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Okay so here are my goals for this week(starting tomorrow)...I have decided to take it a bit easy due to the new tattoo, so not quite as awesome as I'd like especially in the exercise dept, but it'll have to do. Sugars, over by 5< 3/7 Fresh fruit 5/7 Fresh veg 5/7 Cardio 4/7 if possible. NO strength training until tattoo…

^^ pretty sure this or something like this is what I'm gonna do. No aerobics class or 30DS for a while, but I have a treadmill at home...thinking that's where I'm gonna be for a while! ;)

Thanks for the compliment and the advice... :) I'm a little nervous going braless, my girls even after 69 lbs gone are still kinda large so...it's something that will take some getting use to! ;)

THANK YOU EVERYONE!! I appreciate your advice....I figured their were enough ppl here on MFP, that I could get a pretty broad spectrum of things that work and things that don't especially where exercise is concerned! And of course if I have any major issues I will contact my artist(as some of you suggested) right away.

Yep that's it! Thank you!! It's an oak tree with an acorn, very symbolic to me especially on this journey.

LOVE THIS^^^ LOL!! I actually suggested this lastnight and I'm thinking it may be my only option until I'm okay enough to wear the sports bra!

Good Morning ladies, Sorry I'm late and haven't commented much the last few days...took a little break this weekend and then yesterday was crazy busy!! Hope all has been well with you... :) I did finally get back on track last week after the wicked and weird TOM...Thank God!! Didn't do the journaling like I thought I…

1. I want to learn the art of burlesque. 2. I am fascinated by ancient Eygpt and the pyramids. 3. I have a scar on my right arm from where a turkey clawed me! 4. I'm not into gambling, but I LOVE Las Vegas. 5. My first airplane ride was in a crop duster.

Mimi, no I haven't heard if Dawn is coming back or not....I know she's still on MFP. Maybe she's nervous about challenges and we need to give her some extra encouragement?! ;)

Maria, TOTALLY DITTO on the support, we really do have a great group here!!! :) It is SO important to have good support...MFP has really helped with that the last few weeks. I've been having some troubles with co-workers, friends and family members being challenged by my weight loss...snide remarks, comparisons and…

Good Morning all! I'm sooooo glad last week is OVER!! And sooo glad for a new one! Things were way messed up for me last week(TOM stayed 6 days this time!), so I did what I could. Despite my gain, I am super excited to almost reach my strength goal for the week! Start weight on 1/30- 195.5 lbs 2/6- 198 lbs. ( One step…

January Final check-in: Start-203.5 1/9-198.5 1/16-198.5 1/23-197.5 Final-195.5!! (Goal 196) 8lbs gone this month Yay! :) Sugars over by 5 or less- 2/7 (goal 5/7) Fruit-6/7 (goal 7/7) Veggies-6/7 (goal 7/7) Cardio-7/7 (goal 4/7) Strength/circut training-1/7 (goal3/7) Now let's start the new month!! I'm keeping the same…

Awesome, I hope you are loving it! :) And you ARE right...it should count as exercise on MFP! I'm sure "pushing swings" is not in the data base, but something comparable is...maybe "push-ups"? See what I mean or...depending on how much you work you may be able to change your activity level in your profile.

All right ladies...We're in the home stretch! FINISH JANUARY OUT STRONG!! We can do this!!

Hey Ladies! Happy Monday! Alrighty here's a recap of week 3: Sugars 5g or less over- 2/7 (goal7/7) Fresh fruit-7/7 (goal 7/7) Fresh veg- 5/7 (goal 7/7) Cardio- 5/7 (goal 5/7) Strength/circut training- 1/7 (goal 2/7) Yoga-0/7 (goal 1-2/7) I did some readjusting of my main goals today, so I will be posting my weights...…

Hang in there girl!! You are doing what you can, and that to me is SUPER motivation! If I felt like that plus working late shift I'm not gonna lie, I'd probably just crash! But you keep going and that is awesome! You will figure out a way to make things work, but for right now just keep doing what you can to take care of…

Sorry I've been MIA the last few days from the thread, but I'm still here! ;) Hope to catch up on all I've missed sometime today... And as for the challenge, week 2...not horrible despite some stressful moments: I was able to maintain my 198.5 lbs-YAY! Completed my diary EVERY day, even if I knew I was "late"! Sugar,no…

Just wanted to thank all of you for adding me and for your support...sorry I didn't comment yesterday, hope you all are doing well. @mobskee thanks for cheering us all on!! :D @ balanced_life,This week has had a bit of a rough start for me also(diary has been okay so far, but no exercise)...Monday was a long work day and…

Week-1 went well... I found my positive attitude again, exercise 4/4 (goal was 2/4) and diary complete 4/4! For week 2 my goals are: Exercise: cardio 5/7 and strength or circut training 2/7. Food: Sugars 5g or less over (this is a tough one for me). Atleast 1 serving of fresh fruit and veg everyday and complete my diary…

I DID IT!! I completed my Saturday diary...with not horrible results I might add! YAY!! I was a bit nervous because we spent time with friends which was great, but their kitchen is not a "no junk zone"... :S However, I made it through! Had some great exercise today and am actually looking forward to Monday's weigh-in. ;)…

Good idea Mimi! I will have to change my weigh day to Monday, but that's okay...I need a little extra motivation not to splurge over the weekend! Hope everyone is having a GREAT Friday! :D

1st full challenge day...check. 60(+)minutes of exercise...check. Completed my diary...check. Attitude still in check...check! LOL! Goodnight ladies!

Thanks Mimi! It feels good to be back on track...hope it stays that way! I'm really looking forward to helping each other through this challenge...Looks like we have a great bunch of ladies! LET'S DO THIS!!

Hey ladies! Sorry I'm late! This new year has started out quite interesting...sinus issues and a bad case of the blues=not a good attitude to be doing anything! However, today with the help of my awesome MFP friends and some fantastic weather I'm back and ready to rock'n'roll!! For those of you who don't know me...my name…

This is Great! Definitely about changing our mindsets as part of the process. We're told over and over and over growing up not to waste food, the hardest thing for me is not expired items to toss, it's restaurant food...I have to constantly keep my. Grandmother out of my head when eating a nice meal LOL! You know the…

Each body is different. But like you, when I stress I tend to hang on to weight also. I'm down almost 55 lbs so far, but the last month has been a work and worry nightmare and the scale just keeps teetering. At first I thought it was a plateau, but then I took a look at what is going on in my life right now. I can't speak…

Thank you to those of you who have responded to my question so far...I truly appreciate it! Another part of my question...is what about fruits?? I usually don't notice as much of a reaction from natural sugars. And from what I know sugar is sugar despite it's form...Is this true??

If you don't send me a message, I will not add you. Sending me a message let's me know how serious you are... Thanks!

Thanks everyone for your great snack ideas! :) I guess I just need to plan my snacks into my day and bring them along to work. I'm guessing about 10am and 3pm would be good snack times for me and maybe an evening snack on those 12 hour shift or super busy days! Hmmmm...what to snack on tomorrow?? I have almonds and…

Wow! You all have some great ideas on what to eat...now what about when?? Like, what times do you snack? 10am and 2pm???