Nikki, Congratulations on meeting your challenge goal!! Thank you for being such a great addition to our challenge group! I really enjoy reading your posts. Hope to see you "at length! soon!! Once again, congrats!
Hey all. I am hoping to do that whole wireless thing too. I am trading this in for a laptop when I get my taxes back. It will be tidier at the desk, and essential when I get accepted into law school.
(notice the "when." I am trying very hard to improve the negative self talk)
Guys - I'm just dropping by to fill you in. My cousin, Jeff - the one that was shot about a month ago, died this morning. I'll fill you in on the details in a few days. I'm not sure at this point where I'll be and when. But wanted to let you guys know why I may not be around for a few days.
Nikki, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Red, DJ, Shy
Day 3 - daily postng, daily workout, follow menu, an 3 sets abs all met.
Need to whip up some dinner, and decide if I feel up to cleaning my office tonight, or do it tomorrow with the bedroom. Hope everyone else is having a good weekend.
Hi Shy, jolly, dj, just TOO busy here. I'd been wanting to write, but just finished some work now and am late for the office! Hope you're all doing well. Nikki, how are you?
Hey all. Red, I understand busy. Shy - 4 hours of shopping????? Being more a "Supermarket Sweep" kind of shopper, I don't know if I am impressed, or scared.
Day 5 - posted, did my workout, followed my menu, and did my abs.
Day 5 - counting calories - 2 pauses left
Day 6 - not snacking after dinner - 3 pauses left
I'm here too. Just busy like everyone else. I too spent too much time yesterday in a shopping mall. A little shopping, and a lot of waiting for the kids to get their yearly portraits done! I can't believe how early all the Christmas stuff has started. We actually saw santa yesterday at the mall. What happened to waiting until AFTER Thanksgiving?
Jolly - I'm with you on the shopping. I prefer to get in and out quickly. The more time I spend shopping with all those crowds, the more I want to go home and have a stiff drink or ten.
Shy - Good job! And yes, I'd count 4 hours of shopping as my workout! I'd be burning lots of calories just from the stress alone!
Red - Glad to see you popping in as you can! It's nice to know you're out there.
Got room for one more 21 Day challenge girl? Here I sit, right before the holidays only 16 pounds from goal, after having dropped 36 pounds since last January for my New Year's resolution. I am 5.7 and currently weigh 146.
My daily goals are simple, to take in between 1200 and 1300 calories daily works very well for me if I incorporate at least 30 minutes of light cardio/strength training, bicycling, and movement into my day. I aim to take in 3 liters of water a day (which is easy now that I have my 1 Liter water jug at my desk) and eat dinner before 7:00 p.m. I also log everything I eat into fitday.com to keep track of calories and exercise, although I am also using a workout log to track exercise/fitness goals. In 21 days, I should at least be down six pounds through healthy eating and exercise. I would love to join your challenge if you will have me!
Hey all. Nikki, how are you doing? DJ, amen. In particular, despite how much I love finding the perfect presents for people, there is nothing that gets me out of the holiday spirit faster then dealing with the shopping crowds. Aimin - welcome. Shy, good luck with the new challenges. Where, oh where, has our Red leader gone? Where, oh where can she be?
Day 5 - all challenges met for the day. I made some bad food choices (PMS), but did do my double workout. I have another planned for Wednesday, to battle Thanksgiving!!
Day 6 - counting calories - 2 pauses left
Day 7 - not snacking after dinner - 3 pauses left
aimin! Glad to have you join us. Good luck with your challenges!
Jolly - I too love to find the "perfect" present for people. I have just found that I do better shopping during less busy times or to shop online in order to save my sanity!
Shy - I wish I could be stress free myself. I do work at that goal, but things lately just don't let me do that too easily.
Day 2- Did 30 minute workout YAY!...need to work on drinking water more!!! and frighteningly, I am at the mercy of the country club for dinner this evening because I have to speak at a town hall meeting for my neighborhood association...Wish me luck!!!
Thank you so much Dj, Shy and Jolly for the warm welcome. It is so much easier to go through this process with the proper support, so thanks!!!
Aimin, Hello and welcome! Of course you're most welcome to join us!! And a big congratulations on your weight loss. 36 pounds, kiss 'em goodbye!! Beautiful. These last ones are the toughies for sure. I wish I could get off about the same weight. All I ever seem to do is lose the same 10 lbs over and over and never get the 40 some off I'd love to. Well, best of luck!
dj, jolly, shy, sorry for the AWOL all this time. Shy, great going on the 2 lbs gone!! I'm in the midst of Japan Cup week here and it means more busy than usual, plus it's pms week and cold season and oh...it's just on and on. BUT, the sky is the most beautiful blue today. Gotta love the Tokyo winters. I will, I will start a challenge soon. Just give me time. And I'll start a new thread then too. This one's getting long. Off to Hong Kong for the races in early December but I'll be checking in. Later al!
Last edited by redballoon; 11-20-2007 at 08:34 PM.
Hope you're all doing well. Nikki, how are you? 
Good job! And yes, I'd count 4 hours of shopping as my workout! I'd be burning lots of calories just from the stress alone!
aimin! Glad to have you join us. Good luck with your challenges!
We gotta a new one!!
Of course you're most welcome to join us!! 
And a big congratulations on your weight loss. 36 pounds, kiss 'em goodbye!! Beautiful. These last ones are the toughies for sure. I wish I could get off about the same weight. All I ever seem to do is lose the same 10 lbs over and over and never get the 40 some off I'd love to. Well, best of luck! 
I'm in the midst of Japan Cup week here and it means more busy than usual, plus it's pms week and cold season and oh...it's just on and on. BUT, the sky is the most beautiful blue today. Gotta love the Tokyo winters. I will, I will start a challenge soon. Just give me time. And I'll start a new thread then too. This one's getting long. Off to Hong Kong for the races in early December but I'll be checking in. Later al! 
