afternoon girls!! Angela I know what a bummer it is to actually want to workout but too sick too, what a cruel joke huh?! Take it easy though when you do head back, you might want to keep up those baby steps a little longer. I for one am loving your challenge. It hasn't necessarily kept me from cheating but it makes me honest aobut my cheats so that I can't pretend they aren't happening.

Sissy-you are doing so well!! I love to see your ticker moving down.

Sadly my girls night out seems to have left a bit of junk on me, I'm still hoping somehow those beers will work their way off soon but right now now numbers dropping. Now today I went to hte movies with my kids and somehow or another a good handful of milk duds snuck past my lips, with a couple swedish fish chasing them...I don't know why???

So at meal time I'm awesome but the unexpected treats keep cropping up. Maybe i need one of those Hannibla Lecter masks...

Hi Ladies,
I am in the challenge, just a little slow getting on here. My first 5 days went well and then I failed over the weekend abit. The good news is I'm back on the straight and narrow (well mostly ), just need to up my excersice more. I work full time and by time I get home, shop, chop and cook it is bedtime! Do you guys find it takes alot of time to prep these meals? Oh, and all 4 of the broccoli recipes stink IHO. If it's going to be a "power food", make it taste better

Do you think pickles and pickled veggies are fine, vegetable right? Can eat all I want? Please give your opinion on that, thx.

Here's hoping all your weight doohickies move to the right today!

Jan

Angela, I sure hope you are feeling better soon. Sissym - one meal won't hurt I am sure! Keep up the good work, you are over half way there!!!!

Hi Janpan - good to have you here

Thanks for all the 'feel betters' everyone - i think they are working!!
I have been out and about today, walking alot and carrying a huge bag of books. Even though it's not the gym, I'm getting there.

I have been so excellent with food and I'm nearly done with Wave 1 - YIPPEE! I will be astonished if I havn't lost anything when I get on the scale. Today is day 9 of the challenge - only 21 days to go!.....On a similar note I have less than 60 days til my wedding - YIKES! Now that's motivation to keep going!

Hope you are all are feeling great. Have a wonderful day!

wow Angela I think i knew that about your wedding but kinda forgot. 60 days isn't long girl so don't go dropping too much or your dress will hang off you, lol. Great job on your eating habits!!

Kicked my own butt working out today. I did one of the Xtreme workouts that I copied down from class but it's a lot less fun by yourself...Been eating very well today so I just need to keep it up.

Hey girls, just a quick progress post....

Had a bumpy morning today because I slept in and had to be at an early appointment. Made it to the appointment but didn't get my normal sonoma breakfast in and found myself on the road. I grabbed a high-fibre bran muffin (ate only half) and some peanuts. It's sort of a carb/protein combo so I'm hoping no damage is done. Missed my bus too so walked briskly about 25 minutes and got a little exercise in already. Lunch is salad and dinner is probably going to be turkey burgers.

I am so behind with everything right now - the wedding plans, the dissertation, finding a job....it's making me crazy! Alot of times stress makes me want to eat, so I am proud for sticking to this.

Tomorrow is weigh-in day and I'll post my progress. Last day of Wave 1 for me too!

Good luck gals

Tomorrow,fruit! Dropped another 1/2 but not changing ticker till the end. I promised myself not to weigh but clothes or looser and felt like it had been more,not disappointed I'll take it all. Doing well with program but must admit had a popicle yesterday made with splenda. Didn't trigger anything so I'm happy about that. I started off with wg toast w PB this am .Lunch and dinner will be chicken tenders and veggies of course. Looking forward to fruit tomorrow.

Angela you sound super busy,hooray for you keeping your eating in tow while getting and preparing for so much that is going on in your life right now.I know you did great when you weigh in tomorrow.

Everyone have a great weekend.Yes, I am still delinquent where exercise is concerned. My doc would have a fast fit if he knew I wasn't doing the 10,000 steps they want me to do per day. I haven't even come close

Dear challengers -

There is a concensus that there are too many threads going for a small number of active posters. To keep us more integrated I opted to 'close' this thread and we can post our challenge successes on the food thread instead.
I hope this doesn't bum anyone out. The challenge is still on though so don't make this an excuse to let yourself out. Today is day 11 of the challenge so that means only 19 more days to go. How are we all doing??? I hope progress is coming our way! I'm feeling pretty confident that I'll reach my goal of 10 pounds - amazingly, as I don't think I've ever done that before! You wouldn't know by lookin at my ticker but I'll post my losses as soon as I get on that scale, still just been putting it off.

Thanks for being my challenge buddies everyone. Lets have a good weekend and lose some of this weight!!

Hey everyone. Sorry to have not been logged in much. Been pretty ill now for the past week. I'm having a nasty bout of bronchitus and issues with my thyroid. Going back to the doctor for follow up and hanging in there. I have lost a couple of pounds. Now down to 228. I have three pounds to my first mini goal.

Kimmie - Congrats on the loss! That's amazing, especially while you've been sick! I hope you get feeling better soon. You are almost to your first goal, you can do it!!!

We "challengers" have started just posting on the food thread so you can check us out there. Everyone's been successful thus far! Glad to hear you have been too .