Did my 5k today. I wanted to beat my best time of 38:10. I did it in 36 flat. I'm pretty happy about that. I shaved 10 min. off last years first run. Now if I could only lose some more weight. 181 is my worst enemy right now and the 170's are taunting me.

Mindy: Way to go girl! 10 minutes of last years time--that is HUGE and it's the reason that you are not as huge.


I had the best intentions of getting up this morning and going for a walk but I couldn't get myself out of bed. I know that I won't have time to get in a formal exercise today--I have to many things to do but starting tomorrow there will be no more execuses! I will go at lunch time tomorrow and get on that treadmill. Today's exercise will have to be cleaning out the car and hand washing it. At least I'll be moving.

Ward: Hang those jeans up so you can see your goal and continue to work as you have been. You will get there.

Kelly: Come on and get back on the exercise wagon with me.

Hi everyone! I am finding it difficult to get here most days. Starting this new job is kicking my butt. I am driving all over the city once I get out of work, and by the time I get home and make dinner it is time to get the kids ready for bed, then I am falling asleep on my feet. Hopefully I can fall into a routine sometime soon so I can start finding time for workouts again. I would love to go work out with Mindy again, but I am not sure that is going to happen anytime soon. The good news is that I am pretty much staying the same with my weight. I kind of fluctuate in the same three pound span, so for me, that is maintaining. Today I am only up a half pound from my lowest weight, so I am happy with that.

Mindy--I am so proud of your 5K time! You are amazing! Let's hope those elusive 170's are on their way soon. Maybe it is time to shake things up a bit?

Susie--You are in the right mindset. Get your butt back on that treadmill and back to the gym at lunch. You can do it!!!

Ward--You will be wearing those jeans comfortably by your goal date. Routines will settle in soon.

Talk to you all later.

Still hovering around 181 today. Did a 3 mile walk today. Of course eating is not a problem, unless i didn't eat enough. Don't know how to shake things up Kelly. Any suggestions??

Mindy, congratulations on the 5k! What an awesome improvement!

Kelly, good job maintaining through the chaos. Sometimes that's all we can do.

Susie, how does your car look? Have a great workout tomorrow!

I can't believe the week-end is over already. Yesterday I did Ride + 50 min on the elliptical and today I ran 10.4 miles (1:46). Eating has been on plan. yay!

Tomorrow I am 1> hitting the gym! 2>taking the kids to the dentist. 3> going to kindergarten curriculum night. 4> staying on plan even if it means a Zone perfect bar for dinner!

Tuesday is curriculum night for second grade (Zone perfect, again?) and after that I hope there will be no more appointments, etc. for a while. Although my daughter has been complaining that her ear hurts so I hope it's not an infection. She says it's better now but we'll see.

74 days until Thanksgiving. 10 weeks @1.5 pounds a week is doable, right? Hey - do you think all four of us could lose 15 pounds by then? Hmmm ...

Ward- At the rate I'm losing currently, I don't think I could lose 15 pounds in the next year. Yep, NOTHING happening at all. What gives??? you go for it. I hope it works for you.

Ooh...interesting...15 pounds and I will be at my first goal weight. Maybe I should try harder amidst the chaos....

Hi--I am happy to report that I got on that treadmill at lunch time. I was really busy and I thought about just staying at my desk but I thought about having to tell all of you that I didn't make it and I just couldn't let you or myself down so I went and did it and felt much better for it.

Kelly: It's good to see you and that you choose to take Ward's challenge. I know it's hard to stay on track when your routine has been changed. I know I'm going to face that soon. When I'm having issues like that I write out my schedule and put the exercise in there.

Mindy: I know you want those scales to move faster and I'm just not sure what to tell you to do. It seems that you are doing everything right and getting results...slowly. Don't get to upset over it...you are seeing results.

Ward: I hope you daughter doesn't get an ear infection. My car looks great and it was nice driving to work in it. I drive 75 miles round trip every day so it was nice to have it all cleaned up and it felt great to know I did it myself.

I'm contemplating that 15 lb challenge. I'm not sure I can do 15...I tend to loose slowly but I might go for 10.

Biggest Loser starts tomorrow (Tuesday)...who is going to watch it? I know I am!

Quick stop tonight. BL starts in 20 min. I have no good news to report on the weight loss front. I'm just plain ole stuck. YUCK!!!

I don't think I'll actually lose 15 pounds before T-day but right now it's giving me the motivation I need to stay on track. I know that I need to be consistent (for more than a few days at a time) and having the deadline is helping.

15 pounds to goal, huh, Kelly? You are so close!

I am sorry you're stuck, Mindy. Are you eating enough to fuel your body? I am also very eager for TBL, but I probably won't get to see it until tomorrow. DH and I are in the middle of a movie that we started watching last night. Brad Pitt, can't complain!

Good job getting your workout in, Susie! I know you feel better.

Yesterday I did Ride and Power, and today I did Ride + 50 min on the elliptical and a 10-min mile run. I was going to walk to the gym but it was a little rainy. Eating is on plan.

Hi-Wasn't The Biggest Loser interesting last night?

Today I have Zumba at lunch, then meeting a friend at 6:30 p.m. to walk and then yoga at 7:30 p.m.

Lunch is packed, dinner is planned. I struggle every day to stay on track. Did not do that well yesterday...homemade chocolate chip cookies were in the office and I couldn't stay away from them so today I'm detoxing from the extra sugar.

Have a good day everyone!

Ward- I am still getting around 1300-1400 calories a day. Pretty normal. Workouts are 30-40 min. a day. Run/walk one night, some DVD the next night. I don't know what else i could do. Just sitting here hoping the losing will start up again soon.

Ladies: Small victory at the scales last night; I have a .50 lb loss. Better than a gain.

I'm having a very emotional day at work today due to all the changes and the uneasy feeling that I'm going to end up with nothing. I actually started crying...I don't cry and I NEVER do it at work.

Mindy: you are doing all you can. Don't let it get you down.

Ward: Saw on FB that you wanted your workout to come in a pill...I HEAR you on that one but you know what Cher said.....

Kelly: How are you doing with your 15 lb goal?

Susie, congratulations on the loss. Every little bit counts. I hope you are feeling better about the changes you're facing.

Mindy, keep on going - it's all we can do. You'll see that loss soon.

Kelly, how's it going?

I have been sticking to my plan and working out every day. I am also hoping to see a whoosh soon, or I might dive into a bag of M&Ms or something. A pound bag.

Ward- Better save some of those M&M's for me. I may need some myself.

Susie- Good job on losing that .5 pound. Every little bit helps.

I was back to 179.6 today. I've been here once, but no lower. Now if I can only get lower, that would be great. It's like pulling teeth to get this weight to come off. Guess I just have to stick with it for the rest of my friggin life and by the time I die I might be where I want to be. Sounds pretty droll, huh?? I need to just kick back and do something wild and crazy this weekend. I could use some good stress relief.