Hello everyone I would also like to join this challenge because hopefully by xmas I will see the low 200's on the scale. I would like to get down to 200 by year end so this is def a good start for me. I hope to get to know you all. Have a great day!!!!

forabetterlife - check in as much as you can. Don't worry about personals - we understand that you don't always have time to read all of them! I only do because I'm currently avoiding work on the loss - and being binge free - that's TOUGH!

slimmin & Amanda - I'M WITH YOU! even with TOM sohowing up with #2 of water weight yesterday I was SO excited to NOT see a #190!!! The water weight is gone today, and actually I'm down a little bit... NEVER GOING BACK!!! #170's HERE I COME!!!!!

dc - this is a busy thread, but Christmas is a popular goal date. YOu don't have to try and keep up with all of us - just keep us posted on your progress.

I have a meeting at 2, so I'm going to do a 15 min video before it, and do more tonight too. yesterday I did my pushups and 100 MMunchs I WANT TO BE OVERWEIGHT WHEN COMES

Welcome Matilda!

Happy Saturday all. I need to get out and do my run before it gets hot

Ive been lurking in this thread for awhile and decided finally I should join lol.

My story...umm I'm fat Christmas is the perfect goal for me. I'm a military wife and hubby is going off to Afghanistan shortly. January 3 is his leave and we are planning to go to Belize. This will be part vacation part honeymoon as we never had one.
I want to be in a bikini dammit or something close to it.

I joined herbal magic July 10 and am down 8 lbs...would have been more but its takn me a week to make up for nonstop eating last weekend eek!!

I joined HM because I have tried it on my own for a long time and never got further then 5 lbs or so. The idea of a stranger watching over me is probably the only thing keeping me on track lol because Its soooo embarassing to have someone know my weight and then be disappointed when ive gained etc. My weight like many others is tied to all sorts of emotional stuff. I gained 50 lbs in only 2 months when I had ectopic pregnancy and was cut hip to hip. Suddenly I looked pregnant..but wasnt and was trying to deal with never being able to have more children. Ive never been able to make a dent in this 50 lbs....its been 14 yrs almost btw. I think what really got me motivated though was that in September I somehow managed to get pregnant again only to find out it was another ectopic. Ive never been so afraid...would I gain another 50 lbs eek!! but no thankfully I didnt...but I think that had to do with half starving myself because my fear was so great.

So thats my story and why Im here. What a wonderful idea this group is. Good luck to everyone and happy weighing





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halfbaked and what a crazy journey! We're here, I'm glad you decided to join in rather than lurk any longer. We understand the emotional stuff! Have you bought a really cute (realistically) smaller bathing suit to use as motivation yet? you should! Hang it up where you can see it when cravings hit... the Kitchen perhaps? As a reminder of why you're working so hard for this! Just and Idea... Beleze sounds so romantic and exotic! Perfect place to get away with your hubby! Come in often!

Speaking of coming in often... 36 where are you??? I haven't seen her around lately!

Yesterday was splurge day for me (1500-1800 cals) and I was very good - and I even got to eat some Ben & Jerry's halfbaked ice cream! YUM!!! I'm going to do some house work today and keep decluttering my house... wish me luck!

21 weeks and 5 days left!!

Hi Everyone~Yesterday I completely crashed and burned. I did not exercise at all. My eating was way off program. I ate a cream filled doughnut like it was a steak. Then the guilty feelings started creeping in. I was already trying to deal with feelings and emotions. I was very overwhelmed at the thought of weight training. So much so I defeated myself before I really got going on it. In the end they all bit me. I had a bad night trying to sleep while wrestling with all my emotions. After a lot of thinking and soul searching I came up with 2 things. 1) I refuse to loose sight of my slinky black Christmas dress. 2) I need a better plan. Here is what I have come up with.

1) I will do at least 30 min of cardio every day. 2) I will do an ab workout 6 days a week 3) I will do a 16 minute weight training workout 6 days a week. 4) I will eat clean and op. The weight work out looks like this day 1 back, ab, leg-hip, butt Day 2 arms chest shoulders. It is doable and not so/as overwhelming as the plan I had started with. I can work up from this basic plan.

This evening while watching my Cubs loose I did 1 hour of stepping. I am thankful I have that to come back to. Chin up taking one step at a time. Everyone have a nice evening. Pat

Pat hang in there girl! We all have slip ups - TRUST ME! I had 2 months of being completely off the wagon! (and put back on #16 that I had lost!!!) Keep your plan simple to follow and stick to AND DO IT! That's really the key. We're not just losing weight - we're changing our lives, habits etc. Maitaining is just as hard (don't believe me? Check out the maintainers threads!) and you still have to work at it once you get there!

We're in this together - we WILL keep going!

Eny~Thank you sooooooooooo much for the kind words and encouragement. We will do this together as a team. I put together a plan I think I can do. Weights may be too big of a step at this moment in time. I may have to alter to resistance bands first. I dread Monday wi!! Pat

So Im down today yay me 187.2....1 more pound and Ill finally have lost 10lbs....the most ever!!!





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Hi Everyone~I did 1 hour of stepping, 30 upper +30 lower ab crunches +20 each side crunches + 50 wall push ups. Food was op. Tomorrow is weigh in day. DREAD. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Pat

Pat - How'd WI go? Mine was today as well - I'm down #1 from last week to #187.4, and that's DURING TOM! It makes me happy. I'm still on plan to hit goal for Christmas... although I'm not going to hit my July goal. Pat - what do you say that our end of August goal is to kiss these #180's GOODBYE FOREVER???? I know that I'm going to have to PUSH myself Hard! But I think we can do it!

Hi Eny~You are on! lets kiss 180 anything good by!! I am so proud of you for your loss! I weighed in this morning. In spite of the cream filled doughnut the scale was good to me, I85.6. This week I really have to be on program with eating and exercise. I am with you I challenge myself to weigh 170 something by the end of August. I will need lots of support the first week in August, the 3rd would have been my 36 anniversary. I am already mad at him about it, so, I need a plan to help me get through it. The first one is always the hardest. Some how in my mind it needs to be just another day like every other day. But for now we both lost weight for the week!!

Half baked~~Way to go girl. Keep that scale coming down.

Everyone else good morning!! Where are you all?? Pat

i'm just getting back home from a road trip with my family. i need to try to catch up with the post.

Pat,

Hang in there. You can certainly meet your goal for August! The first anniversary is tough. I spent mine alone because I couldn't bear to be around people who knew about the divorce.

Only lost .6 this week, a bit of a downer, but at least it's .6 in the right direction.

Four days till the Team in Training meeting. FOUR! I'm excited.

I'm off on a day trip now. It's my mom's birthday, and we're going some place we've never been before, Dauphin Island, AL.

Who knows what awaits!

Y'all have a fantabulous Monday. I'll have to get caught up on the posts when I get back.

Nan

You're very close. Keep up the good work!