VJ Losers ;)

[Jenn! 918]

Ok, I've thought about it and I'm in!!! I'm not really concerned with my weight so much, but I did get out of breath going up 4 flights of stairs today and I know that's not ok. So you guys can be my motivators for exercise. I hate exercising so much. We've got a gym at work, and I used to go every day during my lunch hour until I started making various excuses. No more excuses!

[JoeMama 0]

Ok, I've thought about it and I'm in!!! I'm not really concerned with my weight so much, but I did get out of breath going up 4 flights of stairs today and I know that's not ok. So you guys can be my motivators for exercise. I hate exercising so much. We've got a gym at work, and I used to go every day during my lunch hour until I started making various excuses. No more excuses!

No more excuses! Get up off that thang! You can do it!

[LuzyC 0]

Count me in !!!!

With my height I really need to lose some weights and inches here and there!!!Since I got here all I did is sit on my butt doing nothing..plus I have to set an example to my son - he is gaining weight too!! and I mean he is getting big as in!!

I used to shake my booty easy but now..

Thanks Michelle for this sweet motivation..

love ya my friend

[CarolineM 0]

i'm in.

Been on WW for a month now - down 10 pounds.

Also doing the Couch to 5K running plan, which is great for anyone who wants to be a runner but is terribly out of shape.

[KHURRAM SERAJ 0]

I Lost 100 Pounds 2 years ago, now it is hard to keep it off so I eat steamed veggies for lunch and grilled chickeen for dinner on weekdays. weekends I treat myself and hav so far managed to keep it off

[jg_am 0]

I need to be in. I've been married 3 months and gained nine pounds. I don't think it's wifey's cooking, though she's a good one. I want to loose 15 pounds by mid August and 20 by the end of the summer. I need to do something. We'll see how it goes.

[Alex+R 0]

Ok, I will be in too. I don't even want to know how much I need to lose at this point.

[doodlebug 3]

Weight Watchers has been helpful in the past; I do well when there is some accountability to another. Unfortunately, there are some reasons why I cannot attend the meetings in my rural area

Oh I've never been to meetings! You can do it online and it's actually cheaper than doing it the traditional way, if you're still interested in it. They have a HUGE database of food and you track it using their online system. Plus they give you graphs, etc. showing your weight progress. I think I pay only $16.95/ month and it's totally worth it imho. fitday.com also has a tracking thing online but it doesn't really give you a program to follow like weight watchers.

[MissStacey 1]

Weight Watchers is great!!

I still have some pre paid coupons in Louisiana, I hope they haven't expired.

I love the meetings, it is fun to go. But if you can't get to the meetings, the online way sounds great!

[Fuzzness 2]

I've lost 13 lbs since Feb on diet alone.

[kisschick1976 0]

I'm in too! So far I've lost 55 lbs and I am one lb away from my next goal. I am loosing 10 lbs at a time so that it feels like I am loosing faster. I use Calorie-count.com here's my profile if anyone's interested in adding a friend from there you can see my before and after pics (well the after pic was 10 lbs ago )

Mainly what I have done is:

• I eat 200 calories every 2 hrs seven times a day.
  
• I try to eat more protein than carbs.
  
• Calorie-count.com helps me keep track of the numbers and even has a toolbar for Firefox with an eat meter that lets you know how many more calories you can have for the day.
  
• I don't exercise other than taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking further from the store, walk to places when I can, if I forget something upstairs/downstairs I actually go get it I do get on my stationary bike from time to time but the most fun thing I do is I watch tv sitting on one of those exercise balls. By sitting on the ball without my feet on the floor, it really works your core muscles to keep you balanced.
  
• build at least a little muscle, more muscle burns more calories which will burn more fat.
  
• I weigh myself every day, for some that may not be a good idea, something else you can do is take measurements and keep track of them in a spread sheet. Measure weekly and compare, especially if you are building muscle since muscle weighs more than fat. If anyone's interested, I wouldn't mind sharing mine.
  
• I drink lots of bottled water with crystal light, when I want a treat I grab a Coke Zero.
  
• I don't deny myself certain foods, a small candy bar is 200 calories. a hamburger or brisket taco may be between 300-400, if you have 100 calorie snacks before and after (or anywhere else in the day) you are still meeting your caloric intake goal. (for women it's about 1400, men I think is 2200)
  

I love it, I feel good, my chronic stomach aches have started to subside, I got my period back! (ok maybe that wasn't such a good thing ) I don't see it as a diet, I have fully changed my eating habits. I have been buying new jeans at the thrift store only because I am hoping that I won't be wearing each size much longer I have a feeling I was about a size 18 before and now I am about a 13-14... NO MORE STRETCH PANTS!!!

[Cassie 8]

Ok, I have the ticker up in my signature for accountability! This starts today!

[brnidokiegurl 1]

darn how quick we forget, i stopped and got a Pepsi

[MissStacey 1]

I am motivated!!

I am off to the grocery to get some healthy snacks and food!!

[Marilyn. 340]

I would like to lose at least 60 pounds... I put on 40 pounds in the first 9 months of living here back in 2005 but I really haven't gained much since then... I keep fluctuating around the same weight.... I did lose about 11 pounds when I was pregnant but I gained it right back after.....

I had put on about 20 pounds in the 3 years before that, so not exactly sure how I put on so much weight in a short period of time when I first moved here...

I would be happy to be around 160 pounds... I think I looked good at that weight... I have been skinnier but I don't think I looked good....

Hubby is a little afraid that if I lose weight that I am going to lose my butt he said my butt was a little flatter before

i don't really eat a lot.... but sometimes I eat the wrong things, I guess.... and I usually only eat once or twice a day and usually later in the day I know that can't be good either....

Edited June 2, 2007 by MarilynP