Not doing a lot other than playing with the kids and pulling them in sleds or playing "freeze tag" at outdoor time. (I fast walk - can't run)
I have been in pain and it is hard to walk or do steps especially at the end of the day, so i have been slacking. I'll get back to it tho. I promise! :)
Lisa

Hi Liliann
Prayers for you n your fammily was answered. I was concerned about you due to Sandy.

Sorry I haven't replyed n been keeping up. weather effects me, mentally n physically. Darn winter weather depression. so I haven't been doing much of anything.

Seems like your doing great. I wish that I had 1/2 your entergy n motivation.
Please no matter what keep on haveing time for yourself. Don't listen to your familly,your doing soo great. don't let them steal your personal time away from you.

This morning I sorta woke up to sound of music n laughter on tv..I rolled over to watch part of show on tv. I thought of you, my 2nd throught is that I half to have that dance game. It wasn't an info commercial but a show. a family was playing a vedio dance game. It has a dancer n we're to do the same dance along n in sink of dancer, n if we do it right, we win. I use too love to dance. I wasn't very good at all but I enjoyed it.
I wasn't awake enough to know what time it was when the show was on. It's one of those woman lives shows that suppose to show thier dy to dy real lives.sigh.

For couple of days I have maded replys on my post. post on here n diet group.
past 3 wks haven't been kind to me but I'm starting to feel better.
Silly me, I had increased my fiber intake ( original Fiber One cereal )n not my water intake,n for a few wks I can't stop eatting. I have strange need to chew crunchy foods.
Thank God I don't like nor eat grease.
Yesterday, Sat.11/17/12 a visitor.friend left his pizza in my kitchen refg. oh ya I did. I removed the toppings n ate the pizza crust :I
However I regained bk 8 lbs then lost it plus 2 lbs and today scale indicates that I have lost an additional 2 lbs. Ya I did my happy dance but I'm not holding my breath.I should know by wed if I had actually kept the weight off.

I so hope that you live down town or w/in short walking distance to town/stores
Be very careful in takeing care of your ankels,feet...don't over work them. Ya I can walk but I know that in public I can't w/o cane. I could use the handicap parking space but instead I park as far away as I dare, away from stores/Dr offc etc... Walking is my form of exercise.
I wish I could get out n about more. I enjoy the holidays but I long for spring, so I can get outside more.

Will Dear, I had 1/2 cup of coffee n aprox 10 oz of 20 oz of water. Im having my 20oz of water now.so far I'v only had 40 oz :(
It's Granny nap time for me.

Later Gator

This is a fantastic group!!

I was a pretty fit person until I gave up coaching gymnastics to have my children. After my 2nd was born, I had enough of feeling like garbage and being depressed so I made some changes!

Started eating properly and providing myself with quality supplements/nutrients. I do not believe in any of the lose weight gimmicks and promote a balanced diet(don't even like the word diet bc it is sooo misused) and exercise!

last year I was doing kettlebells and kick boxing/kempo 2-4 x a week. Due to my kids activities, I stuck with martial arts but had to give up kettelbells :( I highly recommend kettle bells!! anyways, I had to make a routine for myself during the day, on my off days. maybe some could use this.

every place I walk in my house I lunge walk.
walking stairs, I skip a stair. going down stairs, go backwards and when you get to the bottom do some elevated push ups on the stairs or heal raises.
Laundry is a daily chore so every time I pick up a full laundry basket I press it over my head a minimum of 10x
every time I poor milk, curl the jug 10x-poor milk-curl other side 10x. do this with tricep extensions too.
I have a love/hate relationship with squats but I will push out a min of 50 a day. (if kids are available for weights, I take advantage of it!!)
planks front/ side and back. If i am watching a show, I will do these during the commercial.


If you are at your computer, use an exercise ball to sit on instead of a chair. could use it at the dinner table too.

although I've been fit most of my life, I needed accountability to get started again! buddy up, set goals and make a plan and do not give any excuses! We all lack time, but if we don't take the time now we will be short on time!

Hello and Welcome Alby...Since Halloween, this group faded away and not much posters post much now with holiday is here.. You are doing such great,great movements...Excellent job!!! Keep it up!!

Thanksgiving day...Walked an hour!!
Friday...walked 30 min!!

Still climbing steps daily..

Been lacking off on my crunches..but hoping I will do that before bed..

Hoping folks enjoying thier holiday weekend and getting some ,plenty of movements ..It counts...every step that you do counts!!!

Saturday fitness so far = 30 min walk!! = 6 min climbing stairs!!

Does running all over Friday being one of the "crazed" Black Friday shoppers count as a fitness routine? If so, I won an Olympic Gold Medal!
Just Kidding!
Lisa

Hello Everyone, I am new here and hoping to find what I need to get me truly motivated to start a healthier lifestyle... I hope to get to know some or all of you while I am here. I've never even tried this kind of thing... But times change and so does my perception along with it. I'm tired of looking in the mirror and getting disgusted with myself. I've been over weight all my life and it has been miserable. I'm ready to change it, but I lack the motivation and a lot of times... The will power to even get off the couch. I have nothing but free time, I don't work... Which ended up being part of the problem, but now I can hardly stand without my back feeling like there is a 2' by 4' shoved in my lumbar... Stiff and painful... I feel like my legs are going to give out at any minute when I try to go up more than just a few stairs... And, I have migraines so sometimes its hard to stress myself by working out because I don't have anything strong enough to stop my migraine... No kind of over the counter stuff with make my head feel better, just sleep and darkness... My struggle is with my current lifestyle, and the embarrassment of public exercising, embarrassment period. Last night, I was playing a card game with a couple people, I went to adjust the way I was sitting... And the seat of the chair broke right down the middle... Granted... I'd gotten the chair from someone who had their whole dining set on their lawn trying to sell, it was rained on a tiny bit... But still embarrassing... I just need help, and support, and motivation... I'm a very easily embarrassed person by nature. Thanks so much for reading, sorry it is soo incredibly long.

Andrea I understand how you feel about the embarrassment part. One time I was at my daughter's softball game with people everywhere. I was sitting on my chair and it broke. As I sat flat on my butt people were like "are you okay" I was thinking no as my face was completely red. I too use to have no motivation until I reconnected with an old friend 10 months ago who wanted to see me. Bear in mind he had not seen me since I was about 110 pounds and at the time I was 368 lbs. That was all the motivation I needed to start working out and eating better. 115 pounds later and I'm still going strong. When I started to see progress with myself it motivated me to stick with a plan that was reasonable to fit my needs, exercise and diet. I tried other plans and this is the first thing that has worked for me but all the other times I wasn't ready. This time I was. Sometimes you have to take an honest look at yourself and say do I want to stay like this the rest of my life or try to make a change. The other thing is I started slow in my exercise. Because I was so heavy, I only started with 15 minutes of exercise 2x a week. You may have to start slower. Every person is different. Just a little more movement than the day before is progress. Good luck to you and stay on daily strength. There is a lot of support here.

Andrea, welcome and as a recent "newbie" I can say you found the right place!
I can so relate to what you say about the pain! I also suffer from pain, however mine are mostly flare ups and not quite a daily thing. (I have a lot of good days per month) I am in the middle of one of those flare ups right now and it can be unbearable to even think of exercising. (I asked the group for tips. Hope they can help.)
Stephanie is right about starting slow. I was doing 2 - 15 minute sessions a day, one at my school and one at home. When i feel good, I do 15 minutes at the school and 30 minutes at home. I am just doing whole body stretching right now.
So listen to your body, but try to at least stretch out those muscles every day. It works for me.
Lisa
(I too suffer from embarrassment, so I am a bit of a recluse.)

Today Date being: Fri. 11/30/12.
Alley seems like an eatting disorder behavior :I


Case of OCD'ing. Mine is getting to stores/mall so that I can walk more. more than just paceing in my hallways n to kitchen, water intake.


LOL, how many cal's does a person count as being burned during sex,lol Your mate weighs how much!ROFLOL

Did u know that chewing gum for 10 minutes works our hearts out just the same as if we had jogged for 30 minutes :)

Regarding my prior reply pertaiimg to weigh. The following wk I weighed in. I was suprized that I had kept weight off that I had regained.
I weighed in this morning. I am doing my happy dance. 2 lbs to me is a lot. Think about 2 lb package of oh lets say turkey burger :O

Walking being my form of exercise. I also carry my tinny dog w me everywhere I go.

Thursday nite I did my own version of an all over body strtech routine. Took abit out of me, but felt better afterwards. Also am drinking more water (less soda/iced tea). Had about 6 glasses and one 24 oz diet soda yesterday.
Joined Lillian's monthly weigh in challenge so hope to notice a difference on Dec. 22nd when I next weigh in. (New goal - 210 by Jan 1st)
Good Luck to us all!
Lisa

It's me again. Feeling better so decided to try out my new yoga dvd I bought today. It has a 30 minute workout where you use a chair and actually sit on it while you do the yoga moves.
I have to admit it was hard, but it felt good while doing it, especially on my spine. I feel the muscles now, but I am hopeful I will still feel good tomorrow and not too sore.
The workout is one I think I can stick with. It helps strenghthen the core and my spine which are two of my most difficult areas.
Oh, and Lillian, I broke! I weighed in today. Am at 219.0 so I gained a few, but that's ok. It was a tough week and a half, so now that I am feeling abit better, it's back to start again.
Lisa

Good work. I too am moving towards physical fitness. I have been line dancing for 2 years now -- at least twice a week for 2 hours. I also started Zumba Gold class 2 months ago! Praise God I am making progress.

Today is Sunday and it was a great day! Did not get a headache OR have back pain this morning! WOW! It's been awhile for this!
Took today off for yoga and aerobics. Wanted to rest the body after all the stress and pain last weeks. I hope to do my new yoga dvd every other day for a week then try for every day. Will try to work in at least 15 minutes of mild aerobics daily too, probably at school withthe kids.
Still drinking the water and have even added stretching and deep breathing to the morning circle at school. Kids LOVE it!
Anyway, Not going too fast. Keeping it easy as I work back into my routine.
Good Luck All. We can do this together.
Lisa

Today is Sunday and it was a great day! Did not get a headache OR have back pain this morning! WOW! It's been awhile for this!
Took today off for yoga and aerobics. Wanted to rest the body after all the stress and pain last weeks. I hope to do my new yoga dvd every other day for a week then try for every day. Will try to work in at least 15 minutes of mild aerobics daily too, probably at school withthe kids.
Still drinking the water and have even added stretching and deep breathing to the morning circle at school. Kids LOVE it!
Anyway, Not going too fast. Keeping it easy as I work back into my routine.
Good Luck All. We can do this together.
Lisa