Did You Move To Lose Today?

Hello Everyone Well I did it!!!  I really got my butt out of the house and met my son at the gym.  It was core night and we did the following: Floor work Plank Crunches Bicycles Crunches with weights Crunches side to side Crunches side to side with weights Hanging leg raises - When I lifted my legs my son stood there and pushed them back down, now not only does this make you madBut gives you resistance and you "can" really feel this in the abs area. Hanging leg raises with a medicine ball between  your legs - this one took me forever to get it started.  Try putting a ball between the legs when you are hanging there   But once you do get it, boy you can feel it. Floor work I guess you could call these "V"'s.  You lean back as far as you can without falling and then pop back up Same as above with weights Plan****il failure Whew, I gave the kid permission to kill me and he took full advantage of it So my friends, Did You Move To Lose and or Maintain Today?  Come on in and be accountable and share and  inspire. Stay Strong, Sexy and Sassy Take care, Kathy

Hello Kathy! Even though I slept a little later, I DID get up and move this morning. I tried using the stationary bike to warm up (2 miles), then 20-25 minutes of resistance bands, then finished up with 4 more miles of stationary bike up to 20 mph. Then up to the shower and out to the flat tire!

Well what a great combinations.....cardio from the bike and upper body strength workout from changing the tire Thanks for posting and see you tomorrow... Take care, Kathy

Hi Kathy!! I failed on the move to lose plan for today....having some problems at work, stress, stress, stress...mean people, jealous co-workers, etc....and all that stress winds up putting me (and my shoulder/neck) into a stressed out pretzel. It will pass.....(deep breathing exercises...ahhhhh, better) anyways, I will be moving to lose tomorrow....I have an 8K walk on Sunday along the lakefront....Rudolph Ramble...so I'll be walking a little farther and a little faster than usual to get myself though it. take care! Paula

You and I HAVE to get together so we can stress and vent together. What an inspiration you are.  Girl, do you know the temp and it's suppose to snow and you are still walking?  I am ashamed....what puppy is going with you? They say yoga is GREAT for stress, I plan on trying it. It's great to hear from you, sorry about all that is going on at work.  I so know what you are saying... Take care, your walking buddy in the warm weather Kathy

Hi Kathy, Thanks for calling me inspiring...I know it will be cold and all, but hey...it's Chicago...it's expected. And I have my cold weather winter gear, so I will be ok. No dog participating this time...they are little dogs, so I don't want to chance it. Copper is retired from the walks...he may come out of retirement for the next Walk from Obesity.  But he will be available for fun walks in the warmer weather with you and Rocky. Yep, I am into the holistic healing stuff...the chiropractor even did some acupuncture on me today.  It wasn't the most pleasant experience, but I just concentrated on breathing...and I felt somewhat better.  The stuff at work will eventually subside....I'm pretty much blaming myself for letting people's nasty comments get to me so much that it turned me into a tail-spin physically and mentally.  I know in my heart that this b.s. is only temporary.... But for now, I am dealing with some real rude and jealous co-workers. They feel the need to smile at your face and act supportive, and then turn around and gossip about you.  It says a lot about their character..or lack of character.  Then again, if they are talking about me that means that they are leaving other people alone for the moment. I thought about confronting the two that are the main big mouths, but I'm still debating that.   and yes, we will have to get together soon...give me a call or drop me an email so we can try to coordinate schedules. and in the meantime, thank you for your continued support....and remember to take care of yourself...you are an awesome person! xoxo Paula

What is it about when we lose weight people are different towards us? I am assuming they are... I lost what I thought were really good friends when I lost weight.  It was so sad but they were just so mean and saying stuff behind my back.  I found out some had a pool going as to when I would put the weight back on. Grrrrrrrrrrr Hang in there!!!!

I agree that it is most likely because I have lost some weight and am taking a more active role in my health.  In the meantime, they scarf down anything that people bring in to work...like the birthday cake. And then try to get me to have it.....oh, they are sly...or think they are.  It doesn't work. I know that they are both miserable in their personal lives...so I try to take that into account for their bad behavior.  I know it is their own insecurities and that they are just feel threatened by anyone who's life is turning in a positive way.   I just got hurt feelings because I was good friends with each one of them and they've turned on me in such a bad way.   Attacks on your character can be so unnerving, especially because we are already in a very high stress environment....I won't let it cause me to compromise my officers safety on the street, so I go into automatic pilot during work. It's when I get home that it catches up with me. A friend of mine told me that I must be doing things right since they are hating on me so much...hmmm, that's something to consider. oxo P

I moved today. Went to the gym and worked out for 45 min on cardio. Tomorrow is cardio and strength training

Great job on your workout!!!  I think you and I will be shoveling snow today for sure Take care, Kathy