I wanna be your buddy!!! you and i have alot in common! First of all, i recently quit smoking.... FEb7th was my last day! i too, have gained a bunch of weight in the recent years, i too used to be a size 5.. now cry whenever i go shopping, i too am very top heavy so my once medium sized shirt is now an XL and finally... i too am turning 30 soon! ** sorry if all the "i too's" got reduntant, just wanted to make a point.

so i havent really picked a plan, i am going to do reduced portion control and strict calorie intake. i plan on switching it up daily, so my body doesnt get used to living with a certain number of calories. Like one day i'll eat 1500 calories, and the next 1000, then the next 1300 and the next 1100. if i were to live off of 1500 consistantly, then my metabolism woudlbe set for so, I want to keep my body guessing!

i have a dvd set called "the firm" it came with steps and you use it with weights. its a total body workout. I also have a treadmill. im trying to work on my dh to get an eliptical but we shall see about that,

i guess ill end it here since i wrote a book! good luck to alll of us!

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