Over nearly??? :p OK, Well done to you for losing nearly a stone and a half is, of course, what I meant to write :nod:


I have just completed today's walk and sit-ups :thumb: I very, very nearly gave in :banghead: For the first time since starting this, I had to stop the treadmill for a few seconds to take a breather, I thought my body was going to explode :o My legs were walking as fast as they could and I just could not go a step further.

When I got back on, I reduced the speed back down from 4.23 mph to 4.1 mph, as it was last week, and it felt much, much better. I was walking on a steeper incline than last week, and to see that I keep at it and don't quit completely, I will continue on the reduced speed for a couple of weeks, increasing the incline when the program calls for higher intensity. I think that will count as higher intensity... The program talks about intensity in terms of speed but there really is only so fast I can go without flying off the end of the treadmill :p

rabbit, I am totally baffled by your warming up speed being faster than my brisk walking speed! I think I need to put rockets on my feet or something :p

I feel like I've let myself down by reducing the speed but it's either that, or quit completely in another day or two as it would just get too much.

I will maybe try to increase the speed slightly in another couple of weeks, but I think it's better to do the walk, albeit at a slightly slower speed, than to not do it at all. Interestingly, reducing the speed for half of the brisk part of the walk made very little difference to calories burned or distance travelled.

I just re-read that ^^^ and know that I've repeated myself several times! My brain hasn't recovered from the traumatic exercise session yet :p

I am continuing with 300 sit-ups and food is working out great!

Nearly at the end of Week Four, keep going Pixies :thumbs:

I have been watching neither my diet nor my exercise routine...and thus I've not been losing a damn thing. This week, I'll only manage to hit the gym 3 times...and add in a hike and a walk to the mix. It's not enough for me, as my body has grown used to much more activity over the years. :(

The basic problem is that work has been so damn hectic that I've been burning the candle at both ends and shorting myself on sleep and personal time. It needs to stop...but first I need to figure out how to make it stop. Sigh.

I am glad everyone else is doing well. I'll give an update when I am back on track.

FWM ~ There's nothing wrong with reducing speed. I was running at 6.4 for two sessions straight, but haven't been able to work conistently at that speed now for the last three sessions. So I reduce and just keep moving rather than stop or quit. The REAL key is getting into the proper training and cardio zone...that's the sweet spot where you are burning fat most efficiently. IMO, this is the most important consideration.

As for the sit-ups, you can do WAY MORE than I can. I can do 50 lying flat before I have to quit.

Keep up the good work!!! :thumb:

osuche ~ Three times a week in the gym is pretty gosh darn good. Don't be so hard on yourself! ;)

Yep, I second this! Osuche, you're going great, that's a lot of exercise :thumb:

Thank you rabbit :) I will continue as I have been and make sure I continue exercising (nearly) every day, without getting to the point where I feel I need to quit.

These past couple of days have been really tough and I've been doing my usual exercise on the treadmill as well going on long, long walks out and about and starting dance classes so today I've just about had it :rolleyes: I am giving myself a day off from the treadmill and won't allow myself to feel bad, since the walking program tells me to take weekends off anyway. I guess one day off in four weeks isn't going to be detrimental, and I did go for a long walk outside today and climbed some hills that felt like they were near vertical :p

I have a confession. I walked into a shop today fully intent on buying several bars of chocolate, and fully intent on eating them all in one sitting :o I walked around the shop several times and walked out of there buying bananas and a couple of other bits. No chocolate :thumb: This is a big thing for me. I still want the chocolate but have proved I can walk past it without buying, and that's what I need to continue doing. This is the stage where it starts getting tough for me, but already I'm doing better than on previous attempts, as I beat my craving in the shop. The problem is that I'm not yet seeing a chocolate-free future.

I lost 3.5 lbs this week, making a total of 18 lbs lost so far :thumb: Another 18 lbs and people might start to notice :p I am aiming to lose 2 lbs by next week, so I can take my next set of pics.

Have a great week everyone :wave:

GOOD LUCK and CONGRATULATIONS to all who have achieved or are trying to achieve.

Think I might join in on the Pixies fun/Challenge.

I too want to drop the excess weight i have... which i'm working on thru lapbanding... (due to health reasons it's a must) for me - well peace of mind too.

I want to aslo make it a goal that every month I do something FOR ME, i'm always rushing around for other people and other peoples interest and have neglected to do something for me, be it have a coffee on my own at my favorite place, Or get my hair and nails done.

I also want to get my own place.. this is a goal by June 2009, a land somewhere nice rural and country style to get out of the city.

and i want to begin walking again with my dogs, just getting out somewhere nice and going for a walk, i miss that.

For now that's it but i'm sure more will crop up.

Well done sweetie - sadly, I managed to put that on - well, 3 pounds anyway. :(

I'm sure I'm not the only one who is praying for you to lose those 2 pounds..... purely for health reasons, of course!! ;) :D

DM

After writing that ^^^ on Monday, I got off my ass and on to the treadmill, so I didn't miss a day after all :thumb:

Yesterday I DID take a day off though. I felt I really needed it. I also ate a small amount of chocolate cake :o The taste wasn't worth the calories so I poured water on the rest of it to prevent me from eating more 'just because'. This morning I've woken up with the resolve to get back on the treadmill and eat healthy food, and I have my dancing class tonight so should burn a few more calories there. Usually after a setback like yesterday I would go buy a whole bunch of crap and eat the lot, so I'm making progress compared with previous attempts at losing weight.
It'll come off again easily enough :nod: Here DM, run after these :boobs: it'll help!
The pics after I lose another 2 lbs weren't going to be 'those' kind of pics, I am taking pics after every 10 lbs lost so I can see the difference in my size :p I kinda ran out of ideas for 'other' pics, so I haven't taken any for a while :rolleyes: If you can come up with some ideas for new pics I might be inspired to take some more :thumbs:

Good luck with all your goals, Bebi Dempster :line: Have you had the lapband surgery yet or is that something you're planning on? If you've had it, how long has it been there and how's it going? Is the lapband removed post-weight-loss or it it a permanent thing like gastric bypass surgery? So many questions, can you tell I have a high interest in these things, even though I probably would never have the surgery myself :o

Good luck for the rest of the week, ladies and gents :wave:

Excellent! It's really all about "want to". There's nothing wrong with a nip once in a while. In fact, it's healthy! Moderation is the key. Hey, I ate a scoop of chocolate chip ice cream last night as a reward for working my ass of this week. But if I did that every day, all the pain and sacrifice would be for naught, and I don't want that to happen. I won't let that happen!




Wow! 18 lbs! Great accomplishment! Keep at it!!!!! :nana:

Bebi. good luck with your goals!!!! :thumb:

I hear ya.. I have had more chocolate cake since my last post (nicer choc cake than the other day!) but I am resolved to get back on track as of tomorrow. In the end today I gave myself the day off and didn't walk or do sit-ups. I am going to repeat last week's walking as I don't feel I did it properly this week. I think I only missed a day (not including today, but weekends are supposed to be rest days according to the plan anyway) but still. Even though I have eaten cake, I still don't feel the need to buy chocolate - not at the time of writing this, anyway. I have been REALLY close to it on more than one occasion.

This behavior is completely normal for me btw, and I knew I would hit this point, I just have to get through it and get my mind in the right state to continue. I like what you wrote about the pain and sacrifice being for nothing, rabbit, and you're right about the wanting. I guess I have to distinguish a little in my brain that wanting and needing are two completely separate things. I WILL do this, I have to :nod:

Thank you :D

Way to go everyone..... :thumbs:


Just checking in and letting everyone know i am still here. But I actually fell off the wagon and just gave up. But the attitude is better...Just ALOT of stress my way. I am starting over next week....with a better attitude.


My daughter on the other hand has lost the weight...she went from a size 18 to a size 14. She mainly laid off her soda intake and is drinking water. Not much else has changed in her daily intake....just smaller portions and no seconds. I am so proud of her.


Keep up the good work yall...I 'll keep ya posted.

Wow that's excellent news, very well done to your daughter, it sounds like she's doing great :line:

Good luck for you starting over, Nat :thumb: Check in and let us know how you're getting on. I usually find the first couple of days after a setback the worst and then the healthy me kicks in :nod:

Weighed myself today. Oh I guess I should admit to the atrocious weekend I had. I ate cake, I think I admitted to that in a previous post but I think I ate more since then :o Then I had two days of no exercise - me starting over yesterday didn't happen. I ate lots of white bread which I don't usually eat anyway, I'm a brown bread gal, got to be nice quality, wholesome etc but for some reason I chose white bread :shrug:

Then I ate some ice cream...

Then I ate chocolate :eek: In much less quantity than the old me would have eaten, but still... more than I should have.

This week, I managed to drop 2 lbs but although I am pleased to have reached a total weight loss so far of 20 lbs, I am not celebrating too hard as I am pretty sure my haywire eating habits of the last couple of days is gonna bite me on the ass next week :p

I'll be back on track from today with exercise, eating well and all that :nod: I have 33 lbs left to lose to reach this first goal I've set (53 lbs total), and that will take me to the top end of healthy on the BMI chart. Once I get to that weight I can re-think my goals, see if I think I am happy there or decide if I want to lose more.

Well, I post here when I'm having good days, so bad days should be posted, too :rolleyes:

This week my resolve has totally gone to the dogs :banghead: I have been eating a whole load of crap food, and I haven't been walking either :o I fully expect it to be reflected when I weigh myself on Monday, and will try to do some damage control Friday-Sunday. If I stay the same weight, and don't gain any, by Monday, I shall be happy :nod: I am likely to gain, though :rolleyes:

It's a small setback. I shall be back on track and ready to tackle the next few pounds soon. When I lose a further 10 lbs (from last week's weight) I am going to treat myself to a meal in a restaurant, and will do this after each 10 lbs I lose from now on. Something to look forward to before tackling the next hurdle.

How is everyone else doing this week?

I used to do that^^^ years ago but I realized that was still feeding into my food issues. The reward for being healthy for me should not be food. I do something nice for myself which is something I need to learn to do anyway.

:nod: I've been doing it for nearly 20 years :yikes: I don't see this week's eating loads of crap as being a reward, it's just me being a pig and allowing the greedy part of my brain to rule what goes in my mouth :o

Strangely, the thought behind me going to a restaurant for a meal as a treat for losing the next 10 lbs wasn't the meal itself, I don't think I'd really given the food part of it much thought, it was more the act of going out, as it's such a rare occurrence! I may rethink, as you're right, it's maybe not a good thing to have food as a reward :rolleyes:

On a good note this week, I am continuing with my dancing classes and love going :line: