3 Morning Challenge

[Guest guest]

> <<I recently tried WW because I had the exercise and the water

> intake thing down pat and the last thing I had to check was my

food

> intake (I HATE the word diet!!). >>

>

> Ann Marie,

> I hate the term " weight loss " , I prefer " weight management " .

After all we have all to " gain " and nothing to " lose " (except

something unwanted)

>

> Janick

> who hopes that this just made sense... well... it does to her!!!

Good point, Janick! :-) weight management sounds so much more

positive. makes perfect sense to me too!

Ann Marie - who will make it a habit to eliminate " weight loss " from

her vocabulary as she has done with " diet. "

[Guest guest]

> thinking about it. I still don't know how to eat

> right, I'm still not eating right or enough.

> I'm just frustrated with the whole thing. I mean, I'm

> not stupid, I know that my eating habits are effecting

> my energy or lack thereof.

Judie,

This was the " thought for the day " from yesterday and it came to mind

when I read your message, so I thought I'd share it with you

" If you find yourself not " feeling " very motivated to start

making your health a priority (join the club).........

What works for me is doing at least ONE thing that I can

feel good about. Concentrate on WHAT I DID RIGHT TODAY

and don't worry about anything else except being able

to list ONE thing. ONE CHOICE you can feel good about.

No 'but' or " only " in the statement just state it and be proud.

For example. I drank one glass of water today!

NOT: I " only " drank 1 glass of water today I " should " have drank 8

See the difference?

Baby Steps.

If I wanted to get myself good and depressed all I'd have to do

is sit around and compare myself to lots of other people.

I could sit and look around and notice I'm one of the fattest

people at my office, one of the least smart, the list could

go on and on and on, but where does that get us?

............usually in the kitchen. So, I've learned (the hard way)

to stop the baseball beat up sessions as quickly as possible.

My best advice is don't sit around and wait till you " feel like it "

cuz let me tell ya I'd STILL be waiting. As long as I stick

to being able to think of ONE thing I did " right " today I know

I'm on the right track and tomorrow I'll be able to list

two things. "

I really like this idea. I've had a bad two days with my eating.

I've been indulging in donuts (of all things)....for some reason I

bought donuts two nights ago thinking that Bob would eat them, but I

was unable to resist...lol...and then last night when we went by the

krispy kreme, the " fresh,hot, now " sign was lit and Jami (bob's

daughter) has never had a fresh, hot, now donut from krispy kreme so

we bought a dozen and I proceeded to eat a few of those, too!

Needless to say, I'm feeling it today! Which is a good thing cause I

definitely am not craving those donuts anymore....lol! My point is,

I

could focus on the fact that I ate way too many donuts those 2 days,

or I can focus on what I did right....which was still get my exercise

in! Even yesterday, when I didn't get to the gym in the morning, I

still managed to get myself to go in the afternoon! That's a big

accomplishment for me! So, you see....just pick one thing you did

right today! Like Tawni said in her message, it might just be " hey,

I drank one glass of water today " ....but don't say " I only drank one

glass of water when I should be drinking 8 " or " I only did 10 minutes

of tae-bo when I should be doing 30 minutes " ...you know? Concentrate

on what you DID do and BE PROUD You'll get there...it's a never

ending journey. We all have " off " days, but as long as we don't ever

quit.....we are successful Hang in there, Judie!

[Guest guest]

Thanks Amy!

I guess I forgot about " batch cooking. "

When I saw a nutrionist years ago, that was one of his

most helpful tips.

I think it will the only thing to save me. If I can't

take something out of the freezer and throw it into

the micro during the week, it's too much trouble.

I'll usually end up eating something bad or not at

all.

On the weekends I'll take more time but if it's not

quick, I'll just skip a meal rather than take the

time.

Well, I guess it's off to get lots of Ziplock freezer

baggies to make my homemade TV dinners!

Thanks again. This is getting me kind of geared up to

give this another try.

Judie

--- Amy N wrote:

>

> > Thanks Ann Marie,

> >

> > I had thought about WW before but I haven't tried

> it

> > yet.

> > Do they offer simple meals to choose from?

> > I guess what I mean is do I have to

> cook/mix/prepare a

> > lot to have a meal.

> > I guess I forgot to mention I'm afraid of the

> kitchen

> > cooking appliances.*lol*

> > Judie

>

> From what I've learned, WW is not a pre-packaged

> food plan, yes you

> do have to cook. THat's the beauty of that program

> really, and

> probably why it works for so many. Its pretty far

> from a diet,

> because youa re not restricted from any foods, it

> just teaches you

> portion control, and proper eating habits. It

> teaches you about what

> foods are higher in fiber, and what foods are high

> in fat, etc etc.

> It shows you how to have what you really want, and

> balance the rest

> of the day with healthy things.

>

> I've watched friends and family go on the

> pre-packaged plans time and

> time again - and not only is it costly, but it gets

> repititious and

> boring, not to mention the portions can be extra

> teeny. NOt all

> these plans take into account someone who does

> exercise alot, but WW

> does seem to (even though the still measure success

> by a scale which

> in my opinion is a no-no!). Anyways, I've always

> been a bit of a

> food lover (hahah!) and i've always had to think

> hard aobut what I

> eat. I can tell you that the best way and only way

> I have found to

> help myself eat healthy is to cook for myself, and

> buy groceries that

> are heatlhy to eat. If I do not prepare my meals,

> or bring my

> lunches, the temptations of eating out at my

> favorite chinese place

> or pizza place can be too great - especially while

> on the run! I

> think F or someone else here mentioned cooking

> for the week or

> the month - I have prepared things that are healthy

> for dinner that I

> can freeze and use for dinner off and on for a week

> - on nights I

> don't have time to cook or nights I don't feel like

> it. If you do

> want some handy pre-packaged things, the WW frozen

> meals are not bad,

> pretty filling - I often suppliment them with a

> piece of fruit, or

> cup of yogurt, or something like that.

>

> Also remember cooking doesn't have to take forever

> or be hard to do.

> I use my george foreman grill alot to grill chicken

> breast. I'll put

> Old bay seasoning on it, or some BBQ sauce, and then

> make up some

> instant brown rice, and cook some frozen veggies.

> This all takes

> about 15-20 minutes tops to make, and if you defrost

> your meat ahead

> of time, even less time! Also lowfat soups and a

> veggie sandwhich

> are easy and healthy dinners. The gazpacho recipe

> that Janick put on

> here awhile back is a great lunch or dinner - you

> can have some

> lowfat crackers, or fruit or whatnot with it.

>

> I think WW really helps teach people how to eat

> properly, so it may

> be a good thing for you to try.

>

> Amy

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thanks !

Judie

--- Ferron wrote:

> Meal preparation while doing WW can be super simple

> or super

> complex. You could buy WW frozen meals and never do

> anything other

> than throw things into the microwave. (However, I

> wouldn't recommend

> that!)

>

> Good luck on your food venture.

>

> ;-)

> F

>

>

> > > > I still don't know how to eat

> > > > right, I'm still not eating right or enough.

> > > > I'm just frustrated with the whole thing. I

> mean,

> > > I'm

> > > > not stupid, I know that my eating habits are

> > > effecting

> > > > my energy or lack thereof>

> > >

> > > Judie,

> > >

> > > If you haven't already, maybe you should try

> Weight

> > > Watchers for a

> > > few weeks to see where you're lacking in your

> diet.

> > > It'll give you a

> > > guideline of how much of each food group you

> should

> > > be taking in each

> > > day. I recently tried WW because I had the

> exercise

> > > and the water

> > > intake thing down pat and the last thing I had

> to

> > > check was my food

> > > intake (I HATE the word diet!!). I stayed with

> WW

> > > for about 3

> > > months, probably longer than I planned, but I

> came

> > > away with some

> > > knowledge of how I needed to be eating. WW is

> good

> > > not only for

> > > trying to lose weight, but it's a very healthy

> > > eating plan as well.

> > >

> > > Hope that helps,

> > > Ann Marie

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

Judie

--- Ann Marie wrote:

> Judie,

>

> The one good thing about WW is that it's *REAL*

> food, not the

> packages of freeze-dryed, processed substances that

> resemble food.

> (like Nutrisystem)

>

> In the guide book they give you at WW, they give you

> plenty of meal

> ideas and they seem pretty easy to fix. AND every

> week that you go,

> they give you a card with easy and healthy recipes

> on them. The

> recipes are pretty simple things. Even if you don't

> like to cook,

> the recipes seem pretty doable.

>

> Ann Marie

>

>

> > > > I still don't know how to eat

> > > > right, I'm still not eating right or enough.

> > > > I'm just frustrated with the whole thing. I

> mean,

> > > I'm

> > > > not stupid, I know that my eating habits are

> > > effecting

> > > > my energy or lack thereof>

> > >

> > > Judie,

> > >

> > > If you haven't already, maybe you should try

> Weight

> > > Watchers for a

> > > few weeks to see where you're lacking in your

> diet.

> > > It'll give you a

> > > guideline of how much of each food group you

> should

> > > be taking in each

> > > day. I recently tried WW because I had the

> exercise

> > > and the water

> > > intake thing down pat and the last thing I had

> to

> > > check was my food

> > > intake (I HATE the word diet!!). I stayed with

> WW

> > > for about 3

> > > months, probably longer than I planned, but I

> came

> > > away with some

> > > knowledge of how I needed to be eating. WW is

> good

> > > not only for

> > > trying to lose weight, but it's a very healthy

> > > eating plan as well.

> > >

> > > Hope that helps,

> > > Ann Marie

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

Janick is right!

You can't keep losing weight forever. It's got to stop

somewhere!*lol*

Judie

--- Ann Marie wrote:

>

> > <<I recently tried WW because I had the exercise

> and the water

> > intake thing down pat and the last thing I had

> to check was my

> food

> > intake (I HATE the word diet!!). >>

> >

> > Ann Marie,

> > I hate the term " weight loss " , I prefer " weight

> management " .

> After all we have all to " gain " and nothing to

> " lose " (except

> something unwanted)

> >

> > Janick

> > who hopes that this just made sense... well...

> it does to her!!!

>

>

> Good point, Janick! :-) weight management sounds so

> much more

> positive. makes perfect sense to me too!

>

> Ann Marie - who will make it a habit to eliminate

> " weight loss " from

> her vocabulary as she has done with " diet. "

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

<<Thanks Amy! I guess I forgot about "batch cooking."When I saw a nutrionist years ago, that was one of hismost helpful tips. I think it will the only thing to save me. If I can'ttake something out of the freezer and throw it intothe micro during the week, it's too much trouble.I'll usually end up eating something bad or not atall.On the weekends I'll take more time but if it's notquick, I'll just skip a meal rather than take thetime.Well, I guess it's off to get lots of Ziplock freezerbaggies to make my homemade TV dinners!Thanks again. This is getting me kind of geared up togive this another try.Judie>>

Judie,

I've been doing a modified form of OAMC (once a month cooking). I can't tell you I've benefited from this. I usually set aside a day every month where I cook double, triple or even quadruple batches of the foods we love. I usually make something either really quick on weekdays, or zap something in the microwave. On weekends, we make more elaborate meals... If you ever need any advice on how to freeze meals (because different kinds of foods require different freezing methods), you can email me privately.

Janick

who again loves to cook, and has lots and lots of recipe books at home

[Guest guest]

Thanks !

I need to post this somewhere to remind myself and

retrain my thinking.

Thanks for the refresher!

" There is no such thing as negative motivation " .

I need to remember that and stop trying to use that

harsh " army sargent " mind method on myself.

Judie

--- slowens@... wrote:

>

>

> > thinking about it. I still don't know how to eat

> > right, I'm still not eating right or enough.

> > I'm just frustrated with the whole thing. I mean,

> I'm

> > not stupid, I know that my eating habits are

> effecting

> > my energy or lack thereof.

>

> Judie,

>

> This was the " thought for the day " from yesterday

> and it came to mind

> when I read your message, so I thought I'd share it

> with you

>

> " If you find yourself not " feeling " very motivated

> to start

> making your health a priority (join the

> club).........

> What works for me is doing at least ONE thing that I

> can

> feel good about. Concentrate on WHAT I DID RIGHT

> TODAY

> and don't worry about anything else except being

> able

> to list ONE thing. ONE CHOICE you can feel good

> about.

> No 'but' or " only " in the statement just state it

> and be proud.

> For example. I drank one glass of water today!

> NOT: I " only " drank 1 glass of water today I

> " should " have drank 8

> See the difference?

>

> Baby Steps.

>

> If I wanted to get myself good and depressed all I'd

> have to do

> is sit around and compare myself to lots of other

> people.

> I could sit and look around and notice I'm one of

> the fattest

> people at my office, one of the least smart, the

> list could

> go on and on and on, but where does that get us?

> ...........usually in the kitchen. So, I've learned

> (the hard way)

> to stop the baseball beat up sessions as quickly as

> possible.

>

> My best advice is don't sit around and wait till you

> " feel like it "

> cuz let me tell ya I'd STILL be waiting. As long as

> I stick

> to being able to think of ONE thing I did " right "

> today I know

> I'm on the right track and tomorrow I'll be able to

> list

> two things. "

>

> I really like this idea. I've had a bad two days

> with my eating.

> I've been indulging in donuts (of all things)....for

> some reason I

> bought donuts two nights ago thinking that Bob would

> eat them, but I

> was unable to resist...lol...and then last night

> when we went by the

> krispy kreme, the " fresh,hot, now " sign was lit and

> Jami (bob's

> daughter) has never had a fresh, hot, now donut from

> krispy kreme so

> we bought a dozen and I proceeded to eat a few of

> those, too!

> Needless to say, I'm feeling it today! Which is a

> good thing cause I

> definitely am not craving those donuts

> anymore....lol! My point is,

> I

> could focus on the fact that I ate way too many

> donuts those 2 days,

> or I can focus on what I did right....which was

> still get my exercise

> in! Even yesterday, when I didn't get to the gym in

> the morning, I

> still managed to get myself to go in the afternoon!

> That's a big

> accomplishment for me! So, you see....just pick one

> thing you did

> right today! Like Tawni said in her message, it

> might just be " hey,

> I drank one glass of water today " ....but don't say

> " I only drank one

> glass of water when I should be drinking 8 " or " I

> only did 10 minutes

> of tae-bo when I should be doing 30 minutes " ...you

> know? Concentrate

> on what you DID do and BE PROUD You'll get

> there...it's a never

> ending journey. We all have " off " days, but as long

> as we don't ever

> quit.....we are successful Hang in there, Judie!

>

>

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

LOL! We'd all be REAL skinny if we lost weight forever!

> > > <<I recently tried WW because I had the exercise

> > and the water

> > > intake thing down pat and the last thing I had

> > to check was my

> > food

> > > intake (I HATE the word diet!!). >>

> > >

> > > Ann Marie,

> > > I hate the term " weight loss " , I prefer " weight

> > management " .

> > After all we have all to " gain " and nothing to

> > " lose " (except

> > something unwanted)

> > >

> > > Janick

> > > who hopes that this just made sense... well...

> > it does to her!!!

> >

> >

> > Good point, Janick! :-) weight management sounds so

> > much more

> > positive. makes perfect sense to me too!

> >

> > Ann Marie - who will make it a habit to eliminate

> > " weight loss " from

> > her vocabulary as she has done with " diet. "

> >

> >

> >

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Janick!

I might have to get some help in this new

venture.*lol*

Judie

--- Janick Masse wrote:

> <<Thanks Amy!

> I guess I forgot about " batch cooking. "

> When I saw a nutrionist years ago, that was one of

> his

> most helpful tips.

> I think it will the only thing to save me. If I

> can't

> take something out of the freezer and throw it

> into

> the micro during the week, it's too much trouble.

> I'll usually end up eating something bad or not at

> all.

>

> On the weekends I'll take more time but if it's

> not

> quick, I'll just skip a meal rather than take the

> time.

>

> Well, I guess it's off to get lots of Ziplock

> freezer

> baggies to make my homemade TV dinners!

>

> Thanks again. This is getting me kind of geared up

> to

> give this another try.

>

> Judie>>

>

> Judie,

> I've been doing a modified form of OAMC (once a

> month cooking). I can't tell you I've benefited

> from this. I usually set aside a day every month

> where I cook double, triple or even quadruple

> batches of the foods we love. I usually make

> something either really quick on weekdays, or zap

> something in the microwave. On weekends, we make

> more elaborate meals... If you ever need any advice

> on how to freeze meals (because different kinds of

> foods require different freezing methods), you can

> email me privately.

>

> Janick

> who again loves to cook, and has lots and lots of

> recipe books at home

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Yes we would!

It's funny how people keep thinking and speaking as if

they're on an eternal diet no matter how much they've

lost.

Judie

--- Ann Marie wrote:

> LOL! We'd all be REAL skinny if we lost weight

> forever!

>

>

> > > > <<I recently tried WW because I had the

> exercise

> > > and the water

> > > > intake thing down pat and the last thing I

> had

> > > to check was my

> > > food

> > > > intake (I HATE the word diet!!). >>

> > > >

> > > > Ann Marie,

> > > > I hate the term " weight loss " , I prefer

> " weight

> > > management " .

> > > After all we have all to " gain " and nothing to

> > > " lose " (except

> > > something unwanted)

> > > >

> > > > Janick

> > > > who hopes that this just made sense...

> well...

> > > it does to her!!!

> > >

> > >

> > > Good point, Janick! :-) weight management

> sounds so

> > > much more

> > > positive. makes perfect sense to me too!

> > >

> > > Ann Marie - who will make it a habit to

> eliminate

> > > " weight loss " from

> > > her vocabulary as she has done with " diet. "

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

A woman after my own heart... Only 3 pieces of birthday cake?!

-------

Talia Adar

Jerusalem Post

Tel: (02) 531-5639

Fax: (02) 538-8408

>

> Reply-To: tae-bo_onegroups

> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:56:40 -0400

> To: <tae-bo_onegroups>

> Subject: Re: Re: 3 Morning Challenge

>

> wow what an inspiring message! just what I needed today!

>

> Roni, who ate her way through 3 (!!!) pieces of her son's b-day cake, but

> still managed to continue her 21 DC. I think maybe I will concentrate on the

> good part after all.

>

> Re: 3 Morning Challenge

>

>

>>

>>

>>> thinking about it. I still don't know how to eat

>>> right, I'm still not eating right or enough.

>>> I'm just frustrated with the whole thing. I mean, I'm

>>> not stupid, I know that my eating habits are effecting

>>> my energy or lack thereof.

>>

>> Judie,

>>

>> This was the " thought for the day " from yesterday and it came to mind

>> when I read your message, so I thought I'd share it with you

>>

>> " If you find yourself not " feeling " very motivated to start

>> making your health a priority (join the club).........

>> What works for me is doing at least ONE thing that I can

>> feel good about. Concentrate on WHAT I DID RIGHT TODAY

>> and don't worry about anything else except being able

>> to list ONE thing. ONE CHOICE you can feel good about.

>> No 'but' or " only " in the statement just state it and be proud.

>> For example. I drank one glass of water today!

>> NOT: I " only " drank 1 glass of water today I " should " have drank 8

>> See the difference?

>>

>> Baby Steps.

>>

>> If I wanted to get myself good and depressed all I'd have to do

>> is sit around and compare myself to lots of other people.

>> I could sit and look around and notice I'm one of the fattest

>> people at my office, one of the least smart, the list could

>> go on and on and on, but where does that get us?

>> ...........usually in the kitchen. So, I've learned (the hard way)

>> to stop the baseball beat up sessions as quickly as possible.

>>

>> My best advice is don't sit around and wait till you " feel like it "

>> cuz let me tell ya I'd STILL be waiting. As long as I stick

>> to being able to think of ONE thing I did " right " today I know

>> I'm on the right track and tomorrow I'll be able to list

>> two things. "

>>

>> I really like this idea. I've had a bad two days with my eating.

>> I've been indulging in donuts (of all things)....for some reason I

>> bought donuts two nights ago thinking that Bob would eat them, but I

>> was unable to resist...lol...and then last night when we went by the

>> krispy kreme, the " fresh,hot, now " sign was lit and Jami (bob's

>> daughter) has never had a fresh, hot, now donut from krispy kreme so

>> we bought a dozen and I proceeded to eat a few of those, too!

>> Needless to say, I'm feeling it today! Which is a good thing cause I

>> definitely am not craving those donuts anymore....lol! My point is,

>> I

>> could focus on the fact that I ate way too many donuts those 2 days,

>> or I can focus on what I did right....which was still get my exercise

>> in! Even yesterday, when I didn't get to the gym in the morning, I

>> still managed to get myself to go in the afternoon! That's a big

>> accomplishment for me! So, you see....just pick one thing you did

>> right today! Like Tawni said in her message, it might just be " hey,

>> I drank one glass of water today " ....but don't say " I only drank one

>> glass of water when I should be drinking 8 " or " I only did 10 minutes

>> of tae-bo when I should be doing 30 minutes " ...you know? Concentrate

>> on what you DID do and BE PROUD You'll get there...it's a never

>> ending journey. We all have " off " days, but as long as we don't ever

>> quit.....we are successful Hang in there, Judie!

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> As Deb has said: " Fitness is a journey and it begins with the first step. "

>>

>> Visit our new vault site http://taeboon.isportsdot.com/

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

That's exactly it!

I've only managed to lose the weight once and I gained

about 1/2 of the loss back which I guess is pretty

lucky considering the unhealthy method I used to lose

it. I really should have gained it all back and I

guess I would have if I hadn't been weight training

consistently.

I think more important is what you said about where

your mind is.

During that time my mind wasn't obsessed with losing

weight for once.

I was distracted from the constant self consciousness

and depression over my weight and I was just living

and being active and that was when I was able to lose.

I had to stop caring to be able to make a change.

Judie

--- Ann Marie wrote:

> The sad thing about this whole situation is that

> I've been losing the

> same weight over and over through the years. I'd

> lose it by dieting

> and then gain it back slowly a few years later. I

> could never make

> what I had done to lose the weight part of my

> lifestyle to keep the

> weight off. I've done this a few times in my life,

> but now thanks to

> Tae-Bo, I see what I've been doing wrong all along.

> I was always

> focusing on the outside and not growing on the

> inside, and we all

> know that this doesn't work. In effect I have been

> on an " eternal

> diet " because I was always on the chubby side and

> always trying to

> manage my weight. We all know better now!

>

> Ann Marie

>

>

> > > > > > <<I recently tried WW because I had the

> > > exercise

> > > > > and the water

> > > > > > intake thing down pat and the last thing

> I

> > > had

> > > > > to check was my

> > > > > food

> > > > > > intake (I HATE the word diet!!). >>

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Ann Marie,

> > > > > > I hate the term " weight loss " , I prefer

> > > " weight

> > > > > management " .

> > > > > After all we have all to " gain " and nothing

> to

> > > > > " lose " (except

> > > > > something unwanted)

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Janick

> > > > > > who hopes that this just made sense...

> > > well...

> > > > > it does to her!!!

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Good point, Janick! :-) weight management

> > > sounds so

> > > > > much more

> > > > > positive. makes perfect sense to me too!

> > > > >

> > > > > Ann Marie - who will make it a habit to

> > > eliminate

> > > > > " weight loss " from

> > > > > her vocabulary as she has done with " diet. "

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> __________________________________________________

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Yeppers! It's when we finally give in and accept ourselves how we

are that the changes start coming through. It's almost impossible to

have results when we obsess over a few extra calories or whether we

had a good workout or " a workout " for that matter. If we obsess over

something, it means we're spending way too much time worrying over

something so minute. Like says, " get fit, HAVE FUN, be strong,

lose weight. " We can't have the 4th item without the first 3.

Ann Marie

> > > > > > > <<I recently tried WW because I had the

> > > > exercise

> > > > > > and the water

> > > > > > > intake thing down pat and the last thing

> > I

> > > > had

> > > > > > to check was my

> > > > > > food

> > > > > > > intake (I HATE the word diet!!). >>

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Ann Marie,

> > > > > > > I hate the term " weight loss " , I prefer

> > > > " weight

> > > > > > management " .

> > > > > > After all we have all to " gain " and nothing

> > to

> > > > > > " lose " (except

> > > > > > something unwanted)

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Janick

> > > > > > > who hopes that this just made sense...

> > > > well...

> > > > > > it does to her!!!

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Good point, Janick! :-) weight management

> > > > sounds so

> > > > > > much more

> > > > > > positive. makes perfect sense to me too!

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Ann Marie - who will make it a habit to

> > > > eliminate

> > > > > > " weight loss " from

> > > > > > her vocabulary as she has done with " diet. "

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > __________________________________________________

> > > > >

[Guest guest]

I think I have failed this challenge I have been working out everyday, but

most of the time I workout sometime after 3 PM. I hope that once school

starts and I know I HAVE to workout early, I will be more motivated

[Guest guest]

<<It's hard going to get up sometimes, but honestly it does get easier - I'vegot 2 mornings in this week so far and have to do tomorrow (saturday) tomeet my challenge, but it's easier with not having to rush to go to work soI can enjoy my workout more and relax afterwards - I'm actually likingstarting the weekend like that - it's great me time instead of lost timelazing around.Janick' right about going to bed earlier - that's the bit I'm having realtrouble doing on the nights I go to class - without stopping doing essentialjobs I still can't get done early enoughJillwho will become a morning person..>>

I also got 2 morning workouts in this week on wednesday and this morning in addition to 2 afternoon workouts (that makes 4 this week!!!). Actually, I can't even brag about it because both times I dragged myself out of bed at 7 am... before Jordan woke up. I'm lucky, because since wednesday, he's been waking up between 8 and 8:30.

However, I have decided this morning that I will take baby steps for waking up early also... 5 minutes earlier everyday instead of one full hour like I want to...

Janick

who wants to hear about other people's struggle with becoming morning people

[Guest guest]

Janick

Well done - of course you can brag about it, it's an achievement

after all, and I'm glad Jordan's 'co-operating' *hehe* I like the 5

minute theory, it'll work out.

My alarm was already set early but I just wasn't getting up, I'd even

go to the loo and then get back into bed and be late!! So I set it

about 15 mins earlier and can now climb into my workout gear after

the loo - that makes it impossible to get back in bed - mostly it

works esp if my bladder co-operates and I'm working out just after

6am, but other days are hard but I don't feel bad about those days.

I'm proud to have done this so far, everything else I achieve re

morning workouts is a huge bonus - it can only get better.

Jill

who not 'snoozing' so much any more

> I also got 2 morning workouts in this week on wednesday and this

morning in addition to 2 afternoon workouts (that makes 4 this

week!!!). Actually, I can't even brag about it because both times I

dragged myself out of bed at 7 am... before Jordan woke up. I'm

lucky, because since wednesday, he's been waking up between 8 and

8:30.

>

> However, I have decided this morning that I will take baby steps

for waking up early also... 5 minutes earlier everyday instead of

one full hour like I want to...

>

> Janick

> who wants to hear about other people's struggle with becoming

morning people

[Guest guest]

You know, I know a lot of people have a harder time doing taebo in the a.m., but

that is the only time I think I would actually have the energy to do it and I'm

an early riser. I got in morning two this a.m. and I " m pretty ticked at myself

for not having done it more since there were three other good days to do it this

week!!

My thing is I have to get up at 5:00 a.m. to get my work done...I work from

home...so I can get it done before my kids wake up. So I usually just throw

taebo in with my work in the a.m. as one of the things I MUST get done before

they wake up!!

I guess my biggest problem is just grabbing food, whatever it is, and eating it

because I feel rushed...rather than eating healthy. Hmmm, like my cold pizza I

had this a.m. lol I really need to actually plan some quick food so I don't

revert to that!!

[Guest guest]

What exactly is it?

In a message dated 08/22/00 8:42:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

fitatforty40@... writes:

<< Has anyone heard of urban rebounding? I saw it on the Today show

yesterday

and it looked like a lot of fun >>

[Guest guest]

I am glad someone finally responded to my messages. urban rebounding is

jumping on a mini-trampoline. check out the website (urbanrebounding.com)

Beach ---who is starting to feel lonely because no one ever responds to

her messages

[Guest guest]

Thanks...I'm gonna check it out Didn't that use to be real popular

several years ago? Of course it wasn't called urban rebounding but for some

reason I'm thinking it was popular once.

In a message dated 08/22/00 8:41:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

fitatforty40@... writes:

<< urban rebounding is

jumping on a mini-trampoline. check out the website (urbanrebounding.com)

>>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/22/00 8:29:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, cookcut@...

writes:

<< Ok.......this will count as day one of my own personal three morning

challenge. I actually got up at 5 am!! I don't think I'll Tae Bo yet though,

as just getting up at this ungodly hour is enough right now, but after I am

used to arising so early, I think I will begin to workout. I just got up, so

if this doesn't make sense you know why. LOL. But I just thought I'd let you

all know!!

who can't believe the sun isn't even up yet!

>>

Just finished my 2nd day of my new morning routine. Got up and did the new

Advanced #3. I liked it a lot. Working out early is really a boost for the

rest of my day.

Beach

[Guest guest]

Sounds like a modern re-vamp of something that's yonks old (and I

don't think suceeded too well?)

And if you really feel lonely email me direct - I enjoy your posts

and love your mail name - pity you got it first *hehe*

Jill

who tries to read all message - but doesn't always have time to

respond to as many as she would like (esp from work cos of that

bl**dy huge messge tagged onto every mail!)

> I am glad someone finally responded to my messages. urban

rebounding is

> jumping on a mini-trampoline. check out the website

(urbanrebounding.com)

>

> Beach ---who is starting to feel lonely because no one ever

responds to

> her messages

[Guest guest]

<< I am glad someone finally responded to my messages. urban rebounding is

jumping on a mini-trampoline. check out the website (urbanrebounding.com)

Beach ---who is starting to feel lonely because no one ever responds to

her messages

Sorry I didn't want to sound stupid I was actually going to look up urban

rebounding on the net before I replied. We're all listening even if we all don't

reply.

Who has always wanted a trampoline

[Guest guest]

I remember those mini-trampolines too. I used it for a short period

of time and got bored with it. As it turns out, my little nice and

nephews got more use out of it than I did!

Ann Marie - who remembers hearing a short time ago that jumping on a

trampoline actually has some chemical health benefit

> I am glad someone finally responded to my messages. urban

rebounding is

> jumping on a mini-trampoline. check out the website

(urbanrebounding.com)

>

> Beach ---who is starting to feel lonely because no one ever

responds to

> her messages