Welcome to Oprah's Boot Camp Take 2

I would like to introduce my self and hope that you will do the same.

Name: Miss McCoy

Location: Ohio

Occupation: Single Parent, Student (looking for work)

Age: 25

Interests: Reading and Reality TV

Children: 1 girl her name is Jailyn, almost 4 years old on May 31st

Weightloss Goal: to lose 88 pounds

Any additional comments: no

Persoanal Goals: To stick to oprahs boot camp for the next twelve weeks

My stats

Height: 5'3

Highest Weight: 218

Current Weight: 213

Goal Weight: 130

HI MISS MCCOY - THANKS FOR GETTING THIS STARTED

Name: BOHOGODDESS

Location: NJ

Occupation: Full time homemaker/full time grad student

Age: 36

Interests: reading, gardening, movies

Children: 2: boy 2, girl 8months

Weightloss Goal: to lose @150 pounds

Any additional comments: This is gonna work for me

Persoanal Goals: Short term: stick with the plan for one week
Long term: stick with the plan for all 12 weeks

My stats

Height: 5'7

Highest Weight: 315

Current Weight: 295

Goal Weight: 150

Let's all support each other!
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Name: Honey

Location: Texas

Occupation: Consultant

Age: 35

Interests: Goofing off, friends, volunteerism

Children: none

Weight Loss Goal: To take off 20 pounds.

Any additional comments: I lost 90 pounds a few years ago and have maintained a 70 pound weight loss. In the last 18 months about 20 pounds have crept back on as I've gotten less consistent with workouts. I think 150 might be a little too low, but I can maintain 160. We'll see how it goes.

Personal Goals: Work out consistently

My stats

Height: 5'8

Highest Weight: 240

Current Weight: 170

Goal Weight: 150

I want to join you guys - my biggest hang up is the eating late thing. Unfortunately I walk in my door 2.5 hours before bedtime - I have such a long commute to/from work - by the time I make my healthy meal and eat it, it is 1/5 hours to bed time - any ideas on how I can get this part of the plan under control - I know Oprah stresses this point.

Yeah Bootcamp! I just went and signed the contract with myself.

Name: shhambo
Location: Oregon
age 32
Occupation: Billing rep for the Cable company
Kids: 3 dogs, 1 cat

Interests: Travel, Movies, Learning about new things(current exploration is quantum theory), Nature, water, dragon boating, chatting w/my friends and my partner, spontaneous adventures.

Comments: I am down to my last 30 lbs. Wow! I think the 2 biggest challenges are going to be increasing my workout intensity and going carb free for 1 month. I am already doing sugar busters so I have the eating down for after the first month.

Final Goal: To get buff and to climb Mt. Lassen

Hi everyone! I am more excited about this than I have been about a weight loss effort in a long time. I read the new Total Body Makeover book 2 weeks ago and I lost about 1 1/2 pounds just by following the no eating 3 hours before bedtime rule.

Name: Tx Chick

Location: Texas (I know that is a huge surprise with the name and all)

Occupation: Temp - it is not an awesome career, but I like the flexibility

Age: 33

Interests: Reading, quilting, and cooking

Children: None yet

Weightloss Goal: To eventually lose 127 pounds, but before that I would like to:
1. Lose 27 during the challenge
2. Lose some more so I can have a healthy pregnancy in the near future (right now my bp is a little high).

Persoanal Goals: The baby I just talked about - I hope to be pregnant by the end of the year

My stats

Height: 5'4

Highest Weight: 286

Current Weight: 286

Goal Weight: 160

I would like to say welcome to all of those who have chose to join us. I thing it is really great that you all have decided to join. If you can check in often so that we may encourage each other. I know personally for myself that if I think that I have failed a task I won't come on here for a while, so that I don't have to admit being a failure. But it's OK and nobodies a failure here. We are here to see that each other receives the love and suuport that it takes to lose weight.

Today I did well so far (I still have the entire day ahead). I got up this morning and took my daughter to preschool. Then on the way home I stopped at Curves and signed up for a free two week membership. I was really nice. I think that after my membership is up I will join. I did a full workout routine and felt really good afterwards. Now im here cleaning the house and washing and folding laundry. More exercise. If im not too tired later I will take a 2 mile walk before picking my daughter up.

Well I will check back later...............

Miss McCoy:

I started an Oprah's bootcamp take 2 week 1 thread so we can post weekly, if you'd like to take a look at it.

Also, please don't stay away when you "think" you messed up. Just seeing people post helps me - what matters is that you're trying - that we're all becoming more conscious of what we are eating. Believe me, with two little ones in the house, keeping away from those arrowroot cookies is hard!!

Arcoiris here. I've got first day jitters. It's hard to go public with something like weight, something that one tries so hard to keep private. But when one has upward of 100 pounds to lose, how private can it really be? Thanks for extending such a warm and appealing invite. I am still feeling my way around.