Welcome to this group as well April! I as have mentioned in my other posts I have a busy day to get to, but I will try to post this evening! I hope everyone is having a great Saturday!

Hey April, I like that name 'cos my birthday is in April!! Anyways welcome aboard, we love to have more buddies because more buddies = more support. It's only been a week since we all got togeter so we're still at our beginning stages! None of us are really on any of the Fad diets, we all just are trying to exercise regularly and make better, healthier food choices. More of a lifestyle change not a lose weight quick type program. We all did that before and as soon as you stop you gain all the weight back :mad:. So I hope you will be able to find the help and support you need here with us and let us know a little more about yourself!

And to Jenn & Valerie that was weird that we all didnt exercise on the same day! We have more in common than we thought. I think I'm getting sick, my throat and my head is hurting but I still went for my walk today it was only 35 minutes but I had to, I cant lose momentum!!! Well I hope you all have a good weekend!! Talk to ya later!

Good Morning Everyone
good to here that we have a new buddy in our weight loss goal. i am just getting ready to do my striptease DVD. i am hoping it will make my back feel better, it is really stiff and sore this morning. mellissa i hope that you are not getting sick, i hate being sick, are you taking your vitamines? maybe you should take it easy today and see if you can kick it before it gets really bad. well i am going to go and do my dvd, i will check back later. have a great day everyone.

Wondering if I can join your group. I am pretty much in the same boat as Jenn. I was recently married in June and I did really well losing weight for the wedding. Then I put about 20 lbs back on after the wedding. I am at 170 right now and looking to lose 30 - 45 lbs.

I have started exercising some and I am keeping a food journal and I have switched to diet pop only. I walk my dog 2 miles every night. Haven't noticed much difference yet, but I feel better. The dog isn't as ornery either. I have also tried to limit the TV I watch since you are usually sitting on your butt when you watch. I am kind of scared about Thanksgiving though. It is one of my favorite holidays and I have a terrible sweet tooth. Plus my husband and I are going out of town. :?:

Anyway, I am hoping to get some more support to help me through this process. The weight goes on a lot easier than it comes off!

Hope you all have a good day. I will check in tomorrow.

Hello everyone! I’m quite new here and looking for some buddies. Looks like I have something in common with a few of you and I’d love to become a member of your group! I’m 25 and this is my first time really trying to lose weight since high school (scary thought!). I joined the YMCA last June, but didn’t really make too much use of my membership until late Sept. I had a great October at the gym, but have only been to the gym 4 times so far this month, so I obviously need to work on my consistency. Tried calorie counting on fitday.com for about two weeks and decided it was too much trouble, but I did learn approximately what I should eat to hit 1500-1600 cals/day and that far too many of my calories were coming from wine and beer on the weekends (wine has calories, who knew?). I am interested in improving my health and quality of life of course, but really my sister’s wedding next October was the kick in the pants that got this all started. I sure as heck don’t want to be the only fat one in the bridesmaid party! (I know, I’m so vain, but whatever works right?)

I didn't do so well with my eating tonight. :( My husband and I went out to watch some Football at a sports bar. We did split the meal but it still wasn't great for me. I'll have to work harder tomorrow. Need to start getting into the gym. We have a membership but haven't been very good at getting there lately. That's it for now. I'll try to check in again tomorrow.

Rachel

Rachel that sounds like my weekend... Don't worry about it though, it is in the past now and can't be changed, just go from here and aim for better eatting tomorrow! I promised myself today would be better than the weekend and it was (minus the migraine - thank God for Aleve and my husband)

I know you can do this! :hugs:

Great, we got some new buddies since the last time I wrote! My computer was acting up so I couldnt get online since Sunday but I think its ok now. Well I think the worst part of my cold is over I felt so crappy on Sun & Mon which of course leads to no exercising but the good thing is when I'm sick I hate eating so I think I actually lost a pound! I need to be sick for about 5 months & that will be a good diet plan for me!!

Well girls Turkey Day is coming up but we all worked to hard to go backwards now. Eat and enjoy youselves but remember all the hours you spent exercising...is the extra stuffing really worth it? I dont have a problem with the dinner until the desserts come out then I'm weak! But Thanksgiving only comes once a year and I'm not gonna deprive myself. My plan is to take baby servings to at least I'll get a taste of everything! A spoon of pumpkin spice cake, a spoon of sweet potato pie and a small spoon of ice cream, so instead of having 3 servings the 3 little pieces will be equal to one serving! And I will eat very very slowly because I know I wont be having treats again until Christmas!

It seems we all had a tough weekend, they are ALWAYS the hardest, especially if you have a boyfriend or some of you have husbands who love to go out to eat. Mine especially, he's a junk food addict but never gains a pound I just have to look at the food and my thighs get bigger, its sooooo unfair!
Anyways hang in there girls I am confident that we can do this!!

I had a major pizza and red wine binge on Sunday night. The weekends always throw me off. Yesterday was much better and I’m heading straight for the gym after work today. My boyfriend doesn’t like to eat healthy stuff much either, and it does make it hard. We have such different taste in food to begin with that I don’t even know how we ever manage to eat together…lol!

I’m going home for Thanksgiving this year. I guarantee my grandmother will still offer me meat and I will still refuse, and then she will try to put gravy on my mashed potatoes because “there’s no meat in gravy”. (in her mind it’s still a phase, an 11 year long phase at this point). I always eat like garbage at my family gatherings, because usually all there is for me to eat is white bread, mashed potatoes, some sort of microwaved frozen vegetable, nuts, and deserts. Maybe I’ll buy my own little meatless roast this year so I can eat some protein and not have to fill up on starch. Also there’s a great YMCA in my hometown and I can use my membership there, hopefully I can get my sisters to head to the gym with me over the weekend.

Hi everyone
sorry o have not posted laterly, i think that i caught your cyber cold and flu, i have been sick sents sunday. i see we have some new friends, good to hear we have some new friends in our weight loss adventure. i have been pretty good the last few days. i have not been faithfull to my fitday but i have kinda learned what i can eat. it sounds like everyone else is doing good and the weight loss is going well all the way around. i think that my scale is defective. It says that i have not loss a pound, i swear i am not cheating, i may not be exercising enough. i think that that is probably it. You guys are lucky, you only have to go to one place for thanksgiving, i have three different places that i have to go, i go to my moms for breakfast, to my dad's for dinner(this dinner is at one so really lunch) and then to my best friend for real dinner. i have just given up to the fact that that day i will be eating way more that my 1200 calories. i will be right back on track on friday though. well i will check back later. have a great day everyone.

Sounds like everyone is a little scared about Thanksgiving. I am traveling to the in-laws in Michigan. I think I gain weight everytime I go up there. Everywhere you go people offer you food and alcohol. If you turn down alcohol they think you're pregnant. It will be a really tough week. I'll just have to keep it in moderation and get right back on track when we get home. Hope everyone has a good holiday. I will be gone till late Sunday. So, won't be posting at all until Monday probably.

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Hi everyone, i hope that everyone had a good holiday. I did but i so went over by 1200 cals. we are now having a really bad winter storm. well i need to go shovel just wanted to check in. happy thanksgiving.

Hey Ladies, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! I think I'm still celebrating 2 days later, I still have family in town and all they do is cook and eat all day! I'm happy (and sad) that they are leaving tomorrow or else I think I might blow up!

Valerie at least you'll work off the Thanksgiving meal by shoveling snow, we never get snow in Florida just warm, sunny weather :D! Did any one go shopping on Friday? I didnt, I dont like to be pushed and shoved by all thoes people. I saw on the news some people got in a fight at Wal Mark over a laptop. But I hope all is well with everyone and lets all get back on track!!