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Hi Ann...Welcome! My name is Kim and I am 44...have a 19 year old daughter and almost 21 year old son. Congrats on finishing college...that is a huge accomplishment! I do not think that losing 30 pounds by Christmas is unrealistic at all. I have lost almost 34 pounds since the end of January (although I have a lot more to…

Hello and welcome. I think you will find this to be a great place to get new ideas, share successes, and get support. You will even be able to vent/share those not so good times that we all have. It looks like we have a similar journey ahead...feel free to add me as a friend. Have a great day!:flowerforyou:

Love Zumba too! I go to a class vs at home and it definitely is a work out. You do need room to move though. Have fun with it! :smile:

Feel free to friend me too! We have a similar journey ahead. Have a great day!:flowerforyou:

I recommend a Polar with a chest strap. There are various price ranges...good luck!

Definitely worth the money. I use mine all the time. I would definitely invest in one that has the chest strap...well worth it! :smile:

Friend request on its way! :flowerforyou:

Amen! That is what I have to say...thank you for sharing this and have a great day!

I think so...I have been on this journey since beginning of February and I am being laid off from my job in the mortgage industry that I have been in since 1993 and I think it is time to make the career change...While I am a little nervous about being out of a job (I am getting some severance pay), I am thinking it may be…

I am also in a similar situation...it is good to know that others have the same thing going on. I am just going to keep going on... :wink: We can all do this!

I am almost 45...over 250 pounds (need to lose over 150 pounds but am taking it in small chunks)...and live in Wisconsin too! Feel free to add me if you wish! :flowerforyou:

Thanks to Body Pump I did it! I had done 100 before class and I kind of lost count during class as I basically stopped counting after 150! Yay! (I think I am going to hurt tomorrow!!) :happy:

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I was stuck bouncing between the same 2-3 pounds for about 2-3 weeks and I think it was because I was not eating enough. I up'd my calorie intake for the weekend and then last week I lost 3-4 pounds. Maybe because you haven't eaten all your calories as a previous person noted, you may need to try to jump start your…

Bump for later :flowerforyou:

When my mom told me in January that she was going to have her 2nd knee replacement surgery and I was consistently having swollen ankles and knees myself. I knew that if I did not do something for myself, I would need to start replacing my joints. I am happy to say that since I have been eating better, exercising more, and…

That is a great tip! Thank you!!! I will have to try this!

Have Body Pump tonight as well...I am sure we will do several squats. I will do my best to meet this challenge...:glasses: I did do an hour work out last night as part of our weekly challenge...could not figure out how to edit my post under that topic...:tongue: Have a great day everyone!!!

I am in too...sending a friend request your way! :flowerforyou:

Thank you for sharing the blog...really puts things into perspective! Have a wonderful day! :happy:

I just went through a similar situation since about Easter. I was having trouble losing over 29 pounds and I kept yo yo ing and gaining and losing the same 2-3 pounds, but never breaking the 30 pounds lost mark. I was not always eating my calories back and was being really concerned about not going over my calorie…

My family and I will be taking my mom out to lunch and then shopping for my mom's Christmas/Birthday/Mother's Day present...we are helping to purchase flowers for her flowerbeds around her house. It should be a great day...I just hope the weather cooperates! :flowerforyou:

I have lost almost 30 pounds (despretly seeking to lose that 1-2 pounds to break over 30!) and I have several pounds to go, but have been pretty much in a holding pattern since Easter and have been yo yo ing a couple of pounds. (My weight loss journey started at the end of January, beginning of February prior to joining…

I have wondered about this too...I have lost almost 30 pounds and only went down maybe 1 size.

I bought Nike TR Free...very flexible and so far have worked pretty good.

There are days that I go over too...I am always looking for some low sodium options as it seems like so much of food has sodium in it! Hopefully there will be some good suggestions here! :smile:

I love my Polar HRM...F6. But now that I see the FT4 you can change your own battery, I may look into that one!

If you are going to a gym/Y/Fitness center and they have the Les Mills Body Pump...it is an amazing class that will definitely help tone your muscles. I have been going for about 3 months now and love the class...and I am seeing the results!

Sounds pretty good...will have to try it!

Welcome! I am a Zumba fan and Les Mills Bodypump fan too! Love them both and go to my local Y to take the classes. Feel free to add me if you wish. Good Luck in your journey!