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OH! please count me in! I'm on FB way more than anything else and this last week has been a hard one for me - I've gained back 4lbs in the last 3.5 weeks and I'm just feeling like I can't do it. Some great motivation and some friendly cheerleaders would be awesome. my email is sha_stv3@hotmail :) Great idea!

Congratulations!! Your story is very inspiring and you look fantastic! Your story gives me the motivation to just keep going!

WOOOO HOOOOO!!!! GO TEAM PURPLE!!! That's an amazing loss as a whole group!!!! Congratulations to all of you!!!!! Thanks SummerJo for all your hard work and support!!

You definitely do NOT have to be overweight to have PCOS. As a matter of fact, you don't have to show every symptom - or any symptom - to have a disease or syndrome. PCOS is one of those that can affect a 105lb woman just as easily as it can affect at 205lb woman. One side effect is that is causes excessive weight gain -…

I definitely am!! I have reached and surpassed my August goal by 3lbs and I am soooo pumped!! It gives me even more motivation to keep on going!! (eta: I read your post wrong - and read it as is anyone going on in Sept LOL - I'm sure there will be a challenge though! ) Congrats to all of you on the burns, losses and any…

I have (technically less than) ONE pound left to kick this challenges *kitten* this month!! WOOT!! So now I"m pushing for 12lbs in August instead! :) WTG everyone on your losses and great eating habits!! Those of you having troubles - don't worry! You WILL get it! you CAN do this!! :) Happy weekend everyone!

It's so crazy to see how common something is sometimes. I joined a fertility website 6 years ago and was amazed at just how many women faced infertility issues - I joined this site and see so many that are after the same goal and even so many that have PCOS. I strongly urge everyone that is not on Metformin to please…

I also have PCOS. I'm insulin resistant. I was never given BCP as a "treatment" but I was put on it to regulate my cycle for a while but I cannot stand to be on the pill - and we want to have a baby so I didn't want to be on any form of BCP on the off chance that I ovulated and we might get pregnant. I actually DID ovulate…

UGH. I haven't hit my burn at all this week unfortunately. We had a death in our family late Sunday night and the whole week has been devoted to my family - my workouts have taken a back burner until Today. I doubt I see a good loss this week - but I hope I have something at least. I get my elliptical tomorrow though so…

That's great!! Congrats! I don't like to do the DVD's (or the games) but the actual classes with an instructor are a BLAST! I'm a big girl - never imagined I would be able to do zumba or even like it but I gave it a shot - LOVED it and made it through the first class and kept going back! I'm currently awaiting our Fall…

I'm still not on the list either... I had a 7lb loss on the scale today - which equaled around 5lbs after the 2lb gain I had last week.... my burn is sitting at 2565 so far this week! woot!!:smile:

I don't think I could weigh myself every single day! I would make myself crazy! Personally - I think once a week is more than enough - even once every two weeks is fine! I weigh in every Monday morning - after my morning "potty" and before breakfast

You look Great!! Congratulations to you for getting motivated, sticking with it and losing the weight! This is a truly motivational story for me! Way to go!!

I just watched your video and I think that is FANTASTIC!!! I loved it! Congratulations and HUGE kuddos to you for doing that on your own!! Courtney was right! You don't need the show! You have proved that you can do it on your own! With that said, I say go ahead and try out! Why not!? The least they can say is "no" and you…

We just started a "Lose 10lbs in August" Challenge. It's obviously a monthly challenge but we have weekly "mini" goals as well! It's a HUGE challenge amongst the members of MFP! You can still join! This is the initial thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/300914-lose-10lbs-in-august-challenge Pt 2 of that thread…

Met my burn today by swimming!! It was fun and refreshing yet a great workout all in one! I wish it was warm here all year round because swimming is for sure my exercise of choice! I'm excited to weigh in on Monday! I've only been at it for 2 days and I'm already dying to get on the scale! LOL

Hello there! I joined the purple team a few days ago - I need added to the list please! I was proud of myself yesterday - burned 728 cals doing week1 day 1 of the C25k program! it killed me! I could only run 2 of the runs - but I did walk the rest of it. I was disappointed that I couldn't run the all the runs but I figured…

I don't know about all the walking around the store while shopping but I bet lugging all those grocery bags into the car, out of the car and into the house was a bit of a workout!! :tongue:

I'm going to do my very first C25K workout today! I just uploaded the app for the iPhone a few minutes ago! I'm excited to try it out, yet nervous that I won't be able to do it at the same time. I have NEVER been a runner, and haven't been anywhere close to athletic since 7th grade (nearly 20 yrs ago!) I am currently at my…

So excited to get this weight off!! GO TEAM PURPLE!!! Is there a link to purple chat? Thanks for our spreadsheet link!

I'm totally in!! This will be my first MFP challenge!! I NEED the motivation!! yay! Will send my pm to Sommer Jo first thing in the morning - that's when I am weighing in!

Thank you everyone for your input and stories - I would like for this to remain a FRIENDLY topic - everyone has their own opinions and are very much entitled to them - I wanted to hear both sides - but I don't want it to be an all out heated debate. I have done some more research (which I wish I would have done before…

Thank you!! I think I have as well! I definitely don't want to bust my tail to lose this weight only to gain it back! The only reason I wanna gain anything back is because I'm pregnant! LOL

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Thank you!! This is exactly the kind of support I need!!

Thanks everyone!! I think I'll do what aa1440 said and throw them away and stick with MFP plan and with my walking 2 miles a day and the 30 day shred DVD. :) I would be VERY cranky, not to mention starving, only eating 500 calories a day! LOL

Thanks! I was thinking the same thing about the 500 calorie thing. I just don't even see how that is healthy to be honest. I haven't heard much about them other than from one friend who ordered them and lost 60lbs rather quickly so I ordered them - but when I read that you were to eat only 500 calories I thought "WHAT!?!"…

I have a large goal of around 130lbs to lose. I have been a part of this site for some time (and have done wonderfully) but I had a group of friends that eventually ended up being not very supportive and I got extremely discouraged and hit a wall - then a weight gain and I am now at my highest weight ever. :( I'm utterly…

Me too. I was diagnosed with PCOS a few years ago. Since then I have gained a ridiculous amount of weight, acne, excessive hair on the arms and face (GROSS) and I'm just so sick of it. I hate that we're told that to get this condition - that CAUSES excessive weight gain - under control - we have to Lose weight. ugh! So…

This is something I've been worried about as well. I smoke too and have wanted to quit for even longer than I've wanted to lose weight but I just haven't been able to! I'm getting to a point now though that I can wake up in the morning and go till nearly noon without even having one and then it just hits me - I gotta have…