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#106

djstorey , 07-31-2006 08:45 AM

Day 16 - exercise - good, 2 pauses left, level 3
Day 17 - exercise - pause, 1 pause left

Day 10 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1
Day 11 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1

Well, I made it through the weekend with the calories, although I cut it close both days! Exercise on Sunday just never happened. The day went by so quickly, I don't even know what happened to it! Oh well, back on schedule today. Weekdays are the easiest for me so I should be fine.

Busy day ahead, gotta run!

Have a great day all!

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#107

PinkSnowDays , 07-31-2006 10:21 PM

Got one more glass of water sitting next to me I'll finish soon and have completed my 34oz of water per day challenge with no pauses! Hopefully I can finish the others in the next two days! I am already planning my next challenges. Lots to do over the next few days. I'll have to catch up on all the chatter soon!

Challenges:
Day 19/ 2 pauses used -Only one glass of Diet Coke a day or less (Level 3)
FINISHED!! Day 21 -At least one bottle (34oz) of water a day (Level 3)
Day 19/ 2 pauses used -20 minutes of exercise a day (Level 3)
Day 19/ 2 pauses used -No eating after 9pm (Level 3)

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#108

Apple Blossom , 08-01-2006 12:16 AM

Great job Lucky!!! Glad you made it through 21 days!
And Pink! You too!
I had to restart, but today (unless I go for a late night binge) will be day 2 complete. I have to admit I'm not eating all that healthy. My appetite has been non-existent in the morning so I've just been having coffee.
I have lost another pound. I'm beginning to wonder if my scale is broken....well, tomorrow I'm going to the gym and I'm going to be weighed and measured... . I haven't been able to go for a long time, maybe a week? almost. DH is out of town and I'm going to be brave and try to bring the kids tomorrow....I apologize for not keeping up with everyone elses challenges. I hope to get caught up in the next few days!!

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#109

redballoon , 08-01-2006 03:02 AM

working on them.....
Hello all. Got a bit of time here before I get to the gym. Had a great ride, again, some of the best work so far. NO four-beat canter strides...heh, do or did any of you out there do dressage? dj, wasn't it you who mentioned riding? Someone else too, I think...

Well, as for challenges, I finished Monday OK on everything so I am DONE with the days below. It is now Tuesday and I am working on them....gotta be careful tonight or I may even take a pause on clean living...though that may well be left for my birthday next week.....hmmm....

I went to the gym yesterday morning but was late so only had time to jog 2K. I also weighed in as it was the last night of this fat loss contest but my bodyfat hadn't budged according to their meter. Now, I KNOW that is sooooo wrong because my clothes are much, much looser than when I started but that's the way it goes. The meters aren't accurate. I was sweaty and really retaining fluids but I had to take the measurements then. What a bummer, but what the heck. I least I know I am leaner! Hurrah!

This is how it stands on the challenges. These days are DONE! Hoohah!!

Challenge 1: Crunches -- Day 12/1 pause left (Level 1)
Challenge 2: Journaling -- Day 2/1 pause left (Level 1)
Challenge 3: Reduced Caffeine -- Day 12/1 pause left (Level 1)
Challenge 4: CLEAN LIVING!! -- Day 11/2 pauses left (Level 3)

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Apple -- How's it going? You sound like you're having a bit of a rough time but are determined to stick with it, which is just great! Good luck and hope to keep hearing from you!

Pink -- I assume I'm safe in saying CONGRATULATIONS to you!! on completing your water challenge and it sure looks like you'll be notching those others real soon! Excellent work! I'm glad to hear you're already looking ahead too, but do take time out in a couple days to give yourself a huge pat on the back!

dj -- So glad to hear you made it through the perilous weekend! Cutting it close is A-OK! As for the exercise, that's what pause days are for. Good luck with the rest of your challenge. To be bravely forging ahead without a safety net is very impressive!

trob -- I just saw your post about the crunches and remembered that I still have mine to do today and I better do them soon because I'll be out tonight. Thanks for the encouragement. It still is hard and I just may take a pause on clean living, but you're so right, gotta take it in small bits. They are what add up! A big hand for your moving along on your challenges. Three days in the bag!

Sushi -- So, you're still not sore!? If not, you must be doing something right normally. Good for you! Love those challenges rolling along. Kudos to you!

jolly -- Where are you? I'm afraid to ask about your dog... You said you were taking him to the vet. I fear the worst. Tell us how you are, ok?

Ok, people, where are some of the ones who showed up and then disappeared?! Come on back and give it another try. There's no shame in starting over. We do it ALL the time! mez, how are you? lucky? Madame, what happened to you? Evies? Heh, carla, you hiding out there? Shad, work got you busy?

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#110

djstorey , 08-01-2006 08:55 AM

Day 17 - exercise - pause, 1 pause left

Day 12 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1

Did good yesterday. It was so nice and cool too! I'm so glad to have a break in that heat wave we've had for some time now.

Red - Congrats on being leaner, even if the meter didn't show anything. You know how your clothes fit and how you feel and that's what really counts!

Yes, I did mention that I used to ride but never did dressage. Had a few friends that did but that's about it. I used to ride mainly western. Did shows in equitation, pleasure and trail riding and did barrel racing for fun. I did use an english saddle once in a while but only because I loved jumping. Wow, do I miss all that!

Pink - on your challenge! Good job!

Lucky, Trob, Sushi - keep up the good work!

Have a good day all.

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#111

redballoon , 08-01-2006 08:22 PM

not doing too well....

Oh, yesterday did not end well.... I got a lengthy email from work and spent a long time replying to that and then had to run out. So, I forgot to do the crunches. Then, I met a friend who is on the wagon and I didn't want to drink in front of her, so there was no choice really but to have a latte, which goes against my reduced caffeine challenge. I felt so bummed out, didn't drink much later with another friend who was drinking, so I could have called it clear on clean living, but then just caved in and had to take a pause on that as well. What a bummer. I feel disgusted with myself for allowing outside things to hurt me.

Challenge 1: Crunches -- Day 12/no pauses left (Level 1)
Challenge 2: Journaling -- Day 3/1 pause left (Level 1)
Challenge 3: Reduced Caffeine -- Day 12/no pauses left (Level 1)
Challenge 4: CLEAN LIVING!! -- Day 11/1 pause left (Level 3)

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dj -- Your progress is inspiring! I wish I were doing as well as you, but my resolve is slipping and troubles are messing with my equilibrium and peace of mind. I hate to admit it but that obviously inaccurate reading at the gym is affecting me despite my knowing it shouldn't. I guess I just needed a boost. This is always what happens. I make progress but not enough to really make change like being able to buy nice clothes, really take off enough fat to keep me from hiding the rolls, and then I put it back on because the rewards just aren't enough to keep me going. I slack off. Oh well...
It sounds like you were quite a rider. It'd be nice if you could get some in, even if just a little bit, since you obviously miss it so much. Maybe you could try. Well, keep up the good work...I'll try to press on with mine.

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#112

PinkSnowDays , 08-01-2006 10:44 PM

Challenges:
Day 19/ 3 pauses used -Only one glass of Diet Coke a day or less (Level 3)
FINISHED!! At least one bottle (34oz) of water a day (Level 3)
Day 19/ 3 pauses used -20 minutes of exercise a day (Level 3)
Day 19/ 3 pauses used -No eating after 9pm (Level 3)

Let's just say that I fell off the wagon... big time... not even dragging behind. I started eating bad... ad it went on and on and on. Between the heat and stress of moving I just lost it today. No real exercise, tons of pop and let's just say it is adter 10pm and I just finsihed eating. Ughhh. Lots to do to catch up tomorrow just stress I guess. Hum... ok no more venting! I can do this... just gotta start living that way.

Good luck ladies!!

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#113

luckyducky , 08-01-2006 11:36 PM

Hey chickies!!!! I am still here and still walking!!! I DID give myself a break after finishing the 21 days, and didn't walk over the weekend ( it was dangerously hot, and being on call kinda puts a damper on hoofing it for long distances) but, I DID go on eBay and purchased a 3 mile WATP video so I dont have that excuse any longer once it arrives!!! I am happy to be exercising though!!! It just feels good!!! One thing I have noticed though, and this makes me kinda sad, I don't have time for my horses when I am focusing on walking, and I have a big show in 3 weeks, and 3 of the horses going are no where close to being in condition!!! Now, if I cloned myself 3 more times, make that 4, then I could get everything done like I would like to get everything done!!!! Anyone able to help me with that?

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#114

redballoon , 08-02-2006 07:38 AM

huge save!
Well, the day was a bad one and I was about to throw in the towel, but I didn't. I had a huge save. Just got back from the convenience store where I was gazing into the frozen food section at certain unmentionables. I was about to buy something, something really horrible. And then I thought, NO!! I won't. I'll go back home and report an NSV here. I bought some hot green tea (that's calorieless of course) and came home. I thought, well, things are shite and all, but eating this junk that I was contemplating is just not going to help things, you know? So, it's in to bed for me. A kind of wasted day, but perhaps in some ways not....

Hope to see more of you soon! lucky, Pink! Howdy! Pink, don't blow it now! lucky, get those horses worked! heh, carla! like my new avatar? I am, battered and bruised, rising from the hole, from the depths, like a phoenix!

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#115

Shad , 08-02-2006 08:15 AM

Regardless of Carla, I quite like it myself. Sort of cheeky and cute. Bit like it's owner really.

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#116

djstorey , 08-02-2006 08:36 AM

Day 18 - exercise - pause, 1 pause left

Day 13 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1

Another good day here. Nice and cool, which makes working out so much more pleasant! It is supposed to get warmer in the next week, but only into the high 80's. I think all my fans can keep up with that!

Red - Good job with the save! I know you've been having rough time but, hey, in the end, you did good! You've gotta appreciate those kind of things, they make you feel stronger and help you to go on. Just remember the progress that you have made.

As far as my progress... I know that I've come a long ways, but I have been working at it for 1 1/2 years. It's been long and slow with lots of bumps along the way. I'm just stubborn and refuse to give up! I just wish the weight would come off as easy as it did in the beginning. It seems to come off now in little spurts with long pauses in between now that I'm smaller, which is really frustrating!

Yes, I would love to try and start riding again. I drive my son to work everyday and have to pass 3 equestrian centers on the way! Someday I would love to stop in one of them but finances keep my from doing it at this time. Maybe when my youngest starts school and I go back to working more hours I'll be able to justify the expense. Either that or I need to make some friends that have horses!

Lucky - Good job on the walking! Glad to hear you got one the WATP workouts. I really like those, and they are definitely the way to go when it's too hot out! I started out with those workouts myself and now have quite a collection of workout dvd's with everything from walking, to stepping, and even kickboxing. Keeps me from getting bored!

Pink - You've been doing really well, and everyone has a bad day once in a while. Just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back to it. You can do this!

Have a good day everyone!

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#117

trob , 08-02-2006 08:54 AM

day 5- 100 crunches...1 pause left...level 1
day 5- 64 oz water...1 pause left...level 1

every day brings new challenges and victories. sometimes the challenges are huge and victories very small, but we all must focus on those victories. give yourself a pat on the back at the end of the day for everything that you did right and just try and make the next day better.

red- love the new balloon and the attitude that goes with it!!

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#118

carla49 , 08-02-2006 10:09 AM

Yes, Red, I MUCH prefer this avatar. Glad you got rid of the gloomy one. Goofy is much better. I'm with Shad on this one.

Very, VERY hot here. With the humidity, perceived temp of about 47C yesterday, real temp high 30's.

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#119

redballoon , 08-02-2006 04:43 PM

trying to keep up truckin'....
Good morning. Couldn't sleep well last night. Bad dreams and asthma, but I'm up and ready to leave soon. I feel a bit stronger in resolve today and the scale has nudged down from a bit of loss of fluids I know. I really need to break through the 70-kg mark. That would help me feel like I've actually made progress. It's funny how soon you forget what your body felt like before.

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trob -- Glad to see the challenges moving along. trob, the attitude isn't really there with the new avatar. It's just me to act "as if" and hope the attitude follows.

dj -- Thanks for the long post and your support of others. You're almost done with your exercise challenge and your calorie one is coming along nicely. Wish I could say the same here. You have seven inches on me and at 184 and me at about 156, you and I probably have about the same difficulty losing weight. You have to really work hard at the exercise I've found. It's the only way to take off more fat. Watching the food intake is the only way to prevent a gain. Not fun, is it? Yeah, I was happy about the save last night. I'm thankful to have some place to report things like this. It helped. The progress I've made never seems like much, especially as I can still wear all the clothes that have become looser. It's a great feeling when they become simply too big to wear but that's a long way off. I tell you, if life would just get easier the weight wouldn't be a problem. Ah, to live a life of leisure with no worries. Work with me is a mess as usual and it eats away at me. Too bad it doesn't just eat the stores of fat. I hope you can get some riding in. If you have so much experience riding, I'm sure you could find someone with a horse who perhaps can't get out to ride and you could ask to exercise the horse. Well, good luck and keep those challenges going!

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Thanks, Shad, cheeky, definitely!...cute...I don't know. I need just a weird balloon. carla, the other avatar may come back. I keep them all and change to match my mood and just when I get tired of one. The new one isn't going to stay long, I know that.... and if it weren't for my handle, I'd have a black one. Well, where is everyone?

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#120

mumofone , 08-02-2006 04:59 PM

What a great thread hope you don't mind my joining you.I really need all the help i can get

challenge 1:no bread,potatoes,white rice or white pasta: level 2
challenge 2:to drink 64oz water:level2
challenge 3:to walk for 40mins every day :level 1
wish me luck if i can do it in small spurts like this it seems alot more doable

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