New pics

[Guest guest]

Love the one sat up in the grass eating - it's almost posing :-)

> Took some more pics earlier today. These squirrels are some of the

ones that

> live around here. The two close ups are of the " tame " one. This one

will

> come pretty close if I mime tossing something to it. Since I hadn't

been doing

> that for a while, it would only come within about 10 feet today

while

months

> ago it would get almost close enough to touch.

>

>

>

> _http://photos./group//lst_

> (http://photos./group//lst)

[Guest guest]

-love the hair Donna...

I have to laugh at how tall matt is against you... I swear my 2

teenagers grow a few inches every night. not sure i like my 13 and 16

year old looking down on me and im not short either!!

hugs Helen and (8,systemic)

-- In , " Donna " <ajaoky@a...> wrote:

> Good mornin to all! Just wanted to let ya know I have added a few

pics.

> AJ, you may want to move them. For those who have met my son Matt,

the

> pic of he and I may come as a surprise. He has grown since you have

> seen him! The baby is our grandbaby, Tristan..and yes, we think he

is

> adorable! Oh yeah, take notice of the red head...lol

> hugs and smiles!

> Donna

[Guest guest]

Jill,

Love the pics!! Thanks for sharing them w/us.

> while everyone's deleting their pics, I added, lol. my Choco covered

> baby!

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

Jill,

Love the pics!! Thanks for sharing them w/us.

> while everyone's deleting their pics, I added, lol. my Choco covered

> baby!

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

Wow Jill, you are brave letting her on your rug like that, lol! Very

cute though!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad X3

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com

> while everyone's deleting their pics, I added, lol. my Choco

covered

> baby!

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

Wow Jill, you are brave letting her on your rug like that, lol! Very

cute though!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad X3

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com

> while everyone's deleting their pics, I added, lol. my Choco

covered

> baby!

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

> Wow Jill, you are brave letting her on your rug like that, lol!

Our carpet already has so many stains on it from the other two, lol.

We are eventually (hopefully soon) going to get hardwood floors.

Jill

[Guest guest]

> Wow Jill, you are brave letting her on your rug like that, lol!

Our carpet already has so many stains on it from the other two, lol.

We are eventually (hopefully soon) going to get hardwood floors.

Jill

[Guest guest]

have you measured yourself

i totally see a difference in the side view

i bet you waist has shrunk

felicity

On Apr 21,

[Guest guest]

Were your beginning pictures April 2nd?? And your current ones today?

If so, 19 days isn't much time to see a major physical change. You

might want to only take pictures once a month or less so that there's

time to see a difference between the pictures. I do see that you've

lost some of the dreaded back fat. Everybody loses there early on but

nobody notices it... I guess because it's behind you. It also looks

like your hips have dropped a little. Are you doing tape measurements?

Hang in there. If you're down 25 pounds, you're definitely heading in

the right direction.

> i just added my april 20th pics, i still see no progress, i know my

> workouts are not anything really, due to lack of equipment, i really

> want to put my all into this challenge but its hard not seeing a

> physical change, scale says i weigh 25 lbs less, but i dont see

> possibly how, but ill keep trucking along hopefull i can find some

> equipment soon,! or borrow some,, something!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

>

> keep going everyone! great advice!!!! great pepole!!

[Guest guest]

Trisha-

- please do not minimize your workouts; that's just another way of putting

yourself down

- how wonderful that you are working on finding a way to work out, despite

limited equipment

- www.freecycle.org is a great way to pick up additional equipment

- I would say that it's probably ok to take photos less often; every 6

weeks would be a possibility, or even after 12 weeks

- the files from this group have lots of exercises to do at home or when

you travel; you can also surf for ideas; let us know if you need any

- as I understand it, you started on April 1st and you're dissatisfied

because you don't see the results

- you're doing wonderfully; relax; it takes time

- regardless of whether or not your scale is giving you accurate info on

the 25# oss, remember the paper towel theory - you can read about it here:

http://www.hussmanfitness.org/html/TSMeasuringProgress.html

- other ways of seeing progress - how are you feeling about the 5-6 meals a

day? How are you feeling about the food? How are you progressing with

your non-body-related goals?

Have a great weekend and let us know how you're doing

n

At 05:50 AM 4/21/2006, you wrote:

>i just added my april 20th pics, i still see no progress, i know my

>workouts are not anything really, due to lack of equipment, i really

>want to put my all into this challenge but its hard not seeing a

>physical change, scale says i weigh 25 lbs less, but i dont see

>possibly how, but ill keep trucking along hopefull i can find some

>equipment soon,! or borrow some,, something!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

>

>keep going everyone! great advice!!!! great pepole!!

[Guest guest]

ive been trying to find weights on freecycle and groups like it for over a year

now, but i always get passed up, as to workouts its hard when all i can do is

curls and chest presses, using my bar, and my non body goals are totally shot, i

hope and try but nothing yet, hopefully soon i will have some type of

breakthrough, as for food, im fine with the foods, shakes, bars , etc... no

porblems just trying to fit 5-6 a day in while tending to the twins is tough i

try my best though, like i said before im very determined and have my mind set

for this, i just need the pieces to start falling into place for me, then i feel

i will be doing great

thank you for the advice and encouragement

n wrote:

Trisha-

- please do not minimize your workouts; that's just another way of putting

yourself down

- how wonderful that you are working on finding a way to work out, despite

limited equipment

- www.freecycle.org is a great way to pick up additional equipment

- I would say that it's probably ok to take photos less often; every 6

weeks would be a possibility, or even after 12 weeks

- the files from this group have lots of exercises to do at home or when

you travel; you can also surf for ideas; let us know if you need any

- as I understand it, you started on April 1st and you're dissatisfied

because you don't see the results

- you're doing wonderfully; relax; it takes time

- regardless of whether or not your scale is giving you accurate info on

the 25# oss, remember the paper towel theory - you can read about it here:

http://www.hussmanfitness.org/html/TSMeasuringProgress.html

- other ways of seeing progress - how are you feeling about the 5-6 meals a

day? How are you feeling about the food? How are you progressing with

your non-body-related goals?

Have a great weekend and let us know how you're doing

n

At 05:50 AM 4/21/2006, you wrote:

>i just added my april 20th pics, i still see no progress, i know my

>workouts are not anything really, due to lack of equipment, i really

>want to put my all into this challenge but its hard not seeing a

>physical change, scale says i weigh 25 lbs less, but i dont see

>possibly how, but ill keep trucking along hopefull i can find some

>equipment soon,! or borrow some,, something!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

>

>keep going everyone! great advice!!!! great pepole!!

[Guest guest]

Trisha

- what do you mean, your " non-body goals are totally shot " ? You're only 3

weeks into this lifestyle. Perhaps they need to be re-evaluated, but I

wouldn't 'write them off' - they are a very impt part of the process

- eg - I gave myself an assignment of working on a certain project

everyday; that wasn't realistic, and weeks/months went by without my doing

anything on the project; then I re-evaluated and assigned myself one hour

per weekend for the project - and, within a couple of weeks I am within

distance of being FINISHED!

- it isn't about hoping and trying - it's about doing

- the pieces won't 'fall into place' - you're gonna have to do it

- I am not a fan of shakes and bars; I advocate real food for long-term success

- I forgot about the twins! What a great time you'll have with them while

you're learning about yourself. I wish I had known how to eat and move and

nurture myself when my kids were little, instead of back-burnering my needs

- I'm sorry - I don't remember your specifics; why are you limited to curls

and chest presses? I mean, why can't you do the other muscle groups?

- what do you do for cardio?

n

At 08:42 PM 4/21/2006, you wrote:

>ive been trying to find weights on freecycle and groups like it for over a

>year now, but i always get passed up, as to workouts its hard when all i

>can do is curls and chest presses, using my bar, and my non body goals are

>totally shot, i hope and try but nothing yet, hopefully soon i will have

>some type of breakthrough, as for food, im fine with the foods, shakes,

>bars , etc... no porblems just trying to fit 5-6 a day in while tending to

>the twins is tough i try my best though, like i said before im very

>determined and have my mind set for this, i just need the pieces to start

>falling into place for me, then i feel i will be doing great

>

> thank you for the advice and encouragement

[Guest guest]

i have a makeshift bench , and 1 bar, for presses, i can use it for squats, and

curls and presses, for cardio i try to go up and down the stais repetedly, or

till my knee feels like breaking..lol, id go for walks with the kids but they

are soooooooo crabby from teething right now its impossible, laughing one second

screaming the next, plus to focus i really need to be outside the house no

distractions, when i use to belong to a gym i was so into my workouts i didnt

notice a single person or thing around me, at home i cant, either im listening

for the twins, or my soon to be ex boyfreind is yelling about some b/s

if i could find a job, then i could join a gym but ive been looking for a

while now and no luck, but i keep looking

n wrote:

Trisha

- what do you mean, your " non-body goals are totally shot " ? You're only 3

weeks into this lifestyle. Perhaps they need to be re-evaluated, but I

wouldn't 'write them off' - they are a very impt part of the process

- eg - I gave myself an assignment of working on a certain project

everyday; that wasn't realistic, and weeks/months went by without my doing

anything on the project; then I re-evaluated and assigned myself one hour

per weekend for the project - and, within a couple of weeks I am within

distance of being FINISHED!

- it isn't about hoping and trying - it's about doing

- the pieces won't 'fall into place' - you're gonna have to do it

- I am not a fan of shakes and bars; I advocate real food for long-term success

- I forgot about the twins! What a great time you'll have with them while

you're learning about yourself. I wish I had known how to eat and move and

nurture myself when my kids were little, instead of back-burnering my needs

- I'm sorry - I don't remember your specifics; why are you limited to curls

and chest presses? I mean, why can't you do the other muscle groups?

- what do you do for cardio?

n

At 08:42 PM 4/21/2006, you wrote:

>ive been trying to find weights on freecycle and groups like it for over a

>year now, but i always get passed up, as to workouts its hard when all i

>can do is curls and chest presses, using my bar, and my non body goals are

>totally shot, i hope and try but nothing yet, hopefully soon i will have

>some type of breakthrough, as for food, im fine with the foods, shakes,

>bars , etc... no porblems just trying to fit 5-6 a day in while tending to

>the twins is tough i try my best though, like i said before im very

>determined and have my mind set for this, i just need the pieces to start

>falling into place for me, then i feel i will be doing great

>

> thank you for the advice and encouragement

[Guest guest]

Ahh - you're juggling a lot

Take babysteps and you'll get where you want to go - this applies to the

food and the exercise and the non-body stuff.

Break it down to small manageble tasks, and you'll feel success and then

motivation.

Have a good weekend Trisha

At 09:08 PM 4/21/2006, you wrote:

>i have a makeshift bench , and 1 bar, for presses, i can use it for

>squats, and curls and presses, for cardio i try to go up and down the

>stais repetedly, or till my knee feels like breaking..lol, id go for walks

>with the kids but they are soooooooo crabby from teething right now its

>impossible, laughing one second screaming the next, plus to focus i really

>need to be outside the house no distractions, when i use to belong to a

>gym i was so into my workouts i didnt notice a single person or thing

>around me, at home i cant, either im listening for the twins, or my soon

>to be ex boyfreind is yelling about some b/s

> if i could find a job, then i could join a gym but ive been looking for

> a while now and no luck, but i keep looking

[Guest guest]

Remember - getting your twins thru each day - that in and of itself is a

big job!

Be kind to yourself (in non-food related ways!)

n

At 06:11 PM 4/21/2006, n wrote:

>Ahh - you're juggling a lot

>Take babysteps and you'll get where you want to go - this applies to the

>food and the exercise and the non-body stuff.

>Break it down to small manageble tasks, and you'll feel success and then

>motivation.

>Have a good weekend Trisha

>

>

>

>At 09:08 PM 4/21/2006, you wrote:

>>i have a makeshift bench , and 1 bar, for presses, i can use it for

>>squats, and curls and presses, for cardio i try to go up and down the

>>stais repetedly, or till my knee feels like breaking..lol, id go for

>>walks with the kids but they are soooooooo crabby from teething right now

>>its impossible, laughing one second screaming the next, plus to focus i

>>really need to be outside the house no distractions, when i use to belong

>>to a gym i was so into my workouts i didnt notice a single person or

>>thing around me, at home i cant, either im listening for the twins, or my

>>soon to be ex boyfreind is yelling about some b/s

>> if i could find a job, then i could join a gym but ive been looking

>> for a while now and no luck, but i keep looking

[Guest guest]

Remember - getting your twins thru each day - that in and of itself is a

big job!

Be kind to yourself (in non-food related ways!)

n

At 06:11 PM 4/21/2006, n wrote:

>Ahh - you're juggling a lot

>Take babysteps and you'll get where you want to go - this applies to the

>food and the exercise and the non-body stuff.

>Break it down to small manageble tasks, and you'll feel success and then

>motivation.

>Have a good weekend Trisha

>

>

>

>At 09:08 PM 4/21/2006, you wrote:

>>i have a makeshift bench , and 1 bar, for presses, i can use it for

>>squats, and curls and presses, for cardio i try to go up and down the

>>stais repetedly, or till my knee feels like breaking..lol, id go for

>>walks with the kids but they are soooooooo crabby from teething right now

>>its impossible, laughing one second screaming the next, plus to focus i

>>really need to be outside the house no distractions, when i use to belong

>>to a gym i was so into my workouts i didnt notice a single person or

>>thing around me, at home i cant, either im listening for the twins, or my

>>soon to be ex boyfreind is yelling about some b/s

>> if i could find a job, then i could join a gym but ive been looking

>> for a while now and no luck, but i keep looking

[Guest guest]

You lost 25 lbs in 3 weeks? HOLY CRAP, I'D HOLD A FREAKING PARADE!!!

Here, let me do what I'm good at, I'm going to grab your shoulders

and shake, your head will bob around like a cartoon character's!

You're doing SO GOOD! And don't forget, you're losing all that

marbeling inside your muscles and organs. You know, the stuff that

would make you taste good if like a dinosaur ate you or something.

And, here's how to make a no weight workout hurt: do it slower,

especially on the release. Oh, and do you do squats for your legs?

How about doing 10, 20, 30, then 40? I guarantee you'll be walking

funny. And walking lunges, 24 per set, 3 sets. And you might

topple over like I do, but whatever, your legs will get such a great

workout.

Hold a gallon of milk or one of your precious twins and squat down,

twist to one side and lift that child when you come up. Do that 10

each side, then 20 each side, then 30 each side. Things will hurt

that you can't even imagine. Better yet, save those gallons and

fill them with water and use them for curls, kickbacks (ow!), skull

crushers. Add more water as you need to.

You can do deadlifts with babies or gallons of water. Sand is cheap

and weighs more than water... fill those jugs with that when the

water is too light.

Overhead press those jugs. Have different jugs with more or less

sand/water/etc.

Do pushups, as many as you can to start. That's good for

chest/arms.

Here, go to this site to find some non-weight, bodyweight only

stuff: http://sparkpeople.com/myspark/ex/exercises.asp?ID=140

When we want something this bad, we figure out ways to keep the

muscles burning. ;-)

Squeeze at the top, as Bill says.

Take care! You're doing fantastic.

Jami

[Guest guest]

You lost 25 lbs in 3 weeks? HOLY CRAP, I'D HOLD A FREAKING PARADE!!!

Here, let me do what I'm good at, I'm going to grab your shoulders

and shake, your head will bob around like a cartoon character's!

You're doing SO GOOD! And don't forget, you're losing all that

marbeling inside your muscles and organs. You know, the stuff that

would make you taste good if like a dinosaur ate you or something.

And, here's how to make a no weight workout hurt: do it slower,

especially on the release. Oh, and do you do squats for your legs?

How about doing 10, 20, 30, then 40? I guarantee you'll be walking

funny. And walking lunges, 24 per set, 3 sets. And you might

topple over like I do, but whatever, your legs will get such a great

workout.

Hold a gallon of milk or one of your precious twins and squat down,

twist to one side and lift that child when you come up. Do that 10

each side, then 20 each side, then 30 each side. Things will hurt

that you can't even imagine. Better yet, save those gallons and

fill them with water and use them for curls, kickbacks (ow!), skull

crushers. Add more water as you need to.

You can do deadlifts with babies or gallons of water. Sand is cheap

and weighs more than water... fill those jugs with that when the

water is too light.

Overhead press those jugs. Have different jugs with more or less

sand/water/etc.

Do pushups, as many as you can to start. That's good for

chest/arms.

Here, go to this site to find some non-weight, bodyweight only

stuff: http://sparkpeople.com/myspark/ex/exercises.asp?ID=140

When we want something this bad, we figure out ways to keep the

muscles burning. ;-)

Squeeze at the top, as Bill says.

Take care! You're doing fantastic.

Jami

[Guest guest]

I bought a pair of handweights from target (12 lbs) for $15 - I

think the smaller weights are cheaper. Can you swing one set for now?

> >i just added my april 20th pics, i still see no progress, i know

my

> >workouts are not anything really, due to lack of equipment, i

really

> >want to put my all into this challenge but its hard not seeing a

> >physical change, scale says i weigh 25 lbs less, but i dont see

> >possibly how, but ill keep trucking along hopefull i can find some

> >equipment soon,! or borrow some,, something!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> >

> >

> >keep going everyone! great advice!!!! great pepole!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

One other cardio idea: i bought a jump rope from target for $2.

> >ive been trying to find weights on freecycle and groups like it

for over a

> >year now, but i always get passed up, as to workouts its hard

when all i

> >can do is curls and chest presses, using my bar, and my non body

goals are

> >totally shot, i hope and try but nothing yet, hopefully soon i

will have

> >some type of breakthrough, as for food, im fine with the foods,

shakes,

> >bars , etc... no porblems just trying to fit 5-6 a day in while

tending to

> >the twins is tough i try my best though, like i said before im

very

> >determined and have my mind set for this, i just need the pieces

to start

> >falling into place for me, then i feel i will be doing great

> >

> > thank you for the advice and encouragement

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

One other cardio idea: i bought a jump rope from target for $2.

> >ive been trying to find weights on freecycle and groups like it

for over a

> >year now, but i always get passed up, as to workouts its hard

when all i

> >can do is curls and chest presses, using my bar, and my non body

goals are

> >totally shot, i hope and try but nothing yet, hopefully soon i

will have

> >some type of breakthrough, as for food, im fine with the foods,

shakes,

> >bars , etc... no porblems just trying to fit 5-6 a day in while

tending to

> >the twins is tough i try my best though, like i said before im

very

> >determined and have my mind set for this, i just need the pieces

to start

> >falling into place for me, then i feel i will be doing great

> >

> > thank you for the advice and encouragement

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

thanks for the info, ill look into it next month, but do prices go up as weight

goes up, i need 20lbs on up(remember i pickup 2 30lb babies all day..lol)

snoopie212 wrote: I bought a pair of handweights from

target (12 lbs) for $15 - I

think the smaller weights are cheaper. Can you swing one set for now?

> >i just added my april 20th pics, i still see no progress, i know

my

> >workouts are not anything really, due to lack of equipment, i

really

> >want to put my all into this challenge but its hard not seeing a

> >physical change, scale says i weigh 25 lbs less, but i dont see

> >possibly how, but ill keep trucking along hopefull i can find some

> >equipment soon,! or borrow some,, something!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> >

> >

> >keep going everyone! great advice!!!! great pepole!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Play it Again Sports is also a great store for less expensive weights.

A lot of their stuff is used. You can see if there is one near you at

www.playitagainsports.com.

Re: new pics

thanks for the info, ill look into it next month, but do prices go up as

weight goes up, i need 20lbs on up(remember i pickup 2 30lb babies all

day..lol)

snoopie212 wrote: I bought a pair of

handweights from target (12 lbs) for $15 - I

think the smaller weights are cheaper. Can you swing one set for now?

> >i just added my april 20th pics, i still see no progress, i know

my

> >workouts are not anything really, due to lack of equipment, i

really

> >want to put my all into this challenge but its hard not seeing a

> >physical change, scale says i weigh 25 lbs less, but i dont see

> >possibly how, but ill keep trucking along hopefull i can find some

> >equipment soon,! or borrow some,, something!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> >

> >

> >keep going everyone! great advice!!!! great pepole!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Play it Again Sports is also a great store for less expensive weights.

A lot of their stuff is used. You can see if there is one near you at

www.playitagainsports.com.

Re: new pics

thanks for the info, ill look into it next month, but do prices go up as

weight goes up, i need 20lbs on up(remember i pickup 2 30lb babies all

day..lol)

snoopie212 wrote: I bought a pair of

handweights from target (12 lbs) for $15 - I

think the smaller weights are cheaper. Can you swing one set for now?

> >i just added my april 20th pics, i still see no progress, i know

my

> >workouts are not anything really, due to lack of equipment, i

really

> >want to put my all into this challenge but its hard not seeing a

> >physical change, scale says i weigh 25 lbs less, but i dont see

> >possibly how, but ill keep trucking along hopefull i can find some

> >equipment soon,! or borrow some,, something!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> >

> >

> >keep going everyone! great advice!!!! great pepole!!

>

>

>

>

>

>