[Gemme]

Originally Posted by canmarielan

Thanks Y'all.

Today was MUCH better calorie wise.

I should go to the gym.

Totally should go.

Totally.

Someone wanna go FOR me??

lmao.

OH...thanks everyone for being so supportive. I mean, really, I couldn't have come this far without you all. Seriously.

Let's figure out a way to make working out fun, kay?

Because currently I'm ENTIRELY dreading this. I need to do it, seriously.

I don't want bad numbers this week, I don't want it at all.

I need good weeks.

I am 100% commited to making this work for me.

How is everyone??

Diva

Tonya

'Dusa

Gemme

Diavolo

Christie

*smiles*

I need y'all and y'all need me....come on!!!!

Divalicioius any more weight loss?? 20 lbs was sooooo awesome!!!

Okay, I get this. Getting there (gym) is the hardest thing. But once you are there, you don't have to kill yourself, okay? Take it easy. Or break things up. Dedicate at least half an hour to working out and make it ACTUAL work out time, not stretch time (you need that before and after) or change machines time. Working out time. If it makes the time fly to change machines, do it. But keep a record of what you've done.

Those machines are anywhere from 10-25% off of what we really burn. I ignore that part. I keep a record of my blood pressure and heart rate before I work out and after I'm totally done and have stretched and cooled down. I keep a record of what machine I used, how many calories it said I burned, the time it took me, and the distance. I keep all of this info in a small notebook that fits in my exercise pants pocket. I have a cute hot pink mini pen that I write the info down with. That notebook and pen are dedicated to my workout info ONLY. It's to the point where I panic if I think I've forgotten them. Now, that might be a bit much, but it shows me that I've done it enough to that it's an expectation on my part and that's a good thing. I got this way by not having any expectations for myself. What good has that done?

I bring my MP3 player also. It's been a Godsend, I tell you. I would get so bored, even with the machines with TVs on them, that I would never finish more than 15-20 minutes. Now, I go as long as the Y machines let me, which is 65 minutes each round. An hour for working out and 5 minutes for cool down.

I don't recommend going full blast or an hour every day. I work out hard half the time and give myself a break half the time. As long as I'm THERE, it's a victory to me.

Originally Posted by Diva

Several things......

* 21 now

* That being said......I went to brunch (ate things SOOOOO bad!) and NO ONE could tell that I had lost 21 lbs.

This was me ~ ~ ~>

Ok, not really...but WTF!?!?! So I just joked (as we all do, don't we?) that I had lost it all in my spleen. Bummer. It was disheartening, because *I* can feel it. My face is thinner and my pants fit better.

* This past weekend, I ran out of the last of my CoffeeMate creamers (yes...I had just about every flavor). Those of You who know me, KNOW how I adore my coffee! But starting on Saturday, I began drinking my coffee without that creamer. It hasn't been too awful.....and I think what I'll do is use it as a treat...like dessert. But I'm not having it in this house...unless I have company.

So...some good stuff....and a thin spleen to boot! Keep up the good work everybody!

Pretty, pretty shrinking princess....honey, not all of us are what you might call.......uhhh, observant? Besides it doesn't matter a hill of beans what WE think and feel about YOUR weight loss and body changes. It's all YOU.

And bring a before and after picture so we can see it too!

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

in January I lost 5 lb and excercised 577 minutes

Excellent!