Name: Laurie

Location: Cadillac Michigan

What is your weight loss and exercise plan:
I am a vegetarian (for the last 25 years) and I count calories. I am working on portion control and replacing my stress eating with healthier habits. My exercise routine is varied. I try to lift weights 3 times per week, and walk outside, use my Gazelle or use an exercise video 6 times per week. I listen to audio books (mysteries) while I exercise. A new strategy for me is logging everything in my Fitday log. This is holding me far more accountable than during any previous weight loss attempts.

What are your goals during this process:
1. To break my stress eating cycle
2. To learn to enjoy exercise
3. To become fit enough to enjoy hiking and outdoor activities with our grown children
4. To be a good team member by holding myself accountable for my actions and encouraging and motivating others

What are you looking forward to the most:
Surprising my children when we visit them at Christmas - being able to walk the hills in Oakland and San Francisco without them having to wait for me to catch up!

Stacey, I was so disappointed when I realized I hadn't registered in time to join the TBL Challenge. Say there's room for one more addition. Pretty please with splenda and fat-free cool whip on top.

WELCOME One Fluffy Chick!!!
Just post starting weights in other thread plz!!!

Evening Ladies!!
Well my day ended HORRIBLE!! Food wise I did excellent but on my way home from work I had a blowout on the highway in the middle of no where. I was so scared I pulled over to the side of the highway in tears thinking I was about to die. I then tryed to atleast get to a gas station, which I did make it. I was in a very very bad neighborhood and I was terrified. Luckily I just got my cell phone back yesterday. Oh man. I just cant live without a celluar device to much stuff happens that youre not prepared for.
But Anyways I know how to change a tire, and I had a spare, but I go look in the truck and what do you know. My jack is gone and all the pieces to take the tire off arent there. Now Im just in tears calling my mom and roadside assistance who want to charge me an arm and a leg to come help me. My mother couldnt leave work. And I had to wait for about 45 min. For someone to stop and help me!!! Im just so upset right now because I just changed all my tires..Man Life Sucks Sometimes!!!

So now my dinner plans are out the window because Im not trusting my car to make it to the grocery store. And Taco Bell just isnt going to cut it. So I took a deep breath calmed myself down with a Big Glass of Diet Coke W/ Splenda And ate the Green Giant Veggies I had left over.

Hi Stacie! So sorry you had such a bad day. Tomorrow is a new day and you can look forward to it.

Fluffy...is that a little Chihuahua in your avatar? I LOVE CHIHUAHUAS! I have two myself

If there is room for one more I'm game.

Name: Valerie

Location: Jasper, Alabama

What is your weight loss and exercise plan: Weight Watchers in combination with Low sodium diet

What are your goals during this process: I'd love to lose another 25 that will put me into ONEderland.

What are you looking forward to the most: Clothes, but I am shopping in the back of my closet I have sizes down to 9s in there that haven't seen the light of day for years.

The Black Team aka Team Chihuahua! If mine liked to walk, I'd get a lot more exercise.

I'm gonna change my avatar and put up my smaller Chihuahua..."Spot"

Oooh cool! Neat to have a Black team! I'm on the Blue team and had to come see what's up. Great idea!! It's good to have a little more friendly competition. Keeps everyone on their toes!

I wish you Good Detemination, everybody in Black! (Luck isn't needed.)