ALRIGHT!!!! So now that I have more than 5 minutes to myself let's see...

Welcome first off to a bunch of newbies. We have Julie, Annie, Telena, Bill, Samantha, Nikki, Maryellen, Debra, Lisa, Melissa and Judy *gasp* LOL

Julie: Gotta love those lunch lady arms. I find some of the best exercises for those are the tricep kickbacks (if you do a search you can find form and visuals for how to do them), skull crushers (at least that's what we call them -- I'll see if i can find what i'm talking about), pushups, body lift ups (off the side of a chair), that kind of stuff seems to be working really well for me. Let me know how it goes.

Annie: The first thing you gotta change is the attitude. You need the can do, going to do attitude instead of the will do one. As much as I'd like to tell you it'll change over night unfortunately sometimes it takes a lot longer. Just take small steps. Logging into buddyslim everyday and being accountable is definitely a step in the right direction, then we take it from there. If you are interested in having a particular individual to be accountable to then just message me privately and I can get you set up with a Coach! Glad you are here, you'll get there.

Telena: Hey girl, welcome welcome! I'm glad that the worst of your prior eating disorder is a thing of the past, leave it there!!!! First things first, go and change your ticker and give yourself a totally realistic MINI GOAL. Yours has your first mini goal at 70lbs from now, that's not a mini goal, that's a lifetime change. Think in term so 5 or 10lbs. We got lots of support around here so don't hesitate to find some!!!!

Bill: Congrats on the 10lb loss to date, way to go on that! Long way to go or not, I'm going to tell you the same thing I have told everyone else...think in smaller more realistic mini goals. Easy gets the job done, intimidation just makes it take forever cause you can't focus. We are very glad to have you here and way to go on logging in and making yourself accountable, another key to getting exactly what you want!!!!

Samantha: Congrats on the baby!!!! I just had my last 3 months ago, they grow so quick. Good luck to you on your weight loss journey. You have a clear goal in mind and know how to get there so now it's just putting it into play -- you can do it

Nikki: YAY to you for not only finding the forums (which are awesome if I do say so myself) but also for wanting to do this the HEALTHY way. So many people get caught up in the 'fad' quick fixes that they don't realise how much damage they in fact do to their bodies. Grab ahold of some buddies for sure and ALWAYS know that you are never ever alone, we are all here, ALLLLLLLL here to help support you along the way!