Ha ha! I've been trying to lose some weight and I work out at above place. :)

I'm trying to loose one lousey pound before I start the next.

Maybe I should throw away my chocolate cookies?

Ya think?

I've got a whole section of my blog devoted to us over 40 trying to loose weight (with photos yuk).

here's the link:
http://older-parent.adoptionblogs.com/?cat=866

Michelle
Foster/Adopt Blog

Older Parent BlogOlder adoptive mom blogger

Good luck Debra. Most of my life I was pretty thin, but then from about age 45-55 I gained over 40 pounds. I'd never been good at dieting since I was always a foodie. I'm not sure what drew me to the South Beach Diet, but it worked for me in a wonderful way. I lost more than 10 pounds the first two weeks, and lost 35 pounds in about 6 months. It took me almost a year to slowly lose the last 7 pounds, for a total of 42 pounds lost. I was also able to quit taking cholesterol medication, and in fact my cholesterol numbers were all better after a year on this diet (without medication) than they had ever been when I was taking medication.

Having said all that, the most important thing about dieting IMHO is to pick a diet that works with your own food preferences. I was never too much of a sweets eater, which I think is one reason South Beach works so well for me. I've kept the weight off for more than two years now (while writing a food blog!) and for me this is a permanent change in eating habits.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen

Debra, and anyone who is wondering if it's worth the trouble to try to lose weight, here's my before and after photos. I probably wouldn't have ever posted them on my blog except I was featured in a magazine, and they promised to put the url of the blog, so it seemed worth it. Still it's mildly embarassing to have people who know me now to see how fat I truly was.

I guess if it inspired anyone else to want to lose weight, it will be worth sharing the photos.

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen

One of my favourite weight loss blogs is Half of Me. If you click on Progress you can see several 360* views of her weight loss. She's lost more than 150lbs since she started.

I'll be watching Deby's progress. Gyms scare me (for many reasons) so I'm interested in the idea of trainer sesssions.

Sassymonkey, Sassymonkey Reads, and Sassymonkey Eats

I figure if I'm out in public looking like that I have no business trying to be vain on my site. The photo above is also me, but a bit more put together:)

I joined weightlossbuddy and we have a weight loss support group there. just go to weightlossbuddy.com and join team pikes peak

My favorite diet is anyone that includes chocolate
Michelle
Foster/Adopt Blog

Older Parent Blog

Sarah, thanks for the heads-up. An affordable trainer? Miraculous concept...

Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder
Surfette

One week into the program and what can report?

1. Core exercises look easy.. but they're not. And they leave me sore the next day.

2. I sweat more when walking inside than out. Is it humidity or intensity? I'm not sure.

3. I still like working weight machines. Why have I avoided them for 10 years? And, damn, in most directions my arms/shoulders are strong!

4. One key diet recommendation: eat 300 calories every 3 hours throughout the day. This, too, sounds easy, but it's taken time to get the thought going. Now it seems to be working.

5. I lost 2# in this first week. Guido, my trainer, thinks this all from the 3/300 plan.

Debra
A Stitch In Time
Deb's Daily Distractions