Drum Roll!!!
 

Hello all!! :wave:

Wrapping up day 9 of my no soda challenge! :cb:

I started my exercise challenge today!! :ebike: :tread:

I did WATP 1 mile. My exercise challenge is going to be to follow the 6 week workout plan in the WATP book. So I guess it will be split into two 21 day challenges.

I have been feeling really good. Except last night my shoulders were hurting, throbbing so bad I couldn't sleep. They are still hurting now but not as bad. The pain is in the joints not in the muscle. I have been having problems with them on and off for a little over a year. I guess I have arthritis or something, my knees and hips hurt frequently also. I just grin and bear it. Did I mention I am only 31 yrs old. I'm sure my extra weight only makes things worse. So I am hoping when I lose weight it will get better.

This is why I think WATP will work better for me. I bought the Firm and I can't handle the step, it kills my knees. Running is out also. I like step aerobics but usually it aggravates my knees and hips also, even some of the stretching hurts (like getting on your knees and touching your hands on the floor in front of you, or squatting really low, ouch!).

Anyhow I don't know why I bored you all with all that detail :blah: . I'll get off now :soap: .

Time for bed :yawn: I will check in tomorrow.

Tina :wave: :angel: :spin: :p :D

Hello,

Just popping by to say hi to fellow challengers. :)
Congratulations to everyone who has finished their challenges during the time I've been offline, and good luck to everyone who's in the process. :)

I finished a round in late August, and was planning to start another one in early September, but my Big Move and the associated craziness got in the way, so I haven't restarted yet. I will in the next few days though. :) I need to finish getting over jetlag first and thing up something doable and challenging. It will probably have to do with exercise. :)

Talk to you soon :)

Day 2 done today is day three
 

Okay ya'll if you don't mind I'm joining your 21 day challenge. For me it will be doing my abs everyday. I was, but I.....well lets just say I stopped when the kids went back to school. I've got two days under my belt. Doing them today will be day three.

Hugs,

finishing up Day 16....
 

Day 9! Hurrah!
 

Not only is Day 9 finished, but Mondays are my weigh-in days, and I'm back to 180. I have been going between 179 and 184 all summer, with traveling and gigs and vacation. I really would like to get firmly in the 170s and stay there for a while. For one shining day, I touched 177...that was nice. But, see, these opera companies - they like to feed you! Good food, too! I'm happy to have free food offered, but when it's just there, I have no willpower.

Redballoon - I LLLOOOOVVVEEE naan! The quality of any restaurant's naan is the determining factor in whether or not I will eat there again. I think that's a good reason to take a white flour day.

diamond girl - as redballoon mentioned, I am also doing abs for this, my first challenge. In my first attempt, I messed up after 7 days, so I started all over. But that means that as of today, I have almost done them for 17 days straight. I really notice a difference in the firmness of my torso, which ROCKS! Best of luck to you.

Sushi - Welcome back, I hope the move went well and you are settling nicely.

To everyone else, have a fabulous day!

Ok I’m going to try and play catch up.

Tina – You are doing great!!! I was watching the Diet Doctor on fit T.V. One of the things she mentioned was fish oil pills you a person wants more omega 3 in to their system. I can’t recall the diet she plan she was helping the person with but. I figured fish oil pills sound like something I could use. Is there a certain thing I should look for when purchasing it? One of the reasons I started WATP is I also have bad knees. I’ve found that WATP has been easy on them and as I lost weight I was able to do more things. WATP walk and jog is a bit hard on my knees I can’t do some of the moves. So I’ll just jog in place while she’s doing those things. I do like the workout I get from it.

curlylocks – I’m glad to hear your back is better. Have you been taking the Weight Smart pills long? If so what have you noticed as far as results? I’m looking for something to help me be less tired. I know sleep will help but seems I’m like this a lot lately. I recently have given up my morning coffee to kick start my day. Congrats on day 21!!! HAPPY! HAPPY! JOY! JOY!


Apple Blossom – LOL @ taking a picture of your backside! I think I’d be lol way to much and the picture would be fuzzy from all the movement. I know immature but I have the oddest sense of humor. I recently gave away a bagful of pants/tops that didn’t fit because they were too big. I’m sure I have lots and lots of pants that are too small. I’m kind of a pack rat. Congrats on another day of your challenge!


Vanessa – Those days are adding up quick! Good for you getting on that gazelle!

carla49 – You had a lot on your plate. You handled yourself very well try not to be disappointed in yourself. Was thinking of your cat Bigboy. My daughter has a male cat and he is huge! She saved him from a farm full of dogs. He was so cute and tiny with huge eyes. Now he’s a big with big eyes. He’s grey with stripes. He would open a bag of cat food and was just lay in the food eating. My daughter finally had to put it in a Rubbermaid container. He wasn’t happy to say the least.

Kathy – Sorry to hear you got hit by both TOM and Illness! I feel so bad for you! Sending good vibes and virtual chicken soup!

Yellowsub – Hello and welcome to the 21 day challenge!

Red – I hear you on the exercise more. I need to workout in order to lose weight. That is why part of my challenge is to workout 10 minutes everyday. I was going to put 15 minutes but 10 sounds so much easier to me for some odd reason. I usually end up doing 15 +. I’m hoping it will become a habit.

Sushi Penguin – I look forward to supporting you with your challenge. Glad your back!

Now for me-- Today is day 15 I'll be working out with my sisters tonigh and I feel good about everything. So if I keep my eating under control I should be fine.

I did find an outfit that I thought I looked pretty darn good in. So I wasn't to unhappy going to the party. I did grab a beer rigth away. You know just so those kegs didn't go to waste. I sat with my daughter and her BF and actully was having a fairly good time. Of course I was drinking and thought to myself I'm going to have fun darn it!!! So I danced and danced. I even threw down with my son. ( Kind of a head banging dance or like what one sees in a pit) LOL I asked my son if I embarrssed him. He said no life is to short to be uptight! lol spoken like a true 15 year old!! (My son works for the DJ that was playing he's is roadie) The next day I could barely walk I was so sore. Today is better just my thighs. He's right had I been uptight all night I'd look back and just feel bad. I'm looking back now and LOL at myself! Silly me shaking what my ma ma gave me!

Day 10 done. I am not expecting any physical results from this challenge, I'm not going to become some hot athletic chick by doing 15 minutes of a step video a day. But it is better than nothing and it gets the blood flowing. I'm not sure how I will fit in any serious exercise, my schedule is filling up with school stuff.

:hat: :hat: :hat: 3 days without beer! I just haven't been in the mood. And now I am making some progress so I don't want to throw away all the hard work....I'm finally back to 154, and that's with TOM...

Hey Mez, you sound like you know how to have a lot of fun! I'm proud of you for dancing up a storm! I'd have done the same thing.

Hey Red...I'm dying for some good Indian food. It's been a long time. Store bought naan is never as good...

it's before dawn on Day 17...
 

Good morning, everyone. It's early here, before dawn. I had to walk over to the convenience store because I realized I was out of coffee. But, I'm up and...big yawn...getting ready to leave. Going riding. Tonight it's out to the racetrack with a friend who's trying to make it as a freelance photographer. I thought we should hook up and see what we can plan together as far as a team goes. I GOTTA get my butt in gear and make work! Well, getting through the days in line are no longer a great problem. And this is a big thing, really. I have learned to turn down offerings of all sorts of food and I have stopped myself mid-order when I realized I was ordering something with white flour in it. Had a big salad yesterday with feta cheese and a rice burger from the fast-food joint (the salad I made at work). It (the rice-burger) was the only decent thing on the menu but I chose it. But it's not easy. Eating healthy I know stops the cravings and keeps my mood nice and mellow (for me! :lol: ) but it doesn't mean the weight rolls off. That is going to take some other doing! :yes:

Chaps -- So happy to hear your weight is down and you're almost back in the '70s! :cloud9: You must feel great. You've been really doing well with exercise, not only your ab challenge but jogging, right? You should be seeing some progress and I'm glad you are. I know it doesn't always work that way. Yes, nan is lovely stuff, though I realize it's not the healthiest. Better a whole-grain chapati, but oh, that fresh-baked white bread is yummy. Actually, now that you mention it, the place I had in mind doesn't even have that nice of nan. Maybe I should look elsewhere. It's just that the friend (well, kind of) is kind of dictating the area we meet and there's not much around. A lot of my meetings with friends tend to be more a type of networking. Ah, excuses, sometimes I just get too magnanimous and meet up with people I don't want to....
Well, you keep on with your ab routine. Might be a good thing for me to do would be a little at-home routine I could do, every day for sure instead of holding off for hitting the gym.

Apple -- :cp: Big hand for 10 days down! And three days without beer! Great stuff! Yes, any exercise is better than none. Stepping is sure to get your heartrate up so I think it's a great thing you're doing. And so glad to hear your weight is back down. Keep it up. It is SO easy to do an awful lot of damage in a very short time so don't blow it now!

mez -- Hello there! :wave: I was wondering where you were hiding these days! :dunno: Thanks for the super long post. It's so nice when people are supportive of others. I really had to read through your post to find out what day you were on, you put your own stuff way down the bottom! Day 15! Great going! :cp: I'm so glad to hear you went out and had a good time at the party! :woo: That makes me feel good! :sunny: It sounded like a fun time and your sore body the next day proves it! :yes: Think of the workout you got in! I so wish I could get more of a physical workout in while doing my work, inside of my work being so sedentary. It's just so unnatural to be sitting around like we do these days. Our bodies are meant to move! Well, I've got to run. Got to get that train.

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Hey everyone just here to tell yea that I stayed within my points today, I haven't exercised yet but I am in a little while, but I had my weigh in today, and I'm down another 1.5 lbs since last week.:) wahoo!! Today is also my 22nd day on WW!!, which is the longest time I've ever stuck to any diet I've ever tired. Thanks all you guys for being so supportive with my challenge!It really helps to know you have people rooting for you. Good luck to you all!, With you're challenges and weight loss!!:):)

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4th go round
 

OK kicking off challenge #4 tonight... i am sticking with my same challenge workout everyday... and guzzle down that water... and NO SODAS.. and day 1 is completed!


RE the weight smart vitamins: they really seem to curb my appetite.. plus it sure cant hurt to take a multi vitamin... they do seem to give me a lil more energy!

Day 8 done!! Just finished exercising, stayed within my points.

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Hello everyone!! :wave:

Finishing up day 10 on no soda challenge!! :cb: Day 2 on exercise challenge :strong: !!

Feeling good :dance: :flow2: :dancer:


Red: I never thought about a food allergy. Since I have pain in my other joints I figured it is arthritis or something. I am not hurting as bad today. It doesn't stop me from doing anything. Except maybe from swinging from vines or a trapeze in the circus :rofl: !

Congrats to everyone and your successes :bravo: :cp: :woo: !!

Need to go kids are hovering over my shoulders like little monkeys :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: (thats alot of monkeys!!)!

Tina :sumo: :cheers: :beach:

I'm back!

The last few days have been very busy, and rather stressful. The stepmother visit is over, and she was extremely surprised and happy to see the nephew and wife. As a friend once said about a family gathering, nobody got hurt and everybody's still on speaking terms. I stuck to the challenge through to the 18th day, but last night threw in the towel and drank a quite unreasonable amount of wine, followed by a ton of cookies today. So it'll be back to Day one when I start up anew. I'd like a few days off, but will be challenging again any day now. Under the circs, I'm pretty pleased with my 18 days.
Tomorrow is the first of a few days of work. And my guests are going out of town for 4 days so I get my bed (and the rest of my house) back for a while. They are delightful people, but it has been a rather too concentrated dose of guests for me.

Red, sorry to hear you had a few down days. Do you suppose one reason you feel big is because you're surrounded by women who look like ten-year-olds with rickets? And who still think they're too fat?

For those with arthritis, my cousin has been told to avoid citrus and tomatoes (acidic foods in general). She says it helps. So that's something to try.

Mez, I wish I'd been there to watch you boogie. It sounded like you had an awful lot of fun, and you probably burnt off a heck of a lot of calories.

My apologies for not doing other individual messages. I really must get to bed. Tomorrow I'll have more time as I'll be all alone with my kitties. (Who have been quite rotten, cuddling up on my bed with the guests while I languish all lonely on my little pallet on the floor...)

Sleep well all you challengers out there. :)