From Debbie to Dynamite

Truhvn

HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY ABTROPIX!!!!!!!!!

I'm a day late and a dollar short, but I hope you had a very good Bday!!!! Congrats on getting started with PX90....even looking at it scares me!!! Thanks for the props...I AM proud of myself. I've found myself checking me out in the mirror and I actually WANT more form fitting tops so that the loss is more evident to myself and others. I have successfully gotten into my 14s but I've discovered that I will NOT be wearing them until I can flatten my stomach a bit more. I'm guessing the whole reason I was a higher jean size than I needed to be was because it helps to hide my belly. So I'm aiming for KILLER ABS so they aren't holding me back for fear of a muffin top!

Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Abtropix! Keep up the good work! Everyone else PUSH IT, PUSH IT REAL GOOD...duh deduh de dum dum de dah de dah de....lol

abtropix

Quick note since I need to go to the bank:

Thx Trhvn!!! Had a great b-day and I'm so glad you're looking for clothes that fit you differently so you can see the diff!!! It's exciting!

2 things: 1. Had the personal training session today and was very interesting. I will let you know all the details as soon as I have time. and 2. I got an email from a trainer at Beachbody with a promo for $30 off ChaLEAN extreme. I'm not going to get it, but if any of you are interested, I could email it to you guys... Let me know!

RLAL09

getting hips looked at today

MTDork87

Hey Guys!!! I missed you!!

So I'm back! I've been sick and busy and stressed which is a HORRIBLE combination for weight loss! Gah! I haven't weighed myself because it's January but I do think I'm probably gaining at least a little back. BUT I'm back in action now so it won't last :-)

RLAL - Good luck with the hips. I have bad crackling hips as well so let me know what the Dr. says!

Abtropix - Happy belated B-day! And congrats on the P90X, you're a total inspiration!

Truhvn - Congrats on fitting into those jeans! Don't worry, you'll be wearing them loose in no time!





So my big grad school auditions are in a week (GAH!) and once they are over then the focus goes back to exercising and toning for the summer! Until then, every spare moment I'm working on monologues and applications and transcripts and AHH THIS IS SO STRESSFUL!

Hope all is well, happy to see you all being successful!

RLAL09

well heres the news from the doc. the pain he is trying to treat with a mixture of anti-inflammatory and pain meds... if that controls my pain then we will go from there if not then he will send me for an mri... i think i may try to do light walking or something... today was the first day on the med n i cnt remember feeling too much pain so maybe that is a good sign... welp hope everyone is doing well

SlimLittleMrs

Hello Slim in Sixers! How is everyone doing on Slim in Six? I just finished start it up and will start ramp it up tomorrow - is it super hard? Hopefully I can make it through. I would love to hear what kind of results you are all having

abtropix

Hi Sandypants, I did S in 6 about 2 yrs ago with great results. I lost about 10 lbs, got to my goal weight and was very fit. I felt my body was sculpted and felt great! Then I sort of let loose again and started up again with workouts a few months ago with these people here. Great support! I haven't been very regular because of my schedule, but I was able to loose a few lbs and feel great. Now I'm starting P90X, still with not the full time commitment. I play tennis, do a little elliptical and will try to do P90X 4 times a wk, but I'm not following the plan by the book. Good luck with your plan and you'll see that you'll see the difference! Burn it Up is tough but reasonable (compared to P90X!) and you can do it! Stick with it!

MTDork - seems that you aren't the only one that's really busy! Havent' heard from you all!!!!

I've bee tired...I think I'll commit to P90X 4 times a wk and I'll go on MY schedule, not the guys...I'll do my tennis and fit in the workouts. I am not following the diet by the book either. I will just try to eat healthier, make good food choices and eat as much protein as possible!

Today and tomorrow I have my final personal training sessions (my parents are back) and I still have to let you guys know all the feedback I got from him! Soon I'll have the time! Gotta go to my session and my tennis! See ya!

Truhvn

AHHH! Yes Abtropix I think we are all experiencing the busyness that comes with LIFE!!!!

I will be the first to admit that I haven't done much exercise at all lately. I've been on the mindset of maintenance, which I've done well I think. I'm at a point where I don't even want to look at Debbie...not because I don't like her, I LOVE HER, but man I'm SO ready for some upbeat dance music and jumping around, I need the CARDIO!!! So I'm gonna order Turbo Jam (or Turbo FIRE, I still can't decide) come the first of FEB. I've still managed to lose a few lbs by eating my calories and have even been able to curb weight gain on those indulgences I have been allowing myself. I think that means I have boosted my metabolism a bit, which is great!!! I AM excited to increase my exercise again as I am almost half way to my weight loss goal and almost under 160!!! I am fitting my 14s just fine (minus the muffin top I experience from wearing them, which leads me to stick to my 16s bc they cover my belly!) and people have been noticing left and right that I've been losing! It's so nice to be able to say..."I've lost over 20 lbs" when someone asks and even better to say " eating better and exercising" when they ask how.

A few people I know, some of them close girlfriends, have been hankering to try HCG drops to help them with weight loss, which one my coworkers has been using. It's not that it isn't effective, my coworker has lost 14 lbs so far in about 2-3 weeks, but pretty much it's just starving yourself, and I'm not up for a quick fix. I'm worried that if I don't figure out how to do it on my own then it WONT stick afterwards! I mean how can you avoid putting the weight back on it you don't change any habits that put them there in the first place?! So I might sound snobby to my gf's when they ask if I'm gonna do it cuz I just tell them I'd rather do it the healthy old fashioned way!

Hope everyone is doing well and keep posting those updates!

Truhvn

WHERE IS EVERYONE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Miss seeing the updates!!!

RLAL09

im still waiting on the doctor so i can get my next appointment set up for my hips the meds he gave me ddnt rly help so im hoping he will do a mri

abtropix

I can see that I'm not the only one that has been lost! I've been so busy with work (thank GOD!) that I haven't logged in for quite a while, haven't been watching my food and rarely exercising! I'll go slowly, because I have little time. I landed a new design project that'll keep me busy, extremely busy for about 2-3 months. Very exciting though!
Truhvn - good for you! Losing 20 lbs "the old fashioned way". You're right, you have to change your habits, if not, you'll end up where you started. Aim for those 14s, but hopefully soon they'll be loose!
MTDork - ???????
Landry - ?????
April - ?????
Everybody else?????

Take care and hopefully we'll see each other soon!

aprilfit

Hey crew,
Hope you all are doing well. I haven't had much time to catch up on the posts yet.
It looks like folks have been pretty busy.

I'm back form Holidays.
Running to work but had to report
I LOST WEIGHT
4.2 pounds since my last weigh in.
I'm super stoked and have definitely cruised past the 210 mark.
Weight 204.2 pounds.

Yay!

Daisy80

Hello ladies!!

Finally I am back!! We had real trouble with our internet so I have been without it for over 6 weeks. A nightmare!! I really missed posting here and getting motivation!

I have not really been exercising. Last week I started ChaLean Extreme. I like it but i feel by using bands I am not getting a workout as good as I would with weights. Also I am missing more cardio. So I decided to get Turbo Fire. I have done it the first time yesterday and really liked it. It is a lot like Turbo Jam just on a higher pace. However now I am thinking I should get more weights in. So I decided on 2 or 3 days a week I will add a weight circuit from CE. We willl see how it goes.

Summer is apporaching and I want to make sure that I can wear shorst this year!! That is myt motivator at the moment


It is great to back! Let me know how you are doing ladies!!

All the best

Daisy

aprilfit

Hey all,

Just finishing up my welcome home cold/flu.
No exercise as yet.
Not much appetite either though.
Just started logging my food again and I joined a 3500 cal a week challenge.
So I'm on my way.

I weighed in at 202.4 on Saturday.
waist 36.5
hips 42.5
arms 12.5

Catching up on Your posts it looks like folks are super busy

Daisy- Good to see you back. I have a copy of P90X I'm gonna check out next week-end when I've built u some energy.

Smartypants 64- Welcome. I'm repeating slim in 6 as a default till I pick up a new program. It's the only program I've used so far and I keep losing 1-2 pounds a week. (When I'm consistent)

abtropix- Your design project sounds interesting. Good luck working on it and getting in some healthy living. It's so hard to get it all in.

Truhvn- I see you logging in on my home page. Very encouraging. Congrats on the weight loss.

RLAL 09- Good luck with the meds. So good your taking care of yourself.

MTDork + Landry look forward to hearing from you when you get a chance.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!

Daisy80

Hello Aprilfit

Great to see someone back! I miss having a thread to check in on! I hope your flu isn't to bad!
P90X is something I hope to tackle one day! You have to let me know how you get on...

Where is everybody else?

Hope everyone is doing well!

Daisy

aprilfit

Hi there,

Pretty quiet these days. I know how things can get crazy somtimes. Look forward to seeing folks back on-line soon.

Daisy - Good to see you too. My flu is on the way out. Yay!

I got in a workout late last night which is good cause this North American food is not helping.
Since home I've had hamburgers, pastry and chocolate all which are hard to get or not very tasty (or super expensive ) in Jamaica.
Gone are my fresh grilled fish and ripe papaya lunches.

I'l wait till next week to weigh in again but I'm gonna nedd to get organized around good eats and exercise if I want to hit my April 1st goal of 199 pounds.

I'm trying to stay motivated.
Joined a March challenge with a weekly weigh in and next week I'm going to go for the burn 3500 calorie a week challenge.

Still havent checked out P90X but the week-end looks promising.

Best to you all.

April

Truhvn

I'm BBBAAACCCKK!!! Well, I never really went anywhere...I've been here the whole time but I didn't see anyone else poste and MTDORk deactivated her account (at least at my last check she did!) I will have to say that I've done good keeping my weight loss stable (totaling at 25) but I have been very lack luster with the daily exercise. I still have around 20 lbs before I'm anywhere near satisfied to move into maintenace but my motivation has gone pbbbbblllttt out the window...like my 16s and soon to be my 14s cuz they are getting loose baby! I now have my TurboJam that I was soooo excited to get but I haven't taken full advantage of it yet. And I'm trying to get my eating back under control because I was content giving myself a break (making sure I stayed under calories but I was giving myself TOO much room with the health value of some of those calories:} )

Thanks to AprilFit for posting on my board...I said "huh, I wonder if they've been posting..." and here I am...because yes some of you are still here and I HAVE MISSED YOU!!!! I think this is really the support I've been missing and it was so key to my success previously!

Daisy80

Hey great to see you back!

I am really missing my support here too. It just makes a different if you check in and chat about how it's going! Well as I am back online now I will be here to post.

Great about Turbo Jam. I am doing Turbo Fire and I REALLY love it! It is great. I have just completed my first week and I am looking forward to working out. The workouts are fun. I am also doing Brazil Butt Lift at the same time. Which is good to. It is a bit more basic than TF but it works. Today my muscle in my bum and legs are sore...Good feeling though.

I have noticed to that Mtdork deleted her account..probably to buy to post here....

Where you not thinking of getting TF? I can recommend it!

Great to see people are coming back...

Daisy

Truhvn

Looks like we are all busy busy people! I've been holding steady...down to 153 on those good days! I've been doing power yoga at work for 30 minutes when my co-worker isn't GONE and supplementing with TurboJam. I actually did my first CardioJam the other day and my neighbor came up and said her ceiling fan was bouncing....sooo I guess I'll have to low impact it or find a better time/place in my house to exercise :P Hope everything is going well for everyone else!!

Daisy- not quite ready for TurboFire but I REALLY like Chalean and I think maybe I'll make the move by end of the year!