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I'm in the midst of a very rough day....very rough.....please give me strength. :stress:
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Red - sounds like you are doing okay with the weight. And a big congratulations for not smoking despite the rotten day. I look forward to seeing DAY 2 completed on your post.
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Thanks, Shad, I'm trying real hard NOT to smoke and to notch that Day 2. It is very hard but I think I can do it. I don't really know what's going on with my weight other than I mustn't be eating that much. This is the lowest it's been in nearly three years! I am losing fat for sure though because I can see my muscles a lot better. Jeez, I DO have muscles. I guess I would have to for the weights I can easily lift but since I never really saw them I didn't consider myself that strong..... Even places I didn't think I had much muscle, like my shoulders, are strong-looking. But my gut is so loose and gross. Let's hope the skin can catch up with the new size. :dizzy:
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Red - Congrats on the weight loss! That's wonderful!! You're pretty much at my goal weight now!!! YGG!! Glad you are starting to see your muscles! I hope you got through Day 2 of your challenge.
******************** I have had such a rough and busy week. The stress at work has been insane. I've been putting in long days and have been busy every evening. Last night, when I got home after work and after a meeting with a website client, I pretty much collapsed. Next week, my life starts getting back to normal...which means more time for Zumba. :dancer: Journal everything, count and stay within WW points - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 11/21 80 ounces of water - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 11/21 6 servings of fruits and veg - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 11/21 No food and only water after 8:30 pm - 0 of 3 pauses taken - Day 11/21 45 min. (at least) of cardio - 3 of 3 pauses taken - Day 8/21 50 crunches - 3 of 3 pauses taken - Day 8/21 5 minutes of Pilates - 3 of 3 pauses taken - Day 8/21 2 minutes of planks - 3 of 3 pauses taken - Day 8/21 15 minutes (at least) of decluttering/cleaning - 2 of 2 pauses taken - Day 9/21 |
three down...
Hello all. I proudly announce that I have made it through THREE entire days without smoking a single cigarette. And they have been some of the roughest days of my life emotionally. They still are rough and it's going to be difficult.
Now may be actually harder because after the initial victory I tend to think, so what? Who cares? What do you get for reaching the goals? Nothing changes...blah, blah, blah. Well, it DOES change. It just doesn't change the things that are messed up. Probably nothing can change them. You just have to ride them out...hmm. I used to do a lot of kayaking. Nothing really rough but still, sometimes we'd hit whitewater. So, I've hit some emotional whitewater...really, really rough water. If I throw the diet, the health, the exercise overboard, will that calm the waters? No, of course not. The waters are there. They are simply there. You go through them and you come out on the other side in good shape or not. That part IS up to you. The going in to the waters may have been up to you too but often it's not even though it looked like it was. It's life's path and you had to go through it.... OK, just me trying to get through the waters, grasping for the straws of philosophy that will keep my head above water. I hate this... NO SMOKING CHALLENGE 3 DAYS COMPLETED diyana -- how are your days looking? Any less stressful? Your looking forward to what sounds like stressful exercise when you get some downtime is amazing! You are really changing I think. There is going to be no stopping you now. You are well on your way to your goal. :yes: I can see your exercise challenges are in a bit of trouble as far as pauses go. Do you think you can hold on for two weeks or is the workload just too much? I hope you can do it, if even just for the record! :strong: |
Congratulations Red.
:bravo: :woohoo: :bravo: :woohoo: :bravo: :woohoo: :bravo: :woohoo: 3 days is awesome. And the philosophic analogy with whitewater rafting is inspired. Keep going. I gave up smoking 20+ years ago. I really don't miss it but occasionally a newly opened pack of cigs smells great. The full ashtray however does not! What I was actually going to say is that although it never seemed to affect my health - ie I didn't get colds, flu or anything else that was going when I smoked, I can feel the effects all these years later when I want to run or swim. And you are in a worse place than me for smoking - here there are only around 25% of people who smoke now, used to be at least 40% higher. Japan still has a high proportion of smokers as I remember. My 10% weight loss challenge is moving along but it will be for longer than 21 days and that is why I am not posting it here. |
Thanks, Shad. That helped. I don't want to go into it here but I have had some real crap go down in the personal realm and I just am having a hard time dealing with it. Well, heck, you can't really deal with it, you just have to get through it. Damn.
I don't even feel like eating. When I do eat, I feel sick. But I so, so, so much want to smoke.... :cry: |
Things took a sudden turn UP yesterday! Too good to believe? I don't know but for now I'm feeling....what is this feeling, I've forgotten?!?!?.....oh, yeah.... GOOD!! :cloud9: And I almost blew it yesterday, I was just dragging....but things started getting better and better and I didn't even see it coming I was so lost in my personal anguish. But things got better and better, so much that by the end of the day I went out and bought some beers to celebrate, something I never do, drink at home alone, but I just had to celebrate! And I sure wasn't going to smoke then and didn't! Hurrah! NO SMOKING CHALLENGE 4 DAYS COMPLETED :dancer: |
Yeah - treasure the moments where good comes out of bad. :dance:
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The good feeling was rather short-lived but it is better than it was. I just have to be strong and try to be less vulnerable. It is around 3 a.m. and I let the insomnia get to me and start wearing me down. Just have to remain strong. As I did with my challenge. :yes:
NO SMOKING CHALLENGE 5 DAYS COMPLETED :kickcan: |
My challenges hit the skids this weekend. I had flu-like symptoms all weekend....exhausted and achey. So I didn't exercise and my eating wasn't always OP. Feeling much better today and going to Zumba tonight.
I'm restarting all challenges effective today. :) |
diyana -- I'm sorry to hear that things are rough and that the challenges had to fall. But, if you're able to Zumba (I don't know what it is really, it just sounds hard!) then I suppose you're much better. Best of luck and I hope to see you back in here zooming along! :flow1: I'm struggling as usual. I am trying to dig out (almost literally) from under all the junk in my room. It is unbelievable. There is SO much stuff that I have packed in here. It reminds me constantly of stored fat and this is what is so disheartening. I know that I can only do it bit by bit and even when I move box after box to a room nearby I have rented, I see next to no change. It seems like it actually makes it worse because I see just how much is there. My God, it is exactly like weight loss. What to do? I suppose I just have to close my eyes to the big picture for now and concentrate on doing those things that keep things moving forward. Room clearing -- Throwing out things and moving things out so I can deal with them. Weight loss -- Continuing to limit my food intake and continuing to exercise. It is so hard and I see no real progress in getting the body I want either. My skin just gets looser and looser and I feel uglier. I still can't get into the lower-weight clothes and no one has even mentioned that I look to be losing weight. Well, that's no concern. They never do. Well, please wish me luck and the strength and resolve to continue. This all seems to be connected and I guess only faith that things will change and that I indeed am the key factor in changing things will get me through. |
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Red - I'm sorry, I thought you knew what Zumba was. It's a cardio dance class that is a combination of Latin and Hip Hop moves. It's like the most fun ever! Even though you get all sweaty and feel like it's a good workout...you almost don't feel like you're working out...cuz it just feels like a big dance party!
As for my challenges...I rocked yesterday's exercise with an hour of Zumba and 1/2 hour of strength training...but the food was less than stellar due to a catered work meeting - taco bar....so I'm gonna start everything up today. Getting out from under clutter is like weight loss, Red. Thank you for helping me realize that too. Maybe we can help each other through this. Great job on going ciggie free! You're awesome, my friend!! |
Hey gang! I am so glad to find this thread still going strong. I was here about 1.5 years ago, but fell of the weight loss wagon. After gaining most of my weight back, I am here to try again!
I remember what a great thread this was and I loved the extra motivation and accountability from everypne here! So .... taking it slow as I work my way into this new lifestyle ... starting tomorrow, my first challenge will be .... Water Challenge Drink 80 oz of water per day - 2 passes |
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