Cycling Class AND Website for Women

For those of you with gym memberships, this is definitely a class to. Make sure to bring a towel, I have never perspired so much in my life! It is hard, but I am definitely going back.

Also, for you ladies, there is a website I have been looking at that I really like-they have a lot of exercises that you can do at home, health tips, weight loss tips, etc....womenshealthmag.com.... I get the magazine and then went on the website-they have everything, so i did not even need to buy the magazine-silly me!

June 5, 2008

Hi All,

I just wanted to say hello, and actually be a part of the blog. Thanks for instigating this Ben & Wendy and letting me participate. I definitely need the accountability! So far, I am doing pretty good. Tried Yoga on Tuesday for the second time (Seth's idea).....my back still hurts. I tell ya though, trying to bend forward in the mermaid pose doesn't allow one to feel very mermaid-ish when your gut is getting in the way! Whatever works to motivate! ; ) I will continue to go back to yoga, and some day I will conquer the frog pose, with my feet up in the air!....Don't ask if you have no idea what Im talking about...your better off not knowing! Ok, thats it for me...Have a blessed day. MUAH!

Counting Calories

Calories Count

How to figure out your daily calorie goal

There's no getting around this fundamental truth: You can't lose weight unless you burn more calories than you take in. Leslie Bonci, M.P.H., R.D., a sports nutritionist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, recommends these formulas for figuring out your daily calorie goals. Everyone is different, but it will give you a basic idea.

Lazy-Day Calorie Goal
(use on days when you're taking it easy/not exercising):
A. Your weight, in pounds: ____
B. A x 15 = _____
C. B - 500 = _____

Busy-Day Calorie Goal
(use on days when you're active/exercising):
A. Your weight, in pounds: ____
B. A x 18 = ____
C. B - 500 = ____

PS- What a great name for a family weight loss challenge blog - THUNDER FAMILY BLOG! That is hilarious! What will we call the blog once we've all reached our target weights? Will we be reduced to the Lightfoot Family Blog?

Day 2

Well, I'm still suffering the ill effects of "bulking up" the week before the challenge started. I needed to add some weight to lose it back during the contest, so I ate incessantly for a week straight! It was the only chance I had to really compete against Ben! ;) The good news is that all the fiber pills I started taking yesterday feel like they're beginning to do their job. That should be a good start. Then, once the tapeworm arrives from South America, I am going to smoke all of you! Yeah baby, just crown me now!

THE ABSOLUTE POWER!!

Well, now that I can contribute to the Webster Weight Challenge. I would like to say hello. My husband's family is doing a weight challenge too. They all post occasionally to just say how their diets are going for them, what has worked, what has inspired them, milestones they reach. It is fun to read and very encouraging. I can't wait to hear from all of you.

-TARA

DAY 1--Start Your Engines!

Remember to get your initial weigh in by midnight tonight!