I'm super worried about the exercise component of my weight loss journey. Last time I took an awesome class. it was super high aerobic dancy type class. I loved it. However I have been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. I got injections in my foot in September so I could take my son ziplining in Cayman Islands for his 13th birthday. It helped for a while but my foot hurts again. I am sure that it's due to not wearing my brace or doing my exercises. There is no way I am going to be able to do a class. I started wearing my brace again last night and did my exercises before I got up this morning. My hope is that with the combination of not putting 263lb of weight on it will help lesson the pain and I can add back in exercise in a month or so.


Any movement that is extra is a great start! Even if it is just the long way to the bathroom or parking at the end of the lot!

Swimming is the only exercise I like….I don’t know if I am sweating!…last go round, I didn’t do any extra exercise the first year!…currently I am anxious to start swimming again in a couple of weeks…I wish I could walk because our weather is gorgeous this week…70s and low 80s….

@scoutmom1981 ... well from your name you're a "young-one"
So we may have different "athletic" goals.
I won't say that I've never raised a sweat... it does happen from time to time by accident--in spite of my best intentions and all that
But I WILL say that it wasn't even remotely a GOAL for me before I got to MFP already a good 40+ lbs down from max
And that I was quite surprised a year or two later how much loss of weight and moderate activity (walking, admittedly often on hills and non paved surfaces) had improved my cardiovascular abilities.
Even without breaking *much of* a sweat.
My knees didn't stop complaining till I was at normal weight. In fact even though all pants and belts still fit (albeit tightly) at bmi just shy of 25 the first knee complaints are there... so it is less than a 10lb line for me between no knee vs knee issues... and even at a no knee problems weight we may recall that I managed to become unexpectedly gimpy a few months (isn't it almost a year?) ago!

Great job!

Ah geez - it’s gym day and it’s 34 degrees with freezing rain coming in this morning! 🥶🥶🥶 happy Monday everyone.

Could probably use a good stretch as neck/eyes are 😡 hoping aspirin and coffee magic fix!

Yoolypr wrote: »

Does two hours of scrubbing woodwork and baseboards count as exercise?

100%! I swear cleaning can be a better workout then some of the "workout" videos I do.

I took yesterday off except for stretching in the morning and evening.

Today so far I have done a 15 minute yoga session. At lunch I will do a 20 minute indoor walking video. Then my normal stretching before bed. Really liking this routine so far. My aim is to do this 3 of the 5 weekdays. Then Saturday is open. I have my normal walk to the store (which I do count). When the weather is nicer I often will walk to other stores as well. I also usually clean on Saturdays so that ups my movement. Sunday I do stretching and a longer video in the mornings (nicer weather that will become stretching and a longer walk).

Cleaning can certainly work up a sweat!
My knee is still really unhappy. Osteopath/kinesiologist did some "adjustments" yesterday and it feels like a tight balloon of hot paste today. Which is good in a way because it was -14 on our short walk.
Maybe I'll try a few minutes of rowing? Just a little? See if it loosens the paste?

lauriekallis wrote: »

5 minutes of rowing last night. Didnt seem to bother the knee at all - maybe even loosened up things a bit? I stopped there before I felt anything problematic. Just in case.

Today 6 minutes!

Baby steps! Especially good when you are coming back from injury. Better to do less then you could, then do too much.

Yesterday I only did my pre bed stretch.

Today I have done a 15 minute yoga session so far. Leaving work at 2:30 so will do a 15 minute indoor walk video then instead of during lunch. I will get it done though!

Thank you, Athijade. Yes. Baby steps. (over and over ) Hope you get your walk in today.

Your place must sparkle now, Yooly!

Get your sparkle on Mr. PAV!

Late summer cleaning! Love it. Love your annual clean - and your (I'm guessing) motivation!

My place is kind of okay. Not exactly sparkly, but not "I haven't vacuumed/scrubbed floors in 6 weeks" bad (though it might look that way to some).

Well I wasn’t planning on doing sparkly house. Had a long list of fun activities but then the ice storm ❄️ hit. And I had nothing to do, no where to go and best of all a captive helper available. 🤔So why not?
Besides it burned some calories! 🥳

Off to the gym this morning. Good to get back to the routine because I was making some small progress.

Found some wonderful 5 minute workouts on YouTube from the same channel I get my indoor walks from. So I did a HIIT, an upper body, and a lower body workout this morning! Then at lunch I am going to do the 15 minute walk. Love that I found these, because even 5 minutes of movement can be helpful!