yes I am excited especially cause what you do affects others my husband is now trying to lose weight and actually i can see a difference in him his stomach definetly and my children are more active. haha even my uncle comes over for dinner now to eat healthy...say no to fat...so this change is deffinetly good...

Hi Mina

Congratulations. It sounds like things are going well.

You have seen visual results for your hard work - in addition to the results at the scales. It is also wonderful that you have influenced your husband and can see visual results there too.

Well done.

Take care
Love
Margaret

yes !!! i first have to admitt i stopped eatting right and then trainning so here i am once again having to start all over again but i have to do this it seems every day i find something new wrong with my body aside from the almost 100lbs that i have to lose i can't sleep i wake myself up from the snoring (started after weght gain) i get tired so easily i really need the change in lifestyle and want it so much more. i have never actually had a new years resolution to lose weght so here it is in 2008 it will be great i plan to lose 80lbs in the year= a litte over 6 lbs a month see why does it look so easy on paper?anyway best wishes to all and a happy new year

Happy New Year!

Good luck with your resolution. 6 pounds sounds do-able. You just have to keep reminding yourself that you are worth it & push yourself to do something everyday.

eatting habits were good today and yesterday. today i had tuna, lettuce, pinapples and lots of water for lunch and for dinner i'll have some grilled chicken on a salad. so me and my husband have this great plan to not eat out for lunch and let me tell you for some reason it's so hard i know i need to lose weight and not eatting out will probly save us so much money but what is up with this love for greasy, salty food that is just no good. So far i am doing good but the temptation is there "just buy somethig" lol is it just me that has these thoughts?

It sounds like you are doing great so far! I always say this but it really helps me get over temptation; I go look at myself in the mirror when I want to eat something I shouldn't. Or think of it this way, You can eat ANYTHING you want to eat as long as you eat in front of a mirror...NAKED!

So even when we go out to eat I find it helpful to go into the bathroom and lift up my shirt and think to myself "Have I had enough pasta, or pizza, or ice cream or whatever in my lifetime? I think so."

Keep up your good work!

thanks for putting a smile on my face I guess losing weght doesn't have to be so serious and your right if i did that i would not touch any bad foods. I went to the bank to day and saw myself on the little tv's there and was like "this is why you need to lose weght" i just do'nt like the person i see (bodyshape)any ways still another day of good eatting i'm having a soup for lunch and will have chicken for dinner again

Don't you hate when you see yourself unprepared? I mean before I even look in the mirror I suck my stomach in until I could almost pass out, I have to tilt my chin up, and pose a certain way...know what I mean? Most of the time I don't even recognize myself if I catch a glimpse in a store window or something!

hello well here I am trying to get back on track I've been eatting good the last week and doing 10-15 min on the elliptical It's been a while since I've been on here but I know that I need the motivation. and the great support from all of you.

today was a good day no eatting for no reason. hope to hit the elliptical tonight.

another good day no sodas or cookies, had soups and chicken sandwich for lunch hoping to eat something before 6:00 tonight. So last year I had bought some pants I size smaller and this week I tried them on again and the fit again since I had gained all the wait I had lost back again I'm excited to see better results in the near future..

So today I had some time on my hands and i think i am one of those peolpe that need to write every thing down So i made my self a schedule with what i am going to do as far as exercise and am woking on a meal plan for my self so I can prepare my self so that I don't over eat. I've also stoped carring cash so that I am not tempted to buy anything. I konw these last few weeks that has helped my not buy food just because. today I did good over the weekend I said good bye to energy drinks and to day was my test since I was at work but i did good no energy drink today hey that an additional 250 calories. had chicken and rice for lunch with a salad so that was good not to boring.

I could never go day without soda so good for you..I'm trying to restrict myself to 2 a day..It's hard...I love soda

I had an addiction to soda for a long time to tell you the truth I used to shake if it didn't have a coke but you can do it start small when you want a soda wait as long as you can then the next time wait longer before you know it you won't need them anymore oh and drink water lots of it.

today has been good I ate chicken W/ green beans and mushrooms and rice for lunch with water I don't know what I'll eat for dinner still have not worked on my meal plans like i wanted to but I have a list of what foods to eat