Yea! Single girls with no kids unite. Okay I'm joking, just feel like the only one on here sometimes!

I'm confused about the leg thing also. If we're supposed to lift it to a 90 degree angle I'm screwed

Here's what Melissa put in the challenge thread. I had the foot that was off the floor folded under me instead of holding it out to the front off the floor. I'm anxious to compare my numbers by doing it each way!

Edited for Heather: my interpretation is that as long as it off the floor at all it counts. I suppose part of the challenge could also be to see how much further off the floor you can lift it by the end too.

ohhh....I did the stand on leg thing wrong too. I will redo tonight!

As for the single thing. I have 2 kids....3 if you count DH (he's the biggest whiner!) but before when I was without I really did treat myself. I too didn't have much growing up so it was like I was a child in a candy store. I bought all kinds of clothes, had my hair done all the time, fingers and toes all pretty. Love it! Embrass it. Although my kids and family are awesome.....I miss that time in my life. It's like the song "your gonna miss this" Better stuff will come along, but you will look back and think I wish I treasured this more!

Single with no kids too! Well...I am in a LTR and have a baby - dog!

Thanks for the good thoughts, Diva. The vet called and he is okay. I can pick him up in a few hours!

Ksk571 - Since you are going to a beach in June, you could reward yourself with a really nice pair of sunglasses or flip flops? I collect designer sunglasses... hehe.

ksk
You may reward yourself any time you want because you are single with no children lol. I love my kids, I really do ( HEY I SAID I REALLY DO ) BUTTTTTTTT, they are now 17 and 21 and I am glad. I did my time and I loved every min of it but now is coming to the time that is MY time. I did without for all those years so I could make sure they had while I walked around with holes in my socks, no hair cuts, my nails a mess and makeup hey who could afford that. Now is mememe, that might sound bad but it isn't. There comes a time in life when we go into a new era for our selfs. Mine is coming and I am going to love it.

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When things fall by the way side a bit, like our eating. All we can do it get back on track. None of us are perfect, ok I tell my kids I am as near perfect as they are every going to come across lol, but that is a fact. None of us are perfect, we try, we pick our selfs back up and we keep on trying. Nice going on the exercise.

thank you shy moment!

im single no kids too! i do spoil myself everyonce in a while. and i'd do it more if i could afford it. i do have two nieces that have learned how to strategically dig in my pockets lol. but they are so cute i dont mind.

Karen you should reward and splurge on yourself when you can! I wish I had done that for myself in my lifetime! So...maybe if you feel like you do alot for yourself already, maybe you can decide that when you meet your goal, you will donate $20 to a local charity! Or you will buy some pretty flowers and go to a retirement home and give everyone a flower. So really you get double the reward!! You get the benefit of the exercise PLUS the good feeling of brightening up someones day. Just a suggestion!

I missed you asking for it!! I was waiting for one of the Jen's to post the crochet one she said she had, the one I planned on doing looks like this....

http://www.makingfriends.com/jewelry...let_spiral.htm but I'll just use red satin cord.

Never Mind I just saw Mels comments on the balance thing!

I use a Polar F55 heart rate monitor. I don't know what I'd do without it. It really helps keep me working out at the right intensity, and it's so much easier than trying to count your pulse while you're bouncing up and down. You can buy hrm's at most sporting goods stores and I've even seen them at Target. Polar has several different models and they have a nice chart on their website that can help you choose which features you want.

This is just my luck! I finally have the time to sit and read ALL of the posts and actually reply back and nobody is on! LOL! Well I guess I'm the only boring person home in front of the computer on a Friday night LOL! I'm going to finish folding my last load of laundry and then hit the hay. I hope everyone's having a good night!

You're not the only one! I just got back from my bike ride and then I cooked dinner.

That means I exercised three separate times today - once at the gym, once at the dog park and once tonight biking by the canals! I'm feeling pretty awesome and I only have 76 more miles to go to make it to the first beach. Not bad considering I didn't log any miles yesterday!

And if you're done at your house, ThisTimeIsDifferent, I have a whole house full of cardio for you to do! I'll even help you if you want! :-)