TheMissingSock

when climbing into my Expedition in the gym parking lot feels like i'm about to scale a mountain. also, when I get home, i pull my gross gym clothes out of my bag and toss them on top of the dryer. When I retrieve them the NEXT DAY, they are still soaked with sweat :)

invite me please! although, I hope to be out of the 200's by June :)

what you described sounds exactly like circuit training. I have circuit training that my trainer wrote for me that sounds like what you are describing.

if you can afford joining the local gym, they often have daycare. My gym charges $4 per kid, per 2 hour session. it totally saved my sanity during spring break!

i get that on my exercise bike at home when my seat is too high. can you lower the seat on your bike?

as silly as it sounds, everytime i have to use the bathroom, i go upstairs. it may not seem like much, but it adds up after a while!

I have consistently lost pounds each week since I started. Except for "female week", don't beat yourself up over a weight gain during your cycle! some weeks are better than others, but i have alot of extra to burn, and I kill myself at the gym everyday.

I plan on trying to quit (again!) after i get to my goal weight. i smoke, drink diet soda & coffee - but I eat a ton of fruits and veggies every day. i don't pretend to be perfect, but i'm still healthier than I was when i started my weight loss adventure!

thanks for the reassurance. but now I feel like the *kitten* that's keeping the family apart because I just can't move on yet. (their mother visits/spends time with us separately)

i'm not ashamed to admit that that sounds awesome. i'm a sucker for good bbq, not to mention the cheese!

when I was in high school my brother would say "poor baby cow" to me. my mom would laugh. when i was 31yrs old my dad told me that i needed to lose weight if i ever "hoped to get a man."

i'm here all the time :D

i'm going to start doing that just to see how long it takes for someone to punch me in the neck.

the harvest oat & nut pancakes at IHOP are awesome, especially with a little dab of sugar free syrup. remember that sandwich at KFC that had two chicken patties instead of a bun? that was gross looking.

wow - one word: AWESOME!!!

this! i still can't give up my coffee or diet soda.

you can add me if you like, i'm about halfway to my goal weight - i don't believe it! besides, i could use some dudes on my friends list ;)

just remember, because us MFP'ers are eating so well, it doesn't take much to be "bad". For example, if i gorge myself on 8 oz. of frozen yogurt from the local place, I feel like i did a total binge, but it's only like 380 calories or so. even though it felt incredibly wicked at the time (and probably saved my sanity) it…

if you don't want to feel stupid because you look like a newbie, here's my advice. go in, hop on a treadmill, and while you are walking and getting warmed up, scope the place out. when i'm on the treadmill at my gym i can see all the goings-on in the place. and remember, the rest of the gym rats were new once too! give 'em…

my trainer just did my measurements today and for my thigh, he measured up from my knee (like 6 or 7 inches) and then measured across that area. if you have no freckles or obvious skin marks, try something like that so that you get the same spot the next time. Or, just do what I do, make someone else do it :)

Hi Deb, MFP will change your life :) there is a ton of help & motivation on this site. I am a smoker too, so I know what you mean about working out. I figure once I lose all the weight I want to, then I will try to quit. you can add me as a friend if you like!

You guys are all so awesome!!!! keep it up fellas :)

i am getting tattoos at certain pounds lost intervals. i've recently inked my 40lb reward, and already have 60, 80 and 100lb reward tattoos planned :)

are they jeans that have spandex in them? I have kind of the same issue; but I noticed that even though they look like they fit fine, they are still creaping down from my waist. also, because the jeans are stretchy, I could cram my fat butt into that size sooner :) I say go to the store and try on the next smaller size and…

that's awesome!

it didn't start out that way, but my girlfriends and I are going to Vegas in October to celebrate our 40th birthdays, and I hope to be at or close to my goal weight by then!

That is so awesome! I am right there with you. just got some hand-me-down jeans from a friend that are a size 16. I can zip them all and 3 are loose enough to wear now. My biggest jeans from last year were size 22-24. we're doing it!! go you!

THIS unwelcome touching is NEVER OKAY. If your daughter has to "put up with it" it's setting her up to be a victim when she gets older. I agree that you need to sever ties with this portion of your family if it continues.

I'm in the suburbs of Seattle - add me so we can complain about the weather :) where are you?

my new favorite "binge" is the local frozen-yogurt place in town. they have a non-fat new york cheesecake flavor that is awesome! a huge 9.2 oz. serving is like 220 calories. it makes me feel like i'm eating a treat but i still stay within my calories for the day.