Hi Ladies,
I finally made my third workout last week on Saturday. There was a lot of people there that day, but they were not in a chatty mood. I like listening to the other ladies talk about their weight loss plans and goals.
I was hoping to go workout tomorrow after school, but I found out today that I have a meeting with my supervisor and some other teachers. So I guess I will have to try and go on Wednesday night after work. I have my TOPS meeting right after my first meeting. SO it looks like tomorrow is going to be a long and busy day until about 7 or 7:30 p.m. I better workout in the morning at home.
Sunny I think losing 50 pounds in one year is a good plan. I would like to lose another 83 pounds to get to my goal weight. I am hoping that by the end of the year I will be very close to or at my goal weight. I think we will be good cheerleaders for each other. Keep up the good work!
Cezanne I am so happy that you joined our little group. Welcome and glad to have you with us. I really think you are going to enjoy Curves. It is a lot of fun and motivating.
Have a great Tuesday ladies.
New motto for weight loss YA GOTTA MOVE IT TO LOSE IT!

Hi Girls,

SunnyD, way to go with working out. I understand what you mean when you don't workout about feeling crummy. I plan to go to Curves tomorrow. The weather is lousy & I hate driving in the pouring rain. The weather man just said there are some icy roads:yikes:

Kar73, I usually go to Curves right after work & everybody seems tired so you know they don't want to chat. Saturdays is a livier group.

Cezanne, I'm glad you like Curves. One of my co-workers was putting it down yesterday. She said she went in to check it out & she didn't like it. She wants to join "a real gym." She always has something negative to say so I try to stay away from her as much as possible. If you say you have a headache she has a migraine.:rolleyes:

Well, ladies, have a nice evening. :wave:

Enjoy your workouts. ;)

Es

Thanks for the encouragement!
 

Hi Ladies,
Sunny I know what you mean about working out. That is great news about going 30 minutes on your elliptical. I usually try to workout 5 to 6 days a week. I know that the day or days I take off seem to either be awful or just drag on.
Keep up the good work Cezanna! You can do it! I have faith in you.
I have not been able to get to Curves yet this week. Last night I was exhausted after going back to school from a long three day weekend. It didn't help that it was also one of my night's to stay until 6:30 working with the afterschool program. Tonight I had two meetings to go to and couldn't squeeze in any time to do. But I am hoping to go tomorrow night after school. But I did do Lesile Sansone's 4 mile Super Challenge Walk yesterday morning and then this morning Richard Simmons Sweat and Tone. So atleast I have been able to do some form of excerise. I went to my TOPS meeting tonight and lost another 3/4 of a pound. So I was happy with it. Now I only have 82 1/4 more to go. This is the 6th week in a row that I have lost. I contribute it all to going to Curves atleast 3 times a week and putting in a good workout. I hope everyone is staying warm and ready for spring like I am. I can't wait until I can take my kids at school for walks around the buildings and down by the creek. They seem to do better when I get them up and moving around in a little bit of fresh air. Take care. Keep it up ladies you are doing great!

feb weigh-in
 

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Hi everyone:

Still going to curves regularly - missed last Fri since I was in Niagara Falls with some friends, but got in a few long walks instead. Went to curves on Mon then shovelled snow last night for 45 min (it was very heavy snow - could hardly move it) so that was quite a workout in itself. Planning on going to curves tonight as long as the roads are OK to drive. It was very nasty here last night & real icey this a.m.

Everyone sounds like they are doing great with their workouts - so keep up the good work and HI to anyone new.

Bye for now.

Wednesday Morning...
 

Woo hoo! A Curves Board!

I've been a member since September(?). I haven't lost much of anything, but now that I'm getting my eating & water under control, I'm looking forward to that changing. I love Curves - so much fun!

http://timbuktu.eluria.com/stamps_archivos/sqtweety.gif "WELCOME AIMEEJANE!"

Spring is on it's way... good to see you are trying to get back into your workouts :cp:

Me too, I signed up with them in September and have not been able to go on a regular basis for one reason or another - been going - just not as I should be. Now I too am getting back "on track" & so will you. Checking in here has help me to hold myself accountable. So, stop in after your workouts, okay.

Love your picture!

Blessings...
SunnyD

Thanks, Sunny! I just realized that pic is almost 3 years old. Yipes! Sad that I don't have one since then that I like as much. (Of course, I was actually doing well at WW at that point. LOL) Dh looks pretty skinny there, too. :p

Welcome AimeeJane, I just found this board myself, but it's already been a great help. I'm sure you'll love it too! :goodvibes

I went to my second work out today and again, absolutely loved it! The trainer I worked with the first time wasn't there today, but I met two others who are just as wonderful. The one that actually worked with me said that I'm doing great, that I am using all the machines correctly and even asked me if I'd been a dancer or athlete earlier in my life because I moved so well. I never have been either so what a compliment! I was really psyched! :dancer:

I'm glad to see that you are all doing well on your work outs too, it's nice to have a place I can go for support and to give support where people are doing the same things as me. You guys are great! :grouphug:

Just got back from Workout #36! Now, if I can just get there Friday, it'll be my first time going 3X in a week in about 2 months.



((Oh, these guys on American Idol are TANKING. It's just painful.))

Welcome Aimeejane - I am sure you will find this site very helpful & motivating.

I went to curves Mon & Wed this week & shovelled snow in between. There is more snow on the way, I hear.

I really like curves as well. Staff are great & all the clients seem really nice & easy to get along with. Such a variety of women in one place.

Hope all you "curvees" are doing well. Bye for now.

It's FRIDAY
 

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:wave: Good Morning Curver's! I just got back from my workout at Curves... another busy morning there - so good to see. Boy-0-Boy, was it ever hard for me to get going this morning. I felt so very tired, but I promised myself that I would go 3x this week and now I have :cp: I wasn't able to get in my elliptical yesterday as I hoped to, but I will tomorrow instead. My hubby has to be gone for a few hours in the morning, so it will be a perfect time to get it in.

I am feeling a little beside myself though and fighting the 'I'm feeling defeated voice' in my head. I am working out faithfully and watching my diet and have put weight on :o I am hoping that it's just muscle swelling or water weight & I am feeling a bit shaky. You know what?! As I am typing to you something just occurred to me... I bet I know why I am not losing. I bet it's because I am not taking my own advice and "drinking water!" I have been so bad this pas week :nono: I get busy and don't want to stop to go potty :^: I am home today after I take my shower & go to the BMV ~ this Sunday is my 47th birthday (if I may be sold bold to say) & so I have to get my drivers license renewed and get stickers for the plates. Then I will be home & will make sure to get in my water... I bet that is the problem :smug: We'll soon see...

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Hi KAR73, How are you doing today? Do you think you will be able to get to Curves next week? That's really good that you are doing other forms of exercise, variety is great for the body and also for the mind (you won't get bored, that is for sure ;) ). I just hate to see you waste your $$ by not going at all... maybe try to get in at least 1 or 2x next week ;) Hope you are well - you had such a busy week this week.

Hi CEZANNE, Did you make your 3x this week? Maybe you have and I just missed it reading. I hope this note finds you doing well today.

Hi AMIEEJANE, I saw that you have found some other boards to enjoy... this place is great - isn't it! Just don't forget to come back here now and keep us informed on how you are doing, okay. Oh, the girl I liked on American Idol - her name is AMY... she's adorable!

So... did you make it to your 3rd Curves today? You wanted to get in your 3x this week - I am so happy that I have. This will be a goal for me each week - to just get in my 3x.

BANDIT2, So good to see you! Happy to hear that you too are keeping active and went to Curves 2x this week :cp: Keep up the great job! :cp: Also happy to hear that you are at a great Curves, that has caring people helping you. Some places don't.

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Shouts of "Hello's" out there to ESSIE, WRYLY, TINA, MARIE and any lurkers out there... come on in & join us ;)

Hi Everyone,
Welcome Amieejane! Glad that you joined our board. We are a nice bunch of people. I think you will enjoy everyone! I know I have enjoyed meeting everyone.
Sunny I made it to Curves Wednesday night and tonight. I am hoping to go tomorrow morning. It was very busy both night's I was there. I really needed to go tonight. I had a very stressful day at school. My student's were thrown off schedule by our 2 hour delay. So it was a little nerve racking in my classroom today. Plus I had a confernece with my principal over my evaluation. So I had a lot of stress to go burn off. I felt crappy when I walked in and great when I walked out of there.
I had a friend go with me on Wednesday night and she ended up joining. So now I have a workout buddy and she will push me to make the time in my busy schedule to go work out with her. I got a free t-shirt for recommending her. They asked if I wanted a L or XL. I opted for the L, so I would have sometime to work towards getting in it. I think I only need to lose about another 5 to 10 pounds and it will fit perfect.
Well since it has been a long day, I am going to bed. I have another long day tomorrow. Going to workout at Curves and then going shopping with the family. Hopefully to get a new bed for DH and me, a new couch and coffe table. So I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Well ladies I did it! I braved the cold,icy weather this morning and went to Curves. I even set my alarm to go off at 7 A.M. to get up and go. I had a great workout this morning. That makes 3 times for me this week. I came home only to be put in a bad mood by DH. We are not going shopping now. So I got up early for nothing on my day off. I could have slept in another hour or two and then went to Curves. Oh well, I am going to try to shake myself out of my bad mood. Maybe I will do a walking video now. Well I better go. Thanks for letting my rant and rave. I hope to be in a positive mood the next time I post. Have a great Saturday! I hope everyone gets in some form of excerise today.

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Hi KAR73, :dance: So happy to hear that you got in your 3x this week @ Curves! Yeahhhh! :cp: I am sorry to hear that things didn't work out as you planned today. Feel better real soon! That has happened to me too with my hubby, it's okay by me if you want to come here and vent. At least this way you aren't holding on to it - right! It's very unhealthy to hold onto that kind of stress... so vent away ;)

I worked out 5x this week, so I won't be doing anymore till Monday now - I feel like I really do need the rest and to get some much needed water in me. I am such a bad water drinker! And it is so important.

Well, I must be going! Just wanted to let you know how proud of you I am!
Keep up the great work!
God Bless!

Well my day did get better. It improved after I had a shower. I think as I was washing, I washed away all my bad feelings. My step-daughter and I went to Subway for lunch. I got their new Chicken Bacon Ranch wrap. It is very good. Have you tried it yet? I think it fills me up more than a regular 6 inch sub. I am starting to see a pattern developing between the two of us. This is the second Saturday we have went when the DH and I have the kids for the weekend. So I think it will be a good thing to do with her. She is a little overweight for being only almost 8 years old. She is about 45 to 50 pounds overweight. It is a big issue of concern with my DH and I. We are trying to encourage healthy eating and excerise for her. But when she goes with her mom, all the bad habits come back. I just don't know what to do. Help does anyone have any suggestions. Her mom is very heavy and has a lot of health problems due to her weight. It concerns me that step-DD could be headed down that same path.
Cezanne, I have noticed that I am also getting more hungery at times when I have worked out at home and at Curves in the same day. I try real hard to either drink more water or eat a health snack. Like yogurt, carrots, oranges, apples, or yogurt raisins. There have been some nights when I have went to bed hungry. But I know I need to fight the tempations.
Keep up the good work! Talk to you all tomorrow. Have a great Sunday!

Hi all!
 

Hi Ladies,
I went into my local Curves tonight. I had a wonderful workout. It really helped after the stressful afternoon at I had at work. The kids would not listen and follow simple directions. I think a lot of it has to do with not being able to play outside and burn off all that extra energy. So knowing that I was going to Curves helped me make it through the last hour.
Sunny thanks for the suggestions about my SD. It is very hard for a child to be split between two familes and I wonder if at times she finds comfort and love in food. If that is why she eats so much.
Congrats on your 4.75 miles Sunny. Keep up the good work! How is the water drinking coming along? I found a really cool 64 oz. water mug at Wal-Mart. It is insulated and keeps your water cold all day long. It is a great way to get all your water in for the day. That is something to think about.
I hope everyone has a great week of working out. Remember you've got to move it to lose it!

Morning Curvee's
 

http://www.ecardgallery.com/egreetin...ylikeu08/1.gif Thanks KAR, I will go check out the Wal-Mart for that mug! I am still not getting in the water I should be especially since I am working out everyday.

And I really do think that your SD is finding comfort in the food... I know that's how I gained the weight. My parents didn't split up, but I was a Marine-brat and we moved allot! So I became filled with anxiety each time I had to go to a new school - it was terrible. I didn't really put allot of weight on till after I was married and had the car accident (I was preg. for our first baby & lost her & all chances of ever having more - 1976) - it was then, from the stress of it all, that I really gained finding comfort in food. It made me sleepy, so I could forget all the pain. I took it all off in the 1980's and kept it off for quite a few years; then something happened again (a trigger) and I fell back into that comfort of eating to feel better & gained 50 of the 80 I had lost back. It's weird how the mind works... But now I think I am getting a handle on it all again and am feeling so much better - it is so important to talk to yourself and treat yourself as if you are your best friend! I think your SD is depending on food to comfort her and to fit in with her friends... she wants to eat what they do, but maybe they are more active then she or they burn it faster then she. So they burn it off & she stores it. Whatever the situations - she needs to know that someone supports her and loves her where she's at. I wish you well with the situation - I can only imagine how difficult it must be for you both. Just stay close to her and love her, the rest will follow... you have my thoughts and prayers.

So good to hear that you got in your workout yesterday too. I will be going to Curves this morning... I usually get there about 8:15. It's been pretty busy there these days. Good to see.

Have a good day today, KAR - I will look for that mug at Wal-Mart, Thanks!

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Hope everyone else does well today... please stop back in and let us know how it is all going for you - even if you are having a crummy day, it's okay. Come vent - that's what this place is for.

God Bless you all! :sunny:

Curves today?
 

Hi Sunny and everyone else,
I got my workout in at home today. On Tuesdays I have my TOPS meeting in the evening. So it is really hard to go from school, run into Curves and then go to my meeting. I tried that a couple of times and it made for a stressful evening.
I did lose another 1/2 pound last week. This is the 7th week in a row that I have lost weight. So I am happy about that. Because last year after I joined TOPS I would bounce back and forth with my weight loss and gain.
I did figure out a sort of schedule with my one friend when we would go workout. It will be three or four nights a week. Two of those nights are on my long days at work . I think this will be a good reward for putting in such long hours. It is a nice way to destress after a long day.
Sunny I think I will try that with the book. I also thought if I started to talk about how great I feel and how I have so much more engery since I started to workout and eat healthier that might help my SD too.
Well I better go and get my stuff ready for school tomorrow. Have a great Wednesday!

Hi everyone,
I went into Curves tonight. After a stressful day at work, it felt good to get moving and break into a good sweat. I sure needed to unwind and destress after meeting with my boss today. I have to keep telling myself not to take every thing to heart as much and put myself first. If I don't my mental and physical health will be rock bottom. Plus I will resort back to my old eating habits. I don't want to do any of that. I have worked too hard to get were I am today to pack on the weight again and become non active. Well I better go and get some sleep. It has been a really long day. I hope everyone got out to Curves or did some kind of exercise at home!
Have a great day tomorrow!

Monrning Curvers,
Happy Valentine's Day! Hope everyone is well. I am looking forward to relaxing over the weekend. I had a really long week at work. Thank God for Curves. On the really stressful days I went to Curves before coming home. It really helped me work off some of my frustrations.
Cezanne, on my days off from Curves I either ride my excerise bike, do excerises on an excerise ball or do a Leslie Sansone Walking Video. I got my excerise ball at Wal-mart. They included a chart of excerises to do and they are great! It takes me about 15 to 20 minutes to them. I hope this helps you some.
Well I need to go and get ready to go to Curves and workout. See ya on later. Keep up the good work.

"Happy Valentine's Day!"
 

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:wave: Good Morning Curver's!! :wave:

Just making a very brief stop to wish you all a very

"Happy Valentine's Day!"

May you all have a day just overflowing with http://www.ecardgallery.com/egreetin...dval02/div.gif Love...

http://www.ecardgallery.com/egreetin...dval02/div.gif Love for God ~
http://www.ecardgallery.com/egreetin...dval02/div.gif Love for your Family ~
http://www.ecardgallery.com/egreetin...dval02/div.gif Love for your Friends ~
http://www.ecardgallery.com/egreetin...dval02/div.gif Love for your Neighbors ~
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God Bless you ~ALL~!!!

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Hello everyone! SunnyD57, Bandit2, Kar73, EsRios426, StillSmiling, Nyssareen, Chubbyo, AimeeJane, and anyone else I may have missed. :)

Sorry I've been gone for such a long time! Just been trying to get things straightened out around here, and really haven't been on the computer much.

How has everyone been doing with their Curves??? Hopefully everyone is doing well. :)

I have good news, I will be joining Curves again! YAY! :dance:

My mother wants to join, so we are going to join together, and just pay for an entire year up front. :) I am really excited about getting back to Curves, and working on losing this weight! I haven't been to Curves since around November *I think* and I know I really need to go. It has been so cold around here, that I only can go out walking on "semi" warm days lol.

I've been wanting to take the dogs for a walk, but they are so little, their feet would just freeze. So they'll have to wait until spring time. They need to harnesses & leashes anyways.

Well anyways, I just thought I would check in and say "HI" to everyone, I haven't forgotten about 3FC, this Curves thread, or anyone else here. :)

I hope everyone is having a wonderful, wonderful day!

Talk with you all soon,

~ Kari ~

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Well, it has been a long time since I've posted here. I had a cold that I couldn't seem to shake and then we also had quite a bit of snow and really cold weather. So I only made it to Curves a few times the first part of the month. This week I've already been in twice and hope to go at least twice more.
My Curves has 10 machines - I do 3 circuits. The first two are sort of easy but I really push myself on the third time. And I make myself do the stretches - I've noticed some women leaving without doing them. But then they're young so it might not effect them the way it would me. lol.
I've been trying to drink more water but sometimes it just seems like such a chore. I am eating more fruits and have cut down on the bread (except I had french toast for breakfast!). I don't eat chips or cookies or chocolate bars the way I used to - I'm just not hungry for them anymore. But a friend got me a small box of Godiva before Valentine's and I had the last two last night.
The weather is supposed to be good for the rest of the week so I hope I can get in some walking. And I'll be visiting my nephew this weekend so I hope we'll be able to get in some swimming instead of playing Playstation too much.

Good afternoon everyone. :flow2:

SunnyD57 - Your boys are such cuties! :) I love seeing pictures of them. Can't wait to see your other pics that you just took. :) Hopefully when I get my camera back (a friend is using it), I can post some pics of my two boys. :twirly:

I have not joined Curves...yet. I am definatly re-joining but probably won't be until March or so. I found out last week that I am getting a refund from the warranty I bought on my car that was totaled. A majority of the money is going into a savings account for emergencies, but I thought I would do something for myself and sign up for an entire year of Curves, that way I wouldn't have to pay each month. :) I mentioned it to my mother, and she wants to join when I join. So we are aiming for March right now :dancer:

Welcome back wryly :) Glad that you are feeling better and getting back to Curves. :)

I am so glad that the weather is starting to break. :) The snow if *finally* melting and not only do I love it, buy my dogs love it too. Today Chip ran out in the back yard and could actually run around in the grass, because the snow was gone. :)

Well I'd better get going. Have to get ready for work.

Hope everyone has a fantastic day, and get your water in! I know I'll sure try! :)

~ Kari ~

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Yeh! I joined Curves today and they showed me how to use all the machines,etc. I'm a little sore in the shoulders this evening, but not as bad as I thought I might be. Looking forward to my next visit. Even though they suggest you go 3x a week, can you chose to go M-F instead of every other day?