She has straight up told me that she wasn't working out any longer, almost everytime we talk she makes the statement of how she hasn't worked out in weeks.

And I can't thank you enough for the pep talk. I really needed that!
I try not to compare, but I find myself being a bit competitive. Although being competitive with someone that seems to always exaggerate the truth is not healthy for me, I should've known better.

Thank you, you are awesome :)

Originally Posted by WSChick:
She has straight up told me that she wasn't working out any longer, almost everytime we talk she makes the statement of how she hasn't worked out in weeks.

And I can't thank you enough for the pep talk. I really needed that!
I try not to compare, but I find myself being a bit competitive. Although being competitive with someone that seems to always exaggerate the truth is not healthy for me, I should've known better.

Thank you, you are awesome :)

awww thank you so much , so nice of you to say! and you are so welcome!! i'm so happy i could help out!! :hug:

well sooner or later, her NOT exercising is gonna catch up to her!! exercising is the best way to keep healthy! and not only for just losing weight. you become stronger and have more energy. not to mention those endorphins.
i almost get the impression she's "braggin" about the fact that shes NOT exercising. which is like so bizzare! on the contrary she should feel the opposite!!

her statement probably is just a way to let out her insecurity, that maybe she's insecure or jealous of your ability to motivate yourself to exercise.

competiion is great! but difficult when the person you're competing with , is not on the same page as you.

at the moment i'm competing with myself hehe.
why dont you set yourself a goal for the week , like number of minutes of exercise you wanna get done, or miles you wanna walk. and see if you can reach that target, and tell us how you're coming along! i find it a great way to focus my mind and motivate myself.

you can make yourself a fitness ticker! i just did it today.

http://www.tickerfactory.com/ezticke...ner.php?type=8

Oh gosh you're so wonderful ! What a motivator you are :)

That is great idea, I am going to do that !!! Making weekly goals would be really good for me, now I'll just try to figure out what goal would be realistic but at the same time push me to get it done. I guess over the next few weeks I'll just adjust it so that it's a good goal and not way too much or way too little :)

Thanks for the great idea Echo !

Originally Posted by WSChick:
Oh gosh you're so wonderful ! What a motivator you are :)

That is great idea, I am going to do that !!! Making weekly goals would be really good for me, now I'll just try to figure out what goal would be realistic but at the same time push me to get it done. I guess over the next few weeks I'll just adjust it so that it's a good goal and not way too much or way too little :)

Thanks for the great idea Echo !

awww Thank you so much!! :D

you're so welcome! i'm so happy you like the idea :)

i saw some girls on the forum with the exercise fitness ticker - but didnt ever think of getting one for myself until our first biggest loser challenge was listed. we had to declare our goal minutes for the week. so i thought jillian always says to do 60 minutes a day. so just used that as a goal workout. :D

After skipping out yesterday, I hit the treadmill this evening for 30 minutes and did 5 minutes of free weights.

Originally Posted by traveling michele:
September 12: 45 minutes elliptical

Total 10 days
530 minutes

September 13: 45 minutes elliptical

Total 11 days
575 minutes

September 14: 70 minutes boxing boot camp!:carrot::carrot:

Total 12 days
645 minutes

WOW ! That's awesome emilydreaming and traveling michele:cheer3:

Finished 2nd session: 35 mins 2 mile walk at home
Combined pedometer total for 2 sessions = 10,058

Great job everyone!! :carrot::cheer:

Plans today = nothing again :D

Morning girls :sunny:

Yesterday - Weight Training - completed
Today - Ab Ripper X and Treadmill

WSChick, I agree with Echo, focus on yourself and your goals. Who knows what's driving your friend to say things like that to you. She could be jealous of your success, unmotivated or competitive, hence, trying to sabotage your efforts. You've done well so far...lost 9lbs!! Soon it will become 19lbs lost, then 29lbs and so on. Keep up the good work and make sure you stay away from her for the time being if she's hurting your efforts rather than helping you move forward. There comes a time in life where you decide what is important to you? Your health or her toxic friendship? She can take the backseat for now. And, that pizza will catch up with her...it always does.

Have a wonderful OP day everyone :)

Way to go, pintobean! :cheer3:

30 minutes Elliptical
5 min's on the Stationary Bike. I don't like that much....
sit-ups

Awesome Roni :cb::cheer:

I could have sworn that I posted this morning. How strange :dizzy:

Anyway, my plan for today is do a step workout and some floorwork for my legs.

Wschick, I think you have gotten some great advice. Try to remind yourself that you are losing the weight in a safe and healthy way. When you reach your goal, think of how fit and toned you will be! Your friend won't be if she keeps eating pizza and not working out.

:cheer: Keep up the great work everyone. The minutes are really adding up! :cheer:

:cheer3:You all are doing great today, way to go !

Pinto and Narnia, thank you very much for the words of advice and motivation. I'm so happy that I found this awesome site with such wonderful people. You all truly are what motivates me ! I plan on talking to her a lot less for right now, I still want to be nice to her of course, so I can't totally ignore her (although sometimes I want to....lol) But I'll keep our conversations shorter in hopes that I don't have to hear the bragging lies. I don't get why she feels the need to do that, I definitely don't do that when I talk to her. In fact I don't even feel the need to tell her about every pound that I lose so why does she think she needs to tell me about all the ones she supposedly lost. Just trying to make herself feel better I suppose....LOL

Thank you gals so much, you're a great group of motivators !

Going to start my first session right now :)

Been doing average hour and a half of cardio every day since sept 7th.... tried picking up the pace on a challenging program on my treadmill but i hurt my one leg two days ago. Yesterday I continued doing it, but I decided I need to let it heal. I'm half limping around, it sucks. :(

Originally Posted by WSChick:
ticker !

love it! love your new exercise ticker, and way to go!! on the miles girl!! you are rocking!!

Hope you feel better soon petfresh :hug:

Originally Posted by pintobean:
Morning girls :sunny:

Yesterday - Weight Training - completed
Today - Ab Ripper X and Treadmill

WSChick, I agree with Echo, focus on yourself and your goals. Who knows what's driving your friend to say things like that to you. She could be jealous of your success, unmotivated or competitive, hence, trying to sabotage your efforts. You've done well so far...lost 9lbs!! Soon it will become 19lbs lost, then 29lbs and so on. Keep up the good work and make sure you stay away from her for the time being if she's hurting your efforts rather than helping you move forward. There comes a time in life where you decide what is important to you? Your health or her toxic friendship? She can take the backseat for now. And, that pizza will catch up with her...it always does.

Have a wonderful OP day everyone :)

i completely agree!!! i didnt even think about the sabotaging aspect of it. its a possibilty. great advice pintobean!

looks like you've already pushed forward! good for you WSchick.

oh dear petfresh, hope you feel better, and yes definately take time to heal!!
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today i did 2 sessions on the exercise bike.

:ebike: total minutes clocked in at 33 minutes.

also whilst on the bike i was listening to jillians podcast, and she was saying how when you are on a diet, calorie deficit and all that, a way to combat your body from slowing down your metabolism, is to exercise! as exercise releases fat burning hormones!

Just finished a Walk at Home DVD.
Did 3.1 miles :)

petfresh I hope you get to feeling better quickly ! Just make sure to relax and heal !

And Echo, glad you like the ticker. It was a great suggestion and it definitely motivates me, I may have to up my goal next week.

And hey Onederchic, hope you're having a great day !

Originally Posted by WSChick:

And Echo, glad you like the ticker. It was a great suggestion and it definitely motivates me, I may have to up my goal next week.
!

thank you :hug:
you are roaring ahead!! awesome!! :bravo:

Sept 15 - Cathe Friedrich's Low Impact Circuit Workout = 48 mins. I did the cardio blast premix. I added on some floor exercises, (10 mins), for my legs from a STS dvd. I have a cold right now so it wasn't the best workout but I am glad that I pushed through and finished it.

Wschick, glad that you are feeling better about the situation with your friend.

:cheer: Great job with your exercise for today, Diva, Echo, Pintobean, Wschick :cheer:

petfresh, sorry about your leg injury. I hope it heals quickly.

:wave: onderchic :)

Fantastic ladies and thanks for the shout outs :D :cheer3::cb:

I spent an hour on the treadmill watching the first hour of The Biggest Loser - thank goodness for treadmills with tvs!

Very nice Emily!! :cheer2::cb::carrot:

Plans today = 90 minutes cardio, full body w/s

Morning girls :rain:

Yesterday - Ab Ripper X and 4.4 miles run outside - completed - and, I didn't die :D

Today - weight training and walk @ work. I've been slacking on Walking at work.

petfresh, hope you feel better soon. Injuries, suck!!

Thank you girls!!
Keep up the awesome workout everyone!

Hooray for not dying, pintobean :cheer2::carrot:

9-14: 20 mins on the stationary bike ~I thought I wasn't going to make it!~
9-15: 30 mins TBL Power Sculpt DVD (includes 5 min warm-up and 5 min cool down)

Hi everyone, alright so I'm hoping that if I write it, I'll do it:
Plan for the Day:
Re-start C25K: About a 3weeks to a month ago, I was midway through W3 but I think I'll start again from W2D1 or W1D3 and see how that goes.
Clean living area: This is exercise right? and also will serve the purpose of me being able to do floor exercises again as well as combat dust allergies.
30 mins of yoga before bed: If I do the above two, I'll be fine if I don't get to do this. But I'd really like to, so I'm going to.

I'll update later on whether I was on plan.

Awesome britt!! :cheer2:

Yay toastedsmoke!! :D :hug: :cheer:

10 min of running through campus looking for my test carrying my heavy bookbag in my arms...yeah..that was a workout. came to class sweaty.

:hug: Jennifer


30 minutes cardio done and over with

great job everyone! you girls ROCK!!!
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:ebike: exercise bike level 13: 31 minutes.

:woohoo: Echo!

Originally Posted by Onederchic:
:woohoo: Echo!

hehe thanks Michelle! so sweet :hug:

I have been a bad girl the last few days yes I have exercised a bit but takin to many days off. Alot of partying over the weekend! Then I got laser done on my face and no major exercise for 48 hours they say. Im back on now though gonna play tennis tonight and do my strength training video. I got the urban rebounder and did a quick 15 min workout and my calves burned for 4 days! I gotta do another one of those now that is a great workout!

Sep 1st- 60 min. bike level 6, 20 minute upper body weights
Sep 2nd- 60 min elliptical level 7
Sep 3rd- none
Sep 4th- 40 min turbo sculpt with 5# weights, 60 min walk
Sep 5th- 60 min elliptical level 7, 70 min walk
Sep 6th- 40 min turbo sculpt, 20 min ab jam
Sep 7th- 30 min turbo jam cardio party
Sep 8th- 40 min turbo sculpt
Sep 9th- 60 min walk
Sep 10th- 40 min turbo sculpt
Sep 11th- none
Sep 12th- 15 min urban rebounder
Sep 13th- none
Sep 14th- 40 min turbo sculpt
Sep 15th- 25 min walk

:cheer2: lookergirl


Just finished 30 mins cardio

9-16~30 minutes TBL Power Sculpt DVD (and I was going to take today off!) :carrot:

Very nice, Britt!! :cheer3: