Weighed in at Curves today.

I'm at 191 with my sweatshirt and shoes on. I think that's pretty good!
How are the rest of you doing?
Terri

Well alright!!!! This is my kind of weightloss tip!

Sleep more to slim down, scientists say by Brigitte Castelnau

Fri Apr 4, 3:00 PM ET

PARIS (AFP) - An extra hour between the sheets at night might be the key to shedding excess weight and fighting obesity, according to recent research.
"More sleep could be the ideal way of stabilising weight or slimming," said neuro-scientist Karine Spiegel, of France's INSERM, a public organisation dedicated to biological, medical and public health research.
While poor eating habits and lack of exercise clearly play a role in the global rise of obesity, recent data indicates that lack of sleep may also be a factor, and one that is often under-estimated.
Around 30 surveys carried out on wide population samples in seven countries have underlined a link between lack of sleep and excess weight or obesity in both children and adults, Spiegel said

Hope I'm not jinxing myself...

But....
I weighed in a Curves today and in one week I'm down 6lbs! Woo Hoo! I know it's probably a lot of water weight, but still....it's weight and it's gone!
Terri

It's NOT so Simple After All

One of my HUGE pet peeves are people who have been slim ALL of their lives, have never - ever, not one day, had to struggle with their weight GIVING ADVICE on how to lose/maintain weight...and they always add somewhere in that advice "how simple" it is.

- Just do this
- Eat ony this type of food
- Cook this way
- Just stop, Just control portions, Just don't eat after..

SIMPLE.

These are they same slim people who usually hardly ever exercise (at least not a exercise that produces any sweat)...Pilates, Yoga, Tai-Chi etc. and will tell you that just doing those things along with their diet recommendations will help you lose weight - SIMPLE. They have never ONCE had to lose any appreciable weight (may 5 lbs for the big event - which they did SIMPLY by doing an extra session of Pilates).

SHUT THE EFFIN UP! I hate that shyat. You've got no clue. You have no idea about struggle, about losing 20, 30, 50lbs and the freakin pilates ain't gonna do it. There is nothing SIMPLE about what the rest of the plump world has to do to keep fit, lose weight, eat right. (Those that are trying at least) But you would NEVER understand at all.

Let me give you a damn clue...me and my plump, weight liftin', kickboxing, personal training sweating sisters will haul off and whoop your skinny, can't run round the block, can't lift half your body weight AZZ if you say another dang thing to us about it being Simple. SHUT THE EF UP and let us get back to WORK.

And yes, I hate your skinny, condecending, righteous behind. Walk a mile in our shoes (if you can keep up) and see how simple it really is.

NutriSystems

On Monday I started the NutriSystems. I am giving it a 3 month trial and PROMISING to exercise AT LEAST 30 minutes a day. The calorie counting is good, but I know it's the exercise that's key. You all are so lucky if you have an exercise partner who will nag you if you aren't doing what you should...or failing that, the drive to actually keep your exercise commitment!

So far, I gained 3 lbs and lost back to where I began. Not the beginning I was hoping for, but we'll see how it goes.

The Art of The Push-Up

It has been said that your ability to do push ups is linked to how well you are gonna age. So, ladies - how well are you gonna age? I got an excellent. How about you?

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/the-art-of-the-push-up/?

Writer Drops 168lbs...BLOGS to inspire others

Super Women! Where are you? Have we already fallen off the bandwagon and gone back to our usual ways? I haven't seen, nor heard NOTHING from any of you in a while. Perhaps this story will inspire us all to keep "hope" alive.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/08/weightloss.lynn.bering/index.html

....and what is Wonder Woman doing....getting ready to run on my treadmill, renewed 10 sessions with my Personal trainer, and signed up for WW online. Work with me!!!!!