Re: Re: 's monthly checkin

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> I think exercise is the missing

> link. Moving at 340 lbs is hardly an easy matter.

>

I hope you can find some exercises you feel comfortable doing. I wouldn't

suggest any hard impact stuff as it is too hard on your joints. I still

won't do any kind of hard impact stuff. Have you tried doing any of the WATP

walking? It is pretty good. And the beauty of this program is you can pretty

much cater it to the physcial shape you are in. If something is too hard for

you you can skip it of do a lower intensity workout. You can just start with

the simple steps of walking in place. You can do it indoors in any weather,

Need no special equipment, nothing to buy. You don't even really need the

video, just start walking in place like the gym teacher used to have us do

in school in PE.Really any exercise that gets you up and moving more will

help. The more you do the more you will be able to do next week and then

even more the next week.After your weight comes down you will be able to add

more movement and exercises as you go along. I know its not easy....Boy do

I know its not easy. LOL But you can do it. Just start out with 5 minues a

day if you need to and gradually build up your time as the weeks goes by.

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In a message dated 10/7/2006 12:38:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, movingvan2002@... writes:

I think exercise is the missing link. Moving at 340 lbs is hardly an easy matter.

Have you looked into that sit and be fit program I mentioned to another member?

It's on the PBS station -

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In a message dated 10/8/2006 6:45:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, movingvan2002@... writes:

So beginning today... committing to restart slowly and use the Flylady motto of being able to do anything for 15 minutes a day.

Excellent! And, it is FREEZING outside today, so a day that I do not even want to think of leaving my humble abode, so I will join you and do 15 minutes of my Debbie Siebers' DVD....

Ready....?

Set....?

Let's DO IT!!

Woooohoooo - Yay us!! (I'll let you know how it goes later)

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That's great - congrats and kudos to you! Yes, 5 minutes at a time still adds up to the 15-30-45 minutes....

who wishes there was water aerobics around here - do you do that at the "Y"??

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I just printed off her "NO WHINING" poster from the website - twice - in color!! So, I am hanging one at work and one at home!! That's it - no more whining - gonna do my exercise daily.

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You're most welcome , Thats what we are here for. You're right...that

pretty well sums it up. Just do it....I wish it was as easy to do as to say.

But really any exercise you can get will help. If you can get back to

walking your dog, then that's great. If not, whatever you can do. 15 minutes

may seem like a unbearable amount too when you start but whatever you can

make yourself do...whether it's 15 minutes, 10 minutes or even 5 minutes

starting out is great.You're gonna huff and puff and get out of breath but

listen to your body. You need to challenge yourself but don't kill yourself

in the process:) Listen to your body and just add time gradually. You'll see

a big difference in your energy level and endurance in just a few short

weeks. I try and get my mind off my exercise while doing it. The time will

fly so much faster. Listen to your favorite music and tune everything else

out. Or like you said, walk your dog and have fun with him. The time will

fly by before you know it and it will make exercising so much more fun.

> Hi and ...

>

> Thanks for your replies. I think it boils down to " just do it " as the

> Nike commercial says. I own tons of videos and think WATP might be

> best to start out with. Many moons ago I walked my dog daily but now

> that seems to vary with the weather. I've not tried the Sit and be

> fit but am familiar with chair aerobics as I do them with the seniors

> when visiting my Mom. So beginning today... committing to restart

> slowly and use the Flylady motto of being able to do anything for 15

> minutes a day.

>

> Thanks for the encouragement.

>

>

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Ok I just looked where did you find a "NO WHINING" poster? Blessed be,

[Guest guest]

> Well, , only made it through 10 minutes of Sansone's 1

> mile of walking away the pounds.

Congrats! That's 10 minutes more exerise than you had the day before, right?

Keep up the good work, keep at it, and soon you'll be looking to getting her

2-mile videos.

Sue in NJ