When I looked at my pedometer from yesterday it says 22000 steps. I worked all day at school and then spent 5 1/2 hours walking a warehouse sorting and giving out popcorn. That doesn't include the all the boxes I lifted. Let's just say that I ach all over.
Dona - you were really, really busy! No wonder you ache! Take care, hope the hot tea did the trick. Allergies are kicking butt of a lot of people right now!
OK CC...my one fitness goal is walk 5 miles without dying.
To achieve this, I will exercise 4x's a week and start walking the steps at work on breaks. I am working today, but am counting down until I leave for the Gulf of Mexico for a week!
I leave next Saturday and am going with 4 friends. I am looking forward to the vacation and can use the break from the stress of work.
Sounds like a good plan to achieve your fitness goal. Your trip sounds wonderful!!!!
I lost over 4 lbs this week
2.started wearing my MBT's again
GREAT LOSS!!!!! What's a MBT?
Going to the store this morning to get the things for our anniversary dinner. Grilled pizza with home grown tomatoes and basil. I know 9/11 is a sad day for America, but it was our day first and we don't let anyone put a damper on our special day.
Happy Anniversary!!!!
every bite.
2. I lost 2.2 pounds.
Michael is starting a new gymnastics class at 11:30 today and after that we'll come home for lunch,
Great loss Kathy!!!! Gymnastics? LOve it!!!
Well, we went out with friends last night, which was fun. We ran 6.2 this morning, and in a bit we are getting ready to go out to watch the Carolina game! I'll be looking for DS in the student section again.
He said last week it was crazy. The most crowded it's ever been in the student section. My fitness goal for this challenge is to be able to do 10 full push-ups. I can do lots of the girly push-ups, but I really want to be able to do regular push-ups! Great question CC!
Miss fit, you will do it~ Hope you caught a glimpse. Tell him to take off his shirt and paint his chest and face, those kids always get on tv.
I have made progress, even if I'm not a hare and I'm actually barely making turtle status
Slow and steady, and you are completely steady and put in amazing miles!
I am officially registered for the Princess Half Marathon.
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THAT'S AWESOME LINDSAY!! You guys so make me want to go just to meet all of you. If only the money tree would grow in my yard!
9/11 Saturday QOTD: QOTD: What is one fitness goal you have for yourself? And, What is one thing you can do to help yourself achieve that goal?I would love to do a real, unassisted chin-up someday, but I don't seem to be making a lot of progress in that direction. I plan to go and use the "assisted chin up" machine at the YMCA 2 times a week (before or after a class) and gradually reduce the assistance. I think I'd be better off trying to do 100 toe push ups, though!
I can barely bend my arm to do a chin up. I would love to do that, too. DD does like 15 or something at a time, I am so jealous!
Last night I went shopping and stocked up on veggies. I went to go visit my parents and the first thing my mom said was "Wow Jeanette, youre so skinny now." That totally made me blush. It just helps reinforce that I am making progress and motivates me even more. The funny thing though, is the last time I saw her, I was only a pound heavier lol.
Maybe those inches have moved!!! How exciting!
Did 7.81 miles yesterday & this morning took Sashi(husky) to the bosque & did 5.67.
GREAT JOB!
I have to leave for a football game in 15 minutes and I am still in my Army uniform so this will be quick but I have to report - I kicked butt (can I say that here??) on my PT test!!!
40 push ups in 2 minutes (100%!)
62 sit ups in 2 minutes (90%)
and ...drum roll, puh-leeze....2 mile run completed in : 18:03!!!! I am so so psyched!! (93%)
Jude, I thought of your test yesterday, which should make you feel GREAT b/c I didn't really think about much of anything coherently!
GREAT JOB!
I am going to complete my walk fast/slow version of the C25k (about 25 days more) then it begins. I am giving myself a start date of October 10th. That gives me 15 weeks to do a 9 week program!
You can so do it!!! Great job!
I did it!!! week 1 day 1 DONE
DH and Dniece did it with me. We came home and made a yoplait fruit smoothy and added some protein powder to it. Hopefully the muscles won't be too sore tomorrow. Bonus is that I got a serving of fruit in there
I also stacked wood for 4 hours today so I definitely got some exercise in. Hopefully my weigh in tomorrow will be favorable.
Great job! You will really be addicted soon. Stacked wood for 4 hours, yep, that's exercise!
Today was a good, OP day. I get some fair food-funnel cake with powdered sugar, but ate less than half and went light on the powdered sugar. I journaled it by overestimating too. Dinner was very light so, I only went into my flex points by a few. Drank all my water already and got in plenty of fruits/veggies. I hope you are all counting your Healthy Habits points. No matter how big or small, PM them to jenanderson.
What are you having for dinner on Monday night?
Sounds like you are having fun CC!
QOTD: Monday night, dinner on the fly in the car waiting at gym. LOTSA Veggies, maybe a few slices of turkey, a string cheese. Girls: PB sandwiches, pretzels, veggies, and an apple.
I conquered the mud and decided that I am strong beyond belief! I felt so great when I finished! I will say that I was totally tired of falling down and tripping on things and being in the mud - I was beat up, scratched and caked with mud by the end. I have cuts all over, bruises and every muscle in my body aches...but I do feel great. I can't believe I did it and I can't wait to do it again next year!
Jen, GREAT JOB!!! You look amazing, and you are amazing!
As for me, I am really proud to report that I have been totally on-plan since last Tuesday. Five days in a row is a big deal for me. I am also on track for my goal of exercising an average of 20 minutes per day this week. We walked to and from the football stadium last night which wasn't easy but it felt good. This morning, I got up at 6:45 to meet a friend at the outdoor fountain at a nearby shopping center. I walked 2 miles for the first time since last OCTOBER!!!!
Great job CAM!!! So proud of you!
Jen you look fabulous in your photos. It does sound like fun. Do I see six pack abs in the last photo?
I think you do!!! I want to know how she got them, I want some!.
We went grocery shopping yesterday, so I'm always planned for what I'm going to eat for the following week.
That's something I have to do today is plan them for the week. I am much less stressed when I do!
Well, I did not set an example for ANYONE of ANY AGE to follow FOR ANY REASON yesterday, so I'm not sure how much I should share!
I was so excited when we left, for some reason I was singing Footloose.
We met our friends at VT, they have a RV and camp with a great bunch of people that are always together. They even have a name and shirts. Anyway, I was met at 9:00 by my friend with a big mug of coffee and Bailey's, and it was pretty much on. The group really embraced us, most of them are old enough to be my parents, with some younger ones in the mix, too. By the time we left last night, I knew about the abusive ex's, the doggie rescues, the blended families, the downsizing to smaller houses, early marriage arguments, engineering jobs, you name it!
They cooked 3 meals! I had a sausage pattie when I got there, just to have food in my tummy. The beverages pretty much continued all day. I have no idea how many, in some cases not sure what.
One lady makes jello shooters, one was cherry jello with a rum soaked cherry in it, topped with magic shell and whipped cream!
I DID get my 5 veggies in, b/c we took a veggie tray and I ate that more than anything, other than a bit of smoked chicken.
It should have been a miserable day. What the forecast called for was 50% chance of .10 inch of rain, high in the 70's. IT POURED ALL DAY, and I don't think it was out of the 50s. I hope I don't get sick! I was cold and wet!
Hokies played like a high school team, and we lost to a school that's not even in our division that we should have run over by about 50 points!
The new friends and beverages made it a good day, though! It was really nice to get hugs from all these people, a few invitations to stay with them when we are in there area for gymnastics meets. It did cause some self-reflection - why am I so concerned with acceptance and fitting in? It was funny, b/c I jumped in w/ the group much more than Brad did, which is a reverse of our usual roles. I think the weight loss has given me more self confidence than I realized!
I miss my girls now, can't wait to get to church to see them! Missed my furbabies during the game b/c they all had their dogs there. I will say, despite what I am sure will be a gain due to all the liquid calories, my mental peace needed that day to just break loose. I got in a bit of exercise, we were about 1.5 miles from the stadium each way, plus all the steps in the stadium I had to go up and down multiple times to the bathroom!
This will be a tough week, we lost daddy a year ago next Sunday. Breaking out and totally forgetting about the stress of life was EXACTLY what I needed. On the OP bandwagon for the rest of the week just to not have a gain, but in the end, the stress relief was worth it!
Have a great day everyone!
Taryn
I hope you feel better!
Will do that. Just starting to get back on track after a summer of late nights, bad eating and not enough exercising! Planning to lose 20 lbs by our trip, so this will help me be accountable!
You look fabulous! 
The eating more than you can run off quote is one that has stayed with me throughout all the challenges.
SWA has a big sale going on this week! 
momof2gr8kids! Nope, it's never too late to join a BL challenge. Looks like Tracey filled you in on what you need to do -- thanks, Tracey! 
So of course, we will miss some of the activities--again!
Pretty bad, I know.
I have 275 miles on these shoes, but my lower legs and feet are starting to bother me again. Mike looked at my shoes, and while before I was pronating, now I am really wearing on the outside of my shoe, so we're thinking they may have overcorrected.
