Let's Get Great in 2008

[brownnskinn 0]

Ok Weighed in ... I lost 2lb. I am please.

You do not want to say diet or loose weight. Diet = temporary and not successful

If you desire to loose weight, the universe will keep giving you more weight to loose.

Its a balance as stated earlier and a life change.

Great!! Ditto a life change for sure.....I'm hungry

[JA Tam 7]

Me before starting weight lost

Me today 33lbs lost!!

You look awesome Sonny...Gwaan tru mi girl!

[JA Tam 7]

Hello!

While living in St Lucia for 6 months I lost 40lbs... all those mountains, walking, sweating I had no choice but to loose some pounds. After high school I was a vegetarian for 8 years and in the past year I have converted back once again. I feel so much healthier without eating meat. I must confess I do still eat fish though - its good for me! :-) I have always hated to say I was on a diet. I just try to change little things. I dont eat anything white! No white bread, no white rice and no "white" pasta. I look at the ingredients - no high fructose corn syrup on any enriched flours... I try to change my lifestyle and eat healthy.

I dont have a car and work from home so right now the gym isnt an option but this is my downfall - I need to get in some excersize someout. I have a 5 year old daughter and try to get outside with her as much as possible but with all the snow and cold neither of us are too fond of it.

I have rented a few excersize dvds and have no cooridination - what the heck can I do? I have to think of something. I would like to loose a few more pounds before April and my trip to St Lucia. if you look at my pics Louis is a skinny bean and I have ordered him to eat junk food every day! LOL I can't wait till he gets here and I can fatten him up!!! LOL

Cat

Hey Cat,

Welcome to the thread. We all need a little motivation to get this going. As I heard tonight on my way home, I should have no excuse getting out in sunny South Florida and getting my exercise on, but I just don't trust being out on my own and exercising because you never know the sickos out there. Hubby has started going to school at night, so he is not around for us to go out together. I guess I will take advantage of the weekends when he is home to get out and really try to get myself back in the gym on the nights he is out. He is a skinny bean as well and though he has put on a few pounds, he is still as skinny as ever .

I will try to get my butt in the gym tomorrow. I have some work I am suppose to get done tonight...God Help me.

[IrieCat 2]

Thanks for the welcome ... from all.

I can do great with healthy food and I make a mean smoothie! LOL

I just wish I could get some excersize in! I need a car - to drive to the gym. I actually love the gym - I just have no transport. I live in a town with no public busses either! I will surely think of something. :-)

[SupportOAFJF 0]

Sonny mi see di pitures..u look bad..u did awesome !!

[brownnskinn 0]

Mi dead, from mi wukout!!

Edited January 17, 2008 by brownnskinn

[JA Tam 7]

Sonny mi see di pitures..u look bad..u did awesome !!

Kimmy, how was the exam?

[Marlita 0]

Hello!

While living in St Lucia for 6 months I lost 40lbs... all those mountains, walking, sweating I had no choice but to loose some pounds. After high school I was a vegetarian for 8 years and in the past year I have converted back once again. I feel so much healthier without eating meat. I must confess I do still eat fish though - its good for me! :-) I have always hated to say I was on a diet. I just try to change little things. I dont eat anything white! No white bread, no white rice and no "white" pasta. I look at the ingredients - no high fructose corn syrup on any enriched flours... I try to change my lifestyle and eat healthy.

I dont have a car and work from home so right now the gym isnt an option but this is my downfall - I need to get in some excersize someout. I have a 5 year old daughter and try to get outside with her as much as possible but with all the snow and cold neither of us are too fond of it.

I have rented a few excersize dvds and have no cooridination - what the heck can I do? I have to think of something. I would like to loose a few more pounds before April and my trip to St Lucia. if you look at my pics Louis is a skinny bean and I have ordered him to eat junk food every day! LOL I can't wait till he gets here and I can fatten him up!!! LOL

Cat

Ha ha! I can't wait to fatten my man up too. I am so sure he is gonna gain some serious weight here cause all he talks about is the good ole American food he sees from the restaurant commercials.

As far as what you can do...I think the DVD's are a good start. I also just like to watch videos or put a dancehall mix CD in and dance in front of the mirror...I love to dance...and if I don't have to worry about sweating my hair out i can literally go nonstop for hours like I'm in som sort of dance-athon! I noticed I lost weight to while I was in Jamaica, just from all the walking I was doing. I'm not trying to lose weight, so I am a little bit different than you ladies, I am trying to gain and keep it cause I have been having a fast dropping weight since early last year and it is not healthy....so my health fix is to gain a healthy weight...not with junk and sweets to keep me at a healthy weight.

[JA Tam 7]

Lita, you are inspiring me to have more fruits and veggies. Pray fi mi, mi dear! Back in my club days, I was a little itty bitty thing. This is my ultimate goal:

I am of course the dark-skinned girl. This is what I want to weigh again, or close to it. I can't believe I used to complain about my weight back then.

Edited January 17, 2008 by JA Tam

[Sonshyne 2]

Sonny mi see di pitures..u look bad..u did awesome !!

Tanks!! Mi nuh finished yet mi still haffi likkle more tuh guh

WOOHOO!!! That is a great pic!

Sonny you are looking GREAT! Keep up the great work!

Tanks

[clairern 0]

I weighed in today and have lost 9lbs by just drinking more water and not eating when I get home from work, which is after 8pm. I plan to start WW with my co-workers. I work all kinds of crazy hours that wreak havoc on my system and I also have poor eating habits. I usually eat only one time a day and snack throughout. Bad for me but i plan to change that bad habit with the support I know I will get here. Thank you all.

[brownnskinn 0]

I can do great with healthy food and I make a mean smoothie! LOL

what do you use in your smoothie?

Hey all do you chew gum to help ward off cravings? If so beware. I happen to chew a lot of it. Thank goodness I have been breaking the sicks in two.

Beware of sorbitol

if the link dosen't work go here:

http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20080110/sw...-case-histories

Edited January 17, 2008 by brownnskinn

[brownnskinn 0]

I weighed in today and have lost 9lbs by just drinking more water and not eating when I get home from work, which is after 8pm. I plan to start WW with my co-workers. I work all kinds of crazy hours that wreak havoc on my system and I also have poor eating habits. I usually eat only one time a day and snack throughout. Bad for me but i plan to change that bad habit with the support I know I will get here. Thank you all.

OMG!!!!! Congrats :energetic:

In one Week?

I work crazy hours too, What I do is I have a protien shake in the mornings when I work the night before. I hate to eat, then go to sleep.

Edited January 17, 2008 by brownnskinn

[brownnskinn 0]

YES, YESSSSSS!!! reached my weekly goal. This weeks total weight loss. 3.8 pounds. I need to vow not to reweigh my self until Friday, I get a bit obsessive.

Sonshine down 33lbs

Clare down 9lbs

Den down 3.8lbs

Yardie down 2.7lbs

Mrs J. down 2lbs

Edited January 17, 2008 by brownnskinn

[brownnskinn 0]

Anyone else?

Anyone take the real age quiz?

sonshine I'm gone need you to start giving us some measurement's wit ya skinny self.