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welcome back. I started again as of Dec 1st. I headed back to the gym. So I guess most of us are starting over. getting back is the hardest thing. I hired a personal trainer for one time a week for a year. He is suppose to give me three workouts a week. I hired a trainer before about 20 years ago and it worked really well…

I'm in. I am always up for learning some new stuff on nutrition. I will even do the homework :)

Your sugar levels may be out of whack from all that vacation food. load up on the protein. Protein will slow the absorption of sugar into the blood and level you out and reduce your cravings. Also drink a lot of water to flush it out. Cinnamon and sweet potatoes will help your levels as well. Try to use cinnamon whenever…

Friday's are fine

This week I am focusing on making a special space for me. I had to give up my gym membership because of doing my own business now finances are tighter. At first I was upset about this but now I am building a gym space in my house pulling out all my old workout equipment that i used years ago. I am making this a very…

I am still not hitting 96.5 oz but I am certainly drinking more. I decided to drink my water out of a wine glass so it feels special. It is kind of fun. Makes me look a little eccentric I kind of like it. Talked my friend into doing it as well.

Glad it worked for you. KRC. The more I do this the more I realize my biggest challenge isn't staying away from food it is organizing myself and positioning myself so healthy food is always in reach. When I keep my life balance dieting is a breeze. If you fail to plan you plan to fail. Diane

HI I am Diane, I just Joined March 10, 2013. I live in the Metro area and I am looking forward to meeting other MN who are looking to get into shape. Lets make it happen

HI I am Diane, I turned 50 in Feb I joined MFP March 10th. Now that I am over the shell shock of turning 50 i guess it is time to get the old body back in shape and give Father Time a run for his money. I think food tracking was just what I needed It is was a game changer for me. Looking forward to sharing tips and tricks.…

Hey Mocatinho, i had the same challenge this week I ate out 3 times. adding calories when you work out is fine. You are burning calories all day long so as long as you stay within your calorie count you are good. As a matter of fact if you burn too many calories without eating more your body will go into storage and start…

I need to improve my water anyway so this is a great incentive. I now weight 192.5 so I need to do 96.5 ounces. That seems like a lot but I know when I drink water I feel better so I am going to give it a shot. I will fill up my water bottle right after I hit send Have a good week everyone Diane

Just had a thought. In addition to stating our goal why don't we each name a reward we are going to give ourselves for achieving our goals. If we hit our goal we get the reward and take a photo of it or ourselves enjoying it as our new profile picture. It would add some fun to the challenge. We can add an extra column to…

I don't know if the is just coincidence or not but I am going to try it again today. Because of my crazy schedule yesterday I flipped two of my meals. I had my larger meal which is usually Dinner for Lunch and my Lunch meal for dinner. This morning I woke up 1.5 lbs lighter. I am not sure if it is because the food just had…

I'm in

I emailed my starting weight yesterday didn't realize we were just posting them on the board. My starting weight is 197 My goal weight is 177 by memorial day. 10 weeks 2 lbs a week I am hoping for. I am going to push it.

Thanks for the quick reply. I will weigh in on Friday so I start up with you guys. Never did a weight loss challenge before it should be fun. I see we have some real success stories in the group already congratulations to everyone on their weight loss already. It is inspiring to see. Let's make it happen ! Diane

Hi, Ok I am in. I just joined myfitnesspal yesterday So what do I need to do. Friday is ok for weighing in but I am thinking Monday may be better for me it will keep me honest over the weekend :) . But if you want us all weighing in on Friday that works. So what do we do? Will our starting weight remain between the…