MTig- You are smokin'!! WTG on being hit on!!!

Nix- Welcome back!

JL- Hugs to you

MM- Just finished my TJ workout

JCat- There are troubled people in the world. Hope you enjoyed the day with the kiddies.

Econ- Are you going C25king during this challenge? Welcome back!

This challenge, for me, is to get back into the exercise groove. I just put too much pressure on myself when I, dare I say,"diet". Yep, the old "all or nothing" thinking snuck its way back and I really began judging my week by what the scale said. Then, I got lazy and kept making excuses for being lazy Now it's time to think "E". My plan for this challenge is to work out 3-4 times per week.

Got a nice surprise today. Lost another .4. I was 194. This is definitely mid-cycle gain time, but I've yet to see it. I am hoping and praying it has decided not to show up this month.

Gotta go workout. Hey, I bought some size 14 pants today. OMG!!! I almost didn't recognize the person in the fitting room mirror.

*sneaking into the back of the room late again*
Hey girls, remember me?????? College gradumate with my edu-ma-cation? Thanx for all your support btw, I don't know how I could thank you enough.

I maintained for Valentine's day. That's better than I'd done all year. I'm gonna shoot for 20 lbs for easter, with workouts 5 days a week. I get 4 a week when I work out at the office. I really need to focus on walking though. That's how the fat fell off last time.

Welcome to newbies! And Hello to my girls.....congrats on losses and I'm glad to see you all again :)

Ok I gotta get my ab workout in for the day. It's better than nothing :)

I would like to join this challenge.

I am 48 and have been married to my DH for 23 years. We have 2 kids, my son is 19 and my daughter is 10. I work as a teaching assistant in a special ed preschool. I started my healthier lifestyle in September and have lost 40 pounds. I can now say that I am overweight and no longer obese! I count points but do not attend WW meetings.

Here's my WEED for this challenge

W 64 oz. a day
E Something everyday (Exercise bike, treadmill, wii fit)
E Stay within daily points
D I can eat whatever I want, as long as I plan for it and adjust the rest of my day accordingly.

I'd like to lose 10 pounds in the next 8 weeks.

Do I post a new WEED everyday?

On my way - daily is fine, I think most of us try to do daily, but can't always get here, but no pressure, what works for you. Come as often as you like.

HT welcome back!

MTiger, look at you, getting hit on, buying new clothes, rocking this thing! :carrot:

EconNerd, welcome back to you too!

Jeni, Scary stuff. Be safe.

Grazer, I am with ya, need to get rid of the all or nothing in my head.

Anywho got to get moving this morning.

W 100
E Crunches, Elliptical, stairs
E OP
D Making good choices for me. :D

Morning!

:welcome: Onmyway!

Glad to see you HolyT!

Grazer, I love the idea of exercise goals versus weight goals. I used to start the monthly exercise challenge. I was stuck for so long, at least I could say I did all I could exercise wise. This is all about being healthy right.

Mindy Alright! Size 14 and 194 that is so awsome!!!!!!! keep it up you know that even if you have that nasty mid cycle gain, if you keep OP it will come off when you get back to your losing weeks :)

MM~congrats on opening up your turbo jam video!

Hi Shari!! Ya the crackpots are great.


I did have a good day yesterday. My little sister was here to babysit, so DH took a half day off and we went to the movies. The only bummer was my knee. It hurt all day so I iced it last night, it still is sore today so my workout later on will be a low impact.

I didn't get up early this morning because I had too much wine last night. Two glasses and boy I was feeling good. I slept like I hadn't in a long time it was SO nice. :) When I got on the scale this morning it was 146.4 I was a bit shocked. I don't know if I quite believe it. but my scale is always lower when I get a good night sleep. I won't have another good night until Thursday but it was so nice seeing that number on the scale.

W 80 oz
E probably will do 60 minutes of low impact, Elliptical and recumbant bike.
E 1200 planned callories
D Stick to my plan, pick up the house, do some laundry, dishes, ice my knee cook some dinner.

Thanks for the welcome all :hug:

Originally Posted by Grazer:
Econ- Are you going C25king during this challenge? Welcome back!

I plan to get back on the C25K - I was doing well with it in the fall but pulled a muscle in my back and that knocked me off the program... I was up to week 7 or 8... I plan to run on Tuesday,Thursday and Saturday mornings before work. I hit the gym Monday Wednesday and Friday (walk and eliptical)
I need to get a podcast I like going for C25K Week one so I can start on Thursday (or maybe even this afternoon!)

Tuesday WEED:
W: 64 oz
E: Get some exercise today (maybe C25K week 1 day 1 this evening??)
E: Keep calories under control
D: I am worth the effort

hi...i like the "WEED" challenge, can i join too?

i'm 27 and i am wholly on the exercise bandwagon. it still seems strange given that i have ALWAYS hated running (up til now). :) my weight loss plan is exercise heavy because (aside from the occasional junk) my eating is pretty good. right now i'm working extra hard to surprise my boyfriend (who is gone for a month). in the last 10 days i've lost 4 pounds--not a bad jumpstart. (can you tell i'm ecstatic?!?!)

so...anyway--my goals for tuesday:

W: 64 oz (this should not be the hard part, but it is)
E: 2 hours cardio, 20 floors stairs, arms/abs at home, stretching
E: make good choices when i go out to eat with a friend this evening
D:get going right now (and do the dishes before bed tonight!)

Thanks for the welcome :wave:!

I'm not doing very good with water.....I got more water in today than yesterday.

I'm within calorie range for Mon/Tues.

I'm determined to shed these pounds for good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the warm welcome. I think this will be a fun challenge! I have had a great day so far. I'm planning to ride my exer bike tonight while I watch Biggest Loser!

Goals for today:
W - 64 oz.
E- Exer bike - 40 minutes at least!
E - Stay within points
D - I'm really doing well!

Have a great evening!

:welcome2: e32!!!! Happy to have you aboard.

Got in my workout, but my knee still hurts so I am going to ice it some more. I got in 45 minutes today but kept it at a slow pace.

Jcat- Hope that knee is feeling better. I usually find my knees after doing TJ. Thanks for the encouragement!

On My Way- Welcome!

E32- Welcome to you too!

Econ- Glad to see you're back at C25K. I took a break and now I'm back at it again. It doesn't seem so bad the second time around. I only started back on Sunday.

MM- Let's get that stinkin' thinkin' out of our heads!

MTig- WTG on the size 14s!!

Holy- Or, should I say "Graduate"- Congrats!! I pretty much maintained last challenge too.

Today was so so eats wise. I had some sweets during a meeting, a piece of pizza, and then pigged out at dinner. I gotta accept days like this. No planned exercise for tonight because we had company. I'm going to try to get up early in the a.m to go on the tread.

Real quickie here. On plan, worked out, ate well, got hair colored. Have to have great hair to go with size 14's and new clothes. I was 193.8 today. OMG!!! Keep it coming while I can.

My shows are on, so I must run. BL AND American Idol. Conflict.

Hey girls,
I got a workout in at lunch but I'm planning on getting another Bean workout in....maybe treadmill time too. No rehearsal tonight thankfully, I'm pretty tired. I actually dozed at the office during my 2nd break. I discovered that my Jillian Michaels 30 day shred dvd is scratched up pretty badly. I'm gonna work with my disk repair kit to see if i can fix it.

be back later!