Posts by bippysmom

I believe that our bodies have a "happy" weight as well.  When I lost all the weight I wanted (the first go-round) I got to 132, which was low for me. It was incredibly hard for me to maintain that and most people told me I looked too skinny.  I gained back a few pounds and was able to maintain 140-146 for a year without hardly even trying.  It wasn't until I got really lazy and really started to over-eat that I gained back to 165 where I was when I came back on here.

I've lost a few pounds since I've been back on CC (here I come again 140)

mamo24- That is exactly how I started... at first I only jogged for 15 sec intervals though. 15 sec jog, 3 min walk intervals. I just ran my 3rd Half Marathon last month! It took awhile to get here, and I will never be fast (average 11.5 min miles) but, whatever. I'm not in it to win it.

Great job!

Congrats!

And Happy Birthday!

Skiijoring is a sport similar to dog sledding, except you (normally) only have one dog, and the dog is pulling a skier instead of a sled!  The dog is in harness attached to the skier by an 8' line, the skier is in harness with cross country skis and poles.  That is the basic concept.  Some people have up the 3 dogs, but for starters I'd just go with my pointer mix, she's got enough energy to match 10 dogs !  The point isn't to have the dog pull the skier the whole way, the skier has to work at it, too, so you don't wear your dog out too soon.  There are several websites dedicated to this sport that have a lot more info, I don't know that much about it yet, I'm just toying with the idea, since I have the dog and the skis!

'Normal' for me, after spending the last 2 years losing weight and finally entering maintenance mode, is exercising 6 days a week.  And writing down everything that I eat, even if that means I ate 4 pieces of Pineapple Upside Down Cake and had a 2500 calorie day (yesterday-- eesh).  It wasn't the occasional high-calorie day that made me fat, it was the fact that every day was a high-calorie day, and I didn't exercise. 

I truely love to exercise now.  I enjoy setting new fitness goals for myself and achieving them and setting new ones.  I enjoy the way that eating right makes my body feel. 

This isn't a diet, or an abnormal lifestyle, this is a healthy lifestyle.  And of course you should not obsess over what you eat, but you should watch what you eat.  And if you want 4 pieces of Pineapple Upside Down Cake, than have it!  But be careful the next day, or exercise it off.  Or just don't worry about it so much because the extra 600 calories for one day isn't going to make you fat!

Okay, no racquetball players.  How 'bout tennis, badmiton,... ping pong?

I did it! 134.5 yesterday, 135 today! Woo Hoo!  I'll maintain here for a bit, and see if it's good or not.  I'm starting to get a lot of the "You're going to blow away if you lose any more" comments, so maybe here is good...

Have a great day!

Congrats!

I ran my first half-marathon this past May, you totally kicked my times' butt! (2:31:54) I was just happy to finish!  My goal this next May (Fargo Marathon) is to shave 20 minutes off my time!  I plan to run the full marathon in 2010!

Well done! 

That was short-lived, I didn't have a great weekend, back up to 141 (sigh), I'll do my best to get back under 140 by the end of the week...

My first 5K I ran in 31:43,( ran in July '07) I trained at about 5 to 5.5 mph.  So I did okay, and I was soooo proud!  This past May I trained for and ran a 1/2 marathon.  Just a warning: RACING IS ADDICTIVE!  Have fun and good luck!!!