Move it To Lose for May: CHALLENGE

1.5 down. 1.5 to go. I am going to have a hard time trying to fit in any exercise time Friday or Saturday.... I may have to cram the last 1.5 out tonight... Hope everyone is going well on their challenge.

I am so behind! Ugh! Work has been picking up again which equals taking less time for myself. I've got 3 miles so far. I'll get some in tomorrow and over the weekend. And for the compliments... here goes!

To my wonderful husband:
1.) Your motivation and support has made the last 3 months wonderful. To have you on my side of this life style change has made this super easy and has made it not feel like just another diet. I think together we'll accomplish all our goals and dreams and then some.
2.) Thank you, thank you, thank you for our beautiful children. We are truly blessed!
3.) You are a great teacher!
4.) You make me smile every single day!

To my mom:
5.) I can't even begin to understand what it is like living with MS, but your strength inspires me.
6.) I never appreciated your guidance as a teenager, but I value everything you taught me growing up. I was listening! You are wise and, now that I have my own kids, were mostly right. :-)

To my dad:
7.) You have the patience of a saint!
8.) You taught us what family really means, through thick and thin. Your example has made this family what it is and has shown me what it truly means to be selfless.

To my kids:
9.) Inquisitve and eager learners, it is such a joy to see the world again through a child's eyes.
10.) My kids have reminded me what it means to never give up.

To my new MFP family:
11.) You are all so amazingly strong and have shown me that small slip-ups are not failures, but are merely road bumps in this great journey of life.
12.) You are all so supportive and have helped me celebrate each victory, no matter how small!

Not all exactly compliments, but I think it works.

Hey Gang!

Sorry I have been out of the loop. I have been struggling a bit lately but am working on making a comeback! It will be all about Me...Me....Me..this weekend! I have logged 9 miles towards this week's challenge so far. I may add an extra workout tonight and wth my weekend hikes, I should be good. Sounds like just about everyone is doing really well. I have lost 6 pounds since the beginning so I am a happy camper!

Sue

Sue, 6 pounds is AWESOME!! Congrats and keep up the great work!!!

I am so behind! Ugh! Work has been picking up again which equals taking less time for myself. I've got 3 miles so far. I'll get some in tomorrow and over the weekend. And for the compliments... here goes!

To my wonderful husband:
1.) Your motivation and support has made the last 3 months wonderful. To have you on my side of this life style change has made this super easy and has made it not feel like just another diet. I think together we'll accomplish all our goals and dreams and then some.
2.) Thank you, thank you, thank you for our beautiful children. We are truly blessed!
3.) You are a great teacher!
4.) You make me smile every single day!

To my mom:
5.) I can't even begin to understand what it is like living with MS, but your strength inspires me.
6.) I never appreciated your guidance as a teenager, but I value everything you taught me growing up. I was listening! You are wise and, now that I have my own kids, were mostly right. :-)

To my dad:
7.) You have the patience of a saint!
8.) You taught us what family really means, through thick and thin. Your example has made this family what it is and has shown me what it truly means to be selfless.

To my kids:
9.) Inquisitve and eager learners, it is such a joy to see the world again through a child's eyes.
10.) My kids have reminded me what it means to never give up.

To my new MFP family:
11.) You are all so amazingly strong and have shown me that small slip-ups are not failures, but are merely road bumps in this great journey of life.
12.) You are all so supportive and have helped me celebrate each victory, no matter how small!

Not all exactly compliments, but I think it works.

Definite compliments and yeah, it works! Now, where's my dang tissue!! Seriously though, what beautiful thoughts you have!

Hello MFP friends! I have 18.5 miles in but that includes 11 minutes on the stationary bike so I need 2.5 more to complete the challenge. If I can muster the energy I'll bang that out tonight. I am total slacker on the mini-challenges but it is taking everything I have to get the basics done. You are all doing an amazing job!!! One more week to go!!!!

Okay, I have been doing so well on the big challenges that I couldn't let this weeks slip through my fingers. I popped down down to the fitness room and clocked 15 mins on the bike. Between the walk there and back and that 15 I logged 22.5 miles for this week!!!!!

I was looking @ your tickers (that sounds weird) and you have a lot of fun stuff coming up! Please let us know how they are..

Hi everyone:) Well for this weeks challenge it was great!..I did an avg 4.9 miles a day and one day 6.2..and that was 6 day out of 7...did do anything yesterday. In total 31.2 miles for the week:))...as for the mini challenge..I kept forgetting to do the Jabs..but got some in.
Oh by the way...I am so tempted to check out the scals..hehe...but didn't!

Hope everyone is doing great!!...Keep up all the great work!:happy:

Okay, Guys - the FINAL WEEK!!!

Our challenge: To crank up our last week, burn a minimum of 2400 calories through activity and exercise throughout the week. Get creative, but most importantly: MOVE IT!


How did last week go for everyone??

And here's a mini-challenge for you...

1) Think about how much water you consume in an average day.
2) Got that number? In ounces? (8 oz = 1 cup)
3) Are you sure you have that number????
4) Now - take that number and divide it in half.
5) Got THAT number??
6) THAT's how much extra water you should drink in the next 24 hour period.

So - you're basically going to drink 1.5 times your normal water intake.

Here's an example:
If I normally drink 64 oz of water, then I'm going to add on 32 additional ounces.... for a total of 96 oz.

(And no, you can't count your extra trips to the bathroom as calories burned!)

Wow! I've been drinking between 2 and 3 litre bottle a day. Oh my goodness!! Ok, I will start counting this first thing in the morning!

I've had a pretty slow start to this week. I haven't had much of an appetite lately so I haven't been working out much either. I did start the 30 day shred tonight though! It was very fun!

I was doing horrible about not drinking enough water (not even the recommended 8 glasses). I decided on Monday to make myself drink @ least 10 glasses. So far, so good. Great minds think alike :0)

At first the goals helped so much...i've been psyching myself out these past coupla weeks on them. Slow start to the week but I've been moving again yesterday and today. I feel great! Not enough water today though-speaking of.....

I fill in my food diary for the day every morning!! This is a done deal. I dance will I hike, does that count?