!!!TA DA!!!!
Day one done and completed w/no cravings or stressful times. Not even a "witchy" attitude! Can't get any better than that now can it??
Oh, but it can.....instead of sitting on my breaks stuffing my face at work, I went to the gym and worked out!
So, I'm tackling two tough things as I'm doing this.
Curly--Getting in more water is SUCH a great thing. You're going to notice little changes in your body such as your skin and hair looking more hydrated. And of coarse there is the side effects of having to pee every 15mins. But that WILL subside! So keep up the great work!
Sushi--Don't worry so much about restarting. It's ok and we all probably have. I had to restart many time before while doing this challenge in the past. Just remember, that if you see yourself restarting more than you want, then it's time to fine tune the challenge and make it work for ya. Good luck on day one! BTW....what is your challenge?
Carla--I'm w/Red, I wouldn't consider them a candy bar,.....but do be careful as they can be addicting!
JKG--Congrats on getting through a round!! Enjoy your time on the beach and good luck w/getting the water down. 110oz is a lot of water, but I hear it can be done. 80oz. is a better aim to go for....but if you actually hit that 110, well then hurray for you!
Mscat--Hi again! Just realized you were posting here! How have you been? I'm sorry to hear that your back is bothering you. Hope you heal quickly!
1nce--I think Cold Turkey is how it's going to happen! So what is your challenge and how are you doing?
Red--Are you doing a no sugar challenge? Or is it something different?
I'm sure there are probably more of you out there and I'm sorry if I didn't get your all. I only scrolled down to my last post. But I will eventually meet you all.
Good Luck on today! I'm off to read more of your post.
You should've PM'd me and I would have come running! You know I like a challenge! 
curlylocks , 08-04-2005 07:10 PM
Sushi Penguin , 08-04-2005 07:43 PM
tomorrow... 
I decided tonight it was just too hot, so I squeezed on a swimsuit and drove off to the lake for a quick swim. The water was lovely - I'd probably still be there (slight exaggeration) except there was a thunderstorm brewing. Tomorrow I'm going to a friend who has access to a private lake, so I'll get lots of swimming in. I just hope I don't burst the seams of the suit... Until about a year ago I had never been over 185, and 2 years before that I'd never been over 170 (and so on, and so on), so I find this amount of excess weight hard to deal with. But I'm not obsessing, and I'm very pleased that I'm losing at last, bit by bit. The challenge really does help.
redballoon , 08-04-2005 09:45 PM
No trouble getting all the water down in this heat!
feels looser and grosser, which is actually a good thing because it means it's moving around and probably thinking about disappearing or has disappeared and the skin is still hanging there going, yeah, what's all the room about here?!!? Still, it's hard to gauge things because it is so hard wriggling in to pants when you're soaked in sweat. Ugh!! Yesterday at the office, though, where there is a/c I think I did definitely notice things to be looser. And yesterday morning I did a major thing. Instead of eating my big oatmeal breakfast and then going to the gym, I packed it into a lunch box and took it with me and ate it AFTER the gym. So, instead of just wearing off my breakfast, I was wearing off some fat! I really felt tired after that but I know this is what I have to do more of? Wish me luck!!
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Great balls of fire!!!! You have done it!! A wallop on the back to you!! Have fun at the beach and, yes, you should be drinking extra water. It is very important when you're out in the sun. 110 oz. is about 3 liters. It is a lot but I easily go through that in a day, especially now when I'm sweating all the time. I probably drink 5 liters. I also drink ice water all the time to cool me down. Good luck!
for you. You're doing fantastic!
And staying away from those sodas. That is awesome! 
Come back!!
