This is Kina's last inspiring post, I thought is should start our recommitment thread!!

Thanks Kina!


Hi Ladies! I have been drinking my water; faithfully! I have been getting on my stepper daily and doing 100 steps. I do 20 ab rolls every other day. Is the ab roller considered strength training or cardio aerobic? I get so confused on that. I would like to get a schedule of my exercise down but I want to do like one day of strength training and then another day of cardio or aerobic (unless they are one of the same) and maybe one or two days yoga. I am going to do this girls and I want you to come along for the ride. Don't allow this weight to keep us from enjoying what life we have left. I started thinking about that the other day. I have family members (some younger and some older than me) who are much more over weight than I am. Not that I feel as if I am a higher power because of it but I look at them as they try to do little things for their children or for themselves and I think I don't want to let it get that far...it's up to me to make it happen. I can't run like the dickens with my kids...although I do race with my 9 year old on occassion but seldom. So to me it means I can make a difference if I just take back the control I once had. I don't feel that I have lost any weight from last week and I won't let that get me down. I am just going to aim to move everyday in anyway that gets my heart going.

Okay well I just came back from a wonderful play of "School House Rock" and it brought back so many memories of my youth. The heat is bad. As I was driving home my tummy started to gurgle as if I were hungry. I thought "Ooow what will I eat when I get home?" But then I said "No, you haven't had any water today. It's just that you are thirsty." Which is very true! So I am here and I will have you all know that I didn't start munching on junk I went straight for the water tank and filled up a nice cool glass of iced water. Woohoo!

I better get going! Hugs to you all and I anticipate hearing about you day with some form of exercise in their...EVEN if it just telling me you did the twist in your kitchen for 5 minutes. That is a wonderful way to get your cardio in without hating it!

Hugs & Smiles, Kina


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WOW! What an honor, Pat. I am the beginning of our new post. Thanks!

Well I did get my 100 steps on my stepper yesterday. I am up extremely early this morning, without the alarm clock, on a weekend...thank you. The kids have games and being that it is Mother's Day weekend...we will busy the whole weekend. I will not falter...I am going to do my 100 steps and my 20 ab rolls.

You know since this is the start of a new thread...allow me to reintroduce myself and give you just a bit of information about ME.

I am 30, married, mom to 4 children (2 boys, 2 girls), a college student myself, and part time employed. I have a seasonal job that will be getting started pretty soon. I am majoring in Accounting. My highest weight was 226 in September 2001 and I felt awful. I have managed to work myself down to my current weight of 203.5 and 204. I have done it by exercising and watching what I eat. I won't do any quick diet weight loss it's just too scary to me. I would like to be at 150 at some point but I will be ecstatic to see 170. I hope to drop 10 by the end of my summer break. I would like to drop 30 by the end of the year.

That's my story and I am sticking to it...LOL! I better get going T-ball game in just a couple of hours. Have a wonderful weekend Ladies and Happy Mother's Day *even if you aren't a biological mother...you may not know it but you may be a motherly figure to somebody and that is just as important! Happy Mother's Day!

Hugs & Smiles, Kina

Hi Kina I am Sue!

I began this journey 3 years ago and though in a year I would be at goal and well now it seems so far away that i get depressed.

I am now 43 years old with 4+ kids. work full time and well school?? that is for the kids at this time. Me and DH (Tom) are both over weight but I am the one that feels so slow and sluggish and just can not seem to get life in order. I started this at 235 and lost all the way down to 169 but with work and lost momentum i have gained back up to well the last time I weighed was 208 and I know it went a bit higher so I will say 210. so that is where I am now. renewd and rejoyed. I feel better (I hope that tomorow will not break me) (day 4 of OPness) Well that is it for me.

I goal to be back in exercise momentum by the end of this month and down under 200 by fathersday!!

WHOOOO

I will say that sat night I had McD's and did not eat teh fries they were horrible (how can I love them so much one day then a few days leter they are the worst things in the world?)

sunday was not too bad 2 dishes of icecreamw ith topping 1 piece of cake and a few snacks not bad for the day!!!

today I snuck a few jello squears but I am still going I will not count the few deviations of the last few days as it makes me feel so much better if i can say 5 days of OPness!! under the belt!! as it was deviations but not total pig outs!1 like dishes of potatoe salad and fruit salad sweetened with tos of sugar and hamburgers on a but and potatoe chips I passed all that and did pass onmost of the french fires!1 so I feel good!!!

so how did you girls fair over the weekend???

Good morning!
Well Sue I didn't do well over the weekend at all.
Yesterday I was OK until a co -worker told me there was left over cake From friday, can you say cake??, Well I just had to have a piece which sat on top of my ww lunch meal. then 2 thin mint girl scout cookie. But today I am going to the gym. I am going to do well today. (I hope I can remember how to get there LOL).

Have you heard from Pam? Miss her.

Kina Our current OP goddess How are you? Congrats on the summer job, How is teh car thing going?

Well Sue how goes it with you? sounds like you are closer to teh entrance of carb ****. How are you liking the 12 hour shifts?
Any insights into what is keeping you in carb ****? I know how frustrated I am.

Melody are you out there lurking? you too are missed.

Well lets see how teh gym goes today.

You all have a good day, reporting from the inside of carb ****, where everything is an illusion of good times.

Good morning all!
Well did you feel teh earth shake yesterday??
That wasn't an earth quake it was me going to the gym and working out!!

Felt good too, sweated and everything.
Had a pretty good OP day too except a co worker brought me in a dunkin donut cappacino coolata, now I want to tell you that those things need to be against the law!!

Not a good habit to get into I'll tell you .

Well how is everyone else doing??

I did grea till yesterday I managed to find a doughnut that was calling my name and it tasted like poo poo. that was all the bad things I ate untill I managed to get out of work at 815 and the kids were hungry and ate McD's well other than that not to bad.

Carb **** is now a cause of not the taste of food but poor planning. Soo off to do that now.

My pants are tight and feel yucchy, my legs can no longer bend at the knees and feel comfortable. I need to start tow work out. that is on the plans . I have a gazelle that I borrowed from a friend and some toe bo tapes. and some bands and a bunch fo stuff that shoudl be useful but they only get me working when i move them from room to room. I am getting prepared to start. I am feeling more and more like the old me that has the desire to get sweatty and stinky. and start to fele the muscle s bulge and tighten up.

Well I am glad that you have started. I want to takel one thing at a time but swimming starts tonight so I will go there and start!!

I am so happy! WooHoo!

You ladies are doing it. Okay this is the deal...I know and you know that no carbs can drop the weight and fast. But how about we take a different approach on this issue. Let's not worry so much about what we are eating just try and keep from over indulging. So we eat what we want in moderation. But the KEY is to MOVE MOVE MOVE! *I know that is going to get me a new nick name.* I know I can't juggle; so for me I have to tackle my obstacles one at a time. Which means to me...I may not have a firm handle on the eating but I have the exercise down. So I trade off if I can just exercise daily I can eat what I feel like eating but in moderation. I know that may not be what this thread wants to hear me say because many of us have been firm believers in the Protien Diet. It's just a thought.

Well I have been exercising daily. I have actually increased my steps on my stepper to 200 instead of 100. My legs did ache the next day but boy can I feel the firmess in my thighs. I feel good. I have been doing 20 ab rolls on my ab roller every other day. I can't say that I feel it getting firm there but I am not going to give up.

I better get going. Talk to you all later. I am so proud of you all. I can't wait to hear all about your successes!

Hugs & Smiles, Kina

Kina You are right "Sarge" (glad to pass the name on!! )

I did great today except for the icecream social today dn kids birthday which I will have cake. so all in all I will not clam today a failure. went to work when it was my day off. I have 3 days now in a row for 12 hour shifts. Do not expect any exercise from me but top stay mostly OP will be good.

How is every one else doing???

Where does the time go?
Another week has gone by.
Hey Sarge,Thanks for the butt kicking and sound advise.
I am doing so-so on the eating and poor on the w/o , caught DH cold so don't feel like doing anything, and nothing like being sick that causes cravings for comfort food.

Sue, the 12 hour shift can be **** doing it but nice on those extra days off.

You all have a nice weekend

I knew that last post would get me a reputation...LOL! We just got to do it! It's for our own good. I got on the elliptical machine yesterday and did 3 miles in 20 minutes. I was so impressed with myself. I did have to push myself on that last mile. But I did it. I might jump on that thing again today. It is steaming hot outside...thank goodness for air conditions.

Well I am having a late snack...talk to you later.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs & Smiles, Kina

I danced for about 45 min with all my residents at the NH. it was national nursing home week so they had a bunch of stuff going on with today being a semiformal dance with a DJ and all. I did the twist and ran the folks all around in the wheel chairs and walkers and danced with them all!! Does that count for exercise????

It sure does count as exercise! Did you feel your heart beating a little harder, did you break out a little sweat, and was your breathing a little elivated? YES...it's exercise and that is excellent!

We are doing good Ladies! We are moving! Yiiiiippppeeee!

Hugs & Smiles, Kina

Just work today!1 no dancing

After wakign up yesterday morning and feeling very used as a mom I blew ate McD's Chineese and english muffins

I am back On track today!!

So far Feeling good and trying to fit life back into my schedule.

I blew up and posted a letter on my cabinet about how I felt I was trying to do 2 full time jobs and how the kids are not pitching in. and how I would like a bit of time off to from my jobs.

well I cam home to a clean almost house but clean enough to make me feel good. and not overwealmed from what needs to be done today and for the nest few days.

I may even get some exercise in too!!