Erin, that is a LOT to celebrate. As for the rest - it is all choices. You didn't blow anything. You made some choices which were perhaps not the healthiest. The amazing thing, is you get the chance to make better choices all the time.

Case in point - I have to take a pause day for today. I did an unplanned for out to lunch. When I was coming back to the office, that little voice inside my head (you all know which one I am talking about) said "hey, you already need to take a pause day. Why not stop and get . . . . " You can pretty much insert any and all in there, and you would be right. I decided that no, I wasn't going to do that. I had lunch. Enjoyed lunch. But I was going to make healthy choices the rest of the day. And I am, even though I must admit, that little voice is still trying

Anyway, you are obviously doing a lot right - focus on that, and how good it feels, and get back to making good choices!

Congrats Apple and Fish. Fish, I am just starting to wear jewelry. The problem with shoes is that I have HUGE feet, and none of the cute styles fit. Sigh. I wonder where the cross dressing guys get the cute shoes?

All right, back to work. I just needed a 3FC moment to get through the rest of the day. Will check in tonight.

Have a good rest of the day

jolly!!!! make em shut up!

Yeah, jolly, just keep doing what you're doing. There are new and exciting things happening for you. Nurture them!

day 4

carbs= 47
walking= 3 miles

anybody got some cheese to go with this whine i am getting ready to type out??? geezzzzz went to walk after work.. my legs are sooo sore from working out last nite... my dog is being a lil $$## yanking and tugging on the leash... I am telling myself... it would be so easy to just stop here and turn around and go back home... ok self... just go a lil bit further and then we will turn around.... 1 mile done.. ok that would make 2 total by the time i get home...

no keep going.... umm ok this is far enuff.. NO KEEP GOING! OK i ve gotten this far i may as well do my 3... tell self u know u will be mad if u dont do what u set out to do... 3 it is ... but i still mumbled to myself the entire way ... and did an inner whine!!! hahaha

this message has been brought to u by the ... just get it done dammit committe!! we now return u to your regular scheduled post....

Git 'r' done, Curly. And what kind of cheese do you want with that whine? I may join you.

Thanks for the support guys. I am still dealing with the issues. But the funny thing is that I can actually feel two different things - 1) I AM FULL. I am not hungry. 2) I am in a "mood." Overemotional, bored, overtired - combination of many. But just the fact I can tell I am full, and am not trying to eat away my emotions, is a good step. Here's to many more.

So, pause day for me, so day 14 on the following menu challenge, and day 15 of the no challenge. My two menu challenges got rolled into one. Ah well.

Have a great night everyone. Hopefully, I will be back to my "jolly" self tomorrow after a good night's sleep. Otherwise - circuit training in the morning, so I should sweat out the last of the funky mood.

Jolly .. the whey protein powder from GNC has really done wonders for me to stop the over eating cravings.. i mix it with water and drink it in the morning.. and i also have another when i get home from work... Plus the extra protein helps u to build more lean tissue so u burn more calories when u work out.. but mainly what i have found is if you up your protein intake .. it shuts those "hungries" off

it comes in a bunch of flavors..


oooo pepper jack plz

LOL not sure what day it is... 16 or something like that... I have it written down at work... but anyway whatever day it is, I made it.

Oh like none of the rest of us whine while we are doing our walking or exercise, Curly!! Yah right... hey you DID it and that is what counts!!!

Good morning all. I was right - a good night's sleep did take care of the majority of the moodies. Thank goodness.

Pepper Jack, Curly? OK. But I think I am in the mood for a good Brick or smoked mozzerella. And thanks for the tip on the powder. I haven't looked into any of those yet, but may do so. I think yesterday was more the thought of "well, you blew it once. Why not really MAKE THE MOST of your lost day???" The old mindset sneaking back.

I just have to say how glad I am I found this website years ago, and found your thread now. It is so nice to be able to come somewhere with this stuff - to people who understand. To be able to verbalize this whole process, that people who have not had serious food issues don't get at all. My former friend just couldn't understand why I just didn't stop eating poorly. She had been 40 pounds overweight at her max, and her answer was lipo. Yes, she had been overweight, but overeating, stress eating, was never an issue. She couldn't understand. You guys do. And you give the motivation (positive or whip cracks) that help when I stumble. Thank you.

well, off to circuit class. See you later, and have a GREAT day all.

Okay. I'm not going to say much. Just that things are going better, challenge-wise. I'm scared to talk about it in case I end up jeopardising it...
It sort of helped to just start doing or not doing something, instead of announcing that "I'm going to do this and that as my challenge." And I'm not counting the days either - just a quiet challenge this time. We'll see how it goes.

Jolly, some great stuff there! I get that voice too, it's really difficult to shut it up, isn't it? But hopefully it should get easier with time.

Red, I love the whip idea... It's hard right now with the upcoming trip, but my own is getting ready for when I come back. Yes, I know I can do some sort of exercise, or stick to a healthy eating plan or etc., but to be honest, I just want to enjoy my trip... That doesn't mean stuffing my face or not exercising, no. I just don't want to have the pressure of needing to get something done, especially since I know that most of the time the conditions will not be favourable. I am taking my skipping rope with me, and I'll do running whenever possible, but I can't promise myself that I will do it every day.
On the other hand, whipping too hard might have been the cause of my recent defeats on the challenge field. But still, I do want to meet my mid-May goal, and by the time I'm back from my trip, there won't be much time left. So I suppose the action plan should be to do as much as possible during the trip and then to really tighten the regime once I'm back and hope for the best...

Good morning again. Sushi, it is good to hear from you, and that things are getting better. I too have a hard time balancing pushing myself forward, and not being so hard on myself I run screaming back into old behaviors. It is so tough to overcome old behaviors, especially when you use them as coping mechanisms. Have a great trip - what are you doing again??

Well, I just had to come on and share a laugh. I hopped on the scale again this morning, and the same problem. No budge! So, I said something to the trainer. The comment?? "Oh yeah, that thing is broken. I don't know why we even have it!" So, there may be a larger loss this Monday's weigh in, but it is due to scale change, more than weight loss.

Have a good day.

Hmm, I think i caught your grumpy mood, Jolly.
I ate much too much last night - because I was bored and sad. (Although at least I put the wine away after two glasses.) Since it is still early, I am just going to start my challenge over. I'll let you know when I finish the first new day one.
I started out having a good night - went to the gym after work and ran 2.5 miles in 25 1/2 minutes on the treadmill; went to the apartment and showered and changed to go get some dinner; walked around until I ended back up at this italian joint DH and I went to 2 weeks ago when he was up here. Ate reasonably at dinner and then (cue ominous music) brought the leftovers back to the apartment. Then I ate all the leftovers .

I'm just tired of being away from home. I miss my husband, and my dogs, and my sister, and my in-laws. Manhattan is cool, but I don't have anyone here with me. I'm moping around at the client's today - at least they gave me my own office up here so I can be sad here and put on a cheery face if I have meetings today. I'm not looking forward to spending this weekend up here alone. I made a list of stuff to do - and will try to not spend the day in bed eating. Plus, the temperature dropped again - it's freezy cold and windy.

Enough of my sob story - i will talk to you all later.

Hi everyone~

Fish~ so sorry that you're feeling so blue, I hope you'll feel better tomorrow. May I ask why you work so far away from home? How often do you get to go home? You've been doing so good with your challenges, so a little setback is no big deal.

Jolly~ feeling full, and not hungry is great. I wish I can be that way.

Curly~your carb challange is a tough one, and you're doing so good at it.

Dance~you're doing great, and no pause days!

Red~You're doing so good on your challenges, and they are all tough. I must remember never to touch this musical instrument made from kitties. I love music and I do play some musical intruments.
Yes, I did finished my no red meat challenge last sunday, and did not take any pause day. I'm still not eating meat but I would like to make it a challenge again, however, I'll wait till monday 'cuz we're invited to a party on sunday and altho' I'm not planning to eat any meat, I don't know what is in the menu. I was a vegan for over 7 years many years ago, but this time I want to ultimately eat only veggies and fish, no eggs nor dairy. Haven't eaten any meat since I started my challenge on 20th of February.
My ankle is getting better and I started exercising 2 days ago on my stationary bike, can't walk/jog on my treadmill yet. Still sore, so I only use the no resistance setting and have decided to make daily exercise a challenge again at level 3, to make sure it doesn't get sidetracked~ I'm on day 3.
I'm on day 10 on my start over no diet soda challenge.

to everyone on your challenges.
Good night all.

Just thought I'd pop in and say Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!! Sorry I've been lacking on posts this week. Mid-terms have been this week...but right now, I am officially on SPRING BREAK!! Woo-hoo!! Just finished the last class of the day.

Next week will be a sort of Boot Camp jump-start into fitness/dieting week for me, since I'll have a lot of time on my hands!

So, have fun tonight....and don't drink TOO much!