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Topic: RE: 21 DAY CHALLENGE OF CHANGE - DAY 3
Guess what ??????? The scales moved. 
I lost a pound this past week. 210.6 this morning. I realize that may not be the last I see of the dreaded stall but - the scale moved.
I met my Mom at the park yesterday for a walk. 2.5 miles in just over 30 minutes. It was wonderful. My Mom has always walked circles around me. I've never been able to keep up with her. I'm pleased to announce that yesterday - I set the pace, led the way and talked while we walked. Oh what a great WOW moment.
I think I'm going to try a yoga class this week. A studio just opened down the street and it looks quite interesting to me. Any thoughts?
- Iris
I lost a pound this past week. 210.6 this morning. I realize that may not be the last I see of the dreaded stall but - the scale moved. I met my Mom at the park yesterday for a walk. 2.5 miles in just over 30 minutes. It was wonderful. My Mom has always walked circles around me. I've never been able to keep up with her. I'm pleased to announce that yesterday - I set the pace, led the way and talked while we walked. Oh what a great WOW moment.
I think I'm going to try a yoga class this week. A studio just opened down the street and it looks quite interesting to me. Any thoughts?
- Iris
Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.
Highest Surgery Lowest Current
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Topic: 21 DAY CHALLENGE OF CHANGE - DAY 3
Exercise ...
Have you challenged your Exercise Regimen lately ?
Are you exercising ?
If you are not exercising .. have you asked yourself Why not ?
Exercise was the key in my weight loss . I heard early out from some long term post ops that they did there very best when they exercised .
I found my greatest weight loss occurred on the weeks that I swam the most .
If you are not exercising and but want to get started .. I would suggest walking . Walking short brisk walks is as good as doing long lasting cardio .
Exercise needs to be fun .. it needs to challenge you .. it needs to be done daily .
I know there are so many of us out here that have never exercised a day .. but I am here to testify .. I had never exercised before my RNY .. but I began walking .. then by month 3 I was running . You can do this .. You must not let it scare you . It is ok to sweat .. trust me .. LOL
Try to incorporate this mantra .. " You must move to lose "
I challenge each of you to try something new this week .
Join a gym ,
Go for a walk ..
Go for a swim ..
Just get out there and move . It will jump start that metabolism .. and it is soo good for your over all health .
Happy Exercising !!
Tink
Have you challenged your Exercise Regimen lately ?
Are you exercising ?
If you are not exercising .. have you asked yourself Why not ?
Exercise was the key in my weight loss . I heard early out from some long term post ops that they did there very best when they exercised .
I found my greatest weight loss occurred on the weeks that I swam the most .
If you are not exercising and but want to get started .. I would suggest walking . Walking short brisk walks is as good as doing long lasting cardio .
Exercise needs to be fun .. it needs to challenge you .. it needs to be done daily .
I know there are so many of us out here that have never exercised a day .. but I am here to testify .. I had never exercised before my RNY .. but I began walking .. then by month 3 I was running . You can do this .. You must not let it scare you . It is ok to sweat .. trust me .. LOL
Try to incorporate this mantra .. " You must move to lose "
I challenge each of you to try something new this week .
Join a gym ,
Go for a walk ..
Go for a swim ..
Just get out there and move . It will jump start that metabolism .. and it is soo good for your over all health .
Happy Exercising !!
Tink
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
www.obesityhelp.com/group/LifeStartsWLS08
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Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
Topic: 21 DAY CHALLENGE OF CHANGE - DAY 2
Today is a new day .... Was today a day of challenges for you ?
What are some things in your life that challenge you ?
Are you a challenge unto yourself .. ?
In order to give ourselves challenges , we need to look at things that we may falter at . Things we may want to improve on .. things we may have never done before .
Make a list of things that challenge you . ( What keeps you from your goals )
List things that you would love to do now, and it has to be things that you would have never dreamed of doing ?
If we can challenge our selves, we can set the limits of what and who we are .
Challenges are good .. they keep us on our toes ..
Tink
What are some things in your life that challenge you ?
Are you a challenge unto yourself .. ?
In order to give ourselves challenges , we need to look at things that we may falter at . Things we may want to improve on .. things we may have never done before .
Make a list of things that challenge you . ( What keeps you from your goals )
List things that you would love to do now, and it has to be things that you would have never dreamed of doing ?
If we can challenge our selves, we can set the limits of what and who we are .
Challenges are good .. they keep us on our toes ..
Tink
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
www.obesityhelp.com/group/LifeStartsWLS08
www.vawlsevents.com
Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
Topic: RE: Diet = Defeat...Doesn't it?
Ok, in the middle of thinking about things like diet pills and starvation, I stopped and sent an email to my nutritionist, asking for a meeting ASAP. Thanks, Tink.
Lisa
Lisa
"The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become."
Topic: My Internet will be down .. HELP
I may be loosing my internet service for a couple days. I switched my service to my daughters house and am waiting on my modem to get here . If it does not come today , I will be SOL .
In case this happens , will someone do the challenge for tommorow ?
If you want to help me out with this .. PM me as fast as you can so I can get you the topic ,
Thanks to you all so much ,
Tink
In case this happens , will someone do the challenge for tommorow ?
If you want to help me out with this .. PM me as fast as you can so I can get you the topic ,
Thanks to you all so much ,
Tink
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
www.obesityhelp.com/group/LifeStartsWLS08
www.vawlsevents.com
Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
Topic: RE: Diet = Defeat...Doesn't it?
You are never defeated Lisa .
What I did that may help you is take the word diet , out of your vocabulary .
I call what I do , healthy eating . " Diet" is just a reminder of defeat for me ..
The first steps you can try is to look at your food choices .
Look at the times and cir****tances in which you are eating . Are you eating because you need to fuel your body ? Are you stress eating , are you comfort eating ?
Once we can identify these things , Then we can work on behavior modification on doing away with the bad food choices .
As to finding what foods are right for you , to assist in the weight loss .. you need to look at proteins first , Veggies second and then a carb .
You may want to contact your nutritionist to have him or her develop a plan for you. I can only tell you things I have done .
Here is one example .
Protien intake went up to 120 grams ,
Calories no more than 1200
Increase your water. If you are doing 60 oz take it up to 90
Exercise .. you gotta move to lose. If you are working out , change up your work out . Your body becomes happy with your work out , your mucles adapt .. changing it up , will also increase your motabolism .
By doing this , I was able to continue on in my journey to never plateua and to loose the 225 pounds.
I hope this helps , if you have question let me know .. that is what I am here for .
Hugs .. and I know you can do this !
Tink
What I did that may help you is take the word diet , out of your vocabulary .
I call what I do , healthy eating . " Diet" is just a reminder of defeat for me ..
The first steps you can try is to look at your food choices .
Look at the times and cir****tances in which you are eating . Are you eating because you need to fuel your body ? Are you stress eating , are you comfort eating ?
Once we can identify these things , Then we can work on behavior modification on doing away with the bad food choices .
As to finding what foods are right for you , to assist in the weight loss .. you need to look at proteins first , Veggies second and then a carb .
You may want to contact your nutritionist to have him or her develop a plan for you. I can only tell you things I have done .
Here is one example .
Protien intake went up to 120 grams ,
Calories no more than 1200
Increase your water. If you are doing 60 oz take it up to 90
Exercise .. you gotta move to lose. If you are working out , change up your work out . Your body becomes happy with your work out , your mucles adapt .. changing it up , will also increase your motabolism .
By doing this , I was able to continue on in my journey to never plateua and to loose the 225 pounds.
I hope this helps , if you have question let me know .. that is what I am here for .
Hugs .. and I know you can do this !
Tink
Proud Obesity Help Bariatric Life Coach
Proud Obesity Help Support Group Leader
Fighting Daily the Disease We Call Obesity !
www.obesityhelp.com/group/LifeStartsWLS08
www.vawlsevents.com
Helping Others Find Their Way to a Life They Deserve!
Topic: RE: 21 DAY CHALLENGE OF CHANGE - DAY 1
Jennifer - I agree with the "me" time idea and what you hope to gain from it. It's so easy to get swept away by everything around us and this is a way to hopefully stay grounded. Good Luck with the not smoking and drinking. I know for myself the two have always gone hand in hand too.
- Iris
- Iris
Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.
Highest Surgery Lowest Current
314.5 294 208 258.4
Topic: Diet = Defeat...Doesn't it?
One of the goals I developed for myself early post-op was to never diet again. I started dieting as a pre-schooler and kept it up right into my 40s. I was in my 30s before I even realized that I had never Learned to eat Normally! I decided that I was going to learn now, in the post-op honeymoon, to eat in a normal, healthy way and then continue that for the rest of my life.
I am now looking at diets, desperate to find a way back to losing weight again...and I feel defeated. That I might have to diet again signifies defeat to me. I am having a hard time reconciling this for myself.
Any thoughts?
Lisa
I am now looking at diets, desperate to find a way back to losing weight again...and I feel defeated. That I might have to diet again signifies defeat to me. I am having a hard time reconciling this for myself.
Any thoughts?
Lisa
"The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become."
Topic: RE: Fluids
Stick to it, Kristen. That was the first rule I lapsed on and I have not turned it around yet. Letting one rule slide leads to letting another slide :-(
Lisa
Lisa
"The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become."
