Time for a new thread, guys! Let's start 2008 on the right foot and support each other all the way through!

Anyone have any resolutions to share?

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Google Docs - LBT WARRIOR CHALLENGE - Ends March 30th

Oh gosh you guys have been busy beavering away at a plan!

Stef i emiled my goals to you . Thanks SOO much for setting it up!!!

Yesterday i went to the gym twice! lol! got up to 35 mins and 10 miles on the bike and some swimming. Thanks for the butt pad tip!

I edited the very first post on this thread to include the link to the spreadsheet so it will be easy for everyone to find.

Stefanie, you are soooo awesome for doing this for us!

Hey, I love you guys! I am HAPPY to do it!

OMG I have a major confession, too.

I've been having MAJOR trouble sleeping the last couple days, so I took an Ambien last night. (Guess casein doesn't ALWAYS work, huh?) Waited an hour, and it wasn't working, so I took another...which I had never done before. The next thing I know, I am waking up in bed this morning when my son comes in for me to take him to school. I feel pretty darn good, though, from the good sleep I got.

I'm driving home from the school when I realize I have no clue how I got from sitting in the living room to bed. Apparently, I went to 7-11 with hubby last night on an errand and got a pint of Bluebell Buttered Pecan ice cream. Then I proceeded to eat the entire pint before crashing in the recliner. Hubby got me to bed, thank goodness. He says he doesn't think I even knew who he was last night.

Pretty scary. I won't be taking two Ambien again, for sure. And how much does it suck to eat an entire pint of ice cream and have no memory of it?!?!?

Stefanie, at least you were unconcious, I hate half a pint yesterday and knew everything I was doing. I hadn't had ice cream in over 7 months, and I couldn't eat my dinner, it just would not go down. I'm not even an ice cream person. I just got sooo pissed that I couldn't eat dinner, that I figured what the hell, I'll eat some ben and jerrys.......Damn ben and jerry.

Ben and Jerry are evil i tells ya.

Didnt one of them die from heart failure?

Did i mention i worked out Twice yesterday? I ran 30 mins this morning and swam 20 mins.

Stef.....I really been cutting back the weight lifting in favour of cardio lately...i need to lose weight more than gainning muscle. I just only have so much time..

I lift weights about 2x a week now. Thats one muscle group a week roughly. Been feeling guilty about this...but i figure i can do more weights when im a lower weight...

Hi everybody!

Stephanie don't you take L.Carnitene? I would like to know about it, I thought you said you took it?

Hit the gym today and ohhhh! It felt so good. So I took my measurements and wrote them down so I could start tracking my progress as well. In one month I have lost 13.5 inches...I am siked about that...So I thought I would share! I was so down in the dumps, not sure about what working out was soing for me and I got a real suprise today.

Worked on the elliptical for 40min. Burnt 410 cal, then weight training! I will still have to do abs on Friday. It was so neat here I am on the elliptical and my mom on the treadmill. What a great way to spend time together! Have a good day everyone.

WHOS - Hey, no guilt! Not allowed! You work out a lot and you have to do what is right for you and your schedule. How boring would life be if we all droned through life doing the same as everyone else?

JESS - I was, but couldn't stand the taste of it. It was like taking cough syrup every day...puke. Need to find it in capsule form or unflavored powder to add into my "gym juice" along with the creatine and glutamine powder. I haven't really looked, I must confess. I'm sure they have it at The Vitamin Shoppe. I'm going there today to pick up their latest magazine, so I'll letcha know. It's supposed to be really good in the fat loss department. So is glutamine, but l.carnitine is supposed to be better. Hey congrats on the losing inches! Yeah, when I first started working out a lot, I was SO DISAPPOINTED in the slow or no weight loss. Then I took my measurements, and realized I was doing a LOT of good. Keep up the good work!

I found some tablets at Walmart... So I have been researching but wanted to ask you, what you thought! Input is so nice...I started drinking those FUZE Lo-carb, I only buy a few a week because they are $2 a piece but they taste so good. They have a little bit of L.carnitene, Chromium, Citrimax, and Vitamin C. THey have 2 carbs. Three a week is good...I don't want the carbs but it's a nice change 3 times a week. Okay well thanks for the input about that, I really appreciate it!

Apparently, I went to 7-11 with hubby last night on an errand and got a pint of Bluebell Buttered Pecan ice cream. Then I proceeded to eat the entire pint before crashing in the recliner.

Pretty scary. I won't be taking two Ambien again, for sure. And how much does it suck to eat an entire pint of ice cream and have no memory of it?!?!?

Lol... If I ate that many calories in one sitting I'd be PISSED that I couldn't remember it! Haaha. I LOVE ICE CREAM!! I savor every bite. (whenI eat it - wheich is very very vrey rarely now.)

Seriously - Even the week before my surgery - I was eating 1/2 gallon cartons of ice cream at least 3 nights a week. All in one sitting. I rationalized it by not eating anything else those days. Ugh... no wonder I was almost 400 pounds!

30 minutes on the bike and 30 minutes on the track for me.

And some aerobic eating of this veggie chili.

I'm having MAJOR exercise withdrawl. I miss the gym and posting with all you guys. Hope to be back by February. Hope everyone is doing well and hitting their goals. Miss you guys!:cry

Stef you can call me LD for short I am just happy to be called anything. I am going to shoot you a PM as requested so we can get started. I will start checking on this thread once a day and report my numbers.

Hey Everyone,

Am I too late? I have been on an LBT leave since Thanksgiving. Thankfully, I did not do too much damage to myself. No weight gain but I am back at week 2 of my couch to 5k program. grrrrr.

I started back on my workout plan on 12/31 and I was stumbling on the boards looking for a challenge and came across this thread. I would love to join but understand if I am too late...let me know if you have room for another. I have been working out all week and should meet my goal of 300 min cardio and 180 min strength for the week.

Have a good night all.