Lose 5% by New Year's!!! -- a motivational group

It's that time again. 

Statistically, people gain between 7 -10 lbs over the holidays from Halloween until New Year's.  Not me. 

My start weight being 155, losing 5% is 7.75 lbs = 147.25 = less than my original start goal so long ago of 150.  I have been within 5-7 lbs of my goal for a while now....  I want to break through the 150 barrier and stay there.

Looking for a group of sassy, chatty, healthy ladies who work out, eat right, and have the motivation to keep up our hard work all the way through into 2009!!!

A little about me.....   31, recently single after a long relationship, exploring all my possibilities.  I run or ride a bike almost every single day.   I am broke as a joke right now without the bf's help, and I have no kids except furry ones.  I teach high school. I need some new/real life friends, and I am finding myself.....  I feel good in my own skin again finally after 4.5 years of self-doubt, so this is as good a time as any to get that back! 

JOIN ME????   

anyone still with me??    I will try to be less boring, promise!

I am still here, Olivia!  I just keep plugging away (LOL).  I am VERY committed to meeting my goals ... even though it is the time of year that makes it SO much harder!  I don't know if it is just me  ... but it seems as though there is temptation around every corner lately.  I just can't seem to avoid being around the good stuff ... but I am very proud of how I have handled it so far.    I just hope I can keep it up!  I supposed we just need to take it day by day ... or even minute by minute!  Thanks again for starting this challenge!

Gwen

hey gwen!!    

good to hear another girl out there kicking and screaming to lose.     ( ;      you can do it.     I had to look twice at the pic of you and your daughter to see who was who.      NO KIDDING>    ( :      rock on!     keep it up!

it's back up with stress, sodium, and TTOM coming, but I saw a new number this weekend ----  152.6.   WOO HOO!!   anyone out there????    ( :

I'm 5'8" and am at 177 (uggggh) so to lose 5% would mean I'd be at 168!  Let's do it!

welcome to kate!!   ( :