Just want to say hello!

Hi to all of my august famliy members! I haven't had the time to log on and about a week or so. I'm doing good and I can see the rest of you or doing great with the exercise program. I think the last time I post I had loss about 83 are 84 pounds. Now I'm down 89 pounds as of this morning. So I weighted in at 195 this morning. I haven't been exercising like I should but I walk so much at work that I bought a life tracker to count my steps, and most days I take 11,000 steps before I take it off. The 11,000 steps equal to around 4 to 4.5 miles. My nutr- said the walking I do at work really don't count, but I say it do. Well I'm at work and I guess I better get back to work. Take care Carolyn (Jc C.) 284/195/ 160-ished should put me in a size 12.

Jc C! your walking at work is better than if you had a desk job, but.... for us to get a benefit (calorie/fat burning, cardiovascular/musculo-skeletal conditioning, e.t.c.) you have to be walking continuously for 30-45 min at pace that keeps your heart rate at 60-80% above your maximum rate...and that depends on your age and weight. Then and only then it's efficient...Otherwise doing anything , even in short incriments beats NOT doing, and everything counts as long as there is increase in speed/length/resistance and such, but you are not getting maximum benefit from it. don't skip your gym just because your job involves walking.. I don't mean to be hard on you or negative, but I'm practicing PA, and I counsel people on it on a daily basis, so I felt I needed to clarify things. Anyway, it sounds you've done very well in your weightloss, and that's great. best wishes to you, Rita