[Cheri T]

Oh me oh my! Do I detect NEW shredder buttons?!?!?! PRETTY! Love the turquoise Brandy, especially next to the purply-pinky SG buttons! Thanks! (Hint: hit your refresh button if you don't see the turquoise button).

Also meant to say, I love your new Avatar pic Brandy...very classy and beautiful!

[tiza126]

Ooooooh I love the new shredder buttons!!

[Bride]

Where do you get the turquoise button????

[Cheri T]

Lei, the easiest way I know is to right click on someone else's (eg. mine) and "save image location". Then go into your signature and type [img ] (without the space), then control/V to paste in the location you saved, then [/img ] (without the space)

[Brandy M]

Cheri T, on 07 September 2011 - 06:36 PM, said:

Oh me oh my! Do I detect NEW shredder buttons?!?!?! PRETTY! Love the turquoise Brandy, especially next to the purply-pinky SG buttons! Thanks! (Hint: hit your refresh button if you don't see the turquoise button).

Also meant to say, I love your new Avatar pic Brandy...very classy and beautiful!

Thank you! I am starting to feel pretty thanks to you girls.
We needed a new button, starting fresh with a new season. I know you can't see the text because it is small but it is the words that SHRED stand for:
Support Health Responsibility Enthusiasm & Determination (that spells our little ole group)

[tiza126]

Brandy M, on 07 September 2011 - 07:14 PM, said:

We needed a new button, starting fresh with a new season. I know you can't see the text because it is small but it is the words that SHRED stand for:
Support Health Responsibility Enthusiasm & Determination (that spells our little ole group)

I love that Brandy!!!

[Lisanne]

Oh, Brandy, beautiful buttons, and I love the meaning applied to it!! It truly makes me pumped up to be more responsible, enthusiastic and determined this time!! This is going to be the month I get it done, and Tiza, you are an inspiration to me with what you said about struggling at first, and now, even though you may not love it, you still get it done!

[tiza126]

Lisanne, on 07 September 2011 - 07:51 PM, said:

Oh, Brandy, beautiful buttons, and I love the meaning applied to it!! It truly makes me pumped up to be more responsible, enthusiastic and determined this time!! This is going to be the month I get it done, and Tiza, you are an inspiration to me with what you said about struggling at first, and now, even though you may not love it, you still get it done!

Woohoo! I inspired someone! Believe me, I've been there not too long ago. And I'm finally getting into the right mindset and starting to see some results. During one of my morning walks I gave myself a pep talk and told myself that nobody can do this for me, I need to do it for myself, and I WILL do it. And I keep reminding myself of that each time I dread pressing the play button on my DVD player. Hang in there!

[sanot]

I'm in! I need some accountability! I'll be doing the DVD 30 day shred...once a long time ago I got to level 3, but fell out of the habit and need to make it part of my routine again...not sure WHEN I'll do it...might have to be with an alarm at 5:30AM...:-( But I always feel better once I get up and get doing it.

[CRS]

Sigh....I'm in. It's been a long day and the thought of another 30 days just kills me, but tomorrow I'll feel better about it!

[Lisanne]

tiza126, on 07 September 2011 - 08:07 PM, said:

Lisanne, on 07 September 2011 - 07:51 PM, said:

Oh, Brandy, beautiful buttons, and I love the meaning applied to it!! It truly makes me pumped up to be more responsible, enthusiastic and determined this time!! This is going to be the month I get it done, and Tiza, you are an inspiration to me with what you said about struggling at first, and now, even though you may not love it, you still get it done!

Woohoo! I inspired someone! Believe me, I've been there not too long ago. And I'm finally getting into the right mindset and starting to see some results. During one of my morning walks I gave myself a pep talk and told myself that nobody can do this for me, I need to do it for myself, and I WILL do it. And I keep reminding myself of that each time I dread pressing the play button on my DVD player. Hang in there!

I'm not the greatest at posting and replying, but I do read many of the posts, and I love following your posts, good and bad. The bad makes me relate to you because I go through it, and the good gives me hope because you have overcome a lot of the bad.

I was thinking about when you experience the big frustration/angry times when you work out may be due to the fact that you aren't into that particular fitness routine, whether it is a particular DVD or the exercise bike. There are so many different ways to exercise, maybe you just need to find the best fit for you. I think this because I have done some DVD's that leave me so incredibly irritated!!


It's no longer a matter of WILL you do it--you ARE doing it!!

[LauraS]

Well, I have new inspiration for this. I had a doctors appointment today. Looks like the D word. . . diabetes. I am getting tested for it. I hope I don't have it. I was put on a 1600 calorie/day diet! Uggg.....

[Smiles]

Laura, do not despair. I have type 2 diabetes and so do a number of other Scrap Girls. It is not the end of the world, believe me. Ask for a referral to a diabetes educator if at all possible. Learning about how carbohydrates affect your body is a real eye-opener for food choices. And if you're diabetic or prediabetic, exercise is probably the best thing you can do for yourself - it makes your cells less insulin resistant, which means the good stuff goes into your cells instead of floating around in your bloodstream, causing havoc. Let us know - and we're here to cheer you on!

[Smiles]

Brandy M, on 07 September 2011 - 07:14 PM, said:

Cheri T, on 07 September 2011 - 06:36 PM, said:

Also meant to say, I love your new Avatar pic Brandy...very classy and beautiful!

Thank you! I am starting to feel pretty thanks to you girls.
We needed a new button, starting fresh with a new season. I know you can't see the text because it is small but it is the words that SHRED stand for:
Support Health Responsibility Enthusiasm & Determination (that spells our little ole group)

Brandy, you have always, always been beautiful, inside and out. Sometimes it's hard to feel good about ourselves when we don't meet society's definition of it, though. I'm glad you are beginning to feel as beautiful as you are.
hugs,

[SarahBat]

Sign me UP!!! Cheri, thank you for being the chart keeper this time around.

Love the pretty buttons, Brandy. Thanks for making them.

[sarabethp]

I'm in! DH and I set an alarm yesterday and did 20 min and dragged ourselves out of bed this morning for another 20 min. Yesterday I took my before pictures and started a journal uses the fabulous new kits in the store (thanks Angie and Brandy) and I set me some goals to work towards. I am looking forward/dreading this journey, but my jeans are too tight and I don't want to buy a bigger size.

[Jo Corne]

yep count me in too, I like having the accountability, makes me get up off my lazy behind and get moving.
Dh tried out his sisters Wii Fit while visiting over in London last week and he liked it...think that will be our family Chanukah pressie later this year...then I can use it for my exercising too.

thanks Cheri for doing this, you are a star

[Jen Reed]

I'm in again.

[Brandy M]

Smiles, on 07 September 2011 - 09:39 PM, said:

Brandy M, on 07 September 2011 - 07:14 PM, said:

Cheri T, on 07 September 2011 - 06:36 PM, said:

Also meant to say, I love your new Avatar pic Brandy...very classy and beautiful!

Thank you! I am starting to feel pretty thanks to you girls.
We needed a new button, starting fresh with a new season. I know you can't see the text because it is small but it is the words that SHRED stand for:
Support Health Responsibility Enthusiasm & Determination (that spells our little ole group)

Brandy, you have always, always been beautiful, inside and out. Sometimes it's hard to feel good about ourselves when we don't meet society's definition of it, though. I'm glad you are beginning to feel as beautiful as you are.
hugs,

Aww thanks Gayle. I know what you mean, but it definitely is tough. I am always the one behind the camera. BUT! I will get where I am comfortable. I think for my final treat for reaching my goal will be to have the twin's photographer @ Two Chics take some nice pictures of me and the babies too. I just hope I can get there before they are able to drive to the photoshoot! LOL

[tiza126]

Brandy M, on 09 September 2011 - 01:19 PM, said:

Aww thanks Gayle. I know what you mean, but it definitely is tough. I am always the one behind the camera. BUT! I will get where I am comfortable. I think for my final treat for reaching my goal will be to have the twin's photographer @ Two Chics take some nice pictures of me and the babies too. I just hope I can get there before they are able to drive to the photoshoot! LOL

Those twins seem to be growing at twice the normal speed of time.


And how much fun would it be to have a giant Shredders group photo shoot

[Cheri T]

Ooooh, now let's pick a fun location for THAT! I have travel on the brain; let's all go to The Netherlands to be photographed there. Jeroen could do it, right?
Come on everyone, pack up and our last exercise session (before the photo) will be dragging our wheeled luggage through the airports. LOL!

[Cheri T]

Hm...I have a LOT of names to add to this chart before Monday. And that's a GOOD thing!

[tiza126]

Cheri T, on 09 September 2011 - 02:10 PM, said:

Ooooh, now let's pick a fun location for THAT! I have travel on the brain; let's all go to The Netherlands to be photographed there. Jeroen could do it, right?
Come on everyone, pack up and our last exercise session (before the photo) will be dragging our wheeled luggage through the airports. LOL!

Woohoo! Let's go!

[Brandy M]

I'd be thrilled if all of ya'll came here! I will tell Jeroen he is volunteered.

[tiza126]

Brandy M, on 09 September 2011 - 02:26 PM, said:

I'd be thrilled if all of ya'll came here!

"all of ya'll" - you can take the girl out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the girl!!

[Soxfanjen]

I'm in too! Just started back at the Y and I am having fun with the classes but this will help keep me going!

[Smiles]

Soxfanjen, on 09 September 2011 - 06:12 PM, said:

I'm in too! Just started back at the Y and I am having fun with the classes but this will help keep me going!

Welcome to Scrap Girls! We're so glad you jumped in.
I was stationed at Ft. Lewis several years ago - it sure is pretty country up your way!

[Cheri T]

Soxfanjen, on 09 September 2011 - 06:12 PM, said:

I'm in too! Just started back at the Y and I am having fun with the classes but this will help keep me going!

Hi Jen! Glad to see you on the forums and joining in:) I remember you at a chat I hosted a while back.

[mimes1]

[/quote]
And how much fun would it be to have a giant Shredders group photo shoot
[/quote]

That would be ALOT of fun!! Hey - I have an idea! If we can't actually all get together maybe we can find someone who knows Photoshop and we could photoshop us all together.

[mimes1]

I"m looking forward to this next session. In the last week I have seriously fallen off the wagon. Can you believe I missed the very last day of the last month after not missing a day (or a makeup) for 2 months? And this week I just can't seem to get it together. It shows me just how important consistency and momentum really is. I broke my stride just a little bit and I now I'm having a really hard time getting going again.

I've noticed in just these last few days that I haven't had my walk that I can really feel that I'm not doing my exercise, which in itself should get me going. I think I"m going to just stop beating myself up over it, take the remainder few days just off from walking, and start strong again on Monday.

PS - Brandy, I really love the new button, and the acronym is very inspiring!
Cheri, thanks for taking on the chart for the next month.