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I'm a pear shape, and as a morbidly obese person, finding pants that fit has always been a pain. For most of my adult years I haven't been able to go and buy even the largest size of jeans at box stores. And they're generally expensive at plus-size places. All of my jeans have been getting too big lately, and I happened to be at Walmart this weekend trying on a few things, so I decided to try on some size 26 jeans (their largest size). Lo and behold, they were actually on the loose side, so I got some 24s! (And they only cost $20.)

Today I am wearing a pair of navy pants that I have not been able to get zipped for about 2 years. I am definitely on my way back DOWN!

Increased the incline on my hour treadmill walk. Went from 3 to 4 incline and kept my 3 mph pace. DEFINITELY noticed a difference in difficulty but it felt so good to push myself again. My walks had started to become to “easy”

We are supposed to get crappy weather tonight and into tomorrow. Instead of skipping the gym, like I considered, I am going to just drive slow and take it easy getting there. It's only like a mile, and the weather is supposed to stay above freezing till tomorrow. So while it will be wet, I likely won't be dealing with any ice. No excuses!

I'm not sure if I want to run intervals on the treadmill or go on the bike and read a book. I love running and can go forever outside. When it gets cold I lose the motivation to run outdoors. My dogs are my running buddies. I have one little female, sweet as can be, and I have one, rather large, leash reactive male. He goes absolutely bonkers, barking and snarling, trying to get to other dogs or very occassionally men when he sees them on our run. I can manage him well, and take precautions, and we've got a system that has not failed us in his almost 7 years. No bite record for my boy! I don't think he would bite but I'm not taking any risks.
So, when cold comes and I have to worry about ice in addition to his antics, it makes me hesitate to take him out. I can still run with my other dog but I feel so guilty leaving him home. So, I take them to a secure, fenced area for exercise and then run on my own at the gym.

This was a lot longer than I wanted it to be. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

This morning, I felt a stinging sensation under my pinky toe. I thought I might have stepped on something. I sat down and crossed my leg onto my lap then lifted my foot a bit more so could look at it. It was a dry area that had cracked. I put some aquaphor on it and then realized - holy crap, I just had enough flexibility to do that! It's been a long time since I could do that.

epangili wrote: »

brittanystebbins95 wrote: »

We are supposed to get crappy weather tonight and into tomorrow. Instead of skipping the gym, like I considered, I am going to just drive slow and take it easy getting there. It's only like a mile, and the weather is supposed to stay above freezing till tomorrow. So while it will be wet, I likely won't be dealing with any ice. No excuses!

I'm not sure if I want to run intervals on the treadmill or go on the bike and read a book. I love running and can go forever outside. When it gets cold I lose the motivation to run outdoors. My dogs are my running buddies. I have one little female, sweet as can be, and I have one, rather large, leash reactive male. He goes absolutely bonkers, barking and snarling, trying to get to other dogs or very occassionally men when he sees them on our run. I can manage him well, and take precautions, and we've got a system that has not failed us in his almost 7 years. No bite record for my boy! I don't think he would bite but I'm not taking any risks.
So, when cold comes and I have to worry about ice in addition to his antics, it makes me hesitate to take him out. I can still run with my other dog but I feel so guilty leaving him home. So, I take them to a secure, fenced area for exercise and then run on my own at the gym.

This was a lot longer than I wanted it to be. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

What kind of dogs? Just wondering which are good to jog with but cuddle too. I'm thinking about getting one but going to foster from CARL 1st.

My reactive male is a cattle dog/labrador/border collie mix.
He is so sweet and SO affectionate, just has issues with meeting new people or new dogs in public. At home he's usually okay, and if he has time to warm up or he's not on a leash he makes friends just fine.
His issues are directly my fault. He was my first dog and I did not take the time to socialize him properly. I thought taking him to meet all of my friends' dogs was enough and it most certainly is not. Had I known what I was doing or listened to advice (stupid know it all teenager at the time), I have no doubt he could have been THE perfect dog. He can run forever and LOVES it.

My smaller female is a mini Australian shepherd and she is perfect in every way. I took the time with her to get her into all of the puppy play times I could at our local Petco to socialize her, and had her in obedience classes as well. She already knew all of the commands before the class started but I wanted her to be able to obey under distraction with other dogs around. She is really shy at first with strangers, but that's okay. She's not aggressive, just timid and doesn't want to be touched (unless you have food, of course.) Her recall is absolutely perfect. I can call her back from chasing cats or squirrels instantly. She puts on the brakes and comes right back. I never have her on a leash, except where it is required. I can take her into dog friendly stores, anywhere public, no issues. She's my perfect little kayak buddy. She loves to run. Once, her leash broke somewhere along our running route and I didn't realize. She never left her spot, right behind my heel. And she is a cuddle fiend. All she wants is love, all the time.

@Jamie2663 this happened to me the other day too. At first I was offended, like, I thought we were better friends and it hadn’t been but a year, but then I realized it was because I look so much different. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I attended a trade show after changing my way of eating and losing my 50 pounds back in 2014-2015 and I had our 16 year old daughter with me for the first time. When we went to pick up our vendor packets the guy said it was good to see us and he remembered seeing my father there a couple years earlier. I was 65 at the time and my father had pasted in 1993. So due to walking unaided and having a 16 year old daughter with me for the first time he assumed I was the son of the man he saw two years before. When my health slide stopped and started to improve it threw a lot of people off. The change was slow to me so I never notice the changes that others were seeing over a longer period.

These numbers came up on my health app on my phone. It's really telling that my steps went from less than 5k a day to more than 10K.

MarcyMavin wrote: »

I didn’t eat the cookies. I won’t eat the cookies.

That one is really hard for me.

Bought a new pair of jeans...a size smaller than a pair I bought in the same style six months ago 🤗

epangili wrote: »

brittanystebbins95 wrote: »

We are supposed to get crappy weather tonight and into tomorrow. Instead of skipping the gym, like I considered, I am going to just drive slow and take it easy getting there. It's only like a mile, and the weather is supposed to stay above freezing till tomorrow. So while it will be wet, I likely won't be dealing with any ice. No excuses!

I'm not sure if I want to run intervals on the treadmill or go on the bike and read a book. I love running and can go forever outside. When it gets cold I lose the motivation to run outdoors. My dogs are my running buddies. I have one little female, sweet as can be, and I have one, rather large, leash reactive male. He goes absolutely bonkers, barking and snarling, trying to get to other dogs or very occassionally men when he sees them on our run. I can manage him well, and take precautions, and we've got a system that has not failed us in his almost 7 years. No bite record for my boy! I don't think he would bite but I'm not taking any risks.
So, when cold comes and I have to worry about ice in addition to his antics, it makes me hesitate to take him out. I can still run with my other dog but I feel so guilty leaving him home. So, I take them to a secure, fenced area for exercise and then run on my own at the gym.

This was a lot longer than I wanted it to be. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

What kind of dogs? Just wondering which are good to jog with but cuddle too. I'm thinking about getting one but going to foster from CARL 1st.

Good jogging dogs come in all breeds and sizes. Generally speaking, the brachycephalic (smoosh faced/short snouted) breeds are not good candidates because they can't properly breathe/frequently have respiratory system abnormalities. Herding breeds can be problematic if they come to you with herding issues like, say, trying to indiscriminately head or heel anything and everything in motion (including ducks trying to pass, bicycles, children, *you*).

The size/weight of the dog comes into consideration because the larger and heavier the dog, the easier to overpower you. I've been yanked off my feet by a dog weighing as little as approx 45 lbs. when I was ~190 lbs. because we were in motion, I was off balance, and the footing was hard scrabble when the leash snapped taunt against the dog's burst of forward speed greater than my own. I personally prefer 55 lbs. or less, but I have a friend who jogs more with his dog than I ever have with mine and his weighs over 100 lbs. to his 150-160 lbs body weight but that dog is truly a gentle giant. About the only other real consideration is to not improperly jog/run a dog that is still growing as far as bone/joint maturity and abnormal stress on them.

May you have a "foster fail" (trust me, it's a good thing! Google it if you have to...).

Two things from the gym today. I did skull crushers for the first time successfully today, and a fellow gym member asked about how I work my shoulders - that felt great!

My trainer said my form for squats is perfect now. They're also way easier. We're adding weight now.

Also this is a semi scale victory but today's five week prediction showed a number under 200 pounds, and while I know its inaccurate as heck, still! Onederland is in sight! Back at 270 pounds it felt impossible . I've come so far and accomplished so much this year for me and my health.

I'm finally, slowly, starting to feel a bit proud of me.