Been doing lots of hiking this weekend. Today was a bit hot for it but I went anyway. Too tired now to write much else..lol.. I hope you all are having a fantastic weekend!

Datenshi

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I FINISHED MY EVENT WALK!!! :glasses: :glasses: :glasses:

Went up and over the Coronado Bridge. Very excited. I took a slow pace, took lots of pictures of the city, but I finished within my goal of 2 hours (94 min). And, for fun, I checked my weight after the walk and saw that I'm almost at my goal for the month! Yay!

Have a great day everyone! :flowerforyou:

*CHEERS!* Great job, you! :drinker:

Hmm, not sure what's going on with the threads- we appear to have two going on simultaneously. However, whoop whoop! Rolled over into another thread! Ravenclaws, you rock! So supportive and even when there's not much activity in the common room it's always nice to know people are checking it and responding to everyone's posts. On that note- well done Korkster on your walk, Datenshi I am jealous of your hiking, and Kelly, I always over indulge in airports- good on your for getting some exercise in to counteract it a bit though!!

Don't forget to check in today, I am feeling smug because I lost the weight I gained last week, and a little bit more. Going to try and have an awesome week and get even lower this time. Happy Monday Ravenclaws X

Hey guys, sorry I have been missing in action, I now weigh 45.6 kgs not sure what that is in pounds.

new thread :drinker: we rock!

So I'm thinking about signing up for a Warrior Dash event in August. There is one in NY about 1-1.5 hours away from me. I just don't know if I can do it (self doubt creeping in). It looks like a blast and something that will definately challenge me and push me- but what if I suck and can't do it? Its 3.2 miles so if it was straight running no problem- but there are crazy obstacles like rope climbing, crawling under barbed wire through mud, leaping over fire, jumping over cars, balancing on wood, going through waist high water, etc- basically anything they can throw at you they do. I don't know . . . .

Starting running again this morning- only 3.6 miles today but I felt great and had my best time yet (29:25- so a 8:13 mile). Legs feel . . . okay, not great I still get some twinges in the calf muscles of my "good" leg, but not what I would call pain.

I agree with korkster. At least if you try it, you'll be able to see what you can do.

Good morning Ravenclaws!!!!

no running this morning (raining)- maybe I'll become an every other day runner!

@kelly- good idea on supplying your own food. That'll also help you with the OWLs.

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today has been a fat and lazy day for me I promise it won't happen again! Somehow, I am not working tomorrow which means I'll have time for tanning and training! Yay!

@momofJandA-Do it! I just looked it up, and I am seriously considering trying it too. It looks like a ton of fun, and training would be really intense!

Really having trouble getting some good sleep. Maybe I need to exercise more? Not sure. FitBit shows that I'm getting less time in bed, and I'm waking up more.

Hmmm... looks like there's a hip hop class on Thursday nights. Maybe I should change the workouts a bit and re-introduce dance again. Zumba is good, but it'd be fun to have a change.

@kelly- I definitely agree that bringing your own food will help curb the over eating- I forgot my lunch on Monday and resorted to corn dogs at 7-11 (although at least I walked to the store and back so somehow that made it ok to me) and then today i was at a conference where lunch was provided- didn't go over but ate a bag of cheese doodles that I would NOT have normally eaten. I hate relying on someone else for my food or going out for it . . . for me I don't make good "out of the house" food choices

Great job srp2011 and Korkster! And to everyone who lost! I am back to work today, thank goodness! Days off with nothing to do make it so much harder to stick with a food plan. Also, running around after screaming toddlers burns way more calories than sitting at home on the computer. Good luck to everyone and keep up the good work!

Hmmm... rewards of doing good include doing more work. Reminds me of Buffy when she gets an A on her paper, and then is selected to lead a discussion group. Her complaint went something like "more work? Can't I get a cookie instead?". Something to that effect. I'll have to think about the exercise thing. Give me a day? I feel like everything has been done.

I've been trying to keep up with the morning walks.

Oh! Did I tell you what I'm getting for my birthday? When I first started MFP, I had to say good-bye to my bread. Yes, I still eat bread, but it's only like 1-2 slices a day. It's not fresh, baked rolls, French bread, sourdough, etc... I can eat bread... nonstop. I *LOVE* bread.

So, back when I started in October, and felt the cravings of my bread calling me, I swore that on my birthday, I would eat bread. Nothing. But. Bread. Well, the bakery is booked, and I shall have my bread with candles on it. :bigsmile:

Don't worry. I'll work out and take it in portions, but man oh man I cannot wait to see & smell my bread.

Okay, I got it.

What about abs? Summer is just around the corner, and before you know it, it'll be time to bust out those swimsuits and suck in those guts.

That won't be a problem is there's no gut there.

So... how about 1 OWL for each day you spend some time working on your stomach region. You can do sit-ups, dance moves that affect the abs, or whatever other workout that affects that area. You can even hold in your stomach for periods throughout the day to engage those muscles.

That way, we can all work on it and people can get excited to do their abs.

Happy Friday everyone! It's a long weekend, yay! I'm planning on heading out to the lake and getting some less-than-usual exercise in: water-skiing! I think the challenges our new prefects came up with are perfect. There's no internet at the cabin (might not be able to post), but good luck to everyone this weekend and let's keep up the great work!