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My trusty road bike on our lovely morning out together.

Let me see if I remember how to post pics in here.... My husband and boys on our July 4th hike in North Carolina.

Hello ladies! I'm back from our lovely holiday weekend. The weather was SO cool, down to 55 each night, highs of 70 each day. The rhododendron trees were blooming too. I ate better than I normally would have, no bacon, I did my own breakfast two days, pretty healthy lunches, loads of exercise. I did overeat a couple meals…

Emy – That little ball of delish deserves a Goodness Gracious! Boudine balls sound wonderful and calorific. I’ll have to check out the Strong Curves, sounds good! And you were spot on with your husband comment, lol! Cindy – Thanks for that reminder! We will be on opposite sides of one of my favorite states. I will raise my…

I weighed in this morning and was down 0.6 lbs. As I mentioned, I was expecting TOM today or tomorrow (it started this afternoon), so this is still a huge win for me. I also haven't logged everything for 16 days in a row in many years, so woohoo for me! I'm in busy packing mode, trying to do laundry and sort out what food…

I lost 0.6 lbs. this week despite the fact that TOM is looming today or tomorrow. I think the last time I've lost weight the week before my period was about 4 years ago, so go me! :happy: Total weight loss for 2 weeks is 6.4 lbs. I'll take it!

Lisa, that stinks to drive to a vacation place and have your son wake up all poofy. I hope that settles down! Happy Canada Day! I’m sure you’ll be able to squeeze in some working out even though you aren’t in a great place for exercise. Remember those squats, ab moves, and push ups. And of course the dreaded, burpees!…

You ladies are very inspiring! I'm really anxious about my weekly weigh-in on Wed. I'll be weighing in the day my period is supposed to start, and I haven't lost weight during PMS week in years. :ohwell:

Wooohoo I love the beginning of a new month! I've got some stuff coming up to be nervous about, so here goes... 1. I will be logging food everyday that I'm not on vacation. If I'm honest, logging on vacation probably will not happen, but I'll try. 2. I'm going on two long-weekend vacations. I'll be eating sensibly, staying…

Brenda, way to finish up a Jillian Michaels series. That is quite an accomplishment! You have earned a massage! If you have groupon or living social in your area, you can use that as a way to find one for much cheaper. They’re wonderful (although mine was painful – see below). Sounds like you’re pretty rural though, so you…

Happy Friday!!! I got my Just Dance Xbox game workout on today with some at-home strength work. All in the name of eating some dessert. I am testing my ability to portion control some s'mores bars I'm making right now. I've worked out for and logged a single serving of this dessert, so I'm going to see how I do this…

Emy, I’m so glad you don’t have to work tomorrow! Cindy, I’ll be posting more ideas on the food thread. I have certain go-to things (eggs, beans, tomatoes, green onions, Clif crunch granola bars) that my food log sees every single day. Siannah, that is nice that you can take a day off each week. Here in the US, I think…

This recipe was inspired by something I cooked a couple years ago, I think from a Jillian Michael book. These are not exact measurements, sorry, it was a throw it in the pan kindof night... Grilled Sausage and Veggie Saute Chicken Dinner Sausage (I look for the natural ones with no preservatives, nitrates, nitrites) 1…

Siannah, I think I would love living in Ireland too. I haven’t made it there yet, but I look forward to it. My mother-in-law traveled there last year and said she’d never met an entire country of people who seemed to truly care about her well-being and how she was doing. They were so kind and helpful, she’s ready to move…

Quick stop by to shout my weekly weigh in from the rooftops! I lost 5.8 lbs. this week. :happy: This puts me at 225.0, which is where I was pre-birthday and pre-vacation. I'll come back by after breakfast and catch up on everyone's posts.

Lol, I just said we needed a food thread on the Today I Will _____ topic. I guess I should have paid more attention to the topics out there! :tongue:

Welcome Siannah! I think that the fact that you’re only 6 lbs away from your goal weight may be related to the fact that you’ve never had peach cobbler, lol. Are you from across the pond? Lisa, I keep meaning to ask you about your store that you mention. What do you sell? Oh, Emy, those numbers sound dreamy to me! I am so…

Hi Meg! You've done a great job so far. Remember it doesn't matter how many pounds you have to lose, we all do it the exact same way, one pound at a time. I've been on my journey for 6 years and I only had 50 pounds to lose! You may end up reaching your goal before some of us do that have much less to lose. I lost 42 of…

Peach Cobbler for everyone! And of course, it will have zero calories. Wink wink. Cindy, so jealous of those temps! Emy, I’ve never been good at batch cooking, so good for you! I do cook a lot and we rarely eat out or get take out (my boys are used to it). I always make enough for two nights of dinner though. I heart…

Lisa – Wowzers! I’m very impressed by that milestone, congratulations! I think our bodies long for breaks sometimes. I notice that if I strength train hard for 3 weeks then miss a week, that I have no problem increasing my weights at that next workout. It’s like my muscles saying, “Thank you for time to grow!” And I’ve…

Lisa, congrats on the weight loss! Diane, congrats on being the biggest loser, er, smallest gainer? That made me lol. Cindy, I agree that those fun outings can have a much smaller impact on our weight when we compensate by changing what we eat or our activity level. I know that when I'm following my plan, I can treat…

Thanks for the names ladies! Cindy & Emy - I've done C25K several times over the past 8 years. I clearly remember the daunting task of those first runs with the 8 min run interval, and then the dreaded 20 minutes. I thought I would die! It isn't like after that is over you magically become someone who can run for 2-3 miles…

Hello all! I'm new to the group and hoping to jump in and have a place to come check in regularly. You can read about me on the intro page, or ask questions, I'll be glad to answer. Today was my day to recuperate from a very busy couple weeks traveling with my sister-in-law her four children and my two boys. We traveled to…

My name is Pam and I am here after a big backpedaling session over this past 18 months. I had lost 45 pounds between 2008-2011, stayed within 10 lbs of my lowest weight for a couple years, and now I've gained 35 of those pounds back. I'm a 43 year old mom of two boys (11 and 7). I homeschool them and tutor high school and…

Hi! I'm 41 and I started my weight loss journey almost 5 years ago. I've lost 40 lbs. total and have 14 more to go to hit my goal. The last two years I've been bouncing around in a 10 lb. range, but I'm trying to get back into some fresh new territory before 2012 is over. My best advice about exercise would be to focus…