I don't know about you chickies... but its been a challenging first week of December for me! First of all, it is $#@%^! FREEZING outside! :tantrum: It is also dark by 4:30 which is SO depressing. :cry: After struggling so much over the week long Thanksgiving Holiday of Suffering and Temptation with my family, I am just tired. Thankfully I am all too aware that successful weight loss means I have to ignore how I am feeling and not rely on motivation, enthusiasm, and my emotions and just grit my teeth and do it. Well do it most of the time hahahaa! Anyway, I'm hanging in there and hoping for a more positive attitude in coming days. I just can't wait for Jan 1 to roll around... the New Year always brings with it a new burst of energy. Man will this ever become more normal and not such a challenge? How is everyone else doing?

YES YES YES!! I agree Sojuorner It has been a very challenging week for me to get the workouts in. SO far I think I have done something everyday, but not as much as I want to!

Im not doing so hot thus far. Fell waaaayyyy short on my goal for week one. I only exercised 2ce when my goal was 4.
But im not going to let that get me down, tomorrow starts week two!
Good luck everyone.
Happy Holidayz!

Hey every one! I've been doing quite well this week, and WI is tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed. I know I've lost inches, but the weight just does NOT want to come off. I hate how my body works!

I had a friend from high school that her nick name was shelliebellie. You remind me of her; she moved to indiana. great gal. inches is just as good if not better than weight loss keep up the good work. congrats

Congrats LoveandLaugh!

Rowdy, I only like having someone there with me if I'm walking the track or the threadmill. But when I'm lifting weights, I prefer to be alone.

Sojo, it is freezing down here too! You know it's bad when I would rather get a $15 ticket than go outside and put 50 cents in the meter! And this getting dark early is throwing my internal clock off REALLY bad.

I need some serious :dust: and a :kickbutt: and a :frypan: to get myself going today. I think i'm just going to get going and see what happens...stay tuned. "Over and Out."

yikes. i've been so sick this last week. but you guys the coolest thing is going on.

ok there is this 15k run called the "Gate River Run" and in our paper, they published a novice training schedule.

so as of tomorrow. i'm officially training for a 5k race.

9 miles. its either 8 or 10 weeks away.

and i'm so excited!

Wow elvyn you will do fabulous. How exciting. I actually did what I was going to and got up off my chair exercised for 120 minutes total today!! I feel so much better!! Thankful this thread is here!!

Morning everyone! I'm doing really well with my exercise. They are having this fitness challenge at my gym and I joined in. Two weeks till Christmas everyone! You all prepared?

I have been sick for more than a few days now, :( but I am determined to meet my exercise challenge. So from now till the end of the month I plan on working out for at least 60 minutes (okay Not today, but as soon as I feel better. I hope to do some sort of exercise everyday!!)

I wont finish christmas shopping until the 22 (when DH and I get paid ) I usually wait until the 24th so I will be done early this year! :)

wow dollypie you are keeping up with me; you are an inspiration and I need that. You all are an inspiration and I wouldn't keep going if it wasn't for you all!! Thank you for being here!!

Good morning everybody. I gotta tell you I have not been enjoying this challenge. I know for many of you it's just what the doctor ordered. But for me, I find it annoying and I'm having trouble keeping track of my minutes exercised. I have been sooo obessesed lately with trying to "sneak" in exercise that there's just no way I can post an honest number. I don't think my sneaking in exercise amounts to much in way of cardio or muscle gain, but nevertheless, I do believe it's burning calories. I've just been doing silly things to get some extra movement going. Like I no longer use a laundry basket, I know it sounds crazy, but yeah, so I'm back and forth walking with my laundry, first dirty, then clean, back and forth, back and forth. When I watch TV I get up at EVERY commercial and do something, anything, straighten up the house, wash some dishes, a couple of legs lifts, just some movement. When my daughter leaves in the morning at 7:00 as I see her out I do 60 leg lifts, holding onto the bannister right there in my PJ's. I've added a walk everyday, I have a shopping area about 1/2 mile away from where I live, and at least 5 days a week I make it my business to walk there and pick up some stupid item that I need. When I'm on the computer I am constantly in motion. When I'm in the kitchen cooking I keep the radio on and when a good song comes on, yup I stop what I'm doing and start dancing, which is on top of what I normally set aside to dance. And yes that does slow down dinner sometimes. I've been a bit obsessive lately, no doubt, so therefore I really don't think I need the accountability that I was looking for in this challenge. I don't like going back to edit and it's just not working out for me. So therefore I am officially dropping out of this challenge. I don't know what else to say except that I'm sorry. I wish you all the best of luck with your goals and I look forward to seeing you around elsewhere.
Bye, for now. :wave: :wave: :wave:

Bye Robin. :(

Doing well with working out, I KNOW I will make my goal this month. Last month was out of my control, but it got me into the habit of working out every weekday. I've been trying to get at least 75 minutes of workout in, but I wonder if you guys think 15 minutes of stretching to a video counts as minutes? I find it a really good way to cool down, and it makes me less sore the next day.