One Year Ago Today...
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You've done so well! Persistence is worth gold.1 -
Time2LoseWeightNOW wrote: »" I don't 'find time for excercise'. I exercise, then I find time for everything else."
I love that line !! Going to plaster it to my computer. Awesome journey you have made so far and still going onwards.
Coming from a homeschooler of 4, that's how it must be done if it's going to happen. It's an investment. We're better in all areas when we take care of ourselves.3 -
Love this! Also love how none of this has to do with weight loss....even though I know you've succeeded there as well. Sometimes the other things mean just as much if not more to us....3
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Well done! Thank you for sharing and inspiring!!!!!!!!!1
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Great story. Yeah it is difficult to motivate at times. I know there are some days I just don't want to work out but I just do it and within 15 minutes or so I forget my treadmill trepidation. Recently my doctor asked my why I decided to lose weight and exercise and I kind of just said the normal things like I was tired of the aches and pains, etc. etc. So he kept asking if there was anything else so I just bluntly stated that I just decide to get my head out of my *kitten* in regards to my health. He chortled a little and that was that, although I wasn't quite sure if he typed that into the computer.1
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^^^^^ probably wondering how to motivate his other patients lol.1
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Talk about pulling yourself up by your bootstraps and taking control of your life.... awesome dedication! Thanks for sharing. Second time in two weeks I've read this, need to read it often.2
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Amazing Steph! A beautiful story!
Thank you for sharing, I feel inspired!
I seem to have a no-excuses take on eating well, so I'm inspired by your no-excuses attitude on moving more. Congrats!1 -
So, one year ago today, we wrote the post at the top of this thread. It feels so wierd coming back to this thread and seeing what we wrote back then. Another entire year has gone by, and we're still doing our daily cardio. This morning was a 30km bike ride then a 1.4km walk to the local farmers market and back. The bike is still our favorite excercise, and earlier this month the bike's odometer went over 10,000 kms. It's now at 10,461km. We only bought the bike 18 months ago lol.
So much has happened over the past year though. The daily workouts are about the only thing that's consistent. Had a mental health crisis in November that we're still recovering from. Changed our name, became literally a different person. (Or two or three or more different people lol.) Have had endless trouble with the diet. Weight has been more or less stable though we need to lose another 30 or 40 lbs. We continue to get compliments from people thinking we've lost more over the past 12 months, but it's probably some redistribution or whatever. Maybe less fat more muscle.
Almost everything else in life has been a challenge or a struggle this year, but the one thing that's remained constant through it all is the daily workouts. Like 'Steph' said a year ago, we don't find time to excercise, we excercise then find time for everything else.5 -
After all you have been through, you are still making the time to help your health... That's amazing and inspiring. And humbling.
Congratulations. I hope you know how impressed we all are by the work you've put in. (Hugs)4 -
So proud of you, Violet.1
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Cheering from the cheap seats at the back ! Those first steps are the hardest.1