Good Morning Ladies! :welcome3: to all the fine ladies that joined us. I look foward to getting to know each and everyone one of you. I'm sure you love it here. :hug:

Danielle - I really enjoyed the article you shared with us. It gave me a lot of insight that I wasnt aware of. I havent encountered too much of that yet but when I do I'll have to remember that article. Thanks again for sharing with us.

Bonnie - your grandson is adorable!

CartersMama- that was real cute. you can always pretend your eating it and then put it away. I'm glad you are excited. Some of our destinations are far. Like mine, Im in Hawaii and going to california is 2,500 miles.

Congrats Mel On reaching your water goal!!!!

Amanda - you got a real good deal on those treadmills. I hope your doing great and good luck with work.

Melody - is Jillan Micheals the same lady who does Yoga Booty Ballet?

Mia - i'm sure you are going to do great. you'll have a lot of fun doing your turbo jam and hanging out with the inlaws. See you when you get home if you cant get back anytime sooner.

Hey Ladies,

i just got back from my grandparents house and i feel so refreshed. There is nothing like sleeping in your own bed with ur lil dog lol. this is going to be quick because i have class, but ill post tonight when i get home. I talked to my best friend who is in Spain right now on a study abroad program (yes i'm sooooo jealous), but she is a total health freak and really skinny and she gave me some good ideas. I'll go into detail tonight. Welcome to the newbies and ill do individuals tonight!!!! love ya'll!!

Good afternoon lovelies!!!

YaY Stacia..another Slimfaster! LOL! Thats my plan of attack right now too. How's the water going? I'm on my second bottle now! We can do it!!

Bonnie....way to go on that walk!! What a little cutie! Thanks for sharing!

Sara....Hello!! How's your day going?

Britt....Welcome back!! You are so right, there is nothing like your own bed!! I hope you are having a wonderful day!!

Okay the water is going down good again today. Its lunchtime and I'm out of milk! Go figure!! I absolutly hate the grocery store, I hate it I hate it!! If there was one thing I'd pay someone to do for me (if I werent so cheap that is) its to do my shopping! LOL!! 2 more days till I see the doc for my leg, I cannot wait and I'm scared at the same time. But I was thinking today, man it sure would be nice to be able to go for a little walk and know I wont be in pain. Thats all I ask for..no pain! LOL!! Keep up the good work everyone!! Be good to you!

~melissa

Hello Ma'Ladies.

I'll just tell you in advance that won't be here as much as usual until the end of next week. This is the end of a quarter and the end of the month. It doesn't help that production was at a stand still for about a month due to parts shortages. So, I'm going in at 6 in the morning to help until I have to start my job at 8.

Part of my job is to enter data for the Quality Control Dept for every part and control that is manufactured. I've entered hundreds so far this week and there will be hundreds and hundreds more. Oh and let's not even get started on the invoices and receivers that I have to match for the accounting dept. :dizzy:

Then I come home and have to cook dinner, try to get some exercise in and talk to my husband. We've only been married a little more than a year. so we're still joined at the hip. I guess the newness hasn't worn off yet. :lol: I hope it never does! Then I have to get in the bed early so I can do it all again the next day. :faint: I'm tired!

So please accept my apologies. I've been keeping up with the posts, but I don't have much time to respond individually. But fear not! It will be over one day. :grouphug:

Getting a late start here today! It's been a busy day of errands and running around. I swear, grocery shopping with my dh is an all out experience every time I go with him. I swear it takes twice as long if I just went by myself! lol He's got to look at everything & he's such a marketing sucker its scary. :lol: Oh well, at least the shopping is done and the fridge is stocked for awhile. I have been dying for a yummy crunchy salad but am terrified to eat any green! Anybody else avoiding still?? Would kill for nice big salad right about now but just can't do it. *sigh*

Amanda, I hope this finds you caught up to speed and not so hectic. You've been a busy girl these days, haven't you? Yay, on the treadmill find! I hope it works for you! I had an old Nordictrak manual tread back in the day and it worked pretty good. How come dh won't be able to make walking with you in the evenings? Work take too long? Well, maybe now that you got the tread you can just supplement with that on the days he can't join you? Good luck with that, I know how much you were looking forward to using the track! Can't wait for my book to show up too, should be any day now. I'm just about to finish Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell...the girl who wrote Sex & the City...love her stuff.

AlaskanMelody, WTG getting that workout in! Which Jillian dvd do you have? I have the two-disc one that is mostly toning and strength...I really want the kickboxing one I seem to like that aggressive movement. LOL :D

Stacia, hello! So good to see you posting today. Aw, your little one sounds like a doll. Another slimfaster on board! I am doing it right now too and couldn't be happier. Good luck with the water. Am not having much issue with it as it is still in the 100's here! :eek:

Bonnie, love the new pic of your grandboy. He looks so happy!

Mel, great work on the water goal. good for you! Will be nice to finally get the leg issue taken care of so you can move on from here. Am super curious as to what he's going to do & say. Hope the foodplan has been on track for you, we've got leaves to rip off come Friday!

Amanda, just saw your last post! Gosh, more busy work for ya, well gee, don't they understand that you got priorities and that is to sit and talk to us? :lol: Hang in there kiddo, it will all be over before ya know it! Until then, we'll keep the light on and a warm spot on the couch for ya! :hug: And the joined at the hip thing? Nah, if you're lucky, it never goes away. At least it hasnt for me after 14years!

I've had a very good day food & water wise today. We ate lunch out at Quiznos but I did very well with my small turkey sandwich and baked Lays chips. Tonight dh is cooking so Lord help me, I don't know what we're having! Just gotta keep thinking Friday Friday Friday, leaves leaves leaves! :lol: So help me if I don't get to tear any off I'm gonna cry! :cry: Even tho the exercise still hasnt happened I've had a very good 4 days so I expect the scale to fork over some poundage!!!! lol

Hey, I was going to ask you guys.....
Now that you are eating better, paying attention to ingredients, etc...when you're at the grocery store or out for a meal, do you ever find yourself watching what everyone else has got in their cart or stuffing their faces with? lol I caught myself doing this once before about a year ago when I was trying to diet and just today I found myself doing it again while we were waiting to be rung up at the grocery. I was watching a lady in the next lane to us throw nothing but junk up onto the belt with not a vegetable in sight! All I could think about was man, how unhealthy are you really?? Cause she was as thin as a stick but her 2 kids were bouncing off the walls and had already dug into a package of teddygrahams while waiting. I find myself constantly playing a game with others groceries to see if I can calculate calories or figure out what diet they're on! LOL

Well girls, duty calls time to put my mom hat back on and go help with homework. I hope you've all had a super great day and are ready for another tomorrow!!!

~Be Well

♥danielle

Sara & Britt, how could I forget you guys!!!! So sorry!

Sara, I'm so glad someone got some use out of the article. I found it very interesting as well as I've had experienced alot of that years back when I lost bunches of weight. I'd like to think that I am more educated and know what to expect now. lol

Britt, so glad you had a good time at home. Nothing like being in your own bed is there?! Hopefully the tips your g/f gave you will help you out. It's always great when our friends can lend a hand in our weight loss efforts! Hope school is going well for you. And yes, I would be jealous of your friend too! LOL I would love to visit Spain! What a lucky girl she is.

♥danielle

Amanda...we can all understand the busy, just try to pop in and give us updates when you can! I hope you get some good use out of your treadmill during that time too! But, we absolutely understand!

Danielle...you arent alone, I am just too scared to buy a bag of salad, any of the green stuff right now till they get it all figured out. They say they do but not 100%. I would love a chicken ceasar for dinner! Thats so funny you mention the carts. I dont so much look at other peoples carts but I wonder what people are thinking about my cart. Do I have too much junk? are they gonna look in there and say...well no wonder you are fat! Or are they gonna see the good stuff I buy and say hey...good job! LOL...as if I care! But still!

Whats for dinner? Its so nice out here, I'm firing up the grill and doing a pork tenderloin out there. Not sure what we'll have with it though...there I go again making the meat the main course! LOL! I hope everyone is having a wonderful evening!!

~melissa

Thank goodness. I have a few moments now! :D

Sara - You're doing an excellent, excellent job with the E. Way to go chick!

Heather - Yeah, most of those pills are rip-offs. Try your best to have a balanced diet. Those pills that raise your metabolism are very bad for your heart. Please be careful and keep in mind that herbal stuff is not not regulated like medicinal stuff is.

Bonnie - You've always been my inspiration with your E. I'm glad you're back full-swing because I feed off of you.
You have the most adorable grandchildren.

Danielle - I know it's silly to be jealous of your weather, but I am. I don't like for it to go below 70. Granted 100s are a little high, but I just hate to be cold. I have to admit that I love having snow on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. I'd trade it all for summer temps though!
My husband has no other reason for not wanting to go outside in the evening other than he doesn't feel like it. No schedule conflict. He's not tired. Just doesn't feel like it. :lol: Even if I wanted to go out alone he would have a fit about it.

Trish - Don't let the past weekend bother you. This entire month has been rough for me. I'm getting back on track though.
I hope you're able to get the toy idea up and running. Much success to you! :bravo:
Enjoy the little one! They are so precious.

Alice - Jump right in. We're pleased to have you! :hug:

Cartersmama - Welcome, welcome!

AlaskanMelody - Welcome. I'm so glad we're here to share your journey with you! Please tell us lots about your adventures.
I just started with Callanetics. My staples are Leslie Sansone videos though. No one on this thread agrees with me, but I love, love, love Harvey Walden. I have his fitness video and the workout is great. And I recommend it.

Hey Altari - Hey, I lost momentum too. No gaining and I think only about 3 pounds lost this month. Possibly four but I doubt it. But we're getting our acts together, right? ;)
Don't focus on the enormity of it. How do you eat an elephant???? One bite at a time!! I stole that from Liz, but it's fitting. :hug: Cheer up my friend. And don't quit.

Mia - I'm glad you're having a good time. I wish I was there with you!

Melissa - Me preggers?? :dizzy: :D That would be grand but I'm not. I hope to be by early next year though!
I'm glad you're doing well with school. You continue to amaze me lady.
I'm glad you're appt with your doctor is coming up. Please let us know what happens right away. :hug:

Britt - I love it when you show up! Come back soon and tell us about your new revelations.

I think that was everyone. If not I'm sorry that I missed you. I will try harder next time. Nite all!! :grouphug:

Hey Ladies,
Well i dont know why all of a sudden this is happening to me. Usually i'm totally fine, but now at night i get very lonely. Its weird. For some reason I think my man hating days are over and the begining of my search for mr. right has started. This is very scary for me. My last boyfriend was when i was 16-17 and he was 23. He went to Iraq and i knew he wasnt totally right, but he came back and was totally crazy. Threatened to kill me and almost did kill someone at a walmart. Luckily the man survived, and i was in Texas and he was in Colorado. But after that i didnt really want anything to do with men and just said they were all dogs. This whole spiritual search ive been going through has made me more emotional also. I'm not really sure if i like it. Actually i know i hate it. I hate crying and now i'm crying watching stupid commercials. Anyways, tonights drama was basically me looking at my yearbook from last year. See i moved back here from mexico when i was 16. the year book was all of my friends senior year. I dont really have any regrets, and the few that i do have, mostly i would never take them back because they make me who i am now. The one that i do regret is not finishing highschool with my friends. I never finished highscool. I got my GED. I really miss my friends. okay thats enough of that now on to other things...

As i said before i found out what Britney Spears workout was before Kfed and the kids. Back in the days when she did I'm a Slave for You. Any of you who saw her video know she looked AMAZING. the Closest thing to perfect as i have ever seen and believe me ive looked. so here goes
3 days a week
30 side crunches, bicycle twists, leg raises and one other that i cant remember the name ( 3 sets of 30)
Arms
3 sets of 10 Bicep curl and tricep kickbacks
Chest and Back
3 sets of 10 fly excersises, chest press, seated row and lat pull downs
Shoulders
3 sets of 10 free weight shoulder press
Everyday
On days that i do the weights i will do the bike for a 10 min warm up and then do the weights and then do 45 mins of Elliptical at the end
On days i dont have weights I will do a 10 mins warm up, do 2 sets of 30 for abs and then 1 hour on the elliptical.
After workout i will stretch a lot and i'm thinking about doing 1 yoga class a week. Probably at home so if you guys know of a good video let me know.
This workout will be done 5-6 days a week. If i need to rest then i will do yoga that day instead. As for food, well no more ordering. I'm going to the grocery store tomorrow morning. Working out is never really a problem. Once i get into to it, i'm hooked, but eating is always hard because its so much easier to order somethin.

Personals

Melissa THANKS!!! okay so i missed the thing with your leg, but if its in your joint, consider going to a chiropractor. I went to a doc for my knee and he sent me to physical therapy for 4 months. It was a waste of money and with 2-3 visits to a good chiropractor my knee is perfect. I hate the grocery store too. my friend told me to think of it like a lil adventure...didnt work.

Danielle Yes i watch other people a lot. I hate to say this, but when i was about 15 i went on a diet that developed into a eating disorder, first anorexia and then bulimia. Part of Anorexia is feeling superior to others because they are eating and getting fat and your not. its all very twisted. Anyways i still have some of the same habits. Things like calculating things. it used to be calories and now its everything. I cant live without a calculator. I usually only go thru that for a month and then it will slow down but something triggers it ever now and then.

Amanda
Sucks about work. I wouldnt be that nice. being there at 6 am...screw that. some nights its almost that time when i go to bed. anyways glad to see you are keeping everything up. My friend told me that working out and eating right is nothing but a damn mind game. its not like i'm not screwed up enough as it is i get to play a freakin mind game with myself.

I have to go to a tiger refuge soon and i might post some pictures. I have to write a report for my tech writing class. They are going to give me a private tour and everything. Anyways i better lay down and try to get some sleep. i have a full day tomorrow.

To all the newbies and everyone i missed...HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will get to everyone else tomorrow. This takes up enough as it is!!!

Good Morning!

Jest wanted to start off by saying I Lost 4 pounds this week. I am doing pretty good here. I hope all is well with everyone else. I did 5 miles of leslie and took my two mile walk too. I was feeling pretty good last night . My Muscles are still a little sore here but they will be doing fine I can at least say I know I have some.

Things with me right at the moment is going good It helps not to have a house full. I wake in the Am do Breakfast work out and spend time on the comp Clean clean and clean some more. I want to say Thanks for all the complaments on my Grandchildren. I think they are adorable . well I better be going I have lots to do have to walk to the store and will catch you all later.

Good Morning lovelies!! Man was it nice not to stay up till midnight studying and get up at 6 to do some more!! Tonight we have a going away party to attend for someone dh works with at this really fancy restraunt in town. Hor Dourves and cocktails. Luckily the food will all be stuff I dont like...calamari, ahi ahi, stuffed mushrooms. I'm gonna make myself some teryaki stirfry before we go and sip a cocktail. Thats the plan of attack!

I made my water goal again yesterday!! Thats 2 days in a row!

Brit....I think its very normal for you to start feeling how you are feeling right now. Just means you are growing up and ready for those grown up relationships. And with all that exercise you are cranking out that fit healthy body is going to have you that much more ready. I cry at commercials all the time! LOL!! I'm a big sentimental baby! And, I graduated from HS early so I missed prom and all that kind of stuff. At the time I just wanted out, now I'm kinda sad I missed it all. As far as my leg, yes I think I'll be going to the chiropractor, its actually my back, I think I have sciatica, but the pain is in my leg so thats why I complain about. I want to see what the doc says first. Keep up the good work girl!! I hope you got some sleep!

Bonnie...WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!! Way to go lady!! 4 lbs is excellent!!! I'm so very proud of you for taking control and getting it done!! Keep up the good work!! Have you been checking out the biggest loser site to see the 36 other states that didnt make it? I looked last night Arizona lost 24 lbs the first week!! The lowest was Kansas who didnt lose anything.

Alright, someone is up and I'm gonna lose my shower time if I dont run now!! Have a fantastic day today everyone!! I'll be back this afternoon to check on you!!

MORNING!!

I was able to run 4.30 miles on the eliptical! WOO! Tonight I have my reformer pilates class and spin class right after that, I need to go find my spin shoes as I almost fell off of the bike last week and had a total Bridget Jones moment.

Danielle- I so know what you mean! Even when I go out to eat I notice it too! It is funny how you notice things like that now!

Brat- (sorry dont know your name) Thanks so much for posting the workout! She did look amazing in that video!

Melissa- Yay on the water goal for two days!! That is great! Your plan of attack for tonight sounds great!

Everyone, have a wonderful day! I need to go dry my hair before it dries on its own! Talk to you later!!

Stacia - wow! 4 miles in the eliptical! Good Job. I remember when I used to go to the gym, I used to love going on that. Boy was that a workout all on its own. you couldnt go too fast and you couldnt go too slow either.

Brat - a tiger refuge! Totally post pics!! hehe I love tigers, if they werent so dangerous i'd probably want one as a pet hehe.

Melissa - you sound like you had a great dinner! mmm makes me hungry.

Danielle - you are more educated or at least you seem to me. I always enjoy hearing your advice when I have "issues". hehe.

Bonnie - Congrats on the 4lbs lost! thats awesome. Keep it up!

on Monday I hurt my shoulder, spent most of the day at the doctors and yesterday I was so afraid of hurting it again that I didnt do much excersizing. I was lifting up the table with one hand and trying to move the fax cord with the other and when I realized I couldnt do it i stood up and got immediate pain. my doctor said that i used my back muscles to hold up the table and when I went to bend over it gave out, thats why my pectoral muscles and some muscles in my shoulder hurt. Im doing okay this morning, they gave me a perscription for one massage, I havent used it yet but boy would that be nice!

Hope everyones doing great and good morning :)

hi everyone is seems you guys are doing great i honestly havent even worked out yet so im going to have to work extra hard when i get home keep up the good work guys

Good Evening Ladies,

Just a quick check in. We've had a lot of company and running to do today...a lot to do before we leave Friday. It feels like it's piling up. Anyway, food has been fine and the water is going down well. I read the posts and have a couple of comments but I'll have to wait until tomorrow.

Hope everyone is having a great day!