Hi Everybody!

I am really feeling the effect of all those lunges and squats yesterday. I was moaning and growling each time I got up to refill for my coffee cup this morning! I posted my weight for the week today and I am down an entire pound and a half. Yeah! I am the slowwwwwest loser. I am sitting here debating with myself whether I am going to my Pilates class today or not. Part of me says I've had enough for this weekend and part of me says I should go because I actually have the time and that is not always the case.

Danielle-that match up is a good deal. I hope you get to go to the finale!

Andi18-the Atlanta paper actually showcased Omaha in the travel section today! I couldn't believe it. They talked about the Western Heritage Museum, the art musuem and the Zoo of course. They didn't even mention the pizza, but I know better!

Laura-Sorry to hear about your alcohol induced food mishap. Been there, done that. Since I gave up alcohol for Lent it is much easier to eat wisely. However, you should be having fun, so don't worry about it. You'll know to be careful next time. I also think that is crazy some counter guy made a comment on what you were eating and made you feel bad. What did he gain by doing that? That was not nice at all!

Cassie-Sorry about the tax refund. How awful. Education loans are a mixed blessing. Congratulations on staying the course food and exercise wise.

SkinnyVibes-Congratulations on getting the Total Gym. Happy exercising!

Just checking in to say happy Sunday The weather here is frightful - rain/freezing rain all day - yuck!

TERAPET - I am a really slow loser too. I'm a turtle. A little bit plus a little bit more. While I wish it was going faster, I have found that all those little bits really do add up.

danielle - good luck on the weigh-in!

Kari - congrats on finally getting your total gym! I love getting new workout stuff. I think the novelty really helps motivate me

Hun - enjoy your walk! I'm wishing for spring so we can do some hiking in the woods. The weather has been too nasty to ski the last 2 weekends
Thank you for posting the Matthew passage. It is very true and a wonderful reminder to all of us

Cassie - way to go - sticking to your plan while things around you aren't going great - that is really hard to do - for all of us! Good luck on your weigh-in tomorrow!

Laura - oh, hon, don't despair! Get right back on plan. One big problem with eating less is that alcohol affects us even more quickly than it did in the past. It is something that is hard to remember. Going out with our friends is something we don't have to give up - but maybe have a beer, then a non-caloric drink, then one more beer. Drinking less AND slower (so that your body has time to metabolize the alcohol) really does help. OK - time to get off my "experienced Mom"

Andi - hope you are feeling better soon. It seems that the most common flu strains right now aren't ones that were predicted - and thus not covered by the shot It is hitting a lot of people really hard this year.

Karen - Congrats on your dropping sizes. That is WONDERFUL!

Tina - hope you are feeling better soon!

melissa73 - What wonderful snacks did you get - I love hearing what other folk are eating for snacks

I had to smile today. DH was looking for me at church this morning. He looked down the hall and didn't recognize me (I was walking the other direction). It finally dawned on him that it was me. He said, "wow - you looked so small and so graceful."

Good afternoon ladies! Well today I'm feeling a little better. I'm still really tired, and have been sleeping on and off during the day. My head doesn't feel so stuffy anymore though, and I'm not fevering. I hope by tomorrow I'm feeling good enough to do a light workout. I couldn't even think about working out though the last few days. Enjoy the rest of your weekend~

I forgot....thank you all for my get well wishes

Hi everyone -

I've been thinking about this for awhile now, but I'm going to be signing up for a Triathalon this summer. I still haven't decided which one(s) and I'm trying to determine how much I can handle.

I might go for a longer International Distance or just a Sprint or maybe one of each. The harder one will be more of a push to great ready for, but I'm up for the challenge I think as I'm pretty sure I'm not far off from being able to do a sprint one already. I think by Aug I will have lost at least another 25lbs so being around 180-190 I might just be able to pull it off.

I may be crazy, but there you go.

Good Evening! I've been having a good day. I've been on plan today. I stopped logging my calories last week, but I'm back to logging everything I eat on fitday.

Muse--Wow! A triathalon! That is amazing. I think that would be awesome.

Tina--I hope you continue to get better. I'm sorry you've been under the weather lately.

Counting--It's always wonderful to get a compliment! You are doing so great.

Terapet--Congrats on the loss and on the sore muscles. It's means you've been working out!

Melissa--Your hula hooping video is cute and brave! You're looking good girl!

I have to run to choir practice now. I'll try to get more personals in later tonight.

Aww Thank you Jen, that made my night!! Its so weird because I feel like I'm smaller even though its only been 10 lbs. I took pics and I dont see a difference but man do I feel it, and my pants are HUGE on me! So thanks so much for noticing!

Tina...I'm so glad to hear you are feeling better and I hope tomorrow is even better!

Muse...OMG a triathalon!! You know if you do it I'm gonna look into it myself!! LOL! I know you can do it!! I'm so excited and cant wait to hear how it goes!

Counting...thanks!! The girls and I took the dog on a good long walk in the woods, it was about an hour straight walking through alot of it was snowy and icy and I wished I had some cross country skiis!

I got a call today from someone who found the PTA bag that was stolen, of course all the cash was stolen, except for the canadian coin. Funny huh? In Montana being so close to the border we get alot of canadian coin, funny someone took all the american money and left that. Just makes me know its an adult and not one of our kids.

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Tomorrow is an off day for the girls and me, being Presidents day. But, I've got TONS of homework!! why do I do that to myself?

"see" you tomorrow!! Dont forget Weigh in is due tomorrow!

I forgot to tell you, Dh and I went out gambling which is something I NEVER do! I forwent watching BB to go out and I won $120!!

Also, I went to the hardware store and got some tubing and made myself a hula hoop that was more appropriate for my height! I still cant hula hoop for long but its better! Just gotta practice. My dd went for 20 minutes straight this afternoon! Brat! LOL!

Thank you everyone for the support! It is definitely much appreciated. And hopefully the reminder of how awful I felt afterward will keep me far, far away from binges in the future. However, aAll that beer andMexican food apparently was good for carb-loading - after posting, I dragged myself out of bed and went on a REALLY long run. I did 15.5 miles!!! That is the farthest I have EVER gone, and even though I ran a bit slower than usual, I'm so proud. I'm not too sore today even, and I'm thinking now that I'd like to train to run a marathon. I'll keep you ladies posted on which one I pick!

Also, looking at TOTAL calories eaten (not net), over the weekend I averaged ~1700. My plan is for 1400, but 1700 should have me maintain. So I feel a bit better about my slip up. And if I look at NET calories (which I realize may be inaccurate), I am WAY under. I realize I can't use running to make up for what I eat, but it did make me feel better to get that run in.

Idealmuse, that's so cool about the triathlon. A few summers ago, I was swimming frequently and running a little bit, and thinking I might do a triathlon. However, I never really got myself together to do it, though I read a lot on the subject and how to train and whatnot. Keep us posted on your decisions and training!

Are most people off for the holiday today? I didn't really know it was a holiday until I got to the airport, and the guy at ticketing told me that it was a holiday schedule. The next flight he could put me on is at 9:30, which means I won't get to the office in Boston until about 11. Eek! I'm trying to get as much work done at the airport now as I can, but there are some things I can't do without my team. Wish I had known the morning flights were cancelled - an extra couple hours of sleep would have been amazing. Oh well.

Good morning ladies~ Well I'm feeling just about back to my old self. I still have a little congestion, but nothing crazy. Yesterday I was really dizzy. It felt like I was drunk the whole day I think just not really wanting to eat anything had a lot to do with it. I felt better after I had a sandwich for dinner. I swear I slept almost the entire weekend. I would wake up for an hour or so and then go right back up to bed. It just hurt to much to have my eyes open. I did log my weight and I was only down 1 lb which surprised me since I haven't really ate anything in the last couple of days. I'm not ready for a cardio session today, but I am going to do some strength training at home. I did a nice stretch video last night. It felt good to just move my body and stretch out. I have a lot of catching up to do around the house today. My husband did a lot to help this weekend, but there is still a lot to pick up. Kev took the kids out for a few hours each day so I could have a quiet house...I tell ya what I didn't hear them even when they were here though. I was so drugged up on cold medsLOL! I'm glad to be feeling better though. I've missed you all. I tried to get on here at least once a day to say hi, but even looking at the computer screen killed my eyes. I'm not even going to attempt to go back and catch up...I'm so sorry. I just don't have the time, but I do want to thank you all for wishing me well. Hope you all have a fantastic day...if you have the day off, ENJOY!!!

Muse- A triathalon...that is a great goal to set. You can do it!

Jen- Good for you for getting back to logging those calories.

Melissa- Isn't it a great feeling when your pants are too big....sure as heck beats them being to small!LOL! I'm glad the stolen bag was found, just upset that the person who stole it wasn't caught You go girl....did you go winning $120. Maybe you could treat yourself to a new pair of pants I'm to worst hula hooper there is out there.

Laura- I can't even imagine running 15.5 miles...is that outside, or on a treadmill. I would die of boredom on a treadmill, and outside I'd probably just die on the trail and nobody would be able to fine me!LOL! Great job though...that is a great run

Howdy! How'd everyone's weekend go? I know for some of us the weekend is still going and probably wish it would stop! lol I know for me I'm ready to send my kids back to school and away from me for a few hours, they're driving me nuts.

Kari, I'm so jealous you have a total gym! I had one of those and absolutely LOVED it. That is, until my hulking huge big momma of a SIL got on it and broke it. You will see tons of results using it and not have to kill yourself doing it. I can't wait to hear about your awesome results!

Mel, glad there were no bears and yes, your doggie is fierce, scare anyone away! So glad that the hula'ing is going well. I couldn't find one yesterday, can you believe it! They don't do hula-hooping here in the desert, or what? I was disappointed, I was looking forward to making a fool of myself in front of my kids! Yay on the mula! Gonna buy some new pants? hee!

Terapet, yay for sore legs!!! Hey, at least ya know it's working, right? Congrat's on your loss, that's fabulous! Yeah, have to agree, winning to go to the finale would be awesome! I dunno, something about the prospect of seeing Bob & Jillian in the flesh, puts stuff into perspective for me! Crossing all my fingers, toes & anything else that crosses! lol

Laurie, woo woo, dh has the hots for you!!!! You must be lookin' like one hot mama!! Go you!

Jen, so glad you're back into the swing of things lady! Good to see you!

Tina, aw hon, sooo glad you're feeling better!!! Very nice of dh to keep the kids busy so you could rest. Guess he's figured out the sooner you feel better the sooner everyone can get on with things, eh? Smart hubby!

Muse, I am so excited for you! A triathalon! That is so awesome I cannot wait to hear all about it. You go girl! You most certainly can do it!!!!!

Laura, I'm so glad to hear you in good spirits this morning. It sounds like you're refocused and ready to do what you need to do. Stay safe while traveling again!

I weighed in this morning finally. Down 2.5 pounds! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Took my girls shopping yesterday at Kohl's. I found some good deals for sure and I even bought myself a pair of pants! 1 size smaller even! And yes, they fit! My pants as of lately have just been ginormous on me, people at work are noticing big time too so figured I better start clothing myself better or I'm gonna end up leaving my pants somewhere in the aisles while I'm working! LOL I got those pants for 8.00, plus an additional 25% off they're doing a special on all clearnance, PLUS my discount! Can you say MAJA (said in my best Posh Spice accent!) bargain!!! I also got a $25 bathroom rug for $4, an $20 ipod case for $3 and a $35 wristlet for me to use at work since I never carry my purse into there, for $4. Bargains galore I tell ya! yup, it was a good trip, and worth having my kids drag me in there on a day off!

Today we are headed out again. Dh is home so we are going out to lunch at SubMarina and then to the mall.....Macy's here I come!!!!! I smell new bedding in my future! New clothes, maybe? Hhhmmmmmmmmm

Ladies, have a beautiful day! Keep shining bright!

YAY Danielle...down 2.5 and more important down a pant size That is fantastic.....I'm so jealous...you work at Kohls?!? That is my all time favorite store Have a wonderful day and happy hunting for some new bedding~

Good Morning Red team!! Well I HAVE to do homework today, I cannot put it off any longer! LOL! So I'll be stuck to the computer and the books all day long. Blech! I also need to hit the groceries and the gym. Oh and I have a mountain of laundry that needs folding ...literally a mountain! I would like to do measurements today as well, its been so long since I've done them and considering how my pants are fitting there's gotta be a difference to take note of.

Danielle...WOOOHOOO!!!! I'm so excited to see such a HUGE number coming from you girl!! Ya busted out of the 230s and everything!!! I smell onederland coming soon!! I'm so jealous of your bargains!! Man, I wish we had a Kohls!

Tina...so glad you are getting better and better!! congrats on the loss!!! Someone posted that your body cant lose weight when you are sick because its too busy fighting off the bugs. So the fact that you had a loss is fantastic!! Just think whats gonna happen when you are all well again!! Have a wonderful day!

Laura...I'm glad to see that you are still on the healthy track despite the binge night. Way to go on that run!! That is amazing!! 15.5 miles...shoot I'm still aiming for 15 minutes and thats a loooong way off! LOL!! Great job!

Have a wonderful day Red team!!