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ILuvShopping · Sep 18th, 2009, 02:30 PM

i think i need to frequent this forum more.... you guys seem to be on the same bandwagon as me. i'm currently 175-180 and i would really love to get down to 130ish

i wouldn't say that my eatting habits are terrible... i really don't snack that much. but i eat large meals because by then i'm STARVING! i've tried the snack thing throughout the day at work but I either run out of healthy snack foods, or i just forget.

I have an eliptical at home but i HATE it and plan on getting a treadmill soon. my mom said she would take my eliptical and then they would buy me a treadmill. the only problem.. i'm in iowa and my parents are in PA. and i need to get rid of the elliptical before the treadmill because i don't have enough room.

I would love to start going on walks...but i hate my neighborhood and dont' feel comfortable walking alone, and i have no friends that are willing.

i don't feel comfortable in ANY of my clothes unless it's a hoodie (thank god for fall starting SOON!) and all around i just feel horrible about myself :(

sorry i kind of rambled and hijacked this thread but i just need some motivation! and nothing seems to be working.

Chantilly0379 · Sep 18th, 2009, 03:28 PM

I have to loose 50 lbs also, I've already lost 25. I've been suffering w/sinus infections and bronchittis since the middle of Aug, so I haven't been to the gym since then, but I'm starting to feel back to normal and I think I'll be ready to start working out again on Monday.

I say all of us who want to get healthier make it a competition and lets see who can loose the most by Jan 1st.

xikry5talix · Sep 19th, 2009, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by Chantilly0379

I have to loose 50 lbs also, I've already lost 25. I've been suffering w/sinus infections and bronchittis since the middle of Aug, so I haven't been to the gym since then, but I'm starting to feel back to normal and I think I'll be ready to start working out again on Monday.

I say all of us who want to get healthier make it a competition and lets see who can loose the most by Jan 1st.

That's a good idea!

I've been doing really well until these last couple days. Some friends from out of town came to visit so haven't had time to work out and have been eating out a bit too much. After the weekend ends, going to cut back a lot more and get ready for Halloween outfits!!!

ILuvShopping · Sep 21st, 2009, 12:33 PM

tomorrow it starts for me! I have a friend that runs every night so i asked if i could tag along and walk while she runs. she just runs around a pond at the local community college so she won't leave me in the dust or anything and the length around the pond is a little over the mile. so we're starting that tomorrow night. i'm excited!

ilovepinkhearts · Sep 21st, 2009, 03:09 PM

yay!! more people!!

i did pretty bad this weekend too...im getting back in gear today though. sticking to my diet and i did yogalates this morning and i plan on going to the gym tonight as well.

i think my scale is fubar'ed. im upset about that too. i weighed myself on a different scale and it said i weighed A LOT more than mine does. i know i have lost weight, i can see and feel it and plus im wearing clothes that i couldn't just weeks ago. so that made me bummed, i don't know what scale is right, or if what is right is somewhere in the middle. :(

oh well i will just keep on doing what i am doing and i know i will lose more weight!

ILuvShopping · Sep 21st, 2009, 04:48 PM

i think as long as you keep feeling great it doesn't matter what the scale says :)

i suck at dieting.... i don't snack during the day (or hardly at all) and i have this HUGE jug of water that i drink all day/every day. so i think at first i'll just try to get a workout/walking routine in motion and then work on the food... but i love food... :(

ilovepinkhearts · Sep 21st, 2009, 09:35 PM

oh i know...i LOVE the bad carbs. cookies, ice cream, chocolate....mmm

i try to refrain but i have to give in every once in awhile.

ILuvShopping · Sep 23rd, 2009, 12:59 PM

i did my first night of walking last night and it felt GREAT! I walked 1.2 miles. not sure how good that is but my legs sure did feel like jello afterwards. I sort of wanted to do another lap around the pond but my friend was running and she was already halfway finished with her second lap by the time i finished and i didn't want to make her wait for me.

Nieners · Sep 24th, 2009, 03:50 AM

Can I join too? I want to lose 45 lbs.

Angelbabe1 · Sep 24th, 2009, 07:20 AM

Hi, I hope I could help some, I lost 40lbs 6 months after I had my babies, it finally get's to you when you see yourself in the mirror! ok, mindset in action and a Priority to get healthy inside and out.
How I did it and may help you as well. Eat small healthy snacks throughout the day inbetween your meals, eggs, lowfat cottage cheese, string cheese, no starchy foods at all for the first two weeks, lots of protein, chicken, fish, tuna, meats, drink lots of water throughout the day for flushing out, exercise 30 min. a day like aerobics, dance at home to some jamming music to keep you going, last meal no later than 6:00pm, exrecise helps burn off fat faster and helps reduce stress, keep the routine up, you will lose at least 3-5lbs a week.

Good luck

Nieners · Sep 24th, 2009, 07:56 AM

Okay, so I started today

I'm building up with eating 3 times a day, I used to snack a lot or eat @ the most crazy times (2am in the morning etc).

My list so far:

Breakfast:

0% fat yoghurt drink,
1 sandwich with chicken filet,

1 glass of water.

Lunch:

1 scrambled egg with a slice of cheese,1 slice of bread,

1 apple
1 lt water

Dinner:

1 meat substitute
2 ladles of red beets
1 ladle olive-oil baked potatoes

1 lt water

Exercise:
30 minutes cycling
30 minutes running

It looks like I ate a lot to me, but it feels good.

ILuvShopping · Sep 24th, 2009, 09:38 AM

I walked for 40 minutes last night, about 2.5 miles. my shins are KILLING me!! and i feel like i sprained my big toe... and i don't know if that's even possible...lol but it hurts. but i will push on tonight! i just might be a little bit slower. lol

the no eating past 6:00 seems almost impossible... at least for my schedule. i don't get home from work till 5, by the time i change and get settled and start to make dinner, i'm looking at 6:30 at the earliest... and now with me HOPEFULLY walking most nights, we go between 6 and 7 so i have to eat when i get home

ilovepinkhearts · Sep 25th, 2009, 05:26 PM

good job ladies!!

im trying to stick to the diet, im pretty much eating the same stuff just less of it [we eat pretty healthy as is] and i am drinking more water. i have worked out everyday this week so far, i will go again tonight after dinner. it's a nice way to end the night...a good sweat and a great feeling. i think i have lost more weight, but my frickin messed up scale doesn't show it. i really need to buy a new one, but i don't want to know what i 'really' weigh...lol

Nieners · Sep 26th, 2009, 04:32 AM

Yay I lost 6.61 lbs so far!

Ilovepinkhearts, I love the way you trying to lose the weight. It's so much healthier than just dieting for a while and then going back to ''normal'', KWIM?

How are you working out? I am thinking of signing up for aqua spinning and zumba

and normal swimming... I love being in water! Hopefully the scale will work with you the next time.

xikry5talix · Sep 29th, 2009, 01:04 AM

ilovepinkhearts! Good job for going to the gym!!

Okay...I've been slacking off. On Thursday I ran 3.5 miles but that was it for last week. Hopefully this week is better, so far ate pretty healthy but didn't work out because I am feeling sick. I really need to stop making excuses though, ahhhh!!! Must get in a run for sure tomorrow!!!

Sep 18th, 2009, 02:30 PM	#31
ILuvShopping <3 Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,991	i think i need to frequent this forum more.... you guys seem to be on the same bandwagon as me. i'm currently 175-180 and i would really love to get down to 130ish i wouldn't say that my eatting habits are terrible... i really don't snack that much. but i eat large meals because by then i'm STARVING! i've tried the snack thing throughout the day at work but I either run out of healthy snack foods, or i just forget. I have an eliptical at home but i HATE it and plan on getting a treadmill soon. my mom said she would take my eliptical and then they would buy me a treadmill. the only problem.. i'm in iowa and my parents are in PA. and i need to get rid of the elliptical before the treadmill because i don't have enough room. I would love to start going on walks...but i hate my neighborhood and dont' feel comfortable walking alone, and i have no friends that are willing. i don't feel comfortable in ANY of my clothes unless it's a hoodie (thank god for fall starting SOON!) and all around i just feel horrible about myself :( sorry i kind of rambled and hijacked this thread but i just need some motivation! and nothing seems to be working.
	__________________ . . Whimsy Bits..... a bit of whimsy.... Up and Running!! Check out my handmade jewelry http://whimsybits.etsy.com

Sep 18th, 2009, 03:28 PM	#32
Chantilly0379 WHO DAT/GEAUX TIGERS Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Marrero, LA Posts: 162	I have to loose 50 lbs also, I've already lost 25. I've been suffering w/sinus infections and bronchittis since the middle of Aug, so I haven't been to the gym since then, but I'm starting to feel back to normal and I think I'll be ready to start working out again on Monday. I say all of us who want to get healthier make it a competition and lets see who can loose the most by Jan 1st.
	__________________ "Laisser les bons temps rouler...not just a saying but a way of life"

Sep 21st, 2009, 12:33 PM	#34
ILuvShopping <3 Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,991	tomorrow it starts for me! I have a friend that runs every night so i asked if i could tag along and walk while she runs. she just runs around a pond at the local community college so she won't leave me in the dust or anything and the length around the pond is a little over the mile. so we're starting that tomorrow night. i'm excited!
	__________________ . . Whimsy Bits..... a bit of whimsy.... Up and Running!! Check out my handmade jewelry http://whimsybits.etsy.com

Sep 21st, 2009, 03:09 PM	#35
ilovepinkhearts team edward. always. Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 4,399	yay!! more people!! i did pretty bad this weekend too...im getting back in gear today though. sticking to my diet and i did yogalates this morning and i plan on going to the gym tonight as well. i think my scale is fubar'ed. im upset about that too. i weighed myself on a different scale and it said i weighed A LOT more than mine does. i know i have lost weight, i can see and feel it and plus im wearing clothes that i couldn't just weeks ago. so that made me bummed, i don't know what scale is right, or if what is right is somewhere in the middle. :( oh well i will just keep on doing what i am doing and i know i will lose more weight!
	__________________ Please educate yourself about pancreatic cancer, and then share that knowledge with a loved one. http://www.pancan.org i will lose the weight...1 lb at a time!! i CAN do it! i'm not sure how many lbs to go - skinny jeans here i come!!

Sep 21st, 2009, 04:48 PM	#36
ILuvShopping <3 Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,991	i think as long as you keep feeling great it doesn't matter what the scale says :) i suck at dieting.... i don't snack during the day (or hardly at all) and i have this HUGE jug of water that i drink all day/every day. so i think at first i'll just try to get a workout/walking routine in motion and then work on the food... but i love food... :(
	__________________ . . Whimsy Bits..... a bit of whimsy.... Up and Running!! Check out my handmade jewelry http://whimsybits.etsy.com

Sep 21st, 2009, 09:35 PM	#37
ilovepinkhearts team edward. always. Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 4,399	oh i know...i LOVE the bad carbs. cookies, ice cream, chocolate....mmm i try to refrain but i have to give in every once in awhile.
	__________________ Please educate yourself about pancreatic cancer, and then share that knowledge with a loved one. http://www.pancan.org i will lose the weight...1 lb at a time!! i CAN do it! i'm not sure how many lbs to go - skinny jeans here i come!!

Sep 23rd, 2009, 12:59 PM	#38
ILuvShopping <3 Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,991	i did my first night of walking last night and it felt GREAT! I walked 1.2 miles. not sure how good that is but my legs sure did feel like jello afterwards. I sort of wanted to do another lap around the pond but my friend was running and she was already halfway finished with her second lap by the time i finished and i didn't want to make her wait for me.
	__________________ . . Whimsy Bits..... a bit of whimsy.... Up and Running!! Check out my handmade jewelry http://whimsybits.etsy.com

Sep 24th, 2009, 03:50 AM	#39
Nieners ♥ Loubounista ♥ Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Alaska in winter Posts: 2,358	Can I join too? I want to lose 45 lbs.
	__________________ ♥ ''If we never see each other again, and one day, you feel a certain presence beside you... that would be me loving you wherever I am.'' ♥ HG: ❀ Fiorellino's ❀ 39 - 39.5, nude VPs sz 38.5 - 39 UHG: - NP nude mini glitter/gold specchio - Black or Ivory Jaws sz 38.5 - 39

Sep 24th, 2009, 07:20 AM	#40
Angelbabe1 grateful Joined: Sep 2009 Location: United States Posts: 8	Hi, I hope I could help some, I lost 40lbs 6 months after I had my babies, it finally get's to you when you see yourself in the mirror! ok, mindset in action and a Priority to get healthy inside and out. How I did it and may help you as well. Eat small healthy snacks throughout the day inbetween your meals, eggs, lowfat cottage cheese, string cheese, no starchy foods at all for the first two weeks, lots of protein, chicken, fish, tuna, meats, drink lots of water throughout the day for flushing out, exercise 30 min. a day like aerobics, dance at home to some jamming music to keep you going, last meal no later than 6:00pm, exrecise helps burn off fat faster and helps reduce stress, keep the routine up, you will lose at least 3-5lbs a week. Good luck

Sep 24th, 2009, 07:56 AM	#41
Nieners ♥ Loubounista ♥ Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Alaska in winter Posts: 2,358	Okay, so I started today I'm building up with eating 3 times a day, I used to snack a lot or eat @ the most crazy times (2am in the morning etc). My list so far: Breakfast: 0% fat yoghurt drink, 1 sandwich with chicken filet, 1 glass of water. Lunch: 1 scrambled egg with a slice of cheese,1 slice of bread, 1 apple 1 lt water Dinner: 1 meat substitute 2 ladles of red beets 1 ladle olive-oil baked potatoes 1 lt water Exercise: 30 minutes cycling 30 minutes running It looks like I ate a lot to me, but it feels good.
	__________________ ♥ ''If we never see each other again, and one day, you feel a certain presence beside you... that would be me loving you wherever I am.'' ♥ HG: ❀ Fiorellino's ❀ 39 - 39.5, nude VPs sz 38.5 - 39 UHG: - NP nude mini glitter/gold specchio - Black or Ivory Jaws sz 38.5 - 39

Sep 24th, 2009, 09:38 AM	#42
ILuvShopping <3 Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,991	I walked for 40 minutes last night, about 2.5 miles. my shins are KILLING me!! and i feel like i sprained my big toe... and i don't know if that's even possible...lol but it hurts. but i will push on tonight! i just might be a little bit slower. lol the no eating past 6:00 seems almost impossible... at least for my schedule. i don't get home from work till 5, by the time i change and get settled and start to make dinner, i'm looking at 6:30 at the earliest... and now with me HOPEFULLY walking most nights, we go between 6 and 7 so i have to eat when i get home
	__________________ . . Whimsy Bits..... a bit of whimsy.... Up and Running!! Check out my handmade jewelry http://whimsybits.etsy.com

Sep 25th, 2009, 05:26 PM	#43
ilovepinkhearts team edward. always. Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 4,399	good job ladies!! im trying to stick to the diet, im pretty much eating the same stuff just less of it [we eat pretty healthy as is] and i am drinking more water. i have worked out everyday this week so far, i will go again tonight after dinner. it's a nice way to end the night...a good sweat and a great feeling. i think i have lost more weight, but my frickin messed up scale doesn't show it. i really need to buy a new one, but i don't want to know what i 'really' weigh...lol
	__________________ Please educate yourself about pancreatic cancer, and then share that knowledge with a loved one. http://www.pancan.org i will lose the weight...1 lb at a time!! i CAN do it! i'm not sure how many lbs to go - skinny jeans here i come!!

Sep 26th, 2009, 04:32 AM	#44
Nieners ♥ Loubounista ♥ Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Alaska in winter Posts: 2,358	Yay I lost 6.61 lbs so far! Ilovepinkhearts, I love the way you trying to lose the weight. It's so much healthier than just dieting for a while and then going back to ''normal'', KWIM? How are you working out? I am thinking of signing up for aqua spinning and zumba and normal swimming... I love being in water! Hopefully the scale will work with you the next time.
	__________________ ♥ ''If we never see each other again, and one day, you feel a certain presence beside you... that would be me loving you wherever I am.'' ♥ HG: ❀ Fiorellino's ❀ 39 - 39.5, nude VPs sz 38.5 - 39 UHG: - NP nude mini glitter/gold specchio - Black or Ivory Jaws sz 38.5 - 39

Sep 29th, 2009, 01:04 AM	#45
xikry5talix kry5tal...get it?!:] Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,224	ilovepinkhearts! Good job for going to the gym!! Okay...I've been slacking off. On Thursday I ran 3.5 miles but that was it for last week. Hopefully this week is better, so far ate pretty healthy but didn't work out because I am feeling sick. I really need to stop making excuses though, ahhhh!!! Must get in a run for sure tomorrow!!!
	__________________ Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss

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