Hi everyone,

Thought I'd get the team started this week!!

So some of us are in week 4 and some week 5.

Either way we're in about the middle, so I think it's time to really focus on the end result we are all after. Maybe to acheive that we could all cut out or cut down on one little indulgence that could help us acheive our goals faster??

For me? Mine is going to be reducing the coffee I have each day. I want to make a conscience effort to have only one bought one OR one instant each day, for the next 4 weeks at least, the plan is that by doing that for 4 weeks will lead to a more long term change. So instead of just going cold turkey, i will replace my coffee's with either green tea or another more healthy option.

Good luck everyone, let's make a real committment to ourselves to acheive those results we want so badly and make them a reality!!

1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour

2 cups whey protein powder

1 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 1/2 cups low-fat, small curd cottage cheese

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup canola oil

1 egg

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 350F. Combine first 4 ingredients in large bowl and blend with a fork. In a seperate bowl, combine next 5 ingredients and whisk together with a fork, electric mixer, or food processor. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients with a fork. Mix in oats, chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an oiled or parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. Bake 12 minutes until the cookies are slightly brown on top. *Total prep time and baking is 45 minutes. *Maks 38 servings. Nutrients per serving (2 cookies). Calories: 99, Total Fats: 3 g, Saturated Fat: 1 g, Trans Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 6 mg, Sodium: 72 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 11 g, Dietary Fiber: 2 g, Sugars: 5 g, Protein: 7 g, Iron: 0mg.

I just made these and they aren't bad!!!

I got up this morning and did a fast walk did 3 miles planning on doing a c25k run this evening. I'm thinking about not going to the office today and getting some things done around the house....Laundry

meals today will be

1~ right light shake

2~ cottage cheese and fruit

3~ if I say home turkey on ww if I go to the office an Amy's dinner

4~ protien shake

5~ stuffed peppers in the crockpot now

6~ cottage cheese and apple

Free day was fun but I don't think i'll go as all out next time.

Still have DOMS in the quads from last wednesday - my legs are functional now tho - just feels like someone stabbed me in the quad is all

Today:

M1 - Bbq chicken on ww bread M2 - Roasted chicken on ww bread M3 - Banana & Cabbage w/ sausage & hot sauce M4 - Same as M3 M5 - Raw nuts

tomorrow making stew & salmon patties - yum

I ate 3 slices of turkey bacon and some fruit. I also had an EAS shake as well. It is 10am and I have already drank half of a gallon of water, thanks to the treadmill mostly. My max heart rate for cardio during a BFL workout was 178.

I am doing great and for the first time my wife and I were talking and we said, "when" instead of "if" when talking about losing weight.

I love a good exercise high ecz!   not just the feeling in general but also when you feel soooooooo badass and fulfilled after.  i am sure you'll make your goal ecz all ya gotta do is keep going the way you are!

i know i didn't overeat TOO bad yesterday but i am afraid to get on the scale for another day or two til i drink a ton of water because everything i had yesterday was loaded with salt.

my belly is getting that jelly feeling instead of the harder feeling from the intramuscular fat being used up so apparently i'm gonna be burning more bodyfat now!

Got my cardio in!  Mile walking warmup with increasing jumprope stops every quarter mile then springing and walking with jump rope stops every quarter mile except the last which i walked as a cooldown (and cuz i was just tired).  Between my walking earlier today and my run/walk tonight I did around 4 miles today.  Gotta get another meal in I may not get my last one as I didn't eat before running even tough i was hungry because i didn't want food in me while exercising and now i'm just starting to get hungry again... will definitely be low on calories today i think.

I know it seems we only have about 4 or 5 consistent posters/updaters for the team ;(