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Healthy Habits Week of Sept. 1

Kristin L

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Hi everyone. How was your week?

I got more walking in, but not as much as I had hoped. This week (and the last) were crazy between trying to finish some research and arranging to take time off for my stupid migraines. I'm still working on the details of the botox. My goals are to walk for 30 mins every day and do yoga daily. Hopefully now I'll have time.

What are your goals for the week?

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Last week was pretty good for me as I swam lots and lots on holiday. Unfortunately I also ate lots and lots! So my aim this week is to start back to lighter, healthier eating, whilst upping my activity levels. One way of burning some energy this week will be knocking tiles off the wall in our en-suite bathroom

annagybe

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I'm on call this weekend. I went out for lunch today and got a garden burger, I however did not get onion rings or french fries with it. Does that count?

cheryle (Dianthus)

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I think I am finally on track. I weighed myself about 3 weeks ago and was a bit surprised by how much I had gained since the last weigh in a month or two earlier. I made a real effort to eat less and dropped a few pounds. Last weekend my SO got fitbits for us as he too is trying to drop a few pounds. I have been doing very well. I have logged over 10000 steps all but one day and was over 15000 on two or three days. I have also been climbing at least 10 flights of stairs and hit 24 one day. I decided to weigh in on Sunday and was down. I have lost 6 pounds in the last three weeks.

Tomorrow morning we golf and then i will try to get in an afternoon or evening walk. Yay.

MsMary

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I had a small medical procedure on Friday and although it all went spectacularly well, I'll be out of the gym for a few weeks. This week I'll be resting up and concentrating on eating well and getting healed up!

Oh, but I have news from last week! We had a four-week "Strider Challenge" at the gym and I won an honorable mention award and two free boot camp classes! I was thrilled because I never win any athletic-type prizes!!

cheryle (Dianthus)

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Wow. Good for you Mary.

Anonymous

I'm doing Jessica Smith's Fall Fitness Challenge for the next three weeks. The focus of the challenge is increasing energy. It has daily workouts, each 30 minutes or less. Today was a fun 30-minute cardio routine with a ball.

My other goal is to meditate every day, even if only for five minutes.

Congrats on winning such a cool prize, Mary!

cheryle (Dianthus)

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LOL. I read Alicat's message and at first read it as mediate and not meditate. I was thinking that must be a heck of a job.

MsMaven

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I did pretty well last week, but the holiday weekend is a challenge. Nevertheless I'm moving closer to my goal--always a tough time for me--don't want to give up too soon.

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Ha, ha, Dianthus, yes, my job is so taxing! Even five minutes is a challenge!

TraceyLiz65

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I gained 6 pounds on my vacation and have lost 5 these past two weeks. My goal for this week is to continue eating 5 mini meals a day and losing. My birthday is Sunday, so will have a piece of cake. Starting back up homeschooling my youngest , so will fit in workouts when I can.

Mo

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I weighed in at 119 the morning (Sun) before I flew here to FL. Left my scale behind and might be a week before I get one for here. Going to try and maintain this first week. There is scarce food in the fridge, didn't even have a coffee maker the first morning, let alone eggs or such. So it's powerbars and frozen lunches type of thing right now.
I am depending on my feet to get around at first, and hope to get a bike soon. So although the walking is good for me, the heat is a deterrent so I don't go as much as I would if it were under 90.
Hope to get some stretching and maybe yoga done in the house. A run or two if/when it dips below 80 in the mornings.

Carla

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Took the week off after the last triathlon of my season. Got caught up on all the house-work I'd been neglecting while on the road these past two weekends.

saraj23

I have decided to start a detox for the month of September.
I realized that the summer I gained a little more weight than I had expected so
I found a cleanse to try out. I am
starting the Ultimate Reset by Beachbody.
It is a 21 day cleanse that doesn’t involve me starving myself or being
on a liquid diet. I have high hopes for myself that with exercising daily even
if it’s just going for a 30 minute run and doing the cleanse I am hoping to
lose at least 8-10lbs this month. Wish
me luck! Has anyone ever had any success with a cleanse before?

Laurinda

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I'm not a big fan of cleanses, but committing oneself to healthy changes "just for 21 days" is a great way to kick into a different gear. Best wishes to you Saraj!

Am I the last one to see this time lapse gif of an 88 lb (40 kg) weight loss gif from "Amanda": http://melbourneer.com/wp-cont.....AVKTDP.gif
Watch how she turns her head toward the mirror and smiles over the months!

If anyone is interested she was doing her version of Keto/Paleo
http://www.reddit.com/user/dignityblows?sort=top