dollypie:
Good luck with thanks giving with the family!! Have fun!!
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So I finally weighed my self after 2 weeks yesterday and am down 4lbs. I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!
That is great! You are doing awesome!!! See? I told ya you were fine!
Tisha___:
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Well, in my extra-comfy bra (that's actually a million cups too small, but so stretched out now that you can't tell!) it's about the same. LOL But, in my good bra (which I actually had a professional fitting for and everything) I'm no longer totally filling out the cups. I hardly ever wear THAT bra, because I hate it, so I just realized this about two weeks ago. Just one more thing I am going to have to spend money on at x-mas time. Blah! But, I can't compain too much. At least it means that some part of me is getting a little smaller. lol
That is good! Well I am sure you are losing inches too. That is one thing I noticed these past few months was my bra, used to be on the loosest, all of them and now they are on the tightest! Also where you adjust the straps had to decrease.
I need some new ones soon too!
littlegg:
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Gained it back + alot more
That is why I am focusing this on eating healthy and exercising, not being on a "diet". If you quit doing what you did to get there and fall into old bad habits it is easy to regain PLUS more!
That is why it has taken me so long to lose what I have because I have been making lifestyle changes. Changes I don't mind living with the rest of my life. That is why i will still splurge and go out to eat once a week, have that desert every now and then. Have a few "ordinary meals" thruout the week, etc.
my ivy:
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he got the gold medal I'm so proud of him he has done grate and even lost 34 lbs.
That is great! Congrats to him!!
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Any how I had to go shopping today for big date on Sat will be going to The Hard Rock Café and Casinos there are clubs there so I will definitely be dancing I LOVE DANCING
Sounds like fun!!
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I just bought a pair of size 10 (stretch) DKNY jeans I have not worn size 10 since I was 20....... I'm so excited!!!!!
That is great news! I would be thru the roof as i was a 12 in High School!!
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Jasmin what a coincidence my hubby was born on same date as you.
Awwww
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My B-day is December 31st
Well we will both be celebrating next month!
Tisha___:
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Is anyone else having trouble with the link in my signature? It works for me.
Me too! It works!
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I've found that with the free meals, it's been easier to keep on track. I know that if I'm craving something, I can have it at some point. That way it's not like I'm cutting things out of my life forever. I know that some people have to do that, but I don't see it as realistic for me.
I am the same way.
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Jasmine: I read you all too loud and clear. Growing up, my family was really poor. My dad was a single father with 2 daughters and 2 twin sons. He did an amazing job to keep us happy and I didn't know we were really poor until Junior High School. Growing up, counselors used to always ask me if my dad was touching me inappropriately, etc. As if because he is a man, and a single father, he would ever do that?! People can be FAR TOO presumptuous. It has always bothered me, and always will. The way I see it is you have 2 options. You can either talk to the school, make sure they understand your son's habits and situation, or you can not say anything. It all depends on your comfort level. I'm the type of person that will jump right in there and be like, "Assuming makes an *** out of U and Me. Got it?" Haha, but I'm a little b*tch!
Thanx hun for all the support! I am just tired of all the crap around here. It got even worse tonite! Some kids even tried to kick our door in tonite while we were home and I was trying to do my pilates vidoe and Joe was watching me. Anyhow we thought one of our kids was goofing off and Joe ran out and it was some kids who knocked the door jamb and part of it broke and our miniblinds fell off the wall and it broke the metal piece too! He was really mad and took off and tried to chase them down in his robe and bare feet! We just need to get the heck out of here. The house is nice and is only 16 years old, 4 bedroom 2 bath in what used to be a decent neighborhood!! The last two years all the bad people from down the hill are moving up here. We even had our house broken into last x~mas and our kids playstation and a few games were stolen!!
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I also feel your pain with the babies and the stroller and the potatoes. My sister and her husband used to have a physically abusive relationship (I'm glad to report that he has quit drinking, and really seems to be the model father... although I am still eyeballing him, and am ready to spring back in to action if need be), so she spent a lot of time in the women shelters. I went and "lived" with her there (aka: spent the night 6 nights a week). She worked full time trying to make a better life for her and her daughter, so I would take Alysia (my baby angel) to daycare, go to work, pick her up, feed her, and walk the floor with her all night when she couldn't sleep. I wouldn't do anything different, I enjoy the bond we share However, living in the big city, taking a stroller on the bus during rush hour, the drivers more often than not made me HOLD HER STANDING UP while the stroller was folded. No one ever gave up there seat, so here I am on a packed bus, balancing a 1 1/2 year old, a folded stroller, a diaper bag, and my own backpack, all the while on my feet. Grrrrr. I hope the potatoes taste good! Hehehe. I would offer you my car, but I don't have a license, let alone a car
Awww so you know what a hassle it can be.
Most of the time I do not mind going on the bus. Like when we lost the car I try to look on the bright side of stuff and I told my hubby it is near the bus, his work , so at least he won't lose his job. But sometimes it is just annoying. *sigh* His moral with the company is really going down the drain since he is underappreciated and overworked etc. So I try to go out and see him on his lunch breaks and get him in the evening cause otherwise we would spend like 12 hours apart cause of these buses and it really helps to keep the smile on his face.
Thanx for understanding and all the support hun. We are either moving to Mt when we get our taxes in the spring or we are going to get another van or car if the court says we have to stay.
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I feel that a support group is REALLY important. To me, my support group is my safety net. They are 99% of the reason I bounce back after a slip up. And you can trust in us more You guys are 98% of my support (my MIL is the other 2%). I come here, and rely on all of you to keep me going! We aren't leaving after the challenge ends! I am already geared with my sig tracker ready for the next one (which I fondly refer to as the Fat Smash Xmas Bash!, after it was suggested by one of the ladies here, hehe). I love coming here, and you especially are one of my favs! Even if I some day reach my goal, I will still be here day in, and day out, because I NEED you guys . I hope that helps
I agree with all of that! That is what our next challenge(that will take place inside of our new home thread) will be called!! I need you guys too!
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MIL bought us an early present A tempur pedic mattress topper. We wanted to get the bed, and this will totally do until then! It's really comfy! The normal spring mattress hurt my hips so bad, but I slept like a baby last night!
That is great news!!!
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Jasmine: Also with the crunches, I tried them on the floor onces, and it killed my tailbone, hips, and lower back! So I folded a bed comforter in half, and used that. Recently I purchased a cheap Yoga Mat from Wal-Mart. That works a bit better than the comforter, but the comforter always made it much easier than the bare floor! We have all tile and hardwood . As for the stretchy band, you are right. It's for resistance training. The difference between resistance training and weight lifting is:
Resistance training: tones muscles without adding a whole lot of bulk
Weight training: primarily used to increase muscle mass rather than tone muscle mass
Doing lighter weights with more repetitions will give a smoother more toned look. Doing heavier weights with less repetitions will give you a more bulkier muscle.
Thanx for the info sweetie!!! I tried doing my pilates for dummies tonite! haha I also have an 8 minute abs crunch thing I started doing tonite. I think I will try that one for sure every day.
I will finish this post later. Got to run!!