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After I posted, I read back through the whole thread. I could not bear to read this thread last year as I was so depressed (and PO'd at myself) on being injured. I have to say - WOW. You are all doing great - Keep it up. Nancy G - You are my inspiration now. My intent last year after loosing weight for my cruise by running was to do a 1/2 marathon in October and then a full in January. That stupid hamstring threw a wrench into that. Now that I see what you have done - I know I can do it this year! Thanks!

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Well this thread had petered out a bit - although it is fair to say that it went on long after I did.

 

I started exercising regularly in April, though, and thought maybe it was time to revive it - who is still around? Who would like to join?

 

First, a summary of what I've been up to. I started Weight Watchers in April. I mentioned this to my daughter, and her response was "Again??"

 

This time, though, things are different. I'm a lot more motivated than I was previously, and I also find that my attitude is completely different. I am not at all focused on losing any particular amount of weight by any particular time period. Instead, I am focused on following a lifestyle that I can live with forever but will allow me to lose weight. I've found Weight Watchers to be very flexible in that regard, and it is working well for me.

 

Sure, I started the 10% challenge, but that is just for fun - so long as I continue to lose, I really don't care how long it takes me!

 

I started my exercise program by walking a half hour every day. Within a couple of weeks, it was an hour. Now, I'm doing an hour on weekdays and usually considerably more on weekends. I'm also doing some running - I've done a couple of 5k's (combined running/walking), and I"m lifting weights 2-3 times per week.

 

The result - I've dropped over 30 lbs and am feeling MUCH better.

 

Today's exercise: walked an hour w/ DW to a local breakfast joint (where I had a veggie omlette made with 1 egg & 2 eggwhites, 1 slice wheat toast, & a fruit cup). Then we walked another hour back. Good for 7 WW activity points.

 

How are you doing exercise-wise this weekend?

 

Note to Chuck: I remember the walk to the ship challenge well - my wife teased me as I flew down there, somewhere over NJ, that this was about as far as I had gotten!! Hard to know why I didn't keep things up and let myself go so badly . . .

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cruise cat:

how is the marathon training going? I am on week 8 for training for the chicago marathon.

 

rb bonzo:

i am still here....and still exercising. today is my off day, but tomorrow is a 7 mile run

 

hope everyone is enjoying exercising in some great weather!

 

nancy

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nice run, Sheila -

 

I set out to run 5k today. I had measured out a route that started nearby my house and ended at my driveway. Now, I'm still doing the running/walking combo. In my first ever my time was 47:20. Second one was 42:06. Today was only the third time that I ran a measured 5k, and the first time that wasn't part of a race. My goal was to beat 40:00 - - I did manage a PR, but started my final kick a little too late and did 40:07. I know that getting PR's won't always be this easy. LOL!

 

After resting up, I went w/ DW to our health club and did an easy 30 minutes on an eliptical and did a decent weight lifting on a Nautilus circuit.

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35 minutes on the eliptical followed by weight lifting last night. Today is a rest day (I also ran yesterday morning), but I'll try to get some walking in if the weather permits. If rainy, maybe some light treadmill at the gym tonight.

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today 20 min. on the eliptical, 40 min. weight training,and 1 hour step aerobics. tommorow i will run 5miles and weight train for 40 min. Saturday will be my day of rest. Sunday i will run 15 miles:confused:

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I did not do much at all yesterday. Today, I walked to my health club, where I did upper body and core weight training followed by 30 minutes on an eliptical. Then, I walked back home. Total walking was approx 6 miles - have over 12k on the treadmill already (I took it off during eliptical time).

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This morning, I finished the first part of the "Couch to 5k" running plan. I'll start week 2 on Tuesday.

 

For those not familiar, "Couch to 5k" is a plan that enables someone who is not running but is reasonably fit to get to the point where they can run about 3 miles (or about 5 kilometers) within 2 months by mixing running periods with swift walking periods to enable you to recover before the next run. First week is a 5 minute warm up walk, followed by 8 intervals of 60 second run/90 second swift walk, followed by 5 minute cool down walk. The second week has same warmup and cool downs, but has 6 intervals of 90 second run/120 second walks.

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Today i ran 16.5 miles. This was my best run so far. My running partner had to stop at 3 miles(tummy problems) I was freaking out about doing it alone. I cranked my music up and had the best run. i just kept telling myself that i am strong and i can do this and i did. I t was a beautiful day and i just took in everything.

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that's great!! I am hoping to get myself in condition to be able to train for one for fall '08. I'm hoping to be doing 20 miles/week by November, to keep that going through the winter, and then to start increasing the mileage next spring. If I stay healthy, stick with it, and have a little luck, should be possible. we'll see . . .

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that's great!! I am hoping to get myself in condition to be able to train for one for fall '08. I'm hoping to be doing 20 miles/week by November, to keep that going through the winter, and then to start increasing the mileage next spring. If I stay healthy, stick with it, and have a little luck, should be possible. we'll see . . .

 

Just keep going. I started running 2 years ago, i could barley run down the street, but i just kept adding on. The one thing i found is the first 15 min. of running suck then i get into a rythym, other runners have told me they go through the same thing. Just keep going, to me it is the best way to burn fat.

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