Chelle 42 yr old Pagan Witch, mom of 4, living in the MidWest
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Ouch ouch ouchSep 19 2006 20:27
Just got home about 15 minutes ago from the gym. Talked with the trainer about my goals and how best to go about them, and what I find difficult to do (at my current weight), etc. He said, for now, just concentrate on the stationery bike - that it should really help me and when I get to my plateau, to "switch it up", so that's what I'm going to do. For now, just concentrate on the bike. I did it tonite (wasn't totally prepared for it - didn't wear sneakers LOL) however I did 7.5 minutes. I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but for someone who is VERY sedentary and 400+ lbs, for the first time, I thought I did good. I tried to weigh myself there, however their scale only goes to 350, so I guess I'm back to waiting til next month to purchase a 400+ scale. I was *really* looking forward to seeing my current weight too. ::clicks fingers:: At least I know I'm on my way. And I feel good, even though I also HURT. Oh - also found out (little too late) that I could have been using it over the weekend, that we didn't need to see the trainer before starting. My bad.
So right now I'm cooking dinner - something of my own making. I am using noodles, mixed veggies and some boneless/skinless chicken. Gonna steam the veggies and cut up the chicken into bite-sized pieces, and put just a little bit of butter and seasoning (or parmesan cheese) on the whole thing. We were driving home and passed an Italian restaurant and I thought "thats what I want..pasta", even though I'm not really 'in' to Italian food. At least this way I can have it without all the added calories and such. Hmmm... maybe I'll do a small side salad with it too.
Gotta get more water in today - have only had 4 8-oz today.
Hope you all had a good day too!!
Hey, I'm proud of you for getting on the bike....7.5 minutes is a beginning...you will work your way up to more!! I think when one tries to do too much too soon, they have a tendency to want to quit. You just keep it up and take the small steps. Larger ones will come later. Dinner sounds good. We have parent/teacher conferences this week. We will stay late on Tuesday and Thursday and then be off this Friday. We all brought fixings for a chef salad. They threw it all together and we just added the dressing. I hated that! I wanted to fix my own...too much cheese and ham. So, I ate around the ham and left most of it. At least I had my low fat dressing. Today a friends of mine tried to get me to eat a steak finger from the lunchroom. "Can't you have just one and treat yourself?" I hate that!!! Why do people want to tempt you? I'll treat myself when I want to and with what I want to eat. That may sound petty, but I am serious about losing more weight and keeping off what I have lost. I'm serious!!!! On a good note, we had some ladies from a home health, and they were do free blood pressure and blood sugar counts. My bp was 110/68 and my blood sugar was 129. I account the good reading to the walking I do. Keep up the good work...I know sometimes you feel like you are be deprived when you start eating healthier....don't let yourself think that way...you are doing what is good for your body and health. I'm here for you!!! Denise |
Way to go on the 7.5 minutes! A good start, I think. You're on your way! Hope you dont mind but Ive added you to my friends. You seem to have a great attitude about losing weight. I wish you all the luck in the world. *cheers* |
You go, Willow! 7.5 minutes on the stationary bike - you did good:) When I started working out at 405 lbs, the best, the most I could do was walk - and that wasn't much. I believe my first day I walked a total of 7 laps around the track(works out to be 1 kilometre), and that was in broken laps. The most at once was only 3 laps and that took me probably 7-10 minutes. I'm still not sure I'd be comfortable on the bike - I'll stick to my rowing machine:) I'm surprised that the gym's scale only goes to 350, but hey you can set your first mini-major goal to losing enough to use that scale. Besides, in the beginning, work more at gaining fitness and endurance - the weight will fall on it's own. Keep up the good work! Who ya gonna call? GUT BUSTERS! |
You are getting that "mind set" I was talking about...that's great!!! When you get it, nothing can tempt you...you almost get stubborn about your eating...if people don't want to support me, just leave me alone...sounds mean, but it's not....I'm in this battle for me. Gotta go to work...stay strong....I'm with you!!!! Denise |
7.5 miles...WOOOOHOOOO! Great job! |
Hi Willow, just wanted to welcome you to our team and to say thanks for completing week one! Have a good day! |
Same here, Willow! Welcome aboard. Anything I can do to help - please let me know..Good for you for taking the first step, honey. We'll be here to cheer every one you take from now on! Good luck on your journey. Peace. |
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