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Morning everyone!

Did you know that we've collectively exercised over 10,000 minutes this month!! Come join us if you haven't already!! We are really on a roll, but still need more help!

I had a good weekend, and am technically on "break" this week. But Spring Break is the time for professors to get their next courses prepped, and get some other work done that there's no time for during the term...

I had a great week last week. DID everything right..water , exercise and calories..and still no loss!! I will increase exercise this week!! I also have been snacking on frozen grapes alone...i will add some protien to that snack...maybe a better balance will help.
hugs to all

Debi: Hang in there with that loss a coming! How was it at your DD house putting the gifts away etc. I hope you had fun.

Sharon: Woo hoo -9!!! That is awesome. You go girl.

Cyn: Glad that you had fun at the candle party.

debbie: WOo hoo on -7 keep your focus and go for it doll.

Rat: It was so nice and warm here on Saturday that I thought of you everytime My thoughts turned to riding my bike. lol. Glad that you got to go out.

Caro: Sorry about the 1.75 gain. I'm sure it is muscle that will be burning up the fat soon. Hugs.

Mainah: Yummy. Banana on top of your french toasts sounds great.

Shimmer: Sorry about your cousin. Glad that chore is overwith.

Heather: I will post my exercise minutes soon. I keep forgetting but I am keeping track from Feb and March. Sorry. They are coming.

Well all, I will be gone most of the day with work then training on the new job. I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Blessings all,
Annie

Morning ladies..

Our family has decided to take the 30 day challenge. What is that you say? NO FAST FOOD FOR 30 days! Now this is really really hard for us. My kids know that I am trying to lose weight and hubby knows it too. So we were chatting last night about how easy it is to "run through taco bell" when we are too lazy to cook. Mind you a whole pantry full of food. So my youngest says lets just not eat fast food. I said how about we make it a 30 day challenge. This will be very hard for us, but if we all committ the we just might make it. My hubby and both boys, ages 14 and 18, or no where near over weight, but they know that I struggle. And as you all know fast food is not good for anyone. SO it is not like I am depriving them from something. I am going to add it to my ticker.hehe if I can remember how.

Today back to work after 4 days off. I hope i can still see my desk.

Cyn -- What an awesome challenge!

Do you have a plan so that you can avoid the fast food on the days when you will be really busy and want it??

Good for you Cyn!! When I was at my highest weight I probably ate fast food more than 5 times a week. Every once in a while I will have a double cheezburger plain from Burger King and take the bread off but fast food tends to give me tummy-aches now that I am only doing unprocessed foods...maybe it's the grease, maybe there are additives, I don't know. Still tastes pretty yummy but just makes me feel gross (and serious tummy issues, yuck) so I try to avoid it as much as possible.

That said, I do break down and go to Popeye's every now and then... but I haven't been in quite a while. Just chicken, no sides, but it sure does make me feel sick. Yummy though!!

I hope that you and your family are successful with this.
I haven't eaten in a fast food place in a couple of years now and I don't miss it one bit.
Good luck!!

I had never considered myself lucky to live in a rural town. BUt i guess it keeps me from having to deal with fast foods often. We have to drive 20min to get to any real fast food place. We do have a few mom and pop type restraunts that offer more home cooking like foods. I try to stay away from them except for getting my baked fish meal.
I do struggle with eating at nice restraunts ..even though we dont get to go often. We are going on sat to an all you can eat chinnese seafood place. I have made my mind up to stick with the seafood and stay away from the butter...
good luck cyn!! Keep us posted on how its going!!!

I just wanted to pop in here and confess that I have not been on plan (calorie counting) much lately.

Cyn-that's how I lost my first 80 pounds, just stopping fast food and ordering in. I used that time to learn how to cook the right way, but didn't really cut my calories any.

Getting a bit better every day. I have my hand padded, and that helps over the bruise in my palm. I haven't gone stir crazy yet. Having a major winter storm and over a foot of new snow hasn't inspired me to escape from my captor. It's only -11 though. Here it has to warm up to snow. I'm not going to the pool tomorrow, but since I've arranged a ride, I get to go to a meeting Thursday night. In the meantime, I guess I'll just putter around the house.

The results are in!

Great Job done Debbie!
I really want to be the BL next week! So here I am off to get the job done! DH checked out the bikes and we need alittle air then we are ready to go cycling. But I gotta finish up the taxes in the next day or two. I cant let my self get too distracted!

Looking for motivation!
Quote of the day!

"We all have ability. The difference is how we use it."
Stevie Wonder

I'm so stressed right now and so wanting to eat, eat, eat!

I decided to go back to grad school for library science. However, I want to get into the fall program at a certain school which deadlines on April 15th - which means I need to take the GRE exam by next week. Ack! I hate taking tests, particularly those involving math which makes up a good portion of this test. I know it's my own fault that I've put myself under this time constraint, and I should have planned better or put off until next year. But it is what it is. I've cut it so close I don't even know if it's possible to get the test results in time - waiting to hear from the school on that. Not to mention all the other paperwork and things I'll need to get to complete the application process. Ugh, ugh, ugh! Maybe I should just wait, I dunno.

I hope everyone else's week is going well. I'll be back later on to check in and see how everyone's doing. I just needed to vent for a minute!