calling all non-moms!

I take a pill everyday to NOT be a mom! Please count me in! :-)

Count me in too! All this fat (and even stretch marks) are from my own bad eating habits. I have no one to blame but myself. Current weight at 166.4 pounds. Started at 220 a year ago, but 175 on MFP. Goal weight is 150

Well I am a mom of three grown daughters and I weigh a lot more than I ever did when I was pregnant. I am sure that stress and now reaching the age of change has not helped me in the weight department. Besides the fact that I have become very comfortable with my couch for support. I am in if you will have me and would like to hear some useful and supportive tips.

well i lost all my baby weight and am smaller than i was in high school so this is my pre-mom weight lol...do i get to technically join. i'm kidding, your post just made me giggle and i felt like sharing. good luck to you all.

I'm in! For me, Wednesday is Weigh Day

It's my 3rd week on this site, but I also gained weight my first week - 3 lbs!!
Then I read this post by David

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

and felt much better!

I lost 2 lbs on my second week and week 3 Weigh Day is coming up - AND I'm excited about it because my pants are REALLY baggy = happy me :happy:

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I am in!!!!!!!!!! Go non-moms!!!!!!

I'm in. Will we have an actual group page to keep track a bit more easily?

I'm in too, I got to where I am all by myself...no one else to blame.

I'm in : )

I am really excited about getting involved with this group!
Long Term - Lose 40 lbs by this time next year
Short term - Get back to regular exercise! Average 3-5 lbs a month off (Might me a little bit lofty)

I completely fell off the wagon around March of 2010 because I plateaued. I have a pretty hectic schedule because I work full time as an engineer and am back in school part time. In addition to that, I play on a tennis team pretty much all year round. So for me, not taking my "days off" to do nothing is SUPER tempting! I really want to get on a regular routine! I lost 25 lbs from October 2009-March 2010 which was great, but really want to make the big push to really get the next 25-40 lbs off!

I have a love/hate relationship with bosu! but tomorrow will be my 4th or 5th attempt, and i have to say, it's getting a lot easier. i might have called it quits after the very first day, but in just that small amount of time, i noticed an improvement in my ankles, which are very weak and prone to collapsing - usually with extremely inconvenient and embarassing timing! but the bosu balls pretty much improved that by 50% with one class, so that's enough to keep me going!

i do recommend it - it's weird, definitely, but good. when you are stepping onto the bosu, just know that it is actively pushing against you, so you have to step firmly. don't stomp! you will go flying through the air! of course, i don't know that through personal experience or anything... :blushing: also, keep your legs actively engaged, almost like you are retaining a squat stance through the entire motion. but i would totally give it another whirl! there are still times when i do a ton of the workout on the floor and do the bosu when i can. and if you go back to it, have fun!

ok so it improved your ankle strength? maybe I should try it again... my new gym has bosu balls but no classes, maybe I'll just incorporate a few moves into my regular workout and see if that helps (and if not I'm so yelling at you when I come back tomorrow with bruises all over because I went flying off for stomping on the ball!! Lol)

If you love Moe's (like me) they have great nutrition stuff on their website. You can look at anything on the menu, then add and subtract toppings as you like. It helps you put in perspective what you REALLY want. For instance, I really like sour cream, but I don't miss the rice or cheese if it isn't there ---180 cal off of a regular. (A little FYI that I noticed the other day---the chicken has more calories than the steak! I am chronically anemic, so this was great news for me!) I just kinda play with it and figure what I'm putting in me. If I want more quanitity, I cut back on the fattier ingredients, but as I am learning to eat MORE SLOWLY, I have realized that I can eat the Moo Moo Mr. Cow for <300 cal WITH sour cream and be perfectly satisfied (an added bonus, with the cookie they put in the meal, I'm still <500 if I lay off the chips!) My moe's will let you upsize your drink from kids to regular, and my meal is under $5. Shrinking my waist and fattening my wallet. Panera has their nutrition site set up the same way. It is fun to play with.

Also, I have finally figured out the trick for me. I put myself on a diet AND a budget at the same time. It helps to have the extra motivator, and eating out excessively is how I got in this situation in the first place. I put $100 aside each month for eating out. Once that is gone, I'm done (although I OCCASIONALLY make an exception for special occasions). I've lost 21 lbs this way so far!