Posts by mlbryan727

joanne - hang in there!  just don't let it ruin everything.  I'm sure you have made some healthy changes to your life and if you stick to them, the weight will fall off again.

I'm totally not weighing myself this week.... yep, it's that time of the month and I know i'll be disappointed.  so I'm taking a free week and will weigh myself again on Monday. 

jillsarah - water is a good idea.  sometimes it makes me feel worse though.  but it certainly does help w/the extra calories.  if i drink 1.5 to 2 nalgene bottles of water a day, i always eat less because it fills be up.  but it seriously is annoying to be running to the bathroom constantly.  oh well...

And here comes the weekend... good luck everyone! 

jessica - where did you hear that????  while there may be some truth to it, i can tell you from experience that it is not completely true.  when i started weight watchers last year, all i did was walk 3 or 4 times a week.  then to get rid of my last 5 lbs, i started running 3 miles, 3 times per week.  now 9 miles a week is a far cry from 30.  further more, you shouldn't start out w/ 30 miles a week anyway.  start with what you can do and push it a little bit more every time.  be sure at maximum, when you are adding distance, you only add 10% (ex: if you are running 1 mile, the next week, you should only add another tenth of a mile for 1.1 miles at each session).  bottom line:  do what you can.  don't push too hard or you will hate it and probably end up injuring yourself. 

weight-training?  yes, i have to say that it is extremely important.  it helps you have proper form for the other exercising you do.  does the weight room have an attendant?  he/she should be able to show you how to use the different machines.  

i'm lucky, my bf has a weight bench in his basement and so he helps me and has taught me the proper form.

Anyway, good luck! 

at33 - i have similar goals... i'm at 139 and my first goal is to get down to 129 and then ultimately, i would like to be somewhere between 115 and 125.  you're 32??? i guess you're not really a "fun girl in her 20s"... I guess we can allow it. 

halo_620 - i live in MN!  are you moving to the twin cities?  i have to say that i love it up here... but um, are you aware of the winters?  the high today is 3 degrees.  but you should still move up here anyway!

fav exercise - gotta be running or like, hip hop dance but i haven't done that since high school.  running calms me.

fav weight lifting - bench press - i see my progress the most here.  i'm up to 60 pounds! 

doowhacker - welcome!  college is a tough time (for girls especially) to keep fit.  I am only 5'0 and when i was in college, i gained 20 pounds, which on a short person, it looks like i gained a lot more than that!  Then over the summer i would lose it, and then back on campus, i would gain it back.  I think it is VERY important to try to work out as much as possible (both for your health and stress level... college + work + social life = STRESS). 

Where in India will you be going?  I studied over there for a month while I was in college.  It changed my life!  Hope you like mutton and spicy food!

Michelle 

set24 - thanks for the info on spinning!  i'm totally going to check it out.  maybe even this weekend... we'll see how adventurous i'm feeling!

i got a wonderfully luxurious full body massage!  bf and i didn't do xmas presents this year.  instead we decided we'd do something fun together so we got a couples massage.  really it was just both of us in the same room, each getting our own massage.  fabulous! 

Okay, I am also a coffee addict, but I have gradually weened myself off of the turtle mochas/caramel macchiatos and just drink regular coffee w/2 splenda and maybe a splash of skim milk or fat free half and half.  And I drink close to 64 oz. of water a day to counteract the caffeine that I NEED in the morning. 

As for snacks, I have fruit for a snack usually.  Something that takes a little while to eat works for me... like apple slices or an orange (oranges are great because you have to peel them.  By the time I'm done w/these snacks (which I eat while I'm working), I have to get a move on with work to do.  Also, chugging water helps.

I know some people do string cheese, but I eat that too fast and then think that I need more.  I guess I have figured out that, for me, snacking is not just about the hunger, but about having something to do w/my hands?  Is that weird?

I'm in also! I usually do my weigh-ins on Wednesdays but I randomly weighed myself today so I'll just switch it up.

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Goal Weight: 120

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andreablevins - I am not quite 5'1 (I'm 5'0).  but I am at 139 and small to medium frame.  I did weight watchers in 2006 and lost 20 pounds (down to 129).  And in 2007 I gained 10 back.  I came to calorie count because it is a similar concept and free! 

 anyway, I'm planning 1200 calories.  3 days of cardio and 2 days of strength.  I'll start with that and hopefully add another day of something active.  my initial goal is to get back to 129.  I'm not opposed to dropping another 10 pounds after that though!  

 On a small frame, an extra 10 pounds translates into an additional chin!