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Walking Program Week 1 Totals 65 min/ 7955 steps/ 3.22 miles Week 2 Totals 110 min/ 13308 steps/ 6.3 miles Week 3 Totals 130 min/18193 steps/8.3 miles Week 4 Daily Step Goal 6000 10/12 30 min/4368 steps/2.1 miles - 1st mile was a 15 min mile...2nd mile...slow...real slow! 10/13 30 min/ 10/14 30 min/ 10/15 30 min/ 10/16 30…

I came here thinking it was meant to be a fun thread with lots of pictures. I misjudged.

I get the pill form of psyllium from Costco. It is fairly inexpensive. I tried the powder form and just couldn't tolerate it. To me the powder form gets thick and has a gritty feel to it.

Walking Program Week 1 Totals 65 min/ 7955 steps/ 3.22 miles Week 2 Totals 110 min/ 13308 steps/ 6.3 miles Week 3 Daily Step Goal 5500 10/5 20 min walk/2370 steps/1.1 miles - 5866 10/6 20 min walk/3165 steps/1.5 miles - 5922 10/7 20 min walk/3106 steps/1.5 miles - 6276 10/8 20 min walk/3182 steps/1.2 miles - 6227 10/9 Rest…

This is my resistance workout routine. I use light weights and am still working on form. Just about any exercise can be adjusted to use bands. I had to get creative on a couple and work with my body. Workout A Squats - 3 sets 8-10 reps / Body Weight Only Chest Press - 3 sets 8-10 reps / Bands Rows - 3 sets 8-19 reps /…

Hey @LINIA I can"t begin to tell you all the exercise equipment that I have had. I finally got honest with myself that I hated using it so I sold it all. Now I just use resistance bands and hand weights. I finally admitted to myself I didn't want to be a "power lifter" or "lift heavy". On my walking I just keep adding 500…

Hey Everyone...another day! Walking Program Week 1 Totals 65 min/ 7955 steps/ 3.22 miles Week 2 Totals 110 min/ 13308 steps/ 6.3 miles Week 3 Daily Step Goal 5500 10/5 20 min walk/2370 steps/1.1 miles - 5866 10/6 20 min walk/3165 steps/1.5 miles - 5922 10/7 20 min walk/3106 steps/1.5 miles - 6276 10/8 20 min walk/3182…

This is a group that you might want to check out. Many of them have been where you are and can give you the support that need. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133315-larger-losers

@tiabirdie56 You have quite a workout schedule! I am trying to work up to an hour to an hour and a half. Hope it was a good day for you. @belldee9 Starting over really plays with the mind. I went through that when I started this walking plan. I used to go out and walk all day long and to have to start over at 10 min walks…

Glad you found us @donimfp If 10 min is all that you can do...then do 10 min...5 min out and 5 min back. I started at 10 min and now I am up to 20 min. Friday I will start my 30 minute walks. Even if you just set a step goal instead of minutes and time...that would work. Some days after getting back from my walk I sat…

Walking Program Week 1 Totals 65 min/ 7955 steps/ 3.22 miles Week 2 Totals 110 min/ 13308 steps/ 6.3 miles Week 3 Daily Step Goal 5500 10/5 20 min walk/2370 steps/1.1 miles - 5866 10/6 20 min walk/3165 steps/1.5 miles - 5922 10/7 20 min walk/3106 steps/1.5 miles - 6276 10/8 20 min walk/ 10/9 20 min walk/ 10/10 20 min walk/…

Welcome Trish! This challenge is about doing whatever we can and getting us back to an active life. Right now I am concentrating on walking and some resistance training. I use resistance bands and some light hand weights. They are enough for now. Posting here has helped me get out the door in the mornings to take that…

Sorry for all of your setbacks. We don't appreciate our mobility until it is taken away. When you get started back walking please post here and let us help cheer you on. I wanted a place for people that were having to start small could post about their progress. The idea about the wrist brace is good...I hadn't thought…

Keep us posted on how you are doing. Just add a little each day. Over time it adds up.

Walking Program Week 1 Totals 65 min/ 7955 steps/ 3.22 miles Week 2 Totals 110 min/ 13308 steps/ 6.3 miles Week 3 Daily Step Goal 5500 10/5 20 min walk/2370 steps/1.1 miles - 5866 10/6 20 min walk/3165 steps/1.5 miles - 5922 10/7 20 min walk/ 10/8 20 min walk/ 10/9 20 min walk/ 10/10 20 min walk/ 10/11 30 min walk/

You don't have to run nor do complicated exercise. You will find a lot of exercise videos on Youtube that are designed for people with all kinds of conditions. If you need to look for ones that are seated. They have weight and aerobic ones that are can help.

The bolded above is what got me started. Believe me...with the temperatures that we are having (95+ days) I am not motivated to get out in the heat. The goals that I set are what is getting me out there. They have nothing to do with being thin or fit...however being thinner and fitter will help me accomplish what I want to…

There are some great seated workout routines on YouTube both resistance and aerobic.

Those athletes and ballerinas didn't start working out (intensely) for 8 hours when they first started. They worked their way up to their current level. I doubt if there are many people on MFP that could workout intensely for 8 hours 7 days a week. Do you workout intensely for 8 hours a day 6-7 days a week?

Your cleaning is your workout I would think. That is a lot of cleaning. Are you still riding your bike? I keep thinking about bike riding but I have developed this horrible sense of balance...and it has been about 30 years since I have been on a bike. To be quite honest I also think there is a little(maybe a lot) sense of…

Walking Program Week 1 Totals 65 min/ 7955 steps/ 3.22 miles Week 2 Totals 110 min/ 13308 steps/ 6.3 miles Week 3 Daily Step Goal 5500 10/5 20 min walk/2370 steps/1.1 miles - 5866 10/6 20 min walk/3165 steps/1.5 miles 10/7 20 min walk/ 10/8 20 min walk/ 10/9 20 min walk/ 10/10 20 min walk/ 10/11 30 min walk/ Steps and…

Many of us have been through hard times and bouts of health issues. A few years ago when living in DC my apartment consisted of a kitchen with only a sink and a refrigerator. It was all that I could afford. So I used an electric skillet and a rice cooker. The bus didn't run close enough to take me to the store so I walked…

When I reach goal weight I am going on a solo trip. I am not sure where yet. I have considered Mexico, Alaska, Canada and several places in the 48. My goal is not just weight I also want to be fit enough to do all the activities that I might want to do.

Starting weight 238.6 Start weight 9/30 198.8 Goal weight this month 193 Target goal weight 150 1 Oct - 199.4 / +.6 2 Oct - 199.4 / .0 3 Oct - 199.4 / .0 4 Oct - 199.4 / .0

Life happens and we just got to work with it. As much as we would like and no matter how well we plan we will always have things arise. It is my lame excuses that I come up with that is my downfall. My head/stomach hurts, it is too hot, my back, my ankles...etc...etc. I can come up with a million and one excuses for not…

Walking Program Week 1 Totals 80 min/9,786 steps/4.1 miles Week 2 Daily Step Goal - 5000 9/29 15 min. walk/1865 steps/.9 miles - 5771 9/30 15 min. walk/1902 steps/.9 miles - 5274 10/1 15 min. walk/1808 steps/.9 miles - 5055 10/2 15 min. walk/1788 steps/.8 miles - 5083 10/3 15 min. walk/1697 steps/.7 miles - 5565 10/4 20…

CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 207.2 Friday weigh-ins Aug.30: - 207.2 Sept. Goal: 201 Sept. Actual:198.8 Sept Loss: 8.4 Avg. Per Week: 2.1 Oct. 4: 199.4 (+.6) Oct. 11: Oct. 18: Oct. 25: Nov 1: Oct. Goal: 193 Oct. Actual: Weight lost this week: +.6 Weight loss to date for challenge: 7.8 Goal Weight 183

Starting weight 238.6 Start weight 9/30 198.8 Goal weight this month 193 Target goal weight 150 Upped my walking and started a resistant workout so hopefully soon my increase will go away...I am just grateful that it is not back in to the 200's. 1 Oct - 199.4 / +.6 2 Oct - 199.4 / .0 3 Oct - 199.4 / .0

We all have slow days but at least we are moving! How are your resistance bands going? I hope that you enjoy them. I need to use mine tonight...I keep putting it off.

Still having some stomach issues so today I did two 7 1/2 minute walks just in my backyard. The grass and the leaves slowed me down just a bit so not as many steps and a little shorter on mileage. I hope tomorrow I am back to normal. Walking Program Week 1 Totals 80 min/9,786 steps/4.1 miles Week 2 Daily Step Goal -…