BRAG

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Actually the reason i am tired is because i have to work till 3am, and my sleep schedule is completely messed up. for the past 3 weeks i have been able to fix that bec. i haven't had to work, but last night, it was back to work, and now i will have to deal with flip flopping my sleep schedule around and going sleep deprived. So its not the refined carbs, bec. i hadn't had any before the cappacino.

also, i know that caffeine does what you say, but unfortunately, there is no other way for me to stay awake driving home..a 40 minute drive at 4am. in fact, this morning i was almost asleep behind the wheel several times. if you have any other suggestions as to how i can deal with this, i'm open to it...but short of sleeping regular hours, i don't know what else i can do, and sleeping regular hours is not an option right now.

It is true that with irregular sleeping hours, it is much more difficult to stay awake. If you can't stay away from the caffeine, at least try to stay away from those refined carbs, it'll help you a lot to get thru those tough hours...

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In a message dated 11/24/99 11:43:47 PM Central Standard Time,

litlrooh@... writes:

<< know how hard it must be to hear someone in their despairing (feeling out

of control) moments...but I appreciate your willingness to listen and help

lift me up. Where would I be without all of you?? >>

That's what friends are for! :-)

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In a message dated 11/26/1999 10:57:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,

etcarroll@... writes:

<< BUT today when I walked into the bedroom

after a shower, I saw in the full length mirror that I have ABS and not

just when I hold my stomach in! In fact, I think I could wear a bikini

if I had to today. >>

LOL I think your mirror was in my bathroom today!!!

BTW I read today that sucking in your belly is the best exercise your abs can

do so this habit developed by Tae Bo & 's constant reminders is making a

huge difference in how we look and will look

Barb

who cannot believe I weigh what I do at my height & age

so to the scales

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In a message dated 11/26/99 9:57:39 AM Central Standard Time,

etcarroll@... writes:

<< y stomach in! In fact, I think I could wear a bikini

if I had to today. Now this is true even though I weighed in at 137

(at 5'6 " ) and wear a size 12 and sometimes a size 10. In my 20's, I

weighed in the 120's and wore a size 10, but I definitely could not

wear a bathing suit because I had no abs, no waist definition at all.

So, which would I choose -- 137, mostly size 12's with muscle

definition all over my body and strength, or a 120+ pound weekling. I

choose the former >>

Elena,

I am 45 yrs old, 5'6 " , weigh 145, and wear a size 10 in most things. When I

was as young as 25, I wore a 12 when I weighed 135. So, keep up the TB, and

you're size will likely diminish...even if your weight doesn't! Hang in

there. :-)

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In a message dated 11/26/99 10:57:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,

etcarroll@... writes:

<< BUT today when I walked into the bedroom

after a shower, I saw in the full length mirror that I have ABS and not

just when I hold my stomach in! In fact, I think I could wear a bikini

if I had to today. Now this is true even though I weighed in at 137

(at 5'6 " ) and wear a size 12 and sometimes a size 10. >>

Elena,

Congratulations!! You must look fantastic!!! That must be a great feeling!

Keep it up!

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In a message dated 11/26/99 5:07:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,

litlrooh@... writes:

<< Instead they should put the *complete* picture out there...like a person

should have x%body fat, and a BMI of x. Cholesterol should be x, Blood

Sugar should be X, and you should be feeling less depressed, more energetic,

and fell stronger..be able to lift this or that. I think these guidelines

should be taken together as a complete picture, and not any one factor be

more important than another.

If they did that, it would encourage more people to be realistic when

setting goals. They would see progress that is really there (even when the

sacred cow scale doesnt' say so), and seek a professional for help, instead

of listening to all those fads out there.

That scale really IS a sacred cow, don't you think?????

, who thinks Florida sounds BEAUTIFUL >>

Amen to that !!!!!!

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SRFerron@... wrote:

>

> > I am 45 yrs old, 5'6 " , weigh 145, and wear a size 10 in most things. When I

> was as young as 25, I wore a 12 when I weighed 135. So, keep up the TB, and

> you're size will likely diminish...even if your weight doesn't! Hang in

> there. :-)

>, your good results are proof that obsessing about weight is not worth it.

The weight goals we grew up with and read about in magazines are just too

arbitrary and unrealistic.

Elena

>

>

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Here's something I tried today...measure yourself right after a tae bo

workout, instead of before. That is when you muscles are tightest. When I

did that, it took 1.5 inches off my waist since the last time I measured,

which was at my " saggiest " time.

Did the same for my hips.

Re: Brag

>In a message dated 11/26/1999 10:57:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,

>etcarroll@... writes:

>

><< BUT today when I walked into the bedroom

> after a shower, I saw in the full length mirror that I have ABS and not

> just when I hold my stomach in! In fact, I think I could wear a bikini

> if I had to today. >>

>

>LOL I think your mirror was in my bathroom today!!!

>BTW I read today that sucking in your belly is the best exercise your abs

can

>do so this habit developed by Tae Bo & 's constant reminders is making

a

>huge difference in how we look and will look

>

>Barb

>who cannot believe I weigh what I do at my height & age

>so to the scales

>

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>

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oops, make that *****2.5**** inches, not 1.5!!

Re: Brag

>

>

>>In a message dated 11/26/1999 10:57:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,

>>etcarroll@... writes:

>>

>><< BUT today when I walked into the bedroom

>> after a shower, I saw in the full length mirror that I have ABS and not

>> just when I hold my stomach in! In fact, I think I could wear a bikini

>> if I had to today. >>

>>

>>LOL I think your mirror was in my bathroom today!!!

>>BTW I read today that sucking in your belly is the best exercise your abs

>can

>>do so this habit developed by Tae Bo & 's constant reminders is

making

>a

>>huge difference in how we look and will look

>>

>>Barb

>>who cannot believe I weigh what I do at my height & age

>>so to the scales

>>

>>------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

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Re: Brag

>SRFerron@... wrote:

>>

>> > I am 45 yrs old, 5'6 " , weigh 145, and wear a size 10 in most things.

When I

>> was as young as 25, I wore a 12 when I weighed 135. So, keep up the TB,

and

>> you're size will likely diminish...even if your weight doesn't! Hang in

>> there. :-)

>

>>, your good results are proof that obsessing about weight is not

worth it. The weight goals we grew up with and read about in magazines are

just too arbitrary and unrealistic.

>

>Elena

>>

>>

I was just going to say the same thing. Obviously the people who came up

with those weight guidelines didn't know what it would be like if people

actually EXERCISED!! Those guidelines are from the stoneage...and I think

the " new " guidelines are even worse. I truly believe that the " new "

guidelines were meant to be nothing more than a guilt trip for those who

" haven't lost the weight yet " .

I really think they should refrain from putting out guidelines like that. I

think it contributes to eating disorders and yo yo dieting, etc. After all,

if Blanks went in to his doctor, and weighed in at 295lbs, I doubt

very much his doctor would point to those guidelines and say " well,

according to this, you are obese " . PULEASE!

Instead they should put the *complete* picture out there...like a person

should have x%body fat, and a BMI of x. Cholesterol should be x, Blood

Sugar should be X, and you should be feeling less depressed, more energetic,

and fell stronger..be able to lift this or that. I think these guidelines

should be taken together as a complete picture, and not any one factor be

more important than another.

If they did that, it would encourage more people to be realistic when

setting goals. They would see progress that is really there (even when the

sacred cow scale doesnt' say so), and seek a professional for help, instead

of listening to all those fads out there.

That scale really IS a sacred cow, don't you think?????

, who thinks Florida sounds BEAUTIFUL!!

What do the rest of you think?? any other ideas??

>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

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In a message dated 12/10/99 2:34:55 PM Pacific Standard Time,

Agaw12577@... writes:

<< Can I have my scale back now? LOL! >>

Amaaannda!! We don't have much longer... just do what I do and tell myself

I've lost 5 lbs since I last weighed myself... I have nothing to prove that

I'm wrong about that.

Jenni

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In a message dated 12/10/99 6:07:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Nesteabee@... writes:

<<

Amaaannda!! We don't have much longer... just do what I do and tell myself

I've lost 5 lbs since I last weighed myself... I have nothing to prove that

I'm wrong about that.

Jenni

>>

What a clever approach! ;o) Sharon

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> This was a big accomplishment for me because I am the

> type that if I don't work out early in the morning, I don't do it at

all.

> Also, most of the time, when I am feeling guilty for not exercising

and

> eating bad, I eat more. This time I got off my butt and did something

about

> it.

,

That's so great. I'm the same way. I always try to get my workouts

done in the morning, otherwise, I'll just procrastinate or think of a

million other things that I need to do. But it's so great that you

turned this into a positive instead of making yourself feel worse by

eating more! Way to go!!

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In a message dated 12/11/1999 11:56:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,

moody@... writes:

<< Ladies, if this happened to a 45 year old that never had one to

begin with..just imagine the possibilities!

-who won't be posting this at the big board, but there are only a

few of us here, right????? >>

yup only 110 of us

Barb

who has found abs I never had even when my thinnest and workingout at a gym

with Nautilus equipment daily half my lifetime ago

AKA:POMBarb, Mad-Dame Yenta, Tae-Bo Barb

" Cats and Teens will do what they want and

Dogs and Parents just better get used to it "

<A HREF= " http://hometown.aol.com/horsemom2/myhomepage/index.html " >Barb's

Places on the web</A>

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That is WONDERFUL about your BUTT!!!

I hope that happens tome! I used to have a nice figure skater's butt, but no more, it has disappeared into the marshmallow hips!!

Maybe there is hope after all!

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> Ladies, if this happened to a 45 year old that never had one to

> begin with..just imagine the possibilities!

,

That's great!!! Actually a few months ago, my fiancee told me that

tae-bo was making my butt look really good. He even had me wear this

one pair of jeans over to his parents, because they made my butt look

so good. He says it's alot higher than it used to be. Meanwhile, the

jeans that I wore were falling off my waist, so needless to say I don't

think I'll be wearing those jeans anymore!!!

> -who won't be posting this at the big board, but there are only

a

> few of us here, right?????

Be careful, it's a false sense of security, because only a few of us

post, but there are tons of people lurking

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wrote:

>

> I have a brag that could make me a butt of alot of jokes..but I'm so

> happy that I don't care!

> I have always had a flat butt...no definition between the bottom of

> the butt and the top of the thighs. Nadda. When I gained that extra 40

> pounds..it was wider but STILL flat.

> The past month I have been noticing these lines under the cheeks.

> Ladies, I'm not joking here..I kept checking in the mirror to make sure

> they were still there. This was a big deal to me.

> Anyway yesterday I put on a pair of my men's levis (I have always

> had to wear men's jeans because I never had enough butt to fill out the

> woman's). Anyway, I turned around and looked in the mirror, and a

> woman's butt was there!!! I was home alone, so I called my daughter and

> made her come over to check out my SHAPLEY butt.

> I remember the girl in the old infomercial saying that Tae-Bo cuts a

> nice butt, but didn't expect it to happen to me.

> Somehow working on those glutes lifted it and gave it a nice round

> shape.

>

, way to go! For anyone interested, I, too, have seen my butt go

from flat and skinny to round and firm. It makes pants look great. I

credit the FLOOR WORK!

Elena

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> >

> , way to go! For anyone interested, I, too, have seen my butt

go

> from flat and skinny to round and firm. It makes pants look great. I

> credit the FLOOR WORK!

>

> Elena, I agree with you on the floorwork. For me it was the side leg

lifts and that holding the leg out to the side on basic live 1. I

practiced that alot in the pool while I was in there watching the

grandbabies. Congrats on your round and firm too!

-who is going to try on woman's jeans the next time I'm at the

store.

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In a message dated 12/14/99 10:41:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,

litlrooh@... writes:

<< Ok, my brag for the week is that was totally exhausted, but I popped the

AD2 tape in and did 40 min of it. Yay!

Now I can look forward to a nice relaxing bath.

>>

Whooo hoo !!!!! AL2 is a great workout!!!!

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At 10:17 PM 12/14/1999 -0800, wrote:

> Ok, my brag for the week is that was totally exhausted, but I popped

>the AD2 tape in and did 40 min of it. Yay!

That's what I call discipline. Good for you !

-- Sandy

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In a message dated 12/14/99 10:41:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,

litlrooh@... writes:

<< Ok, my brag for the week is that was totally exhausted, but I popped the

AD2 tape in and did 40 min of it. Yay!

Now I can look forward to a nice relaxing bath.

>>

Great job !!!

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> Ok, my brag for the week is that was totally exhausted, but I popped

the AD2 tape in and did 40 min of it. Yay!

,

Congratulations! That's a great brag. So, what did you think of AL2?

I always like to hear a fresh perspective.

who did AL2 this morning and who still thinks this is one of the most

challenging tapes aerobically and who is thankful that this morning her

daughter's diaper needed changing around the 30 minute mark!

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In a message dated 12/26/99 10:02:23 AM Pacific Standard Time,

litlrooh@... writes:

<< , who will check out her regular scale today, just to make sure

before getting TOOO excited...LOL

>>

Good Luck !!!

Jenni

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Ok, I was going to wait until tomorrow to make sure, but I got on a scale at work last night. Its a different one than I usuallyuse, so I have to check on the other one to make sure, but

I lost 4 lbs since Thanksgiving. And its the day before the curse is due!!

I'm not going to jump for joy YET, because I am also very dry, and very thirsty, (we have oil, forced air for heat..UGH!). But, considering the muscle I've probalby gained, a loss of 4 lbs is pretty big!! YAY!

, who will check out her regular scale today, just to make sure before getting TOOO excited...LOL

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In a message dated 12/26/1999 1:02:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,

litlrooh@... writes:

<< I lost 4 lbs since Thanksgiving. And its the day before the curse is due!!

I'm not going to jump for joy YET, because I am also very dry, and very

thirsty, (we have oil, forced air for heat..UGH!). But, considering the

muscle I've probalby gained, a loss of 4 lbs is pretty big!! YAY!

, who will check out her regular scale today, just to make sure

before getting TOOO excited...LOL

>>

Great Job . Isn't it a great feeling????? Bolinda