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Hey Red, Happy Birthday! :balloons: :hb: :woo: I keep forgetting that you are so many hours ahead of us that you're into the next day! Hope it's a good one for you!
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Wow! Thank you dj! It's 5 a.m. here! Getting ready to leave. Thanks again! :hug:
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Happy Birthday Red :hat: :hb: :hat: Many blessings, and hope you do something extra nice for your self. You deserve it!
Not much else to report here. Had a nice ride on my horse tonight. Ready to start my challenges tomorrow. And (drumroll please) I said I would pop in tonight, and I ACTUALLY DID! :fr: This must be a record. Have a wonderful night all! |
Happy Happy Birthday Red!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats DJ!!!!!!!!!!! Just stopping in, I'm moved... well mostly and am settling in. My internet is on and off for the most part lately so I'll stop in when I can. Taking a lil two day vacationscoming up this week too so I may not be back for a bit but when I am I will be ready for new challenges!! Miss you all! Keep up the good work! |
Goodness! Thank you all, jolly, girlie, Pink for the birthday wishes! It hasn't been a good day so far. Things are rough and well, I don't know...I haven't had a birthday like this in a while...:cry: But all your wishes are making me feel a little better. Thanks for being there...
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Good morning, all. Well, despite all the issues lately, I have been running again. I started doing a 10 week training program that combines walking and jogging until you are jogging for a full 30 minutes. Well, enough mornings I was trying to convince myself to not run, that it ticked me off and I would jump ahead in the program. This morning, I marked off 3 miles to run. YIKES :fr: I was only averaging a 12 minute mile, and hit the wall at 2.8 miles. Boy do I have work to do.
Well, here's to my first day back on challenge. Have a wonderful day all, and talk later. :wave: |
happy birthday red!!! hope that you had a wonderful day.
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HAPPY BALLOONDAY RED!!! Cheer up, old girl, and think clear skies and bluebirds of happiness. :hug: (And by the way, sorry to disappoint, but I like the avatar even more now I know its state of mind. ;) ) |
Happy Birthday RED!
Wish you all of the HAPPINESS in the world! Sorry I am a little late... I promised i would visit the thread yesterday but didnt! Now I am back! |
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Since I am back I wanna to share some before/after pics!
Attachment 23304 BEFORE WL Attachment 23305 DURING WL Attachment 23306 MOST RECENT (My brother and I) |
Way to go, Rebeca. Aren't you looking great! Keep up the good work.
I met my challenges for today. Day 1, complete. Everyone, have a wonderful evening :wave: |
just a touch and go for me right now.
10 days down of drinking 64 oz of water and doing 100 crunches...no pauses left which could be a problem because we are going out of town this weekend. oh well, if i have to start over, then i will start over. keep up the good work everyone!! i hope to be able to catch up soon. http://www.3fatchicks.net/img/bar070...6/160/205/.png |
thanks all!
Hello all. Thank you so much for all the wonderful birthday wishes! It really was sweet of you all and made the day a whole lot better. Arigato!!
I didn't start the challenges today as planned. Finished up some of the rare birthday foods I got yesterday so I'll start soon with the challenges. I got a call from the stable saying my horse has a swollen eye, nearly shut so that is worrying me. The horse is eating and has no fever but I worry about anything and everything! :^: ************** trob -- It sounds like your son has learned a lot watching your husband! :lol: He sounds like he has heard the problems and knows what he has to do to get around them. Would we all have such clear goals from early on! And thank you too for the birthday wishes! Hope the "touch and go" situation ends with you on top! :strong: dj -- Yeah, trailers are nice. I remember one of those old Coleman ones that you pulled behind the car and then cranked open. We rented one when I was a kid and it was a lot of fun. Of course, it is mostly just for sleeping as there isn't much room in it but it was still fun. It must be nice to have a big one. jolly -- Hello there and glad to have you back and with two new challenges. Wow, a level 1 for the evil soda! I know you can do it! Good luck on that running! :yes: Shad -- Thank you for the wonderful balloons, kitten and birthday wishes! They were beautiful. carla -- Good to see you and thank you! The day got a bit better yesterday after my last post. I went to the party and the people were so sweet. I had a ton of the brew and then taxied off to work and hooked up with the drinking coworkers and only got home this morning after 6 a.m. God, that's my second all-nighter this week! Going to have to rein it in, eh? I knew you'd like the avatar more, but I admit that I do too now that I know its background. When I said before that it wouldn't be staying I hadn't known anything about it. Now I realize it's a little prankster and that IS like me... :lol3: Rebeca -- Thank you! and thank you for coming in and saying heh. You look fantastic! You're really a beautiful girl. Keep up the good work. Not far to goal now, is it? |
Red- You are absolutally right, the ballon has your personality! Thank you, you are too kind! 20lbs away still a good bit but slowly we get there dont we?
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hi all,
it seems like this thread is what i need to get me motivated to establish new habits, so i hope you don't mind if i jump in. i've been off the wagon for some months now and i have gained 5 pounds of the 15 pounds that i've lost since i started dieting (yet again) in january. i started exercising again yesterday, so i'm on day 2 on my daily exercise challenge which will be a level 3. i will start my other challenges on sunday because i have to attend a party on saturday. have a nice day everyone. |
Hey y'all. Well, day 2 both challenges met . . . at least technically. REally wasn't making healthy choices, but I met the parameters of my challenge. I just have to remind myself that I have to start out small again, to get back to where I was before I lost focus.
I also took a nap this mroning instead of working out. Felt really good after so :?: I run again in the morning. Have a great day all. Good luck with your horse, REd. I know how worrisome that can be. |
still goofing off...
Hello everyone! :wave: I still haven't started anew, but I am not doing too badly either. Staying away from sugar and just did my crunches. There's so much going on that I think I may do like jolly and take it easy on the official challenges, but ratchet up the difficulty when I can. I've been doing way too much drinking! :nono:
I'll start them all tomorrow, even though I have done them today..some of them...it's sooo hot here. Officially the temperature was just under 38 C but on the pavement it was 47! Let's see, that's just under 100 and 117 degrees Fahrenheit! :beach: ************** jolly -- Thanks about the horse. Her eye looked much, much better. There was just a bit of swelling of the lower eyelid. She seemed kind of lethargic so I just did a bit of easy work. It was so hot too. I hear you on the starting out small. That's good. It keeps you reined in. Keep up the good work! :cp: And great running! :yes: arathi -- Hello there! Welcome! :welcome3: I hope to see lots of you. Good luck! :goodluck: |
Good morning all. Just had to pop in as I slime all over my desk. I did my run this morning (OK, where is the smilie for dripping with sweat???). I managed to complete the whole 3 mile loop today - partially due to some divine inspiration. As I hit the last 1/2 mile, I got passed by a particularly fine looking pair of buns. Even though I couldn't keep up with him, it did inspire me to keep going. My time was slower today by a bit, but no more than I expect due to not working out and eating poorly yesterday.
I am glad your horse is starting to do better, Red. I want to start kicking butt again on my challenges, but I know I was having some serious mental blocks with things, even before my dog got sick. So, I know I have to get some success with small challenges, and start building up my healthy habits again, so I can keep going. Have a wonderful day all. Welcome, Arathi. Talk to you all tonight :wave: |
dream on...
Just felt like popping in...do you ever really feel all revved up with no where to go, like the energy is there waiting for you to tap into it and really kick A? Well, that's the way I feel now, but it's time for bed and I plan to get up and go to the gym early, run 5K AND do weights...wish me luck, all!
Last night I had this wonderful dream where I tried on these clothes, a simple white shirt and black jeans and the jeans were just way too big. No yucky always too tight feeling. I was small in my clothes. Ah, it was a great feeling...I wonder where it came from. Sure wish I could get there now..without buying clothes two sizes too big for me...:lol: ah, well, I can dream... :^: ************** jolly -- Heh there! Stop sliming your desk! :barf: No, really, that was fantastic! The whole three miles! Wow! :eek: And I saw that fine view myself...with a little imagination! Keep it up! :sunny: |
Hi all!
Just wanted to pop in and say Hi. Looks like everyone is doing pretty well. This will be the last time I'll be able to get in here since we are leaving tomorrow morning for our camping trip and won't be back until next week. I'll catch up with all of you then. Have a great weekend everyone! Gotta run, lots to do before we go! :welcome3: arathi! Good luck with your challenges! :wave: |
welcome arathi!
challenges are all going well. i am at day 11 for both with no pauses left. i start back to work in the morning, not ready but what choice do i have. at least when i am at work my schedule is somewhat consistant which helps keep my eating in check. the ball games are all over...THANK GOODNESS...but they have left my whole family drained and grumpy. not what i need to deal with as the new school year starts. i hope that i can get caught up on everyone soon. just know that i am in your corner cheering for you!! |
Hey all. Wish I had your extra "rev", Red. I am just looking forward to a day off tomorrow and the chance to sleep in. Actually, two days to sleep in. It's a good thing.
Well, challenges met. Again, didn't make the healthiest choices otherwise though. Once I am sure the no caffeine headaches are gone, I need to add the no unauthorized :censored: back into my challenges. Using that as a crutch. But, we'll get there. Have a great day all! :wave: |
Heh, jolly, the extra "rev" wasn't there this morning! :shrug: Still, I got to the gym...a bit later than I had wanted to, but was still able to get in 3K jogging and some weights, so I feel good. Good going, you! :sunny: dj, trob, hey there! :wave: dj, enjoy your trip!
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Hey, Red, at least you made it. That's an accomplishment all on its own. I am trying to find that "rev" now. I took a vacation day today, so am trying to get my cleaning done now, do some banking and errands, ride the horse, work out, etc.
Here's to a successful day for all of us. Enjoy! :wave: |
it looks like i am going to have to start my water challenge over. sitting through meetings all day does not go well with drinking 64 oz of water. SOOO, i am just going to stop both of my challenges for now until i get back into the swing of school. the crunches are not that big of a problem but we are going to be out of town this weekend and i can't see me getting down on the floor in a hotel room to do them. i just don't seem to be having very good luck with my challenges but at least i am trying.
hope everyone has a great weekend. trob |
Well, Red - I am now in the horse worrying boat. I went out to the barn yesterday, and my boy had a swollen rear fetlock. A little warmth in two spots, but nothing alarming. Favoring the leg a bit, but again, not in a huge way. Not bothered by pressure or touch. Just swollen. So, cold water and liniment, and hope it goes down. I really don't need a large vet bill right now. But, I need him well.
Anyway. Day 4 of my challenges met yesterday. I am going to add some tomorrow, just to keep my a bit more focused. Today I am going to the fair though, so I will wait. Have a great day all :wave: |
low down....
Morning all. Not much action around here of late, is there? That seems to be in keeping with my own get up and go, or rather my lack thereof. :( Things are not good for me and I have to find a way to put some energy back into my life...well, I'll work on that later...right now it's 5 a.m. and I have to get ready to leave. Just turned on the TV and there was some old black and white movie on with some Godzilla-like lizard terrorizing the Roman Coliseum. What was that, I wonder? Maybe it's just what I need, a bit of the old-time horror show, it could put my own horror show in perspective.... :^:
Hi trob, jolly! :wave: jolly, I hope the horse gets well soon. It's probably nothing serious and the swelling will go down in a few days. Glad to hear you're doing well on your challenges. :cp: I feel awful and the (as jolly would say) poor choices I've been making eating are not helping. I must pull myself up by the bootstraps again....get myself back on a couple challenges....wish me luck. P.S. A Net search just told me that that movie was a 1957 sci-fi/horror flick called "20 Million Miles To Earth." Cool! :kickcan: |
hey jolly girl, red and dj, just rolled back into town from good ole' branson mo. little did we know that there was a huge antique car show going on in town which brings in thousands of people. now i don't know if any of you have ever been to branson or not but if you have you know that it is not that big of a town. there were people EVERY where!! i think that we ended up with the last room in the whole town. anyway, it was not good for a person's diet. i know that i should go survey the damage but i just can't bring myself to do it yet. i hope that i am able to jump back into my challenges and maybe add a few more this week but i am just going to take it one day at a time. there is a lot of eatin' meetin's, as my daddy used to say, going on in my building right now (school building...first week back for teachers and that seems to be the only thing most of them can think about....eating.....it must be from the stress of a new year beginning). well, i have got to head out and go grocery shopping. i have convinced my whole family to start watching what they eat and making better choices. it probably won't last long but we are going to try it anyway.
red- i hope that you are able to pep yourself up some. i have been at a place before in my life where it seemed that everything was out of my control and i didn't like it. hang in there and i am sure that you will find the energy you need to tackle whatever it is that you are dealing with. good luck...i am thinking about you! |
Hey all. We must be on the sci-fi kick, Red. I have spent the day watching "Nature . . Unleashed" disaster movies. Compliments of the sci-fi channel of course! My horse is a tad better today. We will see what tomorrow brings.
:drill: :drill: FOOD PORN ALERT! FOOD PORN ALERT! :drill: :drill: I am going to add a third challenge, starting today. "Healthy Eating" - which will be defined in this challenge by 1) eating 2 servings each per day of fruits and veggies, and 2) no unauthorized chocolate (I can have the following: low fat choc milk, granola bars, and my low cal frozen treats). I will get back on track. Off to do a few things before an early bed. I never seem to get the sleep I want. Take care everyone :wave: |
Alright I'm back ladies... moved in completely (well almost all unpacked) and with regular internet to check in! So happy to be back.... really had a food filled week, while I did get in a ton of exercise I ate all of it and more. Ugh but I'm back and ready to start my challenges in the morning!! I'm hoping that now that I'm settled I'll be able to plan out my meals better and hopefully in advance so I might stick to it more as I know that is where my weight is staying on. Weighing in tomorrow morning... well I guess this morning... seem to be up at all hour lately :-(
100 crunches a day 2000 calories or less a day No eating after 10pm |
Hi everyone:wave:
I have been stuck on "pause" mode for quite a while now and I have gained 5 lbs. so maybe it's a good idea to try to go into "play" mode again before I gain back all the weight that I've lost.:( My tracker is not accurate, but I'm planning to lose the 5 lbs. I've gained ASAP.;) My level 3 challenges are::crossed: 1. Exercise daily for at least 30 mins. 2. Food journal 3. A daily net calories of 1200-1500 I started my challenges yesterday, so I'm on day 2.:hyper: Have a great day everyone. |
Great news... despite eating everything in sight and nothing healthy during my move I still managed to not gain any weight back.... while I didin't loose any I'm thankful becasue I figured I gained at least 4 pounds this week... Relief... Ok On with the new challenges!!
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Hey all. Real quick check in - mainly because I came home to a little "oops" from my girl, and this room really really stinks!
Congrats, Pink for not gaining. I wish I could say the same. Gained 2 more pounds last week. Well, that is why I added the new challenge, and joined the circuit class again. I had to take a pause on following the menu. I had a stressful payroll MOnday, and I ate out. Bad choice, I know. So, day 8 of no soda, day 7 still of follow menu, and day 2 of healthy eating. The good news is that I went out to the barn and my horse's leg is about 90% better. He was very well behaved too, so that made up for the crappy Monday (at least until I found the "oops"). Hopefully this means we can ride again, and no expensive vet bill. Have a great night all. |
Hello! Just got back from a week away. I didn't eat too much, but I wasn't exactly on a diet either.....;)
I am determined to get back on it here. Guess what? I'm trying that no beer deal again. If I can't do it this time I think I'll hit AA....So tomorrow will be day 1. There are no bottles around to tempt me and it's going to stay that way!!! Hi Red, Jolly, Pink, Girlie, trob and djstorey! Talk to you all tomorrow! |
So I lied…. I didn’t start my challenges today (…yesterday now) but I’ll try again in the morning. Insomnia is killing me… currently 4:30am and wide awake. But I’m exhausted all day long… if I nap it just turns into more hours missed at night… ahhhh what a vicious cycle. Hopefully once I get back into the school, work and life routine it’ll get more normal. I am getting a lot of work done though on my hours up, but not exercise and certainly no healthy food. It’s hard to get back on the bandwagon now that I have been off with this move for so long.
Hey Girlie, Red, DJ and Trob!! Jolly what good news about your horse and everyone deserves to go out once in a while! Keep up the good work! Welcome back Apple! |
doo-wop horses...
Heh there all. I'll be back soon. Just having a bit of very busy days here.... :^:
Here's a little link I thought ya all might like. jolly, these guys will sing your fella all better for sure! :) http://svt.se/hogafflahage/hogafflaH...r/hestekor.swf Wait till the four horses load up. Make sure your computer sound is on, then click on each horse from left to right till they're all on. Click on any horse to turn off and on. Try random combinations for different little tunes. It's fun.. :bubbles: |
Morning all. I have a confession to make. This morning when I was jogging, I realized I need to take a pause day on healthy eating for yesterday:o While I kept the no unauthorized :censored: part of the challenge, I forgot to have a second fruit. :fr: HORRORS. So, off I start again.
Even though my knee was still a bit off from the 5 hours of fair walking in bad shoes Saturday, and other parts were sore from my circuit class yesterday, I did go out and do my three miles. My time was slower, but I completed it feeling pretty good, with no new soreness. Hurray! Anyway, off to get some stuff done. Have a great day all :wave: P.S. I checked out that link, Red. Not sure how my horse would feel about it, but I sure laughed. :rofl: Thanks! |
Hi all, I'm back. We had a great time camping and it was really hard to make ourselves come home. It was so pretty where we went! We actually camped in two different places. The second one was right under the Sawtooth Mountains and I can't wait to go back there. It was our first time there and I felt like I needed more time to explore and enjoy. Oh well, maybe we'll get there again if we don't move away.
I'll think about what challenges I want to do in the next day or so. We are all still trying to clean up and unpack, so I just can't think about it quite yet. I definitely need to get back on track though. I enjoyed the camp food a little too much and have no desire right now to see what the scale says! :o Give me a day or two. Hope all is well with everyone. I'll do some more catching up later. :wave: |
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