candyben

From Ottawa, Ontario. This is a great group ~ very inspirational and a great support.

40 with three boys - well men 21/18/16 and one grand daughter - feel free to add

Hi - you can add me! The more support the better - always easier when people have the same goals.

Feel free to add me as well! :drinker:

Hi you will love the motivation and support you receive here from people going through the exact same thing. I myself have a grand-daughter who has just turned one and she is a great motivator, but without the support here I would falter. Feel free to add me! Welcome.

Great job! You look amazing, I am only on day 12 and can't wait to hit day 30 or 60 to see the results. I placed my scale in the back of the closet as I am not going to focus on that but instead focus on inches and the way my clothing fits and how I feel. I feel like i have a ton more energy and can keep going. Its nice to…

I started last week but would join a challenge.

I started tracking my sugar as well, I am not overly concerned if it comes from natural sources like fruits. I think it is more the refined sugar or additives we need to be worried about. I mean I watch the sugar content in my coffee and the extras. I figure if I am having my 2 fruits daily and the contain sugar at least…

I have been loggin everything I eat and underestimating my excercise calories, which is good. I have started to switch up what I am eating as it was the same thing over and over and am adding more protein and less carbs into my diet. I have started to work out again - doing P90X! Which I am happy about, haven't checked my…

I do Zumba as well and found the following site which takes into consideration how hard you worked out and your weight to give you an amount of calories burned. That is what I use. Hope it helps. :) http://www.zumbacalories.com/

I get roughly 7 - 8 hours of sleep a night. I have taken measurements, some have changed but others have gained. I am doing HIT workouts, plus some fun ones of aerobics, strength training and boxing. I am not stressed at all.

Yes a sledge hammer and wanted to use that as excercise points. LOL

I am trying to lose about 1 lb a week, I have a total of 14 but would like to lose 11 more on top of that - the initial 14 put me at the high end of my weight range.

I have changed the settings to make my food diary viewable :happy:

I started on the 14th and am sore already. I am in and you can add me as well.

I just did day two and I have muscles that are so sore, its hard to sit down or go down stairs. LOL - oh well ~ I will survive and I guess it means I am doing something right.:laugh:

Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions. I am a salty snacker, I tend to pick up a bag of chips and once I get my hand in it i am a goner. The other one is chocolate, I try to stay away from it but the store is so close. But I think i might try to eliminate sugar from my diet, I have done this before and it really…

I am starting my 30 day shred tonight as well! I am up for the challenge. This sounds like fun.

I am new to the site as well just joined a couple of days ago - you can add me as well! :happy:

Hi everyone! I am new to MFP and I also am 5'4 and my goal weight is 140 (hoping to go lower but will evaluate it at that time). It is nice to see so many others with the same goals.