I'm new and I really wanted to start a challenge and get to know some people on here. I thought a 2 pound per week challenge would be good because it's practical. We can support eachother 100% until we all reach our goal weights. My person goals are to eat a few small healthy meals throughout the day , drink 10 glasses of water(crystal light) a day and to exercise 5 times a week. NO SKIPPING WORKOUTS. I just got a tai bo dvd as well as a fat blasting yoga one so it should be interesting.
I also thought it would be nice if we could all post what we ate for the day, how long we worked out and how we feel in general, but if you dont wanna post these thing we dont have to. I had an awful binging day today so I will be starting tomarrow. Since I will be starting tomarrow, Thursdays will be my weigh in. Well I hope we get a large group in here but if not thats cool too. I just really hope we can all be here for eachother and stay supportive. I'm not that strong so I will definatly need the support. Even though I didn't start today I will give the first post as an example I guess. By the way my name is Shy and I can't wait to meet you all.
O everyone so here's how the day was for me. I woke up this morning thinking I was going to start my diet when I suddenly kind of got depressed and didn't even try. I actually binged.
Breakfast: 4 peices of bacon, 2 hash browns and 1 fried egg
snack: 100 calorie popcorn
Lunch: 2 fried burritos
snack2: pack of yogo's (chewy kid snacks)
Dinner:4 peices of pizza, 1 bread stick.
Drinks: maybe only 2 glasses of crystal light.
Feeling: fat and depressed, scared I'll always be big.
I really hope someone joins tomarrow and help me out. lol.
Hi Shy. My name is Laura. I just joined this website, and so far I'm really enjoying it. Actually, I specfically joined because of your challenge. I have been looking for someone to help me get motivated, but most importantly, I need someone to help keep me motivated. 2 pounds a week seems like a really reasonable goal. I also need to drink more water, but I also need to start exercising. I want to swim as part of my exercise, but I need to work toward that. So, tonight I started walking. It wasn't far (1km) and it wasn't fast (20min) but it was more than I have done in a long time. I ate horribly today, but now that I have a challengew I hope tomorrow will be more.. enlightening?! I will log in in the morning, hope to see you there. I'm thinking about getting a yahoo IM, if you would like to chat more one on one.
Hi Laura and thanks for joining, wow it seems like this is the perfect challenge for you too. I'm trying to motivate myself to try the new yoga dvd I bought. I absolutly hate diet and exercise so all of this will be a challenge for me.
Ya you should get yahoo IM and we could chat a little easier. Oh and if you don't me asking, how much weight are you wanting to lose? Good luck today and I'll be back this evening to post how I did.
Shy,
Thanks so much. I'm not up on all this internet stuff, but I'll will private message you what I think is my yahoo IM id...
I also have a yoga dvd. I like a lot of the gentle strching exercises, but I am too big to be comfortable in some of the poses (downwad dog kills me!). I will also log on tonight to keep you posted on how I'm doing.
SHY count me in this is right up my alley since i want to look bootylicious in a swimsuit by may1
so today i've had
B~1/2 cup snap peas 1/2 cup cherry tomatos and 2oz of sharp cheese
L~whole wheat bread turkey and chesse pickles and onions w light mustard only
Hi godess and welcome wow what great healthy meals you've had so far today, makes me feel totally ashamed of what I've eaten today.
B: tea, 2 peices of pizza
S:chocolate silk pie.
L: 2 pieces of pizza
drinks: 1 glass of crystal light and my breakfast tea
I'm going to try and not eat anything for dinner. I can't believe I ate all that gross stuff today, I was motivated and I lost it.
I need to go look at some victoria secret pics for some thinspiration.
Congrats to everyone who is having a good day today and I'll be back this evening to check in.
Well, I guess you guys are already starting to motivate me. I've had what I consider to be a pretty good dieting day, but compared to you two, I eat like a pig. I know my body has different requirements (being as I weigh almost as much as both of you combined!)
B- 2 pieces whole wheat toast with lite pb
L - 3 mini pizzas topped
S - 2 rice krispy treats
D - 8 oz meatloaf, 1 slice ww bread
W - 1.5 L
E - 1/2 mile walk
kind of depressing, but yet my walk is most important to me right now. I feel good because I kicked my butt out the door.
Shy: how was the yoga video?
All the best in your success for tomorrow!
Thanks Shy so are you following anything ? i mean diet wise? i think the easiest is calorie counting ? i started weight watchers and still am doing it just watching carbs as well as hard as that is for me
but shy dont give up if you dont want to follow anything then just try smaller more freq meals
but as for me yeah im pretty gung ho right now LOL
i have my bad very bad days
we can do this together
And GOOD FOR YOU LAURA on the walk
Ok today was a total disaster. I am motivated for tomarrow, I think it will be good. I just know I'm gonna need a lot of support. I hate counting calories I just eat what I know is healthy and eat small portions. I didnt even do yoga this morning. It's harder then it looks. So here goes...
EverythingI had today
B: 2 peices of pizza and chocolate silk pie
L: 2 peices of pizza
D: chinese food (a lot)
Drink: 2 glasses of crystal light, tea, 1 pepsi
E: none, exept I went to Ross and walked around there a while.
O.k so I have to believe I can do this tomarrow and stay positive and get on here when I feel like I wanna eat. Thanks everyone for the support. Congrats to those who had a good day and better luck tomorrow for those like me who had a bad one.
Shy, At the risk of sounding like Rob Schneider - YOU CAN DO IT! (insert sneer and bad accent here!) Take it one meal at a time. Concentrate on having a healthy breakfast - it's ok to throw out the leftover pizza, and maybe pack yourself a lunch. If you can eat a healthy breakfast, that's the first hurdle. Only 5 more challenges in the day - 2 more meals, 2 snacks, and some exercise. Just take it all in little steps - one tiny goal at a time to make it to the end of the day.
This sounds silly, but I reward each meal that is acceptable with a smiley face sticker in my food journal. I get a gold star when I exercise. It's justa little something to keep me smiling, and keep me focused on the positive. Seeing 5 happy faces a day makes me smile. And even if it's only 3 faces a day, I still won three battles. Maybe you could find something like that to keep you going.
Goddess: Thanks for the hurrah - I guess I need to know that someone thinks I am accomplishing something.
I am so thankful to have found this site.
Keep up the good work girls, and remember, help and support are just an email or post away.
Laur I love that you are so positive it truly helps. Today is a new day and I feel like it will be a good one. I have a really big life decision to make right now and I think that's why I've been eating like I have. I hope to see you guys here later this evening posting what ya ate and how ya did. REMEMBER TO DRINK A LOT OF WATER. Good luck to everyone today.
I'm surprised we havn't had more ladies join, this an awsome group.
Good morning shy and laura im feel pretty good this morning i lost 2 1/2 lbs this week (my ticker is wrong im now 182.5) i was 184.9 last week
well im eating the same thing as yesterday for breakfast ( im a ceature of habit LOL) if it's not broke dont fix it is my motto LOL
well i only did 20 mins of pilates last night i just wasnt feeling it
I'll check in later
Shy: Major life decisions can be very difficult to cope with. Please remember that food is not a cope - it's a cop -out! Walking (even slowly) clears the brain fog and gives you some time to yourself to acheive inner stability. Please don't let one life decision interfere with another - with your decision to be in charge of your life and body.
Goddess - Way to go! I wish I knew how to insert smiley here...
This is only my third day op and online, so I haven't weighed myself again yet. I used to weigh myself every day, almost every hour... When I got married last September and moved in with DH, I left the scale at my mom's. This way I get to visit with her (but not too often! lol) and I don't obsess.
Today has been good so far:
B- Bowl of Accapella cereal (stawberry and yogurt - oh so good!) with skim milk
S- none
L- large green salad with baked boneless/skinless chicken breast. I make my own dressing - canola oil and balsamic vinegrette with McCormick's greek spice - also I pepper my chicken before baking to add some zip in the salad.
S - is going to be another chicken breast with rice and green beans - DH is so happy that I'm actually cooking for him (otherwise it would be hotdogs and mac and cheese if left to his own devices.
W- so far so good (bought a Brita dispenser today!)
E- Slim in 6 dvd - Start it up portion.
Alright, that's it for now - I'll log in later to let you know if I stayed on track.
BTW: Last night I did an extra walk! I did 1 mile yesterday! (it's way too cold and windy to go out today! - Welcome to Canada in winter!)
Bootyliciouse(spelling?) Challenge
, drink 10 glasses of water(crystal light) a day and to exercise 5 times a week. NO SKIPPING WORKOUTS. I just got a tai bo dvd as well as a fat blasting yoga one so it should be interesting.
I will log in in the morning, hope to see you there. I'm thinking about getting a yahoo IM, if you would like to chat more one on one.
