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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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DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1477
Is this the first day? Way to go DD!!!!

Clean out a drawer, your refrigerator, your bathroom, your laundry room- anything to keep the hands busy.

Brush your teeth.

Get cozy on the couch in your jammies, a blanky, and a movie.

Yes, and it has been the longest freakin' day of my life!!! Well, maybe not THE longest, but it ranks right up there after labor!!

ok...i will do all these things, but won't I be up all night? :idontno: :lol:
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1478
You want one of mine? I'm sorry, that was mean. Hang in there girl, you can motivate me once you quit. ;-)

OMG. darlene, you are one funny a$$ wench! DD can take it. she's tough.:wub:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1479
OMG. darlene, you are one funny a$$ wench! DD can take it. she's tough.:wub:

yeah! if darlene was here, I'd take her up on that offer!!! I am not feeling so tough right now.:bang:
Jdarg avatar
SoWal Expert
#1480
Yes, and it has been the longest freakin' day of my life!!! Well, maybe not THE longest, but it ranks right up there after labor!!

ok...i will do all these things, but won't I be up all night? :idontno: :lol:

Take a benedryl (or 2) and call me in the morning!:sleeping: :sleeping:
iwishiwasthere avatar
Beach Fanatic
#1481
happy VD sowellers.

exercise report from the gimp!
bridgette came over today to get me going on exercise! we did an hour of pilates/floor exercise. yay! I've been so inactive this year, literally stuck to the sofa. so, this is a big deal for me. now, I feel like I can move forward.

I'll continue private sessions for a while. but my real goal is to try to do these exercises on my own once a day. not like I don't have time (can't use that one now).

how is everyone else feeling these days?


Way to go!:clap_1: As for how I am feeling...glutinous!!! I probably got 5 pounds of various types of chocolate today and ate way too much!

Well, right about now, I want a cigarette. Now, where's that Nicorette???:bang: :bang:

Think ....money saved...more vacations. I am impressed as I cannot make it 6 hours without eating something I know is bad:bang: . Look how long you have made it!:clap_1: :clap_1:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1482
Way to go!:clap_1: As for how I am feeling...glutinous!!! I probably got 5 pounds of various types of chocolate today and ate way too much!



Think ....money saved...more vacations. I am impressed as I cannot make it 6 hours without eating something I know is bad:bang: . Look how long you have made it!:clap_1: :clap_1:

I knew there'd be lots of emotions with this, but man, this has been a roller coaster ride and it's just been one day!!! And yes, iwish, I ate my fair share of choclet today too! Look out, SoWal..it's not gonna be pretty.
Breathe.....repeat....more vacations...breathe...repeat.....
picky
#1483
I knew there'd be lots of emotions with this, but man, this has been a roller coaster ride and it's just been one day!!! And yes, iwish, I ate my fair share of choclet today too! Look out, SoWal..it's not gonna be pretty.
Breathe.....repeat....more vacations...breathe...repeat.....

DD, I am so proud of you for not smoking anymore. Merman and I both know how hard it is to stop that habit so more power to you! You are doing a good thing. :wub:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1484
DD, I am so proud of you for not smoking anymore. Merman and I both know how hard it is to stop that habit so more power to you! You are doing a good thing. :wub:

Thanks, dear. I know it's a good thing, but right now, it feels pretty crappy. Breathe........
picky
#1485
Thanks, dear. I know it's a good thing, but right now, it feels pretty crappy. Breathe........

Check your PMs. You know how that saying goes, The Calm Before the Storm? Well, stopping smoking is The Storm Before the Calm. ;-)
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1486
Check your PMs. You know how that saying goes, The Calm Before the Storm? Well, stopping smoking is The Storm Before the Calm. ;-)

;-) Gotcha. :biggrin:
kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#1487
Oh, gosh help me. My Girls Scout cookies were just delivered to my desk. It is not going to be a good day for SoWell on Sowal for me!!!

DD, keep it up. I KNOW how hard it is for you. I hope you can do it. But, if for some reason you backslide, do not beat yourself up about it. You will eventually do it if you truly, truly want too!!!!
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1488
I knew there'd be lots of emotions with this, but man, this has been a roller coaster ride and it's just been one day!!! And yes, iwish, I ate my fair share of choclet today too! Look out, SoWal..it's not gonna be pretty.
Breathe.....repeat....more vacations...breathe...repeat.....

:lol: new sowal word - choclet - in honor of River Otter the notoriously bad speller!... :biggrin: :wub:
Beach Crazy avatar
cracker
#1489
Go DD!! I had forgotten! You CAN do this, you WON't go crazy, and you DON'T have to have the nicotine. Say all the positive things that will result. Don't make provisions for failure, make provisions for victory. Here are two of my confessions I must have repeated a million times in six weeks.

I am not addicted to nicotine.

Nicotine does not have a hold on me.

Remember this,
Life is like a box of choclets, you can choose what you want :biggrin:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1490
Go DD!! I had forgotten! You CAN do this, you WON't go crazy, and you DON'T have to have the nicotine. Say all the positive things that will result. Don't make provisions for failure, make provisions for victory. Here are two of my confessions I must have repeated a million times in six weeks.

I am not addicted to nicotine.

Nicotine does not have a hold on me.

Remember this,
Life is like a box of choclets, you can choose what you want :biggrin:

Awww, BC! Thanks. :wub: :wub: :wub:
Paula avatar
Beach Fanatic
#1491
Go DD, Go DD. You can do it, you can do it! Show us how it's done. Remember I have a present for you when you quit. Go DD, Go DD. You can do it; you can do it!!!!
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1492
Go DD, Go DD. You can do it, you can do it! Show us how it's done. Remember I have a present for you when you quit. Go DD, Go DD. You can do it; you can do it!!!!

Miss Paula, you save that present for a while...right now, I'm just saying I'm not smokin' for the day...when it's been a couple of months, then maybe I can say I quit!!! But thank you, thank you, thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm--you're a jewel!! :wub: :wub: :wub:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1493
happy VD sowellers.

exercise report from the gimp!
bridgette came over today to get me going on exercise! we did an hour of pilates/floor exercise. yay! I've been so inactive this year, literally stuck to the sofa. so, this is a big deal for me. now, I feel like I can move forward.

I'll continue private sessions for a while. but my real goal is to try to do these exercises on my own once a day. not like I don't have time (can't use that one now).

how is everyone else feeling these days?

Toots--I am soooo sorry I got everyone off on this no smoking thing and didn't even tell you how very proud of YOU I am for getting going with your exercise!! You inspire me to get moving too...it's just been so freakin' cold, I can't stand the thought, but hey, what else have I got to do?!! :biggrin: You rock, Toots!! Good for you!! :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#1494
Toots--I am soooo sorry I got everyone off on this no smoking thing and didn't even tell you how very proud of YOU I am for getting going with your exercise!! You inspire me to get moving too...it's just been so freakin' cold, I can't stand the thought, but hey, what else have I got to do?!! :biggrin: You rock, Toots!! Good for you!! :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

thanks DD. no apologies. you have a mission. exercise may help you out. try something indoors! pushups, sit ups, leg lifts, squats, etc. :razz:

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TooFarTampa avatar
SoWal Insider
#1495
Just catching up on this thread.

Go DD Go!!!! Go DD Go!!!! :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

I am so proud of you!
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1496
Today, I actually got out and got some exercise!! Worked in the yard for about an hour after I walked ALL OVER Home Depot looking for mr. dd. Dammit, I can't take him anywhere!! How's everyone else doing? Toots? Paula? iwiwt?

The not smoking is not going well. But, every day's a new day. Y'all don't give up on me.
iwishiwasthere avatar
Beach Fanatic
#1497
Today, I actually got out and got some exercise!! Worked in the yard for about an hour after I walked ALL OVER Home Depot looking for mr. dd. Dammit, I can't take him anywhere!! How's everyone else doing? Toots? Paula? iwiwt?

The not smoking is not going well. But, every day's a new day. Y'all don't give up on me.

Way to go on the exercise. I have lost a piddly 5 pound, but will take what I can get.:roll:

Basically gave up sugar and anything white. Still have made exercise a part of each day, but keep believing I will.:rolling:

DD...How is the no smoking thing going?

Toots...Ankle getting stronger? Any favorite exercises that you want to share?
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1498
Way to go on the exercise. I have lost a piddly 5 pound, but will take what I can get.:roll:

Basically gave up sugar and anything white. Still have made exercise a part of each day, but keep believing I will.:rolling:

DD...How is the no smoking thing going?

Toots...Ankle getting stronger? Any favorite exercises that you want to share?

Not good. :bang:
dbuck avatar
Beach Fanatic
#1499
Today, I actually got out and got some exercise!! Worked in the yard for about an hour after I walked ALL OVER Home Depot looking for mr. dd. Dammit, I can't take him anywhere!! How's everyone else doing? Toots? Paula? iwiwt?

The not smoking is not going well. But, every day's a new day. Y'all don't give up on me.[/quote]


Hang in there DD we aren't giving up on you, just don't give up on yourself. Is Mr. DD still smoking?
iwishiwasthere avatar
Beach Fanatic
#1500
Not good. :bang:


Awww! Well, your still grayt! Still trying or waiting for another time?

I cannot imagine trying to give that up as my personality is really addictive. I have always said I would have been a drunk if it were not for my husband. The stuff just tastes toooooooo good!
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#1501
Today, I actually got out and got some exercise!! Worked in the yard for about an hour after I walked ALL OVER Home Depot looking for mr. dd. Dammit, I can't take him anywhere!! How's everyone else doing? Toots? Paula? iwiwt?

The not smoking is not going well. But, every day's a new day. Y'all don't give up on me.[/quote]


Hang in there DD we aren't giving up on you, just don't give up on yourself. Is Mr. DD still smoking?

Yep, he's still smoking and therein lies the rub. :bang:

Awww! Well, your still grayt! Still trying or waiting for another time?

I cannot imagine trying to give that up as my personality is really addictive. I have always said I would have been a drunk if it were not for my husband. The stuff just tastes toooooooo good!

Still trying...very difficult.:bang: I know what you mean about addictive personalities. :bang:

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