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OMG. I don't know how we're going to get pictures with my 3 kiddos. It will be close to impossible. Ugh. We shall see! I have to organize my house first, and that will take awhile! Good luck to you in selling your house. I'm hoping it won't take long!

LJSpady- You're dad is definitely eye candy! :) My dad, though not as buff or "hot", is also running circles around me. He runs 3 miles a day, and I'm so jealous. I haven't been doing the best in the workout department this week. 2 of my kids had birthday parties, we're trying to get our house in order to put on the…

Way to go everyone! You are all doing so awesome! I'm hoping to pick it up this week and lose more than .5!!

Do you think that it would work the same to zig zag the calories that I am at right now, and just give myself my exercise calories on the day I do the exercise? For example, I typically take in 1440 for the day. If I zig zagged those to have 2 low days, 2 high days and 3 on days, could I add in my exercise for that…

I weigh in on Fridays so I'll log my weight now. I'm 189.5---> down .5 for this week. Way to go on everyone's exercise so far. Way to be rock stars!

There's a huge range, but I'm 190 and 5'4 and I know the routines and going at a pretty high intensity. I burn roughly 500-600 calories in 50 minutes.

rorosaw--- I'm so sorry! I've been skimming the thread when I get the chance, and I didn't even see it. Very creative! Thanks for the idea!!

Sounds good to me shouts12 ( on Foo(d) Fighters) That's very creative and funny, and they are in fact an AMAZING band! I'm down if everyone else is!

Well I'm team 5 and I'm down with whatever name is chosen, but I'd like to maybe be on the same page, so I'll try to add as many of you as I can. If I don't add you-- add me please. And let's stop fighting about bands. Cripes! Where are you Team 5! We need a little togetherness here!!!

Ok Team 5---Let's rock it! I'm down with Gym Class Heroes or anything really EXCEPT I LOVE DMB. Probably my fav so we can't be DMB is for Pansies! Sorry :)

Don't have any shame in explaining your reasons for losing weight. At least when you put it out there-hopefully, most people will leave you alone. You have every right to do what you need to in order to stay or get healthy. Chances are--if you respectfully tell them why it's important to you, they will back off. Good luck…

Thanks again everyone! I will be looking at my things and adjusting accordingly!

All great suggestions! Thank you! Keep them coming!

I'm in! Starting Weight 190

I feel the same way. If it's not a daily activity for me-I log it. So if you feel it was a workout- I would too!

You will definitely be in my prayers. Thankfully, medical advances are in your favor. I'd rather have a recheck and catch it earlier than to assume it was nothing. Keep us posted as to how to pray and I agree with the last post, If God takes you to it, He will take you through it! God bless!

Amen sister! I totally relate!

Just do both today and log nothing tomorrow. It's not going to matter as long as it evens out over the course of the week. Same with calories. If you go over with calories tomorrow but stay under tomorrow, it will all be fine!

Good luck to you! You are welcome to add me for support! This place is great! :)

See! You look great!

I'm going to try this! The new exercises might be a little hard considering I gave up my gym membership, but I think I may have some dvd's I haven't done in my closet somewhere! I will definitely do the nutritional goal though!

I'd definitely go with your Bodymedia. I have one as well, and there are some things that overestimate calories and that's a bummer, but some underestimate so then it's a win! :) Maybe just focus on getting your heart rate up! Good luck!

I'm not real sure, but I do know that I'm having a very hard time running outside vs running on my treadmill. I can run a 5K on my treadmill no problem and burn anywhere from 550-600 calories, but I can barely run 2 blocks outside without getting winded. Good question though!

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Check your body fat. I had the same problem. Mine was 53% when I started. I was gaining muscle and losing fat which is why I'm only down 9 pounds in over a year, but now I'm at least 39% bf. If that's not the problem, I've been told it takes a good 6 weeks to get a good workout plan going before you see weight loss. Hang…

Feel free to add me! I try my best to be a great supporter and encourager!

Yay! What a great feeling!

Friend request sent! I'd be happy to help motivate you!

Well first of all, let's back up a little bit. Think about this for just a minute. You've had a bad day, month, months etc. But what you're saying to yourself is that you aren't worth getting back on track for your health. You'd be willing to throw it all away because you gained a measly 2 pounds a few inches back. Girl!…

Men can sometimes have a really silly way of showing their support. For me, talking about it was one way to hold myself accountable. Just mention that it's not just weight loss, it's about being healthy. Put it into a getting healthy perspective and maybe he'll get the picture. He may not for awhile, so just keep doing…