bizzybee38's Journal, 12 April 2018

Sometimes a change up is good. Think of the positive. Your at least getting to do some exercise and what better than being in a pool :) Your almost there 

Hey there Bizzybee... ..its your friend Maxi...remember you said... you and I can do this together? Come on grab a hold of my hand and I will pull you out of the rut.. PM me I will give you my email if it gets real bad for you I will definitly support you day and night you support me all the time...ready? lets go girlfriend...we are in this together..huge hugs ...easily because your injured ha ha and my love to you xoxoxo;) 

It is difficult. I hear you there. I hurt my back moving some furniture and haven't been able to workout for the past ten days or so. I'm not even able to swim. But I've still continued to lose weight. All that said, to say, you can do this. Don't be depressed. Weight loss can still happen if you simply stick to your plan. You will heal and be back at it soon enough. Do not lose ground by eating your sadness. It is not worth it. All the best.  

THank you HardDaysKnight for the encouraging words. I am sorry to hear about your back problems. I wish you well. I appreciate hearing that I can still lose weight as long as I stick to my diet plan. I guess I went straight to discouragement because I have not been doing well with my dieting. I have been relying on exercise to make up for my shortcomings with my diet. Thanks for the reality check, I needed it.  

Maxie4, I can always count on you to keep me encouraged. I appreciate that. On a positive note; I have no choice but to get it together with my diet. I have been slacking off a lot, but no more.  

You are correct RiverratJ, I am thankful that I can still do something.  

Yep me either sister...lets go now.... we will walk this path together and Im not going to stop aggravating you until you go with me..ha ha;) 

Bizzybee38– with your back, can you actually swim? Do you have a pool available like a fitness center, Y, Salvation Army? If you do, swimming burns off a lot of calories and you can go at a nice gentle pace. I swim 2 hours every morning at a comfortable, relaxing pace and it still burns off 400 plus calories. I don’t do it for weight loss but for mental relaxation. I just zone out. Give it a try. Don’t try to do 2 hours but get in the water and just walk.  

I would recommend swimming, period. Much easier on your joints, etc.  

Thank you for your comment Kenna Morton. I am actually on an adult swim team. I have been foregoing practice on Mon, Wed and Thurs for other activities, but I will be back on Monday. I am sure my coach will be happy to see me back. GRRRR. Swimming is NOT my favorite and I wish that I could "zone out" but I always focus on what I am doing wrong in every stroke.  

GGreen67- You are correct that swimming is the best and is an all over body workout, but I really don't enjoy it. I wish that I did. Perhaps with the weather getting warmer it will be easier to get into the pool.