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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 11 2009 : 07:25:43 AM
Hey Ladies!
I don't know about you but I am SICK AND TIRED of watching the days/months/years tick by feeling like I can't get out and do all the things I want to do.
I am not thinking of a "I have to get to X weight"
What I am thinking of is "I have to get to where I feel healthy!"
I hate waking up in the morning and feeling stiff and sore because my weight makes sleeping in a comfortable position other than on my side almost impossible.
I also want to feel good in my clothes. I want to look in the mirror and not cringe.
So instead of sitting on this nice comfy couch day after day wishing for change, I have decided to enact change within myself!
So please join with me! Lets keep chatting and supporting each other! Let's have this be a place for bragging about healthy decisions and a confession room for our slip ups and above all, a place of support and love for others on the journey to health!
So I'll start! For the past year I have been recording FitTV programs of Namaste Yoga and Shimmy. I keep looking at them and thinking "I need to actually do those routines some day!" So Someday started Yesterday!
Yesterday I did a Namaste Yoga routine and felt GREAT the rest of the day! It was hard and there were times my fat got in the way- but I just kept doing as much as I could. This morning I could feel a gentle ache in some of my muscles! Wow! I haven't felt that in a long time!
But I had a bit of a setback when hubby decided to buy Pizza Hut for dinner. Oops...
But this morning I did another round of Namaste Yoga- a different routine and I can already feel it!
Alee
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| PlumCreekMama |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 6:52:36 PM
Yay, Lisa! I'm glad I'm not the only one using Wii Fit! My 4 year old and almost 2 year old try to do the yoga poses. It's really funny! But not near as funny as watching hubby "hula hoop!"
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 10:51:47 AM
Congrats Amanda! Walking is fabulous and even just getting in the habit of drinking more water too!
Alee
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| ivmeer |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 09:09:17 AM
I'm with ya, but any serious efforts will have to be put on hold until summer, as I'm due with my second child in April. I'll start by trying to battle my chocolate cravings in my third trimester and not eating too much junk, and by going on more walks. |
| Ingrid |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 2:22:37 PM
Alee
They are a lot of fun. Every class we have a laugh because we learn something new each time. I found out about this because I ran into one of the instructors in the grocery store and we started talking. The instructors promote the class as a safe haven to go to where everyone is equal regardless of level of fitness and they actually believe it and show it.
It's just nice to get together with other like minded women to work out. Keeps us motivated. Talk to you soon. Ingrid
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 09:52:39 AM
Ingrid- I would love to take one of those classes- If nothing else I think it would be a fantastic workout but I also think it would give a woman's self confidence a huge jump!
Alee
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| Ingrid |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 09:43:41 AM
I'm in for the challenge. I started going to a Pole-dancing class. Sounds funny doesn't it. At first I thought I was crazy and everyone there is younger than me, I'm 44. But after the first class realized it is 75% yoga and pilates and 25% pole dancing which uses all your core muscles. Right now only going once a week as that is what fits into my schedule, but starting mid-Feb will be going twice a week. Here's to health in 2009. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 06:45:38 AM
Welcome to the Challenge, Lisa! After taking some time away from exercising, I am getting back on the horse in a big way this week! Today I am going to do 2 yoga routines and tomorrow I am starting the gym again!
Alee
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| Meadowflower |
Posted - Jan 28 2009 : 05:52:27 AM
Whee! I like this thread! It's exciting to see everyone getting healthier!
I eat fairly well, although I just had a cream cheese danish for breakfast! It's an occasional treat, okay?! :D
My goal this year is to work out regularly and consistently as well as to try to take up road biking. Try because I don't have a bike, nor money yet to purchase one.
I've been using the Wii Fit to start working out again. Wii Fit is great for just starting out again. You can go nice and slow to start up and it's fun to use it to get a workout routine started and regular. You can also use it for heavier workouts - you can break a good sweat too! But for me, now, I'm just starting again so taking it slow.
I've also seen the Namaste Yoga and Shimmy on FitTV, but haven't done those yet. I will try them soon. My favorite in Virginia was Wai Lana yoga (www.wailana.com) but they don't have her on any of the PBS stations here in PA.
I'm also using www.DailyMile.com to track my workouts. It's like a mini-workout social/blogging site! If anyone is on there, I'm Gankaku there. It's sure rewarding to put in a workout and see your progress. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jan 18 2009 : 3:59:36 PM
Oh thanks, Kate! You are so sweet! I would absolutely LOVE it if we lived closer! Are you going to go to the Farm Fair this year? They are calling it the "Barter, Buggy, and Boogie" Farm Fair or BBB for short.
Alee
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| Quintessential Kate |
Posted - Jan 18 2009 : 1:46:16 PM
Alee,
Thanks for the heads up regarding "Fit TV"....I have not found it on my cable guide...but I just subscribe to "basic plus"...BUT, I did find a TOPS group and am going to hook up with them on Tuesday. I have to tell you.....I looked at your blog and you are just a little cutie pie......as is Miss Nora. I love all of your responses to the topics I subscribe to, and I know if you lived near me we could certainly be "partners in crime". I have not been very active on the site lately, due to "this and that"...but once I start in again I always feel like I'm spending the day with my FRIENDS. Here's to many, many more topics and gab fests my dear.
Ever, Kate
Heart of Texas
Chapter
AKA: Hot Farmgirl #234
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 18 2009 : 12:32:07 PM
Another thing we need to think about is sleep! When I am tired, I eat more because my body is trying to keep me going. Even if I just take a 10 minute nap I feel less hungry and much more efficient!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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| vermont v |
Posted - Jan 18 2009 : 08:34:35 AM
One of the things I'm finding out is how little I really need to eat for a serving. I think I always serve and take too much food. Also I can eat a small amount of something and be satisfied. I am really looking at cutting my portions in half. I just did'nt really notice before. Also I'm trying to not let myself get too hungry. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jan 18 2009 : 06:29:00 AM
Tamara- they say one way to revv up your metabolism is to eat a small snack/meal (about the size of your fist or a little over 3 ounces) every two hours and drink tons of water! If your body is always processing a tiny bit of food it helps control blood sugar and makes your body realize their is enough food coming in and it can function "full steam ahead" so to speak. I did this years ago and lost about 20 lbs in 3 months and had so much energy! I also chose to bike most places (it was summer) so that helped, but even when I was being lazy- the every two hour thing really works. I am working towards doing that this year as well.
The first week or so you might be hungry and that will be the hardest. But once your stomach shrinks, you will actually feel satisfied with a small meal and in the two hours be ready for the next one.
I remember going to restaurants and cutting my hamburger in half and feeling uncomfortably stuffed after eating only half the hamburger and maybe one or two fries.
Just an idea- hope that helps!
Alee
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| corporatefarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 18 2009 : 05:45:52 AM
Alee ~ Wonderful post! I too am trying to not look at the weight number but to be healthy... WHOA I JUST HAD A MOMENT OF CLARITY .....Now I know what I was doing wrong!!! Ok I keep saying I want to be healthy not worry about the numbers. So I eat lots of fruits, veggies and healthy meats but when the weight doesn't come off fast enought I start fad dieting WOW. I just need to avoid the scale and worry about how I feel and how my clothes fit YEA!!!!
I seriously have no metabolism left. The last several years of massive steroids have distroyed it. I have to go down to 800 calories a day to loose 1-2 lbs a week. Also 4 hour commute and 60 hour weeks leave no time for exercie.So this is very stressful.
Now that I have had my moment of clarity here is what I am going to do.
1. Eat healthy-no dieting
2. Portion Control
3. Increase tea & water
4. Do 10 minutes on my eliptical in the mornings & 5 minutes of weights
5. Walk during my work breaks ( 2x 10)
6. Do 10 minutes of eliptical in the evenings
I figure something is better than nothing .... OH I AM SO EXCITED..
best of luck to us all
live well,
Tamara
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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
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| babysmama |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 6:56:06 PM
Hey Heather...it would be awesome if you would check out one of our TOPS meetings here in Manchester on Tuesday evenings. Some members drive from Masonville and surrounding towns and I hate being the youngest in the group with mainly "old" ladies. I've been a member since last June and have lost 17 pounds already and just have 11 pounds more to meet my goal. It is an awesome group where you meet once a week to weigh in (your weight is kept secret except to the weight recorder) and then a nice, encouraging meeting. It costs $26 a year (a magazine subscription is included) and $1 per meeting but if you are the biggest loser that week you get your $1 back and you can often win $5 chamber bucks. E-mail me if you want more info.
And actually, most towns in the US have a TOPS near them, so you can google it and put your zip code in.
-Elizabeth |
| Amie C. |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 3:34:16 PM
I'm trying to lose the 15 pounds that I gained in the last 3 years after starting my first real desk job. Between the sitting all day and the never ending office parties, it's not easy to be healthy at work. I try to pack healthy food, but after a few hours of sheer boredom I start picking at the donuts just for the adventure of it.
I didn't have a scale at home until this fall, but I think I've lost 3-5 pounds this year. That doesn't sound like much, but it arrived in tiny increments so I guess it will leave that way too (fingers crossed). It's especially frustrating because my husband started riding his bike to work this spring and he's lost over 30 pounds! I'm happy for him, really, but geez. I always used to be the thin, healthy one.
I have a suggestion for anyone looking for a piece of indoor exercise equipment. Remember the Nordic Track info-mercials from the 80s and early 90s? Those things are awesome, and everybody who bought them when they were trendy has given up on them now. We got ours out of the local classifieds for $50. It's a great workout, and doesn't need any electricity. Plus it makes a good drying rack on laundry day. |
| vermont v |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 1:16:07 PM
Dear Alee, I love dried fruit we have some around the house apricots and cherries; these are good in oatmeal. Tea is one of the things that is getting me through; there's a world of different flavors out there; some of which taste like dessert. I am trying to get away from regular sugar and using stevia to sweeten drinks, cereal ETC.We are hooked on grapefruits now! We have a hard time finding oranges that taste good around here! |
| Alee |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 10:42:57 AM
PS- Proof of Improvement:
I am wearing jeans fresh from the drawer (Laundered and dried so at their smallest) and I didn't have to force myself into them and I am sitting at my desk in a straight backed wooden chair with my button still fastened!! WOOO HOOO!
Alee
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 10:40:25 AM
Kate- if you have Cable TV, check to see if you have "Fit TV" and if you do- if they carry Namaste Yoga. Then you could try a routine or two to see if that was working for you. Also I think going and talking to the Yoga instructors would be a good idea. They should know which positions you could do and which would not work.
Alee
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| Quintessential Kate |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 07:40:58 AM
I too am fighting the extra pounds I have put on over the past 8 years. I'm 54, soon to be 55, smack dab in the middle of menopause.......
I have found Turbo-Jam to be soooo much fun and very invigorating. It makes you feel muscles that you forgot you had. I also walk, walk, walk.......and especially love to do it when it's cold. My weakness is chocolate.......and generally sweets since this menopause thing has kicked in. We eat lots and lots of fruit......and more and more veggies, raw and steamed. I have been cooking without meat...and my DH has not noticed. I actually told him last night that the "sloppy joes" did not have meat....but instead TVP. He was actually impressed...and this is a MEAT and POTATOES kinda guy!!!!
I would love to try yoga....but my lumbar spine is fused all the way through the coccyx......with rods and screws and all that fun stuff. I might go to a local yoga studio....very local, as in right around the corner from me...and ask if I could "sit in" or give it a try a time or two before commiting my $$.
Anyhoo...........good luck to all of us! I like the encouragement all of you are always eager to offer.
Ciao,
Kate
Heart of Texas
Chapter
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 06:58:54 AM
On of the best buys for me recently was 13# of oranges from Costco. They are the orangiest tasting oranges that I have had in forever! And dirt cheap! I have been having a little bit of oatmeal for breakfast and about half and orange (basically Nora and I have been sharing breakfast! LOL)
Then I make myself a big pot of green, black, or chai tea (true spice chai- not the sugary chai) and then I have been coming in here to my office to do school work.
I was doing Yoga and have taken a few days off. Today I want to get my carpets shampooed so they are nice and clean for me to do yoga on :D
Alee
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| PlumCreekMama |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 06:50:58 AM
I have been drinking TONS of tea, and the occasional diet soda. I know what you mean about chocolates! They wouldn't have lasted more than a day or two around me. I haven't trusted myself to do any baking yet, because before Christmas I kept baking cookies, which only lasted a day or two, mostly due to me. I am really trying hard to eat as I have my children eat. I don't let them eat cookies for breakfast, so I can't either. I have them eat fruits and veggies, which they love, so I'm trying to eat more of them too.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 10:05:15 PM
Heather- I know what you mean. I am very short with a very small frame and I got up to 181. That was a wake up call to me. I am already feeling better just having lost the 6 lbs so far and I am excited to do more!
I am doing more cooking and baking but just because I bake it that day doesn't mean it has to be consumed that day! :D Saving and savoring for later is the key for me.
Doug got me a big box of Lindor Truffles (yum!) for Christmas- at least 30 of those lovely little chocolates and there are still some in the box! Last year I would have been eating them by the handful everyday! Oh wait...I did do that....Darn! LOL
I also have been trying to drink more- More water, more tea even more diet soda (I know....booo hiss! But it is a step in the right direction away from regular soda!!) I have stepped the soda drinking way down and by being full of liquid all the time, my cravings have lessened as well.
Alee
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| PlumCreekMama |
Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 8:16:45 PM
Great post, Alee! I decided late last year I needed to make changes for the same reasons as you did. I officially started December 29th, because it was a Monday, and the journal I bought started then. I have been keeping track of calories. Trying to eat small snacks between meals to keep my metabolism going and so I don't get so hungry by the time the next meal comes along. I have stocked up on 100 calorie packs of popcorn and things so that if I do get a junk food attack, I'm not as likely to go crazy! I have been making it a priority especially to eat breakfast- high-fiber cereal with yogurt. We have only eaten out a couple times, but I'm trying to cut that out altogether, and I've been doing a pretty good job of cooking at home.
For Christmas, hubby got me a Wii Fit (by being at Best Buy at 6 in the am). I have been using that like crazy! I don't even feel like I'm really working out, more like seeing how well I can do in a video game! I love it. I have been trying to use my treadmill more as well. So far, I have lost 10 pounds! This is the lightest I've been since early in my pregnancy with my now almost 2 year old. I'm hoping in a couple more weeks to be under the 200 mark (yikes!) I really can't believe I let myself get this heavy! It's good to know of you other farmgirls out there fighting the fight with me!
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 3:42:34 PM
Heather- you are still doing great! Don't beat yourself up about it! As long as you aren't eating one every day. Being healthy- we can afford little pleasures now and then1
Victoria- have you tried dried fruit? We buy bags of it from Costco and they really give a nice sweetness plus having lots of fiber!
Alee
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