HEY LADIES!!! Sorry I have been M.I.A. for the last little while, sometimes life gets so insane!! On a good note, my hand is better, I even went to the gym today and did weights.....I see my DR again Thursday, but it feels 100% so I went for it!

Sadie - I am in Ontario, are you? Good luck with your uncle!

Star - glad you were not offended, I didn't think you would have been when I posted it, but then I got worried when it seemed you avoided it, lol....I love Russel Peters too, he is so great....I love the Jamaican jokes he does, right on the money! LOL
How awesome that you are dating someone that not only encourages you to work out, but does it with you! Jackpot!

Skittles - I cannot believe you are walking at a 4.0....you are a rockstar! I sadly, had a hard time going 2.0 today and had to slow down to 1.8 most of the 30 minutes I was walking.....I am mad at myself that I got so out of shape that 2.0 makes me breath hard. I am trying to have faith that it will get better, but it really does not feel that way now.....
I hope your mouth is feeling better! Dental work is no fun :ohwell:


Isn't 30DS crazy hard? I am scared to even look at that!! I wish I was feeling more hopeful after today's walk, but I am really sad that I am that out of shape.

When I was younger, even though I was heavy, I was always in pretty good cardio shape. I would go out dancing every weekend, and I mean, I would DANCE the entire night, like 4-5 straight hours....I would go swimming every week, spend 30 minutes on the elliptical, run up the stairs no problem......and now I can barely walk up one flight slowly or walk 20 minutes to work or the store without being in a bit of pain. I do plan to spend a lot of my summer at the outside public pool if the weather works with me....esp this year since my kids are old enough that I am no longer their main source of entertainment. I just need to know that it gets better and that it doesn't take five years to do so! :frown:

@Skittles - you are rocking it! I'm glad your mouth isn't too sore this time.

@Unknown - That's great your hand is all better and you could do weights at the gym! :drinker:

Star and Sadie, how is your week going?

I must be working hard this week because I can really feel it in my abdominal muscles! 30DS for me today, as well as strength training and running my dog.

I've walked 10,000 steps everyday for the last five days. I am so happy! I never thought I'd get to 10,000. In January I thought I walked an average of 5000 steps a day, going by runtastic pedometer app, but then I got my fitbit and it counted much less steps and it took me ages to get to 5000. I was aiming for 6000 a day in April, but in the last while I've been able to push for 10,000. It is so cool!

Hey All!!!

It's been a WHIRLWIND last few days!!! And LOL!!! He is not my "Man" ya'll!!!!! hHhahahah...just have gone out on a couple of dates...nothing serious!!! But I have AGREED that I will basically "submit" to him in the gym 2-3 days/week. He is VERY strict and insists that there is NO CRYING IN THE HOUSE OF PAIN (as he calls the gym). lol. Sooooo...I'm HORRIFIED but we will see what happens. AT THE VERY LEAST I will learn how to use the machines that I'm so intimidated by! I always feel like such a DORK when I try to use them cuz I never know how to adjust them for me or what weights to use....and in the meantime there's always some buffed guy looking at me like "GET OUT OF HERE LOSER!!!" LOL.

I've been doing "Ok"...I'll be glad when these cookies are gone at work tho!!!

This weekend I'm going WHITEWATER RAFTING for the first time!!! WE HAVE TO WEAR A WETSUIT!!! I'm like do they even have my size?????? YIKES!!! BUT I'm looking forward to the event...it's also a camping trip and I know absolutely NO ONE. It's through a meetup group in my area. Part of my goal is just to get out and meet people and have fun...and then hopefully meet my future husband! LOL.

@zombie: YYYYYAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!! Congratulations girly!!! That is WAYYY AWESOME!!! You are gettin' it in!!!

@Sadie: I'm sorry to hear about your uncle not doing well. Does he live far away from you?

@skittles: OMG! I'm afraid to even try 30DS right now! So funny but it's true, right?: USE IT OR LOSE IT!!!

@unknown: 30DS is not easy but also it is manageable with some modifications. A few of us started in like February or march...Skittles, Sadie, myself...and we each started BARELY being able to get through the workout without serious modifications. For example I jogged in place instead of doing the jumping jacks or there were parts that called for handweights and I didn't use them or when we had to do pushups I had to do the "pregnant lady" version! LOL. BUT by the end of a month or maybe two...we each had made SIGNIFICANT gains in what we were able to do!!!! Believe it or not, your body responds SUPER FAST when you are doing something 3 or more times a week! By the end I was able to do the whole workout tape. STILL with modifications here and there....it wasn't perfect but DEFINITELY 100% better! You should give it a try! No pressure...just do what you can do and leave it at that. Level 1 is free on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pc-NizMgg8

Hey Ladies!!

SOOOOOOO...sorry I've been MIA!!! Thank you so much Skittles for checking in on me!!! BUT this past weekend was my camping/whitewater rafting trip!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUUUUUUUUUUCCCCHHHHHHHHH FUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!! Man, I can't even BEGIN to tell you all the amazing/fun/funny things that happened!!!! But just think of it as a CAMP EXPERIENCE FOR ADULTS!!!! There was a campfire show...happy hour....white water rafting...LOTS of great food...Lots of ALCOHOL! (although I didn't drink much...I had like 2 shots of sake one time and that was a wrap! LOL). Anyway, there was no cell phone service so I couldn't log my food or check in. But I did NOT do very bad at all!!! I ate mostly meat and salad and had probably a couple of tablespoons of any carb that was served (to the point where the servers were laughing at me! LOL). Didn't have much sweets...about a half cup of ice cream with toppings. When you take the amount of EXERCISE (hiking/whitewater rafting down a 10 mile river/setting up camp, etc.) that I got in I'm sure there was a deficit!!

Anyway, things are well. Still hanging out with the new guy. He SWEARS he's going to take me back to Puerto Rico with him..."When we get home..." hahahah...OK...when *WE* get *HOME*...LOL. Very cute.


Here are some pix from the trip! (I'm generally in the back right if you are facing the boat....wearing the braids and shades)

Star, I am in the May thread, come on over, lol