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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!!
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Day one done
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! :^:
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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.
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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! |
Good morning all :yawn: Real quick post before I head to the gym. I got up an extra 1/2 hour early, so I could get to work earlier. I had to leave early yesterday due to a family thing.
The workout didn't seem so hard yesterday, but today I can really feel areas my regular workouts miss :fr: Good thing, I guess :shrug: I am rereading one of my favorite books, and I realized - I haven't been "binging." Now, I have made some bad food choices, and still have some work to do on portions. But I haven't done the all out uncontrolled eat everything without thinking about it that I used to. And now, I really can feel it when I go bigger than I should on portions. It's a good thing. Have a great day all. Talk to you tonight. |
Hi everybody... good morning and wishing you all a great day!
Redballoon I am not really afraid of a pause day... it is just that when I am "on" I almost never "blow it" -- if I do it won't be the end of the world; I just don't plan to!! :) |
Cat intent on stepping on keyboard.........
Day 10 exercise, day 2 no beer. Yes Red, I'm trying it AGAIN. St. Patricks day sould be safe, but we have a few birthday celebrations coming up..... CAT!!! Wierd weather today, hope to get a walk in... I might just try the sugar thing when I get down to the 140's...I imagine it will get harder to lose there and I'll need to try something new.... |
hi challengers.. hope everyone is doing well today...
day 2 of my challeges complete 47 carbs/walked 3 miles |
on 18/4...
Good morning, all. Just want to say that I DID get through the challenges yesterday, ALL of 'em. So, today I am embarking on Day 18 of the crunch challenge, with one pause left and Day 4 of all the other individual challenges -- no sugar, no white flour, no alcohol and do journaling -- with three pauses left on each. I could conceivably allow myself a pause after tomorrow on those and still be allowed pauses on every five days till the end. You know, when you look at it that way, it doesn't seem that hard.
curly -- :cp: Apple -- :bravo: on two more challenges moving along! :flow1: dance -- good to hear! jolly -- Awesome going on getting up early to get to the gym. Hope you had a good workout. It sounds like you're making some major progress in the eating arena. No bingeing is fantastic! Keep it up! Looking a little sparse around here. Where are you all? CB, chai, ees, JCT, marb, sushi, haven't heard from you in a while... :shrug: Come on in! |
Hey Red - yeah that exercise challenge can be an extracirricullar - but the other 2 have to be every day - so far so good - I made it past day one LOL - and that is counting exercise... I lost my pedometer, I was getting in about 12,000 steps / day. I go in for weigh in tomorrow at my friend's house lol!!! woo hoo american idol is on!!!
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Hey all. Sounds like you all had a great day. :cp: I am glad
For me? Today was a mixed bag. I did make it to the gym, and did my weight workout ($1 for me :) ). I even redid my next menus, as I realized I could downsize some areas and not feel cheated. Then, I went to the barn. Did not have a good night (not the horse, he was great). More perception than reality - hey I have PMS, and have not had chocoloate. I am NOT a rational woman at this point. :fr: But anyway, I left feeling really low. And rushed home and . . . had a chef salad. Without any extra carbs, and still remembered to dip the dressing, not drown. Sorry for the food porn, but this was a really huge step for me. I didn't even really think about eating my feelings - other than a brief thought wondering how many calories were in a shot of vodka :lol:. Again, this is huge. I am still feeling pretty emotional (damn hormones), but I will see the good, and get up the energy for a :cb: for me. Thanks for letting me whine. Have a super evening all. Keep up the good work, and remember it is one day at a time. We can do this! |
biting the bullet....
jolly, you did a great job. I know how you feel about the feeling depressed. I do all the time, now as well. Was just whining about that to someone, saying I wish I could just feel better longer. I think, too, that the weight loss really wreaks havoc on your emotional stability. I mean, it is a major change, for good or for bad, change upsets the body. We are just going to have to put up with them. I don't even have the usual hormonal rollercoaster to blame at the moment. In fact, this should be a "good" time. It sucks, but ****, there's a lot worse things than this. Your getting to the gym, working out, NOT eating choco, having a chef salad, DIPPING the dressing. This is, as you acknowledged, HUGE! I take it you only contemplated the calories in vodka..... ;)
I think we just have to dig down and really, really exhibit some determination here. I am getting out the whip for myself. Hear that crack?! Wow!! Do you want a go at it? :lol: aileigh -- good on you with the challenges. Oh, no, how can you lose your pedometer? Did it fall off while you were walking? I have done that before. 12,000 steps is a lot in a non-walking town. Where do you walk? Heh, I was wondering, what happened to tia? Tia, you out there?! Get your you know what in here! Toute suite! |
Winding down another successful day of healthful eating and sticking with plan.... Day 15 yay!
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curly - thanks for the kind words. you're doing so good on your carb challenge, so it's extra motivation for me to keep going since you seem to do so well! its like getting advice from an expert! LOL
Apple - I may dethrone you as I am the queen of procrastination and the like! LOL. Seriously, though, I'll try my darndest not to dethrone you ;) jollygirl - thanks for the kind words! red - yes, that is me in my avatar, and thanks for the compliments! Sadly, though, it's me during my senior year of high school at prom. i'm a junior in college now, and have gained about 15 pounds since then. I know I don't weigh A LOT, but still enough to make me feel really uncomforatable with my body. And it's because of you and everyone else that I'm trying my hardest to keep at it over and over again!! If I didn't have you guys I'd be long gone by now! Thanks girls and keep up the awesome work! :hugs: |
Fantastic, dance!! :bravo:
Okay, Danzer, I hear you. College is a hard time. I gained and gained. I commuted though. It probably would have been even more if I had been living the dorm life. Are you? Well, I hope we can help you reach your goals. But remember, be easy on yourself...the world is a tough place and there are a whole lot worse things to be doing than gaining a little weight. Still, you can do it! Get the slim, svelte you back. Are you back on your challenges? :goodluck: |
My first two years of college is when i gained the weight (I lived on campus then). I transferred to a school close to home this year, and have been living at home. And so far I've maintained after gaining the 15 pounds. Now I just need to learn to LOSE, and not MAINTAIN...hehe.
Haven't gotten back on my challenges. I haven't been focused the past few days. Although i haven't had pop the past 2 days...so I guess I should start counting! LOL |
Just dropping by to say hi to everyone.
Not much change and not much progress here. Zero, in fact. I'm feeling very unmotivated and too tired to bother... I've been trying to start a new 21 day challenge, but can't get even through the first 2 days. No idea why it got so hard all of a sudden. |
Hi all. Reall quick post before my class at the gym. If I start getting on here too long in the morning, I will have to do a challenge on that too :rofl:
Red, thanks. Crack away on the whip. Yeah, yesterday really felt huge. Such a breakthrough in mindset and patterns. Hurray. Dance - only 6 days to go. Keep up the great work :bravo: Danzer - we may all be at different places, but it is the same journey. You can do it - but don't beat yourself up. You have to take care of yourself. Everyone else - Tia, Sushi, Fish, Alleigh, JCT, Curly, Apple, and any and everyone else I may have accidentally forgotten :wave: Hope things are going well and you have a super day. Talk to you later all. |
18 and 4 in the bag!!
Hi all. It's about 20 mins. to bedtime for me and I have notched another day on everything. Boy, was it tough on the no-sugar challenge today! I almost took a pause, was about to go to the store for some hardcore porn, then just the thought that I could was enough to stop me. I trudged to the gym and jogged 3K and then for the first time in months actually did some real weight training. It helped that there were friends there and they were asking where I'd been and what I was doing and why I wasn't training. As I told them I realized they weren't really good reasons at all. Those builders have all the answers! And then I saw one guy who I've seen in the summer when he's lean and cut. I always thought he was competing but he said no. I had asked him how many kilos he had to lose between now (he looked quite chubby) and contest weight (or his summer lean weight) and he said 6 kg. That's under 15 lbs! Which just goes to show that if I keep the muscle but really work on just getting the fat off then I could look leaner. The reason I stopped weight training was because I was just bulking up without taking off the fat, a look I hate. I'm just going to have to be more vigilant. Try to get lean. It does help to burn food and fat if you have more muscle. Ok, enough babbling. So, Day 18 on the crunches and Day 4 on everything else is DONE. I am NOT going to eat anything that would screw me up tonight! I WILL NOT!! :nono:
Danzer -- Yes, you could declare a stealth challenge on the soda. Go for it! Maintaining is just as important as losing. Look at how many people lose and put it all back on. There are some great posts and stickies over in the Maintainers Library I think it's called. Check 'em out. There's a woman who signs in as meg who is awesome. She lost a ton of weight and has kept it off. Sushi -- Hi there! What's up with the lack of motivation? Any problems hovering over your way, making the sky all gray? I hope not. Just a little slump? You'll pull out of it. Are you making your challenges too hard, do you think? Well, thanks for stopping in and I do hope to see you back here counting the days with us soon! :hug: jolly -- Hello to busy you as well! Yes, I know about spending too much time on here, but it gets me doing things I wouldn't do otherwise, I just know it, so just have to be more efficient with the time usage I guess. What class are you taking/did you take at the gym? I am glad you are experiencing this breakthrough. Hallelujah! Rockin'!! :dancer: ...and here a few whip snaps and cracks for you for good measure! Well, where is everyone! :dunno: Hope we'll see some action soon. Well, I can't believe it's already St. Patrick's Day on Friday!! Ain't making my goal here, that's for sure. But, at least I am back up and moving and will once again get some fat off. At least I have not porked out, which I could easily have done! Good night all! :wave: :crazy: |
Danzer, i bet ya if u can kick the soda habit... those 15 pounds will vanish!! :lol: if i were an expert i wouldnt have let myself grow to 288 lbs!!! but i have found its best to tweak each individual area at a time.. and then build on it..
when i tossed out the sodas i switched to that bubbly flavored water. at first and then later switched to just plain water the lemon flavored water tastes just like sprite... and the white grape flavor is just like grape soda give it a shot!! Sushi: think its the time of the year or something.. we all start to bog down.. get some rest & relax and then come back and hit it hard again!!!! Dance4joy: u are doing fab!! determined to get to 21!! way to go RED:drill: yesterday was my 1 year of life changes anniversary!! thank u for all your support!!! Jolly: Better to vent here than get into the food porn!!! one day at a time!! Apple: keep up the great work!!! sounds like a great idea holding off on the sugar challenge.. i know it gets even harder when u get near your goal Aliegh: Sorry to hear about your pedometer.. im lucky that i live in teh sticks so i just measure my route out with the car and do 1 of 3 routes! maybe i should use my pedometer and just see how many steps im getting in other wise... Putting out an all points bulletin for miss tia & miss cbeta... & miss jessica!!! |
Hey all!!
I know what you mean curley, I live in a small rural town and can figure that if I walk so many miles, I get so many steps in (thanks to the pedometer I once had LOL - it gave me the miles & steps) So if I walk that same amount of miles, then I guess I am getting the same amount of steps in. BY the way, happy one year life changing anniversary!!! Besides the weight you have lost, what other changes have you experienced in that year because of your change of lifestyle? I lost it when I was working bingo at the firehall - we walk around selling tips and somewhere it fell off my pants (I am thinking when I took my bingo apron off it kind of knocked it off). Now some lady is probably walking around counting steps with it. LOL :running: Red, I walk a lot around the college campus and wear my pedometer all day. I wear if I walk on the tread and everything. I first bought it because i was curious because I am always on the go. At home I walk here, there and everywhere. We have the elementary school near by, which was an old middle school with a track and I can walk there. Plus, my town is small and rural, but you can walk from my apartments to where the center of town is and walk around for a good bit. Lately it has been frigid and there is no walking outside for me. I was riding my bike around, but I am not doing it in this weather.:bike: Hi JOLLY!! And everyone else. SUSHI, I am so sorry you are feeling like a loss of motivation. :hug: One day it is summer, the next back to winter. Woopie, I am on day 3. I was wondering, did anyone else ever feel like a walking water bed after consuming the recommended daily intake of water? I am not weighing myself until it goes away LOL!!!:rofl: Well I know I ramble too much on here. Sorry bout that. |
Day 3 done
Hello everyone! Just popping in for a quick update and then back to the grindstone - Monday was day 2, at 1414 calories, and yesterday was day 3 at 1444. And, I ate so healthy yesterday I couldn't believe it:D I won't list my menu (for fear of food porn reprisal:p ) but suffice to say that I was impressed with my food choices! Can I keep it up? That would be a never-finished challenge!
I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Curly - congratulations on a full year of life-style changes! |
Day 3 no beer, day 11 exercise..today might be a hard day to get it in...I can get a quick dog walk in if I leave NOW..
Don't worry Sushi, we all need a few days off every now and then!! |
day 3
carbs-44 walked 2 miles (becuz i did lwe for 1 hr after work) |
Hello all. My train of thought totally derailed this evenng. I went to come online here, and it kept saying the server was overfull. :fr: How could I go to bed without checking in here?? Just not possible.
Congrats everyone on challenges met. You all rock. Well, I may have found a new vice to replace overeating. . . . overspending. I decided I really should love the skin I am in, and went and bought some jewelery - nothing expensive or fancy, just some pretty costume type jewelry to coordinate with different outfits. Plus, I went through my closet, and weeded out some of the worst offenders of outfits that were not flattering. Can't afford to get new with every size I go down - that would end up being a lot of sizes. However - there were many pieces I wasn't wearing because I didn't like how they look, so why keep them. To donation they go. Day 14 challenges all met. Did my circuit training class this morning. Went well, though the ab work on the ball was laughable. Trying to do obliques and balance on the ball??? :rofl: I even had a day long meeting, and did well with the eating. Usually I munch away when I am just sitting there, and there was a lot of temptation. Have a super night all. Talk more tomorrow :wave: |
Day 15 of sticking with the plan... still have both pauses left. I am getting there!!
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moving right along....
No time to write now. I am TOO tired and still have work to do, though I may call it a day and get up extra early tomorrow to finish. Just want to say that I have completed yet another day on the challenges, all of them, which means I am down 19 and 5! Hurrah, hurrah!! :woo: You all keep me in line...although I admit I was listening to that bullwhip cracking in my head today just to get me moving! Love that big whooshing sound! :eek: Did you all check out that sound clip link I posted?
curl, ai, Fish, apple, jolly, dance, thanks for checking in! Talk to you later. And hope to see some more faces in here while I slumber... :wave: |
Good morning all :yawn: Just wanted to post a quick hello before off to the gym. Weights this morning :p - sorry, Red.
Have a super day all. We can do this! :wave: |
just keep telling my self..... its almost saturday... its almost saturday....
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Yah I am looking forward to Saturday too!!
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I am trying not to think of Saturday. Get to go to the wedding of a kid I used to babysit for. Does this make me feel old or what?
I did earn my dollar for doing weights this morning. :cp: And I have to say, the clearance top I bought and the new jewelery does make me feel better. I feel pretty (OK - everyone break into song). It also felt good to clean out some of the really unflattering clothes. I just don't want to be that lumpy, dumpy, frumpy person anymore. I know the weight will take longer, but the other things I can work on now. Though, I will spend more on shoes and jewelery, since that fits despite size. Clothes, well, will have to work with what I can afford, until I get to a stable size. I am feeling a bit annoyed though. I realize it is somehting with the scale, but . . . If I have the big bar (50 lb increments) at 250, the little bar is at 0 and the scale says I still weigh less. However . . . . . If I move the big bar down to 200, I have to move the little bar past 50 to get it to balance. Shouldn't 250 be 250? So what do I actually weigh :?: Don't focus on the number, Jolly. Don't focus on the number. Focus on how you feel, how clothes fit, and being healthier. Enough of that. Have a great day all. |
Day 4 done
I squeaked through day 4 at 1593 calories (didn't eat quite as healthy as on Tuesday). Realized this morning that the reason I was so full on Tuesday as compared to yesterday was that I had so much salad and veggies Tuesday. Yeah, yeah, yeah - good for you and filling, I know - but not always (although often) as yummy as :censored: and :tape:.
Red - I'm sorry you had to work so late. I hope today goes (went?) better for you. Curly and dance - I am chanting for saturday right along with you! Jolly - you weigh less than when you started, and in no time at all the big bar will be at 200 and the little bar won't be anywhere near 50! Then you'll need to go on another shopping spree with all the money you have earned. :D I don't wear a lot of jewelry, but I am a shoe fanatic! Hi to everyone else! Have a wonderful day! |
Day 4 no beer!!I can have one on Saturday if I follow Reds 5 day strategy, but I'm going to try to keep staying away from the stuff.
Day 12 exercise, this one is really dragging along... Hello to everyone!!! |
Hi All!
Thanks everyone for the encouragement! Aileigh you are not the only one who feels like floating away after getting your water in! I had to get up three times last night! I find that it helps if I make sure to spread it out over the whole day and not try to chug it all at the last minute. Once again I went off the wagon and awol because I am a weenie about admitting failure. Sooo....I am restarting both of my challenges, but putting water (4 bottles/day)at level 3 and fitday at level 2. I did really well yesterday, except that I had some last minute light cream cheese and all-fruit spread with my toast (it was breakfast for dinner night) that didn't get logged into fitday. Even though I added those things in today, instead of last night, I am still counting yesterday as day 1 for both water and Fitday. I had grand plans for all the useful things I was going to accomplish over my spring break, but so far I have done approximately squat that was useful. I managed to read a novel (The Crimson Petal and the White - quite good if you like historical fiction with crazy people and prostitutes) and clean out my refrigerator. I still have a few days left before school starts back, so fingers crossed I will get my butt to school and get some work done in the next couple of days. On the bright side - it is the dread TOM and I have not gained any weight so far. This for me is really big because I always gain at TOM and so far I haven't. Also I discovered on tuesday that my last pair of jeans had big holes worn into the ladyparts and so I went clothes shopping. TO my surprise and pleasure, I discovered that everything I tried on was too big! I am officially down a full size in shirts and pants. In fact, I'm almost down two sizes in pants - I wear the stretchy kind - I've only had them on about an hour and they're already getting a little saggy in the legs and butt. Yay! Keep on Truckin! Erin :carrot: |
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