Good Morning! or Afternoon for our East coasters! I can't believe how busy this thread was yesterday! You guys rock!!! I finally had a chance to sit down and read everyone's post and by the time I was going to respond it was just too late and I was pooped. But I did read!! Everyone has wonderful motivation for being here, and with everyone's help I think we'll do this thing! I can relate to all of the health reasons, while I am blessed to have nothing serious now (except being obese), I want to nip it so I don't get any. Also, having 3 kids, 13,12,10 they are getting into those "fun years" and I want to be on my game so I can be there for homework, broken hearts, and celebrations. Being fat and unhealthy will not allow me to be strong for them, so I gotta do something! Of course, on the flip side, I can be as shallow as a puddle and say that I just flat out wanna be one hot momma! Who doesn't wanna feel sexy in their own skin? I know I do! My dh would love me this size or whichever size, he just wants me to be healthy. Of course I want to look good for him too!

Well today is another hit-the-groud-running- day. My daughter turns 12 today and lucky her has a quick impromtu trip to the dentist. Nothing too serious I don't think, just some tissue growth he wants to look at. Of course the rest of the day is hers so we'll see what she's got us doing!

I made a decision.... while the last 3 weeks or so I've been sort of following some resemblance of an eating plan, I have really given a lack luster performance and I'm not happy with myself at all. I think with all the birthdays and trips out to San Diego, etc...I think I was giving myself permission to do everything sort of half-@$$ instead of being serious. Well, that stops starting tomorrow. I am giving myself 1 month of serious eating and working out. My birthday is September 2nd so that is 4 weeks to stay on plan and see what sort of progress I can make. I can do this for one month, right? What's 4 weeks in the grand scheme of things! So, there ya go, that's my plan for the next month. Serious eating and lots of exercise! I can do this!

Okay, well, hate to be so short and lacking in the personals dept. but I really must scoot out the door before we're late! Have a spectacular day ladies and keep on shining!!!

♥danielle

Ohhh....

So it's Rkrs and U2Girl that live in St. Louis. Why did I think it was U2Girl and Susie?

Next summer one of my closest friends is attending a week long convention in St. Louis. I am thinking of meeting her there for a couple of days. Maybe I can meet you guys for lunch one day while she's in one of her classes. I'd probably just be wandering around downtown St. Louis anyway.

I did about 7 loads of laundry on Saturday. I don't even want to think about it now. I keep telling myself that I'm going to wash a load a day when I get home from work but it never happens. Then I end up having to wash ton of clothes and linens every other Saturday.

Thanks for the suggestion of the garlic Aqua. I'll pick some up today. I don't want to be on blood pressure meds. I've heard many times over of the horrible side effects some people have with them. Besides, I have a hard enough time keeping up with just my daily vitamen.

Well, I hope everyone is having a good day. I'm so sleepy that I wish I would just go home and get in my bed. I did manage, however to do my George Foreman Walk and Box dvd this morning. I'm going to make myself do Leslie Sansone's Pilates DVD when I get home from work. This will be my first time trying it, so we'll see how it goes. I have two of her indoor walking DVDs; one of which I did yesterday. Good for me! My goal is to exercise 5 - 6 days this week.

Hey Danielle. I must have been typing when you posted. Have fun with your daughter today. Congratulations on your resolve. We're here to help in any way we can. I'm just so appreciative of this group!

HI Rkrs, welcome and yes i think i just seen a white flag raised from the lundry pile , nope oops, that was just a kitty tail Love the dancing after every page of reading, i should have tried that in college. What are you studying for?
The ladies I am working with tonight and I are aving a small potluck , I am celebrating going on vacation they are celelbrating to have food. hmm wel since they are both a size 6-10 I don't blame them, last couple of years i had tried taking a vacation ( and now I will jinx myself) someone ended up in the hospital or my divorce ect. hmm I am furiously knocking on wood right now, just kidding, okay on to the next load

Oops, HI Amanda and Danielle , I missed you both while I was typing.
Danielle, 4 weeks is a drop in the bucket, you can do this. HOpe your day goes well with your daughter
Amanda how is the goerge foreman series? I like things I can do at home though nothing with cheesy music, was hooked on the Reebok step program for quite awhile, african drum beat and all. ah well
Ladies have a great day
Anna

Hi Everyone:

Just stopping in for a quick hello. Danielle, so happy to see your conviction! Sounds great! I know when we get so busy with our lives, it can be difficult to tighten down. I mean, I can't believe that my girls are 8 months old. The time is going by soooo fast, it's unbelievable. Anyways, please keep us posted on how you are feeling and doing and in The Winning Losers fashion, we will chime in with any and all support we can.

Amanda, that sounds great! Shucks, by next year, we'll be like old friends. Love to have a nutritious lunch with you. We should be slim and trim by next summer. Definitely let me know when the time comes.

rkrs6673, was your power out for any extended period of time? I live in the north county area that was hit the hardest and boy it was terrible. We were out from Wednesday afternoon to the following Wednesday evening. We had to stay at a hotel in Festus for a few days. It was awful. So glad that is over. Well, the dancing sounds great for activity. I myself am a vidiot and all I do is exercise videos. I have over 300. Well, I sold some recently, so I may be at the 250 mark. I used to be very fit and advanced, but those days are far behind. I will reach them again though, real soon. Well, hope you get all of that laundry done. Lord knows that I need to as well. I can barely keep up with the twins clothes, let alone my husbands and mine.

I will be getting together my workout rotation soon and will probably post here. I need to weigh myself, but I am
Maybe next Monday. Well, everyone take care and I am sure I will see you later on tonight.

Elycia



Well, we've got to get to the store to pick up a few things.

I am studying to become a Registered Nurse. After four long years I will finally be graduating this May I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel I am excited but I know I will have so much to do this last year in Nursing school.

That is so funny. I stay in North County Myself We also lost power from Wed. to Wednesday. We were lucky to find a hotel in O'fallon, MO My husband and I drove to some parts of North County and it just looked so bad. I felt really bad for my fellow St. Louis residents. It really didn't hit us as hard in Florissant as it did in the Spanish Lake area and other areas.

Your twins are so cute ! I have two children a 7 year old boy and 4 year old girl. I miss them as babies Now they are so

Hello Anna!

I don't have the entire George Foreman series. Just the Walk and Box. It's fun and he's so cuddly as an older man. I was watching something about classic boxing with my husband one day and couldn't believe how mean he used to be.

It's funny that you'd mention the Reebok step aerobics. I had a Reebok step aerobics tape with Petra Kolber (the British lady). Well, anyway, she's on the Walk and Box dvd with George Foreman. She does the fitness version of his boxing punches.

hi i would love to join u guys i like the weekly idea i tried to challenge myself but that isnt working

welcome Miafluker, the baby pic is awesome and hope you enjoy all the ladies here they are awesome .

Amanda good to know, and interesting. haven't watched mine in probably 10 years or so but i remember loving it to pieces. I never really got tired of the beat just some of the moves were trickier, especially with a ceiling fan oops, must remember to turn that off if i try that again

Well since i have been weighing in on tuesdays, i am down another pound though i think i am just sweating off water weight with this heat. either way I will take it. I am trying to set 20 pound mini goals for my self and will see how that goes, i figure by then I could use a new outfit. yeah like i need more clothes, right now i am looking at the daunting task of cleaning out my closets and figuring out what i am really going to wear and what i have been holding onto forever for no reason. this sound familiar to anyone?

Anyways, my best piece i am hanging onto right now is a dress i bought last month as a scare tactic to my SO, okay a bit cruel but he invited me to a black tie event and since i had nothing to wear i go shopping, and i find this great dress, white ball type wedding dress, and i looked so good in it my mother started tearing and some of the costumers thought i was getting married, well when i wore the dress for him, not the event i had a backup he started repeating I do i do i do, hmm well guess he isn't worried about commitment, not that i really thought that but since he liked it so much i put it in his closet to look at.
okay hope that was good for a laugh as he brings up the concept of me wearing that every once in awhile some day again for real. okay enough babbling, i need to sleep for work tonight.

Aqua hope you won the battle of the laundry, it never seems to end does it

Anna

Welcome to the thread Mia. You'll find a lot of kind and supportive women here.

thanks
i have such a hard time to staying motivated i thought of some things i wanted to do on top of my goals and that is weigh on fridays, measure and try to fit into something i couldnt wear on saturdays and rest & pamper on sunday

Mia, what type of dance videos do you use? I have two bellydance videos that are just a tad bit too intense for me. For now. They're great for abs though. I'm going to incorporate them in my video rotation after 4 - 6 weeks of steady exercise.

right now i have one called true2form i think that is the website i have a latin hip-hop one i admit im all over the place but im getting into it and its not expensive i found mine in a local store that sells movies it was like 10 dollars i also ordered turbo jam yesterday i figure i at least need to try it out for the 30days the dang infomercials got me