Good morning all!

I am back from my cruise, quite a bit heavier (mostly water weight probably) but very tanned, & feeling motivated to get back at it! I will go run on the treadmill today.

I have been in quite a slump since November, maybe even depression. I do feel better after all that sunshine. I know that the key for my mood is to run. I get hard on myself & embarrassed because I am slow. I am not going to let that stop me anymore. I need to focus on being happy & moving. I am certainly not going to get faster sitting on the couch. Maybe I will never get faster. Who cares.

My husband was very sick for 4 days of the cruise. When he thought he was better we walked through San Juan Puerto Rico. It was mostly uphill & HOT. He passed out when we stopped to get out of the rain. I think it scared him enough to lose his weight & get more active. I think it will help me with him on board. That should mean no sabotaging junk in the house.

Have a good day! I look forward to us all motivating each other again!

Welcome back Lisa! Sorry to hear your hubby was sick part of the cruise. How awesome though to be in all that sun!

I've been working on getting back to my 10 minute mile - stuck at 12:28 though. Not a big deal because I'm enjoying my runs and that's what counts. I've been running about four miles three times a week. My left hip has started hurt. Going to try a new pair shoes, but not sure if that's the answer. Hoping it just goes away!

Have a great weekend!

Thanks Lisa - will give the hip flexor stretch a go - starting today! It's getting annoying! Nice job on the running!

I've scheduled all my workouts for the month of February. Put them in my calendar so it beeps at me every day! Hopefully this will keep me on track. So far having IFit has really helped since I schedule those workouts and if I don't do the workout that day, it messes up the whole schedule (literally, the program throws everything where I don't want it). Easier just to make sure it gets done!

Hope everyone is doing well. Have a great week!

Yep it is quiet here Brenda. I don't think some people are logging on anymore. Good goal for February. How are your hips?

I met with a trainer on Thursday. She corrected my form on a few things & pushed me a little harder than I would have since I haven't been going to the gym very much. I am in pain again. Hopefully one day I will remember that consistently going to the gym keeps the starting over pain away.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

I feel that my mojo is back! I am pretty sure I am ready to hit the gym on a regular basis again. I am eating properly & feel good. Hopefully it sticks! It usually does at this time of the year.

I am going in to work again so I have to go to the gym early. Seems to work best for me anyway.

Glad to hear that the stretching helped Brenda. Isn't your schedule all screwed up if you muss a day?

We are away for a conference next week. Will be a challenge to stay on track.

Well only 3 days left until I start my annual 90 day challenge. It seems silly but the Monday after my birthday I set 90 day challenge goals. I do 90 day challenges both for fitness & work. It seems to get me refocused. It is a little different now as I don't completely stop working out or eating properly. I did stop logging though.

Starting Monday I am back at it, logging for 90 days & refocusing. Anybody joining me?

Hello everyone, I guess I took a big break from posting! Winter has really been getting to me, I guess everyone feels the same no doubt. Its just storm after storm, no running outside the roads are a mess and there are no sidewalks here. So....its been treadmill and my strength videos. My exercise has been pretty on....but food....has not. I am struggling with my eating....late day and evening. Tired of eating the same things over and over. Tonight I'm making a stirfry I think. Haven't had one in awhile.

My birthday is in April. I would love to be at my goal weight by then. It is do-able....if I start now and stick with it. I need to get my head focused....a few good days under my belt and it will get easier.

Lisa, I am with you! I will call it my 90 day challenge. How are you doing with it?

Brenda - how are you making out? I always feel the same on on Monday....a new week a new start!

Lets do it!

I have a cold. Great way to start my 90 day challenge no exercise until I feel better, but it gives me the time to focus on food. I have been mindlessly eating. I realized today while I was working & almost grabbed a bag of gummy candy. I am probably going to go through sugar withdrawal. Lol. I also almost grabbed jelly beans! Oh well water & tea will have to get me through the worst of it. I was drinking a lot of wine to get through this cold cold winter too! This is only the beginning. I thought I was taking it slow & would step it up after the 1st 30 days. Hopefully will see some good progress

Not too bad a day for me yesterday. Last night ended up having a snack of mini-crisps (just my herbal tea would have been preferred) but I measured so it wasn't terrible. Had a homemade chicken stirfry for supper, with 2/3 C of frozen yogurt for dessert.

Its crazy cold out there today, -34C with the windchill. And its not windy! It looks like a deepfreeze that needs to be defrosted out there. Today I plan to do a strength workout, Chalean Extreme videos are great.

Lisa - sorry that you have a cold on the go! You are right though, just get focused on the eating for now....that is a challenge in itself anyway. Last night I had the first feeling of a sore throat coming on.

Brenda - the upper body workout sounds great, I love that "sore" feeling the next day. Hope you can soon run. Its the worst when you really want to do something and physically can't.

So all schools cancelled here today...not that it really means anything to me, I have none in school here. lol But...it does mean storm day, whats new!!? lol

Yesterday I got my Chalean Extreme strength video done, I am using as high as 20lb dumbells...so would be 40lbs for a squat or lunge, etc. I can really feel it in my legs today. Today....I will probably run on the treadmill.

yesterday was a busy day. We got a new dishwasher hooked up, and a new bed delivered. Soon...new carpets for the boys rooms will be ordered....which are very much needed.

Last night....could have done better. My mom had made peanut butter cookies, and I went over for a quick visit....of course came home with a bag full. I will not have anymore. I had 3.

Hate thinking about what to have for supper. It seems all we have is chicken and rice, chicken and potato, I am going to look through my deepfreeze and see what else I can find in there! Would love some fresh fish.

Lisa - hope that cold goes away soon. So far my sore throat (that I thought was coming) hasn't developed into anything.

Good morning! Back to running - yeah!! Ran two miles yesterday and it felt awesome. Will run again today then take a couple days off and only do a little strength training and yoga. I've been doing yoga pretty much every day and it's amazing how I am so not flexible! Hopefully with enough yoga I'll get there!
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Have a great weekend!

Good morning!

Brenda - glad that you are back into the running, feels great to get back at something you haven't been able to do.
Lisa - Glad that you're feeling better and can get back at your weights and running too! I still feel once in awhile like a cold is coming....but it just keeps going away. I guess I won't complain. I woke up to a fresh layer of snow this morning. Hope its not too messy your way.

I am planning a strength/weight workout today. I did take the weekend off, so should feel pretty fresh today. Need to figure out what I'm having for supper. My son cooked a fettuccine alfredo meal yesterday so that will be supper for him and my dh, but I'm going to have something else. Anyway, hope you have a great day!

Good morning! Lisa, sounds like you have a busy household! My son has been sick this past week. Threw up last Saturday, but still has a really bad cold. Husband had it three weeks ago. I'm hoping to avoid it!! So for so good!

Will run today. Ran on Wednesday and had my best time - 11:55 for 3 miles. Have been doing a little weight training a couple times a week as well. Eating has been so so and I haven't been logging. Need to get back on track with that.

Have a great weekend!

OMG I can not wait for the warm weather to come! Woke up to -13C here today, still no running outside but I did get a 40 minute treadmill workout in. Yesterday was my strength video. I have seen the scale go down 4 lbs in a last while so I'm pretty pumped about that. I hope to keep it going so that when the warm weather does arrive I will be comfortable in my spring clothes.

Lisa - although you say you haven't been "exercising" it does sound like you've been "exercising"! Just in a different way. Did you get for your run in the 50F temp? I have been also eating roughly 1200 cals and trying to get them mostly in during the day and not eating after supper. I find that I am most sucessful if I don't eat in the evening. I know that it shouldn't matter when you eat your calories but I find it hard to stop in the evening. I often dip in for more. So....lately I have been having herbal tea around 8pm....and it has been satisfying me. Once I get in the habit of it...its really not too hard. However....its the WEEKEND! Wine is a killer.

Brenda - great job on the running, and hope that your son is better and you don't catch it! Stuff is going around here as well, my sister has it now. But....so far so good.

My son is coming home from college for his spring break today, so things will be a bit busier here this coming week. Tends to throw me off my schedule a bit...but hopefully I will keep going as I have this week.

I guess I am not the only one MIA here. I am still working on my 90 day challenge, but work is taking up most of the physical energy that I have. We are still moving stuff around, will continue painting again next week. Time just seems to pass by so fast.

I am starting to run again, with the goal of doing a half marathon at the end of May 2016. It is a fun one finishing at a winery.

Hope all is well with everyone & that you are all keeping at it.