Hey team- I pledge 2 pounds for this week although I\'d really like it to be 4- I will try for those extra 2 pounds. I am on a diet that I really like and think I can stick too and I\'m never hungry! GO BLUE!!! We can do it!
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Just out of curiousity, what diet is everyone one? How do you like it?
I\'ve done everything under the sun, but this time around I went back to the basics of watching calorie/fat intake and trying to eat more fiber. So far its going great, but I really think its mostly in the head. When I\'m in that \"zone\" as far as being ready and dedicated to losing weight, its so much easier.
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My bible is the southbeach diet book. I have been doing it off and on for 2+ years. I lost weight and then in the middle of it, got pregnant with my son. Now I am doing it again. He\'ll be 2 in the summer. I should have already lost the weight. Well, I lost all the weight I put on from that pregnancy. Workin on the 2nd and 1st pregnancices!
I like it beacuse you see results but sometimes it\'s hard to stay on. It\'s very forgiving. You are allowed to occasionally cheat.

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[color=#993399]Hi everybody!! I\'ll pledge 2 pounds as well for this week, although I haven\'t decided what to do exactly yet! I love the food journal, and am aiming to have my diet consist of 20% fat, 30% protein, and 50% carbs. As for exercise, I have to give myself a HUGE PUSH and go back to the #$%*@^ gym!! [IMG]http://72.52.165.61/v

Welcome Sylvia!! I had to pretty much force myself to go back to the gym as well. I even sat outside in my car for a while on day 1 watching all the skinny fit people walk in and I wanted to drive the opposite direction! I will say that after every time I have left the gym since I\'ve started going back I have felt great, and not once did I regret going. Plus, exercise makes the pounds drop faster, and I am all for getting this off of me as soon as possible!
Just make a plan and do it--you will be glad you did!
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Sylvia, Angela is right! I hate the thought of having to go to the gym too, but I do it and feel so accomplished afterwards. I know it is harder to make myself go than the actual exercise. You can do it!
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I\'m pretty much doing the same thing as Sylvia as far as dieting goes. I try to keep my carbs under 55%, which ends up usually being 45 - 50 %. Try to get in as much protein as possible. I watch my calorie and fat intake. I try to get in my fiber as well. Although i\'ve noticed when trying to get a certain amount of protein per meal, I end up eating lower calorie, fat, carb foods. I don\'t really watch anything but protein and fiber now. Everything else works itself out. Oh, and I always make sure that i\'m eating good carbs instead of bad. Except for the occasional Baked lays. Which is interesting because i\'ve had the same bag for nearly 3 weeks. I used to go through a bag in 1 - 2 days! Oh, and getting in my green tea at least once a day.

I was trying to get in at least 64 ozs of water. The standard amount but have decided I wasn\'t always getting that in, and I actually need more than that. So as of today I have started a new rule for myself. Drink 8ozs every hour from the moment I wake up to the time I go to bed. If I miss an hour I know to drink twice as much the next hour. Having a strict \"water rule\" for myself seems to help.


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(Another) team update---
We will have two new members Nancy and Missy Lee (might have that last name incorrect, sorry!)
Lori will now be on the red team
That should do it for the changes for the week.
Welcome new members!!!!
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So many changes. We always welcome new members!!! Yeah!
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I have been following the atkins plan. I was having a lot of success with it before I got pregnant with my son.....a little over 4 years ago lol. So I decided to try it again. I\'ve been back on it for about a month now and I must say the first 4 days or so where incredibly hard! But now it\'s getting easier for me each week. I am enjoying it and have been feeling much better since cutting out all the white sugar, flour etc.
My goals for the week are to make sure to drink all my water, take my vitamins, walk at least 20 mins a day (doesn\'t neccesarily sound like much but I have to also clean 10 horse stalls everday so walking at all can be hard after my days outside with the animals lol), and my pledge is 2 lbs. (hopefully more).

WE CAN DO IT!! And congrats to everyone on the weight loss!!

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