Finally

Well, I finally bit the big one and started EXERCISING this week full time!!!! Been building up to it for the last few weeks, a little here, a little there....But this week, I am swimming laps at 5:00 AM at the Y - anyone care to joint me? and working out two nights a week when my kid is at Karate...Adding crunches, and butt exercises at home, and practicing karate myself some at home (took for 3 years - years ago)....I already feel much better and looking forward to loosing this 50 (cuss fuss cuss @#%#*&#) pounds I have gained, but mainly I JUST FEEL SO GOOD...... Thanks for all the encouragement - now, would someone please come chase me around the block? DeAnna

Join me (not joint me - LOL) D.

I wish I lived closer. I love to exercise with a buddy. Keeps me motivated and makes the time go by faster. Keep it up and have fun. Melissa

Yes, wish you lived closer too, I know you would keep me motivated! But, I am going to keep going now that I have started - It is all hitting me tonight though, I feel like I have bricks strapped all over my body - can't wait for that feeling to go away.... D

I am so proud of you! Now, if I would just get my butt motivated to exercise. It is nice and cool now, so I plan to start running soon. When, I dont know. I am going on a vacation for a week or so, leaving on Tuesday of next week. All by myself!! WOO HOO!! I am going to visit my aunt that lives in Cocoa Beach FL. I am so looking forward to it! Rhonda

Well, you just get your vacation over with and then get them buns moving...I know I will feel so much better once the initial soreness goes away...I already have more energy and really just sore in the "right" places.... You have lots of fun in Florida!!! DeAnna

what nights are you going? I don't think I can make the 5am swim ( I have to be at work by 7am...and there's no way i could be showered, fixed and down lakeland drive by that time if i were exercising) My plan is to get started ASAP. i hope to have my tuesdays off again so i can go then...i'd love to meet and be a workout buddy. mary

Hey - I am definately going Mon & Thur nights at 6:00 - that's the night my kid has karate. I am swimming this week at 5:00 to get a good jump start - I will be adjusting my schedule probably swimming Mon, Wed, & Fri. If you do get Tue or any other day off, let me know and I can rearrange and go with ya, then maybe once on the weekends? We can definately get together sometime...I'll e-mail you my number, call me when you think we could exercise together... DeAnna

well you know i would be THERE if I couild!!! haha Im proud of you , you know what to do , It's mind over body, let the mind control the body , not the other way around! lol NOw i got to make myself get off this puter and go to the gym myself! Holla if you need anything! DAWN~~

Well, I am definately proud of you too - It was some of your inspiration that rubbed off - I was thinking about the weight you were not getting off until you started exercising and how good you are doing now and the energy you have !! I feel sooooo much better now...Been up at 4:40 and swimming laps by 5:10, and doing them donkey kicks at home and crunches for 3 days straight - let's see if I can keep it up!! Hey, didn't you promise us kini pictures?!! DeAnna