excitedtolose: Your dog is so cute in his costume! Did the kids get a kick out of seeing him dressed up? I have halloween pajamas for my three with glow in the dark spider webs on them, but since we weren't going anywhere I didn't make them wear them.

Nienna: I'm glad your weight dropped back down again. I can't believe you weighed at night though! You're certainly braver than I am. I never step on the scale once anything's passed my lips for the day. LOL!

Today's question: My goals and mini-goals are all weight related. Of course I'm always hoping to fit into the next smaller size and things like that, but I never really set a goal for it. I just pick a weight I want to be by a certain date and figure the other things (fitness, clothing sizes, etc) will come with the weight loss.

southernbelle - Can you tell me the names of the products? Same thing happened to me and turned out that a lot of those multi vitamins and biotin aren't so great for you =( I had to do a LOT of research to figure out which ones were best for my body. a LOT and I've finally got it down.

Just wondering if you are using the same brands I used. =(

Sure I am using Spring Valley fish oil, NOW Biotin and Equate Multivitamin.

Good stuff! Well taking ANY Biotin on an empty stomach will really upset it, so that's first.

Spring Valley fish oil is great! That's what I use too!

As for Equate, I tried them and they really upset my stomach. I ended up using Centrum Ultra Women's. It has more supplement percentages than most and it really doesn't upset my stomach at all and no after taste!

I hope this helps!

Stacylambert the kids just seem to love Zoey as she is just a giant cheese ball always pulling stunts for laughs. I had to smile though because as we were walking I heard a kid say, "Mom that's the dog the ate my tail last year." I was mortified last year when she was three months old and wouldn't let the kid walk down the driveway without her attached to the tail of his costume but for him to recognize her this year 60 lbs bigger and full grown was too funny.

stacylambert – I love the pumpkin you guys carved out.

JMfan & Krizstyling – I think Boxing would be an awesome exercise to pick up. If nothing else it would be a great stress reliever.

katybelle – Rowing would be awesome fun to get involved in. I’d probably spend half of the time worrying about falling in the water seeing as I can’t really swim.

princessdi86 – Are you feeling any better?? You guys definitely look very happy in the photo. Congratulations on reaching Onederland btw!!

KimL1214 – Is the hostess that gave you all 8 tables at once the one that screwed you over when she first started working??

southernbelle – Sorry, I don’t have any advice about your supplements. It sucks that they’re making you feel sick when they’re supposed to have the opposite effect. Be sure to let us all know when you reach your next mini goal. I’m so excited for you.

excitedtolose – I agree with stacylambert, you’re puppy is adorable!!!

Nienna – Where was your vacation to?

Jelbelle – Have you started on the 30 hours you want to log at the YMCA yet?? How’s that going?

Toastedsmoke – How is the 30DS coming along? Are you on track still?

ferretgirl – How long have you been keeping ferrets as pets?? They’re all so cute!

I’m pleased to report that I’m feeling a lot better after the fall. Thanks for all the well wishes!

Today’s Question: As far as mini goals go, I have only ever set one mini goal for myself and that is to get under 100kg (220lbs). It’s not Onederland but it’s a bit of a mental barrier for me. I think I’ll feel a lot more confident if I see 99kg on the scale.

stacylambert: I usually don't weigh at night either, but I really didn't want to miss the weigh in, and I wasn't able to weigh myself until 10 pm on Sunday night when I got home. It was pretty frustrating, though!

princessdi86: I hope that you feel better soon; being sick is definitely frustrating, especially when trying to lose weight. I noticed in your answer to today's question that you reward yourself when you hit mini goals. What kind of rewards do you set up for yourself? I've tried saying things like, "At x weight, I'll buy a bath robe, and at y weight, I'll buy a new dress." Unfortunately, when I hit the mini-goal, I don't want to spend any money (I guess I'm a bit cheap)! And with clothing rewards, I just tell myself, "I'll drop five more pounds before going shopping ..." Have you found any ways to reward yourself that don't center around shopping? If so, I'd love to hear them!

oOPeanutOo: I was visiting family in Belgium, and I also went up to the Netherlands for a few days. The Belgian countryside was really beautiful, and it was rather pleasant to see the sun out during the afternoon and early evening (it's been setting rather early here at home). It was very nice, but I'm definitely glad to be home again!

KimL1214, toastedsmoke, princessdi86
I know I'm a little bit behind, but I'm going to start the 30DS with you ladies. Hopefully you don't mind my tardiness.

oOPeanutOo Thanks! I think she's adorable as well although she is hardly a puppy anymore. That photo doesn't really do her justice size or appearance wise. I'll have to find a better one to make my avatar.

excitedtolose: Yay!!! The more the merrier! It's never too late! We're actually doing something called the 30 Day Slimdown which also uses Jillian's other 2 videos "No More Trouble Zones" and "Banish Fat/Boost Metabolism" in this schedule: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/20-s...slim-down.html . However, if you don't have/ can't get these dvds, then you can definitely just do the 30DS... whatever it is, let's commit to 30 days of Jillian (or a "rigid" workout plan) and see what happens!

KimL1214: Hey how's it going? I hope work and school aren't treating you too badly. How's this 30 Day Slimdown going? Today was NMTZ and it totally kicked my butt, but I thankfully feel no residual soreness from it? Did you do it? How did you find it?

princessdi86: I'm so sorry you're still feeling unwell! Please take care of yourself and feel better soon!

oOPeanutOo: 30DSlimdown is going ok. I've kind of not been excited about working out recently (ok I'm never really excited about working out but what I mean is its been even more of a drag than usual) even though I've been doing it anyway and the 1st 2 days of 30DS kind of gave me an excuse to slack of in terms of exercise. I'd gotten used to at least 50-60+ minutes a day but because I was on plan with exercising, I slacked off on doing something else which is fine technically but which I really shouldn't. What about you? How's your sprain and your back?


Today's Question: I do put a lot of focus on making mini-goals. I find them so very important to staying motivated and pushing on days when you just don't feel like making good choices. My mini-goals are all weight-related.

Hey guys =D my week so far has been awesome! Got my YMCA membership on Tuesday, and I was there from about 5:30-8:20! I'm addicted already! so @Kim, it's going great!

Question of the Day:
200 — Movie/Game Night, That one cute ring
190 — Yoga
180 — Hair straightened
170 — Hair extensions; Self-Defense Class
160 — Greek town; new undies, shorts, and bathing suit; P90X
150 — Steampunk Dress <3
140 — Hips pierced/bellybutton pierced

That's how I'll celebrate!

@ KimL

Hey Kim, i posted a question for you at the phoenix weigh-in board but i guess you don't frequent that board often so i'd thought i'd catch you here =] My question was that i don't have access to the scale on the weekends so i can't post my weight until mondays. I know that is late but my starting weight was actually on a Mon too so i had hope it would be okay. I can try to post it around noon or a little earlier if that make things easier for you. If things doesn't work out then i'll have to withdraw from the challenge since i won't be able to post at all on Suns. Let me know =] Thanks

toastedsmoke I can definitely get those other two DVD's. How exciting. I did 30DS level 1 last night, and will do it again tonight once I finish my run.

KimL1214 I started last night... 29 more days!

With regards to today's question...
I really haven't given myself any perks for reaching goals yet. Athough last night I was going through my e-mails and the Living Social Detroit Deal of the Day was for a 60 minute massage for $30 bucks. It only seemed fitting since I've lost 30 lbs to get at $30 massage. ha! Bought my coupon and cannot wait to book this massage!