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good morning all,
i have been moving for hours-i think that's one of the BIG differences that i see-I make excuses to move now, instead of sending someone else or driving short distances!
Everyone have a great weekend
BonnieBee
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Good Morning! My get-up-and-move got motivated to add 10% minutes to work-outs. That means my cardio 45-min will become 50-min. and strength 15-min. will become 17-min.
Decided to try this since I have been on a plateau for several months... gaining / losing the same two pounds.
Anyone ever try adding small increases like this? Did it help keep one motivated?
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LOL... Telynores, its getting better but it keeps backing up !! i keep saying now starting MON.. im gonna be better.. then, i wonder WHY ?? Although ,I do have to say , im IMPROVING !! now thats a miracle ... 
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Reading everyone's success stories is such a motivation! And, I'm in need of it, especially strength training. Got out of it over the years, now it's a struggle.
Judy, did you get your get-up-and-move unstuck? *lol* I have an Outlook calendar reminder now: every hour. It can be annoying, but it does get me up and moving, even if it's pacing my office. 8^)
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For Bonniebee (BB) Atta girl !!!!!!
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Amen, to what everyone else has said, and welcome.
At our age any improvement we make will be great.
I, also was a slug-preSpark, but now I can walk a brisk 2 miles! When I first started walking, I was lucky to go 20 minutes and I'd get home huffing and puffing!
It all comes together with time and I figure I have all the time in the world as this WILL be a lifestyle change, not a diet. I exercise regularly now and feel bad if I don't! I get my water in, but still fighting a battle with a life time of food issues, but I am determined to win.
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Go at your own pace girl, whatever makes you comfortable. This is NOT a race!!!!
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Hi Judy! (I'm new here, too BTW). Be generous with yourself. If you aren't, who else will be? Especially when it comes to improving nutrition and exercise.
You've found SparkPeople, which is a wonderful resource. You've also taken that leap of faith in yourself.
Hope to talk with you and many of the others on this Forum over the course of time.
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MARIJEIGHN
8/31/06 1:27 P
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| Hi Judy I think you are exactly right it has to be a lifestyle change. Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 59 and until a little over a month ago I never exercised even when I was on one of my "diets". Then I joined Sparks are started reading, for the first time I realized that I had to change my lifestyle not just cut back on food. I started a walking program. In the first week I was lucky to be about to walk about a half an hour and that was almost at a crawl LOL. This week I have been averaging an hour a day and sometimes an afternoon walk for another half hour. We have had rainy weather for the past couple of days so I haven't been about to get out so I have been using one of my walking tapes and my exercise bike. My advice is just to take it one step at a time. If you are like me and aren't used to exercising every step you take is one step further than you did yesterday. One other thing I would suggest is that you join one of the many challenges to help keep you motivated. I am in one called the sexy grandma challenge, you dont have to be a grandma to join lol we are just a friendly group of ladies we are sticking together to beat our weight problems. There is a link to the challenge on my sparks page if you would like to check us out. Good luck and I hope to talk with you again. MJ
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in nine days i have only gone over my cal. intake one time, more times than not i have been "under" now i see this as a very positive move.. but... unless i get my exercise on the same track .. i will not meet any goals.. I look at it like this , It has to be a lifestyle change and one step at a time.?? am i being to generous to myself ??????? 
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