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I am sooo a stress eater! My kiddos are 12 and 8, and between tween hormones, sibling rivalry, work, and day to day being a mom -- sometimes I just want some Reece's pieces and a little peace :)! Would love to be part of some motivation! Erika

Did the hamstring curls -- my students are looking at me like I'm crazy, but that's not a first -- and won't be a last :)! Another quick challenge - Calf Raises - raise up on your toes and back down - 20 times.

Hey ladies! I like the idea of the mini challenges! My biceps curls are done! I love that we are listing things we couldn't do a year ago. Sometimes we get to a plateua and start to get discouraged, but by doing this we can see how far we've come!! Catching up as I've been MIA due to some other obligations, so I apologize…

Hmmm, numerical age I'm 40, but I usually hover around 11 and 28. I'm saying 11 because I teach 5th graders, and their goofiness just rubs off on you. Otherwise I'm saying 28 because I've lost 29 pounds and feel better then I've felt since I was pregnant the first time at 29! As for the rest of the year, I am runnig a 10K…

LMBO - swimming to the toilets! Love it! I love skinnytaste.com. I've made several of her recipes and they are fabulous. I even made the skinnytaste pumpkin cupcakes this weekend, and my kids LOVED them! Erika

Sorry blue team. I didn't weigh in -- although I Stayed the same. I will get better this week; I wasn't on my game this past week.

Hello ladies! I've been MIA this week, and I do apologize. This is my second round of DITR. I loved my first round, and I'm really looking forward to this one. I'm a 5th grade teacher in Texas. I'm married and have two children (11 and 7). I've lost 16 pounds since joing MFP, and 30 since April!! Glad to "meet" y'all!!…

I'm in Texas, but a further south -- Deer Park -- outside of Houston.

Love the challenges this week ladies! I haven't tried the Turkish get up yet, but I will be! Keep up the good work Bombshells! Erika

QOTD: How did you get the way you are when you decided enough was enough? And, what made you decide enough was enough? I gained weight after my children who are 11 and 7 (yes, I know -- it's been a long time coming :)). I think it was that I did not take time for myself for my health. I just didn't feel like I had the time…

I log my zumba has high impact aerobics. It's the closest I could find to the calories burned -- and the high impact aerobics is still under what I burn in zumba. HTH. Erika

My favorite thing to do to work out is zumba!!!

I changed my picture to this yellow brick sculpture for my team, because to me it represents letting out the "old" us and opening ourselves to the "new" us! Have a great day gals! Erika

QOTD - Do you have any short term or long term athletic goals? what are they? do you plan on setting any? I would like to be able to do a 5 mile run with some co-workers from school. I'm not really sure if this is going to be short or long term, because I'm really a runner. But, my co-worker did set up a schedule for me so…

Congratulations on the weight losses this week ladies! QOTD: How do you plan on using your weightloss as a tool to help others succeed? When people ask me -- I'm honest with them. For years I looked for the easiest/quickest way to lose weight and it never stayed off. This weight loss is due to changing the way I looked at…

Registered! Thank you Misty!! Erika

Hey fabulous diamonds!! The last time I tried something new was a week ago. I have never been much of a runner/jogger, but I tried it as an add on to my workout, and it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Trying that actually prompted a conversation at work where someone who does run often volunteered to…

Misty, Thank you for all you do! Will you please add my name for the weekly challenges -- I'm the one who didn't check in because I'm a dippo and for some reason didn't realize the link was in your signature until it was too late -- sorry!! Or I can go check in now?? Whatever is easier for you. Sorry for being a pain! Erika

I so LOVE Giada! I'll have to check that out. Thanks for sharing! And good luck!!

Favorite exercise or piece of equipment -- this is a tough one.... Favorite exercise -- is a zumba dance that is swing. Favorite piece of equipment is the inner/outer thigh machine. Sorry, I couldn't decide on which I like the best... Erika

How was your doctor visit? Were you able to find something out? Erika

I second that mrslabreck12! Thank goodness it's Friday, and for those of you who it is not your Friday hoping your week is speedy! Erika

Great question Amanda! My current dislkes inlcude: -- that now I view anything outside my diet as how many minutes in the gym or doing cardio it will take to burn it off -- people who do the whole "you don't need to lose anymore weight" and "how much weight do you think you need to lose" -- aggravating and not supportive,…

LOL Amber! I knew I liked you. Do you put sugar in your tea or sugar substitute? Just wondering because I soooo miss it.

Yay for continuing! And definitely great idea on the challenge idea Misty! Erika

Great challenge! I've known my oldest friend since we were in kinder together -- we are still friends today (thanks to Facebook). I've known my oldest bestie since we were in 7th grade. We are still friends today, but the best part of our friendship is that we pick up where we left off. We cannot talk for a while and then…

QOTD: Do you eat back your work out calories? Why or why not? I don't usually eat them back, but only because I work out later in the day (5 - 6 pm) and am not hungry enough to eat them back. I don't "pre-eat" them either, but again, only because I find I can't always eat all my regular calories. I have noticed though that…

I'm up for another round as well!!

Morning ladies! Hope all is well. Misty, please know we all appreciate what you are doing. As for me, I apparently am an idiot because I couldn't find the link to weigh and measure this week. Although, I didn't change in anything -- :(. I did this a few weeks ago. I seemed to stall out for about a week and a half and then…

Well done Diamonds!! QOTD Monday - favorite group artist to work out to is Eminem, Kid Rock, Metallica, and Creed if I'm strength truing. Otherwise I like 80's stuff, kings of Leon, elton John, and the temptations. My aste is all over the board. And I just realized I didn't list just one -- sorry! QOTD Tuesday - I would…