Sorry to hear you're all alone Red! You're doing great though - can you explain to me what 'clean eating' is? I'm guessing it's a no sugar, lo fat type of thing? I'm thinking of starting a no sugar challenge...

I wonder where everyone else is???

I'm having skin problems from the rads, so exercise is out for now - too much friction from clothing when I exercise. Ugh. This better be healed by December, 'cause that's when I planned to start aquafit!

Didn't get ahead on my other two goals either, so I'm still at Day 0 tomorrow.
1. Keep sodium between 500 and 1500 mg per day - Day 0 (0/0)
2. Declutter 15 minutes per day - Day 0 (3/3)

Hi Red, Sea, Michelle and all :wave:

Well, I think my sulk is over. No time to get into what all went wrong now. Will post more later. But for now, here are my get back to it challenges.

1) Daily posting. 3/3 pauses (Don't want Red to get lonely again :D)
2) No fried foods. 3/3 pauses
3) No soda. 3/3 pauses
4) No real chips or any chips with dip. 3/3 pauses
5) Eat 5 servings of fruits/vegetables a day. 3/3 pauses
6) Follow exercise plan. 3/3 pauses

OK. All for now. Will post tonight from class if time, or tomorrow. Have a good day all.

Alright, I want in on this. Starting today (Since I had a cigarette earlier) no smoking, candy and work out 3 times a week!

I don't know what is happening with my weight. I have been sick, not eating that much but not exercising and it just keeps going up. Pisses me off big time! :mad:

No smoking -- Round 2 -- Day 16 completed
Eat Clean -- Day 13 completed, 1 pause taken

Welcome, Nebuchadnezzar!! :welcome: The 3x /week challenge doesn't fit the EVERY DAY challenge concept, BUT feel free to keep us updated. We call such "extracurricular challenges." :lol3: Are you making the cigs and candy two separate challenges? I would recommend it. Hope to see you here regularly. You have to commit to make it work :yes:

Red - thanks for the explanation. You're doing great, Mz Independant! At least now, there are a few of us hanging around again!

Jolly - Boy, when you come out of a sulk, you come out fighting. Six challenges! Good for you!

Nebuchadnezzar - :welcome2:

I'm going to the chemo-onc today. Hopefully, he can either give me something for the skin, or refer me to a dermatologist.

For yesterday:
1. Keep sodium between 500 and 1500 mg per day - Day 1 (0/0)
2. Declutter 15 minutes per day - Day 1 (3/3)

And today, I'm adding:
3. Eating clean - Day 0 (3/3)
You've inspired me, Red! . For me, I'll define "eating clean" as very limited sugar and processed foods, fruit for dessert and fruit/veg for snacks.

Thanks for the welcome back. Yes, was sulking/brooding/pouting - whatever. In a funk. Having a milestone birthday, and feeling like I have nothing to show for it. Some sad stuff happening at work, making me feel like I am somehow letting my clients down. Tired. But enough is enough is enough already :tantrum:

SeaWave, 6 challenges, but 4 of them are broken out parts of eating clean. I needed to start in a way I could finish. Glad to see you are trucking along. Good luck at the doctor!

Red, get well soon.

Nebuchadnezzar - good luck with your challenges:sssh: don't tell Red, but I have sometimes structured challenges like that as"Follow workout plan" That allows for varying levels each day, and keeps it in a the rules. Having said that, it is good if you can try to get something in every day. something extra to move around. wii fit body test, dog walk, stretching, crunches - something.

1) Daily posting - Day 1 complete. 3/3 pauses2) No fried foods. 3/3 pauses
3) No soda - Day 1. 3/3 pauses
4) No real chips or any chips with dip - Day 1. 3/3 pauses
5) Eat 5 servings of fruits/vegetables a day - Day 1. 3/3 pauses
6) Follow exercise plan - Day 1. 3/3 pauses

have a good day all :wave:

Ok, I'm back again. I had an OH @#!**%! moment yesterday trying on jeans. I have no pants that fit me anymore and department store lighting and 3 way mirrors are not good. So I got up at 5:15 this morning to go to "boot camp" at my gym and will continue to do so every MWF for the next month. It was really nice to get in a work out early, I was able to get a lot of other things done too. Unfortunately, I can't say it was the hardest work out, but it will stimulate me to do other exercise as well. So starting fresh with the challenges:
No Beer, 3 pauses
Stick to exercise schedule, 3 pauses
1 meal a day is a salad, 3 pauses
HI Red, Jolly, Sea Wave & Neb!

I'd like to try one of these, too. I haven't done any challenges before but I like challenging myself and recently in a fit of total insanity signed up for a half marathon next june. as of right now I can run 1 mile at a time, that's it. so I have my work cut out for me. :)

The biggest things I think I want to do are get more sleep (not stay up so late), exercise more frequently, and get more water in me.

to that end, here's my challenge:

1) Go to bed by 11pm daily (3/3 pauses)
2)Do ttapp daily (0 pauses)
3) run 3x week minimum (1/1 pauses)
4) drink 64 oz of water or other non-dehydrating liquids daily (3/3 pauses)

I'll start today, since I ran today, and haven't gone to bed yet. Think I've gotten about 40 oz of water in so far. Guess that means I better get some ttapp in too.

thanks for the challenge idea. should be fun.

1) Daily posting - Day 2 complete. 3/3 pauses2) No fried foods. 3/3 pauses
3) No soda - Day 2. 3/3 pauses
4) No real chips or any chips with dip - Day 2. 3/3 pauses
5) Eat 5 servings of fruits/vegetables a day - Day 2. 3/3 pauses
6) Follow exercise plan - Day 2. 3/3 pauses

Didn't do much for my second workout, but I did something. Work got even worse today. Feels like I have the anti-Midas touch, because everything sure seems to be turning to #$@%. Sigh. Anyhow.

Welcome Atreyyena. I like your mini goals. Wy to put it. Good to see you Apple. Red - you feeling better??

Good night all. Going to try to get some sleep. Client funeral and school tomorrow. Woo and hoo.

Good morning ladies! Red and I go back a long time. I've been out of it lately as I had a pretty bad injury and have had some major illness issues on top of it. When I returned to Weight Watchers after a 9 month absence, I was sad to learn that I put on 8 pounds in that time period. Not being active due to the injury certainly didn't help.
My clothes don't fit any more and I had to go out and buy a few things to get by with and I was so sad to shell out money on a pair of jeans, not one or two but FOUR sizes bigger than what is in my closet. OMG!
At any rate, I'm starting off with a gentle challenge. I'm trying to get back in the swing of things and I hope not to have any setbacks.
So, this challenge for me is to dance. Even if I am not doing much activity, I will put on at least one song per day on my ipod dock and I will dance. Sounds silly, but it's starting off small for me. I love music and love to dance and no one will be watching if I jiggle a little.
So, today is day one of the dancathon. I already did it for today.

well, yesterday was a success. although, am I supposed to count the day I'm on as a day or the before before today so that I'm including everything? if that made sense, lol. :)

so far:
1) Go to bed by 11pm daily 1 day (haven't gone to bed yet) (3/3 pauses)
2)Do ttapp daily 2 days (0 pauses)
3) run 3x week minimum 1 day (1/1 pauses)
4) drink 64 oz of water or other non-dehydrating liquids daily 1 day (not done yet) (3/3 pauses)


Thanks, I'm glad you like them. I wanted small but meaningful things to be able to look forward to.

Hi everyone! Quick post before I go to bed...
1. Keep sodium between 500 and 1500 mg per day - Day 0 (0/0) - No. Just no way. Supper was over my limit... Starting up again!
2. Declutter 15 minutes per day - Day 2 (3/3)
3. Eating clean - Day 1 (3/3)

The doctor says I'm of for another 6-9 months. Surely that is enough time to really focus and get this sodium/nutrition/exercise thing down pat!

(ETA need to change the target in my signature block)

This is such a unique challenge and I LOVE it! I'd like to join since this seems like the right kind of accountability for me.

I'm going to start off with just one challenge which has been super hard for me my entire life...eating breakfast. Simple, right? Not at all for me. I'd rather sleep than eat so I usually skip the most important meal of the day. So here it goes:

1. Eat breakfast - Day 3 (3/3 Pauses Left)

I'm counting retroactively since I'm so proud of myself for eating breakfast three days in a row. That almost never happens!