Wow!!! You are smoking, girl! Keep it up! I love the way that you are able to invest in the lives of others with the advice that you are giving. I am REALLY proud of you and to have been reading your thread over the past few months. No need to get the wooden spoon out for you!

Thank you for your encouragement guys.

Katy - Hi, and welcome to my thread. It’s great to have another dog lover here. I agree with you, it is all about changing the way we think.

Shawn - Isn’t it cool? Me, helping people. Wow.

Judy - Yay. Judy’s back. Happy days are here again. Click, click, click!!

Lisa - Thank you! Wow, I’m blushing.

Days 40, 41, 43

Warm Up: Treadmill 5 min

Treadmill
Time: 15 min
Speed: 5.0
Incline: 5.0

Elliptical
Time: 15 min
Level: 5
Speed: 5 rpm

Bike
Time: 10 min
Level 8

Cool down: Bike 3 min

Stretching

Day 42

Rest Day. That’s right, I took a rest day. ANd boy did I notice the difference today. I felt so much stronger and the cardio felt so much easier. Yes, I know that you guys have been trying to tell me that for weeks now, but hey, I get it now

Well today was the official weigh-in. It’s been six weeks and when I started I was 287 lbs. My highest weight was in September last year at 294 lbs. Today I am 280 lbs. I am pretty pleased with that.

I have just been listening to the seminar online. It was really great to be able to listen live instead of listening to the replay. Usually they are on in the middle of the night for me but today it started at 7pm my time. Perfect.

I’ve been thinking a lot about what I wrote a few days ago about losing weight starting with being in the mind.  I was listening to a Joyce Meyer podcast and she said that discipline was about getting up and doing the right thing even when you don’t feel like it.  But I have noticed that I have stopped asking myself if I feel like going to the gym when I get up in the morning.  I just go.  It makes it so much easier.  I don’t have to have the argument in my head where I try to convince myself to do the right thing.  Like good old Nike said “Just Do It!” I know that the “revelations” I had the other day were nothing new.  There was nothing there that hadn’t been said by someone else.  The cool thing is that I KNOW that stuff now.  I believe it and I have seen it work.  I feel so excited about this journey right now.  I want everyone to experience this!

That is awesome, Jo. Great job on the weight loss!

Thanks Emmi.

WAY TO GO JO!

Thanks Shawn.

I’m trying to discipline myself to post here everyday.  I’m doing the exercise but I don’t seem to manage to get here everyday and report it.  Oh well, baby steps.

Day 44

Weight Day.
Chest Press, Pectoral Fly, Lateral Pull down, Seated Rower, Shoulder Press, Reverse Fly, Leg Press, Leg Curl, Arm Curl, Arm Press, Crunches.
Stretching.

Don’t fret, Jo. You’re doing great!

Keep on coming back we`ll keep on cheering you on!

Day 45

Warm Up: Treadmill 5 min

Treadmill
Time: 15 min
Speed: 5.0
Incline: 5.0

Elliptical
Time: 15 min
Level: 5
Speed: 6 rpm

Bike
Time: 10 min
Level 8

Cool down: Bike 3 min

Stretching

Today is a big day for me.  The last time I started the 100 Day challenge I only got to day 44.  So I have beaten my old personal best.  Woohoo.  This time I’m going all the way!

That is awesome, Jo! Keep up the great job!

Good stuff Jo!

joday - 13 February 2008 09:19 AM

Day 45

Today is a big day for me.  The last time I started the 100 Day challenge I only got to day 44.  So I have beaten my old personal best.  Woohoo.  This time I’m going all the way!

I have no doubt of that, Jo!

P.S.  I loved it when you had “Mrs. Muscles” in your signature line.  My brother-in-law’s surname is Munson and when he was teaching school, some of the kids called him Mr. Muscles. 

Thanks Judy.  Mrs Muscles was a nickname Shawn gave me when I first noticed my bicep popping out to say hello.  I was so pleased with the nickname I added it to my signature.

Day 46

Rest day.  I went to the gym but had a horrible headache.  I did my warmup and started on my weights but everytime I lifted a weight the pain in my head got worse.  So I decided to go home and rest.

Day 47

Weight Day
Chest Press, Pectoral Fly, Lateral Pull down, Seated Rower, Shoulder Press, Reverse Fly, Leg Press, Leg Curl, Arm Curl, Arm Press, Crunches.
Stretching.

Day 48

Warm Up: Treadmill 5 min

Treadmill
Time: 15 min
Speed: 5.0
Incline: 5.0

Elliptical
Time: 15 min
Level: 5
Speed: 6 rpm

Bike
Time: 10 min
Level 8

Cool down: Bike 3 min

Stretching

Day 49

Rest Day

Day 50!!!!

Warm Up: Treadmill 5 min

Treadmill
Time: 15 min
Speed: 5.0
Incline: 5.0

Elliptical
Time: 15 min
Level: 5
Speed: 6 rpm

Bike
Time: 10 min
Level 8

Cool down: Bike 3 min

Stretching

Day 51

Weight Day
Chest Press, Pectoral Fly, Lateral Pull down, Seated Rower, Shoulder Press, Reverse Fly, Leg Press, Leg Curl, Arm Curl, Arm Press, Crunches.
Stretching.

Some of my weights are starting to feel a bit too easy so I am going to ask PT about increasing them.  I can’t believe I am asking for more work.

Days in to Challenge:  51
Days Exercised:  43

Wow Jo, those are great stats!!!  Hope those biceps continue to pop out and tell you “hello” more often.

Great job Jo!

How are you, Jo?

You well and truly past day 44 now Jo,
Congratulations.....
I’m sure that you will make the 100.

Good luck,
Kev

Helloooo!!!!!!!!!!

I’m so sorry it has been so long since I posted.

Things are going great. I’m still on track with the 100 Day challenge, still working out and am really starting to notice a difference now. But life seems to have been extra hectic recently and it has been hard to find the time to come and see you all.

So, the great news is that I have now lost 21 lbs. The scale has been slowly, slowly creeping down but the real difference is in my measurements. I haven’t actually gotten the tape measure out but I can tell you I have dropped two dress sizes!!!!!!! Because my weight has been up and down for the last few years I have quite a variety of szes here (although I only keep clothes that currently fit me in my wardrobe - the rest are sitting on top of the wardrobe and the really small stuff is bagged up). So the other day I was feeling like my current clothes were starting to hang a bit. I have always preferred my clothes to be loose because I thought it was more slimming (no bumps). But you couldn’t see any of my new curves. So I pulled down a few things from on top of the wardrobe and was stunned that they fitted and actually looked and felt good. I have gone down from a UK size 26/28 at Christmas to a UK size 22/24. I just can’t believe it. I cannot explain what a boost this is to my confidence.

So today is Day 77, three quarters of the way through the challenge and today was a weight day.

PS People are starting to notice I am losing weight now too. I have kept quiet about what I have been doing but now people are starting to comment

Way to go Jo, you deserve all the good attention you get!