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I don't feel quite so alone anymore! LOL! Isn't it interesting how we can get so wrapped up in our own issues that we fail to realize there are so many others out there just like us. Thank you all for the encouragement, sharing your stories & your insight! I'm very much looking forward to connecting with you all & having a…

We need to hook up because we have TONS in common! I am also a momma of 6 & have about the same amount of weight to lose too! I started this a while back too & got sidetracked with life, work & the chaos of a large family. I am determined now to lose this weight & get healthier! It's week one for me & I'm down about 4…

Jr should be penalized about now!!!!!!

Well ladies! I hope you all are doing MUCH better than I am! I have worked my tail end off all week long getting 45 minutes a day/ 5 to 6 days a week of exercising. I am drinking 8 bottles of water a day and doing SUPER to maintain 1200 calories and eat my exercise calories. Lo and behold ... I GAINED A DANG POUND! Well…

Well ladies! I hope you all are doing MUCH better than I am! I have worked my tail end off all week long getting 45 minutes a day/ 5 to 6 days a week of exercising. I am drinking 8 bottles of water a day and doing SUPER to maintain 1200 calories and eat my exercise calories. Lo and behold ... I GAINED A DANG POUND! Well…

Ok.... I'm here! I have had a nasty, nasty bout of the stomach bug and am finally back and checking in. Oh my Lord if I never get another stomach bug I will not miss it. I started to feel somewhat better on Saturday night then by yesterday I was back to my old self finally. I think I was starving from not hardly being able…

How are we doing ladies? I had the stomach bug this past week so it was no surprise that so far I've lost 2 pounds! I broke the 180's and weighed in today at 179!

I lost my dad a couple years ago and that is when the weight packed onto me too! I found that I quit moving around, began to eat more and sat on the couch and in the house in depression. I began to look at the way my father died (due to his poor diet/health behaviors) and then began to look at my children and asked myself…

Thanks for the words of wisdom! I am aiming for my best this week. That means NO powerdered donuts! LOL! Everyone is doing SUPER in meeting their goals and seeing their waistlines dropping! I was so excited when I took my measurements yesterday and saw that I lost almost 3 inches from my waist and my hips came down 2…

Yes! I was just complaining about that this morning! The weekends are when my hubby and our 4 children are home. It's also our social time with friends and our house is the only place everyone comes to hang out, grill out and relax. It was my 10 y/o daughter's birthday this weekend too so we had to drag out the cake and…

Absolutely crossticher! Use your Saturday weight for today! And for the others until we get a day set for us to report or a good weigh in date for the bulk of us, use the date you are weighing now whether that be Saturday or Tuesday's. I started weighing once a week on Sunday's but gosh it sure is hard to cut back and stay…

Come on over Barbara and crossticher! We'd love to have you!

Come on over girls! We are excited to have you to support and to cheer us on too! We've already been weighing in this morning and sharing some motivational quotes, recipes and goals. You can find our group under the motivation and support title and then look for "The Dream Team" week one update. We'll see you there and are…

Yeah! Look at us all dropping the pounds! We are doing so good. I am amazed at how the weight seems to be coming off at a rate of 3 pounds per week for me. I hear of some dropping 6 or 7 pounds a week and I must say ... I"M JEALOUS! LOL! My weight is coming off at a decent speed so I guess I can't have it all. I was…

I wanted to make you all aware of a very special momma of our group on a very special mission. Her story is heartbreaking and a mom's worst fear. Please welcome her, check out her website and if you feel a desire to be a part of her dream ... please do! http://meningitis-trust.tributefunds.com/fund/Jordan+Peter+Hull

I wouldn't get fixated on the scales (I battle that too!) because it can be very frustrating to gain a few pounds when you are killing yourself with weights, pilates, and cardio. Muscle weighs MORE than fat so probably what is happening is that now you have implemented the cardio you are building muscle which is why you…

Jump right in Acria! We have our group set up under the name "The Dream Team" and it is under the Motivation & Support heading. Come on over and sign up and share your goals and ideas and struggles! Anyone else who wants to join in come on over. We are just starting this morning with our roll call and today is our first…

This thread was just so that I could get a list of everyone I was sure was coming on board. Everyone is posting their updates already and so far, we're doing SUPER! I posted a banana nut recipe to my posting too. So make you some 49 calorie muffins this week and you can have TWO for a healthy, sweet, scrumptuous snack!…

Ok ... reporting for duty! Today is my 2nd week lifestyle anniversary and I am currently weighing between 180 and 181. I started out at 187 so I've dropped about 6 to 7 pounds so far. I have to admit I am a reformed caffeine addict so I am still working on giving that up. For the moment I have 2 cans of Dr Pepper a day…

If a weigh in won't work out for Sundays, we can gladly move it to Tuesday if we need too. Or to any other day of the week. Just let me know what works best for you all!

Lord have mercy! I may have the same issue too this weekend as its my daughters 10th birthday and my mother in law just hauled in all this cake and ice cream! Ugh! I am going to be a power walker this weekend to keep my calories down so I can eat good this weekend. Pilates .... here I come!

Absolutely! Join right in! The more the merrier. That puts our roll call up to 14 members so far. Yeah! Just think of all the good tips, recipes and friends we'll have.

Oh my goodness! Yeah for you! That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO awesome! I am just starting out and have lost 6 pounds in two weeks and feel so proud. I can imagine how wonderful you feel dropping so much. You have worked hard and deserve to celebrate such a phenomenal milestone. I just applaud your efforts this morning and am…

I have a confession to make! I just started changing our eating lifestyle 2 weeks ago. I am married and have 4 children. Our evening snack at night was a pop and a little debbie (powdered donuts are my weakness!). I knew I couldn't just abruptly throw out all the sugar in my house or else I would deal with a revolt. My…

Yeah ... well our group is up and running and anxious to start a new week with new goals and successes. We will continue our updates in the "motivation and support" thread. Tomorrow is our weigh in day so make sure you log on and update us with your progress and goals. Be sure to share your favorite recipes or ask any…

Ok! Well we are off to a good start. So far there are 13 of us in the group. I guess our group name will be called the "DREAM TEAM". I am thinking the weekends might be easier for everyone to try to check in so why don't we set this for Sunday's for now. If that does not work let me know and we can change it to make it…

I was stretching to get what I came up with ..... lol! I am hoping someone creative comes up with a super name after getting a good laugh at mine! LOL!

Super! I am going to send each one that signed up an email and add them as friends. We need to come up with a group name for ourselves so we can easily locate our group. When and how often do we want to check in and meet up? Anytime or day is super for me. I will post something each day to keep us motivated and I hope that…

Super! We need to be thinking about some names for the group and then we'll take a vote! The purpose of the group is to set personal weight loss goals that we will motivate, encourage and push each other to meet. We'll check in weekly to update on our progress and share ideas, stories, etc ... about things we are doing…

I am from Wise County, Virginia. To the poster who mentioned she was from Kingsport, TN originally ... I am 45 minutes north of you! I am originally from Oklahoma. Go Sooners! We moved out here 2 years ago.