Hopefully by the end of tomorrow I'll have about 325 squats in this week, 9.5 miles run, arms video done each day. We'll be traveling all day tomorrow for a couple of soccer games, hopefully there'll be time for a decent walk to offset all the sitting and eating out lunch and dinner. Scares me a bit for Sunday weigh in.

Good morning Lards! (Sorry, that sounds sooo wrong!!) Just popping in to say HAPPY SATURDAY - make today the best it can be!

Die Lard Week 2 Biggest Losers:
1st - gethntysear - 0.94%
2nd - MimiOfTheLuciousLawn - 0.86%
3rd - silverstar65 - 0.80%

CONGRATS, gethntysear, Mimi and Wendy! Great work last week!

Who's going to take the lead next week? We're halfway through the month... Let's keep moving! Whoop!

Woohoo!! Who'd a thunk it?!!

Mimi - you're a rock star recording regular losses and squatting your way to what will be enviable thighs! Elevate those feet and put on the aloe! Good luck tomorrow!

p.s. - I love to walk. Before my kneecap dislo, i'd walk at least 20 miles in a weekend, and have been known to walk more than 20miles in a weekend-day. A luxury has always been an "unplanned day" where i could just walk wherever for as long as i wanted! I'm noticing that my knee bothers me less now about 30lbs down, so have been walking more lately. Today it was just too beautiful to hit the gym, so my pup and I logged some miles (about 70 miles so far this month, and only about 17mins/mile...no records broken!) City walks are the best - love looking at houses! When i had an office job i'd walk to and from work - 3miles each way. Now I work from home and find gym discipline + walks working best.

p.p.s - although I have more noticeable muscles now vs. a few months ago (noticeable beneath the flab to only me - when I flex!), it does feel like everything is just so, so so "jiggly" - especially belly, inner thighs and boobs. Not sure if this is a loose-skin problem to come, or if everything will tighten up a bit as i lose more weight. Nervous.

My apologies, team. Yesterday morning was 228#. This morning 230.8, up 0.4 from last week. I knew the fluid would kill me, I'm so sorry.

On a bright note, I went for my w9d2 run this morning, 3 miles (unfortunately didn't change the scale, I checked before I reported), crushed each of the 6 hills I took, have 36 of 60 squats in so far today. Next weeks weigh in will be much, much better - we'll still be at soccer most of the weekend, but at home - YAY!!

Ok Team, I need y'all to hold me up this week... get busy getting that extra 1000 steps in or leaving that 200 calorie snack on the table. THIS IS OUR WEEK!! LET'S DO THIS!!!

DIE LARD CHALLENGE: Howdy team! This week, let's challenge ourselves to cut back on all of the empty calories in our day - the drinks, highly processed foods, etc. that contain a lot of calories but little nutrition. Grabbing a piece of fruit or fresh veggies instead will give us better nutrition and higher fiber, which will help us feel full longer. It could make the difference in an extra pound lost! Go, team!

WOOHOO!! Congratulations @bpkal!! That's fantastic, I'm so happy for you!!

Thank you! Here is hoping for the 150s before my birthday end May!

Good morning, @bpkal Love that you have a goal in mind, well done on getting into the 170's, I have a similar goal to get to 165 by my birthday end of next week. Just 3 tiny pounds to go!

@MimiOfTheLusciousLawn Can't believe you took on hills as well as running. Dont worry about the weight thing when you're probably adding on awesome muscle that will burn more calories in the long run

Hope you're all smashing @Kayak97 Die Lard Challenge; I've taken to drinking Peppermint Tea to settle the odd confused hunger pangs. Can't believe we're half way through the month, keep it up you're in control!

Thanks, Mimi! My neighborhood is drying out. So thankful I did not have flooding in my house. Lots of areas around are having big problems, prayers are much appreciated.

I have not done a very good job meeting my own challenge this week! Too many empty calories the past couple of days. I think it's because my sleep has been so disrupted, and my tiredness is feeding my appetite. I'm going to bed early tonight so the rest of the week will go better. I went back to work today, and my routine is returning to normal. After being home a couple of days, I was able to get lots of healthy food prepared for this week. Even tried some new dishes using fresh veggies.

I also discovered some free exercise videos on cable. There are quite a few to choose from, so I can mix things up and not get bored. I did some extra Zumba this evening, so I could burn a few more calories and stay within my goal today.

@gethntysear, I like your idea of peppermint tea. I also chew gum when I get the munchies.

Hope everyone's week is going well! Two more days until week three weigh in for most of the team. Keep up the hard work, ladies! It pays off!

Yay @Kayak97 glad you came through okay, what a relief. And great job, through all of the stress and chaos, not falling off the wagon completely. VICTORY is yours, Sister!!

Good morning Team,
I finally, finally lost some weight in this challenge and can contribute to my team weight loss. I am down 2.2lbs and I am happy. Please pray this is the beginning of my road to weight loss and a healthy lifestyle.

Hi All!
Didn't mean to fall off the face of the earth but a few weeks ago I started not feeling well. Ended up having biopsies... and they both ended up being negative!! Thank god! I was started on new medication and its been hard to deal with fatigue/side effects. Ended up losing a little this week, but hopefully next week will be better! All the updates look great! Keep up the great work guys!