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[LegoMom3]

Imhall2000 - AWESOME!! YES there is a difference! Good for you!

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[lovedvc]

I have a question for everyone: What do you think your ideal size would be? I remember thinking that a size 12 was where I wanted to be back when I was wearing a size 18. When did my first weight loss attempt I blew by 12 and landed at 10 which I was happy with for awhile. Then I thought an 8 would be ideal, but even at size 8 I still have the Mommy pooch. So now I'm thinking 6. I need to know what other people view as an ideal size as I try to get my head wrapped around it.

You have to go with what makes you happy. Everybody's shape and size are completely different. I never seem to be happy at any size, I'm always thinking I should be smaller. Right now I'm 155lbs at 5'4 and wearing a size 6 jeans. I used to be 144 and wore size 4 jeans and I still thought that was too big. I will always have that mom pouch, I had 2 boys and they were both c-sections. I decided since the pouch will always be there I might as well tattoo it, so last year I had a butterfly and my boys names tattooed on my hip. I just think we are too hard on ourselves sometimes with should be happy with who we are. There is so much emphasis on changing what was given to us. I would love to not beat myself up anymore, but I know I always will. This is something I really need to work on.

This week I lost 2.6 lbs for a total of 11.4. I realized that water is the key to my metabolism.

 

[maiziezoe]

How are you feeling today? And why exactly does your dh want to join a gym? You're doing great AND having fun at home!

I woke up feeling fine this morning. I think it was just a cold weather sore throat. LOL

My hubby was trying to get me to a gym to give me time alone. He wasn't being mean like, "you're so big, you need to go to a gym." He was trying to be sweet by telling me that the gym would get me out of the house and time away from the kids. What he doesn't understand is that I DON'T want to leave my house. I don't like to drive. I am not going to get all my winter gear on to get into the car, drive to the gym, take my winter gear off, work out in a stagnant germy room, get all my winter clothes back on, go back out into the cold to come home to take off my winter clothes again. LOL Instead, I walk into my room, grab my sports bra and shorts, walk back into the living room and work out. So much easier.

I get so frustrated when he gives me advice on how to lose weight when he needs to get on the program too. Grrrrr. He's lucky he is cute.

Don't know if this is a repeat but...
Just saw that Costco.com has the bodybug for $179.99 with a 12 month subscription. It ends this Sunday....
Better then 24 hour's price of $199, with just a 6 month subscription....which also ends on Sunday.....

I was on the Costco site last night hinting to the hubby that this might be a good Anniversary/Valentines day gift.

I'm at exactly 10.8 loss since 12/26! 21.8 pounds - that is awesome!!!

YOU ROCK, JEN!!!

I have a question for everyone: What do you think your ideal size would be? I remember thinking that a size 12 was where I wanted to be back when I was wearing a size 18. When did my first weight loss attempt I blew by 12 and landed at 10 which I was happy with for awhile. Then I thought an 8 would be ideal, but even at size 8 I still have the Mommy pooch. So now I'm thinking 6. I need to know what other people view as an ideal size as I try to get my head wrapped around it.

I don't think I have an ideal clothing size. I saved all my size 5 Guess jeans from the 80's... but after 4 kids and 20+ years, I can't imagine I will ever wear those bad boys again. I think my ideal clothing size is the size that I can buy in ANY store in America. No more specialty stores with the words "woman" and/or "plus" hanging from the ceiling.

Let me first warn you (all southern ladies have this habit of making excuses for why their house is so messy or their hair is a mess) that I just woke up and put the clothes on for my monthly picture...it's my goal to be at 150 by the end of this year so here's the first pics....

December 2009-January 2010

Haven't seen them side by side so hope there's some change!!

Started out at 265.8-now 243.2

Less than 100 pounds to go!!!

Sounds daunting doesn't it...but it came on in a year, it can come off in a year!!

Losing the right way....exercising 45-90 minutes a day and keeping calories under 2000, on good days under 1500!

Tara

Tara, I think you look fantastic!!!!! I totally notice a change! Great job!

 

[jbm02]

I lost 8 lbs this week!

WOW!!! Congratulations!!!

Friday's QOTD: [/COLOR]: What do you think your ideal size would be? I remember thinking that a size 12 was where I wanted to be back when I was wearing a size 18. When did my first weight loss attempt I blew by 12 and landed at 10 which I was happy with for awhile. Then I thought an 8 would be ideal, but even at size 8 I still have the Mommy pooch. So now I'm thinking 6. I need to know what other people view as an ideal size as I try to get my head wrapped around it.


You have to go with what makes you happy. Everybody's shape and size are completely different. I never seem to be happy at any size, I'm always thinking I should be smaller. Right now I'm 155lbs at 5'4 and wearing a size 6 jeans. I used to be 144 and wore size 4 jeans and I still thought that was too big. I will always have that mom pouch, I had 2 boys and they were both c-sections. I decided since the pouch will always be there I might as well tattoo it, so last year I had a butterfly and my boys names tattooed on my hip. I just think we are too hard on ourselves sometimes with should be happy with who we are. There is so much emphasis on changing what was given to us. I would love to not beat myself up anymore, but I know I always will. This is something I really need to work on.

This week I lost 2.6 lbs for a total of 11.4. I realized that water is the key to my metabolism.

I think this illustrates the difference in our body types - and how much height affects us. I'm 5'2, weigh 152 and wear a size 12. I'd love to get down to a size 8 but am willing to take it slow. My "dream" weight is 130. I haven't seen that since college! But if I get down to a strong 8 and i'm happy with it, I may re-evaluate my goals. But I'm not there yet....

Tara,
you can definite;y see the difference! Now I'm thinking of taking some before and after pics too...!!

I say yes! I'm shivering here in MA too! I had hot tea!

Happy Friday All
It's so cold here
Today's QOTD:
What kind of changes have you made to your life/schedule to be sure that you can stick to your plan (diet plan/exercise plan, etc)?

Negative 10 with the wind chill here too! Brrrrrr!!!!!!

My biggest change is making time for exercising. I get to the gym M, W, Th and Fri when it opens at 5AM and stay til 6AM. I wish I didn't have to go that early but I need to be home by 6:15AM to make 3 lunches and get DH and kids off to school on time (DH is a teacher). Then I'm out the door by 0730 and at work by 0800. Im also trying to plan meals more and make sure that the dinner is a healthy one. That's a work in progress however....

As for me, I'm down 1 pound this week!! While it might not seem like a lot in light of some of the great numbers others achieved this week, I'm very happy. I was stalled for the last 2 weeks (and put on 1.5 pounds over the week - managed to lose that plus one more!) so now i'm back to moving in the right direction. I'd hoped to be out of the 150s by January but there's still time...

Stay warm everyone!!!

 

[maiziezoe]

I had a decent weight loss this morning... 1.7 pounds for the week. Since Christmas day I am down 15.9 pounds.

Today's QOTD:

What kind of changes have you made to your life/schedule to be sure that you can stick to your plan (diet plan/exercise plan, etc)?

I've changed so much. No more carbonated drinks, no fried foods, no sugar. We used to eat out several times a week, now we only eat out one day a week... on Saturday's. Every single piece of food that goes into my mouth gets written in my journal. I work out for at least an hour every day. We used to do homeschool every morning at 9, but now we have afternoon homeschool so I can get my daily workout in.

 

[iheartdolewhips]

Down 2.8 pounds today.

Today's QOTD:What kind of changes have you made to your life/schedule to be sure that you can stick to your plan (diet plan/exercise plan, etc)?

For me, it is this sense of determination that I've never had before. I wanted to lose weight for my wedding, but I did give myself room to excuse myself out of it, which I did many times. Even though I wasn't always consistent, I did lose about 4 sizes. I kept it off for a year - year and a half, but have put maybe 15 - 20 pounds back on? I'm not positive since I didn't have a good scale when I lost weight before, but it's enough to where the smallest of the pants I bought do not fit and most of the pants are tight. In December I had the realization that I have two choices - I could give up and get bigger clothes or I can get back on the ball and get back to where I was (which I was happy with) and maybe even lose more from there. It took me until the middle of January to get the logistics together (getting a machine to work out with), but ever since that point, I've just been so determined and committed to this. I won't let myself go to bed for the night if I haven't done at least 30 minutes on the elliptical. I love this strength and determination and hope that by the beginning of March (Princess 5K/WDW trip) that I'm back to where I was when I got married.

I have a question for everyone: What do you think your ideal size would be? I remember thinking that a size 12 was where I wanted to be back when I was wearing a size 18. When did my first weight loss attempt I blew by 12 and landed at 10 which I was happy with for awhile. Then I thought an 8 would be ideal, but even at size 8 I still have the Mommy pooch. So now I'm thinking 6. I need to know what other people view as an ideal size as I try to get my head wrapped around it.

I tend to think my ideal size is a 10 or 12, possibly an 8. I am big boned and have huge hips and a pretty large chest, which I think will limit just how small I can get. Even at my weight now, I can easily feel my hip bones and carry very little weight there - how wide they are is due to my bones (and I haven't even had a baby yet!). I was a 14, sometimes 16 when I got married and felt pretty confident in my body. I will be happy just to get back to that and look forward to maybe getting even smaller than that. Right now I'm about a 16.

Let me first warn you (all southern ladies have this habit of making excuses for why their house is so messy or their hair is a mess) that I just woke up and put the clothes on for my monthly picture...it's my goal to be at 150 by the end of this year so here's the first pics....

I can see a difference! Compare how the shirt lays on you - it's a lot smoother now.

 

[lmhall2000]

I have a question for everyone: What do you think your ideal size would be? I remember thinking that a size 12 was where I wanted to be back when I was wearing a size 18. When did my first weight loss attempt I blew by 12 and landed at 10 which I was happy with for awhile. Then I thought an 8 would be ideal, but even at size 8 I still have the Mommy pooch. So now I'm thinking 6. I need to know what other people view as an ideal size as I try to get my head wrapped around it.

I think the sizes have changed a lot in the past 10-20 years, I wore size 5 in college, that would be a 0 in today's sizes!! So, I try not to focus on the size but the condition I'm in...if I'm working out and have a strong body, a heavier weight would put me in the same clothes than if I just focused on the scale. As a rule, I say 100 pounds if you're 5' tall, add 5 pounds for every inch over that....then go 5 pounds over if you're big boned and 5 pounds under if you're small boned...

So for me at 5'8...I want to weigh 145...I'm not big boned but that's where I am comfortably healthy...when I was 130, I looked way too thin and gaunt...

I just want to have a healthy BMI!

Tara

 

[jennz]

You have to go with what makes you happy. Everybody's shape and size are completely different. I never seem to be happy at any size, I'm always thinking I should be smaller. Right now I'm 155lbs at 5'4 and wearing a size 6 jeans. I used to be 144 and wore size 4 jeans and I still thought that was too big. I will always have that mom pouch, I had 2 boys and they were both c-sections. I decided since the pouch will always be there I might as well tattoo it, so last year I had a butterfly and my boys names tattooed on my hip. I just think we are too hard on ourselves sometimes with should be happy with who we are. There is so much emphasis on changing what was given to us. I would love to not beat myself up anymore, but I know I always will. This is something I really need to work on.

This week I lost 2.6 lbs for a total of 11.4. I realized that water is the key to my metabolism.

Well said! Love that you "decorated" you mom pouch!

I woke up feeling fine this morning. I think it was just a cold weather sore throat. LOL

My hubby was trying to get me to a gym to give me time alone. He wasn't being mean like, "you're so big, you need to go to a gym." He was trying to be sweet by telling me that the gym would get me out of the house and time away from the kids. What he doesn't understand is that I DON'T want to leave my house. I don't like to drive. I am not going to get all my winter gear on to get into the car, drive to the gym, take my winter gear off, work out in a stagnant germy room, get all my winter clothes back on, go back out into the cold to come home to take off my winter clothes again. LOL Instead, I walk into my room, grab my sports bra and shorts, walk back into the living room and work out. So much easier.

I get so frustrated when he gives me advice on how to lose weight when he needs to get on the program too. Grrrrr. He's lucky he is cute.

I was on the Costco site last night hinting to the hubby that this might be a good Anniversary/Valentines day gift.

YOU ROCK, JEN!!!

I don't think I have an ideal clothing size. I saved all my size 5 Guess jeans from the 80's... but after 4 kids and 20+ years, I can't imagine I will ever wear those bad boys again. I think my ideal clothing size is the size that I can buy in ANY store in America. No more specialty stores with the words "woman" and/or "plus" hanging from the ceiling.

Tara, I think you look fantastic!!!!! I totally notice a change! Great job!

Glad you're feeling better today!!!

That Costco deal on the bugg is where DH got mine, and it's nice to have the one year subscription. After that it's $14.95/month - not something I want to pay but since I'm pretty much addicted to it now I can't imagine giving it up!

Size 5 - I remember those days...back when my hair was bigger than my rear.

Negative 10 with the wind chill here too! Brrrrrr!!!!!!

My biggest change is making time for exercising. I get to the gym M, W, Th and Fri when it opens at 5AM and stay til 6AM. I wish I didn't have to go that early but I need to be home by 6:15AM to make 3 lunches and get DH and kids off to school on time (DH is a teacher). Then I'm out the door by 0730 and at work by 0800. Im also trying to plan meals more and make sure that the dinner is a healthy one. That's a work in progress however....

As for me, I'm down 1 pound this week!! While it might not seem like a lot in light of some of the great numbers others achieved this week, I'm very happy. I was stalled for the last 2 weeks (and put on 1.5 pounds over the week - managed to lose that plus one more!) so now i'm back to moving in the right direction. I'd hoped to be out of the 150s by January but there's still time...

Stay warm everyone!!!

A pound is a pound right? That's great! 4 sticks of butter, nasty cellulitely fat gone! And congrats to you for getting up and LEAVING THE HOUSE to work out so early! That is way more than I could (or is it would?) do - great job!

I had a decent weight loss this morning... 1.7 pounds for the week. Since Christmas day I am down 15.9 pounds.

Today's QOTD:

What kind of changes have you made to your life/schedule to be sure that you can stick to your plan (diet plan/exercise plan, etc)?

I've changed so much. No more carbonated drinks, no fried foods, no sugar. We used to eat out several times a week, now we only eat out one day a week... on Saturday's. Every single piece of food that goes into my mouth gets written in my journal. I work out for at least an hour every day. We used to do homeschool every morning at 9, but now we have afternoon homeschool so I can get my daily workout in.

Great loss!! I have to ask...what the heck do you eat? No diet coke, no m&ms, no skinny cows...do you mean just added sugar or do you check bread labels and everything for sugar?

I'm off to the treadmill...day 2 of feeling good!

 

[ohMom]

..... Right now I'm 155lbs at 5'4 and wearing a size 6 jeans. I used to be 144 and wore size 4 jeans and I still thought that was too big. I will always have that mom pouch, I had 2 boys and they were both c-sections. I decided since the pouch will always be there I might as well tattoo it, so last year I had a butterfly and my boys names tattooed on my hip. I just think we are too hard on ourselves sometimes with should be happy with who we are. There is so much emphasis on changing what was given to us. I would love to not beat myself up anymore, but I know I always will. This is something I really need to work on....

i try not to wrap my head up in sizing, but i'll admit i do beat myself up too. i say that i just want my clothes to slip on comfortably, everyday....but the truth is I remember being comfortable in size 8 so i refused to buy bigger. so inevitably i just stretched my 8s out to fit my weight gain. i have a stack of fitted t-shirts that i'm determined to wear this summer, size small, and i don't want them to show every bump and curve and be tight across my back/shoulders. that's kinda hard to say....

but i quoted this one b/c it struck me in how differently shaped we can be beyond the numbers. I'm 5'4" and weighed 146 today in size 8. my goal is to fluctuate in high 130s lower 140s which makes my 8s comfortable, there is no way i could EVER wear a size 4, i seriously would need to be like 120. at 135 I can wear generous 6's. i'll trade ya stats

we are showing some great losses this week!

i have recently been introduced to the whole Susan Boyle story, and watched her sing on youtube a clip from Oprah, the song "I was Born to Be" what an awesome song....the words can be applied to different aspects of life, but certainly may apply to some of us here in our quest to accept our bodies and be happy...instead of always wanting different. and believe me i say that truly non-judgmental....I am one of the worse at this...

and Tara you look great! i can see difference, especially in your face....

 

[maiziezoe]

Glad you're feeling better today!!!

That Costco deal on the bugg is where DH got mine, and it's nice to have the one year subscription. After that it's $14.95/month - not something I want to pay but since I'm pretty much addicted to it now I can't imagine giving it up!

Size 5 - I remember those days...back when my hair was bigger than my rear.



Great loss!! I have to ask...what the heck do you eat? No diet coke, no m&ms, no skinny cows...do you mean just added sugar or do you check bread labels and everything for sugar?

I'm off to the treadmill...day 2 of feeling good!

I am thisclose to getting the body bugg!! Thisclose!!!

I LOL'd when I read "I remember those days...back when my hair was bigger than my rear." So funny!!! I love it!

I do have a skinny cow every once in a while. No pop/soda/etc. I've never been a diet pop/soda/etc drinker because I am allergic to aspartame. I don't eat M&M's or any candy. I've never been a big candy eater. We still have Halloween candy in the house.

I used to add 4 HEAPING tablespoons of sugar to my coffee in the morning (x's three cups) and 3 heaping tablespoons of sugar in my tea every night and several times a week I would have a sweet tea from McDonalds. I gave up all that extra added sugar. I commented to my hubby this morning that I haven't refilled the sugar Tupperware container in over 4 weeks.... I used to do it every week.

 

[jenanderson]

My day was so crazy here and now I feel pages behind. I will just say congrats to everyone for a successful week! I am just amazed with all I read here. Sometimes it is the weight loss, sometimes it is all the healthy eating and sometimes it is the exercise - whatever it is...it is always inspiring me!

I had a good weigh in today and was down 2.5 pounds this week. I have been exercising all the time and eating right so it felt good.

Tonight is going to be a different story - I am on the way to a dinner function for work and hope what I ordered is not horrible in points. I am also a bit worried because I have been hungry today. I know there will be a "happy hour" and I am hoping to find something healthy to tide me over. I am going to grab a small bag of carrots to eat on the way. It is not going to help that the dinner is being served at 7:45 PM!! I have been trying not to eat past 7:00 so this is not good.

Today's QOTD:What kind of changes have you made to your life/schedule to be sure that you can stick to your plan (diet plan/exercise plan, etc)?
First, I tell everyone what I am doing (I am dieting and training to run a half marathon). I have found that if I let people know and they see I am serious, they are supportive and do not try to tempt me with things I should not do or eat. Second, I have put exercising on the calendar. If I don't have it on the calendar, it is likely to get skipped because life is a bit crazy in my house. We have a online family calendar so everyone knows when it is time to exercise. There are many more little things like shopping better, eating at home, not snacking at night, etc but the top two really help me out.

Happy Friday night! I am off to the dinner for work!
Jen

 

[lisaviolet]

Let me first warn you (all southern ladies have this habit of making excuses for why their house is so messy or their hair is a mess) that I just woke up and put the clothes on for my monthly picture...it's my goal to be at 150 by the end of this year so here's the first pics....

December 2009-January 2010

Haven't seen them side by side so hope there's some change!!

Started out at 265.8-now 243.2

Less than 100 pounds to go!!!

Sounds daunting doesn't it...but it came on in a year, it can come off in a year!!

Losing the right way....exercising 45-90 minutes a day and keeping calories under 2000, on good days under 1500!

Tara

Tara - that's amazing! Absolutely amazing. You can so tell the difference. And nice to see that you won the leg lottery. AKA great slim legs. Me - my parents both in their seventies - both model like legs. Amazing legs. And neither work out. So what do I have science majors - a 99% chance at great legs! I have tree trunks. I lost the genetic lottery.

But when I'm struggling in a workout I actually say, "you should be pleased you have legs - MOVE THEM!".

 

[MaryAz]

Down 1lb, 6lb total since we started. Hubby is down 10lb-YAY. As for sizes I am 5'6 and even at my WW goal of 143 I was still a 10. Hoping to get to 145 and fit back into my 10's, in 12s now.
Congrats to all of us!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Today's QOTD:

What kind of changes have you made to your life/schedule to be sure that you can stick to your plan (diet plan/exercise plan, etc)?

I eat breakfast as often as I can. It seems to set the way the day will go. I'm trying to go to bed earlier too. I usually stay up til 2 or 3 in the morning and had to be up for 7 but I've been slowly tacking back my time, I'm now at 12:30 and it's made a huge difference! I will always be a night person but with 4 kids in school, I've had to put that on hold.
I also dropped my Starbucks to one day a week and switch to a Non -Fat Caramel Macchiato instead of whole milk.
I'm also trying to reduce my fast food intake, tough to do when I'm out and about shopping and what not but I'm working on it.
I have discovered that I have to get my work out done early or it doesn't get done at all.

I have a question for everyone: What do you think your ideal size would be? I remember thinking that a size 12 was where I wanted to be back when I was wearing a size 18. When did my first weight loss attempt I blew by 12 and landed at 10 which I was happy with for awhile. Then I thought an 8 would be ideal, but even at size 8 I still have the Mommy pooch. So now I'm thinking 6. I need to know what other people view as an ideal size as I try to get my head wrapped around it.

Well my "perfect" size when I get married was an 8, after 4 kids I'd be happy with a 10.

I lost 2 pounds this week and I'm out of the 200's!!!!!

 

[redlight]

Today's QOTD:

What kind of changes have you made to your life/schedule to be sure that you can stick to your plan (diet plan/exercise plan, etc)?

I've changed the way I approach my meal routine. I now make sure I eat something with protein and some fats relatively early in the day, and I try to limit the amount of food, especially sweets, I eat at night. I also make time for exercise. With the cold and snow, that exercise has been mostly on my exercise bike.

I'm 5'5.5". When I started at 177, I was mainly in 12s (and I buy jeans that are for a wide hips/butt). I'm now mainly wearing 8s, but they are still a little tight. I don't think I will go down a full size, but I expect my jeans to be looser.

 

[jennz]

I am thisclose to getting the body bugg!! Thisclose!!!

I LOL'd when I read "I remember those days...back when my hair was bigger than my rear." So funny!!! I love it!

I do have a skinny cow every once in a while. No pop/soda/etc. I've never been a diet pop/soda/etc drinker because I am allergic to aspartame. I don't eat M&M's or any candy. I've never been a big candy eater. We still have Halloween candy in the house.

I used to add 4 HEAPING tablespoons of sugar to my coffee in the morning (x's three cups) and 3 heaping tablespoons of sugar in my tea every night and several times a week I would have a sweet tea from McDonalds. I gave up all that extra added sugar. I commented to my hubby this morning that I haven't refilled the sugar Tupperware container in over 4 weeks.... I used to do it every week.

No aspartame is a good thing, I think. That is a LOT of sugar you gave up! Kudos to you!

Today's QOTD:

What kind of changes have you made to your life/schedule to be sure that you can stick to your plan (diet plan/exercise plan, etc)?

I eat breakfast as often as I can. It seems to set the way the day will go. I'm trying to go to bed earlier too. I usually stay up til 2 or 3 in the morning and had to be up for 7 but I've been slowly tacking back my time, I'm now at 12:30 and it's made a huge difference! I will always be a night person but with 4 kids in school, I've had to put that on hold.
I also dropped my Starbucks to one day a week and switch to a Non -Fat Caramel Macchiato instead of whole milk.
I'm also trying to reduce my fast food intake, tough to do when I'm out and about shopping and what not but I'm working on it.
I have discovered that I have to get my work out done early or it doesn't get done at all.



Well my "perfect" size when I get married was an 8, after 4 kids I'd be happy with a 10.

I lost 2 pounds this week and I'm out of the 200's!!!!!

Woo hoo - "one"derland!!! I will meet you there soon!

 

[NCRedding]

Lost some but not all of my vacation gain: down 1.5 for this week.

QOTD: Changes I've made. I'm limiting my eating out for lunch to 2 days per week. I brought soup at hand to work to store for when I am hungry. I am eating a healthy breakfast each day.

 

[redlight]

Forgot to mention that I'm down a pound this week.

 

[LuvBaloo]

Happy FRIDAY!
Thanks CinderellaGirl for coaching last week!
Thanks pjlla for coaching this week!

I went into work 2 hours early today so I'll be weighing in tomorrow instead. Fought off a cold this week, so only got 2 days of exercising in, but did okay with the eating, so hopefully it'll be a maintain or a small loss.

Today's QOTD:What kind of changes have you made to your life/schedule to be sure that you can stick to your plan (diet plan/exercise plan, etc)?

Keeping simple healthy foods available so McDonalds type meals don't make it to the house as often.

Friday
I have a question for everyone: What do you think your ideal size would be? I remember thinking that a size 12 was where I wanted to be back when I was wearing a size 18. When did my first weight loss attempt I blew by 12 and landed at 10 which I was happy with for awhile. Then I thought an 8 would be ideal, but even at size 8 I still have the Mommy pooch. So now I'm thinking 6. I need to know what other people view as an ideal size as I try to get my head wrapped around it.

I don't really know, I'm 5'7" and I think I'll be happy to be a 10. I too have the Mommy pouch, c-sections are bad for that, but I know I can get the pouch smaller than it is now

lmhall2000 - thanks for sharing the pictures! There is definitely a difference

 

[jennz]

maiziezoe empty your pm box!