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Back from vacation, +1.5 pounds (Wahhhh) which is not so bad considering. But working on getting it gone. I did swim, paddle board, bike, walk and more so it helped balance the smores and hot dogs. Berry bushes are ready to be picked, pumpkins are flowering and all my flowers are in beautiful bloom. 100th day so I have the…

Hi cool kids. What a long couple of weeks with school stuff stealing my energy. I turned in about 100 pages of forms for 3 kids school and 1 camp today. Both I and my wallet are lighter...but not in the scale way... I am looking forward to getting to enjoy some of summer including hopefully a beach day. I haven't walked…

scale victory - starting the week where I usually end it (after losing the bloat/cals for the weekend) 163.5 NSV - swam and walked dog Fri, Sat, Sun - officially on notch 6 of my belt for all pants. Feeling good even though I am 23-28 pounds from goal. Got groceries so lunches should be under control. Rainy day here. First…

I started at 174 I think - I am at 164 trying to get to 145. Add me as a friend if you like. I was real consistent losing 10 pounds last spring, then I yoyo'd some through year. Back on consistent, maintaining +/1 1 lb with help of new puppy. Need to lose but that requires better calorie tracking and compliance....I feel…

Caramel where are you? Saw this cutey on my walk. Walking and running with puppy, hiked waterfalls with kids on Sunday, was beautiful and cold. Eating needs to get better to lose. Athe least I'm maintaining.

Wow. Things have gotten quite on here. Good luck with finding a placement for your son Alf. I have seen others juggling things and I know it can be a challenge. Great consistency with your workouts Gam3rguy. Me and Missy took it easy today, she's recovering from something that hopefully the $385 vet bill will fix. We…

NSV - 1 more notch on the belt. Bought some new (1st pair of Brooks) running sneakers. But it has been raining and that isn't how I want to break them in so they are still in the box. I too need an ark. Missy (dog) literally sits and almost purrs to get towel dried. Why do labs love water on the ground - puddles, lakes,…

Crosbylee - you're getting to enjoy the full gamut of life. I am hoping to be a youngish fun grandma like my mother-in-law. I had kids @ 30, 31 and 35. So if they delay having kids as long.... 60-65 isn't old but my mom is not in good health so it has me a bit worried. So here I am trying not just to be skinny but fit.…

Hi Everyone! Stephanie - my baby is also finishing pre-k and starting K in the fall. Crazy as I had 1 in the K class when he was born, now he's the last :-( Michelle me too - nuggets pizza and PBJ so hard.... 2.93 mi today all walking. Didn't have heart to make dog run - from snow to 80 degrees F @ 5:45a in 6 or 8 weeks.…

Jinger - find something you enjoy. I love to swim and was doing that. Then life got in the way. Now I love walking the dog. I literally went from no exercise (2-4k steps per day according to my smartphone) to now 10-15k/day. I ramped this from starting the day we got the dog - May 2nd we went 1 mile by day 3 I was at 2…

Larro - wow, you look younger now than that picture. Must feel good to have hit goal. I am stalled in the same 2 pound range for weeks. Frustrating as anything. Fat % has moved either even though I am exercising way more. KS - Glad that mess is a memory. There is something you can get put in the main sewer line to make…

3furballs you can only compare the dr's number to last dr's number. Scales and conditions (clothes) vary so much. Just do apples to apples and try not to get depressed about. If your scale is moving then that's what matters. You could go back in tank and bike shorts and number would move a couple pounds... I use same…

2.85 miles, 21 min running, 25 min walking, 3.7 mph average In the rain/mist (at least the diamond tipped mosquitoes took the morning off) :-) NSV pants feel looser in the legs. Happy Tuesday everyone! Caramel, Larro...Did y'all take Monday off???

Crosby, sorry for your loss. My 5 year old did well at the wake, bad when leaving for the church before they closed up the coffin, awful at the church and better now. 10 and 8 did similar. My eating was bad this weekend - hardly home. Did get 14k steps in each of Saturday and Sunday. Scale up but I am hoping it is bloat…

AP - Nice job breaking the 100. Welcome Jinger. Kate - you're amazing. Having been one of those kids (not homeless but not wanting to go home for very good reasons) you're making an impact. Great job all. Missy has gotten herself in trouble thinking little people (kiddos) are puppies. She is lucky she is a quick study.…

Missy had me jogging 19 minutes today. I did all the math and mapping and my average speed with walking/jogging is a 17 minute mile over approximately 1.75 miles. Nothing to write home about yet but I'm working on it. Week 2 and it is getting easier. I am mixing max jogging and more walking days in for variety and…

Glinda - Welcome. I love the picture. Missy has me up to running 15 minutes of our walk although I only jogged 3 minutes on Mother's day. I was beat from working hard on Saturday - really sore. sub 3k steps to >10k steps in 1 week was a big change and I am adjusting. Amazing that it only took 1 week to make it a habit,…

Hey Cool kids. I need to find a longer route for Missy. Jogged 11 minutes, walked 12 minutes, stayed moving 21 minutes in a row. I am walking/jogging in place when she stops to sniff. But I want to be out a full 30 minutes so I need to expand the route. Going hiking after school gets out so I will get more exercise then.…

Jackie - my NSV today - went to bed so sore from Missy ramping up my activity that I didn't know how I'd make it today. Woke up sore and grumpy with just 5 hours of sleep, hit snooze. Got up with pounding headache but dressed and took her. My running Monday was 1 minute, Tuesday 3 minutes, Wednesday 6 minutes and today 10…

My dog is training me for a 5k. Every time I think of starting couch to 5k, I don't do it. But Missy walked the first morning, ran 3 minutes yesterday of our 35 minute walk, and 6 minutes today of it. I am going to have scout some new routes to add some more distance. Too bad scale isn't moving but it has only been a few…

2nd morning of 5:30a walk with puppy. Feels good! I beat my exercise targets for the week already (pretty paltry targets but still had been having trouble meeting them)! Swim classes tonight and puppy time, I may just get the weight to come off. Hit 8000 steps yesterday which my normal workday is a struggle to hit 3000…

Oh and I planted 9 berry bushes, tomatoes and strawberries yesterday. It has been a very busy weekend.

This is for you Caramel and everyone else who was excited for me. Missy has already increased my activity level a whole lot. I was up at 5:30a to take her for a long walk in hopes the house will still be standing when I get home. She is bigger and stronger than I was expecting but a completely awesome dog. I couldn't have…

KS - Fingers crossed for you! 3Furballs - We have lost our dog and cat on the previous 2 thanksgivings (Novembers 2014 and 2013). This kind group supported me through our pup. Hang in there. And when the time is right, you might open your home again. Ours has been lacking ... But counting down to rescue puppy now. Waiting…

Hi Missus - great group here, welcome. I work in MA, 3 kids, 5'4" so walking a similar path. Larro- Good job on the garden. Love bad word photos. KS - Do take pictures and enjoy the day. So happy for you hubby is coming home. You'll have your hands full with him and Jake for a while, but in a good way! Jackie-Congrats on…

KS Hang in there. We all have those days. I for one am out of calories before dinner. I have been doing so good this week and wham - hangry day! My body is screeching - the horror, after dropping 2+ pounds since Monday. Just hoping to keep it together the rest of the day. Enjoy kickboxing! I took a walk in the sunshine and…

Happy Thursday! It is beautiful and sunny here. I want to take a week off to just exercise and clean...if only!!! Rode bikes with kids last weekend in a preview of things to come. Puppy delayed (rescue scheduling is not perfect) but hope to have her weekend of May 1st if not sooner.

3furballs I love that - so many ideas so little ambition. It it is a daily battle. By 9:30p I am ready to curl up on the couch or head to bed but that is my Get Stuff Done Time so sometimes it gets done and sometimes the couch wins. 1a I was still folding laundry and cleaning out drawers on Wednesday (munchkins…

Alf - sorry about the project. Maybe it will be a blessing ... Good job Gam! Dreary weather and a bit of a cold but enjoying my new job. Looking forward to starting our seeds and hoping for spring. Using puppy coming as an excuse to get on that spring cleaning. i don't want her getting into anything bad for her. Happy…

Emmalu - I do track the gains. Looking at the historical data shows how I've done and what I need to do better. I do best logging all food. When I get lax logging, calories creep in and the trend goes up. Real wake up call was 10 pounds off my lowest. Realizing I was undoing a years worth of hard work. So I am back on with…