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Vacation miles are the best! Enjoy, barbhat13!

I'd like to encourage everyone to "step up our game" this week by running/ walking/ riding one mile more than your personal total for last week. Let's see if we can top 300 miles for this week! We can do it!

I got my 50 miles in - on the dot which was a major feat because I even rode late at night after waiting tables for 6+ hours in the evening on Friday and Saturday. Didn't want to fall short on that Week One. Thanks for the motivation, friends, by just being here! I fell short on my water on both Fri and Sat -- too busy at…

I love your peaceful/ mindful goals, Shanteel! Going to adopt them! Have a lovely weekend!

Excellent suggestions, SilverStormi! This is going to be fun!!!! Thank you so much!

My goals this week are to log at least 50 miles of cycling or on the elliptical, drink 1 gallon of water every day, and to improve my logging of food by at least completing my food diary each day (baby steps, haha!).

I think committing to a certain number a week is good. I am aiming for 50 on my bike or elliptical since I rarely measure miles walked. I wonder if everyone who wishes to participate in this put in whatever miles per week was a suitable goal for her/himself, we could calculate our group's weekly combined goal. We could do…

I am Sara in Georgia and love the community that continues to grow through these shared challenges. I have been losing and regaining the same 5 pounds for nearly the past 12 months. This challenge will bring me very close to my 58th birthday at which I aim to weigh what I did last year, doggone it. From there I hope to lop…

Thank you, SilverStormi! I hadn't imagined we could track this on the spreadsheet. How convenient that would be!

Another vote here for Memorial Day. Since so many of us seem to be maintaining, I wonder if we can "team up" to reach some group fitness and or nutrition goals. For example, maybe we can join forces to track a certain number (1,000 group total??? Just as an example) of miles (running, walking, cycling, swimming,…

Haha! Too cute, jrortega! That very mouse lives in my car - my toddler granddaughter tends to drop too many tempting tidbits , keeping the mice well fed. Four caught in my car this winter! Not sure we have them all. But... Great sentiment! We won't ever give up!

Yes, yes, yes to all of the above.

I too need to get back to where I was! I doubt I can this weekend with all that's going on - lots of deliciousness, mostly quite healthy, except for the sugar, my obsession. If I can get back to drinking at least 10 glasses of water a day, I will feel accomplished. And while I have not been cycling as is my norm, I am…

I agree! This is a great group. I also started participating with St Patrick's Day last year. Yes, it is good to look back for the big picture -- that is something I should do, and then give myself a good kick in the seat of my pants to get back on track. :smile:

I think I am on a mission to gain weight. Bummed to be up some... I know what you mean, Stephanie, about hard-to-log eating. I find it sometimes so time consuming to sit at the computer trying to find every little ingredient used in a meal. I've been quite unfocused lately. My goals this week are to get in five 60-minute…

I want to hear about biking in Hawaii, Stephanie! Sounds like a dream! Going backpacking with my youngest daughter on our favorite national seashore next week. Praying it won't rain on us too much, but if so, that'll mean we are just working a bit harder to carry our load, which means we can munch on granola with abandon…

I wish there were a "like" button. These are great, everyone! Thank you!

Congratulations, SilverStormi!

[quote="JreedyJanelle; 5. Have fun in the snow! We got 10inches of snow this weekend! I have snow pants, snow boots and warm coats. Going to play in it like I was a kid again.[/quote] That's the most fun goal I've read yet! Hope you had a blast!

Thanks a bunch!

Take a look at the Announcements above the Discussions on our home screen. I need to head there myself. :smile:

ChiaGnome, I don't have any advice on alcohol consumption, but just wanted to say your wedding plan sounds positively wonderful! What a great way to launch your lives together! I hope we can both reach 145 by Easter. I will be rootin' for you!

Tress, wishing you good health and a speedy and complete recovery. Sending you good thoughts. Please let us know how you are doing and what we can do to support you in your journey. Best, best wishes to you. My goals for this challenge are to ride 420 miles on my stationary bike and to drink 42 gallons of water. These…

That's great! See you in our next challenge!

Your cookies sound divine, Davia! I am not posting my goals here regularly, but am keeping them on my notes section of my food diary where I can see them more often. Logging has been very off lately, but hanging in there, and checking here daily to see how you two most-faithful ones are doing. :smile:

I am happy to go with the flow, but would vote for the Easter Challenge since 4 weeks can be a bit soon to see much change. But again, either idea or if another suggestion comes along that most folks prefer, please count me in. Thanks so much for keeping us organized, SilverStormi! I am toting what I hope is a water weight…

You can kick my butt, and I'd be glad to lose some butt, but would be even more delighted to lose some of my belly! So, let's kick some belly, friends! Ouch - that sounds just painful! It's helpful to read this carb discussion. I have been out of control and unable to spend much time logging the past several days - just so…

I am excited to read that you are planning a blog, Stephanie! Looking forward to your posts! Today my goals are: 1) get back to logging my food faithfully 2) drink a gallon of water 3) ride 1 hour on my bike (new PR: rode 18.1 mi in 1 hr last night!) 4) reach for protein sources for snacks Have a good day, everyone!

WOW, that is great! So glad you are getting to where you want to be, Diana. I am down all of 0.6, but I will take it. After the past month of more faithfully getting in daily cardio (well, nearly every day), I can feel a significant difference, and see the hint of a slight difference. Working on developing a personal…

Love your attitude, friends! We are living and learning, for sure. For the first time in over 4 months - yes, four months (!!), I finally seem to be knocking off some weight. I was down one pound last week and then another 0.8 this week. It has taken persistence and pulling back on the excessive snacking of sugary treats -…