Hey ladies. After checking out Ramalem's Pinterest, I am inspired for next week's meal planning. I'm going to do the crock pot tikka massala as my new recipe to try.

My day off yesterday was nice. I ran two ten minutes intervals with 2 minutes of walking in between and walking before and after and then another 20 or so minutes of walking. Running is starting to get harder. Not only am I slower (more like an 11 minute + mile instead of my usual 10 minute or a little under), but I am starting to feel the pressure on my bladder so it feels like i have to pee after I run a couple minutes. I want to stick it out as long as I can. Last pregnancy I ran till around 36 weeks, but the last couple cold months I actually loved my treadmill because I could hop off at any time and walk 10 steps to my bathroom. Anyways, I'm still sore from lifting Monday and class Tuesday so am looking forward to resting today. Three workout days in a row! Woo hoo!

Food has been okay this week but I really splurged at dinner last night. Went to dinner with girlfriends and had chips and salsa, a mini chile relleno, 3 small tacos, and we split a brownie. And a virgin daquiri. I figure if I'd have been drinking, I'd have consumed at least 300-400 calories in wine, soooo...... But I woke up not hungry at all. Didn't eat breakfast till almost 9:00 which is rare.

Eric is going to have beer with a buddy tomorrow after work, so I may take Daphne on a nice long walk through the park after work. My parents get in town late Friday and I will be busy prepping for a baby shower brunch Saturday morning. I'm making egg sausage casserole and monkey bread. We'll also have hashbrown casserole and fruit, so I can eat halfway decent if I choose. I make no promises on the hasbrown casserole; it's one of my favorite casseroles. My goal is to go for a solo run in the morning and hit the farmers market for flowers. Hopefully I can relax some Sunday after my parents leave.

Better get to work. Have a great day all!

Hi ladies! So far getting back to logging hasn't been as painful as I thought. So far I'm on pace to meet my calorie goal for the week. I've been prelogging as much as I can, which helps. I got in an okay run last night (slow, but better than no run at all), and I'm doing 16 miles with a friend on Saturday. I've also been throwing in pushups and ab work here and there. My beach trip is just over a week away so I'm not sure how much I can do between now and then, but I'm going to try to shave off one more pound. If I'm good over the weekend (which is a lot easier these days; chasing after the baby doesn't leave much time for eating), I think it's doable.

I got on the bike for the first time this week! It felt so good, and seemed to go by. I'm on my third TV series to watch while working out. "Alias" that old Jennifer Garner show is going to have to last me til I head to college. Yikes! That is coming up soon and I got so much to do!

I'm too much of a klutz for trail running that's for sure!

I am still doing good this week. Did end up having a glass of wine last night. But I did have two booze free days, so I am proud of that. I also did meal planning for next week and have my grocery list ready. I am going to do a chicken, black bean quinoa bake for lunches, a chipolte chicken chili for lunches, and chicken fajita bowls for dinners when I am alone. The nights Mike is home I will just do grilled meat of some sort and veggies.

Goals for next week:

1) no drinking Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
2) Eat 3 meals with no snacking in between. I need to get back to that. I know the whole eat 6 small meal craze has been around, but I think I do better eating 3 times a day and its seems better for digestion.
3) Get in 2-3 runs and all 6 Piyo workouts (I might double these up some days, some of the workouts are short)
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Aloha Friday! Today is a State holiday...but alas not a Federal one so here I am.

Yesterday went well again...4 days! Food came in good even though we ate out 2x. Lunch we went to a sandwich shop an I ordered a roast beef wrap...half way through the meal I got sooo sleepy and only picked at the other half of the sandwich. Hubby said he knows when I am exhausted b/c nothing gets between me and food LOL. I got into the candy when I got back to work and that perked me up a bit. Traffic was horrible and when I finally made it home I took a nap for an hour before we had to get up to go to Costco to stock up for hubby for the week I am gone...ugh, men LOL. I also went to look at new GPS watches ( am debating over the TomTom Cardio or the Garmin220) but they had a pathetic selection where I went. Home by 8:30 and in bed...after a few rounds of candy crush

Got on the scale this morning and there was a big jump up, probably inflammation/water from my 5 day push. I had to pee 3x in 45 min while getting ready for work...so yeah. Today is squadron PT...a kid is being given the opportunity to excel and leading it today so who knows what type of exercise I will be getting into LOL. Lunch/mentorship session is at the professional development center with the another group of "kids"...I call them kids but they are full grown adults, just lower ranking LOL. I imagine lunch will be burgers/dogs...dinner is on me and I am thinking lasagna (pre made kind). I have a ton of stuff to do before I fly out tomorrow early evening...running with the group at 0630...a laser hair apt at 0930...laundry, packing....etc.

Gotta get to work I guess...coffee is almost gone.

Happy Monday! In a few short hours I will be surround by 12 adorable 5 year olds who know NOTHING about school! :-) I am so excited.

Last week was a win/fail. I did lose 1.5 pounds, but I logged like one day and only did 3 workouts. I have all my meals planned and prepped for a great week. I am not off to the best start for workouts because I was up LATE baking cookies for the first day of school (and yes, I ate one....). I have time for a cup of coffee and a quick check in before I get in the shower. Yes, I always drink coffee and play on the computer for 15 min before I start my day. I LOVE it.

Shan- I have never ran on the beach but I would think it would be more difficult! That's awesome!

Chel- Great job!!! Keep it up

Better- Great job cooking. I know when your preggers you sometimes don't want to do anything.

Ris- I like to do wall squats and jumping jacks at lunch and when the kids are at specials. It helps keep me going.

Hey ladies. Quick check in before I start doing real work..... I ended up with only 3 "real" workouts last week. Didn't walk Friday after work. I decorated and cleaned till about 6:30 instead. My parents flew in at 1015 so we were up late. Saturday I was in go mode by 830 and didn't stop till about 1030. Baby shower lasted till about 2 or 3 I guess. Then my family and my parents and I all just kind of hung out, had an early dinner and were up till midnight. Again. Parents left yesterday mid-morning. I grocery shopped and food prepped and realized I forgot to buy chicken for my new recipe this week. :sad: So that has thrown off my meals for the week already. But we may go to the fair one night and eat there (mmm....carnie food!) so I'm sure it'll work out. I did ride my bike to the farmers market and Eric and I walked with Daphne for about 20-30 minutes yesterday, so that was something I guess. Eating was so-so as usual. I'm just finding myself to be hungry. Like I ate spaghetti with chicken meatballs for dinner and an hour later ate ramen noodles (I know....terrible.....I bought them to make that cold salad weeks ago and I actually happen to love ramen noodles, so I just ate them already.....) But I have not been hungry for breakfast today yet. So there is still room for improvement in my diet, but I'm not stressing too much. Gained another pound last week. Anyways, still exhausted from the weekend. This weekend is not much better. I have book club, a work party and a friend's birthday party. I brought a gym bag today so I may lift during lunch. Most importantly, I need to be in bed by 10pm this week so hopefully I can catch up on lost sleep from the weekend.

Have a great week all!

Chloe I personally like the motivation to get extra exercise in by being able to eat my calories back, but that's just me. So many times I have done extra cardio in order to eat, or more likely drink. :drinker: I also like the weekly average. I was doing usually 2 pretty low calorie days (around 1100-1200) and of course had high calorie days on the weekends to even it out. So long story short, if it were me, I would bump up the calories and count exercise in order to motivate myself and not feel like I was failing. Good luck!

I did my lunch workout. I hoped it would wake me up but I think it made me more sleepy. I need sleep. :yawn:

Sounds like everyone is having super busy weekends!
I did well on the business trip but with dinner last night I was 200 over for the week - so Gold for me.
Everyone leaves for AZ to move my niece into college tomorrow so I should be on track for Platinum this week. Sunday I leave for yet another short business trip, but again all the way across country to Richmond, VA this time. My puppy is going to be SO confused with everyone coming and going.

Kelly - when I was teaching I loved the little ones! They are always so cute and fresh and excited to be there. The beach yesterday was awesome - it was cool (71) and the tide was out a bit so there was lots of running/playing area. Honestly I could have stayed there all day. It does provide more resistance as Shander says but for whatever reason running barefoot in the sand just felt right.

Shander - That is Platinum 2 weeks in a row. Great job - looks like maybe a streak is starting!

Ashley - wow what a busy weekend, it is no wonder you are exhausted! Do you shop at Costco? They now have (at ours anyway) the rotisserie chicken available in a package - off the bone and shredded. I love it for salads, quesadillas, or just about anything you would want to put cooked chicken in. it is delicious and easy!

Beeps - I did miss you! I guess I didn't see that you were already going on vacation. I thought it was this week. Oh well I am having enough trouble keeping track of my own schedule :laugh: I hope you had a wonderful time!

Amy - WD sounds so fun! I may look at C25K too but I need to use it to get ready for my half in October - I just need to go really slow and not relapse again.

Chloe - I am thinking about going back to eating back my calories too. That was what I did when I was the most successful with losing.

Ramalem - I wouldn't worry too much about the scale - just enjoy being pregnant and healthy!

Haven't heard from Jess, Kadi or Abigail on the Star challenge - I will give them the rest of today and post the results tonight.

I would up the calories, Chloe - that 'feeling of failure' is a BIG DOWNER for me....I'd rather succeed (eating a whopping 100 cals MORE per day....) then FAIL continuously because i can't duck under that number.

Yes, I was on vacation! It was lovely. And now, I have MANY, MANY weeks without any holidays....loads of time to get down that brutal scale number.

Which, I don't even know what it is because I AM NOT STEPPING ON THE SCALE FOR AWHILE.



I am going to EASE back into the challenges:

1. skip breakfast daily....on vacation I ingested TONS of bailey's before noon....which is calories....and I much prefer me with NO calories in the mornings!

2. eat a sensible lunch - 400 cals or less

3. skip all afternoon snacks - green tea helps me with this!

4. eat a sensible supper - 700 cals or less

5. NO food after supper.

it's all VERY doable!

Oh, and I lifted today....yes. I. did.

Star Challenge results. No word from Abigail, Jess and Kadi so I am going without them... ladies Sunday night or Monday morning for getting your results in. I am later than most everyone except Kadi and Ramalem so there is no excuse :noway: to get your results in!


Lots of 'No Stars' this week - come on ladies let's get going here! What is your motivation going into the fall? For me it is the half marathons looming on the horizon that I need to be ready for in October. That and the thought of running in cool weather - I can't wait and want to be ready for it!

I'm a bit new to this type of forum but here's a good start
Goals for the next two weeks
- Get at least 8 hours of sleep
- First week :workout 5x for 30 second week: 5x for 45
- Have an activia yogurt for breakfas, have a light supper with the family,and then healthy snack few times/day
- Drink tea with milk instead of coffe wihth 3 sugars 3 creams

Here's the "trick" I am working on: I put on a pretty dress, today, I did a FULL face-make-up and I curled my hair.

Voila!!

I totally look WAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better when I do this. Way better than worrying about my waistline. I feel better. I know I look GOOD when I take care of myself.

So, yes, I need to whittle down my waistline....but, in the meantime, SPANX is my best friend and spending an extra 15-mins in the morning is going to lead to a WAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better "I FEEL GOOD" DAY!