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Gooood morning Ravenclaws!!! :flowerforyou: Forgive this post if it's a little too cheerful... I'm working on 2.5 hours of sleep. Last night my co-workers and I went out dancing (sort of). It was a lot of fun AND I stayed within my calories! Even when we went to that diner that had chicken and waffles. :glasses: I joined…

Bad day yesterday. Co-worker kind of threw me under the bus, and I'm trying to get over it. Didn't get home til 8pm last night, and was so exhausted that I didn't exercise. :grumble: Stayed within calorie limits, so hopefully that helps. I'm glad it's Friday. I needed it to be Friday. We were hoping for a sunny weekend,…

I'm probably not going to make my EOM goal, but I'm happy that I'm getting close. The exercising has really helped out... although I skipped yesterday. It was too long of a day and I was too tired to do anything. Still got in 5500 steps, so I'm happy with that. Today my friend & I are going to REI to get our multi-tools…

I found the FitBit! It was in the back seat of my car. I felt stupid. Oh well, it's safe and secure now. *taps hip* Check it out, I've already walked 2,000 steps today before 11am. :) Signed up for survival training. Happens on May 5th. Am sooooo excited! I'm doing good on the workout challenge, but am bombing the food. At…

I think I just lost my FitBit tracker!!! I feel naked without it. Now I won't know how many steps I've done in a day. I hoping against reality that I find it okay later on, but it's not looking good. :sad:

Good morning Ravenclaws! It's Monday (again). Got a full day today. Hoping I can resist to eat during class this morning.

Morning Ravenclaws! 289.0! I believe I hit my 50! Yay! But, man! It is getting harder and harder to lose weight! I'm more active, I eat less... good thing I took those other measurements. I think I'm entering my first plateau. Have a great Saturday! I'm going on a hike!

momofJandA , you actually inspired me to exercise more. I was barely doing 60 minutes a week and now I do much more than that. I loved your idea of doing 900 minutes in a month and decided to up my game as well. I try to do at least 5,000 steps a day, and if I get on the bike to make up those steps I try to do at least 20…

Hi All! Just signed up for a survival course in May. Just a weekend, but I'm so excited!!! I also think I'm going to hit the big 5-0. I can tell because my co-workers keep shoving donuts in my face. Oh the temptation!!! I don't even like them, but that smell...

Are you "starving" your body? How much water are you drinking? If I go beyone 8 cups a day, it seems to help flush the system. I'm in a funky mood this morning. Don't know how to shake it. :grumble:

Hello All, It's getting more and more difficult to write into MFP. Also more difficult to lose weight. I'm actually working out more, but it's tough to beat the scale. As per previous recommendations, I've measured other areas. I'm only going to track those monthly though. No need to get obsessive. On the bright side, I…

Hey everybody! As Wednesday slips away, I shake my head and realize that it's already the middle of the week... and I haven't posted since Sunday. I can't believe how much time flies and makes it difficult keep in touch here, but I'm working on it. I was inspired by someone's idea to reach a certain amount of minutes by…

Hey Sue, What if you did a portion control for the chocolate? I bag veggies every week so I have something to munch on during work. What if you bagged an acceptable amount of chocolate, and let that be your munchies for the day? See other chocolate floating around... tell yourself it's not as good as what's in your bag.…

Holy crap! See what happens when you don't post? You have *no* idea what's going on. :huh: @Lottee... take me with you! That's sounds amazing, and I am green with envy. Can you blog it? I'd love to see pictures! Well, because I didn't check here I missed out on most of the OWLs. Thanks to zumba, I did work the core (ouch).…

Good morning, Ravenclaws! I can't believe it's Saturday already! Nor that I slept 12 hours last night. I started off so well this week, but I got slammed by work around Thursday. I'm going to have to work the weekend, and I overslept so I missed zumba. :( On the bright side, the exercise bike my mom ordered came in, so I…

Don't know what EOM (end of month?) but I'll wait til the week is over. Loving the new shoes! Went to the convention center yesterday, and felt no pain in my feet. :) Oh! BONUS! I wanted to wear jeans yesterday, but not the "bigger" ones I last bought. I dug in my closet and found a pair of jeans... size 26. I put them on…

Got my walk/jog in! Only 17 minutes, but it boosted my steps by 2,000. So I'm happy there. Quick question on the excel sheet. Looks like March has another week... so where do we post our stuff for this week? Also, when do we need to post our goal weight for April? Thanks!

Hey everyone. Sunday was a much better day. Went to zumba. Was a little late, but I made it. Haven't gone in about a month because of other priorities and... feeling like sitting on the couch more. It was great. I'm glad I went. Also tried doing rock-climbing today. That was a failure. The footholds are too small to put…

Went down this week. I guess I am officially moved into 200-ville. Good start to the day, but it fizzled out after having to speak to technical service. Let's hope for a better day tomorrow.

As far as the challenges are going, I'm actually doing more in exercise than I am in food. This is a rarity, but makes sense since there hasn't been a grocery run. So far I've done about 140 minutes this week & 11 OWLS. Planning to do another walk today after work. @kellyisfat Second interiew! WTG!

Did a walk to punish myself for falling off the wagon again. It was great. Wrote a post about it.

Morning all! Being good after the cupcake fiasco. Stayed within calories AND did a 10 minute climb up a mountain... when I usually stand around. So I was excited about that. I remember always feeling like I was going to fall down as I hike up. Now I don't have that problem anymore. I really enjoy hiking. Need to get back…

Blergh. What a Monday. The Monday after St. Paddy's day AND a rainy weekend. Drove in rain. Ugh. Makes me cranky. Did some ab contractions in traffic, so I feel like I got something done. May need to run around a bit tonight. I slipped and ate a cupcake today. Man, it was good. Homemade too. I think I needed it, and will…

Happy Sunday Ravenclaws! Yesterday was such a wonderful St. Paddy's Day! I got to march in a parade with my volunteer battalion. At first I was worried if I would do well, but after all the hiking my brother & I have been doing, it was easy. :bigsmile: I even made the treacherous walk to the parade after eating a hearty…

...poo. Well, it was a nice trip to TWO-ville, but I am back in the Three's this week. I think I know why, and have a better handle on myself. I'm going to focus just keeping under calories and not worry about the exercise. We're in it for the long haul, right?

Great job lottee! I don't imagine ever running, so heavy props to you! Thanks for all the clothes advice my Ravenclaw peeps! The prospect *still* doesn't sound like fun to me, but perhaps I'll feel different in a few more months. I do need new shoes, so perhaps on my birthday or my next landmark I'll get some new clothes.…

Thanks for the feedback on the clothing! I think I'm going to wait. Scarlett- thanks for the link to the 5K! I love zombies and this seems like a lot of fun. I haven't "run" in such a long time, I may have to go as a spectator. But it would be fun... The pictures are hilarious. :)

CONGRATS SUE! My co-worker comes back today and I'm excited to return to a regular life. Makes me happy. I don't know anything about clothes. I can wear some of my 2x clothing now, but I can also still wear my 3x stuff. Sure, clothing seems looser, but can't you wear the clothing no matter how small you are? Then how do…

My stomach hasn't been doing so well today. Keeping it simple with veggies and fruit to hopefully restat the digestive system. However, it is quite difficult when people flaunt their bread. Mmmm.... bread. *drool*

Cardio is very important for ZombieLand. I have the same issues, jazzgnat, if I don't go to the grocery store. I think the only thing I have been successful with in restaurants (especially when I'm busy) is going to Applebees and picking off their "under 550 calorie" meals. Some meals are around 250 calories, and they're…