Week At A Time Challenge #17 - Please Join In!
 

Monday Greetings
 

Hi Chickies!

My goals this week are to exercise 20 minutes plus a day and drink 48 oz water min. a day. My stretch goals are to track points on WW and be in bed by 11:30! So far I have exercise goal met and I have 2/3 of my water in.

Last weeks Leaders are:

Casper :cp: for 1 day of goals met!
Fishwoman :cp: for 1 day!
1of3 wishes :cp: :cp: for 2 days!
Bonniebell :cp: :cp: for 2 days!
me :cp::cp: :cp: for 3 days!
Sweetkisses :cp: :cp: :cp: for 3 days!
Sandy :cb: :cb: :cb: for 3lbs lost! And how many days do we owe you goal kudos?

and drumroll please . . .
Leading the pack is . . .
Stacy with :cp: :cp: :cp: :cp: :cp: :cp: 6 days of Goals Met!

carla - hope you are feeling better.

have a great evening everyone.

mscat-
All that we have is right now.
Yesterday is gone, Tomorrow is not promised, and Someday is not a day of the week!

New Goal: My muscles have been feeling pretty tight from weight training so I want to do my stretching video every night.

Congratulations everyone for last week!

Good morning all! I am going to try the no alcohol challenge again. Yesterday was day one!

Hi:wave: Welcome Everybody to CHALLENGE # 17
My weekly goals would be
to increase my water intake
write everything I eat in the journal
exercise daily ( which I am doing for past 7 months)
hope to loose a pound this week:halffull:.
:cheers:

Monday was successful!

Hi all, just a very quick "hi, I'm fine". (hard to write with both hands full of the food I'm busy shovelling in.) I intend to blame the rainy grey weather...

Later, gators.

Good morning all! Yesterday was day 2 with no alcohol!

Am I too late to join in this challenge?

Missing you!
 

Good Evening (hmm Morning) Ladies!

How is and where is everyone??? It seems I am not the only one missing in action. :?:

TamLynne :welcome2: Jump on in! The time to start any challenge is right now. Let us know what action goal(s) your are working on this week and we will encourage and support you through Sunday. Then we all start over with another 7 day challenge on Monday. We give you kudos for everyday you complete your challenge - so you still have 4 days of cheers coming your way.

Fishwoman :cb: :cb: for 2 days of no alcohol.

Stacy :cb: for Monday's goal - What stretching video are you using?

carla - thanks for checking in. Hang in there. Are you doing another 21-day challenge right now?

Hey Sandy - how are you doing on your goals?

Bonnie :wave: how are you doing? We are still praying for you and your brother :grouphug:

We are missing quite a few people here. 1of3 wishes, Sweetkisses we are missing you. Could we all be just busy to post? Or are we being overly concerned about content?

Although one of the purposes of this thread is focus and keeping the personal stories at a minimum, it would be cold and stagnant if we don't share some personal part of ourselves, including an occasional reference to joys and sorrows that have nothing to do with our weight loss.

My share for the week is I am going nuts. Things are so crazy, disorganized - and there aren't enough hours in the day! My grandmother has been moved to hospice and my house and work is in total disarray. All the stress is affecting my butt - which is growing. :fr: I am not getting my water, missed 2 days of exercise and skipping meals. However, for 2 days I fell asleep before 10 so I made my sleep goal!

So I am challenged this week. Any advise? Who else is challenged? If you are having success with your goals, please share how your are doing it. If you are challenged, share what and why and let's help each other be as successful as the 5 to 7 dayers!

mscat-
All that we have is right now.
Yesterday is gone, Tomorrow is not promised, and Someday is not a day of the week!

Hi! :wave:Everybody, I am really low in spirits right now my father is very sick and has few months left now He is back in my home contry and I am not able to visit him ( my DH is waiting for his VISA which is changed will take few months) meanwhile I am on phone and internet to know whats happening with my father. I was the pampered one by my father I dont want him to go without meeting me.
Mscat- I am checking the daily news here but now you all know how I am feeling, I will definetly share my achievement at the end of this week.
TamLynne :welcome3:to the challenge its really nice over here.
:grouphug:I really need this.
later girls.

3 days with no alcohol - it is definitely helping keep my calories down. This may be just what i need to finally drop below 145.

sandy - I am so sorry to hear about your father :grouphug: I hope you will be able to see him, but remember that he knows he is in your thoughts every day.

Thursday check-in
 

Hi Ladies - I didn't get on the TM this a.m. but I am determined to get a workout in before the night is over. I am working on my last 24 oz of water.

Fishwoman :cb: on your 3rd Day - You go Girl!

Sandy - Sorry to hear about your Dad. You are in my prayers. I hope things work out for you to see him.

Hope you all are having a great day!

Hi!:wave: Everybody! Thanks for the support girls:grouphug:.
My goals of writing down in food journal is going on..... I think I am already in the habit now.
I am still on my 48 oz of water and its winter already I am loving it outside.
my :ebike::wl: routine is a bit disturbed for a week now because of natural reasons.......
Happy Thing Today ;)is I am taking kids for Pumpkin Carving.

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:for all our goals:cheer::cheer::cheer:

Wow. Yesterday was day 4 with no booze. We had steak and sauted mushrooms for dinner last night; I really wanted a nice glass of red wine but I resisted!

Happy Friday everyone!

Friday check-in
 

Hi Ladies - didn't workout again this a.m. :tantrum: However, I did get my fruit serving in this am. :cb: Working on getting water complete by 5 this afternoon.

Fishwoman :cb: you go girl! Keep up the good work - you are so consistent this week. You are close to 145????? I am soooo jealous ;)

Sandy - :cb: for you too! I am going to get to my WW journal today. Have a great time carving pumpkins with your chidren. Sounds like great fun.

TamLynne - how are you doing on your goals? Let us know how we can support you!

The Daily Motivator's message I am sharing with you today is titled "If you so choose"

If you so choose, the challenges can make you stronger. If you so choose, the disappointments can make you more determined.

If you so choose, every mistake can lead to greater understanding and effectiveness. If you so choose, every frustration can help you to be more patient and more persistent.

If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance.

If you so choose, each day can be filled with even more joy than the one before. If you so choose, even the most seemingly random events can work in your favor.

If you so choose, you can remain steadily focused no matter what distractions may attempt to throw you off course. If you so choose, you can look back on this day with no regrets.

Life is filled with an endless variety of circumstances, opportunities and possibilities. If you so choose, you can make the most of it all in this and every moment.

-- Ralph Marston

Let us all "choose" to complete at least one challenge toward our well being today and share it by the end of the day.

mscat-
All that we have is right now.
Yesterday is gone, Tomorrow is not promised, and Someday is not a day of the week!

Hooray for Me!!!
 

This has nothing to do with weight loss, but I wanted to share with you all -
I just received my acceptance letter today for the D.C. Bar! I will be sworn in in mid-November!

mscat - what an inspiring message! I went ahead and ran my full 2 miles on the treadmill this afternoon, despite being tired from lifting and wanting desparately to quit after 1 mile.

Saturday Greetings
 

Fishwoman :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: How Awesome! We rejoice and celebrate with you on your accomplishment. Congratulations :cheers:

Thanks for sharing your great news and your inspiring "choice" to DIA (Do it Anyway) when you wanted to quit your treadmill workout!

I got up and did 25 minutes on the :tread: had my fruit serving for breakfast and started on my water. :cb:

Have a great day!

Happy Sunday everyone. I have made it through 6 days without alcohol! If I make it through tonight (which I am 99% sure I will) I will have gone the entire 7 days!!!

Wait a minute there, Fish. Do you mean to tell us you got accepted to the Bar AND stayed off the grape at the same time? If I had a hat, it would surely be off to you!!!

:bravo: :bravo: :bravo: :encore: :encore: :encore: :encore::bravo::bravo::bravo:

Response to "Kicked off the Thread"
 

In response to the incident regarding Casper's posts, please check out the following thread.

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...829#post995829

Love,

mscat

Hello mscat. I just read that thread because it caught my eye. I don't know the situation but I know you've been in here trying to help people out. I would just ignore it all and carry on. You probably feel horrible now but for all the petty types who would hold anything against you when you have only been helping them, I say, "Good riddance!!" Forget them and carry on with all the good you've been doing. I wouldn't read too deeply into a decreasing number of posts or anything of the sort. People try to blame anything but themselves for their shortcomings. I doubt you're a control freak! :lol3: That is rather a ludicrous concept on a forum that is strictly voluntary and public....look mscat...I think if any people are feeling controlled just remind them they came in of their own accord and they can leave anytime they like by their own accord again! Usually people who decide something about you without discussing it in the open are the real ones with control and power issues. It's easy to feel powerful when you're attacking people behind their backs. ;) Don't let these utterly banal things and people get to you, okay!? Some day these kinds may grow up. :grouphug:

Still, mscat. I don't know all that went on. But, even if there was some misunderstandings somewhere between you and others, I am surprised to see that people would not look at what you've been doing and think, damn, I don't think she could be such a bad person! It seems odd that people would not look at what you've been doing! I don't know.... Please excuse my butting in!! :lol3:

Oops - well, I made it 6 days in a row with no wine! I had a glass of champagne with my bath last night.

Still, 6 days! And, I think i lost at least 1 pound! I will know for sure tomorrow (my official weigh-in day).

Go to New Thread for the Week!
 

DON'T POST HERE - GO TO WEEK AT A TIME CHALLENGE #18!

mscat