Skinny Dippers! (Closed Group)

So, I am seemingly "back on track" food-wise after this w/e. It was definitely a weekend off since I drank like a fish but didn't really do too bad in the food dept (except sodium).

I have been stunningly tired last week and this week so have been incredibly unmotivated to exercise. I was on the treadmill for 30 min on Monday and nothing last night (barely made it to 9 pm before I headed to bed. Actually started busting a move toward bed around 8:15 but needed a shower first.) I have no energy to do my c25k whatsoever. I just totally hit a wall, which is weird. I have yet to try a burpee since I am pretty much 2x the weight of most people here.. I will have to see if there is a modified one I can do....

On the other side, I have managed to start taking stairs at work more often so that's at least something. I am also thinking that even if I get a little exercise in during this silliness, I am not going to feel guilt or anger that I am not doing it "like I did a few weeks ago" I think that, sometimes, I get into my own head and say "well, if you are not going to do an ______(insert time amount here) then just forget it! I think even doing something for 10, 20, 27 etc min is better than 0 minutes.

Hopefully, things will straighten out and I will be able to get my energy back. (hopefully just the course I am teaching that ends Oct 17??) then I can really get back at things.

I just completed my 50 burpees for today!

I am going out tonight with some of my high school friends. Kinda worried about eating/drinking over my calories for today. Will have to show some self control.

Good job with the burpees everyone

one question burpee with or without the push up?

tonight's 50 is done!!

Day four burpee challenge= done

I completed day 4 of my burpees. Went over in calories though. Thats ok, we all have those days. And tomorrow is a fresh slate!

Day Five Burpee Challenge Complete!

one question burpee with or without the push up?

Without, but if you are strong enough, go for it! I personally can't!

Well, I totally flaked on this challenge because I saw push ups and I just thought FORGET IT, lol. I didn't even think to modify them. Oh well, I'll be back full force on Monday with the new challenge. Oh, and my weigh in day is today, and, I'm down 3 lbs this week, for a total of 5 lbs in 2 weeks, yay!

So, I had a pretty good week this week. Back on track, food wise (until last night but still had a calorie deficit for about 1/2 lb weight loss for the day..) I didn't exercise nearly as much as I could have but I did get off my butt and do something and didn't resent the hell out of it like I did last week.

I wimped out of the burpees... never did look up the modification and now am regretting it. I will do that this week and see if I can't do 10/day (yeah, I weigh a lot!!! this is not going to be easy at all)

That being said, I think I have done well pushing myself during this journey thus far... have used the treadmill more in 3 months than I have in the many many years we have owned it. Started a running program (who the hell runs at 305+ lbs??). Started taking the stairs more often at work. I am not sure why I was intimidated by the idea of doing a burpee. I guess it's all of the comments I see from people doing them... how hard they are.. how they suck... I thought about how they would be on my back, how tired they would make me, how it would make me look like a lumbering walrus and wimped out. The weird thing is that when I first started my running program, I knew I looked like a lumbering walrus and didn't care... It's strange that I am embarrased to do burpees in the privacy of my own home!

I do look forward to the challenges for this group because even if I don't attain them, they still make me push myself in an attempt to get them done. Could I push myself a bit more? Yep, I probably could. Will I? Some days, yes/some days, no. I think that after years of being so frigging hard on myself, thinking I have to be perfect at everything (except my weight) or I am too scared to do it that I have started leaping off that cliff and trusting I will land where I need to for some things is a good start.

It will be a long, slow process, I fear, but even starting with 1 step is one step further than I was before. I am also not going work on not sh*tting on myself when things don't go perfectly each and every time I want it to.... in all aspects of my life, not just in weight loss/exercise. For me, that is a HUGE step.

Well, back to the housework and the brisket on the bbq. Sorry for the rambling... just writing down some things that were on my mind.

I'll be honest, this has been a rough week for me. I did burpees Mon-Thurs. Not Fri or Sat. I plan to do 50 today though. I've been having issues with my boyfriend. Its hard to commit to something like weight loss when you are emotionally in distress. With that being said, I have not lost or gained any weight this week. I am stuck at 131. Not a horrible place to be, but 6 pounds away from my goal weight. Its frustrating. But I am still going to work at this.

As for the mile challenge, I am really looking forward to it. One day last week I ran 3.75 miles on the treadmill. I was so proud of myself. I am interested to know how quickly I can complete 1 mile.

Hope everyone is doing well. Lets keep going Skinny Dippers

Hello my friends

As long as everyone else is admitting that they kinda fudged on the burbee challenge, I'll admit that I made it through three days. I still got in all of my regular exercise but it's been a hard week. I think I said on here that my daughter and I are training for a triathlon. We just finished Week Six and I have to say, this has been the hardest so far!! I was so frustrated today after our bike ride because I don't feel like I'm getting any stronger (on the bike, anyway). I can see an improvement in swimming because I'm swimming farther in the same amount of time, and the walking/jogging because I'm beginning to jog more.....but the biking is just HARD. (Emma--I smiled when I read about your bike ride this weekend....the tri we are doing has LOTS of hills so we're using a couple of free-way overpasses to practice hills!!) This is, honestly, the longest I've ever stuck with any sort of exercise plan. Usually when it gets hard, I quit.....so working through this hard part is new for me! Hopefully it will pass soon!!

I am looking forward to this week's challenge! I'm still walking/jogging, but building up so it will be interesting to see what my times are!

Well I did 6 out of 7 days of the burpee challenge. I'm pretty excited about the mile challenge, i may make it a goal to do it at least three times this week

So today I made an attempt with this weeks challenge. I jogged or ran for 10 minutes and then I slowed to a brisk walk, I finally made the 1 mile mark at 14:43. Slow I know, but I know I will get better and hopefully by the end of the week I will actually doing the full mile without walking!