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Hello! Hope you're all doing well!! CW: 165.2 GW: 160 (for this challenge) I have been doing well this week logging my food daily and being honest!! Also, I went to the gym today for a training session so now I feel like I am ready to start more strength training. To go along with my cardio. I am trying to find a local…

Tammy and Amanda, it's great to be in a group with you ladies again! And it's so nice to meet all of you other group members! I'm excited and ready to get serious about making some lifestyle changes that stick! We're off to a great start!! Christy

Hello! My name is Christy and I am 33 years old. I am married with two girls, an almost 12 year old and a just turned 2 year old. I live in North Carolina and work as an itinerant (traveling) teacher of special education students, specifically those with visual impairments. I also teach my 2 year old's AWANA's class at…

Like many other women, I think the worst comment made has been asking about a non-existent pregnancy. However, this comment was made to me by another woman. I had recently had a miscarriage (very early in the pregnancy) and she asked me if I was sure I had a miscarriage because I still looked pregnant. Made my day!

I hope I am not too late! I need to join a group to stay motivated. I was part of a group once upon a time and it fell apart shortly after I had my daughter and wanted to get back on track. My name is Christy and I am a teacher for visually impaired students, a wife, and a mommy to two girls, ages 11 yrs and 14 mos SW: 188…

155.6 for me! Talk to you soon Christy

Thanks. We're hoping the last half of February will be sickness free at our house...We've had RSV, the flu, and stomach viruses to boot! Have a good week! Christy

Stayed the same this week. Have had two sick babies. Ended up at the hospital yesterday morning getting IVs and medicine for what we think was either food poisoning or a stomach virus. No workouts for me. Just trying to rest. Hope to go back to work tomorrow. Have a good week. Christy

Don't know how, but I lost a bit of weight this week. Seems like I've been eating more ...go figure:noway: Last week I hit 160 This morning I weighed in at 157.8. Woohoo! Christy

Thank you so much. I tried to do it, but got frustrated. Also, my daughter (baby) has RSV and it's been a rough week for us. I am at 160 and weighed today at 159.6. It has been 5 years since I have seen the 150's and I am super happy!! Thanks again for taking charge. You are awesome....oh and great work everyone! Nice to…

Okay, so Jack sent me a message and the chart sounds really complex to me. I am not sure how to do it, but I can try this week. Jack is supposed to email the template once I give him my address, which I plan to do in just a moment. If I am not successful, I apologize. I am not big on using Excel and it seemed like there is…

Sent Jack a message that I can take over if needed. Kind of feel responsible since Amanda J and I were the founding "mothers" so to speak. I'll let you guys know what happens. You can send me instructions, Jack. Take care of yourself and thanks. Have a great week. Christy

I am here, Tammy! Hanging in there...been a busy couple of weeks between work, school, and family. Plus my daughter is in a musical at school that I am helping with. Seems like I don't even sit down at night till 9:00. Don't be so hard on yourself. You have said you need the group setting for encouragement and to stay on…

Hope everyone had a good week! Been stressful for me, but glad to see the weight go down. Only .8 of a pound, but I'll take it. Got to walk outside for two days now - it has been nice getting fresh air. Been in the 50s. Hope everyone has a good week. Yay for a day off tomorrow!! Christy

I missed weigh in again, but no change for me either Tammy!! I don't know what to do! I am getting frustrated and a little disillusioned. I figure why watch what I eat when I am not losing anyway? But I know this is a long process and I'll just keep plugging along. I think I am retaining water and I need to get my butt off…

Missed weigh in today. It was the first day back after Christmas vacation and the kids were pretty good, considering. Oh well, I didn't lose or gain anyway! Hope everyone has a great week!

Welcome new members!! I am not doing too good this week. We were snowed in for a couple of days with limited food choices and I had two sick kids to boot. So, I was snacking here and there, not able to cook healthy meals with my four month old attached to me, and it added up. I am back on track now and hope to just…

I think it's the holidays, guys. More stress, less time, and lots of free food equal a big, fat mess!! I have been bad about exercising. Just can't seem to balance mommyhood and exercise (not to mention teaching my special needs class and doing homework for my master's), especially with the cold weather and my husband's…

No problem..I understand. Take care of yourself. Christy

Hey Tammy! I haven't seen one yet! Hope you're doing well.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends. Now, I bet you're all working off those calories hitting the mall. I did my shopping online this morning and got about 80% done already. Now, just the clothes and the hubby's gift. I did well yesterday and completely avoided the sweet tea, biscuits, potatoes,…

Congratulations, ClaryPR. The challenge could be exercise or food related or both. Like if you wanted everyone to do a certain amount of exercise or eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Just examples. Anything you would want to work on for yourself would be good for the rest of us, too!!:wink:

Good work everybody. Stay motivated - there's a storm a brewing and it's called the holiday season! Stay strong and keep it up. I only lost .4 this week, but I'll take it!:bigsmile: Have a great week! Christy

Hey guys! My name is Christy and my daughter is 11 1/2 weeks old. Just returned to work last week and having a hard time adjusting to the new schedule and getting good nutrition and exercise in. I have lost the baby weight, but have 15 more pounds to go before I reach my goal I had set prior to becoming pregnant. Hope all…

Forgot to weigh this morning. Thought about it on my way to work.:grumble: Hope you all have a good weekend.

Congrats debnu! So happy for you. Chrissy - hope you feel better soon. Ann - welcome back! arrora - welcome to the group! To everyone else - sending happy thoughts your way for a fabulous week! My first day back to work with the students was today (Friday was a workday). Overall, not too bad. One student was out, so we'll…

Thanks for the happy thoughts, guys. I made it through the first day back. It was hard to leave her and I cried the whole way to work, but once there I was okay. She is at a local church day care that I really like, but I'd still rather be there with her. Talk to you soon! Happy Halloween!

Awww...debnu I am so excited for you. Ultrasounds are amazing now. The ones we had for our baby were awesome! They have changed so much in 10 years when I was pregnant with my oldest daughter. Chrissy - you look fabulous! Keep it up... Smadag - that really stinks about the dogs! I love to walk outside and I get sooo…

Wow, Tammy...that sounds like a lot of fun! Enjoy yourself and congrats to your son! Amanda - I accept your challenge. Fortunately or unfortunately - however you look at it - I usually get my 15 mins in doing housework. Trying to figure out how to balance everything with the baby. Team: Please keep me in your thoughts…

Great Job, atotal180! Had to work my butt off to squeeze out the 1 pound loss and still fluctuate like you other ladies had mentioned. Back up a pound as of today. Try not to weigh too often b/c I get really frustrated. On a more positive note... Happy Tuesday everyone! Took and passed my test yesterday! Been a little busy…