Oh Mygrits - I bought the 30 DS, I viewed it on YouTube prior and it looked so easy, I was thinking "what is everyone all hyped up about this for". HA! YouTube does it no justice when your actually DOING IT. Its $9 at Walmart and like $13 at Best Buy. Its hard to keep doing it everyday because it really is hard, in fact, 10x harder than going to the gym for an hour but, its only 20 minutes a day and thats what I keep telling myself.

Kinda quiet today - oh well, I guess everyone is getting ready for the long weekend. Anyway, here is an update on my food:

Banana - 90 calories
Granola mix pack- 200 calories
Coffee: 50 calories
2 liverwurst sandwiches - 450

So roughly 800 calories. Then 100 for my afternoon snack of yogurt. Ill be at 900. Then I figure, whatever I eat at dinner will still keep me under 2000, which Im ok with.

I dont know if Ill have time later to check in, so if not - have a great day!

Hey Burgund & Lindy - It is quiet in here today. It could be planning up for the 3 days off!

Lindy - That is awesome that you are down 2 more pounds! Congratulations. You are on your way, just keep focused being home for 3 days. Goldfish - my major, major weakness. I could eat a bag of those with my German Shephard (he loves them) in no time! I ask him, "you want a fish?" and ohhhhh the excitement!! So, after years of fish eating, I no longer keep them in the house. I quite stocking them about a month or two ago. I do miss them, but I just can't tempt myself. Like you, I'm weak! LOL

Burgund - You are doing so awesome and yes, we are in competition! LOL, for support and fun of course. Although we could think of a prize when we each reach our goal. What is your final goal date and weight? Mine is December 2009 to be 155. Oh the ticker isn't on there. I took it off because I was tired of changing it and was getting obsessed......LOL. That was when I was trying to get myself away from numbers of that, and calorie counting. I just wanted to focus on hunger. I will put it back up there today or tomorrow. Anyway, let me know your goals!!!

Lindy - Thanks for the information on the 30 Day Shred! Its sound like a killer, but hey, no pain no gain - right?

Today has been good. I didn't lose anymore, but maintained my two pounds. I just finished my walk, in the rain no less........ugh........please.....6 days of rain????????? What gives??????

Have a great day!!

Hey Girls:
Just checking in quickly I am getting in a half of day of work today then we areleaving tomorrow to visit my dad's side of family. They miss my kids, not me just my kids or so they are asking to see my kids only LOL

I have been doing Jillian still on level one I am not able to get her in everyday. Only about everyother day. WIth my schedule I usually do everyother day. So I NEED to focus more. Wednesdays I absolutly am soo booked with double shift and my son't baseball game inbetween jobs. I have tried waking up early, but I only get 4 hours of sleep as it is. So overall, I do skip wednesdays. I am hoping to get 6 days in out of the 7. Or maybe double up on Thursday for missing!! That will be tough.
I also keep telling myself it's only 20 mins. I CAN do this.
My legs are not hurting as much, I am getting used to it maybe HAHA!

I will not be able to get back on here until Tuesday. As I work late tonight and leave early in morning. Have a great weekend, I will do my best to stay on plan, and all of you in my thoughts!!

I got up early today(big accomplishment for me lol) and we went to some yard sales, didnt find many. I did get some more flower to plant, probably for a hanging basket. My sister in law is bringing my neice and nephews over in a while so she can take the dog to the vet. I want to try to get in the 30ds before they get here. I have been thinking about doing level one in the morning and then level 2 in the evening, plus my walks with the dogs. I just have to keep telling myself it is only 20 minutes. AND I only have 11 days til we leave for Alabama. I havent lost anymore, still at 216. I would love to be at 211 by the time we go. I know 5 lbs in 11 days is a little much though. Any loss right now would be just fine with me.

Mygirts-I havent really set a final goal date. I am just taking it 10 lbs at a time but not setting dates. I do want to get to 150, then after that if I still want to lose more, I will just keep going.

So I should get to level one, they will be here at 3 so I have about an hour, plenty of time. Then I can maybe work outside. I have pots all over the yard, the wind never stops.

Oh has anyone ever tried those space saver bags? You just vacuum the air out of them. I was thinking of getting some for my trip to save room. We have a trailblazer but with 6 people, it doesnt leave much room.

Ok, I will check in later.

Kity-glad you are sticking with the 30ds, I am like you. I miss a day here or there, but try my best to get it in. Hoping I can stick with doing level one in the morning or during the day sometime and level 2 before bed. I want to lose at least 2 more lbs before vacation.

Alright, got in level one, now everyone has to keep me accountable to do them both each day for the next 11 days. Help me out!!! I want this, so I will do it. Hope ya'll are having a great day.

Hi everyone!

I am looking forward to going home tonight and reading all of your posts!!! I'm at work now. I am 3 hours behind anyone on the east coast - so I'm really not up (well most times at 1am

Yesterday was a busy day for me - worked 14 hours and then totally crashed when I went home - so a nice weekend of reading your posts and checking in awaits me!

But...I am on day 4 of NOTHING BAD ENTERING MY LIPS. And for some stupid reason - this week people at work have brought in everything that I love and the temptations are horrible. However - I have had not one thing. I am proud and feeling accomplished. Not saying I never will, but I am aiming for 21 days to try and change some of my habits. I am allowing myself a coke zero today - but it tasted really gross and felt horrible in my tummy so I threw it out after 3 sips. Waste of money but was good for the state of mind!

Gym is going well, 4 straight days of excellent workouts and light recreational activity in the evening. I took a day off today to let my muscles rest and I really missed it! I woke up at 430 am and was aruging with myself NOT to go. Weird!!

I weigh in again on Sunday -then I will update my ticker. I was really hoping for 211 by June 11th and realistically I don't think I can do that without doing it incorrectly and then weighing 213 the week after So if I get to 215 I am good with that, or even less. Fact is, I am doing well and already noticing slight changes. This is cute - but I have these dimples in my abs that I can start to see when I am eating clean - and I saw them this morning - they made me smile. It means my abs are smiling too - how after the torture I gave them with my workouts this week I will never know

Can't wait to read everything tonight!!!

Good Evening!

Brown Eyed - You get the 'golden star' for sticking to your plan and not swaying at work. I KNOW how hard that is when co-workers bring in goodies, especially in a work (stress) environment. I am so proud of you!!! That just shows how strong you are! Also, only a few sips of Coke Zero - good for you! I too am keeping 'junk or processed stuff' away from my mouth. The last diet coke I had was maybe a month ago, and I too only had a couple of sips and threw the rest away. When you get away from that kind of stuff, and then taste it, you can really taste all the crap in there. Anway, way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Burgund - I understand about 10 lbs at a time - so we will just try to stay insync and cheer each other on!

Well, tomorrow I will try to check-in, but it will be a busy day. My daughter is finally home on leave for two weeks from the Navy. Remember you all were such a support when she went to Boot Camp in January & February. Now she just finished A School and graduated!! She hasn't been home in almost 5 months, so tomorrow we get her in Jacksonville at 1:30, then drive to Orlando to see the grandparents. Sunday is the beachhouse for a few days. So, somewhere in the chaos I will try to say 'hello' to you! LOL............

trying to catch up with everyone:

first of all-after reading back through the posts, thank you ALL for understanding my being a boob a while back and again, sorry. i will stop that now.

sandy - i bought jillians 1st book and the metabolism book. still working on the first and can't wait to get into the one you have. how is it? wow, i can soooo relate to helping parents with ailments. it sounds like you had a good time while there also. enjoy being with you daughter this week.

kity - the drinking and smoking...i'm with ya on that front. i did so good for 2 solid weeks, then i had my 'breakdown' last weekend, got back on this week and yesterday when we all left work at 1 and my vacation 'officially' started, i went to the bar for drinks and got another pack...ugh! what's cool though, after i had a few smokes, i realized i didn't want them-it's the habit. you will get there, keep trying. sounds like we are both trying to change everything at once. i figure, we're bound to make one of two of them stick! for frozen meals, healthy choice has the lowest sodium and the least amount of additives that i've found.

staccie - resisting apple crisp! you go girl! sounds like you are in the zone-sweet! 4 days is great and the longer you go, the better you feel. i think you will really like yoga. it always made me feel refreshed, strong and in control of my body. smilling abs...haha-i like it!

nicole - like you said, keep on truckin' and that 'mystery' weight will be gone again. and you are doing great on the water! i've been slacking in that sense, time to guzzle again. LF dessert sound sooo good. kinda like WW angel lush cake w/pineapple but when berries are in season, that's gotta be good!

tiff - house stuff sucks, so sorry to hear what you're going through. i guess i'm lucky golden coral doesn't do a thing for me. now ponderosa, that's a different story! i can't go in that place without stuffing myself. sheesh!

neesy - so happy that people are noticing your loss. i think when that happens to me, it will be an extra boost to keep it going.

burgundy - sweet on the 30ds. i'm gonna have to get that eventually. problem is, i have to move my iron/glass coffee table to have room and that thing is heavy! my house is so small.


my food day at work....yeah. hmph! i decided to keep track of everything i ate, no matter how much i ate. well, that fell to the wayside. there was a lot of carbs and cheesy stuff. and i ate a lot of if. but i was stuffed by 10:30 and didn't eat anything else till that night when I made minestone soup - which wasn't as good as last time so i pitched. not a good day.

then yesterday at work, i shoved 2 days of work into 4 hours since they let us go at 1. i went to the bar, had a couple drinks, bought smokes and ate really, really bad fast food. GGRRRR! i blame this partially on TOM. that came thurs nite. i'm also guessing that (along with stress) is what my past 2 weeks have been about. every 3 or 4 months, my PMS hits me for 2 weeks. i don't get it, but it does. now i'm chilled out, my mind feels normal again, (other than crapms) and i'm about to jump on the treadmill before i hook up with my friend to help him carry a lot of stuff up 2 serious flights of steps for a photo shoot tomorrow. there will be several trips made. all together there are probably 60-70 steps...ugh! my legs will be sore tomorrow!

what really sucks is that i was back to my last weight of 222 on wednesday. so all i had to do was stick with it, exercise, drink water and i would have a lower number for sunday. but i messed up on thurs and fri. the smokes and food from both days made me feel like crap and drained me of all energy. lesson learned-again. but i won't dwell on that. i will jump back on and get a lower number next week.

have a wonderful weekend everyone, and i'll check back later tonight.

Morning ladies!

Sandy - I am so excited for you. It stinks that the first time shes back in town, the whole state of Florida is water log. I woke up this morning and went to the farmers market and it was sunny and I was SO excited, but within an hour of leaving the market, it was pouring...grrrrrr.....I guess I know how the people in Seattle deal.

Kelly - darn TOM, he IS the root of all evil.

I dont have a lot of time so Im going to dive right in. Im kinda afraid to get on the scacle tomorrow after last night, its was BAD.

I ate shrimp and crab quesadilla, like 6 pepsi, buffalo chicken sandwich, french fries, THEN we went to the bowling alley and I had a grilled cheese sandwich, slush puppy (drink), reeses piece cup (2), cheetos.

OH GOD!!! I can wave my 180 goal right out the window by next month. Anyway - I am going to try to do Jillians DVD twice today and see if I can redeem myself (hopefully).

Ill check in tomorrow for weigh in and up date my ticker no matter what it says.

Hi everyone,

Sandy - have a wonderful time with your daughter! I am only on month 2 without seeing my family and I am so ready to go back for a visit! Oh and beachhouse....sounds soooo nice! It's beautiful here in Vancouver this
weekend (Vancouver has weather very similar to Seattle) so when the sun comes out the city actually smiles (so does my abs lol).

Kelly - sorry to hear TOM is in town - he is such an a**hole I am dreading it next month....and good on you for not dwelling on it. We can't be perfect all the time but as long as the boo boo doesn't last for a few more days (i.e. falling off the wagon all the way from California to New York) then need to move on

Nicole - as I said above, TOM is an a**hole. Plain and simple. But you sound like you are back on track today so keep on going!!!

I am on Day 5 and down to 221...I was not perfect yesterday but it was pretty good considering I had a stressful meeting. I found to my utter despair, a whole back of dark chocolate chunks in the pantry. Well I had one and that was it. And I didn't even obsess about it too much. Whew!! I am aware that they are there and it's a lesson in self control. But dark chocolate is a superfood so if I have one every once in awhile it's all good I had a great workout this morning - focused more on cardio. I HATE cardio and love doing weights so I promised myself it was all about cardio today. I climbed 37 floors on that dastardly big stairmaster - it felt great (might not tomorrow) - that took about 12 min and then I did 5 miles on the bike and 2 miles on the treadmill at the highest incline walking forward and backwards. So I am enjoying a protein shake and writing here now until I head off to work - boo!!

The dimples in my abs are smiling again today - I love those and I can already notice some changes around my shoulders/collarbone...I am bound and determined like a bull - hence being a Taurus.

I know you all have a long weekend - ours was last weekend here in Canada - so enjoy!

nicole - you sound like me last week, i swear! hang in there - you will get your 'groove' back.

staccie - awesome on 1 piece of dark chocolate - that's the only kind i like also, especially paul newman organic dark chocolate and peanut butter cups....mmmmm! great on the cardio. i'm also wondering how my legs will feel tomorrow when i have to climb those dang things again!

good and bad so far.

good-i did get on the treadmill, but cause of my recent 'smoking stint' i really couldn't do much. my heart was pounding so hard, so i jumped off and did arm stuff w/weights.

bad-on the way to friend's to carry stuff up steps to studio, i stopped at frisch's and got an omelet w/onion, tomato, peppers, sausage and shredded cheese and hash browns on side. asked for it to be cooked in as little oil/butter as possible. i knew it would be a while before i ate again and i know that eggs will hold me over. so that's all i've had to eat.

good-i counted the steps to 2nd floor studio in the old firehouse. 48 freaking steps! i went up and down these like 5 or 6 times today. not to mention it was an oven in that place. there is electric and running water, but no air or heat. there is 1 window that opens in our area. so we will be getting fans. ugh! it was sooooo hot and i was sweating just sitting in a chair.

so i have another shower now and headed back out to get last of the stuff for tomorrow. don't know what dinner will be but i now know that we are having sushi or korean tomorrow after the shoot. never had korean and don't like sushi. i do like thai though..i love it! but our sushi/thai place is closed on sunday.

will check back in tonight if i'm not too tired.

bad - we ate at steak n shake. nuff said...

Oh man did I eat today. I skipped breakfast, I know bad. For lunch I got a philly cheese steak hoagie. Didnt really care too much for it and only ate half and some potato wedges. Then after we came home I had some bbq kettle cooked chips and a push pop, some pecans. For dinner we went to Taco Bell and I had a chili cheese burrito and a burrito supreme. And 3 chocolates. I am stuffed now. I wont do that again for a while. I will catch up with everyone tomorrow, trying to square stuff away with my sister in New zealand. My husband and I are sponsoring her husband so he can get a green card to move here. Lots of paperwork, so I am trying to do all that. Have a good night everyone.

Staccie-you are doing an incredible job of eating right. I need to follow in your footsteps and do the same. Good job getting down to 221. That is seriously a lot of stairs, plus a bike ride!

mygrits-Have fun with your daughter. Hope you get to relax at your beach house. Enjoy your time with her.

Kelly-sounds like you got a nice workout in walking up and down all those stairs, so that should have taken care of the food you ate on the food day. Even though you didnt do much on the treadmill, at least you did it.

Lindy-did you do Jillian twice, its a hard workout doing 2 a day. Especially when one is level one and the other is level 2.

I have been being good and doing the 30ds shred everyday. Level 2 is really kicking my butt, but I am glad it is. Level one is getting easier and easier, finally. Gonna get a workout in and watch a movie with the hubs. Hope everyone is having a nice memorial weekend. I'll check in later