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Well, I finally bit the bullet and joined Curves today. They were some of the nicest people that I have ever met. I went when I got off work, so I didnt have a chance to work out today but I cant wait till tomorrow. I have never stuck to anything before, but I KNOW this will be different. So everyone keep your fingers crossed for me!!

Cassandra:p

Hi Cassandra. :)

CONGRATULATION'S on joining Curves. I am sending you some good vibes and luck for your first work out tomorrow. :crossed: :goodvibes: :goodvibes: :lucky: Have fun!

CURVES ROCKS!
 

Ok. I just got home from my first work out at Curves. It is wonderful. I feel so much better even after just one time. Cant wait untill tomorrow. The only bad thing is they are not open on the weekend.

I have some buddy passes but cant find anyone to go with me, but thats ok because when I am all skinny and tan (joined the tanning bed too) they will be begging to go. I will show them...hehehe:D

Thanks for the encouragement!:p

Cassandra

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Hi Cassandra
I go to Curves to, I am on my 3rd month, and I love it. I made a comittment to myself that I would go at least the minimun of 3 times a week. I have never been one to go to a gym by myself, but going to Curves is Fun and easy to do alone. The best part about it, is that im out of there in 30 minutes. In my first month I lost a total of 3 inches, and by the end of my second month 5 1/2. Im happy with the resluts, even though I have not lost any weight in going, but at least Im losing the inches. I know that the weight will start coming off now because Im dieting also. Im looking forward to August. They will be doing the 6 week challenge, and I cant wait. If you can, get the book, and the workbooks that they sell they are good tools. the book and workbook are about $5 each, and then they have the hardcover book which runs about $15. I haven't bought that one yet, because Ive been busy reading other things, but I plan on getting it. I hear it is really good. let me know how you do after your first measure day. Good Luck.

I have a question about Curves...I know somebody that goes to one on her lunch break, 3 days a week. Just how sweaty of a work out is this? I'd like that idea because I am only a few blocks from my local Curves and I get an hour for lunch, but I don't want to go back to work sticky and red-faced. Is that the kind of workout it is? Otherwise, I'll have to pick another gym because the hours are so limited at Curves.

There are times that I can leave there without ever breaking a sweat. and then there are times when I work up a pretty good sweat. There are alot of women who dont ever break a sweat. How hard you work out is really up to you. I agree with you about the hours, they are limited, but fortunately for me it works out. Some Curves are even open on Saturdays. If you are interested in trying it out, Call your local Curves and tell them you want to try a week for free before signing up. I got my first week for free, but because I really liked it I ended up signing up before my free week was over.

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I usually work up a good sweat. I try to work as hard as I can though. I always leave with a red face. :o Just try it out and I can almost bet that you will love it. I wish my local Curves was open on Saturdays. My goal is to not miss a day in a whole month. I am 5 for 5 right now. I cant wait till the 22nd...thats my measurment day!! yipee:D

I am glad you mention the Curves books. I have been wondering about them. Now I may have to check them out!

Happy Curving!

I have Curving for about 10 weeks...My weigh in is on th 19th....so far I have lose 15.25 inches and a lousy 3 pounds...My mom and I are considering purchasing a franchise of Curves...that will be open all day on Saturday and may even have a seperate room for children to play:D

I have bought the Curves Journal...it's for $5 at my Curves...if you are thinking about buying the Curves book...you don't have to ...the Journal is the basically the same thing...pretty same information...but it has areas where you can keep a journal and write things down...

Have a good day

Opening up a franchise of Curves would be so neat. Ours has a room with a TV and VCR in it for the kids to watch but nothing fancy. The owner has ordered us a new piece of equipment. It is supposed to work on the obliques. This will add about 3 min to the work out but who cares. Whats 3 min. right?! I am excited about it. I am looking for the Curves workbook thing online but can only find the whole book. Oh well, I will keep looking or I will go to Bookland tomorrow.

Have fun Curving!!!

Hi,

I am not new to 3FC, but I am new to Curves. I will be joining on Monday, when a new franchise opens up near me.

I joined WW in July of 1998 at 280lbs and by that Christmas had lost 50lbs, but did not exercise. Then I hit a huge plateau and it took me until the fall of 2000 to lose another 30 and hit 200lbs ( I actually lost 90 but because I didn't stay under 200 very long I look at 200 as my lowest). The only way I lost the additional 30 is because I went thru some exercise spurts, but could not be consistent about it. Long story short, I faded away from WW because I wasn't losing (because I didn't exercise) and have gained back 50lbs over the last 3 years. Now that I have looked into Curves I am hoping to use the WW points system on my own and do the Curves for the exercise. Hopefully the two will get me back to 200.

I really enjoyed the threads I was on when I was doing WW. Hopefully we can keep this one going.

I will let you all know how my first visit went.

Sheri :):)

curves is fantastic..!!
 

Hey ladies!! Just caught sight of these posts.. I have been going to curves for almost 3 months, I go right after work. It's right down the street from my office, the people are fabulous and I love to go. Unfortunately with a sinus infection, I've only made it once this week:( ..

Amby, that would be wonderful, good luck with the curves venture.

Good luck with your first visit Sherry, I'm sure you'll be hooked, I have found familiar faces and lots of smiles at mine.. The atmosphere will keep you going... :)

I work up a lil sweat usually, although there are some girls at my office who go at lunch, no matter when you can fit it in,, ITS WORTH IT>.... congrats to you ladies you have made the committment, the results will amaze you.

Dont be discouraged by the weight not coming off, I lost 13.75 inches my first month and only 3.5#, need to get measured/weighed again.. shame on me.. needless to say the scale isnt showing squat but my clothes are amazingly lose.. gotta love that.. keep smiling ladies and in the words of my sweet boyfriend-- curves are good..





:D :D

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Curves is wonderful! I joined almost a month ago, and I work out every day. The staff is very helpful, and the members are so friendly and helpful. I never knew working out could be so much fun ~ I already see results.

Stay with the Curves concept, and good luck!

Curves
 

Hi everyone...I noticed several of you have mentioned the fact that your local Curves is not open on week-ends. Fortunately, the one I go to is open on Saturdays, but only for two hours. Also, the facility is closed during the week for most of the afternoon and reopens for a couple of hours in the evening. This is somewhat of an inconvenience for a lot of people, but I guess that is the luxury of owning a franchise ~ you can pick your own hours. Perhaps, as more and more women hear about and join Curves, our exercise time will become more flexible. For now, I continue to tell friends about Curves and encourage them to get in on the fun!

The Curves that I go to is not open on Saturday’s either, but they have only been open since April.
I was told that once membership increases they would start to open on Saturdays. But would only be open for a couple of hours. The hours at Curves work for me, because I usually go on my way home from work.. I used to stay and work till about 6 then go home, now I leave work between 4:30 and 5 and I’m usually home by 6. I’m a lazy weekend person. I like being able to sleep in, since I usually stay up late on Friday nights. So even if they were open on Saturdays I probably wouldn’t go anyway.

I have been so sick for the last week, that I have not made it in to Curves to go work out. I’m really bummed about it too. I don’t like missing more than 2 days in a row, because then it seems as though I’m starting from day one. Being sick has made me miss a week already. I’m hoping that I can start back again on Monday. I think I even get weighed and measured next Thursday. And I have dropped 10.5 pounds since last month, so I’m really looking forward to seeing how my measurements are now.
Ok, well I guess it is back to work for me.

Bye 4 now

Angel4real... Congrats on your 10.5 pounds. That is great. I hope I lose a considerable amount like that. I think at our Curves if you loose 10 inches in the first month you get a T-shirt or something like that. I cant wait to measure for the first time on the 22nd. All I know is that I can take my denim shorts off without unbuttoning and zipping them! yipppeeee!!!! Thats got to mean something right?

Looking back through the thread I see where shadesOme lost 13.75 inches in the first month. That rocks!!

Well, gotta go eat dinner (health food)
Happy Curving!

"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!"

Well Im down another pound. Yipeeeeeee. Today was my first day of going back to CUrves after being sick for over a week. I had to make a note to myself. DONT GET SICK AGAIN. I dont know if it's just because I dont have all my strength back, but it felt like someone tightened the tension on the machines. We also got a new machine today too. We only have one more to go, and we will have them all. well Hopefully tomorrow Curves will be a little easier than it was today. Im looking forward to Friday. I get weighed and measured.
OK, well Im off to bed. Hope everyone is doing well.
Mia

Glad you are feeling better. My latest problem is my ankles hurt. I have couch potato ankles, they are not used to be pounded on everyday. I have started putting those ace pull on braces on them. I guess it helps. I hope it does because I keep jogging on them everyday. Let me know how Friday goes. Good luck!

Hi all,

Well I joined Curves last Wednesday and have been every day since (except for Sunday). Our Curves is open from 8-12 on Saturdays.

I do really like it. We only have 8 machines right now because I guess when you first open you have to start with the original 8. I am hoping she is going to get more that work on the stomach area. I will tell you though that the back of my thighs are huge black and blues. I think it is from getting on and off the machines. I didn't realize they were black and blue until my daughter said something this weekend. I don't know why my legs bruise so easily. Must be because there is so much fat ?!?

I did weigh myself at home this week and was the same, but I am pre-menstrual. I also know that when I used to get in the exercise spurts doing WW, I would always gain the first week or so.

Cassandra - I also work up quite a sweat and a red face!!

Well, have to go.

Sheri

Sheri,
Wow you bruise easily. I thought I was bad. I used to bruise really easy. If you are getting big bruises and not aware of it happening, maybe you should go see a Dr. You may need iron. Hopefully you are not anemic. I know that when my iron is low, i bruise really easy. At one point I went and got tested for anemia because I was brusing so badly.

Dont worry about the weight right away Sheri. My first month at curves, I think I only lost 1 pound, but I lost inches. Even the second month at curves I didnt losr any weight, but still lost inches. The weight just started coming off within the last 2 months since I started the Atkins diet. I've lost 11.5 pounds. So give it time, it will happen.

I was gonna go to Curves today, but there was so much traffic on the freeway, that I didnt feel like sitting in a parking lot on the freeway, so I decided to just come home and do WATP.
I think that's a fair trade.
Ok well I have to do water changes in my aquariums. Poor fish they need clean water. :-)

Mia

This is my first time posting here, but I have been reading about what you all have to say about Curves, so I thought that I would join in. I went to Curves last night to check it out and it seems like it is a good program. I didn't have time to work out last night, but am going to do the work out on Friday. I think that I will probably go ahead and sign up. Has anyone tried the weight loss program? Do you know if the books that they sell with the program have the same information in them as the book that the founder of Curves wrote? I know that there is a book for sale at Barnes and Noble, but wasn't sure if it was any good or not. Any ideas?

Hello Soon2bHottie,

Welcome... The Curves that I go to, just opened in April, and so they havent done the 6 week challenge yet. That's what they call the weight loss program. They are getting ready to start it this month in August. I will proabably participate, Since it seems pretty close to what I am doing now.
As far as the books go, Im not sure if they are the same as the ones that they sell with the program. I have not read the book. But I did by the small one along with the workbook.

I will ask tonight when I go work out if anybody knows if it is a good book or not. I will let you know tonight after my work out.

well i have to get back to work. Hope eveeryone is having a good day.

Mia

Hi everyone!!

I am so glad that I found this thread. I am planning on joining Curves on Friday. I went in last night and checked it out and am going to do my first workout on Friday. I am so excited!

From everything that I see, hear and read I am expecting great things from myself! I have a goal to lose 15 inches the first month. I know that I can do it, but it is going to take some work on my part.

Has anyone tried their weight loss program? I was wondering how it was.

:p sounds like you guys are on the right track..

Glad to hear your feeling better Angel:D

My curves is open from 7am to 7pm and saturday 8-noon, luckily for me they dont close during the daytime at all, even though it wouldnt affect me at this point since I go after work. I dont go on saturday cuz its near my office and too far to drive, although there are some near me I could go to............. ok sorry no excuse there.. just a bum!!

I like the friends you make, how people look for you at your normal times etc, its nice to know they like to see ya coming back.

Dont worry too much about the pounds at first, the inches will come off first.. Its cool though when your pants are so loose that ya dont have to unbotton them to get em on or off..although the one pair is gonna require some help soon to stay up... what do you guys think??? rainbow suspenders??? lol..

well guys.. I'm off, keep curving.. its great for you...!!!

I second the rainbow suspenders idea!! :lol: Going to buy some right now. :D :D :D

Hi gals.

Mia - I didn't think I bruised easily, but now that I think about I guess I do on my thighs. Too much fat I guess. I don't think I am anemic, but next physical will bring it up with my doctor. I think what caused the bruises is getting off from the machines. On most of the sit down ones my feet don't touch (although I am not short) so I was leaning forward and pressing my fatty thighs against the seat to get up. Now I am spreading my legs and pushing myself up with my hands. I am going to ask about the 6 week challenge though. Do you know if all the Curves do it? It's probably up to the owner, huh?

Cassandra - Is your dog a lab? We have one that is half lab - half german shepard. He doesn't have the floppy ears like a lab, they look mainly like helicopter propelers, but he is a great dog.

Well, I just got home from my workout. I have been every day so far (except Sunday). I am really tired this week, but I think it is because it is TOM.

A little about me - 37 years old, married for 18 years, two kids (16 year old girl and 12 year old boy), one dog, two cats and two rabbits. We live in New Hampshire, which has been the rainy state for the last 3-4 weeks. Today was the first day it hasn't rained in who knows how long. In my first post earlier in this thread I told about my weight loss (and regain) over the last few years. Would love to know more about you guys? When I first joined 3FC back in 1998, we had a rocker of a thread that was super. We were building a house then and living in a campground, so I used to print the thread out at work and read it at home. It was nothing to have 10 or more pages in just 2 days or so. I "met" some really nice people back then who have pretty much disappeared. Hoping we can get this thread going!!:)

Time to surf for awhile! Nite to all.

Sheri

about me
 

Well, I am 26 years old and have been married for 6 years. I dont have any kids due to PCOS. I work as a legal secretary for the state of Georgia Child Support Enforcement. I love all of the doggies and kitties that I can. Cheyenne is a lab mix that we adopted from the humane society. The pic my husband posted is a bad one. Someone had abused her and she had a nervous condition that made her lose her hair. Now she is all fluffy because she gets a million kisses a day. I have about 100lbs of weight to lose and hope to do it really fast (yeah right, dont we all). I think I am on the right track though, I did Curves when I got off work and then went to a local track and walked 3 1/2 miles. Needless to say I am POOPED but thats ok because I am a woman on a mission!

Talk to you girls later!

;)

ok, Im a little bit irritated right now, I had a big long post ready to submit, then my window refreshed, and I lost it. Im tired. and Im going to bed, maybe I'll feel up to posting tomorrow.

Good night

Just wanted to pull this up to the top before it gets lost.

Not a lot new here. Went to my workout tonight, wasn't too bad. On Saturday I concentrated more on the running between machines than working the machines. I heard the leader tell another girl that if you go every day you should work the machines lightly every other day and work more on the cardio. Don't know, but I thought I'd give it a try.

Gotta go, this is a very hectic week for me.

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Okay, everyone...I was measured today ~ I lost 11 inches in a month ~ so I'm really excited! I'm loving Curves!!! Drinking lots of water is a plus, so drink up everyone and keep Curving! :)

Congratulations and keep up the good work. I wish I would lose that much in a month. My losses are small, like 3-4 inches a month, but hey. better than nothing and staying the same.

Mia

Ok. I am too giddy right now. I lost 12 inches and 4lbs in my first month. I won a t-shirt because I lost over 10in. It was great. Everyone clapped and yelled. It made me want to work that much harder.

Well, I will post more later. Just wanted to keep you updated.

Curves Rocks!

Congratulations Cassandra. What an awesome feeling isnt it?
Unfortunately I havent had time to go to curves much these last 2 weeks, so my next weigh in, may be affected. Although I just bought the Body flex, and started doing that last night, so im hoping that it will help me burn off the inches also.
Well I just got home from my long day, I have to go make myself and BF dinner. Hope everyone is doing well.

I joined Curves but have not gone consistently. After reading all of these posts I am inspired to go again. I like it because it is over right around the time that I am getting bored.....I will commit to the three times a week starting tomorrow...thanks for the inspiration!!!
-rb

Thanks for everyones kind words...thats why this is such a great board. Everyday since I measured someone new will come in to sign up... and the owner will always say "you see that girl right there...she lost 12 inches." I just smile and giggle. The feeling is unreal.

I hope my little 12 inches inspires all. I know it did me.
(I know you can do it Rowan Bailey)

You all be sweet!

Cassandra

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;) Wow Cassandra,, now your my inspiration. I have gone every night this week except Monday. Picnic at school with the girls was more important. I didnt even eat there (hot dogs and chips.. ick)
well ok they taste good but didnt want to blow the eating plan farther than I already have.:) :bravo:

Hey Precious, great job on the 11 inches. way to go girl.. Keep it up.. Fantastic!!:) :bravo:

Havent measured or weighed in yet this month.. Might wait a week or so.. WHOS TOM??? lol, might be the reason I'm putting off gettin measured?

Went shopping and can't find those darn rainbow suspenders, will keep looking cuz those pants are getting toooooo baggy:D : :twirly:

You guys are doing great, dedicating time to going to curves, can't wait to see all the results. I have the curves book and its very informative, lots of eye opening information, especially if you were one of those cut way down on what you eat kinda dieters.. if you are or were please read it. The diet is reasonable although I have not tried either one. There is a low carb and low fat/calorie plan. Tried atkins but it left me kinda tired and cranky.

Who's getting bruised on the machines? I was getting some of those initially when I started too, although I do have a tendency towards having low iron, I found that on some of the machines like the one that you pull the bars down with your arms, if someone left it down when I got on the machine, I could bump the back of my arms on the machine just getting on.. Not hard but enough to leave a mark.. Took me a few to figure out how I got it.:drill:

well girls.. Its time for bed. I did jog 2x this week also but although by eating hasnt been bad it hasnt been great either. Can I have a little fairy to sit on my shoulder and consume anything bad for me when I try to put it in my mouth? SIGH. can I borrow some will power?

Great job ladies. Keep up the curving.. will post as soon as I can.

:comp:

Hi gals,

Cassandra - congrat on your inches lost!!! I can't wait until my measurements next week. I am noticing a little less tightness and I peaked at the scale last week and was down some (although my home scale doesn't show as much). I haven't figured out if my scales are off or theirs are. They said that they have theirs checked everytime the machines are checked, so I guess I better go with theirs. Mine is just some inexpensive digital ones, although when I was on WW it was pretty accurate. But, then again, WW were digital also. Curves has the doctor's type. Are those supposed to be more accurate??

shadesOme - I'm the bruiser!! They have gotten better and I watch now how I get on and off the machines. I was hitting my flabby thighs on the handles alot and I think that caused most of the bruising.

Rowan Bailey - hope you have recommitted. I go almost every day, except this week it will only be 4 days. I did however get a walk in on the 2 off days. I haven't cut my eating back to WW level, but I notice that I do eat differently the more I exercise!

A big HI to everyone I might of missed!!

Well, time for bed! Hope you all have a great holiday weekend. Kids are back to school on Tuesday, so maybe my life will settle down a bit. These last 2 weeks have been horrible.

Take care,

bringing to the top so Beacon can check us out

Thanks, Sheri! Wow...makes me want to run right over to Curves. Do you know if you can use your membership at any of the Curves locations? Do they have changing areas? I know I will see all that when i go over...but just wondering.

Thanks again!

I have been a member since June and went 0 times. After reading this post...I want to go now!! I just had surgery the 28th...I hope I can stay motivated to get there in a couple weeks when the doctor releases me! Thanks for posting.