Eden Lives Healthy-MONDAY 4/25/11 @ 8:30 pm EDT

What about a walking challenge? We walk everywhere because, well, I dont drive. But when I tell people where we walk they look at me like i have 2 heads. People are so dependent on vehicles they forget to walk.



how about something crazy like 3 (minimum) 20 min walks this week less

Just make sure you don't OVERDO it w/ the weighing. They say it's actually better for weight loss to weigh yourself LESS, believe it or not. I think we get too caught up on the numbers. Sometimes, the weight is redistributing - becoming muscle & not fat, so we might look waaaaaaaay better and have lost a couple dress sizes or whatever, but not necessarily have lost what seems like a proportionate amount of weight. Also, we all hit plateaus during weight loss where the lbs will come off slooooow as hell, but, eventually, things pick back up again - just like with any other endeavour. I, personally, having a history of eating disorders, am not terribly fond of scales b/c I end up obsessing over the numbers & compulsively weighing myself 80 million times a day, but I don't think it's a bad thing for most people. I just think we do it too often, at times. I think the recommended amount of times to weigh yourself is once or twice a week, max. don't quote me on that though. anyway, regardless, i'll be happy to smack you upside the head when you forget to buy one as long as you'll do the same for me when i forget to make the dr's appts i've been meaning to make for weeks. less

Just make sure you don't OVERDO it w/ the weighing. They say it's actually better for weight loss to weigh yourself LESS, believe it or not. I think we get too caught up on the numbers. Sometimes, the weight is redistributing - becoming muscle & not fat, so we might look waaaaaaaay better and have lost a couple dress sizes or whatever, but not necessarily have lost what seems like a proportionate amount of weight. Also, we all hit plateaus during weight loss where the lbs will come off slooooow as hell, but, eventually, things pick back up again - just like with any other endeavour. I, personally, having a history of eating disorders, am not terribly fond of scales b/c I end up obsessing over the numbers & compulsively weighing myself 80 million times a day, but I don't think it's a bad thing for most people. I just think we do it too often, at times. I think the recommended amount of times to weigh yourself is once or twice a week, max. don't quote me on that though. anyway, regardless, i'll be happy to smack you upside the head when you forget to buy one as long as you'll do the same for me when i forget to make the dr's appts i've been meaning to make for weeks. less

I want to do something to switch up the meetings, make them more fun/interesting. Aside from in-meeting contests (something I plan to incorporate more of at the next meeting, I’m thinking of ideas for this), what other things do you think would be fun to do? less

I want to do something to switch up the meetings, make them more fun/interesting. Aside from in-meeting contests (something I plan to incorporate more of at the next meeting, I’m thinking of ideas for this), what other things do you think would be fun to do? less

I want to do something to switch up the meetings, make them more fun/interesting. Aside from in-meeting contests (something I plan to incorporate more of at the next meeting, I’m thinking of ideas for this), what other things do you think would be fun to do? less

I want to do something to switch up the meetings, make them more fun/interesting. Aside from in-meeting contests (something I plan to incorporate more of at the next meeting, I’m thinking of ideas for this), what other things do you think would be fun to do? less

I am well aware of all of this, but thank you just the same. I generally weigh myself once, maybe twice a week. I am not so concerned about the numbers, but seeing that I am gaining, or losing can sometimes help to motivate me to work harder. Noticing that I am gaining also helps to motivate me to pay more attention to my intake. less