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:grumble: I understand where you`re coming from..I have been on a plateau and tought that joinging here and counting calories would work for me ...I know it will in the long run but in the meantime seeing that scale stuck where it is drives me nuts! I have been so good and keeping track of evrything and only one day was I…

I must be differant but I really admire Queen Lattiffa, I find her to be a beautiful woman and altough she has a bigger body , she looks toned and Happy. When thinking about who else, The names that came to mind were Jennifer Lopez, Beyouncé , Mariah Carrie and I also admire a younger Bett Middler...

actual age 43.2 , real age as figured out 42.2 even with having a BMI of 31-32...Go figure

I normally have BP in the 100/60 range as an average for at least 3 years now but yesterday while driving I felt real tired all of a sudden and the feeling such a ball of air leaving your lungs and travelling up your airways came over me. I stopped at the pharmacy and took my BP and it was 104/40 so I sat and waited for…

Welcome...I`ve only been here since tuesday the 22 nd but I already know it`s the kind of support I need.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: way to go!

Thank You! I used to go to the site years ago and wanted to do so again but couldn`t remember the name..I have been googling here and there for the last few weeks for it...

First let me say , Kudos for doing very good in a tough situation:flowerforyou: Second I`m sure that evening was full of conficting emotions which must have been hard on you. Anyway here are a few suggestions that may help in the future. If you value the friendship , make it a point to still see this friend but with a few…

For many who are just starting out or for those who have mentionned being at home with little ones finding it hard to burn extra calories and relying (hope that spell right I`m french) on housework to burn some extra calories here is an idea... You could invest in those wrist and ankle weights and strap them home while…

"Exercise is boring for me" If you have the means, I would suggest you join a class of some sort. The social aspect of it helps keep you going and the group usually will motivate each other to keep going. You could find a low aerobic class for starters or anything that peeks your interest..Don`t go it alone if keeping up…

Give yourself a break today , enjoy the day and remember a very important key word "Moderation" if you allow yourself a sliver of ice cream cake you will be less tempted to cheat later.. Fruits and veggies but be carefull fruits can start adding calories as well. Drink water instead, allow for the extra cals today and if…

I have a bad back from a partially herniated disk and I find that slowly making my muscles stronger have help a great deal. I agree that swimming is a very good way to start.

I think the numbers are both right...You need to figure out how many calories a day you would need to consume to stay at your current weight (web calculator would tell you this) and then to lose 1 lb per week you would reduce that number by 500 calories per day or 3500 per week. Hope that help.

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To make thinks differant more often, if you have a local library nearby, you could borrow work out DVD`s . That way you could try the kind you want before spending money only to find out it`s not really your style.

I have set my goal at 4/45 minutes session per week . Anything else is a bonus but I feel that 4x is the minimum I want. My work outs usually end up being between 45-60 minutes of cardios on days I do cardios only, and a combiantion of cardio to warm up and cool down and 25 minutes average of strength training. It`s true…

I am lucky as I am now at a place in my life where I could be a stay at home mom, except there is no kids to stay at home with as they are both teenagers in highschool so I took a job part-time from 7am-12noon . They wanted me full time but I realised that in order to have a healthier lifestyle , being the busy most nights…

This morning I felt frustrated about the lack of weightloss :grumble: :explode: :mad: :devil: that scale and not much differance in lost inches..Then I realised that I had miscalculated the total inches lost by a full inch the last time I measured:mad: I suck at math:grumble: and it should have been an 8.5 inches lost not…

Hey I work in a donut shop and i`m told I can take a dozen home for free /week:sad: I`m sure I`m going to give in to temptation sooner then later:grumble: This week was my first week and Thank goodness I only work 5 hrs/day so that I can make working out a priority cause i`m sure I would gain 3 lbs /week! I have not eaten…

I have the same issue...I usually post a note that says the amount of time I did strength training but I have noticed that while you list strength training , it doesn`t acount for the time and therefore tellms me I haven`t met my goal... My goal is 45 so tonight I did 40 minutes of cardio but also 25 minutes of strength…

Bienvenue , welcome! You will be able to find the support needed by sharing what you want about your weightloss...Good luck.

I`ve been very good, working out and counting calories and even have to eat extra to make my daily requirements ...I have the proof that things are working as I`m losing inches but yet I gain a lb ..I just go by the measurements.. If you haven`t taken any, I sugest you do it will help you see results. I just measure my…

That is awesome!!! :grumble: can help being envious a little....Keep doing what you`ve been doing. You rock!!!!

I tell myself that I can make the time for working out and getting healthier now or I can look forward to many visits to the doctors in the futur from the unhealthy body... I think I`ll stick to the gym as long as I can... Then it`s the other little things like comments that people make..For example, yesterday while I was…

Job well done:drinker:

I dread the step climber :grumble: but I always feel so good afterwards as I get the most bang for my buck and then I keep thinking how firm my "buttucks" (said in a Forest Gump kinda voice) are going to be :devil:

:bigsmile: i`m proud of myself as I haven`t been working at this for too long and I am carrying an extra 40 lbs ...And let`s not forget my age of 43..Anyway I have been pushing myself to add floors to my work outs when I use the step climber at the gym and today I reached the 100 floors mark! in 26 minutes and burning 326…

I don`t know about "favorite workout equipment" but I`m gaining respect for the step climber at the gym:grumble: But I would say that my favorite part of exercise that still burns calories and helps tone the body is the new love I`m aquiring for swimming...I guest the "pool" is the equipment

well did you take measurements? That would give you a good way to see results alongside of weighing yourself. The bodyweight can fluctuate quite a bit in one single day so the weight is not always acurate so I wouldn`t get to frustrated yet with a 3 lbs gain... Are you drinking your H2O...That often helps flush out the…

The important factor is not on how many times you fall but on how much stronger you wil be each and everytime you get up and take that step forward... Don`t be too hard on yourself and remember that in order to achieve your goals and appreciate them, you have to work for them and accept the facts that roadblocks will…