Happy New Year

Sort of glad to see 2011 go. Looking forward to tomorrow, Jan 1st and the start of the 40 day challenge for me, Lisa and Ilene. I am in, hope you are too. We can follow the great examples set by Kim and Heather. We will all be at goal weight in 2012. When? Looking forward to lots of fun, healthy events in 2012. Happy New Year, let's make it a great one.

Thursday

Met goals.

Glad to be here

Hello my friends!! I am in southern Utah visiting Shawn's family. I thought it would be one of those things you do as a wife, but turns out it's been really fun! We went 4 wheeling today and I rolled my 4 wheeler! It was one of the most scariest things!! Aubrey was with me and so I had to hold up the 4wheeler with my leg to free her. I was pinned underneath until Shawn could get to me. Aubrey and I were extremely mud covered and very shaken! Turns out I have torn leg muscles and I'm nice and bruised. So happy to report Aubrey was fine ( but her new white sweatshirt is not ) and I am relatively fine. We were muddy, scared, and crying! Nothing like a little flip and roll to make you happy to be alive. So I've been doing well with my goals and hope I can get back to running soon. By the looks and feel of my leg I'm not sure when, but I'm willing myself well very soon! Awe the power of the mind and prayer!

And the fun continues . . .

We just returned from a snowmobiling trip in Island Park. There wasn't a ton of snow, but the day was perfect!

Heather has to be the most dedicated person I know! Christmas night at the gym--impressive! Cherie, Ilene, Lisa: I'm excited to hear your plans for a 40 day challenge. I know it has really made a difference for me and I'm sure it will be the same for you. I'm also excited to be thinking about a goal weight party! We'll have to talk about that at our next meeting.

Ilene and Cherie--It sounds like you're having fun with all your company. I still have Jake, Tanya, Caitlan, and Allison here until Monday.

I'm still meeting my goals. I hope you're all having a great week and enjoying your company and activities.

Great ideas

Love the idea of setting a goal for all the goal weights. That means we have to reach it or maintain it by that time. Maintaining has proven hard for me over the holidays. Lucky for me there are so many people at my house for the next 3 days (22) that all the junk food will be gone. I am on board to do a 41 day challenge starting on Jan 1st and ending on Feb 10th when Kim and Heather end. Me, Lisa and Ilene will be strong just like Heather and Kim. I also want to train for the 5K in April. Hope your holidays are turning out to be very merry. Mine are crazy and bright. It is 11 and I feel the winkies coming on (let the giggling begin).

Merriest of Christmas's to us all!

Merry Christmas my friends!! I will just say I met my goals today because I know I will. This morning I made some very yummy carbs and I was a little resentful of my family as I watched them endulge while I had my eggs, but other then that today has been easy and I've been blessed! I am so grateful for everyone of you beautiful women and truly cherish our friendship! Merry Christmas again!!

Officially Christmas Eve

I met goals. Blessed Blessed Blessed we all are!!

Christmas Eve...Eve

Met goals and love you all!!

Fun times

It has been a fun week so far. I always thought it would be impossible to go through Christmastimes without treats, but it has actually been easier than I was expecting. I've still been able to have a fun time at gatherings without the sugar! I learned something!

I met my goals today. Heather and I have passed the half way point, so it's all downhill from here. I think it's a great idea that some of you might do something similar in January. We finish (this time anyway) on Friday, Feb. 10. We plan to start up again the next Sunday or Monday. We're really going to reach our ultimate goal this next year!

Snow!

So we got a little snow for Christmas. I love looking out my window at the snow, I just wish there was some way it could snow on the ground but not on the roads!

I mer my goals today. I hope all of you are doing well!

Uhh Ohhh....

I made some treats that were too yummy to resist...

I am however proud of passing up so many other tempting treats during this food frenzied holiday season :0)

IT WAS WORTH IT!!! ...sorry for the bad behavior...

Winkies

I have the winkies for some odd reason. The winkies, in case you don't know is when you laugh uncontrollably about nothing and everything seems funny. I actually think sleep deprivation has caught up to me and I am going nuts but I am cracking myself up right now. Wish you guys were here to catch the mood, Dave just thinks I have gone over the edge. No goals met today (not sure why I think that is funny), but everything is when you have the winkies. Hope you had a successful day. I am thinking I should join the 100 $ challenge or at least a shorter, cheaper version of it. Sugar high!

twas the Week before Christmas

I met my goals today. I've been freezing the goodies we've gotten. I'm going to take them all out for everyone that's here on Christmas Day

I hope you're all looking forward to a great week!

Another glorious Saturday has come and gone

I met my goals and am MOST proud of Kim and I for making treats all day and partaking of not a one morsel!

Going strong and half way through the month

I met my goals and had a good day getting pampered by Lisa, Christmas shopping, and School Christmas Party and sing along.
Cherie, I hope you are better and I still have something for you! :)
Ilene, you sound like you are happy and that makes me happy!
Lisa, great job getting back on track and your legs are looking slim!
Kim, you and I are at 46 days and going strong!! Thank you for the challenge!
We pretty much ROCK!!!
Happy last weekend before Christmas Weekend! :)

Goals Met

I met my goals :-)

Multi tasking

I have been smiling when I think of Ilene riding her bike while crocheting. Love it. I am going to finish a scarf I am knitting tonight as Kim reminded me that you can't knit and eat at the same time. I have done well today and want to keep it going. How is the chicken Lisa? You earned it. Way to go Heather, keep it up. You guys are awesome. So glad you are my friends.

Tuesday

I'm glad to hear you're back on track Lisa. Good job on the exercise Ilene! I saw Heather at the gym, and she had good weight loss news, but I'll let her share that.

I met my goals today. Have a great week!

Monday and 12 shopping days left

I met my goals. Weigh in tomorrow, hoping for good things.

I bring you good tidings

Do you realize Christmas is in 2 weeks?!? How fun and exciting! I met my goals. I went to Eva's viewing tonight and came away with an overwhelming feeling to be grateful for life. What a sweet, beautiful lady Eva was!! I love you ladies!

Ok! I'm a loser!

Man...I can't seem to get back on track. I'm not too far off, but not as strict with myself as I was...I'm gaining!!!

So, I'm giving myself till Monday, which I know is a bad idea, and if I'm not 100% Monday I'm asking ya'll for an intervention!

Hope you all have had a successful weekend!

I drove by the Campbell's tonight...I'm so glad his family is gathered around him at this time...so sad. She was a real sweetheart.

First for a change

No exercise today but good from a nutrition standpoint. I ate on the run all day but planned ahead and had healthy food in my car. So sad for the Campbell family today. Eva's unexpected passing reminds me that we all need to live every day to the fullest and be grateful for every minute with friends (you guys) and family. Love you ladies.

Chick-Fil-A

Ok...a HUGE T H A N K Y O U to Ilene for supplying me with winter wear for the camp-out in the Chick-Fil-A parking lot last night. I would have froze to death...no lie! Thank you thank you Ilene!!!

As far as my diet goes...I royally blew it the past 2 days!! I feel like crap too. SO, back on track tomorrow (Friday) and I'm excited!

You are all doing so good! I'm so proud of ya'll!!

I did qualify for the 52 free combo meals at Chick-Fil-A for the year. I was trying to get it for Steve, but when I found out anyone in the family can qualify (over 18) he came and stayed with me from noon on, then my brother, then Steve's Cousin, then Steve's boss. So we had a real fun group to hang out with all night. It was a cool process...you didn't have to stay in line, they just gave you a wristband with the number that you checked-in as. Then you were free to roam the restricted boundaries. They had a DJ, Christmas games, a movie on a big outdoor screen with kerosene patio heaters. And the bathrooms were inside the restaurant, so I was able to defrost a bit when I was faking that I had to go :0)... and they fed you breakfast, Lunch and dinner for free along with chicken noodle soup in the middle of the night. I was even on the 5 o'clock news with Michael Coats, so now I'm pretty much famous :0) jk

Have a good weekend ladies...I'm off to play some volleyball...gotta burn off all the junk I ate! It was fun though...that's how it seems to be hu? fun in the moment, but then sickening in the aftermath...I so love to feel good! Chau

Seventh of December

Crazy.... Where is time going?!? I met my goals and it was VERY hard to do today. I really really wanted French fries and fry sauce! But I held strong and hated every second of it. Strange how some days are so hard and others so easy... Guess that's why it's life!

Fun times

Hey, thanks for the good food, good fun and good shopping. It was fun to hang out tonight. I am quite excited about the sports bra I got (apparently I am easy to please). Like I reported yesterday I am down 1 pound. Better down than up. Happy times.

Party tomorrow

Can't wait to hang with my lady friends!! Met my goals!

Brrrrr

I met my goals today.

I hope everyone has a good week! Looking forward to Tuesday.

Super Saturday

I met my goals! I had a good day! Ilene please DO come!!

December 2nd

Hello my friends!! I met my goals!! Hope everyone enjoys their weekend. I sure do love you ladies!!

Thursday

The title is as creative as I can get today :0) ...I met my goals...played some good ball tonight...off to bed for some sweet dreaming :) Night ladies!

Oh, I put together a co-ed volleyball team to compete in Apple's winter league....so if your looking for an FHE activity come down some Monday night. I think the games start mid Jan.