Let's Get Healthy in 2010!

Odarlin · 03-02-2010, 07:39 PM

I want to report that I have been very good! Cookie good.
I have a new muscle and I have been randomly shimmying with greater frequency.

Thinker · 03-09-2010, 11:59 AM

I didn't want to jump in here until I was sure I would stick with my program.

I am!!

I'm about 3/4 of the way through a 30-day challenge on the Wii EA Sports Active (the one with the little trainer person). That has made all the difference for me because it is interactive, it tracks your reps, and you basically follow a leader.

I'm also starting to use the custom workout feature and build my own little workouts out of activities I like best. It's fun and gives me additional ways to burn calories for the day.

In addition to that, I'm doing Yoga 5 or 6 times a week; and I've created a workout to increase mass in my chest.

I'm getting better with the food stuff, but that's really the lady's forte so I just follow her lead. To my credit though, I'm not having Milk Duds *everyday*.......maybe just 3 or 4 times a week. Trust me, that is a HUGE accomplishment for me!

Looking forward to participating more...

AtLast · 03-09-2010, 02:31 PM

Due to RA along with poly osteoarthritis, my new exercise routines have to be aquatic. Good thing there is a great community pool across the street and I have been able to adapt water exercise equipment even in my spa at home.
Dance lessons and regular dancing are good too, as long as I stretch before. LOL... for me, the impact exercise days are over and any kind of weight lifting/sculpting use has to be underwater. Daily 3-5 mile dog walks help too (even in the damn rain!)... and keep the pooch happy! I just adapt and try and figure out what I can do safely. Hell, I will be 59 in a couple of weeks and have the damn joints of a 90 year old! But, I am going to keep moving!!

Fighting a life long eating eating disorder and obesity (then I became an exercise addict until the arthritis!) has been yucca! But, I have found OA to be what works for me after years of idiotic yo-yo diets, binging and purgiing self-loathing. I have kept 70 lbs off for over 5 years now due to this program and my numbers from physical blood work make me smile! Oh, and my body-image is much more realistic and content!

Whatever all of you are doing to live a healier life, I commend and support you! Not so easy at all!!!

Thinker · 03-16-2010, 09:08 PM

Wondering if anyone else here is using the Wii for exercise???

I just finished the 30-day challenge that is on the DVD EA Sports Active, Personal Trainer. The sequel DVD More Workouts has a 6-week challenge, and I start that tomorrow.

This Wii stuff is the best thing I've tried since I quit organized sports a gazillion years ago!! And it's FUN!!

Medusa · 03-24-2010, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinker

Wondering if anyone else here is using the Wii for exercise???

I just finished the 30-day challenge that is on the DVD EA Sports Active, Personal Trainer. The sequel DVD More Workouts has a 6-week challenge, and I start that tomorrow.

This Wii stuff is the best thing I've tried since I quit organized sports a gazillion years ago!! And it's FUN!!

Ok, that's IT. I am getting a friggin' Wii!

I have gone in and out of Best Buy more times than I can count to look at them and have even gone to order one online a few times and I have, up until now, talked myself out of it by doing the whole "it's not something I NEED" thing.

Well, let me just share a bit of an experience that I had yesterday.

I generally think about my health often. In the last 2 years, I have stopped smoking, stopped drinking full-sugar sodas and have cut WAY back on Diet Sodas. I have also increased my water intake and my intake of fresh veggies and fiber. So, Im doing great right?

Well, yesterday something happened that made me want to rethink the whole "Im thinking more about health" thing.

I played hookey from work yesterday so that Jack and I could enjoy a beautiful 73-degree sunny day. We went outside with the intention of doing some yard work. After I cut about 10 feet of azaleas, I looked at Jack and said "We should go to the lake".

Half an hour later, we were at the lake and Jack was dragging fishing equipment down to the banks.

The banks of this particular lake are solid shale and the corps of engineers has done a great job of stair-stepping it so that it's fairly easy to walk. There are still a large amount of loose rocks and uneven terrain. We had to hike down a large hill covered with shale to get to the actual banks of the water.
As we were hiking, I could feel the looseness in the ankle that I broke 2 years ago (and subsequently walked around on broken for almost 3 months) and how my balance felt wobbly and unsteady. I could feel my knees crying out for mercy. I could feel my hips wanting to let go of my legs.
When we got down to the banks, Jack hopped from rock to rock easily while looking for a primo fishing spot. Me? I lumbered ungracefully, wobbling from ledge to ledge knowing that I couldnt bounce on unsteady ankles that way withouth ending up in the icy water. I watched Jack's agility, her balance, her effortless movement and I thought to myself, "Wow, I used to be able to move like that."

When we were done fishing, we gathered our stuff and started the hike back up the hill to the truck.

After only 10 or 12 paces, my chest tightened up and I started gasping deeply for breath. I felt my heart working wildly to move all of my weight up the hill. I felt my body going into overdrive jjust doing the simple task of walking up a hill. It was scary. At one point, I tried to stop gasping for breath because I didn't want everyone at the lake hearing me. When I tried to stop gasping, I couldnt. It was like my body was on autopilot and I had no control.
That lack of control was scary.

I am not a person who is used to my body betraying my piloting. I am also not a person who is embarrassed about my size or the way I look. I generally love myself and think Im looking rather fine most days.

Yesterday was a wake-up call.

I can *feel* fine/pretty/sexy all I want but it generally isnt sexy to be gasping desperately the way I was yesterday. It probably wouldnt be sexy laying on the ground having a heart attack either. It probably would be even less sexy dropping dead from a stroke.
And honestly, the thought of laying on the ground looking up at my partner's face being full of fear is enough to motivate me.
I owe her better than that.
I owe myself better than that.

My love for my (fat) self isnt changing. I still will be fat positive, I will still say that health "isnt all about the numbers". I will still insist that fat can be sexy.

What I wont do anymore is put my mobility in danger for a fucking twinkie.

There are deep layers of emotional shit tied to my own eating habits. Im not afraid to say it. Im not ashamed of it. It just is what it is.

My goal is to get on the bike tonight and ride for 20 minutes.

I'll do that and go from there.

Jess · 03-24-2010, 10:09 AM

Changing habits is insanely difficult. I too feel that my wife deserves me at my best. I have started on the Chantix again and will keep trying this quitting shit til I beat it!
I feel you Medusa. I am also sick and tired of sick and tired. The damned elliptical just mocks me. Spring is such a relief for me, in that I love being outside playing in dirt. Winters nearly kill me. I do have to resume a rigorous allergy med regime this time of year, but at least I feel motivated toward movement!

Good luck Lady!

Medusa · 03-24-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jess

Changing habits is insanely difficult. I too feel that my wife deserves me at my best. I have started on the Chantix again and will keep trying this quitting shit til I beat it!
I feel you Medusa. I am also sick and tired of sick and tired. The damned elliptical just mocks me. Spring is such a relief for me, in that I love being outside playing in dirt. Winters nearly kill me. I do have to resume a rigorous allergy med regime this time of year, but at least I feel motivated toward movement!

Good luck Lady!

Jess, I didnt do Chantix but have heard of people having great success with it

I have been a non-smoker for 2 years this October (I recently tried to resume smoking on a trip to see some girlfriends but it just wasnt the same). I would be lying if I said I didnt think about smoking occasionally while driving down the road or after just having eaten a biggo meal. (I used to LOVE to smoke on a full stomach to help "tamp down" my food LOL)
I looked at Jack just yesterday while we were fishing and said, " I used to LOVE to smoke while I was fishing. I sure do miss it."

It's worth it! You can do it! Just think of Christie and your own health every time you go to light up. Think of 10 more minutes with her. 10 more minutes with yourself for every cigarette you put down.

Luck!

Thinker · 03-24-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

Ok, that's IT. I am getting a friggin' Wii!

I have gone in and out of Best Buy more times than I can count to look at them and have even gone to order one online a few times and I have, up until now, talked myself out of it by doing the whole "it's not something I NEED" thing.

You will LOVE it! Apparently, we have had this thing and I didn't even know. I recommend starting with the one called Personal Trainer. It's so do-able, and they think of just about everything to get you through it.

As for the "need" thing... Well, I could argue that I do need ours. I can guarantee that I would not be sticking with working out if it weren't for the Wii. When you do their challenges, there is an accountability factor; and I have way too much pride to slack or blow it off...........even with only a machine watching!!!

As for the rest of your post...

I support you and will be around to cheer you on (for what it's worth). And you *are* gorgeous!!

I'm *definitely* getting it right in 2010, and this time it's stickin'!!!

Medusa · 03-24-2010, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thinker

You will LOVE it! Apparently, we have had this thing and I didn't even know. I recommend starting with the one called Personal Trainer. It's so do-able, and they think of just about everything to get you through it.

As for the "need" thing... Well, I could argue that I do need ours. I can guarantee that I would not be sticking with working out if it weren't for the Wii. When you do their challenges, there is an accountability factor; and I have way too much pride to slack or blow it off...........even with only a machine watching!!!

As for the rest of your post...

I support you and will be around to cheer you on (for what it's worth). And you *are* gorgeous!!

I'm *definitely* getting it right in 2010, and this time it's stickin'!!!

Here Wii Come! *snort*

I keep checking out the games online. I see lots of sports games; tennis, track, etc. and will definitely check out the one you have!

I see that Jillian even has one?! Have to check that one out as well

03-09-2010, 11:59 AM	#2
Thinker Senior Member How Do You Identify?: transman Preferred Pronoun?: male Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,868 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 710 Thanked 4,133 Times in 1,079 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I didn't want to jump in here until I was sure I would stick with my program. I am!! I'm about 3/4 of the way through a 30-day challenge on the Wii EA Sports Active (the one with the little trainer person). That has made all the difference for me because it is interactive, it tracks your reps, and you basically follow a leader. I'm also starting to use the custom workout feature and build my own little workouts out of activities I like best. It's fun and gives me additional ways to burn calories for the day. In addition to that, I'm doing Yoga 5 or 6 times a week; and I've created a workout to increase mass in my chest. I'm getting better with the food stuff, but that's really the lady's forte so I just follow her lead. To my credit though, I'm not having Milk Duds everyday.......maybe just 3 or 4 times a week. Trust me, that is a HUGE accomplishment for me! Looking forward to participating more... __________________ Practice humility and kindness.

03-09-2010, 02:31 PM	#3
AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,199 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Due to RA along with poly osteoarthritis, my new exercise routines have to be aquatic. Good thing there is a great community pool across the street and I have been able to adapt water exercise equipment even in my spa at home. Dance lessons and regular dancing are good too, as long as I stretch before. LOL... for me, the impact exercise days are over and any kind of weight lifting/sculpting use has to be underwater. Daily 3-5 mile dog walks help too (even in the damn rain!)... and keep the pooch happy! I just adapt and try and figure out what I can do safely. Hell, I will be 59 in a couple of weeks and have the damn joints of a 90 year old! But, I am going to keep moving!! Fighting a life long eating eating disorder and obesity (then I became an exercise addict until the arthritis!) has been yucca! But, I have found OA to be what works for me after years of idiotic yo-yo diets, binging and purgiing self-loathing. I have kept 70 lbs off for over 5 years now due to this program and my numbers from physical blood work make me smile! Oh, and my body-image is much more realistic and content! Whatever all of you are doing to live a healier life, I commend and support you! Not so easy at all!!! Last edited by AtLast; 03-09-2010 at 02:33 PM. Reason: goofed!

03-16-2010, 09:08 PM	#4
Thinker Senior Member How Do You Identify?: transman Preferred Pronoun?: male Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,868 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 710 Thanked 4,133 Times in 1,079 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Wondering if anyone else here is using the Wii for exercise??? I just finished the 30-day challenge that is on the DVD EA Sports Active, Personal Trainer. The sequel DVD More Workouts has a 6-week challenge, and I start that tomorrow. This Wii stuff is the best thing I've tried since I quit organized sports a gazillion years ago!! And it's FUN!! __________________ Practice humility and kindness.

03-02-2010, 07:39 PM	#1
Odarlin Member How Do You Identify?: Undine Preferred Pronoun?: Sexy Relationship Status: Finding my immortal soul one giggle at a time. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: under a bright and cheery rock Posts: 290 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 506 Thanked 178 Times in 69 Posts Rep Power: 22	I want to report that I have been very good! Cookie good. I have a new muscle and I have been randomly shimmying with greater frequency.

03-24-2010, 10:09 AM	#6
Jess Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: decidedly indifferent Preferred Pronoun?: other Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Patrick Springs, VA Posts: 2,812 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,247 Thanked 5,700 Times in 1,682 Posts Rep Power: 0	Changing habits is insanely difficult. I too feel that my wife deserves me at my best. I have started on the Chantix again and will keep trying this quitting shit til I beat it! I feel you Medusa. I am also sick and tired of sick and tired. The damned elliptical just mocks me. Spring is such a relief for me, in that I love being outside playing in dirt. Winters nearly kill me. I do have to resume a rigorous allergy med regime this time of year, but at least I feel motivated toward movement! Good luck Lady!