Two Days In A Row!!

From Amy:
I don't know why the last post posted prematurely! Anyway I'm back because it will only let me on if I go back through Beth's invitation to me - which is kind of a pain but gets me on!!!! I'm waiting for my neighbor to come over and excercise with me. Impressive I know but my ankle is a little sore today so I may not get as far as I want! Of course peanut m&m's are ok - that's what you taught me Sarah! Also (Sarah) I liked all of your name suggestions! Thanks Beth for all of your technical support over the last couple of days. Bonnie - are you excersizing today? Beth and I were talking this morning about the possibility of getting the tape measure out. What do you guys think about tape measures? I have been against them in the past but actually am thinking about it this morning. Well my neighbor is here so hope you girls have a great day.

Two Days In A Row!!

I'm smiling!

This blog is like a dream come true for me. It just gives me a little something to look forward to before bed. I love seeing your posts. Ha, ha I was joking about the sisters in Christ thing just was saying that we don't need to change the name because we are all sisters in Christ right? I'm open for a change but like the name even if friends join us. Glad your back Amy. I'll work on your problem tonight. Exercise was hard to fit in today but did it. I did my 15 minutes but feel my body capabilities increasing so I was able to go harder. I'm thrilled that Bonnie is doing Weight Watchers. I'm not official but have been doing the core plan for 2 days now. I really like it but feel hungry right now. I also had 2 cookies during my 3 hours of torture tonight. Clayton cried and fussed from 7-10 which is a hard time for the other kids too. So it's proof that I crave sugar very bad when I'm stressed. Bonnie, I'm wondering if your doing points or core? I need the accountablity because I can't go to meetings right now. So good night girls. xoxoxo

I'm glad your back Amy and more thoughts

Oh wow...I think that name is kind of weird.   We could call it - we can exercise...or....let's all exercise....or once we didn't and now we did...or..the exercising days of our lives.   Just some ideas.   To answer your question Bonnie - We all just picked what type of exercise we wanted to do and how much and we are all holding ourselves accountable to that.   I know for me I am starting out kind of gentle and hoping to evolve into something more. 

To report today - I did do my revised home goal.  It felt kind of hard today but I felt good when I was done.  I wish I could do some grand food program like Beth and Bonnie but my brain is still feeling kind of clogged on the subject.  I am trying to pay more attention to what I eat though.  I am concentrated on trying to get more nutrition by adding more whole grains and fruits and vegis.  I'm afraid I did have some peanut M&M's today but that is ok, right Amy?

That previous post was "Amy"

I was pretty sure you all knew who I was but I forgot to sign my name!!! :)

I think I'm back!!??!!

Beth re-invited me today and it seems to be working. Hopefully it will still work tomorrow. The absence has made me feel quite excited to be a blogger! I still don't see my name as a contributor so maybe I'm really not meant to be one though! I talked to Beth today and she suggested we change the name to "sisters in Christ can excercise" so Bonnie feels even more welcome! What do you girls think? (I'm really chuckling quite a bit about that right now). For what it's worth I have met my excercise goals so far and will continue with the same goal as last week. I have added another 3-4 minutes to my elliptical and do arm weights and stretches. Bonnie - I think slipping through the snow for 1.5 miles is REAL excercise. It would take me a few hours to take that walk in the snow right now. I am still walking like a 95 yr. old woman in the snow. Sarah- I think you should for sure count your "in house" excercise too. Beth - I'm impressed with your excercising and eating period!!!!!!! I think Beth and Bonnie can bond over weight watchers but I would definately be open to food goals. I've been trying to make sure I drink enough water and control my SUGAR!! Hopefully I can post tomorrow - Mya and I are going to cozy up with American Idol right now. Are you girls watching?????? P.S. No spell check for me!

background info

Hey exercisers -
I'm curious to get a little background info, on two topics:

First (and in the winter), do you exercise at home? at a gym? some combination?

Second, is anyone interested in expanding the blog focus to eating, too? I started a weight-watchers-at-work program last week, and while that has some built-in accountability, you can't have too much support when you're hungry enough to eat your own arm! So far it's actually been fine, but if you can't be jazzed about it during the first week, when can you be? it's the long term that i'm thinking about here.

My report du jour: I'm at work, and my commute involves walking to and from a couple of trains. This is about 1.5 miles total, and while normally i don't count this as "exercise," in the winter I'm going to, because it's super-snowy here so the walk involves lots of scrambling over drifts and slipping and sliding and trudging. So: I've walked a mile and a half today; I'm also going to do a half-hour pilates dvd at home this evening.

Rock on with your exercising selves!