georgia girl

Thanks Lyn! I think I will try that next time I run. I think Kathy said she did that as well. I think week 4 is cursed, lol! Seems like a lot of us had and are having trouble with it. Thanks for the suggestions. I definitely think I could run longer than 5 minutes if I did just one run. Thanks again!

georgia girl (aka Pamela)~ 96 lbs leslie2lose (aka Leslie) - 45 lbs jbrad71629(aka Jeannie)-87 lbs Nip50 (aka Gina) - 129 lbs kristim8132008 (aka Kristi) - 26 lbs

Okay, when you say you started setting minute goals, did you stray from the program completely or did you just try to add a minute to some of the intervals? Or did you skip the intervals and just focus on running longer each time? I'm open to suggestions and will do just about anything to get past week 4.

Renewed~ WOW!! Size 10 and medium is freaking awesome!!! You have done soooo well and I'm so proud of you. I'm praying Ike doesn't do much damage and that ya'll are safe. Making a plan and preparing was smart. Be safe and keep us posted if you can.

LOL! You are too funny! Congrats, you are doing so well!! I am counting on your post being true. I seem to be stuck on week 4. I'm barely making it through the runs and ANYTHING over 5 minutes sounds so unrealistic right now. I refuse to give up though. I guess I'll just continue doing week 4 until I can move on.

LOL, steal away! I "steal" ideas too! That sounds great. Next time I'm in town I will call you. Have a great weekend!!!

I haven't updated lately either. My scales are finally moving again! georgia girl (aka Pamela)~ 96 lbs leslie2lose (aka Leslie) - 45 lbs jbrad71629(aka Jeannie)-80 :confused_smile:lbs Nip50 (aka Gina) - 129 lbs kristim8132008 (aka Kristi) - 26 lbs

Thanks! No secrets here. I'm just really motivated. My goal is to lose at least 100 lbs by my bandiversary, which is September 20th. I've been trying to watch my carbs and I've been exercising every day, and running every other day. I really want to make that goal!!

I'm down 5 more pounds!!!! Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****************************:tt2:**********:sad:*********:ohmy:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 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 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............203............195............5 Crzytchr...........281............278............265............3 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............234............230...........11 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 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............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............293............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 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............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

Hi everyone!! I've been MIA because we've been moving. We're finally settled in now. I've been without internet for a whole week....YIKES!! I did make it to the meeting and I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to the next one. This meeting was more of a meet and greet type meeting. I think Leslie is planning to get speakers for the following meetings. She mentioned maybe getting someone to speak and inform about plastic surgery for after weight loss. I definitely need to be there for that one, lol!

Hey everyone!! I'm BAAACCCCKKKKK! Sure did miss all of you! I'm finally settled in and I've been without internet access!! I've been going nuts without this site, lol! I am very proud of myself though. Even with the stress of moving, I didn't miss a run. I'm still on week 4. I've been feeling like I tire out easily lately and like I've been walking at an incline even though the setting was on zero. I noticed today at the YMCA that the treadmills I've been running on look like they are inclined. I asked the trainer and he said it looked the same to him. I ended up getting on a different style treadmill and was able to finish my run fine. So, I think I've been running at a bit of an incline and that's why I've been getting so tired so fast. I haven't read every post yet.....I have a lot to catch up on, lol. But, I'm glad to be back again.

Leslie~ you could try week 3 and see how it goes. If you don't think you're ready for it, you can go back another week. I know how you feel. When I was out so long with my knee, it was rough. I am just now feeling like I am getting back in the groove. It's amazing how even missing just one day effects me. You can do this!! Get back on it and let's kick butt when we run that 5k in November!!

Thanks Kathy! It feels soooo good to be losing again. I haven't been doing Atkins induction or anything, just keeping my carbs really low. I usually have a low carb slim fast for breakfast, a couple of slices of bacon and maybe a scrambled egg (if it will go down, lol) for lunch, and last night I had Mexican meatballs that I made in the crockpot. I am going to start adding in oatmeal before my runs. Sometimes I have half of a low carb tortilla wrap for snack. I make it with spinach dip instead of mayo, a thin slice deli meat, and sometimes a slice of cheese. If you like yogurt, get the greek yogurt. It has way fewer carbs and is full of protein. It's a bit tangy in taste if you buy the plain. I like the Oikos Blueberry greek yogurt. I think I am just one of those people who need to eat low carb to lose weight. Low carb diets are the only diets I have ever had success with. When I first got banded, I did low carb and the weight came off really fast. About 4 or 5 months ago I stopped low carbing and I had barely lost anything to speak of. If I can hang in there and do low carb until I reach my goal, I will modify my diet and start having more carbs. Since I am running, I think maintenance will be breeze.

229-434-2562 is the number to RSVP to. I called the other one and Malek said it wasn't the right number. Can't wait to see everyone!!

Hi all! I started eating low carb again on Monday and my scales are really moving! YAY! Down another 3 lbs today! _Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:sad:***********:thumbup:*************:tt2:************:party:*********:w00t:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............199............180............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 Crzytchr...........281............280............265............1 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wowox7.............195............192............170............3 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 wendyw....................235...................192................... 172...................0 lindar172 ..................274...................274...................256..... ..............0

Welcome Sass! I ditto what Renewed said. This program is wonderful! Lyn, I land on my heels too. I never really thought about running the "correct" way, lol. Landing on my heels is what feels natural to me. Hope your toes get better. Renewed~ How exciting! What a great bandiversary gift!! I weighed this morning and I am down another 3 lbs! Whoooo hooooo!! Feels good to see the scales moving again. That puts me past the halfway mark! I did my run last night and messed up. I am eating low carb again and I didn't eat any carbs before my run and I literally "ran" out of fuel on the last 5 minute interval. Only did 2.5 minutes. My energy just wasn't there. Plus, I decreased my walking time in between running again and actually did it the way I was supposed to. I'll give it another try Thursday and see what happens. I won't be on the website as much for the next few days. We are in the process of moving so I will be really busy trying to get everything packed and moved. Everyone is doing great!! Keep up the good work!!

I'm getting excited about the support group meeting!! Who all is going to make it to the meeting?

Why not just order a regular sized meal and get a "to go" box for what you don't eat? That's what I do. It really works out well because I can get a couple of meals out of leftovers and not have to cook. There have been a couple of places I've been to that wouldn't let me order from the kids menu, but the menu clearly stated "for children 12 and younger only". Eh, what can you do? In that case I just order and have lots of leftovers, lol.

I'm really glad you like it. I just started eating low carb again and I love the fact that is low calorie AND low carb. I made a turkey wrap with the spinach dip and half of a low carb tortilla yesterday and it was very good. Good luck to you!

I am down 3 lbs since I joined!! _____Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost ****************:thumbup:*************:tt2:************:tt2:*********:w00t:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............199............180............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 Crzytchr...........310............281............265............0 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............242............230............3 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........299.8..........275............0 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wowox7.............195............195............170............0 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

Today B'fast~ nothing, slept in today :thumbup: Lunch~ 2.5 peices of bacon, a few bites of scrambled eggs Snack~ 1/2 low carb tortilla, 1 thin slice turkey meat, 1 tbsp spinach dip (made into a wrap) Dinner~ cheeseburger (without the bun) Snack~ Carb smart ice cream bar

Renewed~ I hope it doesn't get bad where you live. We got quite a bit of wind and rain from Faye. Lots of tornado watches and a couple of warnings around us. I really don't like bad weather, especially the wind. Be safe and keep us updated if you can. Tootie, I hope you are doing okay...

Hi everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I had a busy one and haven't even been on the website in a couple of days. I did manage to get my run in on Sunday. I decreased my walk time in between the runs. After the 3 minute runs, I walked 2 minutes. After my 5 minute runs, I walked 2 and a half minutes. So, I'm only walking an extra 30 seconds on each interval now. A week ago, I never would have thought I could run for 5 straight minutes...TWICE! I love this program!! Tootie~ Sorry you had to evacuate. I hope you are doing okay and I'm praying for you and your family. Renewed~ Congrats on your week 10 run! You are soooo rockin' this! You're an inspiration to all of us!! Kathy~ Congrats again on the weight loss! Great job! I weighed this morning and I lost the 2 lbs I had gained. Now I'm back at my ticker weight. I started eating low carb again today so I'm hoping that will help jump start my weight loss again. I will have some carbs before my runs but other than that, it will be low carb.