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This weekend and last weekend I've rode many miles ... nearly 100. I feel more energetic, I am certain that my legs are much stronger, since my average travel speed is higher... My back is holding up well which was by biggest concern. Even though the scale is moving in the wrong direction... I feel really good, and much…

Not happy with my weigh in... added 1.8 lbs. and can't believe it! :noway: Burning all these calories and not seeing the results... well... yeah it's tough! :grumble: No doubt I'll keep it going strong.... but it sure would be nice to see the scale cooperate a bit more! :laugh: Carl -

Congratulation Supermom! 1.7 is your biggest drop this month. You worked hard for it and I think it will be even better nest week! Dig deep and make it happen! Again... Great Job! Carl - Oh I think your 6/22 total should be 2.7 instead of 2.3.

Another good workout for me today. 21.5 miles in 1hr 45mn.... that burnt 1315 calories.... Carl -

Oh No! I love It when that happens! :laugh: BTW, you've earned it too! :glasses: Carl -

Courtesy of pmacky, 7 Beneftis of Exercise: 1. Controls Weight 2. Combats Health Conditions and Diseases 3. Improves Mood 4. Boosts Energy 5. Promotes Better Health 6. Puts the Spark back into your Sex Life 7. Can be fun Sound off and let us know of any others... Carl -

Rezekiel, Dee, Smithelly and Ann…. From what has been mentioned to me since I’ve been here on MFP: If you are exercising and having a calorie deficit that is a great first objective. Do that and keep it going. If you are maintaining decent deficits consistently, and are NOT losing weight, then you could be building some…

Wow, everyone is doing great! A lot of pushes to towards the end of the challenge. Today I logged 28.6 miles in 2hr and 40 minutes.... , burnt up 2,071 calories! It was a really good workout, but now I need some rest! :happy: Carl -

Great Job breeeast, buckle down... you can make this happen!

Today I got my double walk in at work (-592) so things were off to a good start. Then after work I was able to get a hour and 15 minute bike (-909) ride it too! Smirnoff, Thought you had gotten in to the dentist. Tooth pain is no fun. I was 17 when I has my 4 wisdom teeth pulled...Mine went pretty well. hope yours does…

Bizgirl, Considering your injury, a 3 lb. drop is decent! You're doing good! Congrats!

Stick with it NoSabotagersW... In fact try to crank things up a bit to increase your daily calorie deficit... Same happened to me at first... had nearly 14 days with no scale movement then 4 lbs one week and over 3 the next!... You doing good Stick with it! Carl -

Today I got in a bike ride! It was great.. My bike computer and heart rate monitor reported: Stats from today: Ride Length - 23 miles and 1hrs-56 min. Average speed = 11.8mph Max speed = 19.7 mph Calories burned = 1503 Max HR = 161 Avg HR = 132 I trimmed nearly 10 minutes off of my Friday session of 23 miles. :smile: Carl -

:noway:.... :grumble:... :huh:... Just a drop of 0.1 lbs. for me... I guess it goes like that some times, like it or not... I'm going to have to crank it up a notch this week... Can't say overall that I'm happy with my results so far this month! 8.7 lbs. to go in about 14 days!

Ann, taking it slow and working up to it is a smart approach... I started riding just about every weekend since April 27th. Most of that was on rental bikes... I built up a bit more each weekend but my legs have always been good and strong...so it comes back to me fairly easy.. You're doing great and enjoying an activity…

That's a good come back Rezekiel! You're doing some great workouts!... Dig deep and stay on track!

Today I got my normal walking in at work... that's walking the ramps in the parking garage at work... todays hour equaled 26 stories up and down. I also took off half of the day to get in a bike ride! It was great.. actually rained a bit off and on and I had to find shelter and wait a few times. I just bought a bike about…

... and don't even think I'm not keeping an eye on you! :noway: You are VERY close to hitting your 40 lbs. mark.... I hope so much that happens for you this week! You've had some solid workouts and I expect you'll have a great weigh-in this week. Never give up! :flowerforyou: Carl -

Nice Job hirstrl

Thanks Smithelly

That's Great... don't thank me... thank yourself... because you did it! Oh.... all that stuff that you posted about thanks, the gym and feeling better..., guess what? That's "OLD NEWS" and there's nothing that you can do about it now... .~ ~ ~ so forget about it ~ ~ ~ :laugh: Tomorrow is a new day... Are you ready to Crank…

Well,... couple Ideas/suggestions... Every hear of the Buddy System. Campers use it all the time for safety, etc.... Call around today to your family and friends that will also be attending... And try to find a dieting buddy... or two! :wink: There is safety in numbers so a small group could work too!.... All of you can be…

Just as important! Those Friends request.... Get On It! :bigsmile:

I got a little walking in today!... I'll be back to my full routine tomorrow. Might take off half-day on Friday and put some miles on my bike.. My scale dropped 1.4 lbs. yesterday too! :smile: Carl -

[/quote]MscGray, Thank you! With the progress on your ticker you are doing good! Even though things get busy... make some "Me Time" for yourself! ...that's been my mission since I started here at the end of April. Let us know when you hit that goal! :wink: Carl -

Hi Starlet, you need some more friends from this group... please go to the topic "Come Here and Get Some Friends" and make a posting asking to be a friend with others... Then, Recommit and take charge! Make the rest of this week a good one! Post your food EVERYDAY and get your workouts going! Like I said in the opening of…

I just had a couple brutal workdays... Monday 20+ hrs. straight w/ no breaks, then 4 hours off with under 3 hrs. of sleep, and then back at 8am for an intense 8 hour wrap up.... Now I'm very tired and sleepy too. It goes like that once in a while, no biggie, but it really messed with my walking and diet each day... That's…

I got a short bike ride in... 40 minutes... I planned on much more that that but got rained out.... Carl-

rezekiel,,,,, first off, your ticker says you lost 44 lbs.. that's not just good, I think that's Awesome!. Stick with your workouts... I know these are not the problem for you... Curious, are you logging your food daily? I think this is essential and time well spent! Look the entries over and you'll see where the problems…

smithelly, you did good, don't sweat the single night disruption.... This is a new week, take a breath, recommit and put in another great week's effort....