Hey y'all! I am still holding at 141.0. I did Group Ride and then came home and mowed my lawn. Eating has been on plan, so I'm doing all I can.

Good work, everyone!

Definitely. There are days when I feel like I can't make it through my workout. Good for you for getting some walking in anyway!

I was able to get 5.5 miles in today with the dogs and treadmill. I ended up skipping breakfast again...dang! For lunch I had some leftover whole wheat spaghetti and florentine spinach & cheese sauce from Classico...no bread!

ALLISON ~ Angie has been going through the strawberries like crazy! great job on the loss...have fun on "The Beach"

WardHog ~Trying to get nephew to mow my grass..he must have enough $$ this week.

MARGIE ~ If you didn't get worn out you wouldn't be human. We all get tired and exhausted from time to time. You just need to push through it...the better shape we get in the better we feel physically and emotionally...hugs!

Hi thistoo!

Woo hoo! Kept the 1/2 pound off and the scale was undecided between staying at that weight or going down another 1/2 pound. So I'll give myself credit for losing the half pound. If the scale decides to stay down the other half pound tomorrow, I'll wait to count it then.
Do you think that helping take apart a metal bunk bed and carrying parts and mattresses downstairs then helping carry a heavy metal queen bed, boxspring and mattress from one room to another counted as exercise for me last night? I certainly think it helped.
Down 1/2 and 4 1/2 to go.

EZ - good job on getting all the exercise in. Wow, how do you make time for that much exercise.

Hat Trick You may have gone off track a little with the granola, but it sounds like you got right back on track. Great job with the exercise.

Hi all!

Yesterday, was a rest day for me. No exercise! I really needed a break because my allergies are killing me. I did manage to stay OP with my diet. I even changed it up a bit so boredom wouldn't set in.

Today, I completed 4 miles on the treadmill and plan to do at least 30 mins of pilates before bed. So far, I haven't eaten anything that I regret. You heard it here first....Today, is a good day!! Ohhh...and so far I've lost .5 lbs. Monday's weigh-in wasn't as joyful as I hoped but any lost is an improvement! Thanks again to everyone for your support! I just can't say that enough because it means so much to me!

HAT TRICK ~ Happy digging! Good for a few calories gone!

WebRover ~I am able to get more miles in since I am slow at work!

Monique ~ Great day!

Finally! As of this morning I'm at 197.8, which means that my plateau is officially broken, and I think I'm officially in onederland for good. Also, I'm down 2 out of 5 pounds. Now to go work out! Hope everyone has a great Wednesday.

CONGRATULATIONS THISTOO! I think you are in onderland FOREVER! too! Have a great work-out

Well I have great news too My scale read 174.6 this morning! That puts me at 4 pounds down since I started this thread and 1.5 since yesterday. I have been watching my portion sizes ~ drinking a lot more water ~ getting a lot of miles in and probably the biggie for me....watching my alcohol intake! 1 glass of merlot yesterday ~ 2 beers on Monday and 1 glass of wine and 2 beers on Sunday ~ 4 beers for Saturday which was actually good for me

I realize that I am closer to 175 than 173 but I am going to work hard to beat 174 down! He is not my friend

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY GALS!

Hey HAT TRICK one day in our new lifestyle changes for life is no big deal...but you already know that coach

Gary, that's great news! You've almost hit your guaranteed five pounds! Watching my alcohol intake makes a big difference for me too (and might have had something to do with my latest plateau -- too much wine). I haven't had any since Friday, though I've thought about it a couple times. So I feel your pain, but I know you're going to kick 174 to the curb soon.

Did great yesterday with cals and exercise! That was a big deal for me, since my hubby took a vacation day (long overdo). But when he's home, I usually get side-tracked. This time I stuck to my regular routine of planning my meals and getting on the treadmill. We still ran around, had fun, and enjoyed the rest of the day, so it was a good day for both of us.

EZ, congrats to you on your weightloss!!
Dena

Hey everyone!

I had a really great day yesterday - 1370 calories and all very healthy things. I need to throw in more fruits and vegetables, but I need to go grocery shopping first. I'm in college though, so this involves biking to the grocery store and back, which can be kind of a hassle to carry everything.

I'm going to bump up the calories a little today since the past 2 days have been lowish, I'll try to stay around 1700 or so. I went out for lunch today with my boyfriend and I had a nice tuna sandwich. I couldn't finish it though because it was so big! For dessert, my bf got a pudding parfait - 1170 calories (he's a stick)! I was proud of myself; I only had one small bite and I was done (especially after reading the nutrition information!). It was quite delicious though.

I did 30 minutes on the elliptical this morning and sweat up a storm! I think its because I've been doing more running and haven't gotten on the elliptical in a while, so I had to get used to it again. I was also going a bit faster and harder than I did before.

Den@ - Great job of staying on plan while the hubby was home!

thistoo - Yay for staying away from the wine! You can do it!

EZ - Congrats on the loss! You're almost to 5 pounds!!

Hat Trick - Don't worry too much about one day off plan. The important thing is that you're back on track today!