calling another...
 

Hey. Motivation is low today. Rainy fall weather. Didn't want to run. Blah blah blah. I Need to go at least hop on the bike for a bit :(

have a good day all :wave:

Flyby Pals,

Jolly - thinking about you..

Red - happy to hear things are picking up for you!

I walked half of Jerusalem yesterday <well, that's what it FELT like> and I woke up SORE! Should be interesting at work today.. <not> I go to counseling on Mondays, hope today is a good one.

My big picture challenge is doing pretty well. Day 1 complete.

I'm pleased to be halfway to my weightloss goal, but that means I have even more work than I've done until now left!! Oh well...

Hello!
 

Happy Monday to all! I can say that now that it's noon. This morning not so much.

I not only met, but exceeded my birthday goal.. er, VERY early on Saturday morning. By the time I weighed this morning I had put back on a little bit, BUT met my goal on the dot!! I guess that's what lots of Low Country Boil and beer will do to a gal. I even did 3.6 miles Saturday... a gift to myself I suppose.

Mod - you are so right about not taking life for granted, and worrying about the little stuff. I had a boyfriend who when I used to get upset or mad about little stuff he would just say "perspective". And I'd stop and think about if it was really worth it. More often that not, it wasn't. Life IS just too darn short. :bubbles:

Arabella - Move That Ticker! <- That is supposed to sound like Move That Bus! on Extreme Home Makeover. hehe.. yeah, it's cheesy.:p

Thanks red! I think it was the best one yet! Even if it was my last 20 something one.
The overall picture is definately important. Now that everything is "sticking" I can't imagine doing one without the other. Like eating healthy without excercising, or vise versa. Even at 205#'s I feel healthier than I ever have in my entire life. At least that I can remember.
You seem to have a good idea of a well rounded plan that could be followed for life.

jolly - I love it! I will definately have to purchase some. I love that wick (sp?) fabric. Especially in socks, I have the hardest time finding good socks.
I hope you're doing ok, considering the circumstances. I hope you find your motivation today.

miriam - mono? Yuck!! I feel for you, I've had it before. I hate needles as well, and If i recall I never went back to have the tests to see if it was out of my system. I figured when I stopped sleeping 14 hours a day I'd know I was better. :^:
Fortunately working is not something I'm OCD about. Just drinking, smoking, and eating.

Well, Peeps, hope you all have a wonderful afternoon! Keep up all the hard work, it sure is paying off!

My Challenges - As of Thursday
12 Days Complete-Stay within my daily WW Points - 0 Pauses
27 Days Complete-Stop Smoking - 0 Pauses
13 Days Complete-Gym 7 Days a week - 1 Pause

fell off the balance beam....
 

OK, so I did 1 hour of exercise early this morning, but for some reason, got too busy with stuff and didn't really eat until dinner--then because I was starved, haven't really stopped! Bad evening...... I will NOT like the scale tomorrow. I am planning to do A LOT tomorrow to work it off.

I agree miriam, the 2nd half of our goal will probably be the hardest for all of us to lose.

beach--that is a great word--perspective. I love it. And congrats on reaching your birthday goal!

jolly--I've yet to get that book, but i plan on it. Sounds like just what I need. That and the penguin man!

Red--hey at least you went to the gym! I did today as well, but because of the bad eating today, it was probably a wash at best, or even a backslide day. But we just gotta keep pushing on.........:lifter: :woops: :bike2:

Red - kudos on the determination!!! Go, banana, go! :)

Mod- go go go on the exercise! I will hopefully be able to start sometime :P I went to the doctor yesterday and got a blood test, and after I had left I remembered he hasn't weitten to check my glucose, so I called to ask him to add it to the list of things being checked. Later, the doctor call ME on my cellphone <that's highly odd here> and told me that my Vitamin D is dangerously low and that I have to come in next week (tonight/tomorrow is yom kippur - no dr's) to discuss it. Hmmm. That didn't sound too good! I wonder what it means.

Big picture for me is doing pretty good. Even getting some sleep.

Well, I think I have hit rock bottom. Luckily, before all the weight went back to my bottom. Because my eating has steadily gotten worse, I have lost that instant feedback when I have an "oops" that it doesn't taste/feel good anymore. But, with the sheer quantity of crap I have eaten in the last couple days, I guess my body had enough. I had to fight the urge to :barf: during class and the whole drive home. I still feel icky this morning. But, it did jump start my motivation to get my head out of my rear. I did not do cardio yet today, but did do yesterday and today's cardio. I am running tonight, and will try to bike and read after.

I wish I could bottle how awful I felt yesterday, so I could reuse that feeling when I think food will help anything other than actual need fuel hunger :(

So, on that happy note, I am ready to honestly restart my challenges. Give me a good boot ladies :dancer: All are level 3's

1) Follow menu

2) Daily workout

3) Daily log

Have a good day all. :wave:

My challenge - 8 bottles of water a day. Sounds easy enough but most days I'm not getting them in. Figure the challenge will help.

Jolly - there is a sure benefit of hitting rock bottom - it's all up from there!

Thinking of you..Good luck on your challenges, and yours, too, Fit.

Fit--that is an excellent goal--one of my unspoken ones as well. I am adding that as an official challenge now!

I am keeping track of my exercise challenge on another thread, and I am happy to report I have exercised now 18 of the last 19 days. :yay: I am getting close to 21 days for that. My other challenges are not too bad either. In that time, I have seriously cut back the alcohol b/c I learned that besides the extra unnecessary calories it reeaally slooows down the fat-burning metabolism of our bodies for the next several hours! By as much as 95%!!!! So why exercise, and then defeat that hard effort?

So I have had alcohol only 3 times in the last 19 days. Only two more days to go--and I know I will do that.

Processed junk foods? well, that may have to be changed. I have begun to depend on them a little bit again, the "diet" ones, when I am dying for something sweet or salty.

So:

Exercise: 19 days (1 pause)
Alcohol: 19 days (3 pauses)
Junk overly processed foods: :(
Water: 96 oz. every day (been pretty close, but officially, Day 1)

Jolly: It's so hard to get off track. And then, to force yourself to come to a screeching halt and reverse that direction---oooh I feel your pain. The first few days are the worst. But once you have built up a few days in a row of positive behavior, it will be a ton easier to want to not wreck that streak. Just hang in there for a mini-goal of 3 days. Once you put that 3rd day in the books, then try for 4. Just think, 4 days. After that, you realize it's been one whole week!

When I get to one week, I really don't want to wreck that effort. (Oh I still have my bad days, but they are usually not totally, from beginning to end, a bad day. Or at least, to a lesser degree than in another life of mine!)

We are all subject to falling off the wagon, but the the journey is not over, and today is another day. Good Luck!!

miriam--one thing about Vitamin D. It is a fat-soluble vitamin. Why are you dangerously low? I'm sure there could be a whole host of reasons, possibly something to do with your mono.

But one thing that is possible also is gluten intolerance. Has your doctor checked that? My mom has it, now for about 20 years. When she was first diagnosed, no one had ever heard of it, and actually she had been for at least 3-5 years before her accurate diagnosis.

Anyway, much more common now. For whatever reason. But one symptom is not being able to absorb any fat-soluble vitamins, along with calcium. Her bone loss with her increasing fatigue was attributed to osteoporosis and "normal" aging for years. Initial advice was take calcium and multivitamin supplements and get in some exercise, including some strengthening/weight-bearing stuff. And yes, it was also attributed to her low thyroid--they did find that out and started her on that supplement. But the celiac disease was undiagnosed until she saw a specialist for her eventual extreme bone loss.

Remember--I am not a doctor (well, I am, but not that kind) and this does NOT constitute any medical advice at all!! :D Just a thought.......