Well I finally did it and dug the aerobic stair out of the basement. And I did a Susan Powter Lean Strong and Healthy tape that I have had for years and haven't done in years. Wow, that was a hellaworkout! I forgot how intense the stair could be. Well anyways I will probably only do that one a few times a week until I get a little more conditioned. Probably back to the 2-mile watp tomorrow. Eating was so so today, I have got to get these cookies out of my house. Sweets are my biggest temptation, I can take or leave chips and salty stuff.

Emily, Welcome to our group we are glad to have you. I am 34 also and have about the same amt. of weight to lose. I'm sure we have a lot more in common too, can't wait to hear your story. Talk to you soon.

Allison, Congrats on the weight loss. Good for you!

Well sounds like everyone else is busy getting ready for Christmas. Just remember to make time for yourselves in all the hustle and bustle. Talk to everyone soon...

MJ

Hello everyone.

Whew, what a busy day. But, I finally got my Christmas tree up tonight. I can't believe I left it so late this year. My dad wants me to come over and do up his tree too, don't know when I will find the time.

Thankfully, I have taken all next week off from work. I could really use the break during this busy time. Almost have my Christmas shopping done too.

Don't know if I will get the time to post tomorrow. I have to work until 9:00 at night, then get home & pack, and going away for the weekend. If I don't have time to post, then I hope you all have a nice weekend and I'll talk to you all on Monday!

Bye for now!

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR:mad: I just typed a big long post to catch up after missing days and when I hit "submit reply", it tells me I'm not signed in and cant reply. I do "back" and get back to my reply and it shows at the top that I am indeed signed in. I try again and get the same error message that I'm NOT signed in. This time my reply was gone!! Sooooo frustrating!!:(

Anyway, no time now to retype it all. I've missed everyone the last few days:hug: . I've just been extra busy and things have been hectic.

Emily, Wecome to our group.:) You're more than welcome to join us.

Weigh-In is tomorrow...honestly not sure how that's going to turn out. :?: I'll let ya'll know tomorrow night.

Gotta run for now
Miki

Miki,

That happens to me at least once a week on this site. But I never get my messages back. It is so frustrating! I had a mega busy weekend too, looks like everyone else did as well. I'm not feeling positive about my weigh in tomorrow. But I can't wait to hear how you did. I hope you did great. Talk to you soon.

Hi all,

Today is weigh in and I am down 1 pound. I couldn't be more happy. It must have been from the workouts cuz I didn't eat that well. But now I am motivated to keep going. Losing just 1 pound puts me in such a good state of mind. I didn't workout Sat. or Sun (too busy) but did 2-mile watp last night. And I think I'm gonna get off here right now and do the 3-mile. Thanks to all of you girls for the motivation that you have given me. I honestly know I would not have made it this far w/o you. And I know 4 lbs. isn't that far but for me it is because I know otherwise I would have had no support and no accountability and probably would have gained 4 (or more) lbs. over the holidays. So, thanks again.

MJ

Good after Ladies
 

Hey

Emjay I was thinking is it still ok if i hop aboard with you ladies?

If so I will just tell ya'll about me...
39
2 kids (9 and 6)
married (12years)
5' 11"
At this time I have been doing this for two mounths and I have lost:carrot: 13lbs :carrot: I had my weight day on Sunday and found 3 more lbs gone..I have been doing the happy dance every since.

I dont follow any real diet plan. I have my own little black book I keep all my days meals and workouts. I walk on my lunch break at work and I have a nightly workout I do before I take my bath.

I am from the south Ladies and love my :devil: fried foods.:devil:


My goal is to lose 50 lbs..I started at 242. I am at 229.


Thanks so much

Leigh

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Leah,
Welcome, of course it is ok if you join us. Wow, it sounds like you are doing great so far. What kind of excercise have you been doing? I'm always looking for new ideas.

MJ

hi there
 

hello everyone,hope it's ok that i join in on this thread, a little about myself
i have been married for 17 yrs have a daughter that's 16 (ugh) and a son thats 13 yrs old i'm joining weight watchers tommrow i'm doing the felx plan hope it works..i've never tried ww before,and i have a workout room just never use much anymore i was doing 45 min a day and then i got depressed
and now i'm feeling better so i'm going to go for it well that all for now have a good day to all:carrot:

Hello all.

Back from my weekend away with the ladies. It went pretty well, and we had some fun. Then I stepped on the scale. Yup, I did gain back 2 lbs. It's okay though, I already cyberkicked myself, lol. I expected it, so it wasn't a big surprise. I'm not expecting to take anything off this week, too close to Christmas. So, my goal for this week is to maintain. Just to not gain any more will be good enough for me this week.

Emjay, way to go on the lb. lost, hard to do at this time of year.

Miki, sorry about the lost post, lol. I hate it when that happens (seems to happen on all message boards from time to time). Before I hit "submit reply" I always highlight my message and right click, select "copy". Then, if it goes into space, I can just open a new message & click "paste"...voila my message is pasted back in. Of course...I don't remember to do that 100% of the time, and the one time I forget will be the time I lose my message, lol.

Welcome to Leigh & Hoosierlady, looking forward to getting to know you. Hope I didn't miss any other newbies...it's been a few days since I last posted so I feel out of touch, lol.

I'm going to try to get some cycling in tonight to try and ward off the christmas treat evils.

Well, I have a ton of present wrapping to do, so I'll catch up with you all tomorrow. Bye!

Thank you
 

I been walkin twice around the building where I work. I will start going 3 times around after Christmas holidays. I been doing part of the buns of steal work out at night I do not have time for the whole thing with the kids and all. I add a few things to it. I walk all day at work so really is like I am on wide open all the time. I feel like sometime I run from the time i get to work till i go home.


Once again thanks so much

Leigh

sorry about the typos

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Hi all...It's 7 pm and I'm still at work so only got a second. As for my weigh-in Monday, I think it was a lb down, but honestly I couldnt see. .. the marker is so tiny and usually I get my husband to look for me. He had already left for work. I'm not going to count it for sure yet. Just going to wait until Monday again. Of course, Monday is after all the Christmas get-togethers all weekend so I'll TRY to maintain at least if not lose. I'm telling you, tho, the day after Christmas I am going back STRICT!! I've slacked off alittle on the exercise these days except for shopping. Well, better run. Gotta get finished here. After today, I'm off til next Tuesday...Whoohooo!!!:carrot:

oops
 

PS.....Welcome Hoosierlady and Leigh!!!:D

finally back
 

hi guys. i asked last week if i could join and i have so busy at work and with the holidays to check back with the site.

thanks for the warm welcome emjay71,mikiG,etc.

well here is a little about myself. i am 34 and needing to lose about 60 to 70 pounds. i have always had a weight problem my entire life and never really did get in shape until i was in my twenties. i eat and enjoy myself when every other aspect of my life is going well and when things are not so good in my life like work or problems in my marriage i don't eat and lose weight. i am tired of that. my marriage is the greatest it has ever been since we have handed it over to our Lord and Savior,but i don't physically feel good. my blood pressure is up dangerously and i miss the self confidence in looking good and feeling good. i feel like an embarressment to my husband and kids and the rest of my family. i have saved all my clothes from my skinny days and at work one day some friends and co-workers were mentioning my habit of keeping everything. a co-worker asked what sizes i had and when i mentioned from size 2 to 16,another co-worker point blank said to me that i would never get back down there again. i was shocked at the statement she said. was she right? i have to ask myself. but it was not her position to make such a statement.

i had a baby almost three years ago and can't seem to get this weight off. in just those three years of carrying around 204 pounds i have noticed how some people treat overweight people. i don't seem to get the service or smiles i did when i was weighing 130 lbs. i was very comfortable at 130 lbs but it took work to maintain that weight. it is worth fighting for though.

i use to work out all the time and enjoyed it. i want that feeling back.

after the holidays,i know it sounds a little cheesey,i do plan on taking my weight,health and respect for myself back into my hands and do something about it.

i have a full time job for the state of texas and on the side i am a photographer. i have been a photographer for about 2 years now,no schooling or training but hope to do so one day. i enjoy doing weddings(can be stressful at times) and other events. i meet some great people.

so how does this work? do yall weigh in once a week? please write back and thank you for the support i feel already.

Hi again everybody! Well, I finally got off work. Worked from 8 a.m. til 9 pm. today. It's 11:30 now. I'm tired but didnt want to come right home and head to bed. I like unwinding time first.

Emily, I know what you mean about how people treat you. I was really surprised when I lost down almost 60 lbs a couple years ago that the boys at the grocery store were more than happy to carry out my bags when prior to that, it was like I was invisible. I've had them walk right past and not even offer altho that was their job! As for our weigh-ins, most of us do weigh once a week but we dont all weigh on the same day necessarily. Monday is my day. I've just decided today that I am going to skip this next Monday and have my next official weigh-in on Monday, January 1. I'm addicted to the scale so it's going to be a challenge with my own self to resist weighing before then. I think that will be best because if I weigh and havent lost this next Monday, even though I'll have lots of holiday dinners, I'll get discouraged. I have to be reasonable and realize I know there will be things I eat over the holidays that I dont need but that doesnt mean I have to eat those days and the days after also. An occasional splurge is ok. It's not ok to splurge and then say, "Well, I blew it so might as well forget it and keep eating." I'm determined I wont get back into that mindset this next year.

I want to lose around 60 lbs also. I did it a couple of years ago but have gained half of it back. Since I hadnt reached my ultimate goal back then, I have the rest of it plus the 30 I regained to lose. Sickening to think I was within 30 lbs of my goal and gained 30 instead!:(

I was on blood pressure medicine when I started losing before and it wasnt long before I was able to quit taking it. Now even though I gained 30 back, I still havent had to start back on the medicine. Monthly prescriptions are costly so that's an incentive to me. Glad to hear your marriage is going well. I've been married 21 yrs and a year ago, we went through a really tough time. We made it though and I think we're doing better than ever now also.

WW, guess I'll skip the cyber kick since you took care of it yourself.:p :D

Leigh, that's a smart idea to walk around your building at work. Congrats on the 13 lbs you've already lost.

Hoosierlady, our kids are the same ages. I have 2 boys, ages 13 and 16. Luke will be 14 in January and Josh turned 16 this past October. Keep you busy dont they?

Emjay, happy to hear you achieved a loss this week.:) Think I can really not look at the scales for two weeks?lol

Rivergal, how was your day? Get all your baking done?

Well, it's midnight now. I think I better go get some sleep. It'll probably be Thursday before I have time to check back in. Talk to ya'll then!

Miki