https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:21:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1689248 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 17:27:11 +0000 Chris987 1689248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much BrieN! That has got to be one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me....blush....smile&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1688766 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 03:34:15 +0000 BrieN 1688766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chris987 - I love reading your posts. There is something about how you approach the world which is so healthy and focused on personal growth. It is definitely inspiring. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1688480 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 11:47:20 +0000 Chris987 1688480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Shedev</b>, thanks I'll do that! </p> <p>Thanks <b>kerlyn, suz, barbara diane, </b>and<b> jane</b></p> <p><b>chouette22</b> yes I loved absolutely everything about Switzerland and would love to go back maybe in summer and to the mountains. Both cities were wonderful. On a fashion/style note I was blown away by the gorgeous wool and leather winter wardrobes of the women in Zurich, and in all the store windows. Super elegant and very high quality. I live in a cold climate but people here are more casual. After that trip I started a fashion bucket list and the first item is "empty bank account into a tote bag, grab friend, fly to Zurich for winter wardrobe shopping". (very high end prices as I'm sure you know)</p> <p><b>kiwigal</b> thans and I think you are right although it's been slow&nbsp;gradual progress (and a lot of back one, forward two) &nbsp;which is why I decided to declare "victory" on a few things :-)</p> <p><b>StyleFan</b> thanks...these fitness devices are really terrific for those of us who like to see data. They have been around for while now and so many choices.&nbsp; Have fun choosing one.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1688384 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:53:01 +0000 Jane 1688384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done! I'm pleased for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1688277 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 21:29:37 +0000 Barbara Diane 1688277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! Great job. Improvements in so many areas.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1688067 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 12:03:46 +0000 Style Fan 1688067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations!&nbsp; You are an inspiration.&nbsp; I am thinking of buying a fitbit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687971 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 02:31:02 +0000 Sal 1687971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations and thanks for sharing!! It sounds as though you have changed your lifestyle and built a really healthy and happy one. &nbsp;That is awesome! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687930 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:37:06 +0000 chouette22 1687930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful accomplishments, no wonder you are feeling great!<br />Bern and Zurich, beautiful cities, aren't they? Did you enjoy Switzerland (my home country)?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687922 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:09:46 +0000 Suz 1687922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic!! WHOOT!! Way to go. That's a lot of milestones. Keep up the great work!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687836 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:05:04 +0000 kerlyn 1687836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great work, Chris! &nbsp;Keep it up. &nbsp;You're an inspiration!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687835 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:04:16 +0000 shedev 1687835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job. I just started using MFP to log fitness. I'm on there as 1shedev if you want to friend me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687799 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 19:28:17 +0000 Chris987 1687799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is so kind of you<b> Inge</b>! Yah, its a continual challenge for me to build upper body strength and it makes such a difference in everything when I'm successful at it. </p> <p>We started visiting European Cities at Christmas a few years ago, in part to see what their different&nbsp;traditions are. Three years ago it was Bern and Zurich, and last year it was Brussels plus short train hops to Bruges and Ghent... Antwerp almost but didn't make the cut. I will definitely keep you in mind next time I'm back in that area and would love to meet up! We have friends and family in the Netherlands too and that's quite close also. </p> <p>Thanks <b>Mochi</b>! I get so much inspiration from you and everyone else on&nbsp;YLF that I'm really happy to be able to pay &nbsp;it foreword...</p> <p>Thanks<b> Meredith</b>! </p> <p><b>RobinF</b> you said it </p> <p>Thanks <b>Angie</b>! </p> <p><b>Lisap </b>YES YES &nbsp;YES. I find the psychological ones even more powerful than the physical ones most of the time. I'm on my third UPband, they consistently last about a year...it's fun to see how&nbsp;these devices keep expanding and improving and how many&nbsp;people are now wearing them&nbsp;as &nbsp;"jewelry" including me. </p> <p><b>Maneera </b>- glad to inspire you! </p> <p>Thanks <b>Donna! </b></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687786 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:57:00 +0000 MTBGirl 1687786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fantastic Chris! Keep rockin on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687776 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:39:22 +0000 Maneera 1687776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's amazing, Chris. That's great progress!!! Keep up the good work....you deserve a pat on the back! And you are inspiring me to do better too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687688 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:06:59 +0000 Anonymous 1687688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow - nice! &nbsp;I really relate - and one of my things-to-do is to upgrade my FitBit. &nbsp;The psychological changes are just as good, if not better than, the physical ones, arent' they? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687677 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:34:46 +0000 Angie 1687677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW. I am impressed. WELL DONE, Chris. We are proud of you. Keep up the momentum.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687631 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:14:13 +0000 RobinF 1687631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's great - good for you! It is such a challenge to continue with healthy activities but we feel so much better about ourselves when we do! Keep it up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687624 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:45:49 +0000 Meredith 1687624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, what a great list of achievements! Thanks for letting us celebrate with you! Keep crushing it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687612 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:09:57 +0000 Mochi 1687612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing accomplishments, Chris. I'm inspired now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687603 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:50:03 +0000 Inge 1687603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are fantastic achievements, Chris, way to go!!<br />(had to laugh about your last sentence - here's to stronger and more flexible arms!!-)</p> <p>Also: if you ever come to Brussels again and would like to meet up, do shout. (I live in Antwerp, but Brussels is only an hour away by train.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/having-a-great-day-met-some-fitness-goals#post-1687594 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:35:27 +0000 Chris987 1687594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been working on getting more exercise and losing some weight for many months. (Well, actually for&nbsp;several years, but never&nbsp;mind..:-) ) My primary reason is to stay as healthy as possible, which takes more work as we get older,&nbsp;but I do admit to having some&nbsp;vanity involved in the weight loss goals.&nbsp;I love to work out, am generally healthy,&nbsp;have a very healthy diet, am&nbsp; working with a great personal trainer, have the time to do the work, and I know what to do. For me the struggle is consistency in execution of workouts, portion control, etc which is also about accountability. </p> <p>Today I reached a bunch of&nbsp; small goals so I'm publicly giving myself a pat on the back an hoping I may inspire others. </p> </p> <p>I use myfitnesspal.com to track my weight and have in the past tracked eating too. <b>Today my weight is at the lowest it's been in a year</b>, with most of the change in the past 6 months. It's a small difference in actual pounds but huge one psychologically.</p> <p>I walk almost every day on a 1.2 mile loop down and back a side street next to my house. I've been working to incorporate more slow jogging into the walk. <b>Today for the first time I jogged the entire way</b>! </p> <p>I've been working to increase the number of steps I take every day to average around 10,000, using a Jawbone UP Band for tracking. <b>Yesterday I hit 10,000 miles for the first time</b> since I was on vacation in Brussels last Christmas where I was doing nothing BUT walking. </p> </p> <p>I have been working to ramp up on strength training, with two different activities. Yoga is partly about strength training, and I also do a routine at home with stretch bands and light weights. <br /><b>Today I finally got back to doing my latest at-home routine</b><br />My two yoga classes are on break for the summer, so I needed to find some new ones. I joined a new yoga studio, bought a 20-class pass, and <b>have been to 3 classes</b>. So far they are a bit harder than the ones I was doing before,&nbsp;which is quite a challenge, about which I am happy.</p> <p></p> <p>Smiling....reaching around to pat back with stronger and more flexible arms.....:-)&nbsp; :-)&nbsp; </p>