thank you ellis! yes i do feel pretty good. great job getting to your class! we're getting there one step at a time!

donna- great job with no cheating! i wish i could say the same! good luck with the trainer!!

how's everyone else doing?

It went great with the trainer BUT I cheated...we went out to eat and my daughter wanted ice cream desert so we shared one but I did good on calories still....my trainer really worked me hard yesterday on my legs and cardio ...I did 25 min on elliptical waiting for my time and then he worked me out with legs exercise but really had my heart rate up there and I was sweating like crazy..then I did about 40 mins of weights on my legs and 30 mins on stationary bike.....today i went to the gym and did 30 min elliptical and 60 min weights..

I've been faking it again... sigh... I'm telling myself that i'm working out but I'm not really putting any effort into it. I got to that lovely 254 and must have totally freaked myself out. I ate a bunch of salty crap and jumped back to 257 and haven't been able to get rid of it for three days.

Monday I did my AM stretch, crunches, and calisthenics. No afternoon walk. PM stretches and halfhearted weights.

Tuesday, same AM routine. No afternoon walk. Should have done elliptical, and did nothing.

Wednesday, same AM routine (at least I'm still doing crunches.... I guess). No afternoon walk. PM stretches and 23 minutes on the elliptical, but no intensity to it.

Thursday, same AM routine. No afternoon walk. Then nothing... absolutely nothing.

I'm not depressed... I'm not bingeing... TOM is gone... where have I lost it? Why am I trying to lie to myself again, thinking that my exercise was okay when it clearly is not? Grumble grumble grumble...

-Lala

You guys are doing fantastic!

Donna - I'm going to start really working the weights - right now I'm just piddling around with them. I have a small bicep (or two) growing, but right now you'd need a microscope to see it. LOL

Jodi - I'm definitely into the water aerobics. I feel soooo tired afterwards that I know it has to be doing something for me. The next day I feel so revitalized that I know it had to be my efforts in the water. You are doing great!

ellis - I'm glad you are feeling better! And you jumped right back into the exercise - you GO girl!!

lala - I'm starting to do my crunches - omg, I feel like someone kicked me! But I know it's only helping me - and my back, too! I am in aw of your success and dedication!

I'm doing the same ol' - spinning, yoga, and a bit of weightlifting (this is something I need to work on!) and only a bit of time on the elliptical, bad me! I hope to do better this weekend and the week coming up. I also had a body composition testing done on Wednesday - I have it on my fitday if you'd like to read about it. It's quite interesting and should help me as I continue my journey to getting the pounds off.

Great work everyone! It's only going to make us feel better...

I just realized that I'm still not working out my stomach...One of my goals this month was to work on my stomach more and I haven't...starting today I am going to do a stomach workout everyday..I have a dvd that has 3 different 10 min stomach workouts and I'm going to start doing one everyday...I can't believe that I keep working out every thing else but forget my belly..I'm starting to tone up some and I'm still losing inches but I just can't tell in my belly area...

I skipped the gym today but I've been cleaning the house since I got home from work...

Lala- hang in there..you can do it...maybe your body just needs a break from all that exercising you've been doing...and also salt sometimes takes a while to get back out of your system...try drinking more water for the next few days..

chaoskitty-weights will really help you shape up and feel stronger...also the more muscle you have helps with losing weight too

ok, to make up for my not so good eating and general blah to the exercise feelings this week i went to, 2 count them, 2 classes this morning. i also swam at my own slow pace for about 30 minutes or so. i got in 10000 steps yeaterday (on a week day yeah!!) we are going to spring clean 2 rooms here today shortly (as a family) this should be good lol!! DH asked me if i wanted to try tennis??? very odd for him to ask but good, i really feel like he is trying to support me. i'll give it a shot i guess, i never played before but if it gets my butt moving it can't be all that bad right? so if it isn't raining tomorrow am we have a tennis date. gosh i neve thought i'd say something like that without total disgust in my voice LOL. this exercise thing keeps growing on me.

great job with your workouts donna good luck with those abs!!

keep it up chaos you are doing great!! how long ago was your surgery if you don't mind me asking??

lala- try switching things up a little bit maybe a new exciting addition to your program will grab your interest. keep up the great work though!! even half an attempt is much better than no attempt at all!!!

ellis?? hello ellis?? oh she must be on her treadmill and can't hear me saying "get it moving chick!!!"

oh my goodness i just played tennis. it was fun!! we played about 1 1/2 hour. i worked up a good sweat and i am so tired now! DH beat me we played 2 matches ?? sets?? not sure of the lingo yet lol. DH and i made it a standing date, sunday am tennis match through the summer. DH and i are both pretty competitive so i'll be sneaking the kids out to the court during the week to practice with me hope you are all enjoying your sunday!!

Hi girls! You all are my when it comes to getting out and moving it! I'm going to my gym today but I think I'll do the elliptical for 30 minutes, swim for 30 minutes, then relax in the spa, and sauna.

It sounds as if you all will have a great week this week - I know I'm going to be very busy with my workouts. I can't wait to read how all of you have done!

Oh jodi - I had my surgery on 8/3/04 so I'm coming up on end of my 2 year window. With this surgery, you lose your greatest amount of weight the first year, and during the second it slows down. After the 2nd year, the honeymoon is over, and then I'll really have to buckle down and lose the rest of my weight pretty much on my own.

Good luck to everyone - go get 'em!

chaos- good for you getting to the gym today, sounds like a great sunday plan with the sauna! hope you enjoy. thanks for explaining about your surgery. my neighbor had the gastric bp a year ago, i didn't see much of her all winter and when she came out of the house last weekend i didn't recognize her lol. she has lost a lot of weight in a year!! she says she is at 71% of her goal. so i was just curious about yours. great job so far!! keep up the wonderful work!

I got in my ab workout on fri like I said but sat I was a little sore so I skiped it but today I'm going to do abs again and also go to the gym for elliptical and weights...

Jodi-Glad you enjoyed the tennis and now you have a weekly event to look forward to..now get that practice and kick your dh and show him how it's done..

chaos-have you started working with the weights yet? get thoses muscles moving..

Hi all! I'm back from our little weekend road trip, so no exercise for me this weekend, other than stretching out at rest stops, of course! I'm running late this morning as I overslept and I've been sitting here for far too long catching up on posts, but I want to at least get some stretching in this morning before I head out for the day.

Happy Monday!
-Lala

Ack!! I'm so behind!!
Let's see... I got in a 2 1/2 hour walk last Thursday. And I just got back from a 1 1/2 hour walk.
Must get on the treadmill again soon...

You are all doing fabulously, dah'lings.

I guess no posting means that we've all been a bit lax, eh? Yeah, me too. I seem to have reacquired my boogie as of this morning, though. The depression fog seems to have finally blown away!

I didn't exercise yesterday (Tuesday) morning, but I did do my evening stretches and rode the elliptical for a full 30 minutes. Then, I got up and did my AM stretches, crunches, and squats. I tried to whine myself out of the full 200 crunches, but was too stubborn to listen to myself... I have a good bit of work to do if I'm still going to make it to 4000 crunches this month. Hmmm... let's see, I'm at 3215 as of this morning so... oooh... I can just do it with four days left, I need to do at least 196.25 crunches per day for the next four days. I can do that!

I hope everyone is doing okay!

-Lala

hmmm let's see, water class was monday 1hr, yesterday was nothing, i pulled a muscle in my back (i think i over did it a bit sat-mon.) and i was flat on my back all evening!! felling better today but still not going to push it. if i am up to it tomorrow i'll go to the water class.

lala- glad to hear you are out of the rut. good luck meeting your goal for the month!! 4000 crunches is awesome!

everyone is doing great!! only a few days left of april heck where did the time go?? sheesh!!

get those muscles moving girls, we all need a strong finish!!

Wow ..why can't I remember to do my crunches...I did them on friday and sunday...today my trainer had me do some wierd kind of stomach workout..maybe I'll do more tonight...My trainer worked out my arms good today...they feel like they are going to fall off..lol...I also did 45 mins on stationary bike and then came home and cut grass and edged yard...I'm ready for a nap..

yesteray I did 30 mins bike and 60 mins weights

jodi-hope your back is ok and it feels better soon..

lala-your doing a great job...keep it up...sometimes your body just needs that break..glad to hear your motivated again..