Weekly Weigh In week of 6/18

Whooooo Hooooo Christy! you ROCK!!! look at you 138.5 can you even believe that number is on your scale? I love it! YOU NEED TO POST SOME NEW PICTURES FOR US TO SEE That is amazing that you have lost 1/2 yourself in ONLY 7 months! Congrats on your 134.5 weight loss you are so inspiring! Hugs, Britt

Hi Everyone, After about 2 weeks of stalling between 224 - 226lbs. I did move the scale this past week. My trainer had me up my calories (1200 - 1400) and workout more in my fat burning zone instead of cardio zone to burn more fat. He mentioned that I probably was working out much harder than I needed to. So I purchased a heart rate monitor to keep me aware of my 60%-70% of heart rate zone (220-age). I tried all his tips this past week and the scale moved. Thank God!! . My stats are: Starting weight - 320 last week = 224.5 this week = 222.6 loss this week = -1.9 (I'll take it) total loss = 97.4 Beginning BMI = 60 last BMI calculation = 42.7 I am 2.6 lbs from the 100 lbs lost goal. I am hoping to be 100 lbs down by the end of June. Have a great week Donna

Congrats to every loser on the board. A special pat on the back to Christy for her at goal accomplishment this week. And Wanda, what can I say girlfriend, LIFE happens. I know you will move in the right direction this week. Now, as for my stats this week... Starting weight = 348 and BMI 60 Weight on Day of Surgery = 332.5 Last week = 255.4 This week = 250.4 Loss this week = 2 lbs Total loss = 97.6 lbs Since surgery 82.1 lbs BMI today = 43 2 lbs gone! Yesterday it was 3 but the Lasagna I made my hubby for Father's day must have got me. Even though I only ate about 2-3 oz. Guess the salt content was a bit high. It was yummie though! Have a fabulous week ya'll! Valorie

Valorie, whooo hooo for your "2" lasanga sounded yummy Congrats on your 97.6 weight loss hugs, Britt

Thanks, Valorie. Life does happen. I just wi**** would happen with me losing weight! I spent hours working in the yard this weekend. You would think that I would have lost something! Congrats to the rest of you!

Donna, I agree having a heart rate monitor is so helpful to know that you are working out in the correct zone! you are doing awesome 1.9 Congrats on your 97.4 weight loss hugs, Britt

Donna, I agree having a heart rate monitor is so helpful to know that you are working out in the correct zone! you are doing awesome 1.9 Congrats on your 97.4 weight loss hugs, Britt

Donna, tell us about the monitor! How do you use it? Where did you get it? I would love to know that I was in the fat-burning zone. I never believe the thumb monitors on the treadmills.

to find your target heart rate ---> http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/tools/heartrate The heart rate monitor i use and reccomend ---> http://www.heartratemonitorsusa.com/Pages/TZ-2004-Pages/HRM/HRM-model/polar/All.html

Wanda, I purchased my heart rate monitor at Sports Authority for 109.00. It is the Polar F6, it keeps heart rate, it alarms you of when your heart rate is above or below target zone. It also tells you the amount of calories burned and the % of fat burn per workout. It keeps a weekly calculation, in case you want to know how many calories you burned in a week. I love it. It helps me especially when I workout with dvd exercise tapes and not on my treadmill or bike. I don't trust the heart monitor on my treadmill either. Donna