Niki-What did you think of spinning. I hope you loved it and sweated your a** off!! I know what you mean about reaching a point where something clicks in your brain, and there is no turning back on your decision to lose. My point was seeing some pics from christmas, and knowig I'd be miserable in Hawaii if I still looked like that in the fall. So shallow, but it worked for me. Hope you loved your class.

Originally Posted by sotypical:
I am amazed myself that I manged to get in 6 liters a day - but here is how I do it.

First of all I went out and bought myself a super cute water bottle - I can't seem to drink as much out of anything else. http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CMZZZZZZZ_.jpg I love the Nalgene I have a couple colours and will get more. I like the wide mouth bottles because I can get more in my mouth at a time.

Anyway it works like this (usually - not always the same) - I wake up around 5:45 and start drinking it right away. I usually drink 1 bottle (1 bottle is 1 liter) during my hour work out.

I sip on another while getting ready for work and work on that same bottle until about 10-12 depending on if I am having coffee or not.

I drink another during lunch. 1 in the afternoon. 1 on my way home from work. And 1 in the evening.

I love diet pepsi - I just got used to no diet pepsi until I am done 6 liters - sometimes if I really want it I have it after 5 but no sooner (except on weekends). I feel better when I drink the water and really miss it if I don't have - I almost crave it (the water). It was hard at frist, and sometimes I really have to chug that last bottle to get it in. And yes, I got pee A LOT - haha.

Sorry for that being so long.

~Oh my god lol.. If I drank 6 of those I would never leave the bathroom. I wouldn't get any work done LOL. Way to go for you to be able to though, that's great!!

Okay, so I haven't excercised yet. But today I promise I will at least get 40 minutes of running/walking on the treadmill. I have to wait for my bf to get out of work so I'll be in the gym at his community. woo hoo. I love thursdays!! you would think that I wouldn't be able to last running but I can last for 10 minutes jogging without stopping. I wonder if it's because it's easier on the treadmill. I don't know but I like it.

also, my eating hasn't been too good. my meals are good and a couple of snacks are good too. it's just when I get home i stuff my face with all this junk. I have really got to get this under control. Not doing good so far as I have already eaten a honey bun. (yikes!!)

niki-you know i guess i haven't reached my breaking point yet, because here I am still not changing my habits.

Hi everyone! Sorry I have not been around much, honestly I have been feeling very lazy this week and have been a bad girl.:( I have not been drinking my water as needed and I have even been skipping workouts!

I am changing all that today though! I got my butt up and did the burn on my Turbo Jam, then did the 40 min Turbo sculpt, so I am on the path to feeling more like myself.

Courtnie~I cannot believe you can get that much water into your body! Very impressive! I looked at the water bottle~very cute!! I will have to try to keep a water bottle at hand and see if I can improve my intake.

Well, off to get ready for some work, I will chat again soon.
Darcy

Hello Girls

Brandy - Loved it sweated my a$$ of. but note to self buy gel seat before next weeks class butt really hurts. But I feel great instructor kept saying just take it your pace since I was the only beginner there I was like ok NOT I came to sweat and thats what I did but it felt great no wonder your thin couple classes a week and eating right you can be thin right away..LOL but anyone who goes please remember gel seat :D

Rosario- I know it's hard I think it was even harder I have a man 2 kids I was like why I am happy no need to impress anyone else. Guess what I do and thats me and it does help getting comments from people. I love to just grab one thing out of my closet and just go with it instead trying every damn thing in that closet to hide the rolls. I hated go shopping for clothes. When your ready you will do it. ANd it won't be as hard. I had the same problem with my honey always wanted to eat junk always junk in the house only drank coke. Always do we have to go for that walk of course I said no and sat there played video games and ate junk food. Now I say yes we are going for a walk or I will go by myself and yes there is are a lot of times I go by myself but I feel great. And now I can be like nah I don't need it. It takes alot like everyone I slip up. It took my girlfriend to hit it going wedding dress shopping. It will hit you and then look out no one can stop you.

Here are my before and after picture I hope it works
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Hi gals-Happy Thursday!

I'm still suffering from this darn cold which is I believe now a sinus infection.:mad: I can't wait till I kick it out of my system so I can feel normal again. I had a FUN softball game late last night (we didn't start til 9-WAY past my bedtime!) We had a blast and won, but it wasn't a blow away game so good fun competition. I haven't done anything today as I had to be at my sis's early this morning to babysit, and my ankle is throbbing away after jarring it in last nights game. I'll do something this evening while hubby is out golfing. Won't that be out of character for me, an EVENING workout!!!

Nikki-I KNEW you would love spinning! I second the gel seats. I actually wear the nasty bike shorts with the padded butt. I look ridiculous, but my butt doesn't hurt. Your before and current pics are truly inspiring! You look so much healthier and happier!! Truly amazing!

Rosario-someday something will click and when it does, you already have learned what to do so it'll be even easier at that time. Plus you have all of us to cheer for you now, and then. Part of me didn't mind being large because I had been so ill with food allergies before. Once I found something to help temper my horrid reaction to most foods I went nutso and ate everything and LOVED every minute of it. I didn't mind being fat because I was feeling so much better. It took me about 2 1/2 years to click that I wanted to be small again. No matter if your large or little, you're still an incredible, awesome woman!

Darcy-"Its time to pparrrrttttyyy!" Hope you are completely back intp the Turbo thing.

Well, off to get into trouble. Have a great one!

Niki - I see a HUGE change! wow! I dont see that much of a change in my face area, but I see a pretty big different in my chest area and other people had said the same.

Darcy, Brenda - getting in that much water at first was very hard. But now I am totally used to it. If I drink too much at once my tummy gets a bit sore but other then that and a few extra trips to the bathroom I don't really notice it anymore.

Rosario - you may not have reached your breaking point but your still here so that means you are close. In the past any time I attempted to lose weight it never lasted much longer then a week or two - when I did weight watchers it was a bit longer but not much. About a month before I started coming here something just hit me and that was it and I haven't looked back. It doesn't mean that I don't have bad days, because I do, but it means that 80% of the time I stay on track; afterall, no one is perfect!

Hey ladies!!!!

I am sorry it took me so long to get here. I have been doing some last min things in my office to get it ready for someone else to do my job. I did not do to good at the party last night I could not stay away from the fudge cicles...

I want to put my next game board up but I know that Wendy will change the whole thing so I will just wait...I plan on takeing good notes wile I am away.

Niki you look so good. You keep up the good work!

Brandy Keep Kicking That Colds Butt!!!

Nail-Lady...Come on get up and move!!! I know you can shake the lazyies....

Rosario I have heard alot of people say it is easer on the treadmill....It sure dont feel like it when I am on mine....lol I feel like I have to fight myself the whole time I am on it.

Well ladies If I dont get the chance to see you today I will say later now and I hope you all have a great week next week and I will see you all on June 19th.

Hi gals-

Having a rough evening here. My ankle still hurts and I promised my hubby I wouldn't exercise tonight to give it a chance to heal up. My sinus infection doesn't seem to be getting any better and I'm very tired of it. And a friend of mine passed away today (not the one I talked about earlier, although I found out that hospice is in, and she probably wont hang on much longer.)

This week has been an emotional wreck for me and I just am not sure how much more I can deal with. I have no idea how I will be able to play my friends funeral on Monday. I am not good at keeping my emotions in check and I dont think I'll hold it all together enough to make it through all the hymns. I just don't know what to do to help the situation. I have to play the funeral. It was requested, and I'd rather fill that request and goof than deny it and hurt his family.

Anyways, I hope you all are having a much better time than I am. I'm going to go make myself a stiff drink and throw a movie in while I ice my ankle again.

ArtsyGirl - you have to let that ankle heal!!! I over did it once and I hurt my knees sooo bad! Take it easy!

I think I broke my elbow - is that possible?

Rosario - You look fantastic, keep up the good work! :):carrot:

Brandy - I hope you feel better soon, and so sorry for your loss. :hug:

Courtney - How do you think you break your elbow!? I would think you would know it if you broke it though??!! Ouch :(

Brandy-hope you start feeling better soon.
Well gals, I got up today and did Denise Austin on Lifetime at 7. I thought I was gonna die! It was kickboxing, spinal work and yoga. It felt good though. Maybe I'll get up again tomorrow. Other than that, I've been doing outside work and experimenting with new recipies from allrecepies.com. they have awesome crockpot recepies. well, off to make my meal plan. ttyl.

Originally Posted by Brendalee:
Courtney - How do you think you break your elbow!? I would think you would know it if you broke it though??!! Ouch :(

I hit it on the lock thingy on a bathroom stall door and I immediatly got this little bump there and bruise. It burned for a while but it is feeling better today. I think I will live :)

Hi everyone! Well, I think that I have officially "shaken the lazies" (as La3y put it.) I did my Cardio Party workout today and I am already feeling much much better. My youngest really cracks me up, he has been walking around singing some of the songs from my workout dvd's and now he has them stuck in my head too! I guess that may be his way of helping me to stic with it, I have to put in the dvd's to get the song stuck in my head replaced with a different one!

Brandy~So sorry for your loss. :hug: I know that you will find the strength to get through playing at the funeral. Take care of that ankle and sinus infection too. Hope you are feeling better soon.

Nikki~What a difference! You look fabulous, keep up the good work!

Will chat again soon!
Take Care.
Darcy

VERY QUIET around here:(

Hope you are all getting ready for Game 5!!! Starts Monday!!!:carrot:
I won't be posting much because I'll be at the lake, but I'm in for game 5 for sure!
W.:flow2: