The A2K (virtual) Weight Loss Club !!

I would never wear jeans to weigh-in - they're too heavy! I wear my lightest clothes on weigh-in day.

Plus, we can only wear jeans on Fridays. Gotta love those corporate rules...

It was my birthday yesterday so I binged on a non bingey day and I had an alcoholic drink...I know...Im bad.But while i was watering the plants I jogged at the same time.

The workout yesterday was unremarkable -- I had more stamina than I expected, and am not sore today -- but it helps so much with my energy level! I'd really been flagging -- dog days of August, and nothing scheduled for sozlet, and it's been really tough to get stuff done. I've been zooming around since I got back from the gym yesterday.

Did I mention I'm really looking forward to being able to do this on a regular basis? Just a bit more 'til school starts...!

Mac--

Then you'll just have to have two triumphs: Size 12 and Glorious Weigh In.

Material Girl--

I've been wondering about your progress.

Sozobe--

School starts after Labor Day?

Labor Day is "early" this year.

I'm still losing water since I've started the diuretic again--five trips to the bathroom last night. I've been virtuous about the stationary exercycle, but I must cultivate upper-body muscles as well.

Sozobe, do you work out in a gym or outdoors?

I was about to ask the question of how do you get over the embarrasment/awkwardness of jogging/exercising in public, like jogging along a street rather than in a gym, but Ive realised im in front of people at a gym!!!!
Suppose in a gym we are all their for the same reasons, makes it bearable.

I keep putting off going for a jog/fast walk coz Im sure Im going to bump into someone I know or a group of pesky kids.
Is this a valid reason or one of my silly excuses?Naughty MG!!!

Silly excuse!

I work out mostly in a gym -- once the kid is in school again I'll probably do both, depending on weather. (Gym 3 X a week, then walking/ running outside 2-3 X a week... when the weather gets worse, more gym time probably.)

You can also go someplace where lots of people tend to run, like a park or whatever.

MG--

Very silly excuse.

I remember feeling like an idiot when I first jogged, walked, jogged, walked, running out of breath right away. Eh. I got over it. I never got really speedy, but I did get so I could jog 4 miles routinely. People of all sizes walk in the park. And there are lots of people and dogs to look at...
A proper pair of shoes and a reasonable walking speed, and there ya go...

On shoes, I don't remember if people have talked with you about that. Shoes matter..

They don't have to be the most expensive thing out there, but they should match your feet.

For example, I tend to like a certain New Balance or Nike Air Max for my particular weird feet.

Check this out.
http://www.runnersworld.com/channel/0,7119,s6-240-0-0-0,00.html
Find out what shoe fits your foot best. Try several of them on in the best running shoe store around you. The sales people in chain stores often know from nothing, or worse.

Tell the folks in the good store you are starting to walk and jog and want to get the correct fitting shoes. Give them your list from Runners World (wherever) and let them find those or "equivalents". Don't go all shy, this is important.

If all the shoes are out of your price range, say you'll think about it, notice which ones felt right and try to reproduce that at lower cost at the mall. For example, I know I need good arch support and good cushioning, and my feet don't tend to pronate or supinate (flop one way or the other), and I need the ball of the foot area to be sort of wide.

I think Sozobe has another website besides runnersworld that is good for this too.

Don't be embarrassed about being a beginner, everybody begins.

... speaking of beginners ...

a photo from my first bellydance recital ... my class/group is on the right (the left is another class which learned the same routine, but got a bit bunchier on stage) ... I'm the shortest person in that right-side grouping




More photos will apparently be online once our studio boss gets back from a well-deserved vacation.

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I did it![/size]

Hey Beth, how cool is that!!!!!!! You look awesome!!!

That looks so fun and I'm jealous

You did it!!!! Wow, you do look great.

I haven't come in here for a while and I haven't read all the posts, so I hope everyone is doing good :-D

I think Mac's the big star right now.

I need to consider joining this club in earnest. I think I have exceeded my maximum healthy BMI weight. But, worse, I get almost no exercise. School and last year's house mate both took their tolls. I'll start exermacising more at home. I swear it. I have hit 150 and should be 135.

I couldn't believe it when we watched the tape of our performance at the beginning of tonight's class - I was actually smiling and looked like I was having fun - I expected to be noticeable as The Scowling Student - but I smiled!

Youtube link to a four minute montage of our instructors and the school's professional companies at the same show.

I danced at a public event this past weekend as well - this is turning out to be fun (and healthy - watch me undulate, baby!)

Well, mac AND Bethie!

woohoo, ehbeth! You sure did do it! very cool.... very, very cool. Ya gonna do it again?

l'k --- you can do it, you know you can.

Thanks JPB (I say as I swill down the rest of my second beer). Sigh.

Beth, you make me proud girlfriend :-D

Littlek, good luck and get some exercise. Food for the heart, ya know ;-)

I've actually gone below my goal and am now 117, which is probebly why I've neglected this thread, but I enjoy so much reading your stories that I have to get in here more often.

Cheers, congrats and good lucks for everyone :-D

You look beautiful, bethie!

I was down 0.8 this week, which knocked off most of the 1.0 I gained last week. Currently 174.6.