Hi workinprogress....Do go to Curves. It has been the best thing I have done for myself in a very long time. It's fun and easy. You will have a great support system as you "curve" to the music! Hope you are recovering well from your surgery.

I have only went a couple times. I really enjoyed it when I went. You know how it is when you get out of the habit...or should I say don't get into the habit. Thanks to this thread, I am ready to get started! As soon as I get the ok, I am going to get going again. I only live about 2 miles from my local Curves. Sad, huh.

The closest Curves to me is 8 miles, but I enjoy it so much and have had such good results that the drive to and from there doesn't bother me. You are fortunate that there is a location only 2 miles away. I do hope you are able to get back into it as soon as your doctor allows it. Good luck!

Hello ladies,

Sorry I havent posted in a while. I have been so busy, I actually forgot about this group. Besides the fact that I stopped going to curves because i just bought a bodyflex and I wanted to see the results of just the body flex for the first couple of weeks. I was really impressed with my first week. I lost 9.5 inches. Ive been feeling under the weather this week, so I will start back at curves next week, and keep going in addition to my body flex.
I see we have new people here.
Or at least new to me....

workinprogress... I hope you are recovering well from your surgery. I hope it was nothing too serious. Im sure you 'll be back to your old new self in no time.

Beacon- Yes and Yes... When you sign up at a Curves you can ask for a travel pass, and you can use it at any Curves.
I go to 2 different CUrves on a regular basis. One by my house and one by work. and I have been to one by my moms house one time also.
All of them have changing areas. At least the ones that I have been to. And if they dont , They all have bathrooms, and you can use that to change in.

It seems as where I Love there are new Curves Locations popping up everywhere. And to think that I had never heard of them before May, now they are everywhere here.

Ok ladies Well It's 9 pm here and I keep promising myself that Im gonna start getting to bed early, So Im going to do do my Body flex, then Im off to bed. I hope that everyone is doign well, and I will check back again soon.

Mia

Hi there!
Just popped in to say hi :wave:
You guys are inspirational ;)
I just joined Curves yesterday and am so excited to see if the results I get are as good as the ones many of you are experiencing :D Today is my first official workout so I will come back in a bit and give you the 411 so to speak :lol:
Have a great day guys!!

Hi gals,

Well today was my first measurement day and I lost 6 1/2 lbs and 13 3/4" !!! :cp Now I am really skeptical about the inches, because that seems like a real lot, but we also do a body fat % and something else that registers on this hand-held machine (hope you all know what I'm trying to explain). Anyways, both of those numbers were down at least 1 whole point and the scale was down. My current jeans seem to be a little less loose, but I still can't get into the next size down, so that will be next month's goal.

We are headed to the ocean tonight for the weekend. A mini family reunion. My sister and nephews are here from Minnesota. Hope everyone has a great weekend and Hi :) to everyone!!

Just a quick update to my earlier post...
I LOVED IT!!!! :balloons:
I want to go everyday!!!!! :lol:

That's how I feel about Curves ~ I love it and I do go everyday!!! Never did I think exercising could be so much fun!

kick me please..
 

Hey ladies.. Sounds like you are all doing great.. congats to the newbie!! We knew you would love it;)

I have been so bad.. its been a horrible stressful past 2 weeks this past week I only got to go one time. I feel like a heel, my employer has been sending people out the door in droves and its just not looking good. This week has been terrribly hectic and next week, there wont be any excuses, since I have already paid for this month, even if I lose my job, the travel pass will allow me to go near my home.. I just really dont wanna give up my curves.

Glad to see you guys are doing so great.. I understand about the numbers not seeming right but believe them, they are. Its amazing. Congrats on the results. Cya all soon.

someone send me some smiles.. maybe a hug.

Sheri, Believe the results. I had a friend who lost 13 inches her first month also. Just remember, They measure several differnt places and so the 13 inches is overall. I myself only lost like 4 inches my first month. I didnt really give it much effort though. And I only went 3 times a week. I havent gone for the last 2 weeks though. I recently bought the Body Flex, and it guaranteed that you would lose 4-14 inches in your first week. So i wanted to see how I did with just the body flex, and not going to Curves. I must say... I was very impressed. MY first week I lost 9.5 inches. and my second week, I lost another 6.5 inches. Not bad for 2 weeks. So now starting on Monday Im going back to curves and Im going to continue to do body flex. Cant wait to see what the results of the combination of both is.

Christain: glad to hear that you are liking curves so much. I mean really.. what is there not to like abou it?

Dana, If you are not able to go to the curves by your work anymore, You can always transfer to one close to home. They will transfer all your info, and you will be in their system.
I hope that everything works out for you in the work situation.

Dana: Im send you many many many well wishes and lots of hugs, a little sunshine :sunny: even a group hug :grouphug:

Cassandra: Still out there? How are you.....

Hope everyone is doing well.

talk to ya later
Mia
ANgel4real:angel:

I am still here. Just havent been in the mood. I am still going to Curves almost daily and even though I lost 12inches and 4lbs and thought I looked better I saw some pics my husband took of me this weekend. Needless to say I could just barf! I am so upset I could cry (again)!!
Well, I will post more later when I am in a better mood.
Hope everyone is doing great.

Cassandra

Hi Cassandra...You cannot let yourself become discouraged or feel badly about the way you look in pictures. I understand totally how you feel, but you need to constantly remind yourself that you can do this!!! For me, looking at fat pictures of myself drives me to stay on track with exercise and healthy eating habits. I'm sending words of encouragement your way!

Cassandra, No matter what we look like on the outside we are still beautiful. Dont let it dicourage you, apreciousone is right. Use it as motivation. It will happen for all of us, be just need to be patient, and stay focused.

I will be pryaing for you that.

Hugs. :grouphug:

Mia

Thanks... I needed that!!

That's what we are here for.

Thank you angel.. your a doll:angel: I appreciate your message, the well wishes, the hugs.. Things are looking ok for now, I almost wish my job was gone, the tension is still bad.. SIGH oh well..

Cassandra, gf, know exactly how you feel.. please dont let it discourage you, look at what you have done so far, you are doing great, you will continue to do great!! We know you will:cb: just in case, sending you some of this:grouphug: and some of this:dancer:

we're here for ya.. Keep smiling

I am feeling better today. I went to work and mentioned that I wanted a treadmill and one of my co-workers is going to sell me hers for 175.00. All I know is it has the incline feature. My goal is to work out at Curves and walk 3 miles a day!!! My husbands 10 year high school reunion is at the end of this month and I have to do something. I really dread it!!!!

Well, yall be sweet and I will talk to you later!!!

Hi Everyone!

I joined Curves in June. I went for about 3 weeks then a health problem kept me from going. I got my dr's ok to start back ~ so today will be my first day back. My health problem wasn't caused by going, but I think what I did there aggravated it. I hope that I am able to continue this time with out problems. I like how I feel after I have gone ~ good about myself and like I have done something good for myself. Liking exercise does not come natural for me (probably part of why I look like I do ~ LOL), so I kind of don't look forward to going, but after I get there I have fun, and am always glad afterwards that I have gone.

SJR ~ I think it was you who was getting the bruising getting on and off the machines ~ I felt discomfort at the back of my thighs getting off the machines, then I started to get off by swinging my legs around the side and that seemed to help.

My Curves is open from 7am-7pm M-F then from like 9-11am on Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays. When I first went, I found it odd, that they discouraged me from coming everyday. They said that people found that it worked best if they only came 3 times a week. I was feeling like ~ I had paid for the membership, and I should be able to come as often as I wanted to if I wanted to. I am not able to go every day anyway because of my work schedule, but I thought I should be able to come as often as I could. Have any of you experienced anything like that?

Well, gotta get ready to go there. Wish me luck. Hope I am able to continue this time.

Gayle

Curves is GREAT!
 

I have also joined Curves. . . last week as a matter of fact. I have gone twice, but am planning on going almost every day after work. It gives me some "me" time. . . away from hubbie and kids. I have 95 lbs. to lose, can't believe it, but it's true. I was wondering, those of you who have been successful, have you followed any diet plan, or just watched what you ate? I want to be able to exercise to be able to eat whatever I want, in moderation of course.

When I joined Curves in July, I was doing a liquid protein diet; I drank several shakes daily, but did not eat any solid food. When I lost 25 pounds, I started eating food again. I am not following any special diet...I just watch my intake of carbs and fats; I eat a lot of turkey, fish, veggies, and fruit. In my opinion, the key to weight loss is exercise and drinking LOTS of water. I do work out daily, and that has helped tremendously. Good luck!

To Gayle...
 

Yes, they do recommend going three times per week BUT...

Suppose you want to go five or six times per week - On M, W, F you would exercise full out on the machines and then "recover" on the recovery stations.

Then on T, Th, Sat. you would go full out on the recovery stations and recover on the machines by going slower and focusing on form.

The reasons they gave for this method is that your muscles need time to heal from the tiny tears that develop in muscle fibers when exercising. By saying three times per week, they are really saying every other day. That's pretty standard in the world of gym work outs.

I hope this helps some. They are not trying to keep anyone away!!! They just want you to get the best result without getting hurt!

I'm in the middle of my second year of Curves membership. I go mainly to keep my joints loose as I have severe degenerative arthritis and cannot do impact stuff.

To Carleen
 

Thank you, that helped me to understand better. This is my first time with any "gym" type experience. Because of my work schedule, I can't go every other day. The most I can do is 4 days one week, and 5 the other week, and I have to do some of those in a row.

Again thanks ~ Gayle

Hello, Sweeties! :wave: Newbie here!

I just found this site today when a friend e-mailed me the article here on Leptoprin. When I saw the word "forums", I thought "Oh, goodie! Let's go find the Curves thread!"

And here we are! I joined on March 12th (the one-year anniversary of my quitting smoking :encore: ) and have lost 40 lbs and 39 inches. I love my Curves!

Sunday my daughter-in-law and I threw a Surprise 40th Birthday Party for my oldest son. (Yikes! :fr: How could I be old enough to have a 40 year old???) But with my wieght loss, and the tan and cute sundress I got in Maui last month, I was getting lots of attention. And I gotta say, I'm looking good! I still have more I want to lose, but this success just builds on itself so I'm staying the course. I feel so much better and have so much energy since I joined.

I had never had a weight problem and weighed 130, at 5'8", when I was 32. All of a sudden, something happened to my metabolism and I started putting on weight. I am the poster girl for "yo-yo dieting" and had determined not to diet again since it always left me heavier with the weight regained. I joined Curves because (aside from now being able to breath since I quit smoking) I had become such a couch potato and I had such terrible low-back pain if I did any walking or housework. I joined to strengthen my back and get into better cardio shape. I was amazed at the loss of weight and inches! In May my sisters and I went to Las Vegas and I had NO BACK PAIN!!!! In Las Vegas there is Lots of Walking involved in anything you do. I was so encouraged by this that I bought the book at Costco and started the diet.

Do you know what four 10 lb bags of potatos in your grocery cart looks like? :smug: I am now surprised when I mention Curves and so many people know about it and know friends who are members.

I'm very happy to have found this board and can't wait to take a look around when I get home tonite.

Ciao for now!

Lynda

i am thinking about joining curves but I was wondering do you have to do it by bank draft or are you able to pay cash or check monthly. Also I have heard you will only see results if you are a beginner to exercise. I have exercised for years but only low impact and for 30-45 minutes, I also do weights occasionally. DO you think I will still see results? I am at least 30 lbs overweight.

I have never been to a curves is it ok just to walk in and see what it looks like or do you have to make an appointment for your first visit. I have two in my area that are the same distance so I don't know which one to join.

thanks

its_my_life, I'm sure just walking into a Curves to look around is not a problem, but you would need to schedule an appointment if you are interested in joining. You need to find out about payment options; I'm uncertain as to whether they require bank draft only. Some members are losing weight and toning up after years of exercising. I, on the other hand, never exercised and have had wonderful results since joining two months ago . It's really a fun workout, and everyone I have talked to there has had very positive results. Good luck! :)

Maybe it's not as busy where I live but I just walked in and joined all the same day. I did not make an appointment. I do a bank draft. I pay 29.00 a month. From my experience the initial fee is always cut in half if you give them some friends names and numbers to call. Also they let me come free for a week to try it out to see if it was something I really would do and like. The curves here is sooo nice and easy to deal with. There are 3 or 4 curves in my area...I can use any of them I want. That could be because they are all owned by the same person????? I would like to give you info on results....I only said I joined..LOL, I didn't say I actually went.;) Hope to start soon and stick with it. This thread is really encouraging. Good look.:D

It seems there is a Curves on just about every corner in Nashville. I just have one question. How much is it to join? Are you locked in a year's contract? Jenn

I go to the Curves in Millbrae, on the SF Peninsula. The rate here is $39 a month and you have to sign up for auto-deduction from your checking or credit card account. That is for a year's contract. If you want to go month-to-month it is $49 a month. To get out of your contract you pay $10 for every month left in your contract, with a maximum of $50.

I have heard of different rates in different parts of the country. It is pretty expensive to live here :dizzy:, so I guess that's why the rate is higher here. Your best bet is to phone or stop by your nearest Curves and they'll tell you about their rates and contracts. If they offer a free week, take it! See if it's a program you'll stick with. Good Luck!

I am locked into a year.

Hi gals and welcome to all the newbies!!

Well, I only got in my 3x minimum this week.:( My husband has been away since Tuesday and with two kids playing sports I don't have much "me" time. Next week is not looking much better, but I will definately somehow get in at least 3x.

Not much new here, getting some much needed rain right now. Hoping that the Nascar race doesn't get rained out though, or my husband won't be home until Tuesday! He works for NHIS when they have races.

Does anyone do the Curves eating plan besides the exercise? I got the paperback member guide when I joined, but does the hard cover book have more details? I know the WW plan like the back of my hand, but with such an hectic schedule my eating is really out of whack. If I get supper in by 8:30pm, I am doing good. I hate eating like that. :mad:

Well, have to do some scout stuff on the computer. Hope everyone is doing well.

Cool, a Curves thread!

I'm a Curves addict, and after reading these posts, it sounds like I'm in good company. :) I joined up the end of February when one opened in a town near us. Since then I've lost over 50 inches and since beginning their eating plan have lost 14 lbs. I'm on phase 3 right now, which is the maintain phase you use when you hit a plateau. I haven't been gaining any of it back for 3 weeks, so it should be about time to get back to phase 1 and losing some serious weight!

It was great fun reading about how well all of you are doing and how much you enjoy your Curves experience. Good luck to you all!

Andria

I joined Curves a week and a half ago. I never got any kind of membership booklet or any information on anything. Where can I get a copy of this diet plan? Is it worth it or is it just basically like weight watchers?

Any information on their eating plan would be great! Thanks alot!

I got a free copy of the Curves Book when I joined.

SunnyD, you will love Curves! It's a fun workout with definite results.

In response to posts about free member guides or books, I think the member guide should be given when you sign up for membership. After joining, I referred 5 friends to Curves, and they all joined. Even though they joined other locations, I felt I should be given the member guide, but that was not the case. I had to pay $9.95 for the member guide. Not fair, but oh well...

I was wondering if most people pay yearly with the contract or go monthly without a contract. My biggest problem is that I will not be able to go 3x a week in the summer when the kids are out of schoool so I am trying to decide which one is the best to go with. I will be lucky if I can go 1x a week because of my husbands crazy schedule.

If other moms have the same problem please let me know what you did.

thanks

Tuesday
 

My First Appointment
 

Good start Sunny! :cb: I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. The atmosphere at my Curves is so supportive. There are women of all different sizes, and all are there for the same purpose: to improve our health and self-esteem. I'm rooting for you, and for all the other women on this thread! Go, girls! We truly do have the power to amaze ourselves!:cheers:

Lynda