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Nutrition Action magazine is low cost, doesn't take long to read, and has 3-5 great new recipes in ever issue. I'm a teacher too and understand the classroom balancing act. Good luck. I do wear a pedometer everyday to work to catch every little bit of movement I can. I applaud your "respond to 5 newbies" goal. I'm trying to reply to people who didn't get a reply in the respawn zone.

My first weight loss program did work. I just got into bad habits again when things got stressful. That's the hard part doing all the right stuff for our body when we're stressed. I chose 3 things to focus on: increase water, decrease portion size, and walk as much as possible. I took the stairs and parked in the back of parking lots (unless at night.) WE just have to figure out how to do all this stuff when we're stressed.

I like the idea of a battle log. I did something similar once and it worked for me. Funny how we can do things that work and somehow fall right off the path again. Perhaps I should battle "log again."

Greetings Nerds, I joined about a year ago and was mildly successful. I've had a long tough year and I'm having trouble getting back on the train. Through family genetics I was found to have a BRCA 1 gene mutation and with my family history I was given a 68% chance of getting ovarian cancer and a 92% chance of getting breast cancer. I'm very pro-active so in the last year I've had a full hysterectomy and double mastectomy AND my reconstruction. I didn't want to live the rest of my life (I'm 39) looking over my shoulder because with those odds it's not "IF" I would get cancer, but "WHEN." Between hysterectomy and mastectomy surgeries I recovered and went ape-sh** working out my upper body. Healing time is reduced by being in good shape. After the mastectomy I was dying to get my full range of motion back and was doing my therapy exercises every day. I went to the pool almost every day to help increase certain movement with less gravity. I was really workin' it. But after a while I started decreasing all my work because I became over-whelmed by the idea that I had yet another surgery (reconstruction) which should be the last but would once again take me back to that place of minimal range of motion, no strength, and prolonged discomfort. And so I basically gave-up and have been stuck there in this depression which was "why bother you're going to be pulled back down again" but now it's "I just don't feel like it." My husband, God bless him, has expressed great concern and has tried to help me, but I currently have an attitude problem. I know I do, I just can't seem to get over myself. I could not have done this whole year without him and I feel bad that he's watching me in a place with all the surgery behind me and no motivation to improve myself. I'm trying to reboot myself. Maybe the nerds can help, you have in the past. I wanted to be on American Ninja Warrior, now....I'm working on it....sort-of.... I'm starting my questing all over again, back to square one. Writing a new "WHY" story, putting a barrier in front of bad habits and making good habits easier. I'm planning on starting all over in hopes that even though right now I'm forcing myself to do it I'll get to the point where I'm proud that I am doing it. It's helped me before. I wanted to buy a couple of tee-shirts but I can't seem to find a nerd fitness store to get them. I wanted to put them in good motivational places and wear them on my walks. Thanks for giving me a place to lay it all out there and hopefully get a boost in the right direction.

I feel like I'm getting back on track. The stiches are out and I've done a regular 3 set Bodyweight Circuit. I did a 1 armed work out twice while I had stiches. Meaning I did all legs moves and anything that was for arms I only did with the 1 good arm. Seeing as how I'm right handed and the stiches were in that same arm, my left got a good work-out which is great because it's the wimpier arm anyway. I can now get back to the patio which I hated not doing because I really want to finish it. Sugar battle is GREAT. I've actually lost 10 pounds since I joined Nerdfitness. Walk to Mordor was a little under par last week, so I've been stepping it up as bit this week to try to get back on target. My deep thought for the day: Why do dogs eat poop? I have 5 dogs and love them each for who they are as individuals;however I just don't get why the one dog eats poop in the yard.

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It's hard when you're with friends to eat differently. It took some time but my friends now know how picky I am and have started taking that into consideration with meeting choices and food offered at events. I'm so afraid that when I go somewhere there won't be any "safe food" so I'm neurotic enough to usually have my own food/snacks handy almost all the time.

I always loved the rowing machines in the gym and especially liked one where it had a TV screen showing a river. I thought it would be neat, but never got involved. Now I wish I had. Any fun rowing stories?

Well, I've hit a snag. I hope it won't derail me. I'm one of those people, where if you miss one it's easier and easier to keep missing them. I've had a pre-melanoma cut out of my upper arm today. I'm not to lift more then 5 pounds with my right arm for a whole week. (I am right-handed). I'm so far planning on doing my regularly scheduled work-out tomorrow BUT will not use my right arm. I've got a reasonably flexible home gym, where I should be able to come up with options till my stiches come out. Since my left arm is weaker it might do me some good. I found myself that last 2 evenings searching in the kitchen for snacks. I know what my safe snacks are, but I know I was looking for something more, something "illegal." Gotta stay on top of that. Walk to Mordor still on target. I've been doing a walking lunch, which helps keep my pedometer up. The patio work will slow down, because now it's time for scraping old paint off and I can't do that very well right now. Hopefully I don't let that go.

Weights: still on target, today I threw in some increases Walk: 14.5 miles so far this week, targe is 15 miles per week and there's 2 days left. I think I'm doing good there Nutrition: While reading more Nutrition module articles I discovered that my favorite Sangria with dinner is considered too sugary. so I drank the last bit and will not be getting that one again for a LONG time. Going to find the more "legal" organic red wine. Currently I have no wine. Patio: still on target, tomorrow I'll be able to complete this weeks goal in that area As a music teacher when I give new exercies or songs to play my newer students try to say, "This is hard." I stop them and correct them by telling them, "It's not HARD, it's NEW!" Most things that you can do now were once new and aren't really hard. I was playing a new piece that I had ordered and just came in the mail while the students were transitioning. I fronwed after playing a trick spot and said softly out loud to myself, "Hmm, that part's hard." And immediately (as quickly as I would have) a student said, " It's not HARD, it's NEW!" I admitted that they had caught me and thanked them for giving me my own medicine. I realize this challenge and these goals are not hard, they're just new. I've never asked this of myself before.

No fun being sick. Go for the vitamin D and you're doing a great thing by backing off and getting sleep. It's how the body fixes itself. I'm a habitual snacker too and when I made the big choice to cut sugar I was stunned that my snack cravings actually disappeared. I also go open the frig out of habit and have to tell myself to knock it off.

Good idea grabbing "legal snacks" for a road trip. I do the same. Do you speak Korean? Do you want to learn Korean while immersed in the culture? Sounds so cool.

Way to go on the coffee tea switch!!!! There are a lot of excellent teas out there. One of my favorite organic teas is for soar throats. Even though I don't have a soar throat often I drink it a lot because it tastes good. I also like blending teas with those big iced teas makers. I put a few different bags in together and find great combos. I don't put sugar in my teas so homemade iced tea is a nice break from water on the weekends. YAY!

I admire your dedication. God is good and when he takes something away, I believe it's to prepare you for something else. I lost my job for a time ages ago when I let a certification deadline pass and a surplused teacher bumped me out. It was a tough time for me, but I remember using it. I told myself that instead of feeling sad or mad about the situation I'll throw all that negative energy into losing weight. I'm teaching at a better school, at the level I want, the exact subject I want, and only 3.5 miles from home. God had a plan, I just didn't know. Grats on 5/7, remember brown rice is better for you than white rice if you have rice at all. It took some adjusting for me. I'm praying for you, go kick it!!!

Update: Weights: done well on Monday and Wednesday, still on schedule for Friday. Walk to Rivendell: on track still by a minimum of 2 miles per day. Personal / Life: Worked on the Patio Tuesday, still on track to work on it again Thursday. Nutrition: GIANT LEAP!! I voluntarily confessed to my husband where my home jelly bean stash was. Somehow telling him made me want to get rid of them and never look back. So I brought them to school (I'm a teacher). I put them in an open bowl on my desk. It was tough smelling them and seeing them, but finally a student asked if they could have one. I asked, "Can you eat just one???" If they said yes I let them. If they said no I told them they could try again tomorrow if the jelly beans were still there. I TOUCHED NONE!!! I feel so proud that it's getting easier. In fact when I catch myself looking at the bowl, especially when I smell them, I tell myself how evil sugar is and get bust with something. Thanks Mike (hammy523) I thought of "kick it in the face" today:) I feel like I'm doing so well. It's only day 3, I hope to keep this going.