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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / March 2004My story ...(MaryAnn C)
Hi Everyone! I was asked to tell my story so here goes. I am almost 58 years old and haven't had a weight issue for most of my life due to having crohns disease. I have been in remission for the past 3 years and the excess 30lbs has slowly crept up. I am only 5'1" so I can "feel" every pound of it!!!!! Four years ago, I was "painfully" thin when the crohns was flaring....I do not miss the 20 to 30 bowel movements a day, believe me! But this excess weight is very frustrating to me. I also used to teach country line dancing 3 days a week and danced for my own pleasure 4 to 5 days a week. Now I am down to dancing one day a week. The popularity of country dancing has waned in my area unfortunately. I go swing dancing every Friday night now and love it! I have been following the high protein, low-carb diet (South Beach) and have been having some success with it. I also use the treadmill for 30 minutes about 4 days a week. Going through menopause and having an underactive thyroid gland, I think my metabolism has slowed down. Losing weight is a very slow process for me... I enjoy reading the groups suggestions and admire how helpful and encouraging you all are to newcomers like me...:-) Just wanted to say thank you all again and keep those suggestions coming! Love, MaryAnn C Welcome to the group, MaryAnn. I look forward to seeing you post more often. I'm in the same age group (61) so I'm familiar with the effect ageing has on our ability to lose weight. We just have to try a little harder to get there but it's certainly possible. Beverly > Hi Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Love, MaryAnn C good story, easier to see a person behind the screen name. i > Hi Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Love, MaryAnn C Hello MaryAnn, My mom has a hard time getting the weight to come off too. She has lost like 25 pounds or so and wants to lose about 25 more. She has done real well I think for being 74 years old and spends an hour a day on a treadmill. She has osteoporosis and complains about her back hurting her all the time. I hope you find the right balance you need to lose the weight you want, yet leaving the crohns behind. Congrats on the remission. I hope things go your way from now on. Paul 300/203/175 > Hi Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Love, MaryAnn C Hi Paul! I am impressed with your mother being on the treadmill for an hour a day!! That is wonderful! The most I have done on the treadmill at one time was 45 minutes. I, too, have osteoporosis due to crohns disease and am on medication to prevent any visible signs of it. I am very impressed with your progress and want to say "Way to Go Paul"...:-) MaryAnn C >Hi Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Love, MaryAnn C Welcome, MaryAnn! A dear friend of mine has Crohn's -- an evil disease. I'm glad you're in remission. If the weight is coming off, it sounds like you're doing the right thing. Don't worry about it being slow; it's better for you that way. You'll lose less muscle and your skin will look better. I am menopausal and also hypothyroid, and have lost 105 lbs. This has taken about 20 months -- so not especially fast, but I have no complaints. Chris 262/157/ (145-150) Hi Chris! Congratulations on your weight loss! You have given me hope that it will come off. I know that one flare of my crohns will melt it off me quickly but I am hoping to stay in remission and lose it safely and sensibly. You are right about crohns being an evil disease. I wouldn't wish it on anyone! It's also nice to know that another menopausal, hypothyroid person is successful at losing weight! :-) It gives me hope!...Thanks for sharing...MaryAnn C Thank you for sharing your story and welcome to the group!! I am glad to hear that the Crohns is in remission. I have a friend with it and I know how difficult it can be to deal with. Are you eventually looking at adding weight or resistance training as one of your activities? "GCoggi" > Hi Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Love, MaryAnn C Hi! I work out with light weights and resistance bands a few times a week. Tonight is my swing dance night and I can't wait! I love to dance. What kind of exercises do you do? >Thank you for sharing your story and welcome to the group!! I am glad to >hear that the Crohns is in remission. I have a friend with it and I know >how difficult it can be to deal with. Are you eventually looking at adding >weight or resistance training as one of your activities? >"GCoggi" >> Hi Everyone! [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >> Love, MaryAnn C >Hi! > >I work out with light weights and resistance bands a few times a week. Tonight >is my swing dance night and I can't wait! I love to dance. What kind of >exercises do you do? Hi MaryAnn, My father dances and when I told him about FitDay he bought the PC version and was very impressed with the amount of exercise he gets from dancing. He's 76 y/o and he and his buddies play 3 sets of tennis three times a week, he rides his bicycle around the small college town he lives in and is currently enrolled in a senior's weight training class at the university. He began taking ballroom dancing lessons several years ago after the grief of losing my mother passed. It has been a great social outlet for him and a previously unknown method of exercise. I'm looking for a community class that I might be able to take during the next quarter since it seems to be a fun way to exercise. Julie Hi Julie! Dancing is great exercise and fun!! You don't even realize how much exercise you are getting! It is a great social activity. I am a licensed country line dance instructor and I taught at the local Senior Citizen Center and they loved it! I used to modify the moves so that even the seniors could do the "Tush Push" and the "Achy Breaky" :-) They all told me they looked forward to Tuesday afternoons for their dance class! I am very impressed at how active your father is! You must be very proud of him! MaryAnn C >My father dances and when I told him about FitDay he bought the PC >version and was very impressed with the amount of exercise he gets from [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Julie I work out 4-5x a week... I usually do about 30-60 mins of cardio on the elliptical or treadmill. I also do weight training, switching out days for upper and lower body. I am a bad dancer and have no rhythm!! "GCoggi" > Hi! > > I work out with light weights and resistance bands a few times a week. Tonight > is my swing dance night and I can't wait! I love to dance. What kind of > exercises do you do? >Hi Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Love, MaryAnn C Welcome to the group MaryAnn. |
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