Hello, this is Marilyn. I hope this works. I'm new to all this. Melanie, I signed up for the Women's Weightloss Challenge. I figure another challenge to keep me moving can never hurt. I'm still trying to decide just what my goal is. Matt thinks it should be pounds because that's really the easiest to measure even though I might gain muscle --that's a big "might".

This is Marjorie. I have never done this before, so I hope I am doing it right. My fitness goal is to loose 15 lbs. by July 19th and to get rid of this baby belly fat. I hope I'm not being too unrealistic. Well, you have to start somewhere I guess. Let me know if there is anything specific I should be doing to accomplish my goal.

Another suggestion...

Here is a link to the woman's challenge - i've done this the past 2 years and it is actually quite fun. It helps you realize how few steps you take in a day especially considering you need 10,000 to maintain a healthy weight - no wonder I'm gaining weight :-) It's also kinda fun to enter your progress daily or weekly and see yourself move across virtual Amercia. It would be another nice motivation to getting in shape as well as training for the 5k. Here is the link: http://www.womenshealth.gov/woman/
We could even create a team if we wanted but that's not as much of a challenge. Maybe if we split it into 2 teams to compete against each other or something - just a thought. It starts Sunday - Mother's day, so register now.

If you see the orange color and this font...it means Corinna..everyone can choose their own font and color so we can tell who is who...anyway...It would help me if someone posted their diet and exercise plans..

The weight challenge

So I guess we are all posting our goals so here goes - my goal by the end date which is July 19, 2008. Is to be down 15 pounds and i'm not sure how many inches - i need to go home and do a quick measure tonight then I can update that. Also to just be firm and tight and look sweet in a swimsuit - vein I know I know, but eh.

Corinna speaking..."Melanie said we should all list our fitness/weight goals on this blog...so we can all keep track of each others progress, etc. So here I go..
My goal is to lose 18 pounds by July 19th when we go to Bryce Canyon. Do I need more detail?

THE GREAT WEIGHT CHALLENGE!!

So my sisters and I had our 1st Annual sisters retreat weekend last weekend. It was fun. We went to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho and just had a great relaxing weekend without any husbands or kids and all the sisters made it - even Gina from California. Anywho that is a seperate story all on it's own but at the end one sister mentioned doing a little weight challenge with the sisters - ya know just something to help get you motivated to eat right and work out and you would have a little buddy to help you - which always helps. So I thought that was a great idea and decided that we could use this blog (that I hardly ever use) as a way of communicating with that challenge. So now all my sisters, or the sisters that want to do the weight challenge, will have access to my blog and we can all share tips and status on how we are doing, etc. So here goes nothing :-)