Today started well. 45 minutes of cardio. That's day 4 of 5 of exercise. Breakfast is done. Now I should get some work done I guess. They don't really pay me to talk on here or do they??
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WHERE YOU LIVE - Laurel, Mississippi (lived in Hattiesburg, MS most of my life)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER - Cliff
ANNIVERSARY - 12/15/00
KIDS -Boy named R.J. born 12/01/01 - soon to be four
PETS - 1 white cat named Buddy who is about 10 years old
OCCUPATION - Former High School English teacher, but now a K-1 Special Education teacher. I also am a grad student working on a psychometry license so I can give IQ
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STARTING WEIGHT - 263
WHAT PLAN ARE YOU FOLLOWING - My own plan based on Weight Watchers guidelines
FAV.BOOK(S) - The Notebook, Age of Innocence, The Time Traveler's Wife
FAV. MOVIE(S) - The Notebook, Titanic, Shrek 1&2
FAV. SONG(S) - Anything by White Stripes, Anything by Gwen Stefani, and lots more
FAV. QUOTE - "Knowledge is Power" "Carpe Diem"
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU - I am a devoted mother who wants desperately to lose weight so that I want have to worry about not having the energy to take care of my son. I would also like to lose weight so that I can give my son a brother or sister, but right now I am too heavy to even consider that.
FAV. MOVIE(S) -Dirty Dancing...Road House....Ghost(yes I am a Patrick Swazye fan)
FAV. SONG(S) - When You say Nothing at all
FAV. QUOTE -Don't give up just start over
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU -I really, really wanna loose this weight...I have been doing this all my life....I am not getting any younger....plus my health is not getting any better...I have a 3 year old grandson to love and play with...and a new husband to love and cheerish....I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR ME SO I CAN ENJOY THEM!
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Last edited by purplerose1964; 10-10-2005 at 08:55 PM.
Well i used another pause day yesterday..no more left..but i won't need them anyways i hope lol didn't do my weigh in today, have to get new battery for my scale, so i'll weigh in tomorrow. Day 14 completed today exercised 35 mins, stayed within my points, drank lots of water, wrote everything down.
DAY 1....................Didn't do so well food wise......Here goes:
BREAKFAST:2 slices of ham....turkey sandwich
LUNCH:1 ham sandwich, small salad...doing good but oh no 5 hot wings(BAD) and fluff
Dinner: bowl of chili
I aslo had a 20 ounce water...2 diet peppers and I walked for 20 minutes this evening..
Hi Red, I'm sooo sorry I just have my hands full working so much and taking care of such a large family nowadays. The baby's name is Gage. He's a busy little guy these days. One week I work 3 days, and the opposite week I work four. Those four day weeks kill me. They are long days and my house falls apart. So I spend the extra time off on the three day weeks just trying to catch up and prepare for the next four day week. See the circles I run in? LOL!
I'm back. I did start today but found I'm going change my challenge from last time. I just can't stomach taking those fish pills. Makes me want to hurl thinking of them. I'm not 100% but am strong enough to start. That Flu really kick my bum! Welcome to all the new people I look forward to cheering you on!!
Today is DAY 1 Here's my challenge.
1. Take My Multi Vit
2. Stay in my WW Points
3. Exercise at least 5 minutes a day.
4. Not weight my self until the end of 21 days.
5. Tell myself while looking in the mirror each moring that I CAN do this!! And something good about myself!
Good evening, all! Ugh. I just overate! Oh well, at least I didn't stray from the challenge. I almost did today. I was at work and that's always a temptation to go out afterward for a drink and I was thinking, I wonder if anyone is going out...and then I remembered! I can't drink any alcohol on this challenge. Wow! I wonder if I could actually forget...probably not, it was just a slip...Well, Day 17 is almost finished and I'm going to bed! Got to the gym again this morning. Hurrah!! Ok, over to you all....
curly -- So, did you get your walking in this morning again?! I think that must be a super-hard challenge, until it becomes a routine. Still, great, great going! Oh, and thanks for your bio.
mez -- Hurrah, hurrah! You are BACK!! We missed you! I missed you. So glad you're well again or almost totally well. Ok, NO fish pills. Love your challenge. Go for it! You can do it! What round is this for you, by the way?
friends -- DON'T apologize!! I didn't mean that in any bad way. I just miss not seeing more of you around, that's all. Yes, your work sounds tough. I certainly know about the house falling apart. Since I'm alone, it stays fallen apart! Only a few more days for you, right? Are you contemplating a new challenge for round 2? Perhaps more of the same? or add a little smidgen of something?
purple -- Congrats on Day 1. Your challenge is to write it down and come in here and say heh, right? So, you're a success with us. Don't keep passing judgment on things. I think you can use this journal to get a hold on the reality of what is going in your mouth, not how good you can be. We know you can be good! It's averaging things out over the long run that is hard. What, by the way, are hot wings and fluff??!?! Yes, thanks for your bio as well. If you really want to lose weight, you WILL! We'll stick by you.
vanessa -- Heh there, party girl! You still alive today?!?!?....oh, wait, that's what they ask me! You're too young! Don't you dare do what I would do! You're doing so well with your challenge! Keep it up and get through this last week. I know you can do it. No more pause days so you just CAN'T blow it! Just like me, but I'm a couple days ahead of you...but getting forgetful and, like today, may have a memory lapse!
Melody --Thank you for the bio template. I think some people will want to write one up, others won't as they want to remain more private. The profiles have info and otherwise I think a lot of people like to go private with a private message if they want to get personal. This is, after all, a public posting and there have been some oddballs pop in at times. Not that the info on these little things is really anything more than we say anyhow, just all condensed. I may fill it out later. Right now, I'm just too tired and I have a time getting replies out to everyone! It's nice to hear about you though. Special Education I think is something I would even like to get into... Anyhow, If you stick around long enough, Mel, you'll learn enough about us. Actually, this isn't much of a chatty place because the focus is supposed to be on the challenge. Some of us chat, others don't say much of anything except for their challenge progress, but either is just fine! Heh, by the way, are you on your challenge? Making progress?
Shad -- You're just a nose ahead of me! Great going! 45 mins. of cardio is a lot! About the work, oh, I'm sure they do pay you to talk on the board...I think it's in the fine print..
ice -- bios? computer chips? you are a funny one! for finishing Day 2. That is awesome knowing as you're such an addict. Good for you! :
marble -- I am so glad you decided to get on the ball! Good for you! Yes, talk is sooo cheap. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Can't you tell. I have no money! Well, good luck!
Chaps -- Just wanted to tell you that I did abs again today. It hurt, the one kind, but I thought of you doing yours so diligently all those days and I was inspired!!! Thank you!
Just a quick note, but after I go jogging, I'm going to come back and fill out the bio. I think it's sort of a cool idea.
Redballoon - Excellent on the abs! And, you were right about some of the temple people noticing my new body. One woman said, you look really great, and all the guys are noticing, too. *pause* Too bad they're all gay.
Mez - So glad you are feeling at least a little better. It's amazing how things can hang on and torment you. Take it slow, baby yourself for a while.
As far as my next challenge goes I have to give myself a swift kick in the butt. So here goes, I will exercise for no less than 15 mins a day and adding 5 mins at the start of each new week making it 25 mins a day in my last week. I know this sounds VERY lame to all these exercise gurus on here, but for someone who never exercises this WILL be a challenge.
Red – I’ve missed you all! I tell you these challenges are addictive! This is the start of my 3rd. Great job holding on to that challenge! You are so close to meeting it! I’m so proud of you holding temptation away. Glad to hear your doing the gym thing!
Chaps – Thanks it’s really great to be back! I bet you had a nice jog I know the trees around here are starting to change and it looks so pretty!
friendsforfitness – I like your challenge it doesn’t sound the least bit lame. That is what I love most about 21 day challenge we know what we want/need to improve. So no one can have a lame challenge. As long as it’s something you truely want.
As for me well I stepped on the scale SUNDAY since I knew I was going to start my challenge Monday. I lost 1lbs. I'm not going to complain I'll take what I can get! Now I can't step on that scale til the end of my challenge! I'm going to try something called the Wendy Plan it's a weight watcher - ish. I just read up on it. It sound pretty interesting. I going to wait til I feel 100% I want to give it my all. Well I'm tuckered out going to lay down then do my workout. I got some great Videos at a rummage before I can down with the flu. They are.
The Method - Cardio Boot Camp - The box states it's high energy military style strenght and stamina training! I'll have my heating pad ready for this one!
Zak Lee's Ta Kick boxing - One thing that caught my eye with this was it includes techniques on self defence.
Denise Austin - Shrink Your Female Fat Zones it has two 20 minute workouts. Geez with a title like that why not grab it for .25!
Buns of steel 6 - Yup I'll be bouncing quarters off my bums soon!
Yesterday was day 1 again on my calorie challenge - i only had 1007.
No Lectures! I have a reason why it is so low - i brought soup (campbell's soup-in-hand) in because i knew i was going to be busy - so around 3:30 i went to heat it up, and i looked at the date, and it said December 2004. That is almost a year expired! So then i didn't want to eat it. So i just had a small bag of pretzels for lunch. I didn't get home from work until 9:30 p.m. and i was too tired to eat anything more than a stouffer's microwave lasagna. Just think, if i hadn't had a glass of wine, i would only have had about 850 calories I am really going to try to do better today. I brought in new, non-expired soup.
IceDragon - way to go on the soda challenge!!
Curlylocks - I am in North Potomac, MD (between Rockville and Gaithersburg).
Red - I really try to understand what you are saying about the calories and not eating enough (i didn't work out yesterday because i knew i didn't eat enough) but i get so unhappy about my weight. A little bit of history - when i was about 26 or 27, i had gotten up to about 170 pounds (i am 5'4"). All of a sudden i dropped down to 127 pounds without really even trying. My mom accused me of being on drugs (I wasn't). I had become a vegetarian, and was just eating a lot less of the crap i had been eating. So now i am 35 - I quit being a vegetarian about 3 years ago because i was in law school and all i was eating was pizza and cheese sandwiches and i had crept back up to fluctuating between 135 and 140. Then, in the last year (after graduation in May 2004), i gradually went up to 145 and then 150. I am so afraid of growing old and fat. I have a slender bone structure, but big hips and a large chest, so I feel that i look like a breeding sow at times. I know i have been slender before, and i want that back, desperately. (My mom and my sister are both overweight also. My mom doesn't care, but my sister is unhappy as well.)
I try to eat healthy foods, and i try to exercise almost every day. I feel like i should get some positive results to show for it, even if i eat 2000 calories one or two days a week. My average calories for last week were 1581/day and i worked out every day except saturday for 45 minutes.
Okay - done complaining, for now The weather gets me really down, and it has been gloomy and rainy here. I am trying to cheer up and stick to it. You all inspire me with your challenges and your kind words!
Day 17 done and on to 18
putting a wrap on Day 17, oh yeah!!!
Oh well, at least I didn't stray from the challenge. I almost did today. I was at work and that's always a temptation to go out afterward for a drink and I was thinking, I wonder if anyone is going out...and then I remembered! I can't drink any alcohol on this challenge. Wow! I wonder if I could actually forget...probably not, it was just a slip...Well, Day 17 is almost finished and I'm going to bed! Got to the gym again this morning. Hurrah!! Ok, over to you all....
Oh, and thanks for your bio.
You are BACK!! We missed you! I missed you. So glad you're well again or almost totally well. Ok, NO fish pills. Love your challenge. Go for it! You can do it! 
What round is this for you, by the way?
I didn't mean that in any bad way. I just miss not seeing more of you around, that's all. Yes, your work sounds tough. I certainly know about the house falling apart. Since I'm alone, it stays fallen apart! 
So, you're a success with us. Don't keep passing judgment on things. I think you can use this journal to get a hold on the reality of what is going in your mouth, not how good you can be. We know you can be good! It's averaging things out over the long run that is hard. What, by the way, are hot wings and fluff??!?! 
Yes, thanks for your bio as well. If you really want to lose weight, you WILL! We'll stick by you. 
You're doing so well with your challenge! 
About the work, oh, I'm sure they do pay you to talk on the board...I think it's in the fine print.. 
you are a funny one! 
for finishing Day 2. That is awesome knowing as you're such an addict. Good for you! 
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Day 20!!
(My mom and my sister are both overweight also. My mom doesn't care, but my sister is unhappy as well.) 
