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Hi Dorothy, I hope you get chosen to be on the infomercial. You so deserve it! I have to ask you how long it took you to lose 50 pounds. My weight has crept up on me since I started working from home. All the sitting coupled with a year of illness not only added the pounds but also made me even more sedentary. My schedule…

Oh--2essie--I wanted to say that I noticed your comment on 20,000 steps. I am going to try to do some small stuff in my day to increase my steps. I work from home, and I don't make money if I am not sitting at my desk. However, most productivity experts say taking a 10-minute break every hour is good, so rather than take a…

I am new "again" to walking with Leslie. I am starting slow so I don't feel I am giving up that much time each day and then can slowly add another mile a day (thinking that I might do 1 mile for a week and then add the 2nd mile every other day the next week, etc.). Anyway, I have done some of the 3-mile and 4-mile walks in…

I'm going to set my goal at 25 miles. Maybe I will surprise myself and walk 30! This is my first every walk challenge with Leslie!

It is great reading about everyone here! I just joined MFP and this group about 2 weeks ago. Here is my story! I am 51 years old, and I have been married 27 years to a great guy. We have 2 children. My son is 21 and living at home after feeling unsure about his path in college and needing time to find his calling. My…

I like the suggestions as well. I need to do more planning. I work from home, and you would think that would be in my favor. Unfortunately, I often end up grabbing things that are fast and easy to grab by the handful (chips or cookies are two of my poor choices). I love soup, so I am going to try to plan this next week…

Hi there, I am not from Portland (from Tennessee), but my favorite form of exercise is walking. I like walking on a treadmill, outside when weather permits, or using Leslie Sansone. My treadmill is unavailable at the moment, so I am using mostly Leslie Sansone during the cold winter months. I have been away from any…

I took the time to do just maybe 2 minutes of stretches after my last walk session, and I did not have any leg cramps. This thread has been very helpful. Thanks to all of you! :bigsmile:

This will be my first month of Walk Challenge in MFP and with this group, but count me in. I will pop back in with my goal. I want to challenge myself but be realistic, especially as a newbie. :smile:

Yes! I am feeling encouraged. I am in my 50s, and there is so much out there about how hard it is to lose the pounds after menopause, that it can also sound discouraging. I am so glad that you posted of your success with Leslie's program. I just started using her DVDs in October, and I was doing pretty good about pushing…

Hi there, I have not experienced them during the actual workout, but I have experienced cramps in my feet, ankles, and calves that wake me up. They are so bad that I have to get up and stick my leg under the bathtub faucet in warm water to get relief. I do figure this means I am working new muscles (likely shocking them),…

Hi Diane, I am new to MFP and the group as of this month. I am having a tough time just doing that first exercise or logging my food for one day. Change is quite hard. I also have a family member with social anxiety. She seems to do much better with social media than "out of the house" social situations. I hope you will…

Hi all, I am new to MFP and just discovered Leslie Sansone's walking program a few months ago. I was pretty faithful with walking and then started talking myself into walking fewer and fewer miles. Obviously, I need some friends to motivate me. After all, Leslie is always saying how you can do one mile, right? I quit…

Hi all, I just joined this group and MFP, so I am not sure how I would join this challenge, but I guess I can prorate it or something. I just started walking to Leslie's DVDs about 3 months ago, and then, I let the holidays derail me from continuing to walk. I am a beginning walker, so I am not sure what would be…

Hi Ashton, Welcome back! I am actually new to MFP. I just joined yesterday. I am still at the stage of lurking and studying, but hopefully, I can make it part of my daily thing to log my foods and exercise, rather than seeing it as one more thing to do. Good luck on your new career as a trainer!:happy: :happy:

Hi there, I also use the YouTube posts of Leslie's DVDs. I plan to use them just to find my favorites and buy them, but since I am new to the program, I wanted to use YouTube to see if it was really as doable as others have said. If you put in a search, you can find quite a few of them. I like the 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk,…

I do feel guilty...about a lot of things. Financially, we are struggling, and I work on production and work from home. There are times when I even feel guilty about sleeping, since I cannot make money while I am asleep. I love a hot bath to relax, but when I take one, there are times when I feel guilty about taking that…

Hi, I am new here to this group and to MFP as well. I have a husband who has a job that is much more active than mine. He can cut back on soda and lose weight. Of course, he has not been through menopause either, which I have. I also have issues with motivation and sticking to changing my ways. I do have issues of feeling…

Hi Kathy, I am actually new to MFP and am hoping the support will help me lose weight and keep it off. At 51, I have found that, with diligence and counting every calorie and step, I can lose 6 pounds in 3 weeks. Unfortunately, the minute life gets a bit crazy and I stop writing down everything I eat, I gain the weight…

Hi there, I am new to MFP, and I was excited to see a group for WATP and Leslie. I just discovered her program about 5 months ago. I work from home, and I often work at night. I have found that, even at 2 in the morning, if I want to work out, I cannot use the excuse that it is dark, cold, or whatever, since Leslie is…

Hey there. I am 51, and boy, do I see a difference in losing weight from when I was younger! I gained 40 pounds with each of my pregnancies in my 30s, and I lost that weight easily while chasing kids and changing diapers. I also changed careers, and I am much more sedentary now, so that is not helping me a bit. To make…

I was researching this last night and found a quote from Leslie Sansone on this. She does say in another place that the miles on her stuff is calculated by the beat of the music, so it would depend on how fast you were walking in place. Anyway, in an interview, Leslie said that you could expect to burn 100 to 125 calories…

Hey Nancy, I like the dancing through the house idea. If I had time for housework, I would certainly do that! :happy: Again, when deciding to work for an hour or clean, work just keeps winning. Having money to pay to have a dirty place to live beats having no place to live at all house. I do break down and wash some dishes…

Hi there, I am new here too. I am struggling with time and money in losing weight, so hopefully, someone here can help me from their experience. I agree that this has to be a commitment for life. If not, the weight will come back if I stop exercising or go back to eating too much or the wrong stuff. However, I know that…

Hi Michelle, I am new to the site, and though I am not young like you (I am 51), I do understand your situation with a husband who does not have the same challenges with weight that you have. My husband can lose weight easily by just cutting back on soda. He also skips lunch to lose weight. As I have gotten older, skipping…