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Hi All! Kristen - thank you so much for all the work! No easy task! I am Amy, married Mom to 3 kiddos (5, 7 & 9) & 2 pups (10 & 2). I work a desk job at our 4th Generation family business, and in my previous life (before kids) - I was a Physical Therapist. Love the flexibility of what I do now, but I miss the very active…

Hi All! So excited for my next challenge. Kristen - I am aiming for a 24# loss. Current Weight: 198.6 Challenge Goal Weight: 174 09/05: 09/12: 09/19: 09/26: 10/03: <<<mini goal = 191>>> 10/10: 10/17: 10/24: 10/31: <<<mini goal = 185>>> 11/07: 11/14: 11/21: 11/28: <<<mini goal = 179t>>> 12/05: 12/12: 12/19: 12/24:…

CONGRATULATIONS ALL!!! Thank you all so so much for all of your support & encouragement over the past 7 weeks! Even when I wasn't logging on this thread, seeing your accomplishments on "my home" page via the friends system has been so inspiring! I am so happy to look back 7 weeks later & weigh less! I've learned a LOT -…

Hi All, I can't believe we have hit the end of our challenge! I'll have to catch up a bit later as my house is very busy now (and heavens knows us moms aren't allowed to take a bit of time for ourselves!) Until later! Hugs, Amy

Hi All, WiFi here on vacation is spotty & I've lost messages to you all! Sorry! Exercise on this vacation has been fabulous, but my eating has been out of control. I've gone to bed 2 nights with an upset stomach from overdoing it on food. We're headed back home tomorrow, and as sad as I am to leave vacation, I will be…

Yikes Kelly! We are on the East coast, but luckilly inland enough where we just got really thick cloud cover & some wind. Hope all is back to normal ASAP!!

Morning All! Congrats to all the losers & yay Robin for hitting goal! They always say that last 10 is the hardest to lose - so great work! THIS WEEK TRY TO BEAT OR MATCH YOUR HIGHEST WEEK OF POINTS THUS FAR!!! Let's end this strong ladies! I'm planning a game of badmitton, basketball, soccer & maybe a walk.... Hope you all…

Hello challengers! Sorry I've been so MIA - what a week! First I thought my allergies went wild, but think it may have been a virus since it ended up settling into my chest making breathing a big of a challenge, then messing up my ankle so I couldn't work out... then hubby's truck got a death sentence by the mechanic... so…

Vanessa - you are FABULOUS!!! Love it, so inspiring! Big hugs your way, Amy :0)

Hi All! Well, yesterday's day of rest helped. I can actually walk today and go up & downstairs close to normal. I think if I rest the remainder of today, I should be able to get some form of a workout in tomorrow. Can't wait to exercise again, I feel like such a slug without it! Hugs all! Amy :)

So I got in Day 1 & 2, then I hurt my ankle big time Tuesday (non- 30 day shred related)....so yesterday I could hardly walk on it - could only do stairs one step at a time... ugh! Today is better, but still a good amount of pain, so I am trying my best to rest it (so so hard!). I think tomorrow I'll be able to stand on it…

Hi All, well, this is just not my week! 1st I was sick or the worst allergies ever (improving but not 100%).... then last night my ankle started hurting & today I was hobbling around like an old granny! I think it may be a bit of achilles tendinitis, or I strained the calf a bit (pushing off too hard on Biggest Loser Wii…

Just looking for something for the rainy days when we are housebound. In-between the rain yesterday we did (2) 1 mile walks, a bike ride & then a Mommy walks/kids ride scooters. The lawn was too wet for much else, so we turned to the Wii during thunder/lightening... I'm pretty much a "video games are evil" sort of person,…

Day 2 completed after work today. Figures that last night my ankle starts killing me. I do 30 day shred a lot, so I think it was doing a "challenge" on biggest loser Wii where you had to do those "skaters" side to side. Despite the pain, I did the full workout today. If my ankle is still being uncooperative, I may have to…

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Hi All! Hope I can be in. Did L1 today. This is one of my favorite workouts b/c between work, kids, dogs, hubby - I can manage to slip it in-between activities! I am 37, 5'8", 196.9#'s and I usually burn 230-256 calories with this workout. I usually add a few exercises at the end to get me to an even 30 minutes. SW: 196.9…

Hi All! Hope I can be in. Did L1 today. This is one of my favorite workouts b/c between work, kids, dogs, hubby - I can manage to slip it in-between activities! I am 37, 5'8", 196.9#'s and I usually burn 230-256 calories with this workout. I usually add a few exercises at the end to get me to an even 30 minutes.

Good morning fabulous ones! Yay for all our losers this week! Pam - I'm with you, stayed the same. Frustrating, but putting it in perspective is soooo much better than seeing numbers climb! We're just practicing for maintenance! So, my plans for my healthy habit didn't go so well today. I was feeling sick all night & I…

My points for today = 5. Total points for Week 5 = 33.5. My highest week so far has been 43.5, so I'm going to try to beat that! Steps toward my Week 6 Habit Challenge - 1. I will lay out my workout clothes & sneakers next to my bed. 2. I will set my alarm for 6:20 AM Have a great night all! Hugs, Amy :)

WEEK 6 CHALLENGE What is one healthy habit you would like to develop? Outline your plan on our thread :) For example - I would like to get in the habit of working out in the morning before work. So, this week I will plan to get in at least a 30 minute workout on M/W/F mornings before work. What do you have planned?

Hi Everyone!! Well, today is a much better day food wise. I slept almost 12 hours last night (so no sleep points for me as I overdid) - but I think I figured out why I haven't been feeling up to snuff. My allergies have either gone wild, or I am sick. Raw/dry hard to swallow throat, achy all over, headache. Ick! Also…

Yay Brittany!!!!!! So so happy for you :)

Hi All! I overate at dinner a bit last night - and was discouraged to see one slip up reflected on the scale this morning. No junk food or anything - just too big a portion size :( Today was much better - again, until dinner time. Again, overdid it on portion size. I think b/c I haven't slept well the past couple of nights…

So - What workouts does everyone have planned for Saturday & Sunday? Any challenges you will be facing this weekend? 2.5 days until next weigh-in! Make your choices count :)

Hi All! For my xtra 50 today I did 50 crunches, 50 leg raises per leg & 50 bridges. So I had some notes from the other day - some of these comments may go back to Monday! Brittany - love your answers to this week's questions! I've go to watch the diet soda myself - I'll go weeks without any, then I'll have a few - I know…

LEAN BY LABOR DAY CHALLENGERS: pick any exercise & get 50 of them in today (over and above any exercise you already have planned) :) Post results on our thread. Amy :0)

For those I have an 8/15 weight for here are our totals for the challenge so far: (7/18-8/15) AmyByExample (Amy): -10.3 babydbones (Deanna): -5 brittanywineland (Brittany): -12.4 grover0ca (Vanessa): -2 jenrod1118 (Jen): -10 Kell888 (Kelly): -7.2 Melissa_W (Melissa): -5 Pam3 (Pam): maintained rpearce519 (Robin): -8.5…

Hi All - crazy busy week! Sorry I haven't been posting as much as usual. Plus, my laptop is temporarilly out of commission, so I only have our old slowpoke computer in the back of the house. I've been good at getting at least 30 minutes of exercise in (power-walk or Jillian Michael's shred DVD) - but I need to get some…

Weighed in at 196.9 today which is a 2# loss. Love seeing that scale drop!! THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: 1. List 3 Reasons Why you want to lose weight/get more active 1. More Confidence 2. More wardrobe choices 3. Be a good example for my kids (hence my screen name) 2. List 3 habits you are developing to achieve your weight…

Hi All! Well, I attained about 75% of my goals for this week (Thurs-Sun 60 min. of exercise each day & at/under calorie goal each day). I'm feeling a bit sluggish at the moment b/c I had 4 hours of driving yesterday (visiting my sister who lives ~2 hours away). Then today, we had another 4 hours of driving to pick up our…