Where do I want to be, and how do I plan to get there? Good questions!

In 10 weeks, I should be down 10 lbs. Ok, that is the where part answered. Easy enough. Now for the how...
I have evidently moved through the easiest pounds already--the ones where I didn't have to change a whole lot, just be mindful. It seems to be time to crack down a little bit more if I expect steady changes in weight. A lot of this plan will look familiar, but I'm going to add in a few more small things.

My Summer Solstice Plan:

• Eat regularly and mindfully throughout the day.
• Do not go hungry!
• Fiber is my friend.
• Vitamins are a must.
• Movement is mandatory.
• Light weights or other upper body 10 minutes a day.
• 5k steps a day to start, building up 500 more each week (this is entirely dependent on my feet).
• Keep positive talk going. Squelch the negative quickly.
• Engage my family in my success.

I'm sure I'll be adding to this list as time goes by, but that does seem to be enough to work on for now. I already started the "Engage my family" part this morning by asking my sweetie to please go on walks with me in the evenings. He agreed, and I'm looking forward to it.
I'm going to hurry and add a Summer Solstice ticker and then get ready to get back to work. I love being able to sneak on every once in a while during the day. Back-to-back lunch and conference periods work for me!

Andria

I am off today! Ok, so I took the day off because I have a mammogram appointment this afternoon, but it is still a day off! I'm also doing something good for myself this afternoon, even though I'm not excited about it. Mammograms didn't used to bother me, but because there is a history of breast cancer in my family, they have become more and more angsty with me when I come in. A few years ago there were some tiny dots, smaller than grains of sand, showing, and they totally freaked out. I ended up having two biopsies, and thankfully, they found nothing to worry about. Still, it ended up costing me a small fortune I didn't have as well as a lot of stress I didn't need. I will go through it all again if necessary, but I know more about my own health needs now to be able to stand up for myself and demand a little more time be taken before going under a knife. I wish I didn't have to learn the hard way.
Anyway, I've been having a blissfully lazy morning, but it is time to get moving or I won't accomplish my goals for the day. There are at least 4,000 steps still calling my name, not to mention some weights that I am not allowing to gather any more dust.

Arabella, nice goals! I especially liked the "Work on seeing that my real needs are met." And you are absolutely right about the fresh ticker number. Breaking things up into smaller chunks works nicely for me usually, but I hadn't realized how soon I could be into a whole new weight range. Everything was feeling like a long-distance goal, and I was starting to lose daily focus. This feels hot, new, and totally doable.

I can hardly wait to see everyone else's new/revised plans!

Andria

Oh, hello! Once again, a quicky post. I'm off for cut and color--much needed! Just wanted to report that I haven't been MIA due to falling off the ol' wagon...mais non! Quite the contrary...I've been eating very well, getting the bod out every day at lunch for a 30 minute walk in this glorious spring weather. Heaven! Fingers are crossed to get back in here tonight, with my goals firmly in hand. If not tonight, definitely tomorrow! Am loving the positive energy flowing from the Palace!

And......I'm outta here!

Hello all....

well, let me see....

I say

YES.... I can do this....

And can we do it, yes, we can ! 10 lbs in 9 weeks....
OKAY

Here we go...

eat less, move more....

YES!


This is perfect timing after I spent 2 hrs in a dressing room realizing, "Its not that you need a bra, underpants, etc"....


Hope everyone is doing well. I even got motivated to run the vacuum.
I should do that more often, its such instant gratifciation and it's steps too!


Yes, I like that idea.... Spring clean and get the steps in!

Such brillant royals we have here!

Has anyone seen the show " I Can Make You Thin" thru your tv ??? Its nearly finished here, I hope they rerun it!



Here's Friday's Thought:


******
Thought of the day:

"True friends are like stars;
you can only recognize them when it's dark around you."
Bob Marley

Question of the day:

"Have you ever been to a planetarium?"

*****

Maybe I can get some more vacuuming in.....

Quickie report here too, on the grounds that a quickie is better than nuthin'

Nobody slept much here last night. We had DGS and he took forever to go to sleep and then woke about 4 and was chatting away to himself for about an hour and a half. So I was awake. DH woke up around 3 and had been pretty bouncy and noisy before then.

Hasn't been a great week for sleep anyway -- just seems to be harder to go to sleep early enough for the 5 a.m. wakeup.

Yesterday I caught myself having a bite of this and that Must nip that in the bud. Today, despite fatigue, I'm pretty determined to stay OP. I'm looking forward to having the journaling and eating only at the table be matter-of-course for me. It always takes the impulse/compulsive aspect away. And that feels like freedom and makes me realize how much of my time, mental space and energy was centered around food. Once I get going, suddenly it's like life just opens up.

As I say, I'm looking forward to that. In any case, I'm doing what I need to do to get to that state of grace.

That's me, me, me for now... Hope all have a splendid Friday!

Hey everyone

So, I didn't get that job. I'm disappointed, but I'm also a little relieved. There are going to be other jobs out there that are a better match for me, I know it. And yes, I'm going to keep telling myself that.

Today is being a busy day! I'm hopping all over the school, and the class I'm subbing is in a computer lab, which means I'm running back and forth to help students. My steps are looking good! We are also headed to Six Flags tonight for the grand opening of a new ride. It is going to be fun to see how many steps I end up with at the end of the day.
Oh, speaking of steps! Last night I was running just a bit shy, so I asked my sweetie if he wanted to go for a short walk with me. He agreed! We had a nice little stroll around the neighborhood, holding hands and talking. It was so nice to not feel like I was doing it on my own. Sometimes I forget to allow my family to be cheerleaders for me; it probably has something to do with my fear of letting them down. I need to get over that, huh.

Hey, I keep forgetting to ask... anyone have a good idea or plan to help remember to take vitamins? What I'm already doing sure isn't working well.

Arabella, wow, I hope you manage to catch a nap today! We have rules in our house about eating all meals at the table, even snacks, and it has changed our eating habits so much. We hardly go through any snack foods at all because there isn't a ton of mindless eating going on. Plus, it just doesn't stink to have that time together. I wish we had been doing this all along. New husband + new house = new rules!

Kaylets, liking the image of spring cleaning yourself to weight loss. I haven't seen the tv show, but I remember seeing an ad for it. Have you seen the series? It really did sound interesting.

Kat, sounds like you are in a seriously good place! Keep it going, girl! And you are right--there is a whole lot of positive energy flowing through the palace right now.

Ok, I have to run before the next bell rings. Have a great day!

Andria

Whoopsies! Almost missed the breadcrumbs. Lots of energy and excitement. Must get on that wagon - actually have been on it in many ways, just not organized about it.

Spent several days in P-ville celebrating birthday of now Princess Twelve. Will be going back again in a couple of days to hold the world together while DD has medical procedure and recoups a bit. Been swirling here getting stuff done so MY world holds together while I'm gone.

Also accepted offer of DS/DDIL to accompany them to a convention in Quebec City in July. Motivation, motivation. the thought of "clothes", energy level, etc. is daunting but I think it's time I step back out of my box. That first step is working out well so mayhap this one will too.

Re sleep - it is full moonish too, Arabella. We seem to have that trend towards less sleep then, non?

Apologies to all. Maybe tomorrow. Time to think "bed" and make it work.

thanks for new thread, Arabella.



Please forgive the meme. So much to catch up on, so much to decide. But life has seemed better - maybe it's just the be-a-utiful weather. Outside shaping up a bit.

I just wanted to share that I signed up for "The Biggest Loser" Challenge. Go here http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...=138087&page=7 if you're interested. Even though we can't sign up as a team, (Apparently they just place you where they can to keep the teams even) I thought it might be fun to add a competetive edge to this weight loss bizness!

Dang it all! I knew I should have checked back in last night. I missed the sign-up deadline.

I at least had a killer reason for not making it on yesterday--13,890 steps should say it all! Sometimes it is just insanely fun to blow out the top of your goal like it never even happened. I have to admit that I cannot maintain those kind of numbers every day, but I'm up and walking this morning and not in ugly amounts of pain.

Today is going to be a lot easier, per request of the entire family. I have some gardening to do, and the lovely clouds blocking the sun should make that nice and pleasant. The only other plan I have is to finish painting a cool old iron planter we picked up at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago. We got one coat of a really pretty hammered copper paint on it already, but there is a lot of detail on the planter; it definitely needs a second (or third) coat before it is finished.

Ugh. I have evidently spent too long typing this post. The youngest of the princesses is standing over my shoulder with a plaintive look on her face. I think that look translates easily out to, "Mother, might I have a bit of breakfast?"
Better get to it. Hope to be back later!

Andria

: i had a nice couple of days of getting together with friends. thursday, two of my friends came over and brought their adorable black lab puppy to visit. last night, another couple of friends took me out to dinner at an "in" new restaurant, which was excellent, and we had such a pleasant evening, and laughed a lot. it was easy to eat daintily and healthfully there, which was also a plus for me. i have been doing pretty well op, and finally knocked off another pesky pound too.

ok,now for my goals for this challenge:

where i want to be:
-some weight loss each month (i wish i could even begin to guess, but my losses are so inconsistent and erratic no matter how consistent i may be op. however, i would be thrilled with -6 lbs total by challenge end. well, anyway i am sending this hope out in to the universe, and will do my part to make this come about.)

how i plan to get there:
-consistently use my food journal
-continue with daily exercise plan
-continue with daily basic food plan of dainty, healthful eating
-use my meditation cd's regularly
-remember to just have some fun
-and to take a page from anagram's playbook, step out of my comfort zone much more regularly and try some new things

well, i will be back and respond more personally. i at least wanted to get my goals down "on paper" so i can be officially accountable to help me continue to move forward. thanks, arabella, for starting this challenge. greetings to all our lovely royals. take care.