I have the purpose driven life also but haven't started it yet. How far have you gotten in that?

Do any of you do sudoku? I have become an addict recently. Today I burned over 300 calories while doing sudoku on my exercise bike. Not bad I say!

Wow, it's nice to see some people posting in here. Sorry it took me so long to notice. I just started reading "The grey beginning" by Barbara Michaels. It's an old one I found at a used book store. It looked really good but it's been a slow start. Maybe it will pick up here soon. After That I'm reading "Feather Man" by Rhyll McMaster.



Joanne, I'm always glad to meet a fellow mystery reading. I love john connolly although I haven't read that one yet. Let me know what you thought of it. Brandon, my son liked the dark Tower series and my husband likes King books. I guess I'm a chicken and can't handle the spooky stuff.

Hey Bre, nice to see you posting! I just recently had my husband move my stationary bike into the living room because it's darn cold in the garage sometimes. I use it a lot more now. Would you believe I was going so fast the other day that I broke the strap that goes over your foot to keep you from flying away LOL My foot went flying off and my heel banged into the other peddle. OUCH! Just my luck that I'd get hurt on a bike that doesn't even move!



Well good luck on your exercising. Be careful LOL

Oh yeah, this sounds like a great idea! Well I'm going to post my reading list that I'm working on. I'm in a group on Cafemom.com that is working on a challenge to read an author from each letter the alphabet. These are all good books that I already have and have been meaning to read. I just don't have anything for x/y/z right now. The bolded ones are the ones I read and the underlined book is what I'm reading now.



A: Anders of Two Rivers - Joyce J. Anders

B: Coffin on Murder Street by Gwendoline Butler

C: My Gal Sunday by Mary Higgens Clark

D: Wishful Sinful by Tracy Dunham

E: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

F: Confessions of a Deathmaiden by Ruth Francisco

G: Bookends by Jane Green - burned abt 700 calories and then I finished reading this one in bed *gasp!*

H: Murder on the Iditerod Trail by Sue Henry (currently reading)

I: Blood Memory by Greg Iles

J: Fatal Tide by Iris Johansen

K: At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

L: A House Divided By Deborah LeBlanc

M: The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

N: Thief of souls by Darian North

O: The Man Who Cast Two Shadows by Carol O'Connell

P: The Secret of benjamin Square by Jennifer Plum

Q: Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen

R: The Long Dark By Slim Randles 1970 Calories burned!

S: Murder of a Barbie and Ken by Denise Swanson

T: Ladder of Years by Ann Tyler

U: The Bone is Pointed by Arthur W. Upfield

V: What Matters Most by Cynthia Victor

W: She Came Back by Patricia Wentworth

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Okay, so I ended up cheating. I wasn't feeling too hot this weekend. I overdid it doing the the stairs and the the stationary bike every night. I knew I needed to break it up with workouts involving different muscle groups but I guess this is what is easy for me. This weekend I was so sore I could hardly move! I ended up spraying some sore muscle stuff on my legs and finishing that last book I was reading (Bookends). So I'm not counting that book now..... This week I'm starting a book called Murder on the Iditerod Trail by Sue Henry. It looks like a good book and it's about Alaska too. It's funny when it's talking about the start of it on 4th Avenue in the city I live in. I've been there to watch it myself before. Anyway, I'm starting off slow so I only went 6 miles and burned 159 calories. I need ot check my batteries though. The bike lost my time and calories burned twice so that is not counting the first two starts.......still I think I burned more calories than that doing 6 miles and I was sweating! I made sure and kept my heart rate up this time..... Tomorrow though I think I'll do some floor exercises to work other areas for a change.

Okay, so the book passed the Donna test LOL I am on Chapter 11 now and I'm making myself go to bed so I wont have to drag my body around tomorrow and prop my eyelids open with toothpicks. I burned 560ish calories!!!!!!!! This book is actually pretty cute and it's freaking me out. I've always been a tom boy type and now I'm reading girlie girl books and listening to fergie. Lord save me.

I think those count! That's great! It would be fun to have our own bookclub! I just did the librarything.com deal and it was fun putting my books on there. I wonder if we could create a bookclub thing with that website? There is a group on there called first reviewers were you can get a chance at a free copy of a book before it's available to the public. They just put some up last month and I hope I get some of them! You should check it out.



Well, I just went to a wellness check at the hospital where I work. They do those for free for employees so I figured I would take advantage of it. So now I know I'm 37% fat YUCK! And I'm very well hydrated LOL I think they said I'm 78% water. I'm so tired though, I can't even think right now.........except that that comes to more than 100% LOL I'll have to go over all the papers they gave me later to make better since of it but I am definitely ready to work out. They talked to me about the proper way to lift weights to get the best workout and without hurting myself and I'm ready to lose this weight! Mainly the part in the middle!!!!! I hate having this belly! It's just not sexy at all LOL

I just finished my first book, which about Alaska. Can you still hear me panting because I refused to stop until I finished this time. I really enjoyed that book. I have another book by the same author about some of the same characters only it's a mystery!! Whoo hoo! My favorite genre! However, I decided to read this crazy book that's been hanging around my house too long and finally decided whether I love it or hate it......and then get rid of it! So I'm reading Bookends by Jane Green http://www.librarything.com/work/23809/book/253063 05



Anyone have any opinions about this one?? I'm thinking it's one of those girl books that might not pass the Donna test. If I can't make it through the first couple of chapters I'll chuck it.



Oh hey, did I mention I've lost 2.5 lbs so far? :O)

This past few days I haven't been feeling well so I stayed in bed most of Saturday and you KNOW I wanted to finish that book I've been reading! I didn't do it though. Instead I sorted through stuff in my room to keep my brain busy. Today I think I'll do just a little while on the bike because I'm dying to find out what happens next LOL This book I'm reading is really a quick read but I've only been reading during the slower parts of the programs in my bike. Sometimes it's too fast to be able to read. I'm hoping I'll get through my books faster as I get in better shape.

Hi Diana, thanks for joining! I tried that last summer with the classes. I didn't lose but I didn't gain either. but then again I didn't do anything but sit around studying and run to classes! I wish you luck. I know you can do it!



I just got off my scale and I've lost a LB! WHOOO HOOO. I haven't been feeling very well so I haven't exercised for a couple of days but I've been eating carefully. I'm ready to start again tomorrow.

Hey, I'm so glad you joined! I am reading a book called The Long Dark by Slim Randles. I haven't been really stepping it up yet because I'm not in good shape right now. So I've burned over 1200 calories so far on this book. I went 25 miles yesterday. Check out this site http://www.librarything.com/work/4602979/book/2487 7491

I, Donna, do solemnly swear...

that I WILL NOT read AT ALL unless I am somehow exercising something other than my brain or eyes. I am determined to lose 20 pounds in the next year (ending date - 1/1/09) and to do that I have to stop sitting around reading all the time so I will ONLY read if I am burning calories. I wonder how many calories a book is worth? How many books will it take to lose 20 pounds????? Stay tuned to find out!

My name is Donna, I'm 35 and my goal is to lose 21 lbs before my anniversary in September, although I'd be happy with anything at this point. I always loose a few and then gain them back. The thing I like best about Traineo is the logs for tracking. Logging your exercise and calories helps to keep your eye on your goal. I'm not big on exercise but I've set a goal of at least 30 minutes on my stationary bike 3 times a week. So far I've been doing more. Well good luck to everyone here!

Love the buttons. I just added one and deleted my other crappy tracker.

Me too, me too. I don't belong to a gym but I walk a lot and a Tshirt would be be great advertisement. I'd be willing to put up flyers and stuff along the way too. I'm all for it.