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by peekajinx on Feb 13, 2012 at 10:37 am

 I'm sorry to hear about your knee! Don't feel too bad about the weight plateau.. You'll start losing again! As for trying to find other ways to work out, you could use canned goods in place of weights. It's not really the weight that matters but the amount of reptitions. Or you could do chair dips where you lay your feet out and sort of do a backwards pushup. I have a hard time doing this now so my "alternate" movement is to support some of my weight on 1 leg by getting into a "seated position" with 1 leg stretched out in front of me with no weight on it, then doing the dips, so it is possible to do this without injuring your knee further. And something you could try to do is meditate and concentrate on controlled deep breathing, while this is the opposite of raising your heartrate, working on deep breathing can actually help your metabolism. Here are a couple of articles that help explain this better:
http://www.improving-health-and-energy.com/breathing-your-way-to-health.html
http://kathrynvercillo.hubpages.com/hub/Deep-Breathing-for-Weight-Loss

by acgenther on Feb 11, 2012 at 8:13 pm

 Welcome to the group.  This has been a great tool for health, nutrition, and general support.  I hope it does the trick for you.          I used to workout late at night all the time.  I found that I could weight lift, swim, or yoga at night but general cardio reved me up too much.  I couldn't sleep for hours after.  Good luck.  Family does make it challenging but you will find a creative way to make your workout happen.

by acgenther on Feb 11, 2012 at 8:16 pm

 Our library has workout videos. They can order just about anyone you want to try.  Just another idea for you. :)

by peekajinx on Feb 11, 2012 at 8:24 pm

 You can do those exercises! Don't let the time stop you! I did mine after my son went to bed around 9:30 (I'm EST), of course, he came back out and harrassed me halfway through, but I managed to get him to sit on the couch and wait for me to finish then put him back to bed. I can tell you some harsh advice I was given when I was on the gastric bypass program: stop making excuses and just do it because you're only hurting yourself. I thought this was a little harsh when I was first told this by the doctors, but it really is the truth. Besides, I could go on about the benefits exercising has including releasing "feel good" hormones, but that could take all night. Just know that you can do it and you shouldn't care about what the neighbors are whispering to each other, because eventually they're going to want to be in the kind of shape you're in, and maybe they'll come join you! Until then, I find I love the support I have found on this site. Good luck!

by dmjump on Feb 12, 2012 at 7:12 am

I understand your mental block about running in public.  I have tried to look at my situation logically and find myself thinking of everyone I see running our neighborhood every day.  I envy them, I'm proud of them, it makes me happy to see them out walking or jogging.  So why on Earth I think them seeing me would be laughable or embarassing I don't know.  I have a rule here in my house for me.  I wear the clothes and put on the shoes I need to do exercises and they don't come off until I have completed my mission.  Even if I sit there from 8 to 11 not wanting to do it if I have my shoes on I am committed.  Sounds like you know what your barriers are thougha dn that is a huge asset.  All you need to do is face your demons and keep doing it and sooner or later you will have enough and win and win for good.

by peekajinx on Feb 10, 2012 at 8:59 am

I have a reward system that works for me, though it does involve money. The catch is, I can't spend it until I've reached my goal. For every pound I lose, I get a dollar. For every milestone I reach, I get $20. I make weekly and monthly goals so if I meet a weekly goal, I get $10, and a monthly goal is worth $20. The idea is to have a good amount when I reach my goal so I can do something really awesome like go on a cruise, or since I will be an enitrely new me, go buy a whole new wardrobe. If I gain weight, I have to fork over that many dollars to my husband, who gets to use it for himself. I also considered donating my failure amount to some charity or another, but sometimes I feel like my husband is a charity case. :P 

by dmjump on Feb 10, 2012 at 3:49 pm

When I reach my end goal of 15% body fat (probably around 150 lbs) I am making plans to go snow boarding.  I have always wanted to go adn never felt like I could keep up physicalyly enough to enjoy it.  But I need something to drive me between now and then and I just can't seem to figure out what will work best.

by peekajinx on Feb 10, 2012 at 4:43 pm

 I want to go skydiving! My dad promised to take me when I was little, but he passed away when I was 11. Right now I am too heavy to go because there are weight limits. Not a big fan of the snow myself, especially since my first experience skiing ended terribly when I lost control and went into a nasty spinning fall halfway down the hill :|  More power to you for doing what you want to do though!

by dmjump on Feb 10, 2012 at 8:55 pm

I have never been skiing or snowboarding.  Unless you count trying to stand on my sled when I was like 10 or 12.  Skydiving would be awesome, but I'm not sure there's anywhere around here I would want to do it.  Skydiving over Australia and the Great Barrier Reef would be amazing, but in North Eastern Wyoming there isn't much to see.  But as for my original issue, my hubby just got to buy a new truck so I don't think he needs the money.  I set monthly goals and I think I am going to try to pick various workout things I can buy when I reach my goals.  So things like a new mat or resistance bands or just new pants because my old ones won't stay up.  But then, those are things I need regardless, not really rewards.

by acgenther on Feb 10, 2012 at 9:07 pm

 I am rewarding myself for keeping going for 3 months and loosing 15 lbs with a massage by a professional and a baby sitter.  It is going to be a relaxing kid free afternoon for me.  Husband works out of town so that is what I decided on.  I know what you mean it is hard to come up with rewards that do not involve food.  I would love to hear some ideas.  What have you other moms come up with for rewards?

by ChubbLossDiva on Feb 8, 2012 at 7:48 am

 Good morning dmjump! I just joined the group. My sister has been using LS.com since the year started and highly recommended it... so last night I came on and checked it out. First thing I did this morning was WI and come on here and start tracking! I'm so glad to find a mommies group. My daughter is almost 2 years old and keeps me so busy that I've gotten to the point now where I realize I need to start doing more for myself. My weight isn't doing me any favors and eating all of the unhealthy foods that I have been are NOT going to get me to MILF status! lol. I want to be a healthy mom for my daughter and set a good example. I work 50+ hours a week and am finally starting to get comfortable with cooking... now I just need to make it HEALTHY cooking! 
As far as my quality of life goals... I want to find exercises that are fun and that my whole family can do together. My hubby suggested us trying to play tennis or going to shoot some hoops. I want us to be an active family that goes out and enjoys life!

by dmjump on Feb 9, 2012 at 6:27 am

Welcome to the group and the site.  Good luck with everything.  I know I have found this site extremely helpful in showing me some numbers that go with the decisions I make for food.  Being an active family is a great goal and I think you touched on another that I wouldn't be surprised to see most of us moms have.  Not being guilty about doing things for ourselves.  I know I've had days where I can't even take a shower because I feel I have too many other obligations aroudn the house.  I phrased that goal as "balance" for myself.  Learning to balance the things I need to do with the things I should do with the things I want to do.  With both my boys too young for school I am finding it difficult to ever put myself first on the list.

by dmjump on Feb 7, 2012 at 10:52 am

On that note, my favorite recipe is for a guacamole.  I have entered it into the livestrong site recipes as "Makes You Drool Guacamole" so you can look it up that way.  I have made it twice now for my hubby to take to work when they do pot luck for the end of night shift.  I make a gallon and it's always gone.  It's simple and amazing and healthy.  I also have a Chicken Chili recipe on here that is my favorite for cold days.  I think that one is under Jumpy Chicken Chili.  Actually, now that I started thinking about them, they would go together really well.

by dmjump on Feb 7, 2012 at 11:16 am

Okay I double checked, that's Jumps Chicken Chili not Jumpy.  I knew it was something like that.

by peekajinx on Feb 7, 2012 at 1:59 pm

 Some chili sounds delicious! I've been itching to make some lately. I might just have to look that recipe up!