Week's Exercise Challenge 12/19-12/23

Ok guys! It's the holidays so I'll make this week a breeze for exercise and movement. Try to get in 20 minutes a day of exercise. That should be easy for some of you last minute shoppers. I will be checking on your progress throughout the week. Take care and Happy Holidays!!!!!! Keke

Hey Keke I am there with you. I'm already up and moving at 6am. Started laundry have to take my kids to school then its off to Curves where I get measured for my first month, can't wait. Then home to clean laundry ect. Before this surgery I hardly ever made it through the day. I was always laying around not moving. Now I hardly ever sit down.

I got my gazelle a couple days ago in the mail (thanks to the earlier gazelle thread!). The last 2 days I have done 20 min. in the morning and again at night. So far, so good - hope I can keep it up. It is great to do while watching TV, so quiet, and it gets my heartrate up without too much pain! Brenda

Well today I brought my gym bag to work. I am finally going back to the gym for the 1st time. I finally feel good and healthy for once and totally re-hydrated. WISH ME LUCK!!! I have only 7 weeks until I go to Florida! I am hoping to get down to 220 by then. That is 20 lbs.! Erin 292/240/130

Well I had my 2 month weigh in and measurments at curves since surgery I have lost 22 inches and 38 pounds feeling good. Marcey 255/218/150

Marcey.. 22 inches is great!! I didn't measure at the beginning so I haven't bothered to measure now...congrats on your loss of 38 pounds...you are doing great!!!! Jenn

I was a big lap swimmer before surgery. Took great pride in the fact that I was a fat girl who was in shape! I could swim 50 laps (100 lengths) in 30 minutes. That's cruisin' pretty good. Today I went back for the first time since surgery. I made it 15 minutes (I was real tired after 10), and swam about 15 laps. Wow, funny how many stomach muscles you use trying to stay a float. I'm feeling it! Gonna stay at 15 minutes this week, then move up to 20 next week. I'll work on speed later . . . . Kathy

CONGRATULATIONS, MS KATHY ... THAT IS WONDERFUL THAT YOU ARE BACK EXERCISING IN THE POOL. BE SURE TO TELL US ABOUT YOUR IMPROVEMENTS!!!!!!! I CAN'T DO ANY WEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISES SO I HAVE A RECLINE EXERCISE BIKE THAT I'LL USE AS SOON AS MY MEDS SETTLE DOWN ... BUT, I WAS THINKING ABOUT CHECKING WITH THE LOCAL "Y" IN THE NEW YEAR AS I HEARD THAT THEY HAVE WATER-RESISTANCE EXERCISES WHICH SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD. CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS DAWN & NICK

Great going guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!