(And BTW some of us are older than you so I guess we're really old )
I have always struggled with weight. . .just because I just plain love to eat! I love everything about it!
I still have 20 pounds or so of baby weight hanging on and it's time for it to go.
My husband (MrIncredidad) is also doing this challenge with me because he also has some baby weight to lose.
to you Theresa. It was a rough road but sounds like you are heading in the right direction. It is a little intimidating at first because the thread moves quickly but it will get easier as time goes on. Good luck to you, too! I found you.
I am doing this in memory of my dh of 30 years who passed away in Aug 09. One of the things that he wanted me to do was to take better care of myself. Since all the emotions of the holidays will be over when this starts I am hoping to really do some good things.
Of course it doesn't help that I am watching a show about a six layer coconut cake, yum and I don't really eat sweets. I could work on this.
So good luck everyone.
I think you're going to do some good things this challenge too! 
, KerBear. You lost the weight before so you know what to do and that is half the battle! Ziggy - YES I'm excited!! Can I get a woot woot?!
Woot! Woot!
Hi everyone, (thanks for the extra help lisah)
I only ice skated once, that was at her Daisies outing 6 years ago. Didn't have rinks in Orlando when I was growing up. Anyway - I'll walk some laps around the rink while I'm there with them. It's nasty out today so I doubt I'll get outside otherwise.
Boy am I grateful to have found this thread
In 2010 I want to go from Pooh to Piglet size... really I can do it... I'm short.
Then you must take a trip to WDW and get a photo with Piglet. 
Thanks for all the pixie dust about ds's visa. It was shipped from Washington last night. Ds came down this morning and told me that according to the tracking site it is in the next town over. Should be here by 3 this afternoon. Africa here he comes(me)
, donac, it will be scary for him to go but he will be making memories to last his lifetime. for you, Tracey. I was wondering who gives you a massage when you need one?
Boy am I grateful to have found this thread
In 2010 I want to go from Pooh to Piglet size... really I can do it... I'm short.
Seriously, I would love to feel good, have more energy, and be more active.
In my early 30's after my 3rd child I started to gain a lot of weight and every year I try to take it off. I'm usually good at the first 10 lbs but then for whatever reason I just seem to stop. This year I need to push beyond this point and finally get this off for good.
Enjoying all the posts and comments already. What a great group this is! Thanks a Bunch
tigger813 - another hug coming your way...
Lisa thanks for the woot woot!
Taking the girls ice skating again...dd is dying for me to get out there, I told her in 30 pounds I will!
Have a great day everyone!
married to the love of my life for almost 29 yrs. I have a 22 yr. old son who just graduated from college last May.
Buffy, I know it's off topic but I laughed out loud when I saw your family of "people"! LOVE the teenage son one!!!!
I keep telling myself that it's like getting a new wardrobe for free if I lose 15 pounds or so! (I'll fit into the pile of clothes that USED to fit last year. 
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My name is Bethany. I'm 28 and I have seen the Loser icon thing in people's signatures for a while now. I recently moved and went from not having a car and walking/bus/train pretty much everywhere to having a car. Also, my job changed and I was a lot more active at my old job. Last spring, if I wore a pedometer, I would get 25,000-30,000 steps on an average day, and that never included just "taking a walk to get some exercise". Now, if I wear one, I have to "take a walk to get some exercise" just to get the steps up over 10,000. 
The end result is that I'm up about 20 pounds over a 6 month period. 
I HAVE noticed a difference with my stamina and my speed while walking/jogging, but I'm ready for it to show up on my waist so my pants fit again!
No more couch potato!!! I am so excited, while my 25-30 pounds of fat is distrubuted all over, he carries his on his belly. We will be two hot DIS fans in 2010 
Boy am I grateful to have found this thread
In 2010 I want to go from Pooh to Piglet size... really I can do it... I'm short.
Seriously, I would love to feel good, have more energy, and be more active.
In my early 30's after my 3rd child I started to gain a lot of weight and every year I try to take it off. I'm usually good at the first 10 lbs but then for whatever reason I just seem to stop. This year I need to push beyond this point and finally get this off for good.
Enjoying all the posts and comments already. What a great group this is! Thanks a Bunch
Hey tea pot...glad to see you over here, now we can chat in two places.
Buffy, I know it's off topic but I laughed out loud when I saw your family of "people"! LOVE the teenage son one!!!!
"We have a couple of husband/wife teams who have joined our challenge, denise, so maybe that will convince DH to do so. "
Well GREAT NEWS, My DH said he would join me. He is not on the boards but has to hear about then almost everyday! I've even "made" him listen to some of the podcasts so that when I say Pete said this or Corey did this he has an idea who there are.
He said he will loose pound for pound that I do!!!
Good morning, BL9. I'm looking forward to joining you all!
My name is Tia (33) and I am a homeschooling mom of one beautiful 6yo DD and wife of 7 years to Phil. I am an in-home child care provider and busy Girl Scout volunteer.
I did a couple of BL challenges, well I guess it was the first two of 2008 so it's been awhile. In the past 5 years I've gotten down about 45lbs. Of course, I've also regained about 15 of that, but at least I'm still down 30lb! I've gotten to the 189 mark twice now and haven't busted past it yet. This time, though, I'm sailing past that threshold and continuing downward! Our next Disney trip is in December (knock on wood) and I really want to be at my final goal by then. I was so much happier with the pictures from our Christmas trip to CA last year after having lost 25lbs that I want to make it happen again, but even better this time!
I've really liked Sparkpeople in the past and plan to get back to that. It can be confusing, but I liken it to using TourGuide Mike. I just use the parts I want and don't worry about trying to figure out the rest. Over time, I find myself utilizing more and more pieces of it. We also just got a WiiFit Plus for Christmas and I'm enjoying using it. It's the first intentional exercise I've done in at least a year. I'm still working on figuring out how to use the recumbant bike we have. We keep it in our room as that's the best place for DH to use it, but it makes it hard for me to use it. However, DH things the alternative is him carrying it up and down the stairs everyday and since I'm convinced he will break himself someday doing that, we'll leave it there.
Okay, rambling. Sorry, I do that. Anyway...it's been nice "meeting" you all through this QOTD. Can't wait to get to know you more and for us all to see some downward movement on the scale.
Tia Good to see you somewhere else
I work at a school and anyone who works at a school knows the faculty room is the worst with treats and goodies. I need to learn to steer clear of those extra treats, but it is just soo hard when they are sitting there all day. I would like to lost at least 20lbs!
