You comin' back?????????? C'MON! We can do this. I have HOPEFULLY caught up with you now. Let's get SEXY for summer! Whoo-hoo!

Wow, you and Angie are both at the 5 pound count down! You both really are sole motivators to one another, (that's really great to see.)

Well, keep up the great work!

Keep drinking that water, Dreama. I'm really glad you're back on track. Now to stop drinking pop and sweet tea in the mornings. If you MUST get a biscuit, get an ice water to go with it. : )

I'm hoping to make it to the gym tonight, but I don't know what's going on for sure. I'll definitely go in the morning unless Tammy needs me for something. Have a great day and BE HEALTHY!!!!

Well, we didn't get our pretty weekend. I did make it to the gym yesterday and today, though. I actually ran into Scott ****erson today and he was asking about you. I took Mad swimming today. I finally saw your van today. I LOVE the Odyssey! That is an awesome vehicle you've got there. Congrats!

I hope you're doing well with your eating and excercise. I'm shooting for losing 2 pounds this week, but I don't know if it'll happen or not. I think it's a pretty realistic goal for me at this point. Have a good week and I'll hopefully see you at LEAST one day this week. Love ya!

I hope it's pretty Saturday. If not, we'll go work our butts off at the fitness center. I'd MUCH rather go hiking, though. God...if you're reading this we'd like to put an order in for sunny weather Saturday. : )

Now, I am in computer lab with my kids. We're gettin' ready to go outside for recess. They had a good day today. Finally. I started a new class reward system, so hopefully that'll work out for them a little better than my "evil" side. haha!

I've eaten better the last 2 days. Not perfect, but definitely better. I think I'm finally finished eating to subdue my emotions over Tammy (for now anyway). I will definitely keep you updated on what's going on. I guess I'd better round up my crew and let them get outside for a little while. Love ya lots and thanks for being there for me all the time.

Angie..OK I am back now!! Just been really...really busy, as I know you have too.

I weigh more than when we started this contest. I need to get my butt in gear!! I updated my profile and set a small goal. I want to get back to 130, by the end of this month. You need to set a goal for the end of the month too!! We will race.

Miss ya too!!

Ok Dream, it's April 1st...and you haven't logged in since March 21st. Time to come back darlin'. Miss you!!!

Hey cuz. I hope your week is going well. Mine has been quite busy considering I'm on BREAK!!! I just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you. I just posted my weight...I gained again. However, I think it's just water weight right now. Still, I NEED to be losing at this point. Soon it will be spring weather on a daily basis, and we'll need to pick one day we can go hike around Glenwood or the farm. That's the best medicine for me, and I miss you! Have a great day!

Hey Dreama, are you still at 128lbs? (You haven't posted any weight change for some time.)

Yes, it's been too long since we've gotten together...but I'd rather make sure YOU didn't get the flu. I haven't started yet, but I'll be practicing with a bunch of people who used to be in the Madrigals (from high school). We're supposed to be putting on a concert at/for the Chuck Mathena center. It should be cool, and I'm looking forward to it.

Lunch/Dinner I had a Grilled Chicken Sandwich at Wendy's with a side salad (Low fat honey mustard dressing). I did dip into Mad's chicken nuggets (2 of them) and a couple of fries. So I don't suppose I've done too horribly. The test will be tonight around 9:00 or 10:00 when I get the munchies. I got 20 hard minutes on the elliptical and came home and did 2 sets of circuit training Biggest Loser style right here in my living room. I'm STILL sweating. So about 40 min. of working out. I'm going to call it quits now, though.

Good job drinking water and not eating fried rice. Eat well tomorrow! Love ya!

probably can Saturday morning, too. Mad's got dance tonight from 4:30-5:30 and I was planning on working out then...I don't know about Chris' schedule tonight. What time could you do it? I'd like to be home by 6:30/6:45 at the latest. Even if I get 30-40 minutes of cardio and abs in, I'd be happy.

And yeah. I should be able to do Tuesday boxing. Monday's out for me from now on...but you could work out with Jenn b/c that was supposed to be our night. Well, I MIGHT be able to do it. I have to be at PHS on Monday nights from 7:00-??? for practice for awhile. Definitely Saturday will be good...

I think tonight I'm just going to get in my workout while Mad is at dance. Chris said he's not recording or anything tonight, so I guess I should try to be here with him. How'd you do for lunch??? I had a late breakfast, so I haven't had lunch yet. I'm hungry now, though. Today should be a good day...I've only had 70 calories so far...if I screw this one up, then you should come and "box my ears" as your mom would say. : )

Hmmmm. I was a bad girl this morning. It was fun. : )

Well, I suppose I'm going to go ahead and put my embarrassing weight from last week in, so I don't forget to do it tonight. At least I lost a couple of the pounds I gained. We've got to start being good again...in the food and excercise department anyway.

Miss ya!

Dream...I didn't get our weight posted last week. Sorry!!! I am STILL not back with it yet. My flu is getting much better, but I'm still not back to 100%. I'm eating like C-R-A-P and need to a swift kick in the pants. Don't tell Jeremy, though. haha! I love you and miss you and hope we can get together soon.
XO

Way to go on your awesome weight loss this last week! Woo hoo, Dreama!

Ivie :)

Hey cuz. Just wanted to say that no matter HOW bad yesterday was, today is a new day. Each meal is a new meal. Drink your water and make good choices today. I love ya!

Dreama, don't you worry -- you'll get to that goal in no time, you're just pacing yourself aren't ya? ;)

How about some leg wrestling? hahaha! Sorry our games weren't at the same time. Some of my old students were playing at 6:30, too. I had to get home, though. If I'd known Christopher was playing, I would've tried to bring Mad over again. We had a date with another horse movie, though. ; )

I will pray that your neck/shoulders/back start feeling better. Don't get too bummed. You're going to stay on track and do great! I'll make sure Jeremy gets some chili for tomorrow! ...or if you wanna run down tonight I can make him a bowl. Chris and I are having a romantic evening of racing on the playstation2. haha!

Love ya cuz!

Tell Jeremy I'm making chili today if he wants to come down and get a bowl. : ) Does Jacob have a game today? I'm going over to watch my kids play around 2:20. Maybe I'll see you there.

Later gator!

I'm glad you're feeling a little better, dear. Take care of yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only 7lbs to go -- stay focused and reach for your goal!

It's too cold to make snow children today. I'll have to stay warm and toasty and work on making some real babies...hahaha!

You're right...I can't imagine you having trouble TALKING. I do completely understand the stress that comes along with presentations and talking in front of co-workers. We are alike in that aspect. Giving presentations in front of peers is SO nerve-racking. I'm positive that you pulled it off great, though!

I hope your neck starts feeling better soon. I hate that you have to deal with that...I'll say a prayer for you.

Glad you got yourself a nice little workout last night even though you worked late. Poor Jeremy...his mind will be boggled for days now. hahahaha!

Have a happy Friday! Oh yeah...I talked to Chris about your company wanting to join the fitness center and do payroll deductions. He said that they don't discount the monthly fees, but they will usually discount the assessment fee. Have them call and ask for Brenda Woodward or Lynne Krulich at the fitness center. Brenda is the one that's over membership sales, so she'd be able to give the best information. Ok...novel is over...back to work.
Love ya!

What the heck are you doing?! You're weight is melting off!!! Awesome! Keep it goin' down.

You would only wear your shoes if...it was below 15 degrees outside!

You know I'm STILL sore????? I had a decent workout last night on the elliptical. : ) Hopefully I will survive this weekend with Dad and not gain any more weight!

How'd your meeting go? I'm sure it went well for you! Hope everything slows down soon. Congrats on the loss today, too! I'm so proud of ya!

Oh...Chris was NICE last night. Very nice. : )

Thanks so much! LIfe happens huh! Always when it is most inconvenient of course! If it happened when you were ready for it, it just wouldn't be life! lol

I am hoping to catch up with you over the next couple of weeks!! Well, almost catch up to you! lol My goal weight is only 130! lol Any lower and I would look a little ill! =0)

Boy, I hope you're coming to class tonight @ 5:30. I don't want to do it alone. Eating is still out of control, but I did go grocery shopping, so it's about to get a lot better.

Nice going Dreama, you're in the 120's! Woo Hoo!!! Keep going -- you're doing so good. The finish line is within site -- push yourself! You're so close!

Give yourself 3 mini goals -- lose three, treat yourself, lose another three, treat yourself again, lose the last three, "CELEBRATE!" -- but remember to sustain the weight thereafter.

good luck with your "mini-goal." i love that you have such a great support system. that is wonderful. keep up the great work!

27 pound weight loss that is great! whatever you are doing is working!! keep it up! great job!!!! what seems to help you the most?

i keep setting small goals for myself and reaching them and then re-establishing new ones-that seems to work for me. so the goal traineo has for me isnt necessarily my final goal but each small goal leads to the final one!

I am SO happy for you! I didn't do so well this week, but I figured it would be a rough one. I can get back on track this weekend.

Love ya! Be careful coming home!

You...Me...and a crowded gym at 6:15!!!!! Don't forget! Hopefully you won't have to work over tonight. I wont' be able to make it tomorrow night. I'll be working until 6:00 and then I'll be going out to Macado's with my co-worker for her b-day.

I am GAINING it all back from stress eating, little excercise, and WATER retention. Sometimes I hate being a woman. : /

Thanks for the turkey sausage! I owe you one! Love ya!

P.S. I did great today on my diet....
.......until Chic-fil-a and a birthday party.

I had a Grilled Chicken Club (not bad) and fries (bad) and a diet coke. haha!
Then I ate a cupcake and 2 baby DOUGHNUTS tonight. Thankfully I only had 200 calories for breakfast and lunch!

Thanks for working out today! Talk to ya later.

Hey Dreama, your average weight loss is sloping in the right direction, keep it going!

AHHHHhh man! I didn't get your message and I just went to the gym by myself. I did 30 minutes (300 calories) on the elliptical. Then the center closed. Mad's spending the night with someone and Chris is playing guitar, so I took advantage of the time to workout. Sorry I missed you. I might go in the morning around 9:30a.m. or so. I THINK there's a class. OH...and I found out tonight that classes are cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday so we won't be doing kickboxing then. : ( We'll have to work HARD to burn that many calories again!

Did you make it to the gym last night? I didn't workout yesterday at all. I will PROBABLY try to do something after school or tonight.

My triceps are STILL sore. : /

The don't offer that class tonight yet. They'll only do that if the have huge numbers in all the Tuesday classes.

Mad has dance from 4:30 to 5:30 tonight. I'm considering walking from her dance studio to Wet Pets to get Chubby Checker some food. An hour SHOULD be plenty of time to get there and back...I hope. : )

Jenn and I went to the gym tonight. We did light cardio for about 45 minutes. She will be feeling it tomorrow since it's her first day working out.

Me? I am S-o-R-e! My kids laughed at me today because it hurt to write on the chalkboard. My triceps, back, and shoulders are killing me!

Tomorrow's weighin! Good luck in the morning and tell Jeremy I said Good luck to him, too!

Hey! The soreness is already kicking in a little. Don't hate me, okay? hahaha!
Have a great day!

Thanks for the encouragement, Dreama! You and Angie are doing great too! Keep up the good work and you'll be at your goal weight in no time! :)

Chart is looking good so far -- keep going!

Last time we were waiting on 7lbs now we're at 10lbs, I have a feeling you just want to stick around Traineo for a bit longer -- or something like that? :)

Go Dreama, Go!

Thankfully my hubby isn't that into football, so I got a little extra excercise last night and didn't even have to ASK for it! hahaha! Whoo-hoo!

I was thinking that maybe we could workout after all tonight. Chris is recording with people. I can barely move from my workout yesterday, but I want to keep working....PLUS I had El Campestre Lunch Fajitas today AND a vanilla milkshake. I'll call ya when I get back from Mad's hip hop class around 6:00.

Love ya buttloadS!

Ok Dreama. I'm STILL not seeing your weigh-in. If you need me to post it for you, let me know. I'll do Jeremy's too if needed. Love ya!

Did you use blue and gold last night?

Did enjoy my lunch....no exercise at lunch, but planning on it tonight. I may have to turn on my music and "do my own thing". Dang Ang....an hour and 5 minutes???? Proud of you!!

Enjoy your lunch...maybe get a little "excercise" in there too if ya have time! LOL! I'm glad you had a good night last night. I worked my BUTT off today. I was going to do Slim in 6, but as I've always said, it's not fun without you. So...I just turned on my music and did my own thing for an hour and 5 minutes!

A snow day put to good use!

Hey! Did you not get to weigh in yesterday? Traineo was bogged down all day. I could only get on that morning. I ate well yesterday and found a great way to log my food each day everywhere I go. I'm using a LESSON PLAN book! It's got M-F and spots for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack and excercise! I'm going to try to keep up with it throughout the challenge so I can really see where my downfalls are! Talk to ya later, gator!

Hi! Yeah, Jeremy said he's getting it all set up! I can't believe we've actually talked them into joining with us. Of course, Chris DID order pizza today, so I have to change my diet log to CRAPPY! Ya think they'll have as much fun as we do on traineo????


Nah! No way. hahaha!

I'll find out about prices for you. Love ya!

Only 7lbs to go -- a walk in the park, right? Does this mean when you meet your goal I lose your motivational support? :(

Friday is sounding better and better to me. Then maybe I can have an encore on Christmas Eve!?!

Did your Christmas stockings work or have you tried them yet?

I'm excited about it all now.... Thanks for hanging out with me last night. I still can't believe you knew where to find my hidden CD. haha! Hope you're having a great day!

Seth has been talking to me nonstop about his hunting trip with Allen. He's so sweet.

I got a CHOCOLATE candy cane today. Ooooh...and I found the red ones this morning....they were in the dryer, so if you want to borrow them you can. hahaha! BYE!

Ok, but don't call early in the morning because CHRIS gets to sleep in until 8:30 everyday (the lucky dog). I'll try to get on traineo early so we can send each other messages of support throughout the day. :)

You would've been proud of me last night at an early Christmas party. I passed on rolls AND dessert. I only had one plate and I sat there very proud of myself for not eating until I was miserable like everyone else. That doesn't happen very often for me. Talk to ya tomorrow!

Tomorrow's weighin day... I THINK I may have actually lost a little bit even though we haven't worked out this week. Good luck tomorrow! Talk to ya soon!

Hi! I'm glad to hear you didn't gain today. It must've been the video(s). haha! I was back down to 137.2 this morning, so we must've done something right. Love ya buttloads! We'll try to work something out for tomorrow.

Also, Madeline was a trooper this morning. They only pulled one tooth, so she has to go back Dec. 12th and get the other one pulled. Her opinion of Dr. Roy is that he is AWESOME. He must be if he can persuade a terrified 7-year old girl of that after pulling her tooth. I sent her in on her own. She was afraid, but when she came out she was SO proud of herself. Thanks for checkin' up on her!

OK...Weighing in this morning went much better. This is the first morning I have came down since I went off of that diet. I dropped 2 pounds from yesterday. Maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel. I WAS getting close to the 120's, hope to be there by Christmas.

Wow you won!! Congrats. Seem like yesterday u entered the 130's now you're almost out of them. You are an inspiration.

thanks for the nice comment on my page.

Dawn

Look at YOU getting all fancy and posting on my page. haha! Well...I've lost an entire week and one day of excercise, but my sore throat is almost gone and I am getting energy back. We were out of town all day today watching one of my students race dirtbikes. Anyway, I will definitely hook up with you this coming week and HOPEFULLY I'll start to lose again. See ya soon...maybe tomorrow. : )

Oh wow, I am sorry to hear about the babies, I hope everything else is going well. I can see that for sure the weight loss thing is!

You are doing great! I know it will happen for me, I just have to hold on through the plateaus! lol

Dreama, AWESOME LOSS THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to you in a big way!!! Keep it up!!!
Huggs
Dea

We are the same weight right now!! Keep up the good work!

April

Fantastic job on your weight loss this week! You helped make up for me and my GAIN. Keep up the great work!