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My motivation for November 9th

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 12:08:44 EST

It really does work! I woke up in a pretty bad mood today. After my cardio, I am excited for the rest of the day :)

My motivation for November 8th

Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:27:43 EST

On my way to get my sweat on!
Who is going to join me?

My motivation for November 7th

Wed, 7 Nov 2012 16:48:03 EST

Today I sucked it up. I have a headache and am tired (wahh, wahhhh). I told myself I would walk for 30 minutes. I ended up walking 70 minutes 104

My motivation for November 6th

Tue, 6 Nov 2012 11:05:39 EST

Today I promise to not look in the mirror and locate all of my flaws but to celebrate who I am inside and out :)

My motivation for November 5th

Mon, 5 Nov 2012 13:32:43 EST

Every day of the week I take care of everyone in my family always putting everyone before myself. That is what we are supposed to do right?
This afternoon I am going to take care of myself :)

My motivation for November 4th

Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:39:26 EST

Just Do It!!

White Tiger Spring Challenge Goals

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:44:43 EST

Well, of course I want to lose some weight. At one point I had lost over 50 pounds. I have slowly been putting it back on and struggling to keep a healthy routine.

So my mini goals are:

Drink at least 6 glasses of water each day
Track everything I eat and try to incorporate more protein and fiber
Try a new healthy recipe each week
At least 4 heart pumping cardio sessions each week
Strengthening core, upper, and lower 2x each week.
Stay on track o...

Response for Letter to Self Winter Challenge

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:46:08 EST

Well, sadly I did not make any of my goals for the Winter challenge except for drinking more water.
It was a lot harder than I thought it would be with my MIL staying with us for 4 months. But I do not want to make excuses. It is time to get back on track. I need to do this for me
I am going to set the same goals for the Spring challenge
Wish me luck :)

Goals for January

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 13:53:44 EST

I ended up really not doing very well in 2011. I actually ended up gaining 8 pounds for the year. For January I am going to go back to the basics.

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day.
2. Do 30 minutes of more intense cardio at least 3 times a week, not just walking.
3. Track my intake every day
4. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day
5. Lay off the evening grazing of junk

Goals for January Day 29

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:41:25 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

Met all of my goals again - WooHoo!

1. 6 glasses
2. 13,103 steps
3. 5 fruit/veggies

I did the Just Dance 2 again yesterday. That was a lot of fun and I worked up a really good sweat. Now, I have to pl...

Goals for January Day 28

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:41:41 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

Met all of my goals again - WooHoo!

1. 5 glasses
2. 8206 steps
3. 6 fruit/veggies

Missed the water goal yesterday. I have to make sure I make it today. What a terrible eating day I had again. I ate a...

Goals for January Day 27

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:27:23 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

Met all of my goals again - WooHoo!

1. 6 glasses
2. 10,072 steps
3. 6 fruit/veggies

I have started my water today. Need to keep a better eye on the food. I went way over on calories yesterday

Goals for January Day 26

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:25:00 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

Met all of my goals again :)

1. 6 glasses
2. 12,632 steps
3. 6 fruit/veggies

Now I have to keep this streak going!

Goals for January Day 25

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:04:17 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

Finally met all of my goals again

1. 6 glasses
2. 11,469 steps
3. 6 fruit/veggies

Hopefully I can stay on track. So far I'm doing well today but I am only on my 3rd glass of water. But I have time ri...

Goals for January Day 24

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:10:13 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

Well, I did a little better yesterday.
1. 4 glasses
2. 6565 stesp
3. 6 fruit/veggies

I made 2 of the 3. Slowly but surely getting back on track. I am having a hard time with the water again.

Goals for January Day 23

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:47:05 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

Yesterday stunk too! ... lol The only goal I made was my fruit/veggies. I have a headache but I will definitely try to get in some more water

Goals for January Day 22

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:47:52 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

Yesterday stunk. I have not been feeling very well. The only goal I made was my fruit/veggies. I am starting to feel better so hopefully I will be back on track tomorrow

Goals for January Day 21

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:58:30 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I missed my water goal again yesterday

1. 4 Glasses of water
2. 8,567 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

Well, I blew my water goal / streak again yesterday. I only got in 5 glasses. But I will try aga...

Goals for January Day 20

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:29:41 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 5 Glasses of water
2. 11,074 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

Well, I blew my water goal / streak yesterday. I only got in 5 glasses. But I will try again today....

January Goals Day 19

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:42:59 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 6 Glasses of water
2. 13,537 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I think I may have found out why my scores were so low on the Just Dance 2. I am left handed so I ...

January Goals Day 18

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:58:46 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 8 Glasses of water
2. 12,531 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I just finished 3 songs of the Just Sweat on the Just Dance 2 for the Wii. Wow, it reall gets your...

January Goals Day 17

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:03:49 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 6 Glasses of water
2. 5001 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

Ok, not so great on the goals yesterday. Met my original goal of 5000 steps but not the increased goa...

Goals for January Day 16

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:00:03 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 8 Glasses of water
2. 11,919 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I have gotten in over 10K steps 7 days in a row. I have hit the 1 week mark - Yippee! I have drank...

Goals for January Day 15

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:25:39 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 8 Glasses of water
2. 13,262 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I have gotten in over 10K steps 6 days in a row. I have drank 8 glasses of water 5 days in a row!!...

Goals for January Day 14

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:02:56 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 8 Glasses of water
2. 12,651 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I have gotten in over 10K steps 5 days in a row. I have drank 8 glasses of water 4 days in a row!!...

Goals for January Day 13

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:36:51 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 8 Glasses of water
2. 12,196 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I have got quite the streaks going :) I have gotten in over 10K steps 4 days in a row. I have dran...

Goals for January Day 12

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:31:52 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 8 Glasses of water
2. 12,022 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I have gotten in over 10K steps 3 days in a row. I need to get going if I am going to do that toda...

Goals for January Day 11

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:09:30 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 8 Glasses of water
2. 11,380 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

Very happy with my day yesterday. I've gotten in at least 10K steps 2 days in a row and even drank...

Goals for January Day 10

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:57:30 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 6 Glasses of water
2. 10,031 Steps
3. 6 servings fruit/veggies

WooHoo - did really well yesterday on my steps. Another day squeeking in the water but I can hone...

Goals for January Day 9

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:53:36 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 6000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 7 Glasses of water
2. 6437 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I bumped up mt steps goals to at least 6,000 a day because I have not gotten less than that at all t...

Goals for January Day 8

Sun, 9 Jan 2011 09:56:44 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 5000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 6 Glasses of water
2. 8239 Steps
3. 7 servings fruit/veggies

I barely squeeked in the water yesterday. Today I am going to have to start drinking much earlier. ...

Goals for January Day 7

Sat, 8 Jan 2011 16:07:17 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 5000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 7 Glasses of water
2. 9511 Steps
3. 6 servings fruit/veggies

Hopefully my day today into to messed up. We had U-verse installed. He was here for 7 1/2 hours!! It...

Goals for January Day 6

Fri, 7 Jan 2011 11:56:11 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 5000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 7 Glasses of water
2. 6567 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I did not do as well as I wanted to yesterday because I had a really bad headache. I am glad that I ...

Goals for January Day 5

Thu, 6 Jan 2011 09:43:59 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 5000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 9 Glasses of water
2. 12747 Steps
3. 6 servings fruit/veggies

I started drinking water earlier yesterday and I think that helped quite a bit. I did notice that I...

Goals for January Day 4

Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:15:26 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 5000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday :)

1. 8 Glasses of water
2. 12397 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I think I am going to keep this going for a week and then maybe add some more.
Thank you to e...

Goals for January Day 3

Tue, 4 Jan 2011 11:42:50 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 5000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday and even exceeded :)

1. 8 Glasses of water
2. 11054 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I think the daily blog and setting my goal lower for water intake has really help...

Goals for January Day 2

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:35:07 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 5000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday and even exceeded :)

1. 7 Glasses of water
2. 8188 Steps
3. 5 servings fruit/veggies

I had company again yesterday so I did well with the steps. I barely squeeked in my f...

Goals for January Day 1

Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:30:44 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but I am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 5000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

I met all of my goals yesterday and even exceeded :)

1. 8 glasses of water
2. 6061 steps - This was good because I had company ;)
3. 5 servings of fruit/veggies

I still need to take my measurements for t...

Goals for January

Sat, 1 Jan 2011 16:52:51 EST

1. Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. I would love to go for 8 but i am going to stay realistic.
2. Walk at least 5000 steps a day. Again I could go for 10,000 but we all have bad days... lol
3. Eat 5 serving of fruit/veggies a day

Family Feud......My Version

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:18:28 EST

Got this on PLAYBLUES22's blog.

You are ( not ) allowed to use my answers ... you must use different ones!!!

Remember, you can't use the same answers as the person who sent it to you....

1. Name something you use in the shower?... Shampoo

2. Something people hate to find on their windshield?.... Bird Doodoo

3. Name something a man might buy before a date? .... Flowers

4. What is something you cook in the microwa...

Get To Know Me Better

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:40:36 EST

Fun Questionnaire to Get To Know Each Other:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Ohio

DO YOU HAVE ANY KIDS & IF SO HOW MANY?
3 girls

WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION?
Entrepreneur

ARE YOU MARRIED & IF SO HOW LONG?
Yes - 19 years

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?
Italian

DO YOU HAVE ANY BROTHERS OR SISTERS?
2 sisters

WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT?
In my bed ... lol

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORIT...

White Tiger Mini Challenge Day 20

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 15:06:25 EST

FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA 6/14 to 7/14
2588 miles

7/3

1. 15 min exercise = 8 trip mile
2. log in spin points = 20 trip mile per point
3. actual miles from running and biking = 6 miles
4. walking use a pedometer every 2000 steps = 7 mile
5. earned spark points = 141 mile

Total miles for 7/3 = 182
Total miles = 2684

Miles to go = 0

White Tiger Mini Challenge Day 19

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 00:41:39 EST

FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA 6/14 to 7/14
2588 miles

7/2

1. 15 min exercise = 8 trip mile
2. log in spin points = 5 trip mile per point
3. actual miles from running and biking = 6 miles
4. walking use a pedometer every 2000 steps = 7 mile
5. earned spark points = 135 mile

Total miles for 7/2 = 153
Total miles = 2502

Miles to go = 86

White Tiger Mini Challenge Day 18

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 09:54:05 EST

FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA 6/14 to 7/14
2588 miles

7/1

1. 15 min exercise = 7 trip mile
2. log in spin points = 5 trip mile per point
3. actual miles from running and biking = 5 miles
4. walking use a pedometer every 2000 steps = 6 mile
5. earned spark points = 125 mile

Total miles for 7/1 = 148
Total miles = 2349

Miles to go = 239

White Tiger Mini Challenge Day 17

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:48:38 EST

FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA 6/14 to 7/14
2588 miles

6/30

1. 15 min exercise = 6 trip mile
2. log in spin points = 20 trip mile per point
3. actual miles from running and biking = 5 miles
4. walking use a pedometer every 2000 steps = 5 mile
5. earned spark points = 127 mile

Total miles for 6/30 = 163
Total miles = 2201

Miles to go = 387

White Tiger Mini Challenge Day 16

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 11:07:37 EST

FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA 6/14 to 7/14
2588 miles

6/29

1. 15 min exercise = 1 trip mile
2. log in spin points = 3 trip mile per point
3. actual miles from running and biking = 0 miles
4. walking use a pedometer every 2000 steps = 1 mile
5. earned spark points = 90 mile

Total miles for 6/29 = 95
Total miles = 2038

Miles to go = 550

White Tiger Mini Challenge Day 15

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:56:44 EST

FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA 6/14 to 7/14
2588 miles

6/28

1. 15 min exercise = 1 trip mile
2. log in spin points = 5 trip mile per point
3. actual miles from running and biking = 0 miles
4. walking use a pedometer every 2000 steps = 1 mile
5. earned spark points = 96 mile

Total miles for 6/28 = 103
Total miles = 1943

Miles to go = 645

White Tiger Mini Challenge Day 14

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:37:46 EST

FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA 6/14 to 7/14
2588 miles

6/27

1. 15 min exercise = 0 trip mile
2. log in spin points = 3 trip mile per point
3. actual miles from running and biking = 0 miles
4. walking use a pedometer every 2000 steps = 1 mile
5. earned spark points = 89 mile

Total miles for 6/27 = 93
Total miles = 1840

Miles to go = 748

White Tiger Mini Challenge Day 13

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:37:34 EST

FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA 6/14 to 7/14
2588 miles

6/26

1. 15 min exercise = 4 trip mile
2. log in spin points = 10 trip mile per point
3. actual miles from running and biking = 3 miles
4. walking use a pedometer every 2000 steps = 2 mile
5. earned spark points = 111 mile

Total miles for 6/26 = 130
Total miles = 1747

Miles to go = 841

White Tiger Mini Challenge Day 12

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:16:27 EST

FROM MAINE TO CALIFORNIA 6/14 to 7/14
2588 miles

6/25

1. 15 min exercise = 7 trip mile
2. log in spin points = 5 trip mile per point
3. actual miles from running and biking = 4 miles
4. walking use a pedometer every 2000 steps = 5 mile
5. earned spark points = 116 mile

Total miles for 6/25 = 137
Total miles = 1617

Miles to go = 971