January Exercise Challenge Week 2

Buncha stuff.  I'm at a weight I haven't been at OH, maybe SINCE I WAS 12.  And, learning what's "normal" to maintain weight instead of always focusing on losing weight is getting really scary.  I stopped recording my food intake for a while because I figured "normal" people don't write down every scrap and that dumped a lot of anxiety on me, and got me started on some old bad habits.  My new goal is 15 lbs less than my original goal and when I found this out I was so happy that I still had weight to lose.  That freaked me out.  I felt that I should have been happy if I didn't have any more weight to lose and I didn't have that in me. 

I went to the Derry support group last night as a way of working on staying on track and Jeff had some really helpful things to say to me.  This is kind of like moving to a new town; I don't know where anything is.  I don't know the "neighborhood".  So, work for me to do.  What else is new, we're all works in progress, right? 

yup totally.  I think Jeff put it in a way that we can all understand.  I think that is what I like about him.  I really wish I could have gone to the meeting.  I am struggling a bit also.  I think I am trying to totally sabotage myself!!!!  I love how I look, but damn, I wish people would stop saying to me "wow, I can't believe that you have 40 more pounds to lose.  You are going to be too thin......"  UGH.  Yesterday, I was eating, and not even realizing it until I started to get very sick.  Had to take deep breaths to stop myself.  Wow, it is amazing. 

I even had Dr. Paciulli say to me "You're not going to lose more weight are you?"  Yikes!  Yes, I am, because I'm only 3 pounds into the Normal BMI Range and I wish, like you, people would stop offering me dire warnings about where I'm going to end up.  I'm leaning on Jacquie (hard) and she's given me a new goal and I'm going to shoot for it. 

What it boils down to, is that this is New Territory for both of us.  I said to Jeff last night "I don't know any of the houses in this neighborhood, they don't look like any I've ever seen before."  I think I've been doing a little self-sabotage myself.  I mean, hey, I've known failure at weight loss many times, it's familiar.  But success?  Nope, haven't seen that much. 

I guess we both have "new neighborhoods" to explore.  I hope my house is next to yours!

DITTO  I could not ask for a better neighbor!!

Im at 260 for last week.

Hi Martha,

I posted my first week on the thread last week.  Only did 90 minutes this past week.  It's been a slow week.  I'll have to get moving in order to make goal.

Jaimbry

Hi Jaimbry...Did I miss it...I am so sorry.

I will put you down this week..

I guess I am really out of it.

I'm at 269 for the month.  Sheesh.  I keep falling off the exercise wagon, for whatever reason (and there have been plenty.)

Next month will be better.

Hi M...

Well a little exercise is better than no exercise!!!  Keep moving. 

Hi - I had posted early in the month, but don't see my info on the list.  I put my goal at 600 minutes.  So far, I've done 490 this month.

This morning I went to Brikam Yoga in Portsmouth for the first time.  If you haven't heard about it, it's the one where the room is REALLY hot and you sweat like crazy.  Because your muscles are so warm, you an get deeper into the postures.  A friend who went wore a heart rate monitor a few times and her heart rate was in the cardio zone.  So although it's "just yoga", this style of yoga really gets your heart rate up.  And the great part - I've felt great all day - lots of energy and my skin feels so smooth.  GUess i cleared out my pores!   I'll probalby go again - if anyone wants to try it, let me know.