Rochester, maryshady,MamaP, hope you gals feel better soon.
MamaP Sons are great aren't they...
Bigmid congrats on being the biggest loser
JackieHollow Good job on getting off that couch
dayoneagain I know how you feel I've been the same this week . We just have to force ourselves.
ok , my answer to this weeks question would have to be uhh shopping for clothes and going on a trip somewhere and actually feeling good in my new clothes . yeah that sounds good to me
Well , I'd better get off of here and move a little and I hope I didn't leave anyone out.
I hate to hear that so many people are sick. I took my first two sick days off two weeks ago with a cold. It was hard to do, but completely needed. I come from a family where you're not sick unless you're vomiting, have profuse diarrhea or are literally shaking with fever. However I work in a hospital and being sick at work doesn't do anyone any good. So I laid on our couch and slept and slept and slept, and then squeezed in some Sex and the City (thanks NancyO).
I'm glad I checked in and posted tonight. I was avoiding it last week because I was constantly tired after work and not exercising (guilt!!). Plus lately I've been overeating alot - to the point of being uncomfortable. I guess the plus side is that at least I'm noticing it, not accepting it as normal. Need to get back on track. I feel so much more motivated after reading through the thread this week. Yay for support!!
Thanks MamaP for the update on Zumba videos. Hope you're feeling less sore today.
1mooretime - love the will power dust - I haven't seen that before! Boy could I use some...
Jacky and NancyO - have fun at the conference this week!
Stacy
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I am thinking about starting the couch to 5K running plan tomorrow. I am not sure that my lungs are ready for it after the bronchitis, but I won't know until I try. Has anyone else tried it?
Hi everyone, well were done 2 days of the conferences now and its 11:30 pm and I am still so full from dinner ( and dessert ) that it's not even funny. I ate so much tonight. You would think I would learn. I just hope I can remember how much pain I am in and not repeat this tomorrow.
I did go out at 6am this morning for a run and then went to the gym tonight but don't think either of those can make up for the eating
Will be doing the detomx for sure when I get home
Just want to say Thanks for all the congrats this week and to say get well to everyone who is sick and a big Hello to everyone on the Blue team.
Well heading to bed now another long full day for tomorrow.
Stacy conference has been good so far. Tonight was a theme sinner you should have seen us dressed up. Maybe I'll post the pic. of our look 80's groupies..... I had very big hair
I took my first two sick days off two weeks ago with a cold. It was hard to do, but completely needed. I come from a family where you're not sick unless you're vomiting, have profuse diarrhea or are literally shaking with fever.
This! I mean, seriously, last year I went to work when I had swine flu! I think I learned my lesson, though. It usually takes me weeks to kick something when I get sick. But one day off - with lots of sleep and lots of "Grandma's Thera-Flu" (tea with honey, lemon and bourbon ) and I feel soooo much better today. Not ready to go out for a run yet, but at least I don't feel like I'm going to fall over and die.
Morning Blue! Just had to come and share that I accomplished my first goal of this challenge. I survived my first spin class. It was intense, I was out of breath, legs and backend sore, and that was in the first 10 mins. I did push through and make it the whole hour. Think I'll try it again next week! I also have my body pump class scheduled for Saturday so I'll be able to check that off the list too.
QOTD~ I plan on getting a tattoo, something that symbolizes the changes I've made in my life.
No time for personals this morning, got to run some errands before work today. Hope everyone who is sick gets to feeling better, those struggling are able to get back on track, and those that are rocking it keep up the hardwork!
Well I had a week moment yesterday. I was about to dive into a bag of cookies when I decided to try and find some inspiration from weight loss blogs first. I found a great one that had a list of reasons to stay on plan. It really helped me refocus and not give into my temporary crazy cravings. Not sure if we are allowed to post a website address to a blog. Is it ok?
Jennie: I did the c25k "sort of" on the treadmill. I just did my 1st 30 minutes of straight jogging last night. I say "sort of" because I started the program and then skipped around because I could do more. I didn't run at all last week so I was only going to do 20 minutes but felt so good that I kept going to 30. I am super slow though. It took me 55min to get to a 5k even with the 30 min of jogging. It's weird because when I walk outside I can do a 5k in 1hr without any jogging. I'm going to keep working on my speed and then hopefully get brave enough to try it outside. I'm too chicken to sign up for any races (There are several this fall). Maybe in the spring. My daughter is a runner and will be doing a half marathon in Nov. She's my inspiration. She did a 7 mile run last night. Has anyone here entered a race? Please share your experience if you have.
Bigmid: I'm proud of you for exercising! If I overeat I tend to let the fitness go too. Way to go for not letting one bad day of eating get you down. Wishing you a better day today.
Hope everyone is feeling better.
Special Reward: I want to go on a trip too. This year was our 25 anniversary and I wanted to go somewhere like the Virgin Islands but I was too embarrassed to fly. Last trip I had to ask for a seat belt extender. I wanted to be in better shape too to really enjoy it. Money was tight this year anyway so I had a good excuse. We ended up driving up to the mountains to a nice cabin and it was great, but I am still planning that dream vacation with my sweetheart. Hopefully by next summer.
Another quick update about another terrible week. I have been sick and stressed out. Something is wrong with my daughter, besides the ear infection and broken foot. And now she has to see a specialist (urologist). It might not be that serious but the pediatricians were concerned which is making me nervous. I've been at the doctor's office just about once a day for different kids for the past two weeks.
So hopefully now that everything has been taken care of (until November) I can't get back to focusing on me. Sounds selfish but I'm pushed to my limit. No sleep, no exercise, no healthy food has taken it's toll on my body and mind. I keep forgetting things and getting things confused and I'm sick for the second time in two weeks. I need some time to take care of myself so I can take better care of everyone else.
Sorry that my weigh in last week was up a bit, and to be honest, this week probably won't be that great either. But I'm not giving up. I'm so proud of yall and all yall have lost so far... and I hope I can make yall proud too.
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Good evening all. Zoo yesterday was fun. Got in 5 hours of walking around, and came home super sore. Got up this morning and did my strength workout again (it's a good solid 1hr 15 min), but didn't manage to get on the elliptical today. My weight is up a couple pounds this week already, for some reason. It's completley stressing me out. I know it will come off eventually, and I had a huge weight loss last week, so just sticking with it is all I can do.
I hate to hear we have so many struggling. I wish I could make a change for you, give you the motivation you need, or the push to get back on track. All I can do is be here, and encourage you to do right. Do what you KNOW is healthiest for your body. Think of each bite of fatty food congealing in your veins, each nibble of sugar multiplying on your thighs, each bad food doing bad to your body.
I hope the sickies hurry up and leave all those that are feeling under the weather too!!
I know I haven't been involved with this group very much,not doing personals or posting very much,but I have been taking care of my mother for the past 2 weeks and I guess I was hoping that she would get better on her own but I finally took her to the hospital today.
I thought that she was having a hard time with her medications for gout(as did her Doctor) but after 3 days of being off of the meds and not being able to get out of bed,the concern went sky high.I took her for a blood test today that was done STAT, and her Dr. called @ 5pm to say that she needed to go to the ER. So after having a very good year for an 82yr 0ld my mother(not 1 illness)she has finally relasped.She has MDS a form of blood cancer and precursor to Leukemia,that she has had for 3 years.
The upside to this is that with blood transfusions and shots of procrit and b-12 she should be like new by Monday.
Busy, busy, busy.......what a week! Hopefully next week will be better! I haven't been able to fit in any jogging and the weather has been perfect for it.......ugh!
Job well done 
Everyone !
I think I learned my lesson, though. It usually takes me weeks to kick something when I get sick. But one day off - with lots of sleep and lots of "Grandma's Thera-Flu" (tea with honey, lemon and bourbon 
) and I feel soooo much better today. Not ready to go out for a run yet, but at least I don't feel like I'm going to fall over and die. 
