Ruth, I used to look at women as if they were nuts when they complained "I'm bloated " Just like you, I have now discovered "bloating" and it ain't pretty. Now, on the two pounds overnight thingie. Sometimes when I work a long day, say 18 or 20 hours I see the scale go up. I can't pin it on eating the wrong things or anything obvious, just that I have thrown my natural cycle off. Diane

Oh no ~ your poor children Tell me about those pounds. It is soooo frustrating isnt it.

Hi Deanna Long time no see ~ how are you doing? I bet you are one of those that inspire others at your gym too

4. Did my stepper for 30 minutes ~ 4500 steps woohoo

Honestly, I am so inspired by "regular" people at my gym. There is this one guy that comes all the time and runs on the treadmill. He is the last person you would expect to see running! He is probably in his late 40s and has a long scraggly beard with greasy hair. He looks like what one of the "stoner" people from highschool would now look like! Or like one of the guys from ZZTop. Anyway, he gets on the treadmill in his dirty clothes and he will run for 3+ miles without stopping. Then there is this VERY large man that comes in and he will jog on the treadmill for as long as he can and when he's done he will raise his hands in the air and say "Yes!" Every time I see him do that I smile because I'm so happy that he has made himself so proud! There's another man that comes in a wheel chair and he pulls himself onto a recumbant bike and he rides for probably 30 minutes at a time. There are so many people at my gym that truly inspire me. They come day after day and put their time in and work hard at it. They all have obstacles they are overcoming in their own ways. It makes me happy to be part of them! I know that exercise is key for me and it's hard for me to force myself to go day after day. But I know I have to do it and seeing these other "regular" people there working hard helps me to want to work hard too! Deanna