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ChezNoelle has repeatedly recommended using almond milk in Protein Shakes. I just want to say thanks because I tried it today and it was DELISH! I also want to encourage those who are not walking or doing any sort of exercise. Even if you are so heavy right now that you feel you cannot walk or it is too painful, please just walk a little bit every day. Start with walkng to your mailbox and back. Do that for a few days until you feel that you can add more, then just add a little bit as you feel you can. I walked an hour a day a year ago and then I quit last winter because it was too cold. I hibernated and put on 30 pounds! In the spring, it was hard to walk. In the summer it was too hot. Fall has now come and I finally decided to start walking again. The first time I walked, I literally was gone for 5 minutes. The rest of the famly laughed at me (not mean spirited). But the next day I walked that same 5 minutes then the next day it was 10, then 15, and now (within a month) I'm up to one hour a day! It doesn't hurt; in fact, it feels great! I have spent a lot of time researching appropriate outdoor clothing, layering, and where to find outdoor clothes for fat girls. I have now built up my outdoor walking wardrobe and have no excuse not to walk this winter. So, please be encouraged to start walking even if it's just 25 steps.

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You are so right about the walking Peppa when I started I brok down crying one day that I couldnt even walk to my mail box to check my mail.....when I use to walk 30 mins every day just a few yrs befor....well Im glad to say Im walking again and i LOVE it.....when I feel like OOoo ~groans~ its to hot...to cold...to tired....I just push through it and DO IT.....Im never sorry after wards.......

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Great advice!

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I know, Dee! Yesterday I just didn't want to "suit up" and get out there but about halfway through I thought, I feel SO GOOD!

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Sorry, I misspelled Noel. Also I should clarify that it's unsweetened almond milk.

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For those who have joint issues I highly recommend Water based exercise. There was a time when my knee was so bad I can barely do my grocery shopping. Doing an hour of swimming a day 7 days a week and modifying my food habits I lost 100 pounds. At that point I then had lap band surgery. Now having lost an additional 70 pounds I'm able to do up to 7 miles for a walk.

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Peppa great advise. Any movement is better than no movement. Park at the back of the parking lot is one trick i do every day. Less chance of door dings and a little extra exercise.

Thanks for posting this!!

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Peppa great advise. Any movement is better than no movement. Park at the back of the parking lot is one trick i do every day. Less chance of door dings and a little extra exercise.

Thanks for posting this!!

Oops sorry misspelled your name. Pebba. Sorry

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ChezNoelle has repeatedly recommended using almond milk in Protein shakes. I just want to say thanks because I tried it today and it was DELISH! I also want to encourage those who are not walking or doing any sort of exercise. Even if you are so heavy right now that you feel you cannot walk or it is too painful, please just walk a little bit every day. Start with walkng to your mailbox and back. Do that for a few days until you feel that you can add more, then just add a little bit as you feel you can. I walked an hour a day a year ago and then I quit last winter because it was too cold. I hibernated and put on 30 pounds! In the spring, it was hard to walk. In the summer it was too hot. Fall has now come and I finally decided to start walking again. The first time I walked, I literally was gone for 5 minutes. The rest of the famly laughed at me (not mean spirited). But the next day I walked that same 5 minutes then the next day it was 10, then 15, and now (within a month) I'm up to one hour a day! It doesn't hurt; in fact, it feels great! I have spent a lot of time researching appropriate outdoor clothing, layering, and where to find outdoor clothes for fat girls. I have now built up my outdoor walking wardrobe and have no excuse not to walk this winter. So, please be encouraged to start walking even if it's just 25 steps.

Glad you liked the almond milk. And thanks for the reminder about walking... I need to do more!

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