No Beer, Day 7 completed, 2 pauses left.
Stretch for at least 5 min, Day 0 completed, 2 pauses left.
Keep cals to 1200-1500 daily, Day 1 completed, 2 pauses left.
I at first thought I was going to juice fast yesterday, but by the time dinner rolled around, well, I just needed some comfort I think. It was still low calorie and healthy.
I started Boot camp again, 5:30 am ughhh, but it's a great way to start the day.
Wow 1 whole week, no beer. Almost no alcohol at all actually. And I no longer feel the craving either. Last week-end was tough, but I did it. I guess my ultimate goal with drinking is social only. Maybe some dinner wine.
Derry, you can do it!! Do you need to follow a high fiber diet, or a low one? I don't remember which. You should check out the Mama Mia sound track, Abba is great dancing music. We played it at boot camp today.

No Beer, Day 8 completed, 2 pauses left.
Stretch for at least 5 min, Day 0 completed, 2 pauses left.
Keep cals to 1200-1500 daily, Day 2 completed, 2 pauses left.
So I weighed myself yesterday and it was depressing. *sigh*. I had been avoiding it for that very reason. I know that just because I am not drinking beer doesn't mean I'm going to melt off the weight. It will probably take a good 6 months or so. Still.
Red, I hope you are OK. I hope I can help by sending good wishes your way, and stop smoking!!! Really, you will be fine, you always are! Just don't make it harder for your self than it already is....

No Beer, Day 9 completed, 0 pauses left.
Stretch for at least 5 min, Day 0 completed, 2 pauses left.
Keep cals to 1200-1500 daily, Day 0 completed, 2 pauses left.
Well, I'm in bad shape. Week-ends can be treacherous I suppose. Still, I'm pleased with 9 days. I will try to keep it going, but 11 days with no pauses might be a far reach. The other 2 challenges, I don't know about. I'll start over the calories, try to stretch but....
I have been running a bit more and I'm taking a boot camp. I'm 7.5 miles shy of 300, so by Wednesday I should make it!!! I've been hungrier lately because of the increase in exercise, and thats what gets me in trouble. I have to control that somehow. Well, I hope everyone out there is OK. Please pop in, I'm lonely!

I've been fairly good about this, but I want to be more strict with myself, so I'm signing up to do a 21-day challenge:

EXERCISE 30+ MINUTES EVERY DAY for 21 days. I've never done this before in my entire life (kid you not), so I'll give myself two pause days -- working out 19 of 21 days will be hard enough. I'm not counting about 45 minutes of walking I do every day just to get to class.

Counting today as Day 1: an hour of flow yoga. Tomorrow I'll be going to fencing practice (~90 minutes).

Fencing didn't work out, but I did make time for about 30 minutes of fast walking around campus and calisthenics back in my room. Might try to squeeze in elliptical later. Day 2 completed, 2 pauses left.

No Beer, Day 0 completed, 0 pauses left.
Stretch for at least 5 min, Day 0 completed, 2 pauses left.
Keep cals to 1200-1500 daily, Day 0 completed, 2 pauses left.
Beer challenge over, on hold. May need to rethink these challenges....One thing I have been pretty good about is running (hit 300 miles!!) so at least I'm doing something right.
Welcome Lackadaisy!! You've picked a great challenge! And mixing it up with lots of different work outs should keep you from getting bored. Good luck!!
By the way, the pause days don't count in the 21 days, if you take 2 pause days you need to get to 23 days.

Hello! Hello! I'm here and I'm "alive" but not all that happy. I'm in the middle of a diverticulitis attack and any efforts I have made are just dismal. I've been sick and unhappy.
But, I need to do this and climb back.
So, the only thing I can do as far as weight loss is exercise and food has to be put aside for awhile as I can't eat the kind of foods that promote weight loss right now.
So... I will come up with something and try again. Just wanted to say where I was with it all.

Not sure if I'm doing this the way it was intended, but as a newbie, I'm going to make a very "easy" challenge for 21 days. My goal is to increase my water intake to 64 ounces/day. Should be doable, but sometimes, even the simplest is elusive.

cutmeinhalf, good idea to start off with. I'm going to join you, I can do that and I can add 5 minutes of some form of movement as well. Just 5 minutes is all I'm going to try.
Have been so sick, almost went to the emergency room last night but decided to give it a day to see. Diverticulitis is one mean thing. Eat a few things that are too much fiber and it triggers the attack all over again. I have to heal and be careful.
Going to make homemade chicken soup, I think, today. That might help me. Going to live on soft foods for a few days and see what I can do.

So, for me, today is day 1 of the "take it easy" recovery plan

Glad to see the tread is still active! I hope Red is Ok out there!!!
My challenges have fallen to the wayside and I feel like I am gaining weight by just looking at food! I'm sure if I wrote everything down I would clearly see that I am just eating too much. I think that will be my challenge, keep a food and exercise journal for 21 days and then take that to my doctor if I still feel that something is fishy. (I have a thyroid issue that might need a prescription increase) I really feel that all the exercise I've been doing should at least keep my weight steady, but not so. So here I go!
Daily food & exercise journal, Day 0, 2 pauses allowed
Hi Derry, How long do your bouts usually last? That sounds so terrible. Feel better soon!!
Cutmeinhalf, You chose a great challenge! Good luck!

Hey Red - saw the news this morning about the earthquake. Thinking about you and hoping that you are ok. Be careful and be safe

Hi Red - I just learned about the earthquake and the tsunami. I hope you are ok. My thoughts and prayers are with you and those affected. Stay safe.