Okay, I checked, 70 days till Christmas! That's 70 days to stay on plan, excercise and be healthy and get to that goal, whatever it may be.
This morning when I was doing my excercise I was thinking about this thread and all of us working together towards the same goal. It kept me moving and motivated. Thanks for that .
shelbysmom- you were asking what our motivation is and if we'd treat ourselves. Well, my motivation is that I'm really tired of starting the year fighting the same battle. My treat for myself is to start the year feeling good about myself instead of feeling disgusted. I deserve to be healthy and fit. It's a terrible thing to start a brand new year thinking about how overweight I am or how unhappy I am with myself. I will start 2009 knowing that I am well on my way to being a better me.

You go girl!!!...Gogirl!!LOL And me too,that's exactly the way I feel every year..." I can't believe I let myself go another year like this" But not this time,I want to be able to look back and be proud of what I accomplioshed in my weight loss...no matter what I lost....5 lbs is better than nothing,but 30 lbs is even better!!LOL anyway...I just don't want to be beating myself up come January 1st........

Hooray, day three of our Christmas challenge. I walked to the park and played with my son. I still plan to do 100 sit-ups and maybe one more walk to the post office. I'm trying to get moving!

Tonight we'll be grocery shopping. I've made a list of healthy foods that I actually like to eat. My old WW leader told me something smart. "If you don't like carrots, don't eat them!" Now I choose the healthy foods that I actually want to eat.

Snack idea- Nonfat flavored yogurt and add one teaspoon of granola for a satisfying crunch. I love Trader Joe's Pecan granola which is packed with flavor.

I'd like to join too! It's funny how motivation is so contagious... plus the thought of the Holidays puts me in a good mood. I'd like to lose 10 lbs by christmas (to put me at 135).

Woohoo healthpnut, you can do it! What a fabulous weight that will be too! Now go work out! =0)

Can I join in too? I would like to be below 170 by Christmas. That is like 12-14 pounds away. I am eating healthy and staying low on calories (although I don't count) and trying to exercise 5 times a week. Also, I just ordered Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and I am hoping to do that 7 days a week.

Good morning Chicks! So, how's everyone doing? I stayed within my calorie range yesterday and I'm on track with my exercise. The last couple of days I seem to be up a couple pounds, bummer. I'm hoping it's a fluke, so I'm not changing my ticker. I am feeling pretty tired today too, so I think this could be a challenging day for me. I'll just have to keep thinking about the big picture and what my goals are. 69 days is plenty of time to make some progress.

I bet that'll be a good one. I have one of the earlier Biggest Looser dvd's with Bob (forget his last name) and I love it.

I did very good yesterday. I ate well and exercised. I already hit the gym this morning but am thinking about running on a track tonight. Still waiting on my DVD but I need to go get 3 pound weighst anyway - I am not up for the 5 pounders yet!

Ok I'm strugglin' here...tomorrow is weigh day for me and I'm kinda dreading it... I have cheated and weighed like every day and I'm still 198...oh I've not cheated food wise just weighing...I don't do that I guess I've been so pummped about losing this 2 lbs that I couldn't wait to see if the weight was coming off,maybe that's just somebody's way of telling me I'd better wait 'till Friday!! anyway I was depressed when I got on the scale this morning and it said 198 and I've worked really hard this week....maybe tomorrow will be different!!keep your fingers crossed for me!!LOL

2 lbs in less than 24 hours though??????????

Bring On The Water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Shelbysmom, are you watching your salt intake. I always try to watch my salt the day before weigh in. That and drink plenty of water with lemon. That will help too. No matter what though remember that if you don't do it this week you have next week to lose too!

Yesterday was good. We went to a pizza dinner which was hard because I usually want to eat the whole thing. I had my husband serve me so I had only two slices. I had saved calories and still came in in my range. I've been walking too but I really need to up the exercise. I'm going to work on that today!!

Keep it up gals. We are all in this together. We are one team! No matter what you are doing or which diet you are following we can do this. Think of each decision individually.

shelbysmom - If you have been good then I would guess you haven't lost just because of normal weight fluctuations. I wouldn't be surprised if in one or two days, you do get those 2 pounds. Whenever my weight stalls I just keep going and wait it out and sure enough in a couple of days my hard work shows. And remember Christmas is 69 days away. You have lots of time...

Shelbysmom you ask what our reward to ourselves is....well, other than just feeling good in my own skin and actually finding clothes that dont look like tents, i chose my reward on something ive wanted to do for a long time and just havent done it...i'm going storm chasing!!! yaa me! I know this is a little extreme for some people but not for me. Its something Ive been crazy about since I was little......I'm also turning 40 in 6 months and going to vegas for my birthday. I want to be able to wear some cute clothes when i go...plus for an added bonus my husband told me he had a reward for me as well. Things that I wouldnt do for myself. 1) he said he forcing me to get these skin tags removed that have appeared out of nowhere the past few years and drive me crazy. 2) porcelain veneers because I have never been happy with my teeth. and 3) a boob job! only because I'm afraid they will be saggy empty bags after I lose the weight. and i told him before if that happened he would never see me naked again...lol...guess he figures if he looked at me fat for the last 7 years then hes not missing out on the skinny me because of a couple of saggy boobs...lol...well, i know that was long but as you can see I have a lot to work for. I am so motivated this time and i'm taking the motivation and running with it. I WILL lose the weight this time. maybe someone should start a thread just to see what others are doing for themselves.

Thinner & Asparagus~ Thanks for the support...and ....well....I love salt..........enough said!!LOL.....anyway I know that's the culprit,and I'm sure if I cut it out completely for the next couple days I'll see achange..Thanks you guys!!
Inspired~ Dude you do have one honker of a list!!!! but that's great all the more motivation right? I have the front butt goin' on!!LOL and I assume that when my weight is gone it's still gonna be "hangin'" around so that is one thing I definitely want to do too!! and yes the teeth.... where do I even start on mine,mine are so bad and I'm missing one front one....and I hate to smile...I kinda do the thin lip smile or if I crack up I cover my mouth....yea,I can;t believe I'm even telling this,because it is quite embarrassing for me and I know people close to me talk about my teeth ...."why don't she get them fixed ?" and so on and I'm sure I've been the blunt of some jokes a time or two...but anyway life goes on and I've been in the process of taking care of it...but one tooth and dollar at a time ya know...and last but certainly not least....the sisters....my obgyn told me that my boobs didn't have a lot of fat in them....so to be funny I asked her " so does that mean when I lose this weight,I'll still have big boobs?" she laughed and said " well I don't know,but you won't lose all of them" (heheehe) I actually thought about having a masectomy and then getting a boob job...my sis had breast cancer about 9,10 years ago and she was about 45 so that puts me having mammys every year for the rest of my life starting at 35...I had one at 29 and was not happy.....of course who enjoys it unless you're a porn star....no offense to anybody if that's your line of work!!LOL But me and you have alot in common!!That's cool!!
Anyway I guess I'll go and DS to sleep and I might come back later!!