The sad truth to why I am here

[Koober101]

Re: The sad truth to why I am here

Hello misplaced southerner : )

I just added the treadmill last Tuesday and going 1 mile a day
about 24 minutes, next week is to get to 1.5 miles, and the
week after I will aim for 2 miles.

I also lift moderate weights 3 days a week.

Thought I would get back into it slowly and not wake up
the next day super sore. So far so good.

Thank you for the invite, I will try to find a link to that group

Best Wishes !

[Tawsif]

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john.. u gotta great attitude .. keep it up..

[Koober101]

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Thank you Tawsif,

I am re-starting after about 4 yrs, but I know it works from personal
experience . Its not a Magic 2 week fix, but works far and
away anything else out there.

I believe to 2 keys are water and workouts.

As of now, I am working out getting rid of my wine to do a true
Atkins Monday

[misplaced southerner]

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that is great news! yes it is often best to work ourselves up with the exercise. if you kill yourself right off the start then that's the end! go to "forums" and find "miscellaneous". the journal chats link is there!

[pipee_pl]

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first of all congrats on your lifestyle change.
secondly- it is a good thing you are doing this now- before you arrive in the Ukraine, because you will definately be shocked at how thin the majority of the people are.

if you do not speak Ukrainian or know the culture you are in for a bit of a shock- the staple in the diet is potatoes with vodka- any time of the day.

i know this because i live in Poland- which has come leaps and bounds since joining the E.U.- it is much more evolved than the Ukraine- it is difficult to undo years of communism.

I can speak Ukrainian- well actually, no, I speak Polish- I understand Ukrainian- or so my cleaning lady makes me think (she is Ukrainian)--they are very similar but of course the written word is nothing alike.

Best of luck to you, be smart- don't do anything stupid- the mafia is still powerfull there and like to target foreigners. stick with other English teachers- and don't put yourself at risk.
Hope I didn't scare you- sometimes you need to be realistic and unless you know the culture- you can't always believe what the native speaker school agencies tell you.

good luck.

[Koober101]

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Thanks for the reply pipee pl

I should be ok, I have been to Ukraine before, also I was in Russia
3 times including Siberia in the city of Omsk. I got back from Belarus
last February.

I know how this they are : )

As for Mafia, I do not see them bothering me, I see they like us
as we bring in the dollars : ) They know what side thier bread is
butterd on. If they bother Americans or others they know the Dollars
will go away. They mostly ask for protection money from Russian businesses... (protection against the mafia) : )

Been there done that, not scared at all. I have lived in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus a total of 4 years and no worries, but always keep your
guard up

[pipee_pl]

Re: The sad truth to why I am here

Thanks for the reply pipee pl

I should be ok, I have been to Ukraine before, also I was in Russia
3 times including Siberia in the city of Omsk. I got back from Belarus
last February.

I know how this they are : )

As for Mafia, I do not see them bothering me, I see they like us
as we bring in the dollars : ) They know what side thier bread is
butterd on. If they bother Americans or others they know the Dollars
will go away. They mostly ask for protection money from Russian businesses... (protection against the mafia) : )

Been there done that, not scared at all. I have lived in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus a total of 4 years and no worries, but always keep your
guard up

glad to hear it- you obviously know the deal. some people do come over with blinders on and have huge culture shock.

i have a friend in moscow who was walking down the street and two guys tried to jump him and put him in a car.--luckily he managed to fight his way out of it.--i am sure you know this stuff happens every day.--your right- guard is up!!

[Koober101]

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Ok March 1st !!

Goals for March.

More Water - Increase Treadmill - Less Wine : )

[Koober101]

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Ok, doing great this Tuesday !

My goal this week was to get up to 1.5 miles on the treadmill at a fast walking speed
buy the end of the week. Its only Tuesday and I hit the 1.5 mile mark today,
AND I even used 5 pound hand weights for half the time to add a little extra.

Felling pretty good, and its amazing what we can do if we only try.

Good luck all !!

[Sunny_0ne]

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Wonderful progress, Koober!

Congratulations!

[seraphine7]

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All I have to say is keep your head up and keep looking towards your goal, YOU WILL GET THERE. Being new, myself, to all of this, all I have to say is... believe in yourself. You can do anything you put your mind to. I plan to do the same!

Good Luck!
Di

[Koober101]

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Thank you Sunny One and Seraphine7

This surly is the place to be for support.

Now lets see if my ticker works lol

[Koober101]

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Yeah it works !!!