hi guys.
My challenges are all on hold...yesterday I went to a russian disco party for valentines day. We've been to this club many times, and it's a nice club, yet there this steps all over the place and of course in the dark autmosphere it is hard to see, so as we were walking out there, I missteped. Twisting my right food, and landing on it sideways, as my hill slipped off the last step. At the same time my injured left knee made a 360 degree circle inside ripping and damaging once again already torn ligaments. I did not fall, but my left knee does not straigten anymore, and I am libming.
I have some crutches and I've been hopping around on them, as needed. A friend came over to cook and hang out with me. Tomorrow I will head to work, and may be will be go see a doctor. I think I need an MRI rather than just an x-ray. We will see, but for now I will limit my food intake, and do just minimum of excercise at home. Challenges are on-hold.
CB- OUCHES hon! I am sorry about your fall... what a bummer... didn't you just get your knee better???? I hope you get better soon sweety.
Zen- That pita sounds super yummy... but just wondering... does your food log constitute as food porn??? Or am I the only one who gets from Soy milk and the thought of anything resembling a ??? LOL
Yes, zen, I was a bit wondering about your food list..I know I said veggie burgers probably wouldn't constitute food porn but peanut butter and jelly...chips... hmmm....can we keep the food lists to a minimum, please. Do you know what food bingers are capable of doing with a jar of the Welch's, a bag of the crunchies? Do NOT lead us into temptation!!
Just popped in to say a quick hello - are you losing weight? I think that is funny too!
Still not motivated to challenge myself to do anything other than exercise and crunch. But my new challenge - for one week only - is to get everything done around the house that needs doing before I shut it up to go start my new job. New job is in Wollongong on the east coast of Aus just south of Sydney. I leave here Sunday morning early and should get there - God willing and the rivers don't rise - by 8 or 9pm that night. It is about 1100k from here. Long drive huh.
Okay - gotta split. Next job on the list, fold the llaundry, put it away, check the e-mail for accommodation replies and sweep the floor in the lounge. That'll get me off to a good start tomorrow.
Good luck everyone. Red I think I saw that you have completed one of your challenges
Day 13 no wine complete (one pause used Saturday).
Day oops on the no choc challenge - guess that one's a goner! (But really enjoyed the buffet at the party.) Will restart in a day or two..
Good morning all. Just here for a quick pop in before work. Cbeta - good luck with your knee. That is awful for you, and hope they are able to do something for it soon. Good luck. Red, I had to laugh when I read your comment about what food bingers can do. If you have ever read Oprah's book, she talks about a binge on frozen hot dog buns and syrup. It's so true. Curly, I also like to read up on what successful losers have done.
Everybody - have a wonderful Monday (or Tuesday, depending on location!).
Hey, all, sorry, again no time to post. Just wanted to say hello and I'm reading all your posts and cheering you on and feeling your pain, so hang in there, as I am doing and I'll be done with this last challenge on Friday and will start up a new thread...so keep it up, all your hard work. These things are for YOU, in a world where the yous just don't get their dues, so you have to give them to yourself!
Well, good night! Catch you sometime tomorrow....oh, yeah...Valentine's Day.....give me a break!! I think I'll buy myself some nice red roses....
Yes, zen, I was a bit wondering about your food list..I know I said veggie burgers probably wouldn't constitute food porn but peanut butter and jelly...chips... hmmm....can we keep the food lists to a minimum, please. Do you know what food bingers are capable of doing with a jar of the Welch's, a bag of the crunchies? Do NOT lead us into temptation!!
Wow. I don't know where to begin on this. I guess I don't consider a food log to be food porn, especially if it's healthy. All-natural peanut butter and 2 Tbsp of jam hardly count as porn in my book, especially on whole wheat bread. I know this wasn't meant to be offensive, but does anyone here go shopping? The temptations there are endless.
My point is--we are each faced with challenges everyday. One of those challenges is food. That's how we ended up here in the first place, right? The president doesn't go away if you ignore him (trust me, I've tried) and neither does food.
Sorry if I've triggered anyone. Accept this as my apology:
yesterday I've conteplated going to see someone for my knee and decided against it. It's not broken, it's muscles and ligaments that are stretched and twisted. To see anything I'd need an MRI, but there is noone who can prescribe it over the weekend.
So iced everything and spent time resting. Doing slightly better today. I am at work, Walked off my 2nd floor apartment, to my car, drove with my right leg, and then walked up to the second floor using stairs. interestingly it hurts more when I walk and less when I climb stairs. I've been rethinking lots of things yesterday.
Saturday when I was at the store, I used a dispenser to try some food porn.
then I bought some cheaply at the bakery and had one, before we went to the club. was it punishment for going off the plan? who knows, but perhaps someone wanted to stop me from going in the wrong direction so here I am unable to walk out and have any of it.
The stuff I bought that was bad, was donated yesterday to a friend all of 10 sweet pieces out of 12. I ate well the entire day and we cooked together, instead of ordering.
This brought me to rethinking my challenges. As I am struggling it is not a free for all. I shall continue with my challenges, so there it goes.
In summary for today Feb.13
A (3-0) Gym: on HOLD
B (2-0) H2O: Day 1 today
C (2-0) Food: Day 1 today
D (3-0) Carbs: on HOLD
E (3-0) Lunch: Day 9 today
Early morning here. Gotta run. Challenge notched for another day and I WILL make it through till Friday! That will be Day 21 for me.
thirty -- Sorry about our silly ways! And thank you for the dust!! Where are you on your challenge?
CBETA -- My goodness! How many challenges are you doing?!?! Good for you for eating well! And kudos for that food save of yours, giving the stuff away. The other day at work someone from another section..a very thin person...came over and gave us "sweet things" and I asked her what the occasion was. She said, "well, I didn't think I could stop at one." So you see, thin or currently NOT, a lot of people have to do what you are doing...whatever it takes, eh?
Last edited by redballoon; 02-13-2006 at 03:49 PM.
Day 14 done with a 16.5 min run on Monday. Pause day on the other challenge, I just couldn't fit the exercise in yesterday... decided that running was more important - I don't want to take a break on it unless I really have to because I'm worried it might be hard to continue and must get 500 min of running this month somehow!
The prospects for today aren't good either, so I might have to stop this challenge and re-start it next week when I have more time. Unless I take my 2nd pause day today, which would be a crazy thing to do when 18 days are still ahead of me! Unless I just do "no sweets/treats" challenge... but that's just not enough - I sort of need a double one, with abstaining from something bad (sweets) and doing something good (exercise) or else I don't feel like I'm really doing something.
Weight mini-goal not met, so I'm a bit bummed... I was doing good, but a week ago the scale showed almost 138 for some strange reason which I still can't figure out. So perhaps I should be happy with 134 as of this morning....
today was a very Monday sort of Monday. Started out at the gym. I did my weigh in, and despite all the positive things I have done since last weigh in, I only lost a half a pound. Now, I know any loss is good, and there are some particular hormonal reasons why my weight loss was smaller, but I was pissed. I still did my jog on the treadmill (pant, pant, pant). Then, work was a bit crazy. Didn't get lunch until about 3 hours after I needed it. By the end of the day, I was tired, crabby, crampy, and was going to take a pause day, darn it. I came on and read your posts, and the "good angel" was trying to talk me out of it. I decided, maybe not, but I still HAD TO go to the store to pick up the salad fixings I needed for the Westminster party we are having tomorrow night. Now of course, this is usual just an excuse to get me into the store to be in reach of food porn. But when I was there, nothing looked good. I left the store with just what I needed for tomorrow. Even stopped by the library to pick up some healthy cooking books, and some others I had been wantiing.
Still bummed about the slow loss, but happy to still be on course and to have completed day 10 of both challenges.
Everybody, keep up the great work. Have a super evening.
I hope you get better soon sweety. 
from Soy milk and the thought of anything resembling a 
??? LOL
on the no choc challenge - guess that one's a goner! (But really enjoyed the buffet at the party.) Will restart in a day or two..
I think I'll buy myself some nice red roses.... 
Good for you for eating well! 
And kudos for that food save of yours, giving the stuff away. The other day at work someone from another section..a very thin person...came over and gave us "sweet things" and I asked her what the occasion was. She said, "well, I didn't think I could stop at one." So you see, thin or currently NOT, a lot of people have to do what you are doing...whatever it takes, eh?
Unless I just do "no sweets/treats" challenge... but that's just not enough - I sort of need a double one, with abstaining from something bad (sweets) and doing something good (exercise) or else I don't feel like I'm really doing something.
