Okay July is almost on us. Pick two of the following to choose your challenge. I also want to add something new this month. We need to try and check in everyday. In our check in I want one positive thing that has happened to you on that day. One great thing you did for your diet, or one great thing you did with exercise. Any good thing that has happened that day. If the day is horrible look in yourself and choose to make it better. You determine how you react to things. Life is 10% things that happen to you and 90% how you react to those things. I want us all to have the best month of our lives. We are doing awesome and we can keep doing this!

July Exercise Challenge

Level 1- 12 days

Level 2- 15 days (you guys could have told me this said 20 days also lol)

Level 3- 20 days

Beginner-20 minutes

Moderate-30 minutes

Intermediate-45 minutes

Advanced-60 minutes

Elite-60+ minutes

I am shooting for Level 3 Elite this month.

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HOW TRUE! I love it.

I am down two more pounds this week!

How is everyone else doing??

My dd and I walked 2 miles again yesterday at our park. I'm glad my kids are getting into the exercise thing w/ me. My 17 y/o/ is a cheerleader and has to run a few miles and swim for an hour before practice every day , but she is only 130 lbs ( sickening, I know ) so that's no problem for her. Hoping to walk again today before picking up my 12y/o at camp - goodbye peace ! lol ! Like I said we're going hiking tomorrow. I found 3 state parks we can stop at w/ trails, waterfalls , etc. Sunday is our 18th wedding anniv., so not sure what we'll be doing then. I've finally lost another lb. this week . probably from all of the walking.

Hey where the heck is everyone?

I'm back from vacation and got on my beloved scale!!!!!!! I lost 4lbs!:whoo: I have just entered 'onederland' for the first time since as long as I can remember!!!!!! Darn it feels good.

As far as food goes, I have just had Protein shakes today.

Wishing us all continued success.

Ready to lose that is awesome!!!!!!!!!!! You are the first of us to hit onederland! I hope to soon be following. Maybe by the end of Sept I will get there.

yea, babygirl 60 lb mark.

I'm so excited I fit in a pair of my 14 yesterday! And I finally got 1 day of exercise in

Y'all keep up the good work

I got another day of exercising, I pulled out the old Billy Banks Basic training DVD. It kicks my butt. Since the scale doesn't seem to be moving I gotta get myself moving.

Good job skinny jeans!

Sorry I haven't been posting, I've been super busy.....but I have been working out!

10 of 20 workouts (60+ min)

Babygrl, how was REO Speedwagon??? Did you get to go?

I'm sorry I don't have time to really read or write at the moment, but had to touch base! (This is our month of COMPANY!) I've felt so adrift without y'all, but I have been getting in the exercise... up to 11 of 20 now! And I'm trying hard to watch what I eat, too!

3 birthday parties & 2 reunions down. Four more parties & one week-long reunion still to come! I love this kind of summer, filled with friends & family, but it can be hard on the waistline. Thank goodness for the LapBand or I know this would be a serious GAIN month...

I have a nutrition consult on Thursday & will record my official 5-month weigh-in then! That's right, 5 months Banded! Wahoo!!! It doesn't feel like it's really been all that long!!!

:whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo:

How's everybody else doing?!?!?

Hey Zannie been wondering where ya were girl!

Travelgirl i did not go to the REO concert. HUbby got tickets and he was going to go with me. I knew he would be miserable and have a bad time so I gave the tickets away. There will be other concerts.

hello, looks like I found this tread just in time.

I am going to commit to level 2/moderate. Which means I will have to get in my workout every day for the rest of the month. It is a good time for me to start as my youngest DD is traveling with my parents and my 16 yo DD is working at camp, so no great excuses about not having time to workout.

I am 2 lbs from Onederland and I have been here for about 3 weeks, I know what I need to do, and I am happy I found a thread to report my progress on.

So far, I am down from a size 18/20 in woman's to a size 16 in the misses departments. It is so nice to be able to shop in the normal size stores again.

My primary focus right now is to get under 200, then it is to fit in my wedding gown atleast get it zipped through the waist (the bust won't ever fit, because I have gotten implants since the wedding)

We were married 5 years ago, and I had gained 50 pounds....ouch.

Anyway, hope you all don't mind me joining in the middle of the month!

Welcome Jeannie!

I too can't wait to get down to 200. I have a bit farther to go than you but it am starting to get super excited.

Awesome job!