I've got a lot to catch up on!

Toby's my baby: Yes, muscle does weigh more than fat - you may not notice as much of a weight loss difference on the scales - more of a difference in the way your clothes will fit - but you WILL notice a SERIOUS difference!!! Weights reshape your body!

Almita: Way to go on the 8 bottles - that's hard for even me!

popcornbird: I'm not going to yell at you, just remind you that after the wedding is when a lot of people gain a LOT of weight - including myself. I gained weight in college, but after hubby & I married, we both blew up like whales! I probably gained 20 pounds in the 4 months after! So definitely don't get lazy on us!

buckner: Hope you're planning to consume more than 500 cals today, girl!!! That's not much! Did you look at that recipe site that I posted???

beeniesmom: Sounds alright, just don't make pasta a habit for dinner - although I complete understand the "carb craving" . . . And how about an afternoon snack?

My Peanuts: Okay . . . if I haven't said it before, which I think I have, I'm saying it again . . . YOU HAVE TO LET YOUR MUSCLE GROUPS REST AT LEAST ONE DAY!!! If you work your legs one day, you MUST MUST MUST let them rest the next day! Do you need a lesson on how lifting weights & building muscles work??? Please give your legs a days rest!!! Please!!! LOL Okay, seriously, here's the short version . . . your muscles are made up of tiny threads and as you're lifting weights, those threads and fibers are RIPPING & tearing!!! Then, you go home and rest . . . your muscles start to heal back and they're like . . . "hey guys, we need to be STRONGER, tougher, bigger!" That's why they GROW!!! And that's the layman's way of looking at it - that's why you NEED to rest your worked muscles. They're recovering - I only work my legs once a week, if that tells you anything. . . . okay, lecture over.

Jazzcat: The sandbag feet could be from anything . . . my first question is . . . what did you eat before you went? Or what DIDN'T you eat? I always try to eat a little something before I go to the gym - something with protien. Never carbs because they'll just burn up & spike your blood sugar. Or you might have just been drained, tired . . . I've been having that problem lately. Too much going on - no energy - too little sleep.

You all are doing so great this week! I'm so proud of you all! Sorry I haven't been on so much . . . I've been a little under the weather myself. Not really sick - just absolutely worn out. Work all day, drag myself to the gym, come home and make dinner and get in bed so late, get up at the crack of dawn. I'm about ready to drop. Anyway, I'm so glad to see you all so involved this week & motivating each other. Makes me smile.