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Posted to my WW buddies on GOAD I had WI yesterday morning…an itty bitty 1.6 lb loss (week 42) (I know, it's not really itty bitty…but that’s a 2 week total) .... great for me, yes, but it doesn't get me ahead of the game in the New Year’s Challenge!! :o) I'm going to have to kick some major butt if I am going to get these last 10.7 lbs off in 6 weeks....a HUGE stretch!! (PLUS, I know, as well as anybody, that the scale is NOT my friend… there could be a number of reasons why I didn’t have a larger loss…. the next few weeks will tell….who made this Challenge based on those darned numbers anyways??? LOL!!) This isn’t a big deal… on any other day, it wouldn’t even be a thought that I’m not doing well enough… 1.6 lbs is great… it’s a great step in the right direction… but I would give ANYTHING to be in ONDERLAND by New Years 2004! That would be AWESOME!! But… I KNEW it was going to be a stretch when I started this challenge… I was up for the challenge & knew that even if I didn’t reach that goal, I would be THAT MUCH CLOSER because of the challenge!! I’m going to get through the holidays a winner…THAT is the intention of this whole challenge, right?? The great thing, too, is that I am really determined to try to figure out how to kick this up a notch… (BAM!) see if I can reach this goal in time! Plus, the fact that I’m almost neck & neck w/ Maryellen (medowney) makes this challenge that much more fun!! We started out OP almost at the same weight, I think we were right together when the challenge started & we tend to pass eachother by ounces at each WI! LOL!! PLUS, we’re the same age… and I think our brains use the same wavelength, don’t you, Maryellen… since we posted separate posts to eachother yesterday w/in seconds of eachother!! LOL!! Scary!! :o) I gotta figure out what to do to kick it up a bit... I mean, I'm walking AT LEAST a full hour every other day, if not daily... but I obviously need to add in some aerobic stuff... time to pull out my Richard Simmons "Sweating to the Oldies" tape! LOL!! I’m also going to pull out my Tae Bo tapes… I think I might be up to them now… I think I’m in a little better shape than I was the last time I tried them (like 2 years ago!! LOL!)! Fats, too... I've been told to get in some added fat each day... like 3 points extra... don't know if that is oil or butter type fat, or like avocado & nuts type fat. Hmmmmmm.... &... to eat or not to eat more flexpoints... that is the question!?? I mean, I’ve been trying to end my weeks w/ at least half of my flexpoints left. But, my all-knowing leader has said that they’ve seen better losses in those that actually eat all of their flexpoints than in those that try to avoid them. (also the added fat and getting my dairy from milk is supposed to be key, too!) I don’t know. I guess I’m just going to play around a bit & see if I notice anything different. I’m going to make today a high day, like the Wendi Plan, since yesterday was so low (22 pts) Anyways…I’m just talking to myself….talking this thing through. All in all… I’m still thrilled how things are progressing! I mean, holy crap…I’ve lost almost 55 lbs since January!!! Okay… so I may not be in Onderland by January 1st… but I WILL BE in Onderland by mid-January…right? What’s a few weeks? (something like 14 days, right? LOL!!) Oh yeah…. 42 weeks OP… I FINALLY filled my 26 week WW weigh-in book!! LOL!! I also got a BRAVO star sticker @ my meeting because I realized that I had reached my 2nd 10% at my LAST WI, when I passed 214! NSV... Posted to my WW buddies on GOAD on November 20th I am so proud of myself you guys!! I normally walk 1 hour total... usually 3 miles. Well...today I walked an extra 25 minutes - 1.12 more miles!!! That was a first for me! Yeah me! WOW, it was AWESOME!!! I walked Brayden to his bus stop @ 12:30 & just started from there!!! I hit the hour mark & just didn't see any reason why I couldn't keep going! :o) I walked the hill @ the end of our street ELEVEN times! That's a first, too! Just up & down, up & down....down the street & back to the hill, over & over & over again!! I know my neighbors think I'm nuts... but they can also see that I'm disappearing, can't they? I can't wait till spring comes around & the heavy jackets come off!!! :o) It was beautiful today, though... 53 degrees, a little overcast & breezy, but lovely & I didn't have to wear a jacket! I think tomorrow is supposed to be nice, too... so I'd better get out again... it's supposed to get nasty over the weekend, I think. Here are my stats... 10,025 steps 4.12 miles 517 calories 1 hour 25 minutes !!! Hill - ELEVEN times!! 7 APs I need to take my pulse as I'm walking... what should I be shooting for?? I've never checked it. Walking has gotten pretty easy, though...I can't start jogging yet, I still have too much healing to do in my ankle & feet. Someday, though! :o) Also... I need to start a strength training regime... @ home & to a video.... any suggestions?? Power 90? The Firm? Anything else? Thanks, guys, for all of your support & encouragement!! Did anyone take a virtual walk w/ me today? :o) Julie Oh yeah...I haven't mentioned the gift my wonderful hubby bought me as an early Christmas gift, did I? :o) He got me an MP3 player, kinda like an I-Pod...only smaller...like the size of a pager. This isn't one like Sam's MP3 cd player... it uses no discs, rather it plugs directly into my computer's USB port & I download music (or audio books!!) directly into its memory! Very cool! I just love it! It has a cord so I can hang it around my neck & of course it uses head phones. Isn't he awesome? He totally surprised me w/ it. I'm a pretty lucky girl, aren't I? (don't I know it!!) 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