Hi all, I'm Anna. Mum to 3 yr old girl, and 5 + 7 yr old boys. Middle of summer holidays here (New Zealand), kids driving me insane and it is HOT. Have found my motivation/self discipline is lacking and weight rising again. 30 min a day is doable - my driveway is 300m long, so I tend to run that once kids are in bed and hubby pottering around inside.

And I tend to think you need a rest day - body needs a day to recuperate. Also, I count random things - like mowing the lawns, takes me an hour and I burn at least 300 calories each time. Heart rate higher is the aim right?

Hey Anna,

yes, heart rate would def go up if I mowed the lawn. 300 calories thats great!

I'm ready to get back into the groove, and this challenge is perfect. I am 52 and have about 60 pounds to lose--again but for the final time. My new motto is--"If not today...when?" as I tend to put off exercising until tomorrow. So I'm off to exercise my 30 minutes with a Billy Blanks taebo dvd now!

HI! I just turned 30 last month and decided that this was the year I am going to lose those pesky 84 pounds that have been hounding me for the last 10 years or so. I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos. I have noticed that since I started staying home last year I have gained some of the weight I lost last summer. I lost almost 50 pounds last year and then gained part of it back after deciding to stay home. My exercising is going to be the 30 day shred, walking and maybe playing the Xbox Kinect.

Hi All. I'm Meredith. I'm 38... well 38 1/2 getting closer to 39! Yikes, not sure how that happened! Anyway, two years ago November I decided that I needed to truly change once and for all. Like many others, I'd lost weight, gained it back, repeat again for most of my adult years. So at 36 I found myself sitting in the hospital room with my Dad who'd just had a triple bypass at the age of 62, and had almost died from the heart attack that put him in that situation. My Dad was not very overweight at that time, but he had previously been for many years. He doesn't smoke or drink, but bad hearts are in our family. One Grandfather died in his 50's and the other had one at 59 and died at 66.

So I was sitting in the hospital, not terribly overweight, but overweight none the less, and living a pretty sedentary lifestyle, and I asked the cardiologist if this is another indicator that I need to worry about my heart. He looked at me and coldly said "Oh, you'll die of a heart attack. That's for sure. It's just a matter of when." Not the nicest of doctors. But it made me realize I needed to change, and watching what I was eating wasn't going to be enough, I needed to exercise too if I was going to make my heart stronger. So I spent the next month putting together a plan, so that on January 1rst I would be ready to go.

Two years later, and I am 60 lbs lighter. I've kept it off which is good, but I became lazy with the eating part, and have just maintained for awhile, instead of focusing and losing the last 15 to 20 lbs I want to lose. I also had to stop working out for around 4 months due to brain surgery (everything is good now.) So I'm really hoping this will get me back into the habits that I worked so hard to make, and then was forced to stop! Looking forward to this challenge!

Hey everyone! My name's Emily coming from Atlanta, Georgia! I'll be turning 25 on February 9 hoping to lose some kind of weight before my birthday. Also, I am considering on joining the military, but unfortunately my weight doesn't meet the requirements just yet! I'm hoping for a successful journey and love to hear from all of you!

P.S. This is all new to me! (=

Hi Emily. I'm in your neck of the woods. I'm over in Greenville, SC.

YAYJules... I'm with you. Some of the forums have been around a long time, and it feels strange busting into them. Here we're all new!

Hey Everyone .. after just under a week we now have 82 Members !!! Awesome !!
What a great start to an awesome group !!!

Let DO THIS !!!!
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