Just wanted to pop in and say HEY!
Pause day for exercise and sit ups. I think I'm just going to toss the other two out for now. I will really buckle down after easter. I just (and perhaps foolishly) bought some clothes that are too small for me. A tiny T-shirt and a pair of capris. The pants are with-in reach. But my daughter might end up with the shirt....A friend just celebrated his 40th B-day so I dug up some old photos to e-mail to him. Wow, have I let myself go..... I'm going to put an old photo out where I can see it everyday....and to top it off, on top of the box of photos was my favorite pair of jeans from that era...my husband asked me to try them on... well, it wasn't as bad as I thought. I got them over my knees anyway.....
OK, this post is getting too negative. Where am I on these challenges anyway? Day 5 and day 2 I think......
AND....MISTI!!!!! great job finishing your challenge!!!!
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Good evening everyone. Apple - just use those capris as motivation. You are close - you can do it
I had a good day. Day 18 - follow menu, challenge met. I have to report a couple things, which may cross over into food porn. Sorry.
FOOD PORN ALERT. FOOD PORN ALERT
OK. So today was my first day off the no challenge. I had the piece of cake my friend sent home with me Saturday. It was very tasty, and I threw the last 1/4 away, as I had enjoyed it but had enough. WOW - not being a member of the clean plate (or rather, clean Ziploc bag) club!!! Then, I had to go to the store for work. I ended up right amongst all the Easter candy, and . . . didn't even feel tempted. I was a bit more tempted because I had to go to a larger city to the store, and there was more restaurant choices. But in the end I made the right choice there too. Decided that due to the holiday weekend, I would be doing enough damage that I didn't need to add more now. 3 HUGE saves.
And, I was telling my friend about the weekend concerns. I asked her how I was supposed to stay on track, and practise moderation. Her answer? "You just do it!" I thought that was pretty good. Why am I giving food so much power? It is just food. Energy.
So, I hope everyone had a wonderful day. Congrats again Misti! I think I am going to take the dogs for a walk, before "Lost."
Hello, anybody. I hope my food porn didn't scare anyone off. Sorry
Made it to the gym this morning. My trainer possibly tore a muscle She did say that she could do my weigh in on Tuesday, to give me a day to recover from Easter. All else is going well.
Have a wonderful day everyone, and hope to hear from people soon
Heh all. I am beat. But, NOT by my challenge. Just tired from a very hectic day. I did get to the gym and did both jogging (kept it to 3K but upped the pace ) AND weight training and the crunches. Ok, it's not a lot of weight training but what was was good as I'm going pretty heavy again. It feels good and I am definitely fitting into my clothes better. Not daring to weigh myself yet though.
So, this is the end of Day 10! I am aceing this at last! AND, oh, yes, I did NOT, get that?!?! did NOT go anywhere near the bar tonight. I almost did, then said, nope! took a deep breath of the cool night air and trudged off direction station!!
Good luck all and good for sticking to your challenges. Welcome crystal , and you can tell us what you're staying off the first time....it's OK! Thanks for playing along though...
Ok, all, let me get some shut-eye...soon as the wash is done.....
Day 4 of food challenge, day 2 of excercise. I tried out the Walk away the pounds Walk and Kick and I love it. I was doing the 2 mile walk and was going crazy....I had memorized everything about the video. The 2 mile I have is before it was walk away the pounds (just says walk aerobics) and is a little dated, but good DVD.
Good Luck to everyone who finished their challenges.
Jollygirl, I meant to post this before. Hope this helps, but take each meal or day at a time. I think gets a little overwhelming if you try and plan for the whole weekend. Maybe thinking about it in smaller pieces would be easier.
HEy all. So so day here. I stayed up late last night - a coworker had lent me the new Stephen King novel - then skipped my circuit class in favor of the recumbent bike so I could finish the book. My trainer was not amused.
I am sitting here, feeling hungry, and really craving junk. I mean my old mass quantities of different types of junk. Not just a little taste. Binge.
But . . . I was finally able to realize that the edgy unsettled feeling I am having is probably due to lack of sleep, the weather, and reading a really creepy book. Lots of little things adding up to a crabby mood. So I came back to my office (yes, I had even left in search of junk ), and had the healthy lunch I had packed. The only "slip" I had, was having 2 servings vs 1 of some baked chips.
Anyway. Red, a huge congrats to you, for completing day 10, getting your workout in, and passing the bar. Way to go And way to go Obsidian on keeping up with your challenges. It is such a good feeling, finding a workout you enjoy.
Welcome Crystal, and good luck with your challenges. Yes, you can tell us once what the challenges are. I just like putting in the little characters, so I go overboard.
Have a good day all. Hopefully, I will be back on tonight, to report day 20 complete.
Ok, people. I'm starting Day 11 here. Another 3:45 a.m. rising. Nothing much to say right now and little time to say it anyhow, but I think today is going to be a tough day to get through as I am very tired and have a night shift ahead of me after trying to get a ride in this morning (thus the early rising). This means being exhausted, craving sleep, and, unable to get that sleep, being very, very vulnerable to the siren of the sweets. As my current challenge allows a bit of that, it shouldn't be too bad, BUT, a little bit is always hard to keep from becoming a lot a bit! Strength to me! I can do this!
This is a dangerous time for me. I am definitely seeing results from the working out. I am much tighter, BUT I look so strong and to me that looks gross coupled with the excess fat still on me. Sigh. I must break on through to the other side, the side of true leanness...it is still quite far away. I do wish we had stronger women as role models. It is sooo hard being in this country. Whine, sigh, whine, sigh.....
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jolly -- NOBODY is voting you off anywhere! You are our star poster! I really appreciate your posts and identify with them a lot! I can hit a bump and think...hmmm....jolly is up against this same kind of thing...I'll get through it and so will she! Thanks for the congrats. Yes, the bar was huge. I so very much wanted a beer to take away the anger and irritation of the day and there was a LOT! Right towards the end of the day it peaked and I was throwing a little tantrum with a boss again. But they are so using me it makes me sick that I have to continue to work there. And, glamor there is assuredly none with my work. Sure, meeting bigwig people sounds interesting but it's a lot of work for the peanuts I am paid and meeting them just brings the gap smack into my face. This is the illusion of journalism in general, but moreso in my situation, where I work for what is really a non-paper and deal every day on many different levels with blatant discrimination and rascism. The anger that I no doubt suppressed for years is raising its head, refusing to be silenced any longer. I have to make this work for me and I do have plans but it is so hard in the short-term.....sigh. But thanks, and I will keep in mind what you said and count my blessings, however hard-earned, sometimes even those kind of things don't come your way.
What is the new King novel? I hadn't heard one was coming out. I am a MAJOR king fan! You are doing absolutely awesome with your challenge and the choices you are making. I am really proud of you!
Obsidian -- So glad to hear you are enjoying the video and walking! Keep up the good work!
curly -- You may not know the day but you ARE moving right along! Excellent!
girlie -- Good going on Day 4!
Apple -- How's it going with you? I hope well. I so hear you with the too-small clothes and letting yourself go. But, heh, there's nothing wrong with change. I am more surprised by people who don't change over the years. There are so many, the majority in fact, of people here who are slim their entire lives. Very few Japanese get very fat. They are so tiny anyhow it's hard to see when they are fat, and it's never really that big. I was walking along, seeing some people looking like teenagers, older women in slim jeans and I was thinking, heck, even if I do get lean and slim it's no big deal. Tons of people are and most people who know me will never know what I have been through. But, now I think, so what? It's not about the end result so much as the journey and I will know! You keep at it. You can do this. You will know. Your husband will know. Your family will know and you will be so much MORE of a person by making this journey through to the end. Hang in there!
OK, I'm way outta time here. Hello to everyone else. Misti, crystal, mez, JCT, carla, Tayj, freaky, others and others! Good luck!!!
Good evening all. Day 20 - follow menu, challenge met. Honestly, I don't know how. Everywhere I turned, I was hit with the junk food demons. Drive through or junk food - didn't matter. If it was bad for me, I wanted it. I had even given myself permission to have one of two things. Store had neither, but I made it home empty handed anyway. Still want though . . .
Obsidian - you are right. I need to just take it as it comes, and give each moment the best effort I have at the time. If I start thinking about the eating overall as a whole, it seems like too much to handle. I am glad your knees are better.
Red - I understand the urge to bury your frustrations with . . . whatever. And I realize the grass always looks greener. I am glad you are figuring things out for the long term, even if you still have to deal with the frustrations right now. I think you are doing great too. I wish I had your love of weight training. While I do like the results, I still don't like doing it. But I do . . . The new King novel is called "Cell." Freaky. I can't read too much of his stuff, as he knows the monsters in our closets oh too well. I can't believe YOU are proud of ME. I have so far to go, and it seems so hard to change these behaviors for good - the little demons still attack when I least expect it. But, at least I am recognizing them now. I guess that is something.
Wow, that was a ramble. Have a good evening all. It's been a bit slim here lately, which is sad. But I am thankful for all of you. It means so much, being able to come here and just get out whatever is going on - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Sometimes just coming here helps.
10 short, two-word commands,
uncomplicated, unequivocal, indisputable and almost hallowed: STOP IT. RIGHT NOW. DON'T SUBMIT. TRAIN HARD. EAT RIGHT. BE STRONG. KNOW THYSELF. LOVE THYSELF. BE HAPPY. BE WISE.
(courtesy of Dave Draper)
I'm going to put an old photo out where I can see it everyday....and to top it off, on top of the box of photos was my favorite pair of jeans from that era...my husband asked me to try them on...
well, it wasn't as bad as I thought. I got them over my knees anyway.....
great job finishing your challenge!!!!
Hurrah Misti!!!
challenge. I had the piece of cake my friend sent home with me Saturday. It was very tasty, and I threw the last 1/4 away, as I had enjoyed it but had enough. WOW - not being a member of the clean plate (or rather, clean Ziploc bag) club!!! Then, I had to go to the store for work. I ended up right amongst all the Easter candy, and . . . didn't even feel tempted. I was a bit more tempted because I had to go to a larger city to the store, and there was more restaurant choices. But in the end I made the right choice there too. Decided that due to the holiday weekend, I would be doing enough damage that I didn't need to add more now. 3 HUGE saves.
She did say that she could do my weigh in on Tuesday, to give me a day to recover from Easter. All else is going well.
moving down that track...
Jolly & misti!!!! way to go!!!
But, NOT by my challenge. Just tired from a very hectic day. I did get to the gym and did both jogging (kept it to 3K but upped the pace 
) AND weight training 
and the crunches. Ok, it's not a lot of weight training but what was was good as I'm going pretty heavy again. It feels good and I am definitely fitting into my clothes better. Not daring to weigh myself yet though. 
I am aceing this at last! AND, oh, yes, I did NOT, get that?!?! did NOT go anywhere near the bar tonight. 
I almost did, then said, nope! took a deep breath of the cool night air and trudged off direction station!! 
, and you can tell us what you're staying off the first time....it's OK! 
Thanks for playing along though... 
Happy Holidays to
), and had the healthy lunch I had packed. The only "slip" I had, was having 2 servings vs 1 of some baked chips. 
starting Day 11...
I can do this!
I can hit a bump and think...hmmm....jolly is up against this same kind of thing...I'll get through it and so will she! 
Thanks for the congrats. Yes, the bar was huge. I so very much wanted a beer to take away the anger and irritation of the day and there was a LOT! Right towards the end of the day it peaked and I was throwing a little tantrum with a boss again. But they are so using me it makes me sick that I have to continue to work there. And, glamor there is assuredly none with my work. Sure, meeting bigwig people sounds interesting but it's a lot of work for the peanuts I am paid and meeting them just brings the gap smack into my face. This is the illusion of journalism in general, but moreso in my situation, where I work for what is really a non-paper and deal every day on many different levels with blatant discrimination and rascism. The anger that I no doubt suppressed for years is raising its head, refusing to be silenced any longer. I have to make this work for me and I do have plans but it is so hard in the short-term.....sigh. But thanks, and I will keep in mind what you said and count my blessings, however hard-earned, sometimes even those kind of things don't come your way. 
The 10 Commandments
