Wow! Finally caught up...Thanks :o)

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Hi Everyone,

Since its Free Day and I'm on my fifth piece of the yummy banana cake that I

made this

morning, thought I would peek out from behind the computer screen and introduce

myself.

I bought the Body For Life book after skimming through it at the library.I just

thought Wow!

Iv'e never really had too much problem with my weight, even after 4 kids, my

youngest is 10,

I always somehow managed to get back into pre-pregnant shape.

Breastfeeding is a wonderful time when you can eat pkts and pkts of chocolate

biscuits and

all those calories just get converted into babies milk for the next year or 2,

(sorry to all the guys

here for the visual lol).

Anyway after complacently reaching 42, I looked down a couple of months ago and

saw....

Eeeek! What the hell is that??? Now I dunno if its a peri-menopause thing or

what but theres

definitely some stuff collecting there that weren't there before! I like to

blame addictive online

computer games like Diablo2 for keeping us SAHM's sitting on our bootys in

between chores hehe.

Well at 5ft 5 and normally weighing around 117 pounds I was not impressed. I

know it seems

pathetic but honestly ya shape changes when there's extra bits in the wrong

places lol. Also Iv'e

never trained with weights before but had heard of the benefits .

Soooooo.....here I am.

I'm half way through C1 and have gone from 126 pounds down to 122, which is

kinda

weird cuz the 4 pound loss was after the first 2 weeks and it's stayed there

ever since. *pouts*

I know it was probably initial water loss but I still got excited... as we do.

)

I also decided I would read all the posts on this Board when I joined, starting

from the very first one

and it's taken me till now to get to here phew!...8 weeks...boy you guys can

sure talk! )

From Angelo and , through NHE and rezoom, learn't a lot about jeeps, made

Andyman's

first lot of protein bars with honey..(.Andy that was naughty btw... they are

very moreish.. when

ya eat them ya just want more!..hmmm I see you've changed the recipe). Just as

well ya don't live

next door, I'd always be in your kitchen lol.

Lana and MP you have my utmost admiration. I brag about you two to my friends

...hope ya don't mind

your strength is amazing. I aint even gonna tell you what my dumbbells weigh.

Don't want ya ROFLYAO

hehe.

Sara...List Angel... I'm so glad you are still here and still posting ). You

have been my inspiration.

Thanks for posting that pic of your first trainer...I sorta look a bit like her

before pic. I'm glad your

brothers doing well too.

Matt and Brett you are both too funny... love reading your posts! Wayne love

your funny stories too.

Jen B List Mommy... or as we would say down here in New Zealand, List Mummy. You

do such

a good job looking after this brood and keeping everyones diets in order. Plus

I learn't to do the

happy dance from you )

...wish you would come back... for all the macro and micro analyzing...

your like an enormous fitness encyclopedia.

Terri, fellow kiwis and Sue...where are you guys? Bill and Leigh and all

the regular posters

a big thankyou for accompanying me half way through this challenge. All your

insights have kept me totally focused enough to stick with it. I knew when I was

sore after weights.. that would happen..

when I was so zonked out after the first week I took cat naps and my kids

pointed and laughed.. I knew that would happen...when the weight loss

stalled...knew that would happen. I knew cuz this group told me so and there was

no need to fret...thank goodness for this the best, the cream...full cream too

hehe... of all the BFL groups! )

Hugs to all,

Cat

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