Two pauses already!
 

I have only been at this for 8 days and have already taken two pauses-How will I ever make it? :?:

Day 6-1 pause left.
:dunno::dunno::dunno::dunno::dunno::dunno:

Looks like most everyone else has found a good rhythm.
Keep it up!

CJ-good healthy choices-you will do it!
Jolly-way to save the day-good strong choice to do the abs!
Quiet-I am sorry you are under the weather-keep up the fluids! It wiw make da code in yo dose feew bedda.
Red-you are the MAN-way to go! Thinkin 'bout-cha.
Shy-awesome! 21 days! Also . . . Thank you. I am going to re-evaluate. It is not that what I need to do is "hard." We are talking 'stretching' here. However, I do think my work schedule is throwing a cramp into the "every-day" challenge. Maybe every day is not reasonable for me. Maybe I need to be happy with accomplishing my challenge on my days off. Then I won't be setting myself up for failure. I will think it over.
I'm glad your pressure & fluid issues are doing good-Are you ok? Did I miss a post?

Day 16 - calories @ 2000 or less - 0 pause left
Day 11 - exercise - 2 pauses left

Just a another quick catch-up. Have a great day :wave:

Hey all. To all of you dealing with the stuffy head aching sniffling sneezes - I am with you. My summertime allergies are getting ready to switch to my winter cold. It never ends. If only I had bought stock in Benadryl.

I went to the Y and did a cardio fusion class tonight with a co-worker. Butt kicking! Now, if only I can remember next week that this was supposed to be an EXTRA workout, not my only workout.

Day 17: daily posts, daily abs at home (I did a quick set despite the evening workout class), and daily food journal.

Day 14: daily workout

I need to get moving on my applications. My boss shared with me the letter of recommendation she is submitting for my law school applications. I was very touched. It is hard for me to come up with positive stuff about myself, and what she wrote was awesome.

Have a good night all:wave:

Hi All!
7th day of walking two miles. I had to take a pause Sunday because the blisters on my feet were so bad. But Monday I sucked it up, slapped some Baind-Aid blister cushions on my puppies, and got back to it. Can't believe I'm 1/3 the way through! Oh, and I lost 3 lbs this week!! woo hoo!!
Hope everyone is doing well!

Good Morning!

Day 9 - Today
Workout - Done
Diary Tracking - done

Day 8
Workout - Done
Diary Tracking - done

Just a quick drop in to let you guys know I'm still here...just swamped! I'll do my best to catch up with everyone this weekend. I'm doing well, I met my first goal of 15 pounds today! :carrot:
My cousin came to again for a bit yesterday and was told everything that was going on. He's has an amazing attitude and unfaltering faith...just taking it a day at a time. We're all still praying and hoping things get better. It seems like they are, he may even regain use of his kidneys in the future.
Ok..gotta get back to work. I hope you all had a wonderful (candyless) Halloween!! :devil: Take care my friends!

Day 17 - calories @ 2000 or less - 0 pause left
Day 12 - exercise - 2 pauses left

Well, made it through Halloween within my calorie range and even have another loss of 1.5 lb! The scale is finally moving in the right direction once again.

Nikki - :woohoo: 15 pounds! Enjoy that well deserved spa day! Glad to hear you had some better news about your cousin.

beachluvr - :cheer2: Congrats are in order for you too! 3 pounds in a week is awesome.

Hi Shy, Jolly, Gramma & Red!

Once again, gotta run!

Big Pause
 

OK, I think instead of freaking myself out, I will take shy's suggestion. I will start over with something I can do every day. However, I am not sure what that is yet. It might be easier to take something away than to add something to my schedule. So I am going to take some time to think it over. I will check in and say hello once in a while until I do.
Keep up the good work all!

Congrats on the losses, Beachlvr and Nikki. Shy, thanks for the kind words.
A big HELLO to everyone else.

Still in a funk today, but did meet my challenges. That's about all I got right now. Take care everyone. Until tomorrow . . .

Evening all!

Niki, congrat's on the 15 lbs! That is awesome! I'm sorry to her about your cousin. He'll be in my prayers.

Took a pause today, had school and a presentation. Next week I'll be half way done with school, which I am soo excited about!

Hope everyone is doing well!

TGIF!!

Day 10
Workout - Done
Diary Tracking - Done

Good Morning! I have a little bit of time this morning to catch up, woohoo! This week I have been doing the Kathy Smith: Project You workout, while I'm waiting for Turbo Jam to arrive. I've always liked Kathy Smith & it's pretty much what I expected. The cardio is a good workout, not super challenging - but it gets your heart rate up and keeps you moving. The pilates segment was tough & yoga was really good. I mentioned earlier that I have a coach now. Well, here's how it works - when I got TJ, Beach Body (they are the company that puts out TJ, Kathy Smith's workouts, Yoga Booty Ballet…) has a site with support (coaches), info and forums that you can join - so, I worked it out that my friend (Russ - the Spartan) is now my coach! It's not much different than what it was before, because he was already helping me - I'm just more involved in the community and take part in what they call WOWY (work out with you) - which means you log in when you're working out & so do other people that are working out at the same time. You can see who else is dragging their butts out of bed at 6am - it does kind of help motivate you when you see all these other people doing it too. Ok, moving on (aren't you glad I don't always have time to write like this!)...I've been struggling with my diet. I don't mean that I've been eating wrong - I'm sticking to the plan, but I've been waking up in the middle of the night hungry. I'm good - I don't do the midnight munchy thing...but, I've gotta figure out how to work around that. No news on my cousin or Aunt today. School is going well, I have interesting classes right now, Ethics & Grant Writing. Oh & for the inquiring mind, I never did hear back from the ex (Mark), which is probably for the best!

Beachluvr79 – Sorry I haven’t properly welcomed you! I’m glad to see you here, it looks like you’re doing well on your challenges! I can SO relate to you on school…it’s taken me way too long to get back & finish up, I have a year and a half left at the end of this semester. :book2:

Shy – You’re funny! What plan are you doing? I haven’t even begun to look at sodium yet…I started tracking it on fitday, but since I’ve never really had a problem with adding in salt or high blood pressure, I figured I’d tackle the obvious first and move my way down the list. It’s surprising when you start looking at it, isn’t it? I never realized how much sodium was in some of the stuff I love!

Quiet – Where are you? Are you feeling better? :?:

Red – Congrats on completing your challenge! :yay:

Djstorey – Congrats on the weight loss & making it through Halloween unscathed!!

Gramma – Did you come up with a new plan? It’s hard with all that we have going on to find the right balance. I think you’re right though, taking a step back to re-evaluate to figure out what will work for you. No sense setting yourself up for failure. Baby steps!! :hug:

Jollygirl – Yeah!! I guess then that you made the decision to pursue law school? Maybe I missed that post somewhere. I’m so proud of you! That’s great that your boss gave you a recommendation letter, it’s always nice to hear good things about yourself! My allergies have been kicking my butt too…uggh. Hopefully, it’ll pass soon!

Ok, I think I’m caught up. I’m sorry if I left anyone out. Have a great weekend, I’ll be thinking of you!! :dust:

Day 18 - calories @ 2000 or less - 0 pause left
Day 13 - exercise - 2 pauses left

Another day done! I talked myself into doing yoga today and find myself actually feeling guilty. I told myself I was going to add yoga in 1 day each week, but I'm so used to workouts that get my heart rate up and burning lots of calories that when I do yoga, it doesn't seem like I'm doing enough. I do really need to work on my flexibility though, so I'm going to keep talking myself into doing it at least once a week.

Shy - I like that, "The Rennie Plan". Guess I kind of have my own plan too. Borrowed an idea from here and there and turned it into my plan. I do agree with you on that whole sodium thing. It's very hard to keep the levels down! I count my calories on fitday and am always surprised at my sodium intake. Luckily my blood pressure is really good so I haven't worried too much.

Nikki - Glad to hear things are going a little better for you! So you got the Kathy Smith Project You. What do you really think? I do like intense workouts though, so I'm not sure about that part. Let me know when you have time.

Hi beachluvr, jolly & gramma! Hope all is well.

:wave:

Hey all. Shy and Nikki - I KNOW I need to kick the sodium habit too. However, I also figured I would worry about the overeating, stress eating, junk eating first. Give myself the salt as a weakness and tackle that last.

I thought i was going to have to restart my daily workout challenge. I just wasn't feeling it this morning. I was supposed to work a second shift tonight at one of my programs, so came home to take care of the dogs. I decided to grab my gym bag, in case I got out of work early. Ended up they didn't need me, so I did go to the gym. I didn't work out very hard, I'll admit, but i went.

So, Day 19 - daily logging, daily posting, daily abs
Day 16 - daily workouts.

Have a great night all :wave:

I've been lurking. I'm at the last stages of my cold (even when I do everything right to get better, it takes me a week to go through a cold) so I'm just coughing. I'm thinking about what I want my challenges to be, because with the upcoming holidays and relatives visiting, I know it'll be hard to get in a lot of stuff in.

I'll start up again on my challenges soon. Hoping for Monday.

Hey Guys!

Day 11 (I can't believe how fast these things go by)
Workout - Done
Diary Tracking - Done

I'm going a little crazy here, I sat outside on Halloween night - not using my brain apparently & my legs got eaten up by mosquitos - looks like they had a buffett! Ughh. I did another closet sweep yesterday and was able to get into more clothes that didn't fit me 2 weeks ago! Yaaay!! Thank Goodness last year my sister and Mom lost weight and passed some of their clothes onto me, or I'd be out of luck!

Djstorey - Yeah, I like the Kathy Smith stuff. I've always liked Kathy Smith because she takes a lot of time explaining how to properly do the moves. But, once I get them down and do the video a few times, I get bored. I think TJ & Yoga Booty Ballet are a little more high energy and fun - which is what I like. So, I guess it depends on what you're looking for. Her pilates segment was tough and I'll probably work it into my rotation even when I switch over to TJ. I have to laugh at you about Yoga - I feel guilty about it too. Today I worked out for 45 minutes and then did another 30 minutes of yoga. I actually really like yoga and I'm constantly worried about injuries (bad knees) and pulled muscles that I try to work it in at least a couple times a week.

Jolly & Shy - Yeah, I think it's time that I start paying attention to sodium as well. Hopefully, now that I have a coach - he can help me with that. Actually, I'm going to need help with my whole diet. Last night was good, I didn't wake up hungry - I think it's because I made some dietary changes...I just hope he can help me figure out what I need to do!

Quiet - I hope you're feeling better today. You know I hadn't thought much about the holidays. I think getting through them while you're trying to lose weight is a challenge in and of itself!

That's all for now, have a great weekend! :dust: