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iamfire1
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Update!
Morning,
Drat my email - I never get notifications whenever anyone responds to my posts. Thanks for your comments!
I'm still bouncing between 130 and 132. But the superDuperMegaCoolio news today is that I can do
Drumroll please!
Unassisted chinups!
Yes indeed, yesterday during my circle walk, I idly stopped by a tree branch and said to myself, self, I'm doing 20 pound assisted chinups at the Y; let's see how difficult it is to do here! And amazingly astonishingly wow-like, I was able to do several of 'em in a row.
Now, this is truly superb news - it's been my goal ever since the end of 2006 to be able to do unassisted pullups or chinups. I started off doing them against 90 pounds, meaning I was capable of lifting around 80+ pounds myself. Now, at 132, I can lift up, well, 132 pounds!
So I'm a happy camper, indeed.
Best wishes,
Barbara
Morning,
best thing i've read all day
Drat my email - I never get notifications whenever anyone responds to my posts. Thanks for your comments!
I'm still bouncing between 130 and 132. But the superDuperMegaCoolio news today is that I can do
Drumroll please!
Unassisted chinups!
Yes indeed, yesterday during my circle walk, I idly stopped by a tree branch and said to myself, self, I'm doing 20 pound assisted chinups at the Y; let's see how difficult it is to do here! And amazingly astonishingly wow-like, I was able to do several of 'em in a row.
Now, this is truly superb news - it's been my goal ever since the end of 2006 to be able to do unassisted pullups or chinups. I started off doing them against 90 pounds, meaning I was capable of lifting around 80+ pounds myself. Now, at 132, I can lift up, well, 132 pounds!
So I'm a happy camper, indeed.
Best wishes,
Barbara
iamfire1
New member
Surgery scheduled
Morning all,
You know, it's been almost 11 months now that I've been on my get-healthy lifestyle...and things are going peachy! While the weight loss has slowed to a crawl (still holding steady between 130 and 133), my inches have definitely decreased so I'm a happy camper.
The really good news is that surgery for my femur has finally been scheduled. I can't believe that I've been able to lose all this weight and do all these exercises while having a doorknob of bone stuck to the side of my leg. It just goes to show that no matter what kind of condition one is....one can always compensate.
Enjoy,
Barbara
Morning all,
You know, it's been almost 11 months now that I've been on my get-healthy lifestyle...and things are going peachy! While the weight loss has slowed to a crawl (still holding steady between 130 and 133), my inches have definitely decreased so I'm a happy camper.
The really good news is that surgery for my femur has finally been scheduled. I can't believe that I've been able to lose all this weight and do all these exercises while having a doorknob of bone stuck to the side of my leg. It just goes to show that no matter what kind of condition one is....one can always compensate.
Enjoy,
Barbara
iamfire1
New member
Successful surgery!
Morning,
One thing I hate about recovery is it takes too long. But I'm quite thrilled that my surgery this Tuesday went well!
Today I'm a bit more stiff than before, so I'm making certain to take it easy. And of course, my normal exercising is a no-go during this time, so I'm doing isometrics instead. I found some great resources for that:
Isometric Articles
How To Do Isometric Exercises | How To Do Things.com
Bodybuilding.com - Kelly Baggett - The Charles Atlas Workout Revisited!
In addition, I'm really glad I know acupressure - that's also been quite helpful in relaxing my leg muscles. I'd love to throw myself into my workouts but hey, now is the time for me to actually take things easy. I promised my husband...so I guess I have to.
Enjoy,
Barbara
Morning,
One thing I hate about recovery is it takes too long. But I'm quite thrilled that my surgery this Tuesday went well!
Today I'm a bit more stiff than before, so I'm making certain to take it easy. And of course, my normal exercising is a no-go during this time, so I'm doing isometrics instead. I found some great resources for that:
Isometric Articles
How To Do Isometric Exercises | How To Do Things.com
Bodybuilding.com - Kelly Baggett - The Charles Atlas Workout Revisited!
In addition, I'm really glad I know acupressure - that's also been quite helpful in relaxing my leg muscles. I'd love to throw myself into my workouts but hey, now is the time for me to actually take things easy. I promised my husband...so I guess I have to.
Enjoy,
Barbara
iamfire1
New member
Down to 129
Morning,
Well! It's been 2 weeks since my surgery and I'm down to 129. I'm not certain, however, if that's truly fat loss or muscle loss (it's kinda sorta difficult to work out when you're in recovery-mode), so I've set my weight loss tracker to 131 instead. We'll see how it continues.
Recovery has been going superbly - I'm back to walking a mile (admittedly slower than a jogging parakeet, mind you, but hey, it's the thought that counts) and do some useful stretches every day. I'm giving myself until the New Year before I try to throw myself back into my daily routine.
One bit of good news - prior to surgery, I made certain to buy meself a nice pair of 35 pound dumbbells so I could continue to lift at home. I'm pleased to announce I can still arm-curl those babies with no problem! That just goes to show...you can always regroup regarding your exercise no matter what your condition is.
Enjoy,
Barbara
Morning,
Well! It's been 2 weeks since my surgery and I'm down to 129. I'm not certain, however, if that's truly fat loss or muscle loss (it's kinda sorta difficult to work out when you're in recovery-mode), so I've set my weight loss tracker to 131 instead. We'll see how it continues.
Recovery has been going superbly - I'm back to walking a mile (admittedly slower than a jogging parakeet, mind you, but hey, it's the thought that counts) and do some useful stretches every day. I'm giving myself until the New Year before I try to throw myself back into my daily routine.
One bit of good news - prior to surgery, I made certain to buy meself a nice pair of 35 pound dumbbells so I could continue to lift at home. I'm pleased to announce I can still arm-curl those babies with no problem! That just goes to show...you can always regroup regarding your exercise no matter what your condition is.
Enjoy,
Barbara
iamfire1
New member
Morning!
It's New Year's Eve! Wheeee!
This year has been utterly magnificent in all areas of growth for me....physically, mentally and spiritually as well. I find myself growing younger as opposed to older...it's rather a unique way to view life.
Just started P90X today and plan on continuing it for the next 89 days! I wrote a bit about it at .
Upwards and onwards,
Barbara
It's New Year's Eve! Wheeee!
This year has been utterly magnificent in all areas of growth for me....physically, mentally and spiritually as well. I find myself growing younger as opposed to older...it's rather a unique way to view life.
Just started P90X today and plan on continuing it for the next 89 days! I wrote a bit about it at .
Upwards and onwards,
Barbara
daiseeangel
New member
I need to look up P90X... I have never heard of it before!
iamfire1
New member
Morning,
P90x is an intense work-at-home home fitness program; you can see infomercials about it quite often during the day.
Here are some P90x resources:
(sales page)
If you're hardcore enough and workout in the gym, you can probably accomplish superb goals without it. But for folks who like working out to DVDs and don't mind pushing themselves to failure, it's an excellent package. I got mine on eBay at quite the discount.
Here's all my P90x postings:
Enjoy,
Barbara
P90x is an intense work-at-home home fitness program; you can see infomercials about it quite often during the day.
Here are some P90x resources:
(sales page)
If you're hardcore enough and workout in the gym, you can probably accomplish superb goals without it. But for folks who like working out to DVDs and don't mind pushing themselves to failure, it's an excellent package. I got mine on eBay at quite the discount.
Here's all my P90x postings:
Enjoy,
Barbara
iamfire1
New member
Morning,
It's kinda sort difficult to believe more than a year has passed since my commitment to get healthy! I just looked at what I did last year at this time ( http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/7735-iamfires-diary-2.html#post163677 ). So of course, today I had to honor that by doing the circle walk again; it was a bit colder but quite rainy. And with the Plyo I did this morning, this is the first time I actually emitted, ahem, tiny sounds (ie whimpers) by the time I completed it. Wow, I don't think I've ever reached that point before.
That was a blatant nudge to take it easy...so I'm simply cleaning the house today.
And so starts the new year,
Barbara
It's kinda sort difficult to believe more than a year has passed since my commitment to get healthy! I just looked at what I did last year at this time ( http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/7735-iamfires-diary-2.html#post163677 ). So of course, today I had to honor that by doing the circle walk again; it was a bit colder but quite rainy. And with the Plyo I did this morning, this is the first time I actually emitted, ahem, tiny sounds (ie whimpers) by the time I completed it.
Wow, I don't think I've ever reached that point before.That was a blatant nudge to take it easy...so I'm simply cleaning the house today.
And so starts the new year,
Barbara
iamfire1
New member
Day 13, P90x
Hi everyone,
Today is Day 13 in my P90x adventure, and I'll have to admit, the infomercial does not lie. I'm finding it to be quite the blast to do every day.
One of the main components, of course, is diet...but as I'm already eating clean, that's simply a continuing factor. One of the really superb benefits to it, however, are the massive amounts of forums available - they cater to just about every kind of person who does P90x. The sense of community is like the one here! Lots of cheerleading of others goes on; it's quite addicting.
I've been chronicling my daily experiences at . In 2 weeks, I'll take my Day 30 pictures - should be interesting to see what changes happen.
Enjoy,
Barbara
Hi everyone,
Today is Day 13 in my P90x adventure, and I'll have to admit, the infomercial does not lie. I'm finding it to be quite the blast to do every day.
One of the main components, of course, is diet...but as I'm already eating clean, that's simply a continuing factor. One of the really superb benefits to it, however, are the massive amounts of forums available - they cater to just about every kind of person who does P90x. The sense of community is like the one here! Lots of cheerleading of others goes on; it's quite addicting.
I've been chronicling my daily experiences at . In 2 weeks, I'll take my Day 30 pictures - should be interesting to see what changes happen.
Enjoy,
Barbara
iamfire1
New member
Common sense! It's a good thing!
Hi all,
Life is moving along quite swimmingly! I'm actually starting to be intelligent about workouts (imagine that!) and give myself permission to listen to my body. I posted about that
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weig...-after-40-listening-your-body.html#post386412
Enjoy,
Barbara
Hi all,
Life is moving along quite swimmingly! I'm actually starting to be intelligent about workouts (imagine that!) and give myself permission to listen to my body. I posted about that
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weig...-after-40-listening-your-body.html#post386412
Enjoy,
Barbara
iamfire1
New member
Wow, it's been over a year!
Morning!
It's been over a year since I last posted in this thread...wow!
I'm happy to announce that I've kept the weight off and have stabilized between 126 and 130 pounds, thus making it a grand total weight loss of 50 or so pounds in total.
I attribute my success to the fact I changed my lifestyle...not just 'went on a diet'. Thus, there's no sacrifice involved nor time limit as well.
I've modified my eating habits to mainly atkins but also enjoy an apple a day as well. I think the fact I cut out bunches of junk food really helps (all together now, duh! )
And that be my latest,
Barbara
Morning!
It's been over a year since I last posted in this thread...wow!
I'm happy to announce that I've kept the weight off and have stabilized between 126 and 130 pounds, thus making it a grand total weight loss of 50 or so pounds in total.
I attribute my success to the fact I changed my lifestyle...not just 'went on a diet'. Thus, there's no sacrifice involved nor time limit as well.
I've modified my eating habits to mainly atkins but also enjoy an apple a day as well. I think the fact I cut out bunches of junk food really helps (all together now, duh!
)And that be my latest,
Barbara