Golfsalot- Keep strong. Think how amazed and surprised your son will be when He comes home and sees you thinner and healthier than when he went away.
I like your attitude 9 weeks of Boot camp for him can be 9 weeks of health camp for you. Keep your focus, keep healthy and you'll do well.

Everyone is doing such a great job...I like that we are all looking to make real LIFESTYLE changes and it's really the only way, because life will keep happening! Children will go off to college or the military, we will have fights with spouses, we will have work temptations and stress and physical discomfort but as long as we make our health and wellness a priority we CAN and WILL succeed!

The yoga class I taught went GREAT! I had only 6 students and it really flowed. Sometimes an intimate class has a really good feel. It felt good to teach again (I haven't taught for several weeks due to a broken bone in my foot).

I went to try on clothes today (Lane Bryant keeps sending me free coupons!) and bought a pair of jeans that is tight so that by the end of this challenge I can be SWIMMING in them ;) My daughter was so cute, she said: 'Get them smaller, Mommy! You're going to lose a lot of weight!' :) She is so supportive. We are going to be working out together at the YMCA a minimum of 3 times per week together and are devoted to eating well. She is a little larger than she'd like to be (10-15 pounds over her ideal healthy proportion) and is really excited about becoming healthier together. I am happy to be helping her develop good habits now so she'll never know what it's like to be a overfat adult.

Keep up the good work, everyone! Keep this thread visible by updating us all on your progress :D

Yogini - That is great that you have a partner in crime.. I think thats whats makes a huge difference...

Snowbrocade -- I think whats motivating me the most was remembering that feeling I had when I lost 3o pounds... I remember it wasnt easy... but doable... It was such a great feeling to like the way my clothes fit... to feel beatiful.. granted I know I am beatiful we all are.... But with all this extra weight i carry around it just depresses me and makes me feel miserable... Im tired of feeling that way... I deserve more... You just have to think positive... And this website is awesome because you need encouragement to continue because it can get really hard at times...

Im proud of myself I went to the gym yesterday... And managed ato get a good hr of weights in... I just joined ballys and the trainer is really nice... Its to bad I cant afford to hire her to train me 2 days a week... it was too much money.... she was asking for a 2 month period $720... I was thinking if I could afford it that would be so great... but i cant afford... I think instead im gonna motivate myself... by setting aside i dont know like 20 dollars a week into my savings account... and in about 18 weeks I'll have 360 bucks to go on a shopping spree to celebrate my new bod... :P

Anyways the key is to stay motivated... to keep moving... I can so do this... Ive done it before... The only difference between the last time and now is that im not going to stop... its a lifestyle...

thank you guys for all the support...

Just a quick update of the list--do I have everyone?

CH--------will lose 30
Eycia------will lose 42
Stacy-----will lose 32
beforeim---will lose 21.5
bopi------will lose 30
golfsalot--will lose 20
yogini----will lose 30
card-----will lose 20
trob------will lose 30
Sno------will lose 36
Nawchem-will change behaviors
********---will lose 30
lachona---will lose 40
Chaarli----will lose 20
Dollypie---will lose 27

Day 4 of week one
 

Dear courageous invincible ladies:

I was thinking how hard we are working and what a difficult chore we have set for ourselves. We are looking to change our lives! That takes a lot of courage. In particular, it takes courage to do things differently. For example, taking one of our supports and comforts away--food! And exchanging it for a future goal.

So we are saying it is okay for me to be uncomfortable today so that I can be happy in the future!

When I think about this and think about being hungry or craving or watching someone eat something I really want, I can be happy because that feeling means that I am getting closer to my goal. I am choosing that temporary discomfort! I am even excited about it--those moments mean that I am really doing it!

Thank you all for you lovely posts--they encourage me so much. It really feels like I am not doing this alone, that I have a community of beautiful women who are making changes together and that when I have hard times you will all be there to inspire and console me.

Thanks again--have a fabulous day!

Happy Thursday!
 

Dolly - That is fantastic! Great job!!! I know it is so hard to resist the temptation of fast food - Subway is a great alternative.

Golfs - Ditto what Healthy said - my DD is only 5 so I don't know what it would like to watch your child go away, but I know that you will do great while he's following his dreams. I will also keep him in my thoughts.

lachona99 - Congrats on joining a gym - sometimes I wish that I went to a gym instead of working out at home. Actually paying for it would be a motivator all in itself. :)

Yogini - That's great that you are back to teaching - I've always wanted to take a yoga class, but they are so expensive over here where I work. My office is in a very upity neighborhood near UC Berkeley and the classes are soooo expensive. Maybe some day I will splurge and take one anyway.

My day started out so-so. I couldn't make myself get out of bed early like I planned (yet again). I'm having some real issues with getting enough sleep. It all started with DH being unhappy about how often we have sex. I would love to do it every day (even more than once), but by the time he finishes working out, I've cooked/cleaned, both of us have taken a shower, it can be like 11pm. I have to leave the house by 7am for work, so I have to be up around 5:30am. In order to make time for sex I've had to go to bed around 11pm or later every day this week. I'm going to have to figure out a way to get that done earlier because I can't continue getting to bed so late.

So anyway, this morning I couldn't make breakfast - I ate a Cliff bar and brought some cereal to work. Not my first choice (or second). That's okay though because the calories aren't too high. I will just have a light protein filled lunch to make up for it.

I am very proud of myself for getting in some strength training finally last night. I did a short circuit. I didn't want to overdo it since it's been a few months since I worked out. I will do the circuit again this weekend, but add 1 or 2 exercises. It felt great and I got a good sweat out of it.

No walking for me today (atleast not a brisk walk) because I have Back-to-School night tonight and I don't want to be smelling musty.

I'll check in with you ladies later. Keep up the good work!!

Thank you!
 

Thank you Sno!!! Thanks for starting this thread.

Good Afternoon Ladies,

It is another beautiful day outside today! Yesterday I went for a long walk in the afternoon with my dog Snickers. I think I will do that again this evening, it is a great workout since she tends to think that she is walking me.

Sno - Thanks for the inspiration!

another great day here. i have walked over 20,000 steps (over 10 miles) so far today and all of that was done at work. i teach and i NEVER sit down. i have gotten into my school eating routine and have lost another pound. i am glad that i found this challenge but am sorry that i can't keep up with everyone.

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You seem to be keeping up just fine! Way to go with all of the walking and you're down another pound too ;)

So my day has started off well and I'm freshly motivated to keep this plan going this time.
great to here all the successes people are having.

Thanks to all for your words of encouragement and support. Today was a better day! I went for a 60 minute walk last night after posting and felt much better after. Today I made wise choices when eating and am now going for my 60 minute walk. Even better, is tomorrow I have the day off and will spend much of the day on the golf course which is where I LOVE to be!!! WAHOO! I'm trying to get out as much as possible as soon the winds will change and the snows of winter will greet me!
Have a great evening all! Keep on smiling and look forward to a good day tomorrow.

I turned down ice cream cake today in favour of a banana. I didn't snack. I walked for 30 minutes. I bought my son a pair of size 24 pants and didn't cry. All in all it was a good day!

Thanks sno also for starting this challenge, I feel so inspired reading what everyone is doing.

So far, so good. Did my walk and yoga everyday and I'm down 3lbs-been eating more then 1200cal most days though.

keep up the good work everyone!

Great
 

Okay I just had the ultimate butt kicking...just found out that I have high cholesterol,luckily my ratios of good/bad are normal but my total is high.So if ever there was a time to get my diet sorted out it would be know.
My DH has high cholesterol and we both smoke although I have been trying to quit, so this is great motivation for me to get healthy.