SLIM IN 6: Help Me Look Hot in My Wedding Dress Challenge!

[LooseShoes]

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I'm back, and can at least sort of see some. I have little bitty floaters like tiny dots floating in my eye, I have long, stringy ones that travel usually where I'm trying to see, and I have areas of fog in random places in my field of vision. However, it's better than Friday. I am so cranky! TOM hit Thursday, and contrary to what my opthalmologist thinks, it has a major impact on my eye. Between steroids coursing thru my system, hormones and fear that my "good" eye will NOT hold up, I've been trying to stay away from people to not inflict my "mood" on them.

On the bright side, at least I don't have to take the steroid pills this time. I couldn't read or watch TV, so I got a lot of cleaning done. Didn't quite feel up to doing Slim in 6, but I did stay active and pretty much on course with Atkins. Some chocolate did manage to throw itself down my throat in a suicidal fit, but the damage was minimal and I did step away from it, for its own protection, of course.

Hope you enjoyed burning up my share, MS. I'll try to do at least part of it myself today.

Kristy, sounds like a great idea to pay yourself for your hard work! Good incentive, and with selling your too big clothes, you can have a nice new wardrobe!

Thanks for caring and listening to my crankiness. I promise I'll be better soon.

[misplaced southerner]

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hi caryl! well i would worry about you if all this did NOT make you cranky!!! sheesh!!! how often does this eye thing happen? i would be terrible to be around. in fact, i HAVE been terrible to be around this weekend and i do NOT have floaters OR TOM or ANY reason! maybe i should just go and exercise some of the meanness out of myself!

well sunday is my day off. just came in from reading at the pool. taking mini me to target for a few things. i dont want to cook dinner or clean up or anything! ATTITUDE!! so honey, i'll listen to your crankiness anytime. we all have our days. as i tell my honey, we can be cranky, let's just plan not to both do it at the same time!

sure hope that you feel better, ease back into the exercise. take it easy. oh i forgot to tell you......i did enough BIU that you lost 10 pounds!!! (yea that would be cool, huh? cyberworkout results!!! ) hang in there girl and keep us posted.

[LooseShoes]

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Hey, MS, maybe you should do my exercise for me all the time!

I've dealt with iritis off and on for about 15 years. I haven't had it for the last 4 years, though, so I thought it had gone away for good. The doctors don't tell you a whole lot, so since I am a nerd, I did some research on it. It's an autoimmune disease, no real known cause. In laymen's terms it's arthritis of the iris-the colored part of your eye. The iris does the contracting and dilating to let light in your eye, it's a muscle. I started with iritis in my left eye 15 years ago. Normally when the Dr dilates your eyes you can just see a small rim of iris. In my left eye, fully dilated, it looks like I'm in a fairly well lighted room. It doesn't dilate but maybe 1/3 of what it should. The pain in the eye is like arthritis, and gets bad enough to make the side of my face feel numb at times. The scary part is, left untreated or if it gets too inflamed, it can cause acute glaucoma and the pressure can build so quick it can totally mess up your eye forever. Well, you probably know more than you wanted now, sorry.

I'm feeling marginally less cranky. Back to work, but I'm still not seeing great. I'm going to try to get back in the swing of exercise today, that will probably make me feel better. I hope your crankiness improves, too. Spending time with kids can make it go either way lol. Have a great day, and 19 more days!

[LooseShoes]

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I Burned it up again last night. 11 more days, and I have to admit that they were right when they said it would re shape your body. This burn it up really melts the pounds off, too. My daughter got her friend excited about it and they're doing start it up together. She's also doing burn it up with me, so she ought to be really tired.

It does get easier, I still am not good at pushups, and maybe never will be, but I am better. I'm not fond of half jacks, either. Too much of me still bounces! The rest of it really is much better, though. I think the break helped my hip, too.

Everybody have a great day!

[misplaced southerner]

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hi caryl! i HATE those half jacks too. i agree that this works! i was skeptical...all those infommercials promise results so you never know. joy and some of the others were RIGHT! glad you are seeing the results you want! i too will probably never be the push up queen but we can't be perfect at everything now can we?

soo cool too that your daughter and her friend like it...we could start a burn it up revolution! i can't say i like it any better than i did when i started but i do like results

i added 30 min on my elliptical and am still at an empasse with the loss...but i will persist. i can't hurt can it? sooner or later it will move. way to go caryl. oh, and i hope your eye is feeling better!

[slimndown]

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Hi guys! Popping in to say that I haven't bailed. I still haven't found My other disc yet so I'm stuck with BIU which is burning me OUT. I did it some last week but each day afterward I would feel WIPED out even though I have only done a couple sections of it. Additionally, I've taken on a new project that requires me to walk a couple hours most every morning with a baby in a baby sack on my chest. That wears me out too. I'm sure my body will catch up evetually!

[LooseShoes]

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Good to hear from you again, Slimndown! Burn it up does wear you out. I am amazed at how fast I've been able to get used to the exercise. The body really does work if you use it. Take it easy on your back with the baby. I carried mine around like that for a long time. They stay pretty happy, and you can talk to them better. It does get a little warm in the summer with the extra body heat. Good for you for exercising that way!

MS, sorry those pounds are so stubborn, but relax, they will go away sooner or later. You've done so well, and stuck with it even when it's been frustrating.

I did burn it up again last night. Doing the leg exercises with my head down doesn't work well for me right now, so I did the ab workout instead of that part. My eye will surely get better soon, and I'll do the leg workouts then. I'm frustrated my eye isn't responding any better than it is, but there's nothing else I can do right now. So, I try not to think about it any more than I have to.

I hope everybody has a great day and plenty of energy!

[LooseShoes]

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Did burn it up and the ab work out last night. I think I'm starting to actually feel ab muscles, cool!
Hang in there, gals!

[misplaced southerner]

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hi caryl! you are doing so great! did you take your beginning measurements? i CAN"T WAIT to see your loss!!!

[slimndown]

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Hey there! I got through The first 3 sections of burn it up! Man those pliet crunches really work! I can feel my whole core aching the rest of the day! I don't know how many times I've felt like kicking the TV (accidentally on purpose of course) during section 2. Is it me, or does Steph look like he does everything the girly way?

[misplaced southerner]

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way to go slim!!! yea i think steph is a total goofball!!!

[LooseShoes]

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Yeah, Steph definitely isn't my idea of the epitome of manhood! He needs more breaks than I do! (almost)

Worked out again last night. Kind of had an energy lag, but that seems to hit right before it gets easier again. Looking forward to tonight.

I did take measurements, MS, and I'll compare after next week. I measured last week, and from when I first started Atkins, 15 weeks at the time, I've lost 6 inches each or more throughout my stomach, hips, chest area. I hope the last 40 pounds really shrink that area. I still want to lose 10 inches in my hips, waist and chest (not so much in the boob area, please) Just have to have faith and BELIEVE!, right?

[misplaced southerner]

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that's RIGHT girl....BELIEVE! BELIEVE!!! BELIEVE!!!

[LooseShoes]

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I went to the eye doctor for a check up, eye is getting better, yes! Will still take a month to get off those eye drops though.

Was just kind of tired, so took a rest day. Will Burn it up today.

I'm down to 161! Watch out 150's, here I come. I had set up some tentative mini-goals when I started Atkins, had originally wanted to be down in the 160's by July 28-niece's wedding. I'm already there, so I'm not buying a dress for at least another month. Still wish midsection would give up the fat, but I BELIEVE and I'm going to force it off! Got to get back to cleaning my utility room-it's a converted garage, and we've made a huge mess back there. Have a great weekend, and hug on your dads if you still have them.

[misplaced southerner]

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you are melting! if you are not careful debbie will have you doing back up routines for her along with steff!!!