nutrition, nutrition, nutrition!

I should feel good about last week, 2- 3.5 mile runs and a 5 mile run. However, I ate terrible. I don't think any amount of exercise can make up for junk food! I don't seem to learn my lesson. Sorry I haven't been great about posting. I really need to keep myself in check so here's to nutrition!

still going

A few of you are still going strong! Congrats to Utonya, I read she ran 4 miles the other day and she lost 2.6 pounds last week! Tori has a new goal as well and is planning to work hard for another ten pounds! I love it! I need to refocus, I've come this far...must make it to my goal!

Sandra made it!

Sandra weighed in today for insurance and made it! Way to go...I'm still cooler than you.

quote of the day!

"How long does getting thin take?" asked Pooh, anxiously.– A.A. Milne

I'm back!

Sorry I took a hiatus...but now I'm back. I survived my half marathon, it was a good run. I got a slow time but I felt good about my race and that's what matters. The race was mostly uphill so I don't think it was a fast course for anyone. I'm able to walk up and down stairs now so I call that a success! One thing that helped me through the race was that I found a lady around mile 7 that stayed with me until the end. She made me keep up with her and wouldn't let me fall behind. She said that we were finishing together! It seems having someone to help motivate you is true in lots of endeavors...like this weight loss challenge. Thanks to all of you guys who are there to motivate me! It's time for me to refocus on that, no more need to carb load so the diet is back in order!

quote of the day!

The cardiologist's diet: If it tastes good, spit it out. ~Author Unknown

update

I didn't weigh in this morning or do an 8 week after picture but I will next Friday. Yesterday I carb loaded and will again today for my half marathon tomorrow! Can't wait to get that over. I feel semi prepared for it. I've been fighting a calf injury, trying to let that heal so that I can at least make it to the finish no matter how slow. Sandra is 4 pounds away from insurance weigh in! She should make it by next week. Hope everyone is doing well!

remember, a minute on the lips, a lifetime on the hips!

quote of the day!

A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit. ~Author Unknown

quote of the day!

Your stomach shouldn't be a waist basket. ~Author Unknown

quote of the day!

“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. George Edward Woodberry

why we're aborting...

Christy commented on the last post so I'll just elaborate...we just had one more drop out (teams weren't even) and then several that aren't really in the mojo! I will still keep the site going as far as quotes and I'm planning updated "after" pictures of myself until I reach my goal. Feel free to still post and send me your numbers if you want and share your successes and struggles. As for me, I'm going to pay severe consequences for the weekend!! UGH! I really had fun so far, it was good to stay in touch with some of you that I haven't seen or don't know as well too. I will probably still do a chart with Sandra's and my numbers so if you send them to me you'll still be on the chart! Sandra is 2 weeks away from her weigh in with the insurance thing and she's going to make it, thanks to you guys!...I'll keep you updated on that. Really, thank you for joining, you all motivated me to this point quite well!

Abort, abort!

So..., I guess we're gonna call it. Hope there's no hard feelings...I'll get your money back to you, Lisa. I really appreciated all your participation. I had a lot of fun personally, hope you did too. You can still check the blog for quotes and share stuff if you want but I won't ask for numbers anymore. I hope I continue to stay motivated cuz I still have 10 pounds to my goal! If you see me digging into a chocolate bar or an icecream cone feel free to tackle me to the ground and beat some sense back into me! Thanks again!

quote of the day!

Never eat more than you can lift. - Miss Piggy

team score

Skinny minnie wannabes: 5.5
No Name team: 2
score is still pending two team members from the No Name team to turn in their numbers.

Week 7 weigh in!

quote of the day!

"We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough." -Helen Keller

I've got my groove back!

Oh, it's so exciting...the eve of the first weigh in for teams!! I'm motivated again!!

quote of the day!

Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure. Don Wilder

quote of the day!

"Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was." – Robert Louis Stevenson

quote of the day!

Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.
- Mike Ditka

quote of the day!

The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. - Benjamin Mays