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Good evening everyone! I have been really busy with school work and house work the past few days. I am starting my master's program in January. I have also been having IEP meetings after school for my students which last at least an hour. Yesterday was not a good day. One of my students had two seizures (she was out of…

Not that I'm an expert...but a sit-up is when you start laying on the floor and sit all the way up. You are supposed to use your core to do so, but I am not that in shape and end up pulling at my neck. We do them at school without our hands behind our necks to prevent that. We put our hands out and use them like climbing…

Welcome running girl!!! :flowerforyou: It's great to have you. Love the challenge - my abs are the one spot on my body that I feel really unhappy about. I am always afraid someone is going to ask me if I'm pregnant....and I'll have to say...No, just fat! I love doing my pilates DVD for my abs. I do one that has 5 10 minute…

Hopefully, our group is just enjoying the holiday weekend (and perhaps shopping, too). I am sitting here with a book in hand just being LAZY!!! Gotta get outside and clean out my car:embarassed: It looks just terrible! I hope that everyone continues to have a great weekend....Weigh in is tomorrow - aren't you soooo…

Hey guys! Had kind of a busy couple of days, but very productive. I enjoyed spending time with my family yesterday. I was pretty good and ate a lot of veggies, only had one biscuit, and a little potato salad. I ate a little ham, but mostly turkey (white meat only). The only dessert I ate was the one I made - and I didnt'…

Happy Thanksgiving! It's about 9:30 am here in NC. Just got home from hitting the Kmart Thanksgiving Day sale. Spent about 2 hours and 3 hundred dollars there! But I got 95% of my shopping done. Just don't think I am up for Black Friday tomorrow. The more I think about it, the more I think not. Also, I don't want to go…

Happy Hump Day Everyone! I hope you are all having a great day. Went shopping (groceries - yuck!) and ran errands today. Haven't done much else. Plan to clean out the car, the dog pen, and straighten the house in a little bit. Always doing laundry around here - you'd think we were a family of 10 instead of 3:huh: That's…

Hey everyone!! I am so happy it's Tuesday - 3 days off from school! Love my kids, but I need a break and so do they. I am excited about Thursday, but a little nervous. I am making pies so that I will be tired of looking at them by them time I take them to my sister's house.:laugh: I am also making mashed cauliflower…

Amanda - I think everything you've done looks great. A big thank you!:flowerforyou: I hope everyone has a great week! If you didn't do well this past week, tomorrow is a new day. Love the challenge...I agree with you who said to keep up the push-up challenge. I didn't realized I needed such work in that area. I dread…

Just sent my weight to Amanda - down 2 pounds!! I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I've been super busy so I haven't checked in, but I 've been thinking about you all. Can't wait till Tuesday - off three days for Thanksgiving! The 10 minute challenge sounds great. I've been trying to do that at school and it seems…

Amanda, All I can say is some are meant to be parents of children with disabilities and some are meant to teach them. I couldn't imagine being a parent to a special needs child. You have a big heart and you were chosen by God for that little girl because He knew you could do it. :heart: I love all of my students and while…

Okay everyone...checking in on you. I am glad most of you are doing better today. littlebigbird - great work today!! Not such a great day at school again. A different student was having a bad day. I think they call each other at night and plan to take turns.:laugh: Still feel like my uterus is going to fall out any minute…

Hey guys!! I hope everyone is having a good week! My day at school was TERRIBLE. :grumble: One of my students was so out of it today. I teach special education and when one is having a bad day, it's BAD!!! Anyway, I didn't run to the snack machine. I actually took the kids out and we walked. They earn "dollars" to buy from…

I have the same problem. I get so nauseated and my stomach hurts (almost like I have a virus) every time I take a multi-vitamin. What kind do you take? Does it have any extras in it? Mine has green tea to help with weight management so I wondered if that had anything to do with it. I have given up taking those and share my…

Amanda - Hope you like the gym! I joined once and I enjoyed it, but my schedule is so odd b/c of meetings and such that I just can't keep it up. I am definitely a lone exerciser anyway. I LOVE :love: the Biggest Loser. It is my favorite show!! I do the elliptical during the show! Well, trying to cook a healthy dinner…

Hey guys! I'm not an expert either but... Tammy - I have read in other posts/threads that once you begin losing weight, you need to redo your stats and goals to reflect the changes. I did that a few weeks ago, but it didn't affect my caloric intake. Ann - I also weigh around 167 and I am 1200 calories... So I do think that…

Okay everyone...I've had a long day with a bad headache. I get migraines...no fun:sick: Anyway, I was going to do drive thru for dinner, but I said no much to my daughter's dismay!!! I was going to come home and crash, but I said no!!! I went ahead and put my exercise in my diary so now I have to do it. No more…

Welcome everyone!! Thanks for starting the new thread, Amanda. I didn't realize how many posts we were getting, but it's great! If you want, maybe you should do a new thread after weigh in every week and include the chart. You have done such a great job - I know we all appreciate it! Well, it's off to bed for me in NC.…

Happy Anniversary, Amanda! Thanks for the chart. Hope everyone has a great week. If you want, I will start a new thread tomorrow. I guess I will call it No More Excuses - Week One (after weigh in) so that we don't get confused on what week we are on...Is that okay? Here we go...No turning back and no more excuses. Don't…

Good Morning! It's 10:30 am in Selma, NC. I hope everyone has had a great weekend. Welcome to our newcomers! It's a great group. MFP Starting Weight: 190:cry: Week One Current Weight: 167:ohwell: Goal Weight: 150:happy: I'll check in later today! Christy

Happy Saturday Everyone! Just got home from doing yardwork at my dad's house. He and my stepmom are gone to Texas for a week, so my sisters and I did some gardening for them as a surprise. I was at it for about 6 hours today. I am beat!! :yawn: I haven't even touched my house or my lesson plans. It seems that the weekend…

It's great to have everyone so pumped up about exercise! I just finished 10 minutes on the elliptical. Heading outside to walk/run the dog for 30 minutes and plan to do pilates for 20 minutes! Stay strong this weekend, guys! We can do it!!:wink: A big WELCOME to all of those who joined after I last posted. Christy

Great job, Amanda! :wink: And thanks for offering to keep track of our weight and losses! The 1 % and push up challenge sounds great! No More Excuses!!

I think the 1% weight loss is a fine challenge for the first week. Thanks, Samantha! Do you guys want to weigh in this Sunday as our starting weight and then record the weight loss next Sunday? Or has everyone already weighed in this week with a starting weight ready to go and record % lost? Just let us know... I think we…

Welcome Susan:flowerforyou: Let us know if you think the previous weigh in and challenge suggestions sound good. I want to be sure everyone has a say before we get up and running!

Welcome Tammy!:flowerforyou: We are starting a group, No More Excuses. We will weigh on Sunday for our first week. You are welcome to join us. Another member is doing the same program as you. Go to Motivation and Support and look for our name if you are interested! Christy

Welcome amaline! I guess if it's okay with everyone, we'll post our first weight on Sunday and go from there. (Since it's so close to Sunday now). That way, whoever wants to join can come aboard before the weigh in. Sound okay? Do you guys want to do challenges? Perhaps each member could take turns giving the group a…

It's nice to "meet" you, Amanda. My name is Christy. I understand what you are saying about your little girl. Since I teach students with disabilities, I am able to get a very small glimpse of what it is like for their families. Keep your chin up!:smile: I weighed 190 in April 2009 and lost about 18 pounds this summer. I…

I am certainly not "in charge", but you are welcome by me! I will start a thread on Motivation and Support with No More Excuses as the title. Whoever wants to join me, come on over! :smile:

I'm up for any group name, but what about (if it's not taken) "No More Excuses". I know that describes me perfectly. Way to go with the exercise. It is so hard to get started, but always worth it. Let me know what you think about the name or if anyone has another idea. :wink: