WHERE IS EVERYBODY???

Calling all Marchers - just check in to say HEY if that's all you have time for but I'm not sleeping well these days wondering how everyone is doing! PLEASE stop in, say hello and tell us quickly how you are doing. I'm holding steady and I can't scream it loudly enough -- EXERCISE IS THE CRITICAL KEY TO SUCCESS. There is no getting around it, if we don't move, we don't lose -- we don't even maintain -- we gain. It's that simple. I think of you every day while I'm working out; sometimes I need to think of you to give me the push I need to get through it; sometimes I just conjure you up in my mind's eye and I smile cuz I know you'd be proud of me if you saw my routine!!! Love you guys, hope you're all doing well! Reenie

Struggling as usual....you're right about the exercise and I wish I had time to do it. With working 10 and 12 hour days and travelling on my days off, it's so tough. I'm holding steady too, but I would like to lose more. PMS doesn't help...I'm starving near my period. I know I've done well, and feel healthy and look good. The doctor told me I am within normal weight for my height and don't have to lose anymore if I choose....but....my goal is 134 and I've not reached it. This makes me feel like I did not complete the goal I set for myself and it makes me very upset. I find myself wanting to go to Weigh****chers or start the South Beach Diet or something. I'm terrified of gaining weight. I believe I am putting stress on myself over this and it just isn't good. I've got my son home from college and my daughter starting her senior year and I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to pay for her college. I'm thinking about moving to north jersey next year at around this time to live with my boyfriend...all these things swimming in my head. Work is stressful..it's a numbers game there and also hard to keep up. Also, my father isn't well, and I don't get the time to visit as they are 2 hours away. NOW....aren't you sorry you asked??? Take care and be well.....Joan

Hi Reenie! Doing well... 6 months pregnant and feeling... well... fat again! I gained about 12 lbs but everything looks fine and I have no doubt I'll take the weight off after the baby gets here. Both my surgeon and OB are happy with the weight gain and assure me its all "baby related". Can't wait to get the hard working, blood pumping exercise started again. Work out a couple extra minutes for me ok? I'm getting very tired of prenatal yoga!!! LOL -Janine

Hi Reenie!! And Joan and Janine and everyone! I am here...still struggling and such. doing alright trying to stay active. I am on my lunch break and dont get much time to go on the computer at home. Cant come on the computer here at work much anymore but wanted to say hello! Elizabeth M

Hey Reenie, I think everyone is just busy. I only sleep about 5 hrs if I get 6 thats a big deal to me. I moved by myself a few weeks ago & started losing weight again. No more stress of a boyfriend that drank way too much. You are rgith though until I started exercising again The weight did not drop for months. I am eating a lot more regular now that I am by myself & only the healthy stuff. No junk in my house anymore. Yeah!! We are having trouble getting our support group together out here in the Desert & boy do I miss it. Now that it's officially summer Boy did it get Hot yesterday was 110 with thunderstorms (not a fun day at all). Man, I sure tell when i don't get all my water in when it's this hot. As for your sleeping when I want to get more than 5 hours I take Tylenol PM, It works wonders. Marilyn, the Bearlady

Hey Reenie, Still here just building a new home. Oh my gosh alot of work and yes you are right I am feeling so guilty I have missed my workout class for 1 1/2 weeks now. I feel sooooo guilty and I still have 20 lbs to go and I know its not gonna move until I do. I am really struggling with food, It worries me. I did meet with my PS and he said I could have my Tummy Tuck with I reaced my personal goal because after that he doesnt want me to lose more that 15 lbs. Well I am hanging in there and I am gonna get back out and off my butt just really busy right now. Hello to all Marchers. Rhen

Hi sweetheart, I'm here. Also having trouble sleeping. Working through personal issues with a therapist, and going back and forth about relationship issues - make a change, don't make a change, give it more time, get off the pot... My nephew's staying over tonight for a quick visit. I'm going to be a bridesmaid Saturday and I'm looking forward to getting that over with. Luckily almost all of my friends are married now - I have a feeling I'll be the last to go - so it's unlikely that I'll get tapped for the job again. I feel so much pressure to look good for her pictures. Aside from my sleep issues, my health is awesome, and I look great (if I do say so myself.) Maintaining between 150 and 155, which is my target zone for the moment (ulitmate goal is 147). Work's going well. One of my co-workers is helping me with a weight training program - so far we've done arms and chest, I've been bugging him for back and abs. Zero complaints. I'm really seeing more and more that my success IS up to me. No one can make this happen but me, no one can make my life better but me. If I don't like something, or it's not healthy for me, it's up to me to change it - no one else will, and cir****tances don't change on their own. Blows my mind, these simple facts. I wish I didn't have the wedding THIS particular weekend - I would have liked to see your performance. CT's not that far for me. You're the best Reen. -Jen

Jen, how far are you from NYC? We could meet there - I would LOVE to have a girlfriend day with you! Hey, maybe we could pull together some folks in the NYC area for a mini-group gathering, what do you think folks? Reenie

Nothing so true we need to exersiseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! but I'm lazy &&& lazy. Trying to sleep and can't do it if I don't take my pills. I don't want to be every night taking pills to sleep. So today I got out early and went for a nice walk around the mall. With this weather going tru the 90's it's going to be really bad going out, but we have to do exersise. It's nice seeing you all my marchers back online . I'm getting prepare for my tt in August. I want to get off, another 10 o 20 pounds before that. If someone knows how i will do it, let me know. God Bless you all.

Hi Y'all; I'm still around although I've been very busy and haven't had much time for the computer lately. Things are going pretty well these days. I'm eating more than I strictly should and not all of my food choices are good ones, but I no longer feel like I'm spinning out of control. This is a major improvement. I'm still doing my walking and some upper body exercises. I've also finally had a chance to get out in the kayak a few times. I haven't lost any weight lately, but I haven't gained either. I'd still like to lose another 20 lbs. or so, but my world won't come to an end if I don't. I'm finally starting to feel at home in my "New Body" and I really like it!!!!!! If I don't lose another ounce, I still feel healthy and alive and that's what's really important. I'll try to post more often, but things are a bit hectic at the moment. I'm still looking in on this board even if I don't always post. Take care and be well good people!! Mike