A place for us to congregate and set short and long terms goals throughout the year and cheer each other on. Set your challenges based on holidays, seasons, dates or anything else. Let us know your goals, report back and enjoy the community support!
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 335 | 133g | 776mg | 5,502mg | 415g | 118g | 55g | 162g |
| Averages: | 30 | 12g | 71mg | 500mg | 38g | 11g | 5g | 15g |
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 Hey guys and girls, I am going to mix things up a bit and take a little time away from
livestrong. Â I will check back with you all in a few weeks, don't worry as it is all
good.
Talk later
Mark
Good Call! Great to honor your flow and your spirit! We'll be here to hear all about it upon your return!
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Enjoy!
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 7,330 | 424g | 1,816mg | 13,225mg | 776g | 160g | 102g | 482g |
| Averages: | 733 | 42g | 182mg | 1,322mg | 78g | 16g | 10g | 48g |
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| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 9,325 | 573g | 1,884mg | 16,718mg | 1,075g | 292g | 168g | 700g |
| Averages: | 717 | 44g | 145mg | 1,286mg | 83g | 22g | 13g | 54g |
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Got all my things on my TO DO list done today. Feels good.
Day 2 accomplished for working out.
WTG!!!!!
do you guys have any insight into the weird A's that keep showing up in our posts? Some
kind of programming issue? strange.Â
i think they just fixed it!
 On and off fixing.  But yes.
It is slightly annoying. And doesn't seem fixed. Bleh.
S - track breakfast and lunch (DONE), move hay from the old barn (DONE)
M - track all food (DONE), power 90 master series sculpt & ab ripper 200 (DONE)
T - track all food (DONE), couch to 5K week 6.5 - day 1 (DONE)
W - track all food (DONE), power 90 master series UML & ab ripper 200 (DONE)
Th - track all food (DONE), couch to 5K week 6.5 - day 2 (DONE)
F - track all food (DONE), power 90 master series sculpt & ab ripper 200 (DONE)
Sa - couch to 5K week 6.5 - day 3
1) ride nick 4 times (3/4)
2) do nails M & Th (2/2)
3) pt stretches 5 days (4/5)
4) Do something unexpected for husband (Going out tonight)
Tomorrow I run and stretch then ride Nick and I'll be done done done. Have a great
weekend everyone!
Great job! You to-do, now DONE list is inSPIRing! Nice going! Enjoy your night on the town! Sounds absolutely lovely!!!!!!! ... and well deserved for you both! Happy Holiday!
 You've got it done!  Have a lovely weekend, love your plans!  And wonderful attitude. :)  Yay!
uplifting mint experience and balinese massage with volcanic hot stones? You BET I
can... AND I DID! I've arranged for some serious spa time this evening for hubs and I
as we kick off our holiday weekend. We are out of our minds with fast pace and go go
go. So, it's time to simmah, simmah down, turn off the heat and get this chillaxing
started.Â
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Have a lovely, safe and satiating holiday weekend, m'friends!!!!!  It promises to be a
BEAUTY!
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That is awesome! Have a great time, you both deserve the pampering!
So excited for you!! Sounds like it will be a great, great weekend. What better way to kick it off than spa treatment!!Â
 Mmm, mint. ;)  That sounds like a fantastic time!!
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 14,765 | 948g | 3,794mg | 23,571mg | 1,952g | 698g | 272g | 1,161g |
| Averages: | 820 | 53g | 211mg | 1,310mg | 108g | 39g | 15g | 65g |
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Going to try to do some kind of exercise for the next 3 days to try to salvage my week.Â
So far one day down, 3 to go.
Go, Girlie, GO!
2 to go! You've got this!
 You can do it!  My 3 days ended up being museum teardown/setup/working the weekend.  Not exactly what I had planned, but I'll take it!
Played mixed doubles tennis tonight. It was so wonderful. One of my GF's even offered
to watch my kids for me since my husband was not home. 2 1/2 hours of child free
tennis.
Happiness is.........
:)
and SO HAPPY 4 you! It's just a bit of bliss when we slide into our fave activity. Glad you reveled in sweetness!
That sounds perfect. :)
Have some friends from college that want to get together this summer for a little reunion. So glad that I've come as far as I have, but that's gives me two months to do even more and be really impressive! What goal should I go for in two months?
 Something around the way of inches lost vs. weight lost!  Or a health goal of "able to run x many minutes without being out of breath". :)  My $.02!
Or maybe X number of days of healthy eating and exercise? Something achievable and measurable.
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I have a fear of trying to meet a weight loss goal by a certain date. My weight loss never followed the "calories in - calories out" rules and happened in a zig-zag pattern. I could never predict where I would be by a certain date and I'm goal driven, so not meeting a goal was just depressing.
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I also love the idea of working out x number of days, or x # of healthy meals.Â
I am with KJ that I can get depressed when I put in maximum amount of effort and the scale doesn't show it. I can usually see inches so that is a good way to measure success too. Maybe have a goal of losing a pants size in two months? That would be an awesome thing.Â
Chance, how about think of something you would really like to be able to do physically, by then. Like, IÂ set a goal to be able to lift 10 pound dumb bells easily by the end of the year (and so far I am not getting there).
But if you go to a gym, or not, you can find something that you would like to improve. Maybe increase speed on a certain walk, or see how long you can go on elliptical before the heart rate goes up. See if you can last longer on the elliptical when your heart rate is under a certain #.
I definitely agree on not setting a pound goal. The activity and healthy eating goals are the ones that really matter and the ones that will ultimately get you to where you want to be. You'll do great!
My dietary goals have morphed into being a bit easy on myself this week. It wasn't the
plan, but it's allowed for some festive family time and just a sense of ease. That being
said, I still plan to go full steam ahead on Tuesday the 29th. At that point, I will
have 6 weeks until my summer adventure with my son and that is the perfect amount of time
to get my physical and dietary house in order.
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This weekend I've decided that since I will be sans bicycle that I will walk instead.Â
The lakefront is not far from our hotel and I absolutely love the lake in the early
morning! So, my goal is to walk 30 miles for the weekend. Friday through Monday. I'm
not going to stress about it. If I make 20 miles I'll be thrilled, but I wanted to
challenge myself to a good go of it. I figure that at my slower pace of 2.5 mi per
hour/5000 steps, that should be about 3 hours a day and 60,000 steps overall. My little
odometer will keep me on top of it all. If I do my fast pace of 4-5 miles per hour,
well... probably same steps but less time. I'm up for anything. Have a lovely
holiday weekend! Kick back and RE lax!
Have a great weekend! I love your plan and your attitude!
 Enjoy your time!  I'm hoping to get time to do some BBQ this weekend, I hope it'll turn out awesome!
 I love your attitude as well, I have been in a similar place lately and it is a nice place to be.  Hope you have a great get away by the lake.
Yes, have a great weekend GF! You deserve it.
Wishing you a wonderful walkable weekend in Chicago, enjoying the lake and the scenery!
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 15,955 | 987g | 4,519mg | 32,196mg | 2,044g | 641g | 372g | 1,400g |
| Averages: | 798 | 49g | 226mg | 1,610mg | 102g | 32g | 19g | 70g |
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 This is hot news. I mean, hot because I love this stuff. So delicious!Â
It looks like a Biscotti, you know, the Italian cookie. The flavor is Cherry Almond. But
its a Fiber bar really. I pour a drop of my favorite sugar free syrup (like the syrup that
goes in Italian soda, or sometimes on yogurt etc. )on a small plate. The brands I use are
mostly DaVinci and sometimes Torani. 0 calories. I like the Coconut, Chocolate, Dulce di
Leche flavors. Anyway.Â
I take the Biscotti and sort of let it soak up the syrup in the plate til its kinda wet.
So then  its sweet, a bit flavorful and wet. Delicious. And it makes me feel full, and
full for a long time.
Heresthe information:Â
Diet
Biscotti with High Fiber - Almond Cherry flavor
or here it is too: Â Calories 190. Â Fats 8, Carb 19, Fiber 8, Â Protein 10.Â
http://www.barndadnutrition.com/naturs-diet-biscotti-almond-cherry/
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Believe me, I have tried a lot of different Fiber type things. This one is different.
Really it is. And if you look on the website, they also sell a fiber powder you can add to
baking, soups, protein drinks: take a look:
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Fiber DX:
http://www.barndadnutrition.com/ultra-fiber-dx/
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The fiber powder to add to baking is really interesting. I've heard of people sneaking protein powder in to things, but not really fiber powder. I feel like combining the two in to something like a homemade granola bar or salad dressing would pack quite a punch!
I cant wait to create something to make. I was thinking of a high fiber cinnamon coffee cake? or a pumpkin pie?Â
Went to the hip doctor today....the pain is not a hip problem. Things it is just a muscle strain, told me to take a week or two off of weights. I think I am even going to take a couple of days off of cardio, and just walk the pooch. He will like that...although it is supposed to be in the 90s here in a couple of days.  The bad thing is, when I can't work out, I want to bake....the last thing I need when not working out hard.
good news! hope you heal fast : )
 Oh, yay.  I'm glad it's not actually you're hips!  Good luck finding something to help bide your time!
 glad to hear you are on the path to recovery,  I wish you well.
Hooray for healthy hips! I'm glad to hear you're taking the time off to heal. You'll be back at it before you know it. In the mean time, enjoy some quality time with the puppy.
Yes, glad the hips are ok. I know it will be hard for your but sometimes we need to take a break to heal. Just light walking will still keep you active but not strain anything.
Good luck to you!
Hello strangers! (Me being the stranger that is)
It is going to finally slow down starting tomorrow.
End of school year- done
Baseball- done
Sons ear infection / pneumonia (Sp?)Â almost done
Mom- DONE
LOL.... it has been crazy here but we are all just about healthy now, school is over and
baseball just finished TONIGHT. Let the summer begin.
I haven't worked out in a week, been eating bad and miss all you guys. So tomorrow my
summer plan is in effect. Haven't played tennis in a week either and that effects my
mood too. Tennis will be tomorrow night.
Going to come back tomorrow and read what I missed. I am back.
:))
oh... and on Monday night my son's baseball team, siblings and parents will be at my house for the end of the season party. I imagine 40 - 45 pp that we will be grilling / serving. Then I can relax.
Not working out efftects my mood too. It is my stress relief when things get crazy a work...not having it is making me a grumy co-worker.Â
Sound like life will be a little more laid back soon....
 It's been super crazy here too!  Welcome back!. :)
 welcome back, enjoy your tennis.
Welcome back! Hope you have a great re-entry in to tennis. Great job getting back in to things. :)
HEYa! Can't wait to hear all about your life and times! Enjoy the tennis!!!!
I was able to complete 25 pushups today without stopping, It is getting late in the game but maybe there is still hope for 30 by months end. I plan to give it a good try anyway.
25 is amazing, great work!!
nice work!
That's fantastic! Good work!
S - track breakfast and lunch (DONE), move hay from the old barn (DONE)
M - track all food (DONE), power 90 master series sculpt & ab ripper 200 (DONE)
T - track all food (DONE), couch to 5K week 6.5 - day 1 (DONE)
W - track all food, power 90 master series UML & ab ripper 200 (DONE)
Th - track all food, couch to 5K week 6.5 - day 2
F - track all food, power 90 master series sculpt & ab ripper 200
Sa - couch to 5K week 6.5 - day 3
1) ride nick 4 times (1/4)
2) do nails M & Th (1/2)
3) pt stretches 5 days (2/5)
4) Do something unexpected for husband (Working on it)
Had such a good day today and decided. I am Going to Triumph over the Overtaking. The food
overtaking me at times, the eating over calories, and without control. I am.
If there are certain foods we really like, and enjoy; then why not incorporate them into
life? I had a great day today, after a splurge, and feel now revitalized and
inspired.
Good plan and good outlook! Planning to have the food in your life will keep you from feeling like it's
"now or never" when it's in front of you. I think that's an excellent recipe for success.
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 18,847 | 1,050g | 6,496mg | 30,573mg | 1,965g | 484g | 310g | 1,402g |
| Averages: | 1,109 | 62g | 382mg | 1,798mg | 116g | 28g | 18g | 82g |
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Deb, thanks so much for sharing that. What you wrote is something that I think all of us struggle with from time to time. I wish I had a good answer for you, but you know that I get in to the binge/guilt cycle too. So, I'm just sending you support and understanding.
I guess I just accept it as a part of life. I mean... This last weekend. I probably went to like... 3k calories each day. I have no idea how much I burned, just that I wanted to eat and even though I wasn't hungry, kept at it, snacking at times. I'll weigh again after I'm back on track for a few days and hopefully after my stomach upsetness has died down (still bloated and gassy with awful, awful gas. :()
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 13,630 | 811g | 3,250mg | 27,163mg | 1,692g | 725g | 231g | 1,083g |
| Averages: | 909 | 54g | 217mg | 1,811mg | 113g | 48g | 15g | 72g |
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Thought my back was better last week, did one light weight training workout. Everything felt fine, until about 36 hours later, now my back hurts again. It makes me sad and depressed. I went on a long weekend trip with a friend this past weekend, Thursday was great, Friday was great until about 9:30pm and the pain started again. Saturday started rough, but we did some walking (and some drinking) and it felt somewhat better. Not so good now. It is low on my back and I am worried that maybe it isn't my back at all, but maybe my hip...scares me since I had hip replacement surgery in December 2012. I guess if the pain isn't gone I should call the hip doctor. Anyway, I am not a happy camper.
I'm sorry, Ali. :( Maybe you should call the doctor anyway? There might be something they can do to help you. Chronic pain sounds awful.
Aww! Yeah, is there anything? I'm a huge fan of seeing doctors and making them check me out, especially when I have insurance. I don't want to worry about pain when I'm older, or even now!
If it's muscle issues, this works for me and other crossfitters when we have lower back pain. To some extent, it's due to sitting jobs and tight hip flexors which just creates imbalance.
It's not very technical - just rolling around on a lacrosse ball. For me it works similar to getting a massage to release the tightness, just costs a lot less.
Obviously, you need to do what works for your body and be careful with hip issues...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ5g0RFv514
Nothing sucks worse than back pain. Take it easy kiddo and be careful doing things you know will bother it!
I have an appointment with my hip doctor tomorrow. I'll take a muscle strain or something over hip problems. I don't want to go through that anymore. Thanks for tip KayJay. I have been trying the foam roller, it's not helping, maybe something a little more firm will do the trick.
I don't get much relief for my back from a foam roller either. It seems to work better on my quads/hamstrings. The lax ball is hard and can really dig in. I use it on my glutes (yep, just sitting and rolling) after a lot of lunges or squats. You can use it on your upper back (between spine and shoulder blad) to get more range of motion. Usually it's about 2 min on the ball per side...painful but helpful.
I got it up to one more pushup today. That puts me at 24 without a break, my goal of 30 by months end will be tough but I will see how close I can get. The planks are getting easier to I will have to hold them longer I guess. Good evening all
That's awesome! 24 push ups in a row is a great accomplishment!
30 by months end seems doable, although 24 seems like a lot to me. Good luck and great job on all your goals.
18 years ago today a woman who is obviously very special suffered temporary insanity and married me. Thank God!
Happy 18th Anniversary!
WAY COOL! I'd say she's one smart and in tune Lady! Happy Anniversary! 18 years is such an amazing gift to one another and what an accomplishment! Enjoy the celebration!
Not that made me laugh. Congratulations!
Happy Anniversary Chance and Mrs Chance!
Thanks guys - it was a good time, and despite knocking off a "shared" chocolate cake my blood sugar was only 93 this afternoon. It's the little victories .....
I met my goal of participating in my class and receiving the first part of my
certification process for this new tx modality. NICE!
This week:
Monday: transition back to clean eating, work, 10-15k of steps
Tuesday: work, shred, make returns, juices and smoothies-- focussing on greens.
Eliminate nuts, non clean foods and Add greens, greens and more greens. Work towards 60g
carbs/20g sugar for the rest of the week, 10-15K of steps
Wednesday: bike ride, juices, smoothies and greens, 60g/20g plan, farmer's mkt for greens
and fleur, make last returns! 10-15K steps, order flowers for our room this weekend.
Thursday: work, juices, smoothies and greens, 60g/20g plan, shred and/or bike ride,
10-15K steps
Friday-Monday: head off to la la land for a wonderful long weekend with hubs, no muss, no
fuss, just lounging in a bit of luxury with no stress, lazy mornings and some great time
along the lake.
Tuesday of next week begin focus on being completely sugar free except the sugars in
m'greens.
sweet! knock that list off one day at a time!
your goals look good. One day at a time!
You've got some great goals on there. I especially like Friday through Monday. ;)
No weight lifting, no crossfit....grrrrrrrrrrr. This is due to varicose vein treatments.
Don't even get me started on the lovely compression hose in 90 deg weather. 
First 48 hours are walking only then I can add in more.
So, revising my daily exercise to:
1. Walk 5-8 miles/day
2. Try morning bike rides (not sure how this will work out with my schedule), if not
outside then on stationary bike.
3. Work on push ups (100 push up challenge)
4. Work on pullups and ring dips
Pretty much keeping it simple. Sometimes I set goals that I just can't fit in but I think
this can work.
WOW! Even "simple" packs a punch! Great goals! 5-8 miles of walking will be invigorating! I love a good walk like that! Enjoy the shift and your plan!
I agree, even your simple goals are awesome!
S - track breakfast and lunch (DONE), move hay from the old barn (DONE)
M - track all food, power 90 master series sculpt & ab ripper 200 (DONE)
T - track all food, couch to 5K week 6.5 - day 1
W - track all food, power 90 master series UML & ab ripper 200
Th - track all food, couch to 5K week 6.5 - day 2
F - track all food, power 90 master series sculpt & ab ripper 200
Sa - couch to 5K week 6.5 - day 3
1) ride nick 4 times
2) do nails M & Th
3) pt stretches 5 days
4) Do something unexpected for husband
This weekend was an awesome success with the running and getting the barn move finally all
finished up. I'm thrilled that we're out of that old barn and I never plan on going back
there. Seriously... if I never see that place again it will be too soon. The new one is
infinitely better.
Unfortunately, I also feel really bad because I realized I've been completely neglecting
my marriage to get this all done. As I was running out the door yesterday afternoon for
my massage we got in a fight because I haven't been around much at all for the past 3
weeks. By the time the massage was done I wasn't mad anymore and was just feeling
guilty. So, my main goal this week is to have a better relationship with my husband and
not just my horse!
Great goals! The great thing is that hubs spoke up and let you know what he needed. Moving is always a big job and the aftermath is a transition whether it's people moving or horse moving. You guys will find your way back to a good rhythm and it's awesome that you already have a plan! RIGHT ON!
GOOD on you for gifting yourself that massage! Job well done with meeting your goals and taking great care of you in the process. It's all good!
Looks good.
My challenges this week are to get done everything I set out to do. We are having
2 benefits to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, sponsored by the two
person team of me and my girlfriend E. We are walking a Half Marathon together.
The first Fundraising Music Event is next Sunday May 27th, and the next is the
following Monday, June 4th. I have to:
- publicize these events
- get businesses to donate Prizes we can Raffle off.
- Invite people to come using Evite.
I love my pal I am walking in the Marathon with in June, but she feels
"funny" about inviting people to these events, she is not really comfortable
asking businesses to donate prizes, and also not so tech savvy with using online invites,
etc. And then, this week she is out of town, and well, a lot is on me. Which is OK.
Sometimes I can jump into gear and get a lot done when it IS all on me.
What do you think would be good Raffle Prizes? Restaurants? Travel? Stores? Does anybody
have any experience with raffles? I have none. How much value should a raffle prize
be? How many raffle prizes do I need per event? Our first event is in a smallish pub,
it maybe holds 50 people. My husbands band is playing. Very cozy place. Small stage.
The 2nd event is in a really huge Irish pub, it probably can hold 300 people. Same band
is playing. Big stage.
Then there is just the everyday stuff: Plant the garden, bill for work projects I
currently have, apply for future projects, plan a trip to NJ, work on my business
plans, clean organize the house, figure out what to do about transportation. But for right
now, the fundraising events are taking center stage. Wish me luck!
I'd say that thinks like restaurant or theatre gift certificates would be good prizes. Maybe some baskets of things... like if a bakery wants to do a cookie basket. I have no idea how many prizes per person you should aim for, but I'd personally do about 3 for the group of 50 and 10 for the group of 300, that just feels right to me. I have no scientific backing for these numbers.
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 10,420 | 760g | 3,517mg | 23,794mg | 1,424g | 460g | 220g | 1,099g |
| Averages: | 613 | 45g | 207mg | 1,400mg | 84g | 27g | 13g | 65g |
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| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 14,343 | 711g | 2,588mg | 24,451mg | 1,519g | 403g | 233g | 933g |
| Averages: | 1,025 | 51g | 185mg | 1,746mg | 109g | 29g | 17g | 67g |
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30 daily pushups Done
6 plank positions 30 seconds each Done
5 weighted golf swings daily Done
Protein at each meal Done
daily activity I enjoy Done
Have a great weekend everyone!
nice! keep up the good work
Nice job with the Done's! You're crushing that plank challenge. Keep it up. :)
WAY to GO!
| Member | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
| Totals: | 14,421 | 824g | 3,705mg | 22,234mg | 1,491g | 469g | 193g | 950g |
| Averages: | 961 | 55g | 247mg | 1,482mg | 99g | 31g | 13g | 63g |
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