Morning, all. Wish I knew what was going on with the Super Bowl. I have no television access and I am not going in to the hated office today. I just couldn't stand the thought of the place anymore. It is making me physically ill. Need to stay away for a bit until I am stronger.
Here's how I stand on the challenges. Today, Monday, will be:
Day 17 on caffeine
Day 17 on crunches
Day 9 on journaling
I have no pause days left for any of the challenges so I better get my act together if I'm going to make this trio a success! The training wheels are off..it's ride or crash and burn!!
Confession time -- I kind of threw a silent, pained tantrum yesterday and overate and went off on the sugar. I wrote it all down and looked at it afterward in dismay but that didn't stop me from continuing to do it. It may have slowed me down though...today I feel horrible, my face is swollen from the sugar and I feel truly ill. It wasn't that much. I used to do much, much more. Still, it means I may have undone a day or two's work. Nonetheless, I will carry on and hope to get a good workout in today at the gym.
I realized before, forgot, and am realizing again when I hear people talking about my "pride in accomplishments" that a lot of the problem is that I DON'T feel anything special about my "accomplishments." Having been raised in quite an authoritarian environment, where the striving for extremely high standards was just a given and no cause for praise of any sort has no doubt left me pretty lousy at feeling good about things. About the best feeling I get is NOT feeling bad. For all my childhood I was singled out by the school sand the family, seen as talented and had great things expected from me, which gained me nothing but feelings of pressure and jealousy from most others. Anything I did was taken as...."interesting, you are as we thought, now show us what more you can do....." I was battered with a barrage of tests and had to rattle off long strings of numbers forward and back and all sorts of other crap. All I wanted to do was play in the woods and with my animals.... The result was that from an early age I started to rebel at the expectations by intentionally NOT doing my best. I think much of this stays with me today and I think it always will. I wish people would keep their hands out of young people's lives, but heck, things were different back in the '60s.
Anyhow, what I'm saying is that it is extremely hard for me to stick with something once I DO start seeing success. It's like I don't want the attention, nothing good ever came of it and I guess I'm afraid subconsciously that nothing good ever will. Sigh. But, I must keep reminding myself to just DO IT and bear the consequences, for good or for bad.
Well, now, moving on after that little bit of unsolicited and very likely unwanted self-analysis...
curly -- You're almost through yet another round of the challenge. You are so steady....not the shooting star type like me! (Actually, shooting star sounds too nice...it's more like a one of those fireworks that fizzles before the big bang...)
CBETA -- You really have to be less attentive to the scale. Okay, in this case it looked good and yes, I doubt very much that you would have gained any real fat from the party, as you sound like you did great. BUT, true weight gain and loss takes time and is certainly not going to be reflected in the next day or two unless you really gorge. It's consistency over the long run that will get you where you want to go. Allowing your actions to be measured by every little fluctuation of the scale can have your emotions strung along like a fish on a line. Be careful!
Apple -- Snow shoeing! Cool! I've never done that. Now, that will really burn calories! PMS is such a pain, I really get irritated over the way women have to deal with chemicals playing havoc with your emotions...as if we didn't have enough emotionally havoc causing things to deal with. It makes us much more stable though, though we look less stable. Women must be much better philosophers...why is that you only hear about male philosophers...oh, yeah, right...I know why....better not go there....I'm glad you're doing well on your challenge Apple. I am sitting here wishing I were in front of the Super Bowl. Enjoy the Bowl suds! Go Steelers!!!
Tayja -- Only a bit more for you to go. Hope you find some energy or that it finds you! Good luck!
chai -- Those early rising wannabes are kicking your butt, aren't they?! But, at least you keep trying. Remember with the measurements, that it does take a while for our skin to tighten up. I notice that when I'm losing weight I initially look grosser and only later tighten up, just like PMS time, when extra fluid makes you all jiggly! I hope you do get exercise in because that's the best thing for tightening up and getting rid of the sags. Go for it! Yeah, I hear you on the accomplishments. If you read above you can see where I'm coming from with that, but I'm trying to undo the stuff from long ago. I tell you, it ain't easy, probably because a lot feels so right.
Sushi -- Were you able to get the running in, or is that still to come? You can do it...if you've been hiking...12-15 mins of running will be a cinch for you....it may be painful...but you can do it!
carla -- You are amazing, taking on a boot camp challenge like that! Hope it goes well. You should at least meet some interesting people, no? Now, what is this March trip? I must have missed that...glad you got a sitter. That's always a problem for me. Luckily, I have an ex-boyfriend who is a sweetie and has come in for mine. Now, with four cats! it's going to be even tougher...sigh.
Where have some of our people gone?? Where is our newest member, Dragon? draggin' that you know what of yours, are you? Get in here and tell us what's up!! JCT, you out there? Hope to chat with you soon! tia, you doing okay? Shad, how's the heat? jolly, freaky hanging with us? Anyone I missed? Any of our newbies who faded quickly? Come in and talk!
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carla -- Food porn!! Bad girl! Not to mention the effect it will have on your waistline! Well, I understand you are no doubt feeling very anxious about your boot camp. I sure would be!
You know, I'm not getting any email notifications of posts....I even logged out and back in and checked to see that I was subcribed to the thread, which I was, yet nothing! Anyone else not getting notices?
All challenges for today complete. I will count up my days tomorrow. I ate more carbs than I usually eat today and have a headache, so I will be more talkative tomorrow. Night all.
Sushi -- Were you able to get the running in, or is that still to come? You can do it...if you've been hiking...12-15 mins of running will be a cinch for you....it may be painful...but you can do it!
Yes, yes, I did. 12.5 minutes shortly after 7 am. Wasn't as tough as the 12 min on Sunday morning, maybe because I had company.
Anyhow, Day 6 it was. On to Day 7 tomorrow. And I need to come up with something else soon to make sure I do meet my Valentine's goal. Maybe skipping and no sweets...?
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Carla, I am sorry about tempting you, but I wanted to show how strong we can be, I made sure that I thought that these food porns taste just like my water... and I kept on visiting the bathroom often to let the water out and to glance at myself, and that food porn in days (unlike 2 months for losing this weight) can undo everything!
Congrats on your marathon training, I might do something like that when I am stronger. Perhaps next year, there is this thing in SF called Bay to Breakers and I've seen it, it's lots of fun, so may be just may be...
So Sunday for me
A: Food (3-2) -Day 19 (Feb. 5) Done
B: H2O (3-1) - Day 20 (Feb. 5) Done
C: Gym (3-3) - Day 18 (Feb. 5) Done. It was so hard, I felt so sleepy and tired, plus it is TOM, next 3 days which are the last 3 of my challenge will be tough I know, but I will stick to cardio and working with weights sitting down...Water challenge is done tomorrow.
Sushi -- I knew you could do it! You know, just reading what I had said to you really makes me look like some kind of sicko....it "will be a cinch for you....it may be painful...but..." ?!?!?!, by the way, if you're ever in Tokyo, I know a great S&M club....
speaking of borderline types..... ONE FOR THE THUMB!!! STEELERS RULE!!!
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curly -- You're almost through yet another round of the challenge. You are so steady....not the shooting star type like me! (Actually, shooting star sounds too nice...it's more like a one of those fireworks that fizzles before the big bang...)
Hee hee hee... I just had to comment. When I was younger, my brother and his friends used to call me a Fizzle. They would tease me because I was the baby and I wasn't big enough, old enough, strong enough... to do whatever it was they were doing. They used to sing this song... "Oh No, you ain't no bigger, you ain't no bigger, you ain't no bigger than a fizzle!" I HATED IT!!!! I would yell... "I'M NOT A FIZZLE!!!!!" and they'd laugh and laugh... sheesh... bratty boys! :P anyway...
I am still here... mending my semi-broken heart about the Seahawks' tragic loss tonight.... Well at least we made it this far anyway.
As for the challenges... hahahahaha... yeah... its been sad... I paused all weekend! hee hee. I did my h2o challenge alright but slipped on my study and exercise ones... which means I have 2 weeks of but kicking in order to finish my exercise challenge. OI!
I think this starting a new food plan has really gotten to me. It wasn't until yesterday that I actually started feeling like I was satisfied with what I was eating. And the journaling is really, really hard for me... Ah well... no pain ... I'll gain right???
Still here Red. Still keeping on keeping on if you know what I mean. I've eaten well, drunk the water, exercised 5 days per week, done the crunches, sanded and painted, sanded, plastered and sanded again the living room ceiling and the walls, dug the garden and washed the car, cemented, fenced, cleaned, washed and ironed among other things like accountant to the brother and social secretary for the niece and friends and agony aunt to the son and his g/f woes. I continue to plateau. I continue to stay the same size. I just continue. I am *drum roll please* the worlds best maintainer. Je suis champion!!!!!! Last year I hovered between 72kg and 72.5kg for the entire year and this year so far I am hovering between 72.5kg and 73kg. Yep it's on the way up once more. But enough of my problems.
I'm glad to see Tiajuanna, Sushi and Cbeta are doing so well. Give yourselves a pat on the back.
There are obviously others going well and doing their thing. Sorry I don't have time to go back and see all that I have missed.
As for the weather - I continue to sweat. However it is getting light later in the morning now and the humidity is not as bad as it was. So for all those up in the Northern Hemisphere - the sun is on it's way back. You will begin to see the benefits of spring soon. As for me I am hanging out for autumn and winter - these and spring are the best times of the year in this place. I wish I was rich enough to be able to live in NZ for the summer and Autumn and here for the rest of the year. Wouldn't it be nice not to have to work.
Gotta go - best go find out what the rest of the world has been doing while I'm here slacking off.
yesturday ( day 17) was finished successfully, BARELY but successfully :nod: back at work/school today so it should be a better day
worked out VERY lightly this morning hopeing if i keep this up by the end of the week i can manage to do a full half hour with out killing myself... did like 30 modified jumping jacks this morning 10 crunches (damn it got all i can do to get up off the floor) and did some streatching... my muscles are so totaly screwed from not doing anything the past few years.... just sitting with my one leg bent and my other straight out streatched it i didnt even have to do the whole lean forward thing, just making my leg go straight was streatching everything... deffinatly not good... my Bday is the 25th and I am hoping if i can build up my stamina etc this week to get back into the swing of things i can really push next week and the week after, i know i wont see great results in such a short time period but am hoping that maybe with the crunches i can at least tighten my tummy just a tinny bit so i dont have quiet as much buldge when i got out i really wanna get a cute top that dont emphisise 3 rolls hanging over my jeans...
hoping to start my half hour walking sessions this week also at school on lunch will see how that goes... once i get this first rough week outta the way we'll see if i make any of these official challenges
oh also... not sure about everyone else... but Freaky is still mainly mobile... i yelled at her yesturday about never being on the computer and she said her computers messed up she is not sure what is wrong with it so shes going to continue to be mobile for a while til they can get it fixed... but she is still doing well... having a little trouble remembering which day shes on but she keeps asking me which day i am on cause shes a day behind me so shes keeping track
ok hope ya'll had a great weekend and hope everyone has a great day
CBETA , mea culpa,mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Well, don't I feel silly. I didn't realize that in the same post I chided you about food porn, I mentioned my own food porn incident. Just goes to show that it doesn't always pay to be so self-righteous! Also, just thought I should mention that my boot camp isn't training for a marathon, just a combo of spinning and strength and abs. I'd love to get backto running one of these days - maybe once i get my new orthotics my feet will improve enough for it. I've heard of the Bay to Beakers, but don't remember what distance it is. A friend in San Fran did a sprint triathlon last year, trained with a store whose name I can't quite remember - something about Lucy? They sell sports shoes and clothing for women. If you also swim and bike, it might be fun. Her race was near Calistoga. They probably have beginning runner clinics too. I've done clinics myself, and really liked the benefit of automatic running mates.
So this morning bright and early I was at my little boot camp. Just me, the instructor, and 3 men! It was fun, and the early rising was not so bad. Since I'm old enuf to qualify for the senior's discount (!) I have the 8 week boot camp AND a 10-spin card for less than the "youngsters" (men in their late 30's or 40's) paid just for boot camp! It'll be a pretty good workout, and I did pretty well although with no ab strength some of the stuff is hard on my lower back. And I didn't really like using mirrors for the strength work - don't need reminding I'm the big girl in the corner again. And I think I'l try to spin there twice a week as well to keep up the cardio. I've parted ways with the other spin studio.
Shad, I loved the photo of your Sunday. Her tail is identical to Lily's except of course Lily's stops rather suddenly about 3 inches too soon. Is she a siamese mix, or a mainly white calico? BTW, speaking of affording retirement, have you tracked down a new contract yet? I hope you find something close to home! Where in Oz are you that it's so hot?
Red, don't know what to suggest to motivate you. No praise, because it makes you rebel; no strict rules, the perfectioist in you goes nuts at every slip and makes you pig out; no losing yourself in work becuase you hate it... Maybe I should send on to you the fridge magnet a friend sent me after patiently bearing with my post-divorce whining for about two years: put on your big girl panties and deal with it. I was pretty miffed and insulted at first, but then got over myself a little and realized it was just too easy to find excuses and to wallow and let myself stay glum, and only I could change things. So I still have lots of ups and downs, but occasionally remember that I'm the key to my own success. And I'm going to send a hug anyway, because even big girls need support. (support panties, in my case, but... )
Has anyone other than me noticed that our old friend Tribal Fusion is even MORE invasive than beore the move? I was hoping we'd lose them...
In April I am doing a 5K for Hospice.. but i am walking it.. not even gonna start trying to jog/run until i get down to onderland...
I am doing the "relay for life" in June thats an all nighter.. lol starts at 5 pm friday and lasts till 6 am saturday.. i am not sure how many people we have on our team yet.. but your team has to have someone on the track at all times.. I am really looking forward to that one.. they line the track with lights that people can purchase in memory of a loved one lost to cancer.. or also for cancer surviors.. hopefully they will gather up at least 13 people for our team cuz i know i am good for at least 2 hrs worth of walking...
i think it will b fun cuz each team has to choose a movie theme for their team.. Ive heard our team is gonna choose "grease" and be the pink ladies! lol
Yawn, good morning, I'm back.....and reporting that once again, I'm taking up the exercise challenge....hopefully I can get past Day 14 this time.....
Saturday was Day #1----16 mins. of cardio/wts
Day #2-----20 mins of cardio/wts.
today------16 mins. of cardio only (my tail is dragging, but my pants are zipping)
He RB---I'll give you some motivation, I once had a dream that I re-gained 50 lbs. overnight.....ARRRGGGGG.
It's Monday. I am sleepy and not feeling great. Working from home right now. The hardest part? - staying away from the fridge, I am not about to undo all my hard work even though it has no food porn, overeating good things can be bad just as well.
I will let you know how the day goes ....
no training wheels.....
Nonetheless, I will carry on and hope to get a good workout in today at the gym.
(Actually, shooting star sounds too nice...it's more like a one of those fireworks that fizzles before the big bang...)
Yeah, I hear you on the accomplishments. If you read above you can see where I'm coming from with that, but I'm trying to undo the stuff from long ago. I tell you, it ain't easy, probably because a lot feels so right. 
Not to mention the effect it will have on your waistline! Well, I understand you are no doubt feeling very anxious about your boot camp. I sure would be! 
Wasn't as tough as the 12 min on Sunday morning, maybe because I had company. 
I would yell... "I'M NOT A FIZZLE!!!!!" and they'd laugh and laugh... sheesh... bratty boys! :P anyway... 
Well at least we made it this far anyway.
Ah well... no pain ... I'll gain right??? 
I didn't realize that in the same post I chided you about food porn, I mentioned my own food porn incident. Just goes to show that it doesn't always pay to be so self-righteous! Also, just thought I should mention that my boot camp isn't training for a marathon, just a combo of spinning and strength and abs. I'd love to get backto running one of these days - maybe once i get my new orthotics my feet will improve enough for it. I've heard of the Bay to Beakers, but don't remember what distance it is. A friend in San Fran did a sprint triathlon last year, trained with a store whose name I can't quite remember - something about Lucy? They sell sports shoes and clothing for women. If you also swim and bike, it might be fun. Her race was near Calistoga. They probably have beginning runner clinics too. I've done clinics myself, and really liked the benefit of automatic running mates.
anyway, because even big girls need support. (support panties, in my case, but... 
