greeneyes191 Member

DEE-troit baby! And no, not the ghetto. Miss it terribly. Live in Indy now - corn field hell. Not a lake in the state worth visiting.

We have become a society that wants to sit back and have things given to us. We want the easy way. Cut it off, suck it out, give me a pill to make it go away - ain't happenin'. Think about how many things you can do from a sitting position that you couldn't do before. About the only thing that has done an about-face is…

That I'm still crazy after all these years! Whatever blows your hair back!!

All I can tell you is that you start out walking. So walking down a sidewalk or paved road shouldn't be embarrassing to you. And what the heck, at least you are doing something. What do you care what people think. You are going to feel SOOOO good about yourself once you get out there.

I'm on week 5 of Couch to 5k. I use the schedule that was adapted for a treadmill. I even find myself wanting to do my daily treadmill workout after I've spent an hour cutting grass.

Try the local YMCA or school where there is an enclosed track or a track behind the school and not so "out in public"

I'm finding it hard to use up my 1200 calories. I'm following the Couch to 5k exercise program and exercise everyday. I've also added a 30 minute brisk walk at work at lunchtime. I've lost 8.5lbs since I started about 5 weeks ago. I think my problem is that I'm trying to limit my caloric intake to Breakfast, Lunch or…

I would definately start doing the Couch to 5k. There is also a version of it that someone converted for a treadmill. When I started, I probably could not have run for 30 seconds. I'm now in my 5th week and looking at running 8 minutes straight. If you can't run the whole 5k, don't force yourself into an injury.

Because I want to be an active retiree and keep riding ----my motorcycle not a motorized chair!!

You cannot rotate your foot and hand on the same side of your body in opposite directions at the same time.

I sometimes use the recipe builder for my whole dinner plate. For example, I had a chicken breast, med sweet potato and 2/3 cup of corn for dinner. I entered it as a recipe and it was then easy to just add to my food diary. Then if I have the same meal again I don't have to try and figure out what each item is…

I don't think I've ever been rude to a cashier unless they treated me poorly to begin with. HOWEVER, I have talked back to that canned voice at the self checkout - she is totally rude and pushy!! LOL

I've been on both sides of the fence. Either way, there is no reason to treat people rude. It upsets me when either a customer or a cashier is nasty for no apparent reason. We are all human - we all put our pants on the same way every morning - one leg at a time. I think my biggest pet peeve is the fact that some cashier's…

Just remember, you didn't get to where you are overnight. This is not a temporary thing. You have to make some lifestyle changes and stick to them. You CAN do this!!