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BUMP.... saving it for reference!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

So, just when I posted my gripe, the regular UPS driver delivered my shoes (it was a sub yesterday) and I felt bad for being such a grouch about it!!! :embarassed: I did the whole day 1, week 4 of C25K with the only modification being that I added 2 extra min. of walking between the last 2 run intervals.... and about 6…

So, instead of getting out and getting my run in at a decent time and when I felt energized to do so, I am waiting on UPS to deliver the package containing my new running shoes.... the package that they TRIED to deliver yesterday but we just don't answer the NEIGHBOR'S door.... there was someone home all day yesterday AT…

Sorry to be MIA again... I really HAVE been trying to keep up with posts on here!!! But then I got hit with the flu... good news is that my weight this AM actually matched Zoltar's 5 week prediction!!! Bad news is that at least part of that is from the flu:sick: !!! So, I am going to be hitting the training of C25K hard…

Lauri, it is AWESOME to be free from the a body that does not function well!!! Your high level of activity is a real inspiration!!! Hi Mowmow... bye Mowmow!!! LOL!!! Robin, It is amazing how great a new do can make you look and feel!!! It also takes a bit of courage!!! I LOVE short hair on me but with a hearing aid that is…

My son works at a nursing facility and the resident dog and cat, who stay in one resident's room most of the time. When a resident is nearing death, they move into that room until they pass.... they sense when death is near. I can see your Zoe is sensing your grief and worry. I am glad you have her!!! Prayers for you and…

So I am back for GOOD!!! My son-in-law fixed my computer in time to give it back for my birthday.... all parts and labor included!!! I have not been doing great with nutrition though the exercise is still going well. But true to a post I read on "OneFitWidow" "Fitness is 20% exercise and 80% nutrition- You can't out run…

Totally AWESOME!!! I hope you FEEL as great as you look!!!

Hi all!!! Thought I would drop in with an update. I have been having BP issues but with the help of MFP, I have been able to decrease my sodium and increase both potassium and exercise. With those changes, by the time I got in to see the Dr. my BP was normal!!! Top that off with a 20 lb. loss since I saw him last and he…

My Wed. wish.... that vehicles did not so deplete us financially that I will spend our 4 day holiday weekend that was supposed to be a family camping trip and reunion, home alone while hubby works. This is the second thing we planned for the summer just for fun that I wound up missing. I am totally bummed.

Hi all!!! I have a loaner computer for a few days so thought I would try to catch up a bit!!!! Sadly my computer seems to have bit the dust and there are more pressing financial needs that take precedence. My Kindle has kept me logging and exercising but has no capabilities for the message boards..... But sticking to…

Well, no sun to be had today but I did get in 2 miles of walk/jog intervals.... 8 intervals of 60 sec each and the whole 2 miles took 32 min!!! And I was able to do it all without anyone seeing me lumbering up and down those stinkin' hills on the gravel road where we run!!!

Sorry I have been MIA..... lots going on here that has me worried and sad ..... so what did I do yesterday? I sat on my butt and watched most of a season of Big Bang Theory and ate way too much. I am going to FORCE myself to get outside and get some sun (and plant a few more flowers and herbs) and eat right today. I am…

It is AWESOME!!!

Just a drive by! I did 1 1/2 mile workout this evening WITH a few short run intervals and feel GREAT!!! I am SO thankful for the ability to not only exercise but to enjoy it again!!! Take THAT vertigo!!!!

Well, I didn't go over on calories today but nutrition was NOT on the agenda. But for my salt cravings I had some cheese and wine!!! It did the trick!!! Healthy eating is my goal for the rest of the week even though it will be a week away from home almost every day!!!

OMW!!! God save me!!! hubby got us lunch since I was not feeling well and got a HUGE bag of chips.... they are luckily not a kind I can eat (gluten) but he keeps eating them (all afternoon!!!) and I am CRAVING chips SO bad now... and I have to keep LISTENING to him crunching!!! UGH!!! I feel like I either want to crawl out…

People evidently don't believe I can spell my own first name... it is Marca NOT Marcia or Marcus, thanks for correcting that for me!!! People don't believe that my figure used to be compared to a Barbie doll.... I am twice the woman I used to be!!! People don't believe that I am sick most days because I hide it so I can do…

For me, if I keep my protein above and my carbs below the recommended amounts I function better and lose weight better. I let the macros be a guide and then do what I have found works for me. I advise everyone to do the same!!! Do what works for YOU!!!

Sunday Share- I am Marca, I am 45 and married for 27 years, 5 kids, 1 DIL, 1 SIL, and 1 grandson. We are one the brink of empty nest as our youngest is 17. I, too have suffered a stroke (occlusive to the inner ear resulting in nerve damage) at age 40 and instead of jump starting my weight loss efforts it derailed them…

Fitness Friday- WOW!!! I just realized WHY it seemed so odd that everyone has their fitness planned for the week..... not everyone wakes up in a different world each morning!!! I do have goals.... crunch/squats 3x a week and cardio 3x a week. But when they happen are up to the vertigo. tlh0407 - Bacon is a favorite here…

New favorite food..... I added chia seed to my protein shake (my sweet fix really) and it thickened it up and added a great nuttiness.... plus, I have been very low on fiber lately and it provides 5 grams naturally!!!:drinker:

It really is!!! Too bad it took nearly dying and 5 years of recovery (and many days that death would have felt like a reprieve) for me to finally get it!!! HEALTH is a gift beyond measure but unhealthy was the gift that made me appreciate it!!!

Thursday truth.... Thursday used to be a day I dreaded because it was my TOPS day. I would blow it from Friday to Sunday, start working at it Mon. and Tues., and bust my butt Wed. and Thurs..... That was a road to NOWHERE!!!! Now I can't wait for Thursday evenings because, no matter what the scale says, I have done the…

17!!!! That is quite a number to get to SRD!!! It does REALLY motivate you to get back to the work of healthy, does it not?!?! Glad you got to go!!!

Have fun!!! You will basically be in my neck of the woods!!! LOL!!! That is a relative term mind you. You have heard of a "country mile", right?!?!

Tuesday goals.... I joined a squat challenge and then went crazy and added crunches to it too. My goal is to SURVIVE first of all and then to become stronger!!! LOL!!! Gotta go finish up my 60 squats and 75 crunches (reg, lateral, and reverse)!!!

Plateaus are the body's way of adjusting it's "weight set point" if you will.Your body gets used to a certain weight and tries to maintain that weight. When you lose weight the body then needs a bit of time to reset to the new weight as being THE weight it wants to maintain. So look at those stalls as the time your body…

UGH!!! I think PMS is kicking my butt.... going to try to get 2 full miles in today, even if I have to take the dizzy chick meds to get it done and hopefully that helps!!! I am a sunny person and when there is literally no sun for DAYS and then get hit with PMS, I hate it!!! So, here is a :bigsmile: to get me started!!!…

Thanks!!! Bump!