What a WONDERFUL healthy goal!
Wish I had heeded the "measuring" advise two years ago. Other than knowing my weight and my pants size (too big!) I have no idea what my measurements were. While it would have been shocking and depressing to take the initial measurements, the comparison to now would be exciting to see. Oh well.
You CAN reach your goal in time for your trip! And imagine how much you will love those vacation pictures!!
Glad you're here!!
Your fitness goals leave me a bit speechless! Other than the sub-30 5K, I can't imagine them! I'm so proud of you!!
Wow! I think that the first step when you have a problem is OWNING UP TO IT and FACING IT! And you have done that right here with us! You are well on your way to overcoming this problem.
If you can see the negative pattern then you can be prepared to FIGHT it. You can think ahead and plan ahead and be ready to overcome.
"If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail." This is so true with weight loss.... and now that you have come face to face with your pattern of failure (a harsh word, but I couldn't come up with another one to fit here), you are ready to start planning to AVOID failure.
YEAH for you!!
Glad you are enjoying the WATP videos. Great job hitting a new 4 1/2 year low weight! Isn't it a FABTABULOUS feeling!!??
The scale can be flukey.... you could easily lose this week's gain and then some next week with a big WOOSH weight loss. Don't be discouraged. And great job increasing the workouts consistently. Keep at it!
As much as I dislike living in NH with the stupid snow and blizzards, I am TERRIFIED at the thought of living in a tornado-prone area. I'm glad to hear you were spared. I'll send up a prayer for your not-so-lucky neighbors.
Glad you were able to realize that eating into the sadness WON'T make the sadness go away. Instead of ending the day sad... you would end the day sad, heavier, and maybe guilty. No big improvement there. glad you made a plan to improve the remainder of your day WITHOUT a binge.
Nice job making a solid plan for tonight. Like a PP said, be CAREFUL of the salad bar. Stick with unadulterated veggies and the like. Avoid the creamy pasta salads and such, stick with a light vinagrette dressing (or oil and vinegar) and go LIGHTLY with the croutons and crunchy toppings. Do this and you will fill up with a nice light healthy salad and be well on your way to an OP evening!
How are you ending the day with 12 points unused? Not trying to be nosey, but it seems like you may not be eating enough if you have that many points left at the end of the day. Are you earning LOADS of activity points? I'll be the first to admit I never calculate or use my activity points, but I do try to eat my daily target minimum at least 5 days a week and then I use my Flex points for a splurge or two on the weekends. Just be careful of not eating enough.... it will drop you metabolism to nothing and you will stop losing.
Welcome aboard!
Would it be pushy for me to ask if I could join you? I know we don't live that far apart and it would be a great motivator to train for a race with some "imaginary" friends (as my kids refer to my Dis friends!). I hope it isn't to push to ask. I don't really know "race" etiquette.
Evening friends! I have a few hours to myself tonight so I came over here to spend some time with you all! DD is at the Magic Kingdom as we speak and I am actually almost green with envy. She promised to call me and then hold up the phone so I can hear Wishes later. It will probably make me cry. I'm so glad she is there and having fun, but I SO wish I were there with her. I miss Disney so much! (And of course, I miss DD
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I did my 5K run tonight at a slight incline. It was the first time I tried running any distance on anything but a level surface and it was a real workout! I didn't try for any great time... I just wanted to get through it and I barely made it. I did it in about 35 minutes... not sure what the incline was. My treadmill just doesn't go fully flat any more (not sure if it ever did) and I forgot to put the wedge of wood under it when I started running.... so I figured rather than stop and fix it, I'd just run at the incline. Glad I did it but I was surprised at how hard it was!!
I just had a SUPER delicious and easy supper I thought I'd share. I stir fried a bag of frozen sugar snap pea stir fry mix and then added a pre-packaged grilled lemon/cracked pepper tuna fillet. I broke up the tuna with my spoon and stirred it in with the veggies and heated for another minute or two. That was it. A bit of salt and I was ready to eat. I got my healthy oils with the fish and the teeny bit of EVOO I used... I got a good serving of protein, and a BOATLOAD of veggies. The tuna fillets are easy and quick and not terribly expensive. They come in single serving, so perfect for a night like tonight when everyone is eating something different at different times. I had a teriyaki tuna fillet for lunch the other day and I must say I like the lemon pepper better.
Well... I want to spend a bit of time scrapbooking before the men return home from basketball practice. I won't be on early in the morning because I need to get in an early workout and then head out about 7:45 am for DS's basketball game. We'll be home for a while after that, so I'll have to chance to come over and say hi...............P
So many of you posted and I am trying to keep up! We all move fast!
I let myself have half a dessert tonight, that's the only sugar I've had all week...so hoping I can keep that trend up!!! 
I hope that cold doesn't stay with you...sometimes I think colds are the worst b/c you get so tired but can't sleep. Maybe you'll be able to nap today.
I am going to be honest and say that it is one of the hardest parts of my day. I love the suggestion of putting the alarm clock across the room (there is no way my DH would allow me to do that). It could really help since once you get out of the bed, it gets easier. Then, I do lay my workout clothes out right next to my bed. Once the alarm goes off...I lay there for a moment but I only allow myself to think about how everything is right there for me and if I don't get up I am just LAZY! I also think of all the other people here who right about getting up early to work out and think that if they can do it, so can I. Once I get up and throw on my workout clothes, I head downstairs. I start with a pilates DVD that starts with some things on the floor. Seriously, I feel like I do the first few exercises in my sleep as I don't even open my eyes. 
Sadness. As hard as the morning workout routine has been for me to get into, I am really enjoying the running! I never thought I would like running so this is a bit funny to me!
I made dinner, and we're going to go see It's Complicated tonight. Thanks for all the positive comments. It really helps. I wish I wouldn't have eaten the oreos, but overall I'm really proud of myself.
