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Teresa avatar
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okay my little fitness wannabees... here it is. and thanks for deciding on this thread name. After sharing our goals and strategies for fitness and weight reduction, we'll all be sowell on sowal!!!

Cork and I are doing at least one yoga/pilates class per week now. plus we bicycled the other day (almost killed me). and plan to do exercise on our own at home as well.

as far as diet and weight reduction, we haven't really gotten very far. I'm reading two current resources for motivation and just general info: Body for Life for Women (A Woman's plan for Physical and Mental Transformation) - Pamela Peeke, MD, and The Reality Diet (fight fat with fiber) - Schnur, MD. They are both really straightforward, no nonsense approaches to weight loss - and include a lot of info on weekly menus, exercise, etc.

I know that I will need a menu plan to follow in the first 3 months of my "transformation". If I have a reasonable menu to follow, then I don't mind shopping and cooking. Having it all planned out makes it easier for me, and it makes me eat things that I would otherwise avoid or not think about eating (it expands the culinary experience)...

What are your goals? I need to finish up some of my reading and then I plan to put my goals on paper, along with my plan to achieve them. I have also already started a food and exercise journal.

I'll be sharing some of this with you. I hope we can all share successes, questions, recipes, exercise tips, etc... hope to see you on here every day looking for motivation and at the same time giving support to all of us.. :D

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Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#502
Paula:

good for you girlfriend! :clap_1:
and how right you are. just reading everyone's sowell posts movitates me, and makes me think twice about what I'm eating. It's helped get my mind to the place it needs to be to actually start doing something healthy for myself. I guess this is self-motivation. It's too easy to just think about what you need to do, but never get around to it due to every day life and such.


now, that isn't to say that I don't plan on eating some yummy food this holiday weekend, starting with tacos tonight (we love making them - home made tacos are just the best). I'll try to limit myself on these - but will stuff them full of lettuce and tomatoes. I love food! help!
kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#503
A girlfriend just took me out to Rosies for my bday. Chips, Salsa, Cheese dip, enchalada, tamale....OMG....I am freaking miserable. I think I might be that way for a few days. We did walk on the treadmill here at work yesterday though for about 20 minutes. :blink:
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#504
A girlfriend just took me out to Rosies for my bday. Chips, Salsa, Cheese dip, enchalada, tamale....OMG....I am freaking miserable. I think I might be that way for a few days. We did walk on the treadmill here at work yesterday though for about 20 minutes. :blink:


it's the start of a wonderful birthday and holiday weekend...

ahhh, mexican food.......:drool:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#505
it's the start of a wonderful birthday and holiday weekend...

ahhh, mexican food.......:drool:

Just had some....to celebrate Darelne's Birthday!
Didn't finish it though. And no margarita:( , but at least I've had my fix and can continue on.............
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#506
Just had some....to celebrate Darelne's Birthday!
Didn't finish it though. And no margarita:( , but at least I've had my fix and can continue on.............

have you noticed that it must be Friday afternoon cause everyone is on the board just a chattin' away. bless all their hearts!!! :wub:
kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#507
have you noticed that it must be Friday afternoon cause everyone is on the board just a chattin' away. bless all their hearts!!! :wub:

Noboby is here in my office....I am all alone. I am leaving in a little while to start my weekend. YEAH!!! IT'S FRIDAY!!!!
kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#508
Just had some....to celebrate Darelne's Birthday!
Didn't finish it though. And no margarita:( , but at least I've had my fix and can continue on.............

Glad I could give you a reason to eat Mexican. :biggrin:
Jdarg avatar
SoWal Expert
#509
Glad I could give you a reason to eat Mexican. :biggrin:

Better you than Audie. She let us know about it this a.m.:floor:
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#510
hey! its Friday! all the threads are run amok! :rolling: you guys are talking about BS in the Sowell Forum, and 30Gay is over in the Environmental Forum posting his latest Walton Funn!!! this is great!!!

by the way KathyD. May the TIDE ROLL!!!!

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kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#511
hey! its Friday! all the threads are run amok! :rolling: you guys are talking about BS in the Sowell Forum, and 30Gay is over in the Environmental Forum posting his latest Walton Funn!!! this is great!!!

by the way KathyD. May the TIDE ROLL!!!!

I love that.....The threads are run amok...my new sig line...I love it.

Roll Tide Roll
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#512
Glad I could give you a reason to eat Mexican. :biggrin:

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:
kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#513
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

Anytime DD, anytime. Glad to help a girl out!
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#514
Ok...I have repented and gone healthy once again. Chinese chicken salad tonight with low fat cilantro lime dressing. Mexican food shall not pass these lips again for, oh, at least another week!
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#515
Ok...I have repented and gone healthy once again. Chinese chicken salad tonight with low fat cilantro lime dressing. Mexican food shall not pass these lips again for, oh, at least another week!


hello there DD. I had some mexican for dinner at home. it was yummy, but at least it was not complete with cheese dip and chips, etc. I've done good almost all week, so I don't feel too bad. Will try to do good the rest of the weekend....

have a safe and happy holiday everyone!
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#516
hello there DD. I had some mexican for dinner at home. it was yummy, but at least it was not complete with cheese dip and chips, etc. I've done good almost all week, so I don't feel too bad. Will try to do good the rest of the weekend....

have a safe and happy holiday everyone!

Hey dear! Hope you have a wonderful holiday too! You've been really good this week and I'm very proud of you!! :clap_1:
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#517
Hey dear! Hope you have a wonderful holiday too! You've been really good this week and I'm very proud of you!! :clap_1:


stop looking at me like that... you're starting to creep me out... like sickly sweet but something dark and evil lurking or you are getting ready to pull out your rabbit (your 'tar)... :rolling: I love it, really...

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DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#518
stop looking at me like that... you're starting to creep me out... like sickly sweet but something dark and evil lurking or you are getting ready to pull out your rabbit (your 'tar)... :rolling: I love it, really...

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.................................how's this?

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Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#519
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.................................how's this?


who it is? you're not staring at me anymore... I kind of like the stare...
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#520
who it is? you're not staring at me anymore... I kind of like the stare...

That was shelley fabares...donna reed show....you're probably too young.
ok, so you like the stare, how about this?
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#521
That was shelley fabares...donna reed show....you're probably too young.
ok, so you like the stare, how about this?


she's looking the other way - not at me... don't know if I like the stare or not now..
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#522
she's looking the other way - not at me... don't know if I like the stare or not now..


well, dang it! i had a really good one, but user cp says I can't upload animated images!! WTF? Hope this doesn't mean the tail swishing kitty's gone for good!! :bang:
InletBchDweller avatar
SoWal Insider
#523
ok DD tomm morning is weigh in and I do not think that I am going to do very well at all....:(
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#524
ok DD tomm morning is weigh in and I do not think that I am going to do very well at all....:(

I hear ya. I've been bad this weekend. 5 kids for 3 days. ate crap. can't weigh til tues am though...got one day to mend my ways.
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#525
let's go ahead and weigh in. may not be a good one, but at least it is a marker point of some kind. I'm going to weigh and take measurements of body parts. I've lost a few, but only just the beginning, so I would really like to measrue in inches and pounds. not that I'm doing very well this weekend.... :D
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#526
I'll weigh in the morning & post the results :eek:

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