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18th March 2008, 02:37 PM
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Reps: 3,436,980,321,608,260,608 (power: 3,436,980,321,608,292) | | Originally Posted by maycontainnuts  I am interested in participating in this but I would like to know more first and I would also prefer to report my weight to a female and in PM.
YAY!
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By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” -- John 13:34-35
Jesus, I plead Your blood over my sins and the sins of my nation.
God, end abortion and bring revival to America. Amen.
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18th March 2008, 02:53 PM
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Reps: 36,250,134,608,843,920 (power: 36,250,134,608,855) | | | All weigh ins will be reported via PM. I don't want anyone to think they have to do it publicly. I want this to be something to help people, not embarass them in public.
Whatever we need to do to get people to feel comfortable in participating, I am down with that.
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18th March 2008, 02:59 PM
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Reps: 189,274,895,559,646,848 (power: 189,274,895,559,656) | | I want to join too! I have been going to the gym since New years Day although I haven't been all week because I have been sick  And I have a personal trainer IRL too and we do weigh in's monthly. I could use the extra encouragement though.
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18th March 2008, 03:00 PM
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Reps: 3,436,980,321,608,260,608 (power: 3,436,980,321,608,292) | | Originally Posted by CoachR64 All weigh ins will be reported via PM. I don't want anyone to think they have to do it publicly. I want this to be something to help people, not embarass them in public.
Whatever we need to do to get people to feel comfortable in participating, I am down with that.
Coach
Yeah. I'm the only one currently that is reporting via public post. And that's just because I know if the "embarrassment factor" isn't there, I won't try nearly as hard.
Sorry for the confusion, MayContainNuts. <3
__________________ “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” -- John 13:34-35
Jesus, I plead Your blood over my sins and the sins of my nation.
God, end abortion and bring revival to America. Amen.
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18th March 2008, 03:01 PM
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Reps: 3,436,980,321,608,260,608 (power: 3,436,980,321,608,292) | | Originally Posted by memoriesbymichelle I want to join too! I have been going to the gym since New years Day although I haven't been all week because I have been sick And I have a personal trainer IRL too and we do weigh in's monthly. I could use the extra encouragement though.
YAY! Another participant!
Welcome!
__________________ “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” -- John 13:34-35
Jesus, I plead Your blood over my sins and the sins of my nation.
God, end abortion and bring revival to America. Amen.
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18th March 2008, 05:33 PM
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Reps: 3,401,245,169,792 (power: 3,401,245,175) | | Work out??? Well, I do have "free" gym membership by virtue of being at university. Have I used it yet? well, that's another story...I'm gym-aphobic.  This will be an interesting challenge. |
19th March 2008, 01:35 PM
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Reps: 122,588,270,240,034,224 (power: 122,588,270,240,069) | | Originally Posted by puddleoffaith Work out??? Well, I do have "free" gym membership by virtue of being at university. Have I used it yet? well, that's another story...I'm gym-aphobic. This will be an interesting challenge.
You mentioned that you are on the thin side. I have a co-worker who is super thin, but loves the gym b/c it helps her define/elongate her muscles and then she looks thin instead of skin and bones.  |
19th March 2008, 02:21 PM
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Reps: 201,855,716,164,013,600 (power: 201,855,716,164,021) | | Originally Posted by flnativegrl You mentioned that you are on the thin side. I have a co-worker who is super thin, but loves the gym b/c it helps her define/elongate her muscles and then she looks thin instead of skin and bones.
yeah, I hate it when I look like skin and bones ....
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20th March 2008, 11:22 PM
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Reps: 480,052,648,829,864,768 (power: 480,052,648,829,887) | | I have some thoughts, if I can share them. First, losing weight is not easy, but it can be done. And more importantly, you can keep it off too. When I finished grad school, I weighed 240 pounds. I'm a short 5'10" (meaning like 5'9 3/4" but round up). I dropped to 175 pounds in a reasonable time. I lifted weights and walked almost every day. It wasn't easy, as I said, but it was doable.
That was some 16 years ago, and I've kept the weight off since. So just know it can be done. If I can do it, you all can too.
Now a couple of suggestions: make sure you drink plenty of liquid. Don't overdo it, you don't want water poisoning, but you need to stay hydrated. And drinking water will help keep you full, so you won't eat.
Don't get down on yourself if you blow it a couple of times. It may happen, it may not, but the key is to keep plugging forward. If you slip, brush yourself off, and start again tomorrow.
My final suggestion is to keep a diet diary. Write down everything you eat, every day. I prefer to make it as precise as possible, so instead of saying "salad" I say what's in and on the salad: for example, spinach, cucumbers, zucchini, carrots, sunflower seeds, oil and vinegar. I read about this when I started my diet, and it works. The idea is that we underestimate how much we eat every day and if we write down what we eat, we'll see in black and white what's causing us the weight gain. It also can be handy if you get sick or have an allergy, but that's neither here nor there.
Again, I know each of you can do this and will succeed. Good luck to each of you! 
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20th March 2008, 11:29 PM
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Reps: 122,588,270,240,034,224 (power: 122,588,270,240,069) | | Originally Posted by kingoffools13 yeah, I hate it when I look like skin and bones ....
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