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Argh, so my body is working really hard trying to get me to pack on some pounds. I swear it happens every year when the temperatures plummet, I just get SOOO hungry! If I can make it through the next few weeks it should even back out again. Spent the last 2 days out at recess in sub zero temps (-1 on Tues, -4 yesterday).…

Current Weight: 148.2 Challenge Goal Weight: 141 09/05: 151.0 09/12: 151.8 09/19: 153.2 09/26:151.0 10/03:148.4 <<<mini goal weight>>>147 10/10: 148.6 10/17: 148.8 10/24:149.6 10/31:148.2 <<<mini goal weight>>> 145 11/07: 11/14: 11/21: 11/28: <<<mini goal weight>>> 143 12/05: 12/12: 12/19: 12/24: <<<challenge goal…

In our family, we have dealt with a LOT of staring (and I wish it was mostly children, but that is completely not the case). Our youngest son has a very severe developmental disability and he wears a lot of protective gear because he bites himself and randomly(at least from our perspective) hits his head into hard objects,…

Ugh, a weekend of bad eating and your weight goes up.. who woulda guessed? LOL On the good news column, my treadmill should arrive today- hopefully we'll have time to go pick it up tonight. We also got an offer of some free moose meat yesterday at church, so have to find time to go grab that too. Yesterday was a church…

Bluiz- hope you get a break from work sometime soon and get back some "me time". I always do better when I'm well rested and have some down time! Shickam- I've never done the 30 day shred. At the moment, I"m lifting weights and waiting (rather impatiently) for my new treadmill to come in so I can get back to running. Two…

Congrats to all the losers, great job ladies! Bee- thanks for the challenge Shirley- you can do it! I've been having my own struggles this week, so will use a thought of you to motivate me to make the next choice I make a healthy one (and then hopefully keep repeating that over and over this week, LOL). 3 inches of snow…

Sharon, hope you feel better soon! I'm weighing in slightly above last week, but it's TOM, so not too concerned with it. Last week's exercise was horrible though, so making that my focus for this week. Current Weight: 148.8 Challenge Goal Weight: 141 09/05: 151.0 09/12: 151.8 09/19: 153.2 09/26:151.0 10/03:148.4 <<<mini…

Amanda, I'm having company this evening as well (but mine are just dinner/game time guests, no overnight!) I've been super busy this week, the snow is starting to fall and I still have a few details outside that need to get taken care of, and I'd really like to get the last of next year's wood split and stacked in the…

Hi ya'll. Sorry I missed the weigh in yesterday, but it was my anniversary (24th) and hubby and I took the day off to spend together. It turned out not to be a great day as I've had a stomach bug or something since Thursday of last week, and I am still not feeling great. But, getting to spend a day completely alone with…

I usually eat some of my exercise cals back, but I don't do super high burns either, so it's pretty easy. I am also set at 1500 intake a day, don't know how people can stay at 1200, I'd be eating my leg off, LOL. I don't eat a lot at one sitting, but I pretty much eat every 2-3 hours through out the day.

Hi ya'll.. so many doing GREAT, it's very motivating! Thanks for the jumping jacks/sit up challenge. As an Insanity grad, the jumping jacks are not a challenge (I've been doing 50, but thinking maybe I'll start doing power jacks instead- a combination of a jumping jack with a squat), but I have had to modify the sit ups…

Current Weight: 148.4 Challenge Goal Weight: 141 09/05: 151.0 09/12: 151.8 09/19: 153.2 09/26:151.0 10/03:148.4 <<<mini goal weight>>>147 10/10: 10/17: 10/24: 10/31: <<<mini goal weight>>> 145 11/07: 11/14: 11/21: 11/28: <<<mini goal weight>>> 143 12/05: 12/12: 12/19: 12/24: <<<challenge goal weight>>> 141 I missed my mini…

I feel bad tying stressed for the weight loss honors this week as I didn't really lose anything, just dropped the nasty water weight that was hanging around. Not that I didn't have a good week, I did, and hoping this next week will go well also. I have a dinner date on Saturday, but it's with my "fitness guru" friend and…

Current Weight: 151.0 Challenge Goal Weight: 141 09/05: 151.0 09/12: 151.8 09/19: 153.2 09/26:151.0 10/03: <<<mini goal weight>>>147 10/10: 10/17: 10/24: 10/31: <<<mini goal weight>>> 145 11/07: 11/14: 11/21: 11/28: <<<mini goal weight>>> 143 12/05: 12/12: 12/19: 12/24: <<<challenge goal weight>>> 141

Hi ladies. Wow, this has been a crazy week, I haven't even posted in this new topic yet. I am SO ready for the weekend. Eating this week has been pretty good. Exercise has been so/so. Hubby wanted to do some running this week, so we ran on Tues. (but way less than we had been running- only about 1.5 miles), then Wed. got…

Current Weight: 153.2 Challenge Goal Weight: 141 09/05: 151.0 09/12: 151.8 09/19: 153.2 09/26: 10/03: <<<mini goal weight>>>147 10/10: 10/17: 10/24: 10/31: <<<mini goal weight>>> 145 11/07: 11/14: 11/21: 11/28: <<<mini goal weight>>> 143 12/05: 12/12: 12/19: 12/24: <<<challenge goal weight>>> 141 Well, this is going in the…

Hi girls. Love the Awesome sheet, and it's so true. Thanks for the extra reminders about water. We had a field trip today and it really threw my water consumption off. By the time we got back at 12:30, I was DYING to get into the staff lounge and grab my water bottle to rehydrate (usually, I have one whole bottle gone at…

I totally agree with Denise, this stuff happens, and she's right that discovering those trigger foods for yourself if a very powerful tool! I can eat 2 chips and be totally happy with satisfying my craving, but I can't eat bagels, even whole wheat ones have me going back for seconds (or more). I also have time triggers..…

Current Weight: 151.8 Challenge Goal Weight: 141 09/05: 151.0 09/12: 151.8 09/19: 09/26: 10/03: <<<mini goal weight>>>147 10/10: 10/17: 10/24: 10/31: <<<mini goal weight>>> 145 11/07: 11/14: 11/21: 11/28: <<<mini goal weight>>> 143 12/05: 12/12: 12/19: 12/24: <<<challenge goal weight>>> 141 Bah, up .8 this week. I had a…

We have so many people, I think it's gonna be a challenge keeping track of who's who. Had a little "off" day at work today, so glad to be home and relaxing for a few minutes before hubby walks in the door. Then, it's time for weight training tonight. We usually do arms on one day, then legs the next, but with that Insanity…

Hi ya'll, great Wed. here today, hope ya'll are having success this week. Hubby will be home soon and time for some Insanity!! I had PE class today as well (the little 3rd grader I work with does PE Monday and Wed. and in order to help him and keep him safe, I basically do the whole class as well. Today was tennis- and…

Yay, the group is up and running! Can't wait to meet ya'll and support each other in reaching our goals. I'm Veronica, 39, married mom of 4 from Alaska, although only 2 of my kiddos currently live at home. My oldest, 23, and only daughter, is still at home, plus my 16 year old son. My 22 year old son is currently in the…

Add me to the list of people coming off the holiday weekend heavier than I went in! Luckily it's only a pound, and hopefully at least some of it is water, so I'll leave my Goal Weight as is. Ordering P90X on Friday... doing Insanity workouts until it arrives (3X a week), with weight lifting workouts (2X a week)- at least…

I'd love to join ya'll as well. I'll be looking to lose 8 pounds (starting weight should be 149- I won't be able to post a weight on Monday, but will update on Tues to change it if I need to. After this first week, Monday weigh ins will be no problem, but holidays are hard to get online, LOL). ~~Veronica

Dorothy, I know you love fruits (I do too) but they don't give you everything you get from veggies. Not to mention that fruits are much higher in calories, so veggies are a more efficient source of nutrients! I think you really need to find a way to enjoy veggies. Most days, I have a salad with lunch that lets me start…

I second the suggestion of getting your vitamin D checked (I live in the land of massive Vit D deficiency and it really does nasty things to your body). Also, if you find yourself feeling actually sad/depressed, etc. you may be responding to the lower amount of daylight. There are full spectrum lights you can buy that you…

I don't think it really matters, as long as the number keeps going down, who cares what the reading on the scale is, right? Pick one and make that "your scale".. only count weigh ins on your scale. Over time, the number becomes less important and you start judging more by the clothes and the stuff you see in the mirror.…

Gain for me this week 152.2 (up 1.0) but I'm retaining water.. my rings are usually in danger of falling off and are stuck to my finger this morning, so I'm not worried about it. On the other hand, I am doing fabulous on my weight lifting goals.. look at these numbers: Exercise/ Start of Challenge/Now Bicep Curls/ 30…

Pitts, thanks, yes that IS a pillow pet. We are trying to find something other than his big bed pillow he'll carry around, he's still not convinced, LOL. He is very oral, and loves to have something to chew on at all times, which has usually been his pillow. The house is working with him on some chewlry (basically stretchy…

Well, that's because very few of us are native to Alaska! (I, depending on the day have a North Dakotan accent, but piss me off and I sound like I'm from Texas, LOL), but I agree shopping cart and soda (although I will tell my kids to throw something in the "basket" when I hand them something in Fred Meyer. ~~Veronica