Weekly check in

[Kerlin]

How is everyone doing? Here the weather is better (more sun and warmer, days getting longer) and I am still zipping along thanks to my rhodiola rosea extract. Wednesday will be two weeks on half the recommended dosage and it makes me feel like my normal self. I am so glad I found it! I am definitely sticking with it until April and will take it again next October. Hopefully next winter I won't have the Jekyll/Hyde thing going on.

Fridays weigh-in had me down about 1-1/2 lbs from the week before. Have been steady as always with the workouts, squeezing in any opportunity for long walks or bike rides on the in between days.

[kd1]

My weight is starting to creep down again. Yesterday as I was about to jump in the shower, I caught sight of myself in the mirror. I had to stop and look at my arms. I thought that they looked different, but I wasn't sure. DH confirms that my arms are looking more toned. I am attributing it to swimming twice a week with my water weights.

[jersey-jen]

Doing well here... just home from my weekly trip to the grocery store, meals planned.

I don't weigh in again until Friday morning, but I hope to see another big drop. After that I know it will slow down, I want to stick it out for the long haul!

Hoping the snow around here melts so I can get out for walks, though with DH working out of town and me working 3 days a week, my time to get out is limited. :-(

[fatcat]

so-so.

My rhodiola rosea came in the mail and I took the first one today. I have high hopes.

I'm not really sticking to a great diet. This is birthday season for the entire family. We call February "cake month."

[kd1]

so-so.

My rhodiola rosea came in the mail and I took the first one today. I have high hopes.

I'm not really sticking to a great diet. This is birthday season for the entire family. We call February "cake month."

February is birthday month here. DH's very elderly Nana says, "May is a busy month."

[Kerlin]

It took 3 days for me to feel it, this was at the rec'd dosage. By Day 4 I felt really wired but it was too much so I cut back. Curious to see how you are doing when Wed-Thur rolls around!

[BonnieV]

Happy to report I am 8 days off sugar!!!

I've been exercising every day and now that I have the sugar out of my system I am getting back on a strict food plan.

I feel confident that I will reach my goals!

Glad to have all of you here to check in with!

Bonnie

[freddy]

February is birthday month here. DH's very elderly Nana says, "May is a busy month."

LOL!

I was just realizing today that there are an awful lot of birthdays this time of year. It seems like I have a niece or nephew in every direction who has a birthday within a 2 week time frame.

[freddy]

I ran over 50 miles in January

Compared to approx. 3 miles in december.

I took a needed break the first week of Feb, and the ice/snow/sleet storm helped me not feel guilty about it. I've been taking ibuprofen and icing my ankles at night, but I was determined to stick to my January work out plan, and so I did.

I've put in 13 miles so far in Feb.

[Kerlin]

Great work! But try not to overdo and strain your ankles and joints! Could you perhaps alternate with speed walking in between runs? Or nordic walking - I find the poles really help give you a total workout and it is not hard using alternating terrain to get the heart rate up almost to the jogging level. Also much easier on the joints.

[freddy]

Great work! But try not to overdo and strain your ankles and joints! Could you perhaps alternate with speed walking in between runs? Or nordic walking - I find the poles really help give you a total workout and it is not hard using alternating terrain to get the heart rate up almost to the jogging level. Also much easier on the joints.

I need to do the elliptical sometimes, but I keep thinking my joints should be getting accustomed to the new routine sometime soon. I only run 3 times a week, but I probably pushed it to 5 miles sooner than my joints were ready. Your cardio system improves faster than your musculoskeletal system.

[Dawnn]

Meeting with personal trainer tonight for my "free" session (although my 17 yo dd goes to her twice a week!). Anyway, I'm good on cardio and go several times a week. I logged in 20 miles since thursday, and hope to get to 50 very soon (so I can go get my massage). I will ask her to help me develop a strength workout for efficiency high effectiveness and we'll take it from there.

[freddy]

I braved up to stepping on the scale today. Down 3 pounds for January. Whew.

[Kim of VA]

I am doing fairly well

But had a rough Superbowl Sunday. I was down 9 lbs in January and now another 2 in February.

I'm upping my exercise this month. Last night I walked for 45 minutes in the freezing cold. I hate the treadmill that much.