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I love the beach picture Elyn... thanks! Makes me want to be there!

I am winding down Day 12... I am on the downhill side yippee, with both my pauses still left.

Day 16 on crunches, Day 2 on all others!!

Heh, all! I DID IT, notched another day on ALL fronts!! Hurrah! :spin: :dizzy: :spin: It was tough! the no sugar, no white flour especially, but I did it and now must hit the hay. I am beat.

dance, JCT, jolly, girlie, curly, Apple, thanks for writing. Others, get in here and give us the report, good, bad or indifferent, there is only WIN!!

Will catch up tomorrow! Ciao for now. :wave:

Reporting for duty

Reporting for duty oh great :drill:

:::NEW CHALLENGE:::

I am going to continue with my 60 carb max per day

And walk a minimum of 2 miles per day:running:

My report??? I am down 2 lbs!!!:goodscale:

GOODBYE 230's... I can see onederland around the bend...

Yay Curlylocks!!! Glad you kissed those two pounds good bye!!! You are indeed headed for One-derland!!

Okay - here I go with my challenges and this time I am writing them down so that I don't get lost and forget one.

1. Good carbs, tons more protein and stick with this and no serious cheating (I've been doing good on this one)

2. At minimum 4 bottles of water (this one kills me for some reason, am I the only one who struggles getting in the much needed H20???)

3. Exercise 5 days/wk for a minimum of 45 minutes (cardio w/ heart rate up) and 20 minutes of weight training/toning

Okay I have written down my challenges and have a designated calendar to keep serious track. I obviously learned that from the previous week that not having a written accountability really can throw it out of wack.

Thanks for the encouragement Red - I think restarting is okay and I knew I blew it big this weekend anyways because with the calls, rearranging my daughter's room and what - not, I had not consumed sufficient calories for the day, but I got my water in LOL!! Go figure??? :dizzy:

Okay - Today is DAY ONE !!! Woo hoo!!!

Good morning all :wave: Yeah, Joy, for getting over the half way hump. You can do it. Huge congrats :cb: :cb: Curly. You are doing great. Way to go, Red. Our fearless leader :drill: again shows us the way.

OK. I did the butt kicking circuit workout. My horse will be so thankful tonight, as I will have nothing left to work with. I also signed up for the Biggest Loser contest, the personal trainer and nutrition sessions, and the circuit classes. Ouch. Now my wallet hurts too :fr:

Last but not least, I lost 1.5 pounds. Which is really good as it is the time of the month to be retaining water. I am, however, a bit bummed. I was sooooo close to being able to move that big bar down one (medical scale - big bar is 50 pound increments). It feels like the scale was laughing at me - not giving me that last little bit. Ah well, I will smoke it next week.

Have a super day all. Need to get back to work here - but will check in tonight. :wave:

my plan totally went AWOL this weekend. :( I feel horrible cuz everyone seems to do well and then there's me. LOL. i can't seem to ever finish anything. it's so frustrating!! for once i just want to finish something, whether it be a small challenge, or to lose the weight once and for all. i always lose a few pounds, then get off track and gain the weight back and then some!! it pisses me off so much, and i'm really wondering if i can even do this. :( sorry guys...

besides the weight loss thing, my weekend was wonderful. so it's not like i ate and drank cuz of my emotions. i guess that's one good thing. but i'll be starting my challenges over...again! for like the hundredth time

trust us Heather ... it took all of us a few starts before we ever got thru our challenges... and we have gotten almost to 21 and messed up... I started my carb challenge over 3 times! You can do it!!! just take one day at a time!!

Oops, I am back to day one on my calorie challenge:o I didn't do too badly this weekend, but did have almost 1700 on Friday, and about 1750 on Saturday, when my limit is supposed to be 1600. So I am starting over, and yesterday ended at 1503.

Good news, though! I was so worried that I had gained weight while I was in new york. It appears as if I have actually lost a half-pound:carrot: i have an old-fashioned dial scale, but it was sort of between 136 and 137. I won't change my ticker until it is definitely 136 though.

Red - I eat a lot of the same food, plus I have been counting calories off and on for at least a year now, and have gotten really good at eyeing portion sizes and knowing general calories counts of things. Also, if I am near a computer, as soon as I eat something, I log into fitday and put the food in. That helps me to not snack, because I know if I eat something, I will have to log it in!

No cherry blossoms in DC yet, but they should be blooming in the next few weeks. I ended up working late Friday, and spent all day Saturday helping my friend look for apartments in the city. But Saturday night DH and I went out to dinner, and Sunday morning we went for an hour-long walk with the dogs. Now I am back in NY for another ten days.

Curly - Congratulations on your carb challenge!!! I think that was a toughie.

Chai - 20 pounds lost is fantastic! WOOT! way to go!

Girlieyorkie - Congratulations on finishing your no-meat challenge. I am not vegetarian now, but I was for several years, and it took me about a month or so to finally be meat-free. I think it is very healthy for you, provided you are eating plenty of vegetables and not just bread and cheese (not to imply that you are, but I was, which is why i went back to an omnivorous diet.)

Jolly - denim is the devil cloth:devil: It does seem as if they are either way too tight just out of the wash, or you wear them once and they bag up and look too big.

Everyone have a wonderful day!

withdrawal symptoms...

Good morning, all. Up and gotta run, but just wanted to say I think I'm going through junk food and other withdrawal. Bad dreams and poor sleep. Feeling headachy...but this happens when I go off sugar. I'm going to stick it out, but it may be hard. Wish me luck. Today is Day 3 only! :^:

Greetings all. Day 9 done. Day one for no beer.
Wow Red, isn't it scary to know how our bodies react to the food we put into it? And what happens when you stop?? :eek: :fr:
I've never tried no sugar...I'd like to but it would take every bit of willpower I could muster. There is so much sugar around with 3 kids in the house. I suppose they could go without too:tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: but this is what would happen.....:tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum:
Jolly and chai and curly (and soon fish woman too) congrats on the losses!!:carrot:
Danzer, don't be dicouraged! I am the queen of restarts and don't even TRY to dethrone me....:D We just have to stick with it!!

thank u all for the cheers!!!

Day one:

walked 4 miles

carbs= 32

Good evening all. Had a good day overall. No worries.

Heather - Curly and Apple are right. We have all been there. Just remember every moment is a chance to make a healthy choice, and don't focus on the mistakes. YOu can do it.

Fish - :cb: :cb: Hooray for you, having a loss even while you were away :cb: :cb:

Red :cheer: :cheer: YOu can do it!! Funny though - I get the weird dreams and the headachy feeling when I overindulge, not when I abstain :lol:

Thanks Apple for the cheer. How have you been doing?

Curly, hooray for day one. And great going on the carbs.

Day 12 challenges met. Have a good evening everyone. :wave:

I had a pleasant surprise today... I thought I was on Day 13 but I looked at the calendar where I had written it down and I am finishing up Day 14! Yay... and still have both pauses left which I don't intend to use.

still on track...

Hi all! Making a bit of time here to catch up. I am still only halfway through my Tuesday but so far, so good! Thumbs up! We need a thumbsup smilie...

Yesterday, as I said, was damn hard, but I made it through, thanks to sweet potatoes. I love them. Pop 'em in the microwave and chow down. Pretty strange but this is REAL food and I'm getting better at getting it in me. When I go off sugar I realize just how empty it is and how it is NOT what I'm looking for most of the time.

dance -- What a nice surprise, eh? I'm sure you'll make it through your challenge. Don't be afraid of a pause day, though I may be like you in that I like just having them there. Kind of gives me a sense of security. Funny, isn't it?

jolly -- Glad you had a good day! :yes: You're over the hump now, too! You know, you made me think....maybe "weird dreams" was not the right expression. I mean, I have bizarre dreams ALL the time! :lol3: but that is NORMAL to me. So, I guess it was that they were different and I found that weird! Headachy though, no, never that, unless it's a reaction to some preservative or MSG OR a hangover! :rofl: But, I do feel clearer and I do know that sugar makes me get cloudy and fogged in feeling. Too much yang.....What's this Biggest Loser contest? Wow, you really are going all out, aren't you? personal trainer and the rest! Good luck! :goodluck: As for the pounds, you'll get there soon. Just keep thinking of seeing that big bar come off...and picture that in your mind when you're thinking of overeating.

curly -- You're already moving right along on your new challenges! Good for you! :bravo: Congrats on the 2 lb loss! :dance:

Apple -- Excellent on Day 9 :cloud9: So, you're starting up the no-beer, are you? Well, I hope you put some pauses in there. If you make it Level 3 you can have a cold one every 5 days or so. That's what I keep in mind to keep me away from the stuff. The lack of money helps too, as I don't like drinking at home alone and I just can't see spending it outside. Got a friend lined up for St. Paddy's Day though. If he passes his motorcycle test, he said he'll take me out to an "Irish pub" and foot the bill! :dizzy: There are so many of them here in Tokyo and they will be packed Friday. You know, I just realized I have NO green to wear! Better put some ribbons in my hair.... yeah, right! :rofl: Anyhow, the sugar REALLY affects you and not in a good way. I realize that every time I go off it. It would be hard with three kids around, but you could do it I bet. Once you see the difference in your moods, your skin, how clear you start feeling, I think you'd like it enough to at least really cut back. "Queen of restarts....don't try to dethrone me".....too funny!! :lol3:

Fish -- Too bad about the restart. Better watch out for Apple. She doesn't take well to being shown up, you know! :lol: Well, your blowing it would constitute a good day for me but I guess that's why you're so svelte...and I'm not. Thank God that I'm riding in the ring with mirrors now. It does help I think to keep me at least where I am. It is SO easy not to see the fat, but when you're in breeches in a saddle, there's no missing it. Oh, gag....gag.. :barf: I am determined to start looking at least OK! :flame: I see why you are successful with the calorie counting. I could probably do it if I just set my mind to it. So, why don't I?!?! This is one of the mysteries of my world.

Danzer -- Oh, come on! I don't want to hear you feeling "horrible" or anything of the sort. Is that like YOU in your avatar pic and is that your real weight on your tracker?! Because if it is, I can see why you're having such a hard time losing weight. You're already gorgeous! What I hear from you is that you've got one of those little perfectionist streaks that so many of us have and you know what, pefection is not what we're here for. :nono: Don't be so tough on yourself. You go up, you go down. It's no big deal. It's natural, like the moon waxing and waning. Just work on staying in balance and getting the excess off bit by bit. If you don't do anything extreme in either direction, it'll slowly come off. At your weight, it's very hard to lose weight simply because of the math. It takes a lot to wear off 500 calories, but think how super, super easy it is to eat that much and much, much more!! For now, why don't you try something relatively easy, or something you can do and be done with, like me with the crunch challenge. Maybe that will help give you a taste of success and boost your confidence that yes, you CAN do it. Go for it, Heather!

aileigh -- Hi there! Glad to see you getting back and revving up some new challenges. Sound good, but... you gotta make your exercise every day for a 21-dayer. By the way, that is one tough challenge! Why don't you do some real easy "exercise" like yoga or stretching or something on the other two days and that way you can count along with us, ok? Or is this just an extracurricular challenge? ;)

JCT -- :o Oh, didn't mean to give you a dressing-down! You must always realize my words are wrapped in warm, fuzzy feelings....even if the tone may be not be so warm and fuzzy! Just trying to cheer you up and get you going at the same time. You won't get anything done sitting around moping and teary-eyed now, will ya? Oops, there I go again...How are the challenges going? What's a WW mug? Oh, and heh, I can do what your daughter was doing no prob! Piece of cake! Yeah, right!!!! :lol: If I even TRIED to do that while talking on the phone, I'd be groaning and breathing so hard people would say...."Um, I'm sorry, did I catch you at a bad time???" :rofl: Good luck on your challenges and don't go disappearing on us again! :nono:

girlie -- You see, you didn't realize I have been in isolation for the past couple decades. Anything on TV in the States just never gets to me. "Other white meat" ????? :dunno: Kitty guts...shamisen strings. It's a Japanese traditional instrument, like a banjo. Don't know just how much of the strings are made from said anymore but I think the top ones are....it's not something I want to look up. Good luck on your new challenges and good for you for restarting instead of hiding. What goes down the drain should be the soda though, not the challenge! :lol: Well, the exercise challenge couldn't be helped, eh? How is your ankle now? And, thank you for the picture of the beach. Very pretty. A bit cold looking though, at first I thought it was white sand, until I read your post better. You know, I just realized you finished your meat challenge, right? Did I get that right? Tell me and I'll send out the balloons!