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Chloesue

Sat, Oct-25-03, 08:54

Good Morning LAdies,
Looks like the nice long post I had tried to send last night didn't come through thanks to the problems with my ISP.I was having problems getting on the Internet.When I finally got on I quickly sent off a post to all of you but then it didn't come through.I will try again.Wish me luck.Now if I could only cut and paste that nice post,lol.

Bouncy Chic...Thank you for the encouragement concerning my bike riding.It really helped to have you tell me you know it's a pretty hard workout.I managed to do the WATP workout and ride my bike last night even after a trying day with a tired,sick 2 1/2 year old.Keep up the good work with your walking.Where is Sunnyvale located in CA? Those wild fires near San Bernadino are awful.

Nance......It was great hearing from you.We are still waiting for you for our next big challenge.I have really missed your posts here but I know where you need to be.I have been praying for you and your mother.Sorry to hear that she had another set back but she really sounds like a fighter and was at the right place when it happened.Take care of yourself so that you can get back to your mother.How is your hubby fairing while you have been gone?

Jes....You are doing great with all of your exercising.Last night I went a little past the 2 mile mark on the WATP.Maybe I will continue and work up to 2 2/3 miles.Since it takes 15 minutes to walk one mile during the routine I figure that each additional 5 minutes is 1/3 of a mile.Lelsie doesn't have you working with weights on the 4 mile walk.I've been using mine so I sure hope I am doing them correctly.

Alice...Hope you had a good weigh in and lost some inches when you measured.I agree that it's a good thing to keep track of your measurements.Like you,I have lost inches even if I have lost any pounds.

Exercise for Friday:
WATP for 2.3 miles and 35 minutes
Rode stationary bike for 3.20 miles and 16.10 minutes

Hope everyone has a nice weekend:).

Nancy

jesdorka

Sat, Oct-25-03, 09:32

good morning nancy--what a pain when you lose a post, after the last vbulletin upgrade on this forum i was losing all my posts, now after making a few changes it seems to be better now. as far as the weights go on watp 1&2 leslie has you do some warmup then use the weights, stressing not to hold them tightly, keep relaxed, up over your head, out to the side, out to the front, changing each time she changes the step then put them down for the cool down-approx 20% warmup 60% with weights and 20% cooldown or whatever you are comfortable with :agree:

friday's exercise
WATP 2--30 mins 2 miles
bike--31.39 mins 10.29 miles
total--64.39 mins 12.29 miles

jes

MizSteaks

Sat, Oct-25-03, 15:32

Good afternoon Ladies! Since I only have time for one post, decided to do it here today! I am almost ready to head back to the hospital and Mom since she has begun asking "where's my Nance?"! My cold has cleared up enough I can get by with seeing her with a mask on again.

Mom was a walker before all this happened...over 2 miles per day, sometimes more. I truly believe being in that good shape is the only reason she is still with us today. That should be incentive for all of us to keep up with the excercising no matter how tired we get or how bored or discouraged! Oh...Mom turned EIGHTY the week before this all started!!

Yesterday she had another procedure done...a drain tube inserted into her pleura to drain yet another pocket of fluid from her lungs. All of her problems stem from the results of her lungs filling with the blood from the leaky mitral valve prior to her heart surgery. Hopefully this will be the last pocket they have to drain...but we don't get our hopes up too high any more! LOL! Especially Mom!

Ladies, please go ahead with your next challenge. I will participate in it as much as possible under the circumstances, but really wish you would continue as if I were right here with you...I am in my heart anyway! LOL! You are all doing so well I hate to slow you down in ANY way!! Plus...it is more incentive to keep me moving at the hospital where the inclination is to just sit and wait for news!

All of you keep up the terrific workouts. I am so impressed with you Jes and Nancy and Alice and....ALL OF YOU!! Makes me proud to be a part of the group!!

Keep moooooving for health!
Nance :wave:

jesdorka

Sun, Oct-26-03, 19:43

saturday's exercise:
walk--60 mins 2.4 miles

exercise week of sun oct 19--sat oct 26

WATP--90 mins 5 miles
bike--90 mins 31.65 miles
walk--250 mins 10 miles
total--430 mins (7hrs) 46.65 miles

jes

Chloesue

Sun, Oct-26-03, 21:03

I have had another good week of exercising.I added up all of the moving I did.I exercised for 4.5 hours this past week.

Jes....You are doing great with all of your moving.You are really motivating me to keep moving.

Sunday:WATP for 2 miles and 30 minutes
Rode stationary bike 3.08 miles for 15.08 minutes.

How is everyone else doing?

Nancy

BouncyChic

Mon, Oct-27-03, 11:06

Hello there all ...

I am glad to report that I went for a walk every day this weekend ... a first !!

Well, actually my new husband is being very supportive and asked me if I wanted to walk to the park on Saturday morning ... isn't that cool??? On Sunday morning we were out agin before 8:00 ... WoW :thup: So that means I got in 3 1/2 hours of walking plus walking around to mall on Saturday ...

Nancy ~ Sunnyvale is below San Francisco near San Jose so I am not anywhere near those fires. They did have one in Half Moon Bay ... but that is a few miles away.

Today is going to be another scorcher so I will try to get out before 10:00. Wish me luck ...

Chloesue

Mon, Oct-27-03, 19:55

Bouncy Chic,
You are doing great with all of your walking.Nice to know that your hubby wants to support your exercising by walking with you.How long have you been married?
Glad the fires aren't any where near where you live.
Nancy

Chloesue

Mon, Oct-27-03, 19:56

Monday's exercise:
Rode stationary bike 8.01 miles for 42.10 minutes.
Nancy

ALEKA

Mon, Oct-27-03, 20:55

Monday--Hi --Am back from St. Louis--Had a really good time at the greater St. Louis marching band competitions at the Edward Jones Dome Where the Rams football team plays. Heard some really good music and enjoyed myself immensly. Sorry to say--didn't get any exercises done over the weekend and haven't gotten them done today either. Playing catch up- but will do Greer Childers before I go to bed tonight. Will log it in the Am after it has been done. See you all are doing great. See you tomorrow. Alice--Way to go Bouncy Chick!

BouncyChic

Tue, Oct-28-03, 13:09

Hi there !!

Well I just got my 30 minute walk ... well I tried to walk at a very fast pace today ... so maybe I will call it my race-walk .. hmmmm ... I wonder who the winner was ... hahahaah

Nancy ~ Good job on your ride ... 42 minutes ... quite a workout!!!
J and I got married on July 12th ... beautiful backyard wedding, casual Hawaiian theme, we walked through the garden to the sound of IZ singing "Over the Rainbow" and we said our vows high up in a Tree with those we love gazing up ... oh, my, getting misty again ...

Alice ~ glad to have you back ... thanks for the support!

jesdorka

Tue, Oct-28-03, 18:37

hi all, hope everyone is having a good week so far.
alice--i finally saw greer childers on tv this past weekend so now i know what it is you are doing, looks quite interesting.

monday oct 27
WATP--20 mins 1 mile
bike--20.12 mins 7.27 miles
walk--75 mins 4.05 miles
total--115.12 (1.9hrs) 12.32 miles

tues oct 28
WATP--20 mins 1 mile
bike--20.25 mins 7.05 miles
walk--75 mins 3 miles
total--115.25 mins(1.9hrs) 11.05 miles

jes

ALEKA

Tue, Oct-28-03, 21:47

Hi Nancy-JES- Bouncy--Today is day 15 for me doing Greer Childers Body Flex.

Didn't get my exercises done last night as my daughter came over and needed some things for decorating her office at work today but it is done for today.

Glad to see you saw Greer on the tv. this weekend JES. It is interesting and I am now starting to get the routein down so I won't have to take her tape with me when I go away from now on.

I have several other pieces of equipment and am hoping to get myself back in shape so I can go back to using them again.

I have started taking high doses of glucosamine and condroitin and MSM that my doctor recommended. I am beginning to think that they are doing me more good thatn all the arthritis medicines combined and I am really happy about that. No side effects either. Rah!!!

Hope you all are happy and exercising for health.

Nancy--Hope your little grandson is feeling better and Bouncy--glad to see you are staying with your exercise program.

Good night all-- See you tomorrow. Alice

ALEKA

Tue, Oct-28-03, 21:51

Just looked at your last log Bouncy--So you are a newlywed!!!! Your wedding sounded beautiful and very romantic!!! Congratulations to you two honeymooners. Alice

BouncyChic

Wed, Oct-29-03, 11:10

Good Morning !!

Well, I walked into the office and a little later one of the directors walked in and asked if he could join me in my morning walk. He used to walk every day when our office was by the park but we just moved to this new building and he does not know where the trail is. (He is in his 80's and an avid tennis player.) So, I guess I will not be able to do the "race-walk" today ~ just a casual walk. That's ok .... once he knows the way I hope I can resume at my own pace .... :thup:

Jes ~ good job on your exercise routines!!!

Alice ~ :blush: yes, I am a newlywed (again .... hahahaha) ... and I love it! He is pretty special and very supportive ~ makes it a little easier to stay with this program ...

But please know that I truly am thankful that I have met all of you because you KNOW what it takes to struggle through this ... and you are so honest about it. Thanks!

Love you All,

Chloesue

Wed, Oct-29-03, 13:10

Was a busy day yesterday so I didn't have a chance to check in with all of you.Grandson Jeremy returned to preschool so I got my WATP routine done while he was gone.
Yesterday evening we attended my great niece's 9th birthday party.Pizza was served along with other goodies.I behaved myself and only ate the toppings off of the pizza.I made sure to eat before I left so I wouldn't be tempted.My niece tends to make her foods rather spicy so the other foods didn't tempt me at all.

I am so happy about one of my accomplishments.I am finally able to wear a pair of jeans that I found in the back of my closet.When I first found them about 2 months ago I couldn't even pull them up.Now they fit so well that I wore them to the birthday party last night.I was so proud of myself.Really think that the WATP routine is really helping me plus watching what I eat.I really don't remember buying the jeans.Must have had them for at least 5 years but they look brand new.I am thinking that I might have bought them without trying them on.When I tried them on and found they didn't fit I must have put them in the back of my closet to fit into some day.That day has finally arrived.
Now I want to get into a 2 piece sweat suit outfit I bought on line through JC Penney.It's a size large.Really thought I would be able to wear it but when it arrived about a month ago it was way too snug.Tried it on again last night.It won't be too long till I can wear it.I can wear it now but it is still a little too snug for my liking.
Looks like all of my exercising and watching what I eat is paying off even if the pounds haven't dropped all that dramatically here lately.

Tuesday:Did WATP for 2 miles and 30 minutes

Nancy

BouncyChic

Wed, Oct-29-03, 16:53

Good Job Nancy!:clap: :yay: :clap:

Isn't it great when things begin to fit again ... !!!

I have sooooo many clothes that I outgrew and wanted to toss them out. But my new hubby said "NO" and he put them in the back of the closet ... he said that I would be able to fit in them again ... just wait!

Well, that has given me insentive to try harder in order to wear them !!! :lol:

Once in a while I will pull out something (like you did) and try it on ... soon things will be "my size" again.... hahahaha

ALEKA

Wed, Oct-29-03, 20:59

Congrats Nancy--Really doing great!!! Hi Jes and Bouncy!!! Well today is day 16 doing the exercises with Greer Childers. Hope by Friday to see some results.

Chloesue

Wed, Oct-29-03, 21:25

I have had another good day of watching what I eat and doing my exercise.

Since my long sleeve top is too warm to wear while doing the WATP routine I changed into a t-shirt.I couldn't believe how well the t-shirt fit me.I would only wear it around the house since it was a little snug.Now it fits just fine.

There is a little story behind that t-shirt.My daughter Kimberly attended a college out of state back in 1997.Since I was a proud mother of a daughter in college I wanted one of those t-shirts that had Mom and the college name on it.They only had a size large t-shirt which didn't fit me but I wanted it so bad that I went ahead and bought it.This too small t-shirt has been in my closet for 6 years and now I can wear it.I am no longer a mom to a student at that college but I am proud that I can finally wear the t-shirt!!!

Wednesday:WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes.

Nancy

jesdorka

Wed, Oct-29-03, 22:16

great going nancy--you are moooving yourself into a whole new wardrobe, first the pants, now the t-shirt and soon the sweat suit :yay: keep up the good work.

alice--16 days of greer childers is really great, good for you :thup:

bouncy chic--i know it's hard to change your routine when you are in the swing of it however your director probably appreciates you taking him with you, as you say hopefully he will be able to manage on his own soon and you can kick up your heels again :agree:

tuesday's exercise
WATP2--30 mins 2 miles
bike--23.15 mins 8.31 miles
walk--20 mins 1.5 miles
total--73.15 mins 11.81 miles

jes

BouncyChic

Thu, Oct-30-03, 11:33

Nancy ...

Isnt' it great when something fits !!!!
I remember buying the sweashirts from my daughter's school ... always had to get a bigger size ... Being short and round ... hahaha... I always have had a time getting things to fit ~ but it is getting easier!! Thanks to the encouragement of my new friends! .... :yay:

I was able to do my race-walk yesterday (as Mr Director could not get away).
Noticed my shadow as I walked and exagerated my hip movements ... realised that I was then working my waist and the inside of my thighs ... :wiggle: .. pretty cool!!! Glad nobody was watching... hahahahaha

I will be out for my walk with Mr. Director today, so a more casual walk in store.

Keep up the good work Everyone!!

BouncyChic

Thu, Oct-30-03, 12:38

Hi ... I am back ...

Just had my "walk" with Mr. Director (who is in his 80's) ... boy .... a pretty good workout ... I think because he is taller than me (who isn't as I am only 5'...hahaha) I had to work harder at keeping up with his casual pace ... :lol: I think I had to walk 1 1/2 steps to his one ... {giggle} ... and because he is an avid tennis player he is in pretty good shape ... whew!!!

:yay: :wiggle: :yay:

Chloesue

Thu, Oct-30-03, 14:08

Hi Bouncy Chic,
I have an afternoon free so thought I would stop by and check in on everyone.I've already ridden my stationary bike for 16 minutes and plan on doing the WATP for 30 minutes this evening.

You are doing great with your walks.You were mentioning exagerating your hip movements when race walking.That reminds me of doing the WATP routine.Leslie has us walking with our knees up and making big steps.It looks rather funny but it sure works your muscles.I find it fun to do.It's like you are taking giant steps and exagerating with lifts your knees.Another one is stretching our legs out to each side and sort of rocking our legs.That's a lot of fun too.I really felt the beat last night when I was doing the routine.

Sounds like you got a great workout with the director.My daughter is onlly 5 foot 2 and her hubby is at least 6 foot.It's so funny to see them walking together.He takes giant steps so it's like she is almost running to keep up with him.I went to our local Super Wal-Mart one time with my son in law.It wore me out since his legs are so long and the big steps he took.It was very hard to keep up with him.I can walk fast since my hubby has to tell me to slow down when I am in a store with him but my son in law's long legs were just too hard to keep up with.

It is great feeling when something fits that you hadn't worn in ages.I had set for one of my goals to be able to wear those jeans.So I was very thrilled yesterday when I could finally wear them :wiggle:

Nancy

BouncyChic

Thu, Oct-30-03, 18:46

:dazzle: :) :rolleyes: :dazzle:

Nancy,
I really did have a workout ... I was wrong in thinking he would slow me down ... hahaha .... I think I slowed him down ... :rolleyes:

Anyway, good job on your workouts ... sounds very animated :yay: and fun ... camera roll the cameras ... hahahaha ... look out here comes Nancy in her cute jeans ..!!!

Chloesue

Thu, Oct-30-03, 20:33

Thursday's Exercise

I rode my stationary bike 3.30 miles for 16.20 minutes
WATP for 2 miles and 30 minutes

Nancy

ALEKA

Thu, Oct-30-03, 22:09

Thursday- Day 17 exercising with Greer Childers-

Hi Jes, Bouncy and Nancy--Hope all is going well with you all. Had a busy day--today was my youngest grandsons birthday and had the family here for dinner so am really tired tonight.

See you tomorrow. Alice

BouncyChic

Fri, Oct-31-03, 13:20

It's celebration time!!! ...:dazzle: :Party: :dazzle: :Party:
I had a pair of black jeans that I could not fit into a few weeks ago ... and Guess what I am wearing this very moment??? ... YES!!! ... a little snug but wearable ... hahahaha

I went for my wiggle-walk this morning ... It was so cold out ... last monday it was in the 100's and today in the 60s ... wow what a change ... even rained ... whats up with that .. :rolleyes:

Have a Great Day .... Have Fun ...
Happy Halloween!

Chloesue

Fri, Oct-31-03, 22:03

Hi Everyone,
I had a wonderful Halloween today.Grandson Jeremy is old enough to enjoy it since he is now 2 1/2.I attended his party at preschool then this evening got to go Trick or Treating with him and his mommy.We walked for about an hour and a half so that was my exercise for the day.

I was never once tempted by any of the Halloween candy which is a big lifestyle change for me.Chocolate is one of my weaknesses.Today when I was buying more trick or treat candy(glad I did since it was all given out)I bought myself one of those low carb sugar free chocolate bars.That was my Halloween treat.Boy did I enjoy it:)

Exercise for Friday:walked for 1 1/2 hours

Nancy

Chloesue

Fri, Oct-31-03, 22:05

Bouncy Chic,
Congratulations on getting into those black jeans.Isn't that a great feeling!!!

Looks like we had warmer weather than you had today.It was bright and sunny and up to 80.It's down in the 40's as I write this.

Nancy

Chloesue

Fri, Oct-31-03, 22:07

Alice,
Hope your youngest grandson had a wonderful birthday!!
Nancy

ALEKA

Fri, Oct-31-03, 22:47

Happy Halloween everyone- Had a good day today with my youngest grandson. We cut up a pumpkin --baked the seeds and cooked the pumpkin then ran it through a sieve and cooked it down the rest of the afternoon and evening. It still needs to reduce some more so will recook it tomorrow. I have started walking on a walker--forget what the name is --Did 1000 steps on it tonight before doing my Greer Childers. Am going to get this weight off one way or another.

Thanks Nancy for your good wishes for Drew's birthday. He had a really good time and received several things he wanted for his birthday. He is in third grade now and wanted a microscope. They are beginning to study cells and wanted to be able to see it- so Bill and I gave him one for his gift from us. If he continues his interest we may get him a laboratory model which has more strength.

Today is day18 I think - Exercises done for another day!

Hope you all enjoy your Halloween evening. Alice

ALEKA

Fri, Oct-31-03, 22:50

ps. I didn't give out candy- we gave out Apples that Drew picked at the orchard. He picked about a bushel and I have some left so into the cooler they went. Had about 40 kids and they all seemed really happy to get a nice shiny apple after all the candy. Surprising -isn't it??

jesdorka

Sun, Nov-02-03, 20:48

thursday exercise

watp--20 mins 1 mile
bike--13.21 mins 4.25 miles
walk--105 mins 4.95 miles
total 138.21(2.3hrs) 10.2 miles

friday exercise
walk--40 mins 1.6 miles

saturday exercise
walk--1 hr 2.4 miles

exercise for week of oct 26- nov 1
watp--90 mins 5 miles
bike--76.73 mins 26.88 miles
walk--375 mins 17.5 miles
total--541.7 mins(9hrs) 49.4 miles

jes

ALEKA

Sun, Nov-02-03, 21:07

Hi everybody- Didn't do exercises today--getting company from Florida tomorrow so Bill and I spent the day vacuuming/dusting and steam cleaning all the rugs. Boy am pooped tonight. Yesterday spent 6 hours out on my feet shopping so didn't do Greer yesterday either. Will do her in the morning before my day gets rolling. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Probably won't post tomorrow night as they will be here till Tuesday so will get back to say Hi after they head for home. Night all--Alice

Chloesue

Sun, Nov-02-03, 21:31

My exercising for this weekend:
Saturday: WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes and rode stationary bike 3.05 miles for 15.10 minutes

Sunday:WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes and rode stationary bike 3.10 miels for 15.20 minutes

Nancy

Chloesue

Mon, Nov-03-03, 18:50

Our son in law is working the day shift this week so we will have our grandson every day till Firday.There is no preschool tomorrow since it is election day in the county where he attends the preschool in the public primary school.
It continues to be unseasonably warm here.It was up near 80 again.Our normal high is usually in the 50's for the beginning of November.

Monday:Did WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes

Nancy

sassy57

Wed, Nov-05-03, 05:47

Hi,just found this group. I will be 58 Thursday and just starting out on Atkins. Still have to find time to do some sort of exercise.

MizSteaks

Wed, Nov-05-03, 09:38

Hi everybody! I'm home again for a few days and in the process of trying to catch up on the forum again. Hello to all the new folks!

Have turned another 100,000 steps on the pedometer and am now up to 341,163 steps for the duration of Mom's hospital stay... or...170.13 miles! The new hospital she is now in for rehab is much smaller so the steps won't accumulate as fast. Plus they have a very small, BUSY location so there is no place to go for a real all out walk like before. Will just settle for what I can get!

Heard from Alice this morning and her back is very bad again so she cannot excercise right now. Poor thing! She said to tell you she would be back as soon as she can. Get better quick, Honey!

I am so impressed that all of you are doing so well with excercising every day! Makes me proud to be part of the group! I can't wait until Mom is finally out of the hospital so I can STAY home and get back into my routine of bike riding and walking again!

Have a great day and keep mooooooving!
Nance :wave:

Chloesue

Wed, Nov-05-03, 18:50

Hi Sassy,
It's so nice to have you join us.Please make yourself right at home.We will all try our best to encourage you to exercise and keep at it every day.
Nancy

jesdorka

Wed, Nov-05-03, 20:26

just typed a nice long post and somehow lost the darn thing--too tired to redo it tonight. will redo it in the morning

jes

Chloesue

Thu, Nov-06-03, 05:14

Good Morning,
There must have been problems on the forum last night since it took me forever just to type and send the welcome that finally came through.Wanted to tell how well I've been exercising but gave up it was taking way too long to type just a few words.

First I wanted to say how much I enjoyed hearing from Nance again.Hope your mother continues to do well so that she can return home.We have really missed you here.You are doing great with all of your walking!!

Alice....Really missing you.Sorry to hear about your back.Hope you feel better soon so that you can come back with us.You were doing great with your exercising.

Jes....Sorry to see that you were also having problems posting.Will look forward to hearing from you.
I hadn't posted my exercises since Monday.Didn't want to be the only one posting so thought I would wait a few days and see if others post.It was nice to see some more posts last night even though I was having problems posting.

Tuesday:did 2 miles 30 minutes of the 4 mile Walk Away The Pounds Super Challenge

Wednesday:did 2 miles..30 minutes of the 4 mile Walk Away The Pounds Super Challenge
Rode stationary bike 4 miles for 20 minutes

Nancy

windy

Thu, Nov-06-03, 09:47

Good morning, I am in the over fifty crowd and thought I would drop in and say hi.

I have been doing Atkins for a little over a year now and love it. I have had one bad spell here but am back on track. As a matter of fact it came exactly one year into the program.

I am getting ready to quit Curves because I am bored with it. I have started walking here at work and taking the steps. I am walking of an evening with DH.

It was time for something different.

Have a good day all,

Windy :)

jesdorka

Thu, Nov-06-03, 11:54

Nance--nice to see you back at home if only for a few days. look at you-all those steps are adding up to miles :yay: you are doing great under the circumstances :thup:
Nancy--you are doing great keeping up with your biking and WATP while you have your grandson, little ones can tire you out, running after him is exercise in itself :lol:

Alice sorry to hear you are having trouble with your back, wishing you speedy recovery.

Sassy and Windy welcome to this thread, hope you can each find an exercise program that gets you moving daily, even just a little everyday helps so much.
:agree:

well i've been a little under the weather since sunday so i haven't been doing my full routine just trying to get something in everyday. feeling much better now so i'm catching up with my posting and hope to be back to full speed the rest of the week.

sunday exercise
walk--45 mins 1.8 miles

monday exercise
walk--75 mins 3 miles

tuesday exercise
bike--20.21 mins 5.78 miles

wednesday exercise
bike--21.05 mins 6.24 miles

jes

Chloesue

Thu, Nov-06-03, 19:17

Windy,
So nice to have you join us.We are all in this together and try our best to encourage each other to keep moving.Hope you continue to post and let us know how you are doing.Good work on all of the walking!!
Nancy

Chloesue

Thu, Nov-06-03, 19:19

Jes,
Sorry to hear that you have been under the weather.Looks like you are feeling better since you have been getting in lots of exercise this week.

Nancy

Chloesue

Thu, Nov-06-03, 19:26

I have had another good exercise day.Since my grandson was in preschool this morning I was able to do the WATP while he was gone.I like doing it in the morning then I can get some stationary bike riding done in the evening.

Since the pair of jeans I was wearing today were feeling rather baggy I decided to try on a new pair of jeans that have been hanging in my closet.I bought them on sale back in the Spring to give me some incentative to lose some more weight and inches.Tried them on and they fit.I am so happy about that.Now I will wash up the baggy pair and put them in the bag of clothes that have gotten too baggy on me.I will give them to our local Union Mission.Back in the Spring I gave them a bag of my baggy clothes and now I just about have another bag full for them.

Looks like I need to buy another pair of jeans on sale in a smaller size to guage how I am doing with losing inches.Saturday I take my monthly measurements.I know that I have done really good in losing inches this past month.

Thursday's Exercise:WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes and rode stationary bike 3 miles for 15 minutes

Chloesue

Thu, Nov-06-03, 19:29

Another Challenge???

Since we have had some new ladies join us and the postings have picked up some I was thinking about starting another challenge if anyone is interested.

Since the holidays are coming I thought that it might be a good idea to challenge each other to exercise at least 30 minutes a day till the end of the year.We could start the challenge on Sunday.After this challenge ends we could think of another one to start the new year.

Does anyone want to join me in this challenge? :yay:

Nancy

jesdorka

Thu, Nov-06-03, 20:53

nancy--count me in

jes

jesdorka

Fri, Nov-07-03, 00:07

thursday's exercise
WATP--20 mins 1 mile
bike--15.35 mins 4.65 miles
walk--90 mins 3.6 miles
total--125.35 mins 9.25 miles

jes

windy

Fri, Nov-07-03, 03:54

What is WATP? I will take the challange and maybe the extra days of exercise will help the weight move again.

Windy

sassy57

Fri, Nov-07-03, 05:45

sure Wendy I will try it. I do have a walking exercise tape,and I really liked it. But right now,I will have to start out slow and maybe do 1/2 of it.
but Sunday sounds good to me to start.

jesdorka

Fri, Nov-07-03, 08:12

WATP is Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds tapes and dvd's. In this series she has 1, 2, 3 & 4 mile workouts.

jes

Morgan1974

Fri, Nov-07-03, 09:02

WATP is Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds tapes and dvd's. In this series she has 1, 2, 3 & 4 mile workouts.

jes
I do the WATP tapes and LOVE them. I do the 1, 2 and 3 mile ones according to how busy my day is. I didn't know there was a 4 mile one! She does have one for Abs I've looked at, but this 4 mile walk I've not heard about. Is this something new? I'll have to get it if it is. Maybe that's the same as the Abs workout tape, duuno? :yay:

windy

Fri, Nov-07-03, 09:05

Thank you Jess, that sounds like something I would really be interested in. I will have to check it out.

windy

Fri, Nov-07-03, 09:23

Forgot to ask but can I get it at someplace like Wal*Mart?

Thanks,

Linda

windy

Fri, Nov-07-03, 09:27

Another question, I assume this is done in the house?

Sorry for asking so many questions on the same day!! :(

Windy

Morgan1974

Fri, Nov-07-03, 09:43

Another question, I assume this is done in the house?

Sorry for asking so many questions on the same day!! :(

Windy
I know you weren't talking to me but just thought I'd let you know that I bought mine at Ross but you can get them most anywhere. Yes, you do them in the house and need VERY little room so that's good. :yay:

jesdorka

Fri, Nov-07-03, 10:29

hi morgan1974 & windy

i myself only have the 2 cd set of WATP 1, 2 & 3 as well as leslie's earlier tapes, walk aerobics and advanced walk aerobics.
as for WATP 4, chloesue is the one who has that one and she could probably fill you on the format of that one.
these dvd's and tapes can be purchased at most major chain stores as well as amazon.com in the u.s.a. and amazon.ca in canada

jes

windy

Fri, Nov-07-03, 11:58

Thanks ladies, I think I will check into this after work this afternoon. Sounds like something I can do everyday for 30 minutes and then do the walking at noon here and the steps and should get plenty of exercise.

Windy

BouncyChic

Fri, Nov-07-03, 16:36

Hi there everyone. ... I am back .... did you miss me? :)

Wow, I see we have new friends here ... nice to meet you.

New Orleans was great ... tried really hard and only gained back 1/2 a pound ... :agree:

Things have been really crazy here in the office. We had some downsizing yesterday ... but I am still here. Was not able to get my morning walk in and really miss it ... and now it is starting to rain out ...

Anyway, gotta get back to work.

Bye for now ...

Chloesue

Fri, Nov-07-03, 19:06

Windy,
The Walk Away The Pounds routine that I do is called the Walk Away The Pounds 4 Mile Super Challenge.One of my daughters got it for me for my birthday on October 20th.I've been doing it since then.It's a 4 mile routine and high energy.Since I am new to it I go for 2 miles which is 30 minutes of highly intense moving.It's a great workout.
Mine was bought at a Super Wal-Mart.Hope you try it and like it.Let us know.

Nancy

Chloesue

Fri, Nov-07-03, 19:19

I had a really good day today exercising.It has turned cooler which makes it so much easier to exercise in the house.We had put our fans away for the winter so the house got kind of warm with the temperature in the upper 70's.It felt more like summer than fall.

Friday:WATP 4 mile Super Challenge did 2 miles for 30 minutes

Rode stationary bike 4 miles for 20.10 minutes

Nancy

sassy57

Sat, Nov-08-03, 05:18

WATP is Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds tapes and dvd's. In this series she has 1, 2, 3 & 4 mile workouts.

jes

That's the ones Jesdorka. I have two of them. I got one on Ebay and the others I found at Target.

sassy57

Sat, Nov-08-03, 05:20

Forgot to ask but can I get it at someplace like Wal*Mart?

Thanks,

Linda

Windy if not at Walmart try looking at Target. That's where I found mine. :wiggle:

windy

Sat, Nov-08-03, 14:54

Thanks to you all, my hubby took me to Wal*Mart today and I found several Leslie Snasosne Walk Away the Pounds foir Abs. It has 1-2-3 mile work outs and a Walk Away Belt. I got the set for $24.88. They had individual tapes for nine dollars.

I have not tried it yet but am planning on looking at it this afrernoon.

Again thanks. I need to get my letter wrote for Curves beggin out for awhile. If I want to go again later I will just pay the whole fee again. No big deal!!

Windy

sassy57

Sat, Nov-08-03, 16:08

Wendy,glad you found them. Now we are on a good start.
I'm doing mine tomrrow,and will report back.
I need to take my measurements too. :yay:

Chloesue

Sat, Nov-08-03, 20:23

Thought I would share how well I have done with exercising this week.I did really well with my exercising but didn't lose any weight.I watched closely what I ate too.

Sunday:
WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes
Rode stationary bike 3.10 miles for 15.20 minutes

Monday:
WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes

Tuesday:
WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes

Wednesday:
WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes
Rode stationary bike 4 miles for 20 minutes

Thursday:WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes
Rode stationary bike 3 miles for 15.07 minutes

Friday:WATP 2.3 miles for 35 minutes
Rode stationary bike 4 miles for 20.10 minutes

Saturday:WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes
Rode stationary bike 3 miles for 15.23 minutes

Totals for the week:
WATP 14.3 miles for 4.08 hours
Rode stationary bike 17.1 miles for 2.02 hours

I am looking forward to our challenge that begins tomorrow.

Nancy

Chloesue

Sat, Nov-08-03, 20:32

Windy and Jackie,
So glad that the two of you are ready to start the challenge tomorrow.I am looking forward to hearing how you like the WATP routines.

I was doing my WATP routine this morning when my 26 year old daughter Karen walked in.She's the one that got the WATP video for me for my birthday.I told her to join me.She joined me for about 1/4 a mile and said that it was fun and harder than the other WATP 1 mile routine that she has done.

Jackie...where in the St.Louis area do you live? We lived in Florissant from 1985-1990.I noticed that you haven't changed your stats yet.Have you lost any weight yet? Just wondering since we are about the same weight according to your stats.I have lost 30 pounds now with lots more to go.I'd love to be at 199 by January 1st.

Nancy

sassy57

Sat, Nov-08-03, 20:36

Chloesue

Sat, Nov-08-03, 20:50

Jackie,
Hope I can help you with changing your stats.
On top of this page click on PROFILE
When you get to next page look down a bit to the left and you will see profile again.Click there.
When you get to that page you can scroll down a bit to where it says current weight.Change your weight to your present weight then click at the bottom.Your lower weight should now appear with your information.
Try it and let me know if you did it.I will wait here and see if you can do it or need more help.
Nancy

Chloesue

Sat, Nov-08-03, 20:59

Jackie,
I am familiar with where you live.We lived on Cedar Park Drive across the street from McCurdy Elementary School.We now live in the southern part of West Virginia in a small town of 11,000 people.I really love living in a small town compared to living so close to a big city.
Nancy

sassy57

Sun, Nov-09-03, 06:57

Ok,I think I did it Nancy. So,when I lose I go in and change the 2nd one right?
You know,it's a shame they don't have a live chat place on here.
I'll be back later to report my WOTP time :Party:

jesdorka

Sun, Nov-09-03, 13:31

friday's exercise
WATP1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--16.02 4.3 miles
walk--50 mins 2.2 miles
total--86 mins 7.5 miles

saturday's exercise
WATP1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--15.33 mins 5.11 miles
walk--60 mins 2.5 miles
total--95.33 mins 8.61 miles

total exercise for week of nov 2-8
WATP--60 mins 3 miles
bike--87.96 mins 26.08 miles
walk--305 mins 13.1 miles
total--452.96 mins (7.55 hrs) 42.18 miles

started the new challenge today, will report by tomorrow

jes

sassy57

Sun, Nov-09-03, 15:23

I did at least 15 min of my walking tape,so this is a start
YAY FOR ME :yay:

Chloesue

Sun, Nov-09-03, 20:33

Hope everyone has had a good day starting the challenge.My legs and knees are feeling a little stiff due to the extra exercising I have gotten in this past week.Don't want to let up on it since I know that it is really helping get fit and lose inches.

Jackie...You did really well doing at least 15 minutes of the walking tape.Which walking tape are you using?Nice to see that you were able to change your weight.The next time go back to that same profile page and change your current weight.I learned all of this by trial and error,lol.

Sunday:
I did 2 miles of the 4 mile WATP super challenge for 30 minutes.
Rode stationary bike 2 miles for 10.20 minutes

Nancy

ALEKA

Sun, Nov-09-03, 21:23

Hi Everybody--Just stopping by to welcome the new gals--Sassy and Windy and to encourage them to keep up the great work they have been doing.

Won't be able to join the challenge today- Back acted up last Monday when Friends were here so need to give the back a few more days before I start the exercises again. Will Start then if it is ok with you Nancy.

Hi Jes--Sorry to hear that you were down feeling poorly. Glad to see you are starting to feel better and getting back into the swing of things. Thanks for your good wishes--they are much appreciated.

Well keep up the good work gals and I'll be seeing you all in a few days. Alice

sassy57

Mon, Nov-10-03, 05:47

windy

Mon, Nov-10-03, 06:35

I got in 15 minutes yesterday also. I used the walking one mile tape, my set has 1 mile, 2 mile and 3 miles.

Have a good day, here at work so can't be here long.

Sent my letter to Curves today also.

Windy

jesdorka

Mon, Nov-10-03, 07:08

here is my exercise for sunday's start of the "30 mins a day til year end
challenge"
i take the 30 mins as being the minimum amount of time per day for me :D prior to taking up the challenges on this thread my exercise days would be monday to friday then i added in saturday and now sunday is included as well--so here we go

WATP2--30 mins 2 miles
bike-- 32.05 mins 10.22 miles
walk--30 mins 1.2 miles
snow shovelling--20 mins
total mins--112.05 mins (1.87 hrs) total miles--13.42 miles

windy

Mon, Nov-10-03, 12:57

Good afternoon ladies, I got in a 15 minute walk after my lunch and am going home to do the WATP tape after work.

Wore my new uniform today and it is two sizes littler in the top and 2 for the bottom. Could go one more in the top but want to have plenty of room to move. My DH tells me I need to quit wearing baggy. Seems some habits are harder to leave behind than others. I have to be careful when buying clothes because I still want big and baggy.

Have a good day all,

Windy

BouncyChic

Mon, Nov-10-03, 14:27

windy

Mon, Nov-10-03, 17:24

Chloesue just finished the one mile workout again. Thanks ever so much. i really like this. How long did you do the 1 mile before you moved on? I thought I might do it for 2-4 weeks before I moved.

BouncyChic you will love it. It is a fast mile, in 15 minutes you are done with warm up walk and cool down.

Thanks again, :) :)

Windy

ALEKA

Mon, Nov-10-03, 19:51

Hi everybody- Feeling better today so decided to do the WATP for 2 miles. Did ok--hips bothered me some and a bit in the lower back but survived. Don't think I will do that tomorrow but will probably try Body flex and alternate days. Hope you all have a great evening--Alice

WATP- 2 miles

sassy57

Tue, Nov-11-03, 06:14

sassy57

Tue, Nov-11-03, 06:15

sassy57

Tue, Nov-11-03, 06:17

H guys ....

Taking a moment to check in .... Miss You All !!!

I have been so busy that I can't seem to get away from my office ... and am tried when I get home ... so my 30 min morning walks have disappeared ..

I think I will stop in at Target and buy that tape you have mentioned ... WATP ... :)

Oh .... :yay: yippee ... :yay: I stepped on the scale this morning ... and lost another pound ... Ran in and told my hubby I was so excited !!!

See ya later!!!
BouncyChic,I can relate to being busy. I go visit my mom in the hospital after work and by the time I get home,I'm bushed. I'm so busy at work too and sometimes having to run around the office like a chicken with its head cut off,I get a work out. :)
I'm getting back into parking farther and walking too,and taking the stairs faster.Hopefully this will help.

sassy57

Tue, Nov-11-03, 06:20

jesdorka

Tue, Nov-11-03, 06:57

monday's exercise

WATP1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--14.24 mins 4.41 miles
total--34.24 mins 5.41 miles

Chloesue

Tue, Nov-11-03, 11:56

Hi Everyone,
Sorry I didn't check in yesterday with all of you.I am a little discouraged.I mentioned the other day that my knees were feeling stiff.Yesterday they started hurting a little more so I decided to not do any exercise for 2 days.My knees are feeling better today so maybe by tomorrow evening I will feel like doing at least 1 mile of the WATP routine.

I checked my exercise log to see how long it had been since I took a day off from exercising.I was so surprised.I have been exercising 7 weeks straight without a day off.Since I have been adding to my exercise and doing 45 minutes some day I have decided that I better take a day or two off each week to give my body a rest.Sure do miss it though since exercising has become a daily routine.

Windy...I started doing the WATP Super Challenge 4 mile walk routine 3 weeks ago.I started at 2 miles and have stayed there.A few miles I have made it to 2 1/3 miles.Really need to work my way up to 4 miles since it is a very intense workout.Right now with my knees bothering me I know it will be quite awhile till I make it to 4 miles.Maybe after I get more weight off it will be easier on my easier to go the whole 4 miles.

Will check back with everyone this evening to cheer you one.Everyone is doing great!!!

Nancy

Maren Stoy

Tue, Nov-11-03, 12:15

Hi everyone,

Sorry that I haven't been responsive lately but I had to have a new hard drive put in my computer and then I had to reinstall my internet but anyway I have been doing 5 miles of bike riding each day & walking but have had to leave off doing weights because of an inflammed wrist. I should be good to continue with the weight training in about a week or so. Just have to keep it simple!! Hope everyone is doing there best. Take care & will try to respond more often.

Maren

hhansen

Tue, Nov-11-03, 12:29

Hi Ladies,
I see this hasn't been posted to since July so I hope your still there.
I am 51 this year. I am finding it impossible to lose right now. I lost 40 lbs in 1999 and 2000 but then let the diet slip this summer and gained 14. I have been in ketosis since Sept and actually gained a pound! :cry:
I have been using a stepper for 2 wks now. I started at 3 minutes and I am adding a minute a day. It is also behind me in my home office and was dusty. When I get to 30 minutes a day I will start increasing speed. I keep track of steps too. It is making me feel better anyway.
I'm starting to think losing again is impossible. I know I can't let up on the diet tho or I will gain more!
I love this forum it is really letting me vent and giving me ideas.
Personally, I have 3 grown boys, one grandchild, a husband, a dog and a cat. I am keeping a journal you are welcome to peer into or talk to me in.
Helen

hhansen

Tue, Nov-11-03, 12:30

whoo, sorry, now I see the new posts.

ALEKA

Tue, Nov-11-03, 16:34

Hi Sassy- you asked about Body Flex. It is mainly a breathing exercise developed by Greer Childers. Don't know if you ever saw any of her ads on tv or not. She also uses a bar with a band to tense and exercise the muscles. It is good for people who have back trouble and it is done sitting in a chair. When I first started using it I lost several inches. Then another vertebrae went on me and I have to wait till the acute pain passes before restarting exercises. So I kinda yo-yo in and out on this exercise forum. Alice

BouncyChic

Tue, Nov-11-03, 18:07

Hello there Ladies ....

Good to be here today!

The chairman of the board came in this morning and asked about my daily walks. He knows how busy I am now that we have downsized but he said that I should get out there and walk, and he joined me. So I did get my 30 minutes in and then this afternoon I went to WalMart to buy the WATP tape ... could not even get a parking space :rolleyes:.... but I was on a quest ...hahahah. So I drove over to Target and made my purchase.

Nice to be back ...

Miss you all!
:)

windy

Tue, Nov-11-03, 18:10

Hey folks, did my noon walk today and took three flights of stairs all day. Did not do WATP tonight but will tomorrow. Trying to alternate what I do so I do not burn out on it like I did Curves.

Windy

Chloesue

Tue, Nov-11-03, 18:48

Hi Maren and Welcome Helen,

Maren,it was so nice to see a post from you.We have missed you.We just started a challenge to exercise 30 minutes a day through the end of the year.My knees have been bothering me since I exercised 7 weeks straight without a break.So I have had to take two days off to give my knees a rest.They are feeling much better today.

Helen...it's always nice to welcome new people.I am a 53 year old grandmother.We have one grandchild.Jeremy is 2 1/2 and the apple of our eyes.Don't give up with trying to lose weight.I really thought that I had a good week last week and had upped my exercise.We I did my weekly weigh in on Saturday morning I had stayed the same.I was so discouraged.Now I can't exercise for two days.Sure hope I do alright and not gain since my body is used to me exercising.I will look forward to getting to know you.

Keep up the good work everyone.

Nancy

sassy57

Wed, Nov-12-03, 06:04

sassy57

Wed, Nov-12-03, 06:10

You know,I was thinking since we have a good group now we need to sort of introduce ourselves again.So,here is a little about me.
My name is Jackie and I'm from St. Louis. I am seperated,but we get along so good now,and live with my younger daughter and her family. So,I get the best of 2 worlds I think. Still married and get to see at least 2 grandkids growing up :)
I just turned 58 and even tho I have hip problems I am still trying. I work at a title company which can get stressful.
With me being only 5ft. my weight is gonna show.But I'm bound and determined to get down.

windy

Wed, Nov-12-03, 07:43

Hello, I'm Linda and from a little town of Ivesdale, IL. I am new to your group. I am 55 and a granny also. I have two grandsons, 15 and 11, two sons and a lovely hubby.

I am in good health, a litle blood pressure problem and I have MG that is in remission.

Have a good day,

Windy

ALEKA

Wed, Nov-12-03, 11:54

Hi all- I'm Alice--I live in southern Illinois about 1 hour east of St. Louis. I am originally from northern Illinois- a town called Woodstock- that is where my hubbie and I raised our two children. I am a grandmother of 5- 3 from our blood line and 2 that came as a wedding present when my daughter married a man whose wife had died. I am 63 yo- pushing 64 in a couple of months- am a retired nurse and have back trouble along with joint trouble from chronic lyme disease. I absolutely love to hear all the enthusiasm from you all. Again--WELCOME--and keep up the great work you are all doing. By the way--Aleka is Hawaiian for Alice--A friend of mine went to Hawaii and brought me back a necklace with my name spelled in Hawaiian. Nice Gal Huh??

Ok--Have done my 2 miles for today. I am still sitting here sweating. My hip joints hurt but oh it feels so good when I can sit down!! LOL--Last night I did my Greer Childers and while I am on that subject- Sassy you asked about using the bands--I think they would work great too. I have some of Richard Simmons old tapes--ie Sweatin to the Oldies and think I may pull those out too. JES does several different exercises a day and I may follow her lead and do one of those later on today. I have heard that 2 12-15 minute workouts- Are almost as good as 1 30 minute one so whatever works for you is great. Just start slow.

Have a great day to all of you. Thanks for stopping by my journal Nancy--See you there again soon I hope. Hugs to you all- Alice

chargeit

Wed, Nov-12-03, 16:23

Hi everybody :wave: I guess I qualify for this forum. I have finally reached the big 50 I have been on Atkins since the end of June and am down 27 pounds. :clap: I have more energy and sleep better (not as much snoring hubby says)I think I'll try to do the bike challenge except that I can not measure the distance I'll just keep track of the time. Guess I'll start tonight after dishes. I also have the Gazelle that I can use.
Sandy

ALEKA

Wed, Nov-12-03, 17:29

Hi Sandy--Welcom to the forum and our group in particular. Hey--you have done fantastic in your weight loss--keep up the good work.

I have a Gazelle too--only problem I have is that the distance keeper got broke by one of the grandkids. Guess I will do like you and just keep track of the time when I am on it. Haven't used it is quite some time. Maybe I should did that out too. It is much easier on the hip and knee joints I think.

Keep up the good work---Hi everybody else--Nancy--hope your knees are feeling bettr tonight. Alice

jesdorka

Wed, Nov-12-03, 19:17

hello everyone, welcome to all the new people, it's great to have you all here encouraging each other to exercise each day, doing whatever you can within your limitations. i am 64 yrs old, single, raised my 3 children on my own from the time they were very young. worked in telecommunications from the time i was 16 until i took early retirement at the age of 55 due to severe health problems. i was born in vancouver, british columbia and lived there until i was 33 then moved myself and kids to the yukon. i have a 16 yr old granddaughter who just lives around the corner from me, she has lost 53lbs in 13 months on atkins :thup: i also have a 13yr old granddaughter that lives in yellowknife nwt. like many, i yo yo dieted all my adult life, i started low carbing in jan 2000 and slowly started adding exercise into my life and because of both my health is greatly improved. still have a way to go to reach my goal but i know if i stay on plan and keep moving i will get there :agree:

tuesday's exercise
WATP2--30 mins 2 miles
bike--12.07 mins 4.16 miles
total--42.07 mins 6.16 miles

today i did WATP 3 for the 1st time-wow :yay: what a workout, it's the one leslie sansone calls "the super fat burner". it is done at quite a bit faster pace than WATP1 & 2, i really like it but i have to remember to dig my old sweat band out for tomorrow morning :lol:

wednesday exercise
WATP 3--47 mins 3 miles
bike--15.22 mins 5.06 miles
walk--20 mins .8 miles
total--82.52 mins(1.4 hrs) 8.86 miles

keep on mooooving everyone

:wiggle:
jes

Chloesue

Wed, Nov-12-03, 19:18

Hi Everyone,
Loved the idea of everyone introducing themselves.

I'm Nancy and the one that started this exercise thread.It is so great to have so many women join me in my quest to exercise and get healthy.

I live in the mountains of southern West Virginia in a small rural town of 11,000 people.

My hubby Ken and I have been married 30 years.I celebrated my 53rd birthday a few weeks ago.

So far I've lost 30 pounds on the Atkins WOE.
Decided to add exercise to get more healthy so I started this thread to have others join me in exercising.

I started exercising by riding my stationary bike back in July.It didn't have an odometer so I got a new bike which I love although my rear end gets a little sore from the seat.I was also doing the Sweatin To The Oldies routine.

Three weeks ago my daughter Karen gave me the WATP 4 Mile Super Challenge exercise video for my birthday.I've really been enjoying the routine until a few days ago.My knees started bothering me some.I looked at my exercise journal and noticed that I had been exercising for 7 weeks straight without a day off.

Decided that I better take a day off once in awhile to give my knees a rest.So I took 2 days off and back to exercising today.

Forgot to mention that I stay busy looking after my one and only grandchild Jeremy(2 1/2) during the week while his parents work.I enjoy the time I spend with him.Every day is a new adventure with him:)

Wednesday's Exercise:
Did 2 miles for 30 minutes of the Walk Away The Pounds 4 Mile Super Challenge

Nancy

Chloesue

Wed, Nov-12-03, 19:27

Sandy,
I'd like to welcome you to our exercise thread.It's always nice to have new people join us.

Right now we are working on a challenge to exercise at least 30 minutes a day till the end of the year.We just started the challenge on Sunday.You are welcome to join us.It's nothing formal.Just a way to motivate each other to get moving.

You have done really well with your weight loss.I am down 30 pounds since starting Atkins WOE in January.

The stationary bike that I had didn't have an odometer.I just watched the clock and timed how long I rode it.You don't have to be too concerned about how far you go just that you are exercising.Please check in and let us know how you did.

Chloesue

Wed, Nov-12-03, 19:29

Jes,
You did great going the whole 3 miles on the WATP 3 mile routine.You were mentioning that it was a great workout.

The four mile WATP Super Challenge is a great workout too.I really feel that I have had a great workout when I finish.I can only go two miles of the 4 since it is such a high energy workout.Like you I get quite warm doing that routine for 30 minutes.I keep my water bottle close at hand!!

Nancy

jesdorka

Wed, Nov-12-03, 19:48

thanks nancy, i appreciate your encouragement. like you i keep my water handy. i think in the new year i will look at adding watp 4 to my collection.i think you are doing great with doing 2 miles of WATP4 considering your knees, giving your knees a rest now and again is probably a good idea, you don't want to overdo it. i was having terrible pain in my knees due to arthritis and my weight. walking and taking glucosamine has greatly improved them, so much that i no longer need painkillers to get through the day so when you say you have knee pain i can understand how you feel--take care of them and rest them when you need to. :)

jes

MizSteaks

Wed, Nov-12-03, 21:09

sassy57

Thu, Nov-13-03, 06:06

Hi everyone! My name is Nancy and I was the first one to accept Chloesue's challenge to excercise. I'm 58, a heart by-pass survivor (CABG patch doll club!) have 3 kids and 8 1/3 grandkids, married for 39 11/12 years now. I usually ride my excercise bike at least 30 minutes per day, have several excercise tapes that ocassionally get done and wear a pedometer constantly. Since my Mom has been in the hospital for 9 weeks now, my excercise has consisted of simply walking at the hospital where she is. I have over 200 miles on the pedometer now. I think the idea of having the encouragement of wonderful friends makes moving so much more fun and enjoyable. It's wonderful to have new members joining us...welcome all!
Nance :wave:
Hi Nance,
I'm 58 too and my mom is in the hospital also. I make sure I do more walking from the parking lot each night when I go.With working all day and going there,I don't have much time for the tape during the week.so I pulled out my old ab machine this morning and figured,I would take at least 5 min and start toning.

sassy57

Thu, Nov-13-03, 06:08

sassy57

Thu, Nov-13-03, 06:19

I think we are getting a great group here and it is the best that we are all in the same age area.
Gotta tell you about 10years ago I joined a similar group on the Richard Simmons group. There are about 10 of us who still keep in touch and we are from all over.We have decided to meet the ones who could in chicago a couple years back for a weekend and it was so good.We are planning another one in 3004.
Course none of us are doing RS anymore,but we have become a close family now.
With working all day and then the hospital to see my mom,I don't get anytime to do the tape,so will do it on the weekends. I dragged out my old ab machine and did 5min this morning,so will do that,I guess.
I got on the scale yesterday and ugh!!looked like I put on 3 pounds. But I was badly constipated too.First time in so long.
But this morning I got on and :dazzle: now I'm down to 200.
That's 10 since I started YAY FOR ME

windy

Thu, Nov-13-03, 08:48

Good morning all, it sure is a heated day here at the U of I!!! :( I do not know what the board of trustees will do but I personally hope the Chief is left alone. If he was making fun I might see it but he is loved so much. I have listened for awhile and I had to come in here. I may go down and listen again for a few more minutes.

I truly believe that if he is gone the university will lose a lot of Alumni money and support.

Oh heck this is not what this site is for but it is a very important day for the University.

You all have a good day.

Windy

Chloesue

Thu, Nov-13-03, 20:15

I did the WATP 4 mile Super Challenge for 2 miles and 30 minutes.

Jackie....so sorry to hear that your mother is also in the hospital.That is so neat that you have gotten together with some of your Richard Simmons friends.That must have been lots of fun.

Windy....What happened at the university today? Sounds like the university president was about to leave...is that correct?

Nancy

ALEKA

Thu, Nov-13-03, 21:58

ALEKA

Thu, Nov-13-03, 22:02

PS--Miss seeing you here Bouncy-Sandy-Helen and Marin. Hope to see you here tomorrow. You know --the more the merrier!!! Alice

sassy57

Fri, Nov-14-03, 05:51

Hello everyone- Good to see everyone is on board and doing their exercises.
Sorry to hear about your Mom being hospitalized also Jackie--Will keep her in my prayers Along with Ms.Steaks Mom.
Did 30 minutes- 2 miles on my Gazelle. It is really much easier on my back and knees than the WATP. But am still going to try to keep doing the 2 miles of that on altenate days.
Jes- I'm taking 1500mg glucosamine and 100mg condroitin asa well as MSM which my doctor recommended. It really helps me too.
Glad to see Ms. Steaks among us again. Yahoo--Welcome back Steaks!!!!
See you all tomorrow and oh yes--Wendy--let us know what happened at the Uof I. Alice

Alice,what is MSM?
I'm happy to see we are getting a great crowd.
Did my ab machine this morning.I will do the walk tapes over the weekend.
Yesterday,for lunch my friend,Linda and I went to Subway. they have salads now.I got the bacon,turkey salad and it was so good.But only ate half of it. So next time we decided to split it. But it was so very good

sassy57

Fri, Nov-14-03, 06:22

I need someone to give me ideas on constipation. This is the 2nd time for me now,so need some ideas. I forgot how eating so much salad does tend to constipate me.
Any ideas?

jesdorka

Fri, Nov-14-03, 10:32

jackie--what i started using 2 yrs ago and have never had a problem since is FLAXSEEDS. i buy them in the health food store and they are only a couple of dollars per lb. at home i grind the seeds with an electric coffee grinder i use for just that purpose. i only grind enough for a couple of days at a time then put what is ground into an airtight container and keep it in the fridge. you must do this once the seeds are ground as they will go rancid quickly. i use a heaping tablespoon sprinkled on my salad daily, i like the flavour it adds to my salad and it certainly keeps me regular and good oil content too boot :thup:

hth

jes

jesdorka

Fri, Nov-14-03, 10:46

hi nance--nice to see you back on the board again, hope your mom is coming along ok. you are doing so well with your walking--200 miles now :thup: i bet you know every nook and cranny of that hospital by now.
stay well and strong. best wishes go out to your mom

jes

jesdorka

Fri, Nov-14-03, 11:03

good morning everyone, nice to see all that are overcoming their limitations and getting some exercise in. exercise is not one of my favourite things to do, i can talk myself out of it in a flash with any excuse :nono: that is why i like this thread so much, it helps to keep me moving on a daily basis. whenever i think "oh i don't want to do this today" i start thinking "yea but what will i use as an excuse on the board" so i just get on with it. i do the WATP and biking as soon as i get up and then the walking is usually done after breakfast, the earlier in the day the better for me. once i have done it i am glad and do feel so much better for it.

thursday's exercise
WATP 3--45 mins 3 miles
bike--16.16 mins 5.32 miles
total--61.16 mins 8.32 miles

no walking yesterday--snowstorm all day so i couldn't walk outside and did not want to drive to the college where seniors can walk in the halls.

jes

BouncyChic

Fri, Nov-14-03, 18:38

Wow ...

Boy ... I am gone for a couple of days and Look at the crowd in here ... this is where the :Party: party :Party: is ... hahahah

I am so glad to see so many new friends !!!

I have been pretty busy these days (in the office) so have not been able to get in my morning walks. And it is beginning to rain .... :cry:

Oh well ... plants need water sometimes ... :) just as I do ... :rolleyes:

Miss you !!
:rheart:

windy

Fri, Nov-14-03, 20:43

Hey guys hope you all had a good day.
I did not get to do the WATP but did a 30 minute walk in at lunch again today.

Worked at the Church this evening for 40 minutes getting things set up for our bazaar tomorrow.

The CHief vote was not to be this week. THe lady that put the reolution forth decided to pull it because she did not have the vote she needed to get rid of the Chief. Suposedly they will do this again in March, the 11th the paper said.

We will see what happens then. Would be nice if it could be settled.

Have a busy day tomorrow, all day. I hope to be able to get in here maybe tomorrow evening.

Windy

ALEKA

Fri, Nov-14-03, 22:57

Hi everyone- Well today I had a wonderful surprise. I have been in a stall for six weeks now but this morning My scale showed that I had lost 4 pounds. I was soooooo happy to see that. Guess the WATP did the trick for me Nancy!!!

Tonight I did the WATP on my gazelle. It is easier on the knees so am alternating. Tomorrow will do the walking again.

WATP-30 minutes--2 miles on the gazelle

Chloesue

Fri, Nov-14-03, 23:13

Did 2 miles for 30 minutes on the WATP 4 Mile Super Challenge.Also did a lot of walking since we were out and about to our huge Super Wal-Mart,SAM's Club and our mall.

Alice...congratulations on your 4 pound loss.That is terrific.I was so disappointed last week after I had upped my exercise that I stayed the same when I weighed.This week I haven't exercised as much and it looks like I might have lost a pound.I'll be weighing myself in the morning.

Nancy

sassy57

Sat, Nov-15-03, 05:51

I sort of blew it yesterday and ate some mashed potatoes. Just a couple of bites tho.
My mom passed away yesterday at 12:08. By the time we got all the arrangements done we realized no one has eaten anything,so I ended up going out with my sister. I didn't eat much tho,but still blew it.
I'm still in shock with this too. She ended up getting a staff infection and by the time I got there she had passed.

Maren Stoy

Sat, Nov-15-03, 07:44

Hi gals,

Sounds like everyone is doing great but I'm so sorry to hear about your mother, Jackie. I too would have eaten some potatoes. Probably will with Thanksgiving coming up. Will have to take extra "carb pills". Anyway, I have a question--What is WATP and if it is something that I can exercise with, where do I get it? Guess that is 2 questions!! Be good & have fun.

Maren in Sparta, Mich.

Chloesue

Sat, Nov-15-03, 10:30

Chloesue

Sat, Nov-15-03, 11:05

Maren,
WATP stands for Walk Away The Pounds.It is Leslie Sansone's exercise videos.

You can check out the videos at www.lesliesansone.com.

She has lots and lots of exercise videos consisting of different routines.You can buy them at just about any discount store such as Wal-Mart,Target,K-Mart etc.

My daughter gave me the Leslie Sansone WATP 4 Mile Super Challenge exercise video for my birthday about a month ago.This is her latest one I believe.It is more advanced and I am a beginner so I do really weel to go 2 miles for 30 minutes of the routine.

The routine cosists of marching in place,moving forward and backwards,kicks,knee lifts and moving sideways.It's a lot of fun and I really enjoy the workout.Arm movements are also included in some of the routine.I use my 2 pound weights during those parts since I really need help in firming up my arms.

Hope you get one of her video or CD's and give it a try.I think you will enjoy it.She has a group of people of all ages doing the routine with her.Only one guy is included and he's in his 70's.What an inspiration he is!!!

Let us know if you get it and try it and how you like it.

Nancy

sassy57

Sat, Nov-15-03, 19:18

Jackie,
I am so so sorry to hear that your dear mother passed away.It means a lot that you could come on here and tell us your sad news.

Please take care.We know you will join is when you feel up to it.

Please accept my deepest sympathy for you and your family.

(((HUGS)))
Nancy
Thanks Nancy,
I've been in limbo ya know? Today I went to Walmart to see if they had any low carb stuff,but this one just had the candy bars.
Anyway,I was just looking around and saw this porcelain doll. I had to get out of there,because every year I bought my mom one for her doll collection. This Christmas,I won't be able to.
I just picked at dinner,which I gave in and got at McDonalds. Only had about 4 fries,but ate the darn bun. :cry:

ALEKA

Sat, Nov-15-03, 22:03

Jackie--Am so sorry to hear about your mothers death. I can imagine that you are in shock and probably will feel numb and at times frustrated. Do not beat yourself up for eating mashed potatoes. At times like these we just get thrown for a loop and aren't quite ourselves. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers along with your whole family. Be gentle with yourself and give yourself plenty of time to grieve your loss. We will be here to support you when ever you feel up to returning to the exercise group. With my Deepest sympathy to you and your family in the loss of your Mother. With Love--Alice

windy

Sun, Nov-16-03, 05:20

Good morning all. Jackie so sorry to hear of your Mothers passing. Not sure that I would react any different it it were my Mom. You are in my thoughts and prayers as well.

Yesterday I did not get any WATP in. Our church had its bazaar and I was on my feet working from 8 AM until 3PM. We served lunch and had a bake and craft sale as well. So walked all day. I think the only time I got to sit down was a potty break. I was stiff and sore when I got home I put laundry on and took a nap.

This morning it is off to Church and we are serving the congregation lunch today and cleanup; so another long day at church. I hope to head outside and take a half hour walk and back to WATP Monday afternoon after work.

Have a glorious day one and all.

Windy

chargeit

Sun, Nov-16-03, 07:44

Jackie, I'm sorry to hear about your mom. You are in my thougts. I lost my mom in 98 and still think about calling her once in a while.

My pedometer doesn't want to register. Guess I'm not jiggling enough. I even tried putting it on my shoe so it would register. I found out the tighter my pants are the less it registers.

Maren Stoy

Sun, Nov-16-03, 14:01

Nancy,

Thank you for telling me about what "WATP" stood for & seeing that I have to go to Walmart tomarrow, I will see if they have the video. I will also check out our local Target store. Maybe I should just put it on my Christmas list. I think that is what I'll do and keep up with my 5 miles a day on the bike, my weight lifting and my daily walks. After the holidays I would like to take up the WATP--if I get it for Christmas. Thanks. By the way, does anyone have "Sweatin to the Oldies"? I sure am getting tired of "Pure Disco". I know the songs by heart.

Maren

Chloesue

Sun, Nov-16-03, 18:09

Hi Everyone,
My knees were starting to feel a little sore again thanks to all of the jarring they get when I do 2 miles of the WATP Super Challenge.I decided to go back to my stationary bike riding and do it for a few days.I really miss the fast pace of the WATP routine.
Sunday:
Rode stationary bike 6 miles for 30.26 minutes.

Nancy

Chloesue

Sun, Nov-16-03, 18:32

Chargeit,
Welcome to our exrecise thread.So nice to have you join us.

I had to laugh when you were talking about your pedometer.Glad to see that I am not alone in trying to get my pedometer to work.My hubby got me a pedometer for my birthday a few weeks ago.I have yet to get it to work correctly.I've been using my daughter's pedometer which was cheaper than mine but works fine for me.
The only thing that is working fine for me on my pedometer is the clock.My pants aren't tight so maybe that's the problem,lol.

Nancy

ALEKA

Sun, Nov-16-03, 21:19

Hi everyone--Just stopping by to log in my 30 minutes with WATP--2 miles. Missed yesterday but really feeling it tonight in my back and hips.

Jackie--Hope you are doing ok. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs--Alice

sassy57

Mon, Nov-17-03, 05:44

sassy57

Mon, Nov-17-03, 05:50

I want to thank you all for your wishes and prayers in the loss of my mom. I think I am still in shock or whatever this is. I can't sleep and when I do I wake up so exhausted and she is on my mind.I decided to go ahead and go to work today because I really don't know what else to do with myself.
Tomorrow is her lay out and I keep telling myself this nightmare will soon be over,then reality hits.I know this is normal to go thru too,so I'm not crazy :)
I also know I do need to take care of myself because no one else will and she is now with my dad.
I'm giving myself a break from everything until the weekend.Then guess I will start over
Thanks so much everyone :rose:

jesdorka

Mon, Nov-17-03, 11:54

FRIDAY'S EXERCISE

WATP 3--45 mins 3 miles
bike--16.13 mins 5.4 miles
snow shovelling--20 mins
total--81.13 mins--8.4 miles

SATURDAY'S EXERCISE

WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--16.18 mins 5.26 miles
walk--75 mins 3 miles

EXERCISE FOR WEEK OF NOV 9-15
walk away the pounds--237 mins 15 miles
bike--122 mins 39.83 miles
walk--165 mins 6.6 miles
total for the week--524 mins (8.73 hrs) 61.43 miles

SUNDAY'S EXERCISE
walk--80 mins 3.2 miles

jes

Maren Stoy

Mon, Nov-17-03, 12:24

Hey Jes,

How do you like the protein power? Between that, Atkins & Herbalife (another low carb/high protein plan) I think that my husband and self are doing pretty good. This low carb/high protein diet seems to be great & now that I can exercise more--the better. I have an artificial knee so I walk with a limp but that doesn't keep me from exercising--just not as much as most.

jesdorka

Mon, Nov-17-03, 13:22

hi maren, i like the protein power plan very much, when i started LC'ing i followed CALP for one and half years, at first it worked very well for me however towards the end i found i was no longer keeping the "reward meal" balanced so i decided to try atkins & for some reason at that time i gained so after a few months i started to research other plans and decided to follow protein power. i like the idea of dividing the carbs into approx 7-10 per meal and snacks and more depending on the phase of the plan you are in. i also like knowing the minimum amount of protein my body requires daily based on the formula outlined and then fat without limit remembering fat is the densest calorie wise- you don't count calories but just need to be aware ---its all laid out and easy to follow and coffee and a small amount of alcohol is allowed
so those are the reasons i like the protein power plan :thup:

jes

ALEKA

Mon, Nov-17-03, 13:34

Hi Everybody---Hope you are all doing well and keeping up the exercises. Just a quick drive by because today is house cleaning day and then back to the wreaths. Decided to do my exercises early today because waiting till evening I am already pooped out--so am trying to change my approach to it.

Today--WATP but on my gazelle--30 minutes--2 miles. Have a good day-Alice

jesdorka

Mon, Nov-17-03, 23:26

today's exercise

WATP 3--45 mins 3 miles
bike--10.24 mins 3.26 miles
total--55.24 mins 6.26 miles

jes

ALEKA

Tue, Nov-18-03, 20:11

Hi Jes--The site looks rather quiet ---either that or we are early--Lol!!

Did 40 minutes on my gazelle to sweatin to the Oldies today.

Hope everyone else is all right. See you all tomorrow. Alice

windy

Tue, Nov-18-03, 20:49

I walked for 40 minutes at lunch and 15 minutes with the WATP. Had CWF tonight so did not get an evening walk.

Have had shower and am going to be ready for bed here in just a few. Have a good day tomorrow everyone.

Windy

Chloesue

Tue, Nov-18-03, 20:56

Hi Everyone,
Just noticed that I haven't dropped by since Sunday.
I was gone all day yesterday.My hubby had two appointments at the VA Hospital so we were gone from 6:30 AM till we got home at 6 PM.It's a 2 hour drive each way.I wore my pedometer yesterday to messure all of the walking I knew I was going to be doing.I managed to walk 1.55 miles.
When we got home last night I was rather stiff from all of the sitting in the car so I did one mile of WATP then rode my stationary bike for 3 miles and 15 minutes.

I took today off from exercising after such a whacky day yesterday of lots of sitting and exercising.

Monday:Walked 1.55 miles
WATP 1 mile for 15 minutes
Rode stationary bike 3.63 miles for 18 minutes

Tuesday:day off from exercising

Nancy

jesdorka

Wed, Nov-19-03, 10:21

tuesday's exercise

WATP 2--30 mins 2 miles
bike--10.21 mins 3.18 miles
walk--75 mins 3 miles
total--115.21 mins 8.18 miles

Chloesue

Wed, Nov-19-03, 16:58

Hi Everyone,
Hope everyone continues to move around.What a day we have had here.It started raining at midnight and didn't stop till just a little bit ago.We have had just about 4 inches of rain which has caused lots of flooding.We are fine since we live on a hill.The street below us which is nice and flat got a lot of flooding today.

Our daughter worked only two hours today due to the bad weather so we didn't have our grandson all that long.I was able to get some exercise in this afternoon.

Will be looking to hear how everyone is doing.

Wednesday:WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes
(I may ride my stationary bike some this evening)

Nancy

ALEKA

Wed, Nov-19-03, 21:24

Hi Nancy--Guess you were getting the rain that passed throught the midwest yesterday--It poured here too. It started here late Monday--all Mon. night and all day yesterday. Was about ready to go to the barn with Bill and get his tools out to start building an arc! Ha!!

Hope everyone is doing great--I am doing the Body Flex tonight as I can sit down and do the muscle strengthening and deep breathing as a change from the WATP.

Good night all--Keep up the great work!! Alice

sassy57

Thu, Nov-20-03, 05:48

Good morning all. I don't have anything to report as far as exercising. I want to thank everyone for the loving words that helped give me strenght in the loss of my mom.
I am surprised at the little I did lose thru all this considering everyone kept pushing food at us yesterday,after the funeral. I tried to still eat the right stuff and not drift too far. I took a couple bites of a few desserts,to. Actually,I didn't even want it all.
I'm just thankful I have work to take up alot of my time and I do watch what I eat at work.
Boy! Am I thankful we have this group too. :angel:

Chloesue

Thu, Nov-20-03, 20:34

Jackie,
It is so nice hearing from you.Thank you for your kind words of being thankful for our group.I am really thankful for everyone that stops by and encourages each other to keep moving.
Congratulations on losing weight with everything that you have been through.A big way to go for getting below 200.That is fantastic.

Nancy

Chloesue

Thu, Nov-20-03, 20:36

Good Evening Everyone,
I've decided to mix up my exercise some.Since I did the WATP routine yesterday,today was the day for riding my stationary bike.

Thursday:
Rode stationary bike 9.68 miles for 47.50 miles

Nancy

ALEKA

Thu, Nov-20-03, 21:52

Hi Everybody--It is great to see Jackie back among us and still doing what she needs to do at this time. I'm also grateful for all the encouragement that everyone gives to each other too. Jes and Closue and our other Nancy--Steaks--have been very faithful to this site and to keeping it going. Thanks gals!!!

Today was my hubbies 68th birthday so have been busy getting his favorite meal and cake done. Also gave him breakfast in bed today.

Well- since no exercises and it is 10:10 here--am off to do my body flex with Greer Childers. It isn't 30 minutes long but it is a type of weights in a sense but using a bar and rubber bands. See you tomorrow if I find the time

Bill and I will be out of town at friends and won't be back till late Monday--so may not see you till Tues. Good night all--Keep up the good work. Alice

sassy57

Fri, Nov-21-03, 05:27

sassy57

Fri, Nov-21-03, 05:34

Alice,it is good to be back here. I think it is a good thing to try and get back to my so called normal life. Knowing my mom,she wouldn't want me to sit around and be depressed. When certain things hit,I just have to pull up my faith. Like yesterday ,at work,I thought" oh,I gotta call mom tonite and tell her this". Then it hit that I can't do that anymore.So,in my heart I talked to her and made it thru that little hump.
Hope your hubby has a terrific birthday.
You know,Once I get my mom's exercise stuff over here,I'm going to do like
Nancy and switch around doing the bike,the rowing machine and the walking
I'm sure in a few more days my appetite will be coming back,and then I will really have to watch :agree:

Chloesue

Fri, Nov-21-03, 20:56

Good Evening Ladies,
Jackie..it's so nice to have you back here with us.Hope your appetite comes back.You need to take care of yourself.I know the feelings you are going through since I went through losing my mother when I was only 24.My faith got me through those days as your faith and friends will get you through these days of such loss.Talk to your mother in your heart.That always helped me too.

Hugs,
Nancy

Chloesue

Fri, Nov-21-03, 20:57

Alice,
Hope Bill has had a wonderful birthday.Hope you have a nice weekend at your friend's house.
Will look forward to your return with us.
Nancy

Chloesue

Fri, Nov-21-03, 21:01

I got a lot of walking in today since I was out and about doing some Christmas shopping.I only rode my stationary bike for 15 minutes this evening since I had already done a lot of walking.

Friday:Rode stationary bike 3 miles for 15 minutes
Got a lot of walking done today too.Wish I'd worn my pedometer but I know I walked for 2 hours.

Nancy

ALEKA

Fri, Nov-21-03, 23:08

Hi everybody---Just a quick stop by to let you know will be out of town till Tuesday. No exercise today--think I have another collapsing vertebrae and having quite a bit of pain tonight. Not happy about this but am still going to see our friends- haven't seen them since last spring and if we don't go now- may not make it till spring.

Thanks for the birthday wishes for Bill -Nancy. and for the good wishes that we have a good time with our friends. Hope you all have a great weekend. Bye for now and keep up the great work. Alice

sassy57

Sat, Nov-22-03, 05:33

Gee,Alice sorry to hear you are in such pain.You take care of yourself now.
Have a great visit too,ok? :rheart:

windy

Sun, Nov-23-03, 10:02

Good morning, been awhile since I showed up here at it has been hectic here.

I start Thanksgiving vacation next week so will be few days before I am on here.

We will be going to Branson so will get in lots and lots of walking. I am looking forward to this time by ourselves. Our sons are both at their in-laws this year. Rick really is too far away to come home very often anyway.

I will try to get in here and report exercise for two more days before we leave.

Linda

sassy57

Sun, Nov-23-03, 11:34

Linda,you will love Branson this time of year. Have fun :yay:

windy

Sun, Nov-23-03, 12:50

Sassy57 we have been there several times for Thanksgiving and you are soooo right; it is beautiful this time of the year. I am really anxious to get there but must wait these few days.

Linda

sassy57

Sun, Nov-23-03, 18:45

Linda,you make me wanting to get away for a weekend somewhere.
Tomorrow my friend-Linda and I are restarting a week of induction. Time to get back on track.

windy

Sun, Nov-23-03, 18:47

I had to do that also. It has now been one week and I did lose but not a lot. I do not care as long as it is going down. I need to get about 50 more pounds off.

I am going to enjoy our little trip. It is a much needed trip. I love Branson and it is so pretty any time but especially this time of the year.

Linda

Chloesue

Sun, Nov-23-03, 20:29

Hi Everyone,
I've enjoyed the talk about Branson.We lived in the St.Louis area for 5 years and made many trips to Branson and really enjoyed our times there.Here in our area we have Pigeon Forge TN which is a lot like Branson but not quite as big.We go to Pigeon Forge at least once a year.It's in the Smokey Mountains area with country music shows,restaurants and lots of outlet malls.

Yesterday we drove to Charleston WV which is a 100 mile drive.We wanted to go to the mall there.We got a lot of Christmas shopping done.We are in a rural area and have a small one story mall near us so it was nice to go to a large 2 story mall.We also found some of their major shopping areas in the outlying areas so we went to a few stores there too.Got a lot of walking done.
Today we were busy watching our grandson so our daughter and son in law could do some Christmas shopping without him.Didn't do any organized exercising today.Thought I would take the day off although I was busy with a 2 1/2 year old.

Nancy

jesdorka

Sun, Nov-23-03, 21:44

hello everyone,
just checked back and found i haven't posted since wednesday. i did get at least 30 mins a day in but didn't get around to posting :rolleyes:

exercise for the week of nov 16-22:
Walk Away the Pounds--170 mins 11 miles
Stationary Bike--40.52 mins 11.85 miles
Walk--355.21 mins 15.01 miles
Snow shovelling 20 mins
Total--585.73 mins (9.76 hrs) 37.86 miles

jes

jesdorka

Mon, Nov-24-03, 19:33

sunday's exercise
walk--50 mins 2 miles
snow shovelling--70 mins
total--120 mins 2 miles

monday's exercise
WATP 3--45 mins 3 miles
bike--11.10 mins 3.18 miles
total--56.10 mins 6.18 miles

jes

windy

Tue, Nov-25-03, 04:19

Good morning all, went to bed eary and am up early so get to post before I go to work. I walked for 30 minutes yesterday and intend to do the WATP tonight afterwork. I am trying to alternate at least until the weather gets so cold that I do mostly the WATP.

Have a good day all,

Linda

sassy57

Tue, Nov-25-03, 06:16

Well,glad to see everyone is coming back.
Nancy,don't ya just love those grandkids? I love being a Grandma.Course living with my daughter,I see 2 of my gkids all the time.
Still haven't done much exercising and yesterday the hips were really bothering me. I came home from work,didn't even eat and laid on the bed until time to go to sleep. that does help sometimes.
The cold doesn't help at all.
I was nervous at weighing this morning,but luckily I didn't gain or lose,so that is good.
Just gotta be careful over the holidays.

jesdorka

Tue, Nov-25-03, 23:33

tuesday's exercise
WATP 2--30 mins 2 miles
bike--15.15 mins 4.06 miles
total--45.15 mins 6.06 miles

jes

ALEKA

Tue, Nov-25-03, 23:43

Hi everyone- I am back from my weekend travel but haven't done my exercises. Will get back at it tomorrow. Back is better so will be more up to it. Hope you all had a great weekend. Alice

sassy57

Wed, Nov-26-03, 06:11

Alice hope you had a nice trip.
I haven't done anything for exercise. My hips have been giving me trouble and now I must have strained my right ankle somewhere because it hurts under the ankle and in the arch area. Not swollen,but really tender when I move it or try to stand alone on that darn foot.
I will be off work after today until Monday,so will make more time to exercise.

jesdorka

Wed, Nov-26-03, 21:06

wednesday's exercise

bike--13.16 mins 4.3 miles
walk--65 mins 2.7 miles
total--78.16 mins 7 miles

wishing a Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow to all our american friends :)

jes

sassy57

Thu, Nov-27-03, 05:34

Wish you all a Happy thanksgiving. I know we all have alot to be thankful for.
At the top of my list,is getting this group together and being part of it. So happy we found each other :yay:

jesdorka

Thu, Nov-27-03, 21:17

thursday's exercise

WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
snow shovelling--70 mins

jes

sassy57

Fri, Nov-28-03, 06:34

thursday's exercise

WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
snow shovelling--70 mins

jes
Oh Jes,can you keep the snow? :nono:
I don't do winters well at all and don't want any snow here in St. Louis,ok?
But 70 min sure gave you exercise didn't it?
I ate pretty much what I wanted,just cut everything in 1/2 and still didn't eat it all.

jesdorka

Sat, Nov-29-03, 18:12

Chloesue

Sat, Nov-29-03, 22:28

I am back:)

Sure have missed all of you.My computer is messed up.My daughter's boyfriend likes to work on computers.I had given him my old computer that wasn't working right when I got this computer about a year ago.Now my current computer is messed up.He fixed my old computer so I'm using the system to it while he takes the system of my newer computer and works on it.He thinks that my computer was hacked which caused it to have many problems.

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.We had a wonderful Thanksgiving.I've continued to exercise although I was very disappointed to not have access to my low carb friends here.

We have had 4 inches of snow since yesterday afternoon.It looks so pretty outside.It's all of 17 outside so we have had a big drop in temperatures.

Another thing....I had a hard time remembering the name of our web site.I had a short cut on my computer desk top.When I could no longer use my desk top on the other computer I was lost since I couldn't remember what the name of the site was.I even went to a similar site but couldn't get in with my username and password,lol.I have learned my lesson and now have the web site address written down.

Got a little long here.Just wanted y'all to know that I have missed you a lot and so glad to be back!!!

What has everyone been up to?

Nancy

sassy57

Sun, Nov-30-03, 05:57

Glad to see you back Nancy. I know how it is when the computer gets hacked. Mine did too a few months back. I had to actually change my id with my provider and reinstall my windows XP. I figured if that didn't work then it goes to the shop. thank God it worked.
Glad you found us. I was wondering where everyone was at.

sassy57

Sun, Nov-30-03, 06:00

yes jackie, there is plenty snow here this past week, shovelling gives you a bit of a different workout so there is some benefit to it :rolleyes:

friday's exercise
bike--10.4 mins 2.4 miles
walk--60 mins 2.5 miles
snow shovelling--15 mins
total--85.4 mins 5.51 miles

jes
I don't do winters too well,Jes. In fact,I have what is called SAD and I take Zoloft thru the winter season.SEASONAL ASSOCIATIVE DISORDER.
My dr. discovered this in me about 10yrs ago. I was always so depressed and a complete basket case during the winter with no sun light and cold dreary days,I never knew it.

jesdorka

Sun, Nov-30-03, 09:54

jackie, with SAD you wouldn't do well here in the far north with it only being light from about 9am to 4pm during this time of year :cry:

jes

sassy57

Sun, Nov-30-03, 18:24

jackie, with SAD you wouldn't do well here in the far north with it only being light from about 9am to 4pm during this time of year :cry:

jes
No Jes,I sure wouldn't. I should live in Florida or somewhere where it is Spring and Summer all the time :cool:
But I do like the seasons we have here in Missouri

Chloesue

Sun, Nov-30-03, 21:22

Hi Everyone,
How is everyone doing?I got some stationary bike riding in today.

Since tomorrow is the beginning of a new month do y'all want to do another challenge or keep it informal and just post and encourage each other with exercising?

Jackie...it's so nice to see the messages from you.How are you doing?I wanted to mention that I read on the Internet that St.Louis Mills shopping area has opened.I couldn't believe that they actually built such a huge shopping complex on the Missouri Bottoms land.When we lived in the Florissant area for 5 years I can remember how the Missouri Bottoms area flooded really bad.My hubby took drove through that area as a short cut to the Earth City area where he worked at the time.When it rained hard and flooded he had to take the long way around to work.

Sunday's Exercise:
Rode stationary bike 7.45 miles for 34.35 minutes

Nancy

sassy57

Mon, Dec-01-03, 05:34

Hi Nancy,great to see you.
Yes St. Louis Mills is open,but I'm waiting for the crowds to die down a bit.
I don't think the roads flood that much anymore since things have been built up around there.
I still haven't had time to get my mom's exercise stuff,but hope to get over there soon.
I did such heavy lifting and cleaning in the basement that I've been too sore and stiff to do much. Had to pull out the friendly heating pad for my hips and that helped.
I'm hoping to come home from work tonite and start doing something.
I'm restarting at least a week of induction today,and luckily I haven't gained antyhing back. I was sure surprised tho because I felt so bloated and thought fore I had gained.

jesdorka

Mon, Dec-01-03, 13:27

hi nancy--re the month of december i am up for whatever the majority want to do.i like the idea of reporting on a daily basis, it helps to keep me doing something everyday.

saturday's exercise
walk--40 mins 1.6 miles

exercise for week of nov23-29
WATP--95 mins 6 miles
bike--49.81 mins 14.55 miles
walk--215 mins 8.8 miles
snow shovelling--155 mins
total--514.81mins(8.6hrs) 29.35 miles

well i did it :yay: way back on sept 3 when i completed our first challenge i decided on a personal challenge to walk from whitehorse yukon to anchorage alaska by december, a total of 724 miles. i did it, i reached anchorage on saturday nov 29 :thup:
i was rather tired from the long trek through the snow so i took yesterday off :lol: :lol: :lol:

jes

Chloesue

Mon, Dec-01-03, 19:31

Jes,
Congratulations on completing your journey to Anchorage.

I know I was quite proud of the journey I made from WV to SC.

Moday:
WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes

Nancy

sassy57

Tue, Dec-02-03, 06:32

Jes,I'm with you ,I am getting used to reporting everyday.
Today,this body feels like it is pushing in the 90's :lol:
But once I get moving I'll be ok.
Be so glad when Spring gets here. It is only 41 and we are suppose to get snow tonite. ACK!!!
Ok,I'm telling myself yet AGAIN,to come home and do some sort of exercise.

windy

Tue, Dec-02-03, 09:51

Hey gang!!! I got in lots and lots and lots of walking while we were in Branson. It was so nice to get away. Of course I am now back on the WATP. It feels so good.

I will hit it tonight also when I get home. I will get a load of clothes going and supper in the oven and then the tape. It seems like it is so easy to do.

When we get snow I will take a nice walk in it. I love it for that but hate it for driving in to work. I really hate it when the wind blows and you can't see!!
Have a good day one and all.

Linda

sassy57

Tue, Dec-02-03, 18:24

Welcome back Linda. Guess you had a great time in Branson.
Good to see ya

ALEKA

Tue, Dec-02-03, 21:12

Hi All-- Sounds like everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Jes--you always impress me with your ability to put first things first and remain steadfast on the exercising regime. Think You are Fantastic lady----Well- am going to attempt to restart exercising again. Today: Exercised with Greer Childers Body Flex. Tomorrow will try WATP. Hope you all have a good evening. ---Did you get my pm Closue??? Alice

Chloesue

Tue, Dec-02-03, 21:21

Hi Everyone,
I enjoy reading how everyone is doing.

Alice it's nice having you back with us.Yes,I received your PM.Thanks for the information.I had my grandson all day today so didn't have any extra time to myself.He has come down with a cold so he didn't go to pre-school.Sure missed those free hours when he is in preschool on Tuesdays.He goes on Thursdays also but the way our weather forecast is looking I don't think he will be going then either.

Windy...nice to hear from you.Glad you had a nice time in Branson.We used to do a lot of walking when we went to Branson.It was nice and flat there not like the mountains here in WV.I bet the area has changed a lot since we were last there in 1989.Did you do the WATP routine this evening?

JAckie....are you getting the snow? Are you suppose to get much snow? We may get some icing on Thursday then maybe some snow on Friday and Saturday.I'd rather have the snow than the ice.Did you do any exercise this evening?

I did some Christmas shopping today so I got in a lot of walking then I rode my stationary bike this evening.I keep hoping that all of this moving will get me back to losing weight again.

Tuesday's exercise:
Walked for an hour
Rode stationary bike 6.10 miles for 30.25 minutes

Nancy

sassy57

Wed, Dec-03-03, 06:04

Nancy: we are suppose to have sleet today and then some snow. I forgot to take my Zoloft lastnight,but I think I will be fine because it is in my system. I was so tired when I got home that I went to bed real early.I didn't sleep all that great because I ended up eating a piece of peach cobbler with whip cream and when I eat sweets beofre I go to bed,I have wild and crazy dreams.
I went to this one web site that adds up your carbs when you put in what you eat and from what it says IMy friend,Linda and I aren't even getting in 10 in a day let alone 15-20. I don't know why,but I'm not hungry either.My breakfast is a sausage egg and cheese from McDonalds minus the bun. Then our lunch is usually salads. About 4 if I get that shaky feeling I grab a low carb bar. If I'm hungry when I get home,I just grab whatever meat my daughter has because I can't have the potatoes and corn and breads.But usually,I'm busy doing something and then so tired I go right to bed.

jesdorka

Wed, Dec-03-03, 11:44

linda-glad you enjoyed your trip to branson. i've always thought i would like to visit there and go to see all the country shows :thup:

alice-thankyou for the kind and encouraging words. its good to see you are able to get back to some exercising :yay:

nancy-see, there is an advantage to all that christmas shopping! you get more exercise in :lol:

jackie-hope you're feeling ok today after missing your medication. hope you didn't get the sleet that was forecast. our temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight and that made the roads very icy this morning and the sand trucks hadn't been out yet when i headed to town this morning.

monday's exercise
walk--40 mins 1.6 miles
snow shovelling--20 mins

tuesday's exercise
walk--45 mins 1.8 miles

haven't been able to get my biking or WATP in these past couple of mornings but i'll be back at it tomorrow AM

jes

sassy57

Wed, Dec-03-03, 19:12

Jes,we got the rain and it is a little slick,but not much. Just traffic is really bad in this kind ow weather.
Actually,I came home and took my Zoloft. I was really depressed with my mom and stuff most of the day and I think it's partly the dreary weather and getting closer to Christmas. This one is gonna be a hard one.
Then I found my best friend who is 78 is in the hospital with a colon infection. But the good news is she will get better.
Didn't do well on Atkins today,because I just really wasn't in the mood to eat.
I ended up eating about 3tablespoons of chilie tonite,mainly because I knew I had to eat something.
So,hopefully now that I took my medication tomorrow will be better.

Chloesue

Wed, Dec-03-03, 21:46

Good Evening Everyone,
Jackie...hope tomorrow is a better day for you.We are under a winter weather advisory through tomorrow.We are suppose to get sleet,freezing rain and snow which might accumulate up to 4 inches.Would prefer all snow but we will have to see.

Jes...you are doing really well with your exercise as always.

I rode my stationary bike again today.Rode it a little further than I've been riding it lately.

Wednesday:
Rode stationary bike 7.16 miles for 35.25 minutes

Nancy

windy

Wed, Dec-03-03, 22:03

Walked for thirty minutes at noon today. Getting a little chilly to be out there now.

Windy

ALEKA

Wed, Dec-03-03, 22:14

Hi All- It is nice to see everyone so happy and chit chatting back and forth on here. Way to go!!! Glad your computer is back up and going Nanc---Mine was down most of the evening and Bill just got it back on about 45 minutes ago.

Exercise--Walking all afternoon at the stores. Was going to do WATP today but feel I have walked more than 2 miles easily. Was on my feet from 1:30 pm till 5:oopm when we starter for home. Will get to either WATP or Richard Simmons tomorrow.

Hope you all are doing great. Good night for now. Alice

sassy57

Thu, Dec-04-03, 06:13

Thanks Nancy,I do feel better today.
Gosh,it is so cold and dreary out I would love to just go back to bed.But gotta go to work in a bit.
I do alot of walking at work but that may not count. We do have steps and alot of them to get up to the office so I do them about 4 times a day.I also do some strectching when I've been sitting at the computer too long. I guess as long as I keep moving will help
Be glad when Spring gets here :yay:

windy

Thu, Dec-04-03, 09:39

It is dreary and drizzling here today also. Say we could get snow tonight and tomorrow. If it is not too wet and cold I will take a walk in the snow. I am going to walk here at work during the second half of my lunch.

Have a good day ladies.

Linda

jesdorka

Thu, Dec-04-03, 20:02

wednesday exercise
walk--60 mins 2.5 miles

thursday's exercise
WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--10.35 mins 3.19 miles
total--30.35 mins 4.19 miles

jes

sassy57

Fri, Dec-05-03, 05:18

Good for you Jes. I have to get going on my exercise too.
Linda: we are getting the snow today too,and sure hope it won't be too much. Yesterday was so dreary and raining and cold.I get so stiff when it is cold. :cry:
Sure glad it is Friday :yay:

Chloesue

Fri, Dec-05-03, 08:43

Good Morning Ladies,
Didn't get on here yesterday.Since I decided to take the day off from exercising I forgot to check in with all of you.I have found that it does my body good to take a day or two off each week from exercising.My knees start to ache too much if I do too much exercising.

Some of you were talking about the walking you do at work.I look at it this way,any kind of moving such as walking,climbing stairs,an exercise routine or using any kind of exercise equipment should count for exercise that day.As long as we are moving we are exercising.

Alice mentioned all of the walking she did while Christmas shopping.I know what she is talking about.Since I have been on this WOE for almost a year I haven't minded all of the walking when Christmas shopping.I think of it as getting exercise.I haven't tired out at all while Christmas shopping which has been rather nice.I usually get really tired of walking after an hour or two.

Please don't feel like you haven't exercised if you get a lot of movement in during the day.You are MOVING which counts towards your exercise for the day.I don't want anyone to get down on yourself for not "exercising" if you feel that it has to be a certain kind of exrecise routine.

What a day we had yesterday with the weather here.It wasn't as bad as areas East of us though.All of the schools were closed.We had snow,sleet,freezing rain then some rain.We ended up with 2 1/2 inches of snow which is almost gone due to the rain.Today it's suppose to start snowing again.We may get 4 inches of snow through tomorrow afternoon.

No exercise to report yet today.My son in law is off today.He will be going back on the evening shift next week which means longer evenings for me since our daughter and grandson will be eating with us.

Have a nice day everyone.

Nancy

windy

Fri, Dec-05-03, 08:50

Hi nancy. We are getting some of that beautiful snow. Started last night and is still snowing. Too warm for it to do much damage. It is pretty though, borught my camera to work so I could take some pictures of the Quad if I get the time. Busy day Friday is but extra busy today as it is the Awards Banquet and I have been working on that for 6 weeks and today is the day.

Lots of good food, prawns, tenderloin of beef, green beans, pea pods, salads and toppings, rolls, cheesy potatoes, vegetarian lasagna and of course dessert, red velvet cake, dutch apple pie and pumpkin pie.

We will have probable about250-300 people. We worked to get gifts donated and several will win something. It is really a nice thing that work does for us here.

Have a good day all, the Christmas music on the radio is sounding good!!!!

Linda

sassy57

Sat, Dec-06-03, 06:15

Linda: I listen to Christmas music on my radio too.We have 2 stations that play it 24hrs a day. It's nice and relaxing. Boy! I'd love to work where you are :roll:
Since we have had this new supervisor they do NOTHING.
Nancy: I've heard about the weather you are getting. I have this feeling we will be getting it soon too.

ALEKA

Sat, Dec-06-03, 23:14

Hi All It is me --the wanderer--Having trouble fitting in a formal exercise regime presently but want you all to know that I walked around the stores today for about 5 hours. That should count for something. At least I wasn't sittling on my boombosity stuffing my face. LOL!!! See you tomorrow--Alice

ALEKA

Sat, Dec-06-03, 23:17

PS__Thanks Nancy for making the comment about walking Christmas shopping above. That did make me feel better about myself. Thanks--Alice

sassy57

Sun, Dec-07-03, 10:20

Chloesue

Sun, Dec-07-03, 22:28

It's been another busy weekend so I didn't get a chance to check in yesterday.Our daughter Kimberly has come down with that awful flu that has been going around.She is the only one in the family that didn't get a flu shot.Hope the flu shot keeps the flu away from the rest of us.Grandson Jeremy got a flu shot too since the flu has been hitting children pretty hard too...

I continue to exercise plus lots of walking doing Christmas shopping.

We had some snow on Friday and Saturday but it didn't amount to all that much so by today everyone was able to get out and about.

Linda...How was the banquet.Hope you had a good turn out.Sounds like the food was going to be really good.

Alice...it was nice hearing from you.All of that walking you have been doing in the stores is lots of exercise!!

Nancy

Friday's Exercise:
Rode stationary bike 6.61 miles for 32 Minutes

Saturday's Exercise:
WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes

Sunday's Exercise:
WATP 1 mile for 15 minutes
Rode stationary bike 3.08 miles for 15.25 minutes

sassy57

Mon, Dec-08-03, 06:14

Nancy,we have the flu going around here in st. louis too,so far it hasn't his any of us. All sorts of viruses going around too.
I made myself a note to come home tonite and start back into exercising.
I went to see my husband for dinner Saturday (we are seperated but get along much better now) and we got some cloths I had in storage. I was surprised at some of the tops are actually looser on me.

sassy57

Mon, Dec-08-03, 06:32

ok,I've tried looking and does anyone know where to find the receipies for the breakfast shakes. I'm thinking of trying some

windy

Mon, Dec-08-03, 08:57

Good morning one and all. Sure was a fast busy weekend, lots of going and therefore walking.

If I can make it thru December everything will be alright, think that was a song and I now know what it meant!!!! :) :)

Have a good day all of you.

Linda

jesdorka

Mon, Dec-08-03, 10:49

jackie--if you scroll to the top of this page, on the orange bar click on" low carb recipes" you may find something there or click on "search" and put in breakfast shakes, you will probably find lots there.

friday exercise
WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--11.07 mins 3.4 miles

saturday exercise
walk-- 30 mins 1.5 miles

exercise for the week of nov 30--dec 6
WATP--40 mins 2 miles
bike--22 mins 6.7 miles
walk--175 mins 7.4 miles
snow shovelling--20 mins
total--257 mins(4.3hrs) 16 miles

jes

sassy57

Mon, Dec-08-03, 18:40

Jes,I tried that and couldn't find it.

Chloesue

Tue, Dec-09-03, 19:57

JAckie,
Not sure if the breakfast shakes will be listed but if you click on the link for low carb recipes then when you get to that page click on where it says go to readers low carb recipes.That will take you to a page that has all diffferent categories of low carb foods to click on.There is one for breakfast.I didn't look at that page but I'm hoping that there might be some recipes you can use there.

Nancy

Chloesue

Tue, Dec-09-03, 20:06

Good Evening Everyone,
I continue to exercise just about daily even if I don't get around to posting about it.I have cut back WATP to twice a week since it was bothering me knees.I ride my stationary bike the other days.

I've done really well these past two weeks since Thanksgiving watching closely what I eat.Will be nice to get back to my lowest weight from about a month ago.Hope to do that before January 1st so that I can have a little over 30 pounds lost for the year.

I took my monthly measurements a little while ago.I am only down 2 inches since I last measured a month ago.That's because I continue to exercise even though my weight has fluctuated this past month.

I need to do more arm exercises.I noticed that my arm measurement stayed the same but I had the best loss in my thighs.That's thanks to all of the stationary bike riding that I do.WATP gives me a good arm workout but it's too rough on my knees to do more often than twice a week.

I am thinking that I might need to buy another WATP routine that won't be as rough on the knees.Do any of you have a suggestion for me.I am now doing 2 miles and 30 minutes of the 4 mile Super Challenge WATP.

This is such a busy time that it is hard to get on here evey evening.I am hoping that after the first of the week that we can all check in more often.

How is everyone doing?

Nancy

Chloesue

Tue, Dec-09-03, 20:28

I forgot to post my exercise from yesterday:

Monday:
Rode stationary bike 6.08 miles for 30.20 minutes

I didn't exercise today since we had our grandson till 8 this evening.Our daughter had to go out of town for her job.I am rather tired after a long day with a 2 1/2 year old.

Nancy

sassy57

Wed, Dec-10-03, 06:09

Chloesue

Wed, Dec-10-03, 09:32

Jackie,
Sorry that I couldn't help you.I had a lot of recipes saved etc. then my computer went on the fritz.Don't know if our future son in law will be able to save all of that for me or not.

To be honest I tried those Atkins shakes in the can and they tasted horrible to me.I don't care for the medicine taste in my foods which I thought they had.We only bought 4.My hubby tried one also and didn't like it either.

Can you buy just one Atkins shake and try it before spending a lot of money in case you don't care for them?

Nancy

jesdorka

Wed, Dec-10-03, 10:30

nancy--if you check out www.collagevideo.com they have many of leslie sansone's other tapes as well as many low impact exercise tapes and they usually give you reviews so you have an idea. i bought one several years ago that is geared to those with arthritis which is good even if you don't have arthritis--anyway it will give you an idea of what is out there.

jackie--i wonder if you go to search and put in "protein shakes" if you will come up with something that would be suitable for you

sunday's exercise
walk--30 mins 1.5 miles

monday's exercise
walk--80 mins 3.5 miles

tuesday's exercise
WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--16.06 mins 5.22 miles
walk--20 mins .8 mile
total--56.06 mins 7.02 miles

jes

sassy57

Wed, Dec-10-03, 19:22

Well,I bought a cho shake by Advantage. I may try it in the morning and see if I like it.
I remember when I was in Jenny Craig and they had the most delicious chocolate breakfast drink. I could drink it everyday too.

jesdorka

Thu, Dec-11-03, 11:44

wednesday exercise
WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--13.06 mins 4.19 miles
walk--60 mins 2.5 miles
total--93.06 mins 6.69 miles

jes

jesdorka

Thu, Dec-11-03, 22:11

thursday's exercise
WATP 2--30 mins 2 miles
bike--11.10 mins 3.33 miles
total--41.10 mins 5.33 miles

jes

Chloesue

Fri, Dec-12-03, 06:04

I just noticed that I haven't posted my exercise for a few days.I continue to exercise just about every day so didn't want y'all to think that I have slacked off.

Monday:
Rode stationary bike 6.05 miles for 30.20 minutes

Tuesday:
Didn't do any planned exercise today.We had our grandson till 8 PM today.Did some Christmas shopping so got some walking done.

Wednesday:
WATP 2 miles for 30 minutes

Thursday:
Rode stationary bike 6.41 miles for 30.40 minutes

Hope everyone is having a good week.

Nancy

sassy57

Fri, Dec-12-03, 06:22

I'm going over to get my mom's exercise stuff tonite so will really get moving next week.WE also found a buyer for her house,so gotta get all that moved out too.
I blew it yesterday. I had a big mac fries and coke. It was good going down,but boy did I feel it later.
I was feeling a bit down and gotta work on my eating when I'm like this.
Seems the closer to Christmas the deeper I get and I know the first year of losing someone is the hardest.I will make it tho.
You all are terrific with your exercises

windy

Fri, Dec-12-03, 11:19

Hey I have not forgotten you either, just been extra busy. I have walked many, many, many steps this week. I have done my WATP twice this week and noon walks three days this week and I may go again today. It is very cold but the sun is shinning and that helps.

have a good day, have a Christmas party tomorrow so will have to walk early or do my tape early.

Linda

sassy57

Sat, Dec-13-03, 06:51

Linda,I think right now we are all busy with things. I got my exercise stuff from my mom's now just gotta get it set up and start using it.
It's cold here too and suppose to snow today,but hasn't started yet

windy

Sat, Dec-13-03, 06:55

Goodmorning Jackie and Iknow what you mean about busy. I am hoping to get things back to something near normal by the end of the month. I am fixing a wonderful sounding casserole for our Christmas party today. It is called Scalloped Cauliflower and sounds wonderful. I will let you all know how good it was.

Need to get the tree decorated sometime today. It is up and only has lights on it. I sometimes think December needs 60 days and then I think again and know I could not take 60 days!!! :)

Have a good day,

Linda

sassy57

Sat, Dec-13-03, 19:37

Christmas is coming so fast this year.
We got snow but I think it will be gone by tomorrow.I still need to do my Christmas cards.

windy

Sat, Dec-13-03, 19:40

Hey guys that casserole was wonderful. Half the ladies there asked for the recipe. I gave to those that did not have e-mail and then came home and e-mailed to the others.

I always get my cards out the day after Thanksgiving. My neice, who got marrie this September, mailed hers the day before Thanksgiving so she could beat me.

We did finish our Christmas shopping today except for some grab bag gifts we need for two different parties.

Have a good evening Jackie,

Linda

Chloesue

Sat, Dec-13-03, 21:33

Hi Everyone,
I've been busy,busy,busy with Christmas shopping and everything else that goes along with it.Been getting in a lot of walking while shopping which is a good thing.I have gotten in some exercise every day this week.
We are getting some sleet,snow and freezing rain as I write this.That is so weird since it's 25 outside.They are saying that warm air is riding over the cold air which is causing this mess.

JAckie...what pieces of exercise equipment do you have now?

I bought some resistance bands so now I need to read up on how to use them to get a good resistance work out.

Nancy

sassy57

Sun, Dec-14-03, 06:01

Nancy, now I have a stationary bike,a rowing machine,and my ab machine.
I have to make room for them all,but that won't be a problem
Right now they are in the back of my son-in-law's truck. It snowed yesterday,so we didn't get to getting them out.
Linda: Glad your casserole turned out so good. I'm hoping to at least get some of my cards addressed today

jesdorka

Mon, Dec-15-03, 20:34

friday's exercise
walk--50 mins 2.7 miles

saturday's exercise
walk--120 mins 5 miles

exercise week of dec 7-13
WATP--70 mins 4 miles
bike--40.22 mins 12.74 miles
walk--300 mins 16 miles
total--410.22 (6.84hrs) 32.74 miles

jes

ALEKA

Mon, Dec-15-03, 21:10

Hi Nancy- Jes- Jackie and Linda--Looks like you all are caught up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas. Glad to see you are all still doing really well with your exercises. I have been doing mostly walking with shopping and all so that is it for now anyway. Back is still bothering me and stood and bent and squatted most of the afternoon decorating the tree so that will have to count for my exercise for today. In case I don't get back on--Just want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a wonderful -happy -healthy new year. Hugs to you all.. Alice

sassy57

Tue, Dec-16-03, 06:04

Hi Alice. Not much exercising here,except for alot of walking that I do at work.
Since my position got changed and I am now a committment packager,I have to do alot of walking back and forth making triplicate copies of everything. So,guess that counts as something. :)
Still not much in the Christmas mood,but tonite I am going to a Christmas program my grandkids are being in.
Something must be working ,tho,cause I am fitting into a pair of pants and a top that used to be so snug I wouldn't wear them. I must be losing in inches somewhere :wiggle:

windy

Tue, Dec-16-03, 07:31

Alice I feel fortunate to have an hour lunch. It is too long so I walk the second half hour of it. It feels good and gets me out of the building if the weather is good and if not I walk around the first level and around and around!!! :) It all adds up. I use the steps when I can. I will only go two floors but one of these days I will go three.

have a great day all,

Linda

Chloesue

Tue, Dec-16-03, 20:21

Hi Everyone,
Sorry I haven't been around for a few days.I see that 4 days have passed since I last posted.
Things have been quite hectic here.Our daughter has had the flu then our son in law's dad came down with pneumonia and passed away Saturday evening.
We have been busy taking care of Jeremy while our daughter and son in law went to the wake,funeral and burial.Our grandson is only 2 1/2 and too young to attend a funeral etc..
Since our grandson has a cold we have been staying at their house with him instead of bringing him out in this nasty weather.I haven't been home much to get any planned exercise done.
I got some stationary bike riding done today.I have noticed that I can get more miles in during a shorter amount of time which is great.
Our daughter went to the doctor today and was diagnosed with the flu.Jeremy goes to the doctor tomorrow.This was our daughter's planned week off from work.It has been spent with accompanying her hubby to the funeral home etc. even though she really wasn't feeling up to it.Hope she can get some needed rest the remaining of the week that she has off.Her hubby is suppose to return to work on Friday so he will be able to help take care of Jeremy.I am hoping to get some things done around here during that time.

Alice...hope your back is feeling some what better by now.I know all of that bending and squatting has to aggravate your back even more.Please continue to check in with us even if you aren't able to do any planned exercise.

Jackie....Sounds like you do a lot of walking at work which counts for something.Maybe you should get a pedometer to count your steps and the distance you walk during the day.Hope you enjoyed the Christmas program.Please tell us about it.My grandson Jeremy's Christmas party at preschool is Thursday.Would be nice if he could go but don't know how he will be feeling by then.He didn't go to preschool today since he wasn't feeling well.Have you been able to bring the exercise equipment inside the house yet?

Linda....Good for you for getting in that walking during your lunch hour!!

Now that things are settling down I hope to resume my exercising on a daily basis again.

My Exercise:
Saturday:
rode stationary bike 6.20 miles for 30.19 minutes
Walked 1 mile

Sunday:
No planned exercise since I wasn't home.

Monday:
No planned exercise since I wasn't home

Tuesday:
Rode stationary bike 8.73 miles for 40.40 minutes

Nancy

sassy57

Wed, Dec-17-03, 06:24

Nancy,how sorry I am to hear of your daughter and son in law's loss. I sure can relate to what they are going thru. I never knew how hard it is to not only have to deal with a death,but the dealing with the loss around the holidays is really hard,until I lost my mom. I have my good days and boy then some bad days.
You are right to keep the grandson home as young as he is. And on top of all that this darn flu bug has hit so many people all over. We have 2 supervisors out and a lot of other workers and their kids.
The Christmas program was so cute. Ryan who is 9 today was in the play and Brittani who is 10 was in the honor choir. It was called a CHRISTMAS HO DOWN.
So cute. All about the Bubblegum (who was a cowboy dressed in black) bad guy wanting to take Christmas away because he thought no one liked him. then came the candy cane man(cowboy dressed in white with candy canes all over him) showed him people do like thim and the whold town got to have Christmas.
It was so cute.
With me not having much Christmas spirit lately,it did help.
I should take my pedomiter to work.
Hope everyone is staying warm and healthy

sassy57

Wed, Dec-17-03, 06:26

windy

Wed, Dec-17-03, 08:03

Jackie I feel fortunate to have a building big enough to walk around the first floor and get some exercise in. The first few days people looked at me like I was crazy; but now they just nod and wave. If it is not too cold I walk outside around the Quad. I have such a beautiful place to walk.

I will be a litle shy on the exercise for the next few days. My Uncle Jim passed away last night and we will heding to Southern Illinois for his funeral. I will get in what walking I can but not sure how things will play out.

We may not be heading down until tomorrow so will be here postin until I have to go. My Mom is pretty upset naturally but also relieved if that makes any sense. He has been battling cancer and bad lungs for 7 yearws. He was ready to meet his maker and wanted to go. We last seen him Sunday afternoon and I am so glad we took her down.

Nancy take care and hang in there. I guess we will all make it. Our two grandsons have that nasty flu. They had to take the 154 year old to the emergency room Saturday. Now Dylan has it and so does Mommy. Nasty stuff. I am going to see if they need anything before I head off to the dentist this afternoon.

If ylu see the Wright Brothers Memorial on the TV today, that is where we were for our sons wedding. Our beach house was right there. I guess about 2 miles or so. We could look out our sliding glass doors in our bedroom and see it. We climbed it and so did my almost 81 year old Mom. I hope God has blessed me with her grace and goodness. She is some lady!!

You all have a good day.

jesdorka

Wed, Dec-17-03, 22:26

sunday's exercise
walk--20 mins 1 mile

monday's exercise
walk--25 mins 1.25 miles

tuesday's exercise
WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--12.26 mins 4.04 mile
total--22.26 mins 5.04 miles

wednesday's exercise
WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--8.04 mins 2.45 miles
total--9.04 mins 3.45 miles

jes

sassy57

Thu, Dec-18-03, 06:20

I'd say that was some walking Linda.
Yesterday,I had to go to our office in Clayton to work. I hope to only be there for a few days or couple of weeks. I hate it there too. I don't like Clayton,because it is so cramped and crowed and I have to park in a garge then walk over to work,which is good for the exercise.After the first of the year tho I'm going to be looking for a better job anyway,so I started looking now.
Sorry to hear of your loss too. This time of year is when you do hear of more deaths and suicides and so sad. My girlfriend called and her son's friend did that yesterday and he was only 53. He was so depressed.
I bet your poor mom is upset and prayers are with you and your family.
I sure hope this flu stays away from our house.
Suppose to rain and snow today yuck!!

jesdorka

Thu, Dec-18-03, 21:35

thursday's exercise
WATP 1--20 mins 1 mile
bike--10.27 mins 3.14 miles
total--30.27 mins 4.14 miles

jes

sassy57

Fri, Dec-19-03, 06:11

Jes,you are doing so good on your exercising. I can't get the time somehow.
I still haven't even gotten my bike and rowing machine out of the truck. We have all been so busy around here .
At least,whatever I'm doing I'm not putting weight back on. :wiggle:
Hopefully this weekend I will find time to get some things done and set up

jesdorka

Fri, Dec-19-03, 10:45

jackie--thankyou for the encouraging words. part of it is that i am retired and do not have 8-10 hrs a day taken up by going to, working and returning home. however i do schedule my exercise and i find that that helps to keep me on track. my usual routine is mon-fri i get up at 5am,~5:15 i do the WATP video and then when thats done i get on my stationary bike until 6:15am. the time spent on each depends on which video i do. then its time to shower and make breakfast for myself,my daughter and granddaughter who arrive ~ 7am, i then drive my family to work and then ~ 8:30 when i have dropped them off i take my walk. sat&sun i usually just try to get a walk in. so you see it is all apart of a planned schedule as i have found if i leave it to later in the day i never do get around to doing it :nono:

jes

Chloesue

Fri, Dec-19-03, 22:39

Hi Everyone,
Haven't forgotten about all of you.I've come down with a cold so I haven't been on the computer much the last few days.
I've been exercising every day.Don't want to slack off on that or it would be way to hard to get back in to the routine of doing it every day.

Took our grandson to the doctor the other day.He has bronchitis and an ear infection.Our daughter went to the doctor and was diagnosed with the flu.Since I've been around both of them a lot I must have gotten the cold germs from them.It's a head cold with runny nose and sneezing.Don't have a fever or the other symptoms of the flu.It's just a plain ole cold.

We have had a snowy week.The snow started Wednesday and hasn't let up.We have 10 inches now and may get another 2 over night.Our daughter Kimberly sure picked a week to be off for vacation.

For exercise today I shoveled our driveway.It's a double driveway.There were 8 inches of snow on the driveway so I got plenty of exercise.I really enjoyed being outside in the snow and shoveling.My hubby was still in bed so I am quite proud that I did all of the shoveling by myself.We will probably need to do some more shoveling in the morning since it continues to snow.I did notice that the snow shoveling didn't tire me out.Took me an hour to shovel it.Other years after just 1/2 hour I would be worn out.Losing weight and daily exercise have really helped me be in much better physical shape.

JAckie...your grandchildren's program sounded so cute.Jeremy missed preschool on Tuesday since he was sick.Schools were closed on Thursday due to the snow so he didn't have his party at preschool.I'm wondering if they will do anything special when they return to preschool on January 6th.Did you get the snow?

Linda...so sorry to hear about your uncle passing away.Hope you have had a safe trip.Sorry to hear that your grandsons have the flu.We took Jeremy to the doctor since he had the cold.WE didn't hear the wheezing but the pediatrician did.He is on an anti-biotic and another medicine.He has 2 weeks to get well before preschool starts again.

My exercise:
Wednesday:
Rode stationary bike 6.42 miles for 30.58 minutes

Thursday:
Rode stationary bike 6.07 miles for 31.09 minutes

Friday:
Shoveled 8 inches of snow off of our driveway for 1 hour.

Nancy

ALEKA

Fri, Dec-19-03, 23:30

sassy57

Sat, Dec-20-03, 05:14

Hi Ladies--Just stopping by to let you all know that Nancy's (STEAKS) Mother passed away in her sleep this morning at Nancy's sisters home. Thought you would want to know Nancy and Jes. She has info in her journal in case you want to stop by. Alice

Oh Alice,I am truely sorry for Nancy's loss. I can understand totally.Give her our thoughts and prayers,ok?

MizSteaks

Sat, Dec-20-03, 12:37

Thank you, all of you, for the expressions of sympathy for losing my Mom. The last few months have been such an emotional roller coaster that it will take some time to get my life back under control again. She had suffered so much that it was a tremendous relief to have her in a safer, kinder and gentler place where pain and trauma could no longer touch her. So, although I will miss her terribly for the rest of MY life...I also thank the Lord for calling her home to His arms when He did. She truly had suffered enough and was ready for the journey 'home'.

Hope all of you continue to moooove during this season of 'over-eating' temptations. I will rejoin you as soon as I can. Thanks again for all of the support...you guys are the best!!
Nance :wave: