Trim for Turkey Day now Trim for Valentines

Is it just me or is this month already flying by a little too fast... We have 5 weeks and 5 days left until Valentines day... CRUNCH TIME!!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day and week and has great weigh in results on thursday....

YES! I can't believe it's already the middle of the month!! Where is the time going???:laugh:

I am getting the shape up boots!!! I live in Boston, so at this time of year getting sneakers wasn't very practical (but if I love them, I may have to invest in a pair for the summer...), so I will let you know how they are when they arrive!!!

I live in NW Washington where it's muddy or snowy all winter. I wear mine indoors only except the one day I accidentally wore them to the dog park and had to wash them when I got home. :laugh:

checking in:

SW: 168
last week: 158
CW : 156.4
4 wk mini goal: 153
VD Goal: 148
Ultimate goal: 145

back to work today so pretty busy today! Hope everyone did well!

SW January 2009 183
weight 12/10/09 117
weight 12/17/09 116
Weight January 1, 2010 115
January 7 114
CW 114
Valentines GW 113 there's still time to reach my goal if I don't falter or do something stupid :laugh:

:flowerforyou: tammie, keep focused on your goal and don't let anything get in the way and you can be the skinny bride you hop to be.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: akgrant, congratulations on getting closer to your goal

:flowerforyou: jlbay, how cool that the scale went down and your pants fit better :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: sudzie, never, never, never give up:bigsmile:

What does everyone do for exercise????

:flowerforyou: a lot of walking----outdoors in good weather or Leslie Sansone "Walk at Home" when the weather's not so good
:flowerforyou: stationery bike while watching TV
:flowerforyou: walking dogs or walking at the off-leash dog park while the dogs play
:flowerforyou: line dance classes
:flowerforyou: Richard Simmons "Sweatin' to the Oldies"
:flowerforyou: hand weights and crunches and squats

What does everyone do for exercise????

Yoga class 2x per week for 90 minutes each.
Gateway-to-8k running program (3x per week with gradual increase in duration ea week)
The Firm circuit training DVDs - 2 or 3x's per week (with weights)
Other exercise DVDs

Things I'm going to try this year:
Joined a rambling group - 2-3 hour hikes 1x per week
Mix up above schedule by replacing DVDs with some classes at the gym
Need to get out and walk more
I would like to learn tennis

Ok I have been slacking but it's time to step it up. One of my bf's friends is getting married on Valentine's Day and I would like to do the best I can and drop as much as I can by then. I will set a goal of 8lbs, but I'll have to really kick me butt into gear over the next few weeks.

What are your goals for Vday?

I have been sort of MIA for more than a week........our trip was fabulous but we were staying in a hotel that charged $14.95 a day to use the internet:sad: .....there was a public computer in the lobby but we were busy and I used it only to print boarding passes for our return trip and to check to make sure there were no urgent e mails......this was the first time since I started MFP in February that I didn't keep track of food and exercise.....of course, I was at an Isagenix event and ate mostly Isagenix shakes and bars with only a few restaurant meals to get me off track and the hotel had a great fitness center with bike, treadmill, and eliptical so I got a surprising amount of exercise. My weight the night I got home (Monday) was seven pounds higher than it was this morning so it's clear that the sodium I consumed at restaurant meals made a huge difference.

I am officially announcing that I reached my goal this morning:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I've lowered my goal twice since I started and this is the real one.......my plan for maintenance is to increase my calories by 100 this week and see what happens, then add 100 more next week and so on until I think it's right

So, how are the rest of you doing?

congrats barbiecat!! i am so inspired by your commitment and success!

jibay - i am going through a similar rough patch. i did great sept-nov last year and then when finals hit in mid december (i am a college student), i had a hard time logging food. i still have been working out pretty much every day (some combo of cardio, strength, and circuit training), but my food intake has been high due to the holidays and then coming back to school and going out to eat a lot.

my question is - does anyone have any suggestions to get through the first big slump? i have been really trying to re-motivate myself but it is difficult especially since it is so cold her (boston) and i just want to eat comfort foods. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I've lost my motivation since I can't work out much either. My shoulder is coming along after surgery but it's incredible how limited I am! I've been working on my abs but that's really about it. Even walking on the treadmill is hard, since the swinging of the arm motion hurts my shoulder! Not to mention the amount of time I lose by having physical therapy 3 days a week. I've been yo-yoing the same 3 lbs for weeks. I think I'm going to just get it a break until I get some more mobility in my shoulder. I feel so guilty for not posting or making any progress. Maybe I should start a new thread for people who can't work out but trying to eat within their calories!

Hopefully you guys will still be around when I get back into the swing of things. Thanks for the memories!