This week is going to be very tough for me when it comes to OWLs. I am almost always over my sugar goal. Any suggestions?

Aaargh, I know. I'm terrible with sugar. I wish I could say that I have learned how to eat only natural sugars and give up the rest, but it's been a no-go for me so far. The good news is that it doesn't impact my weight loss at all, but on the other hand, I'm aware that it would be healthier for me if I could cut more of the sugar out. Either way, I'm in your boat, and I would love suggestions on how to cut the cravings or the sugar, too.

Decent day today a little strength training and couch to 5k. My wife bought us 7 new workout videos yay! Also for a laugh I will admit this. I didn't have money to buy dumbbells so I found me some nice heavy rocks outside. Those are my weights.

I kinda love this. Seriously. Whatever works, yeah? You clever Ravenclaw, you. ;D

Hi guys, can someone do me a favour-can you fl in the spreadsheet for me? Am on a tropical beach with limited internet...
weight: not sure so same as last week. Owls:9, house points: 320. Will try and catch up later in the week, enjoy your week x

Hey guys! Sorry I have been an absentee Ravenclaw lately. I'm trying to get back on track, I've been on a really long plateau for a while. I guess I'm happy I haven't gained anything, but I haven't really been losing either.

Anyway, I'm making an effort to be around and participating more. Hope ya'll are doing well

MissKlara - maybe you were eating too little before. You may need the extra calories to keep up with your activity level. I found increasing my calories broke my plateau and let me start moving again.

OMG Tae Bo boot camp is super tough! There are at least six sets of pushups and the abs part is really really difficult for me. Its very strength oriented so I think I'm going to alternate that and the cardio. Its still gets the heart pumping but its not as sustained as the other. I've set myself some new long term goals:
1. Run a 5k - I plan to do this in may after I finish the couch to 5k plan
2. Run a 10k - not sure when I'll do this yet hopefully as soon as I can
3. Do the Tough Mudder - My brother-in-law and sister-in-law(opposite sides of the family, crazy huh?) just did this and I want to be able to next year. It is a grueling 11 mile military obstacle course full of mud, water , walls, fire, nets, electricity, and more. Its super hard core! If you want to see a map of the course check out this link: http://toughmudder.com/events/georgia-2012/ I hope I can be ready next year. Also, its for a good cause the proceeds go to the wounded warrior project. Hope everyone is having a good valentines day I making my wife's favorite meal tonight since we couldn't find a baby sitter to go out. So it fettuccine alfredo at home which we haven't had at all this year. I gotta eat light till dinner cause the calories are super high.

I feel like I've barely been on in the past few days. Hope everyone is still doing well. Loving some of the motivated attitudes in here, though. Clearly I need to stop in more often. I'm nervous this week might end up being a gain or just sticking the same. I'm gonna try to just keep with it and be a little more strict with my food and water this last couple days and hope that gets me where I need to be.

So its been an interesting week so far. My food has been fine as usual but my personal life has been a roller coaster. My wife had an accident on valentines day. She is ok mostly, some bruising from the seat belt but otherwise she is fine. My little RAV4 however has a beat up front end on the driver's side. I really love that little car it's paid for and gets 30+mpg! It is also how I am able to make money delivering pizza. I took my minivan into the shop only to find there is a whole list of problems with it. So I am going to try and fix it myself because I can't afford to pay $2000 dollars to fix it. Also there is a possible new job on the horizon for me. I have been looking for one for a long time but most don't give me much after daycare. The problem is this one is very nontraditional it is a computer repair shop in a small town looking for a technician/business manager/clerk. The pay is basically commission only but they are offering the entire profit of the business. Which means if they don't make a profit(they're not now) I wouldn't get paid. I've built a business up from a loss to profits before and the margins where much higher but I feel uneasy about this. It could however be a great opportunity and I have been looking for something in the IT field. I haven't got in as many workouts as I would like to because of the drama here.

Wow that sounds a bit crazy Jazzgnat. Hope your wife is okay, and good luck with the job.

Hello all! So, have had a lovely holiday, but haven't been logging food at all, and done limited exercise (although the two hour sea kayaking trip was a pretty good workout for my arms (read- absolutely killer!!) Going to try and be super good this weekend though to make up for it little bit, and hopefully won't see a gain on Monday... Hope you're all well and so on, if you want to see the most beautiful beach in the world (in my opinion!) google Koh Maak, Thailand. Was stunning. Xx

Aaaaand finally, something I wanted to share with you guys.... my sister has just put one of these wall transfers up in her room, how cool is this?! I right want Dumbledore's wisdom over my bed!!