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Mine is, "If not now, when?" I have it on the wall of my exercise room in 1 foot vinyl letters...

Finally reached a 20 pound milestone after many months - yeah! It was great to see my ticker updated. I made new goals to keep me focused. Hope everyone's doing well. Dreamer - I hope you've gained some ideas for exercises to do while your laid up. Sounded like you had some good leads. You know every since I heard about…

Vicki - the skies are getting ready to open up again. Got any ideas how to log my water if I stand in the rain and open my mouth LOL... For real, I must be doing a few things right cause I've lost another 2 pounds (19 total since February). I'm sure its all the walking with the dog, and I am really doing good on what I…

Okay I have to admit I haven't done great with the water. It must be this insane weather -- who really wants to drink water when its falling from the sky EVERY DAY! Enough with the rain and storms...

Vicki - good job of getting right back on track! Sometimes those really horrible days (and the crappy, nauseous feeling that comes with it) reminds us how great we feel when we're being good to ourselves.

CCI names the dogs using an alphabet system based upon the year/month the puppy was born -- thus she was dubbed Glamour. I'm thinking it fits - she's quite the princess. I'm hunting for a doggie tiera for her to wear when she bows - which she does very, very well. She's a fantastic dog and in a week has improved her…

Okay I've just been maintaining or slightly yo-yo ing for the past couple of weeks. Time for a fresh start and it all starts with my water. So this week, my #1 goal will be getting in the minimum water each day. I find that if I'll do that one thing, other good things just naturally occur as well. The good news is that I'm…

Yvonne - you must be quite a cook to feed 120 folks! That's quite a compliment. I know how those stressful days at work can make it difficult to stay focused. And yes, it says a lot to be able to continue to lose even when you can't fit in time for exercise. Congrats. Another good day of eating well, however once again I…

Well Glamore, the CCI Puppy arrived today. She's got a lot of Golden Retriever characteristics versus Lab, including the full long hair. I'm thinking my latest exercise routine will be vacuuming. LOL. :happy: :happy: Actually she's adorable and quite well mannered. It will be fun training her for a career of helping…

Well I weighed in today and I'm only up one pound from the vacation, so I'm not feeling too bad. However, it's been great to be back on track this week. I didn't work out today, but I worked in the yard doing projects so I'm sure I managed to burn some calories. It was beautiful, warm and sunny today -- the perfect formula…

Hi everyone! I see we have lots of new folks - welcome. I'm back from my Carolina visit to see my sister receive her doctoral degree in nursing. It was so fun to be home again and enjoy the beautiful green hills and sunshine -- I even got a bit of a sunburn. She and I snuck away to a wonderful spa for a sister date -- the…

Hmmmmmm. I couldn't find the calorie burn calculator for shopping in heels and fighting the crowds -- surely it's got to be LOTS of calories :)

Sheila - you're an awesome cheerleader for the group. I want to go to bed and take a nap just reading about how hard you run to help your dad, cook, work out, etc. Definitely reminds me I have absolutely no excuses! Anyway, thanks for the posts and your great example. I've ate well all week, but haven't really exercised…

Back from my conference and glad to be home. Met talented, hard working folks from all over the country. Our keynote speaker was from Australia and really good and the workshops were all excellent. The conference definitely recharged my batteries and taught me some new skills. I gave a presentation that went really well --…

Shawna - AWESOME. Thanks so much for posting the pics. It's so nice to see the success that comes from staying the course. It's so wonderful to see you so close to your goal... Hawaaiian Dreamer -- I am always amazed about how effective boxing is, especially when you have lower body injuries. It's rigorous enough to get…

Sorry I haven't been on much. Work's been kicking my butt with late night meeting and weekend stuff. Leave for a conference on Monday for the week. Haven't worked out this week at all and had two days of eating poorly. Too chicken to get on the scales.... For everyone who stayed the course this week, congratulations! Keep…

Deb - I agree with your son about the shoes. They've been receiving a lot of critism and a class action suit for causing hipdamage, so why take the chance of getting hurt by losing your balance. You're doing so awesome walking. If you want to "up" the workout benefits of your walks, consider carrying 1-2 pound weights in…

What an awesome day. My sister sucessfully completed her doctoral defense, so she is now Dr. Kathrene Berger -- the first in our family to earn her doctorate's degree. She's an amazing and determined lady and her achievement is an inspiration to us all to live life to the fullest. :heart:

Worked hard in the yard today so I could get it done before the next crazy snow hits tonight. These weather swings are crazy -- in the mid 50's today and tonight it's going to start snowing and only be 40 tomorrow. Drats -- my forsythia is blooming. Hope the snow doesn't hurt it. I love seeing its happy yellow blooms first…

Hi all. Sorry I haven't logged on for a bit -- work's been crazy. This past weekend I had pizza -- first time in amonth. Fortunately that litle splurge didn't send me reeling on a "have blown it so why not make the best of it and eat everything in the fridge" binge. I'm shopping for cars today, so hopefully it will be fun.…

Okay - I'm a blog-virgin.... I meant to quote missabeez regarding her running shoe quest , not Shawna... Whoever said "you're never too old to learn" might not have met me...

I agree with Shawna -- do not run in these. In fact, last week on the news I heard there is a class action suit against the company saying that the shoes cause an unnatural walking pattern and has been associated with hip injuries. Don't know if it will prove true or not, but if they're having difficulties in walking…

Blue lips from lack of oxygen -- but they turned pink again once my breathing resumed to normal and I rested a bit, so no worries... Since having my lung removed, really physically exerting activities like that crazy hike - aka mountain climb -- make it pretty difficult to keep up with my body's oxygen needs. Not to worry,…

Had my weigh in today and was sad that I hadn't lost any weight. I'm trying to keep it in perspective (at least I didn't gain at the conference) but drats, it's still disappointing. Makes it really easy to start down that slippery slope of poor little me... But, as you guys said to Anita, it's small steps forward. So I'll…

HI everyone! Just got back from my conference and went immediately to my computer to catch up on everyone! It just feels like coming home to the family :) Hugs all around! Busy, but fun week with my 4-H volunteers and leaders. They are such amazing people with true hearts of gold -- they just feed my soul. Rather than…

Hi all. Had my weigh in and lost about 1 1/2 pounds, but the best news is I did my first measurements since starting Shred -- about 1/2 " in my waist and 1/2" in my hips. Loving seeing a few areas on my thighs that aren't completely dimpled:) I was really worried about attending my Gourmet Club on Saturday, but managed not…

Hi everyone. Good day. Day 3 of Level 2 Shred. I am amazed that I absolutely have no balance. I'd blame it on something, but can't think of anything except maybe I should have stayed in ballet for longer than one session... missabeez - sounds like you're already thinking proactive about the conference. Bringing good…

We need to write a book of funny stuff ya'll say -- ceremonial breast plate... OMG, you're gonna make me pee my pants laughing this hard. Did Day 2 of shred yesterday and I truly can't believe how much stronger I have become. I had lung cancer seven years ago (no- not the kind from smoking -- rather the no-reason-for-this…

Glad I wasn't the only grouchy one yesterday. Today was much better. I was so mad last night that I decided to go up to Shred Level 2 and was surprised at how much of that routine I could do. Getting stronger and smaller is awesome. I rewarded myself with bra shopping at Kohls -- they had a super, awesome sale. I just LOVE…

Not a good day at work at all -- however, I didn't make me pay the price by eating crap because I was upset -- yeah! ALMOST meet my water goal and stayed under food goals. Off to work out now -- perhaps I'll spend EXTRA time on the punches. Jillian Michaels :explode: says that will release some frustration.