On another note, Scott continues to drop his weight.  He is down almost 25 pounds in two months and over 27 inches lost.  He likes to claim he has lost two feet of him!  I am grateful and proud of him for sticking to this.  He struggles more with feeling hungry and being “ruled” by his appetite than I have in the past.  I guess that makes me a little jealous as well.  He has a harder time sticking to it and has much more success. How is that fair?  But, if it keeps him around a little longer then it is worth it.  I really am happy for him.  We had a scare earlier this week, he had some chest pains and neck pains after work on Tuesday.  I almost called the ambulance, but he would not hear of it.  He seems better now, just can’t stop checking on him every couple hours, you know how it is right?  He did call and get an appointment for a physical, so we will know more in a few weeks.

We have enjoyed meeting so many of you and speaking to you on the phone.  The latest online weight loss challenge started last night, and we have some very motivated and excited participants this time around.  The opportunity to win big by losing big is too much for some of us to resist!  You can check it out here if you are interested.  You can still join our current challenge and another one will be kicking off soon, so register and let us speak to you on the phone to share our story and journey with you.  Thanks again for all your support.  We truly are in this thing together.

Until next time…

Marie ; – )

I appreciate the comments we have received from so many people on our previous posts.  It is important to share our successes and struggles together, in order to help encourage and lift each other up.  Please keep the feedback coming, we love to read it.

Finally, we are announcing today, a new program that we will be participating in to help anyone interested in losing weight!  It is called an “Online Weight Loss Challenge”.  Let me give you a few pertinent details.  First, it is open to anyone, regardless of how much you need or want to lose.  Second, you are not required to use the same programs or products we are using (or any program or product for that matter).  Third, your must not have had weight loss surgery in the past year.  Fourth, you can WIN MONEY!!!  There is a small fee to participate ($29 US) and these fees are collected and distributed to the person who loses the most weight during our challenge.  The challenge runs for 12 weeks, so you will be wrapping it up just in time for your holiday gatherings!  Imagine how good it will feel to have everyone asking you how you lost so much weight this year!  (I am looking forward to that).  Finally, you will have access to on online coaching seminar each week during the challenge where you will learn things like making healthy eating choices, how to exercise when you don’t have time, better options for when you have to eat out, etc.  It is an excellent program and I am sure many of you will enjoy participating, and maybe even winning the thing!  Scott and I will both be helping out as coaches and mentors during the challenge, so make sure you enroll by clicking here or going to http://www.UltimateOnlineWLC.com.  Oh yeah, I almost forgot, the next challenge starts on September 9th, 2009.  There is both an evening class held at 9:15 pm EDT, and a daytime class which will be at 12:15pm EDT so you can choose which works best for your schedule.

ALL of the money from the fees gets paid back as prizes to the top three participants, so get your friends and family and sign up today.  Again, you can click here or go to http://www.UltimateOnlineWLC.com .  I can’t wait to meet many of you online, so see you there!

Marie

These things really work!  I am down an additional 5 pounds this week guys!  My energy is sky high and I have not felt the usual cravings at night that have been my bane for sooooo long.  I am not sure what the secret is, (I have a meeting with him tomorrow to try to find out) but I am loving these things.  He is allowing me to offer you a FREE sample as well if you would like it.  Just visit this site and request your free sample pack.  Trust me on this one, you will fall in love with these things as well!  To our ultimate success…

Marie

Do you seriously want to know how to lose fat fast? It involves adding some resistance training to your exercise routine, at least twice a week. If you are willing to put in the extra effort you can lose considerably more weight a lot faster by adding resistance training to your weight loss program. There are several reasons for this. Lifting weights will help to burn body fat quicker than aerobic exercise which is something that a lot of people don’t understand. Now I am not saying you should not do cardio or aerobic exercise, just that you should not do them exclusively. Letís take a look at why resistance training helps you lose weight and fat fast.

Aerobic exercise for an hour or so will burn more calories than lifting weights for the same hour however weightlifting gives additional benefits after that hour that aerobic exercise doesn’t. The reasons for this are simple and effective. After resistance training your muscles are damaged and need to rebuild or repair themselves. This process begins within 24 hours after the exercise that damaged the muscles and continues for approximately 3-4 days (depending on a variety of personal factors). During this rebuilding or repair process your muscles continue to burn even more calories so you are getting the benefit of the calories that are expended during the exercise itself, combined with the calories that are expended as the muscles are rebuilding and repairing themselves. This 4-5 day cycle cannot be rushed, and exercising the same muscle groups with the same exercises every other day (as many people do) actually retards your ability to rebuild your muscle and burn calories. This is one of the major factors in people hitting a weight loss plateau. It is also the theory behind the famous ìmuscle confusionî principle used in the P90X programs that are all the rage right now.

It is extremely important during this rebuilding process that you continue to feed your body the essential nutrients it needs to rebuild these muscles. That is why almost every world class athlete will take supplements during their training and why it is a good idea for you to consider them in some form for your training as well. The best diet progam that I use and recommend helps you by providing menus, meal plans, recipes and shopping lists for your use in making sure your body gets the nutrients it needs to burn fat and support your weight loss goals.  You can check it out by clicking here.

There is also another benefit that is obtained by weightlifting and resistance exercise and that is the fact that you will be building up muscle mass. Now donít get concerned thinking you are going to look like a female version of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not only is this unlikely, without the use of steroids it is impossible particularly for a woman. Muscle is the most efficient means of burning fat and by building up your muscle mass you are creating a fat-burning machine that will help to use up any excess calories and body fat throughout the day. This is why people who supplement their weight loss programs with suitable resistance training will reduce fat and get considerably better results in less time.

You also get the additional benefits of becoming more fit, improving your heart health and your bones strength (particularly important as we age as women) and it also has a positive effect on your mental attitude. To some people just feeling better about themselves can be a huge key in solving why they overeat in the first place. You don’t have to lift excessive weights for this to work either. Even light resistance training will be an added benefit to your weight-loss program. Using your own body weight, you can start in your own home with some beginner exercises that will help you tremendously as you start your journey to lose weight fast and loose fat forever!