Hi You Hip Ladies! I see a lot of you out doing these other challenges with me and whoa, I am impressed! You are all doing great and working out so hard and kicking butt! I'm getting tired just thinking about it all!!!

You go Danielle! Lookin' good!

Allison: What happened with your job? I was told today that we can google up recipes, copy and paste them into the site. I could do hundreds a day which I think there should be a limit because we could basically win the challenge just by posting recipes haha. Nah, we still have to do the weigh ins and stuff too. It's getting to make more sense to me now. We don't have to have even tried those recipes. And we can google up some fitness tips too and post them. I just have to devote much more time to be online for the posting and reading all the threads but I am learning a lot I guess. It's just so time consuming!

Hey hip ladies!! You all are doing so well! Keep it up, here's my workout log, and I stayed under 1300 calories today, and got in 72 oz of water! I'm really trying for a 3 lb loss this week!! But I guess we'll see!

October 1st: cardio dance warm up, 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes abs, 25 push ups, 20 minutes walking, 30 minutes toning(weight training, squats, things like that)

October 2nd: cardio dance warm up, 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes abs, 10 minutes toning, 26 push ups, 125 minutes walking.

October 3rd: cardio dance warm up, 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes abs, 10 minutes toning, 27 push ups, 65 minutes walking

October 4th: cardio dance warm up, 10 minutes toning, 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes toning, 27 push ups, 155 minutes walking

October 5th: Car accident=no work out

October 6th:No workout

October 7th: No Workout

October 8th: 45 minutes of walking

October 9th: 70 minutes walking

October 10th: 10 minutes stretching, mild cardio warm up, 10 minutes mild toning, no ab work in through Sunday due to my back injury L, 45 minutes walking

October 11th: 35 minutes cardio dance, 60 minutes walking, 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes toning

October 12th: No workout, day off

October 13th: 20 minutes cardio dance, 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes toning, 10 minutes abs, 60 minutes walking

October 14th: 20 minutes cardio dance, 10 minutes stretching, 10 minutes toning, 10 minutes abs, 60 minutes walking

Thanks for asking Stacey, I am still employed. I will probably write a blog about it tomorrow (I'm tired now) but I think we reached a compromise I can work with. I guess I really am a good employee after all, or I don't think I would still have a job. I have mixed feelings about the whole situation, but in the end, I'm glad I will still be working. Thanks for being such a great buddy through all of this. I hope you're having a better day today than you were yesterday!

Originally Posted by 18962

Thanks for asking Stacey, I am still employed. I will probably write a blog about it tomorrow (I'm tired now) but I think we reached a compromise I can work with. I guess I really am a good employee after all, or I don't think I would still have a job. I have mixed feelings about the whole situation, but in the end, I'm glad I will still be working. Thanks for being such a great buddy through all of this. I hope you're having a better day today than you were yesterday!

Allison: YOu sound a lot like me. I never think I am doing good enough in a lot of things. I was always thinking I was the first one who'd be laid off at work, and because of it I found it was messing with my confidence. I felt so grateful that they kept me instead of thinking that I am a great employee and they were lucky to have me. It's so hard to stand up for ourselves and ask for what we are deserved!!

I am in a better mood. I have had two good walks since then and my daughter and I just took a day off and wandered today and had fun.

Weds 10/15
Well, I got a daytime walk in and I am relieved. I have to pick up my daughter from a field trip so I went on the walk early so I wouldn't miss it while I am waiting for her to get back from the trip.

I am still feeling a bit overwhelmed with the challenges because I have to be on the computer a lot and it's really bothering my vision and I don't want to be on anymore!

My goal today was to get in a really good workout after work. Instead, I took a really awesome nap. I really needed it, but I feel crappy. Now my son is up again and it's hard to keep him distracted while I exercise, but I'm going to do my best.

Originally Posted by 18962

My goal today was to get in a really good workout after work. Instead, I took a really awesome nap. I really needed it, but I feel crappy. Now my son is up again and it's hard to keep him distracted while I exercise, but I'm going to do my best.

I think sometimes that sleep is the most important thing in the world! Just don't worry about it, you can catch up tomorrow. Sometimes you just need sleep!

Originally Posted by 7944

I think sometimes that sleep is the most important thing in the world! Just don't worry about it, you can catch up tomorrow. Sometimes you just need sleep!

Thanks Stacey! I do think I needed it, it's been an emotional few days with not enough sleep, so my body said "Stop! Rest!" and I did. I did actually get a workout in, and I did push myself with it, so I feel pretty good now. And you know what the best part is? I have my gas back on, so I can go take a real, hot shower tonight! Woohoo!!!