BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010

Subject: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 04:32 PM

Can you believe it? We've been doing this for over two years, now, started in Jan. 2008! So, here we go, the original intent and posting:


Please post your fitness/letting go of weight goals, as you meet them by the day/week/monthly. Also, feel free to post your goals in your first posting. Encouragement/chatting is okay, as long as it is kept to a minimum. I will delete any extra stuff.

Thanks and Cheers to All of You!

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 05:15 PM

definitely broke the no more than 1300 calories rule today. It was all the lovely roast tatties at the pub in Lower Stoke.

Tomorrow back into regime. But actually, I have been feeling better when I stick to the high nutrient low cal days.

Now I must make myself go out for walks at lunch time, if it isn't too miserable outdoors.

Wish me luck. The exercise is the hardest part, because it hurts. Hurts my feet, my knees and hips, not to mention pulmonary pain.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 06:05 PM

I got a fair amount of excercise today judging by how my legs hurt.... but have eaten vast amounts of jelly, chocolate and cheesy corn snacks, washed down with beer.... Meh.. you win some, you lose some!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: MAG
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 08:26 PM

I've been busy for awhile and not posting --

quit my unbearable job, which is probably stupid in a deep recession, but have been healthier than I have been in years -- no insomnia, no acid reflux, no not wanting to get out ofd bed in the morning --

HOWEVER, all that walking did help keep me fit, and without it I have regained a little of the weight I had lost

got another round of gel shots in my knees; they had bothered me but now can walk (again) for exercise -- miss the Y with the nautilus and all but can't afford it with no money -- :)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Feb 10 - 09:52 PM

Congrats for leaving that terrible job. I am sure it will add years to your well-being! May you find prosperity in all ways. I had noticed you hadn't been posting and wondered how you were. I am so excited and I wanted you to be here when I posted this:

I have finally dropped a whole size and can now, finally, wear the slacks you sent me!! It's been awhile, but it feels so good and they fit really well. Not too snug, not too loose (yet!) and just the right length. Thanks, again, so much. This feels so good!

My goals this month are to keep doing the qi gong and small handweights along with whatever else my grandson/coach dreams up for me which I am capable of doing.:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 02:34 AM

Kat - I love that grandson/coach image. Imagining you holding your own against him in a backyard game of soccer, now. I will try to keep that energy cycling around for you.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 10:27 AM

Thanks Tam, but not quite soccer ready and no way I can keep up with that red-headed ball of energy, BUT he's very accommodating!*bg* I'll be happy when I can waltz him across the room sans O2 line and with plenty of breath and non-sore feet.:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: mouldy
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 03:08 PM

Just got back from the weigh-in. Stayed the same, which was better than I anticipated, given the amount of WW bars and biscuits I have devoured!

Going to be really strict with myself this week. 182lbs start - 166.5lbs at the moment, after 16 months. It's dragged on long enough now. Time for an effort again to get a good chunk shifted. I want another 14lbs off!

Andrea

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 01 Mar 10 - 03:32 PM

Good luck Andrea

Kat - that was a wish for your future fitness.

I walked into town today, in spite of the fact that my hips seized up by the time walked about 20 feet from the front door (I had walked from upstairs all the way from the back end so add another 70 feet).

Anyway, I pushed myself into Meadows shopping centre, whereupon I purchased 3 picture frames for some water colours I bought last spring that have been cluttering shelves instead of walls. That will be remedied this weekend. And I bought 4 pullovers of different colours that were on sale.

I only had tiny sliver of celebratory cake at work. We have been in the purpose built building for 10 years, so cakes abounded.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 04:35 AM

Mouldy - sounds like you hit a plateau... I know the feeling.

Don't beat yourself up, you didn't put any ON, that is the important thing. Small steps add up to a long journey, so don't get frustrated and go for the quick fix/easy crash.

When you get back into the habit as it were, you'll do fine. I keep telling myself that.. soon I'll start believing it - once my hips stop aching!

For some strange reason I had multiple leg cramps (ranging from calf to upper thigh/ass) on Sunday... can't think why. Glass of water and a salty nibble fixed it.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 11:25 AM

Thanks, VTam. Not quite soccer, but exercise yesterday consisted of playing ball with Morgan AND hitting a baseball every time he got the pitch over the plate to me. I still have it!:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 02:27 PM

Week 2 weigh in tomorrow and I have not folowed the plan closely. We'll see. This week I start with 10 minutes walking three times a day and build.

Very impressive kat. Watch out for those wild pitches though.
CLUNK!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 03:01 PM

Woot! I walked into town from the workplace again today and went a bit further. Hips seized up again, but I was determined and walked through it, till they loosened up.

We are supposed to have good weather all this week, so will continue these outings at lunch time.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 02:04 AM

Good for you, VTam!

Sins, I know! Every once in awhile he hits the window. It's double pane and double tough, as my dad would say, but the kid packs a wallop with that bat. I think he was three when he hit the baseball across the road to the neighbour's yard, plus that same year he hit it clear over the top of our house! I've got to take him to the batting cages sometime.

So, I pitched, caught, and batted today. It felt really good to go outside and not totally freeze.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 02:31 AM

bummer... all cloudy and frosty outdoors. legs in screaming pain, pro'lly won't go out at lunch.

sigh!


WoW for Kat's grandson. Kid keeps his eye on the ball.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 09:13 AM

LOL, that he does.

Today was weigh-in day for me. I've lost another 1.6 pounds!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: MAG
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 10:19 AM

Great going, everybody!

I'm doing at least 1 hour yardwork everyday, plus going through mystuff for house cleanup -

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: SINSULL
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 10:22 AM

Good work, kat. All that ball chasing.
Yardwork, MAG? A little too soon for that in Maine. But I will be walking Seamus tonight.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 01:46 PM

I didn't go into town. Wind was easterly and bitter cold. But I did take the post duties from colleague today so was up and down stairs and end to end of the building (it is a big building) twice today. Then twice into GP which means I had to climb stairs to flat twice. My legs didn't like. They are complaining now.

Doctor appointment did not go well. She asked if I am feeling low, I said yes because I am tired and I want to sleep. I want pain free, palipitation free, nightmare free sleep with no medical after effects the next day.   She is taking me off amytriptyline and putting me on prothiaden 25. She wanted to put me on prozac. Most common reported side effects of prozac are headache, nausea and insomnia. Hello! Am I not in enough pain? Am I not here because I am not sleeping? She just wanted to get me out of there. I was the last appointment of the day and she was running 20 minutes late. I hate feeling brushed aside.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: SINSULL
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 02:14 PM

WW weigh in. I lost 1/2 pound. Whoo Whoo. Better than gaining I guess.
This week I have to track my points.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: gnu
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 02:40 PM

You got a scale that measures to decimal places? Do haircuts count?

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: SINSULL
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 02:41 PM

WW uses a digital scale and I hate you gnu.
Said with love,
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 04:37 PM

Today, I got off my bum and actually *played* with Morgan, all over the house and outside. I told him I wanted him to use his imagination to make his OWN worlds rather than emulating the violent video games he knows. Then I told him how I made up worlds of cowboys, spies, etc.when I was a kid. So we played cowboys after robbers, then robbers being chased on our horses. Then, he really got into playing spy which I used to do all of the time. We've done a good hour of my moving right along with him and talking a running scenario back and forth with him. THIS is the best exercise, I love it!!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 04 Mar 10 - 02:26 AM

Made it to work yesterday, may even do the same today.. that's the best I can say....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Mar 10 - 02:35 AM

Oh boy... Kat Can I come over and play at yours? We can do dragon riders, fighting threadfall (thread is burning and burrowing live meteorite things that destroy all plant life on Pern. Dragon riders fight it in the sky (dragon fire destroys it) before it hits land.

Or we can ride cantarback, herding the rudnocerii on the Anteswertian Plain. And we can harvest wild yatzoming fruits from the deadly thorns of the yatzoming tree. And we can make jeeklurp.

Sorry.... fell into my children's story. I miss playing with little uns.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 04 Mar 10 - 09:40 AM

It's great to see how you are all doing. I am only now waking up to the fact that leaving my full-time music teaching job 1 1/2 years ago, while it's had an enormously positive effect on most of my life, it has had a negative effect on my overall fitness- I just don't move as much as I used to! So I'm trying to add more activity to my everyday life, and to stretch at night like I used to- to counteract the aching joints, stiffness, and lack of mobility that is completely new to me. Already I feel better for 2 days of that pattern- wish me luck!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Mar 10 - 01:55 PM

What about volunteering at nursing homes or elderly day care providing music and movement activities a couple times a week?

I didn't go out today. I cannot believe how bad my legs hurt and how stiff. I couldn't use stairs at work today. Used the lift today, because I was afraid I would fall. Bendy bits won't bend.

Did do some filing downstairs.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: maire-aine
Date: 04 Mar 10 - 06:42 PM

The weather here (Michigan) has been beautiful. Lots of sun and relatively mild temp. I've been driving with the window open, and even walked around our pedestrian-friendly downtown for a while this afternoon. Had broiled fish for supper.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Mar 10 - 07:37 PM

I've walked a bit, today. Took a day off from Coach Morgan.:-) I saw my primary doc, today. Love her. I've lost 8 lbs since seeing her in mid-December. She is very happy with how I am doing overall. Since last night, I have had such a good feeling of happiness; I feel as though I am reaching a personal "Harmonic Convergence." I also had a biofeedback session which focused on breathing and was great!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Mar 10 - 01:09 PM

Tam - Is there nothing they can do to relieve that pain or manage it? Constant pain just wears away and sucks all the joy out of life.

Seamus and I walked for about a half hour last night. Not sure what Aunt Tami did to the boy but he is still exhausted. Didn't even want to take his last run for a nighttime treat.

Hope to get him to the beach over the weekend. Meantime, writing down everything and counting my points.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Mar 10 - 05:25 PM

Good for you, Sins. It might be more of what Bandit did to/with him, eh?:-)

I only managed about 20 minutes of running around the house playing strike down the aliens in outer space with Morgan, today. I told him I have to recharge my batteries and he had to go home. He aimed his fist at me, made a special effects sound and told me I was recharged, lets go fight aliens.:-) I sent him home shortly after. Still happy, just low energy.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 05 Mar 10 - 05:58 PM

You are preaching to the choir SINS. I am in constant pain. I am constantly tired and low.

I seem to have dropped off the radar of the Pain Clinic, after I called to cancel my last acupuncture appointment due to having nasty tummy bug. There are signs all over the hospital that state, if you have vomiting or diarrhoea you should not come into hospital. So I cancelled the appointment and since it was less than 24 hours notice, I have probably been struck from their patient list. That is pretty standard.

So I have to go back to GP and get another referral to Pain Clinic, which they may reject because I didn't cancel last appointment in good time. Then I will have to go back to GP or appeal to Primary Care Trust. I don't have the energy for it all. Besides the Pain Clinic didn't really do that much for me as far as pain management goes. What I need is for the inflammation to be dealt with but as my bloods don't show it to be very high, then the RA consultant cannot give me stronger drugs to bring the inflammation under control. I am stuck in bureaucracies and guidances that prevent me getting any real relief.

Maybe I don't complain loud enough. I am back on the codiene tylenol stuff, which helps me sleep, but leaves me cognitively dysfunctional next day.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: LilyFestre
Date: 05 Mar 10 - 07:53 PM

Exercise. Did you know that cancer cells cannot live in a highly oxygenated environment? Did you know that exercise does just that...adds oxygen to your red blood cells? Uh huh. Yep. That's what I've learned. So.....I can't do much yoga, I am just cut into too many pieces lately (even though I CAN go to class and do what I *CAN* do...it isn't much) but I do have a treadmill, a very nice one. At the moment, it isn't in a space where it can be used since we rearranged the living room after my surgery so I could be sit close to my husband BUT we are going to switch the living room back this weekend so I can start walking. I don't have to go fast. I don't have to huff and puff. I just need to MOVE and I WANT to move. Knowing that walking along watching TV or listening to music helps to starve those cancer cells to death is EXCELLENT motivation for me!!! YAY!

So...my goal is to walk every day....I am not worried about the distance, speed or time...I just need to move as much as I can. :)

When I am finished healing, I hope to go swimming too as I have an open invite with a friend who goes almost daily.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Mar 10 - 11:52 PM

I mowed the front yard today, amounting to about 45 minutes of jockeying the mower around tall wet patches of grass and avoiding the daffodils that are up now. Every year I try to dig them up out of the lawn and put them in beds and think I have them, and every spring more come up in the old spot. But they are pretty!

I don't know if I'll get to the back yard this weekend, there is rain in the forecast. And I have to police the grounds, so to speak, for lots of hazards before mowing back there.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 05:21 AM

Wow Michelle.... thank you for that bit of information. I have now tasked TSO to force me to get up and walk on the mini tramp every evening until I get out of breath. I can go slow, if the hips seize up, but I have to keep going until I start breathing harder.

He has agreed to do this... he is such a love.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 08:31 AM

Michelle, if YOU can walk every day, I can walk every day. That's my personal challenge for the rest of March. Bless you!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 06:22 PM

I walked today and my feet did okay. An occasional watch how you step, but it was okay. Did about two hours, pushing a cart-full and keeping the walking at a steady pace with short breaks. Now, Morgan is on his way over to play ball with me; we bought two new ones for us to play with..a SOFT baseball so he won't break our windows which almost happened last week!:-) Kid has a hell of a swing.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 06:44 PM

I did take a lovely walk amongst the snow and ice and mud, and it was wonderful- but I realized I really needed new hikers- the pair I was wearing was purchased in 1997!
So when we went on our errands in town I fell in love with a pair of very fancy hikers (can't remember the brand, but they were expensive!). I'm getting paid this week for the children's chorus we've started, so I justified the expense that way. Don't know if they'll last as long as the cheapos I have now thrown away, but my feet have seldom been happier!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: LilyFestre
Date: 06 Mar 10 - 08:52 PM

I walked 1/2 mile to church and 1/2 mile back to my car. It was a beautiful evening to be out walking!!!!

:) Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 07 Mar 10 - 05:41 AM

My hips did freeze up last night but I soldiered on. Will do it again this morning and again this evening. And tomorrow I will be walking all over town centre. Wish me luck.

Michelle is my shining example... She is my oxygen super heroine all light and bubbly.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 07 Mar 10 - 07:28 AM

VT, shall we walk with Michelle? I enjoyed my walk, thinking of all of you lovely ones, and it would be fun to think of us as walking together!

Mink-oiled my new hikers yest. evening. They're Asolos, probably more boot than I'll ever need, but so comfortable!

Looking forward to my walk this morning, before I go conduct my chorus at an 8-chorus festival, aka Choralpalooza- that burns plenty of energy, my friends, you can be assured!

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Mar 10 - 04:02 PM

Please cast your vote as to whether we should keep the threads separate or back to combined. I did it this month because I was missing the simple posting of goals, etc. They seemed to get lost, but if the majority prefers, I don't mind if we go back to the other way and let this one fall off. Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 03:07 AM

It was easier to find the actual thread when there was only one - it didn't fall off so much.

I'm officially 3kg (about 6lbs) heavier than I was in October but 10cm (4inches) thinner round the waist. Guess that's the yoga...

Trouble is, I've just spent a couple of weekends doing nothing but driving, singing, drinking and eating... I really MUST get back on track and back to the healthy eating again. It worked quite well, but since Christmas I've got out of the habit (all those free salmon sandwiches at the Ritz hotel.... ohhhh!!) and need to eat properly again.

And before anyone puts two and two together to make 37 - I have been heavier and more sedentary than I am now, but didn't have any palpitations, chest pain or breathlessness, so being overweight isn't the cause. It doesn't help, but it's not the cause. I am decreasing slowly, as the experts say you should, I'm excercising gently because I know I'm not used to it - I still walk to and from the station even though it makes me breathless and takes longer now than it did 2 years ago when I was 20+lbs heavier. I'm increasing the yoga a little bit every week, walking more (made it to work three days running last week - first time this year!) and sleeping better.

Later today I have a couple more tests - one of which will be the treadmill test, where I'm wired to a heart monitor and set off to walk on the treadmill so they can see if there are any abnormal jumps in the heartbeats. There's an ultrasound and another test I can't remember to come yet.

Enjoy the day all, if it's anything like the one outside now, it's going to be glorious!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 03:30 AM

oh damn... no need to vote on my account. i don't want to be trouble. i will play by whatever rules are set.







so sorry

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: maeve
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 06:28 AM

Tam- I see no reason to not combine threads if that makes it easier for you. LTS knows she can easily trace threads if she wants to find them easily. It makes no difference for me.

Liz- Thanks for your update. You're doing well to improve your health. Those of us who care about your splendid self are grateful.

My health goals are to continue to drop inches while building muscle for garden work and fire clean-up.

m

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 02:12 PM

ughhhh! I hurt. Out at bus stop at 9:30 am. Into town, dropped some post off to go to US. An old school mate is getting a head dress and a fairy. Letter to flat management about issues at our apartment building. Light outside our door does not work. On all the time and sensor makes it go off when we pass it. So no light to lock or unlock our door. Two big holes in the front garden that are deep enough for someone to twist or break ankle. Some kids knocked over one of the 3 clothes lines in back garden. Weather is getting better more residents need to hang washing.

Met with Health Trainer. She was really nice. She used to lead tai chi at the place where I work. Was paid for by council. I am going to look into getting this reinstated. I remember colleagues talking about it and that they really enjoyed it. She is going to look into finding a pool that has steps and not ladder that is not too far from home. I will not use the hoist. I know.... pride and haughty spirit and fall, etc. Sorry, I can't do it. She is also going to find out about some physical trainers who can address my RA and put me in touch with pain experts. Other people who suffer from cronic pain and now volunteer to teach coping practices. And... this is the best part... she is going to nag me about doing proper breathing exercises. I told her how I have instructions and diagrams posted next to my desk at work, but never take the time to do them. Told her I want to keep my lungs, posture and diaphragm in good nick, because I sing. She is going to poke me by email to see if I am doing this.

I wandered around town and got more silk flowers, big chunky beads on sale to make more fairies with. I check sale at Clark's shoes because I need to replace my black Dr. Scholl maryjanes. They have completely broken down. They didn't have black in my size, so I tryed on the red ones. they fit. So I bought the red ones and ordered the blacks ones They will be delivered to my work, because I have to sign for them. I was so happy with this purchase because the shoes are so soft. Like walking on clouds.

Found a wonderful green pullover on sale. So I got it.

I got the Mothering Sunday cards for me and TSO to send to his Mum. It is this weekend in UK. I had to buy Mother's Day cards for my Mom and Aunt Dot now because they are not available when I need to send them in May. Also picked up some nice blank inside cards for TSO's Sister and her husband both of whom have birthdays this month.

Bought some kitchen stuff and sewing stuff for caravan. I was all over the place today. Good thing I took rucksack and collapsible walking sticks. Got home at 2:30 utterly knackered but did, one load of clothes and made dinner which was no mean feat as it meant a lot of chopping and prep work and my mean feet were already killing me. TSO did the washing up after. He is giving me a break re the mini trampoline because I was on feet walking around town all day. Isn't he a darling?

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: mouldy
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 04:07 PM

A pound and a half off. Now I'm back to what I was when I went to NZ. Lugging the contents of the bookshelves upstairs all Friday afternoon must have paid off! Need to lose at least another 12, IMHO.

Andrea

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 09 Mar 10 - 03:18 AM

My goal is to maintain my weight now until October, if I lose a bit more it's a bonus but I won't be putting it on, I've reached my goal of a UK size 14.

I've lost 5 stone 2lbs since January last year and feel great! I'm still eating healthily and doing regualr exercise. I'm running in the Race for Life again this year to raise money for Cancer Research.

Mum and Dad came to stay over the weekend and couldn't believe how much weight I had lost, they kept commenting on it and saying how good I look, which is a massive confidence boost as they hadn't seen me since August last year. We bought my dream wedding dress in my goal size although the bridal shop said it will need altering nearer the day if I lose anymore weight but that's not a problem.

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 09 Mar 10 - 03:35 AM

Did about 8 minutes on the treadmill yesterday, wired to a monitor... it was supposed to be monitoring my heart rate, which didn't seem too bad, but I did get very breathless, dizzy and light-headed, so the nice Cardiac Tech said I could stop. I've been wearing a mini monitor since yesterday afternoon, have to take it back later today for the recording to be analysed. My Socialist soul is screaming at me that I should use the NHS, but as I'm still waiting for the referral from them, I'm glad I went with a private healthcare provider - after all, we've had the insurance for 20 years now, might as well get some benefit from it!

Right.. off to do some yoga and make cards. Enjoy the day all!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Accountability - exercise goals-Mar 2010
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 09 Mar 10 - 07:36 AM

Day 3 of daily walks (actually, this is Day 4 but it's only 7:30 AM and I want to wait for it to warm up a bit...). I'm feeling less stiff, more energetic, and I'm sleeping better. Hmmm, there must be a connection somewhere!

You are all inspiring! Thank you for helping me get back on my feet!