All right Y'all. It's a new month so begins a new challenge. Since I am kindabossy and kinda ticked off that I screwed up the last 10 days or so in April we are going to redo the challenge. Plus since we waited until last minute and it is already May 1st that is the easiest thing to do lol. So if there are no arguments then lets redo the 20 and 20 challenge. For those who were notin it last month that is 20 days with 64 ounces + of Water and 20 days of 30 minutes of execise. Who is in with me?

Babygrl1234- Starting weight May 1st 239 lbs. Goal: to be down 8 lbs.

Suzanne you are so awesome!!!!!!! I am so proud of you for finishing that race. I am sure when I do my 5K I am going to end up dead last (or next to last as my running partner and I are not sure which one will go ahead of the other lol) but I am just excited to do it. It gives me something to look forward to and get ready for. I have enver finished something I have started in my life and I know I am going to do this and I can't wait until I get the amazing feeling of acomplishing something I set out to do. Tomorrow is going to be an interesting running day. Week three training is going to be two repetitions of running 90 seconds, walking 90 seconds, running 3 minutes, walking 3 minutes. I have never run 3 minutes straight in my adult life so I am a little intimidated, that's for sure.

As for the fill I am going to get it. I went to a graduation party yesterday and though I ate less than I used to I know I ate too much. My son's birthday party is today so I am going to enjoy the food and cake and know that tomorrow it is all going to change again. I will also be checking out my wieght tomorrow. My coworkers had an intervention for me because of my daily wieghing in habit lol. I don't have a scale at home just for that reason but I am contantly on the scale at work. I am only allowed to wiegh on Mondays now and let me tell you that will be harder for me than dieting.

I'm not running any marathons or anything like that, but I have been getting my workouts in every day. I've been varying my workouts, too. Getting really tired of just walking, so I've been bicycling, doing a ball workout (which is really fun).

Right now, I'm battling a nasty cough. I won't be working out today....

Travelgirl -- Hope you are feeling better today...:sick

Babygrl1234 -- What's the word on your fill? And too funny about the scale intervention! :heh: I pop on mine every morning just to see which direction it is headed! But I put no faith in its numbers since both my kids "hop" on it, too. I try to get down to my clinic's scale every Wed or Thurs, but that doesn't happen each week. I learned my lesson after adjusting my ticker to reflect a home weigh-in only to discover the very next week that the numbers at home & the numbers at the clinic didn't match. Mentally, I gained 2 pounds in about 45 minutes! :omg: Argh! So now I only update the ticker after a clinic weigh-in & I monitor the scale at home only to make sure I've not GAINED or plateaued.:nervous

Keep up the good work, girls! :clap2: Are we meeting up again in June? (Did I just say JUNE?? How can it be nearly summer already?)

Suzanne :kiss2:

Feb'07 Bandsters: May Challenge ~ 20 & 20

WATER: 8 of 20 days drinking 64oz

EXERCISE: 7 of 20 workouts (30 min)

I am definitely up for monthly challenges....keeps me on my toes.

The word on the fill is that it has been done. I had a bit of an emotional breakdown in my nurses office this morning. I think it is PMS she thinks it is mild depression. We both could be right. The Dr. said that I should be losing faster at this point. I fessed up to the double cheeseburger and he increased me from 2.25cc to 2.75cc. Whoa buddy do I notice a difference already! All I have had was about 1/2c of sf pudding and I am stuffed. Is this what true restriction feels like?

I cannot believe it is almost June. I really have to get my butt out on my bike if I am going to ride to work this summer. 12 miles there and 12 miles home I figure I can do easy peasy after a bit of training. I am more worried about my legs than my lungs that's for sure. Plus my co-workers are kind of teasing me about it, not in bad way but just joking that if I make it there I better have a ride home lined up. So now I have to do it even if just to prove them wrong.

My legs are sore as heck from I don't know what this weekend. Yardwork, mowing the lawn maybe? I wish I could say it was from sex because at least that is more interesting than pain from mowing a darn lawn. My 3 mile walk was a bit on the slower side today because of it and my running is going to wait until tomorrow. I don't want to overdo it, plus I am going to the track with my 5K buddy which freaks me out just a bit. I have been running out on the treadmill until now and running in public scares me. But hey we can do anything right?

Hope everyone is having a great day. 10 more days until the end of the month so anything goes now. Two 30 minute workouts in one day counts as two workouts. I want everyone to make the exercise goal with me.

Ok, I finally sat down with my calendar, and here's how I'm doing:

I've hit goal on my Water intake, and have 4 more workouts to go... already got 15 minutes of one of those under my belt for today!

I'm feeling a little better, still a bit stuffy, though. Mucinex is a Godsend.

Feb'07 Bandsters: May Challenge~20 & 20

WATER: 21 of 20 days drinking 64oz

EXERCISE: 16 of 20 workouts (30 min)

Okay it is official. I have justreturned from my 3 mile walk (not so fun at 80 degree outside). I made it! 20 and 20 woohoo!!!!!!!!!!

I just did 15 minutes/3 miles on the stationary bike here, so I'm done for the day....

Feb'07 Bandsters: May Challenge~20 & 20

WATER: 22 of 20 days drinking 64oz

EXERCISE: 17 of 20 workouts (30 min)

Awesome job!!!!!

Well I just did the unimaginable....I ran for 3 minutes straight. Not only did i do it once but twice!!! I am mighty impressed with myself right now.

Way to go! I was just telling my hubby about your accomplishment, and he's mighty impressed with you right now, too! LOL!!

You should be so proud of yourself!

Thanks!! And tell Mr. Travelgirl thanks too! I am pretty proud of myself, I have been working my butt of lately.

How is everyone doing?

As of this morning:

Feb'07 Bandsters: May Challenge~20 & 20

WATER: 23 of 20 days drinking 64oz

EXERCISE: 18 of 20 workouts (30 min)<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

Travelgirl you are almost there!!!!!!!!!!!

.......one more workout to go!!!!!!!!!

Feb'07 Bandsters: May Challenge~20 & 20

WATER: 24 of 20 days drinking 64oz

EXERCISE: 19 of 20 workouts (30 min)<!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- google_ad_section_end -->

I did my running at the track yesterday. I made it 400 meters....barely lol.

My workout partner wants to change weigh in days to Fridays from Mondays. I am scared to get on the scale. Not because I have been bad but because the scale has been bad to me. I cannot handle this plateau crap lol.