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I'm here, just been busy again. Seems that the end of the school year always gets crazy! Anyways, my challenges:

5/21
Donuts - good
deficit - good - 689 (not bad for a sunday)

Hope all are doing well.... Gotta run!

Hi everyone. Doing good here, completed Day 6 bright and early.

Jolly- Hang in there, girl. You are doing so well, and re-starting can never be a bad thing. You`re still trying, that`s what counts. I wish you lots of luck on a new Day 1. ;)

Red- Good luck to you too! I know you`ll think of something. I was wondering what season you are in over there? I`m thinking it`s almost summer for you too, but I think I`m wrong. Just curious. You seem to be in better spirits. I hope things are well for you.

DJ- I really don`t know how you do it with the donuts. I get myself an iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts every single morning (my one indulgence I have never, will never give up) but sometimes I have visions of jelly donuts dancing in my head, it`s hard to get through the drive-thru much less staring at them all day!

Well, things are going okay here. Stayed out of the bar Saturday night, big step for me. My friend actually called ("are you okay, you`re not here!?") LOL
My brother and I are fine now, of course because he was up all weekend partying and needed cigerette money, a hot meal and some laundry washed. Yeah, I`m not co-dependent :dizzy: I thrive to take care of the men in my life.
Spent the day cleaning, doing stuff in the yard, things I simply havent done because I`ve been too busy crying and feeling sorry for myself. No more. Just like I`ve learned through this weight loss journey, I have to take each day at a time and stop worrying(fearing) about the future. I can sit and cry and wish I could be in a different place, a happier place, but nothing changes that way. I gotta work each day to get there. I just have to try to remember that! :)

I wish you all a wonderful week. :carrot:

Good morning all. Feeling pretty much better today. I did make it to the gym. I didn't push it and do the circuit class, but did do 45 min on the elliptical. My trainer asked where I was. . . Gee, since I kept down 2.5 meals all weekend, couldn't move off the couch for half of it,spent about 4 hours working out my abs the hard way, and MUST have enough energy to get through the work day and finally go ride my horse tonight - I don't know why I wanted to ease back into exercising this morning :?:

Everyone, thanks for the butt kicks (though, as you said, my body did enough of that for me :fr:), and kind words. I send a whole bunch of :goodvibes: and :grouphug: to you. Here's to us!

Just running in to kick some buttisimos.....hope everyone is well and recovering their self-control....

Be back soon, real life intervenes (and it ain't a pretty site, but we are getting through it...Mamma is post accident)..

TTY guys later! (and I don't haveTIME to overeat!)

give me a bit more time....

Hi all. Real depressing morning here because one of my cats has been sick. I was meaning to get him to the vet but was so busy. Now he hasn't come home for more than a day and I fear the worst. He needs a shot of painkiller to get better but I can't do that if he's crawled off somewhere to hide and die. And I have to fly out tonight. Stayed home from the horse. Really wanted to see her.
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Now I feel bluer than blue. One of the people at the stable called me last night to say she was leaving suddenly. Oh, damn, a lot of this comes from not doing things NOW! and then seeing if I have any time to chill out....too much stress. Oh well, I hope Heidi (the horse) understands. :cry: The cat, I sure wish he would come home....

On the weight and all that side, I am angry! and angry means I will do something! Signed up at the gym yesterday for their semiannual bodyfat reduction contest. I always do but then just forget about it. Have never taken it seriously. Will try this time. The trainer there said he would remind me.

I was going to start a no-sugar challenge yesterday, then had some. Don't know what I want to do, maybe just something very small again and then save the bigger challenges and goals for my own.

I'm sick of the tough times, the stress, the f'ing around. Going to kick some major A and it's going to be mine!

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marble -- Good to see you....sorry to hear things are rough with you...what happened to Mamma?!

jolly -- Rock on!

Caro -- Hi there! Excellent on Day 6! :cp: It's right before the rainy season here, which means the weather is very changeable, cool then hot, sunny, then rain. Lots of gray days. I would like it except it often means I can't ride because they won't let you ride in the rain. Then comes the heat, lots of it. Really, better spirits is not me. I mean, heck, I would be fine all the time if it weren't for things beating me down. I get so much done but it's never enough. The horse is just too much of a cost, but the only thing I want to do. When I can't get out to see her and ride, it just makes me angry. Must try to find a better way. I don't know. I suppose it's making things so much easier for me. I have no problem getting up before 4, doing work, getting to the gym, going to work, coming home, doing more work. I have a **** of a lot of discipline. I suppose I should realize that and realize that the results won't always look so great, but they are there right below the surface kind of thing just waiting for those moments when it all comes together and I can shine and I do shine. It's just that the shining is the things I do DO, not the things I'm not doing, and those are inevitably the things that would make me feel really good about myself.

That's a great thing that you stayed out of the bar Saturday. If it's a big step for you then all the greater! And friends calling and wondering where you are is something you'll have to overcome too. That may be the harder part. I, too, did not have any beers after the races on Sunday. I stopped in at the usual place because I was with a friend who did want to have a beer, but I asked for something nonalcoholic. They never believe me. It really pisses me off as I've done this before. They even bring me the beer (it's free), thinking I will drink it. But I let it sit there, then gave it to some others. It's not hard to do really. It's not that I want it or need it, it's just that it's easy to just have it when it's sitting there in front of you or others are drinking. Of course, in your case, it may be different, but I think in whatever case, the psychological ties are strong and these are the harder ones to break. With me it's force of habit, you go out, you drink. I am trying to make it, you go out BUT you don't drink. I also don't like people pigeonholing me. I really hate that. I like being thought of as totally unpredictable in ways, not irrationally so, but just so. As for "thriving to take care of men" I don't really know the difference between that and codependency. Whatever, it's not important. What I see is that if you're sitting around crying and feeling sorry for yourself then you're not thriving and you had better start taking care of yourself and doing something that comes back and fuels you IN THE LONG RUN! That is the major difference. Eating makes most of us feel good. Caring for the men in your life makes you feel good but something is missing and it probably has to do with what you eat, what you drink, WHICH men you care for and for WHAT reasons! You have to work toward a happier situation, not just get through each day. I'm telling myself this too. Good luck, Caro, I like the moves you seem to be making, the not going to the bar is great stuff. You have a choice and you can go or you can choose not to go. Exercising that choice is what gives you power. Take hold of that power and use it to pull yourself out of the mire!

dj -- Good going! :bravo: Hope things get less crazy for you!

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All right, gotta go. Called the stable. They rode the horse yesterday and may today again. I am paying for this kind of attention so at least I can rest easy there. I just hate that I don't see her. She looks for me and the tidbits and attention I give her. I just have to keep thinking that I am working my butt off to keep the bills paid, which means keeping her and as I'm doing so, I will try to come up with a better situation. Things like doing work when I can instead of putting it off means I could avoid things like today. Actually, it's the cat, but if I had gotten him to the vet maybe he would not have disappeared. I do fear the worst as he is never gone and he was in bad shape, not really able to be out somewhere not eating. But there are certain things I can't prevent. He could have been hit by a car or chased by this big tomcat who often chases him and then gotten injured somewhere. There is only so much I can control and I'll just have to work on that. Ok, sorry, people, for the self pep talk here. Just talking about it makes it feel better. I've got to get up to the north island this afternoon and be able to concentrate on getting the story. Can't have my head elsewhere. This is often the problem.

Take care all and I hope to hear from more of you! :wave: Oh, and inter stella, welcome!! Come in and tell us how you're doing! :welcome3:

The cat came home! He's none the worst, was probably scared and holed up somewhere. I got him to the vet as he still needed the painkiller steroids and he got some antibiotics as well...he can rest at home while I'm gone. Good, now I feel a lot better. If I'd gone riding I may not have been here when he came back and I may have missed him. So, I couldn't see the horse but I did have a good reason....sigh....:)

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Shachi

Very good news, Red. I was worried about the little fellow. Zen and Lily say "Meow!", which I think means "Welcome home, you cute thing!"

Thanks carla! I found out how to download pictures right onto my posts. Those were from last year when I had a cell phone with a camera for a while while my old one was being repaired. Shachi isn't as pretty right now because of the gum problems and runny nose but when the weather warms up he usually gets better. It has been warm, but cool too, easy to get sick. He is an old guy, must be over 15 now. I have his sister too, all black, then another all black and the all white Momo. They all say "Hello!" to Zen and Lily!! :mouse:

Day 20...............One more day..............

I´ve managed to pull it off, although it was tough the last week or so (very busy, went to a wedding, had to go to few different group meetings, and I survived my husband cooking dinner last night)..........My weight hasn´t changed in the last 4 days, though........I keep waiting and hoping that I´ll be 135 so I can start working toward my next goal, but I guess I´ll have to wait a bit longer...My pants are getting (even) baggier, though, so maybe I´ve just gained a little muscle? I´ve lost a few inches in the last couple of weeks, too...

Tonight, I´m going to think about my new challenges for the next 21 days...I might rethink the 4 L of water, because that´s been tough...may bring that down to 3 L? Anywho, hope everyone is hanging in there!

--Katherine

Good morning all. Red, glad the cat is home, so one less worry. And good luck with your gym contest!! Marble, hope all is ok. KT - keep it up! You will get there. and just LOVE the baggy clothes feeling, then run out and get better fitting ones.

I realized this morning that I need to stop making excuses too. I am not focusing enough energy on the things I need to, and wasting too much energy on things that don't matter. So, back to basics, full speed ahead, and whatever other metaphors I can mix to really, really overemphasis my point :D

My goals, effective today are as follows:

1. Do some form of ab/core work at home daily. I changed this up a bit, as even if I do mine at the gym, I still can do some while watching TV.

2. No soda. OK. Need to keep this one in.

3. Keep under 2000 calories per day. I know I said I needed to take a step back, but no more excuses. I am perfectly full and satisfied at less than 2000 calories. I have done this, and can do this. the only thing that isn't satisfied is the inner 3 year old that wants to binge - the one that got me sick over the weekend. So enough with the crap and back to business of being healthy.

All will be a level 3. However, I am going to allow myself a little wiggle room on challenge 3. If I am not able to count the calories, due to meetings or some such where I can't get an accurate calorie count, but I make healthy choices (one serving, light dressing, etc), I will still count the day as a success. If I can't count calories, but make bad choices (hey, no :censored: references here!), then it is a pause. It will be up to me and my conscience to decide!

Have a great day all:wave:

Hi there all! Greetings from Hokkaido!! :wave:
Should be back in Tokyo tomorrow. Lots of wide open spaces up here...though have only seen the inside of the car and bar since arriving....course, I know it...ah, the air smells wonderful
!!! :cloud9:

Back again. Yesterday was really busy. I can't wait for the school year to end! Seems that the last couple of weeks always get crazy with parties and projects for my 2 teens. :dizzy: Luckily I have a break today and school is out friday. Yay!

My challenges:
Donuts - pause day - back to day 6 :mad:

one of the bakers made a batch that were too small to sell so my boss bagged them up for my husband to take to work for the guys. Of course, they were my favorite ones and I ate one.

Deficit - good - 1189 (close one!)

Red - so glad your cat came back and is doing all right. Hope the stress is doing a little better today! :hug:

Caro - as you can see, I don't always do good with the donuts! Having to report to you guys that I blew it helps though. I also remind myself how many calories are in them and that if I have one, I'll have to cut calories somewhere else! That helps too.

Congrats on staying out of the bar saturday night! Good job! :bravo: Keep taking care of yourself. I know that you are having a hard time right now but it sounds like you're pulling yourself through it. One step, one day at a time. Keep going!

Jolly - Glad you're feeling better! Good luck with your new challenges. You can do it! :)

Everyone else Hi! :wave:

Got to play catch up today with my house. It's a mess! I refuse to go anywhere today so maybe I can make some headway here.

Have a good day!

Well, my challenge is almost over. I'm chugging on pure willpower right now. I want so badly to finish this challenge with success.

Red, lucky you! I wish I were on some sort of clean-air vacation right now.

Jolly, good luck with your new challenges!!

Dj, I wouldn't have been able to resist, either. :) But you're still on track and that's wonderful!

Oh! Look, it's the 21st page! :) Perfect page for the 21 day challenge!

Hiya'all.

Fell off the challenge wagon and am back to trying to just be good and moderate in all things. Won't start another until I get off this island. The tropical life is too, too much. Lost my discipline under the coconut tree I think.

Summer vacation challenge!

Hi, Everyone!

I've been reading this forum and think it's the perfect place for me to settle for the next 21 days! Seems I'm always marking "Day 1" on my calendar as I challenge myself to eat healthy food in sensible portions (that's the really tough part for me :o ) and to exercise EARLY in the day so it doesn't get put off til the next day again and again. I really fell off the wagon and haven't exercised regularly for the past few months. But that's about to change!:carrot:

I have lots of "startovers", but the kids' school obligations officially ended last night so SUMMER IS HERE for me! Yeah!!! I've been petal to the metal for months but now can really focus on getting into shape and losing 50 pounds. Yikes! How does that amount creep up on a formerly athletic person?? Motherhood is marvelous and amazing in every way except in how easy it is to lose focus on yourself.

So my level 3 challenge is this: Eat well balanced, low fat meals 3 times a day (normal portions, not four servings! ;) ), plus small, healthy snacks as needed. And to really MOVE for an hour a day! In 21 days I hope to lose a good 6 pounds and get back into the exercise habit to jump start the summer.

Thanks for this forum and good luck to all of you, too!

Diane

Starting weight: 186 (how do you get those cool graphics under all your posts? I want some!)