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Please keep in touch with us while you take your rest. We will miss you and you might not know it but you are an inspiration for all of us. |
Day 2
210.4. This is my fourth day of being back on track. Official Day 2. I find the first three days are the hardest making a change like only eating at the table. Next challenge I'll work on putting fork down between bites.
:bat: Batwings? Let us not speak of this. :eek: I like to dream that it'll all tighten up when I lose the weight -- it did when I got in goal territory, um, about 20 years ago. Sheesh. I hadn't realized how long ago that was. So, yeah, thinking maybe the ups and downs and aging might not help me realize that dream. I lift weights 3X a week, though, and I'm hoping that does some good. modcat, I'm shrugging my shoulders too. :rolleyes: Aw, even that wiggles my batwings! Red, just look after yourself while you're on walkabout! Hope to see you back soon. :hug: Apple Blossom, I try different approaches. Sometimes I just sit and focus on my breath. Sometimes I use a guided meditation. There's a good 10-minute one here. And I feel like I've got no excuse for not fitting in 10 minutes. Last night I took a walk down to the harbour and sat and watched the sun set. Beachluvr, when I start any new intensive exercise regime, my weight loss is slow at the first. I think that the muscles often tend to hold water when you're doing something like that. I've seen it happen every time I start something new. I see changes in my body but it takes a while to translate to the scale. Jollygirl & Shy, I agree -- our attitude is what makes us happy or unhappy. Not our circumstances but how we react to them. Of course, it seems a lot easier sometimes than others but it's worth the effort. After all, this is our lives. I can get pretty negative, myself. And it only makes everything worse, attracts more negativity. Working on it, always working on it. :wave: all! (aw, there go the :bat:s again). Let's take this day and make it work for us! |
Just another quick note--company still here thru tomorrow--whew! Will write more later.
naked scary halloween challenge--enygirl started it, you set a goal to reach by halloween--she put us into teams--kinda like TBL. I'm in team BAT--not doing anything to help my team at the moment--hehe! :^: Stick with it girls! Hang in there Red! TTYL..... |
Welcome back Apple :welcome3: Thanks for the kick, I need it once in a while.
Red, you'll continue to be in my thoughts. Look forward to hearing from you soon. Arabella, your post gives me hope!! :hyper: I've never done the weights before, and I've never not lost a lb or two (when I'm truly honest with my eating). So I'm going to stay off the scale for a good week and see what happens. Hope you're having fun with your company, mod. Personal Challenges: As of Monday 13 Days Complete-Stay within my daily WW Points - 1 Pause 2 Days Complete-Stop Smoking - 1 Pause 11 Days Complete-Gym 7 Days a week - 1 Pause |
Well, I did not get started on those challenges yesterday, but today is shaping up well.
No Beer, Day 0, 3 pauses left 30 min exercise, Day 0, 3 pauses left South Beach phase 1, Day 0, 3 pauses left Start Over! I also joined the Scary Naked Halloween Challenge. Don't know what team I'm on yet.... Red, Hope you are having success with your "walk about" , as Arabella has named it. (Funny!) We are missing you!:goodluck: Hi Beach & Mod, hope things are going well! Arabella, thanks for the link! I can't wait to try it, late at night when it's quiet and no kids or animals are bugging me! I also followed links from that site and found some cool web sites. Thanks! |
Ughh, I just weighed in to start the Halloween Challenge and changed my ticker. Even though I don't usually weigh myself this time of day, WOW! I have really poofed up. I really need to get going on this weight loss. I'm just making it harder and harder for myself. Stop the madness!!
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Hi people. I'm not walking anywhere, I'm just doing what I've always done more or less without having to critique everything or put it up for review. I need the time to just cruise along in anonymity on my harder challenges, and they have been extremely tough. I'm well aware of that and the only reason I'm bummed about the lack of weight loss is because I can't find it in myself to do that as well.
I'm well aware of what I'm NOT doing, just wish things weren't so tough that I would feel like making something not really so important to me a priority, or perhaps realizing that it is more important to me than I want to admit. The thing with me is that I do a lot of the things largely because I am so driven, but don't have anyone appreciating them (it's usually the opposite). I have to learn to appreciate myself more and not look for accolades from others. Or come to think about it, realize that it's NOT recognition from others that I want but from MYSELF. In fact, when I am actually doing something, I find the recognition (as opposed to support) somewhat annoying because I understand all the work that went into it. Not talking about you all here. What I like about here is that you all DO understand the hard work that goes into things and thus know that support, not recognition per se, feels good. That's pretty rare. Most people are often thinly veiling jealousy with comments of recognition and all too ready to bring on a bit of sabotage...."that's great that you haven't had a drink in two weeks...wanna go out tonight, just for one or so?" So, I have to decide whether getting a great body is or isn't going to be a goal for now, a true goal, If it is, I have to do it. I certainly know how. If it isn't then I have to shut up. Thanks for your support. I'll be back soon with an answer. Either I come in here to record the progress toward a new goal, a weight-loss goal, since that's what this site is for, or I leave totally. I wish everyone the best with their challenges. :wave: Apple, stop "poofing up!" :lol3: |
Hi all! Just posting for Tuesday. :wave:
Personal Challenges: As of Tuesday 14 Days Complete-Stay within my daily WW Points - 1 Pause 3 Days Complete-Stop Smoking - 1 Pause 12 Days Complete-Gym 7 Days a week - 1 Pause |
Just got time to pop in and report that Day 2 was all it should have been. And I'm coming up on the end of Day 3 in fine form.
Let this be our motto and our mantra: Stop poofing! |
Good news! I weighed myself this morning at my usual time and I lost 5 pounds! So I adjusted my ticker again. I don't think I REALLY lost 5 pounds in one day, but that sure would be nice, wouldn't it?! I feel like I'd be cheating if I started that high. I'm not as poofy as I thought.;)
No Beer, Day 1, 3 pauses left 30 min exercise, Day 1, 3 pauses left South Beach phase 1, Day 1, 3 pauses left We have lift off! I'm doing well today too. I took a long walk/jog. 4 miles! I finally had a day where I had the time and didn't feel guilty to take an hour to exercise. I might only be able to do that once a week, but that will do. Hi to everyone! Thanks for checking in Red, we are all thinking of you!:hug: September..... 7 lbs October..... 5 lbs November..... 5 lbs December.... 3 lbs |
Great news, Apple!! :sunny:
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Good Job Arabella and Apple!!
Personal Challenges: As of Wednesday 15 Days Complete-Stay within my daily WW Points - 1 Pause 4 Days Complete-Stop Smoking - 1 Pause 13 Days Complete-Gym 7 Days a week - 1 Pause |
Completed Day 3, pause-free. On with Day 4
I'd love to have no pauses - but I hope if I do it's from something like a few steps under 10k or forgetting to meditate.
I'm down one more pound of the recent regain. :rolleyes: Gotta remember that journaling and only eating at the table when I'm by myself are essential elements of staying on track. :chin: Actually, though, special dispensation allowing me to eat watching a movie by myself tomorrow evening might account for a pause. But I'll write up a contract with myself about what and how much I'm going to eat and will not allow it to turn to a "Whoopee!" meal... aka binge. I might write the occasional judicious dispensation into my next challenge. Huzzah to all -- let's make this a good one! |
Wow Arabella, I just realized you are about to leave the 200's!! That is awesome. Right behind you girl!
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Yeah, if you don't get in front of me, considering the rate I'm moving at!
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