Friday .... TGIF

Good morning everyone ... how's your week gone so far. Were you able to meet your commitments for the week? Did you make sure you got in your protein and your water? Water is sooooo important when it starting to get hot (especially here in AZ). When we go out, we now take frozen water (1/2 ice, 1/2 water) in insulated carriers so that we have water with us. It is already up into the 90s here. I'm ready to go swimming but the pool is only 76 degrees, so still a *****illy for me. The pool guy said 85 was perfect for swimming. I got all my vitamins in this week thanks to the chewable Viactiv multi and the chewable Citracal calcium (the lemon is the best flavor on this one, but chocolate and caramel are good too). Exercised each day too, but didn't get to Curves. Had many commitments so walking was the one exercise I could fit in and Millie loved that. Same commitments this week. Weight is holding its own. Mary

Hello everyone. I've done well this week. Got my water and exercise in... so met those goals. Weighed in and have lost a pound. Am now at 181. This week I will keep my previous goals of getting my water and exercise in. I'm going to add the goal of keeping track of all calories comsumed in fitday.com. I started this on Tuesday and it is really helping me stay aware of what I'm eating. I've started doing something that I wanted to share: I mix one of the little tubes of crystal lite (or walmart brand) with a 20 ounce bottle of water and stick it in the freezer in the a.m. By lunch time, its slushy. I feel like I'm getting a treat! Hope everyone has a great week!!! Mary.... our pool got up to 81 degrees last Sunday. The girls and their friends got in but that's way too cold for me!! 88 degrees is perfect for me...

Wanda, Congratulations!!!!!! You are doing great!!!!! Super tip about the crystal light. I have a snow cone machine and make them often using sugar free syrups of ice cubes made with crystal light. YUMMY and no calories. Funny you should mention the pool. Our pool is at 78 right now, I agree way too cold to use. Hal agreed that we could start heating it now since we only need to heat 10 degrees and as it gets warmer out, less and less to heat. This way we will extend our swimming season from April to hopefully Oct/Nov. My plan is Curves then coming home to use the pool to cool off. Crossing my fingers the heating bill (gas) won't go thru the roof. Mary

I got my vitamins in (which does not sound like much to crow about, but is a BIG improvement for me) 6/****er 3/7 exercise 0/7 sleep Liz 240/160/140

Liz, Loved the response .... and the 0/7 sleep made me smile. It is strange how hard it can be to get enough sleep in even when we want to. I often go to bed late, then can't sleep and get up for a while longer. Always something to do and my mind can get on overdrive for sure. I understand about the vitamins and congratulations on getting them taken each day!!!!!! That is fantastic. Mary