JCT, wow, you certainly are sounding pumped!! Way to go!
Your signature only shows once on every page of posts.
Well THAT would explain it then! Thanks for the info... i couldn't figure out why I could see it sometimes and not others.... and I was SO excited about the new tickers... LOL I think I'm nuts!
Thanks also for the encouragement Carla. As well as Red and Tia. I know I shouldn't worry so bad.. but I hate failure... and I get into this all or nothing mindset... it's very bad for me. I agree that babysteps are the best... but I am so not the patient person... Just ask my kids
Anyway, I am off to bed and all that... have to get my 6yo up for kinder in the morning ugh! BTW... did I report on the fact that my 3yo cut huge chunks out of her hair on Monday?!?! She is such a booger. She got haircuts courtesy of bis sister twice last year and I was really hoping she would be able to grow it out. I just bought her new barrets and pony holders too! LOL Ah kids...
good morning all... day 12 (yesturday) Successfully Completed !!
i was still drinking my water when i was here last, last night, i ment to come back before bed and let ya all know... but... i didnt remember until i was all undressed and snuggled in under my blankies... so i am here this morning saying
Tayja, way to go on the 5 (3?) pounds gone! I think I read something about the link between dairy and weight loss - could it be because the protein in it gives you a feeling of fullness? Of course I had no trouble buying in as I like cheese and milk and yoghurt anyway. A day without a nice decaf skim milk capp or two is just not a good day in my world. I try to keep a lid on the cheese, partly because of the fat content, even more because of the carbs that go with.
Carla, thank you for the congrats ! I need to read more on that site it was late it kinda wasnt making much sense to me last night but i know thats cause i was tired more then it didnt make sense ( i think ) I will read it probably later after i get home and see what it says... i know i didnt really see much mention of WHY it works (i was mostly skimming it) but they sure had a bunch of studies listed of people they put on a diet but like half of them they added the services of milk too and the others didnt have the milk and the ones with it lost significantly more weight
i'm off to another wonderful day of school and work... oh the joy... i am bringing sneakers today... hopefully jenny will bring hers also, and we will go walking at lunch... i'm aiming for a half hour at lunch time at school... NOT A CHALLENGE just something i wanna add in
i think i mentioned i would add my list of upcoming challenges the other day and i forgot so i will deffinatly do that later
hope everyone has a great wonderful successful day !
Carla: the 90 minutes was walking outside with my dog (who's idea of walking is more like a gallop) I do an hour when i go to do the circuit training.. i just do how ever many laps it takes to make an hour..
Good Morning everyone! As I am still bleary eyed at 7:41, you might guess that I did not make it out of bed by 7. I came sooo close...but then the blankets were all snuggly and warm and I blinked...and then it was 7:30. Alas, Tomorrow is another day...
aaaa pages pages pages of notes. I read it all, but commenting ...I guess not right now.
I am back from LA. It was some trip. Everyday at least during one meal something would go wrong. I've never been a person to compain or be picky about food, but his time it was outrages, from stale to hair ....aaaaa
Yes I did endolge on some food porn there, I know for sure the first day I could have easily limited myself to 1 out of 3.5!!!
Yet I must report, how far I've come. Usually going away meant a free for all excuse, for example no execise that day, and tons of bad food, that normally I'd not buy due to cost, and bad nutritional value...(like two negatives, if negative is only one I am usually willing to invest I guess). This time I made better choices and added some food porn, but I worked out the day of my flight!!! Yes Yes, I went to the gym on Sunday!!! then took shower paked and left for the airport. Monday I went out had dinner, and then and then and then!!! I went downstairs found the fitness room and WORKED OUT for 40 minutes. I was ennormosely proud as I passed by the front desk and toward the ellevator to the 9th floor all red smelling like sweat (gross, but still proud). Nice cold shower was so refreshing.
Tuesday met with a long morning of getting ready and packing as I had to leave that night. Both days I worked to and back from the trainging 20 min one way walk, and during lunch to find a decent place another 15-20min! Afterwords yesterday I practicly ran back to get the car and return in back to the rental place. Once I arrived back to San Jose, I did a miracle thing... I did not go home, I went directly to the gym, changed, as I had more t-shirts, and running gear with me, and worked out!!!! Seriously I did, I can barelly believe it myself. All and all I saw a gain of 1 pound, I am sure it will go down soon. (btw Sunday as I weighed myself once scale said 252, but then returned to 255, but perhaps that's the new height!). Today I am back to work first bottle of water is finished. I did something unusual at the gym yesterday and I will report on that tonight, now I must get back to work...
Sunday
A: Food (3-1) -Day 13 (Jan. 29) Done
B: H2O (3) - Day 14 (Jan. 29) Done
C: Gym (3-2) - Day 12 (Jan. 29) Worked out at the gym. Feeling better today.
Monday
A: Food (3-1) -Day 14 (Jan. 30) Done
B: H2O (3) - Day 15 (Jan. 30) Done
C: Gym (3-2) - Day 13 (Jan. 30) Worked out at the gym.
Tuesday
A: Food (3-1) -Day 15 (Jan. 31) Done
B: H2O (3) - Day 16 (Jan. 31) Done
C: Gym (3-2) - Day 14 (Jan. 31) Worked out at the gym. Feeling better today.
Hmm just seven days left! and 1 pause day really for the gym!
perhaps this saturday or sunday. which would make me be done a week from today or earlier.
Day 10 exercise is done. Almost half way! Although I've had a day or two where I have just squeaked by, on the whole I think I've stepped up to this exercise challenge. (Get it?...STEPPED up?...Hahaha )
As for no beer, I did use up the pause days so it is over and done with. I am thinking about waiting until after the Superbowl to start up again, but heck with it, I'll start today. Level 2.
I'd like to do the lose a pound a week deal too. Although I might have to fine tune by making it an average of 1 pound a week. I can see 2 pounds on week, nothing the next. Should we have a weigh in, or just keep track on our own?
I know some one out there just finished a challenge..way to go!!!
ok so i was going to come back and post my POSSIBE upcoming challenge list
do the 60oz of water again ( i wanna keep repeating it so i dont go back to my old habits)
no candy of any kind (not just from the vend but at all)
keep a food journal (never been good at this)
work out for 30 minutes in the morning (before i have to get ready to go to work/school)
lotion head to toe at least once a day (my skin is so freaking dry and icky plus i know lotion like coco butter and vitamen E can help with the elasticity of the skin)
i do have a question, i had something i was going to start as a challenge, problem is it would be a monday-friday thing i couldnt do it on the weekends...
is it possible to do that?? and just count in 5 day segments, like monday 1 tuesday 2 wednesday 3 thursday 4 friday 5 monday 6 tuesday 7 wednesday 8 etc to get the 21??
cuase it seems jenny and i are never gunna get our @$$es out walking, but we have been talking about using our lunch period at school to walk, infact my sneakers are in her car i brought them today incase we wanted to start...
but obviously on weekends there is no school and i hate walking by myself, especialy around the neighborhood
if i could get to the track it might be different but i dont wanna walk the neighborhood alone it always makes me feel uncomfortable, and the chances of walking with jenny on the weekends is slim to none, we were gunna start this walking thing back before christmas break and still havnt started, so ya see how well its going...
I just had to come here and laugh at myself. Though it isn't even remotely funny - it's pathetic.
I am going to restart my menu challenge Saturday with my new menu. Am all psyched about it, as I have some cool rewards going. Well, my mind must be going into deprivation mode (unless I have a tapeworm!), as I don't seem satisfied unless I am cramming so much food down I get sick. I just can't seem to stop. Because of the dreaded "DIET." And the funny thing is, my menu is not depriving at all. I have allowed for all sorts of good foods. The only thing I have limited, because it is a huge food porn for me, is pasta.
So, let's see how many pounds i can gain, before I can lose - right?
This is so nuts. The only good things are that I did make it to the gym today, and I did not have any soda. Woo flipping hoo.
Good morning, all. I didn't get around to posting yesterday because there weren't all that many posts and I did get out to the gym early in the morning before work and then just felt too down when I got home. I had felt stoked about my efforts AND the scale showed a downward progress!! BUT, a day in the office and talking to male coworkers..who just don't have a clue about being supportive, encouraging and enthusiastic unless the topic at hand has to do with themselves...just shot me down in the evening when I went out for two sorry beers with two coworkers on dinner break. I even mentioned the weight loss coupled with a horseshow goal for fall and it was all met with silence and seeming indifference. Damn! Then, they went back to the office, and I was left feeling buoyant and suddenly alone. Thud, that was the sound when my spirits hit the ground after being dropped. Then I come home and eat, but not all that much so it's probably okay. I am, at the moment, sitting here in some nonstretchy jeans that feel like they are going to tear, and probably will if I were to wear them...either that or I would be left gasping for air all day. Still, I can get them on!! Hurrah. They used to be too loose to wear though.... BUT, I am going to do this little bit by bit thing and not give up. I just can't, my pride won't allow it this time.
Challenges are okay for another day, since I did the crunches at the gym and only allowed myself a mug of tea in the afternoon, even though I was ready to doze off. I journaled everything, even the beer and after snacks. I should stop leaving myself so vulnerable to outside encouragement. When I don't get it when I'm looking for it I feel dreadful. Stupid, really. I have put in the effort and it's not just about looks. It's about the strength necessary to make that effort and that is not to be shot down, not by anything!
Okay, let's see what you all have been up to...
Tay -- I must have missed something somewhere...are you off all your challenges? Hmmm, not sure what happened. I can't keep track of everyone. In any case, when are you starting again? I hope soon. I'm afraid we can't keep changing the structure of this thread to make it something different from what it's supposed to be. All the things we want to do in our lives can't fit into an every-day category and shouldn't. This type of challenge is limited but the idea is to keep it simple. Things are already a bit too complicated with the multiple-element challenges everyone, including myself, does. I would suggest you take a look at the weekly challenge thread that mscat offers. Your 5-day segment idea would fit nicely there. Other people who post here post there as well. But, I can only permit this, IF you promise not to abandon us here. Okay?! I love your enthusiasm and youthful ways! By the way, where is your buddy, freaky? She seems to be slacking again. Can you take the whip to her?
Apple -- Congrats on the exercise! Squeaking by is better than not squeaking at all! I hear you on the no beer after the Super Bowl. God, that is almost here, isn't it? What am I going to do. I couldn't stand having to watch that in the office on Monday morning, but that is likely what it will be unless I take the day off and just sit around waiting for results on the Net. I don't think it'll be on regular TV live here and I have no satellite or cable channels. As for the pound a week thing, I am not making that a challenge. Something like that is a bit too hard to qualify, even the efforts needed to possibly see those kind of results. I am not ready for calorie counting or super restrictions on my eating. I've done that and didn't like it. My perfectionist tendencies can all too easily backfire on me. This is something I've realized and so I tend to do much better when I allow myself freedom. It's just a mental thing but I feel more empowered when I feel I don't HAVE to do something. I'm a contrary type of person. As for weighing-in, I do that anyhow, and will just update my signature when I see a loss. Speaking of which, I hate that we can't have our signature when we want it. There was this poll and all and it certainly looked like the old way was ahead and then nothing....what goes? It would have been much easier to just put a restriction on the length of signatures if this really was the problem.
CBETA -- The smell of sweat when it is your own and the result of working out is ALWAYS sweet!! And if someone else doesn't think so, you know where they can go! Great going! You should be so proud of yourself. You and your "miracle things!!" Wow!! Yes, you are very right about not worrying about the scale. Exercise is bound to play havoc with the scale. So, tell us about what it was you did that was "unusual" at the gym. I am curious!
curly -- Thanks for missing me. Sometimes I just can't come in here. I feel so down and defeated myself and I don't like to say things when I don't feel like my heart is in them. But I feel better now. Okay, I am clear on your circuit training. And wow, yes 6 miles in 90 minutes is most definitely cardio stuff!
chai -- I get up at 4:30 many mornings, but know the only way that is possible is because I am usually in bed by 9 p.m. That is the important part. You have to try to focus on that part and make it a habit, then you can have the occasional late night out and still be up. And yes, it WAS you on the ice, in my mind. I thought you were talking about ice hockey all along, not street hockey. Ok, clear on that now.
JCT -- How are you doing? That is soo funny with your 3yo cutting chunks of her hair out!! No, I am sorry. It just is funny. At first, when I read it, I thought you said, she cut them out of YOUR hair. That would have been funnier. Can you imagine? I understand the all or nothing mindset. Babysteps don't work that well for me either, but I understand the wisdom of them...guess that makes me kind of a fool, eh?... Just keep trying, JCT, that is what is ultimately important. It is everything, really, not to give up, not to claim defeat, ever.
jolly -- Yes, I take it you're done with your challenge. You said it so quietly I missed it. Eagle-eye carla spotted it though! Congratulations!!! Good for you!! I hope your breathing is better today. You've got to stop being so down on yourself for your "bad choices." Even though it sounds like you're not, I think you are, because you are taking on ALL the blame. That's all well and good if you're a chronic blamer of others, but I don't think you are. It's all very fine for whatever self-proclaimed psychology gurus are out there at the moment, but look, LIFE plays a HUGE role in our "choices" and I'm not about to accept the blame for it all. NO way! You are doing good with the curve balls life throws you. Do not allow yourself to be defeated! I am very glad to see you considering more challenges. Power to you, girl!!
tia -- Excellent going for you. So, what days are you on now? Counting? What's with the movies?
ees- Glad to see you're still with us. Kudos for six days down!! Hope you get chatty again. I like your chatty posts.
carla -- So good to have you back with us!! I do so miss your posts. But, I've just run out of time here. Will get back to you on the rebound!!
Not so good day today ladies. I got stressed about my fiancees relationship with a coworker and a little too much peanut butter (sugar added up). Yes, I am an emotional eater. Afterwards, I didn't care what I ate as long as I ate. Oh, I am still challenging myself with the carbs, just offline. However, I did meet my water challenge, my food journal challenge, and am about to do my WATP challenge. I would have done it earlier but my kids were in my room using the TV, so I road my bike for twenty minutes, because I was very emotional and was bouncing off teh wall from too many carbs. I hope everyone had a great day. Love you all. Take care.
OOhhh.. hee hee :)
I think I'm nuts!
She got haircuts courtesy of bis sister twice last year and I was really hoping she would be able to grow it out. I just bought her new barrets and pony holders too! LOL Ah kids... 
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slogging on....
BUT, a day in the office and talking to male coworkers..who just don't have a clue about being supportive, encouraging and enthusiastic unless the topic at hand has to do with themselves...just shot me down in the evening when I went out for two sorry beers with two coworkers on dinner break. I even mentioned the weight loss coupled with a horseshow goal for fall and it was all met with silence and seeming indifference. Damn! Then, they went back to the office, and I was left feeling buoyant and suddenly alone. Thud, that was the sound when my spirits hit the ground after being dropped. 
Then I come home and eat, but not all that much so it's probably okay. I am, at the moment, sitting here in some nonstretchy jeans that feel like they are going to tear, and probably will if I were to wear them...either that or I would be left gasping for air all day. Still, I can get them on!! Hurrah. They used to be too loose to wear though.... 
BUT, I am going to do this little bit by bit thing and not give up. I just can't, my pride won't allow it this time. 
I love your enthusiasm and youthful ways! By the way, where is your buddy, freaky? She seems to be slacking again. Can you take the whip to her? 
Congrats on the exercise! Squeaking by is better than not squeaking at all! I hear you on the no beer after the Super Bowl. God, that is almost here, isn't it? What am I going to do. I couldn't stand having to watch that in the office on Monday morning, but that is likely what it will be unless I take the day off and just sit around waiting for results on the Net. I don't think it'll be on regular TV live here and I have no satellite or cable channels. As for the pound a week thing, I am not making that a challenge. Something like that is a bit too hard to qualify, even the efforts needed to possibly see those kind of results. I am not ready for calorie counting or super restrictions on my eating. I've done that and didn't like it. My perfectionist tendencies can all too easily backfire on me. This is something I've realized and so I tend to do much better when I allow myself freedom. It's just a mental thing but I feel more empowered when I feel I don't HAVE to do something. I'm a contrary type of person. 
As for weighing-in, I do that anyhow, and will just update my signature when I see a loss. Speaking of which, I hate that we can't have our signature when we want it. There was this poll and all and it certainly looked like the old way was ahead and then nothing....what goes? It would have been much easier to just put a restriction on the length of signatures if this really was the problem. 
Just keep trying, JCT, that is what is ultimately important. It is everything, really, not to give up, not to claim defeat, ever. 
