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@ Markmacare do your tastebuds become your enemy when you sit down at the table? Lol it can be a struggle when the aroma and taste of foods do a tango in our mouths. I fall into the same category so don't feel alone.

@missive don't beat up on yourself a game 20 pounds. Beat up on those weights beat up on yourself beat up the treadmill at the gym. I know it is hard to be flexible when working but if you have already dedicated 3 days a week to the gym you can lose the weight. I believe in you because you've already dedicated 3 days to…

@ wellheregoesnI can't say you are the only person who has expressed a dislike for the gym. As a matter of fact two of my very best friends said the same thing. however there a reason was because of the sanitary conditions. I'm just taking a minute to think how would I feel if I lived next to a gym in my community and I…

@ Lcl903 thank you for being a part of our blog. I have a question is there a high a possibility one can slip into bad habits by exercising at home instead of outside or in the gym? for example you may exercise in your bedroom , is it not tempting to rest longer on that nice soft mattress?

@ Lois 1585 I can understand working out outside during the nicer months. I have to ask this , does it bring about cabin fever when you work out in the gym during the winter months?

@CjMq with your comments to the person further up on the list I thank you. You know if we allowed for people to break us down by words, we would be no further than where we started. thank you for joining our blog.

so the question for the day is is it harder to train with an attractive in shape trainer when you are feeling overweight, out of shape and your self esteem is the lowest? should it even matter that your trainer is one hell of a looker , when you r sole purpose is too get back in shape?

Thanks for sharing this great and direct info.

yes RachaeL Chicago is a very cold place in the winter but no excuse not to exercise. My suggestion to you if you're not interested in going to the gym then do as recommended by another blogger on this page . take the challenge and do inside activities through workout cd. I never completed the P 90 x before jumping into…

Hello resbirim and welcome. Congrats on your new position. I'm sure other people in your Professional agree with me, you need a lot of energy to deal with children. when will you get the time in to exercise? I hope you have a great schedule planned.

If u apply ur past eating habits to your now schedule it may help you get control on your munching. you are one of the few lucky ones who do not have to give 3 to 4 hours in the gym. that's great but I hope you still allow sometime for the gym

I agree with you food is very tempting and the hour in which we consume certain foods really is important as to whether or not we hold on to the calories or we burn them. But like everything else if we are determined, focus and we calculate our workout time and meals we can reach higher levels.

@ Burn thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment. I must admit are way way better than I am if u work out @ 8 p.m. That's great. However the body really doesn't know what time it is unless it's programed. So, you can program your your body to function at any time in the 24 hours allotted to us in a day. Isn't that a…

hello everyone, here is a question you all can chew on and spit out an answer if you'd like. Is it really convenient to have a gym so close to home ? If so what happens to the reason of it being convenient on days when you are totally drained? Does all this exercise rush come from having the gym available or is it all just…

thanks for your response crazyvermont, you are so correct on the main point "dedication." I think dedication is our motivation for a lot of things. In order to get the results we are expecting from our workout we have to put in the time regularly. But just playing devil's advocate here, What about those of us who are not…

i random, I'm sorry you left the blog so early I think you just missed out on your opportunity to meet some real nice people. I find it funny how the word professional can take on many meanings, especially when we tag the word adult along with it..:devil: I bet if you had stayed just a little bit longer someone here would…

Hello Suein. YES, YES, YES the "bad food." I willl be one of first to admit this is exercising and eating "right" is not easy.

Hello MissLabber and welcome. Is it because of your 40 hour week that you are able to fit the gym in? How stressful if at all does it become to juggle the job after the gym? I am certain in order to do this I gather on at least an every other day basis one would have to have plenty of energy. Do share with us? I commend…

Hello Beaut and thank you for commenting. I think you hit it right on the head. This group is open to all regardless of how one exercises. If we find the reason why we get started in the gym and really analyze it we will discover that its something we really want and we will make time or we think we want it because…

Hi Nancy thanks for your comment. So as a professional and mom of 2 would you say your membership to the gym is a waste? If you are using it greatly for the pool then would it not be less expensive to find a swimming camp? Was there a time where you used the gym mainly vs. the pool? I personally am so upset that I have not…

Hello Zena and thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. i did not intend for the opening of this group to focus only on exercising in a gym. I strongly agree that exercising is good in or outside of a gym. However, there are so many of us who have a gym membership and we are doing nothing with it. I hope to be able to…

Well hello to everyone who has joined this group. It is so nice to have you here. I want ot say that I am in NYC and today we are having one heck of a snow storm. I never thought I see the day when I of all people say would it stop snowing already. I really believe that th weather played a big part on my appetite today. I…