Bakari

I'm doing alright! Really making progress on my workouts (more reps)! I've convinced myself to walk when it's snowing, but still having issues when it's nasty bitter cold out. Diet-wise I'm still sticking with cutting back on bread, dairy, and sugars so that's a good sign! I'm hoping to see some changes soon

1-23 (well...at 1 AM lol) update! Achieved 12 squats, 30 crunches, 30 dumbbell rows, 20 jumping jacks, 20 shoulder presses, 26 tricep kickbacks, 20 bicep curls, 20 lateral raises, 20 bent over rows, 20 lunges, and 20 standing side bends...except by the time I got to the side bends and the circuit they were in, I couldn't stand anymore, so they were sitting side bends lol So, that's 8 more squats, 30/20 more rows, 16 more kickbacks, and 10 more lunges than when i started!

I was thinking about cross country skiing next year, there's a few places for that around here. Snowshoes are expensive, but so worth it if you ask me! I do a good bit of stretching and I try to trudge around outside when it's not in the -20 range or lower, couldn't do my workout last night (spent all day hauling boards around and just generally felt tired and sore) so I went for a walk...tonight I'll do the exercises instead Those wraps look good, I tend to go through tortillas a lot (I make outstanding fajitas and quesadillas) and I'd need SOMETHING to hold it all together! I'll send that link to my mother in the states, I'm sure she can ship some up here! That cheese thing sounds amazing lol

Hi there! Welcome I'm from Indy as well (though I moved to Canada...buh). Good luck with your marathons! You can do it!

I just got started on this and I have some crazy cravings for sugar still. It doesn't help that there's still some things like Girl Scout cookies in the house. I'm working on it, but I can't bring myself to throw them out as my parents brought them up for me from the states and they just feel special. I'm doing well without coffee though, I ask myself "Do I really need this caffiene right now? Am I tired? Do I need this much sugar in my coffee? What's it like WITH LESS? *gasp*". Most of my bread has been reduced to just tortillas, and only sometimes. I still find myself attempting to order a normal sandwich when I go places...which I still do, but I pick most of the bread to pieces like a crazed seagull. I find that I'm struggling still, but if I allow myself some of the things I am craving, in much smaller quantities, I can try to wean myself away from it or find substitutes. I also drink soooo much water. I feel like a fish.

I had a similar problem with gluten free spaghetti the other night (I'm testing out new options for pasta since my husband won't give it up, likes to cook, and hates spaghetti squash), I'd love to know as well!

Monday Jan 19th! Checking in...so far I have been able to maintain my workout schedule of Mon, Wed, and Friday, but the weather is hindering me from my walking, so instead I'm walking for 5 mins around my little kitchen and up and down the stairs on my off days. Healthy meals are doing great! Still not quite free of bread and dairy, but sugars have pretty much gone out the window, esp candy, etc. Looking for paleo options to make tortillas as it seems those will be impossible for me to give up. Drinking nothing but water and tea at home and inserting sweet potatoes into my beef stew (omg so good)! I feel great, though I also feel like I should be doing more? As though I'm not giving it my all because I still spend much of my time on the loveseat...with nowhere really to go because I don't live in a city or even a town, just a 4 street village in the snow >.<

Oh my goodness I didn't even get a notification on this chat! >.< Thank you for the watch and the awesomeness! <3 Checking in right now! I feel so silly for not updating this post! Pounds are crazy to track, mine never seem to move, however the measuring tape doesn't lie!

We're quite similar then! My husky...uh...mutt...thing (pure white fur, sort of looks like a shepherd cross, shelter dog) is about 60 lbs and is all about dragging me into snowbanks and ditches whenever she can lol I've got a long way to go before running, but jogging is getting close to doable if I alternate with walking! Husband is not giving up his sugar for anything, but I'm still at it! I find it hard to be good myself with him just doing whatever he wants. Just too tempting for me to do things I shouldn't and he could use to lose a couple of pounds himself. I have a Wii my mother was nice enough to give to me (she couldn't figure out how to set it up and just kind of gave up on it), but I have no games for it. I wish I had a kinect, I love to dance!