Lori - *hugs* feel better soon girl! I love your daughter's name. So original :)

Completed 5 days in a row of WATP, have no plans to even break for a day either. I will have to get back on the treadmill soon though. I love just feeling my endurance rise.

Down to 256 today. Hoping to lose 2 more pounds by the end of the challenge. I never set a weight goal, but it would be awesome to be under 255. :)

Good Friday Morning!!!

We are going to be so happy at the end of this challenge because we are doing so good. I think we should all be so proud of ourselves this go around.

Farn - psycho and determined are good mixes when it comes to working out. How much water do you drink a day? I'm doing good with my two liters but I think I may increase it.
Northern - We lived at Eielson AFB in AK, my father was military. We had one of those old truck campers. It was cool because I wasn't really sleeping outside.
Mkyice - hope you got your car going. How's everything going today over there?
Susie - I'm getting anxious. I love the way I look in the jeans. Thanks again. Glad to see you are doing well with your 30DS. I feel like I'm being held captive doing it for 30 days. I want to change so bad but I gotta stay committed.
Lori - :hug:Have a great day and feel better!!
Shylah - I'm so proud of you getting those workouts done. I still think you will be ready for the TSPs next month...Think about it:D:D

Jiggle It's tempting to me!! I'm hoping if I can end May strong I will be firmly in size 18's again. Then it's the size 16 rundown. My 20's are all loose, but not falling off yet, but I doubt that'd happen soon. My waist is smaller than my hip area, so my booty keeps them up :p

I had to buy my first belt ever. Weird! hehe

Thanks again everyone for the welcomes!

I'm down a pound since I started the challenge- woohoo! 2 more to go!

KDM- Right now, the weight loss is coming from doing Debbie Sieber's Slim in 6. My calorie count is at about 1200. It seems to be just perfect for me- I'm never hungry and get all my nutrients with. That's pretty much the only diet guideline with Slim in 6- calories in, calories out. I also follow the tons of water/hours between eating (2-3) and NO eating for 3 hours before bed time. But that's all diet wise- pretty much a piece of cake!

For the exercise part...man, I'm in the "final phase" which is the "Burn it up!" routine and it's KILLER. I only did the cardio today because my muscles were too sore from that and the outdoor work I did yesterday. But, I'm proud that I've done it every day (it's 6 days a week) and am getting better and better at it. Today starts week three on it. It's pretty intense, but worth it for me.

Glad to hear that everyone is making great progress! By the way...what's 30DS?

~*HUGS*~Feeling better today~THANK GOD!
Off to exercise before the kids get in ~It's friday so I gotta prepare myself mentally too LOL~GOOD JOB TO EVERYONE Doing great ~More hugs to those that need an extra one & are not doing great or just may be having a crummy day!~May everyones today Be bright & tommorrow be Brighter.
~Gonna do alot of laundry again starting 2morrow (Then hang it to dry out on the line) So hope to see some more weight loss results from it & savings ~My electric bill dropped about 45 dollars from changes made so far....So that was awesome!
Must admit though I made a trip to my favorite store today~to make myself feel better & bought Myself a lovely sterling silver necklace with a huge Quarts(Its white) Stone ON It for just 3.99 It was originally marked 49.99 from target! SO I WAS IN SHOCK & SO DANG HAPPY CAUSE I AM A JEWELRY FREAK! & I saw a top from a designer that I love to watch (i think on QVC~Home shopping Named Isaac Mizrahi ~But I never buy his stuff I just get ideas~and one of his tops was in there today new with the tags for 2.99!I thought it was a bit too small it was a small but looked like to small for my boob area DANG IT & they do not have a place to try on stuff & there policy is store exchange only or I would have bought it & tried it was sooooooo cute!! OMG ~there like 40.00 to 60.00 tops or more! So I hope they get more of his stuff in there~ Usually once u see a brand come in they get a bunch the next week!~I mean everything is new in there girls with the tags still(& guys if any is in this challenge) & They have levis for like 7.99 a pair! Tops 2.99 to 3.99 Dresses are 4.99 Tights /legggings 25 cents! Jewelry 49 cents to 5.99 or more depends on what it is.~shoes for 2.99 to 5.99 ~I am talking in style gladiator shoes /thong sandals/ Wedge shoes ect All New For those prices & converse tennis shoes that the kids are wearing ~And some adults for like 2.99! Purses are all 4.99! ~Skirts as low as 1.99! They also have like curtains & rugs/~All the way to guys tools & outdoors items~ECT.
Its like a dream store to me! I love that store. Anyways made me feel great to go ~Wish it was open more than just friday /saturday & Sunday~Closed all the other days! anyways off to exercise ~I need to quit blabbing!LOL

Shylah - When Susie was told me she wanted to send them to me I was still working hard to get into that size 18...I have the hip/booty issue. When I first saw them I was skeptical. But I can wear them now. It was great motivation!! You know you want them!! :yes::yes: You can do this :D.
Lori - Glad to hear you are feeling better. :hug: You know I miss you when you are absent. But I do understand.
Corinne - Looking forward to hearing how you do after the first 6 weeks.

I feel pretty good about myself. We had a company party. There was lots of food that would have had me way off plan but I stuck to my guns. I had some chicken, about a forth cup of cole slaw and a mini muffin of course I drank water.

Ok tell me how creepy is this...yesterday I asked my supervisor if I could wear jeans today since we were having the party and he said he wouldn't prefer if I wore them. So I didn't. Got to work and almost everyone had on jeans. I told him that and I showed him my picture from Sunday and said this is what I wanted to wear. He was blushing :?::?::?:, I thought to myself, how creepy. I have to rethink my slim risky wardrobe I been meditating on. I think it would be kind of inappropriate to look too cute and he can't concentrate. What do you all think?

Jiggle---L3 is NOT BAD AT ALL!! well not in relation to L2! haha I did D1 today and was soo happy I wasn't about to die by half way through!! You should def. give it a try!! It's still hard, but I think L2 was much harder!!
That is creepy about your boss...is he married?? maybe he doesnt wanna be distracted! haha what kind of job are you in?? I say look cute, feel good..it can only boost your office attitude! :)

Ashley--I wanted to measure before L1 was over also! haha I could tell in the way my pants felt! just don't get discouraged when the numbers aren't HUGE...I did and just today I realized when I was talking to DH that even tho the measurements aren't showing A HUGE difference, my pants are becoming looser! so it's all good!! The Plank twist is the very last ab move and it's where you get in plank position and then bring each knee up and move it over to the opposite side(ie. left knee up and over to right side)...it just kills my arms! lol

susie--A cruise sounds awesome!! never been on one..HAVE FUN! When are you goin? Good job w/30ds! I also found myself getting a little better at the pushups!! Also, don't get discouraged by L2...or from reading my posts about it being horrible! haha it's do-able, just REALLY hard! But I started L3 today and it's good!! :)

Corinne--30DS is Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred...you should check it out after you finish Slim in 6...I've seen the infomercials on that...looks killer!! let me know what kind of results you get after finishing!!

Lori--Sounds like my dream store also!!! haha what's the name??? Hope you're feeling better today!!

As for me, like I said above, I completed L3D1 of 30DS and it was sooo much better than L2!! I can't wait to do 9more days and take measurements!!! I've been 90% OP all week...My goal was to be close to 1227 cal/day to match my LoseIt! app, but it's been more like 1320-1400...still good, but not awesome...My weight is down to 172..but a couple wks ago I was at 170.6! This sucks!! oh well...I may be gaining muscles...my arms are starting to get really defined! it's kinda cool!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Happy Friday!!!

Im still OP but the scale is up 3lbs????? Do you think its water weight from the drinks on Tuesday??? Im still eating 1500 cals a day and Im a little hesitant to lower it but maybe I should?

Jiggle I agree with KDM, go to work looking cute, if it makes you feel good then thats what counts.

Lori Im glad your feeling better

Susie Have fun on that cruise!!! Too bad you had to change destinations though. BTW, you are kicking butt lol getting ready to buy size 10's? Go You!!!!!!

I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!

Just a quick check in as I'm heading out the door in a minute...

Good WI today, 227 which is -2 lbs since Monday! Finally busted past 229, where I've been all month. 3 lbs to go for the challenge...I will give it my best shot!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Jiggle ~ Car is running!
It was in the 80's yesterday. I sweated like mad carrying the groceries in. We are in a townhouse unit (military housing) that is on a hillside, so our parking is lower than our unit, so we have stairs from the parking to where the buildings are. It is about the equivalent of 2 flights of steps. Usually the kids carry the groceries in, but they were at school when I got home yesterday, so I hauled all of them up the stairs. Plus I bought some more plants which meant I had to buy more potting soil, so I also hauled all that up. It was a good workout; my legs were tired. They are not sore this morning, but my shoulders are.
It is another nice day today, so the kids and I are going to check out the Friendship festival that is going on today and then head out in town to check out the 100yen store (Japan's version of the dollar store).
I feel like I am rambling, since I don't usually write this much. If I am, sorry!

Oh, someone asked how long I jumped rope for...not long. I could only go for about 5 min. then I had to move on to other exercises. I am going to keep doing it on days that it is nice out (like today).

Gotta go bug the kids so they will be ready to leave when I am ready!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Thanks everyone for your encouragement, too bad I wasn't here to read them yesterday.
Well, I gained big time. I had 5300 cal. yesterday, that's crazy! I tend to have one day a week that I just lose control. I guess as long as I make sure that I lose the weight I gain before I overeat again I'll be ok. Trying to get back down to 105 again!

Hi everyone ... I joined for a few weeks last Fall during the Halloween Challenge. Didn't stick with it ... so here I go again! I know ... only 10 days left in this one but maybe I can lose 3 lbs. in that time, and then hop on the next one. Wasn't feeling great a lot of the winter, ate for comfort ... but now it's Spring! New beginning ... look forward to getting to know you all, and best of luck to you! :-)

Hi everyone!

Sorry it's been so long, so much has happened! Ok so quick recap....
Did well on my finals...got all A's and B's...had my graduation...super busy that time. My dad flew in for my graduation and it was so nice to see him. While my dad was in town the bf ask for his premission to marry me! I was so happy, my dad said he has always had his blessing and the bf was so happy. Ofcourse I found out through my parents and bf...they can't keep a secret. I have no idea when he will propose, we will see. So after that, my laptop took a crap right after graduation day! common! I've been without a decent computer for a while, I finially got my new laptop in so I have to play around with that. I"ve been using XP for so long I have no idea how to use windows 7 lol and I"m an electrical engineer?...hehe...So tomorrow is my graduation party the bf is throwing me...meaning for the past two weeks we have put our house under construction so everything is finished by the party, which is why i've been so busy and not on here. We've been up til 2 and 3am these past weeks. I"m done! Tomorrow his whole family, and i mean whole family will be here at the house and my family. It will be fun. As for weight loss I"m happy to report I've finally made my ultimate goal this morning.....115.6 lbs! So we will see if it keeps. I think it may be due to stress, i've been eating enough calories but been super busy running around and maybe I've been buring calories. We will see! I hope everyone is doing great and I can't wait to get back on here and read about all your progress! OK off to finish up before tomorrow. :)

Hi, how is everybody? I’m still one pound away from my goal, and I can fit in most of my size 12 pants and 2 of my size 10 pants. I’m still unable to use 2 of the size 12 jeans because they are still tight. Although this week I did not loss like in former weeks, for the first time I was able to notice that I have lost a considerable amount of weight, and that is encouraging :)
I wish you a great weekend!!!

Lori: I have two names (and two last names) and all my life I used my middle name in the way that the first name is used in US. In my country sometimes the first name is not used and we write only the initial for it and the middle name goes complete. My sister, my cousins and I have the same first name. It will be confusing if my sister and I live together here because our first name and last names are the same.

Babenwaiting: :welcome:

Jdonato: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :congrat: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons:

Jdonato - woohoo! i'm wondering if he's going to propose at the party? :p wouldn't that be nice! with all the family around!

I get so giddy when weddings get brought up in convos :)