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Have kept my goal for today so far and will continue to work on tonight's dinner at the Meet & Greet! This is a dinner where we parents and our 8th grade kids meet the High School teachers and students of the private school where our kids might attend. So starts the rounds of visiting schools! I'm sure it will be a calorie…

Thank you all for making me feel so welcomed! Michelle asked about my fitness routines- mainly I workout with a trainer 2X weekly and the rest is martial arts- Jeet Kune Do 2X week/ TaeKwon Do 2-3 hours/week- Otherwise I try and walk the dogs once a day. I gained most of the weight I'm trying to get off about 8 years ago.…

Hi! I'm over 50 (53 in fact!) and would love to join this amazing group of women! I've lost 20 but have stalled here by losing 5, then gaining it back, then losing it then back again for quite some time. Really need to drop another 50 and need some help! I work with a trainer 2X weekly plus other workouts Mondays,…

Merkert you were right! This is inspiring! Now that spring birthday parties and wedding showers are "behind" me (and the cakes are totally making my behind huge!), I can concentrate on losing the weight. I seriously have to get into this cool dress for my neice's wedding in June, much less for the MOVIE!!!! I wish I could…

http://www.self.com/health/2008/01/find-your-happy-weight You ( or they) are right. I do think this would be my "happy" weight. I've been down to 160 before and felt good at it but the doctor , or my mom, sister, etc would always be like, "ok only 30 more to go" and I would get so discouraged I'd balloon back up again. I…

I haven't had shin splints since I started stretching properly. I'm 51 and have been running 4 miles/ 3 X week for a few years now. 3 stretches and it works a charm! 1st- drop your heels- stand on a step with your heels hanging off the edge and let them drop below the level of the step- hold this stretch for 30 seconds…

Before I hit menopause that's how I did lose weight- chasing after the kids, cooking, cleaning, shopping, all that was enough and I could just keep my calories to a dull roar and lose weight. Now, tho, Whoa- whole different ball game!

I love the Healthy Valley Organic No Salt added Soups. They keep the sodium down to 30mg vs 480mg for regular low sodium soups, plus I think they really taste good and I'm kinda picky about my soups. I tend to gain weight (retain water) when I'm sick and a the no salt added soup seems to help avoid that. Hope you feel…

BTW re: quitting smoking- when I decided I HAD to quit (my oldest son agreed to quit if I quit) I chewed the gum, used the patches AND the lozenges when I needed it. Don't worry because as long as you don't "light up", eventually, the nicotine craving gets less and less and 6 pieces of gum becomes 5, then 4, then 3 etc.…

Ok Dec was 210 Jan - 205 Feb (so far) -202.5 Overall, a general trend downwards for which I am grateful!:happy:

Well the week of increased fiber and tracking my carbs to match my workouts has simply keept me at the 205 I have been stuck at for 3 weeks. :yawn: I realize that is still a 5 pound drop since December but it is still frustrating. :grumble: Hope February brings new insights. Congrats to all who are making the effort!…

The apple is a good idea, but what might also help in general, is to increase your fiber intake. Google "fiber" and look at the list of foods that have fiber. Pick out a couple and eat them. Try to get your fiber intake up to 25-30grams/day. It will fill you up so you are less tempted to snack.:happy:

Thank you so much for this recipe! It sounds awesome and I can't wait to give it a try! :happy: :flowerforyou:

I'm agreeing with the stretching thing here. Downward Dog and Cat Pose from Yoga has helped me in the past. Also lay on your back and curl into a little ball with your arms wrapped around your knees and gently rock. If you here a "pop" sound then that may have been the problem. Sciatica or the IT muscles may be to blame.…

It totally helped me when I started running. If you need it for your joints, def. keep taking it!

01/01/10 206.0 01/08/10 205.0 01/15/10 205.0 01/22/10 203.5 Oh Yeah Oh Yeah!!! Thank you for starting this thread TCASMEY !!! I am hoping to be right there with you on being down 5 for the month next Friday!!! I will get myself out the door for my run even though it is a mess out there! This group is such a motivator!…

I like it tons better than the standard Dannon or Yoplait. It has more protein and less sugar. It also does not upset my digestion the way Dannon and the rest of them do. I alternate between Greek yogurt and cottage cheese.:smile:

01/01/10 206.0 01/08/10 205.0 01/15/10 205.0 Those numbers don't even begin to tell how hard this has been. I am down on Fridays and over the weekend wind up making bad choices and am up to 208 on Mondays. BUT not this coming Monday darn it! Working extra hard to maintain this weekend so next Friday I will break the 205…

Congratulations! You are inspiring to have :flowerforyou: stuck it out for those 6 weeks. One hears about plateaus but it's not until you experience them yourself that you realize just how frustrating they can be. I sure it took a lot of hard work and dedication on your part to persevere thru this! Congrats!

Congratulations!!! Congrats on the weight loss and not weighing every day! It is SO hard not to weigh every day!:flowerforyou:

It sounds like you are doing everything you can to increase your exercise and watch your food intake. One thing to think about when I look over what all you are accomplishing during your day is, are you sleeping enough? Recently there have been studies showing that even if you are doing everything right with exercise and…

I do strength training on Tuesdays with my trainer and then try and remember what he showed me and repeat it on Thursdays and Saturdays. I've been seeing him for about 6 weeks now. He's been great. He had to help me balance out first before we could really start working. I have been training in TKD and running for awhile…

Hey TCASMEY :smile: I hope your treadmill came in! I'm always afraid I'm going to fall when I step on one of those things. That's why I like running outside on the trails. I guess if I had to face weather like you have I would get over my fear of falling a lot faster! Enjoy! BTW, I'm down a pound from last week! 206.0 to…

Seriuosly, how can you tell the difference between 4 below and 10 below? I have no idea how you manage in that kind of cold. We've been in the teens all week and I'm feeling picked on by Mother Nature! You have my admiration. Exercise goals for yesterday (wednesday) were met- Walked 1/2 mile:Ran 2 miles:walked 1/2 mile…

Congratulations!!! I love running! How far/long did you run? Outside or treadmill? Congrats!!:drinker:

Def. goal to say goodbye to the 200's!!!:drinker:

Ok I'm at 206 this morning, down 4 since returning on Tuesday!

I LOVE THAT! :smile: I would love not to have weight loss as a goal next year! Count me in for the unofficial Friday weigh-ins and the Official first of the month weigh-ins! My strategies include continuing with my Tuesday trainer at the gym plus 2 more days a week on my own getting in 2 of my running days each week…

I'm 51 and started menopause at 45. I gained 20 from menopause and another 30 when I quit smoking the next year. I lost 25 pounds 3 years ago but still have 50 to go to get to where I want to be. My weight loss has ground to a halt these past 3 years even though I have upped my exercise to what I would not have believed…