T.H.E (Trying Hard Everyday) Team.... Starting again

Good morning everyone! Halfway through the week! I watched the Biggest Loser last night and it pumped me up even more!

egam- it is nice having your mom do this with you. Having each other to support is great! I am trying to get my mom to join as well.

sereney- of course you are welcome to join us. I have a five your old bot as well, and I agree that he and my 3 year old daughter are huge motivators for me. Congrats on your current weight loss. If you have any questions or need anything, the ladies in this group are great. Also, congrats on your degree! You seem to have a full plate right now.

hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning to all! Trying to keep myself positive. Going through some rough patches work-wise right now. This is very new to me and it is causing me great stress. I like and need structure, and I'm not getting much of that now. Hopefully, working on myself including watching what I eat and exercising regularly will keep me up. Ok, enough complaining. Another pretty day here, and I'll get out in a bit. Happy Hump Day!

Marejardon-Welcome, glad you are here with us. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask, that is what we are all here for.

Kaltgelt-You are doing AWESOME, keep up the great work. I can honestly say that I don't know why my back starting hurting, but it is getting better everyday with a little exercise here and there. Thanx for your concern.

Egam-Glad to see you back. Having support from your mom will be a great help. You two can push each other and it will be a wonderful thing to have someone working out with you. Keep up the great work.

Sereney-Welcome, glad you are here. It sure sounds like you have alot on your plate and a plateau just adds to it. Hang in there. A suggestion would be to switch up your workout. About every 6 to 8 weeks you need to switch things up to keep your body guessing and working hard for you.

Nursejls82-Welcome. 30 pounds is definitely nothing to sneeze at and keeping it off is excellent. You have come to the right site, I have had tremendous help and support here and I know you will also. If you have any questions, we are here for you. I know you can do this.

Profjan6-Sorry to hear about all the stress at work. Remember even 10 mins of exercise will help your stress level and keep you in check with stress eating. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Okay today was a great day. I got up early and was able to get a good run in. I feel awesome and I am so glad my back is almost at 100%. I do believe the exercise is helping out alot. I started off my run with some stretching exercises that I found on Runnersworld.com and I do believe they helped my run tremendously. My first mile was at 12:23 with a 1 min walk in there. My second mile was 11:30. I have improved from my run last Friday which was over 15 mins. Not bad for a beginner.

I did get in some more yoga last nite and it was really good and relaxing for my back. It was a little tender each time I went into Downdog, but everything else felt good. Then I decided to get my HR up a little more with Billy Blanks Jr Hip Hop dancing. It was alot of fun. So, I have worked out six days in a row now and I am feeling great. I am hoping to start my HM training back up on Monday. :bigsmile:

Hello all! Well, my sweet hubby came home tonight with a sirloin to grill. At first I wasn't going to eat it b/c I was sure there were tons of calories. Then I looked it up and it wasn't so bad, so I had a much smaller portion than I used to. It was great though. I did skip the mashed potatoes, which I love. Had some steamed veggies instead. My kids had dance class today, so instead of sitting in the car and waiting, I went for a walk. I think I will do that every Wednesday.

jjtonic-I am glad you are feeling better! How is the Billy Banks hip hop dancing? It sounds like fun. By the way, I don't think I have run a mile in 11 min since high school. Hopefully in a few months I can get closer to that!

marejardon- It can definitely be hard when you have those temptations in the house. Good job going for a hike to work off the pizza you ate. How is the weather there? I am going to CO in a few months and can't wait to go hiking.

profjan- I hope things get better at work. Keep working hard and know that you can do this!

nursejls- welcome! Any support you need, we are here. You CAN stick with it. Never give up- you are too important!

I hope everyone has a good night!

I'd really like to give this group a try and sincerely appreciate the support! Historically I have not been good at sticking with any particular plan and think that some level of accountability may help. I went from 203 to 189.5 in about 2 months, and now I've gained nearly all of it back. Despite seeing success on the scale, I still hate the way my body looks. Why do I stop? Because I want to be happy with what I see in the mirror - not on the scale. Needless to say, my brain needs some work, too!

I am a 29 year-old wife of an exceptional man and mother of a 3 year-old daughter and a 10 month-old son. I've been married to my wonderful husband for 5 years now, and life has been quite active in that time. My hubby and I both struggle with our health and truly want to be good examples for our kids.

I'm looking forward to both giving and receiving some encouragement to get back on track! Thank you for creating this group! :happy:

Good morning to everyone! Well, tonight will be my first big test. Our local fair is in town and my weakness is funnel cakes. The good thing is that I still haven't hit the point where I want to eat anything bad for me. I think I will bring myself a healthy snack to eat there and try to avoid the food area.

becca- welcome! If you need anything, just ask! You know you can do this! Is your hubby trying to lose weight too, because you can be a great support for each other?

tamarisk- all you have to do is join in the conversation. Tell us a little about yourself and feel free to share any questions you have.

Hope everyone has a great day!

pears are actually VERY high in fibre and vitamin C, so although they do contain a lot of natural fruit sugars they are quite low on the GI scale, so good for you!
Just a little random trivia for you!

Good day everyone, Well I'm off to a better start today had my fruit for breakfast and 4 glasses of water already. Went to the dog park and did three laps (1 mile) would have done more but my blind dog was in a grouchy mood and my dachshund wanted to be carried the whole time. Thinking today would be a good day to do some grocery shopping, may even walk there and back.

Kaltgelt- The weather here is great ( in the 70's this week) I love the fall and is the best time to walk and hike. What part of Colorado are you going to visit?

Hi everyone! Today has been a great day. We pulled our recumbent bike out of storage and I rode for 30 minutes (that is pretty good for me ) I also am not much of a cook but threw some chicken, brown rice, black beans and salsa together for dinner and it was great. Only about 400 calories for a very large portion. I am going to try to start cooking more. We will see how it goes.

jjtonic- it sounds like you are back in the full swing of things. That is great! You sure do work your butt off!

marejardon- sounds like you had a good walk this morning. Did you end up walking to the grocery store? We are going to Dillon in November. My sister and her fiance have a time share and they go every year. My mother and I are joining them this year. I hope it snows (we never get snow here)

To everyone else- I hope you had a great day and look forward to hearing from you soon!

Guess everyone is pretty busy these days! Trying hard everyday is a terrific phrase for what I am going through! It seems each day brings a new challenge. I am trying to do some attitude adjustment and really focus on the accomplishments rather than the failures. So far today is going well and I intend to keep that pace! Good Monday to you all!