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Hey everyone,
I work a desk job and I recently got the opportunity to work remotely from home. I am hoping I can use this change to start some better habits throughout the day, rather than just sitting at my desk and working all day. I am thinking of getting a treadmill and putting my laptop up there and trying to walk and work at the same time. If I split the time I spend sitting/walking while I work, I hope that it will help me establish some better habits. Has anyone had any experience trying to do this? Another thing is that I am trying to find a treadmill that will last a long time. I am hoping that I'll be able to lose some of my weight and start to actually run without my joints hurting. I am looking into getting this treadmill here. It looks like a good piece of equipment but I want to make sure that it is going to last a long time. Also, I might have to put something up there to make sure my laptop stays there. I would consider an actual treadmill desk but they just look like they will break down fast. So, does anyone have experience with anything like this or even that specific treadmill or just having a walking treadmill? Thanks.
I'm sorry to hear about your bad news :(
M - nothing
Tu - running (4 miles planned), yoga stretching
W - pilates class, yoga class (might skip yoga for time reasons)
Th - running (7 miles planned), yoga stretching
F - zenga class
Sa - running (3.1 mile parkrun)
Su - yoga at home
Since I'm a slow runner, treadmills can be annoying on long runs since the ones at the gym stop at 60 minutes! What a problem to have. It's also weird to be on a treadmill forever at a gym while people around me come and go and only do 5-20 minutes.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. Use your fencing to get some of the hurt and anger out. My thoughts are with you
Monday 60 minute ride 60 minute swim
Tue 60 minute ride
Wed strength training dance and swim
Thursday 60 minute ride
Friday 60 minute run
Saturday 150 minute ride follow by a 30 minute run
Sunday 40 minute swim and a 100 minute run
no rest for me
HW: 440#s
Surgery Weight: 378#s
Current Weight: 317#s
Goal Weight Range: 130#- 140#
I'm almost 5 months post-op my RNY. I informed my surgeon, nutritionist, bariatric nurse, insurer case worker and my PCP that I want to go to the bowling lane closest to me as a part of my fitness/ workout regime. Granted I've never been a skilled bowler. In fact I've not picked up a bowling ball since I was an adolescent. Besides, as I told my practitioners, I'm not doing this on a competitive level/ to keep score. But if I'm going to be stretching my muscles, putting my body in to varying stances and using muscles in ways I've not done in decades (possibly never used) in order to exercise, I want to be doing something that is fun. And in someplace that's air conditioned 
with my best friend/ personal assistant. She and her bf are skilled bowlers. 
So this should be great.
My surgeon told me to go easy because of my bone loss, I still have to use my quad cane for balance due to my heavy sagging loose skin on my weight bearing joints and that he doesn't really want me lifting more than 10 pounds of anything. But, as long as my assistant is with me, that I don't go bowling for longer than 45 minutes and not to do it more than twice a week for 6-8 weeks once I begin and to take my breaks, then he's fine with it. YAY!! I ordered my bowling shoes two weeks ago from www.bowlingball.com and received them last week. My friend & her bf have family events going on for the next few weeks in PA, but once she's back we can go. I can't drive and rely on her as my paid assistant to take me to my med and misc. appointments. But it's all good. I can still do my at home workouts until then.
By the time I get going, I'll burn off more fat 
to get me UNDER the 290s by then & build muscle for more intermediate routines, that I'll need a prescription for, that I've got planned for mid/ late Autumn.
Stay tuned.
Good luck to any and all on their journey and quest for better health and a positive & more active and social life! Peace. 
Bad new Monday here - learned of a friend with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and another friend's spouse died yesterday. Boy, will I need to stab people tonight.
Sunday - yoga 1 hour
Monday - fence - lesson and class 2.5 hours
Tuesday - Pilates 1 hour and cross fit 1 hour
Wednesday - fencing
Thursday - cross fit
Friday, Saturday and Sunday - who knows - we're driving to Maine from Philly to see my hubby's sister and family so, probably lots of walking but not much else. He's running a 10k while he's up there. But I'll just be sitting around which makes me a bit antsy. Still trying to figure out what I can do without screwing up the family schedule.
Hope everyone has a great week.
Keep on losing!
Diana
HW 271.5 (April 2016) SW 246.9 (8/23/16) CW 158 (5/2/18)
200 miles..wow..I was running 30 miles a week before I got injured. Of course in hindsight, that was too much for me but when you feel great, its hard to make yourself slow down. Hopefully more cross training for me will help.
Did 4 miles Sunday. Went pretty slow. 10:40 pace. Legs are slowly coming back around. Its so great getting to run again. If anyone is using Strava, look me up.
Starting running 2 days a week again. Tues going to do 5 and then Sunday at least 5. Thursday going to do 26 miles cycling and still swimming M, W, and Fri.
A lot of activity trackers let you track your shoe mileage and remind you when to replace.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I have ran several 1/2's already. I'm very close to a sub 2:00 time. Last time I ran a 2:03. No, my plan is to run a 4:45 marathon. We, the running group I'm in, follow Higdon's marathon training. We will start here very soon since we are @4 months out. I also personally follow "the Maffetone method" of Heart Rate training. Thats why I needed to slow down because my HR needs to be around 135 and it was up to 150 but that's just because my training has been on hold.
I actually went too long on my old Hokas. I never noticed that bottom had worn out so I recently purchased a new brand of Hokas with more support.
