200+ Slimmin' Down in Spring!

Victoria- yay for outdoor running! Isn't it great? I'm so proud of you and your burn! I can't wait to start upping my mileage again. I'm still in the 3.5ish range. *grumbles* What a calorie burn! I'm so VERY impressed with you.

Andrea- welcome! we're in our third week of a six-week challenge, but we also welcome newcomers! Just jump right on in with the convo, and we weigh in Fridays- Monday mornings every week

Wichelle- Motivation can be hard around TOM, because no matter what you're doing, the scale tends to creep up. I'm pretty regular about always being up around 3ish pounds. Try not to pay attention to the number and keep plowing ahead with the healthy eating and exercise, and you'll be even lower than you started once the TOM weight disappears. It'll be lower! Checking in daily, even if it's just to say hello is keeping you engaged in both the group AND making you think about your healthy habits, so I highly recommend. I've found over the past year, if I stray too much for too long from this group, I tend to flounder, so stick with us!

Kendal- if you're feeling skinnier, and especially if your clothes are feeling looser, don't stress about the number! If you're staying commited to the video program and eating well, you will notice a difference!

Amy- already the last month of p90x? You're just powering through!

So, I know it's been a few days since I've really checked in. I apologize! I didn't log my food over my trip either, but I didn't eat horrendous-- just not great. Back on the wagon since I've been back. Logging and walking up a storm. My trip to DC went well. It was super short, so I didn't really get to enjoy it. I'm hoping that when I go out again this summer for the kick-off meeting (this meeting was the pre-kick-off meeting), I'm going to tack a few extra days on, so I can see my brother in Baltimore and maybe explore the city a bit.

This week shouldn't be terribly bad. My boss it out of town for the rest of the week, which usually helps with the email load that I get. I really need to wade through the 500+ emails I have in my inbox and start filing them in the appropriate folders. I'm still waiting on my promotion/raise, which has taken forever (though, probably not as long as yours took, Kendal!). They're trying to work at it on both angles... me staying at the VA, or moving over to the University. So, this morning, I just applied for the job, that I technically already have on the HR website. A bit odd, but let's hope it's all resolved in the next few weeks. Kristina needs some money!

I'm also traveling to see some friends in a little over a month. I did colorguard and winterguard for about 10 years, and I really miss it. Several of my friends from back in NC are traveling to OH for the championships this year, which should be a blast. They haven't seen me since I started losing weight, so that'll be a nice change for them! It's also motivation to shed as much extra weight as possible over the next few weeks. It's been hard to get to the gym, when I've already done two long brisk walks a day, so I think I need to incorporate more runs still, like I set as a goal this challenge, but on days I don't run, I should do a DVD at home. I don't think I'm up for p90x, but perhaps down the line I'll do something like that. I always read about Insanity as well, which I think is more cardio based. Anyone know much about that? Something I thought about possibly investigating in. I need something that's going to work me out pretty good at home. Let me know if y'all have any suggestions.

Hope everyone is having a good week!