New Group - Summer Lovin'

Just wanted to share this today.

be thankful! Each and every day. Today here in Southeast US has been horrible. I live in East Tennessee and the weather has ben horrible and unusual today. We've had baseball sized hail and tornados! and we live in the MOUNTAINS! MANY people on the UT college campus have lost their winshields in their cars due to hail, I hve a few dings and dents in my car, but the thing to be most thankful is that the people I love are safe.

It's been insane! This type of weather RARELY happens. There have been several tornados, flooding, hail, high winds, lightening. TONS of things!

Just wanted to send out my prayers to anyone that may not of been as fortunate and to anyone else that needs a prayer.

I've not weighed-in in two weeks. I'm trying to stay far far away from the scale because I've fallen so far off track I'm scared to even look at it. However, this week I have renewed my commitment to this! I'm getting back on track and working my *kitten* off and Saturday morning I'm going to weigh myself for the first time in 3 weeks!

This weeks challenge is going to be good. Let me get a few things done here at work and then I'll post the challenge. I'll be posting the chart tomorrow. Hopefully, enough people will weigh back in!

Come on! WEIGH IN DAY!!

wohoo, go everyone!
Challenge Time!!

Nutrition: Make a colorful plate! No, don't paint your plates! Reds, Greens, Yellows, Purple, Orange, White. If you've kids make it a fun activity. Make something with their favorite colors, let them help pick it out by colors instead of what it is. It's also more appealing in general when your plate is full of colors instead of the bland, boring, dull colors.

Fitness: Target area of the week! Abs! Do some type of ab exercise each day. I found this at http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/bestabexercises/a/all_abs.htm
"Abdominal Exercise Guidelines
Perform several (3-5) abdominal exercises 3-5 times a week. Start with exercises and repetitions that are comfortable for your fitness level and as you improve increase the number of repetitions. You do not need to do all the exercises; simply select those that work well for you and vary your routine over the months.
Bicycle Crunch Exercise
Captain's Chair Exercise
Ab Crunch on an Exercise Ball
Vertical Leg Crunch
Long Arm Crunch
Reverse Crunch
Plank (Hover) Exercise
Traditional (Basic) Abdominal Crunch
Half Curl
Crossover Crunch
Seated Oblique Twists with Medicine Ball
Oblique Crunch
Alternating Supermans
V-Sit Exercise
Oblique Twist with Medicine Ball "

Fun: Enjoy the sunshine, I don't care if it's your lunch break, or the sun is only going to come out in 15 minute intervals, go outside and soak up some Vitamin D!

I hope everyone enjoys the challenges this week. I'm hoping that they aren't too hard to follow!
I'll post a chart tomorrow and everyone have a good day and a good Monday. I'm off Monday and Tuesday so WOHOO!

Alright, well I'm still at 180.8 I'm trying to get down to 179. That's all I want. lol. I've slacked once again. I've been so stressed out lately, I've either been eating everything, or nothing!

I'm leaving for the beach on Thursday. I'm going to workout hard up until that day, then I'm going to do 30 min morning walk/run while I'm there.

I'm not sure of the challenge this week. If someone out there wants to take this week over for me that'd be great. And I will not be here for the next weigh-in OR challenge day. I won't be back from the beach till the 18th.

Sorry I've been MIA lately. I've just been extremely stressed about a few things, and now I've got 4 days to pack...technically 2 since today is Mother's day, and I've still got to wash the clothes I'm packing AND I'm working everyday. Not sure when I'll find time for anything, but I'm gonna try to fit in some kickboxing to release frustration that I've got right now.
ANYWAYS!

Good luck to everyone! I hope to come back and be able to get down to the 170s!