I want to know what works for you when it comes to 'weight loss' and actually firming. like for those who go to the gym, describe me your typical 'work out session'.

i can say that running 5 days a week (i was running 3-4 miles a day and alternating between a treadmill and trail-running) and taking a mat power pilates class (just for an hour) the other 2 days of the week, will put you in kickass shape. it's good for muscle tone (but NOT bulk), flexibility (which is really underrated), and building up your cardio.

not that i do that right now. but when i did...

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i run 2-3 miles on the treadmill 5 days a week but sometimes switch a couple of the days up and go on the stepper machine for half an hour. it used to be where i held fast to an equal mix per week of stepper and treadmill running but i tend to notice better results with more running. after the actual running part, i put the incline on 15% (highest it will go) and do a fast walk uphill for anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes. after the cardio, i alternate between upper body and lower body strength training. i don't know the names of the machines i use though but i try to focus on shoulders, triceps and biceps for arms, chest and back for upper body and leg press (works the ass and back of the thighs), hip abduction (for inner and outer thighs and hips - kind of the same motion as the suzanne somers thigh master thingie), and then some machine that works the front of the thigh (i think it works the quadraceps). i only spend about 45 minutes total each day in the gym but it's totally made a difference and i've gone from a US size 12 to a size 8 so i can vouch for its effectiveness.

awesome thanks. yeah i used to go to the gym before, but then i stopped for like two years and I started like two weeks ago and I'm trying to build back my routine. for now what I do is i usually do 30 mins on the trademill alternating between speed walking and running and then I do 30 mins on the stepmaster. or is it the stepmaster? it's the machine that also works your arms and your legs.
and then I do endurance machines, similar to what you do. I haven't figured out which ones I should include in my EVERYtraining session. then i do a few series of situps and yeah. I wanna go to their aerobic classes, but I wanna make sure I can follow their rythm and not fall behind, so I'll wait until I'm back into it. But I feel SO much better being back at the gym. like SO much better.
how long did it take you to lose 4 sizes cherry neb??

i followed weight watchers to help lose the fat, starting in july of last year. i haven't been actively on it since december but have still managed to lose a few more pounds since then because of the gym workouts, which i also started doing regularly in july, so i guess it's taken roughly 6 months to drop the sizes.