Hi again Sorors,
I made a mistake. I am doing th Philly distance run in SEPTEMBER not November. I am from the Virgin Islands, not sure I can run/walk anyway for any length of time in November either.
I am also walking; not running I've had 2 surgeries on my left knee and running is not my thing. And I'm doing the half marathon, not the full marathon. I'm really siked about doing the half marathon.
One of the trainers at my gym want sto do it with me. She is running the marathon next week.
http://www.active.com/donate/tntepa/tntepaJSkursk
She said if she does it 'we can't walk like it's a stroll in central park. We have to walk like a tiger's on our a*s*s. I guess she wants me to power walk. She tells me to try to do 1 mile in 15 minutes. I'm not there yet. I can do about .92 in 15 minutes. I am going to train with TNT also.
As for weight loss - I got serious in January. I've loss 12 pounds since then. I started at 199 and am 187 now. I've been stuck here for 4 weeks now. I think it's my diet. I wasn't really paying attention to my food. When I started to look at what I eat, I realize I was downing close to 2100 calories a day.
So far this week, I've been able to keep it under 1800. I'm trying to get to 1500 a day. I'm not on any diet specifically. I'm just trying to eat right (and less) and exercise.
Sorry for the long post. Guess i had to get things out.
I have been trying to do this alone. It sucks when I have no one really to talk to or lean on. I'm tired of all my so call friends telling me 'but you're tall. You can carry 200 pounds."
Whether I can or not, I don't want to. Ok..I'm done now. For real.
Also here are my answers:
Exercise DVD? Hip Hop Abs is my absolute favorite. I also my medicine ball with a arbitrary DVD I got from Amazon. I also have the latest version of the Taebo tapes which I never use. It's just too hard on my knee. I should have known this. oh well.
Fitness magazine? Shape
Healthy treat (dessert-wise)? Werther's chewy Caramel. It's not healthy but I love those things. For heathy, I sometimes peel, dice, then freeze a banana.
Healthy snack? My number one snack is my Zone bars, then quaker rice cakes, a slim fast shake (never as a meal. that's crazy)
Healthy meal (at home)? broccoli and some kind of baked fish or chicken
Healthy meal (dining out)? I don't reall go out much but when I do, I try to go to Applebees then I choose from their WW menu. If not, I just order chicken or fish and veggies. BTW - I loathe salad bars,. eww
Weight-loss website? www.fitday.com (basically a food journal site)
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Trick" to stay on plan? I write down my food daily. I weigh myself and take pictures every Sunday Morning.
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