Darn you Sass! Now I feel guilty for not running in the ice/snow. Darn you , I say! I am very proud of you for getting it done.

Urock~ Have a fantastic trip and enjoy yourself!

back at it~ Good luck on your exercise!

Christie baby~ Hi girlfriend. I'm so glad you have electricity back again.

ms. perception~ great job getting 2 workouts in

Jaya~ good luck on getting all of you workouts in, you are gonna be a busy girl but I'm sure the scale will thank you!

Jaya: I am soooo proud of you!! Now go do your homework! You have lost 10 lbs for this challenge and that is awesome!!! It is not easy losing ten! I know! I am struggling with that number now. You probably set too high of a goal for yourself so feel good girl because you are rocking it! While you are exercising all of those days...know that you are not alone. I will be joining you on all those days. When you don't want to ...just think...Hattie is doing it and does not want to be alone.

urockmom: Congrats!!!! 20 Years!!!

Enjoy!!! You will come back a little lighter...I know it. Between the activity with Hubby and all the skiing, you will probably drop a couple.

Christian: Yeah!!! I am so glad you are back to the real world again! You have to start thinking of what we are doing after this challenge. Are we going for St. Patrick's Day or the long haul of Easter. Maybe we can do both.

Keeperofthehome: Glad you are back to the real world also!!

Hi to Fullsteam, Lene, MS.Perception, Back at it, Buns, Lehika, Mlholston, Sass and anyone else I missed. Luckymom...where are you?

Hey everyone!

Christie-Super good to have you back in the land of electricity!

Jaya-What you're doing is amazing. I remember trying to help my neice with her high school math homework a couple years ago (I used to be good at it) and I couldn't recall a lick of it! So, rock on sister!

urock-I'm jealous but hope you're trip rocks!

I finally got to the grocery store to re-stock my barren shelves with healthy foods so I don't eat junk. I swear the last few days it's taken everything in me to not start eating everything in sight. It's not normal for me. Thankfully it is passing, but geez. It was hard to not just go order some wings and buy a pint of Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby!! Anyway, here I am...no binging. I am about to go workout for 1/2 hour even though it's 10:30 p.m. No excuses...even being ridiculously late!

Goodmorning girls

It was great to read everyone's news, as always. I just popped in for a quick hello and will be back later on for personals. Things are going well here ladies though I did not get in my workout yesterday and have a lot to do today. urockmom, have a wonderful trip with DH : ). Keep up the great work everyone , catch you all later on

Good morning girls

Happy Saturday . Glad it's the weekend. We are due for mild weather this weekend (40's) which will feel awfully nice after that burst of cold air the past few days.

We have one week to go ladies, let's keep on truckin'. I had no loss last week and 4 lbs. the week before that....I will let you know how I do v-day. Things are going well here and my clothes are looser and I definitely can see a visible difference (particularly in my lower bod) from the exercise.

I am due for TOM soon and can feel it already, hopefully It will come and go by V day and before weighing in. Last night was a good night. Tonight we plan to go out and I plan to get something healthy and eat in moderation. I was bad last weekend and must be good this weekend in order to get that loss I want so here is to a new day.

Christian, welcome back...it is so nice to have you back and I am sure you are happy to be home and have things back to normal. Wtg on the plan, we will be here to help you along....to help each other along.

Ms perception, wtg on your workouts and stocking those "barren shelves" with healthy foods. Barren shelves are a big danger for me. Sometimes I get an increased appetite around TOM time and sometimes I don't....I am lucky this month as I am not experiencing that as of yet. I think your doing terrific....hang in there and keep it rocking.

Backatit, I am sure you know that those last 10 lbs. are the hardest to lose and can be real stinkers! Though I understand your frustration, from an objective viewpoint, the fact that you already lost 5 during this challenge is super! Congratulations on that and just keep at it, those stubborn last 5lbs. will eventually come off.

urockmom, hope your having a fabulous time with DH : ). It is a beautiful weekend weatherwise as well. Looking forward to hearing your news upon your return.

Jaya, wtg on the attitude and determination. Our keeping at it despite any setbacks is key. Keep studying : )..........studies first, gym second!

Lene that darn sass! hahaha

Hi hattie....keep on rocking : )


I hope you all have a terrific weekend ladies. I am off to do my workout and then I am free to take off with DH and gallavant about! Touch base again soon

Hi girls, I know it has been 2 weeks , but I have had a bad 2 weeks, I am going to get on the scale in the morning and face reality, but I walked a mile today and will just have to get on with life. I hope everyone is doing well and I will be back in the am with updated stats

Neast: Welcome back! You can do it! The past two weeks are gone but you have a lot of weeks ahead! Go For It!!

How is everyone?

I am OP and exercising. Scale is not moving but I have been here before. As soon as I get a little frustrated, it starts to move again.

PATIENCE! Oh...... That is the key.

hi girls......... h ope your all having a great weekend.

What a beauty of a day out there, it's 50 here! Just love it, wish I went to my old hometown with Dh to see my folks but TOM had other ideas! lol
THe bugger decided to visit today, no wonder I was so sick yesterday! We never made it out to dinner but did that stop me from making a martini at home? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! lol. I know it, I am bad!

Neast, good for you for getting your tail back in here. Sometimes life throws us some curve balls......I hope all is well there, take care of yourself

Hi Hattie wtg chickie on the OP and exercising! Keep it rocking Hattie! I am sooooooo glad I did my workout yesterday because I am doing NADA today! lol Absolutely nothing! OMG, DH and I went out and got the wiiiiiiiii, I am so excited! At least I managed that yesterday! We got the wii and the wii fit. I did some hula , lol ohhhhhh and the boxing! THe boxing is a good workout, yes indeed! I love that one and talk about catharsis!

Well, have to run. Hope you all have a super day. Aside from the cocktails, my eating has been OP and I have been doing good, we will see what next weekend brings weight wise! Hoping for a loss girls, I have been working hard on the ex. and eating healthy. Take care and keep up the good work everyone

I was down 2.6lbs this week

Good for you Keeper!!!

Fullsteam: Love that wii!!!! I haven't done it in awhile. Last night I jumped back on. I did Adv. steps, expert boxing, hula hoops and some lunges from the strength training. It felt good to get back to it. Next weigh has to be good for you...I command it!

Hi to everyone!

Welcome back Neast! Good to hear you're getting right back to plan.

Here's praying for patience, Hattie! I can't wait to get wii fit, it sounds so fun. I called around again today and no one in town has them, and I'm not sure I want to pay shipping...ugh.

Wow, keeper, good loss!

I have finally moved from my 5 days at the same weight. I am only .4 away from my V-day goal!!! WooHoo!! I think it was my shoveling workout! It wasn't because it snowed this time. It was to get the slushy melted stuff off my driveway and deck. What a beautiful couple of days we've had here. I love to be outside...it was relaxing even as I was shoveling. Today I got a major workout on the wii. I played every game several times and really worked up a sweat a few times...
You're right, FullSteam...boxing is a great workout!

hi girls

I am heading to bed but wanted to come in and say goodnight. Quite sick again today and TOM isn't even here yet...it likes to torment me this da;ys. Okay enough about that, I don't want to get all aggravated now...I will be fine soon enough. I am just thankful that I did my workout yesterday and could take the day to rest today.

Keeper of the home, congratulations on your weight loss that is wonderful! keep up the good work.

aw Hattie, ty sweety for commanding that darn scale! You know what? DH loves the wii too! THe guy is kicking my butt at hula, I can't catch more than one hoop ....hm, well not yet anyways. That hula is a wonderful workout and great for the waistline...I recall reading about it's benefits awhile back in one of my health mags. OH , you want to hear a good one? well DH registered me tonight.......he had to prod me to do it because I wasn't feeling to good and I didn't want to do the body test thingy. Well anyways, I made my wii avatar and made it skinny right? When that stupid thing weighed me.....right after it made me fat! Right then and there it made me big and I started crying! hahaha Dh was there, and I said "it made me fat, it made me fat.........this stupid thing" lol. Not a fun time for a woman during TOM time andd hungover from martinis! I had DH go back and try to make me skinny but it kept me where I was. All the more incentive to stay on goal! I got over it but boy was I upset when it did that! lol wtg on getting back on it, it's nice to have some diversity.

Ms perception, we were looking for a wii and a wii for a few months. DH asked around at work and was told to get it at toys r us....the guy said that they always have them in stock. We drove up yesterday and found it! It is so popular here on the east coast now and they even showed it on tonights news. Ohhhhhhhh, yay on the weight loss!!!!!!! wtg I love the outdoors too........I am glad that you had nice weather there and enjoyed the outdoors as well

Christie, how is it going with you? I am sure you had some things to catch up on at home after that power failure. Do come in soon and spread some of that beautiful sunshine : )

Hi to everyone else too, madi you ok? I hope all is well..

I am beat, going to bed to catch up on some rest.....I want to go on my wii tomorrow! Night ladies, hope that you are all sleeping well and wake up to a lovely day tommorow.

Hi Ladies!

Thanks for all of your good wishes for our getaway. We had a fabulous time and skiied Friday and Saturday so much that our legs were killing us! But conditions were great and at least on Friday there was hardly anyone there so we just had to keep going..and going..and going... I had planned for Friday to be a high calorie day in my cycling but I think I kind of went overboard on that one. Fortunately, all that exercise meant that I was only up a half a pound this morning so I'll take it.


FSA~ So sorry to hear that TOM is being rotten once more. You have been doing so well on the smoking and the exercise, I hope you are feeling better today! I think that if that wii thingy made me fat I would

Neast~ Welcome back and glad that you are back on track. Remember, it is a process and we all have failed. The important thing is that you are movin' in the right direction once again.

MsP~ Sooooo close! I know you can do it!!!

keeperofthehome~ Awesome job!!!! You keep right on going!!!

Hattie~ I too am at the stare evilly at the scale stage. Other than going up a bit over the weekend, I think it hasn't moved in 3 weeks. I will hang with you and be as patient as I can be....when I really want to

Jayagoddess~ Truthfully, I can not express how happy I am not to have math homework. Good for you for going back to get your GED and being a great role model to your daughter! (Even if she is smurky.)

Lene, Christie, everyone~ We only have DAYS to go! Let's go for the sprint!!!!

Goodevening ladies

I am hitting the hay early tonight. Came in to say goodnight and checkup on everyone.

urockmom, wbbbbb It is nice to have you back, I was thinking of you and wondering how your vaca went with DH........sounds like it was terrific : ). Ty for the encouraging words....yes I felt well enough during the day to accomplish my goals for the day so I am happy about that. Hang in there with the patience....I actually got pretty pissed off and frustrated but it's fueling my fire right now so then again get mad baby, get mad! lol ok I am getting punchy, def. time for nighty night. Let's keep on fighting!

How is everyone doing? Let's hang in there....the weekend is nearing. OH I better get to bed. Hope you all had a great and successful day. Night all. Talk soon.

I've been POP for the last several days, but will leave more of a message tomorrow. Just wanted to check-up and see what's going on.

Glad you vacation was awesome, urock!

I'll get on here tomorrow and ramble more...for now, goodnight!