Morning :sunny:

Weight stayed the same after my 24 h fast, 147 lbs. I think I did not drink enough yesterday.
Today's plan is to hydrate myself with loads of water and do 19/5. I will also try to do Krystal's challenge today. :jig: I won't like her very much today.:club: :D
I am walking as well, I have not decided if it is going to be 5.5 miles or 7.5 miles. I am getting so addicted to my walks.



Krystal That bathingsuit is awesome! You will be the babe of the beach! -- And YES; I wanna see pictures of you in it!! Do it, do it!! Larry, you need to see her in a bikini :drool:, but I would make you :barf: :D:D:D:D Krystal has buns of steel!! I am not jealous at all :sssh:

Star Nice burn! Are you sore at all? -- My DD did some strength training a few days back and she has been moaning non stop :lol3:

Jo 19/5 today? -- I woke up and I wanted to eat, I even went on MFP and calculated if I were to have an english muffin with ham and egg :dizzy: But I decided to have my coffee with 1 TBS of cream which is allowed :hyper: I did stay in bed till 9:20 am; which never happens. It felt GREAT! -- I am about to take my walk and then I will have a nice big lunch. I am not hungry but I was just craving for something. -- Someone posted on E-S-E thread that they have realized that they really weren't hungry all those years, it was more of a habit of just eating. That now she knows when she is hungry vs. cravings.

Larry I am soooo glad you are back and OP!

So I am off. Everyone have a fab and fit day!

:dust:

Jo - DD's birthday is the 6th, but we are celebrating Saturday. Easier on us that way. Nothing big for plans, just cake, presents, and letting her have a few people over. Hope you enjoy the walk and the core challenge :) I plan on hitting the strength one tonight after work if all goes well :)

Sum - My lower abdominals hurt last night, but seem to be good today. No idea how DD is doing after it, I leave for work before she is up for school...though I am not going to lie, I am curious, :lol: Isn't it fun to watch our kids, who are young enough they should be able to exceed us, try to just keep up with us? LOL! There is a NSV right there that brings me much joy :P

Krystal - Sounds like you have all your ducks in a row for what you want to accomplish, that's half the battle!!!!! You can fight the temptations, you have the drive ;) You are fine for not knowing, I don't normally complain on here when I have arthritic flares - to me it just sounds like excuses... instead, you will probably figure it out when you see "alternatives" thrown in the mix...that way there is no excuses, only work-arounds :lol: I am grateful it wasn't my knee and hip hitting the same time again, I did NOT want to go on chemotherapy and injections again... super sucky. I haven't been able to do tennis since the flare hit... but seems to be on downward slant now... just have to make sure not to overdue it and I should be able to in a couple weeks though! I live in AZ... it's tennis season all year :) LOL! Do you work with anyone who likes tennis? Maybe you could find a partner there??

Much better day so far today. If I can just make it through the next 5 hrs at work, I will be doing good! I can restart a new day @ MN. It is sad when you have to leave all your $ @ home so you will not buy junk!
I have resorted to this, but I will do it :crossed:

:dust: for all, esp .::mE::.

Here's some more for you :dust:
I am proud of you! Way to find a solution that works.

trying to post at work...seems to be working right now

the pain is ONLY at the base of the back of my knee like the part you use to pull your ankle backwards like you're touching your ankle to your butt...it hurts on footfall impact while running and that little back-kick as you step off that foot...HURTSS....if im not running, it aches a little but feels okay

i did ALOT of stretching this morning, took some anti-inflammatories and ate before running....STILL couldnt run without favoring that leg and it hurt...so i settled for putting it on the highest incline and the highest speed i can walk at, which is 3.6-3.8, and walking for 45 minutes...still was dripping sweat when done and my heartrate was in the 160s most of the time...didnt bother my knee

im working on walking at that incline WITHOUT using the treadmill handlebars...it makes the walking easier than it should be...i dont use the bars because it's easier...i use the bars because i have terrible balance and when i walk or run and nothing around me is moving with me, i get very off balance...its worse when im on an incline, i feel like im falling backwards...but im gradually working on letting go of the bars and keeping my balance...because i want a HARD workout and keeping my hands on the bars is too easy...

eating was good so far today....i filled up on a homemade protein shake before going to a coworker's baby shower this morning....ate ONE small cinnamon roll that i made for the shower and a tiny piece of her cake...it helped me NOT binge on everything else there...then i went to the gym after that

i always get a small nonfat sugar free mocha before work, which starts at noon....and i have a diet juice with me (those cascade ice things) and some veggies to dip in ranch when i get hungry later...keeps me from eating the junk that masquerades as healthy snacks for the students...packaged stuff that meets nutritional guidelines but is packed with carbs, sugar and crap...

any prayers if you've got them....everything in our house seems to be breaking at the same time...we already had to re-do the electrical system this fall...now our furnace needs replacing...also my car is running iffy and DH just had to replace the brakes on his truck, which he did himself...AND my wedding band cracked and i have to fix it...we need some money from the sky LOL what karma god have we pissed off? LOL ack!

I tried posting last night after my Shriner's Meeting but I could not connect with the 3FC server.

Krystal Congrats on finding a solution to junk food at work!!:carrot: Way to go!!

Kristiina I see you are trying some fasting. I believe that they are good if you don't get too carried away. Back in the 70's I went on several 10 day water only fasts. They worked so well that I foolishly decided to try a longer one. I went 40 days on nothing but water. I ended up in a hospital, the doctors informed me that my liver had totally quit functioning and that they believed my death was inevitable. Apparently they forgot to check with God who had other plans for me. My liver miraculously started functioning again and has never given me trouble again. For me short fasts are OK long ones are a NO NO.

Jo After reading your post I went back though last weeks postings. You are so right Krystal is hot in those pictures!!:D

Alaskan I hope you start feeling better and get rid of your pains. Good job on staying with it despite the pain.!!

Star Hi

ItsMyTurn Hi

Yesterday morning was a 2 lb loss to 218 lbs:D:carrot::D

Yesterdays food totaled 899 calories,
Breakfast Egg Beaters and fat free cheese in a mug
Morning Snacks 8 raw radishes, 2 tangerines and 24 strawberries
Lunch I skipped lunch
Afternoon Snacks 1 medium banana, 1 cucumber peeled and sliced in vinegar
Dinner 2 hot dogs at the Shriner's meeting (not the most healthy choice but oh well)

I had a major whoosh yesterday (last night??) I was up every 1/2 hour to pee. Lost 4 pounds down to 214 now :goodscale :D:carrot::D

Larry,

Morning :sunny:

Not much to report. I indulged a bit last night ~ I have not tallied up the damage on MFP yet :lol3: ~ BUT I skipped my spike day on Sunday, so I did not feel bad about it. Scale was at 147.5, so not too bad.

My hip hurts. I am taking a day off from walking. It is sunny outside so I will try to get some gardening in.

Larry Jo and I are trying out this new life style called IF. I am loving it! I basically eat between 12 noon and 6 pm. 2 times per week I take 24 h break. I may eat around 5 pm on Wednesday and I fast until 5 pm on Thursday. Sundays are my spike days.

all this talk of fasting makes me want to see if i could do it too...i have such poor willpower though when it comes to food LOL and i worry that it would trigger a binge at the end of the fast...i have issues with "not having" food...its weird, like if i have food around to eat im fine, i could eat lettuce all day and be happy...but being told i CANT eat, is a huge trigger to either binge or sneak food...and im not sure where i ever got that from...maybe it's a form of rebellion, because i HATE with a passion being TOLD what to do lol

i didnt run today but i DID walk a 5K distance on the treadmill at 15% incline, the highest setting, at speeds up to 3.4 which is fast for me and my hips that dont move/rotate much...i spent time learning how to walk up that incline without using the handlebars for balance...it's HARD(!) holy **** LOL but i'm working on it

i worked up just as much of a sweat as if i had been running...and i spent an hour doing that instead of the usual 45 minutes...feel like i have to do longer to compensate for not running it...still having pain behind my knee but its getting better...i'm afraid the first running step i take will bring it right back though :(

Hi guys! Just popping in to see how everyone is doing today.

I have had a good on plan day.

I did a fast5ish fast today, more like fast4, and am set up now to do a 24 hour from 5p to 5p.

Got my walk in and then did the core challenge. I wondered if the jumping rope would bother my tailbone, but I did not feel it one bit, AND I friggin loved that jump roping!!!!!!!!!!! I felt like a little girl again, (my favorite was my jump rope and my pogo stick :D). It is not something I would have thought of to do myself and I am now going to add it to my regular routine, maybe like m-w-f or something. I am thinking about buying a better rope. I felt like it was really targeting both my core and the hard to reach spots like the hammies just under the butt. I don't get many plyometrics in, so that's great and jumping is so good for the Lymph system too. Note to self: next time use the bathroom before jumping rope :lol: I don't know how high my knees really got and my sets weren't sets of 100, but I did all 300 total and it felt great. Now the planks, I had to break up in to 15-30 second increments, how sad is that? Oh well, gotta start somewhere.
I may end up doing the steps challenge tomorrow because DH took Friday off and will probably mess up my mojo.

I am so happy I have you guys to inspire me, challenge me and introduce me to things I may not have thought of :grouphug: I don't know where I would be without you, probably back in fatville.

Larry, I knew you would look back at that thread, what guy wouldn't? :lol: Congrats on the whooshing and stringing together some on plan days.

Sum, hope your hip is feeling rested. My left hip that barks at me occasionally too.

K9, that is a real bikini you got, what are you talking about. Just because it isn't a string bikini doesn't mean it isn't a bikini! Have fun camping!

Star, :wave: Hi there, hope all is well with you!

Wow!! This thread sure has been quiet today:?:

Today's calorie count was 1396. My plan is 1400. Guess I can't get closer than that I am 4 under plan!

Breakfast: Egg Beaters and Fat Free Cheese slice in a mug

Lunch: Liver, mashed potatoes and corn

Afternoon Snack: Two tangerines

Dinner: DW and I attended a Marine Corps League Spaghetti Fundraiser. We ate spaghetti with marinara sauce two meatballs and a salad with Italian dressing and black coffee.

My sodium ended up at 2126 mg, not terrible but more that my 1500 mg goal.

We will see what effect this has on my weigh in tomorrow morning

Larry

Wow!! I was worried that the spaghetti and sodium from yesterday would make me gain today. :?: Instead of gaining, I am down another 2 pounds to 212 this morning. :D:carrot::D

Larry

Just checking in to let you know I am still here; will do personals once at work...

Okay, first let me say thank you for coming here and posting instead of hiding away ignoring it. These times are when we need each other the most.
You, my friend, are most certainly not 148. I know for a fact that you are training at an athlete level right now and the scale is not going to give you an accurate reading. Way too much happening inside your body with inflammation, healing and rebuilding. Yes, you say you have been eating around 3000 at times, but that is IMO probably not even maintenance for you for the level of activity you are putting your body through. There is no way you have gained almost 8 pounds, you would have had to eat 28,000 calories OVER what you needed to fuel all those workouts. You did not. I really, truly think you should just focus on that race and trying to fuel for the race, which means making the healthiest choices you can, but also eating enough. Once that is done, and you get back to doing what you know how, those extra pounds are going to fall back off.
I am so sorry you are frustrated right now. Just take a deep breath, know that what you have been doing is having positive effects on your health and your body, and let the rest of the battle in your head go. Enjoy your trip, it probably would not hurt in the least to take a rest day or two either.
Okay, I am babbling away, not sure if I am making sense, but I know you have got this, this will not defeat you. Stay the course. :hug:

Krystal As you said "This too shall pass"

Here is some willpower dust followed by some thoughts for you :dust:

Larry

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. ~Harriet Beecher Stowe

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal. ~Jerome Fleishman

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. ~Edmund Hillary

If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again. ~Flavia Weedn, Flavia and the Dream Maker, © Flavia.com

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. ~M. Kathleen Casey

If you're going through ****, keep going. ~Winston Churchill

A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn. ~Author Unknown

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief. ~William Shakespeare, Othello

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. ~Mother Teresa

We acquire the strength we have overcome. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb

We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. ~Kenji Miyazawa

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are. ~Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. ~Agatha Christie

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. ~Friedrich Nietzsche

When written in Chinese the word "crisis" is composed of two characters - one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. ~John F. Kennedy, address, 12 April 1959

It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line. ~Ashleigh Brilliant

That some good can be derived from every event is a better proposition than that everything happens for the best, which it assuredly does not. ~James K. Feibleman

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. ~John Vance Cheney

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. ~Edwin Markham

Adversity is the first path to truth. ~Lord Byron

The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter. ~Author Unknown

Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience. ~Author Unknown

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. ~Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus), Satires

There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. ~Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, 1820

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. ~Max Lerner, The Unfinished Country, 1950

God uses suffering as a whetstone, to make men sharp with. ~Henry Ward Beecher

Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us. ~Rainer Maria Rilke

Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them. ~Hugh Miller, Snow on the Wind

God gave burdens, also shoulders. ~Yiddish Proverb

Man performs and engenders so much more than he can or should have to bear. That's how he finds that he can bear anything. ~William Faulkner

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. ~Winston Churchill

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. ~Bernard M. Baruch

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. ~Cicero

I have woven a parachute out of everything broken. ~William Stafford

I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead and some come from behind.
But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!
~Dr. Seuss

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. ~James Russell Lowell, "Cambridge Thirty Years Ago," Literary Essays

Rock bottom is good solid ground, and a dead end street is just a place to turn around. ~Buddy Buie and J.R. Cobb, "Rock Bottom"

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. ~Latin Proverb

Count the garden by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall. Count your life with smiles and not the tears that roll. ~Author Unknown

But ne'er the rose without the thorn. ~Robert Herrick

God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them. ~John Aughey

Never give in... never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force... never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. ~Winston Churchill

You must be at the end of your rope. I felt a tug. ~Author Unknown

Larry, WOW! I hope Krystal enjoys these as much as I did. That was very sweet of you.

I liked several of them, but my favorite was this one:

There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. ~Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, 1820

Krystal, I am sorry that you are feeling down! I hope this camping trip will lift your spirits! I think you look awesome! You have probably just gained a ton of muscle mass, holding onto some water weight from carbs. I was 147 pounds this morning, and I look like a :moo: You look fit and trim. If were to ask people to guess our weights, they would say you are 15 pounds less than I am. :hug: But I understand feeling down about this journey. it is long and filled with many obstacles!

3:22 pm and my fast is going very well. I am not even slightest bit hungry. I feel like I could just keep going. I had two pretty calorie rich days. And no I did not record all of it on MFP :o So what should I do? Should I fast longer than 24h? Go till tomorrow morning? maybe I will get hungry towards dinner time. -- I think this IFlife style is getting easier and easier. I have drank a ton of green tea with lemon; good cleansing drink.

I walked my 5.6 mile walk. -- My hip is bothering me. I think I have to skip my own challenge this week :eek: I completed Jo's and my arms are still sore, my tummy is sore from Krystal's. I could not do high knees with the rope. I have that bum ankle. If I bounce on it or jog, I feel the plate :( So I just skipped. I still got a nice workout.

Larry I love those quotes!! I copied them and saved them. :thanks:

Star I keep thinking what a super woman you are! Full time working mothers rock! Talk about putting herself last :hug: I wish I could be there to let you get 12 h sleep one night!

Sending everyone :dust:

Alaskan - Way to go on not using the handlebars! That's awesome! Way to progress!!!

Jo - Great job on the challenge!!! It doesn't matter that you broke them up, YOU DID THEM!!!! :woohoo: Way to go!

Krystal - I am sorry you are under so much stress, but I have to agree with Jo. You are training and working hard - there is no way you are actually "up" that much. Look at how sculpted you look! I find you to be an inspiration, not something I shake my head at in disgust - just so ya know ;)

Larry - those were some awesome quotes :)

Kristiina - You did awesome going that far, especially with a hip bothering you :O Amazing! I think you did awesome on the challenges! "hurts" so good in the abdomen, doesn't it? :lol: Oh wow, 12 hrs of sleep? I think I would get a headache from too much sleep, :rofl:

As for me - I am working extra hours this week, so time is restrained a bit. Last night I did manage to do 3.6miles on elliptical to help add up towards my goal of 60 for the month, and then did Ab Bootcamp with my oldest daughter. DH got quite a chuckle at both of us yelling at the trainer, :lol: No idea what I am in store for tonight, DH has to work midnights tonight, so will see what he has done/is doing before I decide :)

Well, I got in a 23 hour fast today. I had a feeling it would be a little rough when I was already hungry 3 hours into my fast at 8pm last night :eek:

My stomach was churning a little during my walk this morning too which was unusual and then I was really busy, so I didn't think about it again until about 2:30, I knew it was time to eat!

I seem to be noticing a trend of getting hungrier at the end of the week. Must have something to do with spiking on Saturdays :dunno:.

I did not get the stairs step challenge in yet and may not be able to tomorrow. I am wondering, since we all missed that one so far this week, maybe we should move that one to next Sun/Mon and count it as next weeks legs challenge again? And if any of us did it this week, we could just repeat again next week.

Star, way to keep those miles going!

Sum, great job on you fast. I don't know about going longer. I know some people do that, not sure of the benefits either way. I say do what your body tells you to do.

K9, another :hug: for you

Larry, hope you are having a great on plan day!

i have to try to hit the gym tonight *sigh* i hate working out at night, where years ago i used to love it...DH didnt want me driving his truck today because of the brakes, although the brakes have been bad for days, sometimes working, sometimes having problems sticking, but ive been using his truck just fine for days and suddenly he decides it can't be driven today *frustrated*.....and our house was as cold as could be because we were waiting for a fuel delivery....so i just gathered my stuff and walked to work...it was about a half hour walk, maybe a mile and a half, but i walked in my work shoes that have little heels on them (not high, just a bit) so it was different...then i walked over to get some coffee and back, not too far...im debating whether i should just walk home again in my work shoes, or go home with DH, make dinner and then go to the gym...i'll probably go to the gym because im in training at a conference (yes another one) tomorrow morning...

DH doesnt understand that going to the gym is a PRIORITY for me...he was telling me today that it's not a necessity, that i dont need to drive there, etc...he doesnt understand that that's the ONLY thing i do for myself...i work to provide for my family, i cook and clean and shop and budget for everyone else...i do laundry and mop and practically everything else in my day is done FOR OTHERS...this is the ONE thing that i do for myself...and i guess buy healthy things that i can eat...i don't have hobbies (i dont have time), i dont hang out with friends (again, no consistent time) and i dont spend money on other common things like clothes, shoes, lotto tickets, wine, music, or books that girls enjoy

soooo frustrating that he doesnt understand, even though HE has a membership with me, that this is important to me, my ME time, and a priority...ughh

Alaskan, I totally agree, stand your ground and do what it takes to get to the gym.

Alaskan Maybe if you tell your husband using the same words as your post he would understand. Sometimes it has to be spelled out for us men.

Jo A twenty three hour fast is great!! And hard to do. I have fasted many times for 10 days or longer with nothing but water. No tea,coffee or juice, just water. I was always hungry until about the third day when my physical hunger would suddenly disappear. I say physical hunger because mentally I always wanted to eat.

Sum 5.6 miles is awesome with a sore hip!


My eye surgeon lifted all my restrictions this morning so I headed for my yard to get some long neglected work done. I picked up about 2 acres of fallen limbs and I now have a huge pile to burn. Then I mowed 1 of my five acres of lawn and I was beat and very hot. A nice shower fixed me up. Three full hours of yard work! Not bad for the first time in quite a while. I was slowly turning into a couch potato. Not the life style for me, I am far too active.

By the way for any gardeners here? I am picking ripe tomatoes out of my garden and they taste great. Due to an unusual warm spell this Winter I managed to plant them on February 5th. Never did that when I lived in Buffalo, NY

My food calorie count today is 981.

Breakfast No time due to doctor appointment

Lunch Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas

Afternoon Snack Two Tangerines

Dinner Two servings of Eggbeaters, Non fat Cheese in a mug

Larry

Jo - You did good to make it that long :)

Alaskan - Sometimes others can't understand how it feels to us, if they don't share that interest. It sure can be frustrating. We get it though.. which is why you have us :)

Larry - Great job on having restrictions lifted :woohoo: that means everything is looking good - literally :lol:

50 mins of Tae Bo tonight... now too tired to pick away at even a mile towards my goal; guess that will wait until tomorrow. Have a great night!

i went to the gym about 7 p.m. tonight for about 45 minutes on the treadmill....walked at a high incline at a good pace WITHOUT using the handlebars for most of the time...upped it to max incline and faster pace for awhile and used the bars, mostly because i feel like i'll fall off....balance problems that i never knew i had, apparently...

ate well today, calories lower than expected...focusing on good foods, which is easier now than it used to be...i even ate some of my son's bday cake last weekend and i hated it, it didnt even taste good...but it might have just been a crappy cake because i could still eat donuts morning, noon and night if i could LOL

might try the evening fasting, like from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m....which would be natural for me if i can go tonight without food....

no working out tomorrow though, planned day off, mostly because i have a conference in the morning and work in the afternoon til 6 p.m....conference on meeting the needs of children of military families...should be interesting

Hmmm, my weight went up to 147.5 :( -- Maybe I react to corn products as well. Maybe they make me retain water. I had some corn chips two nights this week.

So my official March results

Weight
Starting 149.5
ending weight 147.5
2 pound loss.
B-W-H
Starting 40-32-40
Ending 39-32-39.5
Total walk miles: 111.9 miles

Not the greatest of months, but still working towards my goal.

I finished my 24h fast with flying colors. :dance:

Happy Friday to all! :sunny:

Star I would definitely give myself some mileage credit out of Tae Bo. Maybe you could tweak your goal to minutes or miles? -- Usually takes about 15 minutes to walk a mile; give yourself 3 miles worth credit. You earn it :carrot:

Larry I LOVE to garden; I have all my seedlings going. I have 72 tomato plants getting bigger and stronger each day :D -- I started them from heirloom seeds, they are not genetically modified. Loads and load of peppers from sweet to habanero. -- I envy you that you can already harvest. The only things I could harvest are green onions and a few chives.

Jo 23h is great!! Sorry that it was a struggle. Are you doing 19/5 today?

I hope Krystal is getting some much needed R&R!

My plan to day is to do 19h fast with 5h eating window. Drink tons of water and green tea; I feel bloated. Walk 5.5 miles.

everybody have a fab day! :wave:

Holy Cow 72 tomato plants? I assume that either you do a lot of canning or you are supplying tomatoes for all of the grocery stores in your area. Last year I had 10 plants and I was constantly giving away tomatoes to friends. This year I have 12 that I started from cuttings from last years plants that I rooted and planted. One of the varieties The Super Sweet 100 grape tomato plants have reached 8 foot tall and climbing. The soil is not very good in my part of Florida so I made self watering containers from 5 gallon buckets. I used Miracle Grow potting mix in them. I have Super Sweet 100, Celebrity, Parks Whopper and Mortgage Lifter varieties growing. I plan on adding an heirloom Brandywine as soon as a friend of mine gives me some cuttings.

Larry

I make sauces and freeze it and use loads of them for soup base (I mix peppers, carrots and tomato and it gives a nice base during cold winter months). We are growing corn as well, loads of carrots, herbs ( I think I have 16 basil plants alone), lettuce, peppers, radish, squash, eggplat, cucumbers, onion and even asparagus (takes two years) etc. I try a few exotic things each ear. Last year I tried a plant called ground cherry, sort of a tomato and pineapple tasting fruit/veggie...not a big fan :D This year I am growing beans and peas as well. Yup we have a BIG garden :lol3:

We started a compost. I don't put anything down garbage disposal. Good plant food.

The scale continues to be kind to me Another 2 pound loss this morning to 210 which brings my total for 4 days to 10 pounds loss. :D:carrot::D

I know from experience that this loss rate cannot continue but the ride has been fun so far.

Larry

Wow, I just woke up :cloud9:
My friend told me she was unable to walk today so I turned off all alarms and took advantage.
Just enjoying my coffee (minus most of the cream, just a little) and then I will run on the treadmill. Not sure if I will do more HIIT or just steady cardio. I think I am more in the mood to do some mileage, maybe 3 depending on how I feel.
DH has taken the day off and "wants to do something fun". Not sure what that will be, we are already leaving town for the day tomorrow to go have fun for DS birthday :shrug:
I guess I will fast for as long as I can, maybe have a little bigger window than I prefer, I will just play it by ear with what DH wants to do. I really want to get in one more good day of fasting and on the lower end of calories so that tomorrow I can spike guilt free and I know Sunday will be messed up so I need to keep today in check.
So fast today, spike Saturday and then just have a normal eating day Sunday, but keep the calories on the low end of my range as much as possible. That's my plan and I am sticking to it!

Sum, could it just be the sodium in the tortilla chips and whatever you put on them? I think that looks like a great month at this stage of the game. It is not supposed to just fall off as you get closer to goal. Congrats on that. Lets shoot for another month just like that! We can do it! Also, congrats on a great fast!

Star, I agree, count minutes towards mileage, otherwise you get no credit for the other things that are just as good for you.

I had a surreal NSV yesterday. I was nosing through my closet and spotted my pile of scrubs up top that I haven't worn since I left my job about a year and a half ago. I have in the back of my mind that I may start doing some per diem work sometime in the near future so I thought I should try on my scrubs just for the fun of it. Now, I knew the ones the I was wearing right before I quit would be too big, that was obvious, but as with the rest of your wardrobe, you tend to collect various sizes of scrubs from when you were different weights. I had some that have been tiny for forever. I was literally swimming in them. I don't even think me and my handy dandy sewing machine could fix them, they are that bad. I even had one top that when I bought it I didn't know it was almost all cotton instead of a poly blend that most are, and as soon as it went through the dryer it looked as though my miniature petite friends could probably fit in it, don't know why I kept it, but I did. Anyways, this little top that I dried, was uncomfortably large on me. I was flabbergasted. Seriously, I don't know this body I am in right now :dunno:.
Soooo, whatever I decide to do, I have no clothes to do it in. I think I will be a medium scrub which just blows my mind.

One more thing while I am procrastinating from my run :lol:
We were watching the Idol results show last night an Kelly Pickler sang, for those of you who don't know, she was a former contestant the year Carrie Underwood won. Anyways, she was so cute, but last night I couldn't figure out what was different, if she had just aged that much or if it was the haircut or what, just not the same cute Kelly. Well, DH said she did what all "stars" do, they lose too much darn weight and then they look like h*ll. And I think that was it, she was much thinner than she used to be. So I am looking at her trying to decide how much she weighs and what size she was because I don't want DH to think I look like h*ll :lol: I don't think I have to worry, she looked like she was around a zero :lol:. Hard to tell on TV. I think my goal will be single digits and try to keep some nice meat/muscles on my body ;).

Sum and Jo - I think you both are right... maybe I should translate that out into mileage. It was the Tae Bo Cardio, so still getting heart rate up in good shape plus helping with toning - all the same benefits, plus more exertion. I didn't even think of that aspect.

Alaskan - Great job getting to the gym. I know you said you don't care for evening workouts, so you won the struggle

Sum - I have the same issue with corn in general. It doesn't work as well through my digestion, so even the vegetable in it's pure form reacts on the scale.

Jo - way to set a plan! Glad you were able to sleep in a bit though, that's a rare luxury in our house. I am hoping to sleep in tomorrow before my DD's birthday party though :)

In all honesty I sometimes wonder why I stay fat...
I think I need to get one of those body bug things...

Here was my day.
I walked the puppy, 5.6 miles around 4mph. Took 12000 steps
Fertilized the lawn, weeded some, cooked some, cleaned some and shopped some 11750 steps and it is only 6 pm

Total calories so far around 950, and planning on having maybe 500-600 calorie dinner.

So my total steps for today, so far 23750; meaning I have not really sat down since my morning coffee....

I bet I have burned atleast 2500 calories (1100 by taking steps and 1400 just to stay alive :lol:), maybe more :( And today is totally a typical day for me....

i fasted from 6:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. this morning...i dont like it...it set me up to binge bigtime today...im still struggling at 3 p.m. not to eat everything in sight...i had coffee this morning at the conference, then a big bagel with spread, THEN a muffin...THEN i ate half a wrap/sandwich thing from the store...THEN some cereal and milk with my students...and for me that is A.LOT to be eating particularly with the urge to eat everything in sight...

i think i need to stick to what's been working for me....something small but substantial around 9 a.m....then a workout...then a small nonfat sugarfree mocha at noon when i go to work...then fruits or veggies during the afternoon if i get the urge to snack (instead of the kids foods)...then a small dinner and maybe a low-cal protein shake in the evening so i dont munch all evening long...totals about 1400 calories daily plus/minus whatever i burn working out...

yesterday i ate a half of a grilled cheese sandwich and half a cup of chicken soup at 6:30 p.m....then i worked out...and didnt eat anything else until 8 a.m. this morning...i dont think it was a smart move..ughhhh i could eat the walls today lol

today is a planned rest day...been busy all day and will be busy all evening...

It is great to see that you have an open mind and are willing to try new things!!:carrot: Now you know that fasting might not be best for you but I give you a lot of credit for trying it out. Well done Alaskan, keep on trying things and you may just find something that works for you even better than what you are having success with today.

Larry

It was a great day today other than my sodium was almost double my goal. Those of you that have known me for a while know that sometimes sodium has caused a big water weight gain for me in the past. I will find out in the morning:?:

927 calories and 3059 mg sodium

Breakfast 1/2 cup Eggbeaters and 1 slice fat free cheese in a mug

Lunch 1 filet Haddock fish fried, mashed potato no gravy or butter, collard greens

Afternoon Snack 1 Tangerine and 6 raw radishes

Dinner No salt can green beans, No salt mushrooms, very low sodium tuna and fat free Italian dressing.

No exercise today

Larry

Good Morning :wave: I may have dodged a bullet. Yesterday's sodium was double my goal and I was afraid that I would have a water weight gain this morning. My scale was steady same weight as yesterday 210 lbs:D:carrot::D

The sodium may well have made a difference because my daily loss stopped but I am thankful at least that it did not reverse. Whew what a relief!!:dizzy:

This thread sure has been quiet lately. It must be everyone is busy for Easter?

Larry,