ZumbaBeast86

This is AWESOME! I hope you work that booty now! Go to a Zumba class and shake it like J. Lo!

I'm sneaky like that, but I know that the number I see on the one day that I call my weigh-in day is the real number. Can you believe, though, that Dr. Oz recommends weighing yourself every day? I read an article he wrote about 10 things you should remember to do while dieting. One of them was to weigh yourself every day…

Love Torrid!! When im officially down shoved size, Im making a trip to that store. I have a motivation jar that I fill up with money for a new outfit. The way it works is: $1 for every workout (for me it's every Zumba class attended) and a handful of change for every pound lost. When I reach $150 then it's time for a new…

[/quote] Mine, too :) I remember the joy of having a "skinny" pair of jeans not only fit, but later slide past my hips if I pulled on them while not wearing a belt. Congrats on the NSV! [/quote] Thanks! I have a pair of skinny jeans I loved last year but stopped wearing them. I can't wait to try them on and see what…

Thanks for making me feel bad about what I choose to eat. It's been working since January, I think I'll do what I please and stay on my diet!

Oh and about the granola. I'm not a big nut person, but I love the butters (yeah, I'm THAT person). My granola generally has oats, seeds, puffed rice, "in the raw" brown sugar, in place of oil and butter I use "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter", natural honey, and a drizzle of dark chocolate and almond butter. So tasty. For…

I'm really not an idiot...I just never did well with remembering the difference between simple and complex carbs. Science was never my area.

Thanks! And by bad carbs, I did mean foods that are gluten heavy like breads and pastas.

Good for you!!! That's EXACTLY what I would have said if it had been me. You go girl!!

I'm on the 100 pound goal as well, and it's hard to get started and stick to it. It's just for me, I've yo-yo'ed so many times in so many years, and I finally feel like this is my last chance to take care of things. I just turned 26 and I have so many resources at my disposal, that it's insane if I don't do anything about…

I'm a child of the 80s and early 90s, so I had a mega love for my Cabbage Patch Doll. Her name was Kelly and I still have all of her accessories and "birth certificate" with her at my parents' house. Aside from my doll, I loved to play with my brother's Ghostbuster toys. I absolutely loved his ghost trapper and proton…

Haha it's really funny to actually say it outloud, but I lose my butt first. Even before I began dancing Zumba 3 days a week, it happens every time I lose weight. But at least with the added dancing, my butt looks awesome and lifted instead of saggy haha!

You all are amazing! Everything that everyone has said is exactly the pick-me-up I needed. I love the encouragement and the well-wishes! For those who have asked: * I'm 5'8" * I've lost 22 pounds doing a variety of things. A lot of it is resisting almost everything I loved to eat. I love food, it's amazing. Case closed. *…

Personally, I can't wait for mine to shrink a cup size! I want to be back in C-land!! Ds just make running and jumping too awkward haha. I'm afraid that one of these days, during Zumba, I'm going to lose an eye or end up with a black eye. Oh nature...you cruel beast of burden! :D

The all natural way! Girl, you gots to pump....it up!

I'm sorry I'm a little confused. Are you sad, because now they are that much smaller or still too big?

My mom and I would always sing those words!! It was like our roadtrip anthem haha! There's always a bathroom on the right!

The Carly Simon song, You're So Vain? Growing up, I ALWAYS sang this song with my mom in the car, but when it got to the chorus I would sing, "I had some dreams they were CLOWNS in my coffee, CLOWNS in my coffee!" hahaha, as an adult it's just too funny. Oh, my brother would also sing, "It's a sign of the dimes!" :)

Seriously...why worry about other people and what they consider exercise. You burn calories breathing, so why not doing light cleaning? There are 3 flights of stairs in my house, and when I'm going from the upstairs to the basement laundry room carrying a 25 pound basket of laundry, repeat that 3 times for 3…

FTW!

Ditto! It's all about body weight, intensity, and minutes. Remember, Zumba is a party!! If you don't feel motivated enough with the game, try a drop in class somewhere. In class is awesome as far as energy and motivation!

I wish my gym had a ban on: people on the machine next to you looking at your progress and what you're doing. ARGGHHHH!! It's my machine and my workout!! :D

My wake up call came right after my brother's wedding. Literally, the next day. Pictures of the wedding party and from throughout the evening were posted online and I was so disgusted with how I looked. I feel ashamed of the fact that I let myself get THIS bad and that I looked that way for my only brother's wedding. I…

What is PB2? I keep hearing about it but have no idea what it is.

I'm currently munching away on homemade almond butter granola. All the great carbs in the world in one bag. I eat carbs every day, and I've had a steady weight drop of 2-3 pounds per week. I say YAY for carbs!

@anelahm --> You could be twins with Sandra Oh!

@paisley --> Kate Winslet.

@ walkwithme1 I think you look a lot like Helena Bonham Carter!

@ HorrorChix89 I think Regina King (loooove her) or Viola Davis (when she's all glam and glitz!!)

I've tried Hydroxycut, but it doesn't work unless you have the right diet and exercise like CRAZY. Plus, for someone like myself (overweight and needed a lifestyle chance, not just shedding a 5-15 pounds for bikini season), it just wasn't practical. Next I tried Alli. It worked for a little while, but I found it really…