hikinggal11 Member

Dang Tim, same thing happen to me. One day 27 and the next I woke up at 54! Oh, well, at least we woke up on this side of the ground (as my Dad would say). Good for you on your 17 pounds. The nice thing about loosing while eating healthy is that you develop a taste for real food. Once I started eating a plant based diet, I…

I loved your insight weight just being one part of your heath and fitness goals. I will keep this idea with me!

At one point I was exercising to lose weight. Somehow that switched around to now I maintain my weight to support my fitness plan. Weight is just one aspect of health and fitness.[/quote]

I have a eating disorder so I am pretty religious with my diet, as in sticking to a calorie goal, logging, etc. I have a hard time with control if I indulge in a cheat day, so I try to avoid them if at all possible.....like in parties, eating, dinning out etc. Maybe someday I can enjoy having a normal relationship with…

Simply genius!

Super! It is more like 150 one day and 110 the next. Thank you!

Again, this is just another opinion. None of us know what another one is struggling with and should not make judgements. What is good for me may not be good for another person. I weight train 3 times a week and do strenuous cardio 3-4 times a week for 40-60 minutes, and walk my dog every day for 60 minutes/3 miles…

Lose the weight I gained over the holiday :/ :/

All of the advice has been spot on. I would like to add just one more thing that keeps me going in matinance. That is not letting myself go back into the mindset that caused me to fail before: "oh, I can enjoy eating ( fill in the blank) and just diet tomorrow." Tomorrow often times did not come and before I knew it I…

mean people suck...just ignore them.

I would hold off on the dress for most of the reasons above plus, once you lose weight there may be new parts of your body that you want to emphasise or camouflage. Once I lost weight my boobs got much smaller than I ever imagined and I do not wear the style of tops that I use to. Congratulations and good luck.

Nope, not new to running, just weight training. I want to run 5 days a week and weight train 3 days a week but can not do them both on the same day......so, I guess the universe is going have to change and provide more than 7 days in a week! Thank you so much for your reply and ideas!

Oh goodness, not new to running, just weight training! I have been running years. I had to take 2 years off do to neck surgery (decompression, laminectomy, etc) so I just got back to it about three months ago. I am just trying to fit weight training which I am new to with my running schedule. I want my cake and eat it too…

Hi, tracking restaurant meals can be a real pain. If we are going out to eat I try to go to the restaurant's website and look at their menu ahead of time. Many times they will have the calories listed per dish. If not I try to choose the easiest meal to track and put in each ingredient in at a time. It is a pain, but it is…

Love it! I do 20:4 and actually feel full after my meals! I feel that it enhances the results of my running and lifting. There are lots of great articles concerning the benefits on the net.

For those of you who have been in maintenance for a while, do you ever stop obsessing with your weight? I am paranoid that I will regain all of my weight that I lost. I know the statistics of this is high in the general population so I make myself sick with worry if I am up a pound or two. I logically know that 1-2 lbs…

Hi everyone! My name is Tammy, I turned the big 5 O this year (yikes) and decided that I want to get into the best physical shape that I am capable of so that I can enjoy all of my favorite physical activities into my 80s and beyond. I was a runner up until I started acquiring osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease.…

I just started weight training (3 weeks ago and 3x/week) any suggesting on fitting running and weight training every week? Thanks in advance!!

Love to join this group if that is okay. My goal this month is 90 miles. My bigger goal, however, is to run below a 10 minute mile. I am having the most difficult time doing so. I just started weight training so I am blaming it! Any suggestions, ideas, etc. I would love to have them :smile:

I am sure you already know this, but with your diverticulitis please avoid seeds, nuts, and fruits with small seeds i.e. strawberries unless your doctor told you different. I am sure that they sent you home with educational materials for your conditions. Best of luck!

Thank you for all of your ideas and insight. I guess that my form was not as good as I thought on the seated row, which I will be correcting tomorrow. I did not know that the order of lifting was important, now I know! Thank you!

Just amazing....looks like more than "light exercise" to me :)

I hope I go while doing something I love.....running, hiking/backpacking, camping. Then my loved ones can be consoled knowing that I got to do the thing that I love one last time. Not eaten by a bear or a cougar though......man what a way to go! I would prefer a nice neat stroke, heart attack, falling off of a cliff, tree…

Let us know what is happening. You have been on my mind. Many blessings.

Wow! You look amazing!!! I would love to share recipes (I love to cook), not sure how much advice I can give on workouts, but we can swap ideas. :)

So happy for you! Keep up the good work!!!!!

You look wonderful and so happy! I love your picture, very sweet. Please keep us all updated!

Welcome! I lost over 80 lbs so if I can do it ANYONE can! We all need that "redo" button in our lives. Are you a step-mom to 6 kiddos? Bless your heart if you are.

Well, I never broke any bones as an adult, but I had a laminectomy, decompression, and fusion on C 4-6 (neck) 2 years ago. For cardo. instead of running I used the the recombinant bike for obvious reasons. I worked lower body with weights. This was all approved by my PT. After given the green light I started to work upper…