RE: Re: moderating/Race Reports/Exercise

June 24, 2004

I'll be honest with you. I love this board and I'm one of the moderators.

But if I were to be told I couldn't share my fitness stories, I'd

probably...no, definitely unsubscribe. I'll tell you why.

I'm in a completely different place in my Wwers journey. I've made lifetime.

I don't struggle " that " much with the program. I maintain my weight loss by

continuing to be on program. I no longer need tips and hints about things to

eat. I don't really need to share if I've gone off program because, honestly

(and I'm not bragging, this is just the way I am), I don't. But what I *am*

doing right now is building up my fitness base. I suffer from adult onset

athleticism (to borrow a phrase from someone else). If I go to a running

board and I say " I can't believe it! I ran 3 miles at an 8 minute mile

pace! " they are going to be like " Ho hum. " For people who have always ran,

that's nothing. For me that is phenomenal. This has everything to do with my

weight loss journey.

Sharing that I have done a healthy, good thing for my body is completely

different than saying " I've eaten half a cow, and I don't care! I'm not

counting points today because it's the 3rd anniversary of my first

pedicure! " Sharing a race report may bore some people (which is why God

created the delete key) but others may read it and say " Wow, that sounds

like fun and who knows, maybe someday I can try that! "

Running earns me Aps, which is a part of the weight watchers program. I

wouldn't think there is anyone who is MORE serious (just as, but not more)

than I am about weight watchers. It is a part of my lifestyle. I don't share

about things not related to health and fitness that I do, like read up on

the latest technology in quantum computing, or other geeky things, but I

will continue to share my race reports because from the feedback I've

received, people enjoy reading them.

> Re: moderating/Race

> Reports/Exercise

>

> Another thing I personally have a

> > problem with is, IF we are to be so strict in what we can or cannot

> > say, then why are we going SO " off tropic " to hear every detail of

> > people's race reports.

> >

> > Right away, let me clarify this, I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO proud of

> > each and every one of you who are training or participating on race

> > events of any kind; however, that does also not fit the description

> > of this board as serious weight watchers. I think you are great

> and

> > more power to you, BUT, maybe these statsictics belong on another

> > board? Or else, maybe I just don't belong on this board because I

> > want to hear about food and recipes and weight loss. I have once

> in

> > a while reported on my exercise activity also, but I don't really

> > think it belongs on this board. I may be in a monority here, in

> > which case, I can delete myself from this group.

> >

> > Terri in WI.

>

> Terri:

>

> I apologize if I have offended you in any way by posting about my

> running. I have to disagree with you, though. I think posts about

> exercise and having a fit lifestyle VERY MUCH belong on this board.

> For me, my weight loss success isn't just about the food I put or

> don't put in my body, it is also about being active. For me

> personally, living a healthy lifestyle incorporates exercise. It is

> because of WW and my weight loss that I am able to do things with

> this body I never thought were possible before. When I've posted

> about being able to run a race, it is not with the intent to be

> competitive or off-topic, but rather to share my " celebrations " with

> my support group, and hopefully (as others have done for me), inspire

> someone out there to reach for their own weight loss or fitness goals.

>

> April

>

June 24, 2004

Keep posting, Tory.......it's NOT off topic.

Listmom Lyn

Re: moderating/Race