<p>I’ve started a diet and I’m trying to get back into a decent workout routine. It’s been a fun summer, but all that eating and drinking has caught up with me. Fall clothes are NOT feeling so good. </p>
<p>I need to start teaching this week and I’m trying on my clothes and ugh…
I am too cheap and too busy to shop for more clothes. Besides, that would be giving in and I’m stubborn too. If I can lose 10 lbs I’ll be a happy camper (20 would be a treat, but I’m not that disciplined).</p>
<p>I was a little lazy this summer when S was home, but now that he has returned to school I am back to my 4 times a week visit to our treadmill.
During the earlier summer months I tried to walk outside instead of the treadmill but some days it was just too hot. Plus I think I get a better workout and I get to watch TV while there.
Clothes are ok for now…</p>
<p>I’m there too! I hate to exercise and have no excuse not to; I am an empty nester and do not work at the moment, so there is no reason not to go to the gym. </p>
<p>I keep thinking I should buy some piece of equipment for the house; but I know as soon as I get it, I will use it for a week or two and that will be the end of my exercise. I know I should, but for some reason I can not stick to it. If there is some magic pill that will make me work out I want it now!!</p>
<p>I’ll join in! Did well earlier this summer, then have been sitting for long car rides & helping son w/apps instead of working out.</p>
<p>I find even a short, brisk walk at night can make a difference (just walked 1 1/2 miles, will hopefully walk tomorrow & go to the gym [kids’ first day of school…work off the stress…lol]).</p>
<p>15 miles a week is a good goal, btw. I should have a mileage objective…</p>
<p>Getting back into shape implies that I was once in shape…</p>
<p>I am definitely trying to halt the effects of gravity on my aging bod. Would love to lose 5 pounds but would settle for not gaining anything!</p>
<p>Signed up for and worked out with a trainer at the gym (which I belong to but almost never go to) last week. Definitely not for me. I loved having someone tell me what to do in the gym but they are completely unrealistic. They supposedly calculate your body fat then tell you what it should be. According to their methods, I have to lose 19 pounds. That is ridiculous…I would not be able to leave my bed if I weighed that. The last time that I weighed 19 pounds less was when I was 13 and an inch shorter!</p>
<p>Wow, good for you all. I used to run and can’t now- but sure admire someone who can do 15 miles! Hey kudos to walking 1.5 miles too! </p>
<p>I did walk 20 min. today and then did 20 mins on the eliptical trainer. Okay, it’s not much but I figured I might stick to it if I go into it more slowly and keep it enjoyable. Tomorrow I AM going to bike to work. Really I am.</p>
<p>I have a shape - round. Or maybe that should be several rounds.</p>
<p>I did so well last year - lost 26lbs and really got into the habit of going to the gym - treadmill and bike only because my arthritis makes other stuff too painful. I actually got to where if i did not exercise daily I really missed it. Then I had some family health issues to deal with when my Mom got ill and i had to go back to the UK for 6 weeks (including missing Christmas with my husband and kids). Was back a while then had to go again. Every day I keep saying tomorrow i will start again - really hard when I have put on the 26lbs I lost.</p>
<p>Maybe we should have a support thread. Commit to walking a certain number of miles a day and or exercising a certain number of minutes and report in.</p>
<p>Diet and exercise. I actually started off taking that over the counter pill Alli. For me personally I don’t honestly think the pill increased the weight loss (I never lost more than 1-2lbs a week) but the web site had really good support with dieticians and also forums. I learned a lot about my food intake - such as i didn’t eat enough protein - and also got into a good online support for exercise. It took me 6 months to lose the 26lbs and was hard work. I am so cross that I have put it back on again!</p>
<p>I lost 25 lbs last year in a university study, about 8 of it has crept back. Fall clothes that fit last year are tight now. What worked for me was writing down everything I ate, but I hated it. Exercise helps some, but I think what I eat has more impact. New school year, new resolutions.</p>
<p>I’ll join in as well. Got tired of my clothes not fitting well, and having no energy. Joined Weight Watchers this past July and have lost almost 20 pounds so far. For me, the weekly weigh-ins are an important part - they keep me accountable for my actions. Plus, the whole program is very simple and no nonsense. I don’t like gimicky stuff.</p>
<p>I use our elliptical trainer 4-5 days a week and go for an hour each time. I am halfway to my goal and am feeling (and looking) SO much better!</p>
<p>OP, just hang in there! It takes about a month for a change in behavior to become a habit - you can do it!! Good luck to everyone in their efforts.</p>
<p>I met someone the other day who lost 40 pounds in 2 months just by cutting out all artificial sweeteners. He was already a healthy eater otherwise with moderate exercise. You all should google how bad diet coke is for you. I stopped drinking it 8 days ago and feel better already. I am not craving sweets so much. Now I just have to give up those 2 little splenda packets that I use in my coffee.</p>
<p>I lost 70 pounds over 7 months. What got me started was biking. What kept me going was setting reachable goals and finding new ways to be active. I fiound when I exercised I tend to eat healthier. Studies show eating breakfast helps in loosing weight. I now run but frequently use the elliptical trainer. It burns more calories than running.</p>
<p>Thanks, GolfingMom. It’s a MUCH slower process than when I could crash diet 20 years ago and lose ten pounds without much effort!! The weight comes off so much slower, which is probably better in the long run. Congratulations to you as well. Losing 70 pounds is fantastic!!!</p>
<p>Wow, you guys are great. I’m so inspired. I think slow is good. I would honestly be happy with a lb a week or so. Heck at the rate I’m going I would be pleased if I just didn’t put more on.</p>
<p>I’m doing weight watchers as the points thingy really works for me (feels like competition with myself both the eating side and the exercise side).</p>
<p>From July 07 until March 08 I lost 24 lbs, primarily through exercise and a food log. My waist size dropped to 30". </p>
<p>Heel pain and a pinched nerve caused me to cut back heavily on exercise. Once I did that, I stopped tracking what I ate. It was a slippery slope. Gained all but seven pounds back in six months. </p>
<p>I am back on the horse. Keeping my food and exercise log. Walking, biking and jogging. Weight is now heading in the correct direction: down.</p>
<p>Lost about 24 lbs in 4 months early this year (daily treadmill and carb control- nothing extreme). Now I’ve put 8 lbs back on, mainly because we moved this summer and the personal care just fell by the wayside. I plan to lose that back in the next 3 months again. The key for me was to weigh myself every day and keep a chart, watch the calories burned on the treadmill and count the calories taken in, and to make sure to build up a deficit of about 500 calories a day. It is ALL about the calories.</p>