Mon, Jul-28-03, 06:57
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... Pro-Atkins!
Posts: 1,705
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Plan: General LC
Stats: 312/274/220
BF:
Progress: 41%
Location: Tacoma, WA
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Just Checkin' In ...
First, an official Welcome to Teresa and Mary! We’re glad to have you with us. You bring the number of challengers on this thread up to 17. Even though we're spread out all over the North American continent, there is no way any of us can truly feel alone in this battle for greater health.
Ketodiva - Congratulations on making that 50+ lbs loss! Only a few more days to your ½ year anniversary … Yay!
I was really impressed reading everyone's posted goals. I am so proud of us all! It's no small thing to take on a commitment like this. So many different paths to finding the right type of exercise ... walking, weights, Pilates, bikes, tapes, elliptical machine, Curves, swimming, resistance bands, belly dance, stairs, balance / exercise balls, calisthenics, treadmill, etc.. That's a beautiful testament to the diversity of activity we larger folk are doing.
I have found that since I'm paying so much attention to stretching before and after my walks, I'm not having any additional discomfort in my joints. For me, this means I've been able to take my walks everyday so far, instead of every other day. My new routine is energizing me to feel like it's really possible to snatch back some mobility. Every other time I've tried to be more active (since getting sick in 1997), I'd push myself too much and end up worse than before I started. I'm so excited that with my 'do-able' goal, the push is small and I find I can do it!!
How is everyone else doing?
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