Hey Kylie!

Lancashire and Yorkshire aren't too far away - I can't say I'm up to commuting for your morning gym visits, but if you ever fancy meeting up for a chat and a meal then perhaps we could meet halfway!

Well done for giving your new routine a go - it will do wonders for your weightloss as your body will spring back into action after getting set in it's ways!

Congrats on the 4lb loss!

Love Amanda x

Looks like we need a North meetup ;)

Definately!!!!! Let's do it!!!!

Oh, wow, Kylie! 4 pounds is fantastic!

I'm glad it's working out for you. :) The whole tone of your post is more upbeat, and that's good to hear.

Yes, you HAVE to do it! As far as I can recall ~ Raelynn and Br00klin got together in Alberta; Glynne and Inca's Momma got together in North Carolina; Howberley and Lorsarah got together in Maryland; and Sandi, Boiaby, Jiffypop and yours truly got together in Chicago (did I miss any others?) Its certainly time for a Brit one (and we'll be expecting pictures!) See if you can get Si, Claire and anyone else I may have inadvertently missed involved too!! :D

Ooh, exciting!

When? And where?!

Or first of all, who's up for it?

You can have a get-together now and then another one in May when I'm in England (I'll dump G with some of my relatives for the day :devil: and escape for a chat, brisk walk, or a pint in your favourite local) ;)

Oh, I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOO jealous!!! *sigh* It sure would be great to meet you all! And to be back in England...... *sigh*

I hope you all have an absolutely lovely time, giving a full report and sharing all sorts of pic's afterwards. :yes:

Hey, Sarah, did you notice the name I created for you and Lorraine? ;)

Jill, i suspect you're burning to ask; so i'll do it....How about getting along with Northeast US - Canada ladies and the few gents on this forum?

Where are all the Seattle people? HMPH! ;)

Hey Kylie ~ Congrats on those 4 pounds! That is so great! You know, my best friend started working out with a trainer a year ago...she was wanting to lose about 40 pounds but mostly just aiming to get in shape. It's been a year and she's only lost 20 pounds, I know she gets frustrated sometimes looking at the scale...but she looks AWESOME! She looks so slim! I keep telling her to not focus on those numbers (it's so hard) b/c she looks incredible - I bet it's the same thing with you, you look terrific even though the scale isn't budging as quickly as you'd like. You stick with it - 4 pounds is a great reward!

I know what you mean about making friends though - it's so hard. It was all so easy when you were a kid, school everyday, friends everywhere, but as an adult, I find it really hard to find friends...of course, with two small children, I don't have much time... ;)

Sometimes though, friends pop up in the most unexpected places...just keep putting yourself out there and meeting new people and being friendly and you never know when your next best friend will come along! :)

Well, shoot, I just saw this thread. I'm sorry you're lonely. I was thinking along the same lines as Jessica - why not take out an ad, or maybe better, put one up on a bulletin board at the gym? If they don't have a bulletin board, why don't you suggest it? I'm sure there are many people there who would appreciate a workout buddy, you know? We're all swimming in this human ocean, and we need to buddy up! :)

Northern England is a bit weird, well my village is anyway, people are quite entrenched in their own little circles and don't seem to really want new friendships. There isn't the sort of community thing happening there, and I wouldn't be allowed to put up a notice in our gym (I did ask! it's only for the "groups" endorsed by the gym, I did suggest it could be a weight loss group but they didn't go for it) At the time I go to the gym it is very blokey, in fact most mornings I am the only girl!!! I do play with the boys though, but they're all very slim and fit and I can't relate to them or them to me on the weight loss front.

I've asked lots of people, at work, at the gym, at the pub but no one seems to want to commit to being my buddy :(

I'll keep plugging along and hopefully I'll get one eventually!!!!

It took a year of planning for our get-together, Frenchie, but that's what you get when a bunch of women plan things! ;) I'm all for another get-together in 2006 (the rest of 2005 is hectic for me, travelwise and otherwise). I'll be fairly close to you (Ottawa) in January for a week, if you want to go for a skate on the Rideau Canal (no stopping at the Beaver Tail huts along the way though)! :lol:

How's this for exercise, people? Click on "virtual tour" and enjoy!

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