Well, I have been working out for 13 days straight now and joined WISH officially on 11/30/04. I set goals on the boards to exercise for 1000 minutes this month and also to loose 5 pounds by New Years.
But, more than that, I want to feel healthy again. I am a jock who always could eat and do what I wanted until an accident that destroyed my left knee in August of 1986. For along time, I refused to work out, I was so scared to hurt again.
Slowly, I added pounds. But, I can hide weight very well. No one can ever guess my weight. Well, two kids later, I was heavier than I would I would have liked to be... I did WW and took it all off. Felt great.
I few years later, it had crept back on and a few more. I decided to start walking 3 miles a day, religiously. Took it off until winter, Maine is COLD, and I didn't know how to dress. Got discouraged...
Well, about 4 years ago, I decided to bite the bullet and do something I always wanted to do...get my black belt in karate. So, I started working out again for real! I did probably 5 karate classes a week and 2 cardio kickboxing, I felt and LOOKED great! Until about 4 months before I would get my black belt. Learning a new karate move, I started to ruin my knee again. I was so determined that I just kept doing it (stupid). I was hurting all of the time at that point.
So, went to the Dr's and he sent me to another, who sent me to another, who finally said... no karate and NO walking. Come to find out the 3-5 miles a day that I was walking was also destroying my knee. Started PT, which sucked! I was so bummed by now, that I had to start all over again... And, bummed I stayed... until Thanksgiving this year. Not really sure what motivated me, but I am back!
Dr's gave me the okay to bike, so I am biking... Which coinceidentally, had always been my sport of choice when I was in HS and college. I am learning to enjoy it again and be friends with it! I miss walking so much though... It was so nice to be able to do everyday.
But, honestly, I don't think I would be so motivated to stick with it if it weren't for WISH. I document my daily workouts almost everyday and I read and read everyones hints, sucesses, and failures too.
So, thank you to the folks who started this board. You are awesome. I have been a member on Pete's boards for years (lost my profile during one of the upgrades years ago) and didn't realize it until a year or so went by (I'm mostly a very frequent lurker).
My plan is to eat smaller portions, eat healthier, and workout daily on the bike and add pilates every other day for additional toning.
Thank you again WISH boards...
I hope to add to this often, maybe I will be able to stay motivated through those hard times...
By the way, I weighed 192 at the start of this and I am wearing a size 16 pant comfortably. I hope to get back down to a size 12 very comfortably and, probably, around 155. 37 pounds.
As of Tuesday, 12/07/04, I weighed 190.5 lbs and as of today, I have worked out 457 minutes in Dec. Boy, I can only hope to keep that going! Yippee!
But, more than that, I want to feel healthy again. I am a jock who always could eat and do what I wanted until an accident that destroyed my left knee in August of 1986. For along time, I refused to work out, I was so scared to hurt again.
Slowly, I added pounds. But, I can hide weight very well. No one can ever guess my weight. Well, two kids later, I was heavier than I would I would have liked to be... I did WW and took it all off. Felt great.
I few years later, it had crept back on and a few more. I decided to start walking 3 miles a day, religiously. Took it off until winter, Maine is COLD, and I didn't know how to dress. Got discouraged...
Well, about 4 years ago, I decided to bite the bullet and do something I always wanted to do...get my black belt in karate. So, I started working out again for real! I did probably 5 karate classes a week and 2 cardio kickboxing, I felt and LOOKED great! Until about 4 months before I would get my black belt. Learning a new karate move, I started to ruin my knee again. I was so determined that I just kept doing it (stupid). I was hurting all of the time at that point.
So, went to the Dr's and he sent me to another, who sent me to another, who finally said... no karate and NO walking. Come to find out the 3-5 miles a day that I was walking was also destroying my knee. Started PT, which sucked! I was so bummed by now, that I had to start all over again... And, bummed I stayed... until Thanksgiving this year. Not really sure what motivated me, but I am back!
Dr's gave me the okay to bike, so I am biking... Which coinceidentally, had always been my sport of choice when I was in HS and college. I am learning to enjoy it again and be friends with it! I miss walking so much though... It was so nice to be able to do everyday.
But, honestly, I don't think I would be so motivated to stick with it if it weren't for WISH. I document my daily workouts almost everyday and I read and read everyones hints, sucesses, and failures too.
So, thank you to the folks who started this board. You are awesome. I have been a member on Pete's boards for years (lost my profile during one of the upgrades years ago) and didn't realize it until a year or so went by (I'm mostly a very frequent lurker).
My plan is to eat smaller portions, eat healthier, and workout daily on the bike and add pilates every other day for additional toning.
Thank you again WISH boards...
I hope to add to this often, maybe I will be able to stay motivated through those hard times...
By the way, I weighed 192 at the start of this and I am wearing a size 16 pant comfortably. I hope to get back down to a size 12 very comfortably and, probably, around 155. 37 pounds.
As of Tuesday, 12/07/04, I weighed 190.5 lbs and as of today, I have worked out 457 minutes in Dec. Boy, I can only hope to keep that going! Yippee!