Good Morning Angels,

A new month and a new challenge!!!! Now we have the opportunitty to grab our socks and pull them up and get to work.
This time around I am going to work on only 3 goals at a time instead of trying to change my life in a day.. My three goals are:

1. Stay within points
2. drink all my water
3. Work on positive attitude

I am taking charge of my life and throwing out all the crap I allowed to accumulate over the past few weeks. I have decided to never never give up no matter what!! When it gets tough then I will be tougher!! If I have to I will give myself pep talks everyday and all day of needed.

I am trying very hard not to overwhelm myself or have unobtainable goals. If you see me with grandiose goals please remind me to be real!!! I am counting on your help to help me stay in the real world and not some fantasy diet program that I have followed before. I also really need to look at the amount of cards I consume daily.

Well okay Angels hope you are as escited about our new challenge as I am. I see great things happening for all of us!!

I have to catch a plane home in about 2 hours so see you soon!!!!!!!!

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!

Love and hugs,
lizzie

Good morning Lizzie (who will be home soon) and group!

I am with you! I too am kicking to the curb.....
old attitudes/behavior/choices/habits......that have kept me bound and down. I weigh more now than I have in 5 years and I know why. See above list! I kept doing what I've always done and expected different results.
Good health is not about deprivation and I've tried that route so know it doesn't work. I will keep it simple, do what I know to do,
use what have and be thankful for it.
I'm changing my stats to start off honest. I haven't seen th 213 in a month! I am a tad angry at myself but am getting a grip and making a new start today...........I will succeed in my endeavors...as will you all! We are worth the effort it takes!!

I'm off to do my shopping and then will tackle my home chores.
My plan for this challenge:

1) Portion control
2) Get off the sugar
3) 80 oz water at least, daily
4) 45-60 min. exercise 6 days each week
5) Use my journal: food/activity/feelings

I'm gonna take proper care of me.........starting here and now!
Have a great day everyone.........Lee, Donna, Sharon, AJ, Mari....and our MIA's in DT land.

Bren:D

Morning Ladies,

Well I fell asleep early last night so I didn't work on my goals. I will do that this morning and come back and post them later. I know one of the daily goals is to drink 6 glasses of water a day. I usually say 8 but is that realistic everyday. We'll se I'll sart with 6 I can always drink more. Talk to you later.

Hey guys,

I'm in for the challenge! Here's what I'll work on for the next few weeks:

1- learning to make the best food choices at each meal to stay on track with my alloted daily calories.

2- exercise 60min day/6 days per week

3- 80-100 oz. water daily

4- introducing fruit daily to my eating plan

I need to do better with my fruit consumption, I have good periods and bad periods, but I need to make fruit a daily habit, so this will be a focus for the next few weeks in order to make it a regular part of my eating plan.

C U later,

Donna

Move over Angels --- I'm in too!!!

I have finally hit the right attitude to focus on my program.

I plan to make new lifestyle choices as well.

1) cut down carb intake (it's okay to order the hamburger and leave the bun)

2) DRINK MORE WATER

3) KEEP UP THE EXERCISE (Personal goal for May of 500 minutes
from April 17 to 30 I did 300)

Good morning angels!

It's my Monday.....boo-hoo...back to work! I really enjoyed my days off this week and actually got a few things done off my "to do" list. I went to Albany Tues. to see Mom and brother, took my truck in for maint. Wed., did my baby shopping yesterday. I am done......IN! LOL!
I got my firs pics of baby Emma, Mommy and dad on Tuesday. I managed to fake my way thru enlarge and print........I have no idea what I was doing or how to get them back up. I thought I'd lost 'em before viewing even! Way cool....computers!

I had a good day one on plan and I "plan" to repeat it....as Lizzie says....one day at time.
I am so thankful for DT and all of you. I get a daily dose of encouragment, laughter and support here. You guys are great!

Gonna run and do some e-bill paying! I'm out of checks! They should be here in a few days....have a terrific day! I plan to!
Bren:D

Hi Angels!!!

I am finally back home and on my own computer. Wow feels strange to be here after being gone for over 10 weeks but feels ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so good.

How was you first day on the new challenge?? My day was great and drank lots of water. I didn't get a chance to eat at all until almost midnight so no problem staying on program. How ever today I will be eating like a normal person (anyone seen a normal person lately??) and do the following:

1. Stay on program
2. Drink 6 water
3. Add fresh veggie--make sure I eat 5 total

Well I weighed myself this morning and YIKES I gained 5 lbs while I was gone. Bummer so I will be changing my stats. I feel it is most important for me to see those stats each time I sign in. I don't want to but but will anyway!!!

Today I am beat and need rest but not going to use that as an excuse to just not follow program or anything else. I need this challenge and I need it to help me realize how I can manipulate my program. I don't need to be doing that!!!!!! So here I am ready to finally and I mean finally knock off the weight and stop trying to figure out what I can eat and not gain. I need to focus on healthy and wholesome food and I will!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow sure is good to be home!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Bren, The Boyz were here jamming when I got home. Nice to see they still can!! Hahahahah

Good to see you Lee and 300 minutes of exercise is wonderful!!!!Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Donna, Glad you are also joining us!! I like the committment of making fruit a part of your day!! Excellent idea. I am copying your idea since fruit and veggies is where I have really fallen down in my program. You wouldn't believe all the excuses I used not to eat veggies and fruit!! I can not believe I try to not eat them!! Yikessssssssssssss

Hi Sharon, Thanks for starting the Weigh in !! I had forgotten all about it and we do need accountability! I sure do! Going to go do that now.

Nothing like coming home is there???

Love and hugs ,
Lizzie:D :flower: :dn :dn :rose:

Hi Lizzie, Brenda, Lee, Sharon! Long time no see. I had to cut back on computer time so I had some free time in my life. I should have stayed with you guys. I think the accountability helps. I've been going up and down a bit with the weight and plan to make some definite progress this month. You all might remember that I like to bike and May is my big month. I've got about 130 miles planned for Sat and Sun. Its good to check in and find you all here. Stick with it! You can all reach your goals!

Janet

Janet!! Hiya!! Lizi, Sharon, Donna, Lee.........Hiya!

Janet, I'd think of you when I'd see area bikers! Good to see ya!! WOW.....130 miles for the weekend! You get your exercise in with NO problem!

Lizzie!! Home again! YAY! I saw Toby and Willie on CMT last night...that boy is TOO cute! Soooo......that's where Dwight got off to last night! He went to your house! I kept company wth Gary Stewart. He sang An Empty Glass for me.........about 4 times!
I'd told Claude I'd try to get out last night but changed my mind rather quickly. I was in bed at 7:30. I had a really busy day at work. With Sharon out of commission....and off again yesterday....I've been doing all the posting for the past two months. I get writers cramp after awhile!

I didn't get any extra exercise in last night, but did the night before. I'm thinking as the weight comes off and I move more, the pain will lessen greatly. Ya'll know what a big weenie I am when it comes to pain! I was gentle with me but getting going is the key. I've lost a lot of muscle tone in the past three months.
Guess I'll create virtual trainer for myself........I'll "pretend" we have a appointment!

Gonna run and plan my menu for the next few days. Hope my checks come in today! I want stuff! haha!
Have a great weekend everyone! Janet......have a great ride!

Brenda:wn

Hey everyone,

Lizzie: welcome home! I know you're glad to be back! :)

I've done fairly well these first few days, my eating has been off but minimally, and I'm getting into the fruit thing but I'll have to stock up, funny thing, you can only eat it 3 times a day if you actually have it here to eat, so I'm down to 2 apples now and I don't get to go grocery shopping til Monday!:tomato:

So I guess I should have added in the goal of:

-actually buy the fruit to introduce to my daily meal plan!

Have a great weekend guys!:D

Donna

p.s. Hey Lizzie, I saw your boy in a movie last week! Dwight played an abusive boyfriend who got his throat cut by Bill Bob Thornton in a movie called Sling Blade.

Hi Angels !! I'm so glad it's the weekend. I had a great rest lastnight and even slept in this morning. I've had a good couple of days on program --- got my exercise in (taking this weekend off to let muscles rest) Believe me their complaining!!

My goals this weekend to get groceries for new meal plan
drink lots of water, clean house and go to office and get some work out of the way so next week is easier. Not so stressful.

Have a great day ------ off to do groceries!!!!!

One of these days you just might see me go by Brenda! I've scheduled 3 weeks of biking trips this year. One was in Florida back in March. The other two are in Michigan and Indiana. Without a doubt I enjoy the challenge, exercise and the company of the other riders. My hubby and I both got out today for 55 miles. I'm planning 64 for tomorrow if weather cooperates.

This has been very in control in regards to eating. If I could just do this everyday! Well, its off to bed!

Hello all............

YAY! I did it!
Well....with help of course! I'd cleaned my hard drive, "ate" all the cookies and of course couldn't get on here 'cuz I didn't know my password. Now I'm fixed! I finally got the addy DT hosts sent me, pasted and opened.
So Lizze....ignore my whiney e-mail! LOL!
Bren is IN the house!

Janet! Whizzing away on your bike! You have a super schedule lined up! If you were around here the wind would blow ya from city to city....and back again!
I broke down and bought a nice kite last week and plan to fly it on my days off this week.

Donna! Yep...it helps if ya have fruit in the house! Don't let hubby shop or you will have fruit PIE! LOL! Hmmm.......Yummy.....me want pie! No I don't.......not today. If I do "not today" enough it will no longer be a problem. Right??

Lizzie........I uhh.....pologize for the early AM whine of the day! LOL! I couldn't get anything to work yesterday and am glad I tried another time this morning, 'cuz it finally took! OH.....morning~~~~~ our new thread stats today.....

I am off and running.... ready for this new week!
Have a grand one girls!
Gonna go....get some things done before work.

I'll c-ya later! Bren :tomato:

Hi Guys,

Well I am doing ok but am trying to fine tune it to do even better not only in my diet but in my never ending attempt to get organized.

I started a thread under the No Diet Appraoch where I work on my emotional eating and try to break the mindless eating. I am realizing more and more that I am not aware of how bored I at times. I am working on being aware of how I am feeling and dealing with the feelings. If I am procrastinating I go do something. If I am bored I look for something to do. If I'm tired I sleep though that is a tricky one since I have to watch that I am not avoiding something or make sure it is not depression. Sometimes if I am feeling just like I don't know how I feel I go outside since that seems to help. My focus hasn't really been on diet but more on my emootional eating. I did put the girls Easter candy in the cabinet and actually forgot all about it. And I did buy a fresh pineapple that i love but usually pass up becasue it is too expensive. Of course I would spend that monety on junk. Soooo todays plan:

Fill up my water bottle and bring it every where
Put fruit out so it is room temperature the way I like it
Get one more gardening bed cleared and prepared
Send out bills
Gt one bag or box of clothes out of the house and given away
Go visit my parents and help them with some paperwork
Plan a family dinner

Have fun