Never going to give up !!!!! challenge

Morning all!

So I just finished booking hotels and submitting my registration for RAGBRAI 40 (registers annual great bike ride across Iowa). This year the route will be 471 miles during the last week of July. This is even more incentive to keep working on getting in better shape!

I am making more of a conscious effort to cut out flour. I went to the store yesterday and did not buy bread or muffins. See if this helps me or not. I even cooked a bit yesterday-made fish tacos with corn tortillas (can I just say I do not like them as much as flour ones). And have chicken to make up today. Two days in a row of cooking :laugh:

Hope everyone is having an awesome weekend!

Good Evening ladies I hope you have all had a lovely Sunday! I was so chilled out today, it would have been very easy to snack but I stayed strong! Kept up with my water, no chocolate, haven't quite achieved 5 exercise sessions for the week but who knows I might feel like doing one later and today I have stayed on target with calories! A very successful day I think!

Sammy, I am studying Italian and Spanish which gets awfully confusing at times but I am trying to wok harder so I am not always mixing them up!

Hawkeye, your bike marathon sounds amazing I am very impressed! Keep up the hard work!

Deebear, you made me jealous of the pie so I spent the last hour making an apple crumble which I am very much looking forward to later!

Have a good night everyone!

GOOD EVENING MY SWEET FRIENDS! Seems like everyone is doing great!

DONT FORGET MINI CHALLENGE TOMORROW - 50 LUNGES!!!!

MY GOALS this week...
Hit 20 pounds.....I'm so close can taste it ;0)
Water
C25K week 4 baby here I come!

I'm not going to put diet in here because its lust how I eat, I no longer have to think about it!

DEEBEAR how was the pie? If I hit 20 I'm eating a peppermint Patty!!

JEMMA
2 LANGUAGES that's impressive! You are doing great with your goals.

ELIMAY you know what they say, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger "...its true! Glad you enjoyed your time with your sis!

SAMMY Week 4 here I come! Was supposed to rest today but I felt like working out so I did! Keep up the hard work missy!

HAWKEYE I'm so excited for you! Challenges are wonderful!

CLOVER You did great keep pushing!

See you all tomorrow! Mini challenge for Wednesday? ??

I'm in!!!

Goals:
1) Not to eat junk unless on special occasions!

2) get back down to 55kg - and stay there!

3) not to go over my net cal intake!

4) to tone up! (this is the biggie! I struggle with exercise!!!)

Elimay you are such a tease!!! It's not Sammy's talk, it's English!!! Yes a lie-in must be what you would call a sleep in - staying in bed longer in the morning than you would do normally - otherwise known as Heaven!

I've had a hard day at work and now I'm feeling physically and mentally drained. Will do the mini-challenge in a little while but that is all for tonight.

Will finish under cals. Exercise - I had planned to do C25K tonight but I have just walked home (an hour in heels) so that will do instead.

I see we have more new friends join our challenge - welcome

Hello my dear friends!!! I forgot to do my lunges and after walking the dog for 30 minutes (it was 69 degrees here in Nebraska today) I will do them here pretty quick.
Under calories--check.
Water drank--check.
No flour, no sugar--check.
Logged in--check.
Walked for 30 minutes--check.
You are all doing so well. You all amaze. Penny 20 pounds? How AWESOME is that girlfriend?
Jemma 2 languages. Wow I can barely speak one.
Elimay waterpark in January? Is it indoors? Hope you had a wonderful day.
Sammy I love to lie in on Sundays.
You all make me smile. Hope you all have a GREAT evening and will see you all tomorrow.

Sammy an hour walk in heels has to count for something ;0)
Deebear great day all around!!!
Clover yay on completing your steps!!
Elimay I just want to say thank you!
Welcome Auri!

So my day was interesting ....I did the lunges (deebear it killed me) I'm so out if shape ;0( I did week4day1 of C25K and have Charlie horses and horrible shin splints. Have been stretching and icing since. Bummed as I was I got back on the treadmill slow to try and loosen things up. Then my daughters wanted to play just dance so we did. I pray that I can run Wednesday but I am going to repeat week 3 again as a dear friend who is a trainer recommended. I don't want injuries and would rather build myself up properly. After all lets face it I am extremely over weight and out of shape. I did finally hit 20 pounds after lunch today but will weigh in officially tomorrow. Hope everyone has a peaceful evening! Keep pushing for you goals!

Morning everyone!

I didn't do the lunges as my knees hate them....does biking 26 miles make up for that. I'm in for plank on Wednesday though!

It is so weird to have breakfast in the morning and not eat toast or a english muffin...takes some getting used to as that has been my routine forever. Stayed under my calorie goal despite eating pizza and cake at the office yesterday (but I worked out for almost 3 hours so that makes up for it). Also drank a bit more yesterday so that was good.

Last day of the month which means the hectic rush to get all of my paper work completed.....you would like after 9 years I would be to a point where I get things done quicker but there is always some new crisis that pops up and gets me off track.

Looks like everyone is having a great week thus far...keep it up.

Afternoon all

So I did my lunges last night. Got through it but glad we weren't doing 51! Penny, glad you're going slow on you're 5k training. Tortoise wins the race. I was going to run today, but the carpet cleaner is here not, so it's not looking good. Maybe tomorrow.

log calories and budget - yes
water - yes plus 1. I may increase it for February.
exercise - yes - solo tennis and lunges.
10k steps - Forgot to wear my pedometer yesterday, but today is looking good.
housework - yes

OK Plank tomorrow. Ya'll have a great day!