Well, I have already done my pilates tape. I have decided that it will be best to do first thing in the morning, as soon as I roll out of bed. And I found it's a nice stretch and wake up video just to get my day started. I am not getting a lot out of it YET... but it's my control I am having to work on, and once that is mastered, I think I will start seeing results. I do still feel it in my upper abs now, after almost two hours, so I know I did something! :-) So I am off to a good start, will do my cardio later today twice and hold of on my one coke til the weekend! Good luck everyone!

Eydie.... Hope your day starts out great! Mondays are not always bad!! They are a fresh start!

Marti... great goals.. good luck!!! I will have to work on my lunges one day.... that will be later! Good luck with school too!

Cassie welcome!! Have a great week.. you can do your goals! They are great ones!

Happy Dance Dot.. WGT on the three pound loss!!! That is AWESOME!!! Keep up the wonderful work!

Tess great goals to get started with!!!! Keep us posted!

Ok... time to get to work here... drinking my water as I type! Welcome to all the new people! This is a wonderful thread to keep you motivated!!!!

Hugs,
Cherie

I love this idea -- I've been in a month-long challenge, and it coincided, unfortunately, with a month-long plateau (IT BROKE THIS MORNING!).
So, I am going to break my challenge into smaller chunks, and this seems like the perfect place to do it.

Goals this week -

swim at least .25 mile three times this week
do at least 3 workout tapes (beginning pilates, or yoga)
at least 3 20 minute dog walks some time this week.
Drink at least 48 oz of water daily
Eat healthily -- reduced fat, reduced carbs, 3 meals, possibility of 1 snack, but the challenge part is - JOURNAL. This is to teach me that habit.

I DID IT!!!! I lost 2 pounds this week!! I am so excited... this is just what i need to keep me going and my spirits up!! Just wanted to share with u the good news...LOL! I even journaled today... so woohooooo!!
Take care of U!

Sandy

Welcome Lavender Girl, allthatjazz, Irishcoda, Kristasmom!!

My goals this week are:
1. do ab video 2x this week
2. cardio 3x
3. no candy at work
4. briskly walk hospital 4 times a day Mon-Fri (one trip from my office to other end of hospital and back to my office equals approx. 10minutes of brisk walking)

Eydie-thanks and hope u have a great day today cause then you'll have a great week. hehehehe.

Hi Everyone!
Welcome to all the new folks! lavendergirl, kristasmom,allthatjazz and irishcoda you all have some great challenges planned!

My Challenges for this week are:
1- The ONLY dessert I will have is either fruit or diet jello all 7 days.
2- No less than 35 crunches 4 times this week.
3- Exercise no less than 20 minutes all 7 days. ( I had to change walk for exercise, because the rain almost kept me from succeeding with that challenge.)
4- to get up at 6am 3 times this week. (Great Idea sandybrat! Thanks!)

Happy B-lated birthday Sandybrat! that's so kewl we hsare the same day! I knew there was something great about you!

Also WTG on the weight loss to both you and Happydance dot y'all are awesome!

There's a lot of really great challenges going on here this week, I have a feeling I'll be incorporating some of them into some of my next challenges. I hope noone minds.

Good Luck to everyone!
Lisa

way to go Sandy B!!!

Thanks Lisa and Dot!! U women ROCK! Happy belated bday to u too Lisa...lol! Did my yoga today, and even did my pilates... but didnt get up til 6:20... could not get to sleep last night. I htink it was the medicine... so i will only take that stuff during the day...lol
Hope all is well where u r... its cold and rainy here... dreary . YUCK! Guess i will just have to put on some music and dance the blues away!! Take care of U

Sandy

yep its gloomy here too Sandy B

Congrats on the loss, Sandy! Hope I can get some of that action soon!

Our treadmill is breaking down. We're on our 4th one in 12 years. We haven't had this one long and have found out that the ones from Sears aren't really meant for hard use. [Garry and I both use it every day, so it's in use almost 2 hours a day!]] So we're having to consider getting a heavy-duty one, where are we going to get the money?

So---it was video day for me. 30 min. bellydancing, 30 min. of step, and 35 min. Pilates. Am I a well-rounded individual or what? Doing well with food so far too!

Gloomy & Ucky here today. Very dark. Rainy too. cold isn't a word I'd use just yet though. The bad part is I have a 35 minute ride home in this downpour and my wiper button doesn't stay pressed in. So while I drive a 5 speed I have to be able to hold the wiper button down at the same time and drive safely on top of all that. It will be an interesting ride home to say the least.

Lisa

Day one is almost a sucess for me!!! Counting on getting the girls to bed, and then going to do my second dose of cardio for the day!!! I also did my pilates this morning and my abs video this evening.... This challenge is keeping me honest! It's cold and rainy outside... one of those nights where I could just stay in instead of going to the fitness room... but I won't.... have to complete DAY ONE of my challenge!

Eydie you are doing FANTASTIC!!!! Look at all that exercise!! WGT

Sandy you are too!!!! GREAT JOB! And congrats on the 2 pound loss!!! That is wonderful!

Lisa.. great goals! You can do it!

And Happy Birthday to you both!!!! Sorry I missed it! Hope you had a really great day!

Butterfly.. awesome goals!!! Good luck with the candy one... from experience it's TOUGH.. but doable!!! You can do it!

Hi Kristasmom... great goals!! Welcome and good luck!!!! We can all do this week together!!

Ok everyone.. time to read some bedtime stories and put the girlies to bed... then I can finish my first day!!!

Cherie

Just wanted to check in and say that my week is off to a good start! I did my 35 crunches, so only 3 days left of those. I did not eat dessert at all. I did exercise for 25 minutes. I have a little bit more to do on here and then it's off to bed, so that I can get up at 6 am. Wish me luck.
Photogirl, you are so impressive with all that exercising going on !

Good luck to all of you too!
Lisa

Eydie- that's the spirit...good for you

Lisa-WTG your doing great and good to know you made home safe.

Cherie-Sounds like you got it down. Good luck and keep it up.

As for me I stuck to the program, no flex pts, and exercised today also.
Weather is gloomy here too.

Okay girls have a good night.

Sandy, that's great! Congrats on losing 2 lbs!

Eydie, thanks for letting me know where the smilies are. I've been using the quick reply box and that's why I couldn't find them...duh!

I am happy because I stayed totally on program today even when we went to Wendy's to sit for an hour (my son takes karate classes). I got a spring salad instead of a Frosty or fries or a hamburger.

Cassie