rachristi

I did 3 miles today. I did some of the side steps using canonge2's suggestion of making sure I plant my foot well. I think it helped a lot. When I focused on it my feet didn't slip and roll out. I seriously need walking lessons or something! Anyway, another day done. -TeaBea, I was going to try a 5 mile one tomorrow. I…

I'm going to talk to my foot guy about this. My feet slide all over the place when I do those side steps, and part of the problem is that my orthotics are slippery. I'm going to ask if there's something I can do about it. Maybe I need some non-skid socks or something. I wear a specific kind of New Balance shoes because…

I started my walking again finally. I did the 4 mile Super Challenge today and yesterday. Goal- 45 miles Sept 11- 4 miles Sept 12- 4 miles 37 miles to go! I did a lot of Leslie Sansone DVDs over the summer. I tried to do 5-6 days a week. I started to get severe pain in the sides of my feet. I have foot issues anyway, so…

I'm in. I'll try for 45.

I love Disney too! We are going in November and I am really hoping to lose 40 lbs. I would love to be able to get some nice family pictures where I feel like I look decent! We are staying at POR and I can't wait!

Thank you all so much for your kind words. I feel so much better. I tracked my calories today and came out about 100 less than what MFP said I should have (I added in the exercise calories). I felt like I had enough to eat, but I stopped myself from eating several things that I normally wouldn't have thought twice about.…

You sound like me and it's so discouraging! But... you're getting stronger and building your endurance. Just being consistent with exercise is a huge accomplishment. Just keep it up and the scale will have to start showing your progress.