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you are not alone red' ... saturday I drove 10 hrs, climbed up a mountain trail and walked a total of @ 10 miles ... well sunday i felt good walked in the evening... and yesterday I crashed!
So i just got back from walking 3 miles and this will be my "day 1" again! |
Hi there curly! Glad I'm not alone. It was starting to feel very lonely here. Could hear the soft sound of the wind blowing through the emptieness and all....
Well, you did great but I'm glad you're willing to go along with the game and start back at Day 1. It's just that, a game plus a way to make new habits. When I used to do these challenges I was a real stickler for perfection. Hated to start over, would rather stretch my rules and definition of what "falling off the wagon" meant than start over. But now, I'm realizing that for me there is more meaning, more importance in the ability to start over, to keep going, to persist. I'm not expecting to be able to do something straight for 21 days unless it's super easy and at this stage, I want something more challenging. There has always been great motivation in challenge for me. So, that's why I'm back with the harder challenge of a calorie limit (I can have anything but I know I won't be able to do it unless I eat healthy food). Good luck on your second attempt, curly! You will achieve liftoff soon! :cheer: |
I just signed up for America on the move, u can record your walking and other activites .. I am walking across the united states... they even give u a certificate when u are done!
www.americaonthemove.org. |
curly, I've seen that American on the Move thing. Looks like fun! Good luck! :cb:
Ok, I'm wrapping up Wednesday here. Haven't added up the calories but I think I did pretty well, 'cept for exercise. Working, working all day, sitting in front of this dangawful computer! :( Oh well, at least I have a means of making money! :yes: |
Feels kinda of weirdo that your finsihed your Wed and I am just starting..lol
Day three for me and I did really well yeasterday. I was starving in the afternoon and had to run out and get something to eat so I could go to curves and not die. So instead of the slice of pizza I would usually get I choose a nice greek sald which tasted yummy. This morning I felt soooo sick of eggs that I had soup (homemade, carb friendly) for breakfast. I feel that I have enough energy to start the day. Hope you all are doing great. redballoon I just know that I am going to have a few day ones in my time and will look forward tot he encouragement you provide. Take Care |
"mindful" eating........
Good morning. Thursday morning here. Just after 4 a.m. Long day ahead of me today. Well, just wanted to say I am determined to eat well instead of the junk and quick fixes, mindless eating that is where it all comes from...the fat that is. If I don't have time to exercise I can't eat so much, period. That's all it comes down to. Must be more vigilant. I will practice sleep-walking......instead of sleep-eating when I am tired and want to sleep but have to keep working, working, working...
Trixi -- thanks for the kind words. Yeah, Tokyo time is like adding one hour to your time and changing the a.m. to p.m. and vice versa and always forward, which means it's about 3 p.m. with you right now. Great going on the challenge. Day 3 puts you far out in the front, with some of the others I think, but haven't heard from them...... Keep it up. Nice work on the salad and soup. :cp: Ok, anyone else, where are you all? Don't keep me hanging out here all by my lonesome...... |
Hey, Red. I'm here. Last night I really wanted to slack off and not do my walk, but i determined that I would be really pissed at myself if I had to start from day 1 again. I am on day 5 right now, and I got my walk in this morning just in case I get lazy later. I love this challenge! I am determined to make it another 16 days. Hang in there Red, you CAN do it. I am up to 20 miles so far, and if I keep doing 4 miles instead of three a day, I should rack up a whopping 84 miles! I hope that I can do this. Have a better day, and I will post again soon.
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Well...exercise is out today. Still counting it as one of my 21 days though, because it's not through my fault. Dang cafe at uni changed the oil back to peanut oil, and so I've spent the day recovering from it.
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Hey Dakota, I hope that you recover quickly. It is amazing that any place outside of an Asian restaraunt uses peanut oil. So many people have horrible allergies in regards to peanuts. Today is the first time in a long time that I have a headache. Before I started really getting into my workouts a couple of months ago, I suffered from horrible migraines on a weekly basis. I have had a very busy day here and I am going to finish cleaning my room and hit the sack for some well deserved sleep. Take care and hope to see some new posts soon.
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try, try again...........
Hi people. Got through that super long day yesterday but it ended on some beers, which probably sent my calorie count over, plus I was too busy to even count so I guess it's back to Day 1 again. Damn! Well, I did have some major saves, which I wouldn't have had probably without the challenge. I was in the convenience store contemplating buying chocolate and such, but when I read the calorie count (which I forced myself to do) and saw I'd be throwing in an additional 300 calories easy, I just said, NO! I should probably make my challenge easier. Just because I can't count and write things down doesn't really mean I'm failing. Just too busy to do it. Still, I could if I really wanted to........ so back to start again!
dakota -- glad to see you're still with us. Sorry to hear about the peanut attack. Wow, didn't realize (from the sound of Sub's reply) that so many people were affected by peanuts. Are you better now? Sure hope so. Yes, I wouldn't call that a failure. There was no way you could or should have done anything but lie low. Keep going. Keep it up! Sub -- Hi! So, what happened yesterday? Did you stay on the challenge? You got your walking in early, no? Well, good luck and keep us posted! Others?! Come on back!! Hope I don't sound like too much of a flake never getting liftoff with this challenge, but believe me, I'm doing better with it than I would have without. It's the effort that counts, not the final mark for the day. |
I'm back and fully recovered! Actually worked out for the best, because eating in the cafe was making me go off plan anyways, so now I'm forced to go eat at home and stay on plan!
Anyways, to make up for it, I walked about 2 miles today in about 30 minutes! Would have been 4, but it was just too hot! I think I'm going to start walking in the morning, and try to walk one block further down my Street {Very long major street} each day, then catch the bus back when I can't go any further. I'm working towards being about to walk in the Diabetes walk here in the fall, which is 5K. |
ummm I will be restarting tomorrow also my heel spur reared its ugly head .. but i went and got a shot of cortisone today.. so tomorrow will be day 1 AGAIN! lol
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hi curly, jeez, sounds painful! Hope you get better real soon! I'll be joining you on Day 1 I guess tomorrow. Gotta rethink my challenge. I just have the time to do the one I'm doing.....or perhaps not the comittment with the time I do have.
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Hi, I'm new here and wondered if it would be ok to join. My challenge is at least 30 minutes exercize everyday. Thanks in advance.
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Okay guys I am on day 7 of my challenge. I was feeling really lazy last night and almost blew Day 6 because I didn't start my 4 mile walk until 10:15. I have to work through some serious soreness, but I am so sure that I will have shapely legs in a couple of weeks. I am really enjoying this challenge and I find that it is just what I need to motivate me when I'm feeling lazy. Red, have you thought about adding so many steps a day on your pedometer? I think that would be a great challenge for you - a hundred steps are added for each day until you get to 21 days. Curly, I hope that cortisone shot helped the heel spur. Have a great day! :)
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Day five for me and dreading the weekend. I have gone to curves 3 times this week and will go tomorrow as well. Also joining a gym downtown so I can use the treadmill during lunch.
Down five pounds this week and loving it. I am treating myself to Sushi for lunch (shh don't tell any one) tis a secret. Hope you all have a great weekend! welcome Renee! |
dealing with the whole picture........
Good morning, all Just going on 4:30 a.m. here. I was rethinking my challenge and realize that what I am trying to do is get the whole thing, my whole day, to work out, and well, sometimes, NOT making the challenge is not bad at all, like these last few days. I am extremely busy and the challenges I want to do require more time, but that's WHY it's a challenge. It's not, for me, enough to just say, I'll do this one thing, or do that one thing. I am an expert at sabotaging effort even though I am sticking to a challenge. And I don't want that. And I also don't want any dieting challenge getting in the way of my life. Sooooo, I know the challenge I want. To not have any really screwball days, like any binge days or total sloth days. Even I've tied to the computer all day, I'll see do some exercise. Even if guys invite me out for beers, I won't drink 10. Even if I'm feeling real down, I won't eat a bagful of chocolate. Each day should be ok for what it brought me. I will face it without going off either end of the pendulum swing. So, that's it. It will involve having a good idea of the food I ate, trying to fit in exercise. So, Saturday, June 4, the new Day 1 of a this challenge.
Sub -- You're moving right along, aren't you? Great going! :cp: Yes, at the end of this, or even in the middle, you will have more stamina and your legs will be stronger. Thanks for the challenge idea. I've thought it over further and the above musings are what I came up with. I can do this! Heh, sub, by the way, did you see that Crime girl started up a new thread? I posted once but really have had no time. In case you're interested in hanging out there....... Trixi -- :bravo: on getting to Day 5. You, too, are doing fantastic. If you dread the weekend you can take precautions. Plan what you will do. You know your pitfalls. Cut down, make it easy on yourself if need be but make the challenge (she who has yet to get to Day 2 on hers says). You can walk outside too or even in place, so don't blow it now. You've come too far. I'm envious! :yes: |
Thanks Redballoon, dont worry you will do it! I know you can. Will try to post on the weekend but at times my computer at home goes funny and thinks it a paperweight.
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yeah!!!! walked 3 miles day 1
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I walked 4 miles today. I am on day 7 here, and thus far I have walked 28 miles over the past 7 days, and I am whipped. I barely squeezed in today's workout as it is 5 to midnight and I'm just finishing. Off to bed I go...
Sub Red -- You motivated me greatly with this challenge. You are on the right track with exercise every day. Curly -- Congrats on 3 miles today! Trixi -- Great going on day 5...I too had sushi for lunch this week and I enjoyed every moment! 5 Pounds! You go girl! Welcome Renee! Hope to see you posting here to let us know where you are. |
wooo hoo on a roll now... day 2 ..... 3 miles!
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going for a live one..........
Good morning, people. I did well yesterday, I think, but I had a bit too much chocolate and some other sweet things and so I don't think it was what I would call a good challenge day, so I'm not going to give it a passing mark. I exercised though and did not pig out. Still.....I like this idea, making me fully accountable to myself, my choices. Let's try again today. Today, going to the racetrack, afterward, free beer always beckons, but.....I'm going to see if I want to make it a challenge passable day or not. And that would be, if I drink at all, like calling it quits after two....that would be VERY hard........but this challenge is inspiring me to cut a new path of behavior..... Sorry, people, if you think I'm not doing my own challenge. I am. What I'm trying to attempt here for me is the hardest thing yet. It's getting it ALL together in a way that is going to be livable on an everyday basis, except of very occasional breaks. I used to do these 21-day challenges to the letter but then I kept 'em simple (as in clearcut, not easy to do!) but this time I'm going for something a bit harder to evaluate...but I can do it.......yes!
conandjarsmom -- Hello! :wave: Heh, sorry I missed your post last night I posted. Didn't mean to ignore you...wasn't ignoring you. Yes, please join us! :yes: How are you doing with the exercise? Good luck!! :sunny: Trixi -- Hi! Thanks for the encouragement. Ok, hope you're doing well and we'll hear from you soon, perhaps next week if your computer flakes out at home! :lol: curly -- :cp: Great going on the walking. We two are slow starters but we're going to whip this challenge, right?! You bet! :yes: Sub -- You are really going strong, aren't you? :bravo: So glad to see it and glad this challenge was/is an inspiration to you! Keep it up, Sub! You are now an inspiration to me! :strong: |
Going strong here....walked for over 3 hours today shopping!
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Hi there, dakota! :bravo: Good for you, with all the exercise! :cb: Keep it up! What day are you on now?! :strong:
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Red, I'm on day 11....Hadn't realized that it's been almost 2 weeks!
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that is awesome dakota!!! We are all hanging in there!!! lol I might even get to day 3 !!
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we do not have liftoff........yet
Heh, guys, just starting to move now though it's five in the afternoon......ugh....very late night last night, well, this morning. Looks like I still have not had liftoff with my challenge. Oh, well, I will get there. I was doing well yesterday till evening......
dakota -- Wow, that IS awesome. Eleven days! Keep it up, you've got the momentum now. :spin: curly -- You too. Day 3! :bravo: I'm glad you're back on track. Keep it up. :dancer: Others, how are you doing? :wave:Trixi? Sub? conandjarsmom? Come in and tell us what's up. :yes: |
Day one DAMMIT!
Did really bad on the weekend. On Friday I killed my feet with new shoes and could not put on my runners without screaming, so no exercise on Sat. Sunday was bad for water and no exercise. So it's back to day one for me (pout) Glad to see you all are doing better than me. Well onward diet soldiers. |
Day two and feeling back on track. I am including the no alcohal to this challenge and I WILL do it! Still can't do any exercise as my muscles are still screaming but I hope to get some in tomorrow and every other day this week in order to meet the challenge.
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I am new to this site and I am so excited to see the challenge! I have been doing the 12 week body makeover plan by Bob Green and I am on week 2. I need all the extra incentive I can get so now I will say that for the next 21 days I will work out 6 days a week and eat thoughfully. I will start over if for any reason in the next 21 days I mess up. Good luck to all!
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Yahoo! 2 weeks down and 1 week to go!
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we have liftoff!!!!!!!
Heh, guys, I did it!!! :woo: I'm on my way! :flame: I am officially on Day 2 of my challenge, my rather hard-to-define-but-nonetheless-definable challenge. :flow1: Wow, yesterday I ate good food. Wasn't at all hungry for junk and I got to the gym, worked out very lightly, all body weights, a bit of pedalling and jogging. Damn, I am incredibly out of shape compared to what I was. Oh well, I am NOT going to think of what I was. That's stupid. This is now. Deal with it! OK, now that I have a taste of what I consider to be a challenge worthy day, I plan on tallying up more. For the record, here are some of the questions I will ask myself in evaluating whether the day was legit or not.
Was it a day of pigging out or excessive alcohol consumption? No. Was it a day of sloth? No Did you eat fresh vegetables? Yes. Did you eat sugar? If so, how much? Not much, just a little bit. OK, that's what a good day should look like. I know when I've contributed to my being overweight, so I don't think I have to get specific. In other words, I have my definitions of "pigging out, excessive, sloth, just a little bit." For me, of course. If anything, I'll be too hard on myself so there's no worry. Ok, wish me luck on continuing the countdown (countup) :goodvibes: Trixi -- Ok, good to see you're back on track. We are both on Day 2 now. Ah, at last, for me. So, no alcohol too. Wow, toughie! Good luck! :cb: momof2 -- Welcome! :wave: And, good luck! dakota -- Excellent going! :bravo: You are way ahead of the pack!! :cp: Speaking of which, just where is the pack? Heh guys, come on in and post! dakota, keep up the good work. :yes: |
Hey everyone, I just wanted to put in a quick post. I just finished my 4 miles today making this day 10 instead of 11 because I had a migraine Sunday. Today was a really crappy day as I found out that my cousin was murdered over the weekend, and I must go out of town on Friday. Why do terrible things happen to nice people? I will check in with you all tomorrow. Have a nice evening :)
Sub Red -- Congratulations on day two. I knew you could do it. You were absolutely right about building endurance and stregnth. The same will happen for you too and when you reach day 21 you are going to be quite impressed with yourself. Dakota -- you are cruising along nicely. Have you noticed any difference in your energy level or endurance? Trixi -- It does get better...I thought 4 miles a day was way too much but I am stronger now and you too will get stronger Welcome Momof2! We love it when people join the challenge |
Sub, damn! I am so very sorry to hear about your cousin! How awful! Wow, do they know what happened? Who killer her/him? Gosh, I'm really sorry, Sub. You take care, ok? Come back and talk to us soon, ok?
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Where is everyone?!?! I'm trying to get through a Day 2 here but I'm feeling weak.....Ughh!! Must be strong......Just feeling pissed off at so much.......So far, so good, even got to the gym again, only a touch of sugar, not a ton of eating....but, that can change.....FAST!.....Wish me luck!!!!!
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Day 15 here - did a 3 mile WATP tape last night. I don't know why, but for some reason doing the tape is harder than walking outside!
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ive been walking every nite... just havent had time to post.. cuz ive also been working every nite till 8 pm so by the time i walk and get stright its time for bed!!!
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2 in the bag!!!
Morning, all! Well, I did it. I made it to Day 3. :yes: It was tough yesterday but I did it, you bet. I sat there contemplating going out to the convenience store and buying some chocolate covered nuts, which would have been around 230 calories. I thought, could I eat them and still consider it an okay day? Well, I thought, yeah, but it'd be a stretch..I hadn't pigged out, I'd gotten a lot of exercise in and had only had a bit of sugar.....but, then I thought, what for, do I really need it. Why not make it a better kind of day, one without the junk? So, I had nothing and went to bed. Hurrah! :dancer: So, today is Day 3 for me. Rocking along.
dakota -- :cp: You're doing great. Oh, tapes and treadmills and such are always harder. It's the unchanging scenery, all the distraction in your room and the lack of other kinds of distraction. But you did it, and that's what counts. Good for you. No turning back for you now, right? Onward, march! :sunny: curly -- :wave: Glad to see you're still going strong. :strong: And that's not easy walking after work. Good for you for sticking to your guns. :spin: What day is that for you then? Good luck. Hang in there! Others?!!? Where are you? Trixi, Sub, momof2, conandjar? Anyone new? Come join us. It'll help get you to your goals for sure! :flow1: |
Today will be day # 8 for me
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Heh, curly! Day 8?! Wow. Good for you! Hang in there. I'm wrapping up Day 3 I think it is. Yes, it is. I really wanted to eat more sugar. God, have a craving, but instead.....I'm going to bed. Good night!
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