Hey Holly girl! You are an our January exercise queen!!!!!!! That's awesome! Does that Firms AB tape seem to work? Any exercise tapes for sagging boobs?? hehehehehe! It would save me a lot of $$. Ok, I have no clue how many miles I jog, but I run for 30 minutes a day (not super fast, but for sure faster than even fast walking) And then every other day I'll do some strength training with light weights. I was going to add a little more weight, but then I checked out the muscles on my arms and I don't want them any bigger, if it wasn't for the xtra skin, I'd have a nice muscle. lol! I exercise daily too and feel horrible if I skip a day, total opposite from last year!! I am going to convince myself that I'm not going to get fat overnight if I skip a day of exercise. That's the OCD in me, lol!

Marta, I am so sorry to hear you are going to have to go through another surgery. I wanted to let you know I was thinking about you. Keep us posted! Lindy

Katy, Thanks sweetie!!! I know what you mean...this weather is just incredibly crazy. I am so ready for spring / summer so I can get things done. I just did my taxes tonight and submitted to the IRS via e-filing, but I was dreading being up because it's too darn cold. Right Now, I am feeling good about the way I look. The problem is just in my head about the actual weight on the scales. In High School, I was always between 105 - 115. So, I knew that there would be a possibility that I could easily get into this range, but I wasn't sure what the realistic aspect of it was. In high school, I often looked anorexic in pictures that showed my shoulders, etc. or at least when I was in drill team outfits that were tight fitting. I don't feel like I look quite that bad or even bad at all. Pictures is usually when I can tell. If I don't have my makeup on and my hair isn't fixed, I feel like I really look bad. Not sure why that matters, but I think a large part of it is the fact that my hair is still growing out and has all of these fly aways that are only an inch off my head. URGH!!! I never had short hair before ever, so I am not familiar with hair grow out. It's not very fun. I am noticing my hair starting to thicken up a bit. I have very fine brittle hair anyway and thus it's really struggling after the surgery, but it's definitely on the mend and time will deal with that. Dana (CajunGirl) on the TMB just posted a thread yesterday about how when you even back out and level out you don't look so gaunt and the issues at one year, etc of looking to thin seem to ease up a bit, even though there is no weight fluctation. You should go take a look at the post, it's amazing. Of course, her hair is a different color, she has more makeup on and she is actually smiling in the 2008 picture vs the 2007 pic. But it still gives me hope to look forward to. Well...keep things up girl!! You are so close to goal and I am very proud of you. Hugs, Lindy Steph - You are close to goal too!!! WAY TO GO! You rock for keeping us accountable every week, no matter what. This post is like my one daily cup of coffee, even if it does only happen once a week. Til next week!

I was just wondering how much everyone is exercising currently. I was just told by my Dr that it is important to take at least one day off a week- anyone else heard this? I do weights twice a week, a Firm Abs tape twice a week and I walked 5 miles a day last week- but that was high for me- I was trying to compensate for the excess calories I was getting in. Just curious what everyone else is doing... and my other question- do you think when you exercise more it ups your appetite? Thanks- Holly

Janie- They have to weigh it and record it... let us know... I am sooo excited for you!!! Holly