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!
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.
A TEAM THAT POSTS TOGETHER
IS A TEAM THAT CREATES SUCCESS TOGETHER!!
part of success comes in making sure you are MOVING...being active....exercising...and tracking what you are doing HONESTLY...so that you can evaluate it and make all the necessary changes to make this journey the success you desire!!
COME ON NOW...GET MOVING!!
YOU CAN DO IT!!
BE ACCOUNTABLE!!
CHALLENGE NUMBER #2
CHANGE COMES IN ONE OF 3 WAYS....
INSPIRATION
DESPERATION
OR A COMBINATION OF THE 2
FOR INSPIRATION THIS WEEK...
MAKE SURE YOU WATCH THE SHOW HEAVY...in case you missed it, it comes on monday nights at 10pm...you can watch it here...
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.
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!!!!
Wednesday.... of week 4, and day 3 of the 14 day count down
LOVE TRAIN CHALLENGE
challenge yourself to become the best "loser" that you can...
2 CHALLENGES TODAY
1. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LOVE!!!
LOVE YOURSELF....LOVE OTHERS
TODAY....do something special for YOURSELF....LOVE YOURSELF!!! When you love yourself, you treat yourself better. Why is it we are our worst critics?? Why do we always do so much for others, but neglect ourselves?? TODAY, DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOURSELF!! Then come POST WHAT YOU DID!!!
A TEAM THAT POSTS TOGETHER
IS A TEAM THAT CREATES SUCCESS TOGETHER!!
2nd CHALLENGE for today
SHOW SOME LOVE TO SOMEONE ELSE
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS....do something special for someone else, out of the blue...unplanned...unexpected...to make them smile. Then come back and post and tell us what you did to bring a little joy to someone....because when you bring joy to someone else, you bring it to yourself!!!
SHARE THE LOVE
SHARE THE JOY!!!
LET'S GO RED TEAM!!
ROCK ON TO A SEXIER NEW YOU
FOR V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E-S
D-A-Y
2011
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.
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?
kickbutt
