OK, it got cold and I got wimpy, so I did not get out in the snow. But Diva, I would love to have company when I am out there!
Did however, get on the "dread" mill and completed Day1 of Week 1 C25k.

I am going to be a runner. I want to be an under 30 minute 5k'er. That is going to be my goal, first to run it, then to run it in less than 30 minutes.

I used to run a bit, never fast, but it did nice things for my legs & butt, so I am going to do it again. I also did an Exercise TV sculpting workout and stayed OP with my eating.

I struggle when I am home all day, so this has been a NSV day for me!!

Hey Soulbliss, I'm not sure if you got my pm's, so I'll ask here! You mentioned having a YMCA membership... which one? I too am a YMCA member! We may be working out at the same place and not even know it!

Team, hello. :-) I have been doing much better this weekend as far as working out and eating all of my food is concerned. I am going to the gym today too so hopefully I will show a loss tomorrow. Crossing my fingers! Hope everyone else has had a great OP weekend and remember... you can do this!

Hey Team!
So happy to see that people are still excited about rocking the world as members of the black team!

V-day challenge has been mostly successful today and yesterday...walking has only been 30-40 minutes, not the hour i intended....

food was 90 % good, though i think i may have exceeded my points limit with the chocolate.... anyway, will be weighing myself in the morning and expecting good things....

diva and mothermavis, take "mmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" too! i have wanted to learn to snowboard for a couple of years...it looks like so much FUN!

ok
food
yesterday:
b:
wheatabix
.5% milk

l:
greens,1 egg, 3oz turkey, walnuts, oo/vin dressing, 1/2 red pepper

l2:
1 tomatoe, black beans, corn, onion

1 skinny cow ice cream (2pnts)

dark choclate

d:
veggie currie
lentil soup
cake
2 chocolate bon bons

today:
2 cups brown rice
veggie korma, all core
melon, strawberries
coffee (3pnts)
ff,sf choc. pudding (1 pnt)

Four days left of the challenge!!!!
Hooray!!!

mothermavis- I did day one, week one of C25k on Friday, it looks like the three of us are all starting this together at the same point! yay!

hey team!

just a quick hello! I have had a little trouble getting back on track since the cruise, but I think i will be okay for the weigh in tomorrow. I lost what I gained on the cruise and a little more, and ran 6 miles tonight to make sure it was down tomorrow.

good luck everyone weighing in!!!!

I just want to say good luck to all the ladies who are doing the c25k right now. I stared the c25k program at the beginning of the new year, and I have to tell you, I never thought I would make it past week 2. But, and I'm sorry to be loud about this, I just finished week 5, workout 3 which is 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT RUNNING!! I am doing the program in minute increments instead of the distance because I am doing it on the treadmill and to be able to do the distance I would have to run at 6 mph and my short little legs can't go that fast, so I've been running it at 5 mph. I just ran for 20 straight minutes at 5 mph and I FEEL SO EMPOWERED! I got so worried when I saw that workout coming up and I never thought I would be able to complete it. I honestly don't care about becoming a real runner or ever running in a race, but just being able to run for that long makes all of this eating healthy, exercising, etc worth it. If I can do it, I know anyone can do it!

YEAH!!!!!! I was OP today!

Brunch: 1 cup oj
packet of kashi hot cereal
1/2 cup scrambled eggs
1 slice of wheat toast-dry
1 slice of bacon

s: 2-100 calorie twix bars

Supper: 1 turkey burger on whole wheat bun with ff honey mustard
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup baked beans
1/2 cup baked chips


Not the healthiest but I stayed with in calories and drank all my water!

Hi guys! Just dropping in to say hello and do my weigh-in. I stayed the same, but I'm glad I didn't gain!

I have slowly been noticing myself getting out of control with eating. I have been thinking about food all the time and have been eating more and more each day. Nothing like before I started this challenge, but still not good, and I see myself losing control again. I am feeling really down and scared. I HAVE to do something to learn how to eat right and get healthy, or I fear I won't get to see my daughter grow up or ever have any more kids. I have too many health problems for my age. I'm 28 and have hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, etc. My lifestyle is horrible. I was raised on fast food and feel like I'm addicted to it. It's my drug! I've been depressed all day, so my husband took me to McDonald's to get a Hot Fudge Sunday and Happy Meal (at least I didn't get the Double Quarter Pounder like I wanted!), and I instantly felt better for a few hours. Yes, it could've been worse, but I'm finding excuses to do something like this everyday and add more food each time! I really think this challenge is the only thing keeping me somewhat in line, so what am I going to do when it ends?

Ok, enough with the negativity. I don't want to bring everyone else down!

Hope4me - I like your idea! I am definitely here for the long haul, and I hope everyone else is, too.

Mugsy - Glad to hear other Losers will be in the class! I hope we will all learn something from it. I better go buy myself a copy soon and get started. I'm excited! Sounds like a great book!

Will check in with you guys soon! Everyone keep up the good work!!!

Tatiana: I feel your pain. This is all such a mind-game. And I don't care what anybody says: food is a drug. If it wasn't, why do 90% or more of the people who lose weight gain it back, me included. In 2001, I was a size 4! Now I'm nowhere close. I'm in constant fear of just 'losin it' and eating everything in sight. Saturday night a friend grilled steaks for us and something about that, even though I've had steak while in this challenge, has triggered something that makes me want some rich foods. I don't have the answers, nor do any of us, but I'm glad I'm not alone in this struggle. Thanks for your post! (I still haven't bought the book either.)

NoVAVTFan: OK, at the risk of sounding stupid, I can't figure out your name. Are you a VT fan and not a UVA fan? or not a Tech fan either?

Diva: Hershey's rules!

Good luck to everybody on the final weigh-ins tomorrow!!!!


Food:

Slept till noon today!

Lunch:
2 chicken fajitas
baked chips/salsa
Guac
cheese dip


Dinner:
Raisen bran w/strawberries and banana

Snacks:
baked chips/salsa
WW Fudge bar

Hi Everyone
I'm still a team member even though I have been MIA this week. My attitude was really sucky and I didn't want to bring anyone else down. I feel so much better!
Congrats to everyone that is still on plan.

I will be back to do personals tomorrow. Off to bed.

I did not have a loss this week. I thought I was there and was surprised this morning, but oh well. Should be there next week, because I've been sticking to plan and getting moving. Fingers are FAT this am, so must be water. At least I did not need to use my 2nd Freebie. Last week was SO bad with the SuperBowl, I used a freebie!

Good luck everybody!

Hey everybody! I'm down 2.8 from last week! I'm happy but I know that I'm gonna have to keep working just as hard as I've been to get down to my next goal which is 8 miles away. Whoever said that it is harder to lose the weight the closer you get to goal is definitely right.

Diva - I started the running portion at 4.5 mph and the walking at 3.5 mph. I moved up to 4.7 mph with the running, then moved up to 5.0 mph. I basically added a little bit on as I went - like I did the first half of a workout at 4.5, then the second half at 4.7, just to get myself used to it. I've slowly been moving up to 5.2 and I'll probably keep going until my little legs can't go any faster.

Hope4me - I know my name is a little confusing. It means "Northern Virginia (NoVa) Virginia Tech (VT) Fan." So yes, I am a VT fan who is stuck in **** aka Northern Virginia. I am from Blacksburg VA so I grew up about 10 minutes from Tech, and my dad teaches there. I ended up in Northern VA after college for a job, and I'm probably stuck here for the next few years because I bought a house last year, but I hope to get out of here and back to Blacksburg in the next 4-5 years.

100 Percent Commitment
I know it's hard to stay on top of your workouts AND your eating every day, and believe me, I know that no one's perfect (including me!). We all fall off the diet and fitness wagon — the important thing is how quickly we recover. Here's what one teammate has said about dealing with slipups:

"I've had some success with this program, and I can definitely see an improvement in my body; however, I have not seen the progress I might have, because I haven't been committing to it fully. I do the workouts and eat well for a week, then skip a workout here or there, or let my PMS symptoms throw me off track, and before I know it, I'm hitting the drive-thru and not doing my workouts — you get the picture.
So I'm here on the Message Boards to say that I'm going to fully commit to changing my lifestyle: I will make healthy food choices and exercise on a regular basis — and if I do slip up, I'm not going to let it completely throw me off track any more.

I'm excited about this journey and know that I will reach all my goals, with the support of all of you behind me. So, for the rest of you out there, let's make a commitment to ourselves and each other to do this thing right."

Right on. Once you figure out what you need to do to get back on track quickly and completely after a slipup, write it down! If you capture what works (and what doesn't!) in your online Fitness Diary, you will have your own little survival guide to refer to if it happens again.

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I know Julz is busy with her sick babies so just in case I wanted to Remind everyone about:
Weigh In Day!!!!
Please don't forget to have your weight's edited by 11:59 (EST)