Great to have you joining in! I so love your #4! 
I think that seems to be a theme with many of us here and with weight loss in general. It is so hard to realize that it is not always perfect or that when you make a mistake to not give up.
Welcome!
Hi Kaiti! Ooh a race to train for! So exciting!
QOTD - January 1, 2012 - What action plan do you have in place to help you to achieve your goals for this challenge??
Happy New Year Team Donald!!!!
My action plan is as follows (the BL challenge makes this very easy!!!):
1. Be accountable and send my weight in every week to Dvccruiser76.
2. Journal my food, exercise, drink my water - Oh CC makes that easy be taking part in Healthy Habits!!!
3. I was looking around the WISH boards and saw the walk to Disney thread. So I googled and found from my door to Cindy's castle is 1333 miles. I wear a Bodybugg and I am going to convert the steps it registers to miles, get a map of the USA and plot my route monthly. I may put something in my signature also. After WDW - I will be heading west to Disneyland.
4. Plan my weekly menus.
Looking forward to seeing everyone's responses.
Janis
) and I'm glad to be on your team. There are a lot of motivated people on this thread and it is making me motivated too! 
. It is cold outside tonight, and the wind is howling, so I hope it is ok to get those in in a few days when I make it back to the store.....
), and I have an 8 year old DD. Add another
and I finally have an excuse to use it twice in the same post! )
Lindsay, I am glad to read your Nana is still here. Earlier I posted about her, I thought that was the grandma you lost recently but it must be your other grandma. Well, this is not coming out right, but I hope you know what I mean
Hopefully having those classes will give you a good edge on how to be healthy. Good luck with your schooling.I'm FINALLY under the weight I originally started at
Whatever it is, its horrible and I hope by the morning I feel better. I have alot of stuff to do tomorrow on my last day off.
No Problem, i'm wicked forgetful, so anytime you have time!Trina - I will type it all out for you this week (I have to find my notebook that has all the workout notes in it). If I forget...please remind me because I tend to be a bit forgetful!
(I wish)
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Hello Team Donald!! I have read the Dis Boards forever it seems, but I just registered tonight. (So please be patient as I learn my way around this thing!!) My name is Lynda, I'm 40 and I am absolutely determined to get healthy now. When I came across this challenge, I knew I had to take part, it's like it was meant to be! I am really looking forward to getting healthy with all of you!
Happy New Year Everyone
Heres hoping we all have a healthy, happy and prosperous 2012
I'm guessing I'm going to be the first to have weighed in given that I'm 5/6 hours ahead of u all
I will say it was more than a wee bit scary standing on those scales this morning and for a brief moment I thought about pluckinking my eyebrows, trimming my nails and even an early haircut to lessen the pain
I took a deep breath and did it though so its all good from here right?
I weighed 167lbs and ideally Iwould like to be 133lbs but as long as I'm losing I'm not going to panic about how long that takes (if that makes sense).
I'd like to lose 20 lbs by end of May.
Good luck to you all on your weigh in
We will do this, Lindsay. Just so you know you are not alone, I had lucky charms for breakfast yesterday, wendy's for lunch, and leftover chinese food for dinner, popcorn and peeps during our movie last night. The healthy food is in the house, now it is time to start eating it.
Thank you Janis. I like the picture idea, and definitely need to take my measurements again and actually see some changes this challenge. I slacked the past couple challenge on the win and hh, and it shows.
25 pounds in a year is fabulous!! Slow and steady truly does win the race and lose the weight.
Congratulations on your wedding. It's a huge change, and tough to see the scale go up, but I know with the support here, you can see that weight gone again this year.
Hi Sue!! Hope you had a happy new year and a very merry Christmas. Thank you for being our weighkeeper, and we all understand if you're busy, and don't get to the results right away. You were amazing in the fall posting them so consistently.
Happy New Year, Jen!! I hope the weathermen were wrong and it's a calm and balmy 30 degrees for your race.
Happy New Year, Lisa!!
You are beautiful. My goal for this challenge is also to hit ONEderland. I'm starting at 211.6, so pretty much 12 pounds. I was close last year, but didn't make it. We can do it!! We must never give up. 2012 will be a great year!
Love your plan, Janis.
1. I plan to track every bite I eat.
2. Get my water in. I've been slacking on that this month.
3. Exercise-walk the dog, and start running again. I bought a longer leash so I can try jogging with the dog. She's usually really good on the leash, especially in the mornign, so I think she will be ok to run with. Plus I'm very slow, so for her it won't be much of a change in pace.
4. Following HH, and actually reporting to CC each week, no matter what.
Thanks for the reminder.
I have before and during, and hope to get back to one of my better during pictures this challenge. One day we will have afters.
Not a bad thing to go to bed early. I would have if I didn't have ds. DS woke me up at 1130 for the ball drop. He is obsessed with americas funniest videos and I was asleep in the recliner, so he videoed me while he banged two pans together to wake me up. Too funny. Good luck to your ds on his trip.
Happy New Year everyone!!
I know I introduced myself a little before, but I'm Kathy, 47 yo single mom to 10 yo son Michael, and newly adopted almost 1 year old puppy, Poko. I work as a nurse in Endoscopy, so mon-friday with some on call which rarely involves going in. Of course, I'm on call today, so I probably just jinxed myself, but so be it. It will help pay off the christmas bills if I go in.
I'm ready to get on the ball again, and really work hard to eat well and get the exercise in, and lose this weight again, once and for all. I looked up my starting weight the past few years in january, 2011-210.2, 2010- 212.2, and 2009- 199.0, so pretty much have been playing with the same 10-15 pounds for a few years, and it's time to kick them to the curb. My motto is to NEVER GIVE UP!! Real life stresses might get in the way of our goals, we may stray off our healthy paths completely but you can always come back. This is a lifetime commitment, and we may not always feel the scale is recognizing our hard work, but every day we eat healthier, every day we get some exercise, we are doing our bodies good, and we must NEVER GIVE UP!!
Happy New Year Team Donald!!This is our year to shine!!!
Jen - I hope the race is going well for you. The winds are gusting here in Indiana too.... blowing in a cold front.
QOTD -
1. pm my weight each Friday.
2. Even if I have a bad day, get back on the wagon the next day.
3. Complete P90x
4. Drink more water
5. Record my food and calories eaten in an app on my phone
My mom always fixes a "traditional" New Year's dinner.... pork loin, mashed potatoes, cabbage, and black eyed peas. It is one of my favorites.I am being careful with breakfast and lunch today, and then won't go totally overboard with dinner tonight.
Have a great day!
Happy New Year Team Donald
I love all the teachers on hereMy Mom was a teacher for 30 years and my Dad was a Principal.
Jen, Good luck with your race today
Ashley, your pictures are great! I'm not familiar with the Dr Who characters, but that character is an attractive one
Dona, if you did not get out to get your 2012 calendar, I have a beautiful one that I would like to mail to you that I received as a gift but can not use.
Last night we had a quiet night at home with just the family. We watched movies and switched over to the Ball Drop right at midnight. The guys have been intrigued by the Pizza Hut "Big Box Dinner" so we ordered that last night.
WAY too much food for 3 people!!! We ate one of the pizzas, some of the cheesy bread and some of the wings. For some reason you could not get thin crust so I did not esp enjoy the pizza. We watched Limitless, Tangled, and Killers. First 2 were good, killers was just OK.
Oh yeah, these are the fun years
Awesome! My DS almost has Life rank and I hope he will continue on and get Eagle but he is not interested in working very hard on anything these daysI've always felt a little older than the other Moms too so I love meeting another "older Mom". Just think in a few years when we are trying to stay up late to make sure they get home safely, that will be a challenge
Originally Posted by buzz5985
QOTD - January 1, 2012 - What action plan do you have in place to help you to achieve your goals for this challenge??
1. Some form of cardio exercise for 45 minutes, 6 days a week.
2. Drink 100 oz of water daily.
3. 3 healthy meals a day plus 2 snacks.
4. Dinner of grilled chicken or fish with steamed broccoli as many nights as possible.
5. Light eating day every Thursday.
6. Consistently send in my WI every Friday.
I am up almost 5 pounds after careless Holiday eating so I need to get that off first and then move on to losing new pounds.
Good luck everyone - we can do this
DS is a Star Scout and has his eye on that Eagle badge. Our troop has been very successful over the past 2 years getting the boys there. I think we have had 12 boys achieve Eagle.
Good morning Team Donald!!
I need to learn how to multi-quote in the same thread & will work on that later today.
Janis - thanks for leading! Looking forward to a successful challenge!
LOL LuvPoohandcompany - I felt the same way - how can I remove something to bring that number down! Oh well, hopefully it will be the last time seeing that number on the scale.
Jen - good luck on the race!
Sandy - what do you eat w/quinoa? My family is not very adventurous but I hope to incorporate some new foods this year.
Rose - you look fabulous - thanks for posting pics -very inspirational!
Ashley - you are beautiful!!
Laura - what type of exercises does Bob do on the BL workout you have?
donac - why is your son heading there? Sounds like an adventure!
Kathy - like your motto - great idea!
Jill - when do you head back to school? LOL on the cookies, glad ours are finally gone.
Hoosier -that dinner sounds great. I like your #2 action - slip ups don't have to ruin everything - good reminder!
Settinsail - I have a few holiday pounds to lose too before hitting the long term pounds. That's great your DS is still in Scouts, mine is 9 and hope he continues.
I fell down about half a flight of steps last night so I'm a little sore this am. I was not drinking or anything exciting, just stupid slipping.I will figure out some form of exercise though to get on track. I weighed & will pm that next. I plan to WIN and will take measurements at some point today & get DD to take before pics.
Action plan -
1) Write down everything I eat
2) Drink at least 60 oz of water every day
3) Turn in my number every week, no matter what
4) Go to the Y at least 3 times a week (hopefully more)
5) Try one new low fat recipe a week
6) Post often to stay motivated!
7) Participate in at least half of the challenges (hopefully more)
8) Figure out some kind of reward for when I successfully finish challenge in May
Hope everyone is having a great start to 2012!
Stephanie
Hope you recover quickly from your fall. You have a great plan in place.
Janis
Hi Janis and thank you so much for being our host again.:
Hi Emily Married life definitely does that too you. Good luck on getting off the unwanted pounds. I will be cheering you on!:
Hi Sue, Thank you so much for being our weight keeper again. You do such a great job
Sorry to hear about all the trouble you have had. Running is very hard on the legs. Make sure you have proper foot wear before starting up again. There are lots of ladies on here who can offer you advice on shoes/injuries/etc. if you need it.
Wow that sounds like a great trip and I bet its been so hard not to tell her whats in the plans. Good luck on your weight loss journey.
That is a great goal to have. Mine has gotten very tight over the years too. I still can get it on but it is not very comfortable. Good luck on your journey to a healthier you.
You are gorgeous. We are just about the same weight and looking at your ticker we have the same ending goal. When I lost my weight a year ago I took a pic every month and it is very motivating to see the changes you make.
My Plan is:
Submit my weight weekly
Submit my inches quarterly
Follow the HH
No Fast Food (places with drive thru's)
No Diet Coke
Running 3x week- train for a half marathon
Zumba or other exercise 3x week.
Tracking my food and exercise in my fitness pal.
Take monthy pics of myself again.
Hi Lynda, Glad to have you on our team.
I was cracking up at your scale storyOur road to getting healthy is a journey not a race so your right not to panic about the length of time it takes you.
I bet DS is excited to start his trip. How are you feeling about it? Nervous?
Hi Sandy! Glad to have you on our team. Im sure we would love to hear about any new good tasting whole foods you learn about or find.
Michael is such a hoot. Glad you didnt miss the ball drop. I agree this is our year
Hello from the opposite side of the state where we will be cheering for the Eagles today for no reason other than thats what us Eagles fans do.Good job on not gaining too much between the challenges. Have a great time away today.
HI Shawn!!! Thats right we will NEVER give up!!!!!!
Oh No not a great way to start off the year. Glad you didnt get injured and i hope the soreness goes away quickly.
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Happy New Year Team Donald!!!!!
In case you didnt read my first intro heres another one:
I am Lindsay. I will be turning 33 on 1/18. I have been married for 8 years and I have two boys ages 7 and 4. I work fulltime as a practice Manager of a pediatricians office that I have worked at since I was 17.
I never had a weight issue until I graduated high school. Throught middle/high school I was very active and played sports. In high school I was a 3 sport varsity letter winner. I never had to worry about what I ate because I was constantly burning calories. After graduating I gained some weight in college but lost it all again shortly before I turned 21. Then the partying came and I packed on some extra lbs, Met my dh and lost all of it before our wedding. Then I got pregnant and after DS1 lost just about all of the weight except 10lbs. After DS2 I have just gained and twice lost about half of what I needed to but only to gain it back again.
I have done many of the challenges now and met some really great ladies. I have run 2 half marathons and many 5K's and I am starting to train again from scratch to run a half on 4/29th. I am very goal oriented so when I complete my goals I tend to get lazy. I think I have just realized I always need some kind of goal that will challenge me.
I sent my weight to Sue this morning and I was actually up 3lbs from yesterday so I know I had way to much salt over the past day or so. I am really hoping for a good loss this week to get me started. I have my water next to me and so far I have been right on plan.
Shortly I will head to my nana's for New Year's Dinner. She has pork tenderloin, saurekraut, mash potatoes, and veggies. I can definitely pick and choose a good meal to fit into my calories I have available.
My exercise for the day will be dance central 2 on kinect for 20 minutes.
Have a great day today and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!! WE CAN DO THIS
Lindsay, I am glad to read your Nana is still here. Earlier I posted about her, I thought that was the grandma you lost recently but it must be your other grandma. Well, this is not coming out right, but I hope you know what I meanI'm also glad you commented about Kathy's story about Michael waking her up - somehow I missed that the first time I read this morning - HILARIOUS Kathy, Maybe you will win some $$$ from that videoSteph, sorry about your fall and hope you are feeling less sore soon. We enjoy quinoa in place of any dish you would use rice in, like a bean and rice dish or a rice and veggie salad, etc. It's not very good on its own, IMO. I usually google for a recipe with black beans, corn, lime juice, cilantro and quinoa. Delicious!
Pooh, I am curious if you typically would weigh yourself in pounds or kilograms? I know people in England use stones. Just curious
I have taken down all the Christmas decorations and have them consolidated in 2 rooms. It seemed to go much faster this year for some reason. Now comes the hard part of wrapping them all up and getting them back in the storage boxes and back in the attic. DH actually did not want to bring down my largest storage box, he asked that I take everything that goes into that box into the attic (several trips). I said NO WAY!!
I had an ingenous idea and put a hook over each door leading into the kitchen eating area. There are 2 doors side by side that open up into that area. DH & DS never make it all the way to the coat closet and they just throw their jackets down over the chairs, drives me crazy! I went over the new hooks carefully, showed them which one was theirs and asked that all coats and scarves, etc be hung up there instead of thrown over the chairs.
They seemed very onboard and thought it was a good idea
Already feeling more organized this year
Well, enough of a break, back to packing ornaments.....
Happy New Year Team Donald!
HiI'm Kris married for over 17 years and mother of 4 DD's 7, 10, 14 and 16 and will be turning the big 40 this year. I start nursing school on the 10th of January and will be attaining my Bachelor's degree over the next 20 months.
I already submitted my weigh in and realized I have toppled over 200 pounds for the first time in my life at 208.8. I've had a good cry and now am ready to get to work. My goal weight is 135 and while weight is important I am thinking that in this challenge my goals will center on developing good lifelong habits and making healthier decisions. Taking several nutrition courses has taught me what to do and not to do, though application of this knowledge is where I seem to stumble. I have a bad habit of skipping meals and then overindulging at dinner - so eating consistently is one of my goals.
My Action Plan:
1. Drink 72oz of water daily
2. Eat 3 meals and 2 snacks a day (no seconds)
3. 30 minutes of exercise daily
4. PM my weight each Friday.
5. Participate in HH each week.
6. Participate in WIN.
Life is a journey and the only way to make it through is to put one foot in front of the other. Today is the first step to a healthier Team Donald.
QOTD - January 1, 2012 - What action plan do you have in place to help you to achieve your goals for this challenge??
My plans are:
1) To drink my full 64oz of water every day
2) To devote at least 1 hour a day to exercising (30 minutes walking and 30 playing Just Dance 3)
3) To eat more fruits and veggies
4) To keep up with writing down how much I eat
5) To remember not to eat my food like a ravenous wolf...
You have a great plan for success!!!
Here is my action plan:
1. Plan meals out and stick to eating within my WW points range. This means that I will need to measure my food.
2. Exercise on a regular basis. I need to put my running training plan on the calendar and not skip the cross training activities. I will exercise everyday.
3. Not let my job get in the way of my health. I will schedule my time carefully so that I have more of a balance with work time, family time, time to work out, time for friends, time for the computer and time for relaxing.
Janis - I love your plan of working your way to WDW with your steps! I have seen others do it and always think it would be a cool idea. I might try it with my running!
Welcome Lynda!
Laura - I bet you will be up to 30 minutes in no time!
Kristina - We were planning on going to Aulani with some friends in 2013 but it is just looking like we won't go because of the cost. I would love to visit Hawaii some day though because the beaches always look so beautiful!
I laughed so hard at this.
Dona - Great job to get up and get your work out done right away! With all that you have going on in the next day or so you will be busy!
Welcome Sandy!
Thanks for the warm wishes Kathy! It wasn't really calm and balmy but it was good to get the 1st race of the year done!
I LOVE what you say about never giving up! This is so totally true. I struggle at times but giving up is NOT an option. You did a great job of putting it into words!
Jill - I think it is great that you only gained 1.5 pounds during the holiday season. It is hard when you love Christmas cookies! Great job getting the rest of them put in the freezer for when you need that little treat! Have a great day today!
Michelle - Thanks for the race wishes. We had the cold front blowing - that is for sure!
Sounds like you have planned for your traditional dinner tonight and that is half the battle. Enjoy the meal!
Shawn - Thanks for the good luck race wishes!
I bet those 5 pounds will come off quickly as we all really focus and get going on our challenge. It is so hard to eat carefully in the holidays and I know that I have to think about that for next year.
Stephanie - Thanks for the race wishes!
I am so sorry to read that you fell down the steps last night!
If you decide to track the miles to WDW, and you run by me on the highway, give a little wave.
Well, I am finally caught up!
Background Information: I started running 2 years ago. I have run many 1/2 marathons, 5Ks, 7Ks and 10Ks. I have also run a mud run 2 years in a row (imagine hills covered in mud with a military style obstacle course mixed in). I am not fast and believe that slow and stead wins the race!
Conditions Today: 22°F with wind blowing over 20 mph (gusting in the range of 40 mph). The wind chill temperature was 10°. We had a couple of inches of snow yesterday but most of the course was clear.
My Outfit: Well, I wanted to be cute in my new yellow running hoodie but my goal of staying comfortable won over. I still wore my hoodie but had many things on that were not all matching. I did get way too hot while running and stripped off most of the extra things by the end so I did get to enjoy my matching bright yellow fingernails!
The Run: DH and I have run this course before (we did the 10K last year). This year we only registered for the 5K. There were tons of people and the start was really difficult to work our way through all the slower runners. I really wish there was a way to tell people who plan on walking to line up further back for a 5K. Even though I am not super fast, I hate how hard it is to get going at times. The first mile of the course is all up and down fairly steep hills. With the crowds and the hills, DH and I hit the first mile at 11:22. The crowd was starting to spread out at that point and so we picked up our pace. The rest of the course is also pretty hilly but we were able to run all the hills which made me happy. We felt pretty good today so we really picked up the pace once we finished the steepest hills. Towards the end I felt like I was struggling because our pace was faster then we had been running. Our final time was 31 minutes which means our overall time was 10:00 min/miles. I was really happy with this time and felt good about how we did.
Here is the photo:
Alright, it is time for a quick nap
Jen
Great job on the race. Wish I was caught up on the thread - and I'm the coach. My DH asked me if I had a new full time job on Disboards!!!!
Okay, time for a plan of action!
1) No more soda! I can't tell you how many times I've stopped drinking soda. I'm pretty much addicted but when I break the habit and replace with water or even unsweetened iced tea I always feel soooo much better, no matter what else I've changed/haven't changed. So that's step one.
2) Start journaling. I sometime keep track of what I eat online, but I prefer writing in a journal so I can put down any other information I feel is important, like cclovesdis said.
3) Be active every day. I do really well on days I meet with my trainer at the gym. She's awesome I pay for one, one hour session each week, but she has me come in almost everyday for "mini" sessions. They started at half an hour, but now they're usually a full hour. But on days I don't see her I hardly ever do anything. So now I want to do something each day even if it's just taking a short walk or playing some Wii.
4) Know that I don't have to be perfect. I'm definitely one of those all or nothing types. I'll be totally good for a few days, then maybe have a hamburger, and am completely off the wagon for a month. Now I want to be okay with a small slip-up, write it down, move past it, and get back on track.
5) Keep the house and mostly my room and the bathroom clean and uncluttered. Don't get me wrong, I clean. But I'm a messy person by nature. There's stuff all over my desk and clothes on my floor. I know I feel better and work better in a visually clean and uncluttered environment. So one of my main goals is to keep my life uncluttered.
Okay, so I just have to say, I'm pretty proud of my weight this week. It's a scary number, but with a story attached. I started Weight Watchers again a few months ago. Like beginning of October. Even though I joined, I didn't change anything else I did, and I just kept gaining weight. 5 weeks ago I realized that was dumb and started really paying attention. Since then, I've only lost or maintained, no gaining. And this week, after three months of going to WW, I'm FINALLY under the weight I originally started at
jenanderson Congrats on your race!! A 31 minute 5k and 5 hour marathon are so not slow! As someone who finished her last half marathon is just under four hours (Who, me?
I wanted to post something I did. I knew I had to lose weight. I had a 2011 unused hardcover desk calendar. I decided to turn it into a weight loss journal. I used a combination of white out and white file folder labels to cover all the dates. I then wrote in all the new dates for 2012. I worked about an hour while watching tv each night, and I finished it in about a week. I added my own scrapbooking stickers.
Edited because I resized my photos in photobucket but they are still HUGE. Fixed it.. I hope.
This is my recycled journal cover.
This is my starting page. I have room for some writing. It was worth all that work to make it into a 2012 book.
There is a lot of room for journaling and some little pockets in case I want to keep anything.
This is my fatter than Daisy photo from October 2011 in Epcot. Sigh.
This is me, my husband and my dog on Christmas day. Hope to lose those chins.
MaryPoppins;43597843 said:Hi Everyone,
I have read everything (I think
Please bear with me ... I have read the posts and I'm trying to organize all the information. Go team Donald!
QOTD - January 1, 2012 - What action plan do you have in place to help you to achieve your goals for this challenge??
1. Post on My Fitness Pal (Thank you for this suggestion! It is a great site!)
2. Drink 64oz of water a day.
3. Exercise daily! Even if it is only 20 minutes. I have been running off and on for about a year and have grown to like it.
4. Post on the board.
5. Pack salads for lunch.
... and a Happy New Year everyone. I have a feeling 2012 is going to be great!
The battery went out on the scale last week, and I bought another one at Walmart yesterday..... It was the wrong size. Made a trip to Meijer today so that I could pm my beginning weight. Then tonight I went looking for my tape measure and can't find it ANYWHERE
I had a good beginning day, diet wise, and drank all of my water. Beginning p90x tomorrow.
Have a great evening!
Yay Team Donald! Not sure my exact weight right now because we not have a scale. But, I think it's about 50#s over where I want to be. I will get to a scale (or buy one) tomorrow. I am married for almost 10 years, I am a teacher also(
I have struggled with 30-50 extra #s since DD was born. I have been to lifetime and back 2 times with WW. Both times I stopped attending as soon as I reach my goal weight. The second time I swore I would keep going Now here I am again +50#s. This time I want to get to my REAL goal weight. I will turn 40 in Sept. I want to be in the 140s by 40!.
I am a runner and I stopped running right after I completed the Princess Half last Feb. That is when the weight really jumped on me. Before that I was maybe only 20#s overweight. I have not been running and I've been stress eating all of 2011. Yeah, that explains why a lady asked me last week if I was expecting
Anyway, I am excited to have an easy and accountable way to be a loser. I am looking forward to getting to know everyone.
Another Jenn who is also teacher! Cool!
WOW! There sure are a lot of teachers! I love this smiley
I feel like I read at least 1 more person is turning 40 this year. Sorry, if I missed someone. You can add me to that list, too!
I am addicted to soda!
You are a better man than me! I'm not sure I could keep up
OK to answer the QOTD:
My Action Plan:
1. Drink 64oz of water daily.
2. PM my weight each Friday.
3. 30 minutes of exercise daily.
4. Go grocery shopping for healthy foods.
5. Participate in HH each week.
6. Participate in WIN.
7. Buy a scale ASAP.
My palms are sweating, worried about grammer, spelling, etc. You are such a smart girl to wait until you both are finished with school and are financially ready to move on. You both will be so happy that you waited.
You look amazing and great job on the weight loss!
I remember reading that post now and I must have forgotten to reply back. Yes it was my grammy not my nana and I know what you mean. I am much closer to my nana and see her on a weekly basis. My grammy was 98 and she lived a great life. Still sad but knowing that we had her here for so long and she was able to see me get married and have kids makes me feel more at peace. I am her only grandchild so I knew seeing me happy and my boys happy made her happy.
They always say to practice what you preach but we people in the medical field have a hard time doing that.
Great Job Jen! You look great and I love the bright yellow jacket. That was quite the chilly run today. whew.
Great Job!!!! Thats a good way to start off the challenge.
Glad to be on our team together. Good luck with your weight loss journey.
Wow now that is one great reward! These boards can get overwhelming but try to hang in there. Once you get the hang of it you will see it is fairly easy and it does slow down a little after the first couple of weeks. Feel free to ask questions too.
Hi Kristi- Congrats on all the weight loss up to this point. Battling illnesses like depression are rough. We are here for you. Feel free to cheer, laugh, cry, and whine. No matter what kind of mood you are in we will always be listening and will do our best to cheer you up.
Very cool idea. I love the journal.
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I managed to complete all the HH for the day! Well except relaxing that is still on the agenda for tonight. I stayed on plan and am 30 hours free of soda and fast food.
My stomach is not feeling well at all. A stomach bug is going around my family and my son just got over it. Not sure if it is that or if I am just in withdrawl from the junk food. I usually feel sick for a day or two after stopping the horrible eating habits. It also could be from all the crap I ate yesterday to get it in before the new year too.
Talk to you in the morning!!!!
Thank you! I feel really proud of what I've accomplished so far. And Yeah, I know that financial stuff is something that couples fight about a lot and i don't want to be one of those couples, living in a ****ty apartment that we both hate just for the sake of living together and not being able to afford anything. I think we will get married, and sometimes its hard for me cause im already 25 and all my friends are getting married but i know this is the right thing to do, since i literally have no money
No Problem, i'm wicked forgetful, so anytime you have time!
Haha I can't help it, I want to look sexy and fantastic. When we go on that cruise I want my boyfriend to look at the other girls on the beach, check them out, just so he can say "wow, none of you hold a candle to my girlfriend" and then he can propose
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I got a really bad stomach ache tonight, this is a problem that been happening worse and worse over the past month and especially the past week. I'm going to my stomach doctor on wed but right now im cutting out all dairy. im also going to talk to him about going gluten free. Something is wrong with me, now i need to figure out what it is! I'm sick of being so acquainted with my bathroom
Hi everyone! I'm Nicole. I just turned 32 right before Christmas. I've been married to my high school sweetheart for 11 years now, and we have two kids, 8 & 6 (7 in 2 weeks).
I'm a student. I'm a bio/pre-med major and was planning on grad school in neuroscience. However organic chemistry is the bane of my existence, so I'm toying with the idea of switching back to math. I'm not sure what I'd do with that degree though, def. don't want to teach.
I used to be super skinny and couldn't gain weight and easily lost weight. Then I got a little older and got into a normal weight range. Then I had kids, and it was all down hill.
I did manage to lose 8 lbs last year, but that was almost all done over the summer when I didn't have to get the kids to school & I was only taking 1 class at a time. When fall classes started and DS finally started OT, it all fell apart. I could barely keep up without making time for the gym.
I REALLY want to run the Tower of Terror 10 mile in Sept. I had just about finished up the C25K last summer, so I'm restarting that. DD is also going to be my running buddy for a while. She does track in the summers, and as soon as she's old enough, she wants to join the competitive team. She was effortlessly running about 1.5 miles last summer, so I think she & I will find a 5K to do together in March or April.
Well first, my goals for this challenge are:
1. Love 27 lbs, putting my back in the overweight category
2. No more Mtn Dew. I'm weaning off right now (I get horrific caffeine withdrawl headaches), and I'm planning on being off caffeine completely by mid Jan or sooner.
3. Drink 64 oz of water or more day
- carry my water bottle with me all the time, my university has Brita refill stations
- stairs whenever possible (last semester, it was around 200 a day I climbed
- workout at least 3 days per week, will up this as I go along, but I find I do better starting with a low goal I can kick butt at
- C25K, need to find a 5K to register for for a little extra motivation
- work on keeping my self confidence up, when it's in the crapper, I quit trying
Well, I bit the bullet today - put on a tank top & shorts and took pictures of myself (back, front and side) to track my progress.
The pictures are in a password protected folder on my computer and are for my eyes only for the time being. Not sure how often I'll take new ones - every two weeks or every month maybe?
I didn't get a chance to walk or go on the eliptical today, but must have made at least 50 trips up and down the flight of stairs to the basement putting my Christmas decorations back in storage.
- Laura
I was trying to explain the challenge and the QOTD and he asked me what my plan was. It really opened up conversation about my goals etc., and he told me whatever I need - he and DS would pick up the slack. I will not hold them to it, but it's nice they offered.
