Wow! What a good afternoon treat to see all the new postings! I decided to go for a walk at lunch, nothing big, a total of 30 minutes w/no sweating. The office is closed in enough and that's one thing I'm not ready for, smelling myself.
Kitkat-Congratulations on your weight lost. Sometimes it feels like the weight is slow coming off but once we get into it and that determination kicks in, we can do anything! Also, thanks for the advice, I really am not that happy about going back to LAWL but I have to many months left not to, I really would like to hold off until maintenance but I know they wouldn't go for that. I'm really trying to adjust my mind to not put a rush on losing this weight. It didn't come on overnight and it's not going off that way. One of the test I took at Balley's with the PT said I would reach my goal in 1/04, and I allowed that to upset me because I was hoping around 11/03. So I'm trying to change my mind set and look at this as a way of life and not like get it off tomorrow/yesterday.
Claire-Believe me, we've all come a long ways and you're the bold one who lists your stats. When I started my first diet about 7/8 years ago, I weighed in at 296 lbs and that was the shock of my life, I told my doctor that I though his scales were wrong but he claimed they were right. I went home and cried and went on a crash diet that led me to gallbladder/stone surgery in my 20's and of course the weight came back on. I only managed to keep about 15 of those lbs off. I say all that to say, I've come along ways but I still have a long ways to go. When I was close to 300 lbs I still went to the gym, when I wouldn't diet, I still went to the gym. I don't feel like you need to look like a model to go to the gym. When I started back about a 1 1/2 ago, I was the biggest person going but I went anyhow and did what I needed to do. I've only been serious about losing the weight since Dec. 02, but I still went to the gym. I didn't lose a pound but thank God I didn't gain a pound either, I stayed the same weight throughout. I hired a PT because I didn't know how to incorporate the weight training with the cardio to get the best results. He has really helped me and it's very hard work. He doesn't allow me to slack-off and I really get a great workout with him. I've heard of Curves but there hours don't fit my schedule (at least around my way), but I'm sure it's different all over. Just go and check it out, you don't have to join but the energy you get from others is unbelievable. Also, I believe most of us will say, we're with you on using other "bars", LAWL's are to expensive.
Well, I've said enough for the day, enjoy the rest of your day!!!