"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.

sounds like you guys are on the right track..

Glad to hear your feeling better Angel

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!! Going to buy some right now.

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

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.

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!