Hi Kathy! Like the previous poster I also get personal training at 24 hour fitness. I am currently at 30% body fat, I'm 5'9 and weigh 206 pounds. Since I've been doing weight training the scale hasn't been moving much, but i've been losing the inches and really packing on the muscle. I only had 1 check-in but in 3 weeks my body fat % went from 33% to 30%. I am going to shoot for 180 lbs as my current goal. I may re-evaluate at that point. My real goal is to fit into size 12 in everything and i'm in 12/14 right now, so close!!! Also average for my age is 27% body fat. Amy

My favorite drink is iced tea with sweet-n-low. Boring, isn't it? I try to limit it to 1 large per/day since I usually will pick-up at a drive-thru and it is not decaf. I have never been a alcohol drinker either, but have spoke with others that have said they get a fast "buzz", but it's over just as quick.

Kathy, Very good question! I have been working with a trainer at 24 Hour Fitness since July of this year and body fat is our focus. I'm 33 years old, so healthy body fat for me is 18 to 25%. When I first started training my body fat was at 36%, so our goal is to lower it to 25%. So far I have lost about 5% body fat since July, which puts me at about 31%. I'm approximately 22 pounds from my goal weight. In case you want numbers, I'm 5'6 and I currently weigh 177 pounds. My goal is to weigh 155. Just to give you a few facts about those of us that have had surgery; the problem is we are losing weight, but it's muscle, which in return leaves us with lots of body fat. Because we aren't eating much our bodies are holding on to the fat. However, my trainer and I are working very hard to change this. (she's never trained anyone that had the surgery- so I'm educating her about the whole WLS ordeal) Currently we are working at getting my calorie intake to at least 1200 calories a day (this is a major chore!). Some days I'm getting to the 1200 by eating very small meals every two hours. As for working out- I'm working out like crazy! I weight train with my trainer three days a week and I do 45 minutes of cardio 7 days a week. 2-3 days a week, I do cardio twice a day. This is helping me bust through those many plateuas and burn the fat. For meal info please go to my web page and look at the month of July. I have some of my meals out there. One more thing- I'm taking a supplements by APEX called FatBurn 1 & 2, they can be purchased at 24 Hour Fitness or on the web at www.apexfitness.com. These pills help your body excrete the fat from your liver and also helps your body burn fat. I let my doctor look at the ingredients and she told me to go for it. I really believe that working out, eating healthing and taking these pills are taking me to the next level. Not to mention- I FEEL GREAT! I hope this information helps! If you have any other questions, please let me know. Take care and way to go on your SUCCESS!!!!!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

thanks for the information i will be sending you fat burning vibes and keep thinking about what your percentage USED to be lol michelle

My fav is decaf americano's with sugarfree caramel, 2 splendas and 1 1/2" of cream! YUM - I can only afford one a day though! Interesting story about the post-op alcoholic. YIKES!