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What qualifies as 'relatively light?!' LOL!

Hey everybody! I joined this group just today...I've been on MFP forever, but just started the SL program two weeks ago (today was my sixth workout.) Looking through all your posts here, I have learned that I am embarrassingly weak! (Well, I kinda already knew that! lol!) Anyway, would you all mind if I tag along/join in?!…

Wow...this sounds like me exactly! I get to within 5-10 pounds of my goal weight and act like I've arrived! I get lazy with my workouts and apathetic with my diet... That was a good sermon, eslcity! I needed that...thanks!

I, too, have wondered what other females consider "heavy." I mean, I *know* it would vary from person-to-person, but I was going to ask the 'how many reps' question that I just saw answered above (thanks!) Out of curiosity, though, would any of you women care to say how many pounds you do squats with...and for how many…

**LIKE** (or rather...LOVE!)

Just an observation...anorexics do NOT stop losing weight (or lose less weight) when they eat too few calories...EVER!

Yay Candi...thanks for being an inspiring example! I :heart: Claude!!!

Skim, the 'Fitness Blender' folks have a ton of videos on youtube that my husband and I do some of...so I went to their website - fitnessblender.com On there, they sell (for just $9.99) a 'plan' for daily workouts that is supposed to be a calculated mix of cardio, strength, flexibility, etc - instead of just searching…

I need to check in here and let you all know that I am still with you, even though I haven't been around much! Middle of last week, some scheduling issues messed up my workouts, and I used that as an excuse to go three days without logging my food. It turned into one of those completely off-the-wagon experiences! :( So,…

I managed to keep my calories reasonable for the weekend, but had a lot of junk-y food, not healthy...and my sodium was too high (par for the course with junk food) so I feel kinda yucky today! Claude must be in my subconscious...I dreamed last night that there was an abandoned litter of seven kittens in my yard! :heart: I…

Skim, that sounds so much like me! I have learned that I am super-sensitive to sodium *and* carbs, especially now that I have been limiting them. Over the last few weeks, my weight has fluctuated up to eight pounds in a single week. (I didn't even know that was possible!) But, like you said, it always normalizes when I…

Hello everybody! I'm *very* excited to be a part of this group, even though I'm not an Aussie! I had informally dubbed myself as a "TT&T FoAL" (Friend of Aussie Ladies,) but now I see that we've acquired a couple of men! (Oops!) Can I just be an adopted Aussie?! And, that's my excuse if any of the following measurements…

Of course they will!!! I'm excited *for* you!

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH, Sheri, for another wonderful challenge! I feel like I'm *almost* back to my old self! And, WOW, didn't the Sharks completely dominate?! LOL!!! Who's up for ROUND TWO??? :laugh: :heart:

Friday AM: workout: 60 min (40 with Leslie and 20 rebounding)...302 calories Inspiration I found on New Year's Day (but we can still apply it!) - "Today is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one." Weigh-in: 112.6 (down from 119 - which means that I am super-sensitive to too much sodium!) I put my Friday…

As for my stretching progress, I don't *feel* like I've made a *huge* improvement...but I do believe that the difference would be more than I am thinking if I had before-and-after photos of myself doing the stretches! And here's my Thursday: workout: 72 minutes (37 circuit and 35 rebounding)...415 calories stretch: 9…

"Nothing great ever came *that* easy." -unknown @kvon - your last post made me go and check my calendar...and I found that TOM is due to show up TOMORROW!!! On the final weigh-in day!!! How is that even possible??? (And, no, it doesn't make me feel better knowing that *next* week's weigh-in will be better!) :sad: :sad:…

Another good day...looks like you guys have had good days too! Wednesday: workout: 60 min (20 FitnessBlender, 30 Brazil Butt Lift, and 10 rebounding)...362 calories stretch: 5 min reps: 100 cardio I pulled up the Brazil Butt Lift on youtube...wanted to see it/do it in order to determine if I wanted to buy the program.…

Glad you're on the mend, Ali! Thank you all for the responses so far! I felt soooo down after a BAD day of eating...and that came right after I 'allowed' myself a WEEK of BAD eating around xmas. So, the scale was up, and I felt **horrible!** I do feel so much better (physically and mentally) when I'm eating right and…

Well, I managed to keep my food under control today...and get a lot of working out done! YAY! Tuesday: workout: 100 minutes (65 with Leslie; 35 on the rebounder)...529 calories :happy: stretch: 5 minutes reps: 100 core And (surprise!) tomorrow's a NEW DAY just like today was! (That is *supposed* to be supportive and…

You guys are all a great help, support, and encouragement to me! It makes me think we really should have an on-going group for "Sheri's Former Challenge Members" for whoever is interested! I just love how interactive most of the participants here are (compared to most on my friend's list.) ...and that really seems to help…

I can do this??? I **can** do this! I **WILL** DO THIS!!! THANKS!!!

Nothing for me on Sunday... Monday: workout: 30 min circuit with Jillian...216 calories stretch: 5 min reps: 150 (100 UB/LB and 50 cardio) And, hey, is there a prize for who can eat the most junk/calories in a day??? Don't know whether to :laugh: or :cry: !!!

I've had a rough couple of weeks around Christmas, but please leave my name on the spreadsheet... I am NOT giving up! Thanks! :flowerforyou:

Nope...everybody I know is sick to death of hearing about diet/fitness/weight loss from me...they sure wouldn't want to encourage it! lol

Here's to your 2014 being the VERY BEST YEAR of your life (up to that point!) :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Well, I knew that my weigh-in was not gonna be pretty, but **seriously** ...UP SIX POUNDS in just TWO WEEKS??? How is that even possible? I am soooo hoping that most of it is just water retention, but still, I am very disappointed in myself; last year during Sheri's holiday challenge, I LOST weight during our Christmas…

119... REALLY??? It had BETTER be that I am just *that* sensitive to sodium!!!

Wednesday: workout: 30 minutes with Leslie...132 calories stretch: 3 minutes sit-ups, crunches, squats: done I've kept my eating within reason, meaning that I haven't had to do any jumping jacks and push-ups...avoiding those is *good* motivation!

Forgot to mention that Brian went on my walk with me yesterday...that will have to count as getting family involved this week; nobody else here is going to be up for that! and for support: One 'bad' meal won't make you fat just like one 'good' meal won't make you skinny. (very pertinent for this season!)