Greetings Ladies :)

Just dropping by to let you know I'm alive :lol:

I haven't been doing my challenge this week, things have been really hectic. I've been trying to drink lots of water, but can't even tell how much I've been drinking! Trying to stay on top of everything is challenging enough...

Flying out on Monday morning and still not packed... :eek: It's 1:30 am and what am I doing? Putting music on my iPod (after accidentally emptying it). But no way I can take a 14-hour flight without some of my favourite music. Perhaps I'd be getting more "real" stuff done if the computer was packed. Tomorrow. :)
Also tomorrow I need to get the last load of laundry done, and we're moving the rest of the stuff into storage and some to my friend's place. I don't know yet where we'll sleep tomorrow, since she's taking the bed. ;) And I've discovered that my 2-years-old running shoes consist of little more than holes...

I don't think I'd be able to keep up with any challenge over the next few days. But, starting Wednesday next week, I'm going to go back to drinking water - let's start small again, at least 1.5 liters (6 glasses) each day.

I'll check in again as soon as I can :)

Good luck to everyone with your challenges :)

Sushi, good for you with keeping up with your water even though you're not the challenge this week. That's better than I would do, I'm sure.

Once I get off-track even a little, I may as well forget all of it so I think you're doing wonderful! :)

Have a safe flight and we'll see you soon. :grouphug:

Love,

Debi

Hi! Got my challenges done for today.

Walked down 24 flights of stairs
Drank 5 cups of water

:cb: :cp: :cb:

Love,

Debi

Sunday Night Sign off
 

Hey Ladies - I have been extremely busy - but you all have been in my thoughts and I have been keeping up with your posts.

Debi :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: for Thursday - Sunday challenges!

Allie :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: for 4 days of challenges met.

Sushi :cheer: keep up the great work with that water. Thanks for stopping in and letting us know how you are doing. Looking forward to having you back next week!

Have a great Holiday everyone - see you all tomorrow!

mscat

Hello Everyone, :grouphug:

Saturday is the beginning of my week. The past Saturday was my 2 monthly weigh-in since I started. I have lost 32lbs, so far. I still have a long road a head of me but that's ok. :woo:

Saturday, I did my WATP Dvd for 3 miles. The next day will be Monday for 2 miles. :dancer:

Last week was a good week, I drank 8 glasses of water for 6 out of the 7 days. Did all 4 of my walking days. And lost 1lb for the week.

I love coming here for support. ;) :goodvibes

Oops. I'm a little late posting. But I made it through the week of being up, dressed, and out 6 out of 7 days. (The 7th day I was up very early but not dressed.) I wasn't going to do a challenge this week, but by tomorrow I will come up with something. I have guests arriving tomorrow who will be here for 2 weeks ( not all of it with me), and it'll be a little stressful as they're part of the extended (step) family who I don't know well. Maybe I'll try something as uncomplicated (but difficult) as not gaining any weight while they're here.

The last week has been a little difficult: two deaths of people far too young to go, one funeral, funeral guests staying over with me (after I had to break the bad and unexpected news to them), a very reluctant one-day trip to a cottage where I did not want to be... But also a good week, as my New Orleans friends are well and safe in Memphis where they evacuated with no problem AFTER the hurricane.

You all seem to be doing pretty well, so congrats! I may continue to be aminly absent for the next while, but I'll be lurking from time to time. Tomorrow is weigh-in, to see if my trip to Onederland is actually a permanent move.

:wave:

Allie and Carla,

Wow - you are both doing wonderful with your challenges. Way to go! :cp: :cp: :cp:

Allie, you've lost 32 pounds so far? That's totally awesome [keep up the good work!!] :)

I know what you mean, I too love coming here for support [it sure does help, doesn't it?! :)]

Carla, good job with being up and dressed early [that seems to be one of my problems ... though I'm up, most times I am not dressed until way late. :lol:]

I'm so sorry about the deaths this week - one is hard enough to handle, let alone two. :( (HUGS)

I rejoice with you that your friends in New Orleans got out fine. Thank God!! :angel:

Keep up the good work with your getting up, dressed and out ... you're doing a wonderful job with it! :bravo: :cp: :cb:

Love,

Debi

As I said in my previous post, this week's challenge is just to stay in Onederland. It's a good thing the getting up and dressed one is no longer in effect, as I'm still lying in bed playing with this site. :lol: My excuse is that as of tomorrow I'll be on the Aerobed while my guests luxuriate in my lovely queen size. And I'll be getting up and in hostess mode most of the time. But the upand at 'em goal was a good one, and I'll go back to it. I got a lot more done, even if I did have to have naps later on...

Good luck all with this week's challenges; I won't be making individual posts as I'm starting to feel neurotic and stressed out about entertaining.

Carla,

Honey - I don't blame you one bit for taking advantage of the time while you still have your own bed to relax in. :)

Try to have fun and to enjoy your visit!

Love,

Debi

This is what I need!!! I do so much better when I have a weekly goal that is not weightloss but a exercise or food challenge.

This week I really want to do 2 miles a day on my gazelle and get my water back to 100 oz a day. :)

Here, Kitty kitty kitty. Nice kitty. Mscat, meow meow, where are you? Have we convinced you to cut back on your water so far you've dried up and blown away? Are you out tomcatting around? Did they catch you and put you in the pound?

This thread won't be purrrrrfect until you come home.

So come back, Mscat, and tell us what's new, kittycat.

(With apologies,
Carla.)

((Bonnie)), honey I am so sorry that you're feeling so low right now and just want you to know that we're here for you.

Just whatever you do - just don't give up, you may have stumbled but get up - brush yourself off and keep going! :grouphug:

Ali, I know just what you mean about it being easier to keep specific challenges rather than to focus on weight loss. After all, if we keep meeting these other goals, the weight loss is sure to follow, right? :)

:lol: Carla - you are too funny, my friend! :rofl: :rofl:

mscat, where are you? We miss ya! :cry:

I've been here several times today [if not more *lol*] and keep looking for a new thread.

I "almost" thought about starting a Thread #11 for us but didn't know whether I should or not ...

[I didn't want anyone to think I was trying to take over or anything so I decided not to.]

I hope everyone's had a nice day [mine was so-so ... kinda boring actually!]

See ya tomorrow! :)

Love,

Debi

Oops ... I forgot to post that I completed both of my challenges for today. :)

I'm keeping the same ones as last week except that I added 1 flight of stairs to it so ...

My goals for the new week are:

Walk down 25 flights of stairs each day
Drink 5 cups of water per day

Love,

Debi