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I'm still staying stagnant in my obesity and I haven't been sticking to my diet but I just got so sick and tired of looking at myself and just not doing anything about my weight loss and my eating habits. I finally started doing the New Stepper Machine at the work out room in my apartment building and did it for just 15 minutes one day, and I said to myself, well at least I started doing something about it and was happy. Then I bought a "Tracy Anderson Work Out DVD for beginners," and I have been starting slow just barely doing it right, but first time I did it for 25 minutes, and I'm still working on keeping up with it, practically falling out of position the first few times and I still can't get past the first part of the DVD. And then I did the New Stepper for 35 minutes only about a couple days later and went on the treadmill for a really fast speed for 10 minutes, and whoa!! My face was red from the surge of my blood running through my body in the first major work out in about 25 years ago!! My God I was so happy to have done it!! My legs feel tighter than usual and I could barely walk without limping around and walking stiff for the next few days afterwards. But I have got to keep doing this because it's a life and death situation. I'm way too overweight for my heart and my height at 4'11" and being 235 pounds. I have nobody to blame but myself if I die from not taking care of myself. My laziness has been too extreme, and I gotta start loving myself again!!
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232.8 lb
Lost so far: 0 lb.
Still to go: 107.8 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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gaining 0.0 lb a week
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You go! Yes, love yourself and do the best you can. When I started, I walked 10 minutes around my neighborhood and it was really hard...but I got better and better, and you will do it!
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If it's been 25 years since u worked out, you may need to dial it back a bit! Take that same determination and focus it on your nutrition, as it will give you 80% of the results you are seeking without injuring yourself by blasting your heart, lungs and muscles too fast and too soon. 80+ lbs ago, I started with a moderate calorie deficit (never hungry) and walked around the office building at work once a day for a couple of weeks... it was a half mile. As my fat dropped and my joints and lungs started to loosen up, I increased my walking speed and the number of laps around the building. Today I run 5K's. DO NOT DESPISE SMALL BEGINNINGS... they are the foundation of your future success! you can do this!
12 Apr 16 by member: ckworksalot
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Congratulations! You are so beautiful in the inside, I can tell by your honesty! It would be really tragic if the world lost someone like you over obesity, please start small that way you won't give up. It's hard to try to change your life, but little steps each day prove big results in the end! You can do it!!!
12 Apr 16 by member: smartygirlCA
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Congratulations. I was just reflecting on the fact that at 234 pounds, my highest weight, I couldn't be at all physically active. But look at you -- you're in the same boat and exercising. Good for you! But I agree with CKworksalot: take it slow. Make sure you are healthy enough for the level of exercise you're doing. Remember: In spite of the aggressive workouts in which many people engage, 30 minutes of active exercise 4-5x per week is considered a good routine. If you can do 30 minutes on the stepper 4-5x per week, you are doing a fabulous job. Good luck.
12 Apr 16 by member: Hermiones Mom
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