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Challenge #2!! Primary goal is to lose 6# (144# starting , 138# goal with ultimate 12 month goal of 125#). Secondary goal - continue walking daily, strength train 2 times per week. Life goal - continue weeding out the bad stuff from the kitchen pantry. 15 minutes/day decluttering the house (with a timer).

Weight loss target 143# Grade D Made it to 144 Clean house up Grade C Got the kitchen and Living room pretty good Keep to a workout schedule Grade B Much improved here Clean up the Diet Grade D See weight loss target Feel better and more energized Grade A I think its the workouts but I'm really feeling better! Not a huge sucess so I think I will try again!

ARGH!!! So close but yet so far! Made it down to 144# but did not acheive my goal of 143. I really need to work on that diet since my activity level has been very strong with a lot of walking and some beginner body weight workouts every week. I've read over and over that weight loss is found in the kitchen and that is so true. My other goals (get more energy, develop and keep to a workout plan, and clean the kitchen up) were all met. Will have to roll the weight loss over onto the next challenge! I'm ready - when do we start?

Yum! I will have to try the onions. I was wondering how it held up to freezing . Thanks!

Well - I've been walking a lot but only down 1 pound. Kind of fell off the wagon this past weekend with the Holiday and my birthday, though I only indulged in 1 piece of cake! Down to 145# leaving 2 to go so I really need to buckle down hard these last few days!

Weekend report - Walked a total of 15.7 miles over the 3 days (whoot!) lost 1 measley pound. I am seriously behind on my challenge!!!Oh well. Found the Angry Birds workout this weekend and LOVE it! Started doing that one yesterday. The holiday and my birthday have dinged the diet a bit. Need to get back on track.

Walked another 7.2 miles yesterday. Lot of climbing this time. Came home and did 3 sets of 8 squats with 40#, 3 sets of 10 lunges (bodyweight), 3 sets of 6 presses with 25#, and planks. Weight still seems stuck at 146.5 and I think I will have to re-evaluate my diet a bit.

Walked 7.2 miles yesterday with some hills worked in. will hit the weights tonight.

A little late posting this! I joined the site to try and get fit and lose some weight so my first challenge Main goal will be to lose 6# by the end of the six weeks. Start point - 149# in July . Target goal by Sept 8 - 143#. I really want to get back to where I was when I was running consistantly which is 125# Motivation is to gain energy and feel better in general. Workout goals - weight train 3X per week , walk daily. Lifegoal - declutter the dang house!! Will work on the kitchen during this Challenge. Purge the bad stuff, replace with good stuff. Get the counters cleared and dishes done daily. As of today August 28, I'm at 146.5 so some progress is being made but it is slow. I'm really struggling with giving up the carbs (bread and pasta are my downfalls). I've been walking daily and trying to work into strength training starting with the Beginners Bodyweight Workout and using dumbells for lifts and curls. My clothes are fitting a bit looser.

Found this recipe in a low carb cookbook. I'm not a big cabbage eater but it turned out awesome and was SOOOOOO easy. 1 Polska kielbasa (I used a low fat variety) sliced into 1/2 inch pieces 1 bag of pre-shredded coleslaw mix found in the grocery salad aisle) 2 cans chicken broth 1 bay leaf Salt and pepper to taste Sliced the smoked sausage and browned in a T. of olive oil. Added chicken broth and bay leaf and brought to a boil. Add the coleslaw mix ( as much as you want - I wanted it filling so I added most of the bag) Simmer 5-10 minutes. That's it. The cabbage absorbed the chicken flavor and the whole thing came out great. Great work night dinner.

Yesterday walked 6.2 miles at a moderate (3mph approx.) pace. Took the dogs with me so they were pretty happy. Did a first round of the Angry birds workout just to mix things up a bit. Faired very well with the squats and rows, but the planks have me a little sore today. Did much better on the diet yesterday too. Still eating too many carbs (why do I crave them so much?) at 65, but overall calorie count was down to under 1300. Found a great recipe for a cabbage soup that I made for dinner. Not a big cabbage lover but was SO easy, quick and tasted awesome! Filling too. Win win.

Loved that Starting Strength link!!! The videos are great and the recommended program is very similar to the Stronglifts program. Thanks Easytwosix! I'm a total Newbie too Sumthingsup. Practice/study form on the weight training to prevent injury. "Workout A 3x5 Squat 3x5 Bench Press 1x5 Deadlift Workout B 3x5 Squat 3x5 Press 5x3 Power Cleans Workouts A and B alternate on 3 non-consecutive days per week." Sounds like a reasonable starting point

Walked 8.2 miles yesterday and unloaded a 100 bales of hay that got delivered last night. Down 1# this morning.

Made it to The Prancing Pony at Bree!!!! Whoooot!

Whew! 2 weeks vacation and I was a BAAADDDDD girl! Up 2# dang it! I did a lot of walking. Yesterday was a lift day 2 sets of 8 squats 40# 3 sets of 10 each curls, rows, flys 10# 2 sets of 10 overhead press 25# Walked 3.7 miles yesterday