[Bev in WI]

Just realized I forgot to post Tuesday -- walked 35 minutes and breakfast at 7:45 - cereal, milk & 1 teas sugar.

Wednesday - walked 50 minutes this morning! Yeah!! Had to carry my lazy puppy for a little ways as he flopped over on his side and refused to walk one more step. What a little rascal - he was ready to turn around and come home. Breakfast was 1/2 hr late as I slept later than usual this morning. Had 2 over-easy eggs, 2 pcs toast and orange juice at 8:30. Have not been sleeping well because of the thunderstorms and it felt so good to get a good night's sleep.

Everyone have a super hump-day ... Bev

[Sushi Penguin]

Checkin in again

I fell asleep around 10:40 pm yesterday and was up around 9 am today. I smell trouble tonight though... anyone has tips for falling asleep?

Food is good, but only got half of my water in so far, need to speed up (it's always harder on a day when I don't work!). And we're going to the park to play badminton soon.

Tomorrow is a busy day for me, so I might not check in until Friday.
Good luck to everyone and talk to you soon!

[haleys]

No tips for sleep, sushi, I am prescribed sleeping pills--don't know what I'd do without them!

I did an hour on the elliptical today and drank tons of water!

[mscat816]

Wednesday Report - I tracked on WW, drank water, and got a bonus workout in.

Sushi - I used to be an insominiac - here are my tips for sleep:

1. Do a little exercise late in the day - short walk outside.

2. Warm milk - if you can tolerate it, or decaf tea.

3. Read a book or magazine.

4. Quiet and darken the entire house before bed - get mentally ready for bed - don't watch news or shows that may be disturbing before bed -try a little soft night music.

5. Meditate before bed.

6. Warm bath or foot soak.

Or you can do what changed my sleep patterns once and for all - have a baby! Ok that is a little drastic. Hope you have a good night.

mscat

[squiggly]

I'm sorry. I've got behind lately. Our week started out in a heat wave so here's the stats for each day using the goals from last week.
Sunday-no exercise, got my water in
Monday-10 minutes of exercise, got my water in, no pop
Tuesday-10 minutes of exercise, got my water in, no pop
Wednesday-30 min of exercise, water in

It was way to hot to exercise in the beginning of the week. I have no A/C.
I'm glad to hear that you are all doing well.

[Bev in WI]

Thursday report - walked 45 minutes and just had breakfast (7:45) - yogurt, Kashi Crunch, honey & fresh peach.

Am really focused today - yesterday was just a "strange" day for me. Got up late to start with and just had no ambition! I did take a long walk but other than that accomplished nothing. Plus I used 4 flex points which I rarely do -- and on a Schwanns Lemon Freeze - 5 pts and absolutely no food value!! Didn't even track my water but know I didn't drink nearly enough. That's probably why I had the munchies.

I think that my stupid brain was telling me "you don't have to work so hard on this now - after all you were 2# down when you weighed this morning" -- so much for listening to that little voice!

So am counting yesterday as a learning experience - and am back on track!!! Bev

[mscat816]

Afternoon Ladies -

I missed Tuesday Shining Stars
Bev
squiggly

And to our Wednesday Women of Wonder . . .
Bev
haleys
squiggly
and me

We are having such an extraordinary week! We are Wonder Women!

mscat

[carla49]

Oops. I forgot to check in yesterday. Both yesterday and today I'm on target. But next week I think it will be time to move to another exercise goal. By then I'll probably have milked the whole cat adoption as much as I can - no more toys to buy, and I think they really don't need me around ALL the time...

[Sushi Penguin]

Here I am... Just got back from the park, pleasantly sweaty after playing badminton.

I made myself a chart in Excel to keep track of my challenges and see how I did each day and week. Let me copy a summary for this week.

Monday: water & no food afer 7 pm goals met; Aquafit; bed time 11:15 pm
Tuesday: water goal exceeded, no food goal met; counting errands as exercise; up at 4 am or so, bedtime 10:40 pm
Wednesday: water slightly below goal, no food goal met; exercise so-so - went to play badminton but got awful stitches after 10 mins ; up at 9 am, bedtime 10:20, but not sure if it counts because I couldn't fall asleep (blame the afternoon nap... ), got up and went on the computer in the middle of the night...
Thursday: water goal exceeded, food goal met; lots of badminton for exercise; up at 10 am , getting ready for bed now (10:10 pm)


Carla, I want your kitties!
Mscat, thank you for the sleep tips - I think I'm going to try to drink warm milk (love milk, hate warm milk), only it doesn't go with no food after 7 pm...
Squiggly, you have my full understanding with the AC situation (my place was unbearable when my window unit broke down), and you probably ended up sweating more than during/after a heavy workout!
Bev, keep up the good work, ignore what the Schwanns Lemon says ("Have me, eat me, I'm sooo tasty!), and congratulations on the pounds lost!
Haleys, congrats on the water and the exercise.


Oh oh - I forgot to mention that my pants are feeling looser today!!!

[mscat816]

It's Thursday night and I am having a tough time. I was over points again today except my bonus workout save my butt again! I am going to have to take on maintaining my points not counting activity points next week It's time to stretch my goal!
squiggly - yay! for Today and on the loose pants - isn't that a great feeling? Who cares what the scale says when you can see and feel it!
carla for Wednesday and :cheer; today! I agree with Sushi - your stories about the kitties makes me yearn for the time when my girl was a kitten and I had 3 of her siblings in the house at one time. You are doing magnificently this week!

Bev - I feel the same way about using my activity points - taking it easy every now and then is okay as long as you don't go on a binge! You are doing great and you are losing weight too!

Have a great Friday everyone!

mscat-
All that we have is right now.
Yesterday is gone, Tomorrow is not promised, and Someday is not a day of the week!

[haleys]

mscat, I forgot to post my exercise when I got home yesterday (Thursday). I did an hour on the elliptical, 20 minutes of strength training and drank all my water!

[mscat816]

I am sure my German spelling is not correct! It's TGIF -Thank Goodness it's Friday
Bonniebelle - vacations can be trying on our weightloss routines and yours especially so. Be proud that despite all that happened, you are taking steps to reclaim your power - being in the right now moment and starting today with your walk and calorie watch. What a triumph! You could have easily said "I'll just start again on Monday." What an incredible example you are for all of us
haleys for your Thursday accomplishment - Good for you and thanks for letting us know!
Have a Great Friday Everyone!

[Sushi Penguin]

Just checking in quickly on my way to bed... All goals met today!
I got an unusual kind of exercise - cleaning Usually it's my boyfriend who cleans our apartment, but I was on a roll after we finished the 5 loads of laundry.

Have a nice weekend, everybody, hopefully you're not stuck at work like I am.

[carla49]

Still no wine or choc bars.

I'm very impressed how many posters on this site do a lot of housework. I decided to reduce my standards instead... But I'm very good at collecting whatever is lying around into boxes I never look at again.

[Bev in WI]

Report for Friday - Walked for 40 minutes and had toast & juice @ 7:00 am. Have already missed my breakfast goal today as it's already 8:25 but I'm off to take my walk before I eat -- I know I'll eat eventually!! But if I stall on taking my walk, just may not get it done.

Bonnie - So glad to have you back from vacation. I'm digging deep for the determination right now -- seems to be a struggle. I stay within my points, but am eating too many things that really aren't very good for me. So let's both do some "diggin" this week-end and all next week!!!!

Carla - my housekeeping method sounds just like yours. Just pick it up and stash it out of sight!!! I truly detest housework. I think it's a generational thing - my mom is a fussy housekeeper, skipped me and all except one of my sisters, and the granddaughters are all clones of my mom! So I quit worrying about it and figure it's the way things are.

Everyone have a great Saturday -- off to pound the pavement. May be a short one this morning as I have a sore on one of my toes, but we'll see. Bev