I need a goal.

I guess it's the summertime blues...I don't know why I'd be blue, I really like the summer!!  But, I'm just really tired of yo-yo-ing on the scale back and forth.  I guess it will be my life long thorn in the flesh: to learn to maintain a healthy weight.  Eujean, I was looking through some of your pictures you recently posted, and you look great!!  Well, I'm not really feeling anything interesting or particularly inspirational for this blog post, so I guess I'll just ask a question:  Any fresh advice?

EP - Woo hoo! It's a new week!

Hello! I am finally back from traveling and today I actually worked out! It's impossible for me to work out while I travel - so I am glad to be finally back at home. I worked out on  my elliptical today for 45 minutes - and I ate pretty well today. I am learning to eat more small meals throughout the day and I've been doing pretty good with my water intake :) Tomorrow I am out of town so I will be packing lunch with me so that I don't eat anything bad.

For late night snacks I have been consuming watermelon all July. It is amaaaazing. Mmmm. I love love love watermelon. I do have to wake up in the middle of the night but I'd rather do that then eat something carby. :)

Hope you're all doing well! My goal tomorrow is to wake up early and hit the elliptical before I go out for the day.

Cheers,
E

New Look

Hey Ladies!

I thought it was time to update our blog look (and because the template we were using was dissapearing on Friday? At least that's what it said) so I just changed it. There are quite a few templates to choose so if you guys want to browse and change it to something else - go for it! I just changed it to something that blogger was offering. It looks clean and fresh.

Hope you're all doing well and enjoying the sun!

Cheers,
E

EP - Bouncey bouncey - go away - come again - never!

I HATE bouncing all over the place with my diet - my work out regime - and with my schedule. This past week has been all of the above. My diet has been mainly good - until the weekend (blasted weekend! lol) and I worked out once this week. However - I know that my diet is KEY to my losing weight - because I have lost about 2 lbs so far in the last week and a bit without lifting a finger really. I worked out once this week for about 20 minutes on my elliptical. Our schedule has been crazy (it's always crazy in the summer isn't it?) and this coming week will be no exception as we are flying to a few places this coming week (NYC and Boston). However I am determined to eat well. I am going to commit to working out 4 times this week though so I can boost my weight loss.

We can do it ladies! I've miss you all and I hope you're enjoying the sun!!!

Hugs,
E

Hello My Friends

Hi ladies! Sorry I have been absent, I miss all of you sooooo much! I really do think about you all daily. I have been sooooooooooo busy with Claudia's golf and work I have not had 2 seconds for anything else. Yes, that means working out to, I have been trying to workout but it has been very sporadic. I am trying though, and counting down the days until Claudia goes back to school (which is Aug 16th) and I can get back to the gym everyday. UGH!!!! I hope you all are great and are living each day as healthy as you can be. Love ya!

Hugs

Laura

Summer Time!

Hi Ladies!  Hope you've had a great holiday weekend...I know E & Maggie had Canada Day on the 1st, and the rest of us have been celebrating on the 4th.  We had a really great one, lots of cook outs, lots of less than healthy choices to choose from...but, I had fun and enjoyed hanging out with family and friends and that is what is most important.  I haven't been able to make it back to my combat fitness class in over a week.  Instead though I've been doing my Bootcamp workout dvd, 4 times last week and twice this week so far.  I'm feeling a difference overall because my workouts have been regular for over a month now.  (Regular for me being 3-5x a week)  BUT, my healthy eating is the missing piece of the puzzle.  We ate at my favorite restaurant 3 weekends in a row, in June.  Crazy!  We go for months without being able to snatch a date night away, and I guess we just took advantage of the fact that we were in that neighborhood!  I know it will be a while before we can again, so I don't regret it.  But, it did keep me from dropping any weight.  (Well, combined with my normal Sunday Dinners and birthday celebrations with family!)  So, I'm determined to drop the weight TODAY!  (Well, not all in one day, but no more excuses)  My sister and I have entered into a friendly agreement, a bet if you will...to see who can get to our goal weight first...we both have about ten pounds.  The only disadvantage I have is breastfeeding, whereas she can do some crazy strict eating I really can't.  But, I think I just said no more excuses so wish me luck in kicking my sister's bootie! :-)  E, I'm stealing your idea...I think I'm going to quit weighing daily...maybe after I get to this first goal I'll change to just using my waist size...I'm a little addicted to the scale, so we'll see.  Hope you're all having a great summer as well!