Thankyou for asking, yes everything is healing very nicely she said.


SMSDREAMER2007: I'm not like that, I pretty much have to someone first. That is not frivolous to me.

I'm still hoping to meet someone special but enough about me ladies.

Madamebutterfly: I'm sorry i made you hungry for Turkey. It is pretty bloody good though. Turkey, potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green beans, a salad with a new dressing, garlic and bacon, fresh dinner roll with real butter, OMG OMG OMG Still should be hitting around 27 or 2800 cals which with my activity is probably still a deficit. A guys gotta live once in a while.

Back to the topic at hand, weight loss, wow is all i can say at tonights weigh in, i almost feel ashamed at what the scale said.... 231 pounds no word of a lie i got on and off 3 or 4 times, i am floored, maybe it's the trauma to my body or something. Either way i'm hoping most of it sticks. I really can't believe my fortune on the scale this week, but i will take it, i did work hard still the last couple of weeks without much of anything to show.

Peanutt: Here is where i usually walk and my new and improved shadow, keep in mind i'm wearing bulky clothing . Oh yeah my feet as well, never thought i'd see them again, even with my bunny hug in the way.








Two young girls were playing in the creek.



You might have some slick boots but you don't have racing shoelaces.

Love the pics, Resolute! But even more than the pics I got a huge kick out of your use of "bunny hug". I use that term too thanks to spending my first 10 years in Saskatchewan but no one here in Alberta has ever heard it. Thanks for sharing!

Got a great "real life workout" in tonight - chipping ice and shoveling slush. My arms will be soooore tomorrow!

LOL, i didn't even think about it, thats just what we have always called them, i have no idea why. Sounds a lot cuter to me anyway.

Everything helps burn more cals, just staying busy helps. As you can see we don't have tons of snow anymore, it really went fast this week, streets are drying up, fields are always slower.

Good Morning Troops! It's a glorious Saturday and it wants you out in the sun....or clouds or whatever you got! Don't make it come knocking and drag you out.

Sleep is eluding me again. Coughing is not very conducive to a good night's rest. I'm still squawking instead of talking, but my voice is starting to come back I think.

Anyways I got in my 8 miles yesterday and though I dragged a bit in the middle I finished out strong! Whoo!

I did do too much post run eating though. Opps. Scale is still down though. I'll make up for it today and watch my food a little better.

But best part of today is it's a SPA DAY! The husband got me a spa day package for Christmas and I am finally going to use it! Massage, facial, mani and pedi! I am so going to be in heaven!
I'll get a little light workout in before it to make up for my post run stuff-a-thon from last night.

Welcome to our newbies! Running is an awesome goal. I love it. But, way back whence I first started....I would just go out for hour long walks. Once I was comfortable with that I added in a jog just from lamp post to lamp post. So don't be afraid to start slow. Jumping in too quick never makes it stick (ha...rhymes). Start where you can and build!

Oh and did someone mention Warrior Dash...I have that page bookmarked. I couldn't do it this year because of other things but it's on my To Do List.
I have done a Mud Run before and LOVED it. We went up and over mud hills, waded through ravines, over logs, through a narrow trail and more. It's such a blast. I was covered head to toe. Actually my friend did the Warrior Dash this year in New Orleans and I saw her pictures...she had a ton of fun.

Love the shadow pictures! I want to do one to join the fun. PS, I had to look up bunny hugs. That's a new one for me.
And yes that turkey looked delicious!

Yay for found wedding rings and yay for both you and your husband weight loss that making them fly about like that!

Okay breakfast time for me since the husband is up and moving.

Dah da DAH da, da da dah! WAKIE-WAKIE TROOPS! LAST CHANCE WORKOUTS!
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PLEDGE FOR WEEK vs. ACTUAL vs. "Accountability April" (goal for month)

Sarge = 8 /// (-8) /// (will lose 7 more during April)
RainMiles = 5 /// (-4.7)
MaryWin = 2
DCap = 2
Sizzilin' = 4 ///
Cheshire = 2
Pokey = .5
MadamGoo = .5
Lucyf = 3
Peanutt = 1
Loco = 1 /// (-2)
MichelleD = 2
ASF = 3.3
Kris = 2.4
Tubbaki = 3
Murple = 2
JennaJB = 2
Dreamer = 2
VickieL = 3
Rose = 3

Newbie Prvt. JMac = 2

Resolute = Sick Bay but pledged 1 /// (-8???)

TOTAL PLEDGE FOR WEEK = 39.7
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Pledges 4/3 - 4/10:

Sarge = 3



Newbies
Prvt. NEMom= 1.5

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MadameB - WARRIOR DASH looks like incredible fun, especially the running thru fire part! I just looked up where you live ...looks like you'd be doing the Midwest one??? Hmmmmmm... if not this perhaps I'm gonna have to meet up with you one day at a MuddyBuddy.
http://www.warriordash.com/?gclid=CP...FQbCKgodKUOZpQ

Cheshire--Spaaaaaaaaaaaa Day! Yes!!!! Agree with you about running. If you jump into it too quick, it doesn't stick! So funny how you mentioned starting by lamp post to lamp post, for me it was fire hydrant to fire hyndrant.

Reso-- Agree with Chesh. I had to look up BunnyHug too. A "hoodie" sweatshirt of sorts is what we'd call it around here. Wonderful thing the internet. Learned something new today. 231 on the scale?!?! Doesn't that mean you're down 8 or 9 pounds this week?

Gotta dash! Catch you all tomorrow!


Sarge

Yes, it's a hoodie pretty much everywhere else, i have no idea why or how we here call them Bunny hugs, it's just what i've always heard or used, think i ran into this once before, everyone looks at you strangely It's a fun name though if you think about it, i'm certainly not going to change nor would i want to. It's use is normal here.

Yeah i was 240 out of the hospital which was one up from my week earlier weigh in of 239, so i am tentatively down by 8 Everybody needs to get a hernia.

Sad no warrior dash around here, just have to do my own.

Edit : Just doing some quick figures, i need to do 3.79 lb loss per week to hit my June 1st onderland goal, which is down and exceeding my initial figure of 4.1 lb a week, at times it seems gruelling and the losses are sporadic, which pretty much match my personality, extreme highs and lows weirdly enough, sometimes i wonder if the mind doesn't have a larger effect.

Also i've been noticing my hands more and more lately, they are so nice to look at, rather than the fat pudgy stumps i had, they look sleek and strong. I kind of have a little thing (bit of a fetish) for nice hands ( mostly ladies obviously, but i try to take care of my own now ) just nice to like what you see i guess.

Ok so it made me curious about it's origin, this is about the best bit of info i can find on it. It's kind of weird how we all just adopted it here, would be neat if it persisted.

http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarp...1-6d4079334a66

quick flyby....mmmm turkey....YEAH PEANUTT RING FOUND....HOOOORAY SARGE 8 POUNDS GONE!! WOW!! AWESOME!!

just skimmed posts...3 pages!! yikes will read more when i get back home.
down 4.7 sarge....will have to take that...as wont be able to weigh tomorrow...and might not get access to puter time....so its all good!!

having a blast!! soooo sunny and warm i love it!!
hugs
be home monday!

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE

Well I'm not so mad at the scale this AM . . . we will see what it brings tomorrow . . . but I'm not backing off . . . OH NO . . . 3 rounds yesterday and there will be 2 rounds today


Resolute & Peanut: OH I SOOOOOOOO LOVE THE WHOLE BUNNY HUG THING . . . I'LL BE USING THAT TERM FROM NOW ON . . .


SARGE JayTee: Actually I'm thinking about doing the Minnesota Warior Dash . . . only about 10 miles from my house . . . July 23rd & 24th . . . hopefully I'll be able to run 3.2 miles by then . . . MUDDY BUDDY . . . will have to google that when I'm done posting here

Cheshire: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh so jealous of your SPA DAY (in a good way) you enjoy EVERY MINUTE, you deserve it

OK, back to business . . . Round 1 complete: JM 30 day shred & 400 crunches . . . round 2 to begin shortly . . . then off to work where I do almost nothing on Sat & Sun so there will be a LOT of walking on the walking trail . . .

I will be praying to the scale fairies tonight . . . Hey Reso . . . did you free those fairies yet ????

Resolute I hear ya there. I was joking on the playa part. The point is don't hold yourself back! p.s. nice shadow!

chesire SPA DAY?!?!?! *jealous*

rainbow glad your having fun in florida

madamb I hear ya...I need the scale fairies too.


I weighed this AM and im not down by much -.- IDK what is up...I have eaten right this whole week! and ran almost every day! granted I was going ot take today off because I am sore...guess not now. I id go over in calories yest but not by a ton :\ meh. I need those scale fairies tomorrow!

No time to chat, but releasing two more scale fairies because I'm not convinced Reso really let her loose!






Remember, no fair holding a scale fairy hostage!


Sarge

Hey troops, just wanted to quickly check in for today> Hit the gym first thing this morning did 75 mins cardio then 30mins resistance. Ended up going to play tennis this afternoon as it was a lovely afternoon!

Sarge: I promised to write down everything I eat/drink and my logic was that he’d probably kill me less if I fessed up rather than if he reads it. My logic was that honestly is the best policy! Didn’t think he’d be as bothered as he was.

SMSDreamer2007: Yeah, normally he would be cool with a glass of wine here or there. But last week I had spoken to him about wanting to fit into a dress I bought online! So he had changed my lan and banned alcohol for the next 10 days!

Weigh in day tomorrow!!!

I only had the one.

Truly in my heart, i think i owe the most to the Angel of mercy, hopefully she visits everyone of us once and gives them their one wish, i know what mine was a year and a half ago.

Giving away a miracle

Evening platoon!

Mister and I took about a 3 mile walk/jog/hike along some of our wooded property (we have 350acres) also, did my BL Cardio Max DVD this morning, as well as walking a mile on the treadmill, AND walked to my MIL's house pushing baby in a stroller. That's about all I did all day was exercise! I am wore smooth out tonight. Heck of a last chance workout and my quads burn soooo bad!

Resolute- I am amazed by your weight loss this week! Way to go buddy!

Sarge- GL on your run tomorrow! I know you will do well, SiR!

I'm gonna take a warm shower and GO to BED!!

Eeeek- weigh ins are tomorrow!