the out of shape and lazy challenge

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sl1mmy
sl1mmy Posts: 185
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On MFP since a little more than a month, I have lost 5 pounds already. I'm very happy but have expected more.

My strength is I changed totally my nutrition since a month. I'm very proud of it and not ashamed anymore of my diary. :smile:

My weakness is: I don't move. I mean I really don't. I stick to my computer all day (looking for exercise programs and gadgets:noway: ) searching forum and the web and playing games. It is so hard to me to move. I don't have the motivation and I'm not in good shape. I began Leslie Samsone walking video this week but I stopped after 3 days because of the heat. I bought myself a rower 2 months ago and I did a lot in the beginning but I over exerted myself and I had to stop for 3 weeks. I now stay sit for so long that I can't use my rower because of my sore buttock.:sad: Every excuse is good to do nothing. :devil:

They say you can only improve one habit at a time. Now for me it is time for this one. So I'm starting a challenge for those who face the same weaknesses.

I'm 52 and can't expect to start with 30 days shred. So my challenge is to do 15 minutes of exercise a day. I mean any exercise count and 15 minutes is the daily minimum there is no maximum and no rest day. Good if you do more but don't do less.

Report on this form :

Saturday : ............. minutes, doing this...............
Sunday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
Monday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
Tuesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
Wednesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............

Week total : ..../x days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: ........

Report daily and share your experiment having trouble finding motivation and how did you find it. You can also share silly excuses for not doing workout like "the dog ate my running shoes". :frown:

As time goes on, I hope we will be able to increase the challenge. For the moment lets go slow but sure!:flowerforyou:

Welcome everyone and enjoy the journey!:flowerforyou:
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  • meggers123
    meggers123 Posts: 711 Member
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    great idea! *bump*
  • sl1mmy
    sl1mmy Posts: 185
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    Welcome Megg !

    Saturday : .......20...... minutes, doing this...walking............
    Sunday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Monday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Tuesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Wednesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............

    Week total : ..1../ 1 days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: ....20....

    The hardest part is to make the decision to do it!

    Have a nice day!:flowerforyou:
  • sl1mmy
    sl1mmy Posts: 185
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    Saturday : .......20...... minutes, doing this...walking............
    Sunday : ........50........ minutes, doing this.....walking fast..........
    Monday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Tuesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Wednesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............

    Week total : ..2/2 days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: ...70....

    My second day was not bad at all. I walked with relatives. They are in good shape so I had to walk faster and longer. Anything that keep you moving is good. My walk was welcome after my copious dinner. :drinker:

    Welcome everybody and see you tomorrow!:flowerforyou:

    Niki
  • plantlady99
    plantlady99 Posts: 1,338 Member
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    I will try this

    Saturday : ...15......... minutes, doing this.....walked my dog........
    Sunday : .......15........ minutes, doing this.....walked my dog.......
    Monday : .......15......... minutes, doing this.........walked my dog......
    Tuesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Wednesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this.......


    I hope to get to the gym today!
  • janemartin02
    janemartin02 Posts: 2,653 Member
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    HI! I will try too.
    Sat:30 min swimming
    sun
    30 min swimming
    mon-30 min swimming
    tues-30 min swimming
    wed-30 min swimming
    thurs-30 min swimming
    fri-30 min swimming
    go to the gym 3 days a weeek to do wt strengthening and leg machines
  • plantlady99
    plantlady99 Posts: 1,338 Member
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    Saturday : ...15......... minutes, doing this.....walked my dog........
    Sunday : .......15........ minutes, doing this.....walked my dog.......
    Monday : .......15......... minutes, doing this.........walked my dog.....plus gym 45 min..
    Tuesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Wednesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this.......
  • sl1mmy
    sl1mmy Posts: 185
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    Welcome Jane and plantlady !

    Today it was hard to get motivated. I mowed the lawn with my on board mower then I did not wanted to do anything else:noway: . I sat in front of the tv and had to shake myself at 9:00 to do my 15 minutes. I finally got on the rower. I'm happy I did my rower without butt pain for first time since 2 weeks. :drinker:

    Done for the week :
    Saturday : .......20...... minutes, doing this...walking............
    Sunday : ........50........ minutes, doing this.....walking fast..........
    Monday : .......18......... minutes, doing this....rowing 3000 meters...........
    Tuesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Wednesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............

    Week total : ..3/3 days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: ...88....

    I'm happy I did it. It may seems very little but for a couch potato like me it's a victory.:drinker:

    See you tomorrow !

    Niki
  • plantlady99
    plantlady99 Posts: 1,338 Member
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    Hello all

    Saturday : ...15......... minutes, doing this.....walked my dog........
    Sunday : .......15........ minutes, doing this.....walked my dog.......
    Monday : .......15......... minutes, doing this.........walked my dog.....plus gym 45 min..
    Tuesday : .....15........... minutes, doing this.......walked my dog........plus gym 45 min.
    Wednesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this.......
  • sl1mmy
    sl1mmy Posts: 185
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    Kathy - Happy dog! And good job for the gym!



    Done for the week :
    Saturday : .......20...... minutes, doing this...walking............
    Sunday : ........50........ minutes, doing this.....walking fast..........
    Monday : .......18......... minutes, doing this....rowing 3000 meters...........
    Tuesday : ........22........ minutes, doing this....rowing 4000 meters...........
    Wednesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............

    Week total : ..4/4 days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: ...110......


    Rowing is a good exercise. Tonight I was all sweat. Much more calories than walking the same time. It was just difficult to make the decision to do it but at 8:30 I had no more choice. I used to row in the morning which I like much better. Tomorrow will be a walking day if we don't have rain.

    See you tomorrow!

    niki
  • Jeanne3651
    Jeanne3651 Posts: 84 Member
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    I would like to try this. Please set me up.:flowerforyou:
  • sl1mmy
    sl1mmy Posts: 185
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    I would like to try this. Please set me up.:flowerforyou:

    Hi Jeanne! and Welcome!

    The goal is simple. You have to do minimum of 15 minutes of exercise daily. Any type of exercise can be registed. You can do more if you like but do at least everyday your 15 minutes. As time goes by everyone will be able to increase the time.

    You can report daily to get extra motivation.

    here is how to do it. Juste copy and paste the following form on your nexts messages and fill in the blanks.

    Done for the week :
    Saturday : ............. minutes, doing this.............
    Sunday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Monday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Tuesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Wednesday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............

    Week total : ..?/x days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: .......


    Just start today if you have not exercised before and remember to go at your own pace. This is neither a race nor a competition between each other. Jus a way to give everyone a little more motivation!

    PS you have a cute little dog ( walking dog counts as well)

    See you soon !:flowerforyou:

    Niki
  • plantlady99
    plantlady99 Posts: 1,338 Member
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    Hello all

    Saturday : ...15......... minutes, doing this.....walked my dog........
    Sunday : .......15........ minutes, doing this.....walked my dog.......
    Monday : .......15......... minutes, doing this.........walked my dog.....plus gym 45 min..
    Tuesday : .....15........... minutes, doing this.......walked my dog........plus gym 45 min.
    Wednesday : ..15.............. minutes, doing this.......walked my dog....plus gym 45 min.
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this.......

    I copy and paste the info above from my last post

    This is a nice setup. I like to see if I can keep it up.

    We, are all trying to achieve the same. TO LOSE WEIGHT. LOL :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
  • sl1mmy
    sl1mmy Posts: 185
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    :noway: Done for the week :
    Saturday : .......20...... minutes, doing this...walking............
    Sunday : ........50........ minutes, doing this.....walking fast..........
    Monday : .......18......... minutes, doing this....rowing 3000 meters...........
    Tuesday : ........22........ minutes, doing this....rowing 4000 meters...........
    Wednesday : .....10.:noway: ...... minutes, doing this....walking.......:sad: ....
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............

    Week total : ..4/5:grumble: days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: ...120......
  • Jeanne3651
    Jeanne3651 Posts: 84 Member
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    Done for the week :
    Saturday : ............. minutes, doing this.............
    Sunday : ...60............. minutes, doing this....setting up treats & coffee and cleaning & serving treats at church...........
    Monday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Tuesday : ...20............. minutes, doing this..walking.............
    Wednesday : ..20.............. minutes, doing this...walking............
    Thursday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............

    Week total : ..?/x days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: .......

    Just getting started - I will stay motivated "One Day at a Time".
  • Jeanne3651
    Jeanne3651 Posts: 84 Member
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    Jane, I see yout favorite exercise is the same as mine - swimming! I haven't got to swim this week - we were out of town 3 days and my blood sugar took a nose dive on Mon so I couldn't drive or do much of anything. Hope to go tomorrow.
    Jeanne
  • plantlady99
    plantlady99 Posts: 1,338 Member
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    Hello all

    Saturday : ...15......... minutes, doing this.....walked my dog........
    Sunday : .......15........ minutes, doing this.....walked my dog.......
    Monday : .......15......... minutes, doing this.........walked my dog.....plus gym 45 min..
    Tuesday : .....15........... minutes, doing this.......walked my dog........plus gym 45 min.
    Wednesday : ..15.............. minutes, doing this.......walked my dog....plus gym 45 min.
    Thursday : ......15.......... minutes, doing this..............walked my dog.
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this.......


    We, are all trying to achieve the same. TO LOSE WEIGHT. LOL bigsmile bigsmile
  • Jeanne3651
    Jeanne3651 Posts: 84 Member
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    Done for the week :
    Saturday : ............. minutes, doing this.............
    Sunday : ...60............. minutes, doing this....setting up treats & coffee and cleaning & serving treats at church...........
    Monday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
    Tuesday : ...20............. minutes, doing this..walking.............
    Wednesday : ..20.............. minutes, doing this...walking............
    Thursday : ....60............ minutes, doing this..slow walking.............
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............
  • sl1mmy
    sl1mmy Posts: 185
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    Hi everyone!:flowerforyou:

    Jeanne - Very good, you did a lot today! How did you feel after your walk ? Keep going!:flowerforyou:

    Kathy - You must have a very happy dog! good job !:flowerforyou:


    Done for the week :
    Saturday : .......20...... minutes, doing this...walking............
    Sunday : ........50........ minutes, doing this.....walking fast..........
    Monday : .......18......... minutes, doing this....rowing 3000 meters...........
    Tuesday : ........22........ minutes, doing this....rowing 4000 meters...........
    Wednesday : .....10. ...... minutes, doing this....walking....... ....
    Thursday : .........55....... minutes, doing this.......walking fast........
    Friday : ................ minutes, doing this...............

    Week total : ..5/6 days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: ...175......

    I had to do a lot more today because of yesterday But I feel it a little like brushing your teets twice when you forgot to do it. :noway:
    It's so hard for me. I know nothing about self discipline. I'm not proud of myself. I dont know how it could be easier, maybe it can't be easier and I will always have to struggle to get off the computer and move.

    See you tomorrow ! :flowerforyou:

    Niki
  • sl1mmy
    sl1mmy Posts: 185
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    Done for the week :
    Saturday : .......20...... minutes, doing this...walking............
    Sunday : ........50........ minutes, doing this.....walking fast..........
    Monday : .......18......... minutes, doing this....rowing 3000 meters...........
    Tuesday : ........22........ minutes, doing this....rowing 4000 meters...........
    Wednesday : .....10. ...... minutes, doing this....walking....... ....
    Thursday : .........55....... minutes, doing this.......walking fast........
    Friday : ........33........ minutes, doing this......walking fast.......

    Week total : ..6/7 days doing 15 minutes. Total minutes: ...208...... :happy:

    Where is everybody ??
  • plantlady99
    plantlady99 Posts: 1,338 Member
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    Hello all

    Saturday : ...15......... minutes, doing this.....walked my dog........
    Sunday : .......15........ minutes, doing this.....walked my dog.......
    Monday : .......15......... minutes, doing this.........walked my dog.....plus gym 45 min..
    Tuesday : .....15........... minutes, doing this.......walked my dog........plus gym 45 min.
    Wednesday : ..15.............. minutes, doing this.......walked my dog....plus gym 45 min.
    Thursday : ......15.......... minutes, doing this..............walked my dog.
    Friday : .........15....... minutes, doing this.......walked my dog


    Have not gone to the gym in two days and I won't make it today. so I'm at my baby step mode.

    :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

    Kathy (plantlady)
    I really should change my name. But I can't now I have had it for so long. Cause after my mom passed I lost interest in my flowers and really only have my window boxes left. Just sayin. Hope some day I will get back to my gardens. :bigsmile:

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