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Bonfire sounds fun!! And what a great burn with your exercise! Super job!!

Studying...hmmmm....that's not TOO fun...but rewarding in the long run I am sure. :flowerforyou: Hope you had a Happy Halloween! :devil:

Hi everyone....just checking in to all my challenge pals. I have not been terribly motivated lately but I haven't been terrible either. It seems like work is very hectic so I don't find time to check in at lunch time and then my the time to sit down at the computer after dinner, I feel pretty tired. Still - we have to…

I see that there i another mini challenge for the ashers for Tuesday. I must have messed up somewhere along the way....Sory!

Hi everyone. I'll admit - I haven't been keeping up with the mini challenges but I have been asked to set Tuesday's challenge. So here goes: Bicep Curls with weights - x50 Supermans - x50 Lunges - x50 (25 each leg) AND a 20 minute brisk walk. I am going to add a request: please post on this thread when your challenge is…

I have read that this weight gain after a training session is due water retention by your muscles as they "repair themselves".

I do this too. In fact, I could have written this post, word for word. :laugh:

I weigh myself every day. For one thing, it really helps me stay much more focused on what I eat than I would be if I just weighed in weekly. Secondly, I try to understand the seemingly illogical ups and downs. For example, I know that when I go to a Body Sculpt class, which I do about once a week, I am going to see a gain…

Wow - everyone is so motivating here. Thanks everyone!! :flowerforyou: I am not sure how I will do with the challenges but I will try. :bigsmile:

Hey everyone - I haven't posted in awhile....just been kind of busy and I seem to never get around to even checking the site until bedtime and then I am so sleepy., I know - excuses, excuses! :grumble: Anyway, I have been logging food, drinking water, exercising - all that good stuff...and have been trying to comment to…

I would definitely enjoy the vacation. Try to make good choices amd get in as much exercise as you possibly can. I firmly believe you need to take a break every now and then, especially on vacation. :glasses: Just don't throw away everything you've learned.:drinker:

But oh the sodium!

I like light ice cream (Edy's makes some great flavors - 130 calories for 1/2 cup). I usually have celery or red/yellow/orange peppers with my lunch (I am not a raw carrot person). I do like Almond Breeze instead of milk. That's about all I can think of. :grumble: Lately, I have been choosing some higher calorie foods, in…

With both my former dog Sam ( had him for 15 years, passed away in June 2010) and my current dog Tucker (a 1-2 yr old stray we've had for about a year now), we crated them when we were away at work, for several months. Eventually, they were able to develop good potty habits (doing their business quickly in the morning, for…

I can do #4 without a problem. :happy: # 3 is a struggle due to timing and the frequent bathroom visits, :wink: but I will try. #2 - I haven't focused on this in the past, since I pretty much have a routine that a follow for certain things, like lunch...and my husband cooks dinner....but we'll see. #1 is probably doable,…

Hey everyone. I know I have kind of been M.I.A. lately. I have been legitimately busy but I have also been spending WAY too much time playing games on Facebook. They are so addicting. I decided to quit cold turkey. We'll see how long I can last. I've been keeping up with my normal exercise, but no so much with the mini…

Hmmm - the day I hit my goal weight...I am not really sure what that goal weight is...I could live with staying under 150 but the problem is, I feel like I need to go 5 -10 pounds BELOW that, because I have a tendency to let the pounds creep back. I don't overeat THAT much, and I don't eat a lot of "bad" food, but I do…

Hmmm - the day I hit my goal weight...I am not really sure what that goal weight is...I could live with staying under 150 but the problem is, I feel like I need to go 5 -10 pounds BELOW that, because I have a tendency to let the pounds creep back. I don't overeat THAT much, and I don't wat a lot of "bad" food, but I do…

Busy day - the week is flying by! I have been doing OK this week - not great...I need a LOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know this recipe won't appeal to everyone, especially when there are a lot of fresh veggie recipes out there, but this is one of my family's favorites. I got it from a calendar, many years ago. It isn't particularly low cal, but it isn't too bad, especially if you leave out the bacon or only use a little bit. Broccoli…

Good motivation! I'm gonna try really hard too - water, exercise, good eating - here we go!!!

Be patient...remember that the lower your weight to begin with, the slower it will come off....

Hey everyone! So, Sunday night I started with the sniffles and all day Monday and Tuesday I was very sneezy and sniffly, and I felt very tired, and like my head was in a fog. :sick: So, I haven't been doing the mini challenges BUT I managed to use my exercise bike for 30 minutes on Monday and again on Tuesday. Today I feel…

Sometimes I post on my HOME page, and forget to come here. I am friends with a lot of the members of this challenge, but I may have missed some along the way (feel free to "friend me"). Anyway, I am hanging in - I think I have been make more of an effort with this challenge - with better eating, more exercise, definitely…

OK - so challenge #1 - I don't think I'll do that one. I have my morning routine down and for many reasons, I don't want to change it. I do have breakfast at work, as soon as I arrive. I have to have my coffee - water just won't do it. BUT, what I WILL do is swap my SECOND cup of coffee for water. Deal? :bigsmile:…

If you go to Community and click on My Topics, you'll see it there, along with all the other threads that YOU have posted to.. Hope that helps! And WELCOME!

Don't wory - it's that darn thing called "LIFE" that ets in the way. :laugh: You are here now and with a great attitude, so YAY for you. :flowerforyou:

Hey gang! Well it is 9:00 pm and I am just logging in to the site for the first time today. Busy day - got my walk in at lunch time though, and made it to zumba. Probably gonna pass on the mini challenges. I'm not doing so well with those. :noway: I am trying to keep up with my normal exercise, plus a little extra when I…

Lady and the Tramp. "We are Siamese" and "Bella Notte" - my two favorite songs.

HI everyone - just checking in. I left the house around 11:00 a.m. this morning to go geocaching with my sister. (If you don't know what geocaching is, and you would like to learn, check out www.geocaching.com). I arrived home around 6:15 p.m. In between, we did a lot of walking, most of it at a fairly leisurely pace, but…