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01-03-2011, 01:02 PM
#501
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Originally Posted by BMP
I used to excerise everyday walking or riding my bike but when my Mother became ill and needed to be taken care of everyday that put all of that on hold.
01-03-2011, 01:10 PM
#502
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Location: Trussville, Alabama
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I'm about to head out for physical therapy and from there the grocery store. I made a list of fruits, veggies and such that I need to get. I will NOT venture off this list and I will NOT walk past the bakery.
01-03-2011, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by trupeach1
Originally Posted by BMP
I used to excerise everyday walking or riding my bike but when my Mother became ill and needed to be taken care of everyday that put all of that on hold.
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Missy
01-03-2011, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by NannySandy
I'm about to head out for physical therapy and from there the grocery store. I made a list of fruits, veggies and such that I need to get. I will NOT venture off this list and I will NOT walk past the bakery.
Missy
01-03-2011, 01:55 PM
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Trying to remember what all I wanted to reply to, after playing catch up on the last ten pages, lol...
On keeping myself honest/accountable - I read a thing the other day (online) about documenting your year by taking a picture every day. My picture will be of my scale, lol.
On not wanting to be seen exercising - I have this so bad, I skipped my high school reunion b/c I didn't want to be the 'girl who got fat' and everybody talked about. :( I will go to the Y, though - one good thing about being a military wife and moving around so much is that nobody really knows you, or what you USED to look like, etc. :) Looking for the silver lining, here, ppl, lol.
Oh snap. I knew I'd forget what else I wanted to reply to...
Oh remembered one - instead of reading a book while I'm working out, I like to listen to one on my phone. Or a podcast. Just have to be careful not to pick a funny one b/c you want to talk about looking like a fool? Just imagine a person working up a sweat on a treadmill and then all of a sudden she bursts out in fit of laughter that causes her to lose her balance, and go flying into the machine behind her...good times. lol
On keeping myself honest/accountable - I read a thing the other day (online) about documenting your year by taking a picture every day. My picture will be of my scale, lol.
On not wanting to be seen exercising - I have this so bad, I skipped my high school reunion b/c I didn't want to be the 'girl who got fat' and everybody talked about. :( I will go to the Y, though - one good thing about being a military wife and moving around so much is that nobody really knows you, or what you USED to look like, etc. :) Looking for the silver lining, here, ppl, lol.
Oh snap. I knew I'd forget what else I wanted to reply to...
Oh remembered one - instead of reading a book while I'm working out, I like to listen to one on my phone. Or a podcast. Just have to be careful not to pick a funny one b/c you want to talk about looking like a fool? Just imagine a person working up a sweat on a treadmill and then all of a sudden she bursts out in fit of laughter that causes her to lose her balance, and go flying into the machine behind her...good times. lol
01-03-2011, 02:33 PM
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Location: Palmdale, California
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Originally Posted by MissyGirl
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
On the cardio machines (those things that come with book racks, lol) time spent is not nearly as important as intensity of the workout. You should always be working within your target heart rate for burning fat. For me that is 150. Find out your target heart rate and check often to see if you are in that range. 20-30 minutes of that will do more for you than hours of leisurely walking while reading a magazine in the book rack. In my gym, the people who read while using the cardio machines are not the ones you see ever get any smaller. My rule of thumb is that if you can see print on a page or screen while working out, you aren't working hard enough to do any good.
I hear that you are trying to help but remember, we are not all at a place where we can work out like that. There are many days where walking to the mailbox and back is all I can do.
Another thing to remember is we are here to encourage each other and not discourage those that cannot do what others can do. I think that by telling people that they wont get smaller if they are not working at their target heart rate and if they read while the are exercising is not a good thing. We are doing OUR best not YOUR best or other people's best who are much healthier than us.
Just my two cents.
Missy
01-03-2011, 02:35 PM
#507
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Originally Posted by jkwynn
Trying to remember what all I wanted to reply to, after playing catch up on the last ten pages, lol...
On keeping myself honest/accountable - I read a thing the other day (online) about documenting your year by taking a picture every day. My picture will be of my scale, lol.
On not wanting to be seen exercising - I have this so bad, I skipped my high school reunion b/c I didn't want to be the 'girl who got fat' and everybody talked about. :( I will go to the Y, though - one good thing about being a military wife and moving around so much is that nobody really knows you, or what you USED to look like, etc. :) Looking for the silver lining, here, ppl, lol.
Oh snap. I knew I'd forget what else I wanted to reply to...
Oh remembered one - instead of reading a book while I'm working out, I like to listen to one on my phone. Or a podcast. Just have to be careful not to pick a funny one b/c you want to talk about looking like a fool? Just imagine a person working up a sweat on a treadmill and then all of a sudden she bursts out in fit of laughter that causes her to lose her balance, and go flying into the machine behind her...good times. lol
On keeping myself honest/accountable - I read a thing the other day (online) about documenting your year by taking a picture every day. My picture will be of my scale, lol.
On not wanting to be seen exercising - I have this so bad, I skipped my high school reunion b/c I didn't want to be the 'girl who got fat' and everybody talked about. :( I will go to the Y, though - one good thing about being a military wife and moving around so much is that nobody really knows you, or what you USED to look like, etc. :) Looking for the silver lining, here, ppl, lol.
Oh snap. I knew I'd forget what else I wanted to reply to...
Oh remembered one - instead of reading a book while I'm working out, I like to listen to one on my phone. Or a podcast. Just have to be careful not to pick a funny one b/c you want to talk about looking like a fool? Just imagine a person working up a sweat on a treadmill and then all of a sudden she bursts out in fit of laughter that causes her to lose her balance, and go flying into the machine behind her...good times. lol
Missy
01-03-2011, 02:35 PM
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Location: Palmdale, California
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Originally Posted by trupeach1
I have oatmeal NOT INSTANT almost everyday for breakfast. I get it ready the night before so I have to microwave it in the morning and not think or worry about what I should eat. Today I had cranberry orange oatmeal. I replace 1/2 the water with OJ and added a 1/2 tbsp dried cranberries.
If you try and make things easier to eat that are healthy it takes the thought and worry out of it. I wake up in the morning and plan my meals and snacks for the day. Sometimes menus for a few days if I am making muffins etc. I NEED snacks if I don't eat something every 2 hours I get a headache and feel sick to my stomach. I spread my food out through the day. I don't have salad with dinner I have it as a snack after dinner. I LOVE a green salad with manderine oranges, dried cranberries and creamy raspberry dressing. It tasts like dessert.
Creamy Raspberry Dressing
1 c plain yogurt
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp raspberry jam
salt and pepper to taste
wisk all together. YUMMMMMM!!
If you try and make things easier to eat that are healthy it takes the thought and worry out of it. I wake up in the morning and plan my meals and snacks for the day. Sometimes menus for a few days if I am making muffins etc. I NEED snacks if I don't eat something every 2 hours I get a headache and feel sick to my stomach. I spread my food out through the day. I don't have salad with dinner I have it as a snack after dinner. I LOVE a green salad with manderine oranges, dried cranberries and creamy raspberry dressing. It tasts like dessert.
Creamy Raspberry Dressing
1 c plain yogurt
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp raspberry jam
salt and pepper to taste
wisk all together. YUMMMMMM!!
01-03-2011, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by MissyGirl
Don't beat yourself up. You did what you had to in order to survive! You are doing what you need to now and that is why you have lost what you have lost. Just keep on keeping on you turtle lover you!
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Missy
01-03-2011, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by CAROLJ
Carrie, I really like that last one. The colors are fantastic!
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