Lou,

Work on bottling it and you'll be able to finance PAGAN10 for all of us.

Congrats.

I just heard Heidi Roisen speak today on campus. She's helped create a new CD called "Skinny Songs" - which is an album that focuses on empowering women to lose weight.

You can hear clips of her songs here: http://www.skinnysongs.com/listen.html

There are country, pop, rock, and hip hop songs. All of them are upbeat so you can use them at the gym or exercising. I plan on buying 2 CD's - one fo rme, and one for my mom.

I thought I'd share in case anyone was interested.

Thanks for all of the kind comments folks - and Oldfart - there's nothing to bottle: I'm just eating less (especially less of the bad stuff) and walking more.

I've now lost 31lbs which means I've got another 3lbs to lose until I'm half way and another 4lbs until I'm 'overweight' rather than obese according to my BMI.

Oh Lou, that is fantastic! Good for you!

I haven't been to the gym in a week and a half. I know I am going to be dying tonight but my crazy ass is up and dressed to work out.

Checked this morning and I think I've dropped another couple of pounds. :)

I went to the gym today, but I really need to improve my eating habits.

I'm basically flat with where I've been for about 9 months now. Sigh. Which is still down vs. when I moved to CA by about 40 lbs....but I'd like ot shave off another 25.

I'm going to try my best this week.

I have now lost 35lbs which means I'm just over halfway to my goal and have now lost exactly 2 and a half stone!

The more weight I lose, the more determined I am to continue and reach my goal. My confidence is improving by the pound, which is great too - I seem to be attracting a lot of positive comments which is lovely. Another stone and I'll be back to the weight I was when I first started at Pixies, and well on my way to looking really good again. Yay!

Superb Loulabelle! I am sure you feel better! I'm hitting the gym but not eating as well as I need to be.

i'm giving up half and half in my coffee, and switching to splenda. i always try to eat ok, but i will try and do even better. no more skipping breakfast most days either - but i am not giving up the occasional baconator or brownie. and i still plan on ingesting empty calories in the form of alcohol:p i'm down to pre pregnancy weight now (why oh why are those last ten pounds such a bitch?) but i'd love to get back to my pre three pregnancies ago weight.:D

i'm gonna be more diligent about daily exercise, too. and exercising with the kids – we used to dance around the house after school or run around outside and we'd all be huffin and puffin after we were done. i've gotten away from that and have used the baby as an excuse to myself. that stops today.



elasticwaist.com, if none of you have ever visited it, is a good website with (among other things) a humorous and realistic approach to losing weight, staying sane and healthy-ish, and trying to love your body.

I will not be giving up 1/2 & 1/2 :p and I use Splenda. I would just like to mention that if you must cheat, I'd suggest a java chiller from Sonic :p

oh i plan on cheating, only i'm not on a diet, so it won't be cheating exactly, just "a treat" :p

That's awesome news Lou!

I'm up 10 pounds from where I was last August so I've got to put on about 12-14 more to be where I'll be marginally happy.

/me lost willpower today. I baked a bunch of chocolate chip cookies - I've already eaten 4.

Bad osuche. :p

I went to the gym *go me* but then stopped at Starbucks :p