On my way to 63kgs

Just checked out your before and after pics. What a difference!! Very inspiring. Congratulations!!

And you are doing soooo well at the gym. Really inspired me to join one too. I must do that as soon as I reach home.

Hope you have a great weekend.
 
Thanks Juni, have fun at the gym. It really give you a sense of achievement. My daughter's friend has now said that she wants to come with us which I'm really happy about as the more of us that go the more likely we are to keep it up. I have also got another friend that wants to come once she finishes work at the end of summer.
Have a great weekend yourself.
juni said:
Just checked out your before and after pics. What a difference!! Very inspiring. Congratulations!!

And you are doing soooo well at the gym. Really inspired me to join one too. I must do that as soon as I reach home.

Hope you have a great weekend.
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I posted on your pics thread, but thought I'd come here to say it again:

W0W!!!

You ought to stand up and be proud of those photos! I know it takes a lot of courage to post them here so well done, but hon, you have NOTHING to hide. Serious hard work and effort and you should enjoy the results - the change is amazing.
 
Thank you all so much for posting nice things in my photo thread. I almost didn't post them but got talked into it by my daughter. Can't wait now to be able to put up the goal weight ones. :hug2:
Had a frustrating time at the gym. I got on the treadmill and did alternate walking and running and ran more times and faster than I had ever done but 3 times I pressed the stop button instead of slowing it down after running so have no idea how long or how much I did as it kept zeroing. Seeing the results on the machine really makes me want to exercise as I like to compete with myself and beat my own time but when I haven't got it recorded there it makes me think that it doesn't count an that it is all for nothing which is stupid of me. I think I did about 40 minutes instead of the usual hour but made up for it by going for a walk late this afternoon for and hour and a half. I went too early though at 5 oclock and it was far too hot. I got home from my walk and my daughter and friends had made chocolate pancakes and I ate one but I had quite a lot of calories left so if I just have fruit and gazpacho now I should be ok.
Hope everybody has a great weekend.
 
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eyckmans said:
Had a frustrating time at the gym. I got on the treadmill and did alternate walking and running and ran more times and faster than I had ever done but 3 times I pressed the stop button instead of slowing it down after running so have no idea how long or how much I did as it kept zeroing.
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Its all good hun! You know it...the machine knows it...we know it. You are doing great!

Take care!
 
eyckmans said:
Thank you all so much for posting nice things in my photo thread. I almost didn't post them but got talked into it by my daughter. Can't wait now to be able to put up the goal weight ones.
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If your progress photos are that good I really can't wait to see the goal weight photos! What a difference there is already! I'm glad your daughter talked you into posting them!

As for the treadmill incident, don't let it play mind tricks on you. If you felt you did better than the previous time I'm sure you did. I know it's nice to have the numbers to PROVE it, but you know how well you did, and that's what counts! :)
 
I know that it was just me being silly with the treadmill but it kept putting me off my stride as it took a minute or two to get it set up each time. I didn't realize that I am so competitive even if it is trying to beat my own record. I want to see every time that I am a step nearer to running a 5k :D
 
eyckmans said:
I know that it was just me being silly with the treadmill but it kept putting me off my stride as it took a minute or two to get it set up each time. I didn't realize that I am so competitive even if it is trying to beat my own record. I want to see every time that I am a step nearer to running a 5k :D
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Competitive is good, I think. :) It will keep you striving to better yourself. That's great. I think that's something I kind of lack, a competitive nature. lol I've never been competitive with other people, and I doubt I'm very competitive with myself either. I wonder if that might hinder me in my weight loss. Is there a way to make yourself become more of a competitive person?
 
I don't really know how to make yourself more competitive. I constantly set myself goals which is easy to do with the gym equipment. Even when out walking I would gradually walk a bit further every day and now that I am much fitter I time myself and try and do the same distance in a quicker time. It sometimes helps to write it down and chart the progress as you won't want to ruin the chart by not beating the previous record. There is something very motivating about a chart that goes up and up. :)
Stacy said:
Competitive is good, I think. :) It will keep you striving to better yourself. That's great. I think that's something I kind of lack, a competitive nature. lol I've never been competitive with other people, and I doubt I'm very competitive with myself either. I wonder if that might hinder me in my weight loss. Is there a way to make yourself become more of a competitive person?
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eyckmans said:
I don't really know how to make yourself more competitive. I constantly set myself goals which is easy to do with the gym equipment. Even when out walking I would gradually walk a bit further every day and now that I am much fitter I time myself and try and do the same distance in a quicker time. It sometimes helps to write it down and chart the progress as you won't want to ruin the chart by not beating the previous record. There is something very motivating about a chart that goes up and up. :)
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Cool! I like that! I think that's something I can implement into my exercise routine. Thanks, sweetie!
 
Went to the gym today with my daughter and her friend. I am so glad that the friend is coming as well as then my daughter won't give up so easily. They seemed to quite enjoy it and worked very hard.
I finally got shown how to use some of the machines and did inner and outer thighs and arms but think that I will probably ache a lot tomorrow but quite like the challenge of building up the amount of reps that I can do. I still want to do at least 40 mins on the treadmill to burn up the calories and then do other machines.
Hope you are all having a great weekend.
We're all ready for the world cup football final tomorrow night. I have never seen so many Spanish flags as are about everywhere at the moment . So promises to be a fun night especially if we win. :)
 
I'm glad to hear that your daughter has a work out buddy! Maybe peer pressure can work to the good for once! lol :)

Oh I wish I had access to machines that would work my thighs! You lucky girl! :) I REALLY need that. I'm so worried about saggy thigh flesh once I reach goal.

Have a great weekend, Val!
 
Had a nice surprise at the gym. I paid 40 euros for 6 months worth of gym which is amazing value and now they have told me that my husband can come free on my pass. So it works out at 20 euros each (less than 5 US dollars a month for unlimited use 7 days a week) and it cost an extras 30 euros for my daughter. :)
I'm hoping to tighten up some bits but I think that my upper arms and stomach will be quite a challenge. :D
Stacy said:
I'm glad to hear that your daughter has a work out buddy! Maybe peer pressure can work to the good for once! lol :)

Oh I wish I had access to machines that would work my thighs! You lucky girl! :) I REALLY need that. I'm so worried about saggy thigh flesh once I reach goal.

Have a great weekend, Val!
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eyckmans said:
Had a nice surprise at the gym. I paid 40 euros for 6 months worth of gym which is amazing value and now they have told me that my husband can come free on my pass. So it works out at 20 euros each (less than 5 US dollars a month for unlimited use 7 days a week)
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Oh my gosh! That's CRAZY inexpensive! The gyms here are insanely pricey! You're definitely blessed, hon! The rock bottom cheapest gym is like $400 a year (and good luck living close enough to go lol) but most gyms here run about $60 a month. So yeah, totally out of my budget. It's crazy.
 
It's not just one gym but we have a choice of 4 gyms in the area as well as 2 outdoor and 3 indoor swimming pools all included in the price. It's all local government funded. If you have a family of parents and several kids it's still only 40 euros for the whole family. :)
Stacy said:
Oh my gosh! That's CRAZY inexpensive! The gyms here are insanely pricey! You're definitely blessed, hon! The rock bottom cheapest gym is like $400 a year (and good luck living close enough to go lol) but most gyms here run about $60 a month. So yeah, totally out of my budget. It's crazy.
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