Happy Birthday traineo buddy!!!

Breaking 140 again! Congrats on that and good job, you've worked hard!

You've done a great job with losing weight!

Happy April! Keep up the good work!

Thx for checking in on me! No official date yet but seems like 7/4/09 is sounding better each day. I'm looking to see when the next round of blog posts start?

still rockin it i see!

I'm happy to see you didn't get frustrated about that little peak there and worked it right off! Keep up the good work!

You are gorgeous.

Training has picked up a bunch for me. I am not able to go outside and run as much, it feels too cold here now as well. My work gym is always there waiting for me though :-) I haven't been watching my diet as closely as I should be, but my cardio endurance feels good and getting better. I could also use some weight training, I've been slacking on that a bunch!

Hope you have a great weekend!

Looking forward to the weight loss challenge, what should the biggest loser get as a prize?

137 lbs, my goodness.... when do we see the "130 pictures"?! :-) GREAT JOB!!!

Nice job on the recent plunge to the 140's!!!!

Keep up the hard work, youi are doing great!

Thx for your comment! 18 holes of golf isn't much of a workout when you ride in a cart and are drinking those frosty adult beverages... but sure beats sitting indoors only moving my fingers on the computer all day!

Congrats on knocking those 2 pounds right out, and your new photo looks GREAT!!!

I just "flat-lined" my weight today just like you did! OK though, better than it going up right??! Have a great weekend and train hard!!!!

Continue the butt-kicking workouts! Amazing calories and inspiration for all of us!!! And you have plenty of that crazy self control with the diet too... on your way to the sub-150's in no time. Get the bike out for summer and keep working it in the gym Ashley!

Keep up the great work, You put some good time in walking! Thats great!

Are you sure you don't want to try a sport just yet? It looks like your training has you ready for any number of them... you would be showing off skills by just how good your cardio is!

I like your weight change trend line - it's looking really good!

I saw the little bump up in weight from the cheat day and you did a GREAT job to recover!

Thanks for stopping by my page too, I appreciate you checking in and hearing from you!

This is the first time I've posted on my own page, but I just really wanted to vent about the fact that we ONLY have 3 workout entry options. Today I walked on the treadmill at an incline for 45 minutes, cycled on the stationary bike for 10 minutes, ran for over 30 minutes, Did elliptical for another 35 minutes AND stregth trained for 45 minutes. So...then I have to go and figure how to input all that in ONLY 3 categories!!! boo....Okay, I feel better now... LOL

I think you caught them mid-design change on the traineo site! I see some layout changes here too and the most recent comments are at the top of the page. That's very cool! It also looks like they might be in the middle of changing the old way of "My Page" versus "My traineo home" to make it less confusing on us users!

Welcome back!!! :-)

C'mon Ash, get back on the wagon here with us, you know you want to and we all know what you can do too! :-) Let's traineo for the sunlight this first day of spring and the summer around the corner! We need your kickin' attitude around here!

Nice pic! Hey, why do I have this sudden urge to play pool??! You look great!!

Hey hottie. Miss you. How is the training going? Still recovering here. Call me when you get a chance.

Haha, you plan to be a hottie? You're already there if you ask me, lol. But damn, cardio every day? How'd you force yourself to do it? I do it 3 times a week now and I feel like I have to force myself. I suppose that if I did it every day, I'd see better results though. I'm also trying to get hot for the summer. Beach time :D

What routine did you used to do before?

How's everything going? I have to say that I had a good news today. Went on the scale and dropped 3lbs.

Welcome back to the gym! :-) Missed ya

Keep up the good work! Looking good!

Nice smile in your new pic, you look fantastic!!

Merry Christmas Ashley! Keep up the great work! I'm still train(eo)'ing here in DC!

Hi Ashley, Merry Christmas! Hope things are going well; I just hit 140 again, and hopefully I hit the 130s very quickly now that I've kicked myself into gear...

I wish the same for you!

You have a new profile pic! Very cute! :-)

Where have you been all my life, baby?

HONEY... you rock. 142. I miss my traineo buddy... but I GET TO SEE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON. 22-2. I get a date with you!!!

hEy AShLEy!! i hope everything is going great!! so ur an awesum motivator, well thats great because thats exactly what i need!! keep in touch!! tiNa

I just read your blog from beginning to end...do you realize what an inspiration you are? I love how positive you are, even with anything that happens in your daily life that might disrupt your (really vigorous! whoa!) gym schedule. I've got 15 or so pounds to lose, and I am FOR SURE going to be right along with you, working out like crazy.

Much love!
Arianna

HOLY ANOTHER POUND. YOU ARE AMAZING. I AM WORKING OUT TOMORROW SO YAH ME. MISS YOU GIRLIE!

hEY!! it seems like ur doing a great job! how did u lose sooo much weight? i'm around 157 now, i've already lost 23 lbs, but i want to get down to 126! i need motivation grl! can u help? l8ta, christina

wow look at that downward slope! So proud of you, sweetie! 19 pounds to go! You're f-in amazing. I have been at the same wt for so long. Can't do it right now, I guess. HEEEEEELLLLLLLLLP. haha. Let's make a date when I get home. I MISS YOU! Call me... I need to vent! Thanks, dearie.

Thanks for stopping by my page and leaving those kind words and encouragement! It was a cool but sunny 30 degrees for the race and I was able to run the 5k without stopping (my goal!) and finished in just over 30 minutes. I felt pretty good and I think I could have gone faster. I need to find another race to help keep me motivated -- your encouragement helps too so thanks!!!

oh and 24 pounds to go!!!!!!! I am still at 14... and have been for a LONG TIME. GRR> haha... well actually I was at 16 then 12 then 14 then 18 then 12 now 14. grr. haha

holy !
1. hott hott hott drop it like its hott
2. 150!!!! you're amazing
3. refer to number 1!
4. I am jealous.
5. I haven't updated my weight to 172... which is still okay for me at this moment. i haven't been eating... so that's NOT good. Had supper at 1 am last night and 11 pm tonight. seriously, bochin this diet... NOT GOOD. MISS YOU SO MUCH AND I MISS YOUR SWEET VOICE. YOU ARE MY MOTIVATION. I WANT TO BE HOTTTTTTTTTTTTT LIKE YOU!

Ashley,

Sounds like this past week has been better, that's great to hear. And wow, you've motivated me to start weight lifting again. I would like to see some more definition as well. Good luck this week!

i totally agree. too bad my phone died. i am so happy for you.

"dance" or was in under "aerobics" (made out w/ someone. e me back so I can get more juicy details. love ya.

oh my 153! i was really out of it. you lost a lot hun. yeah damage control alright. i need some motivation!

Hope you have a great traineo weekend! You lost another pound, congratulations on that!

Your pics on your blog look great! You're doing such a good job and it shows!

Hang in there Ashley. Keep working on you, you're worth it and we are all behind you! Train for the race!

(((Ashley)))

oh my gosh babe, that's terrible. you are worth so much to me and he's not good enough for you... and he made that apparent by the way he treated you and your feelings. if you need to talk or anything, i am always here. I LOVE YOU!

wow, hottie! You look SO skinny! Check out those great cheek bones you have! YAH! My mom is okay, thank God. She had a blood clot in her heart apparently. No blockage.

yes very true. ha.

how are you doing today sweetie?!

it really didn't make it better about my diet, but it was good.

yes i did. two pounds. but then again i had beer and pizza, so maybe another two on top of that. my mom had an angiogram today. apparently they had to remove a 70% block and she is in ICU. I have no other details. got a message from pops. pray for her?

Oh, honey. Sorry. I LOVE YOU AND AM HERE FOR YOU. And I stepped on the scale today. ARG. So what did I do? Drink beer and eat pizza (thin crust). But it was good. Off to being good (again) tomorrow.

I am! How are you?

(((Ashley))) Hang in there. I read your blog today and I'm sorry to hear the news. We are here for you.

Long-distance-lover-for-today, Thank you for the vote of confidence on my page. Youv'e been kicking some amazing butt yourself and have results to show for it. If I swung that way, (grammar?) I'd have caught a flight. Even for 15 minute with you before my day expired. Nottie 'n Hottie. I've never been able to resist that combination.

You can do it... you have already surpassed your running goals!

I put anonymous... you were NOT supposed to know it was me... dang it!

I would love ASHLEY TIME! That would be so great and give us both things to look forward to! Yeah, I don't know if I am "fitting" it all in, but... I will surely give it a shot (for the time being).

I THING YOU ARE FREAKIN AMAZING!

I think even though I am kickin my butt, I might have gained a pound. ARg. How frustrating! Our bodies must be in sych. And get this, I went to the gym today, ran one mile at 6.2- which ended up being 944 then I ran another mile at 6.2 (until the last .15 then it went to 6.5, at 0.05 left I ramped it to 7.0- so I ran two miles in ... 1934! I was pretty excited. The first mile was good, then I said, okay go to 1.5 miles and then I can slow down to 6.0- but then I knew once I got there I would tell myself to keep going- and to my surprise I actually did! YAH! I was happy. Then I hit weights, abs and then the sauna (for 20 minutes- felt SO good!). Hope tomorrow yields a better day for both of us weight wise. LOVE YOU and thanks for being such a great inspiration!

Hi Ashley - I'm very excited to hear you are in the Jingle Bell 5K run!

I too gained a couple pounds over the last day but not getting down about it. Some say there can be a delayed effect on what we eat until it becomes real weight. I know I had a bad diet day on Sunday, had some processed carbs (pitas) and beer at a football tailgate. I wonder though since I did not see the pounds until today if it really is that or not. I did have some salty pistachios last night before bed and a fair amount of water so I wonder if it's just that.

In any case, I'm hitting the gym hard today! There's no giving up on this! Plus here's a new one for me: Wearing my work pants today, I had the "ability" to go in one more notch on my belt! It was a little tight, but I could do it! So I know my waist line is starting to shrink despite whatever that number says on the scale.

I really appreciate reading your blog because it is so upbeat and positive. It helps motivate me!

U R THE BABE.

HOT BABE.

Well not as much as a freak as you. One can only try.

You are one of MY favorite people.

Please bug me at all times. I love it.

Okay, I just want to tell you THANK YOU.

So I went home "for lunch" today at 2 ... ate, and then took a four h nap (!). whoops. Well by then it was 730 and I was meeting a student at 9 to help him interpret some spectra. So I saw that you wrote on my page, read it, then saw what John wrote, so I decided to read it, too. (I mean it has been a LONG time since I read it- sorry). So I was at the one about you lugging your kids to the gym, and I really wanted to read it... but decided man if she can, I can too. That would be two days in a row so ... here I go, call my student, tell him 930 instead of 9 and off I went. Row machine for 30 minutes, stair stepper for 10 minutes, then I took your advice with the incline thing (I tried running, and my legs were killing me!), so I went at 10 incline at speed 3.5 for ten minutes (I wish there were more than 3 workouts on this thing - I had to fudge it so I got the right number of calories. ha). Then I did weights for 10 minutes. I felt really good. Seriously, and I contribute it to you and JOHN! Thanks John W. And my gosh, I read from old to new blogs, and the last blog you wrote about me! Sniffle. Thanks. And my gosh I am so proud of your mile!!! WAY TO GO, BABE!

Okay, babe. I don't know how you can do the raw food diet (basically what you are doing). I need my sweets and stuff. Weird thing though, I had about 1000 calories before working out (only 17 points WW and then I shaved off 10 points working out, and thought I should eat more)... so then I had 800 calories in one sitting. Not good, but healthy choices... does that even make sense, I am not sure. Ha. MISS YOU LOVE.

Keep on running!!! Your blog entries are great!

did i say hitten?

gosh, there is a reason why I am not an english major! sheesh.

Oh my gosh, I am so proud of you!! ONE MORE POUND gone. And one more pound you have hitten another benchmark! I loved getting back into the one sixties. I am feeling good today. Lighter. HA. I would love to do a 5K but that w/e is right before finals, so it would be a no go... maybe try for another time or something like that?! I really want to do one! I ran one mile in 9.36 yesterday... and it was AFTER I did all of my other stuff. WEIRD!

the stairstepper! nice! how was it?

pulled another allnighter on sat night. went to omaha on sun after no sleep. funny i wasn't that crabby. but got to see charlie. so yeah lots of work, but hopefully grad school ... a) i will not fail and b) i will succeed ....

haha

How about you?

How was John's bday and your battle with the cupcakes?

I had a "bad" sunday eatingwise. But was good. and i worked out today!! YAH!

sorry i wanted to delete the last one- don't want anyone stealing our "novel" ideas. Why am I funny?

when i last logged it in... too long ago. I know I need to... I actually really want to, but research is kickin my butt right now. I would still be there, but I screwed something up, got mad and went home and told myself I would get up early to do it tomorrow. GRR. It'll be another long Saturday (and game day). I will see if I can muster up 1 h to do some workout.

okay okay, I regress. haha. I AM SO FREAKIN PROUD OF YOU! Thank you for continually inspiring me!

damn girl! yeah!! heck yeah! how long did it take? or is that too personal?

Hello my beautiful friend! I added one more personal log... points (WW)

So I have a story I need to vent.

I will have to try that TAB drink. WHere do you work out again? And are you moving or what is the deal with that?

Thanks babe. It was kinda like this... I pulled an allnighter the other night and so I was up for 26 h so when I got home I was too tired to even eat! and oddly enough I wasn't even hungry. So I slept from 8p-10a. It was nice. Then I went to WW... and here is what happened...

so I got there and I was feeling pumped cuz I hadn't gone since I redevoted myself to weight loss (instead of just trying to maintain)- which was the 14th. or 12th (can't remember). so I get there feeling amazing about myself (cuz I weighed myself this morning and actually got back below 170!! YAH! So yeah my goal at WW is 168 so I can go up to 170 w/o having to pay. So I said, I don't know if I will have to pay... and this is what the B said:

"looking at your booklet, the probablility that you lost seven pounds is highly unlikely".

I said, it has been two weeks (or three is what I said), and it's five because I can be at 170 w.o paying. And she said, well do you think you're close? I said confidently, yes, I think it'll be close. So I stepped on the scale and I was 170.2. (My weight chart is w my scale at home- more convienent). And this is what she said condesendingly... "oh, so close... maybe next time". I tried to kill her with kindess (something you are good at)... and said well, that's okay, I will pay, I did lose 4.8 since I was here last. And she said timidly, yeah. Okay, so I have weighed in before at that weight and they are not supposed to charge you. I mean I could have taken off my socks and peed and would have been at the right weight. and THAT is why they aren't supposed to charge you. I was so mad. That was so discouraging. Never have I had that kind of treatment at WW before. Usually anyone who has been overweight LOVES a loss for someone else. But the funny thing is this person- well lets just say to work there you have to be at your goal and well she seemed to be not.

HE'S ONE !!!! YAH!

And you are sooooooooooo close to the 150s! I am jealous! But sooooooo proud of you. You have worked so hard. Post your blog site again. Maybe on your comment board so I can have easy access! lol

Your charts are looking great! Keep up the good work! I am looking forward to more posts of progress in your blog too!

YAH! Another pound! Way to go!

Seriously so proud! 37 and counting!

Pulled another allnighter last night... (one of my personal logs is sleep and water intake... what about you?)

38 pounds to go! MY GOSH YOU ARE AMAZING!

okay six pounds in eight days is what I meant. dyslexia...

Holy crap, child, 8 pounds in six days?! YAH! Congrats and you look so good!

Did you try the stairstepper yet? My w/e was eeeeeeeeeeh. I pulled an allnighter on Saturday night and was here until 11 am. It was crazy. So yeah, I think I have gained this week :(. I really need to work out today but I really have no energy. I just want to go back to bed. Working on stuff here and hungry. How was girl's night? Happy Halloween!! I was with you for last year's halloween!

Well, I just ate 370 calories ... of cookies. NOT SO HOT.

I am just really frustrated with research. ARG!

Yes, I have used the stairstepper. You can set it so it goes really slow so you don't have to work as hard. Just put in on level 1 or something like that and then work from there. It is a really really good workout and your legs will hurt afterwards. I really like the row machine, though. Your butt hurts afterwards. No, but... re-try the stairstepper. Just go slowly... you'll be fine!! I really need to work out... have not found the time. Tomorrow will be a day off, so I will for sure.

Thank you for your message... you are TOO SWEET! I don't even know if I can lose those last pounds though. I have been at this weight for so long (but have been slowly progressing... EXCITING!) My lowest I have been (in my 20s) was 164.8... and I stayed there for like one week and then my body stayed at around 168 for a very long time. So when I get back into the 160s again I am going to be so freakin excited!!! But I was pumped the other day when I saw a number I hadn't seen since July (granted only .5 pounds but... 171.5!) So I am happy about that. And having you do this with me is all the more thrilling. It is like WW but instead of the week to week it is day to day which holds me even MORE accountable. I love this site and it wouldn't be the same without you - thank you for being by my side! My original starting weight was 224. So from my biggest to smallest it was 60 pounds. But the funny thing is I only lost five pounds from September 05 to February 06... so slowly, but...

I think you should be a motivational speaker or something because you just made me feel so amazing!

SO it is you I should thank more!! LOVE YOU!

I am so proud of you. You are so devoted AND you have kids!!!

Hey honey! I read your blog! Way to go on running! I am very happy for you. I weigh in once a week (officially). But will mark down about twice a week here. This week has been crazy busy and I am a bit stressed. Didn't get the chance to work out today. :( I love the road to hotness! I know you can do it. THanks for motivating me, I forsurely need it! LOVE YOU!

ASH! Way to go! I am way proud of you! You're amazing! You workout like a ... well no good analogy, but you really work out a lot and that's so great! I couldn't do all that you do! Thanks for holding me accountable and being so motivating. I will write back to your email tonight. I already started one. Sorry for the delay! I AM PROUD OF YOU!

Hottie!!! Yah! You look so good! And you've lost 15 more?! Way to go! I miss your sweet smile around. You have always been so amazing to me and I appreciate you so much! LOVE YOU!