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Good Morning everyone.

I hope that you all had a wonderful night's sleep. It sure went by quickly for me. lol. DH was tivo-ing 2 programs in the livingroom and came into the bedroom around 8 p.m. to watch the rest of his beloved Minnesota Vikings game. lol. So, I didn't really fall asleep until well after 9 p.m. Needless to say, I'm sleepy.

I got on the Wii Fit this morning first thing after time with God to do my fitness test. lol. I am up 2 pounds!!! I hope it is just water weight and not from eating too much. Either way, it is gonna come back off asap.

Okay all, have a nice op, water drinking and body moving day.
Blessings,
Annie

I am not happy with my weight loss for nov. It was still a loss but i know i can do better than 4lbs. WHO wants to really try and get weight off in dec?? I am going to start by cutting 100 calories from my diet a day. Try to avoid bad carbs, drink my gallon of water, exercise and even list my food on fitday to see just what im doing. I am also going to post my calories everyday and what i eat...I need to focus and need help getting my focus back on track.
Who wants to join me??? I am also going to post my exercise daily because I will be exercising daily!!!

morning chickies!

Dogpal: sorry ya didnt get enough sleep! We use to have a tv in our bedroom...then it went poof a few months back and ahve not replaced it. I really miss it..but atleast when we go in there its for 2 things to sleep and spend time together lol. So when its lights out, its sleepy time. I had a hard time getting use to just falling aleep. We use to fall asleep with the tv on then shut it off. Who knows still might get another tv someday.


dgramie: I am with you!!! I have 2 important events comming up. Besides just living life. We have our national convention in march that is in new orleans for Slumber parties. Also my son graduates in May from high school. I know I cant be 120lbs by then, but I would really like to show some loss. So I am going to work out a plan. Going to work on that today.

Yesterday was a better day for me. Not as depressing. I sewed and watched sports all day lol. I have 2 of the 5 blankets done. Well the tops. This weekend I will get the backs on them and post pics!

Well it is back to work this morning. Today our company is rolling out their new attendance policy. From what I have heard it is more strict. Cool just what we need. ;(

Will chat with you ladies later!

Hey ladies!

LOL Well...this is a bit funny I suppose. You know how I posted last week, for those that remember, right after Thanksgiving saying how wonderful it was. Well that was the last real thing I have done on the internet as apparently I either got food poisoning or the flu and while I woke up that morning feeling pretty good, about an hour after I posted my day went WHAM! lol....

So, I've been sick and am finally able to get some work done today. I lost some weight not being able to really eat. Who knows if it will stay off lol. I went from 285 to 281. I had nothing in my system so now I'm getting back to eating solids, but very slowly. Woosh!

Other than that, I'm needing to move around, TIRED of being in bed. So, I'm planning on doing my Yoga tomorrow to continue to get my strength back. Drinking loads of water today...feeling dehydrated.

But it still was a good Thanksgiving!

glad to be able to post good eating so far today
breakfast: egg cooked in pam, toast, 3 slices of precooked bacon...total 200 calories,
lunch: meal replacement bar 170
on my 2nd 64 ounce jug of water already.
snack will be fruit and yogurt..
might come in low on calories so might be able to have an evening snack

Debi - I'm with you! Let's see how much positive energy we can generate cuz we all know positive energy generates positive results and sadly the same with negative energy.

I have also had a great day food and water wise - no exercise for me today but I will make my 1000 minute goal this month - honestly I hope to blow it away.

Thanks for the challenge - let's see what we can all do!

Hugs to all,
Carol

I will also make a commitment to log all food into TDP - I haven't done that for a few weeks. I still keep a food journal but need to see what's happening. I am very close to a big goal for me - I want it bad.

Is this contagious? Thanks Debi for getting me focused on the basics.

Carol

Carol, I am also close to a very big goal, the 100 pound loss. I think that may be part of my problem. I have been eating the last few days, eating like I used to. Planning sneaky snacks and the like. I need to get that out of my brain. That is not me anymore, I am not like that anymore. I need to believe it too.

yogurt and an apple was snack...dinner was tomato soup and 5 crackers..Sting cheese for later tonight..maybe even a few prunes...LOL
it feels good to be on track...planning on jumping on the minitramp tonight also..not sure how long i will jump but at least its a start. Finishing up my last 64 ounces of water...
What a great way to start the month!!!
carol and cyn - glad you are both feeling the same need i feel to get focused!!! WE CaN DO THIS!!!!

OK - don't commit me but I'm going to make yet another commitment today.

I will commit to posting something regarding my weight loss journey and any support I can offer instead of my usual weather report which I now find myself doing more frequently. It seems somewhere along the line I lost my "focus" and changed my posts - I guess I needed a reminder about what brought me to this wonderful site originally.

Today I have even done some Christmas shopping for DH (for me). I'm exploring HRM options - anyone have any experience with the wrist type that measures all calories expended?

Thanks again - anyone wanna be committed with me?

I commit to posting about my weight loss journey daily...my calories and my water and exercise... I agree with getting sidetracked by life and forgetting the real reason we are here!! I want to get to my 100lb mark...I want to be healthier and fit. For me I am finding happiness is going hand and hand with my weight loss !! I have no control over all the crazy stuff in life but I can control what i put in my body!!!!! I also believe we are what we eat,...and i think all the blue moods on here was a result of holiday food...at least for me i think it was a big part of it.

Hi ladies.

I am with you, let's focus on weight loss. I don't post enough, and can't guarantee how good I will be (at posting). But I will track my calories diligently...and work out. I worked out for 30 minutes tonight. It kicked my butt. That just means I need to get at it more often so it becomes more routine.

I will lose 10 pounds this month. Yay.

Angie