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Hey I'm Back! lol I haven't posted on 3FC in such a long time. I missed doing 21 day challenges..lthey really help to motivate me and I definatley need some motivating right about now lol I"m 145 lbs , 15 lbs away from my goal :) I am going to make my challenge to :
a.) stay witin my points everyday, no bonus points (I've been using those a lot latley) b.) exercise at least an hour, 3x a week, but do my push ups and sit ups everyday c.) not eat after 7:00 pm ( my cravings usually start at about 8 lol) d.) only drink water, flavored water no soda I am going to make this a level 1 challenge http://www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tra...5/130/145/.png |
Alriiiiiiiiiiiiiight.... Crunches challenge - Day 21 done!!! :cb: :cb: :cb:
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Quick post! I went off my challenge yesterday!! Not because I was hungry either - my friend had some yummy food at her house :(. Today is Day 1 1800 and under - up to 200 calories more if needed before my period!
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Day 2 done!
Morning, all. I am proud to say I completed Day 2 of my WACKO challenge. This is what I am deeming my caffeine cutdown and crunch challenge. Wacko is for "wake up (instead of relying on caffeine) and crunch." I know there are extra letters and all in there but I feel wacko and thought it close enough! :lol: I admit my crunches were not very well executed last night. I was already under the covers and about to just say I was starting over. But then I thought, to h@ll with that, I will do them and wiggled them off. They have gotten easy and I plan to up the intensity by doing variations but for nights like last night, I am calling it OK!
vanessa -- Glad to see you back. You see, you DO need us after all!! We welcome you back into the fold, which is quite a big one these days. That's an awful big challenge you've taken on...and right before the holidays....I am impressed! And making it a Level 1?!?! Are you sure? That means you're allowing yourself only one pause day...well, heck, the original 21-dayer didn't have ANY pause days...it was cut it or run. Yes, I have been considering going all out NOW instead of slumping through the rest of the year, feeling down and dumpy and then being like the rest of the crowd (not here!) and making New Year's resolutions..So, I think I am going to try to plan just how I could get more exercise in and regulate my food intake while still giving myself a bit of leeway. Really, it's all about just being vigilant, instead of allowing any old thing into my mouth. Last night I did go out for beers with a coworker but I had about one to his every three! Ok, he is a young guzzler, but still, normally I would have been matching his pace or close to it..and I did leave when a friend of his came along and I didn't like the guy. Normally, I would have stayed anyhow and just felt worse. I AM making progress! Ok, sorry for the babble. :blah: It's the morning (allowed) shot of caffeine! :coffee: Welcome back! and good luck! :goodluck: Sushi -- I wasn't even aware you were doing a crunches challenge... :?: I am OUT of it. In any case, congratulations!!! :bravo: :cp: :woo: :encore: :woo: :cp: Great going!!! How do your abs feel now? Do you notice any difference? stage -- :cp: You are another stellar challenger but also another (relatively speaking, curly!) silent one, you are. Are you going to clue us in on what all the rehearsing and now "opening night" is about?!?! curly -- I really hope that scale moves for you. I don't know how you get by on so few calories! :strong: Wow! :eek: ees -- Too bad about the challenge. Didn't you have any pause days left? And don't go giving us any food porn here. I am having trouble enough staying away from yummy things.... ;) |
hanging in there....
carla -- Hi there! Wasn't ignoring you. Just doing my posting in stages here. Thanks for your concern about my extended blue stage. I am certainly every bit as concerned as you, but, well, what is there to do but just keep trying to make things better...and I do that, that's why I'm in here. There is no real need to worry I guess, I mean, it's just me, your sensitive type in a world that leaves you battered...as much by the hurrahs as by the horrors. I'll get by. ;) That said, don't think for a moment that any sort of devotion is wasted on me. I soak it up like a dry sponge. It feels wonderful! :goodvibes
I am feeling physically MUCH better, considering that last night's beers were consumed as a kind of spiritual medicine...one with which I hoped to kill the bitter aftertaste of my Hong Kong adventures in the company of one of my more sensitive young coworkers. It was pleasant, though the beer really did not sit well with me physically. There's a gym party tonight and I'm going riding before that. I suppose I could ride, go to the gym, work out and shower and be there for the party. I may try it. I wouldn't have to drink and could always just head off when I felt like it. I think one of the things I want to focus on in the coming months is simply finding more people like me (may God help them) instead of just hanging with anyone (which I think is good but it takes its toll). The gym is a good place to start I suppose. And I had to laugh when I read your question "why do you want to get rid of your muscles?" It DOES sound bizarre, doesn't it? Yes, what I meant is that I want to chisel down, make them leaner, longer (whatever that means really). You're right, pilates and yoga are perhaps the two best things for dressage, that and some heart training cardio. Swimming would be ideal but I just can't stand it. Running is my choice, if I can just get enough weight off so I can keep going without injuring my feet. I would love to have a yoga body, flexible AND strong, able to run for hours. Pilates I can't stand...all that wriggling, wraggling around on the floor like a dying tuna. BUT, if I can do it long enough to like the results then maybe I can make it a habit. As for the horse, she gets carrots, apples, sugar each and every time she sees me, which is surely why we get along so well. I wish getting out of work earlier would allow me to see her but it actually means the chances are less. It's so far out that the only way I could do it would be to start work later and then go early in the morning to see her. I was doing that a bit in the summer. In the winter it's not really plausible because often the ground is frozen anyhow. Well, I could SEE her but I couldn't ride. Anyhow, the whole situation with the horse needs improvement. Little bits, little bits, I suppose. And the early starts at work is just the fools being fools and arbitrarily changing deadlines with lame excuses about snow-clogged roads somewhere in Japan and how the trucks need extra time to get through. It sounds nice but it's a crock of bull we now know and are sick of it. Oh, well, we put up with it, because we can't do much, but I did get the desk chief to allow us to leave early if we came in earlier and not get docked. Ok, enough of me. You did ask... You, on the other hand, are doing utterly fantastic with your challenges and your weight loss and I don't want you to allow any old biddy to smog your party. Ok?! :nono: Old people get cranky and bitter and they take it out on anyone who comes near, even though the only people coming near anymore are the very ones helping them out usually. I would be careful to just NOT talk about anything that could be dragged through the mud. Or you could just go along with it....in reply, to the shocked "haven't you lost that YET?!?!?" just play it back with, "oh, I KNOW, isn't it incredible??! I think it's great that I've been able to hold on to it this long. It shows amazing tenacity of not only fat, but spirit....I'm thinking maybe I should rethink the whole idea of trying to lose it and actually go for a weight gain, you know, like really try to GAIN 100 lbs or so instead of losing 66 more. So, you know, maybe you could really stock up on the sweets for me, have a couple crates of fruitcake and chocolate truffles on hand and at least a magnum of champagne and.....?!?!" and just go on and on until your SM is looking at you (or the phone) wondering if you or she has finally, truly, lost her mind. :lol3: Well, carla, I gotta run. I feel much better now. Thanks! :hug: |
Day one complete!
Stayed within my points Drank lots of water :) Completed my push ups and sit ups Redballoon- Yes I do need you guys!:hug: I know it’s a big challenge before the holidays but I think that I need to have it like that otherwise I’ll slack off and I know how much easier it is for me to gain during holidays..with all the goodies that are out. I figured I might as well go all out. I’m sure about level 1, and I plan on not trying to use any pause days like the origional 21 day challenge because I know that if I use one, then I’ll want to use others lol. Good luck on regulating your food intake and getting more exercise, I know you can do it! And yes give yourself a little leeway, just as long as you don’t go overboard. Congrats on the beer situation, its good that you cut down on them, you really are making progress!! :D Eeesabella- I’ve went off my points a lot the past two weeks, and have eaten like a pig, not because I was hungry either but for the mere fact that there was yummy food in the house:) lol It happens to all of us. Staying away from the yummy stuff is hard lol. Good luck with your challenge!! Sushi Penguin- CONGRATS on finishing your 21 day challenge!!!:carrot: :carrot: |
Day 15 in the bag! :carrot: :carrot:
Tomorrow is a pot luck party - which I'm sort of co-hosting. Since I'm a bit of a hermit, I'd really rather beg off, but that would be unpardonable. So I've almost decided that my contribution will be some oven roasted veg. They caramelize beautifully, so for me they're almost like candy, only legal. And I'm seriously considering NOT using my pause day, as I've already said, in order to finish the challenge on the 23rd. (I'll really need the option of drinking while "home" for Christmas with the egregious SM. At least now I stay in a hotel, which makes it less stressful...) Sushi, Baby! You and your abs have another success under that no-doubt increasingly flattering belt! Way to go. :carrot::carrot: :xcheer: :xcheer: :cheer: :balloons: :bravo: :balloons: :cheer: :xcheer: :xcheer: :carrot: :carrot: Vanessa, welcome back, and good luck on your tough challenge. Fish, did your dog recover all right? Am I right in assuming the little devil ate most of the wrappers as well as the goodies? :ink: Apple, if you're lurking, I hope you're doing okay after your sudden loss. I've been thinking about you and your kittie. :cry: :hug: Red, thanks for the lovely post. Being hypersensitive myself, I was concerned that I had somehow offended with my rant. (I have an irrational tendency to take on all free-floating guilt anywhere in my vicinity - another little quirk to keep the therapist from going broke.) I'm confused about not riding when the ground is frozen? :?: Does that apply everywhere, or would Canadian horses be sturdier? (I do realize there's a difference between dressage and hayride/farm horses, but still...) As for your muscles, I just don't know what to say. :dunno: I tend to think if you're the type to bulk up, that's what you're stuck with. I know the muscular calves I developed running and hiking have stuck around in spite of several years of near inactivity. Even tho my preference would definitely be the long lean thing. And I've never really thought of pilates as wriggling like a fish. Maybe I wasn't doing it right? :lol3: Actually the only part I enjoyed was finding my true spine or whatever they called it. (Okay, so it did involve a little wriggling.) My inflexible joints and lack of abs made the rest of it pretty humiliating. I think I'll quit here for today. Tomorrow being Sunday, I should find time to send some more devotion Red's way. Anything to keep our mighty :drill: leader happy! ;) |
Day 3 complete: No sugar/desserts (even sugar free ones), only one cereal/peanut butter serving.
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Wrapping up day 13 of no soda challenge.
Has been a really busy week for me, I missed 3 days of exercise because of shopping for gifts after work (did christmas with my parents and sister and family this weekend). I totally resisted all temptation to drink soda. I didn't want to start over my challenge!! :D Hey red, I guess it's not my tail bone that hurts (yes that would be strange), but the bones that come together in the groin where you sit on the bike seat (I guess that is the bottom of the pelvis). Man it hurts while I'm riding and afterward. My female parts get numb also. I looked on the website you suggested. The measurements for the Liberator are the same for the saddle I have except for the cut out in the middle. Does it really make that much difference? If it does let me know. Also could being overweight be part of the problem too? Well good luck to all!! Tina |
Alright, I started a new running challenge - Day 1 is done with 10 mins 3 seconds. I was aiming for a 10 min minimum for a start, adding 30-60 seconds every day. :)
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yesterday was day 13 for me.....
1298 calories |
No Desserts/Treats Day 5
No Chocolate Day 16 *No Soda Day 34 * Challenge Completed* Goal December 25th. Sushi- :encore::encore: :encore: Congratulations on completing your ab challenge!:encore: :encore: :encore: Red- I think WACKO is a good name for your challenge. I would consider myself wacko if I tried to give up my coffee addiction. I did actually answer about what I've been doing, it's just back a few pages. --What I'm doing- Community theater, Beauty and the Beast, opening night is Friday. Tonight is our last dress rehearsal. My kids and I have done community theater for the last 4 years and it is so much fun. It makes for a super hectic time during opening week though.-- We had three performances yesterday, and two today. :stress: :eek: :fr: This next week, now that school is out, I will have more time to actually post and chat, rather than semi lurking and just posting my numbers. Carla- I have a potluck today too, I'm not sure what I'm taking though. I'm frantically searching WW recipes to try to find something. It has to be easy, with relatively few ingredients, and not need to be heated since I will be at the theater. I do already have my own veggie salad to eat to keep me safe and legal. |
It's the little things that counts
Again I was tied up and did not post for 2 days. But this morning after reading up on everyone's reports, I see lots of examples of staying away. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. Happy, because you care and continue on with what you set out to do, and are winning this long battle. Sad, because when I read you call the food "yummy" and that's a cue that you'd really like to taste some, but simply know that once you take a bite, there is nothing that can stop you.
As a final feeling I am proud of you, regardless of my previous feelings. Because you are in control avoiding digging a whole for yourself, savoring your health and beauty which has taken hours of work. As for myself. There've been a few moments when chocolate was available at work, I wrote about those. I too did not take any. Why, because I'd rather have a soup and not experience stomach emptiness and grouling that eat a piece of chocolate which will make me desire more and will leave me empty. Yet, somehow everything feeds into this idea. I am super lazy at times, and with my b-day on today I decided to do absolutely NOTHIGN at home. I know if I cook I will cook plenty, I love that feeling the next morning when you finish a party type salad from celebration. But the biggest problem, I will overeat, not terribly may be 2200 calories, but I just don't want to. Why so much work, to bring more work onto myself? Nah. So instead, I went for lunch on Friday with group 1 of friends, ex took me to dinner (Mediterranian) where I ate 1-1/4 square of his meat, 2 tbs of rice, and some other salad like appetizer items. Yesterday I just had a cup of soup and 3 inch roast beef sandwich with another friend who took me out. And today a few are comming over for tea and cake. I will just make it a lunch. Why I asked myself? Because next year, I want to celebrate this with a special someone somewhere somehow. You know my parents called this morning and wished one thing for this year. Became under 200 lb. Can I do it? I don't know, but I sure will try. So here are my stats: Challenge A( 3 bottles of water): Level 2 (-1) - DAY 12 (Dec 15) finished Challenge C( no food after 7pm): Level 3 (-1) - Day 12 (Dec 15) done. Challenge B(daily gym - 1h, or some other major physical activity no less than 3 hours: Level 3 (-0) - still not began my challenge. Was at work late and came home tired. Will have to wait to 12/19 to start again. Challenge A( 3 bottles of water): Level 2 (-1) - DAY 13 (Dec 16) finished Challenge C( no food after 7pm): Level 3 (-1) - DAY 13 (Dec 16) done. Challenge B(daily gym - 1h, or some other major physical activity no less than 3 hours: Level 3 (-0) - Start on 12/19 again. Challenge A( 3 bottles of water): Level 2 (-2) - Not enough only had 2 :-( Challenge C( no food after 7pm): Level 3 (-2) - ate dinner late. after around 8 Challenge B( daily gym - 1h, or some other major physical activity no less than 3 hours): Level 3 (-0) - Start on 12/19 again. As for my little thing that counts, yesterday when I was offered some belgian chocolate for my b-day I refused. Thankfully, she was trying to buy them on the spot, and no money were wasted. I've been away for the last 20 min talking to my very best friend, who is a guy. He wished me so many things, and one was most important. "Become what you want to be, but never change your warm, giving character, it's been wounderful that i have a friend like you". I cried yes I did. It's so sweet to hear these things. Have a good day guys, take care. |
moving along...
Good morning, all. Getting a late start here and feeling very tired and sore. It's no wonder. Yesterday was a very long day. I did ride and it was tough as the wind was very strong and horses were spooking and because one horse would have been dangerous out in the big ring, I had to either go in the big ring (which I chickened out on) or ride in the area where the round ring used to be (what I opted for.) That means a much tougher ride for various reasons I will not go into to bore the laymen. Suffice to say I am feeling it in my butt and back today. Then, I went directly to the gym and ran for 5K, did the crunches AND some weight training. Then I went in search of a meal, found a great curry place, then back to the party where I had minimal food and NO alcohol. I was beat and had to take a bus home (I was NOT walking) that left me off a good 20 mins. from my place....so I'm beat today, but feeling accomplished. :yes:
I am going to split my challenge after all. I allowed myself a small latte yesterday afternoon to help me gear up for more exercise and the party. I don't want that to affect my crunches though so I'm splitting the challenges, which are Level 3s, btw, just because I don't feel like starting over and I am feeling like I want to be easy on myself. ;) So, today is Day 3 for caffeine and Day 4 for crunches. |
Trying to get caught up here with everyone. It's tough but I am very happy to see so much action on the thread. I hope it will continue over "the holidays," which are really not holidays at all for me. I am happy to say that the gym will be open through New Year's, which is the big holiday time of year here. Of course, you have to pay extra and, if I'm working, I won't be able to make it because they close early and open late, but, such as on New Year's Day, they will be open. It is actually very crowded on the 1st, mostly with the real hardcore addicted and otherwise borderline demented types like myself. :lol3:
CBETA -- "Examples of staying away?" What do you mean, examples of not overeating or not posting? I think you mean the former. Calling things "yummy" does not mean you'll be out of control if you have a bite. Yummy things will always be yummy, at least I kind of hope so. It's about EXCESS, That is always the problem. There WILL come a time when you can just have one bite and I think you are getting there or at least doing it at times. Good for you! And yes, if you really want to you will easily get under 200 lbs. But you've got to want it and also want to STOP making excuses. You're probably going to have to change certain images that you have about being thin as well. Your tendency to eat, to nurture others, will no doubt always be there. It's whether you allow that tendency to be connected with food or not. It needn't be, at least not to excess. Food IS nurturing, too much of it is simply not good. Anyhow, I'm getting off on a tangent here. I just want to wish you good luck and determination. And wait, did you say yesterday was your birthday!?!?! Wow, Happy Birthday!!! :woo: Best wishes for a VERY happy year!! :yes: stage -- Thanks for the briefing. Yes, I see your post there with the description of what you are doing. Sorry I missed it. And I am glad to hear you'll be able to chat more. As for caffeine addictions, are you taking in a whole LOT of caffeine? I hope not. It is really bad for you in quantity. You're almost through your no chocolate challenge. If you say you're on no dessert/treats and no chocolate, is that basically a no-sugar challenge when you put the two together? Sounds like it. Continued good luck!! :goodluck: curly -- :cp: Sushi -- Congrats on liftoff on your new challenge! :bravo: swimming -- Good going on Day 13 in the bag. I'm sure all the shopping and walking around was ample exercise to sub for your missed days. About the seat, I don't know. Yes, those would be what some people call your "seat bones" that are hurting, well, actually the flesh that is being squished under them on the hard saddle surface. Being overweight will definitely be a factor as it puts more pressure on the skin. Your nerves there will get used to it, oddly enough, and it will get easier. I know this from doing heavy squats with a loaded barbell on my behind my neck. In the beginning it hurts, then gets less painful. If you feel both seat bones then your saddle is probably wide enough for you. Yes, I think the cutout in the middle does make quite a difference but I'm not certain as I don't have one myself. I should buy one as I have the same problem and often stay off the bike because my parts are already hurting from riding the horse. Being overweight also greatly affects that area as well so things will get better as you get thinner, though I'm not sure how overweight you are (don't have the signatures up in front of me here). For now, I would try to add padding to your bike seat with a cushion or towel and see if that helps. Also, try to put more weight onto the pedals. Some exercise bikes have weird positioning though and won't allow for it. In any case, I hope you can get more comfortable. It's a real bummer when you're determined to exercise and then are slowed by equipement problems or injury. ID -- :cp: vanessa -- Congratulations on achieving liftoff! :cb: I hear you on the pause days. It's hard to learn to slack and then be strict again, easier to just be strict sometimes straight through. Good luck and thank you for the words of support. The drinking-to-make-it-interesting is a bad habit with me and one that I don't need anymore. I used to do it when I first learned drinking in Germany and was left behind with all the dialect being spoken (very different from my school German). Still, it helped me learn. But, I don't need it for Japanese any more and I really don't need to be shooting the b with my English-speaking coworkers! carla -- Good luck on your party. Try to focus on enjoying the people, not the food and you'll be okay. What exactly is caramelization of veggies? I don't think I ever had it though I've heard of it a lot. My mother was a dietician and we were raised with a keen eye to nutrition and caramelization sounds like a no-no... :lol: Imagine you thinking you had offended with your rant! No way. Besides, so what if you had. If there's one thing I think touchy people need more of it's more offensive remarks to build their resistance. :rofl: Guilt is not in my vocabulary, which I have found to be rather bizarre, seeing as there seems to be so much of it around. I don't lay it on people. I don't accept it. I think being forcefed Catholicism as a kid is what did it. I rebelled totally. And, oh yes, pilates is definitely a wriggle. Sure, not all, but I call it that just because I don't like it, so there! :p Frozen ground can cause injuries to the horse's legs, that's why it's not permitted at my club. And, yes, of course, horses can walk around on frozen ground no problem (and surely those Canadian critters as they look quite sturdy) but when you are forcing a horse to move in a certain way (which is what dressage is all about) the horse cannot be careful as she would be naturally, so you have to take responsibility for providing good footing. Well, I gotta run. I am sooo looking forward to more indications of devotion from you, carla!! :spin: Yippeeee!!! Fish, Apple, I second carla's concern for your dog, Fish, and YOU, Apple, after your loss. How are you doing? |
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