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Hello, Mooz and Tanya!

It is a BEAUTIFUL day here in Illinois! It's around 70 degress with a slight breeze! Makes me wish I was out walking instead of at work!

Mooz, that's a GREAT list! I especially like "burn fat clothes"! Heh heh! Thanks for joining us!

Tanya, that's good news! I'm glad they continued your daughter's class. I'll hopefully have kids in a few years and I'll know all about that stuff!

I skipped the gym today and did my Sansone 3-mile workout at home. I went and bought 2 pound dumbells and boy that makes a difference in the workout.

Tanya and Mooz, if you haven' tried the Leslie Sansone videos yet, I suggest them! They come in 1 mile, 2 miles and 3 miles and they include arm workouts for use with or without weights. It actually makes me sweat. I get annoyed at hearing her talk the whole time, but I guess it's better than no talk. I have only the 3 mile tape and it's a 45 minute PowerWalk workout. They are reasonably priced too, only $9.99 each. If you buy from the paper inside the tape, you get all three tapes with the weights for $30. I think she has a website too.

I may not be on tomorrow - I'm taking work off. My gym closes at 11pm so I decided to go there around 8m tomorrow night when it is slow and have a long leisurely exercise, then treat myself to the sauna! I'm too selfconscious to go in during the day with all the people, but hopefully as I continue to exercise, I'll get over it and do it all the time like I used to.

Then I'm gonna hop in the hot tub and then put on my PJs there and go home to the warmth of my bed...and them go to my weight watchers meeting on Saturday morning! I don't think I'll have a great loss this week because I've been craving so many carbs...maybe it's the exercise...and also I've been doing more resistance type things to help build muscle. I feel good though because I FEEL so much better than a month ago. I would wake up miserable every day.

Have a great weekend!

CD

morning I found snow outside this morning.
I am glad to here that you are feeling better bout yourself. Got my workout in this morning but I am not sure what I am going to do this weekend . I am going to my inlaws.So it will be hard to workout.
Hope you have a great weekend. And because I am from Canada have a good Thanks giving Monday
Tanya

Hi there! Wow...snow..I can't wait until we get snow here! I love it...I just don't like driving in it!

I did my thang at the gym last night...the steam room was heavenly! I also met a woman there and chatted with her for a while and we shared our weight loss stories which was nice.

I had a good weigh in today, lost over two and a half pounds. I was really surprised. I started using dumbells a little with my walking tapes and thought I'd have gained a bit because of it, but apparently not! I'm really energized because of this loss and it's really, really inspring me. Apparently, I'm doing things the right way.

After the meeting, I went to a buffet with my future mother in law for lunch. My dad laughed at me when I told him I was going to lunch after WW...I said I'm having LUNCH not pigging out. It's funny when people think since you're on a "diet plan" they figure you're just never supposed to eat! We both ate very, very on program and I'm so proud of me! I took my own dressing that I like instead of being tempted by the stuff there and we both had a little treat. Mine was the sugar free jello "cake" there and hers was a small piece of the no-bake cheesecake. We ate tons of veggies and we were there for about an hour and a half, talking and sipping tea, letting our food digest in between salad/lunch/dessert trips to the buffet. I'm very proud of myself.

So much that I think I'll go back to the gym tomorrow and do the steam room again...that is great!

Have a great day!

CD

Hi again girls.
I am calling here again to get some motivation to get moving with different exercises. You girls certainly seem to get moving every day somehow and you are doing great. I am thinking of starting the Tae Bo tapes again as I found it to be a good workout. I've heard of the Leslie Sansone walking tapes but don't really know how they work.
Anyway here is some more inspirational stuff!

Ten Top Tips To Tip The Scales Your Way

By Moss Greene ©2002
CREATE YOUR OWN VIRTUAL REALITY.
Do you think of yourself as fit or fat? If your answer is fat, anything you try to do to change that will be a futile struggle. Learn to imagine yourself as slender, fit and energetic. When the “fit” vision dominates your thoughts, you will easily start to become what you imagine.

EAT NUTRITIOUS WHOLE FOODS.
Permanently changing the way you eat to a healthy diet of low fat protein, fresh fruits and vegetables and 100% whole grains is the best way to reach and maintain your optimum weight. Add natural whole food nutritional supplements and you’re on your way to slender, buoyant, vibrant good health.

ELIMINATE HIGH GLYCEMIC FOODS.
Processed grains, sugar and other carbohydrates that cause a high glycemic response are the biggest saboteurs of your weight management plans. The resulting insulin release causes you to store fat and crave sugars. Follow my Glycemic Response Guidelines for the best results.

DRINK PLENTY OF PURE LIQUIDS.
Clean water is the perfect drink. Eight glasses a day is a good basic guideline and helps you to feel full. If you want something sweet to drink, you can always add several drops of liquid stevia (a sweet tasting non-caloric herbal extract) to either herb tea or lemon water.

MOVE YOUR BODY. BUILD MUSCLE.
Exercise and a good lean muscle to fat ratio helps to keep your metabolism working optimally. It also benefits your bones, heart and your whole body. So move it as much as possible. Walk, garden, ride your bike, climb stairs or pump some iron. Exercise, or just be active in any way you can that makes you feel good.

INCREASE HIGH FIBER FOODS.
Besides being good for your intestines, your heart and for protecting you from certain kinds of cancers, fiber also makes you feel full and satisfied. If you need more than you’re getting in your diet, try adding a daily fiber drink of unsweetened psyllium and mixed nutritional fibers.

CUT OUT BAD FATS, ADD GOOD ONES.
High levels of saturated fats, processed vegetable oils and trans-fatty acids, are bad for your health. Plus, they add empty calories to your diet. Stick with small amounts of organic butter for cooking, virgin olive oil for salads and eat more fish and whole grains for the good quality omega-3 and omega-6 oils.

ENJOY DOING IT YOUR WAY.
Studies show that most of the people who are successful with weight management adjust whatever plan they are using to suit themselves. If your program says have 5 meals a day, but 4 suits you better, then do what works for you and what makes you happy.

HAVE A SIMPLE ORGANIZED PLAN.
When you find out what works for you, work your plan. Find recipes you like. Have healthy foods available at all times. When you go to a restaurant, take your favorite salad dressing and fruit along for dessert. Stay on top of your program.

FORGIVE YOURSELF AND MOVE ON.
Guilt, self-pity and irritation have no useful value. When you stray from your plan, don’t waste any time feeling bad. Talk yourself into feeling positive about your action instead of negative. Then get right back on purpose. Remember, you deserve to be fit, trim and healthy.

All the best

Anne

Morning everyone

Morning to all. Anne I love reading your motiovational tips. ;) I sure can keep you going on this journy to weight lose.:)
Got my workout in this morning. :cool: I am so happy than after not working out on the weekend that I didnot put in any weight:spin:. I guess the weight liftong is helping me.
I hope everyone had a great weekend to:angel:.
Better go and have my shower and get ready for Thanksgiving supper.:T
Tanya:chef:

Hello Ladies! Things are slow but I'm glad you guys are sticking with the thread. :)

Mooz, thanks for the tips. I especially like the one regarding customizing a certain plan for yourself. I think that's important to help you stick to a plan forever. I really think you should try the Sansone tapes...she's got some upbeat music playing in the background and basically you march in place the whole time, adding knee lifts and kicks and side steps. As the tape goes on, she increases the speed and adds hand movements. At 1.5 miles of my 3 mile tape, she adds in hand weights. It's really cool for people like me who don't like aerobics and jumping up and down and stuff. I only do my tape a couple of times a week because I normally go to the gym. It's a good workout!

Tanya, I normally take off weekends myself...at least Saturdays. As long as you get the exercise in 3-4 times a week, that's cool. I don't want you to get burned out at all. I think you're doing quite well. :)

I went to the gym last night and did a great 35 minutes on the elliptical - I could have done ten more but I wanted to get in the steam room before the gym closes and it was great! This morning I was kind of tight and sore waking up so I struggles through the last half of my 40 minutes on the elliptical this morning.

When I was about to leave for work..."it" hit me...the bloating! EEEk it's TOM!!!! I am SO bloated and I hate it. I was feeling good about fitting into my pants better and now this LOL! Anyway, I'm drinking lots of water today but craving these salty WOW fat free potato chips (which are excellent by the way). Arrgh, it's gonna be a long night!

CD

Hi cd Just think the more you workout the less you will have problems with TOM. Or thats what I found. I sure didn't get the cramps as bad now.
Get my workout in this morning. Debating on buying the new firm tapes. I have their older ones. Would like to try their new ones.
It was a cold morning this morning but no snow.
Also yesterday was a good day for me I am happy to say that I didn't over eat for Thanksgiving and the food was great.I even had a small piece of pumkin cheese cake. I though I should not to rough on myself and have some dessert.
talk to you soon Tanya

Hey there Tanya!

Good job yesterday. It feels so good when you keep control, doesn't it? So yesterday was Canadian Thanksgiving? I normally don't have much trouble eating lately at holiday meals...it's the dessert trays! I totally agree about giving yourself a "treat" you know. It's only human to want treats, just not to go overboard.

I had some trouble at work today...the candy jar got to me and I ate about 6 points of chocolate. Arrgh. I am going over my points today :(

I will exercise extra hard. I did my exercise tape this morning but I may do it again tonite and then hit the gym in the morning as normal...or I might just do 1.5 miles instead of the whole 3 miles. I wish we had a 24 hour gym! LOL! I just love the showers there and the steam room!

Oh well! Take care!

CD

Hi cd the weather here is not too bad this morning so I hope that I can get my daughter to playschool with out too much of a fight(ha ha). She doesn't like to go she hate being away from me.
WellI got my workout in this morning and have a feeling I am going to have another one to get her to playschool on time.
better go and get everyone read to go this morning
Tanya

Hey Tanya!

I've been getting lazy lately. I definitely exercise every day, but I've been lazy about preparing my food. Today after the gym, I was starrrrrrrving...I stopped at the grocery for a roasted chicken. I had corn and carrots with it for lunch and dinner. Not bad at all, it's just that I used to be better about cooking everything more or less from scratch. But oh well.

I have to relax sometimes!

I think I might do my Sansone tape tonight although I did go to the gym this morning. I just feel like kicking around a bit. I think that might make me have a hard time sleeping though!

CD

Hi cd
Sometime you need to take it easy on cook.I sure do that often because my kids love the roasted chichen aswell. You could have done must worse things that. So long as you are still working out I don't think that it is a big deal.
Like you told me don't over do the work out and burn yourself out. Need to keep you around to chat with.
well got my workout in this morning. Feeling good about myself until I thried on old pair of jean for before the kids. Should not do that one again for awhile. But life gies on. A few more months I should be wearing them.
Talk to you later
Tanya

Tanya - I SO know what you mean! I have only lost 10 pounds, but I know that I won't be fitting into anything in a lower size until I've lost another 10-15 pounds! I gained 15 pounds from May to August of this year, pretty quickly. I have a pair of jeans and two dresses that I haven't worn in 4 years! I won't be wearing those for a WHILE.

But, I have my old favorite pair of Adidas pants that I always used to workout in. That's sad when you outgrow your exercise pants! LOL. I love them, and they got tight arould 200 pounds, so I still have 20 pounds to go until I can wear those comfortably!

I think if I even TRIED to put them on I'd get to discouraged!

I took off exercising today...I guess I got lazy! But since I work out normally everyday except for Saturday, I need a day off every once in a while.

Hope things are going well! I'm glad you're still here!

CD

Hi cd
We need a lazy day every now and then.
Well I got my work out in this morning and we are got in to the city later on this morning.I think tha ti am going to take Sunday off this week.
I am so happy to be using the email to keep in contact with people that in the past 2 weeks that I have been doing this I have lost 7 pound I am so happy. Can't wait for the rest to come off. Then I can were all my old clothes. I can fit some now(YAAAA)
Talk to you later
Tanya

Good morning CD got snow this morning:( But the worst part is that it rained last night:cry: So the road are going to be so slipper to drive on.
I haven't heard from you hope you haven't left me?:cry:
Well I got my workout in this morning:strong: We aslo got some new workout tapes this weekend:cb: I hope tha I will like them as much as I lke my others:goodvibes I wish that there was a way that you can try out the vidoes first before you buy them:spin: I think that would make peoples lifes easier;)
Well I better go. Talk to you soon I hope;)
Tanya

I had my lazy day today! I skipped the morning workout. I feel guilty when I don't. Especially considering the weekend wasn't all that great. My weight stayed exactly the same which is good AND bad, but I was a bit depressed about it and figured, oh well, and ate all weekend.

Back on track (as I munch on carrot sticks) this week.

Congrats on your loss! That's really cool. I hope you can keep it up, you sure can.

Later,

CD