Posts by megham1

Our Air Force Base is actively involved in crossfit. Personally I hate it. While the workouts are easy at first, you do a lot of them and can hurt yourself if you get too tired. Then they start getting harder and adding weights. I think the cocept is good, but when you are pushing people who are new at it to keep up with a more experienced group there is a problem. It can be very disheartening unless you are already physically in great shape. Just my oppinion.

I love the person I am and the person I am aspiring to be. I want my outside to match. I am not too overweight, but at 24 years old I feel like I need to get my body and habits under control now so later when I am older it will not be so hard. I want to live to a ripe old age and not have to have hip or knee replacement surgury. I want to see the world and I want the world to see me. I want people to look at me and say how they wish the could look like me. I want to be a living example that it is possible to lose weight if you can just have the inner strength and determination that you are doing it for you and you deserve it.

Welcome Kat! Congratulations on your weight loss. Keep up the good work.: )

I love that my thread inspired you to do this! Go for it. I don't belong to a gym, so won't be taking part, but I think it might go a long way in brightening some peoples days.

Yikes, that wasn't very nice. It is great that you buy lots of fruit and vegetables and indulging in the occasional cookie or chip is not bad. As long as you don't go crazy and are accounting for the calories in your daily amount. Seriously though. If you are really wanting a cookie, try a peice of fruit first and see if the sugar from that satisfies your craving. If not, then have a cookie. Just make sure you set an amount to have. If you go for the chips, don't take the whole bag. Take out about ten or so chips, hide the bag, and go eat the chips elsewhere. That way you are not tempted to mindlessly reach into the bag for more. Hang in there. I hope this helps you some.

Right now I have a flute student and a clarinet student. I also am able to do saxophone lessons. It is mostly to supplement income and I am currently looking for more students. When I get out of the military I will be teaching part time while I go to school to earn a music ed degree.

Hi guys, I like  the idea of taking a picture of my self in a cute/sexy outfit and posting it for all to see. I think I will do the picture on November 1st. I also pledge to not give up. Throwing in the towel is not for me no matter how long it takes to lose weight! I tried on a gorgeous little black dress today that had tons of voo va va voom! It didn't fit my bust very well so I did not buy it, but I would love to post a picture of myself in something similar.

Wow, I really love what you have all done with this thread! Good on you for turning it into something wonderful. Yes I have sod the bikini. However, I did wear one recently and felt OK in it. I am not really in this to look smashing in a bikini though. Like many of you I am doing this for me. I am 24 years old and can already feel my joints starting to complain more than they should. I want to be that 80 year old lady with the sun hat and gardening gloves out pottering around in a big beautiful garden.

Thanks so much everyone! Your comments have really improved my mood. I guess I really did need a break and I think I am ready to start losing again. I have been more active lately. I have began running and walking more often. I went for a hike this weekend for two hours and swam for two hours last weekend. Calorie Count here I come, again!

How incredibly rude of your co-worker to say such a thing to you! If it were me I would have probably run off and cried. I would say not to pay her any mind and that what she said should not affect you, but obviously that is not practicle. You could talk to her and let her know she hurt you by making that comment and your personal life is none of her business. People are always comparing there bodies to others. We do it to make ourselves feel better about how we look or to motivate ourselve on how we want to look. I don't know what you can do, but please stay positive. Attitude is so important when it comes to weight loss. Don't let rude judgmental people get you down and celebrate any small successes that you acheive. Hang in there and soon people will be looking at you and wishing they had your body!

I had paragard for over a year. It worked very well and was painless. I was able to be me without the horrible affects of hormonal birth control. Unfortuneatly, I had it removed yesterday. I almost never stopped bleeding. Sometimes it would stop for a week and rarely two weeks, but for the most part I was always bleeding. Unfortuneatly this can happen. I contacted the gyn office and they recommended that I give it a whole year for my body to adjust to it. It never did and I am very disapointed. What a waste of my time. Everyone's body is different and some have no problems at all. I sure hope this is the case for you. No one deserves  to live through the headache I had to deal with.

k9stylist-That's fantastic! I bet that must make you feel wonderful when your doctor is empressed with you health and appearance.  50lbs is indeed something to be very proud of! I am glad you appointment went well.

Tynersgirl-I am going to make a schedule and stick to it just to see what happens. I am going to be busy because I will be going back to school next week so I will have that to deal with as well as my job. It all just sounds like an excuse to not work out and I just can't let it be that way. My cousin will be staying with us for a while so hopefully we can work it out that we can motivate each other to exercise.

A grilled cheese sandwich and some tomato soup sounds so good right now! Too bad I am out of calories...and cheese. I will have to keep that in mind for the future. It is one of my favorite meals and yet I have not had it in years. Thanks for reminding me.

Good job on the cardio. Don't wear yourself out though. Sometime working the same muscle groups in a row can be bad. At least at first anyway. Lots of people jog everyday with no problems.

I was able to do 42 pushups today and some squats. I have plenty of muscle, but not much endurance so running is difficult for me wherease lifting is easier.

Awe hang in there tracyloibl. It could be that they don't want to draw attention to the fact that you were overweight. Keep doing what you have been doing. Weight tends to be a touchy subject between spouses so perhaps your man just doesn't want to start something. Of course it does seem that he would want to complement you. Whatever the case, you are doing a fantastic job and 40 pounds is an awesome feat. Keep it up and soon you will be the envy of your friends. Then they will have to notice!

Since I am in this group I should probably give my stats. My name is Megan and I am...

24 Years old

5'7"

170-ish lbs

want to lose 15-20 pounds

By the way, Panda Express' orange chicken is one of my favorite foods. Unfortuneatly, it is one of their higher calorie options. That's OK though because there are many other good options out there that are healthy. For those of you who have been losing weight, Congratulations! Even if you are not yet at your goal weights you have done a fantastic job of getting there. For those of you who are just starting like me, let's keep up the good work. We can do it!