JLSchmetterling

No problem! Glad I'm not doing it wrong... LOL :-)

I was told to measure the waist at the belly button. Not sure if that's right but that is how my personal trainer did it and said to do it in the future...

UPDATE!!! Here are our updated measurements as of 9/3/2011, our halfway mark on the contest. Due to the nature of the contest, we decided we are not counting certain measurements since some areas of my body are affected differently than a man's during weight loss. So, the only areas that we are counting are the ones that…

Thanks everyone! These are our stats as of 8/1/2011 - Jared - Weight: 258 Pant size: 38 Neck: 17″ Chest: 49 ½” Arms – Right: 14 ½” Left: 14 ½” Waist: 49″ Hips: 48″ Thighs – Right: 25″ Left: 24″ Calves – Right: 17″ Left: 16 ½” Jaimee - Weight: 175 Pant size: 14 Neck: 14 ½” Chest: 38″ Arms – Right: 11 ½” Left: 11″ Waist: 39…

Thanks everyone! :-)

WOW... you look amazing! Very handsome. :-)

I'll join! My boyfriend got me the program for my birthday and it should be arriving in the mail by the end of this month. :-)

LMAO!!! Nice... :-)

I absolutely LOVE those Kellogg's Special K multigrain crackers and Apple Cinnamon rice cakes. I also love snacking on raw fruits and veggies.

Don't let yourself get discouraged. When you exercise, you gain muscle, and that weighs more than fat. I would take some measurments and go by that and not the scale.

WOW!!! That is AWESOME! :-)

Muscle does weigh more than fat, so that may be why you've slowed down. Shonasteele may be right too about not eating enough. If you eat too little your body goes into starvation mode and holds on for dear life to every fat cell you have.