ok well I figure that I'll update my post so I can see how well I am doing in one place, and just reply with general comments etc Best of both worlds!

Oh my goodness do I need this!
This is attempt #2 to lose the massive gain of last year. I regained over half what i lost over the summer/early fall in the last couple of months. I refuse to allow that to happen, and I want to learn from my mistakes.
Goals
1. Stay binge free.
2. Stay w/in calorie limit, and track EVERYTHING.
3. Exercise. Aim is 6x a week.
4. Don't weigh daily (for me it gets to an unhealthy obsession that backfires)
5. Add in weights, take aerobic classes.
6. Stay sober.

I also think I'll try to keep updating this page. Hopefully it will aid to keeping on track!
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Day 3! Happy new year. Ok this is kinda sad but the ensure I get logged in today I am doing it before I sleep . Its 2:30 am here and so it is technically the next day. I wish I could say I'm up because I've been partying. But actually just got home from my job bartending. And tomorrow I am snow shoeing and then going to a company party. I don't know when I'll have time for 3fc. So worked out yesterday and logged everything. Even the 6 oz glass of champagne . Actually stayed in calorie limit and am exhausted. Check in on the 2nd!

Being back from work instead of partying is nothing to be ashamed of Well done on the logging!

Great idea!

I always make the mistake of being overly ambitious and set specific weight loss goals for super specific time frames, blow it and give up. If I can just stay focused, for longer than a week, ahem, then the weight loss will follow.

My goals:
- log on here everyday (I also find it keeps me on track!)
- log my food and exercise (still not sure where)
- drink tons of water
- stop being lazy about this!

So, this is Day #1.

Great idea!

My goals for January:
- drink 8 cups of water per day
- calorie count EVERYTHING & stay within weekly calorie limit
- log 12.5 hours of cardio
- 2 15-minute strength training sessions per week

1/01: 8 cups, 1267 calories

1/02: 8 cups, 1281 calories
1/03: 8 cups, 1216 calories, 50 min. elliptical
1/04: 8 cups, 1108 calories
1/05: 8 cups, 2518 calories (planned splurge day)
1/06: 8 cups, 2600 calories (unplanned ), 25 min walking/jogging
1/07: 8 cups, 833 calories, 50 min. elliptical, 15 min. strength
1/08: 8 cups, 803 calories, 15 min. strength

1/09: 8 cups, 1226 calories
1/10: 8 cups, 25 min. walking, 56 min. elliptical

LOVE IT! Totally need this thread. Starting Jan 3rd....

Right now I'm not telling myself I need to do X for Y amount of days other than:

*Log onto 3FC daily
*Stay on plan
*Journal EVERYTHING I eat
*Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day
*No alcohol (until Feb 18th which is actually past the 30 day mark)
*Work out at least 3 times a week

So far I'm pretty sure I've had at least 4 16 oz cups of water (maybe 5, I lost count LOL)... headed to the gym today after work and I will be journaling my food in just a little while!

Keep up the hard work, ladies!

Seems like we are all doing really well, keep it up!

Current weight: 164 (I will only weight myself once a week so every Monday or I might switch it to Sunday for my weekly weigh ins. I find it becomes too stressful for me to weight in everyday)

Day 1: Jan 3, 2010

Morning breakfast 6:00: Banana and a full throttle...(Let’s just say the two of those together cleaned out my system majorly.)
Snack 8:30: Bananna
Lunch 11:30: Salad (Pepper’s, cucumbers and cheese)
Dinner: 4 pizza pockets...I know bad bad meee lol
Snack: Cottage cheese with pepper added.
Water intake: 12 glasses

Workout: Today was the start of my P90X I did the Cardio I didn’t like the first 15 minutes it was like yoga...I was bored and needed something faster...so when we finally got down to the kicking, punching and fast action cardio work I started to like it more. So I’d give out of 10 a 7 for enjoyment...I did about 35 minutes out of the 45...not bad. I’m glad I didn’t waste money on it.

So this week’s workout consists of:Monday: P90X: Cardio, Tuesday: P90X: Core, Wednesday: Off, Thursday: P90X: Kenpo, Friday: Rock Climbing (indoors of course) Saturday: P90X: Yoga, Sunday P90X: Stretch and weight in for the week.

It`s day 3 and Im still logging in.

Things havent gone perfectly, I definitely ate a little more than I should have yesterday, but the important thing is that Im still focused on my plan. I worked out some details yesterday and have decided on a small calendar for logging my daily calories. I`m aiming for 1400-1600 to start with.

So far today Ive eaten 700 and its early afternoon here.

One challenge about staying on plan is that I dont have an accurate way of weighing myself. I know that shouldnt matter, but weighing myself goes hand in hand with making the effort, in my mind. I know I could use a tape measure instead, but its just not the same for me. Does anyone else struggle with wanting to weigh themselves daily? Im worried not being able to will throw me off in the end!

Ish- I do weigh myself daily but thats because at the moment that works for me. There have been times, long stretches of time, where I have not done that because it was coutner productive and I just couldnt take it. But at the moment I can take the fluctuations and I like knowing whats going on day to day. When I dont weigh myself daily though I find it more encouraging to make a solid effort all week, so I can actually get excited about the weigh in As long as I can keep that goal in mind, I can do ok. Dont know if thats helpful for you!

I'd like to get in on this if I may... I'll do mine like Iconised Ghost and just update this post when I can.

My goals:
Eat healthy (no fast food, no soda, no candy/sweets).
Do my best to get in a couple of cardio sessions per week.

1/4 - Weight this morning: 180, w/in my cals for the day
1/5 - Weight: 179, w/in my cals for the day
1/6 - Weight: 177, under cals for the day
1/7 - Weight: 175, under cals for the day
1/8 - Weight: 173, under cals for the day, long run
1/9 - Weight: 173, over cals for the day
1/10 - Weight: 175 (sigh), under cals for the day
1/11 - Weight: 174, under cals for the day
1/12 - Weight: 173 (yay!), under cals
1/13 - Weight: 173, under cals
1/14 - Weight: 171

(I like to post in the morning, so I will edit each day the following morning to reflect what really happened)

Yesterday I did 30 minutes of P90X- Core...I'm bored with these DVD's I have more motivation when it's Jillian then I do with this series. (Probably has to do with my woman crush or something.) But because my CD drive on my laptop doesn't work, I'm kind of stuck with P90X until I get a new one. But on a better note I'm starting the Gym today! I'm kind of excited for it. I'll keep you guys posted on that experience.

Yesterday my eating was mostly on plan... not perfect, but could have been much worse. My water intake was a little low but I did log in on here, just didn't post. I guess moving in the right direction is better than nothing at all, right?

I'm in too! I need this commitment challenge! January 5-February 4

*I commit to working out 5 times a week minimum
*Each workout I will do 30 minutes on the elliptical (blah...am I really sure about this lol)
*Keep my calorie intake below the alloted amount per day
*Weigh once a month (15th) (I do this so I do not obsess over a number)

I already journal everything I eat-calories, grams of fat, carbs, protein, fiber, and mg of sodium and my water per day. I will continue doing this in my journal.