Could any of you help share your advice and experience?
I was always a very mentally active person. Sitting around doing nothing never appealed to me (even on vacation!) I always had to be doing something or I was wasting time - beading, reading, painting, SOMETHING. So to me, exercise lacked that extra something - until I discovered books on tape - now I can read while I'm walking! Win-win. Now I walk at lunch break rather than eating a meal (I drink shakes mid-morning and mid-afternoon, snacks between). I also walk in the evening BEFORE I go home. This way, the myriad distractions at home do not keep me from my walk. I know that, once I get home, all energy drains from me, so this way I can keep going. I'm up to 7 miles a day now, 9 months after my surgery. I'm down 120 pounds from my highest, and enjoying the trip. Sure, it's hot in the summer, but in the mountains of West Virginia, it's not TOO hot, even at noon in August :)
HI:
I'm a 58 years old , 87 pounds male. About a year ago i jonied this community because I weighed about 225 punds and was considering surgery. Instead of surgery I decided to watch my food intake (read a lot of diet books) and start exercising at a gym. At the beginning I was hardly able to use the elliptical or treadmill for more than 15 minutes . by January 2011 I was about 210 pounds and able to sustain a relatively easy effort for about 40 minutes.
Then in January went to a dietitian and my wieght wnt down to 200 pounds, but I discontinued exercise because I always felt tired.
I resumed exercising in April 2011, but kept the weight and felt no improvement.
In late June 2011, I started working with a coach with heart beat based program.
The program was easy at the beginning, but became more challenging every week. On August 14 I ran muy first run; it was a family oriented 3k, a short distance, but was my first race in my lifetime; I finished at the first half of 1500 runners. Now i plan to run a 5k in September
I'm now 187 punds and need to lose at least another 20,. The scale says I'm not losing weight, but went from 42 pants to 36.
About other health issues, went from 136/90 blood pressure to 110/70 and resting heart beat rate of 60.
At the beginning I was running to lose weight, now I want to lose weigh to run better.
My experience:
-The hardest part is to start
-Always consult a physician before exercising
-My cardiologist recommend me to run, but under heart rate control and under supervision by a chiropractor who is also a Sports Medicine specialist
-if you are over 35 and overweight, use a heart rate monitor.
-Don't push yourself too hard at the beginning
-Commit yourself, joining a exercise group or a gym
-Don't feel embarrassed about working out at a gym full of fit people, they will admire your courage
-Set a concrete goal, eg. be able to go on a hike with family or participate at a race.
-Enjoy your exercise, in my case, found that I like to run, maybe you'll like swimming,
-Set realistic goals, you won't lose your weight in a few months
-Be aware that you'll need to keep exercising in order to keep your weight down, but don't be fatalistic about it, enjoy it!
I'm a 58 years old , 87 pounds male. About a year ago i jonied this community because I weighed about 225 punds and was considering surgery. Instead of surgery I decided to watch my food intake (read a lot of diet books) and start exercising at a gym. At the beginning I was hardly able to use the elliptical or treadmill for more than 15 minutes . by January 2011 I was about 210 pounds and able to sustain a relatively easy effort for about 40 minutes.
Then in January went to a dietitian and my wieght wnt down to 200 pounds, but I discontinued exercise because I always felt tired.
I resumed exercising in April 2011, but kept the weight and felt no improvement.
In late June 2011, I started working with a coach with heart beat based program.
The program was easy at the beginning, but became more challenging every week. On August 14 I ran muy first run; it was a family oriented 3k, a short distance, but was my first race in my lifetime; I finished at the first half of 1500 runners. Now i plan to run a 5k in September
I'm now 187 punds and need to lose at least another 20,. The scale says I'm not losing weight, but went from 42 pants to 36.
About other health issues, went from 136/90 blood pressure to 110/70 and resting heart beat rate of 60.
At the beginning I was running to lose weight, now I want to lose weigh to run better.
My experience:
-The hardest part is to start
-Always consult a physician before exercising
-My cardiologist recommend me to run, but under heart rate control and under supervision by a chiropractor who is also a Sports Medicine specialist
-if you are over 35 and overweight, use a heart rate monitor.
-Don't push yourself too hard at the beginning
-Commit yourself, joining a exercise group or a gym
-Don't feel embarrassed about working out at a gym full of fit people, they will admire your courage
-Set a concrete goal, eg. be able to go on a hike with family or participate at a race.
-Enjoy your exercise, in my case, found that I like to run, maybe you'll like swimming,
-Set realistic goals, you won't lose your weight in a few months
-Be aware that you'll need to keep exercising in order to keep your weight down, but don't be fatalistic about it, enjoy it!
I did the couch to 5k training, then the freeway to 10k training with a few starts and stops and few weeks of slow down but when I challenged myself to travel the distance between my home and my mission in Nicaragua then I became dedicated to the run.
I was accepted to go on a 3 month mission to teach English in Nicaragua but I have to raise the money to get there and to live there. The challenge I chose was to run/walk/bike 3553 kilometers in nine months. That is 13 kilometers per day and with holidays and traveling and having a few days off it has been difficult to keep up the challenge but I am on track.
Sometimes I feel as though I am not getting the support I need and I wonder why I am doing this challenge because I am basically a shy person and hate to ask people for support but then I will get someone to sponsor me and I feel that I can continue.
Through the OH board I was inspired by others who have begun running programs, marathons and triathalons. It is the strength that others share that causes me to perservere and want to carry on.
I have really have a desire to have strength and endurance and the program has caused me to celebrate the strength I have to continue on in my challenge. Whether or not I raise the $5,000 needed or not for my trip I feel I have accomplished so much with my enduring through this challenge and I cannot wait to share with those who have supported me along the way that I have completed this challenge.
I was accepted to go on a 3 month mission to teach English in Nicaragua but I have to raise the money to get there and to live there. The challenge I chose was to run/walk/bike 3553 kilometers in nine months. That is 13 kilometers per day and with holidays and traveling and having a few days off it has been difficult to keep up the challenge but I am on track.
Sometimes I feel as though I am not getting the support I need and I wonder why I am doing this challenge because I am basically a shy person and hate to ask people for support but then I will get someone to sponsor me and I feel that I can continue.
Through the OH board I was inspired by others who have begun running programs, marathons and triathalons. It is the strength that others share that causes me to perservere and want to carry on.
I have really have a desire to have strength and endurance and the program has caused me to celebrate the strength I have to continue on in my challenge. Whether or not I raise the $5,000 needed or not for my trip I feel I have accomplished so much with my enduring through this challenge and I cannot wait to share with those who have supported me along the way that I have completed this challenge.
There are so many things that can come up to knock people off-track. But one of the things I use is a personal commitment. I made a promise to myself that I would never get above 240 ever again. I currently sit at 228. My goal is 195.
I may break promises to other people but I rarely break them to myself. Because I have to live with me every moment. No one else has that wonderful opportunity
.
But seriously the personal commitment is my thing. I also read a lot of books that are not weight-loss related. I read a lot of stuff about the mind. My favorite is "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" by Dr. Joseph Murphy. Wonderful book.
I may break promises to other people but I rarely break them to myself. Because I have to live with me every moment. No one else has that wonderful opportunity
.But seriously the personal commitment is my thing. I also read a lot of books that are not weight-loss related. I read a lot of stuff about the mind. My favorite is "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" by Dr. Joseph Murphy. Wonderful book.
well first let me put my disclaimer in...I am far from a skinny minny. I've lost over 170 pounds since my weight loss surgery. I've gone back to school part time and I am working full time so over this past semester, it's been a real challenge to get to the gym. What I do is when i wake up I do arm exercises and leg lifts. I take the stairs as often as I can and I've recently been doing 10 minute work outs to keep me motivated until I can get back to doing 30 mins or more of regular exercise. Sticking to 10 mins a day helps me stay on the ball and every little bit of movement helps a long the way. I bring my ipod with me even to work. It keeps me motivated and once I get a chnace I take my breaks and walk out doors.
One thing is that I don't let myself 'slack off' 2 days in a row.
Things come up and life gets busy --- so, I had better get out there and do my exercise today, in case tomorrow I can't get it done.
I also push to go 'one more song' on my playlist when I am trying to increase my time/endurance.
When I started working on the elliptical machine, I could do 5 minutes -- and I pushed myself by doing 'one more song' each wee****il I had built up to an hour at a time.
Things come up and life gets busy --- so, I had better get out there and do my exercise today, in case tomorrow I can't get it done.
I also push to go 'one more song' on my playlist when I am trying to increase my time/endurance.
When I started working on the elliptical machine, I could do 5 minutes -- and I pushed myself by doing 'one more song' each wee****il I had built up to an hour at a time.
Most Active
Recent Topics
