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  • Hmmm - not as strong as I'd hoped: 6 real push-ups and 6 girls push-ups. FAHHHHHbulous form, though! :happy: Oh well, nowhere to go but up.
    in 5/28 Pre Challenge Day -4 Comment by Spambo16 May 2013
  • I will accept (belatedly) the push-up challenge. I've been getting back into my yoga practice the last couple months, and can really tell a difference in my upper body strength, so this'll be interesting. This weekend was not good for me (or the team). I did really well on Friday, and then kind of lost control the rest of…
    in 5/28 Pre Challenge Day -4 Comment by Spambo16 May 2013
  • So far, today's been pretty good, but we're having pizza for dinner, which tends to be a trigger food for me. I'm going to figure out my portion size before it comes and get the rest wrapped up right away, so I'm not tempted. I only managed 22 crunches on Diana's challenge, but a) I'd already done crunches with the weight…
    in 5/24 Pre Challenge Day -8 Comment by Spambo16 May 2013
  • Lots of veggies! And try to limit your alcohol intake, not just because of the calories, but because the more you drink, the less you're going to pay attention to what you're eating. (And the more guilty you'll feel about it the next day.) Do lots of dancing to burn off what you eat. Good luck and stay strong!
    in The weekend is coming! Comment by Spambo16 May 2013
  • Got a quick 15 minute power walk in with a colleague before the rain hit, so I made the 30+ minute mark today. Yay! (And yes, Mary, dancing ABSOLUTELY counts! Go log it! :smile: )
    in 5/23 Pre Challenge Day -9 Comment by Spambo16 May 2013
  • In my mind, 75 minutes is a heck of a lot more than a baby step! :tongue: Makes my 21 minutes on the elliptical this morning look pretty lame. (I'm going to blame yesterday's power yoga class- lots of lunge poses left my legs really tired today.) My goal for the day is to stay under on calories and make up my missing 9…
    in 5/23 Pre Challenge Day -9 Comment by Spambo16 May 2013
  • Every morning that I can. (My usual hotel during the week doesn't have a scale.) If my weight is down, it gifts me a nice lift for the day; if it's up, I don't beat myself up over it, but I find I DO tend to make better choices throughout the day. I log in MFP every time, and use the chart to watch my overall trend.
    in How often do you weigh yourself? Comment by Spambo16 May 2013
  • Yesterday, I did 25 minutes on the elliptical doing Peak 8 (30 seconds as hard as you can followed by 90 seconds recovery pace; repeat 8 times) and kept my calories under goal (just barely, but I did it). I also realized that I had crossed the halfway point to my weight loss goal - 23 lbs lighter than a year ago! This…
    in Pre Challenge Day -10 Comment by Spambo16 May 2013
  • I'm in! I also have an end-of-June vacation coming up that'll be lots of walking and a lot of swimsuit action. I want to be as ready as I can for it.
    in Starting the 30 Day Challenge Comment by Spambo16 May 2013
  • Since you're walking anyway, you may want to try integrating some racewalking technique in your walks. There are some good sites to show you the techniques, though I don't have the links off-hand. I find racewalking (while yes, it looks geeky) more actively engages core, glutes, quads, and hamstrings and REALLY kicks my…
    in the dreaded stall... Comment by Spambo16 March 2013
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