I've thought about doing that on some mornings (I think I'm ahead of some people as far as time zone wise or maybe I just get up way too early), but I didn't want to seem rude. I'll keep that in mind and try to wait until lunch my time before I decide you're not going to show, just in case.

My day has already been successfully planned out and I'm excited to get it done. I did a 15min quick workout this morning while my coffee brewed and my breakfast cooked. This afternoon I'm going to do a 30min yoga session while my steaks marinate and I'm going to do two 15 min circuit workouts while they cook, flipping them in-between circuits.

Can't wait to hear about everyone elses day!

Another newbie here, I'm Jade just getting back into fitness after a way too long hiatus. I want to trim and tone. I'm 5'8 and 143 so really don't have much to lose just need definition and strength. I'm hoping this will keep me motivated, I need to be accountable. So far today I've done about an hour of toning work split up into segments around my two year olds schedule. Not too bad to start off as long as I keep going!

@‌ scrapbookingtm what is a gypsy stew and how does one make it? Sounds interesting and Google is giving me lots of conflicting receipes

Hi all! I had a great workout this morning and stayed fairly close to my calories. But, I am starving!

It's one of my favorite soups.
2 cans garbonzo beans
1 bag of spinach (i cut mine up a bit)
2 cans low sodium chicken broth
1 cup water
3 cup diced tomatoes
1 large onion diced
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
2 yams or sweet potatoes cubed
opt: 1 lb chicken or pork cut up (I leave mine without)
2 t paprika
2 t ground cumin
.25 t cinnamon
2 t basil
black pepper to taste
8 dashes cayenne (or to fit your taste)
cover and cook in slow cooker - low for 10-11 hours or high 5-6 hours

I went to the gym for the first time in a month and it felt pretty good. I'm going to try to make it a habit since it's quite a struggle for me. I did well with my meals as far as eating healthy except for the snacks. Was craving sugar like whoa lol so hopefully as I continue working on my eating habits, the sugar cravings will go away again.

Today, a great thing happened: I ate a cookie and a mint. It sounds dumb, maybe even like I messed up my meal plan. But here's the thing: these were made specially for me at school as part as of a wellness week, so it would have been terribly rude to refuse. And so I ate them. But the great part is: I didn't let that derail me. So many times in the past, I'd have deprived myself and then gone crazy and binged. Or, I'd promised myself to eat only one, and end up veering off track for weeks. But today: the fact that I let myself have that little indulgence and then got straight back on track with exercise and diet was a milestone.

You know I have really grown to like coming here, I smile at everyone's posts just happy to see that we're all making it one day at a time.

@HealthyBella403‌ I think its great that you were able to have something you wanted and not stress over it.

This is our new lifestyle now guys, becoming healthy and fit and making it it last for rest of our lives. And personally I don't think I could completely go without at least one cookie every now and then, or Mexican food during a date night. The key is not to go over board with our indulgences (though they my taste really good, just remember they're not really good for you), moderation is important. And support from friends and family (like all of us wonderful people here in this group) is even more important.

@rissavanwey‌ i can completely relate with you on the Mexican food, and about the planks....ugh. But you had fun and you enjoyed yourself and you still managed to get a great workout in.

@SRJennings‌ I believe that you did great, you got out there, you worked out, and you did your best to make healthy choices throughout the day and really that's the best any of us could do.

Personally I wake up some mornings and just have a cup of coffee cause I'm not hungry, and other days I'll have a full breakfast cause I wake up starving. I guess it depends on how much I ate for dinner the night before, but I just go with it and do the best I can.