Samantha1987

Thanks everyone. I just need to get my stuff together.

Nah, man, that's a whole deal in it's own that I'm not getting into. Unless you're married, you don't move out in my culture. That's a whole category not getting into here.

I don't know man...she's seen results from me and my brother..he really did a drastic change 6'1/270 down to 170 but he's gaining weight back as well. You figure that would have been enough to show her that calories work, we know what we should be eating or not. The food topic really...causes major problems. So I've been…

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE POSTS! I read them all. Good suggestion, I'm just going to put a gym bag in the night before so I can go right from there. I jumped on the scale a few days ago (I normally just weigh-in on the 1st of the month) but I came in right @ 170.2 I LOVE seeing that middle number change and I'm CLOSE TO…

Uggh, weighed @ 190.5. :angry: Damn, I went up a bit from last time. I used to weigh in monthly (it's pretty nice seeing that 5lb+ drop one shot). I know with weekly weigh-ins I was EXPECTING to see the weight fluctuate but it's really tough actually seeing your numbers go up. :grumble: In the mean time, my cousin is…

Amaline - burpees are tough. I did the biggest loser DVDs in the past, Julian LOVES those. I barely did, 10 at a time, lol. Let us know how you do. P.S. Keep it up guys, week is almost over! :happy:

Hey Everyone, I started the post and promised I'd reply back. Thanks for everyone's input. Since my last post till now, I've basically got accustomed to a not as sweet taste for the oatmeal, it doesn't even bother me anymore. I've even reached the point, where I've cut out the butter completely. I did try Splenda, it…

Hey Everyone just checking in. The stair master at the gym is killing me, lol. I'm on that thing for 20 minutes, it says I walked like 60 floors of stairs. The trainer says that the number one machine in the gym that cuts fat, so I'm trying. It's a cold day today here, so we made chicken soup (great on cals). Amanda, don't…

"I pretty much HAVE to go to school online because of my schedule with the kids and trying to find a full time job and what not." I just read that part. I don't know if you're going for a 2 year or 4 year degree. But for instance @ my CC, there's classes that can be taken online. But when people receive their degree, it's…

Honestly, for most majors I would say no. The only thing I've ever heard, is if it's an "online" college, employers may actually have an issue with it.

People always confuse Samantha with Amanda, lol. The do sound a bit a like, lol. :wink: Thanks, TigerMom. :happy:

Weighed in today after work out, 189.2 as official starting weight. Goodbye, 190's. Amanda, what program are you pasting into?

Just checking in, intense work out today. I think because my age (22) and the amount of weight I have to loose the trainer is doing it aggressively, which is good for results, but it's tough. The thing, I always try to push for in my workouts is finishing strong. Does anyone else stick with a phrase when it's starts…

Hey Amanda, thanks! :smile: And yeah, challenges sound good. Just a suggestion, maybe for the first week we can all aim to loose 1%? I'm 192, so I'd aim for 1.92 MINIMUM weight loss. Maybe that's too easy of a challenge? And on someone keeping weekly totals for the group, sounds good. If anyone needs help with anything,…

Hey Everyone, I LOVE the group name, No More Excuses...awesome job. That's pretty much exactly what I feel. I live in small town TX, I'm a student, I spend a lot of time with fam. I have 6 classes left at a community college and then have plans to transfer to A&M. I've been over weight about my entire life, mainly due to…

I'm going to test Splenda for oatmeal, next time I go to the store, I'll pick up some. I'll see if I can actually get that "reg sugar" taste. I'll report back here, lol. Thanks again!

I just miss the taste of reg ol' oatmeal, lol (I know I'm not eating for taste anymore, I try to look at it as energy now). But yeah, I guess I'll stick with Stevia. I looked up what the daily recommended intake for sugar was, and it's says 12 teaspoons, just for one meal I was meeting HALF of that. I think I'll use reg…

Hey Everyone, So what's everyone's work out routine? And is everyone pretty much on 1200 cals? To answer my own Q: I used to do the Biggest Loser/Jillian Michael DVDs but the motive to do them wasn't enough. So I joined the gym, and have been consistent. Also carpooling to gym with 3 other people, helps keep me on track. I…

I'm in, weigh in on Sundays' sound good. I did mine today (192...yeah, I know). I've been hitting the gym daily for an hour, starting tomorrow 2 hours daily. My full household has turned healthy, and got on board. My brother dropped 50+ pounds, my mother 20+ pounds. My goal is to be at least in the 170's before the new…

Hey there, Hate to post on an old thread. But I've been looking for answers to this Q. And the source (a doctor) is reputable too... Thanks for posting this!