Well, it's time to get out to work again. Seems all I do is go to work and then home and then sleep and that's it. My cats barely see me.
As a little musing....I was out drinking with three of my bodybuilding friends, one Japanese and two Iranians the other night. I haven't had so much fun in a long time. Though I was regretting having set the date when I have no money and can't be spending on things like socializing, I needn't have worried. They kept buying the rounds. I only bought one and that was exactly the amount I had wanted to spend that night, no more. When I lived in Germany and ran a student bar, my Iranian friends were the ones who helped me out when I was in dire need. I think there is something about people who have had tough times in their backgrounds, either because they have grown up in a poor country or through personal difficult times that allows them to just see through the words to the heart. Words are not so important. It's a great feeling. When times are really tough, people show their true colors.
marble -- What was that wall?! Hope you're ok, just a bit dazed and ready to start running again once you change direction! Perhaps a slower pace would allow you to STOP before you hit the wall!
Fish -- How do you find time to count calories when you sound so busy? Do you tend to eat the same thing every day and thus know without having to go look things up? Enjoy DC. Are the cherry blossoms out yet? The plum are just out now, late this year and the cherries should be early, so probably at the end of this month. Then Tokyo is absolutely beautiful!
jolly -- I'm glad to hear you did your treadmill workout and that your trainer is getting on your A..literally! Ouch! Hope your head is ok. Thanks for the congrats. Though I tend to think they don't, I do somewhere know that the small successes are important as well. They add up and perhaps will set the stage for appearances of bigger and better things! Your post about the "feeling good about yourself" and then giving the reason reminds me. I think I will restart my "Good things" notebook. This was where I wrote down the good things that happened to me or the things I did that I saw as overcoming obstacles, either things put in my path or my own lethargy etc. Admittedly, looking back on that notebook would be irritating at times, because I felt like, yeah, big deal, this things are just TOO little, but then again, I think taking note of them does help keep me from really hitting rock bottom anymore. Though you, jolly, seem to be in a much better way these days, you may want to give it a try.
dance -- Day 10 with no pauses? Does that mean you have no pauses left or you have taken no pauses? I hope it's the latter. Great going in either case!
chai -- Well, whiney or not, at least there was some balance there. That's the important thing. I like your resisting a food porn lunch! Wow. "Beverage porns" Smelling the deliciousness in your head is GOOD! In time you'll be SEEING the deliciousness in the mirror! and feeling it when you slip into your clothes...or out of them! That speaker sounds like a total A**hole! What the **** goes?!
CB -- Glad to hear your're still hanging in there. I think the trainer will be good for you.
Apple -- Are you continuing along? Day 7 was the last I heard from you. Yes, something is better than nothing. I know the feeling, like, why bother? but it IS important. Keep it up!
carla -- Thanks for popping in with your wonderful congratulatory messages! Hope you're enjoying your vacation out there, over there...in Frisco. The American portions are obscene. Ask to have them wrapped and take 'em home!
aileigh -- Well, the scale not going up is a good thing. Don't worry about it. Scales mean very little except over the long term which is never when we are looking at them, is it? If you live in a colder area, maybe your body just doesn't need the water now. I wouldn't worry about it, unless you have that as a challenge. As for starting over, that is still a BIG thing. Coming here and starting, not just whining, not hiding. Keep trying!
Red - glad you were able to go out and have some fun.
Everyone else - hope you had a super day and we hear from everyone soon.
Day 9 - challenges met.
Having said all that, I have to ask - is there anyone else out there who thinks denim is the fabric of Satan? How else can you explain how a pair of jeans can fit super, then, when you throw them in the wash, are so tight you need gravity and a crane to get into them - no matter what size you are. It is like the fabric know . . . "She lost 10 pounds, we can shrink an extra couple inches just to mess with her." Every time! I don't get it
Enough said. Off to watch the last few minutes of "What Not to Wear" then give the dogs a bath before bed. Have a great night all.
Red - just thought i'd let you know, you've really made me feel welcome here! you never forget me when you write individual notes to everyone. in fact you never forget anyone...and that's so great of you!! just thought i'd let you know it's appreciated.
As for my challenges I'm doing pretty well...except for updating in here as you can see. I'm gonna have to start over with that one! LOL
-No pop (L3) day 4 complete (2 pause days left)
-Write in my journal (L1) day 5 complete (1 pause day left)
-And the checking in here is back to day 1 (which is complete as of now!)
I've just been really busy lately. Mid-terms are here (funny how i have TWO midterms instead of one in two of my classes ) One more week and then Spring Break is here! I just wish I were going somewhere warm
It seems everyone's doing really well. Keep up the great work! I'll be back tomorrow!
Jolly, I hear you on the jeans.. I wore a pair for the first time in a long time yesterday. They were REALLY tight around the thighs and it took several HOURS for them to loosen up and feel comfortable again. I recently splurged on a new pair, I'm usually reluctant to spend when I'm hoping I won't need a larger size for much longer. Anyway, I bought a pair of Levi's with 2 percent spandex, and they are awesome. I highly recommend them.
Day 8 is done, but day 9 isn't looking too good. Hopefully I can get my butt up on the step tonight...
Good to hear from you Red!! I hope I can be that generous there-for-you type of person some day. Seems like I ask for more favors than I am able to recipricate lately.... CURLY!!!!!!
Great work! That carb challenge was THE MOST challenging challenge EVER!! I am amazed!
Hope everyone else is doing well. Where's JCT? Hallooo!! Tia?
dance -- Day 10 with no pauses? Does that mean you have no pauses left or you have taken no pauses? I hope it's the latter. Great going in either case!
No no I have not TAKEN any pauses! Thanks for the clarification! And I don't INTEND to LOL. I am winding down Day 11.
SMACK! that's the sound of me running into a wall....
HUG! That's the FEEL of all of us here picking you off the wall and turning you around with big HUGS to get you going in the right direction again! We know you will do the same for us when it is our turn to hit the wall!!!
I've been busy organising my trip... Forgot to go running a few nights ago. Got too focused on finding camp sites, and when I checked the time, it was already 10:30 pm. So much for my running challenge... and as for the others... well...
Good morning everyone. Danzer - good luck with mid-terms, and enjoy your break. Sushi - how long is your trip for? Curly and Joy - Hi there
Marble - I have the Levi's. The feel great, and actually look pretty good on my oversized butt. But they still shrink as much as possible after each wash.
Just got done at the gym. Waiting for my dad to get here, then off to spend some much needed quality time withthe pony (oh yeah, and Dad too ) It is so warm here today we are doing a spring bath too!
Well... I had to start over on all of my challenges... urgh!!!!!
I am starting again...
Journal food... on paper and on blog... Level 2
Drink water everyday... Level 1
This week was SUPER bad, I hate when my girls go to their father's... I get depressed and eat... urgh. To top it off... my son turned 1 and I nearly cried. Needless to say... I drowned my sorrows in food porn... particularily of the mexican and buffet styles. Can we say mega bloating/water retention?! LOL
Ah well... it's a new week... and a new year... for my son anyway! TTYL
CONGRATULATIONS to those of you who finished challenges and GOOD WORK to everyone still plugging along.
Hey Jessica, hang in there! It happens to all of us now and then!! You have a whole new 21 days to go for another start!!! And Congratulations on the two you have completed!!
embarking on Day 15....
Ouch! Hope your head is ok. Thanks for the congrats. Though I tend to think they don't, I do somewhere know that the small successes are important as well. They add up and perhaps will set the stage for appearances of bigger and better things! Your post about the "feeling good about yourself" and then giving the reason reminds me. I think I will restart my "Good things" notebook. This was where I wrote down the good things that happened to me or the things I did that I saw as overcoming obstacles, either things put in my path or my own lethargy etc. Admittedly, looking back on that notebook would be irritating at times, because I felt like, yeah, big deal, this things are just TOO little, but then again, I think taking note of them does help keep me from really hitting rock bottom anymore. Though you, jolly, seem to be in a much better way these days, you may want to give it a try. 
Hope you're enjoying your vacation out there, over there...in Frisco. The American portions are obscene. Ask to have them wrapped and take 'em home! 
Let's hear it for 
How else can you explain how a pair of jeans can fit super, then, when you throw them in the wash, are so tight you need gravity and a crane to get into them - no matter what size you are. It is like the fabric know . . . "She lost 10 pounds, we can shrink an extra couple inches just to mess with her." Every time! I don't get it 
I just wish I were going somewhere warm 
~4~Joy
and as for the others... well... 
You can do it!!!
