Hi Ladies!!! Good to meet you!!
 

Hi Ladies. My name is Kathi and I am a newbie here. I'm 38 (39 in a few days), married and live in Houston. I have three sons, 16, 12 and 6. I gained about 80 pounds over the last 6 years and have not done well at losing it. I had lap band surgery 13 months ago and lost a whopping - 15 pounds. So this is in my head! I've committed this year to making it happen and have overhauled my family's diet, joined a family gym and am seeking support from everywhere I can get it. I found this website by searching for weight loss challenges for 2010. I AM COMMITTED!!!! My goal is to not only lose this extra-person-worth of weight THIS YEAR (or as close as possible) but also to have a credible level of fitness. It has occurred to me lately (and I know this sounds a little weird) but if I ever had to "run for my life" - I'm a gone'r. Kind of a scary thought. I also just want to be one of those people that I see running in the park or playing ball with their kids. Anyway, I'm really excited to be here and get to know you all!

Hey Ladies,

Is someone going to make something to put in our signatures? Just curious...I wanna show some team spirit! :D

I could make something if you like...I have some blue-ish graphics. Or if someone wants to also, I don't want to step on anyone's toes :p

Originally Posted by AMYC:
Im working in my house today... Burning a few cals there, then Im gonna head to the gym or do a dvd here in a little while! I bought a new journal & Planner so I can keep track of all my food, workouts & cals burned!!
I was curious are most of you all doing cal counting??
I think thats the route Im gonna go for the challenge cals in vs out!!!
Good Luck everyone!!!! We can Do this!!
Amy :)

I know I am calorie counting! I am focusing more on veggies and fruits too, cutting the sugar and bread and all white things. I use Sparkpeople to add my Fitness and The Daily Plate aka Livestrong to track calories and what-not.

As for Banners or whatnot, we used to do them and I may have some left, not sure but everyone is welcome to snag my Blinkie in my Sig, because that's how I got it! :D

Here is an example of what I'm gonna put in my signature...I just made it lol

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...eTeamTag-1.jpg

Originally Posted by AMYC:
I was curious are most of you all doing cal counting??

I tend to either get really bored of counting calories which leads to a lack of motivation or so obsessive I have to weigh every gram which drives me crazy.

I have a pretty good idea of how many calories the foods/meals I eat have so am just doing healthy eating and regular exercise, probably consuming around 1200-1500 calories a day.

Originally Posted by StarryEyes86:
Here is an example of what I'm gonna put in my signature...I just made it lol

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...eTeamTag-1.jpg

That is very nice!

Now you've made me want to install my PSP again! LOL!

Winning by Losing - Jillian Michaels' plan
 

Is anyone following Wining by Losing as their fitness/diet plan? What about Making the Cut? Any opinions?

Yup that's fine! I feel so honored :) It's my first little siggy thing lol...even though I don't get to add my sig until Thursday hahaha

Originally Posted by Cape Breton Chick:
Love It!!! :love: Check it out.. It looks perfect in the Sig!!

So okay all of you Blue Ladies... The Blue Team Badge you see in My Sig. is available to all of you who would like to use it.
Any and ALL credit and Thanks go out to StarryEyes!!! Awesome Job chicky!! :D

Awesome! Now I just need to hit 20 days 2 get a signature :)

How did you add the Blue team tag on? I downloaded it but when I tried to put it in my sig and error message came up saying it didn't have the right extension.