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LOL Jas!!!!
LOL Jas!!!!
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What would we do without it?
Mini-goal- 149 by June 1st. I can do it!!!
Started this WOL on Feb. 13, 2006.
SW 179
CW 155
GW 135
5' 4"
OWL Rung 3- Seeds and Nuts
Frankenfoods- Low Carb Shakes, Bars, Candies.
Sugar Alcohols= Weight loss stalls and cravings!!
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I think of exercise (aka --running) as my medication. Anyone who has had and encounter with depression and been prescribed a med knows you can't miss one dose or things will start to go down hill. It is the same way with running for me. When I don't want to do it I think to myself "You know you have to take your medication or you will feel worse tomorrow." So I do. I run and like Betty I may struggle with that first mile(ok I don't have as much class as Betty, lets face it I curse), but I am always grinning when I finish.Comment
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Betty, you are soooo right. Personally, I think exercise is the key to lifelong success and health. For me too, it's such a guilty pleasure! It's me time.Comment
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That is soooooooooooo true. I've dealt with depression in the past and running cured it! Seriously! I really do consider my running to be therapy.Originally posted by texwife&mom
At the health expo before the marathon, they had tshirts that read: RUNNING IS MY PROZAC. Exactly.
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Exercise is not negotiable for ANYONE, even if you are trying to lose weight or not.
I will confess that I didn't exercise at all for my first year on Atkins. I have fibromyalgia and I was convinced that exercise would make all my pain and fatigue worse, because everytime I tried to exercise, I would end up in pain and tired. I discovered slowly, that it was my weight that was causing most of the difficulty in exercising.
Since losing weight, I started exercising slow, 5-10 minutes at a time, gradually working up speed and duration until I can now do a mile in 24 minutes on the treadmill. I also work out with a personal trainer doing weight lifting and that has helped my fibromyalgia alot too, as well as toning muscles and giving more strength, stamina, and energy. I exercise 2x a week now and am about to add another day, now that my body can tolerate it much better. I still get real tired for a day or two after exercising, but the benefits far outweigh the fatigue.
Many people here have been such an inspiration.
Good topic!Start date: 2/22/04 347/222/135 ~ 5'2"
STAC Restart: 1/05/09
306/229/135 ~ 5'2" 77 lbs down!
Goal #1: 247 - 2nd 10% (59lbs, 247, also 100 lbs total loss) - Met 1/4/10!!!
Goal #2: 241 - Halfway to goal! (106 lbs lost) - Met 2/21/10!!!
Goal #3: 222 - 3rd 10% - Lowest Atkins weight
Goal #4: 210 - Still on track!
Goal #5: 200/199 - 4th 10% - One-derland! End year goal!
Female/Hypothyroidism/Arthritis/Fibromyalgia - If I can lose weight on this, so can you!
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Very good statement. Ask the people in my life how I am to deal with when I am in the middle of an exercise routine as a opposed to when I let the stress build up.Originally posted by texwife&mom
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The first question out of my Hubbies mouth when I am having a pissy day is "Have you ran yet today sweetheart?"--It makes a huge impact. And really do you ever finish a workout in a bad mood?-- I don't. I am always proud of myself and smiling in the end, even if I didn't meet the goals I set forth in the beginning of the workout. It just feels good.Comment
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LOL, Rach! My DH says the same thing "you're gonna run, RIGHT?" That's the hint that my mood demands it.
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