Betsy, will be praying for you and your pastor!
Linsey, feel better soon!
Good job you all, I'm kinda rushed, computer is moving slow.
Accountablity:
Cheese stick before workout
b: oatmeal and strawberries
S: yogurt and granola
L: Healthy Choice Panini and sugar free pudding and an apple
s: cheese stck
D: turkey parmesan and green beans,
64 ozs of water, my vitamins
Did my 20 minute dvd and will do C5-8 and my floor work!

Originally Posted by 13596

i hope i'm in the right place to post my goals for the week.

1. sprint 8 cardio for 5 days.
2. 450 crunches (this includes upper, lower and obliques) for 5 days
3. eat right- whole grains, low fat, high protein 1200-1400 calories.
4. blog daily to stay on track.
5. think positive
6. pray daily

Yep ,exactly the right place!

I was gonna post today's motivation, but Yahoo is acting up. I may have to sneak on and do it later. Sorry!

As soon as I can get into Yahoo, I will post today's tips.

Gotta post these quick:

Shape and Tone Your Legs With Jump Training Posted: 12 May 2008 02:59 PM CDT Are you looking for ways to shape your lower body because your program isn't quite working?! After all, summer is just around the corner! I have a solution for you! Add some excitement and intensity to your leg workouts! If you have been doing your squats, lunges and step-ups that's great. Keep doing them. But, you need to mix it up a little with some jump training. Jump training has many benefits which include: burning body fat, strengthening bones and increasing power. Jump training is high intensity training, placing great stress on the bones, joints, and connective tissue. Jump training places you at greater risk of injury than less intense training exercises. It is important to perform the exercises correctly before implementation of full-speed exercises. Jumping and landing techniques should be mastered. Exercises should be performed on safe surfaces such as rubber mats, sprung floors, grass or sand. Concrete or other similar hard surfaces expose you to injury. And, you should have good core and lower body strength to reduce chances of injury. So you ask, where do I start? A good place to start is with an exercise you learned in kindergarden: jumping rope! There are many variations of jumping rope: two legs, one leg, alternating legs, shuffles, slalom, etc. You can progress to eventually jumping rope at full speed. Jumping rope is one of the best exercises for burning calories, burning fat, increasing bone density and improving coordination/balance. Another good jump exercise is jump squats. Learn proper jumping and landing techniques before progressing to full speed execution of this exercise. Jump your way to the body you want!

Exorcise Those Demons
What kind of emotional demons are lurking in your closet (or refrigerator)? Not sure? Well, it's time to find out and exorcise them once and for all. To succeed where you have failed, sometimes you have to take three steps back to take that first step forward. In terms of reaching your goal weight, "stepping back" means reviewing past and current self-defeating behaviors to identify where you got stuck, discouraged, or overwhelmed.
Here are several of the most common causes of overeating. I want you to write down in your diary or journal all the excuses that are familiar to you.

1. EMOTION
Do you overeat as a coping mechanism, to numb suffering, allay fears, combat loneliness, and so on?

2. REWARD
Do you eat to reward yourself whenever you've done a good job on something?

3. SEEKING ACCEPTANCE
Do you overeat because you're seeking social acceptance? Do you eat fattening foods at parties in order not to offend the host? If you're out with friends, do you feel the need to have a drink just to fit in?

Those are just a few of the common causes of emotional overeating. What other situations have derailed your success?

DAY
What's the Point?
Well, by doing this exercise, you can isolate your specific problems and work on finding solutions for all of them. Find out (and conquer) what has locked you into self-defeating habits and substitute healthy, affirming behaviors instead. Whatever your downfalls might have been in the past, there is a way to deal with them in the present. I'm not saying it's going to be easy, but if you hang in there with me, you will succeed!

Quote of the Day
"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."
– Muhammad Ali

Okay~
Great job so far everyone!
Nicole, what a way to spend your first Mother's day Glad you are feeling better today though.

Natalie~it's great to see you post!
Linsey~ Get better soon girlfriend and give that bear a hug for me - on second thought, don't...but take a pic if you can so we can all share in your excitement.
Betsy and Kama~ great job staying on plan!!

I am doing much better with eating today than I did yesterday which makes me think I'm not an emotional eater after all. Will post intake tomorrow a.m.

Originally Posted by 12192

Okay~
Great job so far everyone!
Nicole, what a way to spend your first Mother's day Glad you are feeling better today though.

Natalie~it's great to see you post!
Linsey~ Get better soon girlfriend and give that bear a hug for me - on second thought, don't...but take a pic if you can so we can all share in your excitement.
Betsy and Kama~ great job staying on plan!!

I am doing much better with eating today than I did yesterday which makes me think I'm not an emotional eater after all. Will post intake tomorrow a.m.

Good! Well I don't really think of this year as my first mothers day, it'll seem more real next year when I actually have the baby to cuddle with! And to share with Grandma!