georgia girl

Renewed~ I am so incredibly proud of you! I know I commented on the other thread, but I think it's worth mentioning again.....YOU ROCK! I hope I am able to run the whole 5k in November. I know I won't be placing, but for the first one, all I care about is finishing. I'm already thinking of signing up for another one in December. You really inspire me, so thanks for that. LOL about DH calling you a bada$$! You truly are, lol!

Thanks bestest band buddy! I couldn't have done it without YOU. All the PM's about not losing and plateaus....I can't count the times you have encouraged me to keep going! You're the best! And I think we will meet one day. We should make it a priority after we both get to goal. Kind of a reward for making it type thing.... Thanks luluc! Your workout routine really inspires me. You do a little of everything and it's amazing!! Thanks Indiogirl! You also inspire me. You have done a wonderful job! Thank you kristi! I looked back a my before picture today and I don't even recognize that person anymore. I am so much happier and healthier. Thanks again! Thanks Nip! I'll bet you'll be at goal by your bandiversary! You have done AMAZING! It's very inspiring!!

Thanks Renewed! Couldn't have done it without YOU! I posted this on the Bagnato thread but I'll say it here too. One year ago today, I got winded just walking to my car......seriously! Today I can run almost 1.5 miles straight! I am so blessed and thank God for helping through this year. Thanks friend! Thanks luluc! I'm sooooo happy! I will definitely check out that thread! Sugarbean~ Thank you! I'm glad to hear from you. How are you doing? Don't be a stranger, okay.

Today is an exciting day for me. It's my bandiversary and I have officially lost 100 lbs!! As of today, I made my halloween goal, so I am going to change my goal to 220. 10 more pounds to go! Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost ****************:eek:*************:tt2:**********:thumbup:*********:cool2:* 1day at a time.....263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............221............213............2 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............193............180............1 Crzytchr...........281............275............265............6 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............230............220...........15 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............150............140............5 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........232............220............5.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........199............180..........6.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............243............230............5 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............292............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............280............280...........19 mominlv13..........299.8..........294.8..........275............5 nip50..............175............172............160............3 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............290............280............4 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............300.5..........280..........3.5 thatDEgirl.........211............209............195............2 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............189............170............6 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............

:thumbup: I've officially lost 100 lbs!!!! :eek: I'm soooo excited! I got up this morning wondering what the scale would say and wondering if I would be disappointed if I didn't make my goal. I weighed 230.1! What a wonderful Bandiversary!! Renewed~ Wow!! You rock!! I knew you would do FANTASTIC!! You, my friend, are simply amazing! Great job!! Did you get pictures? If so, I think you should post them. Again, congrats! Oh, did you hear Rocky music? LOL

Good luck Renewed!! You can do it!! I can hear the Rocky music already!

Thanks luluc!! I can't believe a week ago I was struggling to do 5 minutes! Even if the scale doesn't say 230, I'm still proud of my accomplishments. Thanks again!!

Welcome health! You'll be fine. I was never a runner but I love it now. Good luck! Kathy~WTG! I wouldn't worry about time right now. You have plenty of time to work on that. You are doing great!! Renewed~ Sounds like you and your kids had a blast!! Good luck tomorrow! luluc~ Ughhhh! That would be a disaster to live in! I'm sure you'll look back at it later and laugh it off.....or maybe not, lol. Anyway, hope it gets straightened out soon. I did my run at the gym this morning. I've worked up to 15 minutes straight. I didn't weigh today so everyone keep your fingers crossed that I weigh 230 tomorrow (bandiversary). I want that scale to tell me I've lost 100 lbs!!!

Glou, I did the same thing! I saw some ladies that weighed less than me and I said, "Surely I don't look that big". DH said I didn't, bless his heart for making me feel better. I think a lot of it has to do with height, muscle mass, and the way we carry weight in general. Maybe these women are just really short???

I love the Biggest Loser! I am always amazed at the massive amount of weight they lose in the first week. I also hated to see the green team go. They were so hard working. They looked great at the end though. I don't have a favorite yet either. I'll have a better feel for them in a few weeks.

Thanks nip! I am so determined to lose 2 more pounds by Saturday (my bandiversary)! Although I was hoping to have lost more, I always said that I wanted to lose at least 100 lbs by my one year bandiversary. BTW, I think you are the Queen of the Bandits, lol! Your weight loss success has encouraged me when I felt like giving up. Congrats!!

I know! I am determined to lose those 2 pounds by Saturday (my bandiversary)! Mamato~ Good for you! Jillian Michaels is probably just as good as running, if not better! She one tough girl, lol! Ya'll have had a rough go of it, haven't you? I hope things calm down soon and I'm praying your hubby recovers well. Keep us updated. It's really good to hear from you. I went to the YMCA today and I was able to increase my run by a minute. I ran for 13 minutes straight! Wow, I can't believe it! A week ago I was struggling to run 5 minutes. Heck, I couldn't even complete day 1 of week 1!! Seems unreal to me. Even though I'm doing my own thing with the running now, I'm so glad I started this program. It was a wonderful way to get me started.

Thanks girl! I'm so glad to be losing again. It's been a long time coming. That's wonderful that all 3 of you are running! I will be running again today and I am anxious to see how long I can run today. I hope to run longer than 12 minutes.

Down 2 more pounds!! Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:thumbup:***********:tongue2:*************:thumbup:*******************:thumbup:* 1day at a time.....263............261..........243..............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............221............213............2 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............203............195............5 cQQlgirl...........194............194............180............0 Crzytchr...........281............275............265............6 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............232............230...........13 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............150............140............5 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........200............180..........5.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............243............230............5 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............292............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............285............280...........14 mominlv13..........299.8..........294.8..........275............5 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............290............280............4 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............209............195............2 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............189............170............6 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

luluc~ Plateaus can be sooooo frustrating. Congrats on breaking yours!! Whosya~ Interesting link. Thanks for posting it!

Mamato~ You can do this!! Start slow and build back up. We will be looking for your posts daily. Glad to hear from you. How is your hubby doing? Better, I hope. Take care and keep in touch. Kathy~ Congrats on entering the 5K! It will be here before you know it! Tootie~ You are doing great! Keep up the wonderful work!! Renewed~ Good for you! If I had known you wanted a jogging stroller, I could have gotten you one for $20. My SIL asked us to sell it for her at our yard sale the other week. It was nice too, like a $200 stroller, I think. I'm actually kicking myself for not buying it from her, lol. Anyway, that's wonderful that your hubby is running with you. I've been trying to get mine to run and he's just not into it. Lyn~ You are right, it is mental. You can do a 5k! The way you have progressed is simply amazing. Can't wait until we all have ran a 5k!

Whoooo Hoooooo Kathy!! That's WONDERFUL!! Congratulations to you. You are rockin' this!!

Girl, this is soooo exciting!! I'm so happy for you. You deserve this after how hard you have worked. I'm looking forward to seeing your results. The hardest part is getting focused. Once you get there, you will be set. I know you, once you put your mind to something there's no stopping you. It's one of qualities I admire most about you. You can do it girl!!

Congrats on the job interview Kathy! That's wonderful! I will being praying that it works out for you.

Hello everyone! I know all about the plateau's from hell. I went through a 3 month plateau not too long ago. Sure, I lost a couple of pounds here and there, then gained them and lost them again. Sooooo frustrating!! I am finally losing again!!! Hallelujah! I have been doing low carb. It's really hard, but it's just about the only way I lose. I've tried eating a balanced diet, even became a lacto ovo vegetarian for a while....none of it worked. I am going to try my best to stick with low carb until I get to goal and then add in healthy carbs to maintain. I have also upped my water intake and that seems to be helping too. Oh, and running my butt off, lol. Running has been a bigger issue for me than the food. I am determined to run that 5k in October. I am finally starting to feel healthy again. It's great! This is probably going to sound weird, but I'm kinda glad I had that long plateau. Why? I noticed that during my plateau, my loose skin got tighter. I don't know how, but it did. Maybe I was losing inches or maybe my body just needed to catch up with the weight loss. Don't get me wrong, I still have a lot of skin and I know I will need plastic surgery afterwards, but it's nice that is has tightened up some for now. Strange, right? Anyway, for all you who are on a plateau right now....don't give up!! It will eventually start coming off again. You may need to change up your diet and exercise to get it jumpstarted. Good luck everyone and have a wonderful week!!

Whoooo Hoooo Mia!! Lookin good girl!! The difference in your face is unreal!! Keep it up girl, you're doing great!!

Leslie and Jeannie~ Ya'll can do it!!! We gotta get ready for that 5k in October! Kathy~ I agree with everyone else....you are Kathygood, lol! Seriously, you've been very supportive and I'm glad to have you as a running buddy. BTW, I love your new avatar pic!! Okay, Lyn and Kathy, I took your advice and did one run today. I went in there expecting to only be able to do 8 minutes, tops. I am on cloud nine right now because I ran for 12 minutes straight with a speed of 4.5 mph! I exceeded my expectations and I'm soooo excited now! I'll try to up the time each time I run, only if it's a few seconds until I work up to the 5k. Oh, Leslie and Jeannie. If I'm not mistaken, ya'll were stuck on week 4 too, right? Week 4 was sooooo hard for me. I think I stayed on it for weeks and weeks. If you find you can't get past it (like me), I suggest trying the one run like I did today. I went as long as I could and I'll just up it each time. I'm sooooo glad Lyn and Kathy recommended that because I was getting really discouraged. Good luck with your runs tomorrow!!!

georgia girl (aka Pamela)~ 96 lbs leslie2lose (aka Leslie) - 45 lbs jbrad71629(aka Jeannie)-87 lbs Nip50 (aka Gina) - 136 lbs kristim8132008 (aka Kristi) - 26 lbs mia31771(aka mia) 69lbs

WTG luluc and renewed!! Both of you are doing FANTASTIC!!! Ya'll are such an inspiration to me. Keep up the great work!! Renewed~ I'm so glad the weather didn't get too bad. Congrats on the size 10's.....that's awesome!!!!

I hate those commercials!! I've seen both of them over and over and over. Every time one comes on I just want to SCREAM!! So ridiculous!!!!