Hi everyone! You are all doing a great job! :)

I am 0.6lbs below my original goal weight. I am behind on my fitness goals for this challenge but I will get moving soon. I just wanted to do a quick check-in before starting my day.

I don't strain them. They will fall to the bottom of the jug. However when it's almost gone you will need to either strain it or pour it out because the seeds are plenteous. I don't like the seeds from the strawberries either. Which is why I stopped making smoothies with strawberries.

Jdonato- I'm sorry it is one of "those" weeks. It can be pretty brutal!! I'd say just start making small changes. Maybe reduce your calories to 1500, then 1400 and so on until you're comfortable again. Maybe try to limit your candy intake to one or two "treats" each day or every other day. Sometimes we can't do a drastic change right away. So maybe just slowly work back to where you were. It is your TOM too, which plays a HUGE part!
I'm with ya on not wanting to workout! I haven't worked out since Monday. I know I need to, I just don't feel like it LOL. I am planning on doing a 30DS video today and maybe some Zumba.

Thanks guys for the happy dances! I'm very happy!! I've also been noticing that my legs are looking a bit trimmer and stronger! Just gotta keep exercising and eating good!!

Keep up the awesome work guys! We will all get there!! Just keep movin'! :carrot: :carrot:

Hello everyone,

Jdonato - I hope your week gets better :)

Great job to everyone else who is doing so well.

Jiggle - I just hope I can stay in this groove. It sure feels good to be in control of my eating for a change.

My day has been really good. Eating was good and I got my workout in today. I've not weighed myself since July 5 so I have no idea what the numbers are. I'm just trying to focus on my calorie intake & exercising 5 times a week. I will weigh on 7/29.

Have a great evening everyone.

Ekicna- Great job, how do you do it?
Jiggle- It's good you tried those clothes on, keeps you motivated! I tried a pair of jeans on today, that I wore last winter. I can squeeze into them & zipper them, but they are way too tight to be comfortable in. I think if I lose about 5 lbs. they will be wearable.
jdonato- it's so hard to cut calories down to 1200 after you've been eating more for a while, I've been there. I agree with jiggle, do it gradually.

Walked 40min & had 1265 calories. Went 65 cal. over, no worries. It's a heck of alot better than the past few days. It's easy to keep my calories at this level as long as i don't eat junk. All healthy food today, no ice cream!!

Oh, i wanted to tell you guys about a great recipe that is on WebMD.com Roasted Veggie Smothered Baked Potato. You find it under the healthy cooking section. Can use a baked potato or a sweet potato, I had sweet potatoes, that's what I used. It was delicious!

This sounds delicious fruitlady!! The only thing is that I don't like to cook most veggies that long. I personally would either bake the potato first and then add the rest of the veggies in the last 5-10mins. OR microwave the potato for 6 minutes while the other veggies are roasting.
Other than that, it sounds delicious and LOVE the idea! Extremely healthy and filling.
Thank you for sharing!! :carrot:

Jigglefree - Thanks for the tip! I would have gotten a mouth full of seeds, I'm not very observant. :) It's really delicious and refreshing though!

I didn't have a very good day at all, I feel like I ate the entire contents of my kitchen and now I'm really bloated from too much sodium. Reading a couple posts on here helps keep me motivated, so next time I feel like reaching for the cookies I'll just get on here instead.

Good Morning Chickadees.
Yesterday was a good day until the evening. I ate within my calorie limit but I ate a protein bar right before bed. That is a habit I DO NOT want to move back to but today is a new day.

Today's Nugget: Today is "think about it" day!! Before you put something in your mouth today think about it first. Before you take one bite, look at it and think about how it will benefit your body. Hopefully if it's not beneficial you won't eat it.

Have a great day. I will do personals later.

Good morning everyone!

I have to announce that I am a third of the way to meeting my challenge!

I'm eating between 1400-1700 calories a day, with one day at 1900.

Also a disclaimer that I walk dogs 2ce a day for at least 1 1/2 hours + I do not sit still long enough to watch TV... basically, I'm the extreme opposite of sedentary.

Good Morning Ladies,

So instead of the normal 2500 calories i've been taking in, yesterday I took in close to 1500. I was a little over my fat grams and sodium but not a whole lot. I did snack a little late at night too. I'm taking all the advice you ladies gave me, and starting fresh. I'm doing it one day at a time, and slowly reducing my calories and watching what I eat. I'm down to 141.0 today so I lost .8 oz. I would love to be back down to 138 by Monday. I drank 16 glasses of water yesterday (128 oz) and had asparagus last night with my dinner so hopefully i'll get a good flush in the next few days.

I'm thinking about starting my alli plan over? Going to the website and doing a new account and starting the steps fresh...what do you think? I'm still taking the pills, and they have helped, but I haven't been following the plan or doing my steps.

Also I'm thinking about doing my workouts at home first, before doing the gym thing. I have pilates videos and my yoga mat, and weights at home. Oh and another ?....talk me about Jillian Michaels' 30 day shred? I want to know more so if anyone can give me details I would really appreciate it!


Emme: Thank you :) I'm starting fresh and I hope you feel better. my bf is feeling like that too, I think something may be going around. Get plently of rest and lots of fluids! Feel better :)

jigglefree: :hug: thank you. I'm so glad you did this challenge and I love your daily nuggets! I'm taking your advice and going to start over. I'm slowly making my changes again and not going full blown. I did the same thing last night before bed, I had a protein bar too. I didn't need it, but I had it. I don't want to do the late night snacking either...lets fight the urge together! :)

Ekicna: congrats on being below your goal weight, you are rocking this out! :carrot:

tdiprincess: thanks for the support and advice, I didn't have candy last night and I'm slowly going to limit my intake. How do you like 30DS? any info you can tell me would be great! like what it is? what does it consist of? time it takes to do it everyday?

fruitlady: I'm with you on the men having junk food in the house. the bf has leftovers sometimes and I have to really work hard not to eat the leftover pizza and wings. Sometimes I throw it out because I can't keep it in the frige without eating it. He's very supportive of my weightloss, but at the same time I don't want him to feel deprived. He gave up smoking for me, and I figure that's hard enough. Keep up the great work! I have to eat clean now for a while.

LemonZest: hope the bloat goes away, I know what you mean, I'm with you on that. we can "depoof" together!

ScottieMama: congrats on being 1/3 to your challenge goal! Keep up the awesome work :carrot:


I hope you ladies have a wonderful day, I'll try and check back on here later :)

Good morning ladies, I am doing soooo bad keeping up with personals, so please excuse me. I will be catching up big time this weekend (when I have a free minute) but until then, keep at it, we can do it TOGETHER!!!!

Hi! I'm really looking for a thread that is moving! LOL

I'm on Day 61 of a my self-made 100 Day Challenge. It's an arbitrary number...I'll do another something after that.

I did 1200 cals/day for the first month, regardless of exercise, but that seemed too low, b/c even though I was only expecting work out a couple times a week, it ended up being 5x a week.

So after the first 30 days, I now add a 190 cal Nectar protein shake after a heavy workout. It could be totally psychological, but I feel better. I'm losing super slow now...roughly a pound a week, but I'm still trucking along.

Today my workout was a bit of arm work on the weight circuit at the gym and a 2.75 mile run/walk for about 40 minutes. I have a bday party this afternoon...hate having to watch everyone eatin gpizza and cake. Boo hoo. With all the summer cookouts, etc, I've taken to bringing a Zone bar with me.

I've stayed 100% on plan for 61 days....I'm OCD like that, though. Hello to everyone!

JDonato: 30DS is jillian michael's 30 day shred. I am enjoying it. It's a good and quick 20min workout with 3 levels. You do each level for roughly 10days. In the fitness area under the fitness videos there is a thread for fellow chicks doin' 30 day shred. Go there for more answers to questions.
Other things I do as well for exercise are Zumba, pilates and tae bo videos on Youtube. They don't cost anything and give some variety!
I'm glad to hear you are getting back on track. A little at a time works great!

Jigglefree: Very nice tip today! Wish I had seen it earlier LOL. But, now I will be working on it for the evening!!

For me today has been an on-the-run day. Not that great for eating. I haven't done terrible but I'm about ready for a big salad and then call it day foodwise pretty much. I will be doing the 100 workout, sounds crazy and silly. Then a bike ride. That'll be it for the day, unless I feel allright and then 30DS, but I don't want to push too far and hurt my joints.
I also went goodwill shopping today! The best find was a $70.00 dress that was brand new! Got it for $8 or 10 I think! WOO HOO!! Plus some sizes are feeling more comfortable and I got a couple "goal" shirts that are a tad small but will fit within in the next 5-10lbs! Those help motivate me!! :carrot:

will check in later! Keep movin'!! :carrot: