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Hah, I actually forgot about one of my challenges when posting yesterday! :lol:
Challenge 1: max 15 cheddars per day -- completing Day 11 Challenge 2: no chocolate -- completing Day 4 Challenge 3: keeping a food log -- completing Day 4 Challenge 4: no food after 7 pm -- completing Day 4 Red, thanks so much for the yoga pose link, it's an awesome one! :) And wow, someone actually read my blog! Thanks for that too! :) |
Day 13 - exercise - good, 2 pauses left, level 3
Day 7 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1. Just a quick catch up for me today. I thought I'd be able to read through all the posts and write a little more, but my little guy decided to wake up early this morning. Must go get him before he wakes up the whole house! Have a good day all! |
goo work all!!
i didn't have such a great night but i now understand the importance of the pauses. i have not slept in many nights and that is when the munchie monster usually strikes. i have fought him off evey night but last night i just didn't have the strength. after watching the clock for 3hrs i got up and went to the kitchen. i felt SOO guilty but i did it anyway. i had a 90 cal granola bar and some milk, no too bad a choice. so no i still have 13 more days to go. if i fall off the wagon again i am going to make myself start over. here is another problem that i have that is somewhat related to weight. i am having some female problems and my dr. has given me lots of options from hormones to surgery. right now i am thinking that surgery is my best bet since i will have to have it done eventually anyway BUT i know that lots of women really have trouble keeping the pounds off once they have had a hysterectomy. any thoughts or advice. |
Day 8 is a wrap on all fronts....
Friday morning here. Will be heading to the gym soon. I did not have a single drop of alcohol last night as things didn't pan out and I went home without even getting to the pub. I wasn't irritated at all, just was thinking of the calories I'd saved, rented a video and bought some corn, cooked that up and enjoyed it with the movie. I was going to have a bottle at home but then thought, nah, what for, there are some likely drinking dates coming up so I'll hold off to them. I really like the way I am thinking of calories now and health, not just the socializing. I mean, it's not great socializing and if it were I wouldn't even need to drink. The relaxation to be had from alcohol I am finding in my macrobiotic, near vegan diet, all that brown rice and no sugar, no food additives is really helping.
My weight was up today but I am writing it off to a bit of pms fluid retention and NOT going to let it frazzle me. Things are really bad at work but I am looking at that mess as a godsend, in that I am truly seeing just how rotten some people are...my riding is going well. I feel I have made progress. This is buoying me. I am learning not to fight with my very obstinate mare and being able to work together is a great feeling. So, challenges stand as below. Today will be Day 9. Challenge 1: Crunches -- Day 8/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 2: Journaling -- Day 8/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 3: Reduced Caffeine -- Day 8/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 4: CLEAN LIVING!! -- Day 8/3 pauses left (Level 3) ************** trob -- Yes, I certainly don't consider one granola bar with milk the munchies so good for you! It's too bad you're having such a hard time sleeping. Why do you think that is? Are you eating enough? Are your eating or drinking caffeine too close to bedtime or exercising too late in the evening? I know that if I get a workout in too late I can't sleep sometimes. I'm sorry I can't help you with your health problem advice. All I can say is that you'll no doubt have to adjust to whatever changes in your body come along, whether this is caused by age, hysterectomy, other horomonal changes, quitting smoking, whatever, it's just going to call for a hard look that says, well, that's my body and I have to make the changes or deal with the consequences. When I quit smoking I knew I would gain, not because I was eating more but because my body was healthier and I allowed it at first because I saw it for what it was, a healthier me. I know smoking would take off the weight but by sacrificing my health and how moronic is that?! I hope you can get your health back, trob. Good luck to you. dj -- You're doing well. Keep it up! :cp: Don't worry about us. Just good to see you still in the game! :yes: Sushi -- Glad you liked the link. Yoga Journal is an excellent magazine and the link is incredible. All that free information! I used to do heavy weight lifting a la bodybuilding and learned a lot about my body. There is a chest exercise you do by draping yourself across a bench and holding a dumbbell with two hands above your head over your chest, then lowering it in an arc to behind your head, which is, along with your upper back, hanging over the bench toward the floor. As you lower it you lower your hips and raise them as you raise the dumbbell. There are other things to watch out for form but that is about working the chest so I won't bother telling you. In any case, this gives a great stretch not only to your chest muscles, but also your abs. You can do it at home over a chair just holding some weight like a book or plastic bottle. Since your back is supported it's not as difficult as the yoga posture. Anyhow, congrats on your challenges! Cheers! |
Hello. It's me again. Forgive me for dropping out for a while. I would like to get going again, but nothing stupid like no beer. I WILL do that eventually, I just know it won't happen with a vacation with my brother coming up.:shrug:
SOOoooo.... I am going to count calories again. Keep it between 1500-1200. With a day to average it out. So say a 1700 cal day would be 0k if the next day was 1200. I'm keeping track today, and if I stick to a salad for dinner I'll be alright. Wish me luck and here's some luck back to you.....:goodluck: |
red-thanks for the pep talk!! i made me feel a lot better. i think the sleepless nights are do to the stress of school starting again and the decisions i've got to make about my health. great job on all of your challenges!! i hope that i can add some once i have this one licked.
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Hey all. Well, I weighed in tonight at my meeting, and stayed the same, so that is something at least. I am really trying to get out of the stress eating.
Unfortunately, the stress continues. My dog is getting worse. Even though my friend says that sometimes they get worse before they get better, he is so uncomfortable that he has attacked my other dog and me. I am taking him in after work tomorrow. Keep us in your thoughts. Right now, I am just going to try to get through the next few days without going insane. After a few days, I will get together a challenge. Until then, best of luck to all of you on your challenges, and I apologize for the self centered blathering I will be doing. :wave: |
Yabba dabba dooo!!!!!!! Day 20 is donw and over with and I got my 3 miles in!!!! it was by the hair of my chinny chin chin, though, dark when I finally got in the door... but, man does it EVER FEEL GOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best of luck to all the rest of you!! I know i will finish day 21 even if it is in the middle of the night!!! (BTW, I think it is cooler to walk then anyway....LOL) |
Wow its only been 24 hours since I checked in last and look at all the action going on here!! Amazing! Thanks for the advice Red I think I will take an easy this coming Saturday, I have been to strung up lately to relax and slow things down. This summer has flown by and as much as I'm looking forward to fall I know my life will be so hetic, slow down today, live for the moment. Just gotta keep tellin myself to breath.
Challenges: Day 16/ 1 pause used -Only one glass of Diet Coke a day or less (Level 3) Day 17 -At least one bottle (34oz) of water a day (Level 3) Day 15/ 2 pauses used -20 minutes of exercise a day (Level 3) Day 16/ 1 pause used -No eating after 9pm (Level 3) Lucky one more day!! Congrats! What a tough challenge! Hang in their Jolly! We are all here for you! Sushi I guess it never really connected till now but are those the cute little 'mini blue' penguins for Australia (not sure the proper name for them)? I spent some time down there a few years ago and feel in love with them...litterly took about ooo 100 pictures of them!! Love it! Hi Apple! Trob! DJ! Keep on truckin'!!:carrot: |
PinkSnowyDays, yes, those are the ones! :) They're called Blue Penguins in New Zealand, and Little Penguins or Fairy Penguins here in Aus. I think the name got changed from Little to Fairy recently after some issues.
Did you go to the Phillip Island penguin parade? I haven't made it there yet, but I did see a parade in New Zealand and I went to see the penguins in St. Kilda in Melbourne. The picture is from the zoo - they were so adorable! :) Red, help, help, help! :) Any clues for a first-time horse rider? I'm going for a 2 hr ride on Sunday, and I've never done anything like that before... I'm love horses and I'm very comfortable with them, but the only ones I've ever encountered were work horses on farms. All challenges wrapped up for today, and guess what? I didn't have any cheddars whatsoever! The ones I had yesterday were the last ones in the box, and I haven't been grocery shopping, so it's not a 100% success because it's not like I could have had them and abstained - I just simply couldn't have them. But I'm sure I could have bought them somewhere if I was desperate! :lol: |
with only 13 days left, i am going to throw in the towel with my late night snacking. i have not slept well in over a week now which makes the midnight munchie monster much more powerful (try to say that 10 times fast). anyway, until i can get myself sleeping again i am going to start a new challenge or two.
7-28 64 oz of water everyday- level 1 (one pause) 100 crunches everyday- level 1 (one pause) lucky- way to go!!!! only one more day left!!! pink- keep up the good work pink!! |
Day 14 - exercise - good, 2 pauses left, level 3
Day 8 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1 Wow! Been busy here. Nice to see so many posts. I've managed to catch up on reading all of them but just having a hard time writing! My 2 1/2 year old keeps waking up right after I get home from work in the morning, which is usually my best time to get on here and write. I keep hoping he'll go back to sleeping later, but it hasn't happened yet. So far this morning though, he's being quiet, even though he's awake. Trob - hope you can get that sleep problem under control soon! That's a tough one. Sushi - Good job on the cheddars! Way to go! Have a good time on your ride this weekend. I'm jealous! I miss riding so much it drives me crazy. Hopefully someday I'll get back to it. Red, Pink, Lucky - you all are doing great! Keep going! :carrot: Jolly - Hang in there and don't apologize, we understand! :hug: Apple - nice to see you back! Have a good day all! :wave: |
Indulged in my Diet Coke today... although I must admit I am much much less addicted than I used to be. Ok day over all just went thru the usual motions still stressed beyond all ends. To add to all the things going on with work and school right now it was just dumped on me that my X whom I had broken off the 5 year unheathly relationship with is now seeing someone... while I'm still single. Just when I truely felt over him, it hurts not gonna lie. But tomorrow is a new day and as cheesy as it sounds these challenges really keep me going. I can keep my head up and on the way to my new heathly life. Tomorrow is my much needed relaxation day! Going shopping a bit, visiting friends and taking a bubble bath! I just need to organize and pull myself back together, I'm stronger than this! Alright keep up all the good work ladies, you are soooo inspiring!
Challenges: Day 16/ 2 pause used -Only one glass of Diet Coke a day or less (Level 3) Day 18 -At least one bottle (34oz) of water a day (Level 3) Day 16/ 2 pauses used -20 minutes of exercise a day (Level 3) Day 17/ 1 pause used -No eating after 9pm (Level 3) |
OH YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!! Been there done that!!!!!! 21 days!!!! That's my middle name!!! Lucky 21 day ducky!!!!!! I feel so DARN GOOD!!!!! It was so hot out today, that I waited til after 10 tonight to try walking, and you know what? There are scary things out on the trail in the dark ( or in my imagination, I am not sure which,) but, it sure made for a VERY fast walk!!!! Ok now, imy walking is a habit, don't let me forget it!!!!!! Thanks so much for the support folks!!!!! May your habits come quickly!!!! Keep on truckin!:)
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:cheer::woo: Congrats LuckyDucky! Way to go! :woo::cheer:
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hitting the hay...
Heh all. No time to post now. Going to start the journaling challenge over. Took a pause on clean living yesterday! :^: Crunches and caffeine are OK! :yes:
************** lucky -- Congratulations! :cp: :encore: :cp: Good for you! I love your "been there, done that"!! :lol3: Three cheers for you!! :bravo: :bravo: :bravo: ************* Apple, trob, jolly, Pink, Sushi, dj, all others! I'll have to try to catch up tomorrow. It's time for bed here and I am beat. Early day tomorrow to get out to ride, so I'll try to make time for here afterward. Sushi, I don't know what to tell you. I assume you'll be riding the Aussie equivalent of Western. Otherwise I just couldn't see putting a beginner on a horse for 2 hours. I hope that's the case, that you'll have a comfortable stock saddle to ride in. I've never ridden in one myself but they look comfortable....all I can say is it's probably best to wear jeans that won't ride up but are heavy enough to protect your legs from the stirrup leathers. Keep your core muscles taut but relax your butt. Ride as if you were standing almost, so that if the horse was taken out from under you you would land on your feet. Let your legs hang down, don't grip with them. It's mostly in the abs and lower back that you want to maintain your posture. Don't worry about moving with the horse too much. People always move way too much. The horse should do the work, not you. Pushing around won't help. I'm sure you'll have some sort of guidance or the horses will be ones who basically do it on their own. Have fun :sunny: and remember, you'll be very sore afterward, having used muscles you normally probably don't to maintain your balance and posture and from having your legs spread if you're tight, it'll hurt later! :yes: |
Day 15 - exercise - good, 2 pauses left, level 3
Day 9 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1 Lucky - :bravo: You did it! Good job! :woo: Pink- Keep that good attitude! You are making your life better and healthier everyday. Enjoy your relaxation day! So far, so good for me on the calories. Staying under 1800 isn't too hard, except on weekends, and the weekend is here. I'm going to try really hard to get through it. Saturday night we almost always BBQ and Sunday morning is the only morning that I cook a hot breakfast. Of course my husband likes all the high fat, high calorie stuff so it's always a challenge to find some middle ground that won't ruin my day. Somehow I will get through this! Hi to everyone else here! Have a great weekend! :wave: |
WAY TO GO LUCKY!!!!
everyone else...keep up the good work!! i stated a new challenge yesterday after aborting my midnight munchie taming...funny thing- i slept like a baby. 7-29 64 oz of water- 18 days to go- level 1- one pause to use 100 curnches- 18 days to go - level 1- one pause to use (my abs are KILLING ME!!) |
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Heh, Sushi, did you get that riding in? :dizzy: I'm back from riding. A hard lesson, but the teacher said it was some of my best work so far...chickened out at the end though as it was just too new and I kind of freaked....anyhow, I'm hoping to build on that next time. I will be back to write more later. :wave: |
don't want to give in.....
Hmmm.....let me see....Friday would have been Day 9. But, I had to restart Journaling from Sunday, today, because I didn't write Friday or Saturday and I only gave myself one pause day. Took a pause on Friday for Clean Living, so today is Day 10. Other challenges moved ahead so Sunday is Day 11 for Caffeine and Crunches, because I did them every day. All very confusing now... :crazy: So......if I get through today and I am planning on it!! I will wrap up the day with... Challenge 1: Crunches -- Day 11/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 2: Journaling -- Day 1/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 3: Reduced Caffeine -- Day 11/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 4: CLEAN LIVING!! -- Day 10/2 pauses left (Level 3) It is now later in the afternoon, well, already evening and I am sitting here really, really, really wanting to pig out on sugar or anything really. It's so depressing. Weight gain, feeling low, aggravated by pms, work, blah, blah, blah. Wish me luck, people! I don't want to take another pause day.....more so, I just don't want to dump all those calories into me. :^: Rainy season is officially over, but like carla said, it's raining in my heart..... :( |
Hey Red!
Yea, I did get the riding in, and it was awesome! :) I really enjoyed it, and so did my boyfriend, which makes me really happy because he felt a bit uneasy with horses before. It was funny at first... neither of us could get the horses to listen to us, and they started grazing instead moving along! :lol: But we got the hang of it with time. :) We rode for 2 hrs, covered some 15 kms... mostly walk, bits of trot here and there, lovely scenery. It was great. And I'm not sore at all! Steve is though, poor guy! I shared your advice with him, and he found it very helpful. :) Challenges wrapped up for today.... just typing up my food log. though I need to ask a girl at work whether that tiny piece of naughtines she talked me into having contained any chocolate. If yes, then I had a pause day some time last week. |
Monday morning....
Monday morning here. I made it through yesterday without a pigout, but only because I went to bed super early, then couldn't sleep from about midnight, but finally did. Sometimes, it's the only way. Sure, I'd probably expend more calories just being up or make much better use of my time, but giving in to a pig-out would be such a downer that I'd rather not. Pms and I'm not going to try to battle it too much. Today will be Day 2, 11 and 12 depending on the challenge.
************** Sushi -- Glad to hear the riding went well and you weren't sore. I was going to say, if it's mostly walking you'll probably be OK. Did you have stock saddles? Guys or anyone who exercises a lot are usually tighter and guys have higher muscle mass than women anyhow and are sure to feel the stretch more. It also depends on the horse, how wide it is, if they have smooth gaits or not, and how big a mover it is. In any case, glad you had a good time! :yes: I'd say, if you have to ask about the choco, then it's not necessary to take a pause. I mean, now if I had the stuff, you would know!! trob, dj, Pink, lucky, jolly, Apple, how's it going? I hope you're hanging in there. Apple, good to see you back with us! :wave: dj, hope you make it through your weekend OK!! :strong: |
Nice weekend, too bad it's over! Moving this upcoming week/weekend into my apartment! Looking forward to it but also dreading all the packing etc. I'll be happy when school starts again even though life will be crazier than ever! Let see...
Challenges: Day 18/ 2 pause used -Only one glass of Diet Coke a day or less (Level 3) Day 20 -At least one bottle (34oz) of water a day (Level 3) Day 18/ 2 pauses used -20 minutes of exercise a day (Level 3) Day 18/ 2 pause used -No eating after 9pm (Level 3) One more day of my water challenge left. I actually crave water now! While it will take me a while to give up my caffine (diet coke) I'm slowly getting more heathly! Hopefully I can stay on track once school starts with the late nights of work and studying. Hope you all have a successful week! |
Challenge 1: max 15 cheddars per day -- completing Day 15
Challenge 2: no chocolate -- completing Day 8 Challenge 3: keeping a food log -- completing Day 8 Challenge 4: no food after 7 pm -- completing Day 8 |
red- hang in there and take it one day at a time (sometimes one minute at a time is better for me).
pink- wow, you have almost completed ALL of your challenges...keep up the good work!! good luck with moving. there is nothing like moving right as school is about to begin. i moved two years in a row 2 weeks into the school year. lucky and dj- hope you are doing well with you challenges. crunches- 3 days down, 17 and one pause left 64 oz water- 3 days down, 17 and one pause left |
Day 16 - exercise - good, 2 pauses left, level 3
Day 17 - exercise - pause, 1 pause left Day 10 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1 Day 11 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1 Well, I made it through the weekend with the calories, although I cut it close both days! Exercise on Sunday just never happened. The day went by so quickly, I don't even know what happened to it! Oh well, back on schedule today. Weekdays are the easiest for me so I should be fine. Busy day ahead, gotta run! Have a great day all! :wave: |
Got one more glass of water sitting next to me I'll finish soon and have completed my 34oz of water per day challenge with no pauses! Hopefully I can finish the others in the next two days! I am already planning my next challenges. Lots to do over the next few days. I'll have to catch up on all the chatter soon!
Challenges: Day 19/ 2 pauses used -Only one glass of Diet Coke a day or less (Level 3) FINISHED!! Day 21 -At least one bottle (34oz) of water a day (Level 3) Day 19/ 2 pauses used -20 minutes of exercise a day (Level 3) Day 19/ 2 pauses used -No eating after 9pm (Level 3) |
Great job Lucky!!!:cp: :hat: Glad you made it through 21 days!
And Pink! You too!:hat: I had to restart, but today (unless I go for a late night binge) will be day 2 complete. I have to admit I'm not eating all that healthy. My appetite has been non-existent in the morning so I've just been having coffee. :nono: I have lost another pound. I'm beginning to wonder if my scale is broken....well, tomorrow I'm going to the gym and I'm going to be weighed and measured...:o . I haven't been able to go for a long time, maybe a week? almost. DH is out of town and I'm going to be brave and try to bring the kids tomorrow....I apologize for not keeping up with everyone elses challenges. I hope to get caught up in the next few days!! |
working on them.....
Hello all. Got a bit of time here before I get to the gym. Had a great ride, again, some of the best work so far. NO four-beat canter strides...heh, do or did any of you out there do dressage? dj, wasn't it you who mentioned riding? Someone else too, I think...
Well, as for challenges, I finished Monday OK on everything so I am DONE with the days below. It is now Tuesday and I am working on them....gotta be careful tonight or I may even take a pause on clean living...though that may well be left for my birthday next week.....hmmm.... I went to the gym yesterday morning but was late so only had time to jog 2K. I also weighed in as it was the last night of this fat loss contest but my bodyfat hadn't budged according to their meter. Now, I KNOW that is sooooo wrong because my clothes are much, much looser than when I started but that's the way it goes. The meters aren't accurate. I was sweaty and really retaining fluids but I had to take the measurements then. What a bummer, but what the heck. I least I know I am leaner! Hurrah! :encore: This is how it stands on the challenges. These days are DONE! Hoohah!! :dizzy: Challenge 1: Crunches -- Day 12/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 2: Journaling -- Day 2/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 3: Reduced Caffeine -- Day 12/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 4: CLEAN LIVING!! -- Day 11/2 pauses left (Level 3) ************** Apple -- How's it going? You sound like you're having a bit of a rough time but are determined to stick with it, which is just great! :yes: Good luck and hope to keep hearing from you! :sunny: Pink -- I assume I'm safe in saying CONGRATULATIONS to you!! on completing your water challenge and it sure looks like you'll be notching those others real soon! :cb: Excellent work! :cp: :encore: :cp: I'm glad to hear you're already looking ahead too, but do take time out in a couple days to give yourself a huge pat on the back! :spin: dj -- So glad to hear you made it through the perilous weekend! :eek: Cutting it close is A-OK! :smug: As for the exercise, that's what pause days are for. Good luck with the rest of your challenge. To be bravely forging ahead without a safety net is very impressive! :strong: trob -- I just saw your post about the crunches and remembered that I still have mine to do today and I better do them soon because I'll be out tonight. Thanks for the encouragement. It still is hard and I just may take a pause on clean living, but you're so right, gotta take it in small bits. They are what add up! A big hand for your moving along on your challenges. Three days in the bag! :bravo: Sushi -- So, you're still not sore!? If not, you must be doing something right normally. Good for you! Love those challenges rolling along. Kudos to you! :woo: jolly -- Where are you? I'm afraid to ask about your dog... :( You said you were taking him to the vet. I fear the worst. Tell us how you are, ok? :hug: Ok, people, where are some of the ones who showed up and then disappeared?! :shrug: Come on back and give it another try. There's no shame in starting over. We do it ALL the time! :lol3: mez, how are you? lucky? Madame, what happened to you? Evies? Heh, carla, you hiding out there? Shad, work got you busy? |
Day 17 - exercise - pause, 1 pause left
Day 12 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1 Did good yesterday. It was so nice and cool too! I'm so glad to have a break in that heat wave we've had for some time now. Red - Congrats on being leaner, even if the meter didn't show anything. You know how your clothes fit and how you feel and that's what really counts! Yes, I did mention that I used to ride but never did dressage. Had a few friends that did but that's about it. I used to ride mainly western. Did shows in equitation, pleasure and trail riding and did barrel racing for fun. I did use an english saddle once in a while but only because I loved jumping. Wow, do I miss all that! Pink - :bravo: on your challenge! Good job! Lucky, Trob, Sushi - keep up the good work! :carrot: Have a good day all. |
not doing too well....
Oh, yesterday did not end well.... :( I got a lengthy email from work and spent a long time replying to that and then had to run out. So, I forgot to do the crunches. Then, I met a friend who is on the wagon and I didn't want to drink in front of her, so there was no choice really but to have a latte, which goes against my reduced caffeine challenge. I felt so bummed out, didn't drink much later with another friend who was drinking, so I could have called it clear on clean living, but then just caved in and had to take a pause on that as well. What a bummer. I feel disgusted with myself for allowing outside things to hurt me. Challenge 1: Crunches -- Day 12/no pauses left (Level 1) Challenge 2: Journaling -- Day 3/1 pause left (Level 1) Challenge 3: Reduced Caffeine -- Day 12/no pauses left (Level 1) Challenge 4: CLEAN LIVING!! -- Day 11/1 pause left (Level 3) ************** dj -- Your progress is inspiring! I wish I were doing as well as you, but my resolve is slipping and troubles are messing with my equilibrium and peace of mind. I hate to admit it but that obviously inaccurate reading at the gym is affecting me despite my knowing it shouldn't. I guess I just needed a boost. This is always what happens. I make progress but not enough to really make change like being able to buy nice clothes, really take off enough fat to keep me from hiding the rolls, and then I put it back on because the rewards just aren't enough to keep me going. I slack off. Oh well... It sounds like you were quite a rider. It'd be nice if you could get some in, even if just a little bit, since you obviously miss it so much. Maybe you could try. Well, keep up the good work...I'll try to press on with mine. :^: |
Challenges:
Day 19/ 3 pauses used -Only one glass of Diet Coke a day or less (Level 3) FINISHED!! At least one bottle (34oz) of water a day (Level 3) Day 19/ 3 pauses used -20 minutes of exercise a day (Level 3) Day 19/ 3 pauses used -No eating after 9pm (Level 3) Let's just say that I fell off the wagon... big time... not even dragging behind. I started eating bad... ad it went on and on and on. Between the heat and stress of moving I just lost it today. No real exercise, tons of pop and let's just say it is adter 10pm and I just finsihed eating. Ughhh. Lots to do to catch up tomorrow just stress I guess. Hum... ok no more venting! I can do this... just gotta start living that way. Good luck ladies!! |
Hey chickies!!!! I am still here and still walking!!! I DID give myself a break after finishing the 21 days, and didn't walk over the weekend ( it was dangerously hot, and being on call kinda puts a damper on hoofing it for long distances) but, I DID go on eBay and purchased a 3 mile WATP video so I dont have that excuse any longer once it arrives!!! I am happy to be exercising though!!! It just feels good!!! One thing I have noticed though, and this makes me kinda sad, I don't have time for my horses when I am focusing on walking, and I have a big show in 3 weeks, and 3 of the horses going are no where close to being in condition!!! Now, if I cloned myself 3 more times, make that 4, then I could get everything done like I would like to get everything done!!!! Anyone able to help me with that?;)
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huge save!
Well, the day was a bad one and I was about to throw in the towel, but I didn't. I had a huge save. Just got back from the convenience store where I was gazing into the frozen food section at certain unmentionables. I was about to buy something, something really horrible. And then I thought, NO!! I won't. I'll go back home and report an NSV here. I bought some hot green tea (that's calorieless of course) and came home. I thought, well, things are shite and all, but eating this junk that I was contemplating is just not going to help things, you know? So, it's in to bed for me. A kind of wasted day, but perhaps in some ways not.... :^:
Hope to see more of you soon! :?: lucky, Pink! Howdy! :wave: Pink, don't blow it now! :nono: lucky, get those horses worked! :carrot: heh, carla! like my new avatar? I am, battered and bruised, rising from the hole, from the depths, like a phoenix! :lol3: :kickcan: |
Regardless of Carla, I quite like it myself. Sort of cheeky and cute. Bit like it's owner really.
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Day 18 - exercise - pause, 1 pause left
Day 13 - calories under 1800 - good, 0 pauses left, level 1 Another good day here. Nice and cool, which makes working out so much more pleasant! It is supposed to get warmer in the next week, but only into the high 80's. I think all my fans can keep up with that! Red - Good job with the save! :cp: I know you've been having rough time but, hey, in the end, you did good! You've gotta appreciate those kind of things, they make you feel stronger and help you to go on. Just remember the progress that you have made. As far as my progress... I know that I've come a long ways, but I have been working at it for 1 1/2 years. It's been long and slow with lots of bumps along the way. I'm just stubborn and refuse to give up! I just wish the weight would come off as easy as it did in the beginning. It seems to come off now in little spurts with long pauses in between now that I'm smaller, which is really frustrating! :tantrum: Yes, I would love to try and start riding again. I drive my son to work everyday and have to pass 3 equestrian centers on the way! Someday I would love to stop in one of them but finances keep my from doing it at this time. Maybe when my youngest starts school and I go back to working more hours I'll be able to justify the expense. Either that or I need to make some friends that have horses! Lucky - Good job on the walking! :carrot: Glad to hear you got one the WATP workouts. I really like those, and they are definitely the way to go when it's too hot out! I started out with those workouts myself and now have quite a collection of workout dvd's with everything from walking, to stepping, and even kickboxing. Keeps me from getting bored! Pink - You've been doing really well, and everyone has a bad day once in a while. Just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back to it. You can do this! :yes: Have a good day everyone! :wave: |
day 5- 100 crunches...1 pause left...level 1
day 5- 64 oz water...1 pause left...level 1 every day brings new challenges and victories. sometimes the challenges are huge and victories very small, but we all must focus on those victories. give yourself a pat on the back at the end of the day for everything that you did right and just try and make the next day better. red- love the new balloon and the attitude that goes with it!! |
Yes, Red, I MUCH prefer this avatar. Glad you got rid of the gloomy one. Goofy is much better. I'm with Shad on this one.
Very, VERY hot here. With the humidity, perceived temp of about 47C yesterday, real temp high 30's. :yikes: |
trying to keep up truckin'....
Good morning. Couldn't sleep well last night. Bad dreams and asthma, but I'm up and ready to leave soon. I feel a bit stronger in resolve today and the scale has nudged down from a bit of loss of fluids I know. I really need to break through the 70-kg mark. That would help me feel like I've actually made progress. It's funny how soon you forget what your body felt like before.
************** trob -- Glad to see the challenges moving along. :) trob, the attitude isn't really there with the new avatar. It's just me to act "as if" and hope the attitude follows. ;) dj -- Thanks for the long post and your support of others. You're almost done with your exercise challenge and your calorie one is coming along nicely. Wish I could say the same here. You have seven inches on me and at 184 and me at about 156, you and I probably have about the same difficulty losing weight. You have to really work hard at the exercise I've found. It's the only way to take off more fat. Watching the food intake is the only way to prevent a gain. Not fun, is it? Yeah, I was happy about the save last night. I'm thankful to have some place to report things like this. It helped. The progress I've made never seems like much, especially as I can still wear all the clothes that have become looser. It's a great feeling when they become simply too big to wear but that's a long way off. :( I tell you, if life would just get easier the weight wouldn't be a problem. Ah, to live a life of leisure with no worries. Work with me is a mess as usual and it eats away at me. Too bad it doesn't just eat the stores of fat. I hope you can get some riding in. If you have so much experience riding, I'm sure you could find someone with a horse who perhaps can't get out to ride and you could ask to exercise the horse. Well, good luck and keep those challenges going! ****** Thanks, Shad, cheeky, definitely!...cute...I don't know. I need just a weird balloon. carla, the other avatar may come back. I keep them all and change to match my mood and just when I get tired of one. The new one isn't going to stay long, I know that.... and if it weren't for my handle, I'd have a black one. ;) Well, where is everyone? :shrug: |
What a great thread hope you don't mind my joining you.I really need all the help i can get
challenge 1:no bread,potatoes,white rice or white pasta: level 2 challenge 2:to drink 64oz water:level2 challenge 3:to walk for 40mins every day :level 1 wish me luck if i can do it in small spurts like this it seems alot more doable |
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