Calling All Non-Moms Again!

Ooh, I want to join :P Literally just signed up yesterday so I'm getting used to how the whole thing works, have to say that it seems to be an amazing resource for people who want to lose weight - whether it's a few pounds or few hundred pounds!!

My week challenge no.1 is to lose 1lb by next week, I'm gonna go the slow and steady route because quick fixes don't seem to have done me any good lol. Week challenge no.2 is to stick to what I bring in to work for lunch/snacking and avoid all the (yummy) crap that seems to appear out of nowhere (wrapped up in this challenge is the goal to only drink green tea in work too instead of the several cups to tea with 3 sugars that I've got into the habit of!)

Roll on next week's weigh in and good luck to every other non-mom this weekwith your own goals or challenges!!

I want to joim too!!!!! The only children I have are two furry ones and they are not the reason for my extra weight. I just love how supportive this site is
for my december goal it is to loose 3lbs and start seeing my workout as something other than a chore (this one will be the hard part)

My goal is to be down about 20 pounds by the new year. I am struggling mightily right now, so I am not sure how well this is going to work... but that is the current goal. :-)

I'd like to jump in on this.

I'm a non-mom unless you count all my fuzzy babies and my big kid of a husband lol

I think I qualify as a "non-mom". But I do have 11 grandkids.

Anyway, I just joined over the weekend and haven't really gotten anything in place as far as groceries (hopefully that will be tonight) but in the meantime I am going to just watch what I eat and try to get lots of water in. More fruits and veggies. Less sweets and carbs. I think I can do this. I know this is probably a bad week to start this but I'm going to give it the old college try.

I have a couple of goals for December - drink 80 ounces of water daily, walk 3 times per week, and watch what I eat trying to stay in my target calorie range.

Good luck to all. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

Laurie

Hello, hello to everyone again & welcome to the new people! It's Monday. Need I say more? Luckily, so far my lack of motivation to do work-related things did not hinder me from getting up and working out this morning. Did a full hour of cardio, which makes me pretty darn pleased. I think I'm getting to the point where working out is habit and I don't have to talk myself into it quite so much. At least, more so. No complacency allowed, though! Can't fall back on less healthy habits.

The weekend was... well, the weekend. Had a date with the hubby on Friday night, and we did pretty well all things considered. Ordered one mojito, one appetizer, and one entree (with salad), which we then shared. Also one variety of sushi apiece, which we also shared. We ended up not eating the entree at all, but had them box it up for us to take home because we were full.

Saturday was... well, I done pretty good. Had a progressive dinner, and I know I overdid it with the appetizer course. I worked really hard at staying away from the table as much as possible, though, and did really well during the other two courses. Also, worked out for an hour that morning in anticipation.

Sunday? Ha! Well, Monday is a new day. ;-)

Anyhow, below is an updated list of people who have chimed in on our group, along with goals received. For the new people, we're gathering up December goals from everyone, and then we'll check in on a weekly basis on those, to see how we're all coming along.

If I don't get a goal from you by the end of the day on November 29, I'll figure that you're not participating in this particular activity, and will remove you from the list. That doesn't mean you're not in the Non-Mom group, just that you're not involved in the December goals. Make sense? As before, if you've posted but are not on the list (or if you've posted a goal and it's not listed below), just chime in again or send me a personal message.

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Thanks for keeping a log of everyones December challenges. I think its great!

I am trying to figure out how to join this group but I can't find it. Is it a Blog and if so what is the name of the blog?

December goal is to be below the 150's into the 140's and STAY THERE

I am trying to figure out how to join this group but I can't find it. Is it a Blog and if so what is the name of the blog?

You don't have to do anything, just keep replying to these posts. You'll find the thread in "my topics" under the "message boards" which is also under the "community" tab. Not that that made any sense.

Anyhoo, welcome n00bs. I am really tired today! We didn't get much sleep last night because my husband had only been awake for a few hours and he couldn't get to sleep, which apparently involves keeping me awake too. Part of the reason I'm tired is that I made a quick decision (so very unlike me!) to start c25k this week. I used to jog and I loved it, but I was always overweight due to eating all kinds of junk and baking too much. Well, I have been looking at c25k for over a month now, and thinking "I should do that." My first excuse was the Jillian slimdown, which is boring me so much right now I can't seem to bring myself to play the DVD more than thrice a week. It's not that it's too easy. It's just that it's the same. crap. I've. been. doing. since. October. 1st. and it's getting tedious. My second excuse was winter. I, like a child, still get croup and it's not cool. It hurts my chest and ribs like fire and razorblades and I lose my voice. I can't ever just get a cold. The neighbors call the cops because someone's dog is barking all night. That dog is me.

Well, I've been looking at it and the musical accompaniments and really itching for some novelty, so last night, I looked at my husband and said "I am going to start c25k tomorrow. I didn't even think about it. I'm not quite sure what happened to me, but I got up and did it this morning even though I was exhausted, and I felt so good after day 1 that I didn't even need caffeine. I had some anyway. I vaguely remember, last night, saying something about running a half marathon at some point next year. I'm not even sure if that will be possible for me, and I think I've gone temporarily insane! Anyway, the high has worn off and I'm physically and mentally exhausted and I sense some serious saddlebag soreness tomorrow, so I'll be taking a rest day, which is, again, very unlike me.

All that being said (babbled) I'd like to change my goals to Jillian 3 days a week, c25k 3 days a week, and the weight loss/maintenance should stay the same. Sorry and thanks!

P.S. I forgot how good I feel, all day long, after a jog. Even my husband noticed. He kept saying I look so pretty and happy, and I felt pretty for, like, the third time this year. Today was a win, exhausted or not!