Hey Girl! Thanks for coming back and helping clean up the challenge. Whew.

Hooters is going to make a comeback next week! It's ON!!

Go girl!! You are a machine!! I

know you won't be able to move much after surgery, so we need to think up some points you can get while recovering.

I was thinking that we should also have this "backup" points system for other players that might suffer an injury, or get sick, or any other reason that would apply, so that players can get alternative points in place of exercise and cardio, and the weekly bonus if needed.

We need to brainstorm some ideas....
Water, Sleep, come to mind off the top

YOU know what is funny,....is that I saw this little bicycle one...you can put under a DESK and peddle while YOU TYPE and SIT ....I WAS like WHAAAAT .....

...is that CHEATING or DOING IT....hahahahha....I LOVE YOUR newwww FORMAT of CATCHING UP on both!! hehehehe!!!

I would TOTALLY buy that! Better yet, it should turn your computer off if you don't maintain a certain speed! HA HA!

Yeah... not sure I will get to 140... in fact I know I won't. That's almost a pound a day.... for 20 days... not gonna happen...

Water, sleep... I think it was Christen who suggested like a certain amount of fruits and veggies... I will have to go back and find her post... I will be completely out of commission for the first 7-8 days but I wonder if I'll be able to go on walks after that... just nice and slow but maybe... I'll consult a friend of mine who has had it done and see what she thinks I'll be able to do. Thanks for all you do MJ! Off to bed so I can hit the gym bright and early! Can't have HUMPS at the gym if I'm not! LOL

I have one of those little steppers- but when I tried it under my desk I felt like an idiot, lol. AND it didn't seem to work much
I remember Christens fruit n veggie post- I think thats a really good idea... I'm sure theres a ton of other ways to make it all work out, also.

Ha Jess... I only do it at home where only my kids can see me lol... I wasn't sure it would do alot either but I wore my heart rate monitor and my heart rate stayed between 160-170.. that's good right? And I'm sweaty! More sweaty than when I go to the gym. And when I have to bend over to type, it gives my thighs and extra kick lol...

I would seriously consider that bike thing Alta talked about though! Alta, do you remember where you saw it?

Anyway, just finished cardio and posting in everyone's diaries... I'm up pretty high in my weight (not gonna say how high) so basically I have to take this WHOLE DAMN week to try to lose what I've already lost a thousand times. Ugh... anyway, gonna work hard... Shaun is trying to lose 5 pounds and that's what I want to lose this week too! That means no missed workouts (maybe extra cardio at night) PERFECT diet and LOTS of water! I can do this! Only 19 days til my surgery... I'm not going to be as small as I wanted to be but I'm shooting for 145 for sure! That's ten over my ideal... I think that will still be okay....

Well off to shower and then work. Gotta get some phone service hooked up in the new office today...

Have a great day everyone!

Hey Paula! Are ya gettin your points in??

Hey Girl! Just coming by to check on you.

I know what you mean about making up ground on the pounds! You'll do it though, I know you can.

Hope you are not working too hard. Have a great day.

Afternoon Paula. How is it going?

Girl I know what you mean mean. I've stayed the same weight for the last three weeks. Ridiculous. I think after your surgery make sure you are getting plenty of fiber and water and take some vitamins. Since you won't be able to do much on the outside you really need to make sure you're taking care of the inside. Try to avoid a lot of meat since that take three days to digest. Hopefully you can eat a lot of "live" foods. And LOTS of sleep. That will help your body heal faster. Good luck girl!

Hey Girl!

Found some info for ya.

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There are roughly 2,000 steps in a mile, although it varies on how tall you are because of your stride. So if you walk 10,000 steps in a day, you are walking about 5 miles. On average, Americans walk about 2,000-2,500 steps in a day. It will require some extra effort to get to 10,000."


Should You Walk 10,000 Steps Per Day for Fitness and Weight Loss?

Hey all! Thanks for checkin' in on me last week... sorry I was MIA... I need an assistant lol...

Trying to give 99% of the responsibility of my salon to the manager so that I don't have that stress but it's really hard for me to let go of the last couple of things...

And trying to get the property management office settled still... phone companies are THIEVES I tell you lol!!!

Did okay on points last week but no weight loss... I think TOM is on his way so maybe that's it... planning on perfect diet this week and lots of water and green tea... hopefully I'm just holding water...

MJ- thanks for the stepping info. I have a whole book on stepping... somewhere. In fact, I think I could start a library with all the fitness books I have LMAO! And I'm STILL a chunk!!! I think the step challenge is definitely a good one but I think I'll have to pick a challenge that I can do at that time as well since that will be the week of my surgery. I'll be spending a lot of time in bed that week.

Lee- Thanks for the advice! Getting on my feet QUICK is definitely my goal! Vegas is coming quick and I think I will need a GOOD 12 WEEKS after surgery to get my body how I want it... so that gives me 2 weeks to recover... not a lot of time to lay around!

Well I'm not even close to my weight loss goal for surgery (in fact, I've gained)... that sucks. BUT I think my results will still be good. The doc says I don't have much fat on my stomach so it should be good and flat after surgery.... I'll just have the rest of me to tone up at that point... and work on getting a VISABLE SIX PACK!!!

How cool would it be to have a 6 pack? When is your surgery date again? I'm so excited for you!! You are going to be down for the count for a while though A very good reason to be pampered and weighted on.

I think you will be very motivated after your surgery to get ur ultimate results. Your doing what you can right now before surgery but I think you'll still be okay, even if you are a bit over your "ideal" weight going into it. Your a busy lady with two businesses and two kids, and a husband, so you have to cut yourself a little bit of slack there sometimes I'm excited to see your final result when everything is done, I bet it will look great.

I've heard tummy tucks can leave a person out of commission for sometime... I don't know quite how long but, the body obviously needs a good amount of time to heal itself after that kind of surgery. I would just try to make sure your diet is as flawless as it can be while your healing just because exercise will probably be forbidden for awhile. An impeccibly clean diet on it's own for a good time can have some great results for when your ready to resume your exercise routines.

-Sam