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OK, I am so sorry I have procrastinated setting this up, but the challenge is set up and ready to go. You should receive an email inviting you to the challenge. All you have to do is accept the challenge and then log your runs. You will be able to click on my challenges and see everyones progress. I noticed when I set this up that we can do team challenges as well. That might be fun to do sometime. We could break up into a couple of teams and then work together to reach our goals. Anyway, here is who I have set up for the challenge: Myself Kathybad GeorgiaGirl Whosya eclipse MacMadame, when you get set up PM me and I will try and add you to the challenge. If I missed anyone let me know and I will add you, or if anyone that is on the list doesn't get an invite let me know and i will try and fix it. Happy Running!! BTW, I did a 5 mile walkrun with a friend this morning and survived it. Too bad it wasn't tomorrow morning!!

I'm back!! PS is well over so I can't use that excuse anymore. I am officially getting my butt back in gear. 5 mile run planned for in the morning.

A running buddy of mine called today and asked if I would do a 5 mile run with her in the morning. OMGosh!! She will be at my house at 7:15 in the morning. She said we could walk/run. We are running outside. I hope I can hang!!

I PROMISE I will set up the challenge tonight or tommorow so we can definately start on Monday. I have not been running either so it is going to kick my butt too. Well, at least I am in great company!!

Happy New Year everyone!!!! I haven't set up the Nike+ challenge yet. I am going to set it up to start on Manday the 5th. Macmadame may have hers to start then. BTW, you can go ahead and set up an account and then send me your email and Nike+user id and then I can add you to the challenge and you will just start when you get your Nike+. Anyway, I am going to start it on Monday and it will go for 21 days. Enjoy the weekend everybody!!

Welcome back Leslie!! We missed you! DH and I have done a Jillean Micheal video each of the past 3 mornings. We are both so sore we can hardly move. I am goign to add running to that on the 1st. All of you Nike+ people, I am going to set up a challenge to begin on the first and end on the 21st. Since it takes 21 days to form a habit, I figure that is a good place to start. So...send me you email address and userid for Nike+ and I would love to add you to our challenge. Whosya and Kathy I have yalls. It does feel good to be back on track. The holidays were great, but it is very refreshing to get them behind. It is so ahrd to make good food choices during the holidays. Everyone is doing so well. I can't wait to run outside again either. You guys are the best!!

Kathy, ON the challenge we finished today, Whosya did 43 miles and I did 3. Ok, that is REALLY bad. You will be kickin my butt. I have got to get it in gear. Anyone who has nike plus and wants to do a challenge pm me your email address and I will see if I can figure out how to set one up!! I am soooo excited. Maybe combined we can beat Whosya. LOL!!

What can I say that hasn't already been said! YOU LOOK GREAT!!! Have a great Christmas!!

Very cool Kathy. I love it!! I am already looking at bills thinking, Why why why do we spend so much at Christmas and then have to play catch up. I didn't spend near as much this year, but I am allready feeling the strain of spending more than I had!! I like the idea of making gifts. Maybe that's what we will do next year. Thanks for sharing!!

We are really cutting back on spending this year as well. I got this cool idea from my sister. I usually buy LOTS for dalton at Christmas. It really is ridiculous. Anyway, this year we are getting 3 gifts for each kid and for each other. Why 3?? Because the wise men brought 3 gifts to Baby Jesus. We always read the Christmas story each year, but this year we are going to incorporate more of our gift giving around celebrating the ultimate gift that was given to us. We are really struggling on 1 income right now. There is no overtime and it jsut seems to be a hard time of the year. In a way though, it is really good because it has caused me to put everything in perspective. Less is sometimes more!!

Ok maybe I'm a weirdo, but I would want Jillian. She just looks awesome and so tough. Bob looks too much like a softy and played into the drama a little much.

The Biggest Loser was VERY motivating. I did my jillean Michael video this morning and just didn't have enough left to run. I thought about running tonight, but my legs are really sore. I am trying not to do so much that I burn myself out again. Anyway, Jillian today, runnning tommorow.

WOOOOHOOOO!!!!! I AM SOO PUMPED!!! I loved watching Vicki lose as much as watching Michelle win. Michelle looked beautiful. I am so proud for her. Phil and Amy looked great as well. I was really hoping that Amy(red) would beat Heba because of the way Heba treated Phil. ANyway, Phil and Amy looked really good. The other Amy looked great as well. This finale was so motivating. I can't wait to lose the last 15 stubborn pounds!!

Glad low carb is going well for you Georgia!! You know, I don't think it matters which "plan" we choose, jsut as long as we do something. I have spent too long doing nothing!! I know we can do this. After all, we've done it before!!

I ran on the treadmill today too. I hate it. It seems like it takes twice as long to complete my run. As for deconditioning, I haven't found that to be an issue for me. Just make sure that you push yourself each time. It is easy to get complaicant on the treadmill. Don't get me wrong. I started this whole thing with the treadmill and wouldn't have been as successful without it, but once I got brave enough to carry my runs outdoors I have had a love/hate relationship with my treadmill.

OK Kathy, I am with you!! Today was my aha morning. I woke up and thought, "What the @*^# are you doing." Enough is enough. So, not tomorrow, not next week, not after christmas, I am refocused today. Right now!!! I just did a 5K run. My time was 35 minutes. It felt so good to run. No more crap food for me. I (we) have worked to hard to quite just short of the finish line. How crazy would it have been when we ran our 5K's if we had stopped just shy of finishing because we were tired. I don't think so. Well, we can't do it here either. JOIN ME LADIES!!! IT"S TIME TO PUT ON OUR BIG GIRL PANTIES AND GET IT DONE!!!!!

I have not run today, or more than once in the past 7 weeks. I WILL RUN TOMORROW!!!!! I let you beat me the first time. I have got to get with it!! Good job on the mini tri. That is really cool. I WILL RUN TOMORROW...I WILL RUN TOMORROW...I WILL RUN TOMORROW...I WILL RUN TOMORROW...

I got your challenge and clicked on the link, but it is not showing up under challenges on my nikeplus. I don't know what the deal is. If it doesn't show up tommorow I will see if I can send you a challenge. Don't worry, I have only run once since my surgery and it was only 2.5 miles. I won't be doing any super long runs inititally anyway. I just REALLY need to get motivated to get going again.

LOL Kathy!! Today I decided that I HAVE to have my house clean and I am just not getting it done. I called my mom and asked her to pay her cleaning lady to clean my house for part of my Christmas present. She did it!!! We went to a Christmas party tonight and came home to a clean house!!!!! Maybe I can keep it that way now. I just HATE cleaning house!!

Whosya, Set me up for another Nike+ challenge. I am ready and nothing is stopping me this time. LOL

way to go Georgia!! 6 pounds is awesome!! You will be in onederland in no time!!

Hey guys!! I am home. We had a great time. Each one of us shot a spike deer. WOOHOO! Deer meat for the freezer. It's very lean you know!! Ok, I have put some thought into goals, challenges, whatever for myself. It ended up feeling like a New Year's Resolution List, and I HATE NEw Year's resolutions. So....I have a top ten list...... TOP 10 THINGS I WANT TO DO TO BECOME THE ME THAT GOD CREATED ME TO BE!!! 10. Keep a cleaner house. 9. Spend less money and better manage our finances. 8. Eat healthy, well balanced meals. No more "diet". 7. Teach my boys a healthy lifestyle with both food and exercise. 6. Don't eat processed foods!!! 5. Weigh 150 so I can get a breast lift. 4. Weigh 150 so DH will have to keep his promise to take dance lessons with me. 3. Learn to love myself more. 2. To reach a healthy BMI> 1. Do some sort of exercise at least 5 days a week. There you have it. It turned into more of a to do list than a goals page, but it will get me there if I can get my head back in the game!!

Wishing you the best for your surgery. You are such a trooper!! YOu will do great! It will elp to have family around for christmas, even if you aren't 100%

Kathy, I totally agree. I was telling DH last night that I am sooooo not motivated. I, like you, have accomplished so many of my goals that I have become complaicent. I look in the mirror and I am very happy with what I see. My tummy is flat. My size 9 jeans are loose!!! I am so very proud of all that I have worked for. However, I have become a bit too content. I find that I don't have the motivation to work my butt off for 15 more pounds. I am NOT at goal, and I am NOT where I ideally want to be. I know I can get there because I have come this far. How can I be proud of myself and happy with where I am AND stay motivated to keep working hard to have the ripped abs and even sexier body that I desire. Thanks for your post Kathy. I will work on a list of goals this weekend as well. There are still things I want to accomplish and I don't want to sell myslef short..... Have a great weekend everybody. I probably won't be back on until we get back. You are one awesome group of ladies.!

WAY TO GO SUGAR!!!!!!!!! good luck on the interview Lyn!! I hope all of you are feeling much better real soon. I am not sick and have no excuse for not getting my butt in gear, but I have not gotten my butt ingear. I don't know what my deal is. My weight has not changed int he past several weeks. I am staying betwen 162 - 163. With my lack of activity and my food choices I should be gaining. Oh, I have got to get my mind back in this!! We are leaving early tomorrow morning for south central Texas to go deer hunting. We will be back late Sunday night. IT is for real roughing it. We stay in an old horse barn. It is so much fun to get away from everything for 1 weekend. We usually don't even have a good cell phone signal. Obviously I won't be able to get online, so, I will check back in when we get home. yall get to feeling better!!