Posted at 05:36PM, 28 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Hello all

Great to see you all here. I will join in with this for sure.

I need:
a goal
motivation
energy
stickability
attitude

I will tune in regularly and let's hope we can get this weight thing clobbered.

Posted at 07:50PM, 28 Oct 2009. Permalink.

The Wonder Walkers Clobbering Weight Club.........I like it

Posted at 09:09PM, 28 Oct 2009. Permalink.

for me the scales was just about being serious with myself.We all tackle it differently,get the motivation differently but the great thing is we are not alone!
Hey and the odd glass of bubbles cant be bad!
Im concentrating on my healthy snacks while Im working instead of not having any and then being staving.

Posted at 02:15PM, 29 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Hi folks

I'm also trying to shift some weight. See, I did Trailwalker earlier this year - well, I tried to anyway. I made it to the 88km mark (29 hours of walking!) before I had to pull out. The thing that let me down, to be honest, was the difficulty I had with the steep uphill stints - even WITH all the hill training I'd done in the leadup. It's a long story, but I honestly think that if I'd done better with the hillwork, I would have been able to finish.

Interestingly, when one of my generous teammates carried my pack for me on the uphill stretches, I found them much easier going (although, obviously, not easy enough, or I would have finished!) So here's the thing: if not carrying 5kg of pack-weight made such a huge difference, how much would carrying 15kg less of ME-weight make?

Thus was born my 12 month Trailwalker weight loss challenge. I'm not Trailwalking next year (I actually want to have a summer this year!) but I'm going back for a second try in 2011, and this time, I want to be under 75kg when I start seriously training for it. Weird, huh? Most folk walk to lose weight - I want to lose weight so I can do a long walk!

Serious training (the kind that involves 25+km walks) needs to start around October/November next year, so I have just on 12 months to lose 15kg. I started in mid-September at 93kg, and I JUST broke 90 this week (89.6 - WOOOHOOO!) I just need to keep on doing more of the same for the next year (and of course, getting lots of smaller walks, and shorter, hillier routes in before the serious training starts as well)

So yeah, WW-ers - sign me up for the Weight Clobbering challenge!

Starfire

Posted at 08:31AM, 30 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Morning all especially my buddy Marshland. Hope the challenge is not too challenging but I note there are many keen to share the experience.
A beaut day here in the Bay but a weekend of kids sport and a husband at a conference in Sydney (or that's what he tells me) means I will have to be very disciplined in fitting in my exercise and avoid the dreaded I can't be bothered let's get takeaways pit fall.
A massive study from the USA re weight loss said the main factors for women who lost weight were
Eating a healthy breakfast..keeping a food diary..walking getting plenty of support and drinking heaps of water so some little tips to keep in mind.

Posted at 09:02AM, 30 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Morning to you too and all.............to be honest I am enjoying the challenge,great to see people joining in and very much appreciating the support.The sun is shining here in canterbury too and I have a wedding to look forward too this afternoon.Will try to balance the alcoholic beverage's with the wonderful food!! so no walk today but sat,sun and gym mon,tues...............oh my gd who is this speaking??
Good luck with the weekend Susan,but hopefuly enjoy.
Same to all the other W.W's

Posted at 10:07PM, 30 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Hope the wedding went well..have been web surfing tonight because I wasn't interested in watching Hawkes Bay lose to Canterbury (bit over rugby).

Saw this great little video on You Tube so if anyone gets a chance have a
look .

Goes to show the power of support and having someone believe in you.

Just wondering starfire if Trailwalker is the annual Oxfam challenge in Taupo?

Posted at 11:13PM, 30 Oct 2009. Permalink.

marshland...I'm here...oh i'm here...I waited for response for couple of days then gave up sorrrrrrry. I just popped back in here tonight on offchance that some-one had replied to me earlier post....and yeah...there you are>>>>and you're doing it....scales, weight loss and starting a new walking routine...yeah good for you. I want to know how long you walk for tomorrow. I'll be look out for your post ok. I'll post you tomorrow night ot confirm I did my own one hour walk at a fairly fast pace. And Susan thankyou soooooo much for your support.....you rock. Marshland maybe after a bit of posting daily confirmations of our walks I'll start posting my daily kj intake..what do you tink? you go girl.......

Posted at 08:24AM, 31 Oct 2009. Permalink.

morning all, especially my keen converser, marshland. I just went for 30min walk. Have all day scrapboooking and card making with friends. Plan a one hour walk this afternoon at around 5pm. I want to hear about your exercise for the day....yeah for you for even starting out on this change.

p.s Susan....you're so involved and supportive of us all...taking time to find and put motivating videos up for us...thanks so much....I'm 47 and probably much much older than you, but I think of you like a fitness 'mum' watching over all us girls. And I'm to distracted by the georgeous, caring, philinthropic, giving, thoughtful, Chris Powell to go into my normal teary self when I see lovely stories like the one on the video you put up. Maybe all of the amazing achievements and life changes David has made will sink into my heart when the dazed feeling of watching Chris has worn off. Hope not too inappropriate to say this.

have a great day

Posted at 08:53AM, 31 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Well I am only a tad younger at 45 but feel like I am 21 and what am I going to do when I grow up. Beautiful day here start of the cricket season for our boys so plenty of chances to walk around parks and fields while the balls are bowled. The dog loves going to cricket but has become well known for joining in the play not so appreciated at senior level.
Scrapbooking..I haven't got a creative bone in my body but lucky we all like different things..part of the rich tapestry of life.
Still watitng to hear what marshlands goal is aside from the weigth loss ..perhaps an event etc..a half marathon or perhaps we could all go to New York and do the marathon. Yeah rite !!

Posted at 10:35AM, 31 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Well have been for a walk with dogs not very good as they were on the lead so get pulled as one wants to go one way and one the other but I have done some exercise today and am at work this afternoon but need to starve myself now as I have just ate and ate this week and most of it has been those high calorie cravings. I seem to have a few good weeks followed by a couple of bad weeks and when I say bad they do tend to be bad but its better than all of them being bad weeks. 1 would like to lose 4-5 kg by Christmas which would put me over my weight watchers 10% and only a couple of kg over the 90kg mark. i would really like to lose more than that by christmas but being realistic thats an achievable goal if I am good. Its a beautiful day down here in Central Otago so i am now going to go and get some gardening done whilst its so nice. Have a good weekend and enjoy the cricket Susan good on you for walking whilst the crickets on every cricket match i have been to I have sat and read a book

Posted at 02:52PM, 31 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Hi Y'all.
Foxy Lady and I are in for the long haul with the weight loss thing. Our sister from Dunedin has been visiting this weekend and we have just joined her up to Wonder Walkers so look out for Ambogirl. She is a St Johns ambulance driver and paramedic so very handy to have around. She just has to wait til she gets home before activating her sign up as she can't remember her login for her email
We were just talking this morning and said now we have a a new month again lets turn over a new leaf again!!! So we are on the wagon., Hopefully 8kgs by xmas
Nice to meet you Marshland and Hastingsgirl. Try not to get too paranoid about the scales, inch loss is always good and you soon feel the difference in your clothes. Keep it up and take baby steps. It gets too overwhelming if you do too much too soon and you don't want to give up.

Posted at 08:21PM, 31 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Hi Susan - yep, it was indeed the Oxfam Trailwalker. Biggest thing I'd ever set out to do in my life - I still find it hard to believe I got as far as I did; and if I'd gone into it to walk 88km, then I'd be over the moon that I'd achieved it.

As it is, I'm grudgingly proud of myself, but mostly, it's the 12km I *didn't* manage at the end that stays with me. Which is why I'm going back for another go in 2011. And this time, I know what I'm getting myself into, and I'm *DETERMINED* to finish the sucker... :-)

Posted at 08:59PM, 31 Oct 2009. Permalink.

Hey all, especially Marshland.

Todays exercise
½ hour brisk walk in morning.1 hour brisk walk in evening

Todays food intake
Reasonably ok to good

Tomorrows plan:
1 hour very brisk walk with pedometre to report count on steps
Healthy food only and small portions

Can I post a big 'ol' "HELP" post for encouraging posts back when I feel myself weakening and unhealthy thoughts about not exercising and eating wrong food get too strong?

I'm looking forward to Wednesday morning when I weigh myself.

Posted at 12:06AM, 1 Nov 2009. Permalink.

Well you are certainly doing all the right things and as for starfire perhaps we may have enough interest on the WonderWalkers site by then to get a crew together. Be a bit of a hoot to met all our virtual buddies in person.
My exercise today was washing the windows and mowing the lawns and feeding the tribe of boys that came and went during the day and night.
Interesting tho I had a ring from a journo at the herald trying to squeeze some info out of me about Louise Crome (Rodney Hides girlfriend) She is a squash player or was before she found the glamour life with Rodney.
I managed the NZ team last year to Cairo of which Louise was a member.
I gave the "no comment" cheeky some of those journalists how they try to dig up news. However I don't agree with taxpayers money being used for what amounts to glorified holidays. Cup of tea and bed.

Posted at 12:15PM, 1 Nov 2009. Permalink.

Hi all,
Well not too bad a day yesterday but not exactly excellent but we are now into a new month so thats hopefully a bit of positivity. I always seem to lose my motivation after an event and after a few weeks of being good at the eating side. I almost need something for the next challenge although I have got a friend that is trying to persuade me to do the Lake Dunstan Cycle event on the 10th january which is 96km - the furthest I have cycled is 25km so not sure wether I will do it or not so I am struggling with motivation for that and my next event after that is Queenstown Real women sduathlon in March which seems ages away.But hopefully this will keep my motivation up a bit. Just a word of caution to Hastings Girl and anyone else be careful to not eat too little as apparently that slows the metabolic rate down so the body then won't let you lose weight as it wants to save it apparently ( can't say I have experienced that much) but I have heard it quoted fairly frequently at weight watchers meetings.
I have been watching the biggest loser australia and the contestants are just amazing - they are unhappy at losing 3kg in a week I would be exstatic at that! Don't know whether its a good or bad thing to watch as its great to see them lose all that weight and get so incredibly fit but makes my efforts of say 500g rather pathetic. Anyway todays program is some gardening and to eat healthily. good luck everyone for today

Posted at 12:37PM, 1 Nov 2009. Permalink.

Any loss is good loss and yes I have experienced the unusual phenomenon of not eating enough to lose weight. You have to fuel your body so it;s just getting the balance right.
New Month, New Leaf.
Everybody will get encouragement here when the spirits flag so keep talking and let us know and our combioned knowledge and experience will get us all through.

Posted at 07:54PM, 1 Nov 2009. Permalink.

Todays exercise
40 mins brisk walk in evening
Todays food intake, reasonable

Tomorrows plan:
30 mins aqua jog in morning
1 hour very brisk walk in evening
Healthy food only and small portions

Note pedometre not counting my steps properly....

Posted at 08:37PM, 1 Nov 2009. Permalink.

Its always a good day if you can have fun with your friends and I have friends who love to walk thank you all. We have decide to add something new to our walks nature and its wounders for a change. So off we went tramping for 1 hour walk and 2 hours later we returned. No we didnt get lost it was just so much fun, and the bush and the views were so great we went further than planned. Our distance for the day was 6.79km and we didnt even noitce. It was made much better by a lovely glass of wine and a very healthy lunch on our deck. Who says diet and exercise should not be enjoyable. If you can find even one peson to take the walk with you, the trip is so much more enjoyable and alot shorter. I know my dog would agree as he has been my mine walking partner over the years and he still love's to join in even with the girls.

Posted at 07:58AM, 2 Nov 2009. Permalink.

Hi all, I'm from Hastings and in same situation with wanting to loose weight (and get fit) and have posted a walking buddy wanted message on another forum on this site. In the interim I want do one of those walk diary competitions between me and any of you who want to join it to help keep us motivated.

To view, go to bottom of page, look under 'walk info' then click on 'start your walk dairy'. From there pretty much read up on walk options and how we can do competition between the two of us to keep motivation up on a daily basis.

Basically we choose a virtual route, then log in the distance of our actual walks andrace eachother to see who finishes first...bit of fun..and maybe we could have prize for winner i.e skype or toll call from other/s or virtual congrats card or something.

Who wants' to join.

Let me know on this post or ph, Maree 021 1046758 p.s I have 18kgs I want to loose and am starting at beginnning of getting fit again after slacking off. 47 yrs old