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"Every-Day" 21-Day Challenge -- Fresh start for the new year!
Okay, everyone, as is the tradition, I start a new thread when I personally start a new challenge.
Below is a short explanation of how this challenge works so all you newcomers can take a look and decide if you're game or not! I hope you are! Hop aboard and enjoy the ride. We've got a great bunch of supportive people, so I hope you'll give us a try. A lot of people try for a while and then disappear.. I hope some of you will keep trying. There is NO shame in starting over. Remember, it's not over till you give up. And our motto around here is: NEVER GIVE UP!!...Just start OVER!! EXPLANATION AND RULES: It works like this: you decide you'll do something for 21 days straight, every single day, so keep it doable. Then you count ....one through 21.....and if you flub it, you MUST go back to zero and start over again. Everyone will be on different days. You can start anytime. At the beginning of the challenge you declare what level it is -- Level 1, 2, or 3. Level 1 means you feel it's a relatively easy challenge for you and means you only give yourself ONE pause day (see explanation of pause days below). Level 2 would give you two pause days and so on... And taking NO pause days is what I'm going to call "aceing a challenge," as in "I'm aiming on aceing this one!" Yowzah!! :cb: With a pause day you pause in your counting and continue the next day with the number you left off with. Pause days are NOT substitutes for days, i.e. Day 12 -- Day 13 -- Pause Day -- Day 14..... I suggest taking a pause day late in the game (better to go back to Day 1 early on) if you need a break or screw up when you're well into the challenge, meaning, when you're on Day 15 or something like that. In any case, the trick is to keep going. The momentum builds and it's great incentive to stick to your guns, cause if you don't.........back to START you go. :( And the really great thing about this challenge is that you are forming new habits that will wipe out the old! AND, you get to do it with a great bunch of really supportive people to whom you are accountable! :grouphug: THREAD GUIDELINES: In the interest of maintaining structure, a sense of solidarity and facilitating support I ask anyone who wishes to join this thread to please strive to follow the following guidelines while participating in this challenge and in posting. 1. Although this is a fabulous support group, the focus is to be on your CHALLENGE/S and/or other people's challenge/s AND weight loss, whether your challenge is about it or not. Please keep the challenge a priority, although we welcome chattiness! :lol: This means tell us what day you're on when you post and it's a good idea to make regular mention of just what your challenge is. This an action-based thread. Our members are ON a challenge, RESTARTING a challenge, or just in between and looking to start up again REAL SOON. ;) We also welcome posts from admirers, encouragers, and old friends! 2. Please refrain from posting food logs or recipes, except where you are really looking for help and advice on your eating. If journaling is your challenge, please keep the journaling off the thread and in a notebook or blog and just tell us if you've done what you set out to do. We have ALL types of dieters here, low-carb, high-carb, low-fat, high-fat, vegetarians, meat-lovers...please use simple mentions if you have something you want to share and then links and/or private messages to do so. 3. Please do NOT go into glowing accounts of any slipups, food indulgences or binges, what we here call "food porn." Simple mentions are fine, but use of smilies :censored: :tape: etc. as substitutes where possible is encouraged. 4. Please keep this a secular thread. Of course, passing references to your beliefs, a bit of introduction about your beliefs, brief faith-related words of encouragement are fine. :angel: 5. Please show support, support, support! This is key. :grouphug: You can waffle on about yourself but please, at least occasionally,come up and look around at others and what they are doing and MENTION it with words of encouragement and/or praise or sympathy. We understand "busy," poor computer connections, and bouts of self-pity and life problems where the focus turns to "me" and dealing with those problems, but these should be temporary, not a habit! ('cept in the computer case.) In conclusion, let me say, the above are just that, GUIDELINES. Please realize that these guidelines have been added in an attempt to keep this a supportive and beneficial thread, at the LEAST, to those who need it MOST, those for whom weight loss is the hardest and, more often than not, the most crucial as well as for those who still, perhaps despite great success, know all too well that the road they walk will always be a slippery one. :^: The guidelines are also meant to cultivate an atmosphere of consideration and concern for ALL, not individually, but AS A GROUP. Well, all's said. Please join us!! :wave: |
ugh.....
Well, people, if I could I would never drink again in my life. I got so drunk yesterday at the party and though it was fun for a while, today certainly doesn't feel fun. Oh well, it's done. It's gone and it's time to try to slog on to my next goals...it's not going to be easy. :(
Here's where I stand before counting today (Sunday) No Booze Day 16/0 complete 2 pauses taken/none left --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking (Started Nov. 5) Day 18/60 complete no pauses allowed (started Dec. 17) second round completed Dec. 16 No Sugar postponed -- longest streak 48 days (to Dec. 25) Write-it-down Challenge Day 12/53 no pauses allowed, second round completed Dec. 22 ************** Cyndi -- Glad you like the photos. That's what it looked like yesterday. I only took a video on my phone so won't post anything. I guess it was good I drank but I made a mess of things because the alcohol just hit me like a ton of bricks. Not eating and not drinking recently just has me NOT able to drink like I used to. Oh well, that is a GOOD thing. So, what's the bird of the day? Is that a sparrow or something more exotic? It's not a wren, is it? Hmm... Your challenges sound good and great going on that choco save. Yes, a pause AND only two squares??! Wow. Pauses to me, unfortunately, still mean excuses to binge. Not good. One question, if you melt the chocolate, can you then say you've met your challenge? Oh, wait...that's my way of doing things.... ;) Just kidding!! Good luck! :goodluck: As for me being "back on track" or not, I'd have to say NOT quite yet. I am quite hungover and naturally depressed and my skin is driving me crazy....or is it the other way around? Everyone else, hope to see you over here soon. Apple, good to see you again! mod, Sunni, Shy, Quix, Tech, miriam, how goes it? :wave: |
Cool idea, Red. New year, new thread. So I guess I'll come up with some challenges...
I think my key to success will be exercise, so 10 minute run daily, 2 pauses allowed 20 min additional exercise, 2 pauses allowed Daily crunches, 2 pauses allowed We went bird watching today too! But I spent most of the time in the car with my sick daughter, while the rest of the group took a short hike. I saw grebes, coots, mergansers & egrets. One lone ibis. A few hawks. It was a beautiful day. |
no better today...
Morning all. Hope to see more people over here soon. Apple, good to have you back and best of luck!
I am in a bad slump, very bad. Just going to have to pull out bit by bit. No Booze Day 17/1 complete 2 pauses taken/none left --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking (Started Nov. 5) Day 19/61 complete no pauses allowed (started Dec. 17) second round completed Dec. 16 No Sugar postponed -- longest streak 48 days (to Dec. 25) Write-it-down Challenge starting over Day 0 |
No slump, Red. You are on track to complete 2 very difficult challenges. No slump.
I completed day 1 of all my exercise challenges. Yay. I probably didn't run for 10 minutes with out stopping, since I brought a dog and of course she has to stop here and there. But I prob ran for close to 20 total. I haven't taken this new dog for many walks since we got her 2 months ago. She HATES cars and freaks when ever one goes by. Need to work on that. It's especially bad at night. Eating today was OK. I need to come up with a simple eating challenge too. Maybe no dessert or something. Hope everyone comes back soon! My life returns to a bit more routine with the kids back in school, if thats the case for the rest of you, well, here we go again! |
struggling...
Thanks, Apple, I needed that. I'm doing bad with the sugar, but I was glad just to be able to go into work today that's how depressed I am. It's the skin and the incessant itching and all. I may just have to go the steroid route again. It seems to be the only thing that knocks it back. Even two months off alcohol didn't get rid of it. Anyhow, congratulations Apple, for liftoff! :bravo: I couldn't believe it. Though the thought of drinking was making me sick, I was still mentally entertaining the idea. After a day in the office I wanted to drink. I know. Insane. With smoking, I could listen to the ill feeling. Gave away a bunch of lighters... No Booze Day 18/2 (second number is straights days) complete 2 pauses taken/none left --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking (Started Nov. 5) Day 20/62 complete no pauses allowed (started Dec. 17) second round completed Dec. 16 Where is everyone? :listen: |
Good morning Red & Apple.
Red - Sounds like you've had just one stress after another lately :( It's absolutely amazing and impressive that you stayed away from those cigs. Now to get everything else back. Is today Day 1 for you? Sounds like the skin problem is ongoing. Are there any alternative treatments that work or is it just the steroids? I'm going to see a naturopath in a couple of weeks to check into diet and other environmental stuff for myself. I've got a real issue with inflammation and don't want to take any of the favored drugs. Not sure if I'll get any good info but it's worth a try. I've got to restart one of my challenges too because I messed up so let's get back on track together. I know you can do it! Heck, You're my role model :carrot: Oh, and the bird is a Northern Hawk Owl, very cool bird I've always wanted to see. We just got a quick look so will probably try again if it hangs around for awhile. Apple - I read your post while drinking my first cup of coffee and thought your dog had a problem with cars and freaks. You'd never get anywhere here with a dog like than :rofl: Great job with the exercise challenge :cp: Well I messed up my exercise challenge and need to start over :( I was so tired after driving 11 hours yesterday that I just fell asleep the minute I hit the pillow so no stretches or exercises of any kind for me. My Challenges: * Chocolate Challenge, Rnd 2 - No solid chocolate, 1/3 serving sized pauses. First challenge completed 12/20. 7/21 - used 1 pause * Grain Challenge - Limit of 3 grain servings per day, 1 pause used.8/21 * Exercise challenge, Rnd 2 - yoga, weights or stretches every day (cardio is assumed). 1 pause First round completed 12/22. Restarting because of extra pause used! 0/21 * Journal Challenge, Rnd 2 - Journal everything that goes into my mouth,no pauses. First round completed 12/27 . 8/21 **A new, very necessary challenge - No more than 1 serving size of nuts or nut butter daily. I'm calling this the Stay out of the Jar with a Spoon Challenge ;) No pauses allowed! 0/21 That's it from here. Just another day back at work but starting late because of freezing rain. It's been that kind of winter. |
Something has been wrong with my 3FC - I haven't been able to access the site for ages!! I kept getting a "access forbidden" notification!!! GRRRRRR
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Oh hi guys! New thread--thank god! I needed it. Red--I have been having a rocky start to the new year, as well--really I have been pretty much within guidelines as far as total calories or not over-eating, but have given in to alcohol nearly every day since New Year's eve, and also much more sugar and fat than I was used to. Needless to say, I've felt alternately up and down, full of energy sometimes, and extreme lack of it at other times. Combined with the post-holiday blues, some depression from the bad eating/drinking has been interfering with my resolution for exercise. Yesterday--I resolved to get back on track--hit the swim class for 1 hour, 20 minutes and ate MUCH better! So I woke up today already feeling a little happier and more optimistic.
And by the way, I agree with Cyndi--I love hearing about the cultural stuff you encounter as a normal course of life there--it's so fun to have on-line friends from all around the world, hmmm? Your informational tidbits are every bit as good as a travelogue--which I spend way too much time reading on the web sometimes!! Or watching--(does anyone else like watching Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations"? New shows start this week--yaay!!) Apple--great to see you! New dogs are so fun, and really a good motivation for some activity, huh? I hope she gets used to cars, though, for your outside runs--some dogs are naturally a bit nervous about some stuff. Our neighbor's standard poodle is quite timid and spooks easily--luckily we live in a very quiet neighborhood......... CyndiM--11 hours driving?!?! Wow, you were motivated to go see that bird, huh? Or was that combined with some other purpose as well, like coming home from a few days away? Miriam--Hey girl! I was wondering where you were! I hope you've gotten that computer glitch worked out now! How have you been amidst all the drama going on over there? Try to stay sane....... Well, off to do a short run around the neighborhood with a dog or two, before going into work only a half-day today--oh well, at least that's better than no work at all! Keeping my fingers :crossed: about more work opportunities in this new year, though!!...... |
feeling better...
Hi all. The day started out bad but I forced myself out to the riding club with the promise I would work from home today on a story. Well, the latter hasn't materialized yet but the deadline is still a bit away...I really needed the break. Things have been very stressful at work with lots of new crises and worries. I am not good at rolling with the punches until they become familiar....hmmm, that doesn't sound too nice....but, anyhow, break is justified. I needed it for my sanity!
AND, I think I'm finding my groove again!! Not quite this good yet, but I'll be there soon!! http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...et59/elvis.gif I made vegetable juice for the third day in a row. I'm hoping I can still get my skin better with lots of vitamins and minerals. I bought a new budget book and datebook and plan to use them both this year! I sent a dreaded email explaining why I had to back out of a job offer...I have been losing LOTS of sleep over this recently, but I just can't justify leaving the job I'm in now, no matter how stressful it is, it IS a job and here we had big reminders of how bad things already are. The past few days, with me in a slump, I still kept thinking of all the men, some 500 of them who suddenly lost their jobs that were through agencies and were camped out in central Tokyo. Here they were moving to the park that offered to give them a place to sleep. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...9/a5449a5b.jpg They've moved them now to better lodging and many companies have come forward with offers of work, but it's scary. I still have mine and I better stick to it for the time being. Opportunities come but this may have been an opportunity to recognize poor timing when I see it instead of a job I should lunge at. Oh, and for the culture bit for today. The old woman by the riding club (she must be 86 by ow) called me in to the fields for a big radish (daikon). I couldn't turn her down. She has so many of them and was trying to give them away. They were huge! The one I got was relatively small (like the ones pictured here on this photo from the Net) and weighed over 8 lbs! I don't even like them all that much so I gave it to the neighborhood fish shop people. I often do. They always feed one of my cats who goes begging delectable bits of grilled fish, sashimi and all sorts of delicacies. No wonder she's nearly 12 lbs herself! The shops here are mostly open to the outside and my one cat sits under the parked car nearby and waits for them to notice her, which they always do. They're looking for her! Such sweeties. Now, how do you like this, Elvis followed by unemployed and homeless to an old man holding Japanese radishes....hmmm, no I have NOT been drinking. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...9/daikon_2.jpg ************** Cyndi -- Thanks. Your words meant a lot to me. It felt good to have someone giving me a bit of sympathy and praise. I LAP it up like a starved dog. I also started taking spirulina again yesterday. I ordered some from the States. My brother used to send it and maybe it helped. Who knows? I'll try any sort of superfood. I think my eating is actually very poor. I just don't get the fruits and vegetables that I used to these days. Did you get a better look at the owl? I actually meant the bird in your avatar. What's that one? Too bad about the exercise challenge but kudos for just starting over again, no song and dance...'cept that would probably count as exercise too! :lol: I hear you on the p.b. challenge. I used to be really bad there too, though not recently. I go through phases. Nut butters are very hard to stop at just one serving. I mean, come on, 1 serving is only enough for like ONE cracker!! :dunno: :shrug: :?: miriam -- Glad to see you again! How are you?!?!? It must be scary there. Is Hamas still sending rockets over? I haven't been following it closely I'm afraid. I hope you're not in an area that is under attack. I wish both sides would just STOP with the violence!! modcat -- Well, I have to admit I'm glad I'm not alone on the rocky beginning to 2009. As I said, here I definitely was not, but still, it was getting me down. Of course, here too, I think the drinking and poor eating was really depressing me. Then again, I started feeling bad before I had the two days of drinking, so I don't know. Like I said, skin is so bad. Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed the cultural stuff. Well, actually it's just my life here. Good work on the swimming and 'm glad to hear you're feeling better too. Forward, march, eh?!!!! :dancer: |
Hi guys! Well, I'm like Red, slowly getting back into my groove, but I'm not posting any challenges until after my birthday, because there is just too much else going on this week. I have 2 friends who have b-days this week also--both want to go out and celebrate! One just one-on-one, one as a couple with me and DH out for football on Saturday. Oh yeah, and the football! Playoffs, both Saturday and Sunday games, going out to watch and eat with friends, ARGH!!
See how many excuses I have for not being accountable? I am just going to wait until after this week-end to post my new challenges--I can't wait forever. Suffice to say I am trying to exercise most days now again and NOT overeat or over-indulge in anything. But need to give myself a couple of pauses coming up here quick so I'll just wait....... Red--you know I share the same birth DAY as Elvis, right? (Not the same year, haha....) I know several people who were crazy about him, including my cousins, my aunt, and DH's grandma. He is so retro and campy he's almost cool again, ya' know? I have to confess I did tour Graceland once, it was very interesting....and I sometimes find myself watching an old movie of his I find on cable, they are a fascinating insight to another time..... That's really sobering to see that long line of men that are jobless. And homeless, also? Wow, it really is a global economy, isn't it? When we collectively decide to stop spending, buying stuff, it affects everyone, and it is a never-ending spiral, as more companies lay off more people and then more families are evicted and not having any money, and on and on.....Well, the credit extensions did get waaay out of hand and we all bought too much with too easy credit, including houses and cars and such. I remember my parents never bought a car unless they could pay for it in cash, except the very last one they bought on a vacation when theirs broke down and my dad had decided to just buy a new one (a Dodge Intrepid) and he wrote a check for $10,000 and then had to pay the other $12,000 on his Discover card--but only until he could get home and transfer some money out of somewhere else then he paid off the Discover in full next month! We all should be living like that, I now realize..... <ruefully> That daikon is huge! I don't know, I like them ok, but not sure if I could eat that big of one in a short time frame! Well, off to get ready for work.....:wave: |
the tally...
Hey all. Morning here. Have such trouble sleeping these days. The itching drives me crazy. Crazy dreams and my usual one about not being packed and yet late for the airport. Last night I spent in Africa, where I've never been. Interesting. Must be the Nelson Mandela autobiography I'm reading. :lol:
Well, no alcohol is still ok (since I allowed pauses this round) and no smoking is still an ace (this round is completed!!!). I really don't want to drink. The two months off did absolute wonders. It broke me of a rut, a canyon of habit in fact, mostly psychological. I was thinking how many years it must be since social drinking has been a part of my life and that two months off, though it seems like nothing, was huge. That is the very sad fact. At least I realize it now. The mental habits were the biggest and those two months were really hard, but now that they are done, I feel so much more decisive and free about decisions whether to drink or not. Well, I weighed myself for probably about the second time this year. It's way up and I feel it too. But, I have to face the fact that if I eat sugar, I bloat big time. However, I also need to face the fact that no matter how "good" my eating is, the calories are just too many. I wasn't losing enough in those two months, not enough at all. I obviously was compensating with other food, food other than sugar and alcohol. THAT has to change. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...59/Wake_up.gif Here's to changes. Though I haven't made it a challenge yet I realize must start counting calories. It's something I despise, just as I despise Frank Covey-like datebooks. Looking at them in the store yesterday, they give me the creeps. They to me are the opposite of what makes me happy (spontaneity, carefreeness, simplicity) and yet, I know I have to take a bit of them and use it to reach my goals. OR, I can just give up and learn to be happy with being overweight. I could do that. I'd have to get a bigger horse. I'd have to give up dreams of bare, tanned legs and tucked-in shirts. (Sigh). Aren't my dreams petty? No Booze Day 19/3 (second number is straight days) complete 2 pauses taken/none left --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking (Started Nov. 5) Day 21/63 Third round COMPLETED!!! JAN. 6 ************** mod -- No, I didn't know you and Elvis shared a birthday. I didn't even know when Elvis' birthday was but looked it up. So, tomorrow! My time, that is. I think Elvis was way ahead of his time, amazing, totally, though I was never big into him at all. I don't think I've ever even seen one of his movies. Really should. I like some of his songs that were also way ahead of their time or maybe it was just that he got out into the mainstream unlike others because he had more to mainstream about. The moves were incredible, still are. It's a shame he went the way he did, but everyone's life is rough. People tend to forget that the money only makes lives interesting and easy in one way. The battles we all share. You know, I'm not sure why the men here were homeless, but they were. I guess with their jobs cut they just had nothing to pay anything, including rent or they were homeless to start with. A lot of the homeless here do work and the numbers of people living in tent cities in parks have really grown in recent years. The Japanese government is useless. So, where is everyone?!?!? http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...uck_family.gif |
hell at work today...absolute hell...
Ah, where is everyone?!?!?!?
As the subject line reads, it was utter **** at work today. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...t59/scream.gif I am all worked up, really bad, the itching is horrendous. I pigged on sugar. I did NOT drink. I did NOT smoke. I almost drank but at least stopped myself there....please let things get easier..... I will start new challenges (other than the continuing no booze/no cigs pair) soon. I promise. No Booze Day 20/4 (second number is straight days) complete 2 pauses taken/none left --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking (Started Nov. 5) Day 1/64 fourth round, no pauses -- Third round COMPLETED!!! JAN. 6 |
Well it's a work at home, snowy icy day again! It's getting really old this winter. I've been doing pretty well with my challenges and they are making me stop and think more, which is the point for me. As much as possible I'd like to turn around years of eating disorder behavior and be able to make good choices rather than have a long list of forbidden foods. :shrug: The jury is still out on the experiment but I hope it works.
My Challenges: * Chocolate Challenge, Rnd 2 - No solid chocolate, 1/3 serving sized pauses. First challenge completed 12/20. 9/21 - used 1 pause * Grain Challenge - Limit of 3 grain servings per day, 1 pause used.10/21 * Exercise challenge, Rnd 2 - yoga, weights or stretches every day (cardio is assumed). 1 pause First round completed 12/22. Restarted 1/5 - 2/21 * Journal Challenge, Rnd 2 - Journal everything that goes into my mouth,no pauses. First round completed 12/27 . 10/21 The Stay out of the Jar with a Spoon Challenge. No more than 1 serving size of nuts or nut butter daily. No pauses 2/21 Red - C'mon girl restart that sugar challenge today! It's obviously playing havoc with your body and you've got enough stress without that too. YOU CAN DO IT!! Just step away from the sugar for today. I'm counting calories too. I discovered pretty early on that I could easily overeat healthy foods too (like that was a surprise from the chick who got fatter eating bags of chips from the co-op!). Your dreams are yours and there's not a thing wrong with them :) MY goals were all health related early on but I have to admit I am now very vain about my size 4 jeans and that stops me from overeating as much as anything else :o Mod - I think I'm in a mood today - you can find a challenge or two that works with your plans for the next few weeks - exercise, limiting the amount of fat or calories or whatever you count, adding a vegetable to every meal. There must be something that will fit ;) THe bird in my icon is about the size of a healthy sparrow and we just barely got a glimpse of the owl. I suspect that, weather permitting, we will be off bird chasing again this weekend. I hope not as far though! Okay, I'll stop being such a bossy nag now and go do some work :) |
So right you are CyndiM!!!! OK--at least a challenge or two........
1) Either take a healthy lunch to work or eat out a salad, with fish or chicken. NO MORE excuses for a "whatever" lunch when at work, even if going out with co-workers!!! 2) Cut back again on the alcohol--it just hurts my calorie burning. Amazing how easily I slipped back into red wine for dinner or beer with football....... 3) More VEGGIES (thank you CyndiM!) This time of year I just don't crave them as much. Just gotta get back to it--they are filling and hardly any calories. 4) Cut out the toast in the morning--fell back into that again. Only fruit or healthy yogurt or a sweet potato....... Officially starting Day 1 today, finish on January 28th. Bye guys, gotta go to work again! Yaay!! :) |
:carrot::broc::cb: It's the cheering produce section! Way to take control Modcat!
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10 minute run, Day 3 completed, 2 pauses left
20 min additional exercise, Day 3 completed, 2 pauses left Crunches, Day 2 completed, 1 pause left. Forgot to do crunches yesterday. Haven't put myself on a no beer challenge, but maybe I should. I went 2 days with out, but then had some last night. All we have in the house now are special brews that were gifts; stuff that has to be shared. So maybe that will keep me in control. I'm still not talking myself into it. OK, no beer, 2 pauses allowed. Modcat, great challenges! I'm sure you'll sail through! Cyndi, I probably need to count cals too. The food that always gets me is the nuts. They are supposed to be so good for you, but even a few can put up the calorie count too much! And thanks for kicking some :kickbutt:you are a great motivator. Hi Red! I wish I had a solution for your itching! I get dry skin in winter that can keep me awake at night if I don't take care of it. I've found that a body or massage oil applied right after a shower does the trick. Wow thats a big radish. I don't really care for them. Maybe one bite, but thats about it. They are supposed to be very cleansing. See ya later chicks! |
do or die!!
Hey all. I AM trying to find my balance again after yesterday. I started eating sugar at work. In fact, I WANT it now. I started and kept going and then at home I was doing a real allout binge that had me back in my teen years when I binged all the time because of problems at home.
Today, I naturally felt ill and instead of going out to see my horse, which would have offered me much needed calm, I decided to cancel and go to the gym before the office. I have not been at the gym yet this year. It seems like weeks. It's only one. I have to get back to a point of relative peace. Otherwise, what's the point? I can't ride. I'm too ill and upset. If I retire my horse I can leave the job. Either I don't let this get to me or I get out. Simple as that. Wish me luck. Challenges are back. A total of FOUR. That's right. FOUR big ones. I got sick of all the no, no, nos, so I switched No. 3 around to really name what I CAN do. It's going to be tough. In addition to 1) NO BOOZE (no pauses) 2) NO CIGARETTES (no pauses) there will be added 3) EAT only natural, unprocessed foods (that means no sugar, no processed foods, no white flour or sugar) (three pauses allowed) 4) MUST JOURNAL EVERYTHING WITH A CALORIE ESTIMATE AND TOTAL IT!! (no pauses allowed) Ok, too late to talk to you all now. Apple, mod, Cyndi, thanks for the support. I took it to heart! You all hang in there. Later! :wave: |
End of day 1 and I am successful--yay me. I am strong today, just want this feeling to last. Tomorrow I am off for the first time this week and I am going to the store to stock up on fruit and veggies and stuff like that. I will also get out cookbooks (the healthy ones) and look through them to pick out a few menus for the next week. I think my palate was getting jaded here recently. Time to wake it up again!
That's the spirit Red! You are on your way back! I know you will feel better tomorrow, and no, you are not going to give up on your horse. Just try to breathe....... the peace will start to come. And yes, that sugar addiction is one of the toughest ones to break--I'd venture about as tough as cigs, but I don't speak from experience there, so I don't really know. It is a vicious cycle, the hugely strong cravings even a little sugar can start up--it really is like crack, I think! :lol: Apple, I love nuts as well, and do allow myself some most every night. I usually eat mine with a little square (or two) of dark chocolate. Except pistachios--I could eat a whole bag by myself (DH loves them also, so they don't last around here, that's for sure!) CyndiM--LOVED the cheering produce section! and I echo Apple, thanks for the :drill: We all need someone to give us a little prod now and again. Sometimes I just have to get out of my own way, ya' know? Then I can go far!..... :) See everyone tomorrow! |
10 minute run, Day 4 completed, 2 pauses left
20 min additional exercise, Day 4 completed, 2 pauses left Crunches, Day 3 completed, 1 pause left. No Beer, Day 1 completed, 2 pauses left I did extra crunches yesterday to make up for the pause day. :p I tried on pants yesterday. Talk about depressing.:(I'm feeling really impatient about the hard work ahead. I must stick to it I must stick to it I must stick to it........ Mod, I'm with yuo on the menus. It's something I need to get into the habit of doing. OOO, is that a future challenge?? Red, keep reminding yourself to be strong. Once you get back on track you are so good at staying on it! So buckle down, chica, and get over the hump!:) |
feeling better...
Hi all. I'm feeling better. I was able to get to the gym yesterday morning and did a little. Though I later felt bad in the office like I was getting a cold, it lifted.
Another hellish day there, but the attack was not directly directed at me (as it was the previously day). Interestingly, I noticed that when the attack is directed at someone else, I am totally energized by it in acting to protect the victim. Strange, isn't? Like with so much, so many of us tend to put ourselves last, be caught off guard, become despairing, and such like when it's about us, but have great advice, help etc. when it involves someone else. Not good. I suppose the trick is to learn how to gain distance and put ourselves outside of ourselves, look at ourselves as if we were bystanders and then take action, take heart, but not let it get to us! OK, I know this sounds totally whimpish but I am easing my challenges. I am going to allow for a lot more room in the eating one because I want to be able to continue it while making progressing instead of the ultra strictness followed by an explosion that I generally see. I am NOT going to do this for alcohol, however, because the results on the moderation experiment are in. I cannot, do not want to, just have one of something. It snowballs. It's like a Law of Nature with me. Alcohol and I can't be just friends. When we meet, it's like lightning! http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1.../lightning.gif No Booze challenge Day 21/5 (second number is straight days) Yet another round completed!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 pauses taken/none left --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking challenge (Started Nov. 5) Day 2/65 fourth round, no pauses -- Third round COMPLETED!!! JAN. 6 Good eating challenge 3) Day 1 completed -- Description: Make a strong attempt to eat only natural, unprocessed foods (that means no sugar, no processed foods, no white flour or sugar) Anything is allowed but only if the good food is getting in and I have not binged! (three pauses allowed) Food log challenge 4) Day 1 completed -- Description: Journal food and start writing in calories and building a calorie log of foods often eaten. (no pauses allowed) Again, gotta run, but Apple and mod, thanks SO much for your belief in me!! http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...cinghearts.gif |
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Red - this produce is for YOU! I'm in the middle of making dinner but had to send the produce your way :) I'll be on less for the next week. My desktop died and my tech is having surgery tomorrow. I'm using my weekend laptop but it's really not comfortable for regular use so I'm on less. I'm also taking a break from the journaling challenge as my software is on my desktop (my co-worker says my friends are in there too!!). |
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As I sit here yet again in mid sugar binge I resolve to start tomorrow on a strict regime...... :lol3: Is that sad or what? :cry: I don't know, people. I don't know what hit me. Life?
Anyhow, NO drinking and I almost, almost, almost hung around to hook up with some sure drinkers. Last night too I turned down a persistent invitation (though that was easy because I felt sick anyhow) but tonight I hung around and then LEFT alone 10 minutes before I would have come to the point of NO RETURN. (play Twilight Zone music here...) http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...screamface.gif Anyhow, what can I say, I'm a jerk, I'm insane. I don't know. I just KNOW I only work with super strict regimes. It must make me feel oddly and somehow (in my warped mind) interesting. Anyhow, I've decided I have to do something weird in its strictness. Starting TOMORROW....tomorrow, tomorrow, we'll start the day tomorrow with a smile..or two...Mr. Rogers, no? anyone? Ok, I'm from Pittsburgh (as he was) and the sugar is doing bizarre things to my mind...(she says as if it wasn't bizarre to begin with)......HELP!!!!!! No Booze challenge Day 1/6 (second number is straight days) Yet another round completed!! 3 pauses --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking challenge (Started Nov. 5) Day 3/66 fourth round, no pauses -- Third round COMPLETED!!! JAN. 6 |
Red--What's with these personal attacks? What kind of crazy co-workers are you working with? It sounds altogether mean-spirited where you work--no wonder you are determined to find another job sometime soon! It actually sounds like junior high--no maturity, no respect, no tolerance for others, no compassion, a bunch of clicks.......I couldn't work in that environment, I don't think! MAJOR kudos to you for biting your tongue and trying to get along, sticking up for other victims when they are attacked, and NOT falling back into old habits of escape from the stress (i.e.--alcohol, cigs). What a tough climate you have to go into every day!! :hug:
CyndiM--I hate computer problems! I have had computers unexpectedly die on me, and I just almost panic! I have gotten so dependent on them now..... Apple--ahhh, the ol' pants test rises it's ugly head once again! I totally understand.....But you are off to a strong start and now, it's just a matter of marking off the days, putting in the time, doin' the routine, and before you know it, you'll look behind you and marvel at how far you've come already.... Well, the start of Day 3, not doing so badly, even at (one) birthday dinner last night with a friend. No scale for me except for TBL challenge once/week, as I am on another challenge to NOT step on the scale for 6 weeks!! I thought that was gonna be tough, but it is becoming a relief, not to see a slight fluctuation and then feeling bad, beating myself up about it--at least for awhile. I'm sure I will get antsy and worried if that continued too long. I am considering having my DH read the scale and come to my computer and post the weight on the weigh-in page for TBL, just to be true to the no scale challenge on the other thread. Just not sure if I want him to really know my true weight, haha! (Or to know my screen name or start reading my old posts......) Well, more later--off to a class to work off some of this poundage...... |
10 minute run, Day 5 completed, 2 pauses left
20 min additional exercise, Day 5 completed, 2 pauses left Crunches, Day 4 completed, 1 pause left. No Beer, Day 2 completed, 2 pauses left So I'm going good with this running thing, even though the dogs are driving me crazy. I tried to go out last night dogless but since it was dark my husband made me take one. :p Not only is it annoying to have to stop and start so much, I also can't bring music and it becomes more of a dog training session then a good pound out the frustrations run. Plus who likes running along with a bag of s**t?? Grrr. At least the dogs are happy. (insert happy dog icon here) I still don't think that this is enough exercise to make a difference. I need to find a class I can take regularly, maybe twice a week. Hard to find, but I'll keep looking.... Red, I'm with you on the can't just have one... I had a bit too sugary dessert last night and felt nauseous later on. Wondering if it was related. Mod, I don't know about the scale thing. Right now it is certainly not doing me any good. If I was actually seeing results I'd be encouraged by it, but it's to early on in my exercise program for that. So it's just a downer now... Hey cyndi, hope your copmuter survives with minimal cost to you! It's amazing how dependent we become. My SIL moved to a new home and after 2 months they still don't have a connection. That would be one of the first things I would do. Before the phone, even. Well, that's all for now. Later, Chicks! |
it's now or never....
Hello. Got up this morning but canceled riding and crawled back to bed. Just too down. A sugar hangover makes it all the worse. Now I am trying to blast out of that with coffee.
I mean it. Today I am going to get this right. :mad: I don't like giving in to anything that is keeping me down, a filthy room, attacks, depression, sugar, alcohol, smoking. So, I've got the last two in a death grip and the others are up to me because they are constant and I have to learn and polish my fighting skills EVERY day to thwart them. Well, the last two too but with them I can keep them well beyond the moat. The others penetrate behind the walls of the Kingdom of Redballoon. They are omnipresent. (Sigh.) ************** mod -- Sorry to scare you. I didn't want to go into specifics and details as this is, after all, a public forum. But being too vague makes things sound worse than they are. I work at a newspaper and papers have always been crazy in the best of times. However, in good times, they can be full of a LOT of positive, creative energy and people flying on good work and a sense of personal achievement. In bad times, however, as we are experiencing now (all newspapers are) the office nurtures everything bad and it poisons the entire environment. Cutbacks, lack of budget, lack of leadership, lack of direction, confusion, hard feelings are all there and what is not really meant as a personal attack comes out as one. It's just disheartening more than anything. I can't blame people for losing it. A lot of them were never too mature. They have their own problems, full-blown drinkers etc. The personal attack I took care of afterward by calling in that person's superior and demanding it be handled by proper channels, that I would file an official complaint and that the person's behavior must change. So much is tolerated because of the lack of leadership etc. And others are affected. The effect ripples out. No one does anything. I am constantly having to rise up and say, "it's going to stop here!" And that all, though I can do it, I do at extreme cost because I am actually very sensitive. An odd mix perhaps but one that is perhaps necessary in order to recognize the problems and what a lot of others go through. The other attack was one of the kind we get all the time, from outsiders, readers, the public, whatever. This one was a man harassing two of our reporters and they were near tears thinking they had done something wrong when they hadn't. So, not only did I have to step in and deal with the jerk (without really letting loose and opening the company or myself up to lawsuit) but I had to/wanted to then help the young reporters realize this was not their fault. We field calls from irate readers, nutcases, whatevers every day. They see fit to attack a paper for a number of reasons, often totally personal ones. Email has actually made it easier but it is depressing to read the letters. But the callers are far worse. Someone working on the news desk with a skeleton crew or even alone works his butt off to get good coverage in the paper and then has to field a call from a caller irate over the fact that two photos of Israeli dead were used, which in his mind obviously means we are biased and should be condemned. Stuff like that. From such, to typos and poor headlines, to why didn't you use that, to that photo was too graphic, to where are the cricket matches? You can't please everyone but they expect this. And this has to be pleasantly fielded by people who are working under worsening conditions without a word of thanks or appreciation. So, you see, it's just the way it is, no real crazier than probably any paper, but it could be a lot better if we had a strong leader. Anyhow, sorry for the long explanation. I thought you deserved one though since you were so sweet to show such concern for me. And thanks much for your congratulations! :hug: As for asking your husband to read the scale. You could always have him email the weight to a friend, one who could then post it, one whom you wouldn't mind knowing your sign-in name etc. Apple -- I hear you on the dog run. I guess you'll have to try to make time to run when it is still light. Is that possible? As for the poopsie bag, perhaps a waist pack on the dog to carry his share would be a good idea. I often see people here with a plastic bag tied to the leash or to their collar which really gets in the way of the dog but they have little side bags for dogs that would work well. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...59/dogpack.jpg I wish I had room in my room to have an exercise bike. With that you can always get in a session. Do you have such? Sugar just has to be banned with me. I don't know what it is. I used to be able to eat more in moderation but recently it's just been a trigger to binge. It's mostly mental I think. I am unhappy with so much and sugar must reach back and in my twisted, traumatized mind represent some sort of paradise I crave, so I can't get enough. I don't think it's physical. I think it's mostly mental. The same with the alcohol. If they were physical I think I could stop. Actually, though, I can stop, it's that I don't WANT to. Childish, yes. :tantrum: http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...range_neko.gif |
RED--ohhhh, that makes much more sense. Oh yeah, I know the newspapers are having a very rough time of it--everyone is reading on-line for free, no one buys the papar much anymore, the news bureaus have been cutting back on remote reporters and/or locations altogether, it's just too bad. We have had HUGE consolidation here of the newspaper companies, and less and less local i.e. small-town coverage. And the irate, irrational, unreasonable public--that is something almost all of us understand. No one is too terribly quick with any compliments, but most are quick with the complaints.
Still, you are to be commended sticking it out in a chaotic, rapidly changing environment. I'm keeping my :crossed: for you for it to improve sometime soon, though...... Now, as regards the sugar/sweet thing you and Apple are talking about.... I whole-heartedly agree!! I thought I was really getting a handle on this discipline thing, but with this birthday, I had some (little bit) of a dessert yesterday night. Now today I was going crazy, wanting sweet, sweet, sweet! I tried very hard to satisfy it in a healthy way, must have had about 10 servings of fruit, also, some other stuff that is "supposedly" low calorie but with those darn artificial sweeteners I was trying to cut out. I have sort of calmed it down now, but getting ready for birthday dinner #2 now. At a very nice restaurant my sweetie is taking me to, our first time there (a "special occasion" place--i..e., expensive). Here's to will-power!! Then tomorrow, last b-day dinner out with friends--2 other couples. Geesh! Please make it stop! No really, it is all very nice and everyone is so sweet and trying to help me over/through my mental "hump" with the 45 thing. But Monday, everything will be finally back to normal. On a good note, I did go do a "hard" work-out today, running followed by weights, crunches, squats, etc. Just gotta do that again tomorrow and Sunday. Apple--I hear you on the dog-running thing! The exact same thoughts run through my mind when I take them outside with me for my runs. It really is more like a training session and exercise for the dog! I just generally do it anyway, I feel so guilty if I don't take one or two with me. That's why it is so much easier sometimes to just go to the gym. The weather here is perfect for running, but I still prefer going inside to a treadmill--go figure! It's just easier that way, it seems. Still, I try to get out with them for long walks at least a couple of times/week, if not a run. Gotta run finish getting ready for dinner! |
Happy Birthday to modcat!!!
I have to run but just wanted to say that I have one very good day behind me. I feel SO much better. Here's to another and another and another.... :)
mod, you're doing great with that "hard workout." Come on, you're not going to undo everything with some parties. Celebrate! And Happy Birthday!!! :bday2you: |
10 minute run, Day 6 completed, 2 pauses left
20 min additional exercise, Day 6 completed, 2 pauses left Crunches, Day 5 completed, 1 pause left. No Beer, Day 3 completed, 2 pauses left Just a quick check-in. Glad to hear you had a good day, Red. Start stringing them together!:hug: Mod, I find if I eat out, that's enough of a treat and I don't need dessert. Harder on your birthday I suppose.By the way: :celebrate::bday2you: |
I've missed you all! My computer is still silent but I'm making do with the laptop. I'm using a version of FitDay to keep track again, even though I won't bother to update it on my desktop. At least I'm tracking again. Here's where I am:
* Chocolate Challenge, Rnd 2 - No solid chocolate, 2/3 serving sized pauses. First challenge completed 12/20. 12/21 - used 2 pauses * Grain Challenge - Limit of 3 grain servings per day, 1 pause used.14/21 * Exercise challenge, Rnd 2 - yoga, weights or stretches every day (cardio is assumed). 1 pause First round completed 12/22. Restarted 1/5 - 6/21 * Journal Challenge, Rnd 2 - Journal everything that goes into my mouth,no pauses. First round completed 12/27. Took a break when computer crashed. 11/21 * The Stay out of the Jar with a Spoon Challenge. No more than 1 serving size of nuts or nut butter daily. No pauses 6/21 I've done pretty well though had chocolate sooner than I'd planned and I'm sure I went over my calorie budget when I wasn't tracking. Not sure who I thought i was fooling but I bet it wasn't the scale! Red -:cheer3::woohoo: :cheer2: I don't know about you but for me nothing holds the depression monster at bay like taking charge of some aspect of my life. I just need to remember I can do it and I KNOW you can. Sounds like the job is really tough but it's part of the culture. That's a hard one because if you want to do that kind of work can you escape it? Figuring out how to survive in that environment may be key if you love your work. Crappy choice though. Hope things look up one way or another soon! Mod :celebrate::balloons::bday2you: better a day late than never (or you could have a birthday weekend or even week! That's my answer) Hope the party was fun and not too off plan. And speaking from experience 45 ain't so bad ;) Apple - :running::encore: You are rocking those challenges in spite of the doggage :) I'm with you all on the sugar thing. I keep trying to learn to control single servings but so many things lead me into a spiral of overeating. I know high fructose corn syrup is out of the question but there seems to be other things that cause me trouble too. I'm doing better with the chocolate as long as my single servings are really dark. Maybe it's a degree of sweetness issue? I've seen a lot of theories about the addictiveness of sugar and I think there's something to it. On the other hand I can eat fruit (except for prunes) as much as I want and never have trouble. :shrug: I need to get some breakfast now. have a good day/evening all |
that makes TWO!!
Good morning, all. Gotta do a flyby here. I have SO much work left and it MUST be done by deadline today. I got another good day done yesterday, so that makes TWO on the string of good days. Gotta keep on truckin'!!! :dancer:
Cyndi, Apple, mod THANK YOU! I really need your support these days. Getting out of this bad slump is tough. Talk to you all later! :wave: No Booze challenge Day 3/8 (second number is straight days) Yet another round completed!! 3 pauses --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking challenge (Started Nov. 5) Day 5/68 fourth round, no pauses -- Third round COMPLETED!!! JAN. 6 Good eating challenge Day 2 completed Today's a holiday, -- Coming-of-Age Day -- when one marks the year he or she will turn 20, and normally I'd get to take off, but got work to do and a page to be OK'd, so in I go. Weather will be good. All the girls dress up in fancy kimono. Great day for pictures like this (from the Web). ... http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...et59/small.jpg |
Cute picture of the girls dressed up, Red! And you sound so much better--yaay! Even if you had to go into work today.
:thanks: Red, Cyndi, Apple for the :bday2: wishes!!!! Now that's all over with, and it's back to normal for me. It's just a number anyway, not to worry. I worked my butt off on Friday because of all the evenings out and boy did I pay for it--sooo sore Saturday I only did some stretching and yoga-type poses along with a brief walk, and still sore on Sunday, but still managed to make it to my swim class--which made me feel better. But after three late nights in a row out, plus the exercising and cleaning the garage I did Friday and Sat and Sun I am now worn out and about ready to head to bed for my very busy work day tomorrow. Still, pretty happy with the challenges and staying pretty much OP for the last few days. I feel sure this week will be even better!!! talk to everyone later, buh-bye.... |
feed the pig!!
Got through another day here with pretty good food. Maybe not as good as the other two days, but still good. And I made my green juice, had no sugar and of course no alcohol. Gotta keep it up.
Also, I bought a piggy bank last week and am feeding it every day with money saved from things like not eating sugar, not going to a cafe for coffee, not eating out, etc. I have a list of things I would likely normally be doing and if I don't do them I get to FEED THE PIGGY! Isn't she cute? I don't know what I'm saving for, but I figure in a year I should have the pig packed! http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...et59/piggy.jpg Challenge-wise, I'm clear on all three!! :dance: Three days of good eating behind me and I feel SO much better. Now, I know, it's the sugar even more than the alcohol that drags me down. God, the stuff is true crack! :^: ************* No Booze challenge Day 4/9 (second number is straight days) Yet another round completed!! 3 pauses --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking challenge (Started Nov. 5) Day 6/69 fourth round, no pauses -- Third round COMPLETED!!! JAN. 6 Good eating challenge Day 3 completed Well, it looks like this thread is down to five of us. I guess people are just not yet up to it yet. I know, I don't feel like doing good. It's cold and all that, but, oh, well, I have to be here kind of. ;) Glad our core crew is here! :grouphug: ************** mod -- Really, it was only 45, right. I'm ahead of you and this year...oh, I really don't want to go there....just forget you heard anything... :^: All that swimming you do too. It's so good. I hate swimming. I hate being cold. But, I do wish I could get to like swimming. It's such good exercise. And, for me, it doesn't even feel like exercise, just torture... :lol3: Cyndi -- Yeah, you're right, getting something done right keeps the depression at bay. I've always been a melancholy baby, always and I've had to learn a lot about keeping depression from becoming a real ball and chain around my leg. Actually, I probably just have learned to drag it around better. Wish I didn't have it at all. But, I think that's just part of our makeup. A lot of greats were pretty dreary! :rofl: Yeah, the work is a pain. Today, we had some pranksters calling the office constantly, literally constantly. The one guy kept losing it, but I took over and just used the phone to keep answering, not saying a word and they started having to call back immediately with no gratification. Luckily, I was finished with my work and was kind of enjoying it. I was listening to them giggle on the other end, bunch of foreigners, too. Proabably out drinking with nothing to do. Either that or it was someone from the office having a real laugh over us having to work today. :lol: I don't know what it is exactly with the sugar. It's probably the glycemic thing. White rice does it for me too. Also, there is a lot of hidden sugar in processed foods, so be careful there. Things that don't taste sweet at all can still have a lot of sugar in 'em. Processed sugar has been, they say, chemically altered. It is nothing like natural sugar. Fruit doesn't bother me at all. Nothing like a big apple to fill you up too! :yes: Apple -- You're sticking to it too! Good for you! :bravo: :bravo: :bravo: miriam -- Are you OK? Things sound really rough over there. Hope you're safe. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...59/bird101.gif |
still stringing 'em together....
Where is everyone?!?! :listen:
I'm doing well again!! Had a great first riding lesson today! Hurrah! I am staring the bag of candy in the face and it is NOT tempting me. Bizarre! No Booze challenge Day 5/10 (second number is straight days) Yet another round completed!! 3 pauses --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking challenge (Started Nov. 5) Day 7/70 fourth round, no pauses -- Third round COMPLETED!!! JAN. 6 Good eating challenge Day 4 completed |
Hey Gang :) I'm still desktopless but finally back on track! It feels so much healthier to have a few clean days in a row.
* Chocolate Challenge, Rnd 2 - No solid chocolate, 2/3 serving sized pauses. First challenge completed 12/20. 14/21 - used 2 pauses * Grain Challenge - Limit of 3 grain servings per day, 1 pause used.14/21 * Exercise challenge, Rnd 2 - yoga, weights or stretches every day (cardio is assumed). 1 pause First round completed 12/22. Restarted 1/5 - 8/21 * Journal Challenge, Rnd 2 - Journal everything that goes into my mouth,no pauses. First round completed 12/27. Took a break when computer crashed. 13/21 * The Stay out of the Jar with a Spoon Challenge. No more than 1 serving size of nuts or nut butter daily. No pauses 8/21 Red - :cp::hat::flow1::bravo::flow1::hat::cp: You're my hero! I knew you could get past the bump. I love the piggy bank idea. One of my goals for the year is to be more responsible with money and a visual like the piggy bank could just work for me. Mind if I borrow the idea? Depression and I are old friends though I finally feel like I have it at bay. Sugar definitely brings it on for me along with the urge to binge. Fruit never bothers me but processed sugars and those juice dense leathers do seem to cause problems. too bad because i love the Clif Kids twizzler like things. Mod - Must have been the weekend. I way overdid it on the mini trampoline and am still feeling it in my hips! Gotta watch us old chicks ;) Apple & Miriam :wave: hope all is well in your worlds. :crossed: hope things calm soon Miriam. okay, off to work. |
10 minute run, Day 8 completed, 1 pause left
20 min additional exercise, Day 9 completed, 2 pauses left Crunches, Day 8 completed, 1 pause left. No Beer, Day 5 completed, 1 pauses left I think thats right. I need to post everyday or I have to use my brain. Simple math.Ouch. My run pause was lame, I really could have gotten one in.:shrug: My beer pause was just one beer. I guess that's a plus. My computer is incredibly slow right now for some reason. Grrr Red, good to hear you are back on track. There's no stopping you now!! Hi everyone else! |
10 minute run, Day 9 completed, 1 pause left
20 min additional exercise, Day 10 completed, 2 pauses left Crunches, Day 9 completed, 1 pause left. No Beer, Day 6 completed, 1 pause left. Well, I know it's unrealistic, but 9 days and no weight change is pretty darned frustrating. Gotta keep going though. How many times have I said to myself, if only I kept up with it, I'd be seeing success by now. Seriously though, if there is no change by Feb, I have to step it up a notch. Hope everyone is having a great day. It is a beautiful day here, so I'm going to try to get back out side. |
one for the thumb!!!.... Go Steelers!!!
Another day notched. Is it only 5?!?! :shrug: I can't believe it. It feels like 5 months. Honestly, why is a bit of change so hard. Jeez, you'd think I was moving mountains. Well, maybe I am. Ingrained habits are powerful things. Oh well. Just gotta keep on. I met someone last night and he sat there while we talked and downed three beers. It was tempting but I know I can't drink anymore without getting quite drunk quite fast. I have become such a lightweight....in that sense. :)
No Booze challenge Day 5/10 (second number is straight days) Yet another round completed!! 3 pauses --starting new streak Jan. 4 -- longest streak 56 days Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 No Smoking challenge (Started Nov. 5) Day 7/70 fourth round, no pauses -- Third round COMPLETED!!! JAN. 6 Good eating challenge Day 4 completed ************** Cyndi -- Good for you for getting back on track! :cp: Thanks so much for the congratulations. I don't think I'm worthy of hero status!!! :dance: But, if you insist! Of course you can have a pig too! Which reminds me, I have to feed her! I'm naming her Charlotte. I know, that's the spider, but unless I name her Wilma, Wilbur just isn't right. Apple -- Your post came in as I was typing. Hang in there! If you're cutting back on calories, you should see a difference soon. Are you? Isn't it a pain that effort is...well...just that? It's so easy to compensate for effort, because we feel so deserving. I don't know. We have to learn to reward ourselves with other things. Let's make up a list of things, from long therm to short to instant. The instant is what's so hard. Food is just that, and smoking. Any ideas? |
Instant, hmmm? Well, I hate to say it, but food is easiest and most available reward. Other rewards--spending money (uh, not good), petting a pet (but not at work) maybe a little back/neck rub? (Who to ask when at work?) At home, it's easier, a pampering bath, scented lotions, a kiss or..... Often I try to pick up a book and immediately get involved in that. But true, instant rewards are hard to come up with, besides food, huh? This question will keep me pondering for awhile......
Well, majorly busy this week, and lots of stuff going on at home, as well. Mostly just financial stuff, not life or death, but still stressful. I have been so tempted to go out of control, and have had a few small slips but stopped myself before totally losing it. I do believe my general caloric goals have been met every day, but not without some struggle. I have eaten carrots and fruit galore to stop my urge to eat other stuff. And I've had a few diet pepsi's and a couple of glasses of wine. Oh and a ton of nuts--need to crunch apparently. But otherwise not bad under the circumstances. I've been dying to get a massage or get to the yoga classes at the gym--that tells you how badly I am needing to relax. I am determined to go to yoga on Friday when I am off--heck, that's free (I mean, my gym membership is all paid up for at least 6 months so basically "free"). I keep cutting out coupons for "introductory" massages at various places, at really low rates, so hopefully I can try one or more of them in the next couple of months. I can't stand this type of stress--it's "worry" stress and anxiety of the future and the unknown. General "Busy" stress, where everything else in my life is really pretty good, but I'm just too busy, I can handle alright--have done many many times in my life. But this kind of anxious, worried stress......ugh! Why isn't this the 60's, where they used to hand out Valiums like candy for middle-aged housewives who can't handle their lives anymore? Sure everyone was a little zoned-out, but sooo relaxed! They could deal with anything life threw at them, and still have that dopey "c'est la vie" smile on their face. Anyway, enough whining--gotta just get the next couple of days put behind me and hopefully this week-end will be better..... Apple--I'm like you, I forget how many days it's been since I started this challenge--I think this is day 9 but I'll check on that later. Just had to post today before I lose touch and get too far behind. Red and Cyndi--I feel for you and your battles with depressive thought and moods. I think all of us probably have issues like that--else why do we have problems with food in the first place? It can't be just that we love food too much--it's all tied up with mood elevation, as we know. Happy chemicals being released in our brain. Maybe the truth is that that is what is addictive, the release of the happy neurotransmitters. And we've found food to be the easiest and most effective way to trigger that. Gonna ponder all that some more, hopefully with a good night's sleep tonight.... |
10 minute run, Day 10 completed, 1 pause left
20 min additional exercise, Day 11 completed, 2 pauses left Crunches, Day 9 completed, 0 pauses left. No Beer, Day 7 completed, 1 pause left. Forgot to do crunches yesterday. It's a challenge that probably isn't going to make much of a difference, but it should be easy to do once I get in the habit. That's what its all about, isn't it? So Red, who IS this guy you met? I interpreted it as someone you JUST met, but you may have meant that you already knew each other and met meaning got together. Just wondering if I had some dirt there, that I could tease you about. Wink-wink.;) Valium....hmmmmm |
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