Staying Motivated

Re: Now this is motivation...

Jessicajoy — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:04:30 GMT

Haha I'm not even into very provocative clothing but I would like to wear a tanktop like

http://www.shirtsnob.com/pictures/skyhalterbraidedtrim.jpg

Like that, it's so cute. (Except maybe just a bit less lowcut, but something like that)

And I'm going to go for a two piece instead of a tankini.

Yeah everytime she tells you to push it I do try a little harder, even if I feel ready to drop dead, I go 'Just a little farther' and even exhausted I'm still keeping it up :D It really is a fun workout too, such a great beat. (I didn't even know the songs, I like country music mostly, but the beat is really fun). I'm actually planning to try and get an MP3 player though after I get the workout down pat perfectly so I can listen to audio books while I workout. This way I can mix my favorite thing with working out so I'll like working out more.

It is great to find another turbo jammer :) Specially since not all of us can afford their website.

Re: Now this is motivation...

LEllie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:27:14 GMT

I know! I love provocative clothing but girl when I am at goal I am going to be wearing a bathing suit every wear! And look hot doing it! Haha! I am so glad i found another turbo jammer i thought me and my mom were the only ones! haha! I love it and I know what you mean but every time she says push it I get a little fire inside and it says thats right push it! So i end up pushing it even harder especially in the turbo's when she says push it!!!

I actually really do daydream about being in the next turbo jam videos! I especially daydream about looking like them! I think that its great that it is working out so well for you! And you know when i was just doing turbo i lost 15 pounds in a month so now I really know I am going to make it!

Well its great to find another turbo jammer! Keep up you upper cuts and zig zags

<3 Ellie

Re: Now this is motivation...

Jessicajoy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:21:15 GMT

LEllie, as sad as it is that our Mom's can be so critical, it is kinda nice to know others know how it feels :) I can't wait until her surprised turns into absolute shock and horror when she sees the 'immodest' clothing I plan to wear when I'm nice and thin (Like a skirt that only comes down to my knees! ;) Everybody gasp in horror lol)

OH MY GOSH! Another Turbo Jammer! That's awesome! Yes she is very great, except whenever I'm exhausted and she's like "We have LOTS of energy!" I'm like >> oh she better be glad she's in the TV right now!" Hehe

Yeah before you know it we'll be throwing punches on a video and telling people our weight loss success story! ;) That really would be quite an achievement, actually now I know the basic routine I've been like, trying to count out the steps to keep in perfect time with the video just for a little extra challenge for my mind. I think this is the best diet/workout routine I've been on ever. TurboJam and Slimfast! :D Works so well together.

Re: Now this is motivation...

LEllie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:56:09 GMT

Hey Jessicajoy

I am so glad you didn't let her get you down my mom use to criticize how i was fat! At least she was surprised about your loss thats great! I am also doing turbo jam I love it Chalene is great! I am back on it again and started up my routine a week ago and lost two pounds! Your 14 is an inspiration especially not to fall off the band wagon this time! Pretty soon we can be on one of the turbo jam videos that would be quite an achievement! Well keep up on the awesome diet and work out!

Do The Twist haha! And Row Row Row!

Re: Now this is motivation...

Jessicajoy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:53:55 GMT

Thanks for accepting :) And yes, must post to help keep others motivated!
Thanks! I'm happy about it too heh.

Oo I may have to check into vitamins. I'm not very fond of them though, and I am unable to swallow pills bigger than the round excedrin migraine. But I'll have to look into it. I know nothing on earth could possess me to try garlic pills, though I heard they near eliminate colds. (I'm like a vampire with garlic)

Yeah, my major is Digital Media: 2-D animation for games. (I do graphics for and program games, I'm quite good at it I think.)

How did the cleaning go? I hope you've been having a great week too :)

Re: Now this is motivation...

PAnn — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:49:41 GMT

We're buddies now! Thank-you for asking me. We'll still come to this forum because we both need to share here with other members, too, but we can post to each other as buddies also....I'm so happy to hear you're starting to feel better! Soon you will be right back on track (keep the "shock" effect in the back of your mind. That alone is a motivator! :-).....I used to get sick alot. Then about 15 yrs. ago I started taking vitamins regularly (Women's One-A-Day, Calcium, a Magnesium, Calcium and Zinc combination) and I rarely get sick since starting that. Can I ask what your major is?..........Well, I need to get some cleaning done, so I better go. You have a wonderful week and I hope you get feeling even better as the day/week goes on.....

To everyone else..I wish you all a great week also and much success!....PAnn

Re: Now this is motivation...

Jessicajoy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:57:56 GMT

Oy yes, having somebody to talk to makes all the difference.

Re: Now this is motivation...

CDKEOPHA — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:51:20 GMT

Good job!!!! I'm so proud of you! It's communities like this that help and support people like you and me with cynical unsupportive people around us. Keep up the good work!

Re: Now this is motivation...

Jessicajoy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:43:09 GMT

No worries about your spelling, I didn't even notice.

Thanks :) I'm starting to feel much better tonight, so I'm hoping tomorrow it will be over. I know what to blame for my summer cold though, I was homeschooled from age 9-18 and I never got sick. Hit college, and my immune system has been getting a workout. I get sick 2-6 times a year now. I think my immune system has to adjust to being around so many people almost every day.

Haha thanks again :) You make me feel so much better about my embarrassing family. It is easier when you remember that everybodies is a little disfunctional.

I do live at home during school. My school doesn't have dorms, only shared apartments nearby. They are $500 a month + utilities, and you share a tiny apartment with 3 other strangers they match you up with. When I found out I told myself 'I think I'll pass on that...' (I don't even make $500 a month most of the time. And whenever I have a part time job during school, my GPA drops :( It took me a near perfect semester to bring my cumulative back above 3.80. I really want to graduate with a 4.

Oh my gosh! That's hilarious! That really sounds like fun :) I can't wait to shock um all with the halloween costume I want to wear.

Re: Now this is motivation...

PAnn — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:29:30 GMT

Hi Jessicajoy. I thought I'd check my email before going to bed. I hope my spelling isn't as bad as my last post the other night.. When I get tired it all goes down hill.....I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well. It's a bummer to get a cold in the summer..You're doing good maintaining your weight while you're sick. Once you're feeling better you'll be back on track and losing again. You've done really well thus far...I know what you mean about dysfunctional families. I think that's a majority of familes now days. We all have something, or someone. I am fortunate to have my daughter. We get along pretty good, not that we always see eye to eye, but we love each other and talk thru things. I can also relate to some of what you mentioned, too ( I am the mnother of 2)...Hang in there. You're in college, so you are an adult. Try to ignore the sarcasm. When the yelling starts, try to walk away..Do you live away from home during school?......................Keep the "shock" treatment in mind. That's what I did. It was great when we got back here from AZ and people were very shocked at my transformation :-) My husband had told people we were at my "Fat Farm" for the past 4 months!!

Well, I better get to bed. Take care and get well soon...PAnn

Re: Now this is motivation...

Jessicajoy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:51:37 GMT

Dragonrose:

gratz on the weight loss. Keep up the good work, no matter what Anyone says. your deffently doing the right thing.

Rose

Thank you so much :)

Re: Now this is motivation...

Jessicajoy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:51:16 GMT

PAnn:

I don't think I'm so horrible :-) Actually, my daughter and I have a wonderful relationship..She supported my weight loss efforet 100%. I go to AZ in the winter and she was out ther not long after I started (about two months after). Then she didn't see me until we got back at the end of April, so she could really tell the difference between when she was out there and when we got back. She was the only one back here who knew I was doing this. Too many times I'd said to people (including my doctor) "I'm going to do it this winter! I'm coming back 50# lighter! To never do it..So, when I started I told my husband I wasn't telling anyone because they'd just think" yeah, sure, just like other winters :-( So, needless to say, EVERYONE was shocked when we got back, including my doctor when I went in for my spring checkup..

I hope you can convince your sister to try a better way to lose weight. That's not healthy the way she does it, even if it's just a few pounds. The dieticians here will also tell you that your sister's way of doing it, by starving herself actually slows doewn a persn's metabolism. Eating more often (and the right foods) keeps it going, thereby aiding in weight loss...Well, I better get to bed. 5:30 comes way to early for me! Have a great Friday and a successful week!.... and please, both of you, keep posting. It helps you to have buddies and I'd also like to know how you're doing.....Goodnight..PAnn

That is awesome :) I wish my family had such a good relationship. We're kind of... broken? dysfunctional? There is always lots of yelling and sarcastic comments, and any attempt at stopping it get's laughed at (literally). My friends always tell me I just need to get away from them and only stay in contact with my much more supportive friends but it's harder to do that than people think.

But it's so great that your daughter and you have such a close relationship! It's really amazing what you did :) And I hope to copy it. I'm out of college for my summer break, and when I go back I'm hoping to be at least 30lbs lighter, and just shock all my friends! Right now I've hit a plateau though, while I've been extremely sick. I just stay at 170. Guess it's better than gaining though since I've entirely changed my diet to sick food, and cut out the exercise. I just hope I get well enough to start losing again soon.

I hope so too. She's always been obsessed with her weight, before she had kids she weighed 90lbs (at 5'4) and ate very little. And when she did eat was many restaurant salad/fast food. So not the most healthy stuff. I just know if I get down to her size, or even smaller than her (now she's about 110-120 I believe I said this before though lol) she'll have to admit it can be done in a healthy way :) And she may be stupid sometimes (by her own admission) but she'll generally admit when she's wrong.

Sorry I haven't been on in two days, it's just this dratted cold has got me down and out of the game a bit.

Re: Now this is motivation...

Dragonrose — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:58:26 GMT

gratz on the weight loss. Keep up the good work, no matter what Anyone says. your deffently doing the right thing.

Rose

Re: Now this is motivation...

PAnn — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:40:36 GMT

I don't think I'm so horrible :-) Actually, my daughter and I have a wonderful relationship..She supported my weight loss efforet 100%. I go to AZ in the winter and she was out ther not long after I started (about two months after). Then she didn't see me until we got back at the end of April, so she could really tell the difference between when she was out there and when we got back. She was the only one back here who knew I was doing this. Too many times I'd said to people (including my doctor) "I'm going to do it this winter! I'm coming back 50# lighter! To never do it..So, when I started I told my husband I wasn't telling anyone because they'd just think" yeah, sure, just like other winters :-( So, needless to say, EVERYONE was shocked when we got back, including my doctor when I went in for my spring checkup..

I hope you can convince your sister to try a better way to lose weight. That's not healthy the way she does it, even if it's just a few pounds. The dieticians here will also tell you that your sister's way of doing it, by starving herself actually slows doewn a persn's metabolism. Eating more often (and the right foods) keeps it going, thereby aiding in weight loss...Well, I better get to bed. 5:30 comes way to early for me! Have a great Friday and a successful week!.... and please, both of you, keep posting. It helps you to have buddies and I'd also like to know how you're doing.....Goodnight..PAnn

Re: Now this is motivation...

Jessicajoy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:25:00 GMT

wspcrystal:

concrats on ur weight loss. our mothers can be so critical sometimes but as long as u belive in what u r doing dont let it get you down. i cant weight till i can start fitting in to smaller clothes`

Thanks :) I know our Mom's just want what's best for us, it's just hard sometimes. I'm sure you will be fitting smaller clothes very soon! New clothes are great motivation to keep you on your diet (at least they are for me haha)

PAnn:

Thank-you! I borrowed that dress in the after picture from my 15 yr. younger, slim sister last Aug. The dress is a size 8! I'm now in a 2-4... .....

Mom's can be funny :-) ask my two grown kids! ...My daughter, who is 33 (and a mom herself ) is on the SF program, too. She's down about 35# since mid-March....Much success to you!

Oh my gosh! That's amazing! I sincerely hope I can do that to my older slim sister. She is about 110-120lbs, but she starves herself for a week whenever she thinks she's too fat (Hopefully I can be the way to convince her there is a healthy way to get to, and maintain that weight)

Rotfl!!! Are you very horrible for your kids? :) I know every child has some issues with their parents :) But it seems like you've been a great influence for your daughter! 35 is just absolutely awesome!