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Originally Posted by Arwen

I also picked up the Weight Watchers magazine (turned it face down on the conveyer so no one else could see it--snort) It actually had a ton of information along with recipes. Not sure what I think about their point system but the recipes and stories were very good.

I think I have every issue of the Weight Watchers magazine from the last year and a half. I love their recipes (might even try a few out sometime) and am gonna take the weight loss success stories and maybe make a motivational scrapbook out of it so that if I ever get down or discouraged I can just look at those stories and know that if they can do it then so can I

Oh, and of course I'll be here with you all getting encouragement as well

And and, I went to the doctor's this week and I lost four pounds in two weeks .......... no complaints here, YAY Me

Originally Posted by christie0918

Have you tried the sugarfree koolaid/crystal light things? I also have an aspartame issue, but these don't seem to bother me. I have gone from drinking literally a 12 pack+ of mountain dew (non diet) to NONE since August. My personal favs are the "Hawaiin Punch" Orange and Limeaid Berry.

I'm bad for downing a 2L of pepsi in like 1-2 days, but I wanna try those crystal light drinks packets just cuz I've heard lots of people raving about it!!!!

Originally Posted by Diva

AND....I have lost 22 lbs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So perhaps it would have been a little more had I not succumbed to the Hell that IS the Hushpuppy..

All in all.....I'm feeling pretty good right now.

WOOHOO for losing 22lbs Ms Diva, thats fantastic

Originally Posted by Arwen

I'm pretty proud of myself. I've been coming up with excuse after excuse as to why I can't exercise.

I don't have the right shoes.
I don't have the right clothes.
It's raining.
I don't have a bike.
I don't have time.
yadda
yadda
yadda

This morning, after working on one of my books, I just got up and turned on my iPod. I have two groups (one is 20 minutes and one is 30) of music that I used to use when I did the step aerobics on the WiiFit board.

Well you know what? I was barefooted wearing nothing but a heavy terry cloth robe.

I danced. I moved. I stayed in motion for thirty solid minutes. At the beginning I did stretches, then I unloaded the dishwasher. Then I boogied and sang my lungs out.

Y'all should be thankful that you do not live with me. I am not American Idol material unless it's the outtake reels. LOL

But I did it. I stayed in motion for thirty solid minutes and broke a sweat.

Good for you Arwen! Even if its just something like dancing around the house and singing (even if one is not good at it) its that kind of feel good stuff that not only helps us to lose weight but also produces those endorphins that make us feel good

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

oh, you have a wii fit too!!!!!!!!!

I love it cause

it totals my minutes
it estimates calories burned
it weighs/does BMI every time you get on it
it tracks it all on a nice little chart
Bare FOOT oh yes oh yes
in the jammies yippie
no having to shower to go out in public just so you can exercise and shower again!!!!!!!
you can add and track other exercise you do (like shoveling LOL)
it keeps track of how you do on each exercise so you can see your actual progress and it means that you can not over or under estimate what you have done or not

How is the Wii Fit for exercising Ami? Do you recommend it?

My mom knows that I wanna lose weight and she is thinking about looking into getting it for our whole family so that we can all use it to work on losing weight. I don't really wanna go to the gym and feel uncomfortable changing as well as exercising in front of complete strangers, so doing it in the comfort of home is probably the best way to do it. I'd also wanna get games for it like bowling, golf etc so that there are other fun things to do on the Wii to help get into shape