What are you doing for yourself today?

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

What you do with this twentyfour hours is going to make a difference.

This is caring for yourself enough to push through and make changes. Working on your mindset and emotions that may be impacting your weight loss. Getting your workouts in. Are you struggling or enjoying the sweat? Logging food and slowing down to appreciate each bite. Are you considering food prepping on the weekend? Are you celebrating hitting a small or large goal.

Get out there and live life with no regret! don't waste this day.

[FluffyChix 17,418]

@jenn1 Whoooot! Great post girlie! ((hugs))

I'm personally celebrating hitting a 60% Off Black Friday sale at World Market to get the baskets for Mr. Fluffy's corporate gifts. Shazam! She shoots. She scores! (hehe it's always something...)

[Creekimp13 5,841]

I'm gonna hang out with my fantastic hubby and daughter who is home from college:) Daughter is doing some homework (premed major, always working) and hubby had to run into work on an emergency....but we're expecting to be able to be together at noon and do something fun:) Daughter's highschool boyfriend is coming over later and we're gonna have a Twilight Zone marathon and maybe play a board game. Yep, we play board games. Cause we're goofy that way. And I love it. We are a culture of nerd people.

Kiddo and I hit the sales yesterday and got a gift for hubby, and some awesome Columbia waterproof 30 below warm boots to wear walking through campus all winter. She walks to campus and all over the place....Ann Arbor is a pedestrian town. Got a great deal on the boots, and took Grandma with us. My mom is a crazypants. The nut doesn't fall far from the nut tree. Was a good time:)

Day five of the liquid diet from hell.....I will be good. Drink my repulsive shakes, eat my repulsive Jello and broth....and keep my eye on the prize.

[settingqt31 18]

I'm celebrating a great Texas Tech victory last night and about to go hiking with some friends. I'm up in West Texas visiting my dad for the holiday so this evening will cook him dinner (chili) and enjoy watching football. Then drive home tomorrow.

Creekimp- tell your daughter good luck with her studies. I am a physician and the hard work is worth it.

[KarenOR 180]

I"m taking my son to see Coco while my husband and daughter are working in a fundraising booth at the UO/OSU game. I am also in the process of cleaning out and selling a ton of crap that has been lying around.

[Rainbow_Warrior 996]

4 hours ago, jenn1 said:

Getting your workouts in? Are you struggling or enjoying the sweat?

Yeah. The weight loss clinic's exercise physiologist finally asked last Wednesday week if I was ready to go back to the pool? (He knows about my knee and ankle pain which limit my walking comfort. He was aware that I was only getting in 2900-4500 steps per day.

I have NO trouble at the pool. The flotation aspect means that joint pain is near to zero once I'm in the Water.

Attached table shows the impact of getting back to the pool last Saturday week. The eight consecutive days of improvement is good. (Just annoyed that the pool opens at 8am on a Sunday and 5am on other days; it's 7:15am Sunday now.)

Slow (trickle-speed) breaststroke is comfortable and I drag it out long enough for a training effect. Add some chest-deep wading up and down the lanes and I build my lower leg muscles a bit.

I meet with him again on 6th DEC and I think he'll be impressed with my progress.

As for sweat, it's a non-event at the pool. I actually suppose the energy goes somewhere but the water's too cold 20C (67F) to feel/notice any sweat.

I can see and feel a muscular change after eight days of this already. A couple of belt buckle holes, looser slacks ... NSVs.

The scales only see 1.5kg (3.4 pounds) change but there's more.

Edited November 25, 2017 by Rainbow_Warrior
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[KarenOR 180]

2 hours ago, Rainbow_Warrior said:

Yeah. The weight loss clinic's exercise physiologist finally asked last Wednesday week if I was ready to go back to the pool? (He knows about my knee and ankle pain which limit my walking comfort. He was aware that I was only getting in 2900-4500 steps per day.

I have NO trouble at the pool. The flotation aspect means that joint pain is near to zero once I'm in the Water.

Attached table shows the impact of getting back to the pool last Saturday week. The eight consecutive days of improvement is good. (Just annoyed that the pool opens at 8am on a Sunday and 5am on other days; it's 7:15am Sunday now.)

Slow (trickle-speed) breaststroke is comfortable and I drag it out long enough for a training effect. Add some chest-deep wading up and down the lanes and I build my lower leg muscles a bit.

I meet with him again on 6th DEC and I think he'll be impressed with my progress.

As for sweat, it's a non-event at the pool. I actually suppose the energy goes somewhere but the water's too cold 20C (67F) to feel/notice any sweat.

I can see and feel a muscular change after eight days of this already. A couple of belt buckle holes, looser slacks ... NSVs.

The scales only see 1.5kg (3.4 pounds) change but there's more.

I love the pool. All summer I would run for almost 2 hours in the pool. It's harder in the winter with limited hours at the pool at the gym, but I still much prefer it to land.

[Diana_in_Philly 1,426]

Today, I did an hour of reformer based Pilates and then did 45 minutes of strength training, including dead lifts and sled pushing. And I'm spending some time with my older daughter who is home from college for the weekend.

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

23 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

@jenn1 Whoooot! Great post girlie! ((hugs))

I'm personally celebrating hitting a 60% Off Black Friday sale at World Market to get the baskets for Mr. Fluffy's corporate gifts. Shazam! She shoots. She scores! (hehe it's always something...)

You are a brave woman to go out and fight against the black friday shoppers. That qualifies as a workout to me. Nice bargain! I'm sure Mr fluffy appreciates it.

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

23 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

I'm gonna hang out with my fantastic hubby and daughter who is home from college:) Daughter is doing some homework (premed major, always working) and hubby had to run into work on an emergency....but we're expecting to be able to be together at noon and do something fun:) Daughter's highschool boyfriend is coming over later and we're gonna have a Twilight Zone marathon and maybe play a board game. Yep, we play board games. Cause we're goofy that way. And I love it. We are a culture of nerd people.

Kiddo and I hit the sales yesterday and got a gift for hubby, and some awesome Columbia waterproof 30 below warm boots to wear walking through campus all winter. She walks to campus and all over the place....Ann Arbor is a pedestrian town. Got a great deal on the boots, and took Grandma with us. My mom is a crazypants. The nut doesn't fall far from the nut tree. Was a good time:)

Day five of the liquid diet from hell.....I will be good. Drink my repulsive shakes, eat my repulsive Jello and broth....and keep my eye on the prize.

Sounds like you are having a fantastic time with family. Agghh. First Stages of diet on the holidays. Humm egg nog flavored shake? lol Keep pushing through my friend. It may be hell right now. You are going to be amazed at where you are at next christmas. Best gift ever!

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

22 hours ago, settingqt31 said:

I'm celebrating a great Texas Tech victory last night and about to go hiking with some friends. I'm up in West Texas visiting my dad for the holiday so this evening will cook him dinner (chili) and enjoy watching football. Then drive home tomorrow.

Creekimp- tell your daughter good luck with her studies. I am a physician and the hard work is worth it.

Celebrate away! The hike sounds great. Did you get any photos of the hike?

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

21 hours ago, KarenOR said:

I"m taking my son to see Coco while my husband and daughter are working in a fundraising booth at the UO/OSU game. I am also in the process of cleaning out and selling a ton of crap that has been lying around.

Family days are wonderful. Cleaning out extra stuff takes the clutter off my mind. Feels good after it's done...Right?

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

@Rainbow_Warrior

Whoop Whoop! Build that muscle. Eight days of improvement and weight loss is an achievement. Congratulations! I'm envious of swimmers. It's the one activity that I struggle with.

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

17 hours ago, Diana_in_Philly said:

Today, I did an hour of reformer based Pilates and then did 45 minutes of strength training, including dead lifts and sled pushing. And I'm spending some time with my older daughter who is home from college for the weekend.

Dang you are a workout bad ass! BEAST MODE Glad you are having time with your daughter. Enjoy the day!

[Healthy_life2 8,330]

11/25/17 my twenty four hours.

Broke my toe on a run yesterday. Just annoying nothing major. Sundays are my day off from the gym. Spending time watching football and relaxing with my husband.

Working on quieting my mind. I'm all over the place with lists of things to complete....It's affecting my sleep.

Raking leaves and yard work this afternoon for exercise.

meal planning for the week, grocery shopping and prepping.