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rolling right along now!

Man! The vibe on this thread feels super UP today! That's great, everyone is having a good day and a good challenge.

I usually post first thing in the morning, but I had to rush off to Connecticut to work. blech. But I got up early, jogged, and did my abs for the fifth day.

Woo-hoo!

Hey, Day 4 done!! I stayed within my points and exercised!

Halfway through Day 13 here. Just realized the number. :) And it's a Friday. Oh well, had to take the day off work (with no pay as usual) because my hot water heater died yesterday. It is now replaced and the landlords I assume are footing the bill. So, that's good. Got the cat to the vet too so he should be feeling better. I am not exercising though and am feeling so incredibly lazy. But, I will.... Actually had a burst of activity this morning cleaning the floor as I panicked thinking the repairmen might have to come inside. :eek: So, I'm actually enjoying the clean floor. ;) Oh, and yesterday, just as I prepared to hit the store shelves and eat sweets, I first stopped in a cheap clothing store. Looking at the clothes just made me think how much I really would like to be able to wear clothes that expressed me instead of whatever best covered up the fat and didn't make it so obvious where the clothes ended and I began or vice versa. I am so sick of hiding myself. I really am. Well, the swell of inspiration didn't last long but it did keep me from going off the challenge. The next challenge is definitely going to be about losing weight. I think I've laid the mental groundwork with this one and the past one and I am ready to buckle down Ok, enough chitchat...on with the catching up!

vanessa -- You have gotten four entire days under your belt. Hurrah for you! :bravo: I'm glad to see you're sticking with your challenge so well. It's not easy, it never is and you should be proud of yourself, as I'm sure you are! :yes:

Chaps -- I hadn't really realized the vibes were up on the thread but when you said that, I read back and agree, they are. :sunny: Great going on the early morning workout, jogging and abs! :woo:

curly -- And she's in the stretch! Heading toward the finish line. The crowd is going wild! There's nothing that can stop her now. She's going for her fourth straight victory this season and this youngster is definitely looking to be one of the top winning mares of the year! What a race!! :spin:

Apple -- :cp: A hand for six days down! Hmm. restless leg syndrome. I think I have something like that but with my hand...the one that keeps shoveling food and drink into my mouth! :lol3: Good for you for attacking your "beer situation." I was an idiot last night as I sat here drinking beer and chatting with people online. Ugh. It was fun for a while though and it was cheap, just beer that had been lying around all summer, just waiting for me to finish it off. I usually don't drink at home but last night was one of those nights. Oh well... Good luck on cutting it out this week. Can you just keep it out of the house or do others want the beer, too?

swimming -- Congrats on your Day 6! :bravo: I know a lot of people use the WATP tapes and really like them. If you like to walk then definitely try them out. I've never seen them but others have had great success with them. Good luck! :goodluck:

fancyfrog -- :cp: :cp: A hand for both of your challenges. See, you're back up and exercising. You can do this! You ARE doing this! As for drinking, there's no reason you HAVE to drink anything besides water. Water is probably THE best thing you can drink. If you're bored with it, I would try club soda. I drink that when I want a little something extra. You could always brew herbal teas and then chill them. With these you wouldn't be getting caffeine or calories. I used to always want to have something next to me to drink. Then I simply got out of the habit and I found I didn't need it at all. Maybe you can do the same. I always have a 2-liter bottle of water next to me though and just swig from that.

carla -- Ok, Day 16 down!! Good for you! We will look the other way concerning the munchies. As you said, they are NOT a part of us here and, thus, of little concern! ;) Debauchery, is it?! Wow. You sound an awful lot like me. I would love to come chat over beer and wine with you some day. We could compare cat photos! As for the free day question, I put out a call once but no one answered. I find so many people drop out after a few days on the first challenge and you never hear from them again. The ones who stick usually stick around for at least another round. So, I think it's a nice incentive to get the extra days, but if we keep adding days it starts to work against us at a certain point. I like the idea of having them though and we don't HAVE to take them. Not taking them means the challenge is over more quickly. Sooo, what I'm getting at is I think let's stick with the 1-2-3 and then 3 from there on out. Make three the max, that's a free day for each week. Anything more than that is too much I think. And going back to 1 again is an option people can do on their own if they want. Ok?

gray -- How are you doing?! Two whole weeks behind you! Hurrah! I'm the same with the "just do 15 and then go longer" tactic for getting me started. I hear the Rolling Stones "Start me UP!" in my head. God, I really need someone to start me up in general. Well, hope you keep it going! :cb:

mez -- Feeling better now? I hope so. I'm glad to hear you're working out so diligently! :yes: Yes, lifting will usually add some muscle and that weighs more for the space it takes up, which is less than fat! Check out the photo of the 5 lbs of fat versus 5 lbs of muscle. It's so gross! It's somewhere on the forum. Also, working out enough to make you sore will make your body retain fluid so don't watch the scale too closely! OK?! Just warning you there... :lol:

Just a quick note - Day 6 finished. Everyone have a great day!

Red - Thanks so much for your info on lifting weights. I had no idea that it could make the body retain fluid. I had a terrible time with TOM yesterday I stayed on points but didn't workout. I just wanted to roll in a tiny ball and sleep. Which I kind of did. So that was my free day.
I'm feeling terrible guilty about it. It might be a combo of TOM and me trying to mentally prepare for this weekend (wedding) I'm so bloated...*sigh*
I use to have the fat vs muscle as my desktop pic. That is when I 1st started my weight loss journey.

Vanessa - I read your post about pushing yourself to workout! GOOD FOR YOU!!! I was lazy and didn't.(yesterday) I think your post will inspire me to do better it's not how long in the day it takes me to do them it's that I do it! Thanks for posting.

gray eyed girl - My daughter is thinking of going into nursing.

fancyfrog - How about tomato juice? I get the small cans of V8. juice.

carla49 - lol @ stepmother theme.

justkeepswimming - I strongly believe in the WATP series. I lost 40 lbs doing WATP 1, 2 and 3 mile walk. I just purchased Walk and Jog and Walk and Kick. (both are 2.5 miles) I gained back 16 of the 40 from falling off the wagon. I've not read her book. I will see if my libary has it. Doing WATP is so far the only workout that I noticed my bum/legs getting smaller.

Apple Blossom - Sounds like a good mini challenge.

curlylocks - Way to keep those day rolling!!

Howdy girls!!! :wave:

I am on day 7! I can't hardly believe it! :cb: :dancer: :woo:

I have been taking a multi-vitamin and fish oil every day. I'm feeling pretty good! :sunny:

I am ready to start exercising. I think I'll start an exercise challenge next week. I can have two challenges at once right??

Well I better get.

Good luck to all,

Tina ;) :D :lol:

oo I take fish oil also and so does my dog... he has skin allergies and it has really helped him....

i take it becuz @ 2 yrs ago I had a lumbar laminectomy on 3 discs.. 135 staples shew! and the dr said when he opened my spine he had never in his life seen so much arthritis in a 40 year old... but he removed most of it... so i dont want it to come back... (if i can do anything about it) so the fish oil cant hurt!

i also take the one a day weight smart vitamins.. and L-carnitine supplements

Day 7 done. Has it been a week already??
I failed on the beer though. Had a stressful evening and felt like I HAD to have a beer when I got home. Well, if I could get myself to relax, the evening didn't HAVE to be stressful and I didn't NEED a beer. I'll try again though. (Red, my DH drinks beer too, but it's not like we have to have beer in the house. You're right, I just shouldn't buy it. There was a good sale last week, so theres a better part of a 12 pack in the basement. It's not refrigerated, so I hope that will keep me out.)
I just did a scary thing. I took a digital picture of my backside. Yikes! I can't wear these pants, my butt's too huge. MUST LOSE WEIGHT..... :(

starting out Day 14....

It's the beginning of Day 14 here. Glad to think I only have a week left. I don't know were I'd be if I had been allowing myself sugar and white flour. It's hard to say. It's possible I would have been really packing on the pounds. As it is I have not been exercising and have been slothful and just sitting around the house depressed at my general situation. Not gaining all that much though is still better than gaining a lot. I shouldn't be disgusted with myself for not getting out there and kicking A at the gym....
I do know that if it weren't for this challenge I would feel even worse. Having you all to come in and talk to and hear your struggles is a great thing. :grouphug:

Apple Blossom -- Did you only have one beer or did it escalate? If just one, you're still not so bad off. ;) I definitely would no longer bring beer into the house. To me, even just walking the 50 steps or so to the convenience store is a deterrent. It's the whole idea of putting myself into motion. It feels so much more like a crime. But when I have something here in the room with me, it makes it like it's already half-allowed. Good luck. You can do it. I had to laugh at you taking a picture of your butt. I did the very same at the gym the other day (in the locker room clothed with no one around!) I think we once again have to rethink the "rewards." Beer is not something you NEED. It is contributing to that look you don't like. Remember that, perhaps this way of looking at it can help. Gosh, I hope people never, ever reward children with food. I think this is what is sooooo ingrained in me from childhood, the whole cookie as reward thing. Aggggghhhhhh!

curly -- Ouch! I hope your back doesn't give you many problems these days. How is it?

justkeepswimming -- Howdy! :wave: Easy does it! Don't get too ambitious now. Of course, you can do two challenges at once. Someone else, fancyfrog, here is. But DO be careful. Only take on the extra if you think you're ready for it. You sound really good though so I think you are! ;) Go for it! Actually, I've been thinking of starting another myself. I'm just worried that if I start up another and have to keep restarting it'll make me feel bad even if I'm keeping at my other one. So, I was thinking I could just do a test run. But, heck, you see, there's the perfectionist in me acting like a fool. Who cares if I restart? At least I'm trying and that is a victory in itself! I think I will do it from tomorrow.

Chaps -- :cp: You're moving right along, aren't you? Is it just me, but do the days seem to go more quickly for other people than they do for yourself. I see the numbers on other people's challenges and they seem to roll by but mine don't! :lol:

mezmerize -- You seem to be in quite a slump. But you're still sticking with your challenge so good for you. It sounds like we're in a the same boat. I know how you feel about feeling guilty but DON'T! You worked WITH the rules and listened to yourself. Sometimes we just have to. Try to just have fun at the wedding. Other people don't care if you're bloated. They won't even notice it! Just get out there and light up the place!! :sunny:

day 19 completed!

back is fine now... took me a while to get back into the swing of things after the operation... but no troubles now.. i just thank the "big guy" for letting me find such a skilled surgeon!

OH P.S. I posted this idea in another thread.. but it would work here also as a reward for each challenge... u could buy yourself a charm bracelet... and add a new charm for each challenge completed..

im doing it for each 10 lbs i lose..

Hey, Day 5 here done! I stayed within my points range even though i had pizza..i try to eat all healthy foods and i feel kinda bad for eating the pizza but it was good at the moment. I went for a 45 min walk today but i am going to go on my gazelle for another 30 mins:):) even though i dont really want too lol but im gonna do it anyway!
talk to you girlies later!
Vanessa

curly -- Congrats! :woo:

vanessa -- good going! Don't feel guilty. There's nothing wrong with pizza. Well, maybe certain kinds...but if you stayed within in your points, then all is well!! Really, pizza can be a great, great food if you make it yourself, use less cheese or lowfat, up the veggies, possibly even make your own dough with wholewheat flour...once the weather cool's off here and I can use my little oven (which really heats up my room) I think I'll try to make some of my own. You know you can buy pita bread and use that as the crust....well, good luck and keep up the good work!!

Thanks for your support redballoon, it really helps and makes me feel better. By the way I did go on my gazelle for 35 mins after :)
Keep up the good work as well!

A short post from my hotel room - it's the night before the stepmother birthday surprise. I haven't been able to do much beyond reading all the rest of you have to say. I'll be back in force pretty soon.

I've been trying all day to forget the huge container of beer nuts (candied peanuts) I inhaled yesterday. I bought them for my guests, who never saw hide nor hair of them. :o Of course they weren't chocolate or wine, but I know darn well they fall into the chocolate/candy category. So after over a day of hardcore denial, I've admitted to myself yesterday has to count as my second free day. So today was Day 16 (I think). And since tomorrow will be a whiny/winey day, I'll be back to Day 1 on Sunday. Or after a few days rest and debauchery as threatened. I'm a little disappointed in myself, but at the same time I've done better than I expected with the guests/funeral/travel. I do hope to still be in Onederland when this is all over.

Before I left this aft for 2+ days away, I filled up this new cat-feeder/timer I just bought. One side is supposed to spring open after 14 hours, the second after 30, thus providing sustenance to my abandoned babies. When I left my Bigboy was trying to beat it to death and biting at it to get at the yummy kibble he could smell. I don't want to think about how sick he'll make himself if he manages to get it open... It'll be a treat to get home to get home to 2 cats time 2 days worth of poop stinking the place up. If only the automatic litterbox had not been a bust.

And Red, you're right - we really must get together for drink/chat/nosh one of these days. Maybe via MSN Messenger,since I'm not visiting Japan, and you're not coming to Canada. As for cat photos, I'll try to post one in my profile. I wanted to use it as my avatar, but it was too big or something.

Curly, Swimming, Chaps, Vanessa, Apple... and of course Gray and my poor delightful cramp-ridden Mez: I miss you and I'll be back soon to give back some of the support you always offer. Just keep on trucking!

I'm outta here!