jmarruda

You are such an inspiration to me. What a great success in only a year!

I hope so, I really want to lose the weight...

Thanks, I can't wait to make a dent in it. It seems so far away right now!

I'm gonna work my butt off trying!

Ok Deanna - my goal is 1200 minutes of exercise this month! I'd like to lose 12lbs, but I keep feeling like its not going to happen. I lost 4lbs last week, but now I'm up 2lbs. I feel like a failure. I gotta get my butt back in the gym. I haven't been since sunday...

Hey Everyone! Happy August! I hope I'm not stepping on anyones toes, but I am so excited for august. I'm really committing to myself this month and I'm going to work really hard...Hope everyone joins me!

Oh hell yes! I would definately not have been concerned about the ipod previous to the surgery, just as long as it wasn't affecting my meal schedule.

Ditto TerriDoodle - that is one of the things that has changed. Laundry. I try to shrink everything now!

Hey everyone! I've been lurking the past few days...I haven't really had any updates lately, but now I want to scream from the mountains (I don't have any around me so I'll scream here!) I BROKE MY PLATEAU!!!!!!! It only lasted 5 weeks, I don't know why I'm so excited(!). I finally lost 4 more pounds. I went in for a fill again, and have been at the gym 3 days a week during the work week for a 40-60 minute elliptical session and both sat and sun for a 90 minute workout session of 45 minutes elliptical and 45 minutes stationary bike. If anyone told me 6 months ago I'd be at the gym this much, I would have called them crazy! Thats a great NSV Slikchik - I tried doing something similar. My dog weighs about 25lbs and I took her out for a walk a little while back. We came up to this big hill and I decided to carry her up the hill, since I had already lost 35lbs I figured it would be no big deal! Hell No! I had to put her down after 30 seconds!!! YIKES! Awesome job JULI on the tour de france challenge. And Denise - don't feel too bad about not making the challenge, you know you were working it at the gym! I envy you guys and your biking! I tried the stationary bike at the gym and did 14 miles last weekend. I shocked myself!

Ok so nothing for Monday and nothing yet for tuesday, lost the ipod and had a panic attack this morning. Took all my gym time to find it. Maybe I'll go this afternoon after work. I'll let you all know!

Ok, I'm in to lose 12lbs this month! We'll see what happens I guess. I'm not too optimistic!

ok, sun the 29th - 35min stationary bike (7 1/2 miles) 202 calories and 45min elliptical 550 calories

hoosierpoms - come on and join us!!! I would like to lose a total of 60lbs by my 6 month anniversary, which is sept 5, but I'm not sure thats going to happen. I still need to lose 19lbs... Ok so Sat the 28th....55(!) minutes on elliptical trainer (600 calories burned) and 35 minutes on the stationary bike for 7 1/2 miles (225 calories burned). I am so psyched! I hope I can get to the gym tomorrow....

Let me tell you...If I don't lose 10lbs this month, everyone around me is going to be bruised!!!! Ha! I haven't lost 1lb in over a month. August better be my month! I'll take you up on that challenge. I just got a fill and I'm going to be a gym rat so I am ready!

I told everyone...Don't care about others opinions. If they are judgemental or think that I took the easy way out, I don't really care. They obviously don't know much about being overweight and struggling with it all your life...

I think its time to set some goals for august...I have been watching everyone and their tickers, I think its high time I got one. But first I need a goal for August!

Anyone?????

I love swimming too, I just wish I had a pool near me to do laps!

Ok, so I was a little ambitious last night, no gym this morning...maybe I'll go for a walk tonight though. areellady - you need to get your butt in gear!!! Maybe while camping you can walk around the grounds??? You are such an inspiration to me...you need to work it girl!

Does anyone have any goals that they are thinking about for the month of august?

ok ok, I ignored the doc...just came back from a 40 minute walk around the neighborhood. Got a good sweat going on. And I don't feel dizzy or weak or anything. Maybe I'll try the gym tomorrow, after all I will be able to eat mushy food...

"No more hoping the handicap stall is empty and if not hit my elbows when I try to move around in a stall, and praying I can get out if the door closes in instead of out." DITTO!!!!!!!!!

I've been peeing like crazy since I started exercising...not sure what the deal is with that!

Hey Everyone So...went to visit the doc yesterday and she wanted to fill me. I've noticed that my calorie consumption had gone up so I started going gym crazy, but she still thought it was too many calories (1500-1700). I'm just afraid of being too tight, because that has happened before. I'll let you guys know what happens...

ok, so nothing since tuesday, but I saw the doc yesterday and she filled me. she wants me to do 2 days of liquids, then 1 day of mushies so she told me not to work out till I get back on regular food. hopefully this weekend I can get in a gym session, I actually kind of miss it!