[better life]

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!

169 LADIES!!!!! HOLY SNAPPEROONIES....I am sooooo happy right now you don't even know....well I am sure you have all felt this excitement at sometime..and if not I hope you do, because it feels AMAZING!!!!!

I am .25lb away from the 40lb mark!!!!! If that isn't enough to keep me behaved this week while away, I don't know what is!!!!!!

I have not weighed in the 160's since I was about I don't know.....14-15yrs old...I think. HOW EXCITING!!!!!!!!

I hope you guys are all having a great weekend, it is cold and gloomy here....but it is still better then being at work!!!

Well off I go to check email and stuff...have a good day!!

Kim

[ReneeM102]

YAY thats factastic Kim!!!!! Congrats...I'm so happy for you! Keep it up girl! I also can't remember at time since I was about 16 or 17 that I was under 200lbs...I'm looking forward to that. How sad! I should have done this a long time ago...but I'm doing it now and thats all that counts!!
I was not as successful at my WI today....up .6 Boooooo lol I've been having some constipation issues, so the ladies suggested I try the soft cleanse pills....anyone have an experience with these that they are willing to share?? Work well or not??
Take care all
Good luck over the weekend!

[better life]

Originally Posted by ReneeM102

YAY thats factastic Kim!!!!! Congrats...I'm so happy for you! Keep it up girl! I also can't remember at time since I was about 16 or 17 that I was under 200lbs...I'm looking forward to that. How sad! I should have done this a long time ago...but I'm doing it now and thats all that counts!!
I was not as successful at my WI today....up .6 Boooooo lol I've been having some constipation issues, so the ladies suggested I try the soft cleanse pills....anyone have an experience with these that they are willing to share?? Work well or not??
Take care all
Good luck over the weekend!

Did you buy the pills?? They are stool softeners you can buy from any drugstore MUCH CHEAPER!!! Senokot...colace...all those do the same thing!!


I have had the issue one too many times...if you have heard....or hear me refer to THE BUS.....that is what I am talking about.... I have tried everything...but unfortunatley when it gets bad I have to use a laxative, which I know is a BIG NO NO..but you gotta do what you gotta do...because it is sooooooo uncomfortable and awful. I feel for you girl!!

If you have been any antibiotics, that could be why your having bathroom issues!!! I have been on them off and on since June. Hence the issues....BLAH!!!!!!!

Thanks for the Congrats!!! It sure does feel good!!

Well I better get going Mom will be here soon...off to the gym!!

Renne...hope you feel better!!

[Lauratigger]

Yay Kim - that is AWESOME!! Over the moon - congratulations!!!!

Renee - I joke with Kim that I frequently have 'parked busses' too - ha ha! I've used Senecot with some success - and I think it really is the same as the HM stuff. I realized that PMS worsens constipation by a billion - don't why it's taken me so many years to figure out this correlation (I'm 40!). Recently coffee and HM fat blockers have been helping me too. Sigh - what we talk about!

And I agree - wish I had done Herbal Magic ten or twenty years ago. I'm just thankful that this New Year's Eve, my resolution is going to look different for pretty much the first time in my life. Now all that said - boy did I blow it last night. Work is crazy, but good - got home late and we celebrated with rum and coke and cheezies. I think there was at least 1000 calories. I'm not going near a scale for a couple of days

[MacGirl1981]

Hello ladies. I am a newbie! I joined my local HM beginning November and have lost 9 pounds in 3 weeks! Soo happy I have been reading some of your posts and realize that there is a wealth of support here - i haven't really bonded with the consultants at the office - too "perky" for me and from what i've read on this forum y'all keep it "real".
I am a mom of a toddler, wife to a busy guy, and have my own career. For the past 5 years i have struggled with weight & the last 3 of them have been just plain fat! I refuse to continue making excuses for myself and decided i needed help. HM was it for me. I know that i need that accountability of daily checkpoints.
So far so good!
I look forward to getting to know y'all !

[Jniniffer]

Good evening Ladies

Just want to (re)introduce myself...

I started HM origionally 2 1/2 years ago with great sucess! I lost 130lbs and felt great. Even with losing that I was at 200lbs and frustrated because I could not get any lower. I even started working for HM in the hopes I could learn more and lose the lbs. But, after 6 months I became so frustrated and had tried everything I quit the job and the program. Anways... in the 13 months away from HM I gained 100lbs back... yikes I know... I went back into my old habits like HM never happened.

So needless so say Thursday I restarted, it was a bit akward going back into the centre I worked at etc. but I know the program works, and well I am determined to finish it this time.

Since Thursday I am down 3lbs! I can't wait to get to know you ladies and help support you!

[better life]

YES Laura, I am over the moon. Parked buses SUCK!!! Makes a world of difference on the scales and your body when the bus stays moving along..LOL

Hope today was a better day for you....get back on that horse and ride with the wind....LOL

MacGirl...Congrats on the 9lb loss....and welcome to the group!! This is a great group of people....great support!! I have been on plan since June and have lost 39.75lbs and 53.75inches...I am 31.5lbs away from goal I actually go to HERBAL ONE not Herbal Magic...but they are pretty much the same plan. Anyway.....I feel better then I have in...FOREVER!!! I hit the 169lb mark today and it feels so amazing!! You are on the right path...way to go!!!

Jenn....so glad you have joined us as well!! It takes a strong person to walk back into the center they lost the weight in and even worked in....good for you, I am so proud and happy for you!!!!!! You must feel amazing as that to me is accomplishment right there!!!!

As I said to MacGirl...this is a great group to be a part of, if not for this group I would not have all the support at times I have needed as sometimes you just can't talk to some people about things...but here, we are all on the same page pretty much and we are not here to judge...just to help, listen and be a friend.

Just to let you both know we also have a page on facebook if you care to join as this site was having problems the last week or so and we thought we lost one another...most of us have joined so if something were to happen here we can still have one anothers support...the group is called Just Friends. I can send the link as well if you have trouble finding us.

I am a huge talker....just to warn you...love people and I love to chat!! My name is Kim...very nice to meet you!!

[Jniniffer]

Sure if you would send the link that would be great

Thanks!

[better life]

4 months from today I will be boarding a plane and heading for Cuba....and I am SOOOOOO ready to go NOW!!! I just finished looking through all Renee's pics then I looked through mine...and I want to be there NOW~!~

I did see some of myself and thought...I cannot wait to see the pics from this time to compare them with the weightloss....I looked awful in them....all I could see was fat roll/muffin top.....31.5lbs till goal...and I am so going to be there by the time I board that plane!!

[Jniniffer]

Great job BL!! I hope when you come back you share your pictures with us!!

No weigh in today for me as my centre is closed Sundays. We'll see what the scale says tomorrow morning once I get off work ( I work graveyards--bleh).

[Lauratigger]

Welcome MacGirl and Jniniffer!!!! I look forward to getting to know you and hearing about all your successes - there wil be lots!!! But I'm okay to hearing slip ups too - makes us accountable. You should know that Better Life (or Kim) does have long posts, but if you're like me they will be a highlight of your day and I wouldn't want them even one word shorter!!!!!

Speaking of which - OMG Kim that is fantastic!!!! There is nothing better for motivation, absolutely nothing better than a trip where you are wearing a swimsuit most of the day. I can't wait to see the pics!!! Heck I wish we could all have a tropical reunion and meet each other somewhere south - ha ha!

Sadly I'm looking forward to this weekend ending -it's been a nightmare tough one. First, work has been crazy - I one my own stores and we've been trying to do inventory which is stressful. And there has been lots of opportunity for eating (xmas, grey cup hopeful, etc etc). I'm looking forward to getting back on track!

Here's to a great week everyone!!
Laura

[better life]

okay did you guys see that awards show.....OM effin G.....ADAM LAMBERT...WTH WAS THAT????

I am in shock...I can't even begin to imagine what he was thinking doing that performance...it was his debut performance for gosh sakes.....

[better life]

Awwww Laura...you are too sweet....thanks for the kind words!! I like to talk...but to be quite honest I can also be very very shy, believe it or not!!

I cannot wait for my trip and in 45 minutes I will officially be 3 months and x amount of days before I leave..WAHOOOO!!!!!!!!!

I am still in shock over that performance, did you any of you guys see it? I have seen alot of weird performances, but that one took the cake...

[Jniniffer]

The AMAs are on right now here out west! Now I may have to turn the TV on at work if I haven't seen his performance before then hahahahaha

[better life]

Originally Posted by Jniniffer

The AMAs are on right now here out west! Now I may have to turn the TV on at work if I haven't seen his performance before then hahahahaha

Jenn

He is the last performer...I wonder if they will edit it...it is going to be all the talk tomorrow on the entertainment shows...I won't say anymore...you watch it and let me know what you think...lol