Seen and Heard...

Excellent workout on Saturday...if we are lucky, we will have more opportunities for Peggy's classes in the near future, stay tuned for more information.

In some of the email traffic and overheard at the weigh-in:

"...called the cable company and had all the extra's removed.  My bill will be going down $52 a month.  I will squeeze a little out of the budget and start going to the Y."

"I just wish that as long as I'm eating right and working out that I could get immediate results..."

"...if you do nothing but stand in a one spot while watching a tv show and march...move your arms from your side to over your head and keep doing that, it will get your heart rate up, you have to get your heart rate up to burn fat, and it helps you work up a sweat, i know its hard to work out everyday but the more you do it the more you want it eventually..."

"Thought I'd pass on what I've been trying to do to squeeze in a few extra steps.  March in place while drying your hair ladies - I've counted before and I can usually get up to around 400+ extra steps in."

"Well, I misread the back of the bag – and I thought there were only 7 g of carbs in a 1 CUP serving, it’s actually 7g of carbs in a 1 OUNCE serving.  So – I’ve been messing up all the good I did (and I was getting very frustrated in the process)."

"The stories are probablay similar for all of you.  They were for me too.   It took months for me.  I know no one wants to hear that, but it was true.  THE GOOD NEWS is that in the first few months although it was slow and not so steady  - it was progress.   That's the most important thing.     You need to look at the progress and not the failures. "

"I keep trying to remind myself that this is not a sprint, it's a marathon.  I'm not just in this to "win", I just really need to look and feel better.  Even if I keep losing at this slow pace, at least I won't have gained and eventually the numbers will start to add up to significant weight loss." 

"I only gained one pound this week, which, consdering the week I've had, is pretty good!"

There is so much positive energy around this Fitness challenge.  When you are feeling down or unmotivated, read through the emails, hop on Facebook or here at Team ORANGE.  Everyone feels like quitting at times.  Everyone wishes it were easier and faster and more fun and less time consuming.  We can admit to all that, but it comes down to ...  so what? 

It is what it is and EVERYONE in this challenge knows what needs to be done.  We all know in our heads that sometimes it takes a slow start to really see a change, or that we will hit a plateau or that our weight will fluctuate sometimes up instead of down.  We know it in our heads, but our hearts get discouraged all the same.  Lean on each other and keep pushing through.  Science is on our side...EVENTUALLY, eating less and moving more WILL pay off.  YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP AT IT!  YOU CAN DO IT!

Betsy