I hope you all don't mind my joining!! I work from home, on the computer, and am taking online courses for my bachelor's degree. Since my hubby works swing shift, and his schedule changes every 2 weeks I keep his schedule as well. This sucks because it means I lead a very sedentary lifestyle. We have no children together, so often the highlight of my day is walking the 30 feet to the mailbox...lol
I have struggled with my weight for years, since I was a teen, and so the though of weight gain had me very tense when I first decided to quit, and frankly I still refuse to exercise in front of people. This is what I do at least every other day, and I hope to increase it to a daily schedule as it gets easier without the smokes!
I bought a DVD called Weight Loss Pilates - you pick the level 1-3, and follow the routine, and it takes about 35 minutes and raises your heart rate from the very beginning so I love it. I follow this with a routine using that huge work out ball thing. It came with a chart of exercises, so I just do 10-12 reps of each with I'm still sweaty and out of breath from the first workout...lol This usually lasts about 30-40 minutes too. I follow this with 40 minutes of yoga - this has helped to increase my flexibility, and is a wonderful way to stretch and cool down after all the others!
I know that not everyone can spend two hours a day exercising, but it's perfect for the housewife, etc. and it really doesn't feel like a workout until the next day, I love it.
I have lost about 65 pounds in the last year, and have only 30 more to go before I reach my reccommended weight of 135 lbs!
Good luck to all!
:p[b]ALL HAIL THE NOZZLE THINGY![/b] ;p
Jessica
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/4/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 3
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 61
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $12.63
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32
