I have a little question and i hope some of you might have tried this "miracle " machine.
It is called power plate. Here we all talk about it and the girl who brought this machine in is booked for few months already while she even doesn't have the gym up yet. I don't think it is such a new thing in the states. For us it is. Have you heard of it? has somebody used it and does it really make your cellulite dissapear if you do it properly and as many times as needed? I have researched the net but i would really like some comments of the girls who have tried and tested it.
Thanks,
Liis
Is that the thing where you stand on it and your whole body vibrates? If that's it, I've heard about it, but can't say I've used it. Sorry
Sandra
You did get mine right? What was my starting weight? I cant remember and want to keep track myself. This wont be good for me this week either. I am in Orlando for a show and the only restaurants are the ones in the hotel so am limited in the places I can eat. I was going to work out, but when I was at the Magic Kingdom Disney World yesterday I fell and hit my knee pretty bad so dont want to over do it right away.
Ohh Karate, sorry to hear about you falling! Be careful! You might need to go the the dr. I fell several years ago & tore my ACL & didn't know it because I didn't go to the dr. Walked on it for 6 year with pain & swelling. Finally went to the dr & had to have surgery. It's fine now! Be careful girl!
Socake, I've been craving foods this week. Chocolate being one of them! Me & my DH went grocery shopping Sat & I asked him if he wanted a candy bar. He said wow, I sure do! LOL!! SO he got one & I took 2 bites out of it. I haven't had any sweets since March & boy was it horrible!! I got my fill for sure! LOL! I think that is a good way to get over a craving. Just take a bite of DH's or kids foods. One bite should be enough to fill your craving. I know it was for me.
I'm finally out of size 20's!!! They won't even stay up on me!! 18's are even loose! 16's here I come!!! I can't wait!! My friend has a pkg in the mail for me with size 16 shorts & pants... I can't wait to get it!!!
I hope everyone has a awesome week!!
Yes Kittiskakes that's the one. You suypposed to do some exercises while the thing is vibrating (sounds very funny to be honest) I have booked the trial on thursday ( great that the first time is free) I cann't wait to try. i will let you know how it feels and if it is only a big advertising trick.
Sandra
You did get mine right? What was my starting weight? I cant remember and want to keep track myself.
I hope your knee gets better soon karate!
Karate your starting weight was:
Start = 212.8
Lost so far 4/5/06 = 0.8
Take care,
Sandra
hubby and I just got back from a mini vacation to Boston....hopefully I didn't gain any weight.......we walked ALOT!!! And we really didn't eat as much as I thought we would have eaten. I will weigh myself in the morning.
Well I did my weigh in last night. 165.0 So that is another lose for me. 
Good luck tomorrow everyone!!
Hi all
I am about to give up and just resign myself to being large for the rest of my life. I just weighed my self and am now 213.2!
I have such a hard time since I travel so much. Not always do I stay in a hotel that is near a good choice of places to eat, and their hotel restuarant doesn't have healthy choices.
UGH 
Well, I didn't gain any weight on my mini-vacation!! That is a relief.
Is wanting to lose 15 pounds in one month unrealistic? My friend told me it took her six months to lose twenty pounds and she was even wexercising.
My fantasy goal weight is 125.....but realistically, I my goal is 135. But then we are planning on getting prego this year so I am not sure how much weight I will lose befroe getting prego.
I also had a gain this week as expected!! I'm now 176.8 which is up 1.8lbs.
I have lost a bit of motivation latley I WILL NEVER GIVE UP THOUGH!!!!! (Karate..your not allowed to give up!!!)
I have a few triggers that result in me eating things that I shouldn't. When my friends go away I get a bit down and snack, when my house gets messy (cos of my two kids) I get down, when my husband works 10 days straight with long hours I get frustrated with the kids and feel like I need adult conversation.
So I think the solutions to my problems is to get out of the house more often and do something with other people who also have kids.
I remember going to tennis with my mum when I was a little girl, I used to play with the other mums kids and had stacks of fun while mum played and got some exercise. I think that I might try to join a tennis club even though I am the worst player in the world!!! If I can't find one for beginners I think i might try and talk my friends into starting one with me.
My house is clean, hubby is home for the next four days, I'm looking forward to a good week this week.
mmdd, 255 is less than last week and less than when you started so you are going well. Try not to stress too much, I hope you and your dh fix up your problems, you should buy a punching bag and work of your stress punching "the bag"!!!
Karate, how is your knee? I hope it is better. When you travel, could you take some food with you, maybe some soup mixes that you could have for lunch or for snacks? Please don't give up, I have been up and down with my weight over the last few weeks as well, I think we just need to experiment more and find a way to loose weight that works for us!
Take care
Sandra
Lost 1 more lb - now at 216.
Karate - don't give up!!! Sometimes it takes time just to get started - you know, have the right mindset, have the right tools to work with, get the right support (well, we're here for that!). Anyway, I haven't really jumped on the bandwagon yet. Don't know why I can't get myself there, but I know I'm working on it. We'll all get there, at different paces, but we will still achieve what we want!!!! DON'T GIVE UP!!!!
I did not lose any weight this week. I am still at 188. I just cannot seem to motivate myself to exercise at all. I guess I need to work on that.
Keep up the hard work everyone!
I have been trying to exercise more and I can see the difference in my hips...just can't seem to get rid of the little belly flab that I have left from my pregnancy...I can feel the muscles underneath of it seem to be getting harder but the darn skin does not want to stretch back...
I have been working more in my vegetable garden and my flower beds. Tuesday night and Wednesday were big work out days for me. Tuesday night I did a TON of laundry and picking up our bedroom, I finished that on Wednesday (I now have my bedroom floor back). And then Wednesday during the day I did a lot of walking! I went on my son's field trip to a greenhouse and we then went to the park after that...and then last night I planted some things in my yard, finished some more up in the bedroom and on the laundry and was ready to call it quits by 9pm!
Mmdd sorry to hear that you have prolems with dh. I hope you get them sorted out soon.
Now for my weight report happy 146,5 thats 66.5 kg.
And who is intereted then i got this machine tested out today. Felt great that means that i feel like my muscles have been beat up. First my friend tried and i was looking at her. I couldn't believe that it was hard. The moment i went on and stood as i was suppoed to i bearly made through these 30 seconds. Unbelieveble. I was so exhausted after 10 minutes of trying out different exercises. cann't say anything else but i got myself 10 appointments. Lets see how it works in the end.
According to the instructor 20 minutes of full exercise equals maximum allowed training for the next 48h with weights. but after 10 minutes of hard muscle exercises you make streching on the machine and this is very comfortable.
Is wanting to lose 15 pounds in one month unrealistic? My friend told me it took her six months to lose twenty pounds and she was even wexercising.
Honestly, I think so.
From everything I have heard and read when you safely lose weight you should only lose 1-2lbs a week, so that would be 4-8 a month. There are good things about losing slowly. One of them is you are more likely to keep it off.
That is why alot of the fad diets don't work, because you do drop all the weight really fast, but then it is hard as hell to keep it off.
I started my journey in late Jan, by giving up cokes. I lost 3 lbs the first month from just no cokes. At the end of Feb I added walking to it. Since then in the last 10 weeks I have lost another 15lbs. So it has taken me 2 1/2 months to reach -15.
I'm 211 this week, that's up another .5 this week, I think I'm going the wrong way. I haven't really been trying, and on top of it I've had my monthly visitor causing me to crave sweets like crazy! I've got many cakes this weekend, including 2 weddings, so I must break out the gum and mints and keep the cake out of my mouth!!!
Glad to hear you're doing better, bodaisy, I was wondering about ya!
thanks for all the good thoughts. I got really sick LAST Friday... I had gotten a tenaus (sp??) shot the day before and ended up getting a horrible fever the next day and saturday I was extremely tired.. so I'm assuming that the two days I was down helped the swelling in my ankle go down cause sunday I walked the dog for 3 miles and my ankle felt fine, so I've been walking every night since then... Ugh it totally sucked being down like that..
I feel really great now, I've also been doing some more of the circuit workout. (not too much though with the good weather) and as a "special" treat for myself.. I go tanning as much as possible..not only does the tan look good, but it gives me more confidence in myself (yes I know the effects of tanning LOL... my doc and I went round and round last week)
AND
I've been drinking a TON of water!!!!! Holy crap do I have to go potty alot!!!!! 
But I was told that that is a good thing.... I've also been eating the granola bars that are only 110 calories. (of course the peanut butter choc chip ones ) When I have a chocolate craving, having one of those will take care of it. I also talked to a dietician at my gym and she said that the jollytime popcorn 94% fat free is a GREAT snack... Not only is it 90 calories for the whole bag, but it's full of fiber and it fills you up quickly and for longer periods of time..
so mmdd what's up?????? how are YOU doing??
b
Glad to hear you're doing better, bodaisy, I was wondering about ya!
so mmdd what's up?????? how are YOU doing??
b
THANK YOU for asking! Actually, better!! 
DH & I have been having some major problems. We've talked & talked and really had a heart to heart. Things are definitely on the right track to getting better. I'm not completely happy with some things & areas & habits in my life. I need to change these things AND I need to learn how to be happy for the good things I do have.
Hi all, thanks for the words of encouragement about not quiting. I will never quit, but sometimes I get so discouraged that I just want to throw in the towel eat all of the cake I can cram into my mouth and eat just about everything else that is "bad" for us just to spite myself!!!!!!! I am just having a "pity me" week and this will blow over as it always does. I will blame it on that time of the month as sometimes the week before I get crabby and or weepy, so thats my story and I'm sticking to it!!!!!!!
Thanks for the concern about my knee, it is doing just fine and actually doesn't give me any problems. I just have to let the scrape heal, imagine that a 40 year old woman fell and scraped her knee at Disney World!! Geez I sound like such a klutz.
My real problem is my heel, I was hoping the shot I got 3 weeks ago was going to cure the problem like the Dr thought it would, but with the trade shows that I do having to stand for 8 hours 2-3 days straight surley do not promote healing. I think I am going to have to have surgery. I will find out on the 22nd, that is my next apt.
Southaustingirl: I agree with TexasSugar, 15 pounds in a week is unrealistic. If you are able to do this by some fad diet, as soon as you go back to your regular eating habits it will come back with a vengance. Since you didn't take the time to change your lifestyle, and habits it wont stick. I am a true believer in changing your life and habits, not just how much you eat, but what you eat and what you do to keep active are what needs to change. The starting change is our mind set.
I have made that change, now if my body will just keep up with my mind I could get somewhere!!!!!!! 
mmdd, I have you in my thoughts and hope things work out how you would like them to. Remember you have all of us here as support.
I think I have rambled on long enough.
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mmdd, I have you in my thoughts and hope things work out how you would like them to. Remember you have all of us here as support.
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Thank you! There's just a few things I need to work on myself.....like do some more growing up!!! But, I'll get there. We've been together for 7 years and I've taken him for granted A LOT and a few other things. So....I just really need to work on some things about myself and I think everything will be fine! Life is hard! Really hard! And, it's hard just learning about it! I'll be 27 in july and I know you never stop learning, but I need to learn some things fast! LOL! I've got my 5 year old almost as emotional as myself and I don't like that!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to be more easy going and learn how to not take everything so serious....except losing weight!
Sorry for blabbing, but I did need to vent a bit........got any tips on learning how to be happy?!?! I swear if you knew my mother, you'd have a hard time being positive and happy, too; so I need to change my life around, not only for myself, but my children too!
Thank you all; this site is great!!
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mmdd, I have you in my thoughts and hope things work out how you would like them to. Remember you have all of us here as support.
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Thank you! There's just a few things I need to work on myself.....like do some more growing up!!! But, I'll get there. We've been together for 7 years and I've taken him for granted A LOT and a few other things. So....I just really need to work on some things about myself and I think everything will be fine! Life is hard! Really hard! And, it's hard just learning about it! I'll be 27 in july and I know you never stop learning, but I need to learn some things fast! LOL! I've got my 5 year old almost as emotional as myself and I don't like that!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to be more easy going and learn how to not take everything so serious....except losing weight!
Sorry for blabbing, but I did need to vent a bit........got any tips on learning how to be happy?!?! I swear if you knew my mother, you'd have a hard time being positive and happy, too; so I need to change my life around, not only for myself, but my children too!
Thank you all; this site is great!!
First of all girlfriend... You are WAY too young to be NOT HAPPY!! 
The only thing that I can tell you as an OLDER person (lol) is RELAX!! Don't sweat the small things that you don't have control over. LIVE!!
My mother is sooooo not like me!!!!!! I'm very social, and VERY independent and I refused to be like her! I don't think she is a bad parent , as manuals are not handed out at birth, but I do feel like how I was raised made me the person I am today! You can't really use the excuse of your mother as you are an adult and only you can create the happiness in your life.. You are a human and nobody can tell you how to live your life only you can. You have choices and decisions and as a person you live by those decisions everyday!!! For example if you want your husband to do something w/you and the kids and he dosent' want to .. you have choices .. either you stay home and be mad or take the kids youself and have a great time and know that your kids will remember the day forever. Life is about choices and only you can choose to be happy or miserable. I'm not saying this to be mean or anything.. I just know from prior experience that it's better for you and your children to be happy even if you have to create the happiness yourself... I truly wish you the best of luck... I hope you can make it work.. pm me anytime if you need to vent..
b
Thanks bo!
I don't really mean to make excuses or blame my mother. I just grew up seeing her do certain things, like blaming others all of the time, expecting the world to revolve around her, blowing up at anytime & over nothing.
And, I need to break free from that! I keep telling myself that I'm in charge of my life & I'm responsible for my actions.
Dh & I have had several good talks all week long. I told him that I was in charge of myself, I know, I know.....but then he asked me "are YOU?" ANd, I'm not. Thats' the thing. It's hard for me to brush things off, to ignore people when they're trying to get on my nerves; and I hadn't made up my mind to live my life....I was jsut copying my mother.
I don't know why, I mean, I don't want to endup like her. She thinks negative of everyone, noone can ever have good intentions around her.
Here's something I've told a few people on here, through pm's. Last year, was her 50th b-day. I threw her a surprise party, invited everyone, made her my 3rd cake ever, lol, decorated with black balloons, etc., ya know...I pretty much did it all! Even got her some gag gifts and some good ones, elvis stuff. Well, admist all of that, I happened to forget her bday card. A few days later she actually came to my house and I said, oh here mom, here's your card I forgot. She saw that I had made 2 "cookie-pies" ( cookie dough baked in pie pans....) and was questioning me about them. Is that all you made out of a batch of cookie dough...just one?!?! I told her no, I had 2 , but gave one to "so & so" for her bday. (so & so is my fav. cousin and we're like sisters) so my mom goes off yelling, complaining,e tc. b/c she didn't get herbday card on her bday; and my cousin got a present from me.
So....that's the kinda stuff I've had to put up with.
Also, last year, we had this huge 4th of july party...HUGE! And, it was so fun. My mother plops down in the middle of everyone, some people she didn't know. Well....no one was really talking to her at that time and she yells out..........Am I even here? Hello? Anyone?
I gave her an evil look & left the room...so did others. Also, at this party, my then 4 year old wouldnt give her a kiss, she asked him for one after catching him while he was running around with all of the other kids. he said no, and took off to catch up withthe others...she said "I'll remember that!" And, she said it mean!
I'm sorry for posting all of this in a diet thread, but I just wanted some of you to know. And, btw, she's a huge yo-yo dieter.
HOW DO YOU BREAK FREE FROM THE THINGS YOU WERE TAUGHT? HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR OWN LIFE IN YOUR OWN HANDS AND REALLY DO WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU NEED?
That's what I've had issues with. Any one can help me with that?
Bo, you're the best...I maybe pming you soon! LOL!
mmdd,
YOU HANG IN THERE!! You are not your mom! You can overcome the hold she has on you. You might need to distance yourself & your family from your mom. If she is bringing you down then stay away from her. My dad was VERY hard on me when I was a teen (I am the oldest kid). I was miserable growing up! I have 2 teens now & I find myself treating them how my dad used to treat me. Thank God I notice it when I'm acting like him & I cut it off quick! From the posts I've read so far (from you) you seem like a wonderful person!! Very encouraging to everyone!! You seem very outgoing. You should talk to your mom & tell her what she is doing to you. Mabye get re-enforcements from a sibling or even your hubby. She shouldn't be allowed to treat you like that. You are worth so much!!! Don't let her get you down. There's still hope for your Mom! I hope & pray that you & your DH can work through things. Take care~
1 lb loss this week~ (I'll take it! Better then nothing! LOL!)
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