QOTD: Summer means BBQ season. What planning strategy will you use so you can enjoy yourself but not go wildly off plan?
I have been to several BBQ's this season already. usually I try to check the menu before hand to make sure they are grilling something on my plan and if it is just hamburgers and hotdogs I bring something to eat for myself. At home I grill turkey burgers or chicken with a TBS of BBQ sauce. I always bring carrott/celery something easy to transport and some type of fruit. I do not feel deprived I usually have to chase the baby so easy foods are the best for me.

Week two results are up. Congratulations to krystalb our biggest loser for the week; helwa588, miriam101 and I were runner ups.

Next week the following people will be dropped IF they do not post a WI:

susan1502
Nonnahs
Utahgirl1983
lizzyg
sunflower37

Congrats to all our Biggest Losers for the week! :)

Just ate my oatmeal (tried the oat & flax from Whole Foods for the first time and it is great!) and had my glass of skim milk. Workout is coming up in 45 minutes...I got lucky yesterday and found Jillian's Cardio Max at Sports Authority, so I'll be trying that workout. Then, I'll go out and take a walk/run.

I dont avoid BBQ. I go for the cut veggie platter with no dip. Lots of green leafie salads with tomatos, peppers all colours. And grilled chicken with a lite brushing of sauce. Onions & garlic wrapped in tinfoil grilled is also great! For dessert choices I take advantage of all the great seasonal fruit. And dip in yogurt! Yumm!

Wow, Jillian's Cardio Kickboxing workout is awesome! And, I'm starting to amaze myself at what I can do exercise-wise. So cool to be stronger! :)

I'm still up from my starting weight (sorry!) I was pleased with myself last week, as I stayed completely on plan. I hope that if I stay faithful I'll be able to drop the 3.6 lbs I need to lose to make my Father's Day mini-goal.

Whew! Between the kickboxing and speed walking, I burned 385 calories! Feels good. :)

Anyway, I work at 5pm today, so getting some things done at home before I leave. BTW, I got my camera replaced yesterday at the camera shop which was great because otherwise, I would have had to send it away and not have a camera for 4-6 weeks.

What is everyone up to today and this week? Anything exciting?

I have the 5dvd set, got a great deal on it at Amazon, love the kickboxing one.

QOTD: I grill daily, but when we go to friends, I start with salads, veggies or fruits and then will have one portion of what I like and make sure I drink water to help fill me up.
Johnsonville also makes a turkey brat, it has cheese in it and it's really not bad at all, taste wise and calorie wise. :)

I took a freebie this week cause I'm up almost 4#'s from TOM and didn't want to do that to the team. I know next week will be better.
Started strength training this week. I saw Jillian on exercise t.v. and she had 4 moves that worked upper and lower body, 3 sets of 20 reps, so I thought that would be a good start since I've not done that in a while, I'm using 5# dumb bells. And I did walk yesterday and this morning. I do need to post that in our exercise thread. Tomorrow is my kids last day of school, they're so happy and we'll get a lot of stuff cleaned up around here before they leave next week for my parents.
Well I need to do some cleaning up, we're having friends over this evening for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup. *GO WINGS*
Have a great day and I'll check in tomorrow.

Hi All,
More work in the garden today, weeded a very grassy row by hand, bent over, because couldn't tell where the vege and the grass were separate. It took a while, then put the fence up for the cucumbers to grow on. It has been several days of rain this weekend and the grass grew up fast. The potaos are sstarting to bloom, and I have a baby hot pepper. Also I saw a few blossoms on the tomatos. The garden survived the hail the other night, just lost one tomato plant and one cabbage plant looks beat up. I want to get some cherry or grape tomato plants and some onions in yet, just not sure where they will fit.


QOTD: Studies and experience have shown me that it takes 40 days to develop a habit that sticks. What habit would you spend the next 40 days developing, and how would you do it?

Since I started working on my diet and getting healthy I seem to have been working on it 40 days at a time figuring I can give up anything for 40 days. ( it started during Lent this year) I am going to spend the next 40 days developing the habit of movement. I am going to do it by every day doing something that means I have to move more, either parking farther away, not carrying the phone around with me in the house, walking around the yard in the evening, anything I can think of to avoid just sitting in the chair and staring at the tv.

I'm not sure who hasn't had a chance at doing a QOTD yet, but I'll pick RangerChic for the next question.

Bette K

Thanks for all the help! I really drank a lot of water last week, but TOM is late:?: No chance of baby, just old age catching up to me I guess. I never get enough sleep. And what sleep I do get is very "light". I can roll over and wake myself up. I know that not getting enough sleep can cause all sorts of issues. Maybe when I get my exercise, diet and weight under control I can do some things to try and get my sleep cycle better. Whew...I'm just a mess:D

QOTD:

I'd love to make exercise a habit. I came so close once. I need to try again. 30 minutes at least everyday!

At BBQ's I try to bring my own food...usually I bring veggies and fruit and then I typically eat whatever is being grilled. I find it works out well that way.

Ranger- I don't like the frontside and backside. they just seemed too easy for me. I love her kickboxing DVD, I just did it last night. I have sore abs and arms. Tonight I did Boost your metabolism for 30 min. That's a killer.

On the BBQ front. Someone was talking about brats. Johnsonville has turkey and cheese brats and they are like 130 calories each. And they are good. One of my summer treats.

I keep forgetting that we start a new thread on Monday's. I've wondered where everybody was on the old thread. I wish I could have posted weight today since I was 188.6, my lowest. Hopefully I'll get a few more pounds off by next Monday. I have a practice 5k tomorrow and the real thing on Sat. That should do some good.

Yeah, the Backside didn't seem too difficult for me either. Haven't tried the Frontside though yet. I think I'll do BL Bootcamp Wednesday as that kicks your butt! :)

QOTD: Studies and experience have shown me that it takes 40 days to develop a habit that sticks. What habit would you spend the next 40 days developing, and how would you do it?

Developing an exercise plan that I can stick to. It needs to be something that I enjoy, that I can easily fit into my day, and that doesn't require good weather. The "how to" is what I'm having trouble with....I think the starting point is making sure I get enough sleep so I'm not tempted to skip it because I'm "tired". And maybe I need to reevaluate my definition of success.....exercise is cumulative, but I don't consider it exercising unless it's 45 to 60 minutes at a stretch. In many ways, I think I set myself up for failure. So I'd need to look at the ways I do that and find ways to counteract them.

QOTD BBQ: I'm a vegetarian, so scratch that problem, LOL

QOTD 40 days: I'd like to start working on relaxation techniques. Got myself some CD, can't get going though.

Really pleased though that I did so well on the scale this week! I'd love to see myself out of the 150's on Monday, but my metabolism has gone a little wacky, so I'm not holding my breath.

Go, Red team!