Just a quickie.... Day 2 done, day 13 on the beer Hey Red...the first 4 days or so were really hard but now it's no big deal. Of course, I have no social life or other such temptations. I just have to keep it out of the refrigerator. But if you go out and just have juice or bubbly water and you get through ONE night, I think from then on you will have an easier time. Just get "over the hump"!!!
Thanks for the ab work out chaps. I think I'll just do the sit ups for a week or so and then add a few more exercises as I go along.
BYE!
u have PSP software?? just resize the photos smaller... if u dont know how, u can email them to me and i will resize them for u when i get home from work
Okay - my first 21-day challenge is going to be a small one, but its all about baby steps.
I completed day one - I am going to do at least five push-ups each day (real ones, not on the knees). And all at the same time - not one push-up five times daily
I know this seems tiny - but I used to be able to do over 20 in a row. With luck, by the end of 21 days, I should be able to do at least 10 or 15 consecutive.
So I start off full of promise, lets see how it goes.
My challenge to me is this:
Limit carbs - so my breakfast cereal is lo-carb, I'm shopping tonight for lo carb tortilla wraps for my lunches and the starchy, carby veges are treat only and will be mainly replaced with fresh leafy stuff.
Portions - will be much smaller. I have this wonderful habit of saying 'oh yeah that looks about 100g. We will measure!!!!
Water - It's not so difficult, is it??? You know what happens when you don't! And that's painful right?? Yep well drink the stuff!
Gym - Move the days around again. Go Saturday to Wednesday inclusive 40 - 60 mins per time. It just gets so tiring on Thursday and Fridays that nothing is being achieved at home. So shake it up again.
There we are - Day1 of 21 - I have had breakfast early. My lunch is a homemade mix of braised lamb and veges in a khobz wholemeal wrap. Dinner is going to be an easy one from what is in the fridge before shopping - eggs?? bit of bacon needs to be eaten, tomatoes from the garden. Fruit.
Anyway before I ramble, I'm off to do the daily grind. Have a good day everyone.
Good morning, everyone! It's Day 2, the start of it and I'm late getting up and going to have to blow off the gym. That doesn't make me happy. I so hate it when life/work gets in the way of what I want to do....oh, wait! I could have gotten up earlier...
Shad -- You've got a lot of things in your challenge. Good luck! Keep it simple for us! I cannot remember everyone's challenge so always be sure to give us a clear, "I'm on Day 4..." or whatever. And then go into to exquisite detail if you feel like it. Waffle away as I do!
diamond -- Did I forget to mention your wonderful horse? I guess you hadn't posted after you changed it! Yes, yes, I saw it. It's wonderful! What action! Wish my horse moved like that. Well, maybe she would if I weren't sitting on her! You haven't gotten what? Your ab exercises. So, are you restarting or taking a pause day? Whichever, good luck! Do it!!!
FishWoman -- Welcome! Real pushups! Okay! Go for it!
curly -- Did you figure out what day you're on? You have really been kicking A, eh? Congratulations on the weight loss! Must feel great!
Apple -- Good for you! No social life or temptations!?! Well, really, I'm doing this no-alcohol thing. I can do it, that's not the question. It's whether I want to or not, and yes, there are just certain situations where I WANT to drink with people. Others I do go out with and have dinner or coffee, but you will never find me dead in a pub drinking anything but beer! And some of me workmates are the same. They would force my mouth open and pour the beer down if I said I wasn't going to join them and ordered some "girlie drink" like juice! Tell you the truth though, I'm getting a bit tired of the routine...that's another reason I want to get away from it for a while.
carla -- too bad about the pics. I don't see anything anywhere about size limits, so it didn't occur to me that there may be some. Take curly up on her generous offer (thanks curl!!). I'd do it for you too but I have no such software anymore since my computer died (my old one). Hope to see the furry ones soon!
Oh, and more importantly!! Welcome back to the challenge!! Sure sound like me not knowing where things will settle. I'm still pissed at myself for not getting to the gym this morning. If my anger/disgust can last through the day I could get to the gym tonight! God, I wish I could afford an ipod! I need some heavy heavy music to get me shaking this butt!
friends -- Glad to see you here! So, are you just easing into the idea of weight loss again? Sounds like you had a bad setback or something. Good luck and we're rooting for you!
Wasnt as much as usual but its was more then nothing. Walked around campus for like 10 minutes...maybe more...but I didnt wan't to overestimate.
Didn't do bike today. Was tryin to help my boyfriend find a new car. I tihnk we are gonna walk when he gets home tonight (4am) And then we'll be out all day tomorrow so I'll probably do the bike then.
Day 18 today, im going to the movies with my friends tonight..lots of junk food and temptation..lets just hope i have more willpower tonight then i did last friday! lol wish me luck! Well im gone now, everyone keep up the good work!!
Vanessa
SW:175
CW:155
GW:135
Hi Everyone!
Day 3 of visiting this thread,site,reading, and getting inspired accomplished!
Red-Setback?? You could say that. I am discovering that my biggest weakness is succombing (sp?) to defeat much too easily. The littlest obstacles I allow to sabatoge my goals and desires. I have also realized that I allow myself to drowned in taking care of my children and leave myself to the birds. No excuses, just honest acknowledgements of my faults and weaknesses. I'm not happy about it either. I guess the good side of this (as I struggle to find a good side) would be my recognition of it. Now I have to figure out how to see it coming and stop it from happening next time.There will be a next time, there always is. So yes it is a very slow creep back into living healthy and losing weight. I plan on grocery shopping this weekend and have a week's worth of SBD menus to go by to begin to be on plan by Monday. I am so dissappointed in myself for my failure in this once again.
I keep trying to tell myself that only people who fail and don't try again are failures because you can't ever succeed without trying even if it is over and over again right?! (This is an attempt to boost my spirits, however lame it may be>) LOL!
Carla- I'm so happy for you to be in ONEderland. I hope to be there one day soon. Good for you for staying so focused!!
Well, enough of my rambles for the moment anyways. I hope everyone has a really groovy day!!!
Hey Red...the first 4 days or so were really hard but now it's no big deal. Of course, I have no social life or other such temptations. I just have to keep it out of the refrigerator. But if you go out and just have juice or bubbly water and you get through ONE night, I think from then on you will have an easier time. Just get "over the hump"!!! 
starting out on Day 2...
Real pushups! Okay! 
Go for it! 
Must feel great! 
No social life or temptations!?! 
Tell you the truth though, I'm getting a bit tired of the routine...that's another reason I want to get away from it for a while. 
Sure sound like me not knowing where things will settle. I'm still pissed at myself for not getting to the gym this morning. If my anger/disgust can last through the day I could get to the gym tonight! 
God, I wish I could afford an ipod! I need some heavy heavy music to get me shaking this butt!
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yellow card, yellow card!!!
Starting Day 1
