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Hi everyone,
Today is my Day 1 of the challenge. I’m walking 2 miles today, I’ve walked 1.5 a few times lately. I’m going to kick it up and enjoy the springtime weather. Keep me honest!
Hi Emmi,
My goal is to lose 40 pounds, which on paper sounds do-able, but real life has always gotten in the way. While I’ve been heavier in my life, I’ve also had periods that were pretty healthy, weight-wise, and it always seems to center around commitment to exercise. You’d think I’d learn by now!
That so sounds like me. This community has really helped me turn the corner. I don’t feel like I will ever stop exercising after almost a year with MTM. What a strange feeling! It all started with my 100 days challenge. Best wishes for yours!
Thanks for the welcoming replies. Now its my Day 2. We live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, so the walking is wonderful. After I get the kids on the bus, I start my walks before the rest of the day drives me to distraction. This is such a wonderful time of year to be outside. Everyone’s gardens are starting to bloom and the bugs haven’t arrived in force, yet. Today I’m getting to rounds of exercise. In addition to my morning walk I’ll be kicking the soccer ball around with my kids. My oldest is trying out for a soccer team and the younger one is coming to cheer her on and play with Mom. It should be a fun afternoon.
Good morning to all. My day three and going strong. I’m really making an effort to control my diet during this time. Nothing drastic, just lots of fruits and veggies, no white flour/rice. Also cutting out alcohol, and considering I’m surrounded by vineyards that’s not an easy task. I just fingure its add calories I don’t need at the moment. I’m very glad I got my walking in early today because the clouds are coming and the rain will hit this afternoon. What do other’s do inside? I’m not a fan of videos, but I suppose I need to have some alternates.
Nice job on Day 3. Skipping alcohol helps out a lot in keeping calories in check. I’ve been working on that one myself.
As far as indoor exercises: Do you own a balance ball? Some elastic bands? How about pushups or crunches. Jumping jacks, jump rope. There’s a lot of indoor options that don’t require you to purchase any large pieces of cardio equipment or rely on a DVD. Most women’s health magazines (ie: Shape) include several pages of exercises you can do at home.
Hope this helps.
Good job twistermom! Hang in there! I don’t know if you’ve heard about a rule of thumb for your diet, but here in Spain (and Sweden) we use it a lot. If you have your plate in front of you, you should have 1/2 of it filled with vegetables, 1/4 proteins (meat, fish, egg...) and a 1/4 carbohydrates (potato, rice, pasta...). I found out that the secret to a good weight loss is to have a balanced diet (like the one I mentioned) and control when you eat. It is better to have a nice and big breakfast that will take you through the morning (the healthy sort of course, such as porridge, freshly squeezed orange juice, a loaf of bread with some lean ham), continue with a piece of fruit around 10-11 (depends on when you eat lunch), lunch, another fruit or light snack (vegetables), and then have supper/dinner not after 8 PM. The snacks will help your metabolism to work. That helped me a lot as eating habits in Spain are very late (supper/dinner at 10-11 PM). I think this maybe would do the most for your weight loss. The bottom line is not to use a special diet for weight loss but rather have a balanced diet that helps you change your eating habits. And it doesn’t have to be boring! Forget about two boiled carrots and a cold salad. That will just bore you and get you back on the unhealthy track again.
That’s just my five cents. Maybe someone with more experience and knowledge can either confirm this or give a better piece of advice.
