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:welcome3: DM! Glad you could join us! This thread is a nice manageable one, and a good place to put on paper some of your resolutions/challenges/goals and try to stick with them for 3 weeks. Your challenges seem very worthy, very healthy and attainable. Good Luck!
Arabella--you rock the weight loss! You are on a roll, it seems! Good inspiration to us all! :yay: beach--yeah I find outside is a whole new ball game. Uneven ground, curbs, slight elevation changes you don't even see, the scenery, the sun...... The treadmill has always been easier for me also, but I guess that's why it's good to sometimes mix it up and Get Outside! :running: And yeah, I think freezing some meals would count. I actually forgot to account for leftovers. Like tonight--I made a great dinner yesterday with grilled chx, fresh green beans, roasted garlic potatoes with shallots. Now I have leftovers. So I am going to chop up the rest of the chicken, potatoes, green beans, (all already flavored so yummy) add a coarsely chopped tomato and mayo and have a sort of chick salad on romaine leaves. Or hub could have it as a sandwich. So, not exactly a totally new meal, but still not take-out or frozen pizza! Miriam--I will look for some--I am also trying to wean DH off of so much meat. I had an idea about a year ago to go one day completely meat/fish free every week--it lasted about two weeks :D But I've been thinking about doing more of those now--healthier for our hearts, etc. We do do an awesome veg chili--of course, we top it with cheese, but I guess you could skip that! To close: "And I'm not sure what genius thought to put the treadmills in the FRONT, but I'm sure that everyone behind me loves seeing my big butt jiggling. Must have been a man. A butt man at that." :rofl: You guys just crack me up! I :love: this site! |
Evening' Gals!
Today was a good day! I did my couch 2 5k outside and plus some. I've found that when I exercise outside I puff up like a blow fish. Really! I couldn't get my ring off my finger this afternoon. I wonder why that is. Oh Mod, all of that sounds delicious. I could make a meal in itself with just green beans and mashed potatoes. My favs! Arabella!!! Woohoo!!! :carrot::cp: I'm so excited for you!! So how are you going to reward yourself when you hit Onederland? I think it's been easier to stop smoking this go around. I guess because i'm so focused on eating right and exercising:exercise:. I just don't think about it much. miriam - I found a pretty good Eggplant Casserole recipe I made yesterday. Very simple and yummy :eating2: If you like Eggplant. :wave: jolly and DMO!! oh btw.. weight in today and I lost 2.2 lbs!! :high: My Challenges - As of Sunday 1 Days Complete-Stay within my daily WW Points - 3 Pauses 15 Days Complete-Stop Smoking - 0 Pauses 1 Days Complete-Gym 7 Days a week - 3 Pauses |
No Beer, Day 13, 3 pauses left
30 min exercise, Day 11, 1 pause left Hi! I didn't realize it had been so long since my last post! Wow, it looks like an ace going for the no beer, eh? I SOOO want a beer right now. Grrr. And as usual, it doesn't seem to be making any difference. Grrr again. I dropped the modified south beach thing until further notice. maybe I'll stealth it... Modcat-you nailed me, young kids, elderly parents and a husband who travels a lot. I am going to be insane pretty soon, especially if those old folks don't shape up soon. I spent half the day at the dr. with my father-in-law and the other half trying to get my mother to behave. She seems to be going through some sort of depression. might be time for some happy drugs.:dizzy: beach, congrats on the loss! Oh, by the way, since Red is on a break I'm going to step in and remind you guys not to post any food porn! Even if you ARE making good choices, it's best for all of us if we just:censored:the food stuff. Thanks. September.....7 pounds:hat::hat::hat::hat::hat: October....5 pounds November.... 5 pounds December....3 pounds |
Mod - i'd love the recipe for the veg chili - yum! i spent 7 years of my childhood in texas,so tex mex definitely rates quite high on my list!
Butt man - LOL Beach - i haven't worn my rings for almost a year now - i swell terribly in the heat. and since it's almost always hot here.... you are getting SO close to onderland!! I came home from work at 3 AM and i am a zombie from ****. ttyl |
Completed Day 3, pause-free
208.2. And on with Day 4. I've got three days of 14k+ steps a day in. My official goal is only 12,500 but it seems like I get there and think "Well, it's not so hard to get another 1,500 steps so why don't I just go for it."
Dear Zombie from ****... oops, I mean Miriam ;) What do you do? 3 a.m. is kind of brutal, huh. I used to work as a waitress and the owner wouldn't close as long as there were people wanting to come in. So sometimes by the time we got cleaned up and got out of there ... we saw some beautiful sunrises. :tired: Blossom, hang onto that sanity, no matter how tempting it is just to let it go. :crazy: I thought the "food porn" prohibition was just against loving descriptions of off-wagon forays? It makes sense to me that sharing ideas for healthy meals -- even recipes -- is helpful. Beach, I'm not sure about how to reward myself when I get to Onederland because I don't tell my DH how much I weigh. :o I may reward myself for 50 pounds off instead because it'll be around the same time. Hmmmm... :gift: Oooh, can you tell us how to make your eggplant casserole? Modcat, I'm actually losing at a snail's pace but thanks for the congrats! I was actually down to 207 in July and am just regaining lost ground but I'll eventually get there. I do think I've got a shot at hitting my goal and it's largely due to this thread. Helps me focus! DMO, I think your first post is back there but this thread really moves sometimes. :) We're happy to have you with us! Ok, Lovelies, I'm going to chug another :coffee: and get out there for my run through the woods. I'm walking to sound yoga at lunch time and to tai chi this evening. So I should be preeeeeety mellow by day's end. :yoga: Have a great day, All! |
Apple--sorry about the food talk. I'll shape up! :club:
BTW--my mother is almost 89 and has been giving my sis fits off and on for at least a few years. She has been on some sort of happy pill to help combat her senior depression, as well as just overall general crabbiness and unco-operation. I believe it has really helped my sis to deal with her these last 2 years. Tell your mom's Dr. about her symptoms--I bet there is something she may need. :chin: Miriam--I'll PM you the recipe--suffice to say it has a couple of unusual ingredients. I think I'll make it again tonight--it's been awhile! And yeah--what DO you do that got you home so late?? :eek: It's been years since I had that kind of schedule, (during college). Beach--I'll take that recipe as well--since I'm cooking more at home now! ;) Arabella--like you, I've got to drink my last cup of :coffee2: and get out of here for my spin class. Then this evening--I plan to get to my swim class, before TBL tonight! Anyway, it's on my Tivo if I miss the beginning.... :goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes to everyone! |
Heh, people. Just had a look in here and saw the food porn talk going around. Thanks for helping me out while I'm away. Thanks Apple for watching out and Arabella and modcat for your thoughts and cooperation. Yes, the food porn originally did just refer to what would be considered no-nos on any sort of diet whatsoever, the usual culprits of sugar-laden garbage. But, it got me thinking, there are all sorts of regimes, and what could be fine on one may be not fine on another. So, yes, let's keep food in general out of the talk except in passing reference. Mod's idea of sending recipes and more detailed descriptions by private message is a great one. Let's stick to that. Thanks, all, for your help. It means a lot to me and the general attitude of cooperation and consideration on the thread is wonderful. :hug:
I'm not doing well but I am trying to keep going, which is the most I can hope for here for a while I'm afraid. |
No Beer, Day 14, 3 pauses left
30 min exercise, Day 12, 1 pause left For a while there it seemed like time was flying by, but now it is creeping ever so slowly. I KNOW I am going to ace the beer challenge! We are going on a short trip next week and I'm going to save my beer cravings for the brew pubs we tend to seek out while traveling. Mod- my mom has taken stuff on and off. It tends to make her TOO happy and thats no fun either. But it could help her through the rough place she's in. I stopped by today to make sure she at least was out of bed this morning, and she seemed much better. Arabella- running through the woods, yoga, tai chi? That DOES sound so peaceful. What is sound yoga? Is that more meditation stuff? I have heard of walking meditation. Hi miriam, I hope you have returned to the living....:sklol: |
Hey peeps,
Just wanted to post todays challenge. Sooo tired. My Challenges - As of Monday 2 Days Complete-Stay within my daily WW Points - 3 Pauses 15 Days Complete-Stop Smoking - 0 Pauses 2 Days Complete-Gym 7 Days a week - 3 Pauses |
Mod - thanks for recipe
Red - glad to see you're alive Apple - incidentally - seems I'm alive too :) Beach - I work for a charity and humanitarian organization. this week we had to file a report (ha - "a report" - more like 2 cartons of documents) to an external accountant on behalf of the govenment offices that "support" out activities. I don't even know why we bother asking for money from them, as they give approx 3% of our annual budget, and the papewrwork they make us do for it is UNREAL! Anyway - we had a deadline, and had to meet it - hence the odd hours. challenges: 1) 3 meals - day 5 2) b4 10 - day 5 3)read serenity - day 7 |
Fly-by report: Day 4 accomplished, Day 5 coming up. 3 pauses left. Weight holding steadyish at 208.6. Two more days to show a loss for official WI :crossed:
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Hump Day
miriam - All that paper work doesn't surprise me one bit. I could SOO get on my soap box right now, but I guess that's considered political, so I won't.
Well, I hope other parts of your job make up for that crappy part. :D You can do it Arabella!! :goodscale Apple, red, mod, jolly :wave: :dust: To everyone!!! |
Oh yea...
My Challenges - As of Tuesday 3 Days Complete-Stay within my daily WW Points - 3 Pauses 16 Days Complete-Stop Smoking - 0 Pauses 3 Days Complete-Gym 7 Days a week - 3 Pauses |
Hi all. Hoping for a comeback soon... :^:
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Well, I should post my progress. I forgot exactly where I was, but this past week I do know.
Exercise--7 days straight No junk processed empty calories--7 days straight No eating out--5/7 Today, I was feeling really like a slug, but I managed to get in a pretty long walk with the dogs--good for me, good for them. And eating at home tonight again. The scale? love/hate relationship, but I am still plugging away..... I am the opposite of most of you here--I have been too slow, not working much at all. Looking for a new job, but feeling kinda down about not working. Funny, because at first I was all over that, lots of energy to do all the extra stuff I always said I wished I had time for. Now, though, I feel useless, unproductive, and somedays I really have to push myself to do anything. I have thought about volunteering, but have also been lazy about that, knowing I really need to earn money. No we are not destitute, but it is hurting us that I am bringing in so little money so infrequently. (We just recently bought a house and have that added worry, along with the usual too much consumer debt.) I feel helpless, with no other options in sight yet. So even though I have extra time to work out--my attitude hasn't been as upbeat in general. I try to give myself pep talks and I'm the eternal optimist, but some days....... Anyway, just wanted to write that out today b/c it's been one of those days for me. |
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