THANKS EVERYONE! You all rock! LOTS OF HUGS! I am holding strong at 199.6
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAWWW No more 200's!

In a hurry will type again soon~kids are hungry ~gotta go cook.

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to get my mom in on the "get healthy" bandwagon. Or rather, she would like to do it, but seems to be hesitant. She has high blood pressure and cholesterol, so I am nervous for her... I offered up my wii fit and wii sports bowling and stuff, but she said no. She is embarrassed and wants to do her exercises when no one is around to see her I offered to go on walks with her too, but I think she said no to that as well. Even just a short walk, nothing fancy. I want to help her, but I don't know what else i can do. It's not like I can MAKE her do anything anyway...

I really kicked butt in step aerobics class yesterday. Okay, so my rhythm is not so great, but I really got a workout anyway! It was supposed to be an hour long, but it was a make-up class, so she let it run about 10 minutes over since there was no class after ours. I also did half an hour of Wii Sports Bowling, both right hand and left handed! I'm trying to make it so that my right arm doesn't get more buff than my left arm HAHA! Plus, I seem to play better with my left hand anyway! Go figure !

Meeting with my dietitian on Thursday at 1 p.m. I'm predicting I've lost 6 lbs. since the last time I saw her. Will update! Now I'm done typing!

MrsLovett

I haven't posted in a while, mostly because I have been kicking my own bum. Last nights class was good, but I have a new goal that I must whip the recumbent bike, that thing whipped me good last night. Have been on the WII when I dont have class,getting really into it so much that I think I need to take a break today from much else than strength and toning things, and the TV isnt on as much, it isnt off as much as I had planned, but I am spending far less time actually watching it, and more time just listening to it, sometimes I just cant handle the radio.

MrsLovett, I know exactly what you mean. My mom is always talking about wanting to lose weight, get healthy, etc., etc. especially since me and my daughter started our weight loss in January. I even got all my brothers and sister to go in with me and we got her a Wii and Wii Fit, she's not used the wii fit but once maybe. I tell her about golds gym cardio and all these other fantastic things but no, she won't do anything. Sleeps till 10:00 am and watches TV most of the day. It drives me crazy!! I am trying to just stop talking to her about it because she just constantly makes excuses and then whines about the weight she's gained. She and my dad both need to eat better but again, one excuse after another so I'm trying really hard to just not think about it because they're adults and it's not like I can make them eat better and get some exercise in.

Good luck to you though!

I am making progress. Tomorrow I will be moving on to week 2 of the C25K program.

Lori...WOOHOO!!! A HUGE CONGRATS ON ONEDERLAND!!!!

Congratulations everyone on your hard work!

I am ashamed to admit that I derailed my challenge by bingeing tonight

I obviously need a new plan of actions. With every bad thing in my life that I have ever gotten caught up in and then quit for good, I had to go cold turkey. The one thing that I haven't really tried before was going cold turkey with my healthy lifestyle plan - no binges, no junk food (which triggers binges), no alcohol (which lowers my inhibition and makes me crave carbs), and no caffeine.

I'm going to stick to my guns 100% for a month. What's a month, right? Hopefully, it will give my body a break from all the punishment that I've been putting it through my whole adult life, and kickstart my weightloss.

The month will pretty much bring me right to July 4. Bring it on!!

Hi everyone and congrats on everything you're doing to meet your goals!

I lost another pound! Finally! So now I'm two pounds down from when I started this challenge! Guess all my hard work is starting to pay off! And I'm just two pounds away from being the tippy top of my normal weight range!

Today I'm going to see my dietitian and I hope she'll be impressed. I'm going to start keeping a food journal and bringing it to her. I used to do it and I kinda stopped. It was really helpful. The only thing that I don't like is that her scale measures a bit higher than mine. Her scale is probably better, but I like the lower number on my scale better haha! Anyway, we'll see!

MrsLovett

Joining Late! I have exactly one month before 4th of July!

My goal is to do 40 mins exercise at least 5 days a week & to stay within my calorie limit everyday!

will i am rejoining today...i joined last week but didnt do anything positive....one month is plenty of time to make good progress...lets go!!!

DAVID~LETS KICK SOME BUTT ~YOU CAN DO IT!

BARB~Oakey~JAM~EVERYONE ~Thank god for y'all I know y'all have helped me with support to get where I am so far. THANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME ACT Silly/crazy/sensitive/stupid/and all that other stuff.
You all are terrific.I hope like crazy you all deal with me through my other 48lbs I gotta lose. THANKS GUYS.

As far as this challenge, I have lost 3 lbs so far I think.
I got 5 more to go.
I hope I do it.
I also hope to fit into some 12's but who knows on that one.
That may take a little longer of time to do.
You never know....I am going to go hit some community yard sales tommorrow.
In hopes of the ultimate goal jeans~I am a penny pincher so I am hoping to find a cool cheap pair at a yard sale. LOL!
Maybe an 8 or a 10. Maybe both sizes I have 12's that are in the closet I got from sales & I am getting close to fitting into them(SORTA)
I think I am going to donate my clothing to a place that will give it waya to the needy.
I have 5 large garbage bags full of clothing.sizes 20's down to 16's and I know they rarely get any plus size clothing at those places.I just never got rid of my old clothes before so I am struggling with doing it.
(I am embarressed of it but I am afraid to let go of those clothes for some reason) Maybe I should add that to my 4th of july goal
To get rid of my old clothes.
HOLD ME TO EVERYONE~I AM ADDING IT ~AND IT WILL BE HARDER TO DO THAN THE OTHER GOALS MORE THAN LIKELY.
Will type again soon.
(tommorrow is my kids last day of school for the summer so I will be a busy momma~I have felt sorry for ya barb~I will now have 3 children acting like toddlers all summer hahaha~Poor BARB Has had it rough Now its my turn.hehehe.)
I aint checking for errors as always so Please look over my typing errors.

Hi all, sorry I've been awol, but have been stuck home sick, food okay, but workouts sporadic...partly using being sick as an excuse not to workout, and partly using the excuse of not having enough weights at home, yadayada. In truth, I was just missing my gym and feeling sorry for myself.

The good news is, I'm over the funk, and getting back to the gym this morning. My sisters gave me a month of crossfit for my upcoming birthday (VERY cool present!), plus, I think I was just sick because of the weather changing from cold to hot practically overnight, and really don't think I'm contageous at this point, just a little of the cough left, so I think I'm safe to go back. Also, my trainers at the CF gym offered to work out a lower rate with me, one I can afford all the time, so I'll be able to keep training with them year round, which I never expected to be able to do!

Yesterday I finally had some cash flow, too, so I was able to go out and restock my good groceries. I'll be happy to be back POP with the food (sorta ran out of good food the last few days, which didn't help my mood) and back into a routine with morning workouts at the crossfit gym.

So, no time to catch up on all the posts this morning, but saw Lori hit ONEderland, so you know what that means...

Lori, I present you with the Highly Coveted Flamey Award for outstanding achievement in weight loss (drumroll, somebody, lol)... Congrats, Lori!

I will check in later to catch up on all the posts I missed!

Just a dreamy1 - I totally know what you mean about trying not to binge. Binging is my biggest problems with dieting. Cross my fingers, but I haven't binged since April 19th. I did not cut out caffeine, but I've completely eliminated alcohol (which has been tough given graduation parties, etc.). I feel the same way as you do, alcohol lowers my inhibitions about binging. When I feel more secure in my weight and food choices I will allow myself alcohol again.

Anyway, I thought of something else for the challenge- I hope to almost fit into size 6's by July 4th. We'll see if that is possible, but it's something to shoot for.
Lori259 - I also find it really hard to let go of big sizes. I just started an internship and had to buy work clothes, and I bought everything in 10's and larges, even though they are too big (in Gap work pants and shirts I'd be an 8 and medium), but I'm too afraid to give up the big sizes. I'm afraid I'll start gaining weight and then my clothes will be too small, which is worse than being too big!! Does anyone else feel that way ever??

km25 - Congratulations on being binge free for so long! I hope to be able to say something similar soon

I agree, once I feel more secure in my ability to remain binge free, I will allow myself a drink or two. That's why I'm giving myself a month of being Cold Turkey.

thanks lori and congrats to you