Posts by karenl81

Stephanie ~ Sounds like you had some great workouts last week! I think that definitely helped when it came to that big meal you had. Keep up the good work!

Slimby ~ Good luck on training! I've always considered running a 5K, it's not that far just never really investigated it. Let us know how you do!

Zima ~ Yeah the weather sucks if you have to be out in it! If I can be snuggled inside all warm and cozy I don't mind it for awhile. I had to run a bunch of errands this morning and it sucked!

Welcome, Mar! You are very close to your goal...have you tried to cut back on the salt? That's a huge water retainer. Good luck with everything and come back and share how everything is going!

Mandy ~ Yay girl!!! Congrats on the clothes shopping success!! That is great and I am sure wonderful motivation to keep you going :) Can't wait to get in some sort of workout with you girls this week.

lossfast ~ Nice workout! I am sure that put a dent in your delicious sounding meal :)

Mandy ~ That class sounds awesome! You could probably do it for awhile and it'll still give you a great workout, congrats on sticking with it and going! See you soon :)

Zima ~ Glad you had fun in Vegas! I'll be going there in December for a friends wedding so you'll have to let me know the best buffets to try out. See you soon!

lossfast ~ Good luck with the eating out! I never have any willpower at restaurants either, the bread basket always tempts me. I am sure you will do fine and if you go a little overboard, it's ok because you can just eat better tomorrow.

Welcome Jodi! Yes, we are so lucky that we live close enough to work out together. Definitely keeps us accountable to each other! I would love to get the Wii Active, it sounds like so much fun...congrats on the hard workout you did!

Me ~ Doing great today, cleaned my apartment and getting a lot of work stuff squared away which is great. Hiked yesterday, will do that today and hope to get back to the gym on Thursday for another weight lifting day.

Hey girls! I'm back, finally...better late than never :) Things have been soo crazy here, internet has been spotty so Starbucks has been my friend with their free wifi. I *think* it's all been fixed now though and I am presently typing this in my place so let's all cross our fingers that the internet will now work for good! I've been majorly slacking in the exercise dept, Mandy and Zima have been my lifesavers with the hikes and workouts!  We're doing it again tomorrow, right girls? :)

Sounds like you all are doing well, keep it up!

Karey ~ Are you excited about you trip to CA? The weather has been so nice and it's supposed to stay this way through the weekend so you'll be getting the full CA experience :) I sure hope you feel better for the trip and are able to get out and explore. San Francisco is a fun place to see, plus all of the surrounding areas too. Hope you are getting this hormonal problem figured out! Keep pushing those doctors to get your answer!

Gina ~ It sounds like you are doing so well with your new attitude towards food! I hope it sticks with you, what a healthy outlook! As for the guy, even if he's not long term commitment material, he sure sounds like some GREAT eye candy! Yay for you! Enjoy it :) Not many guys are like that anymore. That is so odd that he hasn't had long relationships, did he ever say why? Or go into more detail than 'she wasn't right for me?' That kinda sends up some warning flags but as long as you are having fun, it's all good. That Insanity work out sounds horrendous but excellent, be our guinea pig for it! :)

Soraya ~ Yup, it's law now in CA that if you are a chain with 19 or more restaurants, you must post your nutritional info on the menu. It's shocking how many calories all that food is! Cheesecake is especially bad because their portions are usually quite large and they don't really cook healthy, very sad because they are so good!

Cherry ~ Hi there! Wow I can't believe someone would do that, especially to a woman. What a jerk! Hope it is healing up for you!

Mary ~ Congrats on the weight loss!

Me ~ Finally finished my show. All those long hours paid off, the client was happy and the show looked great. Glad I don't have to drive 80 miles round trip anymore! I am moving to a bigger apartment this weekend, yay! I am excited to have more room and buy new furniture and all that. I finally went back to the gym today after a long time away, kept it fairly light but was happy to see that I haven't lost much in the way of strength, just some stamina which I can build back up. My trainer quit the gym so I am going to cancel my training contract and decide whether I want to train with him in a private gym or go out on my own. I'll get through this move first and then figure things out.

Have a good one, everybody!

Mandy ~ I saw that you booked a hotel by the ocean for the weekend...I hope that perked you up! I bet it'll be gorgeous. Where are you going?

Karey ~ Hope that motivation found you today! Or maybe you just had a lazy Thursday, that's ok too :) You need to be taking it easy anyway!

Me ~ Ok get this, my trainer calls me today and says that he's on suspension from the gym, which pretty much means he's fired. GREAT. I have like 30 sessions left with him too. I'm going to ask for my money back on the remaining ones. I've just been too busy to really get back into training and I was tired of him anyhow so let's hope they can refund my money. Not sure what the contract says but there's got to be a way, right?

Mandy ~ YAY on the new stats!!!!!  I hope that will keep you motivated to keep up your great work! I'd love to join you and Zima for NROLFW on the days I don't work, that would be fun! Yeah trainer boy is kind of a pain, he is actually still with Bally's, just at the N. Hollywood gym. He kinda sealed that deal in that I won't be re-signing, haha! So glad to see you are doing cardio!

Zima ~ I have like 30 sessions left with trainer boy! I'll just use them up with him (like I told Mandy, he's still with Ballys, just at the N. Hollywood gym) and not re-sign. I hope your week has gotten better and your time with the boy goes well tonight :)

lossfast ~ Yeah I hate the number on the scale too! I do like to go by body fat percentage more, I think it's more accurate although the one you were using I've heard can be off by quite a bit. I prefer the caliper method, if you have someone to do it for you. It still can be slightly off but better than the machine.

kellyoh ~ It will take some time for your body to be accustomed to working out. You probably get tired because your endurance hasn't built up yet. Just keep working at a pace that is comfortable for you but push it a little more and see what happens. Also make sure you are eating well and getting enough rest.

Karey ~ So sorry to hear of the ongoing medical stuff! I hope the new blood tests are able to give an answer to you and your doctor but until then, take it easy! Let the husband wait on you for awhile :)

Me ~ Just working my long hours again. So far the job is going pretty well and tomorrow is our last day of set up before the show so I am hoping it goes smoothly for me! Not much new to report, just lots of driving and working!

Ok ladies, 99% of us have this! I think we all might be better off making sure we are healthy rather than freaking out about it. Honestly, no one notices it except yourself (until you start pointing it out!). I work in the entertainment industry and one night Fergie (the singer from they Black Eyed Peas) was at whatever show I was working and I saw that she has that underarm fat too. At that moment, I realized that it's not just us 'regular' people who have it, celebrities do too and everyone else in between. It's ok! Just focus on exercising, eating right and enjoying life - it's too short as it is.

Hi everyone!

Welcome Stefanie! Your progress sounds amazing, congratulations to you! That is awesome that a bodybuilder asked if you were one too, quite the compliment!

Zima ~ Hope you made it to the gym! Have a great time this weekend!

Mandy ~ I hope your day is going better. Did you go to boot camp? I was supposed to meet my trainer this morning so I wasn't able to go with you but he cancelled at the last minute...oh well! Gave me more time to do things today before I head out to work. Oh and don't worry about the skinny jeans, I think only about .01% of the population can even wear them, lol. Did you find anything else you liked?

Megan ~ I love orange chicken! Panda Express is one of my favorites and it's so hard to eat healthy there when the best tasting stuff is fried. Oh well! I suppose we have to splurge sometimes.

Karey ~ Cool that you got the elliptical! How are you liking it? Must be nice to have something you can do right at home, you don't even have to worry about the weather!  Mmmm, your pizza and ice cream overload sounds good :)

Me ~ Was supposed to hit the gym this morning with trainer boy but he cancelled at the last minute so I came home and am trying to get errands and such done around here before next week, when I will only be home to sleep because of work. I am experimenting with baking mint brownies for the boys at work tonight, I love to bake but am glad I have people to give it away to!

Karey ~ Bummer about the muffins, I hope you are able to modify the recipe enough to make it taste great with the protein. I didn't know protein would change the taste of something so much, good to know! That is so cute that the old man gave you a compliment...how uplifting! I hope that was able to lift you out of your hormonal funk for awhile :)

Soraya ~ Congrats on the deal! I hope it goes smoothly for all parties involved (and not too much partying happens!)

Sarah ~ Sounds like you had a good time at the softball game! Eating for fun and losing weight is a double bonus, go you! LOL at the mechanical bull, those things kinda freak me out but I love watching other people on them. I guess that's sort of a workout, huh! Congrats on going running after a night of drinking! That is some discipline...keep it up!

Zima ~ Hope your week is getting better :)

Gina ~ Welcome back! I am so glad you had a good time on your trip! No worries on the weight...you know it's mostly water and you and Brock will be kicking its butt in no time! Guys that do things like that drive me crazy....respond when you are written to! haha! I hope he was just busy or something. Have you heard anything yet?

Mandy ~ I am sore from bootcamp! Ahhh!

Me ~ Been another crazy week for me. My best friend and I went on a road trip Sun - Tues, we drove up to Pismo Beach, saw that and Morro Bay, drove down to Solvang and Santa Barbara and just hung out on the beaches and relaxed. It was nice! Now I am back home and getting stuff done here. I found out I got the apartment I wanted so I am moving at the end of the month, wooo! It's a gorgeous place, a 1 bedroom so no more studio apartment for me. I am excited, just gotta keep up the work so I can pay for it! I am so ashamed to say I haven't been to the gym in about a month! It's so bad. I called my trainer last night and I am going in to see him today, I know I'll be very sore but there will never be a great time to fit it in so I just need to do it. Should be interesting to see how well (or bad!) I do!

Sarah ~ Happy anniversary to you and your man! Hope you guys have a wonderful day and really go out and treat yourselves :) They have thin mint blizzards at DQ??? I LOVE thin mints! That sounds so delicious. Thank goodness that I don't know of any DQ in my area or I'd be over there. How is it? Worth the price? Hope you have a nice weekend!

Mandy ~ I hope the custody issues are working out your way! Can't wait to catch up soon. You are lifting weights with the trainer, right? Not to mention doing all sorts of other activities that you aren't used to I am assuming. I think your  body is adjusting to all the changes and that is why you haven't lost too much weight. You are absolutely correct to keep your hope up because those pounds are working their way off! You are a gorgeous girl and you look fabulous!

Gina ~ So did you meet up with that guy? How did it go?? Let us all live vicariously through you! :)

Karey ~ Ohhh that is where you have been! You've been quiet lately, I usually can count on your for weekend postings so I will have to go check out your new topic. I hope it does as well as this one has! I am so with you on women and wanting to be sooo skinny, it's ridiculous. I don't think people enjoy their life enough as it is! Thanks for the comment on my picture too! :)

Sarah ~ Sounds like a good workout plan! Changing things up keeps it interesting and keeps your body guessing which helps it to lose weight so I think you are on the right track. Good luck and let us know how it goes!

Soraya ~ Sorry to hear about your bad days but it sounds like you know what you need to do to get yourself back where you want to be.  I hope it works out for you and you get back to kickboxing and all that fun stuff!

Me ~ So exhausted! I have to be up at 3:30am every morning this week for work so that alone is pretty tiring. I haven't been able to make it to the gym in weeks, so bad! Trying to eat well and just focusing on working for now and not killing myself trying to work out too. I'll get back to it very soon.

Hope everyone is well!

Karey ~ Going way back in the thread to page 67 :) I do try to eat a good amount of whole foods in my diet though it is hard. Dinner is probably the easiest for me, I almost always either eat chicken or fish and a bunch of vegetables and a salad. If it's not whole foods, I make sure it at least is good for me, with whole grains and the like. Sorry to hear the protein powder didn't work out so well in the oatmeal, you are probably right it's better in baked goods. Have you tried that yet?

Sarah ~ I am glad you had a good time out here in CA! Sorry I wasn't in town to meet you but that just means you get to have another trip out here to visit family and hang out with all of us! That is too funny that you went to the tar pits, I never knew that was a big tourist thing! I did a show out there last year, had to watch where you walked or you ended up stepping in big black goopy puddles. Sorry to hear that you are sick! Feel better soon :)

Gina ~ How was the date? That dinner you made Brock sounds fabulous! I think that's so cute that you two do that together :) Glad to hear you guys are back in the gym too! Sounds like you are really getting back into the swing of things, yay!

Zima ~ Hope your week is going better after the flat tire! That is such a pain. Have a great weekend and see ya next week!

Soraya ~ So sorry to hear about your daughter's meltdown. Some people should have been neutered at birth! He sounds like a horrible guy and I am sorry to know that you two have to go through it. I hope your daughter knows she is lucky to have one parent who cares for her so much! A lot of kids don't even have that.

Mandy ~ Look forward to your weekend and cheer up girly!

Me ~ I am back! Yay! No more trips up north for awhile. Grandma's services went well, the memorial was nice and a lot of people showed up for that. Her graveside service was hard, they put the little box of her ashes on this pedestal and it was so hard/weird to look at it and know that was her. But she is in a better place and that is all that matters. Now I am back home and finally getting things done around here. My house is disgustingly dirty! LOL I'll be cleaning over the next few days before work starts up again. Going to try to hit the gym today and tomorrow and get back into that as well.

Hope everyone is having a good day!

I think they are, or at least I did with mine! It makes a huge difference as to the length of the contract you sign as to what you pay. I walked into my gym already knowing how much I wanted to pay and also the length of time and after some negotiation, got what I wanted. Gyms WANT you and your money and they go to great lengths to get it. Of course they will show you their regular prices and act like that is the only thing you can get but if you hesitate, tell them how much you wanted to spend and don't mind spending some time wheelin' and dealin', you should have no problem getting a better price.

Good luck!

Karey ~ You our the little sunshine of this group :) You are always so positive and are quick to reach goals. Woot woot to you! lol Oh and by the way, I don't think eating fruit salad qualifies as 'pigging out' at all! Now if you said cookies or sweets or something like that, then I would understand but fruit is good for you! I think it's hard to overeat on that and it's not all that calorific either. So no worries about it! I used to watch Hell's Kitchen with my ex, I've fallen off the wagon since we broke up. Now I am obsessed with America's Got Talent. There are some crazy people on there! Oh what protein powder did you buy? I've been looking for some unflavored stuff to add to my baking/cooking.

Zima ~ Miss you too girl! I can't wait to get together again. Thanks for the offer to help! I think I've got everything under control unless you want to play hooky from work and take me to the airport! ;) 1900 cals is not bad! I am sure you worked a ton of it off in your workout, not to mention you gotta eat a bit more to feed those growing muscles :)

Soraya ~ Great for keeping the weight steady! I agree, it is sooo freakin' hot! So much for our mild summer of June and early July. I've been going to the gym just to get out of the heat, lol. Keep on working out!

Gina ~ Awwww girl, I am sorry to hear you are down! Dating is such a pain, isn't it? lol I've given up on it for awhile, it's impossible to find decent guys nowadays. I focus on keeping myself healthy and happy and I figure the rest will follow. Maybe you do need to take some time off for all of that. Hit the gym, focus on getting your endurance back and all that jazz. Sounds like Brock is the perfect perk-you-up partner :) Too bad he is so young! Does he have an older brother? lol Sorry to hear about the bummer workout but you'll kick it's hiney tomorrow!

Me ~ Finally got in a work out yesterday. Phew! I am so deconditioned from not working out much this month. I was able to do my normal work out but those weights were a lot tougher than before and I had to struggle through some of the last reps. The sit ups I used to be able to do in no time? I had to pause and rest twice! Ahhh! I am quite sore today too but I should be able to get back into shape rather quickly next week when I am back in town. I told trainer boy that I'd rather wait until next week before we work out, it's been a few weeks since I've seen him but no use to basically waste a session when I have to leave town again. So I'll start up big time next week, yay! BUT....I did weigh myself after my gym session and I was down a few pounds! After the workout too which was very exciting because I've heard that your weight goes up after working out so that means I've lost some stubborn pounds. I think it's the heat, I don't want to eat much and I tend to just guzzle water to cool off. Whatever it is, it better keep up! lol. I didn't get a chance to go to the gym today but I went shopping with my best friend so I got some walking in. We did the whole girly thing, pedicures, lunch, shopping. It was nice to relax! We wanted to go see The Proposal but the times were off so I'll have to catch it sometime later.

Have a great day everyone!