Motivation

Hello, I'm looking for others trying to lose a lot of weight, to keep each other motivated threw our bad days and cheer us on on our great days! to keep each other going threw out the week by staying in touch. I want people who want to reach there goal weight and wont quit tell we reach them! who's with me?!?!

I am 5'3 and weigh 217 pounds, my goal weight is 127lbs by May 30th of 209  

Sarah~

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Hi, I'm new here. Mind if I join in?

My goal is about 70 or so pounds away. According to the goal given, I should weigh somewhere around 131 but at that weight I look pudgy.  I figure at this point I don't care I just need to get going.   Any suggestions on getting started?

lynn

Welcome lynn!

You've already taken the first step...you are here! And you recognize it's not so much about the numbers, but about the Doing! You're on your way!

I have some good news! I was just looking around on Craigslist to scour for any cheapo exercise equipment (or any other interesting tidbits) and I found someone offering to transfer their gym membership, at a place near my home. This is at a gym I was thinking about joining anyway, but can't afford the sign-up fee and don't want to commit for a year or two. So this is perfect - I'll be taking over her membership until January, at which point I could renew or drop it. This is exactly the motivation I need to join a gym. Hooray!

What a wonderful thing to find!! Hopefully you'll love the gym so much you'll be eager to renew. And why not suggest "gym renewal" on your Christmas wish list???

Haha, that's a great idea. I might just do that. :-) My family is really supportive, and would probably be eager to help me out like that. Good thought, thanks!

Hello every one. What a week its been! I hope next week goes better far as me getting online more often. So how did everyone do this week? did we listen to Kate and all get up and move?  I did really well and moved everyday this week from 20 min to 60 min and did really well on eating and even managed to go out with my Mom and have a turtle latte and a pesto cream cheese with turkey sandwich and still lost 2 lbs this week. So I'm happy happy happy!! well I hope everyone had a wonderful week and has an even better weekend. Keep eating right and moving

Sarah~

Isn't it amazing how some weeks we think we've done so poorly...a treat here, an extra portion there, skipped a day of exercise...and still see a loss on the scale?

Just re-proves to me that I am only in charge of doing the work...the results are up to God!

I feel like I accomplished a lot this week. I ate well, I exercised, and the pounds are coming off. I'm at 238 now, and I joined a "10 Pounds by Christmas" challenge that I know I'll be able to beat. I even rediscovered some old clothes I've been keeping around, just in case. My resolve has been renewed. :-)

Very well put Sue!

Shoe CONGRATS on your weight loss! Keep up the greatr work!

I have some old jeans also that I can not wait to fit into again. I found them this week and put them in my closet and I can get them up but not zipped yet but I will!  

Can I join? 285 now, goal #1:200 goal #2:175

Sure Kittemoo, Just jump on in, if you need help with anything just ask and we will try our best. Great place for support here, glad your here.

Hi Kittemoo, love your picture!  

Hey all!!  I've been in the studio the past few days, I hope you are all well!!!

Get up and Move!!!

I'm goin to church and not eating at coffee hour.

This has nothing to do with weight loss but just wanted to share. I went to church with my daughter today. I am getting tired of our Church. It seems like they are all old and stuck in time. They never want to change anything. I really like the sermons but the music is dull.My daughter's Church has a traditional service at 9:00 and a more modern service at 11:00. Today they made a plea for a bus driver to drive around on Sunday and pick up kids.I guess they had to tell some kids that they couldn't come because there was no transportation. They have a bus but out of over 500 people they had nobody that could drive a bus. For those that do not know I drive a School Bus.( Coincidental or power of a higher being speaking? ) Lora

This weekend I went shopping for shoes to match that wedding dress. Oh, how I've been longing to wear "sexy" shoes again! Well, the six yr old granddaughter proudly pointed to a pair on the sale rack and said "Try those on Grandma...they're so sexy!" WOW, what does she know of sexy? But she was absolutely correct...and they fit!!! No pinched toes, no fat foot seeping over the vamp or out the sides! Hooray!!

Lora I love your story!!  I think its wonderfull how things like that happen!!!  by the way, they had a fruit plate at coffee hour and I HAD to have some pineapple!!!

congrats on sexy shoes!!! kris!!!

I had a great workout this morning - the totally fun elliptical!!  So here is my reminder ladies for that Monday morning high----

Get up and Move!!!!!       &nb sp;              

 I loved the story too Lora, Thanks for sharing.

Pineapple sounds yummy Kate at least they had some good foods to choose from.  Thanks for the move reminder, I will be movin today.

Good News I tried one of my size 14 jeans and I got them on and zipped!! I had to lay down on the bed to do it but hey I GOT THEM ON!!!!!!! Soon they wont be so tight and I wont have to lay down to put them on any more. I cant wait!!!  good by baggy size 16s!!

Have a great day everyone~ 

Planning a wedding menu and ordering the cake!! Yikes!!

Over the weekend we had B'day cake ordered from the bakery we thought we'd get our wedding cake from. YUK!!! More than half that cake went into the trash, as not a single family member at the dinner party asked for seconds. So now, DH goes out and brings home samples for another bakery....5 different samples!! How in the world does one taste test these things without consuming excess calories??!?

 And this week I need to firm up our menu with the luncheon caterer, who prides herself on elegant fare! Ever try to convice a caterer to go low-fat, low-cal?????

Even when I don't say anything, and I read your posts here, I envision a group of ladies sitting in a living room, drinking a cup of coffee, or sipping some tea, or water with a slice of lemon, and just sharing each other's friendships. This is good. Keep it up.

We've saved a spot on the sofa for you Pam! Glad to have you join us today

Sue, I remember all the planning for our wedding, talk about stress! Good thing you found out about the cake now rather then at your wedding . Can you believe we pulled our wedding off for under 3 thousand and still had it catered, it wasnt easy but it was doable. When you do do the cake tasting just do an extra 30 min workout the day of and it will help a lot. Good luck and have fun.Gots to go move move move lol

Pam I also do the same thing pretty neat huh Have a great day!