NutriSystems

On Monday I started the NutriSystems. I am giving it a 3 month trial and PROMISING to exercise AT LEAST 30 minutes a day. The calorie counting is good, but I know it's the exercise that's key. You all are so lucky if you have an exercise partner who will nag you if you aren't doing what you should...or failing that, the drive to actually keep your exercise commitment!

So far, I gained 3 lbs and lost back to where I began. Not the beginning I was hoping for, but we'll see how it goes.

The Art of The Push-Up

It has been said that your ability to do push ups is linked to how well you are gonna age. So, ladies - how well are you gonna age? I got an excellent. How about you?

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/the-art-of-the-push-up/?

Writer Drops 168lbs...BLOGS to inspire others

Super Women! Where are you? Have we already fallen off the bandwagon and gone back to our usual ways? I haven't seen, nor heard NOTHING from any of you in a while. Perhaps this story will inspire us all to keep "hope" alive.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/08/weightloss.lynn.bering/index.html

....and what is Wonder Woman doing....getting ready to run on my treadmill, renewed 10 sessions with my Personal trainer, and signed up for WW online. Work with me!!!!!

FAT or FABULOUS?

It has been a rough two weeks.

Took the invisible plane down to a corporate meeting and it was just fun, fun fun....more like mandatory fun. The only time I got a chance to see outside was on the way to the meetings and on the way back to the hotel. Bummer. On top of that, I went down there and gained me 1.7lbs according to my new Weight Watchers Scale. Kill me now. I know what the culprit was - WINE and MORE WINE. But let me tell you, it is a sacrifice I'm willing to accept to have maintained my sanity through 4 days of cheezing with a bunch of people I did not want to cheeze with. Humph!

I'm back on the program and took that class again with the gym beeatches. I love the class but that woman was next to me again (actually moved my equipment in order to have her space-I swear Imma slap her silly real soon). I still keeping it tight and this little setback is all that it is. Stick with it SuperWomen - cause we are FABULOUS.

I was visiting one of my friends blog and here is her comments on being FAT or FABULOUS.

Down a couple of pounds anyway

When I weighed myself this morning I had lost 2 lbs. Considering how much I HATE to exercise this was somewhat disappointing, but it's a start.

In addition to the calorie watching, the water drinking and the treadmill torture, I have added walking to my daily routine. Yesterday, I walked to Mass. Today I teach CCD, so I'll walk to church again. According to Yahoo! Maps, it's 1.09 miles, one way. That may not seem like much to you "gym Divas" but to me that is a fair amount. Anyway, it can't hurt, can it?

Also this week I plan to start with the crunches. Since my stomach is my biggest problem area, this is a necessary evil, I guess.

If I get brave enough I'll get measured and post them sometime this week. That way I'll know I'm losing even if the scale wants to be ornery!
Have a great week.
Terri

Very late introduction, but perhaps not late enough

Hello!
I'm Terri and I FINALLY remembered to get the batteries for the scale. I'm kind of sorry I did too, but here goes:
I am 47 years old. 5ft 5 3/4 inches tall and 202lbs. Thats right over 200! I am currently wearing a 16, but would like to be in a 12 by the end of June. I don't think that is an unrealistic goal if I really get serious and work.
My plan is to keep to under 1200 calories and put in 45 minutes of exercise everyday. I am also going to faitfully drink the 8 glasses of water/day.
I promise to be more reliable posting in the future!
Terri

Storming the Gym

It has been a wonderful clear sky week in the gym. I have been motivated by Wonder Woman for the step class that I see her in. Through she tries to get me in there... I just watch from the outside and cheer... Than I move on to my oh so wonderful workout regiment consisting of:

30-45 minutes of cardio
weight lifting
abs

The workout typically last about an hour and a half has I storm through with all my might. But I can surely feel the burn the next day. Shoot one day I found myself inside of Golds Gym(my girlfriends gym) for darn near 2 1/2 hours. Lets just say the next day was my day of rest. Looking forward to an intense workout week with my two work out buddies.