W.O.W. Declaration of THINdependence ~ Week 9
 

Week 9 is here ladies, its time to get that booty in gear and shake it any way you can to burn those calories! :carrot::broc::belly::bike2::woops::running::swim: :boxing::strong: ok you get my point. Yesterday was terrible food wise, but today is another day and it will be great! I gotta get ready for work

Holy~I am so sorry about captian.

About the trike~its not about laziness but ergonomics. They are trying to prevent on the job injuries (repetitive injuries). No the people who are getting hurt aren't overweight, (whiners yes). But I have to say My feet hurt less when I get home and my legs aren't so swollen. I prefer the trike to a scooter or golf cart though, then I would really be losing a ton of exercise. :)

9 is my favarite number! Gotta try to get back on track this week.

MTig- Calorie cycling sounds like the Wendy Plan from WW. I try to eat 1500 cals per day but to be honest I gave up counting because I was trying to eat intutively. And my reward for that is a #7 gain for this challenge. Started back on WW points yesterday because I can't do it intutivey!

JCat- One day won't matter because you are super active!

Gotta run- gonna be late for work1

D-day is here. not up for posting much. i appreciate all your thoughts....

Hey ya'll!!! As the least frequent WEEDer on here, I hope I'm still welcome.

I need to go back and read last week's thread. Amy, I don't know what D day is, but from what I know from facebook, I think I know what it is. I'm sorry baby, I know you love him. I'm really thinking about you today. What a brave choice you're making, a choice you have to make OUT OF LOVE. My sweet, dear friend, I wish you strength. xo

Sorry to change the subject....

I weigh freaking 272. :( 272. Almost back to my all time high of 296. I weighed 215 at one point. I gotta fix this! I haven't exercised in at least two months. I am binging, eating like crap, drinking too much, laying around, eating too much fast food, letting my fruits/veggies rot instead of eating them.

So take all the crap and throw it out. Now for the plan. Gotta have a plan.

Oh wait, that is what the WEED is for!

W-I'll aim low for starters, 2 liters today. Anything better is a bonus.

E- No excuses, but I might not get any exercise in today. I have a counselling thing at 2p then told Robert, who is at his friend's house for a sleepover, that the same kid can come back and sleep at our house tonight. Unless Mike is wonderful (which he IS) and tells me I can go to the gym and he'll entertain the kids, we'll see. Looks like rain will keep us inside tonight.

E- Ok, breakfast was a big bowl of (stove cooked) oatmeal with brown sugar/splenda mix and a cup of strawberries. Then I got my shower and re heated the rest of the oatmeal and am eating it now. (does that count as a snack or lunch?) I'll probably grab some kind of snack around 1:30, hard boiled eggs (2) and cheese? grapes? Then the aforementioned 2pm counselling appt, so another snack around 4? Fiber one bar? apple slices? then dinner....I'm thinking grilled chicked on salad with lots of veggies. Any ideas on a "different" dressing? I lean towards Italian-type vinagrettes, minus the oil. Snack, if necessary???.....oh how about popcorn bag, the light type.

(good start, may vary)

D- God, grant me the serenity to ACCEPT the things I CANNOT change, the COURAGE to change the things I CAN, and the WISDOM to know the difference. <----I totally apply the Serenity prayer to EVERY aspect of my life, I look at life's challenges a little differently that way.

Recovery is going well. I did have a little setback a week ago. Turns out the "treatment" I was in this whole time is not approved by the Ohio Board of nursing...that to get my license back in good standing, I need to go to a new center...or rehab if you will. I've been clean for 7 weeks (as of last friday). And yeah, I shouldn't be drinking, but I admit I have been a bit, esp the night I found out the last seven weeks of therapy was the "wrong treatment" place. So that's where I'll be at 2pm, at my initial assessment into the new treatment center. Wish me luck!!!

And kick my buttocks into high gear and lets get this weight off! 272. OMG!

I've missed you all. Off to read last week's thread. xo Michelle

Morning my lovelies!

HOLY- Hugs to you. Boat loads of hugs, them some more and an extra one. It was this time last year my Inga got sicky too.

Michelle - Sooo go to hear from you. I want to say so much, and I am very proud of you. For right now... you press on woman!

Grazie - I was a bad bad girl this weekend food and alcomahol wise. So... scales up for me too. Lets hunker down and fight back, eh!

Mtiggie... hooray for the exit of TOM... I need to really take advantage of this week as he is leaving too to really kick into gear. I have been so motivated and such an under performer. :^:

K ladies... of to save the world.... one budget line at a time. Be good.

Good Morning Ladies ~ :hug:

I have been MIA ..... but now I am back to stay... I finally got a car ...yay...It has taken me awhile to find..but I got one ..ya.... now that I got my new car, I decided to go with new look..hehehe so I went from a brunette to a blonde ya ...so here is a photo of me today and tell me what you think...:) I am getting a lot of compliments at work. It is crazy...but it totally made my day...

Now I need to work on my body to match my new look ...hehehehe

I am researching the calorie cyclying and setpoints, things like that. I must find a way through this plateau, one way or another. I just did Jillian kickboxing and I am dripping wet. Okay the humidity is about 100%, but still. I am also trying to pack in some food, like 1600 calories a day. See if my body responds to more food. I'm grabbing at straws here. HELP!!!

Well, gotta run for now. Work it hard ladies. It is time some of us make some progress, don't ya think???

OK Tiggie - just finished a 56 minute walk. BBQ chicken, asparagus and baked tater for dinner. Strawberries for dessert.

JAYA - I think the hair looks great! And there is nothing more fantastic than that sassy feeling new hair brings. You deserve the compliments!

Where's everybody tonight?

Morning chicks!!

W 100
E Just crunched, no time for Turbo, will have to do something tonight
E OP
D Breathe.

BBL, life is very hectic right now.

Good morning everyone! So far everyone is healthy I might make it to the gym today (depending on how Tommy is when he wakes up! ) I am so excited to go to the gym today.

Mindy~ I did calorie cycling for about six months. It took about a month for my body to get used it before I lost any weight, but it was still only about a pound a week. It is really easy to get into a habit of over eating one day then undereating the next. I would give it a try to break your plateau though. but I don't think it is a good long term plan.


W 100 oz
E 60 minutes
E 1400 cals
Dkeep busy

Good morning, ladies -

Michelle, I'm so glad you're back, and that you're recommitted. Even if you have setbacks - and there will be setbacks - remember that the very next minute after you've realized you've hit a snag is a chance to recommit and get your head back in the right place, restart, clean slate, no points deducted. I'm so glad you're here - we can help each other. :hug:

Holy - I've been away for a few days so I must have missed the news, but I have figured it out - I'm so sorry for your loss. I used to moonlight as a veterinary technician at a full-service animal hospital years ago, and I can tell you that it was never, ever an easy decision - but it was always the right decision. I cried right along with the families of every animal we helped to find final peace and relief from their pain. My heart goes out to you, truly. :hug:

Hi there, everyone else! :wave:

Been very busy, but getting lots done. On Saturday, I dug up all the flower beds at my new place and planted basil, cilantro, rosemary, mint, lemon balm, cayennes, bell peppers and baby sweet peppers. Oh, and roses! Talk about exercise... I was literally starting from scratch, using a pick-hoe and chopping up the earth the old-fashioned way, adding 3 70-lb bags of gardening soil... girls, by the end of the day, I was pooped! On Sunday, I was so sore that all I could do was lay outside on my deck all day and get a tan. :D

Managed to get to the gym yesterday and start C25k, Week 1, Day 1, w00t! Took it real easy, and I had no pain from my previous injuries. Good stuff! I also took a grocery trip and loaded my cart with lots of healthy food. I feel like I'm really starting to hit my stride again, and it feels pretty darn awesome. I'm down another pound, too!

OK - enough - work beckons me - but wanted to get my WEED in for the day because I missed yesterday:

W: 62 oz (probably will be more, if I hit the gym tonight)
E: 1300 calories
E: Gym tonight - probably exercise bike (no running, it's a rest day) and upper-body
D: Get through my day without moping. (I have started dating again and am disappointed - but not surprised - that men haven't gotten any easier to deal with in the three years I've been "out of circulation." Sigh.)

Michelle, I second what Suz said! We love you and we are glad to see you!

Suz~I am not a gardener but have taken over the yard work from my DH because he isn't doing it (he is in a lazy mode the past couple of months, I don't blame him, I have been mopey too).

Jaya I love the hair! It always feels good to get a new look.

MM~sounds like you need a breather, your post makes me start to pant :)


Nixie~last night I got home from a HORRIBLE day at work and had a (gulp) beer (shuddering at the carbonation factor) then went to bed.

Grazer, really calorie counting is the best thing that works for me.

:wave: back at you shari!

:hug: HolyT.

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Well I made it back to the gym FINALLY! :carrot: I feel so good!!!! I decided to try the random incline program on the treadmill at a slow jogging pace. So 30 minutes at 4 mph (2 miles). It was really awsome. Then I hopped onto the elliptical for 30 minutes (2.25 miles). Tommy sneezed ONCE and they told me if he continued to do it they would have had to come to get me. WOW! But I can bring them a doctors note saying he has allergies and he would be allowed to stay. I guess I will have to start getting up early again to work out (or go to the doc and get a note).

Nix and MTig- Oh we are peas in a pod, aren't we?

JCat- thanks for the info. Great to see you had an awesome workout

Nursie- Hugs to you!

Jaya- great hair!

Rowdy- Great job on C25k. I hear ya about men!

MM- hope you take time to catch your breath

Holy- thinking of you.

Positives of today- exercised before work, drank water, on plan until I got home from work

Negatives of today- didn't have dinner organized as I usually do, DH is doing the guy thing, the kids are acting out. So, Grazie starts grazing while getting dinner ready and blew everything to heck! For me at this point it's beyond motivation. It's about discipline and committment; neither one I'm feeling much of. Oh well, I'm counting points so I guess I'll log in a pile of my flex. Problem is I don't know what I ate, sighs. I hate guestimating!

That's my rant for the day.

hey I was back to my lowest today, 188.6. What will tomorrow hold??? I need to get past this point and closer to 185. Is that too much to ask. I am getting ready to go for a quickie 1 miler, then come home and do some Jillian cardio.

Tomorrow my friend and I are going to run the route for the 5k we're doing Sat. Hope it doesn't rain. Gotta run.

Good evening lovely ladies! xo

Mike is at the Indians game, kids are in bed and it is ME ME ME time. I think I'll go up soon and do the Nair thing and take a looooong bath and read a mindless magazine. I'm quite looking forward to it.

BTW, the Nair thing....I just discovered it and wow! It really makes my legs SMOOTH and soft! I may never shave again. Am I the last woman in America to discover this secret?!

Oh and the Indians tickets Mike scored, he won a pair of tix from a drawing at work, and another gal from his dept won another pair, and she couldn't go, so she gave us her pair too! So he took his dad tonight and I get to go tomorrow!! So looking forward to that too!

I love your new look, Jaya!!! You look HOT! :flame: Holy mama!

Be back with more personals later....Amy, I'm still thinking about you! :hug:

And I love the rest of you too...I swear! I'll catch up with the rest of you soon. xoxoox Michelle

Oh for goodness sake, I didn't even say the two things I was going to talk about!!!

I have been POP POP POP POP both Monday and Tuesday!! :D That included taking the kids (and their sleepover friends) to Cici's and I only had a BIG salad and a bowl of soup, 1 1/2 breadsticks, and water. Then today my old friend met us for lunch and she wanted Cheeseburger in Paradise...not diet friendly at all. But I got this cool grilled chicken salad that had the chicken, oranges, strawberries, pineapple and apples on a bed of greens and a citrus vinagrette dressing and it was KILLER! AND...I took the kids for ice cream tonight since Mike was out and I got strawberry fat free sugar free one scoop in a bowl. It tasted...weird. But NO minor cheats here, and lots of opportunity! But, no exercise...but I'm okay with that for now. Oh and the scale was somewhere around 267 this morning so I knew that 272 was water retention but a definite wake up call.

And the other thing was the assessment I went to on Monday for the new treatment center...it went so well. I just KNOW this place is a perfect fit for me. The actual program is really structured, ten weeks: the first four weeks = 4 hrs a day, 4 days a week (Whew!) and the second six weeks 3 hrs a day, 3 days a week. Thursday nights are family nights, Mike will go with me and learn about addiction and feel involved, and Mondays family is welcome to come, but it is all lecture, learning about the science behind addiction, which I also think will help Mike learn more. (and again, feel involved) So while it made me so mad last week feeling like I had wasted the last seven weeks, now I feel like a new begining. And really, in ten years, this whole thing will be a bad memory and, hopefully, emerges me a better person.

Talk to you all tomorrow. xo Michelle

Sorry to be so delayed in posting. I'm hurting pretty bad. Not eating too much either. My heart is aching....Ron says that it can't be broken because it hurts....so that means it's working. Girls how the heck do I feel better? I miss him so much :( It's lonely in the house, even with DH sitting on the couch perpendicular to mine. I went through an entire cycle of emotions this evening....I've never hurt this bad for anyone before. Ever. I feel guilty....he's not here, even though i know he was in pain, i feel guilty. I know we took his pain away but I just don't feel that way yet. My poor baby.

Ok off to go sit on the couch and go through another cycle of emotions. I'll try to post tomorrow. Thanx for all your love and support. I really need it!

:hug: Amy, the best thing you can do is give yourself time. You lost an important member of your family who you loved and cared about. Take it a day at a time and allow yourself to grieve. It will get easier as time goes on.


Michelle, I am glad you like your new program and that your DH will be more involved. Things seem to be much easier when your DH is involved.

Mindy, Good luck on your 5k this weekend.


I almost lost it last night. TOM started and at my normal evil munchies time I wanted to snack. I started to snack. I tried to start with my normal peanut butter (its high in cals, but it helps stop the munchies most of the time). then started to move on when I decided dinner is in two hours I am not starving so dont eat it. It felt good to dicipline myself like that again. but I got my planned cals in :) and 120 oz of water :)

Work is coming up, I hope it is a better day after monday it better be.

W 64 oz
E 20 minutes of strenght and abs after work
E 1400 cals no more carbs at night!
D get in my planned exercise

Holy- My heart goes out to you.

Nursie- Great job on the self care!

JCat- Great munchie recovery. Wish I had that discipline yesterday before Dinner!

MTig- WTG on the low #s and the 5K!

Today was good. Not journalling this week like I intended. Got up again this a.m to work out. I only get 30 mins in but it makes life so much easier in the evenings. We're still in the toddler stage where evenings are complete chaos so the exercise slides. Ate okay except dinner- feel a little over full but not stuffed. Still torn between throwing it all down and trying to recommitt to a healthier life.

Amy- My heart breaks for you. I can only imagine how bad it hurts. One of my guys is 13. He is having bowel troubles and it is really getting to me. Then I think about what you are going through and I am not ready for that yet. I know it's tough. Hang in there.

Michelle- Glad to hear that this program will work for you. Before you know it life will better than ever. Like you said, it will all be a distant memory. Good luck!!!

Did a practice 5k with my friend today. We did it in 44 min., but we went a little too far. Wrong turn. It will be fun. on Sat.

Lunch has not been agreeing with me lately. I'm thinking no more salads at lunch. I didn't want total junk today and went with a salad. big mistake. Today seems a bit better than yesterday, but I can't really be sure of anything until I go to bed :( Work isn't helping either....the girls got in trouble for sharing the info about me and Captain before I got there, then WE all got in trouble again for the same thing. If I could quit today I would, but I don't have my 4 or 5 MK shows a week booked yet. When I do that, I'm gone.

Mindy 44 minutes is a great 5k time!

Grazer~Keep it up, I know it is frustrating but keep it up!

Amy~I hope you get your shows quick~

Yesterday was great except for the exercise. I try and try after work, but just am too tired. I did great food and water wise though.

Today? Same goals as yesterday

Has anyone tried the ziplock steamer bags? OMG! I read about them on this site somewhere (maybe even here), bought them, OH a year ago. I was in the mood for steamed broccoli and decided to finally try it. I was shocked at how good they turned out.

Jen,
I've used them once or twice before and they work great :) Now if i could just get moving early enough to fix myself lunch I'd use them more often.

Just a couple of us here today. I just need to report that I hit a new low today, 187.8. I just hope it keeps going in this direction. I want to see 185 so bad.

Summer laziness is here. It is raining so I feel stuck in the house. That means sitting on the couch. I have got to keep moving this summer. Looking for a break in the weather so i can at least take a dog for a walk.

Hey all
 

Been a couple of crazy days for me. I still need to catch up for personals, but wanted to pop on say I'm here, I'm OP and I'll be back.

Keep on truckin chickies!

Okay, so I just totally lost my post. I'll try again.

JCat- I hear ya about after work exercise. It's my fave but by the time I get the house tidied and kids to bed I'm wiped.

MTig- How was the rainy day?

Holy- Hugs to you

Nix- get back soon!

Today was okay. TOM is around the corner and I'm feeling it. Today was an exercise rest day; I'm doing the 30 day challege on wii; so it will be an early workout in the a.m.

:wave: good afternoon ladies. I hope everyone is doing good.

Mindy, keep up the movin and you'll be a losin' He He He. Sorry I am very giddy for my weekend off!

HolyT, Man the ideas of those bags keep poppin in my head. It will be so easy to have a good warm lunch :) :) pop in some broccolii, carrots, onion a little garlic, mmmmmm throw some chicken breast in there. MMM

Nixie, crazy days are the norm for me.

Grazer, man I need to get my wii fit out. I love the yoga and the strength training exercises on it.

Today has been a great day (my friday so ofcourse it is great!) I have been perfectly on for food (even skipped my "its my friday need to stay up late, skinny carmel latte!) eating a salad for dinner tonight. and up for a workout in the morning. I am hoping to get up early to get to my class!

OK gotta run my brain is running 5 miles right now. WHEW

Just sharing... watch out week ten!


I did finish something I have been working on since last weekend. I made my self 5lb reward envelopes (actually made them, decorated, etc...I was aching to craft something!) and I printed out 12 pictures of reward stuff I want. The kicker - I let my boyfriend stuff them. I don't know what my prize will be each goal mark!!!!!! I'm so excited! Even turned down chili dogs to stay on task cuz I want in that 1st envelope!!!

Go me! ***tooting of own horn and stoked because of it***

Nix - what a fabulous idea!!!

Michelle - I'm so happy to hear that you've found yourself in a good situation. One day at a time, baby! You're gonna do GREAT, and we're all rooting for you!! :hug:

HolyT - you are going to grieve this for a long time, and the best thing you can do is let yourself grieve. Don't try to stop, don't try to be strong... just let your emotions take their course. You will always - ALWAYS - miss him (I still choke up when I think about my Dusty-dog), but take hope in the fact that one day you will eventually heal enough to remember Captain with more smiles than tears.

MTiger - GOOD LUCK at your race tomorrow!!!!!!

Jeni - nice work staying OP in the face of temptation! :devil:

And HOWDY-HO to the rest of you all!

Sorry I've been incommunicado - had a busy week. Got a callback for my audition which I went to last night... I think I did well, but they're seeing two other girls tonight, so I'll have to wait and see. Also, I've lost another pound this week - w00t! :carrot: I really hope I can keep that up! If all goes well, I will SURPASS my goal of 155 for July 4!

I keep hearing everyone talk about the Wii Fit - what exactly do you do with it? Would it be worth it for me to drop the $$$ on one? I like video games well enough, and I have played my friend's Wii, but I'm insanely curious about the Fit and would love to hear your opinions about it.

Okay - time for me to get my day started - will try to check in later!

W: 62 oz
E: 1300 calories
E: Week 1, Day 3 of C25k - plus lower-body strength training
D: Git 'er done!!!

Nix that is a GREAT idea!

Suz I hope you get the part! The Wii fit really is what you make it. The games are fun and you move around alot. I haven't done it in a whie but the Yoga and strength training are my faves.


SO I made it to the gym!!! I didn't make it to my class though. I was awake, but ended up going back to sleep. I jogged on the treadmill at a random setting again. I like that setting! Tomorrow I think I may increase the speed to 4.5 mph though. I don't feel like I am going fast enough. OK so I used to stay at one incline setting but I can do 2.75 miles in 30 minutes so only doing 2 miles really plays with my head. But I know I am working different muscle groups this way so I have to ease myself into the incline running. I also used the random setting on the elliptical I did to 2.5 miles on that in 30 min with out using the rails to hold onto. Now I just have to get some strenght training and abs in and I will be happy!

W 100 oz
E 60 min cardio done, 20 min abs and strenght training to come
E1200 cals
D OH you know house work, clean the kids room, mow the lawn, chores. eww

Jeni, be really super-careful when you start inclines and you're running - I know I'm just a nervous nellie about this :rolleyes:, but it's really easy to get injured (shin splints and stress fractures) doing hills. I suspect it's how I re-injured myself. Just start slow!

I am supposed to go to a tapas place tonight with my girlfriends... ugh, I'm kind of dreading it because it's SO easy to overeat when you share a bunch of dishes with people like that. And none of them are dieting, either, so I'm going to have to really be super careful! I'm going to eat a banana now to help me feel full going in there so I don't stuff myself out of sheer hunger...

Good weigh in today, down #2.2. I guess the work paid off for me this week. Not too excited though because I usually lose before TOM and then gain after TOM. I feel like I'm on the down 3 up 5 plan.

Nix- great envelope idea. What a way to keep committed.

JCat- I enjoy wii fit but I am over the moon about wii active. It comes with a resistance band that's a little crappy but I love the workouts. I thought I may continue running after I did C25K but I lost interest.

Rowdy- Congrats on the loss. Great idea to snack before going out to eat.

MTig- make sure you let us know about the 5K!

Happy Weekend!!!1

Rowdy- A couple of things. What did you audition for??? And, I only did Wii fit once, but I found it way too easy. Now the Jillian game on Wii fit was much better and I've been hearing good things about that new EA game.

Jeni- Hav fun with your workouts. Great job on getting to the gym.

Grazer- Enjoy the loss while you've got it.

I am back down to my lowest, even saw a little lower. Now I've got to lose some more. Did an arm workout this morning and maybe a walk tonight. I don't want to work too hard before the big race tomorrow. I'll check in and let you know how it goes.

WOOT WOOT Mtiggster! You go woman! And a 5k? tomorrow... holy moly girl. You rock! Stay on it. I'm coming after ya..... gonna follow ya and do an arm workout tonight. Haven't done one in months.

Grazie.... you rock too! that loss is great!!!! I hate the tom fluxuations!!! but at least there is a down slide when its gone! Stay with it!

Jen, Rowdy, HT, Jaya, :hug:!

Sorry for the intermittant short posts... my day keeps changing! I gotta go get ready to leave again. Fooey. Back later.

Suz, thanks for the worries. I was running 5.8 mph at a 1.0 incline (I actually got to my goal of a 10 minute mile before I got lazy in april)The random level I am doing takes it from 0-4.5 I barely realize I am at an incline so that is nice. But I am only at 4.0 mph my heart rate at the end of 30 minutes is only 150 (my old workout had my ticker t about 170)

Grazer~Wii active? I will have to look into it.


Mindy~Have a great time at the race :hug:

WEED is going GREAT!! didn't get a whole lot of house work done, but did do the lawn! getting ready for abs and strenght now!~

RACE DAY!! Woke up to rain. YUCK!!! It stopped before the race started. NICE!! My friend and I were quite surprised when we crossed the line in 38:10. That ROCKS!!! I even got a bonus.... third place in my age division. That was FUN!!! We will certainly do it again.

Have a great weekend girls.

HI! Happy weekending you all! xoxoxox

Busy week! I haven't been on my computer since Wednesday! Then I spend way too much time catching up. Facebook and whatnot. Glad to hear you're all doing so well! Lots of good motivation here! I've been pretty good this week! No exercise, but lots of eating on plan. I think I weighed somewhere around 264 this morning, better than the bloated 272 from last Monday. Must plan in some exercise this week, but it looks iffy. I start my new program Monday. It's four days week, four hrs a day and you can go either in the morning 10a-2p or evening 5:30-9:30p. Monday I have to meet with an attourney at 2 so I'll start IMPACT the evening session. Tuesday could go either way for me, day or evening. I'll look further than that later this week. Gotta make a plan, a schedule, for the inlaws to watch the kids and just to help keep my own sanity. So why not plan meals around a schedule too? And exercise?!

I LOVE the zipper steam bags, I too was so suprised that I actually LIKED the veggies I made in them. I am so not a veggie person. But these bags made me a convert. I haven't done the chicken or fish, make a whole meal in the bag thing yet, sounds like a cool idea.

And Mindy!!! Awesome job on the 5k! WOWZA! 3rd place too! So for the rest of us doing the c25k, I'm gonna join you week one day one, just as soon as I get goin on the gym thing. I downloaded a podcast so I know when to walk and when to jog. Just gotta get there.

I am totally digging doing the yardwork lately! I am so not a get-your-hands-dirty kind of girl. But I planted all my roses and azaleas yesterday, started mulching a little bit and am finishing up today. It's quite a workout on the legs and lower body. And it LOOKS so pretty. I'm thinking about doing a window sill type herb garden too. We'll see. My tomatoes and peppers are coming along pretty nice.

Hope you all have a fab weekend! Love to all. xoxox Michelle

Mindy Congrats on the 5k 38 minutes is a great time!!!!!!!! 3rd place is great!

Michelle, I cant plant anything I have a black thumb, I kill everything I try to grow.

I got my DH to the gym today! He started going back at the beginning of May, but then had to use his lunch breaks to watch Makenna's swim lessons. So I got him back today and I am pushing at him to go on his lunch break now that swim lessons are over.

I pretty much did the same workout as yesterday but I increased my speed just a bit to 4.2 mph. I am glad I did. I also got to 2.75 miles on the elliptical. It was a great workout.

W 100 oz
E 60 cardio done (need to strenght train and abs)
E 1200 cals
D Don't overeat. It is so hard when I am out and about with DH and the kids and not overeat. We are planning a trip to the movies and then to costco.

Makenna is dying to go swimming so we may go tomorrow. I signed her up for swim lessons again. She did so good during her school swim lessons that We will do daily lessons this summer. Tommy is 3 1/2 so its time for him to start tooo. He is SO excited.