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Dec
02

The One Hour Golden Zone

I’m here! I’m here!

There have been so many times I have sat down with the intention of posting here and at my other blogs, and I have just been way too exhausted. How things are so, so busy even though I’m off work this week, I don’t know…

I’m still getting up about an hour and a half earlier than I usually do every morning to exercise. I am so darned proud of myself! A solid hour of exercise every morning has been hard, but the pride and confidence that I get from doing with it and sticking with it (even if it hasn’t been quite two weeks yet) has made me feel amazing.

While my chiropractor was able to do amazing things with my ankle to alleviate pain, it’s still just not strong enough for a walk every morning (unless I want to limp home on the second day, which is no fun at all I can tell you from experience), so I’m alternating my walking days right now. On the opposite days, I’m doing a solid hour of…

Yep, my old friend. Wii Fit!

The first morning I opted for an hour of Wii Fit, I felt bad. I was sure I was cheating somehow, even though I was determined to do the same amount of time a walk would take, and even though I knew that I had to give my ankle some rest lest I damage it severely. So I did the hour and wow!

As it turns out, the Wii Fit is a more intense workout than the walking by heaps. I know that’s because there is only so much I can push walking because of my ankle, but still. Wow. I was really impressed and finally got shot with the clue gun that Wii Fit is like anything else – you get out of it what you put into it. And I have been putting some hardcore workout time into it.

While some people might not ever pair ‘hardcore’ with ‘Wii Fit’, I do because by the time I am done, I am exhausted, drenched with sweat and puffing. Woohoo!

I am so happy about this because it means that I don’t have to walk on rainy mornings if I don’t want to, and I can strengthen my ankle up slowly while still getting the amount of exercise I want. While my weight is still bobbing around, the past couple of days have showed definite losses. Happy, happy!

So I have the exercise, now I just have to get the eating and the mentality up to par.

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Nov
26

End of an Awesome Week

Have I mentioned how brilliant my chiropractor is? Because she is.

I mentioned ankle problems earlier this week and bought a brace for extra support. Well, it turned out that the brace made it so much worse. I ended up limping home the last quarter of the walk yesterday. Given it was my first rainy day walk of the week, I was feeling a tad miserable.

I didn’t do the walk this morning simply because it takes me forty minutes to walk to my chiro and forty minutes to walk back. Given the state of my ankle, I didn’t think I could do an hour walking and then two forty minute walks just a few hours after that.

My ankle had me in a heap of pain by the time I got to the chiro, but that’s where the brilliance comes in. She studied my walking a bit and then did fixes on my ankle, up my calf and even did some work on my hip. When I left to walk home, I had absolutely no pain. Lovely!

So while my weight hasn’t been reflecting my hard work so far, I’m still proud of punch at the amount of work I’ve put in this week. Five hours and twenty minutes of walking – and that’s not including all the extra walking I’ve done here and there.

Lovely stuff. :)

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Nov
08

2 Kilos Down…

Back to typed words for today. :)

Well, the first week of being back on track and I have lost precisely two kilos since last week – or 4.4 pounds. Awesome possum. Unlike the last time I turned to meal replacements, I’ve been having normal meals as well, so my body didn’t take quite the first week dive like it did last time.

Sure, I’d like the same results as last time with losing forty pounds in three months, but I lost my gallbladder the last time. I don’t want to think of the damage I’d do this time if I went about the same. Plus, I’m having none of the panic or annoyances of ‘being on a diet’ because I’m not. I’m just making sure I get more nutrition by adding a meal replacement or two to my day (not on top of three meals, of course).

I’m pleased with this first week loss, as my exercise is still being greatly hindered by my tailbone/hip problems. I managed to get an appointment tomorrow morning, though, so I’ll be right for a walking program in no time. I’m eager to get started, but I also know I need to take it really slow. We’re talking about the tailbone and hips that manage to get injured with especially gentle plus sized yoga (which I’m looking forward to starting again).

So two kilos gone and I’m on my way…

I’ll be completely honest: While healthy loss says being in the lower 250s by the end of the month is good, I’m really hoping to be in the 240s. Starting December there would be awesome.

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Oct
26

Walking

Question time…

How many people out there are using walking (or speed walking or jogging or running) as your primary form of exercise?

When did you get start? How long/far/many steps did you start with? What about now?

What is your ‘must have’ piece of equipment? (Water bottle, mp3 player, the right shoes…)

Any advice for someone who is looking to start a walking routine?

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Oct
12

Tea for Two

Well, ladies and gentleman, I will no longer be fighting the good fight alone. My husband seems to have hit some sort of mental space where he is now set on losing weight.

Unlike me, my husband has been fit for most of his life. It’s only since taking and office job (an office that loves morning teas and such) that he has stacked on the weight.

While I am happy to have someone close to me who will be on the same path, I’m sad that my husband isn’t feeling great about his body. Thankfully, he’s picked a good time to be bitten by the fitness bug. With sunshine finally coming to Melbourne, we’ll be able to get out for more walking. He’s also finally gone to a chiro, so walking is easier for him. I need to see the chiro, too, but I’m dealing for now.

While I have been opting for ignoring the numbers and focusing on more nutritious eating, my husband wants to go back to the way he ate for most of his life: two meals a day. The concept seems interesting to me, but I’m a little hesitant to jump on his bandwagon. I’ll be happy so long as he gets his iron.

It’s a little bit strange to have a goal for ‘us’ (no, not going for the same weight, just both trying to lose weight). It makes me feel good about the future, so long as we keep motivating each other.

Do you have a workout/health/fitness partner?

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