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Heh there...flyby here. Just wanted to say I am calling an OK on yesterday. I got to the gym. I ran, not much, but enough to work up a good sweat.
The food was acceptable with some high points and lows mixed in. I'm saying, in view of THE BIG PICTURE, for example, that I feel absolutely without hope, yesterday was a relatively speaking good day. :^: Day 3 completed 1 pause left |
Hi there--I'm new to 3FC and would love to join you. I read up on the rules and think I get them.
I'd only like to have start with one challenge for now as more than that would probably be a bit overwhelming. Challenge--Do at least 15 minutes of activity every day. Things like chasing after my toddler, cleaning the house, or gardening do not count. I'm referring to the type of activity that either really gets your heart rate up and keeps it there or resistance/strength training. I think this is a level 2. I'm starting tomorrow!!! Thanks, Shari |
WElcome Shari. That sounds like a good goal to start on. Good luck!
I am off to start day two of my challenges. Hurah. I am a little worried though. Went out for my run last night, and the ankle pain is starting to get to me. I am concerned I might be getting tiny stress fractures. Going to get it checked out now, in hopes it doesn't derail my marathon plans for next year. I am just scared that I will have to stop running, now that I love running. The amount of eating I have been doing finally caught up with the scale :o, and I am sore because I haven't been working out hard so my run last night was tough :( This is the sort of positive attitude start to the day, which is going to make it a golden day! Hope you all have a better one :wave: |
Day 1
207.2. I've been (mostly) doing well and finally get to move my ticker. Momentous occasion, to be sure. But I have dreams of moving it again tomorrow :crossed:
Giving myself three pauses.
I hope to get a chance to come back in and catch up later on. Let's make this a good one! |
Hi All!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Red - I completely agree with the stop drinking when you want a cigarette! I'm the same way. Not sure if this is right before or After I've said or done something totally stupid. Either way, at that point, it's time to call it a night! mod - Congrats on the exercise! That's great. I've found it's almost impossible for me to exercise 7 days a week. I try to tell myself that my body needs a break, but in reality, I think I'm just being lazy. But If I get in 6 good days, I try not to be hard on myself. jolly - :kickbutt: Good luck on your challenges, missy!! miriam - hope all is well with you at your next Dr's. appt. Keep us posted. :wave: Arabella, Fit, & Shari!!! I'm a bit discouraged today. The scale isn't moving. I think I may have caused more damange last weekend than I thought. I skipped the gym Tuesday too because I had too many errands to run after work. I did go yesterday and worked out pretty hard. On top of that, I'm going to the State Fair tomorrow for a concert. A friend bought tickets for my birthday. Luckily, we won't leave until after work, and it will be over soon after the concert. But I'm willing to bet that there will be time to buy awful, unhealthy, fair food. I... just... don't... think... I... can... resist..... :( I must go home and stare at my size medium cruise dress to motivate myself. My Challenges - As of Wednesday 14 Days Complete-Stay within my daily WW Points - 0 Pauses 29 Days Complete-Stop Smoking - 0 Pauses 15 Days Complete-Gym 7 Days a week - 0 Pause __________________ |
beach--that's ok, really, just think moderation...... I went a bit off plan yesterday with 2 gf's, but I kept it moderate (for me) and am going soon to the gym, so I won't beat myself up too much about it. Acknowledge it, and move on, that's what I am saying nowadays.
And no, I know I can't exercise 7 out of 7, but I put that as a goal, and lately, more often than not, I am getting in at least 5 if not 6 days/week. That's so much better than the 2-3 days/week I had done at the beginning of this latest push to get in shape. Of course, I am getting a good mood elevation from it too, and I just feel so much better, and starting to depend on it to help deal with some stress issues in my life. I used to read a lot to escape. I still do, but not at the expense of my WO. Now I try to do a little WO at least, then get to READ as a reward. Anyway, beats the heck out of eating or drinking or shopping to reward myself or help to deal. WTG Jolly, Red, Arabella! Hi Fit, Shari, Miriam! :wave: |
thanks for the welcome everyone. I haven't done my workout yet for today, but plan to do it tonight. I'll check in again later.
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Sorry, another flyby. Welcome to the new people! :welcome:
Day 4 completed 1 pause left |
Hi Everybody!
Flyby for me.. Doing relatively well on big picture, yet i'm still not going to count days till the Holidays are over - the lack of schedule is such a killer for me... |
Hey all. Just had to do a quick drop in, as I am freaking out. I am the opposite of Miriam here - I am technically meeting my challenges, but as far as the big picture, I stink, and I just can't seem to stop myself. I am not working out hard enough, and I am not monitoring my eating. I just can't seem to pull it together. Was my friend right when she said school would start, I would get stressed, and put all the weight back on? How do I kick myself back into gear????
Help! |
Day 2
207. So close to ducking under ticker. This is officially as low as I've gotten in the last five or six years.
.6 down at WW this a.m. Next week will be a good one! :yes: I went to tai chi class last night -- I'd forgotten how good I feel afterwards, seriously, a little blissed-out -- and the world looks beautiful. I think I need it! Jollygirl: "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." Wow, I think I need to tattoo someplace prominent. Hmmmm... maybe a note on my fridge would help. Beach, why don't you just decide on what food you want the most at the fair and have that? Sometimes I can eat my way through a pile of stuff that isn't what I really want. :dz: Shari :welcome: I've been reading a lot about how brief high-intensity gets you a lot farther than moderate intensity for a longer time. I might look into that myself... :chin: Modcat, me too -- I need my exercise for the stress relief. Once in a blue moon if I'm not feeling well I'll skip a few days in a row. I tell you, I'm a wreck by the end of it. :stress: Fit :welcome: Glug. Yeah, it's good for us. :wave: All, let's make this a good one! |
Hello everyone! I just spent a whole lot of time catching up on posts. I was away for 6 days and then I just kind of did nothing the last few days since I've been back. While I love getting out of town, traveling with 3 kids is no vacation.
I did make it through my no beer challenge!!! :encore: I'm starting another one today. I have started to be unable to sleep well if I drink, and the sleep is beginning to be more important.... So my new challenges will be (and I think they might be TOO challenging, but I'll give it a shot) No Beer, 3 pauses allowed Run 1 mile a day, 3 pauses allowed Daily salad, as a meal OR part of a meal, 3 pauses allowed (need to eat more veggies) Jolly, hope your ankle is OK. Hello everyone else! gotta go! |
Ah yeah...well, it was the sugar devil that did it...all pauses fall. I am NOT yet starting over.
Day 3 completed NO pauses left. This was as of this morning (Saturday) so I still have to get through today to notch Day 4. I've taken to reading "no drinking blogs," "sober blogs," even "no pot-smoking blogs" though I don't smoke pot, in that way I'm probably lucky to have gotten away from the U.S. of the '70s....anyhow...yeah, I'm reading blogs because I just go out and party way too much, way too much. Ok, Ok, I can go days, even weeks without drinking. I'm not...knock on wood...an alkie, but I could be! The main thing is, my life is on standstill and it's getting easier and easier to just keep it that way when you go through the motions at work and look forward to a buzzing good night. Whoopee! Anyhow, the reason I'm tellin' youall this is because there are great links, common ties, to overeating, wanting that sugar buzz or high or just wanting to eat till you're kind of numb. Wow, are there ever links. Just that with the eating you can still walk straight! Well, I updated my blog. You can get the details, or should I say, extended ramblings, there! Anyhow, people, I'm still hanging in here. Whoopdeedoo, eh?! :dancer: Later all! :wave: |
Red--I had thought that before. I can see how there would be several similarities. I may read some of them for inspiration. I still have those days....
You are still to be commended for the effort to change bad habits you are putting in. Thinking it all through is part of the process. Arabella--So right on just eating what you really want sometimes, instead of eating a bunch of "substitutes" that didn't satisfy you anyway and may have added up to more in the long run. If you really have that craving--indulge it a little bit. Apple!--Was wondering where you were! I agree about the drinking, which is one reason I've drastically cut down. I need my sleep! When I am well rested, I want to exercise more, I am stronger with my food choices, and in a generally better frame of mind all day. The other reason is as I think i posted here before, b/c I learned how alcohol drastically slows down the fat-burning mechanism (the metabolism) for hours afterwards, like up to 95% slower, so why work-out and then un-do all the good, hard effort?? I am finding I don't want to negate my work outs--there was such an effort to do them somedays! HI :wave: to everyone else! Gotta go to the gym now! |
Day 3
207. That's holding steady for two days -- dare I dream tomorrow it'll drop a notch? I'm serving a big Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow but have no intention of pausing. I'm going to plan what I'm having, track what I eat and forgo things like rolls, chips and dessert.
I went for a run this morning, went to tai chi class and walked the long way home. Now, I have to say, I'm a little tired. :yawn: Oh, well, I'll make it an early night tonight. Mocat, I've always felt like there was something about alcohol that impeded weight loss beyond just the caloric content! I thought it was a hormonal effect. Maybe it's a double-whammy kind of thing... Red Balloon, you're so right -- it's all substance abuse and we do it for many of the same reasons. Just our choice of poison. And maybe we can walk straight, but we sure have side effects too -- we'll call 'em love handles. Apple, I'm always exhausted after a trip even if I'm travelling by myself! With three kids? :tired: Hope you're feeling more rested. Well, I've got to run out and pick up a few more things for tomorrow night's dinner. And then the plan is to prepare a few of the dishes tonight so tomorrow won't be crazy. Happy Saturday, all! |
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