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[Pawsitive Thinking]

The secret of my success!

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=105353

[christa]

The secret of my success!

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=105353

Definitely some great motivation you got there! Keep it up!!!

[christa]

Ohhhh, I'm in pain today! I did leg day with hubby yesterday and he killed me! I'm usually sore when I do legs by myself but he just pushes me a little harder than I would myself I guess. That's what I need.

Anyway, I hadn't done squats at the squat rack since I'd been sick so I'm back at that. (squats are the best thing in the world you can do to get your butt into shape!) I did the bar (which is about 20 lbs) and I added a whopping 10 lbs, LOL . . . a little at a time! Then I did walking lunges - ouch! Leg extensions, leg curls, calf raises, & deadlifts . . . so needless to say, I can hardly walk, LOL.

Hope you all found time to work out today! I'm getting ready to go hit the eliptical machine . . . if I can walk to my car, LOL!

[Logan]

I started dieting last August with the goal of losing 48 pounds. I lost 30 and plateaued and sort of "fell off the wagon". I still don't have a regular exercise program and I know that would help. I'm stuck and have probably gained a few pounds back, but I know I am in a much better place than I was a year ago. Maybe putting a bathing suit on next week will give me the nudge I need to get the next 18 off, plus a little more.

My stepchildren swam in an open water meet on Saturday and there were people there, older than me, participating. I have made it my personal goal to participate in the 1K swim next summer. I really want to do this, but I am going to have to tell my family to get used to some "me" time while I train for it. It can't do anything but help me in the long run!

Congrats to all of you for trying and succeeding!

Logan

[carole]

A warning about NUTELLA it is just as addictive as chocolate and stopping at one dab is almost impossible at least for a chocoholic like me, it does however have some healthy aspects, like the hazelnuts are good for you and is made out of skim milk, but like all nice things, too much of it and it is fattening, i buy it for my daughter now and then, and i just cannot help myself taking a teaspoon ful each time, so i try not to buy it too often anymore.

Logan don't despair, i have followed your threads through your great success, just look at it as a bit of time out,the thing is it is fine to have some time off, but i did that at xmas time and did it for too long four months, i got away with not gaining for some time, but it did come on, granted around 6 pounds, but it is a hinder, as i want to loose another twenty, hang on in there girl, we can do it, really we can, remember one day at a time,hopefully coming here will inspire us all to kick butt and get there, i am hopeful.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

My weightloss is a complete disaster . Instead of losing weight, I keep on adding extra weight. I love sweets, but the major cuse for this weightgain is my medicine Prednesolone (with cortizone). I absolutely hate this stuff!! I am trying to get rid of it now by lowering 1 mg every month. So ,now I am taking 7 mg cortizone per day. In December it will be lowered to 1 mg..... ! In the meantime, I am swelling up like a balloon.All summerclothes from last year are way to small....... , even the underwear like bra's )
All that extra weight is so bad for my back-problems too......

Anybody else here with the same problem? I am getting so desperate here....

[RobiLee]

Hey Micki! Its great to hear from you. Congrats on your success. Thanks for the encouragement too. I'm hoping I can work up to a good exercise routine.

Today I didn't get on the treadmill , BUT I did get in a 35 minute walk with Katie and Tori. I felt like I kept at a pretty good pace and we didn't make any stops this evening. Of course my pace is probably slow compared to all of you guys..lol. I just got back a little while ago and I'm still sweating and cooling off. Gotta hit the shower after I type this

Tomorrow is my grocery shopping day and I'll have Christa's list to help me out. The official healthy lifestyle starts tomorrow! Whew, I hope I can follow through. I am a major chocolate person and that is no joke. It is like a super addiction for me. Its actually all I ever want to eat. I'm not kidding when I say that. I just keep telling myself.."One day at a time, Robin, one day at a time."

Thanks for all the encouragement!

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

Tomorrow is my grocery shopping day and I'll have Christa's list to help me out. The official healthy lifestyle starts tomorrow! Whew, I hope I can follow through. I am a major chocolate person and that is no joke. It is like a super addiction for me. Its actually all I ever want to eat. I'm not kidding when I say that. I just keep telling myself.."One day at a time, Robin, one day at a time."

Thanks for all the encouragement!

Well done so far!

Just a comment re the chocolate addiction. I have the same problem - I used to eat at least one or 2 chocs every day (and NOT the snack size ones LOL). I DO still crave a chocolate, but here is how I am fighting my addiction:

- avoiding eating chocs in the evening - eg on the internet or in front of TV - loading up on all those calories and then going to bed was definately a contributor for me (over and above the PCOS making weight loss almost impossible).
If I feel like a chocolate in the evening I tell myself "no problem - have it after lunch tomorrow" - usually I forget at lunchtime the next day, but if I still feel like a chocolate I have a small snack-size one after my lunch

I keep the chocolates in the freezer - so I know I always have them in the house (less chance of going to the store whilst on a "crave" and coming back with a bag of rubbish). PLUS I cant eat one on a whim - I have to remember to defrost it before I can eat it!

I freeze the small cartons of red grape juice - I just saw the top off with a knife and eat it with a spoon like a sorbet. It is SOOOO sweet when it is froze, plus 250mls is only 70 calories.

Also every second weekend I have one "free" day where I can eat what I want. So if I am REALLY craving a specific food, I just tell myself "no problem - have it at the weekend". We usually eat out on that day, and I try to balance a "free" day with making healthy choices from the menu. May not be what most diets recommend, but I find if I can have the occasional treat I am less likely to fall off the wagon!

UPDATE - I am using my Harley Davidson hipsters (which I bought 2 years ago) as my benchmark - 2 weeks ago I could not close ANY of the 4 buttons - now I can comfortably close 2 butons!!! I will post a pic when they fit me properly!!

[christa]

UPDATE - I am using my Harley Davidson hipsters (which I bought 2 years ago) as my benchmark - 2 weeks ago I could not close ANY of the 4 buttons - now I can comfortably close 2 butons!!! I will post a pic when they fit me properly!!

That is a good guage! I do the same thing . . . I have bought lots of clothes over the years that have been too tight, that I've loved and then been depressed that it just didn't fit (shame on me for not trying it on) - and now those things are too big for me!

I also have a pair of Abercrombie jeans that I still have from when I was a Senior in HIGHSCHOOL! --> TOO BIG FOR ME NOW!!! And I was pretty small when I was in highschool!

About the chocolate . . . My nutella suggestion was just a suggestion for those of you who HAD to have a fix. That's the healthiest fix I have found, from a "health" aspect. As long as you keep your sense about you. If you can't, forget it. Then again, there are always those 100 Cal packs, but they're only good if you just eat ONE PACK, LOL . . . not the whole box!

I guess I had a small addiction to chocolate myself . . . my migraines broke my addiction. I can't eat much of it at all. I can eat a dab of nutella. It doesn't seem to bother me. I can't eat much else. Guess that's a good thing.