Help

I had forgotten that at our last dinner together we were going to start blogging again.  Too bad that I forgot because maybe then I would have started doing well with the other stuff we decided to do also.  We agreed to $1 a day for each day that we did myfitness and stayed under calories.  Well I have been so out of control that I have not even tried to count.  I do not want to go there and when I don't I go to the fridge and the store, etc, etc.  So far I have not even earned one $.  What is up with that.  I am up 4 pounds since November 8th.  Help!!!

Are We Back?

I just thought I'd check the blog tonight and see if anyone has written.  I guess it's up to me to start!  I've done well on our new plan so far . . . I'm 2 for 2.  How are the rest of you doing?

Hike

Hey.  With all the other stuff going on I have forgotten to post anything on this blog.  Looking forward to the hike.  Can't wait to go.

It's September!

How's everyone doing?  I actually know the answer since we also have our Tiger facebook page, but I thought I'd ask anyway! 

Rule #5 Eat 30 - 50 g fiber a day

Okay . . . back to the skinny rules!  I've kind of been following them somewhat.  It's hard to know what makes a difference for sure.  I'm guessing this is a pretty good rule, but when I first read it I thought, "I don't want to count my fiber too!"  I'm diligently counting calories.  I don't think myfitnesspal does fiber too.  Maybe it does--I should check.  Anyway, I'm wondering if I'm already getting enough fiber anyway with all the fruits and vegetables.  Have any of you ever tried to count your fiber?  I'd be curious to know how much you need to eat of grains, vegetables, or whatever to meet this requirement.

Heather, I know you had a break, but I'm sure you'll be back on track and going strong as usual!  Cherie is working hard in New York.  What a team!

Back at it

I'm eating well again and hope to have this toxic sugar out of my body soon! It's making me feel gross!

Bad bad bad

Oh dear bad day eating wise for this lady! I could name a million excuses... But excuses are lame.

Let's keep rolling

I'm reading the blog, but just been crazy busy all week. Happy to be going to bed now... I'm pooped! Love you dear ladies alot!!

Anyone out there?

I wasn't sure if anyone else is looking at this blog besides me, so I'll wait to post something until someone else writes too!

Wednesday

I got the Skinny Rules CD from the library yesterday.  It's only one CD--must not be a very long book!  So, I'm going to start listening to it tomorrow as I drive to and from school and then I can give you more info.

How's everyone doing?  I'm seeing better progress since I started the Building Good Habits competition.  I'm pretty sure it's the lack of daily sugar that's helping!

Rule #4 Slash intake of refined flour and grains.

Well, I think this is a pretty obvious one.  I don't want to say that I never, ever eat white flour, but it's actually pretty rare.  He also says to eat brown over white rice (done).  I had oatmeal this morning!  So to me this is a pretty easy rule to follow, and I also don't think it's very controversial.  Thoughts?

I've been doing well the past little while on my goals.  In fact, I'm just 4 lbs away from opening up the clothes box for the next size down.  It's kind of like a ritual/reward.  I went to DI today and found some size 6 Banana Republic summer pants that still had the original tags on.  I bought them for next year.  How's that for positive thinking!

Cherie, have a great time!  Heather, wow, you're almost there!  Lisa, I hope you're still checking in on us when you can.

Rule #3 Eat lowfat protein at every meal.

I'm sure Heather already does this!  I'm not sure how much protein he means (I'll let you know when I read the book), but I know I eat at least some protein at every meal.  Maybe he means to be sure to include protein even with snacks.  The book on insulin resistance says to always eat some protein when eating any carbohydrates.  Or, maybe the emphasis should be on the low-fat.  Any thoughts?

Rule #2: Don't Drink Your Calories

So it sounds like all 2 of us agree that rule #1 is a good one.

The next rule has to do with drinks.  Bob says drinking your calories is a bad idea.  He's talking about alcohol (I think we've all got that one covered!), pop, store-bought juice . . . stuff like that.  I agree with him.  I used to have lemonade or other similar drinks all the time and was amazed when I found out they're usually about 100 calories per cup, and it doesn't take long to drink several cups.  I pretty much drink only water now, so this rule won't be hard to follow.

I'm sad to see the Upcoming Events column becoming so short!! Maybe we need to plan for 2013 so we have lots of activities to list!

Skinny Rules

I've been trying to think of something to write about since we're no longer posting each day whether or not we met our goals.  Today I was reading a post by someone in one of my competitions who said he was having great success following Bob Harper's "Skinny Rules."  Well, I'm proud to say I resisted the temptation to immediately order the book (my goal is NO MORE DIET BOOKS EVER!), but I did order a copy from the library.  I'm #8 on the waiting list.  I went to Amazon to see what people had to say about it, and someone had posted the 20 rules!  Sooooo, I thought it would be interesting to write about each rule, see what everyone's experience has been with that rule, and try them out.  Rather than do all 20 at once, we can do one at a time and see if we agree with Bob.

Rule #1:  Drink 2 cups of water before each meal.  Drink enough water throughout the day to total 10 cups.

It seems like all diets tell you to drink a lot of water.  Do you think it really  makes a difference?  There have been times I've been super-diligent about getting all my water in, but for the past several months I haven't worried about it too much.  Today I've made sure I drank the 2 cups just before I ate.  I really did feel quite full at the end of the meal!  I still have 3 more cups of water to go, but I'm going to do it. 

A Tip

On the Skinny Minny Blog, someone recently posted a tip I'd like to share.  One of the participants said she tries to have a 12 hour break between dinner and breakfast the following morning.  She heard it might help her metabolism or something.  Well, I think it's worth a try--it certainly won't hurt!  So today I didn't have breakfast until 8 since I ate something at 7:30 last night.  Tonight we had dinner late, so I'll have to have a late breakfast again.  I can see that this will be easy as long as I'm not in school.  Once school starts, no more eating after 6 p.m.!!

A New Week

Yes, Union Falls is definitely on my list for next year!

I'm doing well on my goals--hoping to see a good drop this week.  See you at our bike ride Tuesday.  With Cherie leaving town and then me starting school, I think this will be the last week we'll all be together for the bike ride this summer!  :(

Post Union Falls....

What a wonderfully amazing day yesterday was!!! We gotta do it again. Meeting goals and feeling great!! Happy Saturday.

Thursday the 9th already!?!

This summer is going by way too fast! I'm on my way home and doing well! I'm glad it's weigh in day tomorrow because I want to eat junk! But I'm not. See you ladies tomorrow for the big hike!

Wednesday hump day

Middle of the week and doing well! We leave to come home tomorrow. It's been really fun but I'm excited to get home. I have been eating well and running and I'm hopeful that Friday's weigh in will reflect that. I'm looking forward to Friday and being around some of my favorite people!!

Hey

Good summer for the HLC.  Keep up the good work.  Great fun at triathlon yesterday.  Sort of want to do it again next year and work out some of the kinks in between events.  I could have been faster had I known how it all works.  Had fun on a real road bike.  Looking forward to reaching goal weight and seeing the rest of you get to your goals soon.  Thanks for the encouragement.  Keep up the good work Heather and Kim.  Lisa you can do this. 

It's August!

Happy new month everyone!  We all seem to being doing well, so let's continue on this road in August!

Heather, have fun in Escalante!  Cherie, have fun at your best ever triathlon.  Lisa, are you there??  I will also have fun this month just doing all of our activities--big hike on the 10th, bike rides . . . it's been a fun summer.

Tablerock

Sorry about changing the date for Tablerock.  Thought if we did it ahead of time.  The only problem is we did this last year and then did not go so if you want to keep it on the 7th I will try to work out the details but probably can't go.  What ever works is good with me.  The 21st would be good as long as the weather holds and I am guessing it will.  Have a great week my friends.

Sooooo fun

Thanks for a great hike today.  It is such fun spending time with you guys.  Congratulations on all the good weight loss.  Life is so great being outside in beautiful Idaho with beautiful friends.

This Week

I'm excited for Friday's hike!  Heather, Elise, and I also want to leave early Cherie, so no need to drive yourself.  I think we'll have too many for Kathy's vehicle, so Elise said she could drive her van.  I'll ask her to pick the Rosewood people up at my house.

I had a colonoscopy yesterday and thought for sure that would be a way to lose a lot of weight.  Well, I'm actually up 2 lbs!  I checked around on the internet and found out that you can actually gain weight (temporary) because of the salty solutions you drink and they put in you.  So, I plan to drink LOTS of water today to flush it all out.  I just don't want to show a weight gain on Friday's SMC weigh in--especially since I've been diligent about counting my calories, etc.

Have a good day!

Wednesday

I am in for Wednesday although I think it does not work for Heather.  I could do Tuesday or Thursday.  I also wanted to blog about the hike Friday.  We had talked about going to lunch and shopping in Jackson after but I need to get home right after hike to get to family reunion.  I can take a car if the rest of you still want to go do that.  It sounds fun but I need to behave and get to the reunion.  See some of you tomorrow for the bike ride. 

Weekend blews

I titled it weekend blews because I blew it (aren't I clever? or not so much?)  I did great up until Friday and then at a wedding and reception for two days (working in the kitchen) I ate all the deformed desserts that could not be put out for the guests (anything to help).  Oh well today I have been good and I will keep going tomorrow.  Kim, I am so proud of you.  Way to go in the triathlon and also on vacation.  You three (Kim, Heather and Lisa) are such an inspiration.  Way to go in the skinny mini club too.  I am good with changing our weigh in to Friday but sticking with Wednesday this week.  You guys are so great my motivational friends.  No more weddings for me for awhile. 

Yea for 2nd place!!

Congratulations to Kim... Second place in the half marathon! I've always thought you were awesome but now... :) I'm doing very well on my goals and feel really good. I'm in 3rd place in the skinny mini club... I'm going to get to first here soon!

Yo yo it's almost the weekend we go!

Meeting goals. Happy trails my friends.... Hiking times are a coming!

Wednesday the 18th.... Already?!?

Where is the summer going?? Goals being met daily here and feeling great. Beautiful weather and a fantastic day today!!

Monday

Quite the thunderstorm today! Goals met and doing rather well overall.

Sunday

Goals met and doing amazingly well. Went on a long bike ride and that's always so fun! Love you sweet ladies!!!

Soaky Saturday

The rain and cooler air feels good.  Love Idaho summers.  So far, so good this week.  Hope all you all are doing great as well.  How was camp Lisa?  How's you trip Kim?  What you up to Heather?

Tuesday

Hope everyone is having a great warm week!  It's been so fun to bike ride and run outside.

Monday Monday

Still doing well. Excited for the bike ride in the morning. See you soon.

Hello HLC!!

I've been slacking on HLC posting. BUT I'm back. I'm doing well and plan on winning the Skinny Minny contest, but would most enjoy Kim and Lisa taking second and third. :) Goals met and they will be for the next 8 weeks. BTW I'm doing Atkins and counting calories. Oh and I actually consume water instead of my insane addiction to Diet Dew and Dr Pepper!! Love you sweet ladies!!! Carry on

Saturday (it's a special day)

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I started the day running 10 miles with Heather, Courtni, and Elise.  There's room for 2 more!  I'm doing well in the eating area--just counting calories, no specific food restrictions.  I'm almost into the next decade . . . holding my breath!

Time Flies When Your Being BAD!!

WOW!! I've been a bad girl...BAD stands for Binge All Day! I got on the scale and saw my results  :(  I'm an idiot :)

B  U  T  T ...I started the Skinny Minny Club today and feel extremely motivated and psyched about the whole competition thing...especially cuz there are ladies I don't know and for some reason I really want to beat them! :0) So, I'm back on the HLC blog, on the new SMC blog, and what I'm most thrilled about is to be back on MyFitnessPal...that is key for me I believe.

So, Kim and Heather...LET'S TAKE THE TOP 3 HU???

Cherie...great job on being steady betty...We'll be joinin' ya soon at our goal weights :)

PS I spelled "but" that way for a reason...and "I do not lie" :) tee hee!

Day after the 4th

I hope everyone had a good day today!  It's always fun winding down from a holiday--especially a late night one.

I did pretty well today--trying to decide whether or not to throw away the last of the treats.  It's nice to remove temptation, but then, I'm not the only one that lives here!

Tomorrow starts the Skinny Minny Club (biggest loser) for some of us.  Cherie, you should be proud that you don't need to be a part of that group!  I hope you're all planning for a fun weekend.

Way to Go

Congratulations on you winning times in the race today ladies.  So proud of you and how far you have come.  I had great fun with Kenni although I think I held her back.  At the end she sprinted the last few yards to the finish.  So great.  I will weigh in tomorrow but may be passing on the reporting we will see.  Way to go Kim, dropping some weight.  Good luck to the cave women starting tomorrow.

Good luck

Good luck at the Firecracker race tomorrow.  It will be fun. 

The end of June--the beginning of July!

We had a great hike today--beautiful scenery, fun companionship . . .plus we each burned close to 2000 calories!!

A few things to decide--First, what to do with our money?? I gave Cherie $30. for her 3+% loss.  We decided no one needs to pay $10.  That leaves us $280.  One idea is to keep doing the percentage lost challenge and pay whoever earns it at the end of each month until the money runs out.  (At this rate, that could be a long time!  jk)  Or, we could go out to lunch and use the money to pay for everyone and then keep doing the challenge with the rest of the money.  Or, we could use the money for lunch and other activities until it runs out and forget about the weight loss rewards.  I'd vote to use the money to reward weight loss and to pay for our own lunches when we go out---but of course I totally support whatever the majority thinks. 

Speaking of lunch--we need to plan a date to ride our bikes and meet for lunch!  How does Wed, August 1st sound? (Is that when you're going to be gone, Heather?  Sorry, I can't keep everyone's plans straight!  If that's a bad day for you, could you suggest another?)

About the blog--what do you think?  Do you think it makes a difference checking in every day?  Can you think of anything else we can do to give the HLC a shot in the arm?  I feel like we're on the cusp of success--let's not quit now!

Summer is Here!

I hope you're all having an enjoyable summer!  I don't necessarily love being hot, but at least it finally feels like summer!

I found out just tonight that Greg's work has something Wed. afternoon that I'm supposed to go to.  I don't think I'll be home until about 6, and then I was planning to go to Pack Meeting at 6:30 to see Thomas get his Arrow of Light, so a Wed. meeting is out for me.  What do you think about Tues or Thurs?  Sorry this is such late notice.  Another possibility is to just meet over email.  I can pay whoever earned money and we can just decide how long we want to go this next time.  I think 4, 5 or 6 weeks is good.

I'm doing pretty well. No drastic weight loss, but I still have hope!!

B and B

How was Bone and back.  Saw a few facebook pics and you all looked great.  Hope it was lots of fun.  How's everyone doing?  I have to keep reminding nyself that Wednesday is a big day.  Can't wait to hear about the race.

Thrilling Thursday!

I haven't posted in awhile--but doing great!  Isn't this weather great?

I'm still doing a good job of maintaining my weight, but I'm pretty sure I'll show progress soon.  Heather, I hope you're feeling better!

Bone and Back is this Saturday . . . big day.  Have a wonderful day today!

oh oh

Not looking forward to weigh in tomorrow.  Too much junk food this week, birthday, company, Father's Day etc.  Excuses, excuses.  One week left to get that percentage body weight down.  Did well today and will do well tomorrow.  Fun bike ride today, Kim.  We missed you Heather, hope you are feeling better.  Good luck, push hard till the 27th.

Happy Father's Day

Having company for many days is hard on the diet.  Tomorrow will be better.  Hope all ya all are doing well.  GM Thurs, Fri but not today. 

Thursday

All is well here!  Keep up the good work everyone--GM.

P.S.  Check out the calendar.  We have an activity scheduled for August 15th!

Whats up?

I counted calories today and did not go over but I feel heavy and yucky.  Should have weighed in today because I think tomorrow will be bad.  Heather's voice in my head saying "I don't quit when I am tired, I stop when I am finished."  I will repeat that tomorrow on the scale.  Good luck with Wednesday weigh in. 

again

G M again.  Love it.

Hikes

So excited about the new hike schedule.  The last one was such fun.  Good day today.  I love myfitnesspal it really makes me want to exercise and also to watch what I put in my mouth as I know I have to see the calories.  I stay under my calories but always go over on the fat.  Not sure what that means, I guess I need to rethink my food choices.  Good weather coming this week great for outdoor fun and games. 

rough

I had two rough days after doing so well.  Moving kids and eating all the junk food that showed up in the hub bub of moving.  Yuck.  Still don't know why I do this.  I felt so good on Thursday.  Starting over tomorrow.  We have been talking about hiking.  Since it is mostly Kim, Heather and me let's talk tomorrow at church and decide what to do.

Hikes

Hey all.   Congratulations on the better report for our Wednesday chart and percentages.  By the 27th we will all be making some $ to buy new clothes.  I was checking my calendar and the blog and noticed that Union falls is scheduled for hiking before Devil's Staircase.  Not sure if that is a switch but I would suggest we trade the two so that we get one more warm up hike in before Union (an 18 miler) and also give the river water more chance to go down a bit before we cross is 6 times.  I suggest we hike Devil's on June 29th and Union on July 13th unless there was a reason to change it.  Let me know what you think.  Keep up the good work.

Tuesday

Goals met!

weigh in tomorrow

I can't believe I am excited to weigh in tomorrow.  Hope I am not disappointed.  Fun bike ride this morning.  Thanks Heather and Lisa.  Excited for the rest of the Tuesdays.  Missed you Kim.

June is awesome

GM .  June is awesome.

Gotta love this weather

Soooo beautiful.  I love seeing all the neighbors ride or walk by.  GM today and it feels great.  Can't wait for this week to enjoy and hoping for a good weigh in on Wednesday.

How to burn LOTS of calories

We had a great hike today to lower and upper Palisades. Not only was it fun, but we discovered that we burned around 3000 calories on that hike! Great scenery, great weather, great friends . . . an all around good day. Mark your calendars for our next hike to Union Falls on June 29th. I'm doing well--5th day of meeting my goals and also no sweets. It really makes a difference in how I feel! I'm glad everyone else is doing well too. One other thing I wanted to mention--I've been thinking lately about how I don't like my upper legs. Most of my excess weight seems to gather between my waist and knees. I was actually thinking about that on the hike when I ran (not literally) into a man who was hiking with an artificial leg. It made me very grateful that I have two legs that work well--even if they're not exactly the shape I'd like :) We're all very blessed to be so healthy and have all of our parts! (at least the important ones)

May 31st, who knew?

Time goes so quickly but I am excited about our fun summer plans.  I am in for the bike and hike.  See you tomorrow at 11 at the church and Kim I will come get you at 10:55.  Two days in a row of good nutrition and exercise.  Feels so good.

Wednesday and May is pretty much out the door

GM and day 2 of the last leg of this journey to lose weight!!

A New Day!

How did every one do today? I finally did well and I'm ready to start the summer off right. Are we still on for Friday? What time should we leave the village? How about Saturday? Who is hiking?

Starting over again

Rough weekend for me nutrition wise.  I have pretty much eaten everything in sight and at this family gathering there was lots to be seen.  Needing to start fresh tomorrow.  Kim, sounds like I am not the only one.  Happy Memorial Day.  I will be back on my fitnesspal tomorrow but today it is too bad to report.  Hope you all had a nice weekend, mine was wonderful.

Memorial Day weekend

Greetings from Colorado!

I hope you're all having a great weekend.  We've had a fun time so far--although I haven't been a great example of healthy eating!  It looks like Tuesday is going to be a great start again day for a few of us.

Help

I ran to Logan last night and came home this afternoon to hang out with my mom.  She is doing well just lonely and bored.  Too much time in the car and too many snackies.  I ate crap and now that is what I feel like.  I could not post on myfitness because I was embarrassed by the 4000 calorie intake.  I let the lack of weight loss last week get me down, dumb dumb.  Heather, we will do better tomorrow.  Way to go the rest of you.  Miss you Ilene.

Tuesday 22

GM.... Oh wait I ate horribly again!!

Better

Still in shock about Ilene leaving us.  Come back anytime and please join for the bike rides.  I believe that today's root canal was on the right tooth and that it actually may have fixed the problem.  Yippee.  Between two root canals I was not running any races today but maybe tomorrow.  I still can't chew or eat cold or hot things but feel a big improvement.  Liking the fitnesspal thing.  Hope you find time to join us soon Heather.

And then there were four. . .

Dear ladies. I had a fantastic time in Seattle. I walked at least 20 miles over 4 days. Plenty to see and do. It looks like you are all doing well. Cherie - the wrong tooth - really!!! Way to go on your races. Good times. I'm wishing you all the very best in the HLC. I am bowing out. I'm still working on being a healthy person, and exercising, but I will not be a bonified member of your HLC. What a fantastic group of women! Lots of love - I

Friday and Saturday

For some reason my computer wouldn't even open the blog last night, but it's working just fine today, so who knows?  Anyway, how's everyone doing?? I know Cherie's in Logan, Ilene may still be in Seattle, but I think the rest of us are around.

This new program is really working for me!  I hit a new low in my weight yesterday-yahoo.  Today Heather and I ran a 5K with Elise, Courtni, and Caprice.  We were saying we hoped to do it under 30 minutes, but I didn't think I'd really be able to do it!  Well, Heather did it in 26 minutes (I forgot the seconds), and I was 30 seconds under 30 minutes--exciting!

I learned a good lesson yesterday that I thought I'd pass along, and that is to keep a healthy snack in your car at all times.  I had a bunch of places to go after school yesterday, but I didn't think it would take me as long as it did.  By 6 o'clock I was quite hungry because I hadn't eaten since 11.  I had a bag of candy I had bought for the piano students, and  . . . .you know the rest of the story.  If I had had something in my car that was healthy, I really think I would have chosen that.  So I'm going to come up with some kind of emergency snack to keep in the glove compartment.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Thursday

It's fun seeing everyone on MyFitness Pal!  It has really helped me.  The only thing I wonder about is when I put in that I did 90 minutes of "Gardening, general" it gave me over 400 calories!  I didn't work that hard.  Don't worry, I didn't eat those calories.

I hope you're all doing well.  Have a good trip to Logan, Cherie!  Heather and I are running a 5K on Saturday morning.  What are you up to Lisa?  And I think Ilene may be travelling back.

Keep up the good work!

Changes!

When I published that last post, I saw this in the draft folder, so not all is lost.  

Here are the changes we made to our program.  We'll all weigh on Wednesday morning, May 16th.  Text the weight to Cherie, Kim, Lisa, and Heather. (Ilene, I know you're not here right now.  Join in when you come back!)  Weigh yourself each Wednesday morning and text the amount to everyone.  I'll put the new weight on the chart and send out everyone's percentages. (I just added this today :) ).  In 4 weeks we will meet again.    Each person will receive $10 for every percentage lost!  Whoever wants to will post everything they eat each day on MyFitnessPal.  Does that about cover it?

What happened???

Last night after our meeting I wrote a pretty long blog summarizing our new plan, and now I see it has disappeared!  Or maybe it never actually appeared.  I pushed Publish as I ran out the door--I guess it didn't work.  Oh well!

So far, so good.  This posting what I eat really makes me think twice about what I put in my mouth.  It will be interesting to see how this all works out, although I'm expecting great success from all of us!

Biggest Losers

I am so excited to start our biggest loser challenge.  I needed a change of pace to get me going so thanks Kim for being your creative self.  Weigh in tomorrow and hit the ground running, literally I hope.  I am having a root canal tomorrow so that should jump start my diet plan.  Fun and games.

Monday

I'm sorry to hear your mother wasn't feeling so good.  Hopefully she's getting better now!

Goals met here--a beautiful day!

Mother's Day!

What a wonderful day today was! I love being a mom more then anything else! My friend put a quote on her Facebook page... Nobody can be a perfect mother but everyone can do alot of things to be a good mother. I liked it! Anyway GM today. Love you sweet examples of greatness!

Some New Ideas

Hi everyone-
I've been wondering if we want to make some changes to our reward/incentive system.  These are just thoughts-so no problem if you don't want to make any changes!!

Elise is in a Biggest Loser group, and they're doing some things we may be interested in.  For one thing, the "winner" is whoever loses the highest percentage of their weight in a given time. Right now we're keeping track of how many days we stick to our goal, but sometimes I wonder if that backfires. For example, when I mess up one time at the beginning of the month, I know someone else is going to make it 100% so then I just give up.  If we were judging by weight loss, there would be an incentive to do really well after a mess-up and possibly undo the damage.  Another thing they do is post what they eat daily on MyFitnessPal.  Elise feels like this helps because who wants to post that they ate 10 cookies?  People comment on it --like "good job." etc  I'm not sure if I want to do that, but I thought I'd throw it out!  They report their loss to the group each week, but then there's a final winner at the end.  This group she's in has about 30 people (it's national) and they each paid $30 so the big winner gets $700!  The 2nd and 3rd place get something too. I'm not suggesting we do it to that extreme--or maybe we don't even want to include money!  I've been trying to think of some other motivator, but I don't have any ideas on that at the moment!

I'm not sure what to say about the 100 day challenge!  We did learn that Ilene is a very nice person--she gave up $400.  You're the awesome one, Ilene.  Is it something anyone wants to do?  I know it worked well the first time for me, but then after that I think the novelty was lost.  One part of me says, "If you really want to lose weight, why wouldn't you commit to 100 days?"  But then another part says, "Do I really have to be so stringent with myself?"  I realize this isn't something we all have to do, but I am interested in what everyone else sees as the good and bad points of this idea.

I've also wondered if we should have some non-diet goals.  I'm thinking something like scripture study, service, cleaning the house . . .whatever you consider to be a challenge.  I know this could be personal, so maybe we wouldn't actually tell everyone what our goal is.  It could just be called the personal goal.  I don't know--maybe that's making things too complicated.  I just know for me, even though I do want to reach my weight goal REALLY BAD!!!, I feel like I often put too much thought and energy into it and maybe I need to be thinking about other issues.  But, maybe that's something we should just work on on our own.  What do you think?

We're up to $285 in our Fun Fund!  Should we go out to lunch or dinner sometime?

I hope you're all having a great weekend.  I'm excited to get out and work in this sunshine!

Goals met. Feeling great. Happy trails my friends... On your journey's this weekend!

Wednesday already!?!

Where does time go?? I met my goals and am still getting my butt kicked every morning. I'm looking forward to not being so sore! But it means something's happening, right?!? Hope everyone is doing fantastic! Ilene- when do you leave on your trip?

Goals met today

Yesterday rough today good.  Love the sunshine and nice weather.  You all make me smile.

AWAhhhh...Heather!

I just read the news!! I'm shocked! But like the others, I know you'll jump back on when you're ready....I've met my goals and am feeling great! Steve's out of town this week, so I'm scared! I usually stress eat, but I'm hoping to keep my hands busy with lots of little projects!

Have a great week ladies!

Human

Nice to know you are human Heather.  I know will get right back on that horse and be strong once again.  You are already a hot mama but by August that will be even more true.  Goals me in Logan.  Too busy to do otherwise.

Shut the front door...and hold on to your hat...

Because I did NOT meet my goals!! I'm doing a new program starting Monday so I figured I'd enjoy some sugar and carbs this weekend and start anew then. I'm not exactly sure why, when I was close to the end, but alas I did. All is well and I'm going to be one strong hot mama come August.

Posting for Friday

Met my goals Friday and am heading to Logan in a minute for Suzi's baby blessing tomorrow.  I need to figure out how to stick with goals while out of town.  Hope you have a great weekend with goals met all around.

Thursday the 3rd

GM.

Good day

I am going to bed hungry but it feels so good.  I stayed within my W W points almost without trying today.  Hope all of you had a good day.  I went to Lily's today and found some great treasures.  Love it when things are there waiting for me in just the right size. 

May Day

Goals met and YEA I can post again. I had fun being in you fine ladies presence today! We really need to do dinner or lunch very soon! Happy May Friends!!

Last day

I always look forward to a new month so tomorrow I will start fresh and do better.  Did OK today, hope all of you did great.  See you tomorrow.

Something looks wrong!

Have I been away that long?? Now our blog looks completely different! Hmmmm...well, at least I'm posting I suppose!

What a glorious Sunday! I love the Sabbath Day!

I met my goals and am looking so forward to a new week...Hope all is well with ya'll!

Good to sit by Kim and Heather today, except I was tempted to talk too much in Sunday School, I can't sit by you guys anymore! I'm sorry I couldn't shut up....

Have a great week ladies!

Friday/Saturday

That's interesting that you can't post Heather--so I'll do it for both day!

I'm doing well--sticking to my goals (which aren't super strict!).  I'm gearing up, though, for 100 day challenge #3.  If we start on May 24, we'll finish on August 31st which I thought was kind of nice because it's the end of summer plus Labor Day weekend is right after that.  Who's in for this challenge?  I'm sure I'll do okay this time because I don't want to lose any more money!

Ilene--I feel like you've made the 100 days since you started early, so it's okay with me if you enjoy the Seattle cuisine.

I hope you're all having a great weekend.

Thursday

Hey.  Goals met yesterday.  I will be in Boise the next three days and plan to be strong.  Keep rolling.

Hey

Met goals again.  Love it.  Fun bike ride today even in the wind. 

Three days of sunshine

Wow. Three days in a row. Amazing. GM here, love it, love it. I have missed you Annette, Lisa and Ilene.

Earth day!

Recovery day... I'm sore today but it feels good because of the reward I feel by accomplishing the race. Goals met. Hope everyone is doing well. We are on our last week of this month, finish strong ladies! I'm super blessed by your friendships and examples in my life! Thank you to each one of you for being my friends, examples, and inspirations! I treasure you!!!G

Good job Kim and Heather

I heard from Kim and Heather and they did awesome in their race. It is an amazing thing they accomplished. I have had a great today. Time on the treadmill early this morning, then a 12 mile bike ride and then a walk around the green belt (twice). Loved the beautiful weather. G M here hope your were too. Tomorrow will be fun to see who the new Bishop is.

Stop with the wind already

Waiting to go on a nice long bike ride with no wind. Got a speedometer etc on my bike today looking forward to using it. Good luck with the hand therapy Ilene, hope you get full use back soon. Kim and Heather keep us posted. Hope you are doing well with your crazy, busy life Lisa. GM today, dinner at Jaker's but the salmon was great.

Thursday and a glorious day at that

Met goals. I went to cheesecake factory for dinner and had a yummy salad and lowcarb cheesecake!! Happy times. Now I'm at the movies waiting for it to start at 9:45 at night!! Party times down here in Utah! Hope everyone is doing fantastic!

Wind wind wind

I made the mistake today of wearing a skirt that was billowy and I flashed the parking lots of about every store in town, lots of errands and then a trip to the temple which is why the skirt. Not good planning on my part. I had a party at my house tonight for some neighbors that are moving and served food that would not tempt me to blow my goals. GM today. Good luck to Kim and Heather. Please post if you can and tell us how it goes.

Tuesday

Counting down to Salt Lake! I happened to see all the members of the HLC today (except Annette). Thanks for all the well wishes! Maybe the rest of you will join us next year :)

I met my goals today.

Monday and are your taxes in?!?

Hola friends!! Met goals and feel terrific! Hoping everyone else is also!

Joining

OK. I need a kick in the behind to stop eating junk food. I want to join in the challange (I know it is almost over and I am late to the party). I think there are 35 or 36 days left so count me in. I have been doing great with exercise but horrible with nutrition so starting tomorrow, No junk food for me, counting weight watcher points and tracking food is the goal every day until May 21. Hope that is OK with those of you that have been faithful all along. What would I do without you guys? Count me in $35 would buy me a new pair of pants so I plan to keep my $ and be good.

2 Interesting articles

Someone sent me a link to a youtube which is a thing they showed on 60 Minutes called "Is Sugar Toxic?" It was very interesting, although I was surprised that they acted like this was shocking, revolutionary information! Everything the doctor says on there is stuff we HLC members already knew, but it is interesting to hear some of the evidence. We're just ahead of our time!

Another article I happened to come across had to do with how eating carotenoids can give your skin a natural tan! I'm interested in that because I try to avoid sun exposure, but I sure like the look of bronze skin! So this article said that people who ate at least 5 servings a day of these foods developed "a healthy, slightly darker glow." In a study when other people were shown pictures of people who ate the carotenoids compared with people who were tanned (I can't remember if it was a natural tan or fake), they chose the healthy eaters as the ones with more beautiful skin. If you're like me, you're probably wondering what foods we're talking about. Here are the top 10: sweet potatoes, kale, carrots, turnip greens, mustard greens, spinach, collards, dried herbs, butternut squash, and dark colored lettuce.

On another note, I was wondering if anyone was opposed to a few changes in the calendar. 1) Could we change the June

Gained???

I thought I did so well when we were gone but got on the scale today and gained 2 pounds. Sounds like I need to follow you around for a day or two Lisa, you are too busy to eat. Thanks for keeping me going my friends.

CRAZY DAYS!!

Wow my life has been crazy!! I'm coaching volleyball and playing three times a week, I've got 2 girls in Ballroom, one in track, one in softball, one playing in two different volleyball leagues...all I can say is....thank goodness my boy is on his mission!! :0) I guess life could be crazier!

I've met my goals and going strong to the finish this time!!

Hope ya'll have a great weekend! i don't know if I'll have time to post again...

Hard

Hard to post but today's travel day got the best of me. Hope the rest of you held strong.

Tuesday

So fun to read of everyone's success!! I saw Melanie Kuns tonight and she mentioned she'd be joining us. Welcome Melanie! Annette, we're missing you!

I met my goals today. Heather and I had a great run in our shorts and t-shirts. We're counting down to the SL half-marathon,

Hunger games

I went to Hunger Games tonight. I thought of you Lisa. It did not make me hungry but dinner at Texas Roadhouse before did me in for my goals. Great day for exercise though. Long walk in the 89 degree weather and then a cooling swim. Lovely. Long drive home tomorrow but it sure has been great it the sunshine. Hope you are enjoying the great sunshine there as well.

Monday

It's late--I'm just about to start my exercising--yikes! But I wanted to sign in and let you know I met my goals today! Have a great week.

Glorious Easter

Such a beautiful day for Easter celebrations. So fun to be able to be outside and not freeze. Goals met here, three days in a row (for me lately that is good). You all inspire me. Got to have dinner tonight with a dear friend, younger than I am, that has been in poor health for years. We HLC members are so blessed to be able to exercise and come and go as we please. My friend has not even been able to drive for the last year. Every day I express my gratitude for a healthy body and count it as one of my greatest blessings.

Special Saturday

How exciting... Staying up late to play Peter Cotton tail, or as my cute 5 year old niece says... The Easter Rabbit!
Kim and I ran 12 miles today, and we didn't stop. I met my goals but really really wanted Easter Candy today... But I was good! I hope everyone enjoys there Sunday celebrating Easter!!

Easter weekend

I hope all of you have a wonderful Easter weekend!

GM

Thursday

I met my goals and tomorrow is Friday!!! Happy trails my friends.

Wednesday, 4/4

I wrote a long comment on yesterday's post that you may (or may not!) want to read.

It was fun meeting with everyone. You're all looking so great. You too Ilene! Everyone looks healthy and vibrant.

I'm looking forward to a successful month. I plan to move into the next decade (finally) by the end of the month. I'll let you know when it happens.

Tuesday the 3rd!!

Goals met. Super great to see you ladies today, you women rock my socks!! 47 more days ladies... Get on the wagon, you'll thank yourself!! I promise! :)

Weird weather

Any kind of weather you like was available today. Still have a house full of company needing to be fed and watered. Will the cookie baking ever stop.

April fools....

Did anyone do any tricks??
I ran 11 miles this morning while listening to confrence and it was cold, windy and amazing!! I am so excited to run in the SLC half marathon and know Kim and I will do well, we are very well trained!
I met my goals!! Day 50 is DONE!! Only 50 more to go! I had hopes of being at my goal by the end of this 100 day challenge and I honestly think I will be there! It's amazing what happens with full compliance and perseverance!
I loved the talks and needed to hear some of them! I hope my friends of the HLC are well, I feel like I'm the lone ranger here lately, guess I need to get more of a life huh? :) happy trails my friends!

Ok... March is officially out the door!

I drove to Nevada today and back to pick up my children. I met my goals. I also lost another 2 lbs this week! I'm only 3 away from my original goal that I set 2 years ago!! Wow, exciting! I really want to lose about 10 to 15 more though. I'm glad that I'm finally losing again! I guess I needed to eat more, because since I started doing that I'm losing! I kinda like how that's working, eat more lose!!
Kim great job running!!! I'm proud of you!

Friday and out the door goes March... Almost!

Goals met! Have a wonderful confrence weekend!!

Odd

After I posted on yesterday that I couldn't post a new blog... I could post a new blog. So I will. I met my goals and feel better then I have for a week. What a ride but glad for an up day! Happy trails my friends!!!

Windy Wednesday

Where is the spring break weather?!? This blah drab weather is yucky! I met me goals... Day 45 complete!! Almost half way done on this 100 day challenge. It goes by quickly!!
Cherie- way to go on meeting your goals these last few days!!
Ilene- way to hang strong on our challenge!
Kim- how's Mexico??

Tuesday

Goals met!

Last Monday of March

Met goals!
Thanks for your kind words and thoughts! You ladies are some awesome,sweet, and wonderful people!! I'm not doing any better emotionally but am blessed by your kindness in thoughts and words! This too shall pass... It's just getting there.

Sunday and still in the dumps!!

Dangit all.... I'm having the worst of days. Life just never stops being full of sadness for me this week. Sorry to mop and be a downer..
I met my goals and lost 4 lbs! So I should be happy, I'll work on that!! Hope everyone is enjoying their spring break and various vacations!

Sunny Saturday

What a sunny day... I haven't sweat like today on a run in a long time! I really missed you, Kim! Running solo is no where near the fun! I met my goals. Hope everyone is well!

Hunger Games Disaster!

OK...midnight premier with the word "Hunger" in the title did me in! I'm out of the 100 day challenge :( I totally caved to popcorn, mike & ikes, and twix! My tummy paid for it all night too, so it wasn't even worth it, as usual!

BUT, the movie was AWESOME! It did the book justice and I really enjoyed all the actors they chose for the parts...better than my imagination :0)

I'm off to St. George on Monday so I won't be blogging the rest of the weekend or next week...have a great one ladies!

What a gorgeous day!!!

So sorry you had a bad day yesterday Heather. You deserve only good days. Hope today was better. Maybe we all struggled since no one posted besides you. Met goals today so far but evenings are a scary time. Wish me luck and will power, all of you too. Hope this plateau you are on will end soon. All the HLC members deserve beautiful days like today.

Wednesday

I met my goals. I've had a horrible day today. Why is life so hard??

Tuesday

Met my goals today--

I've been getting ready for my trip and so I got my passport out and it was laying on the counter. I got it about 5 yrs and 50lbs ago plus my hair was several shades darker. Greg saw the picture and said (not trying to be funny even)--"If anyone really looks at this picture, they're not going to let you in. It doesn't look a thing like you!" That made me glad in some ways but also made me wonder if I should start dyeing my hair.

I hope you're all doing great!

Monday and kinda dreary

I met my goals and survived Monday. Happy trails!!

Love relaxing Sundays

So good to see and manage to talk to most of you today. You all looked so fabulous and had on such cute clothes. Love the progress you are making. Having a good day, most goals met.

11 miles... And yes we didn't even stop!

Today was 11 miles running for Kim and I. We pretty much rock! I met my goals.
Ilene- wow I'm impressed with you, I guess I didn't know you were already doing no sugar before!

Friday and loads of laughs!

Goals met! I have had a fantastic Friday and my stomach hurts from laughting! Life sure is fantastic!! Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and keep at it ladies... We totally got this! We have completed 34 straight days Ilene!! :)

Thursday

We had a great RS meeting. We missed you Cherie, Lisa, and Annette!

I met my goals today. Hope you did too!

Wednesday

It's Wednesday already! Congratulations to Cherie for a new grandson!

This Saturday Courtni Muir and I are putting together a "TOFW sold out and we missed it" get together. We're meeting at Courtni's house at 1 pm and then will go to lunch in downtown Idaho Falls followed by shopping and browsing. You're all invited! If you just want to come to lunch or meet us later, that's fine. It would be great to have all of you there!

GM today. (Did we mention that Heather and I ran 6 miles yesterday against the wind? Yes, running against the wind . . . I can't remember the rest of the words to that song . . .)

Tuesday

My sister sent me this link. I really like it, and wanted to share.

http://blog.cjanerun.com/2012/03/body-talk-to-my-over-eater.html#.T1-Fg_2LlvE.email

I will MG today.

Day late

No one posted on Sunday. Maybe we were all having too much fun in the sun. Hope so. Good day for me. G M. I am inspired by you guys sticking with your 100 days.

10 miles!!!

You two are amazing. 10 miles, I am impressed. I am sure you will do awesome in the upcoming marathon. Long walk today (not 10 miles, more like 4). Great outside though.

sun is fun

Two days in a row of fabulous sunny weather. Hoping for many more. Almost got out the bike. Anyone been biking yet? G M today.

Festival Friday

I really love FRIDAY's!! I met my goals. This weather sure makes me happy! Happy Weekend HLC!

Good job

Way to go Ilene, typing with one hand and reaching your goals. Way to go the rest of you too. I am great on exercise, hit and miss with my nutrition goals. Tomorrow is always another day but eventually today has to be the day.

Wednesday

Goals met--feeling great!

Tuesday and voting

Goals met!!

Terrific Tuesday!

So good to hear that everyone is doing so well! Welcome back, Ilene.

I met my goals today. I started a weight lifting program I did almost 2 years ago (ChaLean Extreme). I had a record of the weights I finished up with last time. For most of the exercises, the weights were too light! So, I guess I've gotten stronger which is always nice.

Thanks to those of you who went to the caucus tonight. I did my visiting teaching instead :).

Monday and beautiful weather

I met my goals. I'm happy that warmer temperatures seem to be upon us in the near horizon! Keep up the steady steller work friends... It's paying off one way or another!

Sunday blessed Sunday

Goals met! Day 21 done! Hope everyone has a great first week of March and everyone keeps up the great job of meeting goals!

Yeah for Saturday!

GM! Weekends are hard for me as my girls bake anything sweet they can find...ughh...the house smells so good! I'm going to the basement now to curl up by the fireplace & watch a movie and drink my water :0) Night all...

March 2

Hey. I am behind on a few posts, sorry. I love reading and catching up. Fun day skiing today. Sunshine, blue sky and fabulous snow. We missed you Lisa and Heather. The rest of you too although I know you were not coming. Goals met for day two of March. Trying to put February behind me (I think it is literally on my behind). Lots of marching to do in march (lame).

For Leap Day

It must have been an exciting Leap Day for all of us--none of us posted!

Goals met for today. And here's to a MARVELOUS MARCH for all of us!

It's Always More Fun . . .

to post when things are going well! I'm definitely back on track. It was good to meet with most of the group tonight. We missed you Lisa and Annette! I'm sure New Beginnings went well.

Enjoy your leap year day tomorrow!

Monday oh what a day

I met my goals. It will be good to see you all tomorrow and to be in the presence of amazing greatness! See you then friends.

Sunday oh my favorite day!

I wish Sunday's were longer, they are my favorite.
I weighted in today and lost 11 lbs. SO 6 lbs were from eating horrible those few days and 5 are new!! I'm finally over that evil hill I was stuck on. I'm looking forward to finishing this 100 day challenge at my goal! 15 days down, 85 to go! Go team go!!

Saturday

Goals met. Hope everyone is fairing well!

Last Friday of February

I met my goals. Hope everyone has a fantastic and fun goal met weekend.
Cherie how did the weight in go?

Thursday

Look, I'm typing with two hands again. . . with proper punctuation.
The splint and stitches came out today. It's re-wrapped, but feeling alot better. I'm working on getting back some range of motion. Very stiff.
Quote from Wallstreet journal:
"If a gym class is going to be effective, it's hard. If you're relaxed and enjoying yourself, you're at brunch."
gm

Blustery day eh?!?

Good grief today it's a good thing today is over! It started at 1 AM with a flood and is just ending with an entire two sides of my fence blown down and cracked vinyl. SO LAME!! I met my goals and burned a lot of calories just surviving this long day. Hope everyone else faired better?!?

GM

It has been a while so I thought I would put GM in the heading. Feels good. Saw the movie War Horse tonight. Good show. Hope all is well. Good job ladies.

Tuesday

Goals met and feeling better and stronger everyday! I really think that cutting out all that extra artificial sweetener and keep much better track of my eating and carb count is going to be my ticket, I really really just know it! ( the power of the mind ) I'm glad everyone's doing well or living life and getting back on track! Keep on trekking HLC!

Presidents day

Happy day of no work and family time!! I met my goals.

Brownies and home made fudge frosting

I made those tonight for my family and watched them delight in the pleasure of chewing them. I met my goals. Happy trails my friends... Here's to another great goal met week!!

Alls good except for a little too much popcorn

Three of my grandkids are sleeping over tonight. We watched a movie with popcorn and I had the big bowl. Yuck. Other than that it is all good. So good to see you at church today Ilene. Your pink hand is so pretty, but I am sure you will be glad to have it gone on Thursday. All you all looked so beautiful and healthy today. What amazing women you are. Heather glad to have you back in R S.

One week down

One week of our challenge done! I successfully completed it and feel amazingly better. I made cauliflower Mexican rice for dinner and it was SO good. Loving these recipes. Hope everyone else has been at one with there goals. namaste!!!

Ah the power of the mind

To win the battle you have to do one thing...you have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do!
Goals met and feeling SO fantastic!! Hope you all enjoy your weekend and are happy!

Gone

I am leaving today to celebrate our 34th anniversay. Hopefully I can stay on course up the cabin. Party on.

Advice

My advice for Valentine's day. Never, never make sugar cookies. Not only did it bring about my lack of GM but it took forever. So not worth it. Better day today. Goals met. Good job on getting rid of pop Heather. Hope the headaches are going away. Good to see you Ilene hope you will be out and about soon. Happy Anniversay Annette, great day to get married. Way to go Kim and Lisa.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you all have a love-ly day! This is also my anniversary--Bruce says we got married on Valentines day so he would have lots of reminders of our anniversary. It must have worked cuz he's not forgotten in 31 years! I am eating fruits and veggies for breakfast and lunch so I can enjoy a nice restaurant dinner tonight. GM

Almost Valentine's . . .

GM today!

I wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow.

1 down, 99 to go

Today went well. I hope you were all successful too! Kathy Henderson is joining the 100 day challenge. She's not planning to join us on the blog, but she's excited about following her healthy eating plan for 100 days.

Here's to a great week!

SO done with sugar and carbs!!!

For the love..... I'm so done eating crap! Tomorrow begins 100 days of new goals and no sugar and low carbs for this lady!! I'm actually looking forward to getting back to it, my body will thank me also! I'm actually giving up pop too!!! This will pose a harder challenge for me, but I'm confident a positive result from doing so! I wish us all a happy Sunday and day one of this next awesome 100 days that will see all of us shrinking and happier as we meet our challenges whatever they may be! Happy trails my friends!!

Great day

So much fun on the ski hill. A gorgeous day and great friends. Wish you could have been there Heather. I saw the three 100 day celebrators tonight and you all looked so beautiful. What a great accomplishment on top of all the other wonderful things you do. Hope you had a good day Annette and that you are getting better each day Ilene. G M today. Yeah!

Sugar and carbs are tasty but man I don't like how I feel one bit! I did met my goals and really didn't eat horrible but I feel gross! See you tomorrow! How is Ilene???
Congrats Annette, that's really great!!!

100 days accomplished!!!!

Congratulations to Kim and I for making it 100 days of healthy living and no cheating!! Happy trails!!

GM??

I met my goals :0) Hope you are all well!

Any news on our Ilene yet??

GM

Took me awhile to figure out what gm meet. Thought you were advertising. Maybe it took awhile because I can't post gm very often. Love you guys. Good luck tomorrow Ilene. You will be in our prayers.

Thank goodness for Fast Sunday

I needed to fast all day so I could count the gazillion points I racked up during the bowl game. Think it worked out OK though. Congrats all of you. You all looked so great today, beautiful.

A New Century!!

Yipee...I made it into the next Century!! Now I can count decades :0)

Still drinkin' da' juice! Lost 7 so far. I feel amazing! It's shocking to me that I'm still alive and feel as well as I do and have the energy I have without chewing anything...crazy!

I sure am looking forward to a healthy balanced diet that I can chew after this! :0) I feel that this has been a great kick start to my new way of eating and has knocked me out of my plateau.

Hope all is well with ya'll. I'm glad you had a great time in IP Annette. I hope to see you all tomorrow.

Friday!

I met my goals today. I hope the rest of you are doing great! It's hard to believe our 100 days are almost up. Who all is in for 100 day challenge #2??

Friday and my favorite number...3

I read a quote...."I can accept failure, because everyone fails at something. But, what I can not accept is failure to try!"
I'm sure proud of HLC and the continual effort to keep going and the continual encouragement and fun when we fail.
I met my goals. Happy Weekend my friends! Carry on!!

Thursday

How's everyone doing? I met my goals today--hoping to get down to that next decade this month.

Is this really February

Hi Ladies--sorry I haven't been posting--we have been sick at our house with what we affectionately call "The Crud". I finally felt good enough today to go outside for a walk in this beautiful weather. It felt great. GM

Great Meeting Ladies!

It was good to see some of you tonight! What a great month!! :) Way to go.... WOP!

I met my goals...

Monday

Hey everyone! What a great month. I'll see you all tomorrow night. We'll miss you, Cherie. Be sure to bring your calendars.

GM!!

Monday,Monday, so good to me

Wow! I love being at home. I love visiting too, but it is always nice to come home.
GM It wasn't so easy today.

"There's also the Strange Guy who is always at the Gym. Just when you think he isn't here today. . . he is , lurking by the barbells."

Hey, I will be writing a book here today

Hi. I am so excited to be able to read your posts. After a few hours on the phone with my computer wizard Monte McCall (he is great if you need computer help) I can now read your posts, YIPPEE. I have spent a lot of time this morning reading all your wonderful posts. So good and inspiring. Love you guys. I have missed all of you and am so glad that you are doing well. CONGRATULATIONS to all of you for reaching your goals for so many days. YOU ARE AMAZING. Now for the confession (can you see the big lip). I owe you $ 40. Not only could I not post but I fell off the wagon (actually I fell and then was dragged for miles in the mud or no I think it was chocolate). I just sucked it up (literally, but as hard as you suck in your tummy it does not make you weigh less) and got on the scale. Unbelievably I have stayed the same weight despite my worst efforts. My goal for the 40 days was to lose 5 pounds (how hard can it be) and then keep it off. I guess my new goal for the next month is to lose 5 pounds and keep it off (sounds familiar somehow). Unfortunately I will not be here for the HLC meeting on Tuesday. My daughter Suzi is 8 weeks from having her baby and has been having preterm labor for a week. She is now on bed rest (that will be so hard for her, as she has more energy than anyone I know). I am going to Logan tomorrow for a few days to tie her down. I will send my dirty $ along with a written confession and a vow (sealed with a kiss or written in blood, whichever you prefer) to do better between now and May whatever. Looking forward to celebrating on Feb 10th. So good to be back.

It's Saturday again

Hi. I'm back. And I'm 100%. It looks like we all are!
Good to be home.

Last Friday of the month.......and

We are doing amazingly well! Goals met!

Thursday

I can't believe none of us wrote yesterday. It must be nearing the end of the month :).

I met my goals today. This healthy living is starting to become a habit!

I miss you

I still can't see the posts even though I have two computers. They each have a different issue. I am confident all of you are doing well. I am going slow and steady, but in the right direction. Hope all of you are shining stars.

Tuesday and I'm already tired

Goals met for the 85th day in a row! I'm quite frustrated with the scale as it never seems to move... Week after week now nada! I guess I'm not moving up. I certainly feel good and running is really easy and overall I feel great so I guess that's where things are at with me. Why do we get so caught up on what the scale says?!? I'm letting it get me down, and it's silly! Chin up and feet forward right! :)

Monday

GM! :)

Sunday

Hola Amiga's!!!! I met my goals. Here's to another goal met week! We got this!

Sunny Saturday. . . sort of. . .

Hello good friends! I'm happy to report that I'm still 100%! I'm starting to see a difference. I'm wearing some jeans that I hadn't worn since last fall. It feels so good to be meeting goals and feeling good!
Lisa, great job on the jean "slippage". Kim, Heather, Cherie and Annette, great job!
Heather, I'm soooo sorry about your flooded basement. I dread the day my basement floods. (Doesn't it happen to all of us sooner or later?!)
Life is good. I'm so happy to call you my friends. I hope you all have a successful week. I should be home in a week. I look forward to our next meeting.
"One hundred percent, one and all!"

Frustrating

It is frustrating that I cannot see anybody's comments. I can only see or write the first post. In the next few days I will try to work on the problem but computers that don't work make me crazy. Doing well with goals. So cool that all of you are too. Day 20 complete. You are all looking so great.

Thursday

I met my goals. Today was just plain crappy! Good thing is tomorrow is another day.

Baggy Jeans...

Ok, SO.... I officially slid my size 14 jeans off without unbuttoning or unzipping them! I'm a happy girl :0) Thanks for all the motivation and stick-to-it-ness HLC!!!

HLC WORKS!!!

I met my goals today, I hope you are all well, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Hello from Mt Home

Babysitting my grandkids for 4 days, hearing about the coming storm tomorrow. Been fun and I have met my goals while here. I keep having the urge to make cookies but have resisted so far. Ilene congratulations on your new arrival. So fun that you are there. Congrats to all of you meeting your goals. For some reason I can read original posts but cannot read the comments. When I click on them my computer searches but never finds. Hope you all doing as well as those of you posting first. Looking forward to celebrating in Feb.

MLK Day

I listened to MLK's "I have a dream" speech this morning to get my day started. Powerful.

I'm off to play volleyball at 9 tonight...I missed it all last week! If any of ya'll want a fun FHE activity come on down and watch some good ball at Apple sometime on Monday nights :0)

Hope you're all doing well! I know I would have gone off my diet yesterday if it weren't for the 40 day challenge...I was so out of control in my thoughts and cravings...I finally just went to bed early...I'm so glad they were all gone when I woke up! Thanks for the challenge and support...I couldn't do this alone ya'll.

I met my goals today! :0)

Sunny Sunday in Fallon NV

Hello ladies. I just read the blogs and comments from Thursday on. You are all doing so well. I am happy to report that I am right on track. Good, healthy eating, and exercise.
Yes. We have a new grandson; Sawyer Joel Schank, born Jan 13, at 3:13pm. He is beautiful. Lindsey and baby are doing well. Life is good.
I'm proud of everyone meeting their goals. You all continue to inspire.
Later.

Glorious Saturday

What a great day today! I met my goals and that is day 75 of doing so! GO Kim and I!

Friday, friday!

I know Ilene used that title last week, but it's just one of those songs that gets stuck in your head!

I'm finished eating for the day plus I went to the gym already, so I can report that I met my goals today.

I recently read something I've thought a lot about . . .this author says that sometimes you have to think you're a certain way and then you become that way. Like with the weight loss, I know a lot of times I thought of myself as a person who couldn't stick to a diet for more than a few weeks, someone who was overweight, etc. Now I'm trying to say to myself (and anyone who will listen) that healthy eating is easy for me, I can easily avoid sweets, I love to exercise, I'm happy with my weight . . . stuff like that. Actually some (not all) of it is true, but I'm finding that when I say things like that it really is becoming true!

Have a great weekend wherever you are!

Burr

Cold but good day. Loved the sunshine. Good to have jeans a little bit looser, feels good. Have a great trip Ilene. Hope the rest of you are doing great.

Wacky Wednesday

I know this is very early for blogging, but it may be the only chance I get today. It is a wacky day. I have, and will meet my goals today.
Another funny fact:
"Great job!" is trainer-speak for "It's not polite for me to laugh at you."
-Wall street journal
I will be jetting out of here at 5:30 am tomorrow. I will try to post, but if it doesn't happen I will be back by the 29th.
As Heather would say, "Happy trails friends!"

Most divine!!

I have found the MOST divine recipes! First is pancakes made of almonds, eggs, oil and WOW I can have something besides eggs every morning!! Second and most delish of all is cauliflower pizza!! The crust is cauliflower, egg and cheese with garlic! Amazing stuff! Very low carb and so yummy!! Both are very quick and easy to make!! If anyone wants to full recipe let me know.
I met my goals and FINALLY saw the scale move today! I feel amazing and SO strong! The repetitiveness of meeting goals everyday for 71 days really pays off! We all should commit to the next 100 day phase in February because I want everyone to know what this feels like!!
Have the happiest of days my friends!! I love you dearly!

Magnificent Monday

I loved the quote in the Relief Society bulletin. . .
"Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one's coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve.
. . . sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says,'I'll try again tomorrow'."
-President Monson

Loved it. Met my goals today.

I'm back and glad to be home.

Lots of fun this weekend but too much driving. Drove my in-laws to St George Thursday, turned around and took the bus to SLC on Friday, went to Logan on Saturday and drove home last night to arrive at midnight. I met what I thought were my goals and gained a pound (WHATS UP WITH THAT). Glad to hear you are all doing well. Way to go you wonderful women. I am revamping goals and starting over, this week will be better.

Great weekend following a great week

I keep forgetting to post, but have been doing great on my goals

It's Friday, Friday. . . .

Look at this. I am posting first!
Met my goals today.
I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weather, and took the opportunity to be outside.
You are great ladies. Wonderful friends. Thank you!
Life is good!

Met Goals?

I met mine :0)

Call to Action!

" You can adopt the attitude there is nothing you can do, or you can see the challenge as your call to action."
I met my goals and life is good!

The beginnings of a great year!

So fun to read of everyone's successes. Annette-I'm glad you've rejoined us! Thanks for a good meeting. I really feel like we're going to see great progress this year. We're all close enough to our goals that there's no reason we can't all be at our ultimate weight goal sometime in 2012.

I met my goals today.

Feels so good

Two days in a row of doing well. Feels so good. Mr treadmill is my friend. Keep control. Yeah baby.

New Year

Happy New Year. Everyone looked so good today, what beautiful women all of you are. Day 1 of the 40 day challenge or day 62 for our all stars. Feels good to be in control. I weighed this morning for the first time since about Thanksgiving. Not as bad as I thought but a ways to go. Keep control, keep control, keep control. I said that all day. The treadmill was my friend too, it was nice to visit him again.