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New Years Resolution

So, ok . . . we all know that new years resolutions are usually broken by January 2. So, I tried something different.

On December 20, I stopped eating deep fried foods - donuts, french fries, onion rings etc. On January 20, I will stop eating sweets - candy, cakes, etc. To satisfy my sweet tooth, I have found reduced fat, reduced sugar ice cream. I will also increase my intake of fruits. An then finally on February 20, I will cut white sugar, flour, rice etc. Potatoes are ok . . . they are a source of fiber, especially if you leave the skin on. A guy that I work with is a personal trainer and he tells me that if you do these three things, you can lose 30 pounds in a year.

Since I have more than 30 pounds to lose, I will need to exercise as well. Beginning on December 26, I told myself I was going to exercise every day until January 2 (I was on vacation that week, so had no excuses). Well . . . I attained that goal . . . I did yoga every day and can definitely feel the difference in the way my body feels. Today, I actually did 30 minutes on the treadmill in addition to the yoga.

Yay for me!

I'm Back

Well, here it is November already. I got seriously off track with the weight loss and blog activities I had started. I will blame Larry's motorcycle accident - you know - lots of stress, and a ton of things to do for him . . . then lots of travel for my job, etc., etc., etc. The usual excuses. My current excuse is the holidays coming up . . . but we are going to Jamaica in March and I would like to get back into that size 14 swim suit I bought a couple of years ago.

So, I am going to try this again. Let me know if you want to join me . . . I think I'll put this out on FB if I can figure out how to do it.

Way to go Shari!

Good morning all, here are this week's statistics!

The winner is . . . . . .

• Shari with a 1.19% weight loss - way to go Shari!
• Lorraine was 2nd with a .94% weight loss
• Nancy reported in with slight gain - don't be discouraged - remember, we are in this for the long haul, so there are bound to be ups and downs. The important thing is to keep with it!

No other results to report to this week.

Here are the Results You've been waiting for!

The winner is . . . .

Nancy with a percentage of weight loss of 4.06%. Way to go, Nancy!

In second place this week is Lorraine with 2.29%.

Close behind are Julianne at 1.85% - followed closely by Shari at 1.61%

Robin forgot to weigh in last week, so she won't officially join the challenge until next week. I didn't hear from Carol E.

Congratulations to everyone and thanks to everyone who posted their comments and tips this week!

Lorraine

And the Winner Is . . .

I'm still waiting for 3 people to get their % of weight loss to me. I'll wait until the end of the day Monday to post the winners.

Also, welcome to our newest Endres Chick . . . Carol Rendall, my neighbor!

Lorraine

I've been walking my little dog's ass off!

So, since we got Daisy, I have been making her walk with me every day.... I think we got a defective puppy that doesn't like to walk though, because she fights me every step of the way... at least on the way away from the house. As soon as we turn around and head home, she perks right up and starts practically running toward the house. We are gonna have to work on her leash skillz, I think.

Who else has been getting their daily exercise? In addition to walking with Daisy, I also walk every day at work. A group of us usually head outside around 10 am to take a lap around the building. Its a pretty nice walk actually. Hopefully I can keep it up over the next few weeks- it is going to be somewhat busy at work since my co-worker is on vacation, I have a sales and use tax audit that I am preparing for, and we have some big deadlines coming up to boot. I think that is one of my issues that it is really easy for me to say, well, im too busy, so something has to give, and usually the first thing to go is the exercise. Need to change that!!!