ pound loss!!!!! OUTSTANDING!!! I just KNOW you are going to make your bday goal!!! You are awesome!!
Will check back in after the gym to let you all know that I ACTUALLY MADE IT! lol0 -
Star I am just so proud of you because you can realize we all miss up but the great thing is you are coming back and going to work out, thats the best part. We all know how hard it is. some days I want to just give in and go to the store and buy my chips and dip and just eat the whole thing, then go out and get a huge greasy burger because I run to food when I am upset. but your over coming it and moving on from that. way to go.
I have a stupid head cold I got from the hubby, but its ok, I am still going to do my work outs, I may not go to zumba again tonight because I can't breath so well but I can do my walking. and walking is the best for you. today is also the day I go back to the docs about my tailbone so I'll see whats wrong with that. I am also going to come up with something good for april. I want to push up a bit in the right way and help keep up motivated. I keep telling my self I am closer to 300 lb now. and I never want to go back to almost 400. its a scary feeling.0 -
WTG on getting back on track, Star. Why the candida diet?
Skittles, so sorry you're sick agian. :-( but a totally well deserved high five for getting to 25lbs lost! That's a lot! Lift a 20lb bag of potatoes next time you go to the grocery store - or pile up 25 1lb bars of butter....it's awesome!!!woot!woot!
I had to go into the city for a large team meeting yesterday, so I was on track food wise but no extra videos. I did walk almost 5km though, from the train to the office and back again.
Today I will eat right and do some form of exercise. :-)
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Hi ladies!
I'm so happy to see all the success you're having)
It's day two of JM 30 DS (for the second time) for me! I thought I would be sore this morning and was prepared and brought Tylenol to work with me, but to my happy suprise I'm not bad at all! There's always tomorrow though, LoL.
Tonight is 2 for 1 movie night and I plan to go watch the sequel to 300 with a friend. I'm being a little bad and planning to have dinner out at Subway, but no junk food at the movie! Wish me luck and enjoy the rest of your day 0 -
Sadie its funny but a few days a go I had to get a 20lb thing of kitty litter and I was carrying it around walmart and it was heavy lol. its funny how I use to carry that around every where with me.
Emotional way to go on the 30DS, I think I might do that again next week, I stopped because I liked the biggest loser video but I think I need to change it up a bit
well I walked for 90 mins and went to zumba and I didn't feel to bad, so now it has me thinking that maybe I don't have a cold but really bad allergies, but I never had it this bad so I don't know, but I'm calling my doc tomorrow to get something for allergies and hoping that may be it. and i am so close to 20K in steps on my fitbit, I think I'm 100 away so I'm going to walk in place for a bit and off to take a nice long shower to help clear me up.0 -
Thank you so much for the support Skittles!! You are one awesome Chica!! This is a journey that has it's difficult moments and I have to realize that WE ALL HAVE THEM and it's normal...as long as I keep pushing.
Sadie: I have systemic Candida which is wreaking HAVOC on my system. I'm tired all the time, I have candida overgrowth from my head to my toes (quite literally) and I'm suffering from a variety of other candida related symptoms. Traditional medicine doesn't really recognize this and my doctors have been ZERO help...they've prescrbed topical treatments which get rid of the symptoms but as soon as the medication is done, they come back FULL STEAM. I'm going through this process of trying to cure myself and it's one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.
Well, the GOOD news is that I ate on track today!! "one meal at a time". I still didn't get any exercise in but I may do a Walk away the pounds video before I go to bed. Not sure.
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Good morning everyone and Happy Hump Day
A little sore this morning, but not enough to dive into my Tylenol (yet)!!
It's going to be a long day at work for me today.. I have a project that my business is pushing to complete and keep getting hung up on system details erroring making my work take 3x longer than anticipated - pretty annoying and will make for a rather large push to the finish on my end once those are out of the way. Stress is probably my biggest health issue these days, but I have come to the clear realization that I cannot control every situation. This in turn makes me happier as a whole knowing I can only do what I can do to the fullest of my potential. Taking my health back is the same way. I've incorporated my feelings and duty to myself into my journey and love that I have something that I can be in control of!
I'm really happy I found this group to be a part of I hope you all have an amazing day and keep pushing forward!! 0 -
Skittles, you're doing awesome - it really is amazing isn't it when we carry around what we've lost!
EE, WTG on getting in the shred! Sounds like you're on the right track.
Star, {{HUGS}} that sounds really rough. I can't even imagine. You're such a strong woman, you will find the right thing for you. It sucks that the medications and your doctors aren't helping you. Have you tried a naturopath? or any other "alternative" medical professionals? More {{hugs}}.
It's raining here today *sigh* so tired of the crappy weather. Eating well and walk on tap for today. I may do a video. This march has not been stellar, but I'm holding on while I ride through the "not so great" part and be patient till I get back into the "rocking it" part.
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Star I am really sorry about that and I hope you can get the relief soon. not sure if I can even get you any suggestions on where to go looking for, maybe a chiropractor could help with something, I don't know, sorry not a lot of help here:frown: but I am very happy your tracked that is one key to help your self get better. :flowerforyou:
EE, I'm taking that from sadie haha it easy but I understand with stress, i think we all understand how that can be. and its makes things very hard on us all, keep your head up and keep coming back and talking, i know for me just chatting and seeing you all pushing your self to do better makes me want to keep going.
Sadie, it wasn't run caring the litter around, I had to switch hands every few moments and my hubby was like let me carry it, but I wanted to and I don't ever want them 25 lbs back. and I think we both have the same weather haha are you in PA? haha because it's raining here as well. I just want a nice warm day
Today I am just trying to push thought a ex friend of mine ( falling out last sept ) I just found out she is having the gastric bypass today and as much as I hate her I just wish her a fast recovery. I wanted to have that surgery 10 years ago and chicken out. but to be honest I am very glad I didn't have it. I know now 10 people who have had it done in the last 10 years and 7 of them gained the weight plus back and are having problems. the other had hers 2 years ago and another a year ago and the one who had it a year ago drinks and eats whatever and she says she throws up all the time but doesn't care, ( she will gain it back) that surgery isn't a quick fix, I understand if the people who really need it have it done, but I am so proud of my self for losing the weight the healthy right way, and yes it may even take me years but at least I can say I did this with out the surgery. so today I am thankful for being able to wake up and work out and I have this group to come to when I just need to vent. 0 -
@Sadie: yes, a naturopath is my next step. I definitely feel like alternative doctors understand more about what's going on with me. Thank you for the hugs.
Push through the down part lady!!! I'm right there with you! We can push through it together!! There are SOOO many days ahead of us where we are going to rock the hell out of it! WOOT WOOT! Just ONE GOOD DECISION AT A TIME is all it takes to get through.
@skittles: YES!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! The reason why is because even though it may take you longer to lose the weight, during the PROCESS you are learning the skills that are going to make you successful for the REST OF YOUR LIFE. Every up and every down you have is a lesson and will come in handy in the future. I don't knock people who have had the surgery when it is a life or death situation but it HAS to be combined with therapy and a dietician. As we are finding out on our own this is NOT JUST about the physical...it's about the mental as well. And when you have surgery that part gets bypassed as well. Anyway, GOOD FOR YOU Skittles!! YOU HAVE WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD to get where you are now and you should be very proud of yourself and love yourself a LOT.
OH! And I've eaten well today so far!! Still no exercise though!! But I'm feeling good. I will run for the first time in two weeks on Friday for sure because my running partner has recovered from her cold and is ready to get out there. I SWEAR I'm going to workout tonight because I'm leaving work early. I just KNOW that if I can workout ONE time...the other times will be much easier...it's just getting off my butt the FIRST time is hard.
BTW, MY RACE IS IN THREE WEEKS!!!!!! Accckkk!!! I have to get my *kitten* in gear!!!0 -
Star your doing great, some times we have to just take one step at a time and if thats eating better and now working at it is still going the right way. and I know you'll be ready for your race, I can't wait to hear all about it. Its funny but every day I think about starting the C25K haha but I know my knees are thinking else. I may need to get a brace or something because I really do want to start it. Listening to you makes me want to jump from my couch and get my butt moving haha.
also about the surgery I would never tell anyone not to do it or it was the worse choice. some people really need to have it done to live, this girl who had it had nothing wrong with her she was 280lbs and just doesn't want to work out or eat right, that is why she is doing it. and year ago it was the same for me, and sad it took 10 more years of gaining to see I need to get off my lazy butt and change. I am glad I made the right steps and I found this site. it may take me 3 or 4 years to lose the weight but I will learn a lot of it, like you said it is mental as well. and I can say I cried a lot in the last 2 months lol but I also have to happy and feel great so that trumps my sadness.
today I am going to do my strength and core class tonight and just walk. Its still a cold rainy day, but its better then snow haha0 -
@skittles thanks lady! And you are already doing a LOT of exercise! Running can wait. Lol...but also I'm sure your body has gotten much stronger and more flexible with all that you are doing. Maybe better able to support your knees...might be time to try jogging slowly again? Also the SURFACE makes a HUGE difference. The first time I tried jogging I had to do it on a treadmill cuz it was easier on my knees and joints. Might be worth a try if you have access to one.
Ate well today! Feel like my cravings have gone away for the most part! I alllllllmmmmooosstt ate a cookie today but then I thought better of it. It was SUPER close tho (my job received THREE huge boxes filled with all different flavors of Peppeeidge Farm cookies...dark chocolate macadamia, dark chocolate cheesecake...I mean all manner of delicious flavors!) But I held it together!
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I was hanging onto the wagon with one hand and have now let go. *sigh* I can't get my ****ake together...I don't know what's wrong with my brain.
Skittles, I don't live in PA...I live in Ontario Canada. :-) Aparently we are going up to +5 today but then a snow storm tonight...gah! I'm SO done with this.
Star, you're gonna rock your race! We'll all be in your pocket cheering you on. :-)
I hate running just for the sake of running. I don't think I could ever be a runner. I agree with Star, Skittles, you're doing lots of great exercise, don't discount that. If you want to be a runner it's a great goal, but it's not the be all and end all of exercise. (don't mean that to be snarky, it kinda does sound snarky, but I'm saying it with a smile) :-)
I'm going to try and haul myself back on the wagon today. Have a great day everyone, will try to check back in later.0 -
Just checking in while I have a quick moment. Yesterday was my 20th day of tracking. Very proud of myself to have 20 days. Last weekend I did a tremendous amount of walking while on a quick trip to San Francisco. Lots of airport walking, public transportation, hills, sighseeting, more hills, and Alcatraz. My diet wasn't the best but wasn't terrible either. Did my best to track the foods each day, even the bad foods, and I was pleased to see the activity numbers on my Fitbit when I got home and synced it to my computer.
I haven't been weighing in at home so I don't know how those numbers are going yet. I have a Dr. appointment on Monday and will update with my (hopeful!) losses then.
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well I hit 75 days, woo hoo it feelings amazing to see that number when with me being sick i still keep going. I have had ups and downs but I am still pushing thought them. today I did my zumba and I am going to head to my moms in a bit to go look at dresses for her for her wedding, I keep trying to tell her to get a nice wedding dress but she wants a spring/summer dress thats just plain lol she doesn't want to make a huge deal about her wedding because she thinks being 65 she thinks she shouldn't but this will be her first wedding, so I told her she should still make a big deal about it haha. oh well I'll make the big deal for her haha but on a plus side note two people walked up to me today and they just told me how proud of me because I keep coming back and working out. it made me feel amazing. and one of them is one of my instructors haha I know I stick out because I am the biggest person in all my classes by a good 100-150 lbs. and one day I promise my self I will not be the biggest in the room.
Star your right about the running, I know I am doing a lot, I still feel I'm not. but I think that part will always be in my head where I feel I am just not doing enough. I need to just tell my self I am
Sadie keep hanging on, take small steps if you have to, change one thing at a time and keep coming back. We all slip but that is normal. you are doing amazing. and I can't complain about my weather because I know canada it's a lot worst so I'll be praying to the heat gods to send your way haha
Alice so glad to see you around and Happy day 20 to you. and you should be very proud of your self we all should be proud of our selves because remember a week ago we couldn't do what we can now or even a month or two months or where ever we are.0 -
went out with my mom today and we looked at wedding dresses for her and she found her dress, I was so excited, also she asked me to be in her wedding :bigsmile: I'm so excited so now I want to work even harder to try and be at 300 lbs by sept 6th for her wedding. I know I can do it.. her colors are orange and yellow, and I get to pick which color I want to be in woo hoo, I just don't know which I want I feel I look good in yellow but I want to try the orange on to see haha0
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Skittles, what a great goal! I love orange.
So, food is on track today, and a long walk in. So far so good. :-)0 -
@skittles! What an awesome Daughter you are!! I think you are absolutely right about helping your mom to make a big deal out of her wedding...it sounds like she just feels self conscious, but what little girl DIDN'T fantasize about a wedding day? I'm sure you will help her make it VERY special. And yayyy! to you being in the wedding. yes, what wonderful motivation!
@sadie: THANK YOU!!! I'm serious, I feel like when I do my races I'm really doing it for ALL of us! For those of us that push hard even though we are the biggest people out there (just like you mentioned in your class Skittles!!). I'm representing the Fat Girls! And I try my best to represent us well! LOL.
I've been eating VERY WELL now that I've added a few carbs back in!! Oh my gosh SOOOOOOOOOOO much better! tonight I had black bean and sweet potato chili that was AWESOME...and only 350 or so calories per serving. YUM.0 -
@Sadie way to go for getting back on track and walking is the best thing for you. keep it up
@star your going to rock this race for sure and the food comes very yummie, I love sweet potatoes. I am so super excited to be in my mom's wedding I was looking at dresses and on davids bridal they only go up to a 26 and I'm still a 28 so I'm hoping by july I can be down to a 26.
today I'm going to a walk and I have zumba and my body pump class tonight. and cleaning my house haha which thats never fun.also a NSV for me yesterday I got to put my bra on the middle hook and not on the end one, let me tell you how excited I felt about that haha I was jumping up and down for real haha because it felt great to do that and it wasn't tight .0 -
Star, your chili sounds yummy! You keep representing, girl, cause you're doing a good job at it!
Skittles, that's a great NSV! I would be just as excited. ;-)
Day 2 of getting back at it. Breakfast in hand and walk on tap for lunch. I will try to do a video, but until I've hauled myself firmly back on the wagon I'm going to concentrate on small goals to not overwhelm myself. I tend to do that - want to go gung ho and do everything at once and then get nothing done. Very busy day at work today, I see myself working late tonight....I'll come back later though and check in.
Thanks for the words of encouragement, they mean alot! :flowerforyou:0 -
Dr appt today showed that I have lost 5 lbs in the past 3 weeks. That's pretty good for starters. Blood pressure is getting lower and that's a good thing too. I don't do weigh-ins at home at the moment so I'll need to wait for another 3 weeks to see new numbers, Kinda of nice not to obsess over numbers too much. Just get through each day doing the best I can is the plan that is working so far. Happy to be back on track. Tomorrow is my 25-day tracking anniversary and I'm proud I've done this well this month. Bring on April!0
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Just noticed I didn't post yesterday. and that is not like me. I was just super busy with my mom all day. and I only got a little bit of working out done. but today I want to walk for about 90 mins. and I have zumba tonight as well. plus we got snow again here :grumble: , i'm getting very sick and tired of our winter and we are into spring now but still winter doesn't want to leave. ahhh but its not going to stop me. also I am thinking of something good for april for all of us to be able to do. Maybe each week try something different. but I want to make it so everyone can do it.
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Great attitude, Skittles! I'm all for forming a posse or mob and kickcing Winter right back to where it came from! LOL
I'm feeling much more in control - even though I had the weirdest night. Woke up in the middle of the night freezing (not just cold, freezing, whole body shaking from shivering cold, teeth chattering, etc.) then about 2 hours later I was so hot I was naked on top of the covers. The whole while wide awake. This went on from 1:30 to aout 5ish. I'm tired now but am not feeling sick or anything. Very weird!
Food is all planned and there will be a walk.
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