I'm have a dismal day. Woke up not feeling so hot so I've spent most of the day in bed with a book or watching a movie. I've been trying to get up a lot and move around but the steps are not adding up. I think the pedo doesn't work so well on these pants I'm wearing or I'm just not getting the steps. I know i'll do better tomorrow.

Everyone is doing awesome. Keep up the great work.

Kim what does 30DS and C25K mean?

Oh Donna, so sorry you are sick! don't forget to keep your fluid intake up! don't worry about the steps, just rest and get to feeling better.
Carrielyn- I forgot to ask earlier, but tell us about yourself......

Kim...good work on the PM, we found one of our eagles! YAY!

I will post my steps tomorrow, but so far, I have A LOT

heck yah! Kim you do deserve it!! Way to go girl! Keep up the good work!

How is Donna today? Hopefully you are feeling better. I have several friends getting sick right now, so I am loading up on Vit C, zinc, echinacea, and goldenseal! Let us know how you are doing when you feel up to it!

Carrielyn, did you get your steps recorded?

I decided to make up for my lack of steps, I did 14103 yesterday. I did the first 10,000 all at once yesterday morning, and man I feel it today!!! I was down right impressed with myself! I don't think my numbers will be that impressive today.

Hope everyone has a really great day

Kim, congraulations girls...way to go!!! I love down.

LewisEmpire, I did get my piddly few steps posted. Though I am unable to record them as bonus steps I have been doing some strength and flexibility exercises also. Mismo, not as much as I should but better then nothing.

I don't care for this Omron pedometer I have. To test it, I walked four steps, stopped, turned around and walked four more steps. It did not register these. I had a pedometer that measured almost every step and did not measure non-walking movements and I really liked it. The batteries have run down and if I can find the instructions for it I will buy more batteries for it. In the meantime, I have a WW pedometer coming from eBay.

Kim - Way to go on the loss!! I love seeing the number go down.

Cher - Awesomeness!! You rock girl!!

Carrie - i went through a couple before I found the right one for me. I'm using a Go Walking by Sportline that I got at Walmart. It works great and I think it was only $12.

So I still don't get the bonus steps. Are those steps over the 10,000 or other activities we do besides walking. I count my workout(walks) in my 10,000, that is right isn't it.

I only got over 2000 steps in yesterday. I'm feeling better today but dragging my feet, I only got 5 hours sleep last night so needless to say I didn't get in my morning walk but I'm going to do it on my lunch break(I'm skipping the gym today and might go tomorrow), at least part of it. My lunches consist of picking up my son from school, taking him home and making him lunch. We have 1 hour for lunch, it's only a 5 minute drive home. We do this everyday except Monday when he's aloud to stay. He's a curious boy and often disturbs others in his curiosity or interest, so we just pick him up. It gives him a break in the day. Hubby will pick him up if I ask but he'd have to come into town from the opposite direction. He does it when I go to the gym two days a week.

Good evening girls!
Donna, as I understand it you have to get your 10000 steps before you can count any bonus. Sounds like you are a busy lady! It is very difficult to get steps when you don't feel well.... Hopefully you will feel better soon!

Carrielyn, if you know the name of the pedometer, you might be able to download a manual from the website. Also, if you take the battery to walmart/walgreens, they should be able to make a match!

Kim_ 2.8 pounds, I am sooooo jealous! You did it!! that is soooo cool.
Yesterday about killed me, so I split my long workout in to 3 shorty sessions today, and took plenty of motrin. But I still had to do the last 700 steps in my driveway. I pray I will see some more scale changes in the right direction soon!

I will log my miles in tomorrow, I am on-call tonight, and may get a few more in before midnight! Hope you all have a great night!

GO TEAM EAGLE!!!!!!

We are really doing GREAT!! Went hiking/geocaching today and got a little lost!!! HaHA trying to avoid some BIG Hills! long story short, went the long way and found bigger hills! That will teach us to be lazy!

Kim, It is hard when you know you are fighting a losing battle. Maybe it is time to just let go. It doesn't mean you don't love that person, or that they don't love you. We all grow and change, and not always in the same direction. Before I met my husband, (A great guy!) I was in a place like you. If I hadn't moved on, I would have missed out on an awesome love!! It was scary, and heartbreaking. Every once in awhile, I look back with fond memories, but I know now I am better off and so is he. And I am soooooo much happier now! Keep your chin up, God has someone really great picked out for you, who is just right! My Mom always said "pray for your husband, even if you don't know who he is. You at least know he has been born, and he may need God's help as much as you." I thought that was always good advice....She also said, you are either getting married, or breaking up!!! Good luck, Life is too short to be miserable!!!!!

carrielyn, WTG GIRL!!

Donnna, feeling better yet??? Hope so!

Yup, feeling way better. I slept tons last night and got up early to do my walking. I'm over 11000 right now and my night is def not over yet. I only got over 2000 yesterday, it was a bad day all around for me, I was just in a bad mood and it affected everything. Doing much better today.

Kim I'm very sorry you are going through this right now. Sometimes it's hard to make the tough decisions and my hubby always say the harder the decision is usually right. I too have been through a difficult break up before I meet my husband. Lot's of Hugs to you and I'll keep you in my thoughts.

Good morning girls!!!
Donna, glad to here your feeling better! And you are back with a vengence girl!!! Look at your Steps!!! AWESOME Great job!!!

Kim1214, Great job on your steps! Keep staying strong! You deserve the best!

Carrielyn, did you get your new pedometer? how do you like it?

I need to get up and get moving girls, I slacked a little yesterday, so I want to get some steps early today so that won't happen again today!

one week down!!!!!!YIPEEEEE!

Kim1214, I am glad to here you worked things out. sometimes all they need is a little jolt, I hope things stay good too! Relationships can be so hard! i have had a hard time staying on plan this weekend too! I am blaming TOM! We worked outside yesterday, chopping down trees, stacking firewood, tilling the garden. So I say I got one heck of a good workout, but not all my steps.
Ok girls new week......I am gonna refocus. Let's make it a good week!

Cher - Sounds like you were busy!! At least you'll reap the benefits by having a beautiful yard! I can't wait until all our snow is gone and I can start working on my garden. I'm hoping to get another box this year.

Kim- I'm glad you are working things out. Relationships are hard work. Hubby and I have been together got 12 years now and married for 7 (8 in July). I'll tell you that when we were first together he didn't want children or to be married because he'd done it already, he's 15 years my senior(people always say I seem older than my age and he seems younger than his age). But we so got each other and I did not want to end it. It was tough decision to me but I don't think I could have lived without him. After almost four years he agree to have a baby and when I was pregnant he changed his mind about marriage (after I came to terms with never being married, Men!) and we ended up getting married when I was 7 months pregnant! We are very happy now and most of the crap we dealt with at the beginning is all moot now.

Anyhow, I had a fairly laid back weekend. I went to a friend's friday night and had a few beers. I was too tired the next day to do my long walk. We went to my parents for dinner and then Sunday, I forgot to wear my pedometer for half the day and I was cooking and cleaning all day. My parents and brother and his fiance and her little boy came over for dinner. My brother and fiance are leaving tomorrow, she's due to have a baby on the 22nd. We are all very excited. Up here where I live there is no hospital and it's manditory for all mothers to go to the City (whitehorse to have their babies). All three of my were born their.

Again I stayed up late and couldn't sleep so I did not get my walk in, I'm trying to figure out when to do it. Monday lunches are our free lunch cause Kale takes his lunch on this one day a week. So Hubby and I usually have a date. I don't think I could give up my date to walk. I'll see how the day goes.

I've not received it. The one I have takes two batteries and I need to price them but two might make the new one even more attractive since these batteries aren't always cheap.

One of the guys I work with brought a book to show me titled "Eat This, Not That" or something like that. I looked through it and I can see why this country has an obesity problem. My goodness, it is absolutely scary what restaurants and fast food places will feed us.

I'm going to check into the Momentum/Flex program from WW. My company will pay my membership. Something to check out, but at the same time I like SBD. I need to find my book and compare the two programs to see which will be easier to work with.

My problem right now is partially my Mother (though she does not twist my arm). She spends the winter with me because Houston is warmer then Reno and Sacramento where my two sisters live. Mom is 87 yo and weighs about 110-115. She likes to eat things but only eats small amounts and then pushes her leftovers to me and foolishly I eat some of it so as not to throw it away. I've gained 3 pounds since she came down this time. I told her this morning no more, she can either share mine or she can share with my husband but I can no longer eat the things she likes. Bad for my weight and my diabetes; and, it's not good for her either.

Take care all.

Carolyn