carcar- love this! Fall is also my favorite ever season
I'm totally up for it, yo. lol

So far so good ladies! Though my evil roommate is making the calorie drenched gooey bars as we speak.

I told her not to let me eat one and she promised to take them with her to work tomorrow. It's my day off and if i'm stuck in the house with them i don't know what i'll do!!!


Beautifulmess, love the quotes! Those had to be the best lines from last season hands down.

Piedpiper:
Lol, please, next time your german shepard is panting... think of me. Because that's what I sound like after I go for a run.

And you know what, I used to do that too. Worry a lot about people thinking things like, "Run, fat girl, run!" But then I decided... screw it. Are they people I'm ever gonna see again? Not likely. Does it matter what they think? Not at all.
Or... if there's a smokin' hot guy who sees my tummy jiggling, and my sweaty face as I run past... well sure, maybe he won't be attracted to me. But if I'd walked past him all dolled up, what would happen? He might check me out, I'd keep walking, chances are we'd never see each other again anyhow, and I'd've just gotten a mild ego boost. Great.

So then I figured... you know what gives me a MUCH bigger ego boost than a random check-out? Losing ten lbs. Not to mention that'll probably lead to more random check-outs. And that tummy-jiggling run is what's gonna get me there, baby.

I totally have a problem with pace too, tho. I figure... if I'm running... I wanna be GETTING somewhere. But I'm impatient... so I run too fast... and then I start cramping up, and getting my sexy I-can't-breathe pant on. Ohhh, all the boys want me then. *eyebrow waggle*

I never thought of it that way, but that makes soooooo much sense. Way to go for being one of the bravest people here!

hey ladies, i would like to join if you dont mind. my son turns 1 on november 2 and i would LOVE to be at goal by then! that would be about 10 lbs a month... eek. i think i can do it though if i stick to my plan! my goals are:

1.) count my calories diligently, trying to stay in the lower spectrum of 1,400-1,600 calories/day
2.) exercise!!! i made myself a workout schedule mon-sat and have stuck to it about 50% so i have got to step it up!
3.) eat more fruits and veggies and less carbs! i have started the daily plate to better track what i am eating so hopefully that will work.
4.) and i also need to drink more water i'd like to drink at least 2 bottles a day (32 oz)

I'm in. I would like to take off some pounds by October because it will be my 3 year anniversary with my bf. He has mentioned proposing, so it would be nice to be a little smaller and closer to my goal(even though I have a LONG way to go ). I will set the goal of losing 12lbs per month, for the next 2 months. Mini goals will be limiting my pop intake and drinking way more water. I am also going to attempt to avoid fast food and eating out.

Thanks! I'd never really thought about it like that before. Maybe I'll try a run outside later today. I ate, or rather drank, HORRIBLY this weekend, both nights. Bunches of friends had parties and one beer turned into two into three and so on...
I did a lot better running when I had a watch that tracked my pace so I knew how fast I was going and could compare it to my treadmill time.

Well yesterday was OK for me, I pretty much just enjoyed the day and made good decisions without actually counting the calories. I had a work picnic (that I was running) and my parents came down. I probably ate too much, but I enjoyed my day and today I'm back at it. How's everyone else doing?

Doing good, I made my goal of 178.4 this morning! I'm trying to loose about 1.6lbs a week if I can to reach 150 by November 20th!

This week - 176.8lbs

Though I think I may go a little extra push and try for 176 to be at my old pre-move to new city weight!

hey ladies hope everyone is doing well. i have been doing good all week, not exercising as much as i should but def eating well. i am hoping that at tomorrow's official WI i will be in the 150's (for the first time since high school)! this morning the scale said 160.4 so i am so close, but the 150's have been eluding me for weeks! grr...

I am IN.

This was pretty much the plan I had already made for myself.

I'm on the same track!

1) Count calories diligently << I use dailyplate and track EVERYTHING that enters my mouth. I have one 'cheat' day a week. Average 1200/day.
2) Work out regularly << I alternate Jillian's 'Boost Metabolism' and 'No More Trouble Zones' every day. Seen great results so far.
3) Increase h20 intake << I drink Brita filtered water like no other.

I *do* eat fast food, namely on my cheat days, but make sure I count the calories in it. I believe in calories out - calories in and place less emphasis on where the calories come from. However I do eat lots of veggies and take vita and calcium supplements and omega fish oil.

So far I've dropped from 150 to 125 by sticking to my diet in 3~4 months. I'm losing a lot slower now, but still making progress!

Hello ladies!

Is it too late to join?

My main goal is to be at 135...BUT, I'd love to be at 140 be fall...thats about 11 lbs!

PLAN:
1200-1300 cals a day
AT LEAST 1hour of exercise 5 days a week
NO sweets!

Good luck ladies...I know we can do this!

i am in the 150's today! yay! hope all is going well for you girls!

How are you girls doing???
WI was up a pound today :P my weight is ALL over the effing place lately. Oh, how it sucks.

Anyway, as far as my goals go... I have accomplished none of them.
Let me explain- I'm a wedding photographer. On days that I have weddings I hardly eat all day, it's just go go go go go... so then I come home too pooped to cook, and it's like 10pm. So hubby orders a pizza or McDonalds... yes... and no workout (i consider the 10 hours i was on my feet a damn good workout, though). So Saturday we had Dominos. Then, yesterday we had a really busy day and a photoshoot I'd totally forgotten about with some of my family- some cousins. So hubby and my little girl went with me to see the fam and it took FOREVER and was 40 minutes from our house. My little girl hadn't had dinner and on the way home we stopped at McDonalds to get her some food. I was starving, not having eaten all day, and got a plain hamburger. Anyway, it's been crazy is my point. I need to learn how to deal with those kinds of situations without eating food thats horrible for me. I just suck at planning ahead. :P

So... Starting over?