[mocha74]

Woo hoo Cat Congrats to you as well I think I will buy the Pilates for Dummies tape next week. I hear lots of good things about it. Thanks for the info.

I'm not sure how well I'm going to do on my diet because my graduation is tomorrow and we are having chinese food and of course cake (Yummy)!!! Hopefully I will only have a little bit. Also I think my mom is BBQing on Monday Ahhhh the temptation already!

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!

[cat90]

Congratulations on your Graduation Jess be careful which Pilates tape you buy because i bought Pilates Plus at first and sat there with my mouth open it is much too difficult for a beginner then i bought Winsor Pilates and it is excellent she shows you all the moves and you don't have to be a rabid dog to keep up i've just done the 20 minute tape now i think i'll stick with that one for a while before i go on to the accelerated tape.
Sounds like you have a lovely weekend planned..ENJOY IT

[Dahlia]

Hi ladies,

Hello Jess, nice to meet you.. and congratulations both on your graduation and on your great weight loss..

I am joining the summer challenge.. I have lost 9.5 pounds this past month with a hectic work schedule and I hope it has given me a jump start into new way of eating. I feel so good about it.. and I just plain feel good.. so I am going to do it this time.. and just change my life... for good..

Dahlia

[barbmarie]

Congrats Mocha!
What kind of school are you finished with?
Gosh, must be a great relief.

You are all doing so well. I guess my problem is I need to get moving. They have just opened a Curves for Women less than 1 mile from my house. Do any of you have any experience with that? It sounds good so far, no men allowed, no skinny girls in spandex, no mirrors. And a 30min total body workout, I can sure fit that in. Plus it looks like fun.

May 5 - 183

May 12 - 178.5 (Flu)

May 19 - 179 (Better, lol) (TOM)

May 26 - 178 Yeah!!!!!

June 2

June 9

June 16

June 23


Barb


Good luck this week! Keep on losin!

[cat90]

well done Barbmarie
Jess i love your new pic..you look lovely not the least bit fat and you appear to be tall..how tall are you? I'm down 2.5lbs this week hope you are doing well and did'nt eat too much cake.
Congratulations again

[mocha74]

Cat and Barb congrats on the loss!!! And mucho congrats to Dahlia for your success!

I ate wayyyy too much this past graduation weekend so I'm up 1.8 pounds to 166. I ate Chinese food, cake, bbq, icecream, etc. Actually I weighed myself Tuesday and I was at 166.8 so I've lost .8 lbs since Monday, which is good. I've been doing good as far as eating and drinking water but haven't gotten any exercise in because I'm wayyy too busy. I'm not going out with the bf tonight so I will get some exercise in after I get home from work

Thanks for the info on the pilates tapes. Maybe I will get the Windsor one. I'm still debating though.

Thanks everyone for the congratulations! To answer Barb's question I graduated from San Jose State University w/a BS in Business Administration emphasis in human resources I'm just glad it's over.

Cat - Thanks for the compliment. I'm 5'6.5" but everyone alway's thinks I'm a lot taller then that because I usually have platforms on In that picture my shoes are about 3 inches. hee hee!

Well it's almost June and my June goal is to get to 159.5 That is 6.5 lbs. I think the goal is very much doable and I hope I can make it.

Have a great weekend everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mocha74]

Aaaahhhh up one pound! But the weird thing is that my clothes are looser and my stomach looks a little flatter. I have even been getting compliments from people saying that it looks like I'm losing weight. Then why the heck is my scale going up rather then down?!?!?! I don't do very many weights so I don't think I'm gaining much muscle. Unless I'm gaining muscles in my legs from walking. That could be a possibility. I guess I shouldn't be so dependent on the numbers, but I just can't help it. I really want to accomplish my goal of losing 5 pounds this month. I should be happy that my body fat percentage did go down .5 % so I guess my analogy of gaining muscle is right. Its just frustrating to have the scale numbers be so high.

[cat90]

Hi Jess,
Accept the compliments something is working! Have you taken your measurements? some people find that that is a better indication of their loss than that infernal scale you've probably guessed from my tone that i've gained too..2.5lbs!!
My Fault..no exercise for a week..and not really worrying about what i've been eating either..i have'nt gone overboard but i could have done a lot better..we are currently having a heatwave here should reach 32 degrees today and i'm moving really slow from my bed to the deck to sunbathe i think i'll visit some websites and decide on a plan and stick to it..i want to lower those numbers too HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

[barbmarie]

May 5 - 183

May 12 - 178.5 (Flu)

May 19 - 179 (Better, lol) (TOM)

May 26 - 178 Yeah!!!!!

June 2 - 176

June 9 - 178 ????????? Geesh I feel like a yo-yo

June 16

June 23


I was doing better, but had 3 birthdays this week, hubbys on the 1st, daughters on the 4th and sons yesterday. Lots of cake, ice cream, and a huge BBQ yesterday. Back to the drawing board I guess. *Sigh*


Hey Cat, if you find anything that works, let me know!

[mocha74]

TOM came last week on Saturday ! A week earlier then it was supposed to. I think that explains my unexpected gain.

Cat - did you find a plan?

Barb - Its those stupid weekends and celebrations that always get me too

[cat90]

Hi Barb and Jess don't worry we'll get back on track I did'nt find an "eat all you want and lose 5lbs a week" diet anywhere can't figure that one out the closest i came to it was the Ice Cream Diet i've definitely been on that with a few other things thrown in

[mocha74]

I'm back on track Cat Yucky TOM is gone and I've been eating healthy. down 2.4 pounds this week. I haven't exercised much, but I've just been too busy. As long as the numbers are going down then I'm happy Now if I could just get down past 160 this month!

[cat90]

Good for you Jess!! I've nothing to report..no change and i know i can do a lot better..i'm hoping i can post a loss next week.

[cat90]

I'm going to start another thread "Summer Challenge Part 2"
Hope to see you girls over there.

[barbmarie]

May 5 - 183

May 12 - 178.5 (Flu)

May 19 - 179 (Better, lol) (TOM)

May 26 - 178 Yeah!!!!!

June 2 - 176

June 9 - 178 ????????? Geesh I feel like a yo-yo

June 16 - 179

June 23 - 179

Oh well,,, 4lbs. I'll take it!!!!!
Good luck for the rest of the summer!
Barb