Re: I did it!--

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I think you can do anything you set your mind to, and if you want to

jog, you'll get there. My longest stretch of jogging was probably

1-1 1/2 minutes, so it's not like I'm ready for a marathon or

anything! *laugh* I hope someday I don't need to wear three sports

bras and a pair of girdle-panties when I go

I should also add that I woke up so sore yesterday I could barely get

out of bed Still sore today, but hopefully after some stretching

I'll be functional.

-Bonnie

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> Bonnie, Wow you went jogging? That is awesome. I can run for like

a few feet then I have to stop. I can't wait until I get to a place

where I can go jogging. Right now I have to just walk. Do you think

that I will ever get to a place where I can jog again?

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Re: I did it!--

Thanks, ! It all starts with walking, though, doesn't it? *lol* your comment about a cat in a roomful of rocking chairs had mecracking up! That's exactly what it's like! *lol*I meant to say a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs and evidently my hands didnt type what my mind told it to. LOLIf the scale's moving in the right direction for you, I wouldn't worrytoo much! I'm a creature of habit and once I got used to journalingeverything, it just wasn't a big deal. I don't even realize I'm doingit anymore. I'll think, "Gosh, did I write down that granola bar?"and go over and look, and yup! Plus, I found a freedom in thenumbers. I had not Journaled this last week much and as a result I gained a small amout. But very small.I think I said this in a previous email.I have to go back to calorie counting for awhile. Every once in a while I'd go without journaling (Christmasday, for example). Well, I didn't want to blow it too badly with theham and potatoes and all the goodies, so I had a very small piece ofham with a very small scoop of potatoes, and two cookies. I have done determined that I wont be calorie counting or journaling during holidays or special occassions.It was seem like it would be too much deprivation and I think I would throw in the towel. During those times I plan on really cutting my other meals of the day really really slim and get in extra exercise to plan on that one nice meal.Also my plan is to eat the foods that I dont normally have on a weekly basis like Danish desssert and pass on the foods that I can have any day of the week like mashed potatoes. Later Irealized that was ALL I'd eaten all day! No wonder I was hungry! Soif I had just written it down to begin with, I would have realizedthat I still had 500+ calories to use up for the day! So I kind oflike journaling it all. Then I can really look back and see how I'vedone, too. At the top of the page I write "Monday, Exer: ________Goal: ______" and that's it. Im kinda doing that but Im using the Calorie king program then making a screen shot of the journal and posting it to my website. But then I can look back and see howoften I've exercised and if I've stayed within my daily goals forcalories, too.My summary of my calories, exercise and water intake isnt a pretty one.Most days I have gone over my calorie limit of 1630 by about 200 a day and I have a lot of gaps in my exercise and have only drunk about 1/2 the water I should have. But for the most part I am losing. It is coming off oh so painfully slow. But it is coming off. And what runs though my mind is if Im losing and not sticking strickly to the diet I could make major progress if I exercise a bit more by pushing my self away from the table and stick strictly to my calorie limit.Now with that said....Its all a matter of actally making myself do it. It's easy to say but hard to follow through on.I'm rambling Naw...Thats called counseling us other members. We need it.LOL -Bonnie