200+ group!!!!! (week 1)

Hey everyone! Just checking in, in between clients at work! Hope you all are doing great!

I'd love to join your group if you're up for another member! I was good about food accountability and exercise using MFP earlier in the year, then went on spring break and slacked off, and didn't get back on track. I hit a point where I really had the motivation to start up again.

Weigh-ins on Fridays are fine. As weekends are my weak days, that would be best anyway! As I'm just starting out again, I'm working primarily on taking account of everything I eat. A problem I've had several times in the past is going crazy about doing everything and doing too much, and not being able to keep up with it. I do have several work-out tapes (pilates, biggest loser, just got 30 day shred), so my goal in the next couple of weeks is to do those or the elliptical 30-45 min 4-5 times a week.

I don't have a set number in mind for a short term goal, though I would like to lose a pants size by christmas (from a 20 to an 18). When I weighed in last week, my weight was 230 on the nose. I had a bad weekend (my roomie's birthday. chocolate cake was the culprit), so I haven't weighed myself this week. I'll wait till Friday to do so this week.

Looking forward to getting to know you all better! Yay! Having buddies always helps.

Is our name going to be "200+ group" or something else? I just want to make sure to not miss the thread

I was thinking bout keeping it 200+ group so everyone will know. But if anyone has any ideas hit me up!! I personally was bad today :grumble: I came home from working out and there was chocolate cake on the counter and i ate a piece but I know i can do it! How much does a biggest loser tape cost?

Good luck everyone!!Just keep you heads up!:happy:

Dont beat yourself up to bad some cake every now and then wont kill your goals :bigsmile: Walmart carries the biggest loser dvds for under 10. Walmart online lists almost all of them at $8.32. I joined the shred thread and plan on going to find the Jillian Michaels 30 day Shred tomorrow. :glasses:

Hi everyone,

I hope one more member will be okay. I normally weigh in on Thursday but can weigh in again on Friday for this group. Last Thurs I was 227 and would love to lose 10 pounds by Thanksgiving :happy:

I normally do an aerobics or circuit training video for 45 min most mornings, and either take a long walk combined with trying C25K jogging or do The Shred each evening.

I am looking forward to getting to know everyone.

Victoria

I came home from working out and there was chocolate cake on the counter and i ate a piece but I know i can do it!

that was my weekend! my roommates seriously need to bring the rest of that cake into work!

The Biggest Loser always motivates me, but currently it's on the same time So You Think You Can Dance is on, and a girl has her priorities. I've enjoyed the first Biggest Loser workout dvd before. And, I just received the 30 day shred in the mail and plan to start it tomorrow. I'm going to be in pain!

really off topic but where did some of you get your profile pictures that show you now and you at your goal weight? (I'm assuming thats what those are....) I would like to get one for myself

The 30 day shred is very hard on your knees (in my opinion) but I have been modifying the exercises to do a cardio move that is less painful. Check out http://www.collagevideo.com/AboutUs.aspx for samples and dif types of videos. I have several favorite step aerobic, circuit training, and walking videos. Mine tend to be less "dancy" since my husband does them with me. I really like the Walk away the pounds express (4 mile walk) by Leslie Samsone, Power Zone by Denise Austin and the Rebock step videos with Gin Miller. Good luck finding one you like. It takes me an hour to get to gym so most of my workouts are at home to videos or walking outside.