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I am down 2.6 pounds this week! (YAY!) Inched into the 150's, but I am definitely there finally.. couldn't have done this without all of you ~~ thanks!:wink: And I agree... the weekly Friday weigh-ins have kept me "honest" and right on track!! :bigsmile: Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!:flowerforyou:

Awesome job!! :happy:

I think Monkey has a great idea! :heart: It will be close enough to be interesting, but far enough away to give us all time to work hard!:bigsmile:

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Down 1.2 pounds this week.... was hoping for a little more, but I slowed down a lot on my exercising because of my sore knees. I think I need some new sneakers/aerobic footwear to help lessen the impact on my joints.... soooo I'm going shopping today!:happy: Really really REALLY want to hit the 150's range next week...…

I definitely want to try this recipe! It sounds wonderful!! Thanks for sharing!!! :bigsmile:

Good mini challenge; thanks! I'm doing my belly dancing DVD every other day, so I might have to leave off the lunges, but I'll give them a shot as long as my legs last lol Hope everyone had a good weekend... let's all do our best this week -- Christmas is right around the corner! :happy:

NIce job! I gained last week also, so I figure that ANY loss is a good thing this week :happy: I know you can do this .... hit that 140 mark flying next week!! :bigsmile:

Thanks, Monkey!:happy: I don't know how you do it.... I've only done my DVD a few times... and I CAN'T do it two days in a row (yet) because I'd be so sore that I wouldn't be able to get out of bed!:laugh: But I do know it's working my muscles... cuz I am sore in some really odd spots LOL Too bad you couldn't put up a…

Lost 2.6 pounds this week! (yay!!) So happy, after a gain during the Thanksgiving week, ugh. Started a new belly-dancing video since I couldn't find the time to join the Community College class... and the DVD really works muscles that I am NOT used to using. Very sore, but in a good way.:bigsmile: Good luck to everyone…

Hi everyone... Happy December 1st!! :smile: Does anyone know what today's challenge is? Good luck with our weigh-ins tomorrow morning!:bigsmile:

Just realized that I did Wednesday's mini challenge today (Tuesday)!! oh well... :embarassed: Was there a Tuesday list? I did all of it, except for the lunges... my knees are killing me tonite. I also did some belly dancing tonite for the first time in many years... it kicked my butt! LOL but in a good way!!:happy: Hope…

Mini challenge completed !! ...except I already closed out my food/exercise diary so I didn't log it all under my exercises. Oh well, at least I did them... haven't been able to complete a full mini-challenge in awhile (kidney stones have been kicking my butt)... but it did feel good to finally complete it ALL today! Now I…

Nice rounded challenge... c'mon everybody, let's have a great week so we can see those pounds drop before Christmas gets here!! Good luck everybody!! :happy:

Ugh... a gain this week of 1.6 pounds. First gain since I've started back on MFP this time. No one to blame but myself (and the Thanksgiving holiday eating I guess). Gotta look forward and get back on track. Was gonna put the treadmill in the basement for the winter, but now there's NO way I'm going to do that... it would…

I did the same thing... I think it would be worse depriving ourselves of the holiday celebration. We'll just have to jump back on track and do a few more exercises in the next week, that's all. I can't wait for these leftovers to be gone now, though. I don't want any more temptation ha ha ha

I actually forgot it was Friday, and I forgot to weigh myself! :embarassed: The holiday yesterday really screwed me up lol so I will have to weigh myself tomorrow. :laugh:

I am going through this now too... and it IS a great feeling! I think it also shows us all that we aren't really "dieting", but that we've really made a change to our lifestyles.... physically, mentally, and emotionally. I'm at the point now where I can pass by a bowl of chocolates on the kitchen table and reach for an…

Hey, another CT person, here! I'm about ten minutes from Hartford... nice to see other CT-ers on MFP! lol :bigsmile:

Hi everybody! I'm Doreen, and I'm from Manchester, Connecticut (about ten minutes from Hartford). Good luck to you all with your fitness and weight loss goals! :bigsmile: Is anyone running in the Manchester "Turkey Day" Road Race this year?

LOL! Yes, and I burn more calories quicker when I use an incline! I started out flat, but now keep the treadmill inclined and it's gotten much easier... so that I don't even think about it now. I will gradually increase some more too. I also have to be careful with shin splints, but I haven't gone lower than 2/5 in over a…

Down 2,6 pounds this week... more than I thought and a very nice surprise for feeling so sluggish this week. I think the eating side of things helped me out more than the exercising (or lack there of) this time. But the loss has definitely given me a boost of motivation to start the weekend off with a bang! :happy:

That's RIGHT! Let's do this together everybody!! Christmas is right around the corner. If you had a bad week don't look BACK... look FORWARD and just do your best this week. :bigsmile:

NICE! :flowerforyou: Thanks for the challenge... and for making us all remember that "WE ARE WORTH IT" !:bigsmile:

Thanks P-Tia. I'll ask them about a spinning class too! I've never done one of those either, but the MORE calories burned, the BETTER! :flowerforyou:

I must be crazy, but this challenge sounds like fun! Ha Ha Ha! Thanks Lisa! :bigsmile:

hey Maryann, Let me know if you get it and like it. We have a Wii but I didn't know there was Zumba for it! Sounds like sooo much fun!! :bigsmile:

Okay, Team Rudolph... let's start our Mondays off right! We can do this if we take things one day, and one exercise, at a time :happy: There's a new gym opening up down the street from where I work... my personal challenge is to check it out and join up for a class this weekl... I'm hoping they'll have Zumba! I also found…

Thanks for the Wednesday challenge... I've been without power since Saturday because of the snowstorm, and I haven't been able to log my exercises or see the mini challenges but hopefully I'll be back on track now. At least I got some cardio done while shoveling a foot of snow around :o) Let's goooo Team Rudolph!!!