Join US! FAB FOURS (4 week challenge group) NEW!

ebh, nicki, cherlou & niky,

Welcome! We're glad you found us.

The official weigh in will be this Tuesday. Just show up and post your current weight (as of 12/8) (abbreviated as CW), and your 4-week goal weight (GW). A realistic goal would probably be around a 4 pound loss, considering the holiday challenges we're bound to face. If you're closer to your end goal, maybe less than 4 pounds; if you're further from your end goal, perhaps a little more than 4 pounds? Whatever goal you set, you can always blow it out of the water!

I know 4 pounds doesn't sound like much, but wouldn't it be amazing to come out of the holidays thinner than how we went in? When I put it THAT way, even 2 pounds would be great....

And if you have a birthday, anniversary or some other important event between now and Jan 5th, post that, too, so we can celebrate with you!


I, too, am looking forward to starting with a new group at the beginning of a challenge. So many of the groups seem so well established that it's awkward to join late. :flowerforyou: We're ALL new here - and ready to support each other. :flowerforyou:

Why wait until 12/8? Tell us a little about yourselves, for we'd like to get to know you. A post everyday or every other day would be great.
nicki & cherlou, it's nice to meet both of you.

-Susan

Tamara, Oh no! Take care of yourself, and I hope you're feeling better soon. Let us know how you are doing tomorrow.

Cryslynn, Welcome! :flowerforyou: What a great group we have, and we're glad you're here! You get triple wings for having your in-laws living with you. How do you DO that? My MIL and me under the same roof? :noway: :noway: :noway:
Best of luck in returning to school. What will you be studying?

ebh - I, too, am so excited to be done with Thanksgiving and onto a new challenge, Like you, I've doubled down on my water efforts, and I'm posting my exercise and food. I agree that weighing in weekly is important, even if we had a gain or we stayed the same. Everybody has been there! Nobody will judge us, and it's like going to confession: it clears the past away, poof! And we're ready for a new week, and a new start.

Tamara - Happy bday to your son - almost a teenager! Good luck at the doctor today. I'm glad to hear you're back on MFP track, that's hard after 5 days off. Even one day off is difficult for me the following day. Do you get a meal at work?

Cheryl - I've heard great things about Shred. I'm going to see if it's on my cable, too. Your exercise routine motivates me, thanks! Best of luck on your business lunches. I used to feel sorry for myself ordering soup and salad (while others have the seafood combo platter), but I feel SO much better when it's all over.

Jittery - I love the scale, too (now that it is my friend). I bought a digital one at Costco last month, and so now there's no fudging with the little weight bar on my old doctor's scale. I'm okay with any fluctuations, since I am really being honest with myself now. I know a higher number is only temporary. For kicks, I'll even weigh myself before bed. Some mornings I wake up a pound lighter, and sometimes I never lose a thing. Thankfully, I've never gained through the night! :laugh:

As for me, I babysit my granddaughter on Thursdays, but she has a cold today, and she's too grouchy to take on our usual walk. I'll see if the Shred is available (thanks, Cheryl), or I'll try wii fit (have it, but never used it yet), while she is napping later.
-Susan

Tamara, that is great news. I hope you're healed soon.

Cryslynn, it seems like dental hygienists can always get work, and can name their own hours. That sounds like a perfect fit for a family. Best of luck to you.

Well, I found Jillian Michael's Shred on our cable channel, and I did it while my granddaughter was napping. I have NO upper body strength, so the weights & push ups really challenged me. It was a good workout, and I would definitely do it again. She really keeps things moving, with many transitions from standing to floor. Sometimes I think I'm a little A.D.D., so the quick, changing pace was perfect for me. Again, thanks for the suggestion, Cheryl!

-Susan

Momieof2, WELCOME! Our big kick off is this Tuesday. We hope to see you post often. Tell us a little about yourself. We're glad you're here.

Niky, sorry to hear you're having a hard time. What's going on in your life? It's always stress that gets to me. Talk to us.

Hey, Jittery, while I was doing JM's Shred, she said that punches were good at raising your cardio when you have a lower body injury. Just a thought. BTW, what does a one-legged jumping jack look like, exactly?????:happy:
-Susan
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Oh let me tell you.. its more of a hopping, teetering, claping disaster.

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