day 5- salad for lunch and half of a cut up cucumber with vineger and oil as a snack.

planning on making some sort of vegetable with dinner as well! Its a lot easier than I imagined so far. Im realizing that when you actually plan on eating them and research different ways of preparing them that its even enjoyable!

I was part of the last 21-day challenge and I want to join back up again.

The last one led to me developing a habit of eating breakfast every day. I regularly skipped breakfast to sleep in that extra few minutes and usually went many many hours without eating. But now making a bowl of cereal/yogurt/fruit/a smoothie has become part of my morning ritual. And this has been going on for a few months so I think it's safe to say that this habit is sticking around for good.

Since I was so successful last time, I'm going to try a different thing. My goal is...

Exercise in one way or another as planned. Usually this is 5-6 days a week, but it varies depending on my schedule. The point is to stick with the plan and not make up excuses to skip out on exercise, especially running (oh how I hate running).

So I'm at Day 0, with 3/3 pause days still left.

Here's to hoping this goal works as well as the last one!

Lose It! Log, Day 14, 0 pauses left
Oops, forgot to log in yesterday. So no more pauses and 7 days to go!
I have to admit I haven't bee trying too hard lately. I need to get my grove back. Really want to get below 170 by the end of the month. 10 more days, with Easter and a birthday in that time frame. :o
Hi augeremt, welcome back! I'm glad your breakfast challenge worked so well!!
Hope you can get into the exercise habit too!
Abbysue, breastfeeding was a great help for me to lose the baby weight. It'll never be that easy again! I was able to go almost a year and a half with my 3rd baby, but the calorie burn definitely tapered off towards the last half. Hope you are having fun with the little one.

day 6- cucumbers and salad
day 7- cucumbers for snack and there is going to be bell peppers in dinner and cauliflower poppers on the side
today was my weigh in day and i am at 286.5 so thats a 1.5 pound weight loss this last week. I am doing my best not to be bummed out about it. I know its still a good number and even I were to lose that slow for the whole duration thats still a really good loss. Im just used to seeing such drastic results when I start to lose weight. But I have always been doing it in not the healthiest of ways. I know the slower that it comes off the more likely it is to actually stay off. And 1.5 is a really good number. I guess im just trying to say it enough so I believe it.

augeremt- thats going to be my next habit is good old exercise! Keep up the good work.

apple blossom- I am enjoying the little one. Its amazing how something so little can be so powerful and just put your whole life into perspective.

day 8- bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions in lunch
day 9- roasted broccoli. I put way too much lemon juice on it so it was not very good. I ate it anyways but don't think I will be trying it that way again.

Looks like we lost the thread for a few days. Anyone out there?
I came close to finishing my last challenge, but didn't quite make it. It is really hard to log calories when they go way over the top. So I would start out really good, but by the end of the day I'd be to embarrassed to log anymore.
So, I went to the Dr. and he upped my thyroid meds AGAIN and maybe I might metabolize a bit better now. My levels had been acceptable, but not optimal. So we'll see. He also wants me to lose weight. And I have to go back to "weigh in" in 3 months. How's that for accountability? Don't want to show up in 3 mos with bad results.
So my new challenges are :
No Beer (I've been stealthing...so I'm on Day 3), and Post calories on LoseIt!, which I'm on Day 2. Hope there are still chicks checking in!

well, as soon as I declare the no beer challenge, I give in to temptation. Sigh.
I think I'll start over. Even my Dr. said "only on week-ends!"
No Beer, 2 pauses allowed, Day 0
LoseIt log, 2 pauses allowed, Day 3

No Beer, 2 pauses allowed, Day 1
LoseIt log, 2 pauses allowed, Day 4

Still alone here I see....I had to take some time off due to a stomach flu that just about the whole family got. Nice thing about being sick is the weight loss;)
I actually dropped below 170. I wish I could say that was permanent, but now its TOM, and although I haven't been eating much, I certainly don't FEEL any thinner, which is what it's all about, right? So I'll start up again I guess.
No Beer, 2 pauses allowed, Day 3
LoseIt log, 2 pauses allowed, Day 0

Hi everyone. I think I really need this to officially help challenge and motivate myself. I have a problem with consistently logging my food, so I challenge myself to log every single bite I put in my mouth for 21 days. I will be using Sparkpeople.

So, tomorrow starts Day 1, Round 1 with 3 allotted pauses.

Thanks Redballoon! I noticed not many people were posting, but I love this idea. It makes me focus on more of a short term goal, which is something I usually have a problem with. Even if no one else contines this thread, I will definitely continue my 21 day challenge.

So, this is Day 1 Round 1 for me and so far is successful. I have logged everything for the day except for dinner, as I do not yet know what is on the menu lol.