Ok here goes:

Halloween Challenge: lose 10 lbs
weekly fitness challenge: run 4 miles 4 times per week w/ one longer run (whatever feels good) on Sunday
300 ab exercises at least 5 days per week.

weekly food challenge: log my food on WW and fitday to compare and review!!!!!

Hey Girlies (and Wine aka CT)!

Sorry for being MIA for so long! I have been lurking though! I don't think I have posted since I thought I was prego. I am not. woohoo. It would have not been the end of the world if I was but just would not have been the best timing. My kiddos started school in Sept. so that is why I have been MIA. It was hard getting back to a schedule. The good news is that I have been doing the C25k and am on week 4 this week. So far no pain in my feet or anything, woohoo. I am down about 2.5 lbs but know that I won't really see any loss until I get up to running 3 miles or so. I am ok with that. At this point I am focusing on fitness not weight loss, knowing that the weight will come off as I get more fit! Ok, time to try and catch up.

Sarah--I hope everyone in your family is feeling better!

Mary--Happy Anniversary!

Melanie--Sorry about Jason's grandfather and the whole mess with that (If I am remembering that right). Yeah for quitting smoking!

Cherrie--woohooo on better fitting clothes!

Monnier--glad to hear your stomach bug is gone! Any more news on the ring shopping?

Jhi--Boo to your boss! I am blasting my radio right now. "Everybody was Kung Foo Fighting"

Pradnya--Welcome. I am the sporadic poster of the group!

Michelizda--We are still waiting in pics of the new do!

Hello and sorry to everyone I missed! It's hard doing that from memory!

My October goal is to keep plugging along with the c25k and be running 3 miles by the end of the month. It is hard to take things slow but I really don't want to re-injure my foot! Another goal will be to post more! I love you guys!

Mary I missed that....I thought the waiter thought she was a boy this weekend! And I was thinking....well I've seen pictures, I don't remember her looking boyish at all, lol. That explains it....you called her Kenny. Poor kid.

Mary LOL @ calling her Kenny!! Poor thing! I was wondering too why your DD was along for the bow-chicka-bow-wow trip this weekend.. I hate running with people, so I don't know what I'd do in your shoes.. although maybe she'll push you a bit (not that you're not already doing a good job pushing yourself)?

Hi Lindsey! Welcome back! I'm cracking up that you show up all out of the blue and start demanding stuff, like pics from Michelizda! YAY for starting c25k again and staying injury-free!

Ok.. i'm awake from my nap and headed back to lab to prepare for my lab meeting tomorrow. I can't quite figure out why I was put on the schedule for right now.

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Tacy Welcome to our group. You will definately get the support you are looking for here. We talk about running, family, dogs (and cats), work,.... you name it we have probably talked about it. Anyway, congrats on what you have lost so far !!!!! Share a bit about yourself as you go along and we'll get to know each other. How did you lose your weight? again, welcome.

Hi Tacy!

So you too are a newbie like me! though you seem to have gotten into the groove already by loosing so much of weight. Can you share with us how you've achieved weight loss?

Monnier, thanks for pointing out the c25k! Actually I have started on it a couple of times and left it,I simply cannot complete whole 8 runs of 30 secs each. So I have never gone beyond week 1. It just seems too hard!! But now I have decided that I'd work towards some definite goals. Probably I might take some time to get there, but I do wish to get there. So, for me it cant be 9 weeks of c25k. I'll keep on continuing week 1 till I am able to run all the 8 runs of 30 seconds.
Besides there's a Standard Chartered Marathon in Jan here and I am planning to enroll for the 5k dream run. That gives me quite a lot of time, I believe enough to gain the stamina, resistance that I need!

Hey I read peoples' goals around here! loosing 10 lbs by Halloween!! wow! thats about within a month!!
but that inspired me to set down my own goals for October.So mine :
1. Cover total of 75 Kms by way of brisk walking.
2. Additionally, every alternate day run for half hour
3 Weigh about 138-139 lbs from the current 143.

I have 2 questions related to weightloss+running+dieting:
1. I walked yesterday for about 3.5 miles and did 20 mins stretching after that. I noticed that I couldnt sleep for a long time at night. I have noticed that everytime I start with any form of exercise, this happens. Has any of you experienced similar thing?
2. Also, obviously, diet+exercise wont work initially coz the more one exercises, more hungry one feels.So how did you all deal with this when you first started running for weight loss? A related Q is having a filling snack vis a vis satisfying the hunger. Sometimes, even after consuming somehing healthy like say juices/fruit etc (and at regular intervals), one DOES feel hungry. How to know whether its because one really needs to consume more food or its just because of the earlier habit of eating filling carb foods?