Monday

Hello,
It has been a long time since my last post. Not a good week. I exercised once. Work has more pressure. My eating has not been so great. I was supposed to walk up to 7 miles today but instead watched 3 back to back episodes of project runway! I have to turn it around - especially since I have October 26th coming up so soon.
Take Care
Cheryl

Motivational Monday

Here is a motivational video. Click on this link --> Nature of Success. I love these little movie snippets. The pictures are beautiful and I love the quotes, inspirations etc.

Training Progress:
Activity: Cross Training Day - Leslie Sansone 3 mile video
time: 45 minutes

Training

Progress for Sunday
Activity: Walking
Distance: 6 Miles
Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Progress for Saturday
Activity: Walking
Distance: 2 miles
Time: 34 minutes

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Quirk Meme

I've been tagged! Okay, I am giving this a shot. I am very new to blogging so here it goes. Thanks Leigh



Here are the rules:

• Link to the person who tagged you


• Mention the rules


• Tell 6 quirky, yet boring, unspectacular things about you


• Tag 6 other bloggers by linking to them


• Go to each of the person's blog and leave a comment that lets them know that they have been tagged


• If you participate, let the person who tagged you know that you posted your quirks

1. I have to finish eating my fries (chips etc.) first before I finish my sandwich when I eat out

2. I have to have diet pepsi in the house at all times - probably an addiction as opposed to a quirk!

3. I love office supplies & can spend a great deal of time in office supplies stores

4. I clip coupons every Sunday and rarely use them

5. I love, love, love to sleep

6. I've been working at the same place for over 15 years

Here are the 6 people I tagged: Clara, Tina, Chris, Audrey, Dette, Life with Hashi

Tuesday Update

Here are the updated results for Tuesday's progress:

Here are the reports for this week.

Chris - 1 GAIN
Tammy - 1 LOSS
Life With Hashi-Thyroid Blog - 0.6 LOSS
Grace - 1.4 LOSS
Leigh - 5.5 LOSS
Clara - 2 LOSS
Dette - 1 GAIN
Julie - 0 CHANGE
Cheryl - 4 LOSS
Cyn Blue - no report
Audrey - 0.6 LOSS
Christy - 7.2 LOSS
Tina - 0.5 GAIN

Please welcome Danielle to the group with her starting result of 0 Change!

This week's total - 19.8 LOSS!

Training Progress

I have to catch up on my training progress! Here's a run down of how I did:

Wednesday
Activity: 2 miles
Time: 30 minutes

Thursday
I did not train (was supposed to do resistance training)


Friday:
Walked 2.5 miles in 48 minutes

Chocolate Fix Friday

I was reading my book - You on a Diet. A recommendation was made that you put a small piece of chocolate (70% cocoa)in your mouth and meditate - savor the flavor. Do this to reduce stress and increase serotonin. I kind of like that idea. I highly recommend the book (not just because it recommends eating chocolate and meditating!)

I found a fun site - Virtual Chocolate. It's an interesting site. The name caught my attention. There were several quotes about chocolate. Here's one of my favorites:

"It's not that chocolates are a substitute for love. Love is a substitute for chocolate. Chocolate is, let's face it, far more reliable than a man." Miranda Ingram

Tuesday's results

Finally a weight loss! My eating is still so-so, but I am okay with that! Everyone else did great too! Congratulations to everyone!

Here are the reports for this week.

Chris - no report
Tammy - 1 LOSS
Life With Hashi-Thyroid Blog - no report
Grace - 1.4 LOSS
Leigh - 5.5 LOSS
Clara - 2 LOSS
Dette - 1 GAIN
Julie - 0 CHANGE
Cheryl - 4 LOSS
Cyn Blue - no report
Audrey - 0.6 LOSS
Christy - 7.2 LOSS
Tina - 0.5 GAIN

Please welcome Danielle to the group with her starting result of 0 Change!

This week's total - 20.2 LOSS!

Motivation Monday

Need a dose of Motivation, positive thoughts or inspiration? I found a good site. I am into reading quotes and bits of wisdom. To me it is a quick boost! The site is www.motivateus.com Here are a few quotes that I like:

" It's amazing how many cares disappear when you decide not to be something, but to be someone."--- Coco Chanel

" Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future."Marilyn Ferguson

" The superior man is modest in his speech, but excels in his actions."Confucius

I added the website to my favorite's list. I guess I like the fact that you can get bits of wisdom in small pockets of time!

TRAINING PROGRESS:
Exercise: Leslie Sansone 3 mile walk
Time: 45 minutes

Sunday

Glitter Text Generator

Activity: Walking
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 1 hour 35 minutes

Today was rough, but I completed my walk! I am fortunate that my sister in law is going and will be running the 1/2 marathon. This really keeps me on track. Now if I get the eating in line I will be set!

This weeks training

Wednesday:
Walking: 4 miles
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Thursday:
Rest

Friday:
Walking: 3 miles
Time 57 minutes

Chocolate Fix Friday

I got this idea from a friend (I think she got this from Weight Watchers). She used to take grahm crackers and make a sandwich with cool whip. She would then freeze them. She also did the same with chocolate grahm crackers and put a drop of mint extract in the cool whip. It is a wink and a nudge to the thin mint Girl Scout Cookies (I know it is a stretch, but they are pretty good)



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Tuesday

Group Progress:
Here are the reports for this week.

Chris - 3 GAIN
Tammy - 0 CHANGE
Life With Hashi-Thyroid Blog - 1 LOSS
Grace - 0.4 LOSS
Leigh - 2.5 GAIN
Clara - 0 CHANGE
Dette - 0.5 LOSS
Julie - 1 LOSS
Cheryl - 0 CHANGE
Cyn Blue -0 CHANGE
Audrey - 5.2 LOSS
Christy - 3 LOSS
Tina - no report

This week's total - 5.6 LOSS!

Today's Progress
Exercise: Leslie Sansone 2 mile tape (3o minutes)

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Motivational Monday??? Not this week!!

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This about describes how I feel today! Hope everyone else's Monday is better.
Take Care

Sunday

Progress Report on Training:
Activity: Walking
Distance: 3 Miles
Time: 54 minutes

Overall my time has improved. Eating is poor but I am getting the miles in. I am still reading the book "You on a Diet" Excellent book! I really get into the whole biology behind weight gain. It is an easy read and really gives great information on the whole subject. I highly recommend it. I am about 2/3 of the way through the book. Here is a link to the book: You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management Whether you get it from your local library or from a bookstore, it will be a worthwhile read!

Chocolate Fix Friday

Kitchen Sink Cookies: Here is a cookie recipe that I love. If you can find the whole wheat pastry flour, it really makes a difference. It is really worth it to buy it. I like to use it in baking. It has a lighter texture than regular whole wheat flour. I made this without the addition of the dried fruit. It is a recipe from the food network - Ellie Krieger. They are not exactly low calorie, but they are definitely a healthier version of my favorite - chocolate chip cookies. Here's the link to the recipe. Click on the cookie to get the recipe!