Originally Posted by Mudpie:
Once you get the body fit and exercising it doesn't want to stop. We are made to move!

So true Dagmar!

I have been a little remiss in posting lately, not because I haven't been exercising or have fallen off the wagon...I've just been in lurking mode I suppose!

I too have been waking up early in the morning to get in my cardio. Even though I'm a stay at home mom, I always felt guilty about letting the little ones watch tv while I exercised...when I had much more to lose I put that out of my head but now...the guilt has increased to such a level that I was skipping my cardio to hang with the kiddies.

No more! I am now part of the morning exercise club and I love it thus far. It's been 2 weeks now and I feel great and healthy and the best thing is that by 6 am my workout is done! Woo!

Errands galore today!

Things have been progressing along nicely.

Last weigh in: 148

This weigh in: 145

hey ladies!!

im totally feeling the exercise bug myself... got a good hours worth of yoga in last night and today ive had a physio appointment... in my yoga and pilates ive been struggling with my left hip and leg it just does not move as much as the right side.. she has shown me some exercises to do to loosen that up and i am going to do them every day now as they helped my back so much!

she says they will give my butt and legs some serious tone!!

ooh I want the butt tone!! Sounds aweseome paula!

I so wish I could be an early bird like you all. I stay up way to alte to possibly enjoy the morning. On the flipside though I'll be at the gym at midnight again tonight so I guess it will all work out. I ran 4 miles this morning and am headed to the gym now for something, mostly b/c I want to chat with a friend I haven't seen in a while so I'll find somehting to do.

Dagmar-hope the arm/shoulder holds up for you.

I did quite well with SB yesterday. Only one glitch and that's because I was eating some leftovers for lunch (at least it was ww pasta that was the glitch). We had bunless burgers for dinner last night and it was a light dinner.

I took the skirt to be let out. They're not sure they can do what I want, but we'll see come Friday. I tried to find another skirt, but I guess it isn't really in fashion any longer (what? a floor length black skirt?). I went to 5 stores to no avail.

Originally Posted by batmomm2000:
I so wish I could be an early bird like you all. I stay up way to alte to possibly enjoy the morning.

Me too! I would love to go to the gym in the morning and get my workout out of the way, but that would mean getting up super early....I start my new job next Monday, and need to be there at about 8am. It takes 20 minutes to drive there, so I would have to get up at 5-5:30am to get ready, drive to the Y, excercise, drive back, shower, and eat breakfast. I guess I could technically manage it if I went to bed early every day, but for now I'm just planning on going right after work (even though that's the busiest time of day).

Maybe if I hit a "plateau" in the future I will try excercising in the morning, to shake things up and keep my body guessing.

Yesterday didn't go as planned unfortunately - diet was good but never got to the gym! :( I was in the library from 11am-9pm finishing my last paper (yay! done with sophomore year) so I just went home, had dinner, and went to bed last night. I am definitely going to the gym today though, so I should be fine. :)

congrats on being done for the summer!! So are you near home? can your dad train you? that's really cool, assuming that you guys can work together.

This summer my marathon training team will be meeting Sat mornings at 6:30-7am and I already think that's insane LOL.

I try to make it to the gym for cardio after my shift is done at 3 pm. So far it's great. Today, I was the only one there.

:woo: i need to get back on the wagon - celebrations always turn into week-long things with me! my bf offered to make me dinner tonight and i just can't turn that down.

nice weather = exercise bug
 

I get easily motivated to exercise when the weather is nice - need to do more of some kind of exercise to help back muscles.

nice weather = better eating choices too!

sounds like we are all on the right track!

:dizzy:

Iris- I am not vegetarian, but meat is not one of my real loves in the food category, so I tend to prefer non-meat protein. Though I do cook some type of poultry/meat for dinner usually. Happy belated Bitrhday!!

Allison- have you done South Beach before? Just curious.

batmomm - wow! It sounds like your interview was stellar :) Awesome.

Susan - it looks like you are doing really well with sticking to your goals!

Dagmar- I have a cold coming on too. With DS and DH both having it, I guess there was no way around it for me. Hope you got a good work out in!

Lekhika - it sounds like you have been doing great with exercise. I wish I could report the same levels of exercise enjoyment, but at least I have been doing it :)

thinnythighs- WTG with your weigh in!!!!

PrettyPaula- So how long have you been doing yoga?


Kitegirl- Hooray for completeing your sophmore year!

trailgroomer- so have you been getting in a lot of outdoor time then?

My day was very good - although extremely busy! Which is why I have not been online all day. I did my power walk and stayed on plan. This week I am starting to feel a bit thiner finally . . . like my clothes are just a tiny bit looser.

Loveliam
I used to hate exercise and while I don't still totally love it, I do love being able to push my body hard...and see the progress I've made since beginning this 3FC odyssey last year. What I absolutely LOVe about morning exercise is that it gets me up early and alone! (As a former loner I really crave that alone time...something not easily done with two little ones!) I also find less time for excuses because I KNOW if I don't work it in the morning, I won't have any time to do it in the day.

It's an hour until bedtime and I'm feeling pretty darn sleepy. Must keep awake until 9. HOpe all of you are well. I'm going to try and enjoy tomorrow before more rain hits NJ this coming week....*sigh*

Hey girls,

I read the whole thread to catch up, but I don't have time for personals (although I am wondering why you need a floor length black skirt, Allison??). Sounds everyone is trucking along or recommitting... both are good things, huh??

I've had a heckuva busy week... not much exercise, but I think food isn't bad. I have honestly not entered dailyplate for 3-4 days!

Can't wait till I can reclaim a little time... ME time :-)

Just wanted to check in... more later, ladies!

Morning!

Hmmm ... I would have liked to sleep more. Be good everyone!

Summer's coming
 

I think I'm finally getting over the winter (aside from the darn head cold) and starting to really want salads and fresh veggies instead of forcing myself to eat them. I always enjoy fruit in any season.

I'm away on a dog sit from this Friday to Sunday May 25 but will try to check in when I can (the client's house has the slooowest computer in the world). Could someone else start the Planning & Chat thread next week please?

thanks
Dagmar :sunny: