42 days to go! And you can join, or rejoin, at any point.

If a challenge lasting 41 or 42 days looks to overwhelming, make it a week-long challenge, or a week-end long challenge or just today!

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY!

Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.
--Elbert Hubbard

I did a 10 mile, 5 hour hike yesterday to exceed my goal for the week easily. Yeah! It was a gorgeous hike to a high alpine lake called Ouzel Lake in RMNP. You can see a pic here. The only downside was a long (maybe a mile and 1/2 or so) stretch through a nearly 30 year old burn area that has not had significant recovery yet. Very windy and a chilly wind at that. Not many changing aspen yet but there were a few really beautiful ones.

Peg

I have lunch ready for two days and dinners planned for the week. Need to get my workout clothes ready and I will be set for Monday morning!

DH and I are going camping this coming weekend for the very first time in our 20 years together! We are going with friends and we are taking our puppy dog. I am sooooo excited

Here I am again, back from the gym on Sunday. Well, there WAS an aerobics class today, and I did take it, but it's the kind of aerobics class I hate--highly choreographed with lots of twirling and directional changes. At least a third of the hour class was held with me not being able to see the instructor, which really puts a new student at a huge disadvantage (on top of the advanced choreography). On top of it being the kind of class I hate, the instructor made it worse by making comments about people not "getting it" and a lecture about not quitting the class because you're not "getting it." He must have read my mind, because I was THIS close to quitting, but didn't.

After that, I didn't bother staying for the second hour, which is sculpting with weights. Besides, I just did a half hour or more of heavy lifting yesterday so I really didn't want to do two days of upper body in a row.

I also did 1/2 hour of lower body weight training before the 9 a.m. class.

Here I am again, having breakfast and about to go to the gym. I hear there is a 9 a.m. aerobics class and a 10 a.m. sculpting class on Sundays--different instructor than Saturday, but he gets good marks from the ladies in my Saturday class (some of whom will be there today), so I'm going to forego my usual Sunday morning laundry routine and try it out.

Today was a good day as far as exercise and food goes. I forgot to write down my food... I kept meaning to, but I wouldn't have eaten differently.

I went to the Y and had a really good workout and very good experience there.

My trainer was there with a person who is having knee surgery soon. She said, "Dominic was just bragging about how hard you've worked and you injured your knee in March and then were able to go water skiing this summer!" So that made me feel good.

But, I also got some bad news about an old friend who is sick with cancer. She is young - in her 30's. And that was a bummer.

And I also want all the Fly-ladies to know how much I enjoyed our virtual cocktail party on Friday afternoon. I’ve been laughing about it all day! And I really appreciate your friendship.

Again, I was OK calorie wise but made not the best substitutions because I ran out of fruit and veggies (my dh raided the fridge and I didn't find out until right before lunch).

After breakfast tomorrow, I'm heading to the market to load up on the good stuff : )

Way to go Cathy!!!! You are amazing and you will be totally successful

Have a super duper week!

Congratulations Cathy!!!!! That is awesome!!!! Good for you!!!!!

I am thrilled, I went to my second weigh in with fear in my heart....I'd not planned as well as I usually do, had too many events and things that just didn't fit into eating according to my plan. I knew I had gained my lost pounds back from the week before. I usually blow the second week...but much to my surprise and happiness, I had lost another 5.6....you can't imagine my surprise and feeling of doing it right.
YEAH Cathy

I'm doing okay with my portions, although I am struggling with my ice cream cravings. I have planned ahead so that I have enough food to get me through another really long day at the "fun job".

Exercise has been good, and my trainer said I'm looking thinner...so I guess I can't be too upset, despite my dumb scale! (Fortunately, I'm not looking for numbers on the scale right now.)

Laura

Back from the gym and having lunch. No aerobics class again. But went ahead and had a good workout for almost 2 hours.

Workout for Sat.--Water Aerobics...just got back

Tomorrow--Training walk

Now I just need to think about my meals.

I used a lot of my weekly bank of points yesterday. I didn't really pig out -- just had some items that were fairly healthy but high in points.

I am still planning to stay on plan even though I have another brunch today. I don't think that it will be too hard to behave myself.

Having my b'fast and heading to the gym soon, hoping that I'm going to find an aerobics class this week (last week, I got there 30 mins early to lift before class and found out there WAS no class--instructor was out of town).

Didn't think I'd ever MISS an hour of tortuous exercise, but I really am missing this class!