LilMissDiva Irene

@kygal - here's the ticker tutorial: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/13516-ticker-tutorial-for-vst-lbt-with-pictures/

I burn most of my daily calories either with the elliptical (I work hard on it! I broke it the other day rollin too hard... LOL I need to buy a new piece so it will work right) and I also run/jog/walk - etc. I will do my muscle toning which will now be my main focus with the kettlebells/medicine ball/Callanetics and burn the remaining 1k calories doing the stationary bike AND treadmill or elliptical. I may throw in some cardio DVD's too if I get bored. I have a huge stack of em.

Twas probably me... LOL!! And I'm sooo okay with that!!

It's been one day... darlin if you feel like a failure of one day the scale not moving then you seriously need to set that scale on fire. Get rid of it, hide or do something - you're going to drive yourself batty. There's going to be a lot of days like that, or heaven forbid days where your scale is going to go UP!! Don't do that to yourself. If you really must weight daily, then come back to the realization that you're not and I repeat NOT going to lose weight every single day.

Yes it does! They make the legs very thin and hips are usually smaller too. FABULOUS YOU!!!! *snap*

@coops... yes you should wear em!! You earned it lov! Also, your routine sounds very similar to what I have planned for this 29 day February. Refocusing on the Protein first rule, starting the first 5 days this month with my basics bootcamp. From there it's 100% sleever rules - and NOOOO carb snacks!! I will make my Snacks either nuts/seeds/peanut butter or dairy something or other. Yogurts/string cheese... etc... My calories in will be 1200 max and my calories out will be 1,000 min. Whowww thats gonna be tough, especially for the first week, but once I shoot past that I should be G2G... Lotsa luck y'all!

Gayle, IMO I think what you really need to do is reflect here. You have lost ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY POUNDS in TEN MONTHS!!! That's incredible. You have no reason to be sad or down on yourself at all. Your body is resting at the moment. Just keep doing what you're doing. If you there is anything you can change up, perhaps it's your workout routine. Your body might be ready for more intense cardio, and more toning to build more muscle. Get that heart rate up higher, sweat more and for longer periods. You will start losing again. If you don't, you can come back here and tell me I'm wrong. However, I doubt you will - because it will happen. Good luck, and remember this: the journey is what you make it. You can either take the positive road or the "other" one.

Hey everyone, you will find me on MFP as Lilmissdiva_Irene - I've added as many as I can right now but the limit is 5 every 10 minutes. So, if I missed anyone, everyone from VST is welcome to add me as a friend.

Wow that's awesome!! I'm sooo happy for you!!

@Lissa, that's too funny!! Actually it wasn't meant as bragging, just that when you get down here there's not much to look forward too, but looking back is fun in its own way. That said, I always like to keep myself moving and evolving and any way I can do that, I take full advantage. You can never be too fit and you can never be too rich (with GODs love and favor). LOL

Think outside the box, and always reserve the right to change your mind. It's YOUR life!! Live it to YOUR fullest extent, whatever that may be. YOU are beautiful, it doesn't matter who or what you are.

You ALL will experience every single one of these moments you look forward to. Keep them close because not every moment of this journey is going to be fantastic. There will be moments where you're feeling down. Use these lists as a guide to where you've been and where you want to be. Seeing these checked off will remind you, you're headed in the right direction!!! Right now, my next "wanna do" list is to have a tight stomach. So, that is what I'm working on now. My list is small... but so am I!!!

Always do what you feel is best for YOU and YOUR journey. No one has to fill your shoes but yourself. That said, if in the future you decided to start being more open about your surgery, then reserve the right to always change your mind. Having an open mind you will soon find out is the best way to get through these next several months. All the best to you!!! You're going to do just fine, but like I mentioned - concentrate on yourself for right now. Everyone else is going to have to take the back seat for awhile.

Wow Yecats, you're so gonna rock your sleeve!! I love to see threads like this... work it!!! And absolutely YES!!! Prayer works!!!

This is a great challenge! I've already committed to my kettlebells and medicine ball for this month, but wowza... about 100 sit ups a day - thats gonna get some results for sure.

You are smack in the middle of the 3rd week stall. 99% of sleevers will stall around this time. The only things you can do are stay with the plan and have patience. It will pass.

Thats awesome Julie!!! You've done AMAZING!!

That's right! I measure ME by my health and fitness. I fit all kinds of number sizes, it's all how they are cut. I'm a pear shape so not all jeans are going to fit equally. I have to either make time to shop by trying everything on, or like CLK mentioned - knowing before going. The Women's sizes are changing too. I think in that case they are just dropping the X at the end or something. Not sure, but of course they don't fit 1's... I mean c'mon. Let's get real!! That said I don't mind shopping anymore, so I have fun trying on clothes. Whatever size it is, I'm sure a LOT smaller than I was, and I can fit so many cute clothes and styles and that's all that matters.

Fabulous progress!!! And in such a short time... amazing! So, are you going to update your avatar?

Agree, I notice too that when I'm not taking my supplements like I should I also start feeling like I'm not "connecting" properly. It might be a good idea to get the panels checked. I make sure I get mine done regularly. That said I'm about a month overdue, but that's only because I've had to reschedule my appt. I'm up in a few weeks.

Awesome NSV!!! Get it miss lady!!!