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Hi kids, Happy Sunday! I hope you have had a restful weekend, and a weekend full of successful endeavors. @Barbara - Tenacity is a perfect word for this forum. You've got it in spades. You have had a hard week, personally, and are still walking forward for yourself. I'm sure you don't feel like it...but you know you have…

Hi, I started riding at 375 pounds on a Globe...love it. Like almost everyone said here, I went to a great bike shop and got more information than I believed was possible on the topic of bike choice. I ended up with a hybrid that has served me well. fyi...signed up for a 2 day, 25K per day ride this coming summer....can't…

Happy Friday!! I hope the weekend is restful for you all. @Barbara - I don't believe having tenacity has anything to do with succeeding the first time you try something. :) It is OK for something to be difficult, seemingly impossible, for a person to be tenacious in how they deal with it....Look here. I looked up the word…

Hi kids, Hope today is finding you well, making good healthy decisions for you. @Barbara: Happy to hear that life is settling down for you. LOVE the hair cut comment and idea....I hope it works! @MKknits: It sounds like you have the "balance" part of my mantra down...which is always the hardest part for me. Life happens.…

Hi everyone, I hope Monday was kind to all of you. @Tanya 949 - Great job getting things started for yourself! Logging and preparing is everything for me. It makes me make the decisions ahead of time, and makes the actual eating of food more simple. Congrats on putting the time in for yourself. :blush: - @CBlue - Congrats…

Hi kids, @NK1112: Thanks for collecting all the mantras. It was great to read. Start Again, Decide, Love yourself, Believe, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Follow-Through, Live Intentionally, Positively Tom, Learn to Love Yourself, Just 15 Minutes, Doing the Thing, Determination to try new things and confidence in myself to…

Hi all, It sounds like everyone has been busy. @bsracer: You are in the right place. I sent a friend request, but this will work out if you put the effort in. You will be amazed at what you can accomplish! Perfect effort and balance! Mara

Hi! Hope this evening finds you well. Had a good loss this week (with the Toll House cookie event on Christmas Eve and assorted restaurants....). Sometimes figuring out what works and what doesn't is mystifying. Will have friends over for the next few days, so may be absent for a bit. - @Kayokarma - Yes, I bring things to…

Hi!! Happy New Year's Eve Eve. @Robin/Ellen: Thanks for sharing about the connections to our youth. There are things that you can't unlearn easily. For me, it is a clean plate. So, now, I just put less on the plate! Makes it work for me rather than against me. :) @LaurieK: I cut and copied your commandments as well. I will…

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Hi everyone! It seems that everyone had a great Christmas from all the lovely pictures. @Robin/Ellen: I like the idea of a word that resonates with you, but maybe we can expand the thought to a mantra, or a phrase, since many posted multi-worded ideas. For myself, I would go with "perfect effort with balance." Hopefully…

Good luck to you...feel free to add me if it would help you. :)

Hi kids, I hope today has helped you be successful with your goals. :) @Niki: Could you, or someone, explain what an 'all in' challenge is. It sounds fun, and I want to fully understand what I'm doing/how I should do it, etc. Thanks. I am all about advance notice! Now is not too soon to start thinking about it. :) Oh, and…

@Barbara - thanks for the update. Big sigh of relief. Glad he is feeling well and that you have him back home. Never apologize for needing an ear. Never. You've always got that here. Take care, Mara

Good luck to you. Feel free to add me if you'd like. It is very motivating to have friends here who look in on you. :) Take care, and good luck to you.

@Barbara...take care of you as you take care of him. Thankfully, he is being monitored, so you can get to the bottom of whatever is going on. @Skinny Jeans...that running event seems like a blast. I hope you had as much fun as it looked. @Niki...those chicken cutlets look diving. Thanks for sharing the recipe.…

Ha! Stir fry in a bit of oil (garlic infused...or some herbs would be yummy) and a bit of fresh nutmeg. Yummy. Enjoy!

Hi, I am in the middle of a 250 party, come join me, if you like. It does help to have others. Congrats on what you have already accomplished. Mara

Hi everyone!! It sure sounds like you all are staying busy!! And some of you are so swamped, you might not even manage a reply. Teaching elementary school has its busy-ness...but this is such a joyful time of years for the littlest kids....it is very contagious. I love being near them especially when Christmas is near.…

Hi all, @kah: TY for vote of confidence! @GrammyWham: Congrats on the awesome weight loss....sorry you aren't feeling up to par. Having success getting goals met. Cardio is going up in levels, strength training going up in reps/weight lifted, etc. Need to manage munchies better. Will work on that this weekend (as far as…

Fantastic achievements, all of them. Rock on, rock on!!

Good morning! @ Tanya: Great news. I love your quote. Very inspiring. I can see why it helped you turn a corner. Keep on rocking, girl!! @ Skinnyjeans...thanks for the ideas for yummy snacks...never can have too many. Yesterday was a good on track day, especially considering that I brought the wrong lunch and had to…

Hi, Thanks to everyone for their snacking ideas!! I will surely use them this week....as holidays approach. Hello @ pedidiva and humble heart...I don't believe I have seen you yet. I'm new, but enjoying reading the posts. Thanks to all of you for your kindness always. Rock on! Mara

Hi Everyone, I hope today has been kind to you. @ Robin/Ellen...thanks for your positive vibes...I love the idea of making cookies I don't like, so I wouldn't be tempted by them...but...it seems like there is no such animal. :blush: @ everyone who is struggling keeping their healthy goals alive through the season of…

Agreed. Take the before picture, no matter how painful it is. Do it. I'm in the middle of my journey. If it would help you, feel free to add me. :) Take care, and good luck!

Hi, Hope everyone is doing well. @ Niki...I love that quote too.... “The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ~William Faulkner Hope you feel your best soon. @grandamaKaye: Nice accomplishment....knitting and exercising. I never coordinate myself well enough to do that sort of thing...maybe…

Hi kids, Hope you rocked your goals today! @JNettie: That must be so cool to watch your belly morph in all kinds of ways when the baby moves. Take care of you. :wink: You are someone's very important Mommy. @heartaflame...I hope this is the year for you as well. Keep focused on what you want to accomplish. You will get…

Hello, @ Kah68: Great job with the stress test....that is major. Nice work. @ Morgori's: Great Christmas pics....very festive. Thanks for sharing those. @ cblue: Congrats on a great loss. That is fantastic. Well done. Today was a toughie: Christmas shopping madness sidelined my good plans for dinner....ended up OK, but had…

Hi everyone!! @Kaye - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE singing in the rain...the movie and in real life. :blush: @Robin - I'm the same way about food. Cook it once, eat it several times. :wink: Got cardio in, planned my day, will pack my food, shower and to work I go! Rock it like a hurricane! Don't look back. Plan forward. Mara

Hi kids, Thanks to all of you for your supportive natures and kind words! @Robin: Big Hugs right back at you. @Morgori: The charades game with Time Traveling went fabulously. I was blown away by the history that these kids have at their fingertips. It was great fun and educational for all. Thanks for the idea!! @Grandma…