Ok. Day #1 back at it. The Dr. Oz diet thing is basically the way I eat now (minus coffee & wine). I don't think that it is going to give me to rapid weight loss that it did after I came back from conference in February. Oh well, worth a shot sticking to it anyway.

I have a couple of things to do, then I am heading to Costco to stock up for the next 2 weeks at least. I hate going there, but there are some things that I can't get anywhere else. I like the pre cut celery & broccoli & the big pack of chicken thighs. Also the single serving hummus. Might as well get things that I enjoy & that make my life easier. Especially since I am going to have to listen to my family complain about no junk in the house.

Have a great Monday!

Hi Cindy. I wonder where everyone else is?

The single serve hummus is 100 calories. I eat it with celery so just a perfect snack.

I ran this morning, even though I did not sleep well. I think it is going to be the last nice sunny day for a while. The forecast is showing snow & yuck, so I took advantage of getting some sun shine, without a winter coat.

Yesterday I did ok. I did have a couple mini chocolate bars in the evening, but only a couple. I stopped myself from going crazy, and got back under control. I need to drink more water, so that will be my concentration today.

I had a major headache yesterday, so I decided to drink coffee, as I don't really get the point of giving up coffee for a diet. I won't stick to it forever, so I am not going to do it. So there Dr. Oz Actually I am very loosely following the "diet" I ran out of time for breakfast this morning, so no smoothie. oh well. Doing my best.

Have a great day!

Hi girls, just reading your positive posts and getting back into it attitude is very motivating! Glad that its going well....and I might have to look up the Dr Oz stuff myself. lol I have had a good week so far, we're Wednesday so i'm hoping for a loss on the scale this week.
Fog and rain later on today so hope to get my run in this morning before it hits. Might be getting the snow tires on the car today as well, plus I really could use a trip to town for some groceries.

We saw snow flakes this morning!!!! YUCK! I went to the gym. Gym rats were in our squat & dead lift area so we just ran for 30 minutes. I thought about going to a Zumba class tonight, but I am pretty tired. Winter blahs (& an irritating DD & DH blahs) have me down this week & low on energy, so I think don't think I have the energy for it.

Well, I am not really following the Dr. Oz thing. Except for only 1/2 cup rice & no other carbs, I am probably close with eating only 6oz of meat. I had a smoothie this morning, but I am drinking coffee. Not following hardly any of the rules, no hot water & lemon in the morning, no vitamins, or probiotics, no veggie broth. Oh well, weight is coming off, I feel less bloated, so I am doing what works for me

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Good evening all! Well, hasn't been a great week for exercise or eating. I'm going to strength train tomorrow and run Saturday and Sunday. There, I've said it, now I HAVE to do it! Will have to repeat week 4 of JMBR next week. Not happy about that, but that's what I get for slacking off. Am going to plan meals for the week on Sunday also.

Yep, we had snow this week too - major yuck! Just flurries so far so guess I can't complain, but it's been really cold and windy.

Tomorrow is Friday - yeah!!! Have a great rest of the day!

Good morning! Got my run in this morning. Hope to get at least 5000 steps in today cleaning as well.

Maureen, congrats on the weight loss! Every bit makes a difference. Great snag on the weight gym. I would love to have one, but it would never fit in my exercise room.

Hope everyone is doing well. Have a great weekend!

Had a good-food weekend, feeling good to start out a Monday with no food regrets. I am usually up a bit on the scale Monday morning, even if its just water weight. so this week I should have a good week....since I wasn't up.

Went to see a movie on Saturday night, Interstellar, it was good. Said no to the popcorn, snuck in my own personal size pop-chips. lol

Its raining today, so my plan is to make up a workout to do with my weights, might look online I've heard a lot about the jefit site.

Cindy - I'm in for the challenge! lol I feel like I can have a really good week....and I'll gladly had a glass of wine with you to celebrate Hope you're feeling better today.

Good Morning all!

I am up for a good week. I did fine last week, but not as well as I had hoped. I certainly didn't exercise as planned.

Last week I felt like a grey cloud surrounded my body. I don't know if it is depression, or hormones, lack of sunlight.. it was horrible. I was angry with my husband & daughter for basically treating me like crap & not listening to me, but that is nothing new or really even that bad. I felt paralyzed. When I tried to do things I felt out of breath & the simplest tasks were very difficult. Maybe bad PMS, but holey smokes!

I feel somewhat better today. I feel good enough to push through. Maybe the start of Pre-menopause? I know people go through a lot of crap, and depression & hormonal stuff with menopause. I had hoped that with exercise & healthy food I could avoid the craziness that some people experience.

Hello all! Missed exercising yesterday, but since I ran Sunday figured it can't be all bad to skip one day. Got my workout in today - JMBR Week 5. Still going well, but it is getting tougher.

Cindy, glad your feeling better. I am all in with celebrating with a glass of wine (actually Michelob for me - never really liked the taste of wine!). I was only planning to exercise three days this week because of work, but now you given me a challenge and I'm going to get five days in this week!

Lisa, sending good vibes as well and agree with Cindy on taking Vitamin B.

Maureen, hope your good week continues!!

Ok, almost feeling back to normal. I took vitamin d & a b12 spray that I have. I guess I must have just needed a break. It is hard when my husband is not out of the store. Working with him all day, in a cramped office, causes me stress. I will have to figure that out. I do have work to do.

I went to the gym this morning. Weight lifted & then ran for 30 minutes. I will do some cleaning & get some things done today. I may even go in to work lol

Cindy, I also love posting on here. Keeps me accountable.

Have a great day!