Hey everyone== I'm headed out of town tomorrow for a long weekend and don't know how much internet access I'll have -- so, take good care of yourselves!! And play nice as always!

I've never posted in this thread before, but I just had to jump in and say that I ironically just downloaded "Amira's Bellydance 101" a few nights ago myself!

I'm just this week beginning working out for the first time and so far I've been mainly focusing on using resistance bands and a stability ball, but seeing the talk of belly dancing made me really excited to try that tomorrow instead of just letting the video sit on my hard drive for who knows how long! :lol:

Good Morning ladies..today is my biggest loser workout for 30 minutes and then biggest loser strength training for 30 minutes and i would love to try to squeeze out an pound but if i dont i will probably be satisified if the scale says tomorrow what it said today which was 298.5 that would be a 4.4 lb loss from last week but dont forget i had a 2 lb gain last week but still i will be under 300 and make my first mini-goal and i will know its a real weight reading cause its been saying that all week basically so fingers crossed for a good weigh-in tomorrow.

Also, this weekend will be a challenge for me cause we are going out of town and i wont be around a computer so friday night, saturday, and sunday i will have to watch what i eat but im not too worried cause i know serving sizes pretty well now so i know im gonna do just fine without being able to calorie count this weekend.

Well, have a great day ladies and i will be back later
Heather

ps kayleystar..i have jillian michaels banish fat burn metabolism and that was is tough but its a good workout and i have the power sculpt and its good too!

Kayleystar - I have a Breville, the lower end model, it is like $100 or something. The thing is I got it in June of 2008 and got the protection plan from Best Buy. Well it broke, carrots are not good for it unless cut small, and I just went in and replaced it, no questions asked. So, I have a new one again :D... I love it, it makes a mess lol, but it is nice. Juicers are INCREDIBLY expensive, so the Breville model or some other juicers are priced just right. Of course there is a trade off...but it works really well. Another thing I want is a Vitamix, but man those are EXPENSIVE. lol. I also want a new food processor, expensive as well. Ahhhhhhhhhh well. :D

If you aren't into juicing you can always get a personal blender like the Bullet and do smoothies and other things! :D Inexpensive and fun. You can mix up party drinks with it too. Just an idea. :D

HippiMama - I might try out the Y or a GYM at some point. I might just go have a look around. I'm really shy and insecure, so that is the issue really. Of course now I'm Taeboing as my new challenge, that enough is a good workout! lol...

Cyn - I hope you get better. I don't think it will get much better until after the surgery. I remember when my boyfriend had the same thing, he waited until he was in terrible amounts of pain. So, I and his mother made him move up the surgery. So, if you feel like you can't cope, call your doctor and be brutally honest about things. See if they can move your surgery up. You will get better though! You'll recover fast probably and be able to enjoy eating without worrying about it making you feel physically bad.

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Well my boyfriend thinks I'm a stubborn little minx at times. I do dwell on things from time to time, but I honestly think it is because I don't GET time to cope and work through my feelings. Like I'm supposed to brush things off and move on, but I can't do that. I don't know how to cope with things, this is all new for me. Sometimes I think the people close to me forget that.

Saying that, I do dwell and need to figure or work through coping. Food for comfort isn't cutting it anymore. Blah.

I feel like my weight is up and don't feel well. I started a new BC pack and the *******s colored all the pills blue now, so I can't tell when the active pills are done. I'm sick because of them. I also have been eating a lot of cooked foods lately and I'm wanting to go back to raw foods for a bit. I go through these phases...now I want light and raw. lol...then I want some cooked foods. I need to work on BALANCE. Still working on that...

So, I've been eating more fruits and salads and things. Going to make a few things for next week. A mock crab salad, mango salsa, a few dressings. I'm also gonna have spaghetti squash, love it so far, and do a mock Alfredo sauce for it. :D I do love making things with nuts. hehe.

I hope everyone is well. :D *HUGS*

Kayley ~ Privately, I love to dance. My children bear witness to it. Rarely does anyone else. So I'm all about the dancey workouts. Have a hip hop one I'm getting ready to do this morning.... I'd love to try one of the striptease workouts. Again, all very privately, lol.

Heather ~ Have a good weekend! I'm sure you'll have no problem eating well. :)

Jacquie ~ I've known some people who have gone all raw foods with their eating... my Grandfather for one. He said he feels better than he has in years. I could never do it entirely but I am definitely eating A LOT more raw and fresh foods than I was before!
Mock alfredo sauce? Hmmmm....

Really dragging this morning. Not enough sleep last night. Want to have a morning work out but want to take a nap... I don't think my muscles are sore enough. I'm gonna add a lil weight to those machines at the Y next time, which will prob be this afternoon. And I might go aquacise this evening for the **** of it, if my Dad will watch my kiddos for a few. I'd love to be in the water. I should REALLY do the hip hop dance workout now, Y in the afternoon, aquacise tonight. That would be awesome of me. I'm gonna try and motivate myself... Ramble Ramble Ramble

HippieMama - I love raw foods, but I do like cooked sometimes so I live in the cooked vegan and raw food worlds. I do think I need more balance though. Alfredo sauce, nuts blended with lemon juice and other seasonings. :D I don't eat cheese, haven't for a year now, and I can't remember what Alfredo taste like, but the nut cheese sauces taste good. I just don't know if it is close to the real thing. haha I can't judge that properly. :D

Okay ladies, I have my head screwed back on straight again. I had my first session with the new UBER trainer this morning and he worked my *$&*(^& off! I love it! I was able to do all the things he asked me to do - and with good form I might add *I'm a bit chuffed* - but I sweated profusely and am already feeling the beginnings of what will likely be MAJOR soreness tomorrow. Anyway, it was the kick in the pants I needed to get back on track. We also talked about what I'm eating before and after workouts and I think we might have it nailed down as to why I've gotten lightheaded several times lately. Now if I could get my water in my system, and get my husband employed and up from moping around in front of the television, I would have it allll figured out! *laugh*

As a side note - today I'm at 25% of my total weight loss goal, so I'm feeling FIERCE!

Hello ladies! Hope you are all doing fabulously this fine Thursday! Did the 30 Day Shred again today, and oh man...I think I'm going to have to take a break from it tomorrow. Feeling my muscles in a BIG way tonight. After I finished the workout, I went out for power walking/jogging intervals for 25 mins, and then came home, and decided to try out one of the Belly Dance DVDs I downloaded last night. I decided to go with "The Goddess Workout: Cardio Belly Dance with Dolphina". Having never done that type of thing before, I was unsure if it was going to even be much of a workout...but it most certainly was! I was feeling it in my abs after only a couple of minutes, and I really enjoyed it. Only did 10 minutes of it today, but maybe I'll do the whole workout (45 mins) tomorrow. And the instructor was very good. I actually felt confident while doing the workout, which is new for me. Heh.

I'm on a downloading spree. Haha. I've got a list of various titles I'm going to look for including Cardio Burlesque (ow ow!), Cardio Hula Dancing, and Yoga Booty Ballet. Among others. I love variety, and I may not be able to keep my gym membership much longer ($$$ shortage....ha), so that'll be good.

Well, I've talked on long enough about the workouts. But I like to share info about the dvds, so perhaps it'll help others make a decision on whether to try them or not. :)

Heather hb - Good luck tomorrow. :)

Jacquie - Excellent idea!! I'm going to have to see what I can get a Bullet for. I've been wanting to make fresh fruit smoothies as a change up from my regular oatmeal in the morning.

Mock Alfredo sauce?! Do share the recipe? ;) I'm a huge (no pun intended ;)) Alfredo fan.

Andrea - I'm a secret dancer as well. Haha. I refuse to do so in front of anyone else. Other exercise I'm fine, but I don't want anyone seeing me make a fool of myself THAT much. ;)

Hope you had a lovely day!

Susannah - First off, CONGRATULATIONS on hitting that 25% gone. That's just awesome! I loved the sessions I had with the trainer...you will DEFINITELY be feeling it in the morning...but so worth it! How often do you plan on training?

We signed the paperwork today, so now it is just a waiting game on the car purchase. I've lived in the Arctic city, walking to bus stops in -40 temps to save money for almost 4 years now, so I am definitely looking forward to buzzing past the bus stop. Although, I'll probably start complaining about he price of gas and insurance.

Good morning ladies..i know its early but i had to weigh myself early today cause im getting ready to take hubby to work and then head to my parents but i just wanted to come on here to say..I DID IT! I LOST 4.4 LBS THIS WEEK! sorry im just really excited because that definately makes up for the crappy week i had last week, plus i made my goal of being under 300 lbs by 9/26, and have also lost 10% of my body weight which is huge and today may also mark another milestone but i wont know that until later today when driving my moms car to see if i can buckle her seatbelt without the extension ( see in june i had to get an extension cause i couldnt even come close to buckling her drivers side seatbelt) when i tried it a couple of weeks ago i was just inches away from being able to buckle it so i am hoping that i will be able to buckle it today without the extension i will let you guys know but probably not until monday cause after this afternoon i wont be around a computer until sunday night so i will let you know!

sorry to ramble i am just sooooo excited right now but i gotta run and get ready to go!
talk to you ladies later
Heather

Kayleystar - I do love oatmeal though. I eat the steelcut, make a batch for two days at a time. Last time I did pear spiced (1 pear cut up, a bit of cinnamon, a pinch of salt) that was it. I dumped everything into the oatmeal when the oatmeal was thickened, turned the heat down for a simmer for 30 minutes. Very good. :D I don't like mine too sweet.

As for the cheese sauce recipe...there are a few. The one I have is the following:

1 cup of cashews
1 cup of macadamia nuts
1 cup of pine nuts
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons Bragg Liquid Aminos
2 tablespoons of water

That is the recipe BUT I don't follow it. There are many recipes like this, but I'm on a budget and I don't like making that much for me. So I do the following:

1 cup of cashews soaked for a few hours
lemon juice to taste (usually around 2 tablespoons)
1 clove of garlic
1 tablespoon of Bragg's
water for thickness
freshly ground pepper
pinch of salt if needed

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Today I'm getting used to getting up early again. I have an active morning ahead, store visits, blah blah. Got my meals planned and have back ups planned in case I don't feel like cooking. :P

Going to have a lovely green smoothie this morning. :D Starting to feel hungry yum! :D

I hope everyone is well! *hugs*

I'm here trying to catch up. Our computer got a virus and it's dead so that's why I've been gone. Still working on losing weight I'm down 3lbs this week! And I really did bad food wise this week so I'm shocked. Boys are doing good since we taken away Casein from their diet. They are talking alot and making eye contact now and listening better. They go back to to the DAN doctor next Friday. I'm sure will be taking away Gluten soon. We got the kids a 7 month old Sheltie/Husky mix puppy 2 days ago. She is huge already and almost potty trained she is good about going out but a few accidents I'm putting her on a schedule see how it works. The kids love her to death.
I'll be back to post more later today got to get the girls going on schooling today.