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I'm tired now! Why is a mile on the treadmill so much harder than when you are walking outside? Anyway, I did my squat kicks (5 sets of 10), drank my water, did my regular cardio and then walked the extra mile. I decided to try the elliptical beast again today. When I first tried it 2 months ago, I could not even do 1…

You are crazy!! Actually, it was one of my less hated ones too. I kept pretending I was kicking the fat to the curb!

A little about me: I will be 50 right after Christmas and have been married for 30 years. We have 5 children; 4 boys ages 30, 27, 25 and 22 and a daughter who is 19. (As the youngest, and only girl, she is a princess!) I also have a granddaughter that turned 3 in July. She loves to go shopping with Nana! Unfortunately,…

My goal each week is to walk a mile 5 times per week. Time is a major issue with work, kids and some family drama. But I will commit to doing an extra 5 miles this week, somehow. It may mean 1.5 miles a day and I might need to go 6 days, but I will somehow do it!

Happy Birthday!!!:flowerforyou:

bump for now!!

8/7: 237 Changed weigh-in day to Sunday for a challenge I am in, so I figured I would just do it consistently everywhere. Down 3 lbs this week!!

Congratulations!!! That is wonderful!

Weigh-in Day: down to 237-a 3 lbs. loss. Glad today is an "off" day, although I do like the suggestion that Sundays be used as a make up day if you couldn't get your challenge in during the week. Congratulations to everyone on their hard work this week! Big loss, little loss or no loss; we got through this together!

Lunges done Water done Exercise really done! Went to an amusement park today and chased teenagers from ride to ride. No big deal if they just rode the rides in order. But they go from one end of the park to the other and back to do the rides in the order the kids want. I'm exhausted but it was a lot of fun!

I did my modified up-downs today (did the pushups yesterday-silly me!), drank all of my water and was under calories (by 7!) But how's this for the challenge working-a friend sent some clothes she shrank out of and they arrived last friday. I tried them on and could get them up and buttoned if I didn't breathe. Today I…

Congratulations!! That is awesome!

I did pushups today (tomorrow I will do the up downs-sorry I read the challenge incorrectly!), drank all my water plus some and stayed under calorie goal today! Those things I can control. The rest of my life was crazy today! Hope everyone else had a better day than I did!

Thank goodness!! My abs (who knew I had those? lol) are getting a workout lately!

Oh, no!! I did the pushups today instead of the up/downs!! I was so proud of myself for doing them (a set of 5 every time I went to the bathroom-must have done at least 50 today!) These were the modified wall push ups as my knees just are not happy right now! Guess I had better get moving!! I did drink my water today…

I hope all is well (or better at least) now. Take care of yourself and your daughter!

Crunches done 9 glasses of water under calorie goal day is over...good night!

Thanks for the modification! It was what I had planned to do, more or less, anyway as I am not nimble enough to do it the way the video shows. I will promise to try to get down to the floor and back up as much as possible and then go to the modifications.

Did my crunches. Of course, I wasn't able to lift myself up very much, but did the best I could. And my stomach muscles are not happy right now!!

23 ounces is pretty darn close to 3 glasses! I count the ounces and convert to glasses with 1 glass being 8 ounces. I think you may have been shorting yourself there! Good luck on your journey!

Water and walk done, calories under. It was a good day (except having to go to the bathroom every five minutes!). Hope everyone gets a good nights sleep tonight. Crunches tomorrow!!

You are doing great!!!

Ouch!! All that swimming yesterday is letting me know about muscles I had forgotten about! But I did my one mile walk this morning-partly to loosen up and mostly for my team. I got up early to do this (crazy work schedule today) and I HATE MORNINGS!! I will do my regular stuff at lunch/breaks, but I had to make sure I got…

Sounds like everyone had a great day!! I too finished below my calorie goal (which dropped again when I updated my goals with the new weight...BOO!!) Swam for 30 minutes straight (sometimes on my back just kicking my feet-but always moving!) Drank all my water and did my jumping jacks. Now I need to get to sleep because…

I went shopping in the back of my closet and found all kinds of clothes that haven't fit in years!

I love my deli meats-and my work schedule necessitates bringing sandwiches for meals. I have no refrigeration or microwave. Leftovers are good, but with 5 kids there usually aren't any!! So I go for the Boar's Head low sodium chicken breast. It's really good, low calorie and with protien. Add some lettuce and tomato and…

Yes, I am somewhat obsessive about what I eat and checking calories. I drive my family crazy right now. I hope that it will get better as I gain confidence in my decision-making.

Bump. I'm not quite ready yet, but getting there. and I don't really want to be out in the street where people I know will see me. I have a hard enough time just walking in the neighborhood still. (I do it anyway, but am very self-concious.)

The hard part is not eating them in the beginning. Once you have gone a few days without the "junk", it gets easier. (At least a little!) You may have to set a goal of an hour at a time at first to eat just healthy foods, but you can do it. In the meantime, drink some water and go for a walk or do some kind of exercise. At…

Did those darn jumping jacks! My core is not in good shape!! Kept feeling like I was losing my balance. And I've got those 8 glasses of water in too. (This is a real challenge for me. I don't like water that much!) My starting weight as of this morning is 240. (No need to be shy here-everyone is in the same boat with…