Day 15 - Today! (woohoo!) I'm going to have to add another challenge soon, I just have to decide what because this one's getting easy for me (never thought I'd be saying that!) Workout - Done! Diary Tracking - Done!
Shy Moment - Good advice, that's exactly what I'm doing!
Apple Blossom & Jollygirl - You guys'll have to come visit Florida sometime & we'll go dancing...after all these classes, I should be a pro! Jollygirl - my dog can't stand it when I'm working out, especially anything on the floor - she thinks I'm there to play with her, so any kind of crunches or floor work also involve big wet doggie kisses!
Red - Aww, shucks, thanks! LOL After the breakup - there wasn't an option to be nice...we just refused to speak to one another. It's been one of the hardest things I've ever done! Seeing him at the hospital the other night was the first time I'd seen him since our breakup. Had he not been in the hospital - with what I thought at the time was a much more serious situation, I wouldn't have gone to see him. This is the second time we have split, so I wasn't quite as devastated - but when the man you think you're going to marry breaks up with you out of the blue...it's tough! oh & trust me, the weight is there - it's just well hidden in the avatar picture!
Gramma - I LOVE St. Augustine too! I've lived here for a few years, lived in Jacksonville prior to that & Virginia before that. I don't want to go back north. I love the Florida weather (well, the hurricanes are an exception)! The red high heels? LOL I wore them to the hospital when I went to visit my ex...he even commented on them!
OHHH - did I tell you guys I won a 3 day cruise? Well, as it turns out...way back when my ex (Mark) & I were talking marriage, we were online looking at all this wedding 'stuff' - I somehow ended up entered into a contest and won a cruise! It was kind of fun (and yes, again a little evil) to tell him I won the cruise and was taking someone else! Of course...I have to lose 37 more pounds before I'll allow myself to go!
Ok - my posts are getting REALLY long lately! I must have too much free time on my hands, I don't know how that happened!! Happy Humpday everyone!!
Day 19 - Exercise - good - 0 pause left
Day 2 - calories @ 2000 or less - 3 pauses left
Ok, a quick one this morning. My husband is finally home after being in Yellowstone for over a month and I've got a lot of work to do! The camp trailer is a mess and the laundry is amazing! Tomorrow we have to make a run back up there to pick up the dump truck too. He just brought home the pickup and trailer this morning. Hopefully the snow will be cleared from the roads by the time we head up the hill. We're supposed to have storms all week long and need to get the truck out of the park before they close the gates here on the west side.
Djstorey - Yaay! I'm glad he's home!! It blows me away that I'm debating on whether or not to go to the beach and hang out tonight while you're dealing with snow! LOL Keep warm!!
Shy Moment - Yeah, telling Mark about the cruise was a great moment...he just looked at me and said, 'well, I guess I screwed that one up'...LOL - well (that among many other things)...DUH!
Exercise 30 min....Day 2...2 pauses left
Crunches....Day 1.....2 pauses left
No beer....Day 6....No pauses left
Less coffee....Day 16?.....1 pause left
Hi everyone. I have a head ache again today, I only had 1 cup of coffee. So I'm still not there on the coffee withdrawal yet. I also think I'm not drinking enough water, but I don't want to keep track of anymore challenges. I'll just try to remember to drink more. Water.
Red: loving all of your metaphores....
Jolly: My dogs are the same. Can't get on the floor when they are around.
Gramma:Calorie cycling is when you alternate low calorie days with high ones. Well, not high, but normal. This way your body doesn't mess with your metabolism and the weight is easier to lose. In theory. I'm no expert, I've never tried it.
Hi Shy, Quiet & Nikki! Glad your husband is home again DJ!
Last edited by Apple Blossom; 10-17-2007 at 04:14 PM.
Hey all. Real quick post. I gotta grab dinner and get some stuff organized before my pup goes in to get spayed tomorrow. Fun.
Day 2
Posted ( everybody)
Went to the gym (see NSV below)
Did my abs (while the pup was eating, so I was undisturbed)
Logged my food.
I had a crummy day at work, and was driving home debating between going to the gym as planned, or stopping of for some shoe shopping. After much debate (trying to find my inner Jillian, and imagining my dismay if I had to take a pause on DAY 2!!!!), I made it to the gym. Hurray!
Red, you always motivate. You rock. Nikki, evil is good. Plus, I like the goals and rewards you have listed. I need to spend time doing that again. Though, the big reward is the friend I went on my cruise with and I are seeing who can get closest to goal before next year's cruise. The winner gets snorkeling paid for by the loser.
Everyone else, Sorry for the fly by, but good to see you and keep up the fight!
Day 5:
Water, completed
Pushups, completed, 3 pauses left
Exercise, completed, 2 pauses left
Red: Don't give up! We all have to start somewhere, and writing down what you're eating is a great starting point.
Nikki: OMG you won a cruise?! I'm so jealous. I love your idea for prizes once you reach certain goals. I should do that too.
djstorey: snow? I'm a little jealous. It doesn't snow here though. Too humid and not cold enough (here is Louisiana).
Apple: sometimes it helps to have a water bottle with you during the day...it can encourage you to drink water instead of going for soda. I'm sure you've heard of those crystal light packets that you add to water? I don't like the flavor to be really strong, so I'll add one packet to three or four servings of water.
Shy: What a fun day planned! Not very close to me though (ha, understatement). That's my sister's birthday too... so I'll probably be eating badly....lol
So...I recently got hardwood floor put down in my bedroom (I used to have carpet) and it's harder on my knees/back when I do my crunches and pushups. Can anyone recommend a good yoga mat? Preferably one that isn't too expensive.
Last edited by Quiet Ballerina; 10-17-2007 at 09:35 PM.
Thanks guys, I'm glad my husband is home too. Although it might be temporary. We're looking at a possible job in Boise in the winter which is even further away! If he does take it, we'll be looking at a 6 hour drive one way so we won't see each other much. The good news is that if he does do the job, the business will be set for money until next spring when local work starts up again.
Quiet - I'm jealous of you! I hate hate hate the cold! Winter and snow is ok in small doses up until Christmas, then I've had enough! By the way, I have a Hugger Mugger xtra thick yoga mat that I like. I got it from amazon.
Shy - Would love to join you, but Idaho is far away from everything! Have fun though.
Jolly - Good job making it to the gym!
Apple - Wow! 1 cup of coffee ?!?! Good job! I don't know if I could handle that one.
Nikki - If you're near a beach, enjoy the heck out of it! That's where I would like to be! I have not been to a beach since we went to Hawaii in 2005 and I miss it terribly.
Red - I feel for you! You seem to be exactly where I have been with food lately. I feel like I am just recently climbing out of that hole. Sounds to me like you're getting there yourself though. You can and will do this!
Gramma - Wow, you got me thinking about the ideas for the mechanical bull Might be fun and even burn lots of calories!
Good Morning!! I don't have much time this morning, I know you all must hate not having a 'novel' to read from me! LOL Good news is, my roommate is FINALLY moving to help me get my internet fixed (long story short - I can't fix it without her, which has been holding me back), so hopefully I'll be back 'up' at home soon!
Ok, so I did sneak in & weigh...I need to add that to my challenge, I keep trying to make myself do it only once a week. Hmm, maybe I'll add that for tomorrow! Anyway - I lost 3 pounds! 4 more to get my spa day!
Day 20 - Exercise - good - 0 pause left
Day 3 - calories @ 2000 or less - 3 pauses left
Well, not sure how this will play out, it's my last day of exercise and I might not make it! We are getting ready to head up the hill to Yellowstone to pick up his dump truck and depending on the roads, might not be back until late this afternoon. I'm going to try to fit in something that I can call exercise, but we'll have to see I guess how it goes.
Hey all. Ballerina, I had to laugh when I read what you wrote about the Crystal LIght packets. I had a large cup, so added two today. I thought I mixed well, but I guess not. It all sank to the bottom, and I took a sip through my straw, and it was like a Pixie Stick!!!!
Day 3: worked out, did abs, posted here (), and logged my food.
Real quick mini save. I was craving a particular ethnic food porn for lunch. Bad. But, I knew I was having much for dinner, and had already made bad food choices for the day, so made one less, and stuck with what I brought with me.
Day 13 is done. I forgot my regular notebook, but got out a piece of paper and got it all down! Yeah!
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dj -- Don't blow it now! There is so much you can count as exercise. I DON'T want to hear you didn't do something! Yeah, I'm kind of with you on the cold weather. But I just try not to think about it at all. Just pretend I can't feel. Hope the business works out for you. And, thanks for the encouragement. I think the tracking is working subtle good things into my eating habits. I've been more careful about eating some healthful food lately and I have not been pigging.
jolly -- You always have such amazing saves! Looking ahead to what you are planning is a great habit to get into. I have to do this, so I can cut down or not eat something at all. Keep up the good work!
Nikki -- Yes, it's lonely without your novels. I love long posts, as long as they're not totally self-centered and yours aren't. They're great. Thanks so much for taking the time to talk to everybody. We are entertained! You're obviously a character! AND, besides all that, look at you on your challenge. Yowzah! Beautiful!
gramma -- Quiet gramma. Good work!
Quiet -- Good for you! I will NOT give up. Thanks!
Apple -- How are you doing? Headaches still with you? I'll bet they're from the reduced caffeine. I'm also doing less caffeine but so far so good...hmm...does that mean I'm not reducing it enough, I wonder. Don't worry about making things a challenge. I'm doing others too but don't want to be accountable for them just yet, so that's why just the food diary. Hang in there! Hope to hear from you soon.
Exercise 30 min....Day 3...2 pauses left
Crunches....Day 2.....2 pauses left
No beer....Day 7....No pauses left
Less coffee....Day 17?.....1 pause left
No time, just wanted to log in...Hello everyone! Hope you got that last day of exercise in DJ!
Well I seems to have fallen off the wagon for a while and so I am hoping this will get me going again.
So No D's, no pause days. (i just can't be trusted)
No eating out for lunch at work 3 pause days.
No vending machine at work no pause days.
Under 2000 Calories 2 pause days.
It blows me away that I'm debating on whether or not to go to the beach and hang out tonight while you're dealing with snow! LOL Keep warm!!
It doesn't snow here though. Too humid and not cold enough (here is Louisiana). 
Good job making it to the gym!
?!?! Good job! I don't know if I could handle that one.
Might be fun and even burn lots of calories!
Yeah, I'm kind of with you on the cold weather. But I just try not to think about it at all. Just pretend I can't feel. Hope the business works out for you. And, thanks for the encouragement. I think the tracking is working subtle good things into my eating habits. I've been more careful about eating some healthful food lately and I have not been pigging. 
Looking ahead to what you are planning is a great habit to get into. I have to do this, so I can cut down or not eat something at all. Keep up the good work!
You're obviously a character! 
Beautiful! 
Trying to get back on the wagon.
's, no pause days. (i just can't be trusted) 