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A Journey to get Weight off the Leg Joints
My knees, hips, and spine are wearing out. Too much weight is part of the problem, according to the orthopedist. So I have begun the process of taking control.
UPDATE: 177lbs and back into size 16 jeans. That's down from size 20 relaxed fit, comfort waist jeans. I'm pretty happy about this!
UPDATE: 169.4lbs and size 16 jeans are quite baggy.
UPDATE: Hovering around 168lbs at the end of Apr 2013. I am aiming to lose 20 more and then re-evaluate the ...
My knees, hips, and spine are wearing out. Too much weight is part of the problem, according to the orthopedist. So I have begun the process of taking control.
UPDATE: 177lbs and back into size 16 jeans. That's down from size 20 relaxed fit, comfort waist jeans. I'm pretty happy about this!
UPDATE: 169.4lbs and size 16 jeans are quite baggy.
UPDATE: Hovering around 168lbs at the end of Apr 2013. I am aiming to lose 20 more and then re-evaluate the situation. I'd like to do this by the end of August, but I will be in the US for 3 weeks in July. In Maine. Eating lobster. I'm going to enjoy it and do my best to get a long walk or swim in every day.
I need more time/miles on the treadmill each week. I need to try to stay closed to 1200 cals/day. I need to really devote time and energy to strength training, which I've been ignoring.
UPDATE June 2, 2013 - 160.6 lbs. this morning!
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Member Since: 4/13/2010
SparkPoints: 40,684
Fitness Minutes: 20,931
My Goals:
My big, long term goal is to get back down to at least 150 and to be healthier.
Weigh-ins every two weeks.
Try to track foods.
Cut way back on refined carbs.
Get my butt moving - the hardest thing for me to do consistently.
Goals!
200lb - Dead videos All the Years Combine - DONE!
190lb - get an 18lb kettlebell and a second 10lb kettlebell. I ended up getting 2 15 pounders. DONE!
180lb - order a new Cuisinart work bowl to replace the broken one - I got a whole new Cuisinart for Christmas! Thanks, Mom!
170lb - get one half gallon of Haagen-Dazs every two months. Put it on the calendar. (I have not done this, as I feel it would be sabotaging myself...)
160lb - get the old size 14 pants out of storage
150lb - alter favorite clothes
140lb - If I can get back down to 140, I'll be thrilled to have recovered my health and well being. This will be the ultimate reward.
My Program:
I have started keeping closer tabs on what I eat - choices and quantities.
For exercise I used Leslie Sansone's 5-mile walk videos, which I found on YouTube.
I've added kettlebells (doing the LiveFit Revolution program - www.livefitrevolution.org ) and a resistance band, as well as a Gaiam balance ball chair to sit in while I work (from home - on the computer all day) for core strength.
Personal Information:
Originally from Bethlehem, PA, I moved to Central Mexico 18 years ago.
My husband is a full-time folk musician. Here's his website:
www.bolasuriana.com
He's the tall, skinny guy with long hair.
Other Information:
I started gaining weight in my mid-20s when I was diagnosed with endometriosis and began hormone therapy. I went from 125 to 185 in the course of about 2 years. I did a great deal of physical activity in the following years - cycling, skiing, hiking, but the weight didn't come off. I began taking a weight loss product I had seen on an infomercial, and, over a year and a half, went from 187 down to 134. The product increased my metabolism and was wonderful for me. Then I moved to Mexico and was no longer cooking just for myself. My husband is a bean pole, and I have ballooned to over 215. Unfortunately, the weight loss capsules I used to take have been taken off the market, so now it's up to me to get in control - difficult, as I love sweets, especially chocolate. And red wine...
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