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We don't have the link up on week 3 to go to week 4.  That accounts for the small number of responses.  I'm going to keep this up because it should be slow next week.  Thanks for picking up the slack here ;^)

Sorry everyone, I put this post up on the 29th because there was no link.  Guess it got lost.  Thanks Dr.She.  Guess you have control.  Thanks everyone.  The important thing is that we have a vision of who we want to be.  The vision board is great.  Good luck everyone with the challenge. 

I'm ready for month 2. i've lost 7 lbs for jan and i want to loose 7lb for feb. I follow , to some degree, Suzanne Somers eating program. I either have a carb  meal or a fat protein meal . I only eat friut on an empty stomach 20 minutes before carb  meal or 1 hour before fat protien meal. Her program really works. Check for  her program on line.  I only walked 30 mins 4 times a week. and lost 7 lbs.  going to walk 30 minutes every day this month,and hopefully loose 7 more lbs.

Lookout Spring time you are going to see a THINNER and HEALTHIER ME!!!!!!!  WAAHOO!!!!! LETS DO IT GIRLS!!!!

Hi Dr. She:  Goal for February is 5 pounds and another inch off my waist.  Also I get emails from Jorge Carlos who wrote the Belly Fat Cure Diet book.  He had a talk with Christianne Northrup about women over 40 and sugar.  I'm going to try and give you all the link.  It's pretty interesting . . . so here goes.

http://jorgecruise.com/freeemailclub/2010/1/29/the-special-dangers-of-sugar-to-women-over-40.html

I hope it works for ya' all to hear her comments.

My goal this month is to walk at least 3 times a week and by end of month be at 5 times. I adopted a very fat little corgi just after christmas. He needs to lose weight desperately too.  I would have signed him up here but figured it was ladies only so he is going to have to tough it out with just me for support.

We are going to start slowly and build the distance up.   Oh for the record we couldn't choose a name for him and my grand kids came up with the name Speed Bump cause he wouldn't move you had to step over him. Hopefully in a few months we can just call him Speedy!

Have a great month ladies!

I'll be continuing my WW program, doing aquacise 3 hrs. a week and walking 2.

Good luck to everyone who is trying to lose a few pounds!  Being healthy is a lifestyle, not a diet.  There are many good tips on how to achieve permanent weight loss; none of them includes gimmicks, diets, or diet pills.  The best way to lose weight and to become healthier is to take responsibility for yourself!  Your health is your most important asset.  For many people, being overweight is associated with being uncomfortable in their own skin.  To assist with weight control; keep a daily food journal and every time the urge to snack is felt, first drink a large glass of clear water.  This simple act will help you to eat less.  Water hydrates you, suppresses your appetite, helps you to feel full, and metabolizes fat cells.  Water will soon become one of your best friends.  The major reason so many people in America are overweight is because we eat too much for comfort!  It does not hurt to treat ourselves with something special once in a while, what is necessary is that we limit our portions and do not overeat!  It is also necessary to keep our body properly hydrated, so drink a full glass of water with each meal or snack. Being overweight ******, but after reading a book, I lost 85 pounds!  Words can not express how good I feel! This is a comment which I recently received about the book Lose Weight Using Four Easy Steps

Hi everyone!  I'm going to try to lose 5 pounds by the end of this month.  Putting it out here and reading everyone else's trials and tribulations is a definite inspiration.  I know I'm going to have to be constantly aware of what I'm doing right now.  I lost one of my closest friends and confidants yesterday.  She was in her mid 40's and still don't know what the cause was.  I am missing her like crazy!

My goal is to do YOGA.  And of course, to lose some pounds.  I have started a thread for Yoga and would love to have anyone who is interested join me. 

http://www.vibrantnation.com/conversations/57146-join-me-for-yoga/

I will continue the challenge as well as the yoga but really need some company.  How bout it?  Anyone?

Hi ladies..no time to chat until later in the week so keep up the great conversations I see going on here.  Thanks again to Moongoddess for getting this started and keeping it going.  I only started page 5 because I didn't see one and wanted to get the attachments to Marilyn to post because I knew it would be a crazy week for me. 

 RE the vision board, you all are correct, the idea was to print it out and add a picture to it...that way, when you lose, you can update your photo.  I did ask my sister to make it a word document, so that you could electronically insert a photo, but she created a .jpeg instead.  Since she did it as a favor to me, I didn't want to ask her to redo it again.

 Check out this link on diets: http://www.stylecaster.com/news/6839/5-bogus-diets-not-to-follow

In February I'd like to get into the 170's hopefully 175 by the end of the month.  If it's more then I'll consider that a bonus.

Keep trudging, my friends!!

OH, You ladies are good!  I'm doing the hokey pokey cause I didn't do anything ;^((((((((((((((((((((((((!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Gradys Nana, can I start over?

Hi,

Great to see all your positive results.  LET'S KEEP IT UP!

This is my first week.  I'm at the starting gate...AND I'M OFF!   Well the weight is coming off.  Weighed myself at work last night and -4 lbs.  Yes!!!!  209 pounds, I'm proud, yes proud.  Pat myself on the back proud.  Good job!

Now, I need to keep going if I want to look good for my daughter's wedding pictures.  This site rocks.

Doing daily exercises, treadmill one day, muscle toning the next.  Did a rest day on Wednsday. O.K., I'll admit, it was an 'I am being lazy today' day.  Eating right, drinking the water.  O.K. so I slippped on the eating part twice.  My son was over twice last week and he loves pizza and my lasagna.   What can I say!  I'm not perfect!  At least I ate less than I usually would have.  Froze the rest in small pieces.  I hate to waste, so I will be taking one piece out at a time and eat it with a generous amount of sald, as I did for one of my meals during my shift last night. 

I put up a few signs around the house as reminders, I even put a little sticker on my calendar for every day I do my exercises, sounds tacky, but hey, it works for me.  I've told a few people I am trying to loose weight, saying it out loud helps to keep me motivated.  I have always prided myself as not being a liar. I don't want to say it then have them find out I did not at least try.

I will keep it going....'til next Friday!

anir

There's no such thing as "luck." 

But the CURE to belly fat is this guy's practice: http://jorgecruise.com/