Yeah I took a spinning class, which is the equivalent of walking into a small, dark, enclosed hell. Workout hell. The man who is in charge makes it an hour long, with 10 minutes of stretching in the beginning and then 10 minutes of cool-down stretching at the end. HOWEVER, the middle spinning class is horrible!!! It seriously is the best way to lose weight. Although, I think I blacked out in the middle of it because i cannot for the life of me remember half hour of the spinning portion!! hahaha I could only think "don't stop don't stop don't stop"

You can go at your own pace and manage your own resistance, so you can make it good for you!!! You should definitely try it!!!

GO TEAM ONE! BOO TEAM POO!! hahaha

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HELLO!! So far today, everything is going awesome! It is my day-off from working out, so I'm taking it easy catching up with school work and GRE stuff, and eating healthy!

Today was the weigh in for my biggest loser!! I'm down to 192.4 (the morning after New Years I was at 194 even...went down and then went back up, so now I'm down again!!). This is looking good for the 6 week challenge because I was starting at 194.4!!! I want to lose 2-3 lbs by the 6 week challenge weigh in! Hopefully I can do it! I'll update the signature today!

School went well, really enjoying my classes! Today was my High Renaissance and Mannerist art course, which was SO COOL. We talked about perspective in Leonardo da Vinci's work today for 2 hours! LOVED IT!

Tonight is the national championship game so I won't be on later to update, but I'll be on tomorrow morning! Tomorrow I have a Big Sister's awards banquet because my little sister (I'm in Big Brothers Big Sisters) was on the honor roll this past report card! I'm so proud! It was the first time she had ever done well in school!!! But that is in the afternoon, so my goal is to write in here early tomorrow and then write later tomorrow early evening.

I'm still debating about going out this weekend. I'm doing so well in my diet, I don't think going to a bar will help me at all. I'm going to try and con one of my friends to stay in with me. See, this is why I need a boyfriend! Any takers? No seriously, I'm going through a weird "I need a guy" stage. I mean, my last boyfriend was this past winter! A YEAR! UGHHHH I'm so lame!

Anyway, below is my food and I'll talk to everyone hopefully tomorrow. Well, I am going to peruse the forums for a bit!!! Have a good night!

Today's food:
Breakfast shake
Fiberone bar
Sandwich (lean ham, swiss, grey poupon)
Celery
Apricot
Light and Fit Yogurt
and WATER!!!!!!!!! uhhhhhhhhhh no matter water! Must keep drinking....

Way to eat healthy! And I hear you on the whole just wanting someone to chill at home with! And the "need a guy" stage. We all have them! Keep doing what you do, yayyyyyyyy!

Hope you had a nice day off from working out! Tonight and tomorrow are my two nights off, can't WAIT, and I've only been working out for like three days, lol! how lame...

Way to go on taking a spinning class. I've always been afraid to take a class cuz I'm afraid I'd skip and get a bad grade ;/. On the other hand maybe once I get on track that'd be just the incentive I need, lol. Grats on the weight loss!

Buckeye, you're doing SO well! Your attitude is awesome. i love that you're a big sister. It's an awesome thing to affect other peoples' lives for the better. Way to go!

looking good bucks

good work with ya spin class, i will be doing my spin instructor exam next month hopefully

Howdy Buckeye!!! Just wanted to see how you were doing. SPIN is a tough ass workout! NICE!!!

Hey everyone I can only check in for a second. This challenge is going GREAT! I am down to 190, and still losing. I never really had a check and balance with my diet, and now I don't want to let people down so I stick to my diet EVERY DAY. It actually isn't that hard. I eat TONS of fresh veggies, ask the staff at Trader Joe's how to get the largest meals for my allotted calories, and work out. The spinning classes have been great, the spin-master guy is a real spin-nazi, but he is kicking my ass!!!!!!

The reason I haven't been on here, and why I can only talk really quick, is because my computer COMPLETELY shutdown. COMPLETELY. The only computers I can use are the ones at the library (which is how I do the challenge spreadsheet) and my friends, which I'm on right now. I have the Geek Squad guys looking at it, but they said they don't know if they can repair it, it just might be old. So I need a new computer, which I cannot afford, so I don't know what to do!!!

It has also been FRIGID here these past couple of days (as everyone in the midwest and Eastern part of America is experiencing) so I haven't been able to go to teh gym as much as I want. Last night it was down to -20s and it was too cold for the salt to melt the ice on the roads!!! CRAZY! You could already feel how it warmed up today, and it was 3 degrees! hahahaha A real heat wave!

But I have been keeping up with EVERYONE via email feeds and I am so proud of everyone!!!! It seems like this year everyone is kicking their diet and their resolutions into high gear!

I really wanted to thank everyone who has stopped by especially in these last couple of days since I've been MIA. AS SOON AS I CAN I WILL CHECK ON YOU AND WRITE IN YOUR DIARIES!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! You guys are really great!!

THANKS!!!! I haven't met a guy that I can date, but I met some potentials last night when I went out!! YAY!!!!!!!

You have been working hard and you deserve it!!! I always keep up with you on the scoreboard and you are rocking it out girl! Keep it up!

Thats great, and thank you. I think spinning is probably one of the hardest things in the world. It works muscles you don't even realize you have! My friend who runs marathons hates spin classes and says it is harder than running for her! You should try it though, you can go at your own pace and own intensity which is really great! Good luck!

Thank you! I love being a big sister, it is so rewarding and just plain fun! Thank you!!! I have been keeping up with you, and I love how you are stickign to your plan and it is working!! Thank you for stopping in. You will be one of the first diaries I'll read as soon as I have enough time to post an acceptable remark in your diary!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!! I'M ROOTING FOR YOU!!!!

OMG SPIN-NAZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! hahahahaha you are evil! Thanks, and great job on the loss!!!!

I'm doing grand! I had a great time out last night (got hit on ) and am STILL losing which is amazing!!! Thanks for coming in!!!

Glad to hear from you again! Sucks about the computer

Keep it up with the healthy eating and the exercise when you can. Weather can do horrible things, but keep staying safe and as warm as possible too And congrats for dropping off the poundssssss.

I love TJ's. Real good food made from real ingredients for not a ton of money. You still have to check the nutritional info closely, though. Keep up the good work.

I had my mother board go on my laptop a few months ago and Geek Squad said to replace it. My wife checked online and found there was a recall on that model. I sent it in and they fixed it free including shipping both ways. It's worth checking out.

Damn! Sorry to hear bout your computer- I just hadta get a new one(really couldn't afford it) to, so I feel your pain! Yay for continuing to lose weight

Hey Buckeye just stopped by to say hi! Sorry about the computer...That can be a real pain. Thanks for the support. You're doing great!

Suzy