Oh cool! I bet they read it on the Yahoo news thingy because thats about the same time it was there, such an awesome thing to know :D The run you do sounds beautiful, to bad it isnt lit up at night, night is so much cooooler. Does your wife run with you?

I def didn't exercise yesterday, so today I have to make up for it. I did indulge with 2 pieces of high fiber/low cal bread with a little bit of Nutella. I figure it's still better than the icecream my kids had. And I lost the 1 lb I gained over the weekend. Take that C'ptn Morgan!

JillNicole: I like your idea for dinner. I don't eat meat, but my family does so will try that the next time I go grocery shopping. Thanks!

Been packing and cleaning like crazy the last few days, my legs were so sore yesterday because the day before I was cleaning all the cabinets in the kitchen and kept basically doing squats all day lol so hopefully it helps move some weight! Tom is almost here though so also dealing with that.. blahh.

Sheramama.... Yeah, I don't eat much meat, but the potatoes, carrots and onions taste really yummy in all the seasonings and the bag keeps all the flavor in. You could always make 2 bags, one just for you with all the veggies, and one for them with the meat :) 2 would have fit in my regular size oven.

JillNicole: You're a genius! Now, why didn't I think of that?

Yes it's very scenic. My wife doesn't exercise and she never goes with me.

Sheramama... yeah its so yummy, and the best part is you dont have to add anything fatty or full of calories to the veggies or potatoes :)

Darius... that's to bad, do you mind that she doesn't go with you?

JillNicole, Congrats on the job!
Ok, so I am a bit late on the take but:
Goal finishing out July is minimum 45 mins of cardio a day, 6 days/wk. So far I am on target (and Saturdays a bit extra). I take Sundays off though.

I am new, so not sure how much you would want my opinion on the poll, but I prefer the monthly goals as opposed to longer. I have a long term, but no timeline on it...and my mini's that I try to reach with no timeline (since I can't predict my body's reaction)... but the monthly's fit in perfectly in between! :)

ItsMyTurn... 6 days a week! You go girl. :)


Tomorrow is Friday (weigh in day)

Ugh, I did my weigh in this morning! I usually schedule myself for Wednesdays, but was feeling real good today, so thought I would do it up, lol. Yesterday when I did it (cause it's once a week for me), I had lost 0.8Lb for the week, but today I got on and saw down 1.6!!!

Still very new, so not sure I am posting in the right spot, but 213.6Lb today (will change my profile to reflect when I get home from work)...and I vote for Monthly :)

No I don't mind; she's very busy. She's a vice principal at a junior high school and I telecommute from home so our schedules are completely different. I always go at 8 AM each day.

Start Jul-01: 273
Jul-08- 273
Jul-15- 272
Jul-22- 275 +3, I'm having problems
Jul-29-
Goal: 263

darius - Anything we can help with? I know I am a newbie here and all, but willing to lend a hand if able to. :) You lost other than this week, so just looks like a minor setback... I look at your progress on your ticker and I can't help but be sooo happy for you and your accomplishments so far!!!! You have done an excellent job!

Today is weigh in :) Dont forget to vote too!


ItsMyTurn.. awesome job! 1.6 is grrreat! :cheer2: :cheer2:

Darius... do you write down what you eat? That always helps me be accountable for all I put in my mouth :) even with a gain no worries, you will do better next week.

JillNicole - Thank you so much for the cheerleading :) I can use it! I was pleased since that was on top of the 0.8Lb too (no idea what that is total for the week, math is not my strong suit. What I do know is that I got back on today, just to be sure, and I am holding steady, so no more scales until next week now... I won't let myself now that I know that wasn't a fluke :D

And it is a good idea to track what you eat. We have a program at work where we log our food and exercise daily (at the 6 month marks we actually get money on our HSA card if we earned enough "good points") and it has totally kept me accountable

My Weigh in:
July 1: 209 lbs (2lb loss)
July 8: 207 lbs (2 lb loss)
July 15: 205 lbs (2 lb loss)
July 22: 204 lbs (1 lb loss this week)
July 29: TBD

Hoping for a better loss next week when TOM is gone hopefully :) We still have 1 more weigh in this month to finish off July :sunny: Also decided since monthly weigh ins are working fine for us we will just continue that for awhile at least :)


ItsMyTurn... 1.6 and .8 = 2.4 lbs lost. That's awesome your work has a program like that, I love when works have those type of incentives.