[andreaphilip3]

welcome ceejay

lady-thanks thats so nice...yeah im done too i was like you know what? i dont need this..grr! dont worry about no exer. today you did good! i got in a little walking buty i wouldnt count it as anything major.

[LadyNascar]

Good morning Ladies -

Busy day for me (year end and I'm an accountant - whew) and traffic this morning so sucked! A little rain and a tractor trailer accident on the interstate that I take in - nothing like almost 2 hours for what should be a 45 minute ride. Oh well.

And I have my gym clothes in the car!!! If I go home before going to the gym then I'm usually done. I can find all sorts of excuses of things I need/want to do instead of working out. So I packed my gym clothes, tennis shoes, mp3 player, etc into a bag and I have NO excuse not to stop at the gym on the way home! I want to do at least 30 minutes of cardio (treadmill) and lift some weights.

Happy Monday everyone! Hope your day goes well!

[babenwaiting]

Happy Monday, all!

How the eighth day went ...

1700 calories (*light* egg salad sandwich, *light* shrimp scampi with pasta, V8, Snackwell cookies, wine)

Exercise: 45 minute walk

Scale: weight still 227 (down from 231)

Thanks for all your support regarding the calories, girls. I know, I know ... I shouldn't try to lose in a month what I've gained in YEARS! As long as the scale is going South, that's all that matters. All we really need to remember is that if you cut your calories to less than half of what you consumed before, YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT!

Good for you, Nascar, for taking your gym clothes with you! It is so hard to go back out once you get home from work, isn't it?

Andrea, we are happy to have you here any and all the time ... Together, we can do this. Hope your back is feeling better today. I occasionally have back problems, but knock on wood, not for awhile so I feel your pain!

ceejay, hope to see you here today. Glad you're joining us ... now we're *four!*

G'day, all!

[andreaphilip3]

mornin ladies

lady thats awesome good for you! sorry about the traffic that stinks.

babe-thanks yep, gottas be patient with the scale if its moving thats all that matters.

[LadyNascar]

OK - it's 3:55 - I am shutting down the computer and heading to the Gym.....thanks ladies for helping me keep myself accountable. Will update later!

Time to sweat!

[andreaphilip3]

have a good workout!

[LadyNascar]

Good evening!

I did it - I got my fat bottom to the gym this evening.....wohoo

30 minutes Cardio
and about 45 minutes of lifting

Mission accomplished!

Hope your day went well!

[andreaphilip3]

wtg!!

[ceejay52]

Thanks for having me. I need some extra encouragement. I've tried just about every diet there is but counting calories seems the best route to take. I'm using fitday.com to keep up with the nutrition part.

Calories = 1562 today. Water =48 oz. I've set a limit for 1500 to 1900 calories. Exercised last night for 45 minutes. I'll do good to get 30 minutes tonight. Weigh in's are on Monday mornings. This morning was not good. To much sodium on Sunday. Ugh--Starting weight will be 184.2. I'll change my tracker.

LadyNascar
Who say's house cleaning isn't exercise! You'd be suprised at how many calories you can burn cleaning house.

Andrea
Hope your back is feeling better.

Babe
Good job on losing those 4 pounds. It may be just water weight but 4 pounds is 4 pounds.

[andreaphilip3]

hiya ceejay!

thanks it is but still hurts a lil'. sorry about your wi. sounds like you had a good day though good job!

[OneLastTime]

Hi Ladies!!

Do you guys mind if I join in.... I know you've been going for a while already but I'd love to hop in and give support as well as receive some. When is your final weigh in date so I can figure out how much I should be losing before then.

Andrea ~ I feel like I recognize your name.... I was here a couple years ago and then left and came back this past fall... maybe we used to be hooked up before?? I'm from NY too so maybe that was the connection??

Have a great night ladies ~ looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow.

[babenwaiting]

How the ninth day went ...

NOT GOOD! Received a food gift from a friend ... and I ate some of it ... Marzipan and gourmet chocolate were involved so NOT PRETTY! I don't even know how far over my calories were so I will put it behind me and move on! NO SCALE today as I don't want to know ... But I'm back on program as of this morning, and will be back on the scale tomorrow! (I did do a short walk yesterday, but really needed a LONG one ... but today will be better.)

Hi there, OneLastTime! I am so happy to welcome you to our little group. I find just calorie-counting works best for me, though there are any number of good *official* plans ... I say, whatever works for you! My dates: I started Sunday, January 26 and will end this Challenge Sunday, March 2. I weigh in on Sundays, because that's when I started it. You can follow my schedule or set up one of your own.

Nascar, great on getting to the gym! I knew you'd do it! ceejay, using the FitDay is a good idea (I've done that before.) So glad you're getting going again here with us. Andrea, hope your back is getting better as the week goes on.

Again, welcome, OneLastChance, and let's all have a great day!

[andreaphilip3]

hi guys!

babe give yourself a break just pick yourself up and dust off you xcan do it!

welcome sandra! im actually in tn now but perhaps we were in a previous thread together iove been on the forum for years.

[OneLastTime]

Thanks for the welcome ladies~
I'm in!!! My weigh in days are Mondays so I will use yesterdays weight of 196.0 and end on March 3rd at a goal weight of 188.0 so I'm on the 2 lb/week plan as well. That is certainly achievable if I stick to it!!

At least you don't have to deal with the snow anymore Andrea... or at least not as much as we are up here!! ugh.

Have a great day ladies!

[andreaphilip3]

hey sandi!

you can do it!

yeah... no snow here!