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"Every-Day" 21-Day Challenge -- Count on it every day!!
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: |
Everyone, hope you found us over here on the new thread. As I said, things continue as before. This is only a new page so just jump back in. Anyone new, of course, is always welcome!! :wave:
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Deep breaths!!
Onyyx -- Grab a hold of yourself and CALM DOWN!!!
Take some deep breaths and stop the panicking. You've been hit over the head and you're a bit dazed and confused, BUT, you're OK!! And things will be OK. You know why, because you've just had the pleasure of waking up and the only time you can do anything to change your situation is when you're awake and lucid and, hurt though it will and surely does, this is your time to shine!! Nothing has changed and everything has changed, because now you are in a state to make the actual changes to get you to where you want to go. And one other thing, just stop the ridiculous ideas of having an abortion because you're too fat to have a baby. How absurd!! Sure, it may be unhealthy, but millions of very, very overweight women have babies ALL the time. There is nothing to stop you and having a baby is NO reason to get fat, so get that idea out of your head as well. You CAN lose weight when and if you're pregnant and it's only this kind of STOP MAKING EXCUSES MINDSET that is going to get you to where you really want to be. You do want to be there, don't you or do you still want to make excuses, put your head in the sand and hope your bodyfat level is lower than what you can SEE it is. You don't need numbers to tell you if you are overweight and need to lose. You know you are. So, just be happy about the fact that you've had this shock and consider it a time to celebrate the changes that you are VERY CAPABLE of making. Panic is just another kind of running away. I know. I do it in other areas of my life. Take those deep breaths, smile and be happy if you are actually about to embark on starting a family. Be happy if you aren't too because this is still the beginning of a journey. You can do this. You are doing it and that's why you've encountered something you didn't expect or hope to find. It means you're moving! OK?!?! Hang in there!! If I can do this, so can you!! :hug: Here's a song for you.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtaOyo3YaqI In the quiet of the shadow In the corner of a room Darkness moves upon you Like a cloud across the moon You're a-wearing all the silence Of a constant that will turn Like the windmill left deserted Or the sun forever burn So don't forget to breathe Don't forget to breathe Your whole life is here No eleventh hour reprieve So don't forget to breathe Keep your head above water But don't forget to breathe And all the suffering that you've witnessed And the handprints on the wall They remind you how it's endless How endlessly you fall And the answer that you're seeking For the question that you found Drives you further to confusion As you lose your sense of ground So don't forget to breathe Don't forget to breathe Your whole life is here No eleventh hour reprieve So don't forget to breathe Keep your head above water But don't forget to breathe Breathe.... Don't forget to breathe Don't forget to breathe You know you are here But you find you want to leave So don't forget to... breathe Just breathe Just breathe Just breathe... Just breathe... Just breathe... (Breathe - Alexi Murdoch) |
downward movement!
Well, I'm feeling oddly depressed today and, I guess, it's no wonder, what with the debt problems and lack of work. I have a story to write now though so must get on that.
I did just want to say that an awful lot of runs to the restroom yesterday has seen a downward move of the scale. I weighed in at 158 lbs this morning, 3 pounds off the latest low. Hurrah!! If I can just keep this up!! I am making considerable changes in the way I eat, perhaps the biggest being that I am watching the carbohydrates at night. I am eating a lot less and exercising more as well but it's been a LOT of work for me and has meant a LOT of holding back, holding off, resisting the urge to eat. This is a very frustrating time in my weight loss though because the loose skin is hanging and looks gross. The clothes fit better but I still have rolls of fat and skin at the waistband of my pants. Well, what can I expect with but perhaps 5 lbs of actual fat gone? I also don't have clothes in between, so the lower size is still tight, thus the rolls of skin and fat...sorry, too much information. At least the scale has responded, though I don't know why it didn't respond sooner. In any case, the important thing is that it HAS. Now to just try to keep doing this, despite all my other worries and tears, disappointment and panic attacks. This is one area I DO have a LOT of control over. In fact, what I put into my mouth and whether I exercise or not is totally up to me. I think I have to see this as a game, not a battle and try to take some pleasure from it. I have to also stop focusing on appearance so much, accept the fact that I am no longer young and bodies do certain unpleasant things as they age. I can still be MY best and that is certainly better than a lot of people my age. Sigh. Plug on, kiddo, plug on! You can do this I say to myself! Self, you can do this! |
You are doing good. Don't worry too much.
also perhaps massages may help a bit with loose skin. You may want to look that up. I am new to the forum section. So not sure how to join in. I am thinking of doing a 21 day working out challenge. I would like to work out everyday for 21 days (excluding weekends and bank holidays). |
iniya -- Welcome! :welcome: How to start? Just jump in and start posting. You can't do a challenge that excludes weekends and bank holidays, however. This thread is for challenges for things you can do EVERY single day. Exercise, however, is a subjective term, so I don't see why you can't just lower the amount or degree of exercise on certain days and still call it exercise. That is, unless you plan to totally vegetate on your couch all day long. :lol3: In any case, I hope to see you in here soon. Check out our old thread if you need hints as to how people work here. And don't take clues from my posts because I have been going through a lot and not posting regularly or with my challenges. I am doing something though and hope to be back in here counting regularly again soon. Best of luck! :sunny:
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Red, thanks for the virtual face slap, I needed it. You are completely right, it was a big wakeup call for me but nothing has changed. Thanks for your thoughts about the prgnancy issue, that is what really has me the most worried. And I still don't even know yet, so its stupid to be worrying about it right now anyway. I'm really sorry about my last post, I just freaked out and blahed it all out here. New rule, no more hormonal posts, I promise. I'm not giving up, absolutely not. I have to keep going and find out something to make the scale move in the direction that I want. Once again I'm sorry for my pitty post. I know that it was unhelpful and unproductive.
So, moving on. Challenge: 30min of exercise/day: Day 13 completed, 1 pauses taken, 3 pauses allowed Eat 1 salad/day: Day 14 completed, 0 pauses taken, 2 pauses allowed Drink 2 Litres of water/day: Day 14 completed, 0 pauses taken, 1 pause allowed Don't eat Ice cream!: Day 14 completed, 0 pauses taken, 0 pauses allowed Don't eat salami: Day 14 completed, 0 pauses taken, 0 pauses allowed Don't eat Cheese (unless its in a sandwich or part of a recipe) Day 14 completed, 0 pauses taken, 0 pauses allowed |
Red, Thanks so much. You are right. I can do less exercise on the holidays too. I have joined a gym near my work. I need to leave work on time so that I can exercise - that in itself is something I am struggling with. However does make sense to go for a walk or work out with a video that I have or I can jump rope or climb stairs.
The biggest problem is I do not like physical activities. Once I get over the initial inertia, it's not too bad. So let me try for 21 days non-stop. Thanks again. I start tomorrow. :yes: |
Hello all!
Day 13/21 of no soda - DONE Day 6/21 of no chips - DONE I wanted a cup of tea this morning, and no caffeine isn't one of my challenges, but it's been two weeks since I've had any, so sheer stubbornness kept me from having it today. I think I'll pick up some decaf black tea for days like today, though, when I do want something. It's not entirely devoid of caffeine, but has much less than regular, so... I'll take it. I painted ALL Friday night and Saturday, and the bedroom looks magnificent. I'm so happy with it, as is the bf. He got home late last night and loved it. The bookcase he built looks great, and the room just seems much warmer and cosier. The painting was a ridiculous workout (it's a big room, and ten hours of painting yesterday made me exhausted) and we went to the school gym this morning to play some basketball and floor hockey, two year old in tow. Onyyx - Glad you are back on positive thinking. Reality checks are hard! As are surprises, sometimes (like finding out you'd be looking at the men's numbers and not the women's). But you're doing so great with your challenges, I think that speaks volumes about how seriously you're taking your health, and you are only going to improve! iniya - Welcome! This is a wonderfully motivating thread, with supportive and friendly folks :) I hope you're able to find an activity that you enjoy, it makes being active so much easier. Red - Congrats! Down 3 lbs is wonderful. I hope the other aspects of your life fall into line as the scale has. Thanks for starting up the new thread, and for always having great advice and motivating words. You are right - you CAN do this. Sending more good thoughts your way. Until tomorrow...bye ladies! |
Ah, things got a bit derailed again....gotta make a plan... :^: ************** Onyyx -- no apologies, please!! We all have these moments and I'm very glad you came here for help. Just don't lose heart!! iniya -- Look forward to seeing you doing your challenge. Exercise adds up. Don't poo-poo the little things. Maybe you can get going by just saying, you only have to do a little bit. I often use that trick. Once I start I usually keep going, but I don't feel I have to and sometimes don't. It all helps. Charlie -- Thanks for your congrats and well wishes. You are doing great on your challenges! :bravo: diyana, where are you?!! :listen: Others, hope we didn't lose you! :wave: |
Thanks Red!
Day 14/21 no soda - DONE Day 7/21 no chips - DONE Down two pounds since last Monday a.m. Pretty happy with that, especially since I really wanted some Pepsi on the weekend, and had to talk myself out of it. Hope everyone has a good day! |
Red - Congrats on the weight loss!! :bravo:
Iniya - :welcome: Onyyx - Sometimes reality checks are good to help us focus on what we really want. Sounds like you're doing better now. :hug: Charlie - You sure did A LOT of exercise over the weekend...painting, basketball and floor hockey. You go, girl! **************** I did an hour of Advanced Zumba Friday night and then another hour of an Advanced Zumba Saturday morning. Yesterday, I did the Wii Fit. Today I woke up tired, achey and with a bad sore throat, so unless I feel better by tonight, I won't be going to Zumba. :( 45 min. of cardio - 3 pauses taken - 0 pauses left - Round 3 - Day 21completed :woohoo: I'm still trying to figure out what this round of challenges will be. :dunno: |
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Thank you everyone. You are incredibly supportive and sweet.
Day 1/21 - Done. 0 pauses. 3 pauses left. (30 minutes on the elliptical. It was good and sweaty. Even felt upbeat at the end of it.) Main challenge would be the coming weekend. I have a day off on Thursday and going out of town on the long weekend. The trip out of town should be okay as we would be visiting ruins, caves and forts - miles to walk and climb. :) Need to haul *** on Thursday. Before that need to make it to gym tomorrow and day after. So glad to hear about your weight-losses. Very god indeed. Byeee (very sleepy now) |
Going to bed shortly, counting this day as over...
Day 15/21 no soda - DONE Day 8/21 no chips - DONE I had Subway for lunch - fast food? I count that as fast food - but the upside is that I only had the sandwich, with no cheese, (6 inch), and skipped getting any drink or dessert or chips, and had a low-cal pudding I'd brought with me to work after that. (I can't remember to pack a lunch, necessarily, but I have the forethought to throw a vanilla pudding in my bag. Clearly my planning skills need work!) No exercise today. Booooooooo. Except that we're currently watching "Wipeout" and getting an awesome ab workout from laughing so hard. Til tomorrow, ladies. Everybody have a good night/day. |
Still going strong on these challenges. I have just been a bit busy is all.
Level 1 with 1 pause day left - to do 100 crunches a day. - Day 15 complete Level 2 with 2 pause days left - to stay on my diet plan. No slips. - Day 15 complete Level 2 with 2 pause days left - to follow my exercises everyday without any complaints, whining, or excuses. - Day 15 complete |
day 2/21 - exercise everyday complete - 35 mins cardio
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Hi again, haven't been around here for some day.. It's going great so far.. only 6 days left with no candies !!!
No cookies or cakes (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 10 / 21 Walk or run at least 30 minutes/day (1 of 2 pauses taken) Day 14 / 21 No candies (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 15 / 21 |
Day 16/21 no soda - DONE
Day 9/21 no chips - DONE No caffeine, no McD's...no exercise. Bah. We lazed around the house all evening. It was raining outside, and bf's brother is visiting, so we watched some hockey, got caught up on Modern Family, and just hung out chatting. Today is equally dreary outside, but I'm hoping the weather improves so we can get outside tonight, even to just do some stuff in the yard. Mary - congrats on being candy-free for so long, that's awesome! iniya - sounds like your exercise challenge is going well so far too! asher - Hope things are 'good' busy and not 'stressy' busy. |
Charlie - As for Subway being fast food...to me it depends on the type of sandwich you have. If you order a high-calorie sandwich on white bread loaded down with mayo and cheese...then, yes, that's not a healthy choice. But if you order a lower calorie, low fat sandwich on whole grain bread with no cheese or mayo and lots of veggies...then it becomes (IMHO) a healthy lunch.
Iniya - You're off to a great start! Keep up the awesome work! Asher - You're in the home stretch! Less than a week to go! Keep it up!! :cp: :cp: Mary - Glad to hear you're challenges are going great so far! :bravo: Red - You okay? Busy working on stories? :hug: :wave: to everyone! ********************* I've had a pretty bad cold for the past few days. In fact, I went home ill Monday afternoon and stayed home yesterday. So now I have lots to catch up on. I haven't done a bit of exercise since Sunday night, but I have been drinking water, eating healthy and all that. I'd like to go to Zumba tonight, but I'll see how I feel. |
No, not OK. Big, big problems. Please send whatever positive energy you can to help turn things around..... :(
Weight is still holding at 158 though, which is nice. I'm not eating much though, so you think it would be lower. diyana -- Thanks for the thoughts. I hope you feel better soon. That's great that you are able to keep doing good things and あare taking care of yourself even though you feel sick. I shall try to take heart and take your cue. :^: Charlie -- you're really doing well too. :bravo: mary -- Congratulations on your excellent work!! Only six more days!! Marvelous!! :cp: :cp: :cp: iniya -- You go, girl!!! :dance: Asher -- Yet another success story!!! :sunny: |
Red - I'm so sorry things are not going well. Hopefully they will turn around soon. Sending positive vibes and things your way.
Michelle - hope you're feeling better, too! Day 17/21 - no soda - DONE Day 10/21 - no chips - DONE Marginal temptation last night - the bf's bro is staying with us and although aware of the ban, brought chips AND pop into the house for himself. Coke in the fridge, bbq chips in the cupboard. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to abstain from both. Still no caffeine, although I'd like a cup of tea this morning and still haven't picked up any decaf stuff. Last day of the work week. Excited for the weekend, and the upcoming 21st day of this :) |
Red - I'm so sorry to hear you're not doing well. You have my e-mail address if you want to write me or you can PM me. I'm sending you lots of love, hugs, positive energy and good vibes. :hug: :goodvibes: :hug: :grouphug: Remember you need to eat healthy foods in healthy amounts to keep your metabolism up, okay? Luvya, sista. Hang in there. :hug:
Charlie - Good for you for abstaining from the contraband that BF's brother brought to the house! :bravo: Enjoy your long weekend! ********* As for me, I'm still not 100%, but am feeling better than I have all week, so that's good. My plan for after work today and during the day tomorrow is to be out in the sun getting some much wonderful Vitamin D. Even if I only have the energy to lay around on a chaise lounge in the backyard. It's supposed to rain on Saturday and be cooler on Sunday, but for today and tomorrow, it's supposed to get up to 78! :woohoo: I'm off work tomorrow. I'll try and post over the weekend, but in case I don't get to. Sending :goodvibes: and :hug: to all as we resist the weekend's temptations. Happy Easter for those who observe it! Hugs to all, |
Weight Watchers was good...it was a great meeting all about support and having weight loss buddies. I kept thinking how very fortunate I am to have you all in my life to help keep me on track and motivated. Weigh in wasn't so great...up 1.2 lbs, probably because I haven't been able to exercise; either that or the congestion in my head weighs over a pound. Ewwwwww! Gonna walk after work in the sunshine, and tomorrow as well. And then Zumba away the pounds (ZATP) tomorrow evening.
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Back again and this isn't an April Fools joke....I was watching PBS last night and the dude from Change Your Brain, Change Your Body was infomercialing. (Is that a word?) And I realized that my brain is probably a shriveled up little peanut-type thing in my skull at this point. So I'm going to USE my brain to SAVE my brain.
This is what I'm going to do for my challenges: No Beer, 2 pauses allowed. Hydrate! 6 pints of water daily, 2 pauses allowed. No Eating after dinner, 2 pauses allowed. I've been running on a regular basis since the new year, and it has made little difference in my weight. So I need to control my caloric intake so that all that running is not a waste of time. Actually, it's great for my mental health, so it's not a waste of time, but I would love to see some other improvements. I will be away for a bit during the 21 days which might be a bit MORE challenging, so we'll see how it goes, right? Hello Red! Missed you! Hi Diyana, Charlie Baby, Mary, Asher, Iniya and anyone else who is active here. We're in this together! |
Hello everyone! Still going great here, I've finally lost a little,, down 3 pounds!
Tomorrow will be the hardest day,, Going to a big familydinner.. With a lot of Cakes and Candies,, but the good thing is that there's a lot of healthy food too.. food that I love =).. No cookies or cakes (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 12 / 21 Walk or run at least 30 minutes/day (1 of 2 pauses taken) Day 16 / 21 No candies (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 17 / 21 Red - Wish you all my best! And everyone else - Stay strong this weekend!! |
Talk about shock. I just got up a few minutes ago, saw my phone flashing and there was an email saying a good friend of mine had died. That's all it said. I don't know how or when exactly. It was a woman who had a bar that I often went to. I'd known her for a long time now and we were what I'd call good friends. Many nights when things were going down at work, I hung out there drinking and talking til morning, something we could do because she didn't have many customers. She was truly a dear person. Damn. It's hard to believe. She wasn't that old. Just hope it wasn't suicide. She often spoke of how hard things were and how she maybe just couldn't keep going.... It just keeps coming, doesn't it? |
Red - Holy ****. I'm so sorry. Everything else seems trivial doesn't it. I really hope that things turn around for you, and you get some good news, or even just that life gets easier. *hugs*
Day 21/21 - No soda - DONE. Friday was very closing to a big FAIL. The bf's parents came over with his brothers, and the whole family drinks a buttload of Pepsi. It's actually all I've ever seen his dad drink. Just having it in the house was very hard. I avoided it all day, and once they'd left, I was sitting on the couch, and bf walked by, and I grabbed him by the shirt and said very quietly, very seriously, "I NEED some Pepsi". And he said "...I threw it out." And THAT is why I love him. Once I knew it was gone, I felt fine. But the temptation all day was horrible! Day 14/21 no chips - DONE. Did some yardwork this weekend, more moving wood, and chasing the 2 year old and dog around. The next thing we're looking into is the 100 Mile Diet. Lots to consider for that. Michelle - the next weigh in will be more positive, I'm sure. Sickness or headaches always weigh lots! Or at least feel like they do. Apple Blossom - what a lovely name. Good luck with your challenges! Mary - keep up the great work! |
Ok so I am going to take this challenge.... for the next 21 days I will eat a 1800 calorie diet max! And remove all incidents with fast food. Wish me luck!
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Hello everyone!
The weekend went by great, didn't any cakes or candies,, but was very tempted.. No cookies or cakes (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 15 / 21 Walk or run at least 30 minutes/day (1 of 2 pauses taken) Day 19 / 21 No candies (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 20 / 21 Tomorrow I'm going to start two new challenges.. not so hard ones, but it's good if I make them =) 100 crunches/day (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 0 / 21 stand in plankposition for at least 30 sec/day (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 0 / 21 Red - Hope you are doing okey,,, keep strong! Charlie - Congrats on completing your No Soda challenge! |
Sorry, people, I don't feel I should be writing here at all because things just get worse and worse. I cannot believe all the problems in my life now and they are all big ones. And then the added grief and disbelief at things like my friend's death...and, yes, it was suicide. It's really all too much. I can only hope that there is a reason behind this madness.
In any case, my weight is dropping. Down to 156, so that is nice. I certainly don't feel like eating and that is extremely unusual for me. At least, yesterday I got a compliment from someone who hasn't seen me in a bit. .............. It's later in the day now and there have been some slightly positive movements, small, but there, I think. Let's hope things are as they seem and that they will work out well..... ........ still later yet...I have decided to start up two new challenges. No Smoking Day 0 completed No Pauses Taken No Booze Day 0 completed No Pauses Taken |
Red - I'm sooooo very sorry for your loss. :hug: You have certainly been through so much. I hope your slightly positive moments blossom into better days. I am here for you, my friend.
I've been feeling ill lately, so I haven't been up to being officially challenged, although I have been staying on plan. I went to Zumba Friday night and Saturday morning, then developed a fever and dizziness...but still had lots of errands to run. I slept most of yesterday after I got some website work out of the way. I feel a bit of bronchial congestion...so I'm debating about Zumba tonight. I'll be back later after I come up with an official 21 day challenge. |
Just finished a marathon read from page 27 of the previous thread :hyper:.
Hello everyone! My goodness this thread has gotten VERY active while I've been away. Welcome to everyone who's new to me :welcome2:. Congrats to all on your successful challenges and cheers for hanging in there on the tough ones. I'll jump back in with my new challenges that I'll start on Wednesday: I Love Me - 0 days completed (0/1 pause taken) Exercise (at least 20 toe tap jacks if nothing else) - 0 days completed (0/3 pauses taken) 15 minutes of decluttering - 0 days completed (0/3 pauses taken) :hug: and :goodvibes to all. |
No Smoking Day 1 completed No Pauses Taken No Booze Day 1 completed No Pauses Taken and another challenge... Minimal Sugar Challenge (no sugar that I can refuse without too much trouble) Day 0 completed No Pauses Taken -- I decided on this because it's ME I want to control, not just the sugar. The little bit people ask me to eat is minimal and never the problem. It's always just been harder to stop after I would eat a little, but I am going to do it and stop allowing excuses for my own behavior. :mad: Thanks diyana. I hope you feel better soon! Thanks everyone, good luck and keep it going! I will try to keep somehow connected. |
Hello everyone..
So yesterday I completed my 21 days of no candies!! I ate some today, the first bites were good, but then I started to feel sick of the sweetness,,, so I threw it away! Tomorrow starts 21 more days with no candies! Walk or run at least 30 minutes/day (1 of 2 pauses taken) Day 20 / 21 No cookies or cakes (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 16 / 21 100 crunches (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 1 / 21 Plank (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 1 / 21 No candies (0 of 0 pauses taken) Day 0 / 21 |
Day 15/21 - no chips - DONE.
Still no caffeine, and no McD's. I don't want to make these actual challenges, though, because I may change my mind at any moment on these things. Not ready to rule them out entirely. New challenges: Exercise! I am about to cancel my gym membership - I don't go enough to justify it and with the weather getting nicer we're outside a lot, so I'm hoping this will help. Yesterday we did yard work for ages, and now my back is super sore, but it was great at the time. So, because I hate failing at things, anything remotely close to being called "exercise" will count. Day 1/21 was a raging success. I moved eight billion tonnes of earth. (really, I started digging a spot for a vegetable garden, but it FELT like 8 billion tonnes of earth). Less salt - I'm going to try to ease off the prepared sauces, the added salt, the processed food that I occasionally splurge on (bye bye gourmet burgers that we buy premade from the store...) and see how I feel. Because lately, even with the weight loss, I feel all bloaty and blech. And I definitely attribute some of that to the stack of prepared food I bought last week in preparation for the bf's brother's visit. I don't know how to quantify "less salt" which is why I'm just saying "less". Last night I had shrimp with a store-bought curry sauce, which was equally delicious and bloatifying. So that challenge will start today! mary - congrats on day 21 of no candies! That's awesome! Red - minimal sugar sounds like an excellent challenge. I hope the rest of your life settles down. You are not having an easy time of it right now. move - Hi! michelle - Hope Zumba was a go, and that you're feeling in full health again! |
Well, am calling it clear on all three for today. I really want to break one or two or all three of these challenges right now, but think I will just do a bit more work and get some sleep. Couldn't sleep much last night, especially being hounded by emails on my phone near 10 p.m. and phone calls at 2 a.m. The madness continues. Sigh.
No Smoking Day 2 completed No Pauses Taken No Booze Day 2 completed No Pauses Taken Minimal Sugar Challenge Day 1 completed No Pauses Taken ************** mary -- Congratulations on 21 days without candies!! :cp: :cheer: :encore: :cheer: :cp: GOOD FOR YOU!!!! Charlie -- Thanks, I'm trying to just keep my head down and take whatever work comes my way. You're doing great on your challenges and I like your go-for-success way of looking at them. We have to be flexible in raising the bar. I get totally puffed up by salt too but I think that's because I rarely have any at all and dig in to a bag of salty popcorn or something. I am a person of extremes and actually thrive on it. Ah.....maybe not the extremes my life is currently seeing though.... :^: The other thing that really bloats me is sugar, so if you're hitting the sucrose hard, that could be the reason for your....how did you put it?.....your "bloatifying" experiences! :lol3: |
Hi everyone -
April showers bring May flowers, and we're having our share of showers this week. We had thunderstorms last night, and more coming today and tonight. The grass and the bulbs will enjoy it, even if the doggies do not. I say, as long as we don't have to shovel it, it's okay by me. Despite a little upper chest congestion, I chose to do 1/2 hour of Zumba last night, and that was enough. Then went home, showered, ate and watched TV with DH. I'm planning on doing another 1/2 hour Zumba class tonight, but I think I might skip the hour long advanced class tomorrow evening and tackle spring cleaning in one or two rooms instead. Red - Sorry to hear you didn't sleep well last night. Late emails and early phone calls? And it doesn't sound like they brought good news, though I sincerely hope they did. You're off to a great start on your challenges! Are you still getting to the gym when you can? :hug: Kay Lee - :welcome: AppleBlossom - Welcome Back! 6 pints of water is a lot. If you're not used to drinking that much water, start off slower. Good for you for running! That's awesome. I, too, am learning that while exercise is wonderful and can help...caloric intake is a major part of the weight loss puzzle. MoveMoveMove - Welcome Back! I like that you've added decluttering. I need to add that too. Mary - Congrats on the 3 pound weight loss! And that's not a LITTLE loss, it's a BIG loss! And :bravo: on completing your no candies challenge despite all the tempting Easter candies around! You rock! :cp: :cp: :cp: :woohoo: :cheer2: CharlieBaby - Good for you for resisting the soda temptation on Friday and SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING YOUR CHALLENGE! :woohoo: :bravo: :cp: :cp: :cp: 100 mile diet? Haven't heard of that one. I'll have to google it. Gardening/yard work is DEFINITELY exercise and you can most certainly count it. Good for you for working on reducing your salt intake. I've thought of cancelling my gym membership now that the weather is getting nicer...because I don't like the thought of exercising indoors when it's gorgeous out, especially since we have so few months of good weather here (same as you, I imagine). But, then again, I'm addicted to Zumba. So I'm going to keep the membership since I do go nearly every day to Zumba, and then spend time outside before and after class and, of course, on weekends. A big :wave: to Asher and anyone else I may have missed! *********************** Drum Roll please....here are my new challenges: Journal everything AND count WW points - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 0/21 64 ounces of water - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 0/21 5 servings of fruits and veg - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 0/21 15 minutes of decluttering - 0 of 0 pauses taken - Day 0/21 Stay within WW points - 0 of 3 pauses taken - Day 0/21 30 min. of cardio - 0 of 3 pauses taken - Day 0/21 50 crunches - 0 of 3 pauses taken - Day 0/21 1 minute of planks - 0 of 3 pauses taken - Day 0/21 |
diyana -- just saw you in here before I hit the hay. Yes, I got to the gym today. Had little time but went anyhow, then hurried home in time to churn out some work in time for deadline! Hurrah!
oh and Kay Lee, Welcome!! :welcome3: |
Red - Good for you for getting to the gym! :cheer2: Hope you have a very good night's sleep! Churning out work in time for a deadline is a wonderful thing! Sweet dreams. :yawn:
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Michelle - I understand your Zumba love! It's awesome having a class at the gym that you look forward to and enjoy. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to force myself to budget time and cash in the fall to join again (and make it worthwhile), but for the moment, I'm loving the gardening and the hikes and the trips to the bf's school for a little private family basketball or soccer night (dating the jr high school VP has perks, like keys to the school).
The 100 Mile Diet is a challenge that a couple tried for a year back in 2005, blogged about, wrote a book about, and then challenged a whole town to try. The idea is to get all your food from a 100 mile radius. Discussed it with the bf yesterday, and both of us decided that we are far too spoiled and in love with our spice shelves and olive oil (...and sesame oil, and ginger, and mangoes, etc.) to go all gung-ho on this. Decided to try to find local sources for protein and fruits & veggies instead. We already share a cow with his parents (i.e. they know a local farmer who slaughters a cow and butchers it up and we split the cost), so we're trying to track down local farmers of pigs, chickens, and I'm gonna start flirting with my neighbour the lobster fisherman to see where that gets us ;-) Red - Hooray for the gym!! And being deadline ready! |
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