Rosemary, well done!!

I have put on weight over the winter :shock: :shock: :shock: I have been blaming the weather and have been reluctant to have salads, prefering warm filling foods. However all of my trousers seem to have shrunk So I need to do something fast or I will be buying bigger trousers.

Lorchen,
I am finally on the treadmill every morning walking too - a bum tightening walk at a good pace. I pick fun and interesting things to watch from my computer (hooked up to tv) and have gone from 30 min to between 45 and 50 now. It also helps keep my blood sugars down and boosts my energy for teaching all morning.
Our hallways are also very long, however I don't get out of my classroom much.
Keep up the great work! gosh....almost sounds like a report card....
cheers
Jeanine

Well done ladies! I am proud of you both.

Lorchen wrote: Considering I have been stalled for quite a few weeks now, maybe not - but then DH bought me some new jeans at the weekend and they were a size 12 :shock: so perhaps I can still hide behind you after all
This time last year I was in size 18-20....

Lorchen, you are indeed an example for all of us that it doesn't take a complicated program and a marathon race to slowly achieve the goal.........less weight! Better health! Hoorah for YOU!

You are really DOING it Lorchen! I admire your commitment. Sounds like that new little baby is giving you a small mystery to distract you while you work on your weight loss! Good for you on the wonderful success.

Great job, Lorchen. It''s an amazing achievement!! It's good to know that your health is obviously improving with the weight loss too.

i am sooooo happy for you dear!!
well, you pounds will vanish - one by one but you...always here
a very doog job! great!

Uh Lorchen, what a scaring experience. It's good that you have overcome all that. Congratulations with the good results.

Congratulations, Lorchen, on the gains you have made so far! Praying for continued success for you.

Jeanine, at the moment I do relatively little physically. But you should see the length of our school corridors! And I don't get out of breath and wheeze anymore when when running up and down them all day.

The lack of physical activity has always been one of my problems. I fell down a whole flight of stairs over 30 years ago. My older son had left a little brown toy car on top of the stairs on a brown carpet. I didn't see it, put one foot on it and went flying. I was carrying my younger son at the time who was about 5 months old. So instead of letting go of Andreas and grab the hand rail, I protected my baby and landed at the bottom of the stairs on a twisted knee joint. They considered a knee replacement, but managed to re-attach torn ligaments and muscles and remove bone fragments. But it has been a problem ever since.

But..... I can manage 2km on a treadmill now - walking, not running.

I have been told that physical activity is very beneficial and increases general well-being, but it's what you eat and drink that is the most important factor when it comes to weight.

And to answer the question about grandchild number two: Kerri is fine now after feeling miserably sick day and night in the beginning. She had another scan and everything is fine. But this little tinker kept his/her legs firmly crossed, so we do not know if Oma will have to go shopping for a train set or a doll. The official due date is the 20th of August.

You're an inspiration for sure !! Like you..I try to just keep keepin' on !! Pound here..ounce there !

All good! Thanks for the update and sharing your good news and feisty personality. Bravo!

Great news Lorchen! Are you going for walks or doing anything re physical fitness?
Jeanine in sunny Nova Scotia