greetings from my hidey hole! I'm not sure what's going on with me but i hear junk food calling and some days i answer it. I have to start sipping on a more regular basis. On a good note i have been taking my vitamins on a regular basis and thats' pretty cool. If i don't shut my pie hole soon i won't fit into any of the pretty stuff i bought to wear to this weekends huge shindigs. ANDI

It's all gone quiet, so I am presuming it's because we are all busy with our new schedules of losing weight!!! (rather than hiding as we aren't doing too good I decided that instead of my usual reaction to when I gain weight (eat more and say what the heck) I would fight it, and put on my boxing gloves (well not really, but you know what I mean). So I've been working my butt off at the gym, and each night I do stomach exercises, and have been eating more, but also eating more regularly. I do not let myself go more than 5 hours without eating, wheras before I would quite happily not eat all day then eat in the evening. Even though it was a small amount and I would have protein shakes during the day instead of food, I think this was my downfall. My body feels much better on this and I'll see on Friday if the scales like it too. I have to say that when I got on them this morning I had lost 5 pounds since my recent highest!!! Woohoo, but I'm still going to work my butt off to get back to at least wher I was and then some. So I'd love to hear how you guys are doing..................

I am gonna keep trying to do the lean meats/cheese/low carb thing...pretty much the South Beach way of eating and see how that goes... Did fairly well last week and lost a few lbs BUT...over the weekend I ate "normally" whi*****luded pasta (yum) & cookies (yummy!) and it all came back and more...funny how my body just holds onto the the bad stuff. Wish there was a magic formula but I think our bodies just suck!

I speak to so many people who have these issues at or around 2 years out so I am taking an unscientific poll. This is not meant to upset anyone and I am not by any means a band basher, I LOVE my band, I am just starting to see a pattern and I wonder.....

Anytime i can dance, intensely, without the kids or the hubby interrupting, to me that's sheer heaven and that's what Zumba gives me! If you see a Zumba class take it and you won't be sorry, as long as you like to dance and sweat because that's really what it's about! I don't mind exercising i just don't enjoy the gym and the people there. I want to do something that makes me h appy not miserable. ANDI