Posts by stlmelissa

I had the same small pain a few weeks ago and it's only gotten worse.  Some mild pain after a longer run transformed into some pain after sitting for a while then standing and sometimes first thing in the morning.  It was never too bad but then today after a longer run I'm in more pain and I'm realizing it might be plantar fasciitis.  I think I have worn my shoes down too much (they're over a year old) and may arch supports.  Also, focusing on stretching the calves is suggested to help.

My advice is to take care of it now before it comes more of a serious issue.

Hello!  I did my second day of workout 1 this morning.  I've been pretty active for a while, but I'm hoping this circuit training style workout (which I love!) will help me get over the 100 pound hump I'm stuck on.  I've also made a major switch and started working out in the mornings before work instead of at night in hopes that my body will adjust by losing some pounds. 

I don't know about you all - but I've been running, doing weight training at least twice a week, and turbojam videos but after doing the first workout Monday morning my muscles were too sore to do it again on Tuesday.  I'm thinking that the recovery period will shorten the more I do it.  

So for this week it's:

Monday: 30 Day Shred 

Tuesday: running (3 miles)

Wed: 30 day shred

Thursday: running (4 miles)

Friday: 30 day shred

Saturday: Rest (still get 10,000 steps in)

Sunday:? Depends on how I feel but hopefully the video

I'm in this situation, too!  My husband and I have been planning on trying beginning this spring, so in the fall of 2007 I decided to take action.  I started at 298 and am now at 203 and I'm hoping to be around 180 before we start trying. 

It's the best motivation possible and it will be worth it.  Good luck to everyone! 

Yay!  I have an older set I ordered from amazon and without the tubes or gloves it was $8.  I do the cardio party mix 1 (45 minutes), the shorter cardio (20 mins), and the weight workout with my own hand weights (40 mins) fairly regularly when I'm not running.  They're fun and will definitely make you sweat.  

I'm in week 5 and I am so excited about running that I can't imagine stopping at this point.  My best advice is to sign up for a 5K pretty soon so you have a goal date.  Mine is November 9th and it feels good to have a date to get ready for.  Give yourself enough time to repeat weeks or a few days here and there and get going!  Also, go to http://www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/page6/ page6.html to download podcasts for the runs.  It makes them go by faster and it's great to have the motivation in your ear.

Good luck!

So far, this is not an issue for me.  I'm 25, and started last September at 298.  I've been overweight for a long time, but probably over 250 for 2-3 years.  I've lost 70 pounds and I don't have any issues with loose skin yet.  For the last 5 months I've been alternating cardio with a weight workout and I believe that is helping.  If I do have any loose skin, I'll expect it to be on my upper arms and middle area.  Loose skin beats an extra 120 pounds, in my opinion!

I'm still around too.  I've been a little stuck during the past couple of weeks and I've been trying different plateau breaking techniques, but I think I just need to keep working hard and wait it out. 

I'm so happy for everyone who's still motivated and still losing!  As of now, I'm 69 pounds down.  I was hoping to be at an even 70 by sometime this week, so we'll see :-) 

My goal is to be 100 pounds lighter by Christmas of this year.  I'm starting the Couch 2 5K program next month so that'll be a nice change.  For now, it's Turbo Jam, Turbo Sculpt, Pilates, and whatever else I can think of to get my heart rate up. 

We'll get there, just maybe not on our timelines :-)

I love original Fiber One and think it's interesting that the other flavors - honey clusters, for example - is packaged like regular cereal.  My husband thinks the original comes in two bags because it's so gross that you'll inevitably want to throw your own bag away and you still have an unopened bag to give to someone you want to torture. 

I actually love it and I love the packaging because it's so random.  Maybe it's because you don't need very much to fill you up and it's a solution for longer shelf life? 

You don't immediately delete all pictures taken of yourself because you look pretty good in all of them.  Except profile shots, duh. Nobody I know likes profile shots of themselves.

I can totally sympathize with you on this.  I'm fairly confident that I just broke a plateau.  I started at 298 last September and was stalled at 241-243 for at least 4 weeks.  I still have a good 60 pounds to lose and I, too, was frustrated at the stall.  I was working out 5 days a week, cardio and light weights, mixing up the days I worked out and the types of exercise.  I was also varying my foods but sticking to 1800 calories or so. 

It was scary, but for two days I ate at my maintenance and above and stopped working out.  It's weird to be so calorie conscious and then knowingly go over your amount.  Although it felt weird, it's not a terrible way to get the loss going again.  I added calories by eating mostly healthy items like nuts, peanut butter, and some larger portions of yogurt and fruit.  I also ate some things I don't usually eat like homemade chex mix and luna bars like they were going out of style.  I felt like it worked because my appetite increased and I woke up on the 3rd day feeling ravenously hungry - like my metabolism was working overtime.  After doing this (2 weeks ago), I had dropped to 240 the next day and last week I was at 239.  I will weigh in tomorrow and hope to be around 237. 

Now I'm taking a more conscious zig zag approach and boosting the intensity of my workouts.  Good luck to you!

Hey meagang - I can totally feel your pain.  After losing 55 pounds, I was stuck for a good 3-4 weeks.  After being totally frustrated, last week I ate at my maintenance calories for 2 days and took a break from working out.  I then dropped back down to normal calories and picked up the workouts to 4-5 days a week and tried to increase my intensity a little.  I have dropped 2 pounds this week and I hope that the plateau is officially over!

It seems like after losing so much weight - congrats on your 70 pounds! - our bodies are like, hold it! and they need to catch up.  That's what makes sense in my head, anyway.   I think I've gotten more lax on counting exactly, too because it seems like I know what I'm doing.  But this week I've been a little more diligent and really paying attention to not just getting through my workouts, but pushing a little harder and eating a little better. 

Good luck to you - you'll make it through.  Unfortunately, we'll probably have to go through this again sometime so we need strategies to deal with it. 

Hello to everyone who's joined recently!  It looks like the long weekend got us pumped up with sodium and too much food overall, but we'll work extra hard to make sure the extra Kabobs and homemade cheesecake don't stick with us (speaking from experience).

I think that tonight I'll try the push up challenge!  Last night I did 55 minutes of Tae Bo and then 12 minutes of Pilates after so maybe the pushups and a quick walk will be enough for me tonight.   Courtney I'm just thinking about doing pushups in a conference room or my office and how embarassed I'd be if somebody walked in - good for you!!

I'm pretty sure that my plateau is over because I've totally broken past the 241.4 barrier to 240.4!  I ate at my maintenance for 2 days and took a break from working out, then dropped back down to 1800-1900 and started working out again.  It was scary to make myself eat at my maintenance - about 2400.  Good to know that it worked this time and it's not really hard to do. 

Another good challenge is to see how long we can do jumping jacks for.  I have to do them in Turbo Jam and in Tae Bo and I HATE doing them.  There's too much bouncing and they always make me have to pee. But one of my personal fitness goals is to be able to do them and feel more comfortable. 

I, um, had woman time this weekend and I know better not to get on a scale and freak myself out.  So, I'll check back in tomorrow! 

Congrats to all who lost and everyone who did their best to stay on track last week.  Another week and another chance to lose!

I'm up 1.5 pounds from yesterday which I'm pretty sure is water weight, too.  It's getting close to my special woman time, I went out for dinner last night and had a cocktail.  Also, everything tasted so salty to me!  That combination = more poundage that I do not own up to.  So I'm making sure to drink even more water than usual (120 oz), try to work up a good sweat, and just relax about it!!

Ditto about the saunas and heat.  I only like to sweat when I'm making it happen- not just sitting around.  Gross!

Helllllooooo and Happy Monday ladies!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  I'm excited because I definitely broke my little plateau and lost 2.4 pounds last week! 

Thanks for the great feedback about my mini-goals.  I really need something to look forward to or else I'll get defeated.  You're right, kekri, buying new clothes is a necessity!  I hate feeling like a sloppy dresser when my pants and shirts are all too big.  But then I feel like the new clothes are too tight when in reality they just fit.

How did everyone else do last week?