Beginners Walking Challenge

Thanks Kristy & Jenna :flowerforyou: I'm gonna get back with it!...tue hahaha My hubby doesn't go back to work then,,,and it is impossible to eat good when he is home :grumble: that man can eat anything,sheesh :noway: :laugh:

We went to Capistrano Beach....and spent most of the time at Laguna, which is my favorite beach! It's beautiful & so relaxing. We went to Magic Mountain on friday and that was fun too

Oh that vacation sounds wonderful! I hope you had a fabulous time! I can't wait for my vacation this summer! I'm so excited haha

Hope everyone is doing well today. I'm going to get in some walking here in a few mins or so. It's absolutely gorgeous out today! Perfect temperature too! :happy:

Hi All!

I was looking through the first page of posts and realized that July 3rd (this Friday!) is our goal date for the inaugural Beginners Walking Challenge! Congratulations to all who have started walking! I suggest we start a second "session" to go from then until August 14th--it's another six weeks. Why six weeks? Well, from what I hear, it takes six weeks to break a habit and six weeks to make a habit. What do you all think?

I would suggest that we start a new thread on July 3rd, if this one isn't locked up (due to all the entries) by then.

Way to go to all of the walkers--old and new!!!!

Cheers! :drinker:

Sounds like a plan to me...

I haven't broken my habit :frown: I cheated yesterday, the day before that and a couple of times before that.... I've been really upset and extremely stressed lately and have been eating anything I want to eat...including chocolate, candy, icecream, etc etc. I haven't been filling out my log completely and I didn't exercise much either. I don't want this to turn into a huge non-stoping habit. I was doing great during the month of may and for most of june...but now I'm having a hard time focusing on eating healthy and exercising. I've been eating bad food and saying "i dont care" bc I've been feeling really crappy and at that time food is a comfort to me....unfortunately. I dont know how to get myself to stop doing this. So, I thought I'd come to you guys and see if anyone could help.

Any advice?

Hey Jenna,

We all fall off the wagon--especially when we try to change too much at once. My advice to you is to break down your lifestyle change into smaller pieces of change.

The first thing that you seem to be doing is your fitness routine. That's really important in your new lifestyle. So, ask yourself how successful this six weeks of walking has been--and while you should be honest with yourself, don't be too hard on yourself. The goal was at least 3 times/days a week for about 30 minutes a time/day, right? How well did you do there? It seems to me that you're doing pretty good and that at least you try.

So, during this next six week period, continue to work on your fitness and pick one thing you'd like to work on for the nutrition aspect of your new lifestyle. This can be hard, but if you write down everything you'd like to change, you can then prioritize the next thing that's most important for you. That's the one nutrition aspect that you work on in this next six weeks. And so on and so on. You can do this! You don't have to change everything at once!!!

I once took a personal organizational class and the instructor gave out motivational notecards. The one that may just fit your situation goes like this: "I will cope with what happens today instead of comparing it to what I think ought to happen." In other words, "I can live with situations that don't measure up to all my expectations." Take your bad days and learn from them. Look back on them and see what they have to teach you, what you could have done differently, and apply it the next time you're in that situation.

I hope this helps!!! :flowerforyou:

Cheers! :drinker:

Thanks so much for your advice Deborah

You're very welcome! :flowerforyou:

It's the hardest journeys that are the most worthwhile! :bigsmile:

Cheers! :drinker:

Hi All!

I was looking through the first page of posts and realized that July 3rd (this Friday!) is our goal date for the inaugural Beginners Walking Challenge! Congratulations to all who have started walking! I suggest we start a second "session" to go from then until August 14th--it's another six weeks. Why six weeks? Well, from what I hear, it takes six weeks to break a habit and six weeks to make a habit. What do you all think?

I would suggest that we start a new thread on July 3rd, if this one isn't locked up (due to all the entries) by then.

Way to go to all of the walkers--old and new!!!!

Cheers! :drinker:

Good plan. Clean slate - I like that! :bigsmile:

Ok. I went off this weekend with my son and grandchildren to Cherokee North Carolina so i kinda went off my diet due to eating crap is cheaper but i did drink my waters and stayed away from the cokes. Did alittle walking. Yesturday i was sick. I am doing great today getting ready for my 45 min. walk. Waiting for it to cool off for a bit. Have a great day all and thankyou for your motovation! :drinker:

Walked 40 mins today! Longest walk in a very long time and proud of it!! :happy:

:drinker: the water!!

I'm in a bit of a slump too. I've been having problems wanting to exercise. I have no idea why, but I have to talk myself into exercising. But, with you, I think as long as you're doing something, you'll get to your goal. Swimming is actually a really great exercise. Are you actually swimming laps or what are you doing?

Hi Everybody,
Happy July 1!! I read the post about a new thread and I'm definetly in!! I am really excited about the changes I'm see in my body and in my endurance since I started adding the walk/running to my fitness "menu".
I have been consistent since last check in and that makes me really happy. Up to 4 mile/day and have been doing intervals(run/walk). Still haven't gotten my new shoes yet but hopefully there will be some "extra" after payday for some supportive footwear - I sure do need it!! My eating has been pretty good this week too, so hopefully the scale will budge on Sat - I have been in the163 for weeks and I sure would be excited to start seeing 150's as a regular number:laugh: . But , a step at a time right?

I hope everybody in a slump isn't too hard on themselves ~ it happens, we're human. (you should take a look at my Jar of Skippy on a bad day, LOL!!) I try not to do that but when I do, I dust myself off and get right back after it!! It's all such a journey:flowerforyou:

Have a great day Beauties!

Janet

I haven't broken my habit :frown: I cheated yesterday, the day before that and a couple of times before that.... I've been really upset and extremely stressed lately and have been eating anything I want to eat...including chocolate, candy, icecream, etc etc. I haven't been filling out my log completely and I didn't exercise much either. I don't want this to turn into a huge non-stoping habit. I was doing great during the month of may and for most of june...but now I'm having a hard time focusing on eating healthy and exercising. I've been eating bad food and saying "i dont care" bc I've been feeling really crappy and at that time food is a comfort to me....unfortunately. I dont know how to get myself to stop doing this. So, I thought I'd come to you guys and see if anyone could help.

Any advice?

There's nothing wrong with a little cheating. Eating what you want every now and again will actually help you lose weight. You put your body in shock. Sticking to the same calories and food choices can actually slow the process down. Stress SUCKS!!!! I always go to food too! I too have a problem with motivating myself to exercise. Then I get pissed when the scale doesn't show good numbers, like its broken or something. Even though its my own fault. But again, this is a lifestyle not a diet and we have the rest of our lives to get to where we want to be. So when the time is right for you to get back into your 6 days a week workout and strict healthy eating, you'll be much happier. As for your stress, try to find something that you can do not associated with dieting to take your mind off of it. Whatever it is is just an obstacle. You just need to figure out how to get over it or around it. Nothing can stop you but yourself! Dont block yourself! Life goes on and you will overcome EVERYTHING in due time :bigsmile: :smokin:

Hi guys!

I just thought that I'd tell you about a cool (and tough) walking workout that I did on Monday. I didn't have a whole lot of time, but I wanted to have a bit more intensity. So, just prior to starting, I did 100 jumping jacks (in 4 sets of 25). Then I walked for 30 minutes. For the first 10 minutes, I'd walk normal for 30 seconds and then walk with jumping jack arms for 30 seconds. For the second 10 minutes, I did 1 minute normal/1 minute jumping jack arms. The final 10 minutes was 30/30 normal/jumping jack arms. Of course, I needed to cool down for about 5 minutes, but WOW was that a workout! My upper arms are still sore today!

Now, maybe some of you guys have done a walking workout similar to this one, but I thought I'd share it. I did it on the treadmill (in my house). If you do it walking down the street or at the gym, I'm sure you'll get a few weird looks, but who cares about that? Right?

Cheers to you all! :drinker: