glasielady Member

Here in Central Ohio, Columbus 22 degrees here. Sleet, freezing rain, snow on it's way.

At my age if someone hit on me I'd fall out laughing becasue I know they would have to be joking. :laugh:

My husband and I did antique and collectible shows and we specialized in depression glass and I sold glass on ebay, hence the name glasielady.

I started spinning 3 years ago and I still love it, it's one of the best cardio around. When I first started I hurt all over especially my rear end. I still spin 2 days a week with some strength training and zumba thrown in during the week. On thing to remember about any workout, make it your own, go as fast or as slow as…

Keep doing what you're doing, the weight will come off. Have you lost any inches? Sometimes inches will come off before you see the wight come off, also you could be building muscle and muscle weighs more. I am in a fitness challenge and this is the 8th week and I've only lost 5.5 pounds in 8 weeks; however, I have lost…

Hi I use Sportline which I purchased at Walmart for $47. There are cheaper ones and more expensive ones out there but I find this one works for me quite well. It comes with a strap which goes around the chest and it can't been seen under clothing (no wires attached). You can also use it without the strap and just use the…

Hi I love Zumba and I go 2 times a week. I wear HRM so I know how many calories I burn.

I'm pass 50 and I'm having the hardest time losing this weight. I work my bottom off and weight doesn't come off fast. In 3 weeks I've lost 3 pounds, I look at it this way, that's better then gaining 3 pounds. If I worked as hard 30 years ago as I do today the weight probably would be coming off faster.

I also track my calories with my HRM and add them to my cardio. I find if I do some cardio blast with my strength training I will burn more calories then just doing strength by itself. If I strength train for 45 minutes and do a few 3 min cardio blast on the ARC in between I can burn anywhere between 400 to 500 calories,…

I'm from Newark, just east of Columbus

It really doesn't bother me because I know it's going to turn red before I list what I have eaten. I pretty much know when I've gone over. What it does for me is keep me honest and I know that I have to watch what I eat the next day.

Don't give up, change takes time but change will come. You're on the right track, sometimes the body just doesn't want to cooperate and it takes it time to drop the weight. Hang in there and don't give up, when you start doutbing yourself remember this quote. This quote has gotten me through a lot of obstacles. "Believe in…

I also hear you about the sweets. I'm a sweetaoholic (is that a word?). I have been trying to watch my carbs but like you said it's hard to find foods low in sugar. I don't keep sweets in my house because for me it's out of sight out of mind. Like you I will splurge once in a while when I do that I will pick up a extra…

I know that weigh in is on Wednesday but I got on the scales at the Y this morning and I weighed in at 197.5. At least the scales are going in the right direction for a change, that really lifted my sprits.

Well I still haven't lost anything. I have lost 10 pounds between the middle of Aug and the beginning of this challenge so I'm thinking my body just isn't cooperating right now. I have been watching my calorie intake and have been working out 5 days a week so I know I'm doing the right things I just have to be patient…

The link worked great for me (copied and paste).

Thanks, love the quotes, especially the last one.

curvykent........Don't beat yourself up. Like you said you can do this (I know you can), just keep on keeping on one day at a time. I weighed in this morning and I haven't lost a pound this week. Sometimes it seems I won't lose a pound in a couple of weeks then I'll drop 2 to 4 pounds in one week. My body just doesn't want…

The weekend started out pretty good, yesterday there was a Zumba party on the downtown square with zumba instructors from the YMCA and 2 or 3 fitness centers in town. I zumba for about 2 hours so I had a great workout yesterday. Todat started out OK but it went down hill from there. First I had 5 Snickerdoodle cookies…

Did you get the Synvisc injections? I got them about 3 months ago. I know what you mean about old lady knees, I'm not a spring chicken but I don't consider myself a old hen either LOL. My knees starting bothering me a few years ago, I really messed up my right knee trying to keep with all those young chickens in a circuit…

Well I weighed in this morning and I lost 1 pound, that's better then gaining a pound. My body doesn't want to give up the fat to easily but it sure will put it on easily.

The weekend went pretty good. Since I don't go to the Y on the weekends (I go Mon - Fri) I got my bike out today and took a 1 hour ride, I went about 3 miles. I hope everyone had a great weekend.

I know what you mean about a waste of calories. I went to Steak N Shake last week with a group of friends for lunch and had a strawberry shake and found out lately it was 631 calories. Needless to say I didn't have dinner that night.

Hi Rachel First let me congratulate you on quitting, that is one of the best decision you'll every make. I've been smoke free now for 2 years, 8 months, and 4 days (but who's counting LOL). Don't worry about the weight right now, just concentrate on staying smoke free. Keep a lot of fruits and veggies on hand so when you…

Good for you. I've been wanting to do that also but just haven't done it. The more weight I lose the more heavier those girls become. It's really bothering my shoulders and back more then it used to. Let me know how it goes for you.

Hi Jodie, Enjoy your vacation with your family.

Hi I have the same problem. I eat sensibly during the day but for some reason my appetite really kicks in around 7 or 8 at night, don't know why but it does. It's hard to keep from eating so I keep a lot of fruit in the house so if I do eat it's not as bad as eating a lot of stuff I don't need,.

Today is the day. SW - 199.5 (8/3/10) CW - 199 GW - 185

I use a heart rate monitor, a SportLine. A heart rate monitor is the best way to keep track of calories burned.

Over the past 1 1/2 years I've taken on 40 pounds; however, in the past 3 to 4 months I have put 10 of those pounds back on. The Thanksgiving weight lost challenge sounds great to me, count me in.