Smokin' Hot Green Pepper's 1/1/10 wk 1

Good Morning Green Pepper's!

Well, it's the first Monday of the new year! I hope many of you are just as excited for this year as I am in making some changes to better our health! It *is* possible, and we all know what to do. We will have good days and bad days, and will learn along the way. A journey that will take us to to a better place. My wish for you all is to have the belief in yourself to push forward and bust the walls of frustration down. To never, ever give up on yourself and to keep reaching for what you truly want. So, let's wake each day with a smile and make it count! Take that plan and act on it!

1. all my meals are planned for today, but not all prepared....let's see how I do under pressure, mainly time limits!
2. I plan on starting the C25K today, on my treadmill. some sort of stretching as well.
3. need to down 2 (32 oz) water bottles
4. Christmas is getting put away today...so my house will be a mess for a while...
5. I am getting excited for the Biggest Loser tomorrow and the Hawkeye's play Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl!!

Have a great day gang, think positive and do what you need to do to have a healthy one. Let's just focus on **today**! :flowerforyou:

hey smokin' peppers!

just takin a lil break for some lunch. pry about 1/2 done with Xmas. all the outside stuff will have to wait...covered with snow, and many things frozen in the ground....hopin to hear from my cardiologist this week about blood work...and no changes with my meds?? oh, and I forgot to state my workout goal for the week is 300 MIN's.

Crystal ~ awwww! how special. hope your evening is wonderful! I am so ready to work my way to that 3 mile jog! woot woot! way to go on the workout this am...and yet another one after work! you's rockin it girl!

Jacque ~ I think I am sharing some of the bitter cold with ya.....sorreeeee! it was bad over the weekend. and I think it is 2* here now. but the sun is shining and everything white! have a powerful workout at the gym later! burn those cals!!

Megan ~ darn it. well, like you said, not much you can do, but you do sound positive and I am sure that will motivate you as we will here too. Hoping for everything to heal quickly and you can get back to kickin some wt off. March will be here before we know it and then we'll all be talking about summer! hang in there!

well, will try to check in later..must get all my Santa's nestled away for the season....

evenin gals..

well, I started the C25K, but that is it. will plan my day better tomorrow for exercise. one more day off before school resumes here. I have 2 bus trips, Thurs and Sat. Jan is my busy month for wrestling. I have not been outside since 12/31. will start my bus and let it run a while tomorrow. year is 1/2 over, for school that is. youngest son grad's from hs and oldest grad's from 2yr college. boy, do I feel old....lots of emotions ahead.....

Megan ~that's right sweets, you can still burn calories doing many other things...get creative! hey, we pepper's are all shapes and sizes, but always ** smokin' hot **

Whitney ~ hi there! so glad to have you with us! I have never heard of the hcg diet..what is that about? you will do fine, just take baby steps, and plan as much as you can....all your meals, workout time, etc. the less you have to think about all the changes you're making the less you will stress about it. good luck here! check out all the tools and let us know if you have any ques. we'll help you any way we can!

Cindy ~ gosh, you are so busy. that must be tough, and kinda stressful. always remember how important it is every day to take care of ** you**! is it possible for you to get 10 minutes here and there. it all adds up in the end. like maybe some circuit training, brisk walks or jogs....just some ideas. I know you will figure something out, cuz I know how much this means to you. keep at it and stay positive!!

Barb ~ great job today....you have done wonderful! sorry bout the locker room, hope it is fixed soon. here's to another great day Tues!!

Christy ~ welcome, again!! you're gonna love MFP!! this is the only place I have *ever* had success with in losing wt, in almost 15 years!! I am still working towards a healthier wt, but the support here is the best! we will always be here for you and help you the best we can. what helped me the most is logging all my food, ( every single morsel ), buying a scale to measure and weigh food, treating weekends like a weekday and not having any forbidden foods.....moderation is key. good luck!

Sassie ~cals, check, water, check, you are doing it girl! one day down, a new one tomorrow! same thing, different day! you can do it! OMG!! you have been smoke-free for almost a year!! congrats!! so proud of you!!

Jacque ~ I don't think 400 cals is that bad. just move forward. tomorrow will be a better day and you will do great, I know you can do it!! keep on keepin'...I'm right there with ya!

Have you all checked out the "tools', the BMI, BMR calculators?? I have noticed and some others have commented as well, that the BMR is a higher calorie level than when we do our "goals". AND, with my calorie level higher, I lose more wt. Just wanted to share this with ya all so you could check it out....

So, I am excited for the new peeps here and I will be adding them to the chart soon.... and still trying to get a new one formed. do any of you want to do other challenges, week to week? just post your ideas. Some of us are doing a personal exercise one where we post how many minutes/hours we will workout for the week...a weekly goal. I am aiming for 300 mins this week! Have a great nite!

Hope all is well with Miss V, Angie....Porka...?