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[*LabLoverKEB*]

Wow, buckner! You look great! Keep up the good work, guys... (now I need to loose weight, too...)

[My Peanuts]

Robilee! That is wonderful! When I started working out in March I could only do the elliptical trainer for 10 minutes and I'd get sweaty too. Now I can do it for 30+ minutes. Like Christa said, 10 minutes for a week or 2 then try doing 11 minutes. Also, don't try to be a champ. I nice slow walk at the beginning is a great start. I'm so happy you posted this! You made my day!

[jazzcat]

RobiLee - that is great! Way to go! As for the sweat, I bet I could sweat you under the table. I sweat just watching other people exercise! I think that is why I like swimming - I stay cool plus who can tell if I'm sweating or it's just from being in the water, LOL. My sweat glands work the same weather I've lost weight or not.

Buckner - you look awesome!!!!

[carole]

Robilee that is wonderful and very inspiring, i actually got off my butt and went for a walk yesterday too, it has been so freezing cold here until yesterday and that has been my excuse, and that i am not really an outdoors girl , all true but does not help shift that weight now does it, i was walking daily before and now realise how my fitness(not that i was extremely fit or anything) has dropped since i stopped, i could only manage twice around the block instead of three times and not at my usual fast pace, never mind , i did it, now Robilee remember just to take one day at a time, that is the key i believe and i know that figure on the scales is probably depressing, but think in one weeks time you could be maybe five pounds lighter and feeling happier and healthier.

My girlfriend is a very large girl, she has a prominent career as a lawyer, and she neither smokes or drinks,but loves to eat, i never in a million years thought she would ever loose weight, she is ten years younger than me and has a history of diabetes in her family, i always tried to encourage her, one day she borrowed my Weight watchers magazine and has not looked back since, she joined with two friends and now has lost 15 kgs(around 30 pounds) she still has 39 kgs to go, but she is so determined, i am over the moon to see her do this, just wanted to share her story in hope Robilee and others that it might inspire you to continue with the battle, believe me it is worth it in the end.

I continue with my struggle daily as well, and it is tough, i really am desperate to shift the two kilos i have gained and then get onto loosing the rest, i made a promise to myself to be fit,fair and fifty next year, and i do not want to let myself down yet again.

To everyone else congratulations on your efforts and hopefully we can all inspire and encourage those who are battling with it to succeed, onwards and downwards(in the pounds-kilos department) i say, here's to success everyone.

[micki76]

I know I never post here anymore, but I read almost daily and I had to chime in on this one.

Robilee, I have to tell you that when I first started working out in Feb '05, I couldn't do 5 minutes on my recumbent bike. And after those 3.5 minutes on the easiest setting, my legs would shake and I felt sick. But you know, eventually I was able to increase the time and the difficulty. Now I do over 2 hours a day on it (well, not every day anymore) and I've lost 67 lbs. I feel great and no longer pant walking to answer the door.

I've recently decided that I want to lose about 25 more. I want to be the same weight I was at 30 when I turn 40 next year.

[jazzcat]

I know I never post here anymore, but I read almost daily and I had to chime in on this one.

Robilee, I have to tell you that when I first started working out in Feb '05, I couldn't do 5 minutes on my recumbent bike. And after those 3.5 minutes on the easiest setting, my legs would shake and I felt sick. But you know, eventually I was able to increase the time and the difficulty. Now I do over 2 hours a day on it (well, not every day anymore) and I've lost 67 lbs. I feel great and no longer pant walking to answer the door.

I've recently decided that I want to lose about 25 more. I want to be the same weight I was at 30 when I turn 40 next year.

Wow Micki, I haven't seen you here in so long. It's great to see you back! Congrats on the weight loss and getting so healthy! I hope the furkids are well.

Laura - you look wonderful!

[carole]

Well done Robilee, i too went for another walk, be it only 20 mins but it is better than not doing anything, maybe we can encourage each other on as we seem to be in the same place right now.