Honestly, getting in shape really stinks. And I really thought I would lose more weight in the process. I'd like to shed this last 20 pounds of insulation my last child put on me. So 6 weeks ago I started jogging every morning, slow at first, but I've moved my way up to 2 and a half miles a day, and increased one whole mph. I've cut 10 minutes off of my 2 mile time. I think that's pretty darn good...ok, I'm still a whole mph away from my goal, but for someone who hasn't been in shape, really, for about 17 years, I feel like I've come a long ways. Now, ask me how much weight I have lost. Go ahead. Ask me....and I'll tell you in the next post. No, just kidding! I've only lost 2 pounds. Six weeks of feet pounding and body sweating, and all I've managed to lose is 2 pounds???? Now THAT is depressing. I figure I'm burning an extra 250 calories a day, so I ask you, where are those calories going?? If it weren't for the health benefits and just feeling better, I think I'd quit. They say it takes 6 weeks to establish a new habit. How long does it take for my body to figure out it needs to quit hanging on so desparately to this excess I have hanging around my waist??
And PS: These are NOT my feet!
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Exactly my thoughts, Jenny :-)! Unfortunately, I wish I only had 20 lbs of extra weight . . . While I did not "go at it" so strongly as you, no matter how "intense" and frequent I train, or how much I cut from my eating, pounds just don't "shed" like I would want to . . . At the end of the summer, I found a good and fairly inexpensive (compared to others, that is) swimming program for the kids, and now I am trying to take them swimming twice a week, and I try to swim with them. I'm hoping we will see some results by next summer - hopefully :-)
Have a great day! Ema Ban
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