Welcome to the Weighty Issues thread!

We are a group of women who are trying to get through every day life with the help of each other. No topics are off limits, we discuss everything. These girls Rock!!!!


This month we are all going to do a challange also. We can go by pounds, inches, jean size, etc. Whatever makes you happy.

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OK. I am going to try to get down to 135 this month. If I do then YEAH but if I dont then I am not going to get upset about it.

I was so busy yesterday that I only got a chance to check in in the morning. Sorry. I will try to remember what everyone is up to.

Kempy, Bye. Have a safe trip to Florida and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! I will miss you!

Noelle, Bye. Have a safe flight. I will miss you too. Have fun. Are you staying in the same house this time too?

Sandy, where did you go? Come back!!!

Tonya, You are so pretty!!!! I love your hair. Mine sucks because it will frizz if I dont put tons of hairspray in it. I called Tammy(my hair dresser) and said okay I am doing it this time. I always get there and back out of getting it done.

Chris, glad you are back.

Kids left yesterday and we were so busy with work and delivering and walking that I didnt get a chance to even log on last night to check in so now I am so behind. I hate that.

We went for our walk this morning and when we got by the riverwalk we saw 2 dead baby kittens. That upset me so bad. They were so small that I am assuming that someone dumped them out of the window while they were driving. One was on the side of the road just laying there and one was totally squished. We didnt even know there were 2 until Jay went over to check what that was. I cant stand it when people think they can just dump there animals. They were so tiny. You know when they are little and they have the tiny little tails? that is what these were. SAD!

Angie, I saw your before picture and I have to say that you are truly an inspiration to me. You are an amazing person. I just hope that I will do as well as you have. Please tell me how you did it. What diet did you use? How much exercise did you have to do? I would love to know so that I can follow in your footsteps. Thanks, Summer.

One more day to play with you guys!

Tonya I think you should add weights i right now. I am a firm believer in them. I know that some of you here can't get to weights to use them but I think they have a greater benefit than not using them at all. Don't be afraid of them. Most woman are b/c they think that they will get big and bulky but we can't. Women don't have enough testosterone to make us bulky. YOu may feel like you are gaining weight but you are just adding muscle.

Angie did you hvae to tell that story? Now i am sad. I hate to see that kind of thing too. You and I are such animal lovers.

Have fun Noelle!

Summer I am syure that you can get great results just likee Anige. Just stick with us.

My goal for this challenge is to stick with this program. I will be starting my 2nd week of my 2nd cycle on August 18 and I know that is half way through this challenge. That is ok though b/c I am going to push through until I get to where I need to be.

Angie, yes, you should be happy that you have time without the kids. It is great for your marriage, and your kids are better off in the long run if their parents are happy. I just had 3 days alone with my husband for our 10th anniversary at Mohegan Sun Casino/hotel. We totally rekindled our romance (I was really starting to wonder if it were possible!) and had no time at all to gamble Enjoy your time without them! Congrats on the RV. My inlaws have one in Florida, and one in Connecticut for the summer.

Kempy, have a safe trip. I'm sure you will find a romantic spot to celebrate. Happy anniversary!!!

Noelle, be healthy, and enjoy your trip. I hope it is everything you need it to be.

Svelte Chicky, you, like Angie, are a true inspiration. I hope that I am able to do what you amazing ladies have done.

Tonya, you look perfect. I'm surprised that you need to lose anymore. But obviously you know your body better than anyone else.

I will start the challenge on Monday, August 4th. I have too many things going on this weekend to get serious.

For inches, I will only be measuring my waist and hips, because I have skinny arms and legs. And there is no point in measuring my bustline, because it has always been very large no matter what my weight.

Age: 38
Height: 5'8"
Starting weight: 250 lbs.
Current weight: 230 lbs.
Goal weight: 160 lbs.
Fantasy weight: 145 lbs.

I plan to do weight watchers, since I know it best. I am gonna watch the processed foods and carbs as well. I just won't eliminate completely. This is gonna take me a long time, and it needs to be livable. If I make the diet too strict, I will rebel against it and fail.

As far as exercise goes, my life is too unpredictable to promise a certain amount of miles of walking or a certain amount of trips to the gym. My goal will be to "move" daily. I will make myself do something active daily...a walk, an exercise tape, a trip to the gym, a game of basketball with my daughter.

I'm sorry I post very sporadically, but I don't have time to do more than that. Please know that I care about everyone's struggles and successes. I try to catch up when I can. But, even when I can't log on, just know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers. Best of luck to us all!!!!!

Summer

Summer, to be honest, I was hoping to do the easy thing, and lose the rest of my belly that is pretty much like bowl of jello at this point, by losing pounds... but after over a month of trying to lose any more pounds, I am breaking down and coming to the realization that toning excercise and weights are the only way for that. Same with my butt and thigh areas. The inches aren't even the problem, it's the fact that they are 100% flab Also Summer, I loved WW.. it was pretty easy for me to get what I wanted from it.

Thanks Kempy, I will look into that , and have fun in Florida!

Noelle, you have fun too! you guys make me jealous


Angie, try "bed head" control freak, it's a frizz control and straightener. My hair has a little bit of natural wave, and it get's frizzy if I don't try to control it with product and blowdrying. I love that stuff And there's nothing wrong with being excited about a break from kids!

Ok, so my goal is I guess to just tone up, maybe lose an inch or two, I want to wear a size lower in jeans and not have my stomach bulging out at the top

Have a good day girls!

Hey everyone! Ok, my challenges:

1. To reach 150....am at 153.5 w/o clothes, 155 with clothes(didn't realize clothes weighed so much!!)

2. Exercise 6-7 days a week, at least 40 minutes cardio, and Pilates 3-4 times a week.

3. Drink 96 oz of water a day.

4. Only allow my "cheat" meal on an exercise day. (Maybe this will help?)

That's all I can think of right now. Honestly, I am quite frustrated at my body and with myself right now, I have been working out soooo hard, not eating past 6 pm, not eating any sweets 6/7 days a week, drinking TONS of water, yet, here I sit between 153 and 155, ho hum.

I guess I just don't understand why I haven't lost any weight. I weigh almost the same as I did 4-5 weeks ago, BEFORE I began exercising 5-6 days a week! I would exercise here and there, but, at most, 30 minutes 3 days a week, and I ate AWFUL...candy, cookies, you name it, I ate it, lol.

Holly

Holly, either it's a plateau, or you built muscle excercising that much.. and it weighs more yanno ?

you are doing great!

Okay - I want to do the challenge and I am starting a new program with the "South BEach Diet" so my goal is to stick to that.

Heaviest:175
Current: 153
Goal:125
Goal for Challenge:145

and .5 inches from problem areas! I want to squidgyless!

Kempy - Happy Anniversary!!!! Enjoy Florida and the beach...

Angie - go short and don't back out - it is fun! I was always short haired and pixied until 2 years ago. I loved it. :

Noelle - safe trip! I hope you have relaxing time.

Tonya - I loved the pics! The goals are great to have and weights or someplace like Curves may be the answer (do yu have Curves in UT?)

Holly - I understand plateaus - still there - but chin up and keep with it!

Have a great weekend everyone if I don't talk with you again. I have 65 e-mails needing to be answered.

GEM/Summer

yeah I do.. but money is part of the equasion.. ugh

Ok, another question from me

for a while now, well ever since I started using fitday.com, I have been trying to stay under 1500 calories.. more around 1300. I think that is a pretty good number of daily calories no ? Well 1300 calories a day, usually puts me over my WW points. If I get the right amount of WW points, I am usually at 900 - 1100 calories.. which for me is a little low.. or am I totally off here ?

I also wonder how many fat grams is good for one day ? on fitday I put my goal to be no less than 20, and no more than 40. but I have no idea why I put those #'s and I usually hit somewhere in there, and sometimes I am way under 20...

Tonya: I'm definitely concerned about what will happen with all the extra skin when I've lost my weight. It is bad enough to have saggy breasts after breastfeeding for a year! What I would love is to get a tummy tuck after I've reached goal weight. But, I am a teacher, not a movie star, so the likelihood of that is pretty small! And you know what? Even when I was a teenager and a normal body weight, I still had a little bit of a belly. I've never had a flat stomach.

Holly: You will get through this plateau. You sound so committed right now. Don't give up on your excellent attitude.

GEM: I'm very curious about the South Beach Diet. I almost bought the book about it today. But, I would like to hear more about it from someone who has actually tried it. Please let me know how it goes.

Summer

yeah a tummy tuck and a breast lift would do me wonders!!! too bad I am not a movie star either

Summer, I just cut my calories and fat grams back. Unlike Chris, I LOVE fat free stuff. I cant get enough of them. hehe Seriuously though, fat free hot dogs are so good!! I cut 1 in half lengthwise and put half in each of 2 rolls with onions and I can not tell the difference. If I can save 28 grams of fat and tons of calories it works out good.

The first time I lost alot of weight I exercised for 2 hours everyday of the week. Right now I am walking 5-6 miles a day outside(once in the morning and once in the evening) 7 days a week. But when it gets cold outside I plan to start using my equipment in the house for 45 minutes or so every day. My house looks like a gym. I have an elliptical,recumbent bike and treadmill in my livingroom.

I get to pick up my RV tomorrow!! YEAH!!! I bet me and Jay sleep in it for the night to see if it is comfy. We are freaks.

OK, finally caught up on all the posts, man, you girls must sit here and chat all day long! Listen to me. I'm just jealous. I'd love to have more office time actually. I'd nver get anything done though.

I'm not sure what the challenge is though. I am at my goal weight, but I wanna keep it off, and continue exercising and all that. Not sure what I'd wanna do.

I can up my ab workout! --

Or, I could.....take more walks, even though I do my videos, the poor doggy ends up getting me, lazy, and less walks. So, how about that? More walks, and maybe more bike rides. To get me outta the house, and stuff.

Ok, bottom line: walk more, bike more, more abs, more WATER...

Thanks for the inspiration girls. I"m so glad I"m back here. You girls rock! -- I had a great day, and now hubby's off to get a movie at Blockbuster, pray it's something I wanna see! I think tomorrow we're gonna head to Lancaster, and sightsee, get soem homemade delicious stuff, a day trip. Oughta be rainy, but we'll plow on. Its worth it. -- chow babes!