treadmill - walking

 

Hey.. I'm walking on my treadmill. been doing between 10 - 30 minutes every day...

Don't think I do enough to lose weight but..they say being active improves your chances of living longer.. 

So wish me luck..

nelda

Happy New Year

Hi,
Winter's fully here and walking outside in the snow is almost out of the question.. But you can exercise inside.

I just got on the scale and I'm back down to 272 pounds. Guess I'll keep taking the Iodine plus.

Can't wait to see what next year will bring...

HAPPY NEW YEAR

My Weight today

Hi,
Well, as I've said before, when you want to succeed you must just keep pushing on... Today I'm weighing in at 280 lbs.  Ive been taking my Iodine plus since December 8th.

I'm not changing how I eat other then to try to insure I eat three times a day and I'm getting up early instead of staying up all night.

I weighted in wearing sweat pants shirt and slippers.. It is way to cold to strip to shorts. LOL....

I saw a program on PBS last night. They were doing their let's raise money program. The main topic was living in harmony with yourself, the earth, God and the universe. That isn't what it was called but that is what it was. The speaker was using the book of Job, in the bible.  I'm trying to find the chapter/verse he quoted.. It was all about picturing what and who you want to be, and not imposing all the trash you put into your conscious mind as that is fed to your unconscious mind and then your unconscious mind prepares you for the results of that negitive feed back. He was saying the universe gives you (in reality) what your unconscious mind thinks you want. So that you should, prepare your unconscious mind in the last few minutes before you go to sleep by picturing your self as you want to be. No, not really as you want.. but as you are! He teaches that as you see yourself you are.  He believes this in everything. If you can not imagine it you can not create it. If you become in your mind what you create with your imagination , then you can accomplish anything.

When I was younger, in my twenties I believe, I used this way of thinking but had lost it  as I grew older. I am  going to use this in everything I do from now on.

Think and know positive

Nelda

Hi,
Have you ever thought that you had a thyroid problem? 
 Copied from: http://health.yahoo.net/health/hypothyroidism#Overview

The thyroid gland is an important endocrine gland that controls the body’s metabolism. It is a small butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of the neck just below the Adam’s apple. The thyroid gland produces the hormones tetraiodothyronine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).
Together these hormones regulate how your cells use energy. The pathways by which cells use energy is called metabolism. Your body’s general metabolism determines blood pressure, heart rate, and weight.

Hypothyroidism is a condition where your thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone. Low levels of thyroid hormone interfere with the body’s ability to perform normal metabolic functions such as efficient use of energy from food products, regulation of many chemical reactions in the body, and maintenance of healthy cells, bones and muscles, to name a few..
There is no known prevention for hypothyroidism, nor is there a cure. Once you have it, you have it for life.

There are no symptoms that are unique to hypothyroidism. There may be no symptoms early in the disease process. Long standing, untreated hypothyroidism can cause obesity, joint pain, heart disease, and infertility. Other symptoms can include:

• increased sensitivity to cold
• constipation
• depression
• fatigue
• weakness
• heavier menstrual flow
• brittle hair and nails

If left untreated, the following symptoms can occur:

• hoarseness
• puffiness of the face, hands, and feet
• slowed speech
• decreased taste and smell
• thin eyebrows
• thickened skin
• coma (called “myxedema coma”)

Your doctor first conducts a physical exam and reviews of your medical history. This can reveal any procedures like thyroid surgery or radiation treatments connected to hypothyroidism. Family history might reveal a close relative with autoimmune disease. Medication history might be positive for drugs, such as lithium and amiodarone that can cause the condition.
Because hypothyroidism is most often found in women over age 50, some doctors advocate thyroid function screening for this group. Doctors also may suggest screening women of childbearing age.

Blood tests also are common. These include:

• thyroid function tests: T4, T3RU and TSH
• tests for pituitary function: TSH
• cholesterol (can be elevated)
• CBC (may show anemia)
• liver enzymes (can be elevated)
• prolactin (can be elevated)
• electrolytes (sodium can be low)

In hypothyroidism, T4 is low and TSH is high. This means the pituitary is sending more TSH to stimulate the thyroid, but the thyroid does not respond. A low TSH indicates the pituitary may be the cause of hypothyroidism.

I have quite a few of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. So about 6 months ago I started taking a Iodine suppliment. During that time my weight droped from 290-285 to 265. Then 2 montrhs ago my car broke down and I couldn't afford to buy any more Iodine, I had to pay for the car repairs... I'm back up to 281. Three days ago I started taking the Iodine supplement again. 

Hopefully I'll drop the weight, but it looks like I'll always need to take the supplement. My Doctor tested me and I'm low in the normal range so no prescription...but as long as it is safe for me I'll do the supliment.

Here is wishing me and you good luck...

Nelda

October 24th 2012

Well we are back at it...My weight is down to 260 from 290. Music motivates me what helps you?

nelda

26 June 2012 Tuesday - I hurt

You know you can be stupid and try to be 20 yrs old and push way to hard or use a calm every day routine ...

I did not walk today  -  to hot inside and I hurt...

Walked today! June 25 2012

Arrow it down and get to the point

You must expend calories to lose weight! - period.........

speed 1.4, time 31:12, distance 0.71

and my knee hurts

June 24, 2012 Sunday

Sundays are wonderful days of rest..

Nope I did not Walk

I kept my feet still today!!! Two days of rest 

 

 besides it is too hot!

6-23-12 nope didn't walk

Just to hot..

Have a Happy Wonderful Blessed Day!

Do you have genes to make you fat?

June 22, 2012 - Friday

23andme.com has medical tests that can indicate if you have genes that indicate you could be over weight.. Which of course means you would need to be stricter on your programs. To me the main and true concept to weight control, is you spend in energy what you take in in calories..


It is when we let it go then a few years later we go how did I get soooooooooooo fat? Because we did not spend as much energy as the calories we took in. and what took you 20 years to put on you can't take off in two days...  Walk walk walk and then run if yiu can or swim... or??

speed 1.3 distance 32:00 distance 0.67

I walked just didn't post

6-21-12  - Thursday

I walked
Speed: 1.3, Time: 30:40, Distance: 0.62

One of the most loving cats I have...I call her love!


It is still too Hot!

mid-month shopping day

There are two days a month that I do nothing else but go to town and shop...

The first business day of the month and the third Wednesday if the month. These are my pay days and I pay bills and shop for groceries.

So of course no walking... Yea Right??!!   What do you walk in a average shoping day?  Probably a lot more then you think!

No walking today.....LOL!

Tuesday 6-19-12 walked

Don't know if  I'll ever loose weight - LOL I think we all feel that way sometimes...

Tuesday: 1.3, 30:42, 0.63

it is way to hot... stopped watering my squash, can't afford to go get water every other day...packing water is not how you garden in a  heat wave. didn't have any little babies anyway.. Still watering the one tomato plant.

Way to hot we need rain desperately.. I put a dish under my air conditioner's dripping at least some animals will get some water.. I have a set up for birds too.

way to hot!  way to hot!

cool off a little - go float in the water

Walking on Sunday

6-18-12 Monday

I was busy all day and didn't walk till 10:30.

Speed 1.0 time was a little short I only did 20:05 minutes, distance 0.35

Crap, I just killed a scorpion this is the third one in my house in 5 years. I need to find something to get rid of them.. I just looked up and there it was on my computer desk about 12 inches from my arm.
The first one was on my leg and it was a only by grace it didn't sting me..I reached down and brushed it off without looking, then looked  - scared the pee right out of me...
I'm so jumpy right now.. every time a cat's hair brushes me I'm thinking scorpion...Anyone have any ideas?

I was painting..LOL

Thursday June 14, 2012 I walked
1.0 speed, 30:00 min/sec, for a distance of  .49 tenths of a mile
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Friday June 15, 2012,   I had every intention of walking at least 30 minutes, but I just kept working on merging the duplicates of people in my genealogy file. Later and later it became --- My sister has been redoing her kitchen in her house, I started fixing mine last year and never have finished... LOL, I got the bug!... I started painting (To make up for not walking.. yea right) at about 8:30 pm and worked and painted and rebuilt and, and , and.....it was 4:30am before I went to bed. And I still was not finished. 

Saturday June 16n 2012
I got up at 1:00 pm Lordie I slept late... but I started working on rebuilding the island cabinet. I'm finished with the building part but will need to finish the painting... and NO I did not walk today... Did you?

When you walk in the door you see the center picture #1 the picture on the left is the left wall #2 lt has white built in cabinets then the picture on the right is the wall on the right #3.


The picture with the door is the end of #2 and the beginning of the wall that shares the living room/bedroom.

This picture is the corner of the living room wall and wall #3

the white thing is my refrigerator, I wanted you to see the ceiling.

this is to the right as you walk in the doorway. All this wood work will be whiteand the flowers and vines will also be back where the red x's are with a white back ground sort of what you see in front.

Yaa'll probably think I'm crazy but I like color and since I live alone I can do what I want to...I should finish it in about a week. The hardest part is the standing it causes my legs to hurt! but I'll take a couple of pain pills and go to bed...

Sunday June 17...2:30 am... I'm sleepy...
I just realized, how screwed up my mind was.... I was thinking today was Monday...  and wrote all that with the wrong days.. Never mind I corrected it all....

The more I look at my kitchen the more I like it...

Nelda

Water Hauling Day..

Thursday: 14 June 2012 - I am a bad bad Girl.. I missed walking Thursday, but I did go down  the road and hauled water.. WE still do not have a well, and that is very definitely exercise..lets see water weights about 8 lbs  a gallon and I filled 6  five gallon buckets with lids and 20 gallon jugs. They are filled  in my truck bed. I fill them with a hose then have to take them out and store them on my porch. so one day every two weeks or twice a month I lift weights..LOL ..

Friday: 15 June 2012: speed 1.0; time 30:00 minutes, distance 0.48

I have to drink 5 hour energy to even have the energy to walk . I started taking Iodine plus and hope that helps. It is good for the thyrod... I'll be starting my second bottle soon.

Keep on Walking..
nelda

Still walking!

11 June 12: Speed 1.0, time 24:14 min/sec, distance 0.40 miles
                     12 June  12:  Speed 1.0, time 28:04, distance 0.46 miles
13 June 12 Speed 1.0, time 37:52 mn/sec, distance 0.62
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Hey Barb, How is your walking going?? LoAnn, I'd never keep up with you.  You know what is hard about this...doing it alone.. My knee is hurting again. I almost joined a class action, the Knee the VA used is having lots of bad reactions.. mainly you still hurt!.. LOL  But I don't want to bring the VA into a class action against the maker..

Hope you both have a good day.. going to bed soon.. it's 1:01 am 6/14/12

Bye...

Wt. Loss

Hi,

When I smoked it took numerous trys to convince myself that I must stop. 

After 6 years if being a non smoker I know it was worth the effort. I guess loosing weight is going to be the same. Just keep on keeping on...

  So I restarted. LOL it is going to work... period!

Wednesday, 6 jun 12:

1.0 speed, 10 minute duration, not enough distance to mention.

Thursday, 7 Jun 12:

1.0 speed, 31:39 minutes /seconds, .52 tenths of a mile at 279 lbs

Friday, 8 June 12: Happy birthday Son... he is 51 today.. WOW!

1.0 spd, 30:00 min/sec, .49 tenths of a mile 

Hope who ever reads this will talk to me.. make comments because having someone talk to you about your goals always helps...

Till next time.. Nelda

thanks for reading this.

Denial - Do you suffere from it?

I think I do, I hate the idea of excersizing.. I use denial to keep me from thinking I really need to lose weight, or DIE...at close to 290 I stress my heart, my lungs, the entire body, but until I convince myself I really want to do this I just struggle with it. On again Off again.. and it makes no sience, none at all. I have started listening to my radio, I used to love to dance and at least I stand up and dance once or twice a day...

I'm going to try harder... until I accomplish my goals, setting on my butt all day will not do that.

nelda

Well I did walk just at 11:30 pm

speed 1.1 for 11:20 total distance .19





If you don't keep trying you'll never succeed!

Nelda