Hi !

I am ready to start losing weight  setting my goal at 20 pounds .  I have a hectic life with three children all in their teens. So there is alot of running around with their schedule.  Need motivation to stay on track!!!

mar

Good Evening from Florida!!

I was once 220lbs and 5' nothing ..I lost 100 lbs and kept it off for 5 years but now I'm back up to 180 .. I don't have kids (but I can only sympathize with you, lol)  but I have determination.  If you really want to lose the weight keep a log book of goals and work to keep them!!  I have my first goal of 5 lbs for the month of February.  Weigh yourself at the beginning of the month (ugh! I know..it's awful at first) and then create a regime that you will stick with (walk 20 minutes a day, bike ride with teens, play soccer, swim, jog, play table tennis..anything that will get your heart rate up).  And don't get discouraged!  If you see the scale tipping slightly to the right instead of the left don't worry!!  You are probably gaining healthy muscle and losing unhealthy fat.

Keep up the good work!!!  :)

Since the end of January of the year - I have been working out daily - with my treadmill or different excersize videos (it is COLD in Mi - too cold to walk outside!).  At first I was out of breath and could not keep up - after just a few weeks - I have noticed a difference in my balance and stamina.  Now I need to comtinue working out and lose the weight - I would like to lose about 20 lbs - I weigh 181 and am 5'8". 

I am an empty nester - and have alot of changes in my life( no kids at home).  I want to do something just for me - and I hope to be fitter and healthier in 09.

Hello everyone,

I have been working out and watching my diet eating very low carb. I lost 4 lbs since my last post. I have been going to the gym and working out in my home. I can't wait until spring so I can go outside to exercise.  I decided to make Sunday my day off from exercise . Has anyone tried any of the recipes on this site? Let me know if you found any you liked.

Have a great week and stay motivated!!!

Mar

I have tried a few different recipes off this site... Peanut Butter and Banana wrap, Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie (awesome), Santa Fe Foldover (also, very good), Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins (my 8 yr old nephew loved these!!) .. Now I know that some of these are not low carb but maybe when you take a break from the low carb and need to get some these would be very good. :)

- Julia

Hi There!

My goal is to lose 50 pounds by November to get to my ideal weight for my height.  I started at 182 on May 1st and have lost 12 pounds so far.  I work at a hospital on the 6th floor and I have BANNED the elevator.  In fact I take the stairs all the way down and up 10 times a day (I work 3 days a week). All the other days I make sure I work out for at least 40 minutes and I REALLY watch what I eat.  It's easy to watch what you eat when you have to record it... which is why I am keeping track of it on Prevention.com in the health tracker section.  I also wear a pedometer.  Some study said that people who wear pedometers walk an extra 300 steps a day just because they are able to monitor it!  You're supposed to do 10,000 steps a day to maintain your weight so I shoot for 20,000 a day.  I park farther out in a parking lot so I have to walk more.  I walk in place while I'm cooking or changing my baby's diaper.  Just trying to get those steps in.  I haven't been 130 pounds since I was in junior high and I've always been the chunky girl.  I really feel so much BETTER and have so much more ENERGY with just those 12 pounds gone.  Just imagine what I'll feel like at 130 lbs!  I'm just sharing what works for me and how it really is worth it.  HANG IN THERE!  There are days where I just wanna eat and lay around but I get up and moving - getting your heart rate up will help to quelch most bad moods.  And set up rewards for yourself.... when I've lost 25 I plan on spending a half day at a spa and getting a massage and pedicure.  WE'RE WORTH IT!  And our familes deserve to see us happy and healthy AND for us to be around longer!!  You just have to really work at making time for it.  Believe me I work full time (3 - 12 hour shifts) an hour from where I live, I have a husband who farms (so this time of year he's DEFINITELY not around, and my 2 1/2 year old has special needs.  I had to get rid of the guilt I felt for taking care of myself, but you know what... I can't properly take care of my family if I'm a big slug who doesn't take care of herself.  Nobody wants a slug for a wife or a Mom.... so here I am.  You're worth it.  You're fully capable.  And you deserve it.  Keep it up and hang in there.

Leslie