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Hi everyone,

I have decided to join this thread, I think you have a really nice group going on here and I need the motivation and accountability. I want to lose around 20 pounds from my current weight (I have lost 16 pounds since the beginning of the year) and mostly I need to start doing some exercise and attempt to get my life "in order".

So my goals for the week are:
1. Exercise 6 days
2. Keep calories under 1200
3. Drink 3 liters of water
4. Clean my inbox
5. Clean the closet

Let's see how it turns out. Have a great week all and I saw a happy birthday is in order, so HB Mike!

cjohnson728

Welcome, and good luck with your goals!

01gt4.6

thanks everyone.

Kumochi

Anyone out there who can kick my butt out the door to get exercising. The sun is shining but I`m using a headache to avoid getting out there. Hopefully tea and Motrin will kick in and do the job for me.

01gt4.6

suck it up! No excuses, get outside.

Kumochi

Since it`s your birthday I will listen to you. LOL Have a Great Birthday. I`ll go see if a bike ride helps a headache. I`ve heard exercise does. Rarely get them these days. Mary

01gt4.6

dang it's been 15 minutes, do you have to assemble your bike? lol Get to bikin' oh and thanks.

Kumochi

The boot worked although I opted for walking 45 minutes instead of biking. The helmet did not appeal to me. Mary

01gt4.6

good. Do you feel better now?

almeeker

Monday Report Card

Health & Fitness Goals:

1. Eat clean and kept calories 1,350-1,600, 50 push-ups for days I'm over. 1,442
2. Drink 96 oz of water. Y
3. Exercise 6 hours. 75 min (total 1:15)
4. Calorie deficit of 3,500 for the week. -1,135, (total -1,135)
5. Carbs 45% or lower, Protein 30% or higher. 41c-37p
6. Log food and report every day even weekends. Y
7. Grain free 3 days. Y

Non-Fitness Goals:

8. Get coupon binder sorted out. N
9. Call the autobody place and set up appointment. Y
10. Fix middle DD's dresser. N
11. Smile more, bitch less and (stealing from Crimpet) instantly drop into a 2 minute plank for infractions. Y
12. 1 hour of cleaning in the basement. N
13. 2 hours of gardening. N
14. Housework:
Monday: down-stairs bathroom, up-stairs bathroom, laundry
Tuesday: kitchen, stairwell, hall, laundry
Wednesday living room, bedroom, laundry
Thursday dining room, bedroom, laundry
Friday den, master bedroom, laundry
Saturday, front porch, basement, laundry
Sunday, Middle DD's 1st Communion Party, no time for anything else.

Today was rather rough. I had Mr. Screamy Pants ALL DAY, and when he wasn't screaming he was barfing, and when he wasn't barfing he was pooping, and when he wasn't pooping, he was screaming. OY!!! I also had an extra child for an hour and a half, she's sweet but very very messy (toy box dumper) and everything she says sounds like "ack ack" to me. But I did not eat my stress, I used that excess energy to clean the house and get some things organized and goof around with my new phone (directions be damned!). Very productive day, hopefully tomorrow will be even better.

I'm on the verge of making a new goal date, but I hate to work towards an event. I really want this to be a life style change, not a change until mm/dd/yyyy, cause then what? But today I realized that both my class reunion and a family wedding will both fall in August, and I really want to be at goal by then. And that extra bit of motivation is putting me at the point of deciding that I need to lower my calorie budget in order to make it. But oh man oh man I hate to lower that number, it's already a struggle and to make it worse, well I don't know how realistic that is for me. But I'm going to give it a go maybe next week. This week I'm going to focus on making my current goals, both fitness and otherwise and think about that new direction.