tahm42 wrote: »

Tell us about your exercise. How often do you exercise? Do you schedule exercise time? How long do you exercise? What do you do for exercise? What is a type of exercise you would really like to try or add to your routine?

MWF swimming and lifting. 2 hours
TTSu My choice- Yoga, elliptical, kayaking, bike, circuit, you name it. Yes I do include gardening in this too.
I would love to add figure skating, when time and money allow.

You do so much . I am sure you would do well at figures skating.

Tell us about your exercise. How often do you exercise? Do you schedule exercise time? How long do you exercise? What do you do for exercise? What is a type of exercise you would really like to try or add to your routine?

I am a walker ... I walk 5 days a week for 2 hours or more ... I also like to do aerobics for 30-60 minutes ... I would love to try PiYo dvd's which is pilates and yoga (I am terrified of hurting myself (back problems hip problems rib problems etc... I would love to do hip hop dance with Shaun T but will all my problems I am afraid I would hurt myself badly

peng123 wrote: »

Happy Tuesday, Downsizers! I'm sorry that I've been MIA - we had to rush my dad to the hospital yesterday morning - he's doing much better today. Despite all the craziness, I was able to stick to my plan because of the meal prep that I do for the week - so I'm still on track.

Steps:
4/10: 12,007
4/11: 13,821

Welcome to our newcomers! I will try to check back later to read everyone's posts.

Cara

I glad your Dad is feeling better. You are amazing! You stay on track no matter what life throws at you.

@lindamtuck2018
Tuesday
aactuallyaash
PW 214.2
CW 214.8

@Megan_smartiepants1970
4/3-7999
4/4-2566
4/5-5162
4/6-7351
4/7-15315
4/8-7534
4/9-5315


Thanks you two!

peng123 wrote: »

@lindamtuck2018 @melissadreed903 Thanks so much - he was in the hospital all day yesterday - but we were able to come home in the evening - much to his relief - he did not want to stay there. He has a terrible virus and he became very dehydrated - which pushed his heart into atrial fibrillation - but he's much better today.

Glad your dad is much better Cara...hugs

I read an interesting article yesterday. It was written by a psychologist who worked in the food industry and had successfully dealt with his own weight problem. Some of his points were:
1) The primitive or reptilian portion of our brain controls overeating. It doesn’t feel emotion but responds to stresses with these actions: a) can I eat it? do I mate with it? c). do I kill it? d). do I run from it? Since option a is the most socially acceptable option this is the usual response. We eat whatever stresses us.

2). When under stress we consume higher sugar and fat foods to give us energy to fight, flee, mate or eat our stressors. Modern processed food contains a mixture of sugar and fat that is hyper palatable, easily available and constantly advertised around us.

3). Modern processed food is designed to cause chemical pleasure reactions when consumed. Food is literally medicine. In this case an antidepressant. The pleasure response only lasts from 18-36 minutes. This is why we may overeat or keep consuming the same food several times in a day..

The authors strategies to combat this desire were.

1). Give this bingeing urge a disgusting name and image in your mind. Give the desired food a disgusting name.

2). Give this bingeing urge an irritating voice when thoughts to binge creep in. Eventually you will be able to recognize these thoughts as your “food demon” and not you. Tell yourself that I am not feeding my “food demon” whatever “demon slop” that it desires.

3). Rules are better than willpower or motivation(goals). Your energy is depleted each time that you make a decision whether or not to eat healthy or exercise. This lack of energy causes your motivation to wane. A rule such as “I will eat two servings of fruit, three servings of vegetables and one serving of whole grains before eating a treat” or “I will only eat between x hours of the day” is more successful because it takes away the decision making. so you don’t have the energy depletion of your motivation.

4) Take 2 extra 5 minute breaks where you do something relaxing and enjoyable such as staring out the window or doing an activity, get adequate sleep and limit social media or television before sleep. Work on reducing your stresses whether this involves planning ahead, avoiding toxic people or therapy.

The author also states that he doesn’t keep forbidden foods under lock and key. He believes that this makes it more desirable and harder to resist. I’m not sure that I agree with that but often I will sit my desired treat next to me and never eat it. Just seems that it’s enough to know that I could eat it if I wanted to.

Please share your thoughts on this:

@Beautyofdreams
Great job recognizing what you needed to change and changing it. Very interesting article. I know for myself certain things have to be kept under lock and key. I will try some of the suggestions when it comes to binge eating. I think I shared this quote before:

Food is the most abused anxiety drug. Exercise is the most underutilized antidepressant.


@Cheesy567
That is smart keeping healthy snacks in the front seat. Also, very good news with your dexa scan results. Hope the rest of your trip goes well.

@jayenguk
Fantastic loss! Logging is so important. Maybe you could journal how you are feeling right now and read it for when you feel yourself slipping.

@peng123
Great loss! How are your knees doing with the jogging?

@lindamtuck2018 My knees are great! I continue to do the exercises that the physical therapist prescribed and have not been having any problems - I'm so happy about that because I love running and am so excited to be doing it again.

APRIL WEEK 1 RESULTS
TOP 5 STEPPERS ARE:
1st @Megan_smartiepants1970 121,141 steps
2nd @peng123 106,825 steps
3rd @mari_moulin 102,793 steps
4th @rwood566 85,607 steps
5th @lindamtuck2018 85,414 steps
AWESOME JOB EVERYONE
As A Group We Walked 706,166 steps
WELL DONE EVERYONE

RECOGNIZING EVERYONE WHO PLEDGED THEIR STEPS:

Linda 7/7
Megan 7/7
rwood566 7/7
tahm42 6/7
peng123 7/7
morethanjustanumber 7/7
mari_moulin 6/7
Jpedno 7/7
Aactuallyaash 4/7
cheesy567 4/7
AMAZING JOB EVERYONE

lindamtuck2018 wrote: »

I am so proud of myself. I set a new lap and burn record for myself. I swam 84 laps and my total burn including my pool exercises was 718 calories. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

look at you go girlfran!!! Whoop Whoop!!! Excellent!!

Hey all. Back on track today. I've hit my highest weight ever now. It's time to finally do this once and for all. One day at a time!