Wardhog- I did run off some frustration. I did 3.1 miles (5K) in 49 min. Tonight I did 2 miles in 32 min. Not too shabby. Today the scale went from 212 to 211.2. Here's a wierd thing. In the middle of the day today it said 210.8. I am hoping it says something good tomorrow. I have been out in the yard all day today, plus my workout, so we'll see.

You know Dara has two coaches, 2 massage therapists, a deep tissue manipulator and a strength trainer. Maybe I could look like that too if I had a whole team helping me. Want to go in on that with me?

Well Kelly, Susie and Foucault- Hope you are all doing well. Hope to hear from you all soon.

Ack! Sorry I've been MIA again.

My living situation has gotten hairy. My boyfriend and I live in an apartment. The girl next door is doing some very shady stuff that I'm sure is illegal. It's pretty obvious what's going on over there, but we're reluctant to call the police because she has a huge parade of strange and thug-like men that come and go at all hours. I definitely don't want three of them knocking on my door because they think I contacted the police. Anyway, I've been stressing out over the situation like crazy. I'm not happy here, and I can't live next to her any longer. Over the past two or three weeks, I've investigated several other apartment complexes and tried to move things around budget-wise to see what we can afford. Finally, I have a bit of resolution. We're moving on the 29th of this month, and the new place is fantastic. I've already begun packing.

My weight loss goal and exercise has been on the back-burner the past two weeks. I'm just not sleeping well and sometimes I'm so sick of the situation that I can't even eat. I stepped on the scale last Wednesday, and I was at 197.5. I was 196.5 this morning, but it isn't my official weigh-in, so I'm not counting it. I'd love to be 195 by the end of the month, and I'd definitely love to be under 190 by the end of September.

I plan to come back and catch up on how everyone's been doing over the past few weeks when I have more time. Until then!

It's good to hear from you, Foucault. I hope the move goes smoothly. It sounds like a good idea to get out of there!

Mindy, sure - let's go for it!

I did a tm workout today at varying speeds, 6.2 mi, 1:00. Eating is on plan.

Foucault- Glad you stopped in. That is pretty much the reason I moved out the country a few years ago. The neighborhood was going downhill and driving me crazy. Plus we had a horse that we wanted to have at our own place. I was lucky enough to be able to buy a house on 2 acres. Now the frogs and crickets, plus the train, are my neighbors. Hope you make your goals.

Wardhog- you certainly move your fanny on the treadmill.

My scale was back down to 210.4 today. I am really hoping it goes lower and I don't gain it back this time. I want under 210. PLEASE!!! I have worked hard the last couple of days, so hopefully it will pay off.

See ya tom.

Hi Ladies,

The wedding went well..it was beautiful and a lot of fun at that reception. So much fun that me and one of my cousin's split 2 bottles of wine. I DON"T even want to think about how many calories we had..but we did dance from 9:00 p.m. until about 2:30 a.m., so hopefully we worked it off?

I did well with food...who wants to eat after all that wine? I was to tired to go for my walk today (I'm blaming the wine) and so I slept a lot today, I also drank a lot of water.

Tomorrow I'm back on track. But all in all I'm feeling very good about my progress.

I had hoped to do personals tonight but I'll have to catch up tomorrow. It was good to read everyone's posts.

One quick personal...Ward: I can just see you in that bikini at the grocery, the school, the bank..pumping gas..and girl you look GOOD! I think you should go for it.

Ok..see everyone tomorrow.

Mindy--Congrats on being back down to 210! I knew it would happen again soon. Let's hope it continues down now that we are back at work tomorrow. We'll see if it helps being back on routine!

I'm proud of myself so far, three out of the last four days I have worked out. One day I did WATP 30 min, another day I played tennis with my husband, brother in law and sister in law for at least an hour, and tonight I walked with my sister in law for about 40 minutes. I am looking so forward to working out with Mindy again!! I have a feeling tomorrow's workout will be moving furniture, cleaning, and helping Mindy move! I'm sure I will be sore the next day!

Mindy, hooray for 210!

Susie, welcome back. Sounds like you had a great time.

Kelly, way to go with the workouts!

Today I did Group Power and 45 min of cardio. Eating is on plan.

Hi Ladies,

I had a pretty good on track day except for two large handfuls of M&M's that I found in the cabinet. My hubby tried to hide them but I swear I can smell them. I've asked him to take them to work...they are one of my addicitive foods.

I had a good workout tonight. 30 min on the Eliptical and I hit 2 miles at 27 min! Two weeks ago it was taking me 30 min to do that, so I'm shaving some time off and then for a 30 min walk.

My tooth is bothering me tonight...not sure why. I'm going to take some tylenol and head to bed.

Ward: Sounds like you are back in normal workout form....have you lost what you gained when the in-laws were here?

Kelly: You are on a roll with the exercise..keep it up!

Mindy: How are you doing.

Ok..off to bed...see you all tomorrow

Wardhog- Kelly and I were talking about this today. We all know each others first names except for you. So? good job being on plan.

Susie- Working out. Look at you go. Keep it up.

Today was back to work. It was depressing and it didn't go well. I can't seem to get in the groove with this whole changing grades and classroom stuff. Good news for today is I hit a new low. 209.4. Did you here that?

I'll check in tom.

Hi Ladies,

I'm about to leave work and tonight when I get home I have some things to do and I was afraid I wouldn't get a chance to post so I'm doing it now before I leave from work.

I've had a great, on-plan day with food and I'm determined I will keep it up. I'm getting ready to do my workout. My FIRM class was cancelled tonight so my workout partner and I are going to do 30 min of cardio, then weights and then 30 more min of cardio.

Ward: If you would like to tell us your first name it would be nice..but no pressure.

Mindy: Oh yeah!! I heard you...209.4...sure heard it...
I'm sure that you will get into the new routine soon..it can take awhile with changes.

I'm dealing with some changes at work too. Just found out about them yesterday..have no idea how the outcome will be...but I must deal and move on. My job is not in danger, just changes.

Kelly: How are you doing? What workout do you have planned tonight?

Ok..got to run..see you all tomorrow.

209 flat today. WOW!! I have a feeling it is going to go up tom. though. We'll see. I jogged a full mile straight tonight. Then I did some kickboxing. Needless to say, I am proud of myself for running the mile. I even had to go up 3 hills. Sometimes these accomplishments are better than the weight.

Tyring to get settled at work. It is really difficult this year. There are so many things changing. Not just with my position, but within the district and other things in our building. Yikes!! Hope to get a bunch done tom.

Susie- Hope your workout went well.
Kelly and wardhog- Hope you had good, on plan days also.

See ya tom.

Ward - I'm always so focused no my goal that I forget about the task of maintaining the loss once I reach it. You're doing a great job with that seeing as how you're still ramped up on the working out. That stair master looks like a monster. I bet you can feel the burn in your legs after some time on it.

Mindy - 209! That's fantastic! I hope your weigh-in today goes just as well. If not, then you'll definitely see a loss, and that's a great thing. You'll bee seeing the 190s before you know it!

Susie - You story about changing on your way to work out crack me up. :-) That really is dedication to your new way of life. I just hope you didn't inadvertently flash any of your fellow drivers. ;-)

Kelly - Glad to hear you've slugged through those classes and gotten back on track with working out. Once I get out of the groove of working out every day, it is so hard to get back in it.

I'm doing as well as can be expected with all the turmoil. Work is very busy, and I've been spending all of my free time packing and cleaning. We're moving on the 29th and 30th, so I have a little over a week to wrap things up. I haven't exercised any this week, but I'm going to get back into the swing of things after the move next week. I hope. I've already scoped out a park that is a little over half a mile away from the new place. There is also a wonderful walking/jogging trail just across the street. All the moving around and packing much be doing something for me, though. I was down to 195.5 this morning. My body looooves to stop on the half pound. It makes my tickers sad because one of them can't recognize half pounds.

Hi,

I have been having a good week food wise and exercise. I did have some pizza tonight. Hubby and I were both really tired from work and the week so we ordered a pizza. I sort of feel bad about how much I had--knowing how high in calories pizza can be, but I'm skipping my "sweet treat" that I usually have after dinner--trying to compromise here. It was most likely not a good idea to have pizza the night before my weigh-in...looks like salad for lunch tomorrow.

Tonight I did 30 min on the eliptical-2.25 miles, 30 min weight training for lower body (worked upper body yesterday) and then 30 min walk around the campus. Felt good.

Ward:How did your day go? You know I was thinking the other day that you work as hard at maintenance as I do at loosing...I guess it really never stops does it? That's ok..I like this healthy feeling over the other feeling.

Mindy: Good for you for running a mile...that's just awesome and I agree sometimes those types of successes are as good as the lower number on the scale.

Focult: Hope that things settle down for you soon. That's going to be great to have that walking trail right by where you live.

Kelly: How are you doing with the exercise?

Ok..got to go and get a few things done before collasping in bed. I'm really tired tonight.

Hey guys! I think I have forgotten to update the last couple of days. On Tuesday I did Group Ride and 52 min of cardio. Yesterday I did Group Ride (again) plus Group Power. Today another Group Ride class is on the agenda, plus whatever cardio I have time for. Eating has been on plan, but the extra pounds are still here!

Susie, I have been browsing through the Maintenance forum and it seems like most people there have discovered that they do the same things to maintain that they did to lose. It really does have to be a lifestyle shift. "Going off the diet" means gaining weight back.

Mindy, congratulations on 209! Fantastic result.

Foucault, hang in there. You will be all moved and back to regular exercise before you know it.

I did not get a chance to log on yesterday. I also didn't get in to work either. We were having a trench dug throught the yard to put in a water line to our barn. Needless to say, it took alot longer than expected and threw the whole day off. Now I have a nice long hole in my yard and a mess. Hope to get that finished up in the next few days. Weight is holding right around 209-210. Did get in a 2 mile walk last night.

Foucault- I hate moving. Hope it all goes well for you and you get settled quickly. Moving will certainly get you some exercise.

Susie- Hope that the finally here weigh-in goes well. You have to have lost this time. Tell us all about it tom.

Wardhog- Funny how I was just telling someone at work that I work out everyday and it just becomes part of your daily routine and always will be. I started a new book "Thin for Life" The first chapter is about being ready to lose and changing our mindset. This isn't aa diet, it is a new lifestyle.

See ya tom. on my weigh-in day. I just know susie and I are going to have good news.