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:smooched: :blushing: :heart: Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers for my family! I really appreciate that. No more news yet...just playing the waiting game! And yes, she's 30 weeks and the baby seems to be doing fine so far - strong heart rate and already starting to use her lungs! :bigsmile: :heart: I'm currently…

Good morning Theresa! :flowerforyou: My efforts today will include resisting the temptation to be BAD! :noway: I really just "want" a breakfast sandwich with sausage and pizza for lunch...BUT...after St. Patty's Day, I should really behave myself. Just a little stressed (Sister-in-law is in the hospital due to…

Day 1/17 Exercise: Well, just found out that my sister -in-law was induced for labor this afternoon...so after a hospital visit to see her before delievery, I plan to do the following: 15 min warm-up on Cybex Arc Trainer FULL lower body workout: Leg Press - 8 sets of 12 Leg Extension - 2 or 3 sets of 12 Hamstring Curls - 2…

:bigsmile: I'm IN! 17/24 days of AWESOME exercise! Great idea! :drinker:

A completely FLAT stomach and toned arms as well, and would it be asking too much for some firmer thighs?! :laugh: Interestsing but good question! :flowerforyou:

Thanks Theresa!! :bigsmile: Ya'll are the best! :flowerforyou:

Hello all! I hope everyone had more control than I did last night :noway: in celebration of St. Patty's Day! :laugh: At least I held myself accountable for what I ate...:drinker: here's to a few days of hard core butt kickings at the gym! :bigsmile: Anyway, I'm definitely IN on this challenge. SW for Challenge: 240.6lbs…

Graduated April or 2008 (OMG - it's almost been a YEAR! :sad:) I have my Bachelors of Music in Voice Performance. I'm taking some time off before applying to Graduate School next fall. My goal is to be about 20 lbs away from my goal weight when I audition! I want to be that triple threat everyone talks about - and…

Since this is all you needed. *HUGS* :smooched: Hope you have a wonderfully green St. Patty's Day! Maybe you could try some YOGA instead of weight training to help relieve the stress of today? Just a thought. :indifferent: Anyway, I hope you have a great day. :flowerforyou:

Good morning ya'll! :happy: Well, starting weight for this challenge was 245.6lbs ----> this morning I was 240.6. So exactly 5 lbs LOST! Now, I know i'm STILL not out of the 240s yet, but I'm closer than I was when this challenge started. So YIPPIE! Thanks for all the support and motivation. I agree with PURR on the…

Let's also consider the fact that in Italy (and Europe in general), they do a LOT more walking than we do (haha, and if they're like me - probably RUNNING for trains!) and 'fast food' isn't exactly that readily available. Not to mention the fact that most of their food is fresh and home grown. Even in the deli's and…

Hi guys, had to do a little bit of searching, but here's my original post :noway: Weighed In this morning...down another 3lbs this week to make my first 20! (21 - actually!) Count me in for the challenge...8lbs it is! Good Luck EVERYONE! SW for Challenge: 245.6 GW for Challenge: 237.6 Edited by Opera_Bound on Tue 02/10/09…

I'm interested in buying a Heart Rate Monitor to wear to the gym so that I can get an ACCURATE number of the calories I'm burning. I'm curious as to which products everyone has used, live by, or absolutely hate! Basically, which is the best bang for my buck? I'm looking to spend between $50-80. :ohwell: Any ideas, advice,…

YAY! That's awesome! I love those days where you can spend a few hours at the gym and ENJOY the fact that you just worked out! :bigsmile: Congrats and keep up the GREAT WORK! :flowerforyou:

Morning all! Just wanted to check in. Glad to see everyone's doing well or at least maintaining! :bigsmile: SW for Challenge: 245.6 GW for Challenge: 239.6 Current Weight as of 3/6/09: 242.8 That's 3.2 LBS to lose this week...I'm not planning on eating most of my exercise calories like I have been, so we'll see if that…

:laugh: :laugh: NO worries! CONGRATS TO YOU TOO!! It's all about support so YAY for the both of us! :flowerforyou: Thanks again everyone for rejoicing with me! I know we can all do it! :drinker:

YAY! CONGRATS!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: (<---- Water of course) Such an inspiration, thanks for sharing and congrats again!

So I took my measurements again last night and wasn't really expecting to see much results...BUT...I was pleasantly surprised!! STARTING Measurements: 10/15/2008 BUST: 49.5" WAIST: 49.5" HIPS: 53" Rt Upper ARM: 17" Rt Upper THIGH: 31.25" As of 3/8/2009 BUST: 47" for a loss of 2.5" WAIST: 45" for a loss of 4.5"!!!!!…

Hrmmmm, I'm thinking about taking one now. I usually hate stationary bikes as I never feel like I burn enough calories or get a great workout... but I may try out a class though as I hear they do kick your butt. We'll see, still working up the courage I suppose. :ohwell: Congrats to you and keep up the great work!!…

YAY!!! I just got off my plateau last week too! :bigsmile: Those damn things are rough!! :laugh: Congrats and keep up the great work! IT's great to see that we really can do it, even when we're thrown rough patch! :flowerforyou:

:happy: Thank you all so much for your continued support and :heart: :smooched: !! Couldn't be doing this without all of your wonderful comments and advice!! :bigsmile: As for advice - ummm, I told myself I'd already lost my first 20...why wouldn't I WANT to continue on that path? I realized that I was just being lazy and…

I wear mostly capri or yoga style pants, mostly bought from Old Navy (probably my FAVE), Target, and/or New York and Company. As for sports bras, I do Old Navy or Target's Champion brand. I then wear a 'body shaper' from NY&Co (I used to work there so I have BILLION of them!) with a regular cotton t-shirt over that. I'm…

Yay for great weigh-ins! I'm finally off of my 3 week plateau. At least I wasn't gaining weight back, but not budging really got me down. I kicked it in high gear this week and dropped 2.8lbs bringing me to a total of exactly 24lbs lost since I started in October! It's a slow process but I'm excited to be almost a 1/4th of…

Yay for nice surprises in the morning! I did my weekly weigh-in today and the scale FINALLY moved!! Down 2.8lbs for the week. I've got another 3lbs before I'm out of the 240s for good! Here's to hoping it happens by St. Patty's Day! That'll be even more a reason to go out and celebrate! :bigsmile: Hope everyone is having a…

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Great advice ladies! I'd also say look at the tone of his voice (er...text). To say "Would you like to go out sometime for dinner and drinks?" is a lot different from "Hey, wanna grab a bite sometime time?" That's the only advice I have, as I too haven't been on many (not exaggerating - only 2 or 3) dates myself. Also, you…

Hi guys! I'm glad to say I'm finally getting back on track! I think my old gym at school used to have the Precor ellipticals, I LOVED them. But now, my gym has the Arc Trainer ellpiticals and I adore them even more. I feel like it definitely gives me the BEST work out! :bigsmile: Did 35 mins of the weight loss pre-set at…

mgullette - not resting much, i try to move between the exercises very quickly. And usually after a high intensity 'warm-up' - 15-20 mins on an arc trainer elliptical. I continue to sweat a lot during my strength-training, until I get to crunches, then I start to cool off before doing another 15-20 mins of cardio.

How tall are you? 5'8" What is your weight? 245 What is your build? large...yeah...let's go with that How much do you workout? at least 3 times (or so I HOPE) How much do you eat average daily? 1400/day without exercise, with exercise probably closer to 1800/2000. DAMN...that's a lot compared to most so I may try to cut…

Ok...so I'm doing strength training, to build muscle, incorporated with at least 30 mins of cardio. My question is this...when calculating calories, why is there such a huge difference between "STRENGTH TRAINING" and "CIRCUIT TRAINING". I'd like to get the 'most accurate' idea of how many calories I'm burning at the gym…