I weighed in today. Only lost 8.8 pounds in all, but not too shabby for all the cheating i did. I'm a third of the way to my overall goal!

Well I've lost all hope of placing in this competition with my measly 3%, but I'm using this experience as a jump start into getting healthy and fit. Diet and exercise are still on track.

Went to visit family this weekend...which always results in too much home cooked food on my part. I did manage to get in nearly a 4 mile run in the process though. I keep saying that I'll get back on track tomorrow, I'm hoping tomorrow is the day that I mean it.

It's so hard to get back into a diet and exercise program when you cant do cardio for a week. The scale is tipping back upward again. Ugh. I just want to reach my 12 pound goal! I'm so close.

I ate fried chicken on friday night, and a burger and fries saturday night. Dieting is the worst. However, I played four hours of paintball in the blistering heat on saturday which was a major calorie burn. And I'm able to do cardio again after the concussion so I should be getting back on track.

Still not able to do cardio. I've been watching my calorie intake and hopefully that's enough. Should be able to do cardio again on Saturday. Until then.....

I was running yesterday and to make a long story short, I tripped and smacked the back of my head on the pavement and blacked out. Docs say I have a concussion and can't do cardio workouts for about a week :( Guess I'm gonna have to be really careful on my diet. They didn't say anything about resistance though, so weights, here I come!

I guess I'm gonna have to change things up. I feel like I've hit a plateau. Dieting is slipping just a bit but I'll get back on tomorrow. Exercise is still hard because of school.

I had a mediocre day. Started out biking to and from school...but on the way to campus my bike got a flat and I had to hitch a ride (from dad). Didn't eat anything "bad" but I probably ate more calories than necessary today. Hmmmmmmmm.

Got up a little later than I wanted, but I ran on the treadmill for 40 minutes. Eating ok. I feel good.

Went to the lake, only had two wine coolers and a hot dog. I think I swam those calories away. It was a blast. Getting back into exercise today and tomorrow.

I guess the water might finally be off. Oh well. Went to dinner with the family. Did ok, got fat free dressings on the side, lots of veggies and stayed away from fried foods. Then I went for an 8 mile bike so it was an ok day.

Well I know the weight I'm losing is pretty much all water but it really is nice to see the scale trending downward anyway. Doing well, just finished a bowl of go lean with some berries. Everytime I see the birthday cake on the counter, I want to steal a slice, but that's pretty much the only craving I've gotten so far. Well, off to work out.

I'm beginning to wonder why I fell off the wagon in the first place. I've consulted with a friend of mine who is a nutritionist and have come up with some delicious low fat food options and I'm loving it. I have so much energy! I even busted out the old 20 pound weighted vest (which hasn't seen the light of day in about two years) for a nice stroll today. I'm pretty sure the loss I'm experiencing is just water weight at this point but I don't care as long as it isn't muscle. I've reached a turning point, I actually LOOK for opportunities to work out, not for excuses not to do it. It's great!

I've successfully completed my second day of dieting and exercise and I feel great. I'm starting a new six week program to help me get into better cardiovascular shape and hopefully be able to run a 5k without having to walk. I also want to work on building lean muscle so I'm trying a high protein, low carb diet. Not sure how long I can keep that up but I'll do my best, as long as I watch my fat and calories though, I'll be proud of myself. If I could lose 10 pounds by the end of this, I'd be so happy!

I ate all kinds of southern fried foods and burgers. But I've jumped back on the bandwagon today and hopefully end my gaining streak.

I ran a 5k today...didn't quite make my goal but almost. I've been eating better and working out a little more. I hope I start losing weight again soon.

I had a very stressful week and ate some things I shouldn't have. But I'm jumping back on the wagon today.
Ugh.

Im still too busy to work out as much as I would like. And not working out is making all those cookies and chips more tempting. Im at a plateau.

I pretty much undo all my progress once the weekend starts. It's not that I don't have discipline. I'm pretty much sticking with my diet as planned, but I have to use the weekends to study and don't get to work out as much. I guess this makes my metabolism fall so I don't burn calories as effectively. The good news is, at least I stay at or around the same weight...no gaining! If anyone has any suggestions about how to keep my program up without failing my classes, I'm an open book!

Having a hard time finding opportunities to work out. I'm in summer school which is taking up more time than planned. Eating is going well I guess.

The weekend was harder than I thought. For the most part I did good on the diet...except friday when I sneaked a few bites of brisket at Rudy's...but' it's so good. I also lost my motivation for exercising on Friday. But I'm hoping tomorrow I'll have it back.

So I officially weighed in on Tuesday, making this my third day. It is so much harder than I expected it to be, especially the dieting. I haven't really dieted in over 2 years! If anyone has any tips, I would sure appreciate it. Thanks and good luck to all!

~A~

Hello All!

Well, I weighed in this morning so I'm ready to begin. I don't actually have that much weight to lose and I'm not expecting to win anything. I'm just hoping that a little friendly competition will help me lose those last 10 pesky pounds and help me achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Good luck to all, and don't forget to bring your A-game!