Dani, it is hard for me to tell if you get my IMs. Did you get mine yesterday about my water and OP?

yep I sure did.

Well looks like NO ONE did the walking activity for yesterday! Whats up with that! Oh well, no one gets points for walking yesterday - unless you did, then post it here. You want your points dont you?????

Well I did not do my walking, I know, I just forgot.

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Why do you have this weight to lose? Really think about it for a while.

(I'm answering later, I want to think on it)

Dani:

I walked yesterday for 40 minutes.

I try and drink a variety of water, some flavored and some plain, change it up once in awhile so it doesn't get boring but once you really get going on that water it really becomes habit so get to drinking!!

I walked yesterday for 40 minutes!!!!!!!


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Why do you have this weight to lose? Really think about it for a while.

I have this weight to lose because I LOVE food! I also tend to eat emotionally when I am anxious, depressed, or bored. I even eat when I am happy! Needless to say, I have some weight to loose!

I am like a day late or something, so no I didn't walk yesterday was too busy!

I have this weight to lose for a few reasons:
1) I LOVE food. I really do. I always end up quitting a diet because I want food, the kind I can't have. I mean, I know JC says there's no bad foods, but there are. The way I like to eat, anyway. McDonald's isn't the same when it is a tiny cheeseburger and a side salad. I KNOW it is better for me, but it doesn't taste as good to me.

2)I make excuses, constantly. I will start my diet tomorrow. Next week. After Christmas. When summer vacation starts. I've been doing that for TEN years now. I'm getting better, but I still do this.

3)When I was in college, I had a boyfriend I dated for four years. I thought we'd end up married. One night he said, "I wonder what it would be like to date someone who's thin?" This was completely out of character for him, as he is/was a genuinely wonderful person. However, it was quite a betrayal, for someone who is supposed to love you so much to say such a horrible thing. I never got past it, and we ended up breaking up. At that time, I was my thinnest ever, which was still not skinny-mini, but I would give anything to be there again. So, I figured, if this awesome guy who I was totally in love with thought I was fat, I might as well be fat. I ate to ease the pain, as I never really got over him. I am lucky I found my husband, who loves me the way I am, and helped me to be better emotionally over my weight.

Wow, that about sums it up, I think!!!

I want to live a more healthier life and be able to grow old with my kids and if something was to happen to me, then they wouldn't have anyone else. Neither of their fathers around and I don't want someone else raising my kids. I want to lose the weight to live a happier, healthier life and to be able to be a grandmother!

Dani-Do you want reasons or excuses!? I've been thinking about this and have some pretty good excuses! But then that accountability facture kicks in - it's such a b@%#h sometimes! I have this weight to lose because I had no self respect. I was the fat one in the family and always would be-says me. Every time I started a new diet I was so excited to share it with EVERYONE! "This time I'm really gonna do it!" "This one is different!" I think mostly to justify my size, yeah I know I'm fat but heres what I'm doing about! It was never for ME, it was always for someone else - or everyone else, I guess. My power quote - "THIS TIME? IT'S ALL ABOUT ME!!!" I don't wonder around the house wondering why DH hasn't said ANYTHING about my 3 lbs loss, I mean COME ON!!!It's obvious! Right? Just a little sarcasm thrown in there! Now, I KNOW this is for ME!

My reason is for my health. Being 60 now is a wake up call if I don't start taking better care of myself I won't have much time left to enjoy my grandchildren. I had to have a single heart by-pass 6 yrs. ago and a stint 3yrs. ago.....so yes health is my main reason and I want to get out of my FAT clothes and get some energy back.

No walking for me right now but I did finally get my water in today. Phyllis

For me: Everyone tells me how good I start to look and then I stop, not only do I stop I revert. I eat poorly and stop caring. Right now Im in that mood. I dont want to exercise I dont want to stay OP - nothing. I need to really sit down and contimplate what I am doing here. I am losing slowly and I am starting to give up. I really want to lose weight and look great but I just can't motivate myself anymore. I hope tomorrow is a new day for me and my feelings.

I'm also feeling down because some ladies think the challenge is too confusing, and I worked so hard to keep it simple. But its not turning out that way. I am going to sleep on it and maybe modify the challenge a bit for everyone to participate. The biggest problem is, is that "my SECRET" for the Secret Challenge will be a bust if we have people dropping out of it. So I really need to go think about what to do.

Dani- nothing confusing about it. Answer the daily question here, everyday. YIM you everyday yes or no if you stayed OP for menu AND for water. It has kept me concious this week about what goes into my mouth! You are an inspiration to all of us. Lift up your chin, remind yourself that you ARE beautiful, and stick to it! You convincing yourself that its not worth it, setting yourself up for failure, just in case you do fail. Make sense? Catch 22! Smile! Give yourself a hug and say "I am worth it!"

Dani, don't change it!! I love it, so far! I am just really bad about remembering to check in with you....

Dani:

Don't change a thing. Some of us "older" folks just need more time to get the hang of it. Donna explained how easy it was.

Some of just may not have realized how easy it was. It seemed like more stuff to do and I just kept thinking, I know I must be missing something. Well, according to Donna, I'm not. So it is very easy.

Thanks for all your effort and caring you have put into this challenge.

Dani,

Some of us are just not doing what we're supposed to be doing. It's not the contest that's bad, it's the contestants.

Lynn