i just wanted to day hi - I am new to the challenge, as of today. My goal is to lose 30lbs during the challenge - 20 being before March 3rd when we take our trip to Disney. I too would like to be in more of my family's pics and I ultimatly want to feel better.
I have a whole closet brimming full of clothes that do not fit me and I refuse to graduate to a bigger size. When I lose the weight that I want to lose it will be like getting a whole new wardrobe
Best of luck to everyone - I am looking forward to sharing this journey with all of you!!!
Hi Pooh!! We sound like the same person - I'm trying to lose 30 and am typically hiding behind my daughter so that my lower body is not present in any family pictures! Unfortunately, I DON'T have a trip to WDW in March to look forward to! LOL My closet is brimming with clothes waiting for me to find them again. I'm just afraid that when I finally fit in them, I'll realize that they are hopelessly out of style...thinking shoulder pads and god knows what else.
Princessbride (sorry, the quote didn't work!), I know exactly how you feel. When my kids were younger, the moms with older kids in my neighborhood were able to get together after dinner for a work out but with little kids and a DH who was then working nights, I was left out. I did alot of Pilates then because I could do it quietly when the kids went to bed (no DVDs with light sleepers!). And when I came back from Iraq, it was a long time before my DD would let me out of her sight without crying and hanging onto me. The guilt just eats you up. Things get better, I promise. I know that I am lucky right now that my schedule accommodates my working out - and I don't take it for granted.
Good morning Losers and Maintainers!
I'm Tracey and I'll be your coach this week! I'm very excited! This is my 2nd BL Challenge. I finished 2nd last time and am off to a good start this time.
QOTD: I treat myself every day with something that I totally love, but in a small portion! Do you treat yourself, especially if you've been extra good during the day, with something you totally love? What is your treat?
My special treat is usually a handful of M&Ms but we are currently out
so I had 2 mini Hershey Bars last night. Earning a special treat each day has really gotten me to stay OP and continue to work hard. When I used to diet I felt deprived but now I know that if I work hard and watch what I eat during the day it's ok to reward myself!
As Tigger would say "TaTa for Now"
I HAVE to treat myself or I feel deprived, then I get resentful, then I eat everything in sight. I'm working on it but right now that's where I am. So, I allow myself one 6 oz glass of diet pepsi each day (looove that fizz!!) and 12 small pretzels as soon as I get home from work for my "mommy-decompression" time. Ten minutes just to sit quietly or check emails, etc. Sean and the kids know that they will get the hairy eyeball if they interrupt this time. I promise, as soon as it is over I can multi-task with the best of them. But there is something about that 10 minutes that is just sitting stilll, doing nothing especially productive...
Tracy, is it okay to ask where in MA you are? I'm near Albany NY but went to school in RI - and practically everyone there was from MA! I have friends all over that state.
I did pretty well with the COW - got water in every day and while I was not as successful with the veggies, the act of trying to get more in made me more cognizant of how little veggies I was eating before. And I definitely ate more veggies tan I normally would. So while I might not win this week's COW (do you have a weekly winner? this is my first time with this!), I know that I have won something for myself.
And - drum roll puh-leeze - I LOST!! WOOOHOO. I put on a few pounds over the holidays and am now back to my pre-Christmas weight. It also puts me out of the 160s (forever, I hope. Yikes. Don't even want to think about maintenance issues, when I eventually get to them...) I have typically had a really really hard time losing, especially when, like now, I incorporated lifting into my exercise routine. So I am glad that I am off to a good start for me. I know it will slow down to a trickle at some point so I am happy for the first push.
Have a great second week everyone!! (...yup, snowing here too. But only 2 - 3 inches is expected so no closures, no delays...)
Jude
Poohlove!
They change from day to day. It might be a beer or a glass of wine. It might be a trip to Starbuck's. Last night it was a York Peppermint pattie -- one of the little ones and it tasted so good! 
3 more and I will be back to prevacation weight. That gets me my 15 pound clippie back. Next stop 20 pound clippie! 
!!!
Up 0.9 this week, the last of the holiday treats to start the week got me in the end. But I did get the exercise in 4 of the 7 days, and will continue on the good path to get a loss next week1
