IowaMan,
I've got (at LEAST) 15 lbs extra that I'd be glad to give you. Care to up it to 20-25? Sheesh!

Maybe getting back to work will help me get down to a more norman weight, it's obvious that my summer/fall spend looking for a job didn't help me lose any. And my knees just ache too much to jog/run it off

Believe me, if there was a way to make it happen I'd take you up on that in a heartbeat 1nutworld. I just can't handle not being able to put on weight anymore. I see myself and I see a damn skeleton.

I went out and bought YOU on a Diet yesterday. Has anyone read it?

I've heard of it, I think. Is that by Dr. Oz?

Might be.

I finally stepped on the scale....I was suprised, I did'nt gain but I did'nt lose either. With all the stuff I ate over the holidays I was sure I had gained a couple of pounds.

I've held flat since getting back into town. However, I haven't worked out since Thursday, thanks to a resurgence of my cold and also my school retreat. I plan on going Thursday and starting to make up for lost time.

Still not feeling great - I've been averaging 1500 calories/day which is probably my redeeming trait since returning. But if I can start to work out again and hold my food flat I'll start losing again. :line:

Hope everyone else is having a great week!

My blood sugars, which are the biggest indicator of how I'm doing, are starting to stabilize.

That's great, Lil!

:thumbs:


I went out today and saved a butt load of $$$ on some things that will hopefully help me to get back into the kind of shape I want to be in. My lungs will fight it every step of the way I'm sure but it's gonna get done. I guarantee it.

(Minimal assembly required my ass!)

I want to swim again.

It's not a weight issue. Since I've been living in Montréal, I've been able to keep my weight constant (but I do notice I gain about 10 lbs every time I go back home, whether it's for a week or a month!). I figure my weight stays constant because of all the walking I do (usually with about 20 lbs of books on my back :p).

However, apart from that walking, for the past year I've been sitting on my ass studying. Before then, I swam a lot, at some points up to 2 kms a day. When I moved here, I wasn't swimming too much, so I went from moderate working out to no working out.

I've noticed muscle tone and flexibility disappearing, and belly fat appearing. My girl friends decided this week to start swimming once a week, and we went together yesterday. I loved it!!!!!! I hadn't realized how much I missed the water. So much, that I went again today and swam 1 km.

I'm hoping to start swimming regularly again. I have no reason not to. The sport center is right beside where I live. My membership is included in my student fees. I have 2 next-to-new swimsuits that I can wear. Contact lenses for 6 months. A great pair of goggles. So, no reason not to!!! I know I can fit in an hour (more or less) of swimming into my schedule two or three times a week.

I want to post here to keep track of how much I swim, and to prove that I'm not lazy :p. I think posting here will encourage me to go to the pool more often. So this is what I've done so far :

January 16 : ~300 meters
January 17 : 1 kilometer

PS~ I remember when you swam competitively! Keep posting!

I went again tonight after school with the girls.

January 18 : 1 kilometer

I'm down 2 lbs, but mostly because I haven't had time to eat. I'm going to work out today though...no matter what!

I went to the pool with the girls again before supper, but pulled a muscle in my leg in the 14th lap, so I wasn't able to do as much as I wanted. I did continue with arms-only laps though.

January 22 : 750 meters