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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Any Coach fans?
Just FYI... it's only good at the Factory store, in Woodburn or Lincoln City, until this Sunday. Happy Shopping!
Re: Any Coach fans?
Woot! Your bag IS awesome.
JealousE
What bad did you get?!
i ahem... got two... It was such a good price. :-) DH rewarded me for my weight loss (26 ponds to date!!!). I got a black leather Zoe and a signature with silver Zoe as well. I am such a spoiled brat!
What bag did you get?!
i ahem... got two... It was such a good price. :-) DH rewarded me for my weight loss (26 ponds to date!!!). I got a black leather Zoe and a signature with silver Zoe as well. I am such a spoiled brat!
I only bought a red patent leather clutch...I used to work for Coach and have WAY too many bags...DH seriously was not ok with me buying even the 1! But I was able to convince him that I "needed" a clutch...LOL
And I'm super jealousE of your new Zoe's!! Congrats on your awesome weight loss!!
Holy Crap 26lbs???? You go ahead!
Thats about what I've put ON in the last year
Stress eating doesnt help. I need to get my butt in gear one of these days. How do you stay motivated? My problem isnt junk food; I eat a healthy diet-but i luuuuuurve to cook and lurve eating even more
Yeah 26 pounds. I had my polar body age done one day in mid December and it shocked me. I was 7 years older than my physical, chronological age.Then, when it snowed in December I hurt my back shoveling snow. After 4 years of back pain I thought i was dying, it was so bad. I hurt badly. Sitting, laying, standing hurt, but walking didn't.
I started walking for 5 minutes at a time on my treadmill about every hour (off work for 2 weeks). When I went back to work, I made sure to walk for my morning and afternoon breaks. This added .62 mile x 2 of walking each day. I would also walk for 30-45 minutes afterwork. I kept at it for many weeks. I then invested in some Brooks running shoes in early February and noticed that my feet, ankles, hips, and up felt better with the new shoes. So in mid to late February, I picked up the pace and started walking a lot faster, usually 3-3.5 mph (I know, I was a slow walker).
I made a pact to myself that 2009 was going to be a year of good, small changes. Changes to make me a better person and to get in touch with a part of me that I lost several years ago before my head on colision. I have a blog that I write in monthly to reflect my progress, races, feelings etc. It's kind of more for me than anything else, but others who hav read it have found it inspirational, which in turn inspires me. I also write down every single mile I walk or run and the time that I give myself to acomplish this. I keep my log in a spiral notebook then transfer onto my Excel document at the end of the month, and then tally everything up. It's actually kind of fun. In a nerdy sort of way. I started walking in January, and now it's the end of August, and I am a begining runner. I run an average of 3 days a week, logging 12-15 miles.I have completed a race every month since April, and my big goal is a half marathon in October. On Saturday the 22nd I ran 8 consecutive, non-stop miles. I beat my own best of 6.2 miles. It was amazing! But I did hurt like hell afterwards.
I don't obsess over the scale either. I had my polar body age perfomed again, and the running made it clear, the changes I have made. However, I think that by looking at the numbers for my mileage and minutes is concerned on a monthly basis is far more impressive than noting one pound here and there. I have only weighed myself 8 times (polar body ages count in here) since and only taken my measurements 3 times since this journey began. I started this to be better to me, not to tip the scales. The number on the scale is just a pro to activity, not how I feel as a person. That's the way I like to look at it.
If you ask me what motivates you, my first response it going to be that running helps rid the back pain. Running gives me space to clear my mind and all the worldy contents and stresses that fill it daily. I look forward to those moments (even if it's only 20 minutes) that I can have that time, solely devoted to M - E. In fact I crave running. I feel addicted to the air in my lungs and that worn out feeling that I know will provide me with the best nights sleep. This year I have learned that being fit is more of a mental strength, than a physical battle to be won. About a month or so ago, I wrote on a sticky note and placed it near my desk at work, "Running is a state of mind." As silly as it sounds, I believe it to be true.
Sorry that was so long, but It felt good to write it and not write another paper for school...
:-)
I wish you (all) the best of luck in transforming your minds toward physical activity, no matter what level, age, or capacity you have.