Rainbowsmiles, I did walk my mile! :) Today made one week that I have walked a mile each day. I know that most of you do ten times the exercise that I do but I hadn't exercised in years--I would 'diet' but not exercise-so a mile is a lot for me. I felt really awful tonight so I had a hard time but, like so many of you say, I felt better afterwards. Speaking of the huge amount of time you guys are up to per day-how long did it take ya'll to work up to where you are now? As I said, I've walked a mile a day for a week and it doesn't feel one whit easier! I wonder how long it'll take me to get to two miles?
Thanks everyone for being so supportive and giving such awesome advice!:)

An interesting bit of information....if you do something continuously for 21 days it can become a habit.

What would you like to make a habit?

My moms new habit is a yoga video before work every morning.

GOOOOOOD MORNING RED TEAM!!!!! WAKE UP & GET A MOVE ON!!!!!!

Today's song: Ain't Nothing Gonna Break ("our") Stride
Oh no, we've got to keep on moving!

CharlieJune--Shan is right, keep at it and any exercise you do will become habit and something you might look forward to. I was a certified couch potato for two years and it's only taken me about two weeks to actually start looking forward to daily workouts. Those first few days back tho were killers but I kept thinking about some of the real Biggest Loser contestants who kept saying it's all a matter of taking that first step, and then another, and another. Try to keep at it even when you don't want to. It WILL get easier.

To ALL---this is such a great support group!!!! I know some post more than others but I repeat Rainbow's invite...even if you fall off the Love Train for a week, two or even three...feel free to hop back on or drop in anytime.

HAVE A GREAT DAY and stay ON PLAN!!!!

Rainbowsmiles - cowbot caviar (sometimes called redneck caviar) is a dip sort of thing tjat you put on chips. Here is how I make mine...

-1 can of white corn
-1 can of black beans
-1 can od great northern beans
-3 green onions, diced
-3 roma tomatoes, diced
-3/4 cup of chopped cilantro
-1 cup of fat free Italian dressing

Drain the corn and beans. Mix everything in a big bowl. Let it chill in the fridge overnight. Serve with your favorite chips. It is healthy and delicious!

Rainbow--Am I reading the blue thread correctly? I'm caught between laughing and a mouth covering OMG moment with the smack talk you wrote on their thread a few minutes ago! Here I was feeling kind of bad that a few of the blues were really struggling to find others who were equally gung-ho and I thought we might want to extend a Rodney King "can't we all diet together" kumbaya invite to drop in on the red thread occasionally to get motivated.
I mean, they did acknowledge we stomped them to bits....hahahaha.

KEEP CHUGGING AWAY REDS!

THAT red/blue posting faux pas and attempt to make nice just totally made my day! What a laugh riot!

Rainbow I just checked out the Blue Thread!!! BAAHAHAHAHAHAH THAT WAS SOOOO AWESOME! Nice cover! A++++

I heart you!!! Totally made my day!

Happy Tuesday all!

Tuesday is my major gym day so I spent 2+ hours there. I am going to be sore in the morning, but its totally worth it!

HI all -- I hope your week is going well. How many in our group will be getting their exercise by snow shovelling over the next few days? We should get quite a bit of snow here tonight, so I'll shovel my way out tomorrow.

I do believe I'm getting a snow WOOOSH here in Chicago. Hopefully it's good for an extra pound or two! Already looking at a 3ft snow drift blocking my garage door. Should I lose power overnight I wish you all the best of luck for the next few days.

Charlie June--Keep walking!
Shan--Enjoy that alone time!
Angie--We'll both be shoveling tomorrow...you'll not shovel alone!
Peanutt--Way to keep adding to our workouts!
Desidoo--I'm glad you enjoyed the erroneous blue post as much as I did. Keep up the great workouts!
MadameButt--er...you're killing the workouts too...keep dripping goo down on
me.
Courtney, MyBody & Skinny--Keep those workout postings coming. You can do it!!!!

Chuga-chuga-chuga-chuga-WOOOSH-WOOSH!

Great challenge for today. I'm already thinking about what I can do for me (maybe paint my toenails fluorescent pink) and for someone else (maybe go out and clear & warm up my mother's car for her since she has to go to work in this terrible weather. Hmm..maybe I'll pack her a lunch too!). DS is home today, so the school board has already made his day, but I'll try to find something special for him too.

My something special for myself today was that I took the time to sit down and catch up on some of my favorite tv shows (Biggest Loser, NCIS, etc.) and I lifted some free weights while I watched. It was perfect, I love myself time!

For someone else- I just finished doing the dishes for my boyfriend. When he comes home he is going to be so suprised. We have household chores and one thing I never do is the dishes. So, not only did I just finish doing the dishes while he has been at work, but I also did some laundry too. :)

Maybe my things aren't so super fabulous but to myself and him, I know they are something special. :)

Happy Hump-day!

For everyone dealing with the snow and ice, stay safe!