Occupation:taking care of my husband, children, and home
Hobbies and Interests:historical reenactment, paranormal research, reading, cooking, thrift and frugality
Favorite Music:I like everything but country
Favorite Color(s): plaid
Favorite Exercise/Workouts:at present NONE, I was addicted to exercise a couple years ago and then I suddenly burned out, since then I do not enjoy it at all
What are your fitness/health goals? I do not want to become diabetic or get heart disease, both run in my family
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? see above
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? portion control, snacking and exercise
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? less snacking and desserts, portion control, get my butt moving more
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I want to look better than MYSELF NOW lol
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? smaller dresses
Occupation:real estate agent and kindergarten teacher
Hobbies and Interests:my son and husband, family, friends, and reading magazines
Favorite Music:I like everything!
Favorite Color: pink
Favorite Exercise/Workouts:walking
What are your fitness/health goals? To be able to run and things not jiggle
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Stated above and being uncomfortable in clothes
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? portion control, snacking and exercise
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? portions and getting up to exercise
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I want to look better than myself
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? shorts
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Hobbies and Interests:Birds(parrots) I have 2 cockatiels and 2 parakeets
Favorite Music:Like alot of kinds
Favorite Color(s):Pink
Favorite Exercise/Workouts:Stationary Bike
What are your fitness/health goals?To be healthy
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I'm starting to have more and more health problems
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health?Fast Food!
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve?
Eat less fast food
Workout regularly
Learn more about what I'm putting into my body(nutritional breakdown)
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? :Jessica Simpson!
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size?Good fitting Jeans
Hobbies and Interests: movies, music, tv, reading, writing, hanging out with friends and spending time with my husband
Favorite Music: pop / rock / alternative
Favorite Color(s): pink
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: curves and walking
What are your fitness/health goals? losing weight and feeling better about myself
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? my husbands mom talking about how fat i am and how she never wants to look like me. even though i am smaller than her i dont want to give anyone a reason to think that way about me.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? i am a recoverying bulimic
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? when i fall off track, i fall hard and its hard for me to get back on track.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : i want to look better than my sister in law. she is 5'2" and 110.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size?: i want to be under 120
Hobbies and Interests: reading, shopping, knitting, cooking/baking, spending time with friends
Favorite Music: U2
Favorite Color(s): Blue, Celadon
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Elliptical
What are your fitness/health goals? Though i hate running, i would like to be able to run 5 miles
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I wanted to lose weight before my 35th birthday. Well, that didn't happen. I spent the weekend at the beach and i was completely uncomfortable and mortified. I knew it was all under my control and i needed to gain control.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? confusion of what to eat, what program to join, what excercises to do... a lot is a stuggle. My friends are all rail thin with great metabolisms and love eating so that has been difficult.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? endurance
self control
not snacking
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : any one of my friends
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size?
itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini! or any bikini will do!
Hobbies and Interests:horse back rideing, canoeing, camping, fishing,dancing
Favorite Music:anything I can dance to
Favorite Color(s):Black
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Jogging, Denise Austins shrink your female fat zones
What are your fitness/health goals? to lose 50 lbs and tone up
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? When my husband and I met I weighed 130 and had my first child from a previous marriage. I got pregnant with my second child and gained 60 lbs. I kept almos all of it. Then I recently had me third and gained 40 but lost all but 5 pounds of it, but my stomache is very very unattractive. And my butt and thighs are unsightly. Lets just say my hubby showed me he wasn't attracted to me any more.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Depression
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I am not sure, I keep my calorie intake at around 700 a day. and exercise 5 times aweek, videos and jogging.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : my evil motivation is the old me
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? a bikini!!!
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Family Life: Married 5 Years tomorrow (7/27) 2 Girls Kate 5 and Kamryn 2 in October. 2 Stepsons Caleb 9 and Jacob 6
Occupation: Graphics Designer, Website Design Own my own business
Hobbies and Interests: I love walking, and being with my family. We are active in the March of Dimes.
Favorite Music: I love all music
Favorite Color(s): I love Blue
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walks with my kids
What are your fitness/health goals? To lose 58 lbs and firm up.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? When my scale said 202 and I got a vericose vein.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Eating higher protein. It's hard to find foods with high protein and low carbs.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? 1. Counting my calories 2. Avoiding Sweets 3. Making healthy choices
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Sarah Evans
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A bikini!
Hobbies and Interests: Spending time with friends and family
Favorite Music: Rock
Favorite Color(s): Blue
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Pilates
What are your fitness/health goals? Lose weight and be healthy
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Seeing photos of myself and not recognizing the person in the picture.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Motivation which isn't a big issue now because I've got a weight loss buddy
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve?
1. more water intake
2. motivation to exercise
3. eating better while at home
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I want to look hotter than these young girls with their belly shirts and low rise pants.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? belly shirt and low rise pants... lol
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Hobbies and Interests: shopping, scrapbooking, reading, watching movies and tv, listening to music, church, going to the gym, spending time with my kids
Favorite Music: anything good
Favorite Color(s): pink
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: step aerobics, body sculpting, yoga
What are your fitness/health goals? to lose 20 more pounds and get rid of cellulite
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? i was pretty comfortable with my weight and how i looked when my husband died, but the grief made me eat A LOT and i gained weight. i know that my husband would be very disappointed in how i have neglected my body and i want to be able to keep up with my 2 kids!
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? craving, craving, craving! portion control is also a big issue for me - i'm used to eating until i POP!!!
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve?
1. getting to the gym
2. getting the motivation to work my butt off (literally)
3. not giving to temptation when i have a craving
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : my friend laurie. she's a skinny minnie and i am so jealous!
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? my skinny jeans again and a bathing suit comfortably without reservation!!!
Screen Name: Lenee64
Age/Age Range: 42
Family Life: Happily married for 12 years, 2 girls (ages 7 & 10)
Occupation: Work for an Electric CompanyHobbies and Interests: Spending time with family, movies, swimming, walkingFavorite Music: Country (mostly) but like most types of music
Favorite Color(s): Lime, orange, red, lavender
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Walking & swimming, some free weights
What are your fitness/health goals? To BE healthy and LOOK healthy
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? My youngest DD was watching TV one day and saw a commercial advertisement for a weight loss program and they used a lady that looked a lot like I used to look on the Ad..........Well, she commented that I used to look that "skinny" and asked why I didn't look like that, anymore! Hmmm, I didn't think she had noticed but she did. Kids......you got to love them!
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Sweet temptations, fast food, and mindless eating in front of the TV
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Pushing myself to do a little more exercising each week.
Eating more healthy. Cooking more healthy meals.
Even though I've gotten better at drinking my water.......I could always do better.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : The actress on the weightloss commercial!!!!!!!
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size?
A size 8 maybe. Wearing shorts in public was a huge goal for me......I just achieved that goal recently! (yeah me!!)
Hobbies and Interests: Seeing live music, swimming and rowing, reading fiction, following politics
Favorite Music: Death Cab for Cutie, Feist, Sufjian Stevens
Favorite Color(s): Depends on my mood
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Step, latin aerobics, free weights
What are your fitness/health goals? Lower my body fat, maintain my strength, weight in the 135-145 range
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? After a bad breakup, I quit smoking and started exercising. What an improvement!
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I like to live la dolce vita, and spontaneity and food plans just don't mix! It's also hard for me to cut down on eating out at restaurants and drinking wine with friends.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Portion control, social eating, mindless eating.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I just want to look more fit than last month, every month!
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? tank tops
Hobbies and Interests: reading, writing, dancing, listening to music
Favorite Music: sixties, seventies and eighties music---BeeGees, Queen, Beatles, Elton John
Favorite Books; Don't be sad, Plato's Republic
Favorite Movies; Godfather Trilogy, Scarface
Favorite Color(s): Blue
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: walking
What are your fitness/health goals? Lower my body fat, weigh 115
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? No particular incident, just aghast at the scale
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Remembering why it's important to eat right
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Portion control, eating the right things, wanting to exercise.
Who do you want to look better than? : The ***** who told me that I couldn't date a guy in her workplace
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? bikinis, tanks, a size 0
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