Hi there! From time to time I pop in and say hello, I was thinking about 4th of July 2008 and how I posted about this being the last 4th of July I would spend fat! I was 272 lbs and miserable. I kept that promise to myself! And this 4th of July I will be wearing a bikini! You can do it! You owe it to yourself! your loved ones and your body! Happy Fourth Of July!

Well Happy Independence Day to you! And congrats on keeping your promise to yourself!

omg.. I'm so happy. Thank you! You are now, officially, one of my favorite people.

Oh.. and, you are GORGEOUS! Congrats!

awee your so sweet! You are my fav person too!

Thanks My surgery is set for July 16. Say a prayer for me!

you got it! You will be fIne! JUST WORK YOUR BAND! DONT LET YOUR BAND WORK YOU!

I may message you sometimes. I'm a little scared. I was always thin, until about 10 years ago (the story is on my profile). But.. I hate being fat. I want my body back!

I UNDERSTAND! e-mail anytime girl! i know the feeling! i live at the gym now. its my oasis!

You look great! I'm so not a gym person so I'm in a bit of awe of anyone who ends up living at the gym. Even now, most of my exercise is incidental!

Do you lift?

I was a former athlete in my youth lol so the gym is natural for me, but you dont have to live at the gym for results. I had back surgery about 2 years ago and i was still at about 200lbs, i walked and thats all, i watched my food and I still lost the weight. I lift now and do a lot oif cardio and resistance training.

yeah I know, I lost all of my weight on a spin bike at home and a bicycle. Only time I ever went to a gym was when I went to visit my brother and he made me go with him.

But I now I'm not looking to lose weight anymore, I want to try to reduce my body fat percentage so am looking at strength training, but it's hard to do when you're adverse to the gym! I'm considering getting home equipment to start off with.

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But I now I'm not looking to lose weight anymore, I want to try to reduce my body fat percentage so am looking at strength training, but it's hard to do when you're adverse to the gym! I'm considering getting home equipment to start off with.[/quote']

Would using resistance bands and a kettle ball at home be a place to start? They are pretty inexpensive and there are lots of YouTube workouts you can follow along to if you want it.

Yeah I have those already and have used them in the past but am looking for something a little heavier than that now.

Yeah I have those already and have used them in the past but am looking for something a little heavier than that now.

lellow: You might find that strength training grows on you, if you do it.. consistantly.. for several days (weeks). It gets to where it's nearly addictive. If you don't work out you feel "icky". I don't know. Maybe worth trying?

Yeah I felt like that with my spinning too! Which is why I'm keen to start. The boyfriend and I spoke about it today and we're going to look at investing in a decent home gym to start with, and some free weights, and will see how we go. I'm having lipo on Monday so it will be a few weeks before I can do any cardio exercise again, and a month or so before I can lift anyway.

Find what works best for you! I love spin the key is to get up and get moving