*Bringing "Sexy Back" Motivation Club*

I want to start a group of motivating girls that have the intention of bringing nothing but their sexy back... I would love to motivate, work towards, congratulate, get tough love and throw pity parties whenever deemed necassary... Anyone want to join me?? I do belong to other groups with other wonderful women but those challenges seem to be ending and people are dwindling... anyone want to stick through it with me, until we get our sexy back??  

Special note: There are no weigh in days, no challenges, no scales, you are own challenge, whether you want to use measurements, scales or even a pair of jeans to measure your success, welcome, if you want to gain weight welcome, if you want to lose welcome, if you want to build up some curves welcome... we are all here to give one another positive reinforcements... 

Soraya:  Sorry you've been feeling super tired... maybe you're coming down w/something?  Make sure you take your vitamins and maybe drink some juice... sounds like you need to rest up.  Gosh, I wish I hardly had an appetite... mine is humongous lately!  Mmm... chocolate bars sound yummy!  I am trying sooo hard to stay away from the candy corn (today is National Candy Corn Day - thanks Gina!)... not sure how long I'm going to last though.  I really really want some!  Darn it. 

Just finished my cardio workout... did 75 min on the elliptical, but for some reason I just couldn't get my HR up very high.  Oh, and I tried doing a pull-up again and I did one!!  Woot!  :)

oh my gosh that's awesome! before you know it you'll be at 2 then 3 then 5! I'm sure of it! I think I may be coming down w/something... fighting it big time though! I did have a cocktail last night and it helped my appetite, but then I had 2candy bars! uh! halloween is a ****! so I get it w/the candy corn, I know for the next two days it will be candy candy candy... SO I decided that I will be eating salads salads salads until the candy holiday craze dies down... might as well balance it out... 

Just did 50min. turbo jam... feel great, but I feel the same feel like my hr was not very high, I usually am pouring sweat but this time just sweating, I have to work all wknd and not looking forward to it, I don't think I'm lasting there very long the 2nd manager quit and I know the owner is NOT going to be nice... hmmm we'll see, she may just fire everyone and start fresh.... I wouldn't be surprised... so glad you got your cardio in, you like me need to w/our candy jones right now! 

Soraya: Glad I'm not alone in craving the candy!   That's a good plan w/the salads to balance it out a bit.  I've been being sure to eat healthy all day because I most likely will be finding myself some candy corn sooner or later.  It's too bad though, because I've been actually feeling good about myself today... I'm liking my body and starting to accept it... I'm even seeing more definition in my stomach area.  Too bad the bit of a "Pooch" under my belly button area won't go completely flat... So then comes the candy corn overload and bloating, causing me to feel badly again... why do I do that to myself??  Probably because I'm hooked on that darn candy corn and all that sugar so that it almost seems worth it.  LOL   So what candy is your weakness??  Mine is obvious....   although I don't discriminate.  ;) 

Great job getting the 50 min Turbo Jam in!!  Woot!!  Glad you're getting back into the swing of working out.  That really sucks about the HR not getting up there... so frustrating.  We must just be on the same wavelength... seems like we're feeling a lot of the same things at the same time pretty often.  I guess we're pretty close on our cycles, so maybe that has something to do w/it. 

Sorry you have to work all weekend... I have to work tomorrow too.  Hang in there w/the whole boss situation... if you end up getting let go, I'm sure you'll find someplace where you're happier/less drama. 

Are you doing anything for Halloween or dressing up at all?  I'm not... no special plans or anything.  Maybe we'll do dinner and a movie or something. 

I just realized that I've hit my goal and have worked out consistently 6 days in a row, woot woot!!!  Probably taking tomorrow off as my rest day, then starting all over again.  :)

Hi girls. My computer is still not fixed. My friend that was going to try to fix it ended up canceling at the last minute yesterday. :(

I'm fighting depression and an urge to isolate...Kieran called and ended things between us last night. Why? I don't know. I didn't ask. What's the point? He just said he has thought about it and although "we have alot of good things between us", he realized that it's not what he wants long term. I guess I shouldn't be surprised considering he has NEVER had a long term relationship ever. I guess I just really sorta liked him and had a good time with him and thought we had a pretty strong connection developing...Guess I'm back to just me and my babies (animals) again. I am sad and feel sort of defeated. Of course, you know me, last night began a binge cycle. On top of that, my tires on my car went bad (all 4 were shot) and it was $500 for 4 new ones today. I didn't have the $ and ended up having to borrow it from my mom. I'm tired of being broke.  Brock is away for the weekend visiting his sister at college.

I'm supposed to go top Birmingham tomorrow night to go to a Halloween party with my friend, Tammi. I will go bc I told her I would, but I really don't want to go anywhere.

Food today- (B) 2 scram eggs, 1c grits, 1/2c fiber one, coffee. (L) veg. salad with balsamic vinegar,sunflower seeds, black beans and dried cranberries, grilled chicken with tomato sauce. (L #2) 100 cal yogurt, 2 cups honeydew, 1/2c chicken salad, 6 crackers (S) Beef/cheese raviolli with tomato sauce, 1c corn. It's only 6:20p and I have eaten all my cals for the day and then some...and DO NOT want to workout tonight. Yesterday I probably ate like 3000 cals (most after 5pm). It started when I gave blood and they gave mea plastic pumpkin filled with "fun size" packs of M&M's...I ate 6 packs before I gave the whole thing away to one of the nursing stations.

Sorry I'm so focussed on me today...I'm sorta getting sick of myself. Yuck! I feel fat and squishy, like I've never worked out a day in my life. lol.

Soraya- Hope your daughter is feeling better and you too!

Karey- I am super, super impressed with the pull-up! I can't do one at all. And I don't understand why bc I got up to being able to do 48 push ups with out stopping by the end of p90x and still couldn't do one stupid full pull up! Brock started out being able to do 3 pull ups at the beginning of p90 and got up to 9 by the end! Good for you girl! Superstar Karey!!! You rock!!! BTW, Soraya says you and I have the same voice on the phone and say alot of the same things. lol. I'll bet the 3 of us would have so much fun hangin out together. It's too bad we are at 3 different corners of the country.

Happy Candy Corn Day!!!! Have fun whatever you all do this weekend. Sorry you have to work Soraya!

Gina:  Hi girl!!!  I'm sooo sorry to hear you so down about yourself.  Makes me sad.  :(  I think you sound like an awesome person and I'm sure we'd all be the best of friends if we were only near each other.  That sucks about Kieran, but I think we all knew deep down that he wouldn't last... I think you knew as soon as you found out he'd never had a long term relationship.  If he's smart, he'll come to regret ending it and losing you.  ;)  Hey, don't you have another man that you've been kinda seeing, or didn't that work out?  Don't give up, girl! There's someone special out there for you still.  Good things are worth waiting for.  :) 

When it rains, it pours... sucks about your tires... and about Brock being away for the weekend.  I feel you on the binge thing... You know how it's National Candy Corn day... well, can't let that pass me by!  Needless to say, I've eaten about 3/4 of one of those big 1+ lb bags and feel sooo sick!!  It's a vicious cycle for me... just can't seem to stay away from it, but luckily it'll be all gone after tomorrow.  We had to go to 4 stores just to find the Autumn Mix one I wanted... most were sold out.  Ended up getting two bags of it since it was so hard to find now... not sure what's going to happen w/the other one... can't even look at it right now.  I feel ashamed that I do this to myself.  So what did you binge on?  I think all the foods you ate that you listed sound super healthy!  You eat so well!! 

Those pull-ups sure aren't easy!  I can only do one at a time, none consecutively yet, but I hope to soon.  ;)  I would definitely think you could do a million pull-ups, especially after all that p90x stuff!  Wow, you can do 48 push ups!?  That's crazy... see, I'm the opposite... I can hardly do many push-ups at all.  Sometimes I cheat and go on my knees, lol.  I think you should try the pull-ups again... I'd bet you can do them.

That's too funny that Soraya said you and I have the same voice on the phone... and say a lot of the same things, lol.  Well, I guess I am a little like you in some ways then.  :)  I'd love to be like you... you're strong, smart, have a sense of humor, a job I envy, love animals, have amazing drive & determination,  and are in amazing shape.  I just can't figure out what's wrong w/these guys you date...  ??  You ROCK Gina!

Soraya:  Hope you and your daughter are both feeling better!  Don't work too hard girl!!  ;)

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I've been having some "down" days lately... I think I'm just super lonely and I really truly want to have a close female friend to hang out with.  I haven't been very busy at work lately and have had more spare time, but hubby is very busy and is working longer hours... I've never really been able to make friends very easily (no one seems to "get" me) and haven't made any friends to hang out w/regularly since I've moved to FL about 5 years ago.  I guess I just want some friends... just don't know how to get any.  It's especially difficult to find any that have much in common w/me.... I mean, I have friends at work and stuff, but it's not the same.  They don't share my interest in health/fitness (they think all the healthy stuff I make is kinda weird) and I'd love to have a friend that was into that stuff too... maybe a workout buddy.  :)  Okay... I'm kinda rambling.. it's getting late and I'm tired....

Oh no! my girls are down? ... Gina, totally sux about keiren! Karey said all of my same sentiments... hang in there girl and don't let that shove you into a tailspin, remember your goal! Thanksgiving is close! keep at it, and keep busy with working on yourself and your body/mind/spirit... maybe this is so you can focus more on your career goals, and finally push you into that private practice you have always wanted? sick of being broke, I can relate! I'm sick of it! I figured out that w/my unemplyment insurance and the part time job, I'm pretty much making 2dollars an hour! yes! 2dollars! to do menial work.. this job was so not what I thought it was going to be... the boss was in today and she was being super nice to everyone, but it's like too little too late.. I feel bad for her and don't want to leave her hanging but have no choice really... the women at the shop keep me there because they are just soo lovely and sweet...we'll see what happens on monday... Have to work all wknd! got home a half hour ago, making my 2bucks an hour! talk about being broke! ... I spent 3bucks on a latte and was like okay hmmm? let me think of this... also the sweet girl who quit made me a batch of homemade choc. chip cookies, I effed them up, while working! But did have my salad for dinner... Karey Gina, maybe you guys should get on the phone this wknd! Karey I really want you to feel better, you know we are here for you girl! and You and Gina are close by, call ea. other! I wanna hear about it! I don't know if I can post tomorrow but will check in on my girls... 

xo's... and hugs to you guys ...soraya 

Soraya:  Thanks for the hug!  :)  Sorry you have to work all weekend and are frustrated w/your $2/hour!  What kind of latte did you get?  Yum, I haven't had homemade choc chip cookies in ages!  It's okay, you deserve to indulge a bit.  You've been having a rough time lately...  I'm having a rough time w/the candy corn battle.  Just can't stay away from the f-ing stuff!  Now that it's in the house, I'm screwed... I already almost finished the remainder of the bag from last night.  :(  It was really yummy, but I feel badly about it and that I'm such a pig... can't seem to control myself.  I'll be glad in a way when Halloween is over and it goes away until next year... I'll miss it, but I'm way better off.  Just gotta get past the other remaining bag I have in the house...

Happy Halloween girlies!!

Hubby ended up helping me out and taking the remaining bag of candy corn and hiding it for me for a later time.  :)  I feel so much better now that I know it's unattainable at the moment.  It isn't nagging at me in my head to go eat it.  Phew.  Hubby and I went out to Ale House for dinner... treated myself to a Chicken Philly and fries... yum!  The rest of the night I had yogurt w/baked apple & cinnamon, and some nonfat fro-yo.  Today was my rest day, so tomorrow I'll get back on track w/my eating and my working out.  Hope you're all having a happy Halloween!

Happy November everyone!  :)

Got my lower body weight circuit and 30 min on the elliptical in this morning, so I'm pretty happy about that.  Plus, I got some extra sleep thanks to daylight savings time.  ;)  Hubby and I got some Subway for lunch and then hit the mall so he could get some (much needed) new clothes.  He made quite a haul, so it was a successful trip.  :)  Now we're home watching the Packer game... Go Pack Go!

Hope you're all having a happy and healthy day!

xoxo

Well, girls, it's Monday... I made it through my 1st weekend dateless in a while. :) I went to Birmingham and went out with my friend Tammi for Halloween. Some of the costumes were incredible! I will post a couple of the pics I have on my profile. There were these guys dressed like Kiss members and I swear so many people were convinced they were the real guys! Actually, Kiss was playing in Birmingham last week, so who knows? They were being totally mobbed by people so much that they had to leave. Weird...

Karey-  Oh! When I read about you not making close girl friends easily, all I could think was, that's totally me too! I have a few close friends that I've had for years, but, in general I have never been part of a "clique" or group of girl friends. I feel like people often don't "get" me either. I am even more sure we would get along great now. ;) Sounds like you are fairly close to your sister, like i am with mine, but she lives far from you, like mine. My best friend in the whole world lives in PA...I miss her alot some times. I think you are a very genuine, unique person and are not willing to "act" or "be" what others may want/expect, just to have lots of "friends" (hope that makes sense) Anyway, sometimes you can meet friends by joining things outside of the home, like a gym or exercise group to meet like-minded people. Glad you and hubby had a good weekend shopping and eating out! Sounds like fun! I think having him hide the candy corn was a great idea too. Out of sight out of mind. BTW, thanks so much for saying all those nice things about me...I consider you a friend even though we have never met. ;)

Soraya- How was the weekend at work? Are you almost done working there? Being is broke sucks! Why can't we all just be independantly wealthy?? Seems like we work so hard and get nowhere most of the time. I am trying to figure out where I can cut back on my expenses to take some of my finacial stress off. Think I'm definately gonna have to try to sell one of my horses and my truck. :( Sucks, but those are the only things I have that are worth more than I owe right now. And, you are right about me focussing more on career things now instead of the relationship stuff. I know that's what I need to do, but the dating is such a good distraction from the stressful career stuff! lol. I can't even get back on match to find another date since my computer is STILL screwed up! My friend has rescheduled for Wed. night to try to fix it. If he can't then I'm gonna take it to a computer repair shop. I need it back!   

I would like to join and get my sexy back! 

I started over-eating when I was 11.  I was always a skinny kid, I want to finally see the body I was supposed to have!

I'm 5'3".  At my lightest (high school, and for one year in college) I was 140.  Right now I am near my heaviest, at 162.  I want to be at 130.  I love my boobs and my ass, and I know I would look great at 130, especially if I was toned up.

I just started CC a couple days ago, and I know I still eat way too many calories.  But it's so hard to get down to 1300!  Especially since I'm afraid that depriving myself that much will mean I wont be able to stick to it. 

I just started with a personal trainer, so my workouts are under control. 

It's just the dieting.  I hate dieting. 

But at the same time, I would really love to look hot in a bikini for the first time next summer.  I really want to look sexy as my cousin's Maid of Honor next year.

Anyway, I'm glad to join the group and I would love any and all advice you guys have!  Especially if anyone else has issues with overeating.

Hi Bee, welcome! I would say don't try to eat so low cals right up front, you will def. feel deprived... up your workouts and eat around 1600-1700 cals, try to keep a deficit even as little as 250 a day can help you lose a half a pound of fat, wkly, trust me it adds up... at my heaviest I was near 160 too! I'm 5'3 also, and have managed to maintain around 135ish so far, trying to get back to my 124 lb weight, it's hard and it takes commitment and focus, welcome and let us know what you are doing in your workouts?

Gina, yes why can't we be independently wealthy! We will! We Will! I'm soo glad you had a fab. halloween! and you got to see your friend Tami, I know that's exactly what you needed, post pics I don't remember what you look like anymore! ;) let's talk this week so we can catch up girl...

Karey, did you and Gina get my message to call ea. other! YOU TWO have soooo much in common! especailly after I read your post about having girlfriends, karey and I have had that convo. she feels just like you do! so funny, we are kindred spirits of sorts... I hope your feeling better and that your keeping your workouts up.. I worked out twice this wknd and didn't on Sunday... Today and this week is a new start, my horoscope said that the month of Nov. I was going to see my body transform if I'm on a workout schedule! now that's a horoscope I want to believe in!

Ok, sooo much drama going on in that little shop... all wknd, but I have met some wonderful wonderful ladies, we have clicked so well that we are going after work for martini's and food! which means I'm still eating and drinking late into the night... I let the owner know that I won't be able to keep up my hours at the shop anymore, because my full time work is about to kick in and we are gearing up for what's to come in Nov. so I will be busy busy working on my projects and moving forward w/my actual career... I got too caught up in the politics of highschoolish drama at that job... the owner had a mob mentality of I'm the godfather and what I say goes... she rules w/an iron fist and keeps all the girls on pins and needles there, it's awful.. so 2girls quit and now I told her my hrs are limited there... sad bcuz I really like the women I work w/but I need to move on w/my actual career and focus on what's to come.... back to normal this week! oh except wed. have to work the shop, play out this wk... oh also Halloween candy gone! yaay! I was so happy that yesterday I only had a bite of chocolate and not like I had been all last week, eating candy bar after candy bar! gotta get my work out in to fix that cal. deficit stat! 

have a sexy day ladies! 

xo...soraya

Thanks for the welcome Soraya!

So I only see my trainer once a week.  The first week I started seeing this wicked hot bodybuilder named Jesse who told me pretty much everything I wanted to hear.  I went back for my second session, and turns out, he was fired!  Now I'm with a middle-aged, grey-haired guy named Sal, who is definitely NOT telling me what I want to hear.  He was the one who told me to start counting calories.  He is why I am here.  (I'm excited to tell him that I found this site!)

So, I've only worked out with him once so far, and I'm still trying to nail down a set workout schedule.  As it stands, I do an hour-long Zumba class Tuesdays (anyone else do Zumba?  SO FUN!) and a 30 minute session of full-body strength training followed by 40 mins cardio with the trainer on Thursdays.  Then I try to fit in another 2-3 cardio sessions (40 mins eliptical) and another 1-2 strength training sessions on my own a week.  It's hard because I'm still trying to figure out a set schedule.  My roommate goes to the gym with me, and often my plan depends on her schedule as well.  I feel bad making her stay later too if I'm doing a longer workout that day.

It's good to hear that it's hard to get down to 1300 right away. That makes me feel alot better! 

Thanks you guys, this is really amazing.

Hey girlies!

Gina:  Glad you had a good time w/your friend Tammi!  So did you dress up at all?  That's kind a weird about the Kiss members... who knows.  That's awesome that you can totally relate to how I'm feeling about making friends... we are so much alike in a lot of ways.  ;)  It really sucks not having any close girl friends... the last really good female friend I had was in freshman year of HS... then she moved away.  After that, I never really got close to anyone else... it always seemed any really good friend I made ended up leaving me sooner or later (they always end up moving).  I really miss my sister a ton and we've become close, but like yours, she's far away from me.  :(  I consider you a friend too... I know we'd get along great if we ever met.  Too bad you don't live closer. 

beewriter:  Hi and welcome!!  :)  You definitely are not alone in the over-eating... I have a hard time controlling myself when it comes to food and that's why even though I've reached my goal weight, I still continue to count calories.  My highest weight was about 200 lbs (I'm 5'7") and I now maintain at about 135ish.  I think it's great that you love your curves and have a reasonable goal.  I agree with Soraya that 1300 cals a day is a bit low, especially to start out with.  You want to be sure to feed your body and not deprive it too much and I think starting out so low you're going to feel deprived and set yourself up for failure.  I would recommend starting anywhere from at least 1400-1600ish and just make sure you're getting plenty of activity in, drinking lots of water, and eating healthy foods.  You also may want to look at this in terms of a lifestyle change, and not just dieting... dieting suggests that it's just temporary and we all know what happens after that - the weight comes right back.  I think that if you see it as a long-term change, you'll have even better success.  Congrats on being your cousin's MOH... I'm my sister's MOH in her wedding at the end of July.  :)  Also, that's great that you have a personal trainer.... i've always wanted one, but never been able to get one.

Soraya:  Good for you on working out twice this weekend!  Woot!  I believe in your horoscope, I think you can def make it happen!!  Sorry about all that drama at work... I hate drama.  I'm so glad you're making good friends there though, that's priceless.  Sounds like your real career is starting to move forward, so best of luck w/your projects! 

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Today seemed to drag by at work, but I was good when I got home... I had my little snack and then got my upper body weight circuit and elliptical workout done.  woot!  Hubby and I went to Subway for dinner... and - hubby got on the elliptical tonight and worked out!!  I was surprised and delighted.  :)  We'll see if he keeps it up...  Okay, going to go make some tea and call me sis, then maybe read my True Blood book...

Original Post by niquebud:

Hi Ladies!!  This is a great group I'd love to join because I definitely need to bring my SEXY BACK, lol!!!  I am currently 195 even though everyone says I don't look it, well honey, the scale doesn't lie!  anyway, I would love to be 140 and I've been working out with a personal trainer for two months and have lost about 11 1/2 inches all over, definitely need to do more!  I would love to stick with this group and show my results but it won't be easy and will take some time!  I love this site and I'm so glad I joined!!!

 niquebud - just to let you know - you are gorgeous. seriously.

I see that you guys have had this around for a while but can I still join?

A little about myself.. I'm in another group so I feel like I'm jumping ship but I'm not I just need more people to talk to :) And you guys seem like a good group of ladies.

My name is Stefanie, I'm 31 (Yikes I've been having issues with this), I'm currently 134 and have lost, tossed, thrown away :) 34 lbs, oh and I'm 5'2" (maybe a half in there, I"m not completely sure). I still have 15 I would like to have off of me, but I really don't care about the number, I just want the jiggle to go away.

I go to the gym 4 days a week of those 4, 3 days are lifting heavy (squats, lunges, deadlifts, overhead press, pretty much any compound movement I can find), then one day of HIIT. If I get my lifting done early I will do some steady state cardio.

I had a really difficult day yesterday, I went to the gym for an orientation with a trainer (I don't have one currently, don't want one, told them that but he offered to do a cardio test and a body fat % test, which I was interested in). When I started I thought I was at 30% or 31%, so when he did the test yesterday I was expecting maybe 26%. Well, no it was 34%.. WHAT!!!! So that would have meant that I would have lost muscle, gained fat and somehow had to lose inches during all of that (since I went from a size 14 to a now size 6 - which is actually too big, I need a size 4). Logic tells me something is off but I keep thinking I am just making excuses because I don't want to believe it. I want to be realistic about my progress. So I was thinking about going to a nutritionist and seeing if they could do a test, cause I also want to have my RMR tested.

On the good news front, I was able to do 30 push ups (yes the full ones not on your knees) without stopping.

I look forward to "meeting" you guys..

k9stylist: Thank you!  I think you guys may be right.  I'm letting myself get to 1500 or so.  Hopefully I'll still get some results with that.  Most likely.  I know I need to do a "lifestyle change," but I think my problem is just portion control and overeating, not what I'm eating, since I think the foods I eat are overall pretty healthy.  I just eat too much.  But yes, Subway!  I have the second half of my footlong for lunch today :)

Stefanie: I am very suspicious of the BMI testers they do during those orientations.  They are designed to shock you into hiring a personal trainer, and frankly, I'm not sure how holding some censors can test all that, honestly. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but it seems like a scam to me.  If you can do 30 real pushups and do that much strength training... YOU'RE AMAZING.  I wouldn't worry about (or trust) the numbers.

Hi girls!

Stefanie:  Hi & welcome to the group!  I know i've seen you around here somewhere before... just can't figure out where, lol.  Congrats on your 34lb loss!  Woot, woot!!  I love how you're not obsessed about the number, you just want to feel good about yourself and be healthy.  ;)  Wow, great job w/all the heavy lifting!  I've just gotten back into my lifting and try and do it 4 times a week (alternating upper/lower body) and 2 days of cardio.  I've been maintaining for just over a year, but I'd still like to lose some fat and firm up my body some... As for the body fat test and whole personal trainer thing, I think Beewriter may be right... they're probably trying to shock you and sell you something.  I think that's great you can do 30 regular pushups in a row... I usually cheat and do the girly ones, lol.  I hate pushups, but I'm going to work more on them.  ;)

Beewriter:  I think you'll be much more successful (and happier) at 1500 or so.  You don't want to feel totally deprived and starved.  Yeah, portion control is a tough one, but once you start getting a feel for it, it'll hopefully come more naturally.  ;)  Subway is great, my only issue w/them is that darn sodium...  What's your fav kind of sub?

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Got up early before work and got my cardio workout in (elliptical), so that felt great to have it done and over with.... good start to the day.  Went to work briefly to bathe a cat... fun, fun, lol.  NOT.  Ran some errands and ended up having a pretty productive day...

Hi ladies!

Welcome Stephanie, I agree Beewriter... I am very suspicious of those tests... I'm about the same height as you and I was probably around 155 when I had mine done, I know like you I need to be at a size 4 because I am short and small boned so even 6 I'm a bit bigger, I get that totally, but when I had the fat test done, it pulled me into a tailspin, the guy (trainer) basically told me that I was in the morbid obese fat zone! I was probably a size 10/12 ... I know I was never Obese, overweight yes, but not obese... ridiculous! So I agree, I was shocked and then the guy tried to sell me a personal training package hmmmmm??? makes me wonder now.... 

Karey, glad you got your cardio in, how is your back? have you and Gina set up some time to talk, I know I'm pushign the two of you together! ;) 

Bee, I agree w/Karey you would be much more successful at about 1500 cals, I read your journal and sticking to 1250 will do nothing but cause a binge girl! trust me I've done it, your working out you have a deficit it takes time, be patient no such thing as a huge poundage weightloss, slow and steady wins the race

Gina, where are you? get your comp. fixed please...

I weighed in at 135 this am, so I'm glad the scale is falling back down, I think those days of eating salads and balancing that out w/my candy intake helped? maybe, I should work out today, so frustrated w/that job..I'll pm about it....it's the reason why I haven't been posting, I've been caught up w/these women, all night/wknd long..... anyway I have bigger fish to fry than to worry about some petty drama ppl create for me... uh! ... onto real life! and moving onward and upward...

Okay, you guys will have to forgive me I don't know your names yet..

Bee - I definitely think the 1500 is a much better number. And Shape is right, you will end up binging badly or worse yet.. after you plateau you may end up eating "normal" again and then gain what you lost and then some. Very few people actually can eat that little and be healthy doing it. I did that right before I found out I was pregnant. I didn't know better, had no idea about any of this calorie stuff. Anyway, I gained 55 lbs during my pregnancy, IT SUCKED :)

Oh and I have found that for me if I do a calorie range it helps to keep me on track and I don't feel so bad to hit it exactly. Mine is 1400-1600 and I usually am around 1500 but if I go to 1600 I'm okay with that too. Also, I usually do one day that I allow myself a maintenance day to keep my body guessing to avoid that stupid plateau.

Thanks for the compliments and thanks for the feedback on the BF test.. I am really hearing that again and again, so I'm going to call bull on it.

K9 - Yes I have seen you on somewhere too but I can't remember where :) Sounds like you and I are doing about the same kind of thing working out wise that will be nice to bounce stuff off of you. Great job waking up early and getting your cardio in.. That is awesome!

Shape - I just really think it sucks that they would do that to someone! Don't think know what emotionally it does! I can't say the word I want to here because CC will cut it out anyway. Not sure where you came from on the weight from but GREAT job on it going down if that is your goal :) I really, really can't stand office drama, in fact I pretty much work only with men because the estrogen is low and thus the drama is low :) I worked in what I called the "hens nest" and I had to quit because I kept getting myself in trouble because I didn't play their games. Hopefully it will get better soon for you!

Me - Today was my workout day off, and my cheat meal. I went to lunch with my hubby to TGI Fridays and got my FAV. Though I can't find the stupid calorie count, I had the bowl of broccoli and cheese soup and 3 breadsticks (CARB OVERLOAD and I feel sick) but man it was good. I will take about a mile walk a bit later so at least I'll get some exercise outside normal taking care of two small kids (almost 5 and almost 2)