i wish that when i was about to pop in i could have good news about my challenges but that is not the case. my computer is still not working so i have to use everyone elses and that is such a pain. challenges were all going well for the first few days and then i started having some stomach problems so the crunches were out followed quickly by the water and then the food log. i am really depressed about it all right now. i have been on ww for 5 weeks and i have yo-yoed the whole time. i have lost as much as 7 (according to my scales in the morning) but now am showing only a 1 pound loss at the meetings. i just don't seem to have the motivation for anything right now but i am really going to try to kick myself in the butt beginning tomorrow and see if i can't get control. wish me luck.
10-16-06
100 crunches...level 3
60 oz+ water...level 3
food log...level 3
NEW ONE...keep ww points on target....level 3
Red- WOW...that is a LOT of vending machines!! And they are pretty attractive! LOL. I don't think I'd be doing so well with my pop challenge if I had that in my face everywhere I go..LOL.
As for my challenges, well the pop thing went down the drain. I could take a pause day, but I'll just start over again. SO, here are my stats....
Activity: 6 days down, 15 to go, 2 pauses left (level 3)
Pop: Starting over...0 days down, 21 to go, 1 pause left (level 1)
Crunches: 5 days down, 16 to go, 2 pauses left (level 3)
Day 6 - calories <1500, 1 pause
Day 7 - steps >5000
Day 7 - food diary
Red - every little movement jars the repair around the joint. Just walking on the sidewalk jars it enough to really make it ache some days. I have to keep reminding myself that it's going to take a long time to be fully back to normal.
Trob - Oh, I feel your pain. Yo-yoing can be so discouraging. You need a really good week of staying on points, drinking your water and excercising to get over the hurdle. Think how motivating a good week would be.
Heather - good work with the activity and crunches. Do you vary your activity or are you doing the same thing each day?
Well, I did it! Got off the ground with the processed foods. I was about to let it slide again and then I thought, heck no! What's the point? I was also about to do a little sugar binge, then thought, why start over when I have just two more days and I can actually COMPLETE a challenge? So, I held off...
Processed Foods -- Day 1 done/no pauses taken
Alcohol -- Day 5 done/1 pause taken
Fat challenge -- Day 2 done/no pauses taken
Sugar -- Day 19 done/all pauses taken
Walking/Running/Riding Challenge -- Day 9 done/1 pause taken
Crunch Challenge -- Day 19 done/all pauses taken
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Ashley -- I AM in lalaland or something. I didn't realize it was your shoulder you had operated on! I was thinking it was something else. Sorry about the ignorance. Tell me, just what was wrong with your shoulder? Well, excellent going with your challenges! Keep it up!
Bonita -- You say the "pop thing went down the drain".....but it should have just been the pop going down the drain, eh?! But, good for you for jumping right back on the wagon before it goes rolling off down the road. Good going on the other challenges! You can do it!!
trob -- Oh, trob, oh, trob, I had a feeling about you being so quiet... Oh well, good to see you back on track!! I sure hope the stomach problems are over. DON'T be depressed!! You're back up and fighting and that's what really matters. You've surely learned something with the yo-yoing. For one, you've learned to keep trying again and again. You can tweak just what that "trying" means, but at least you're keeping at something. You have to believe in yourself that you will be able to get it all right sometime. But you'll never get it right if you stop trying. NEVER give up!!!
day 3 - 30 minutes exercise - good - 3 pauses left
day 4 - 30 minutes exercise - pause - 2 pauses left
day 3 - Calories under 1700 - good - 3 pauses left
day 4 - Calories under 1700 - pause - 2 pauses left
day 3 & 4 - No more than 170 calories from "junk" (10% of calories) - good - 3pauses left
Yep, got a couple of pauses in. My calories yesterday I had all figured out and then went and had a drink! The drink threw me right on over 1700 calories. Exercise I can't count anything that I did throughout the day even though I was busy. Mostly it was the laundry, cooking, paying bills kind of busy. Seems that happens a lot on Sundays for me!
Red - Good job on the sugar & processed foods! Those both are tough challenges. You're so close on that sugar challenge, you can do it!
LaBonita - Sorry about the pop challenge. But glad you're getting right back on it!
Trob - Glad you're back to you're challenges! Don't give up! Good luck!
Ashley - Considering all you're going through right now, you're doing great! Just be patient, you'll get there!
Hello! Guess what? It's Monday again! We went away for the weekend so I wasn't able to exercise. Beer challenge long gone as usual. But I have stuck to the water challenge, taking 1 pause , so I'm on day 6.
I've decided to start the South Beach Diet, phase one. So my Monday challenge is to stick to it. It's a 2 week plan, so I'll throw in a week of phase 2 also. During phase one there is no beer, wine, NADA. But even though it's inclusive in the diet, I'm seperating it out to prove I CAN DO IT!!! I started yesterday, so day 1 done!
Water: Day 6
South Beach: Day 1
Exercise (1/2 hour): Day 1
No Beer: Day 1
Hello to everyone, I'll check in again later tonight.
Just checking in quick...Still going okay. Like I said, I just had to start the pop challenge over. I kinda lost count and don't have time to figure it out right now, but I'll be back tomorrow or something and I'll figure it out then. Too short on time to reply to anyone personally, so HELLO EVERYONE! Hope your challenges are going great...I'll check back in later.
Whoa! Everyone's just doing a quick check in.
Well, I completed day 2 of the beach
So day 7 water, day 2 no beer, day 2 SBD and day 2 exercise.
Whew! SBD seems to be helping because now I have some specific rules to follow and I seem to be sticking to them!
Dj and Ashley, you guys are off to a solid start! Keep it up!
You too LaBonita! By the way, I love your "unstuff" challenge!! Cute!
day 5 - 30 minutes exercise - good - 2 pauses left
day 5 - Calories under 1700 - good - 2 pauses left
day 6 - No more than 170 calories from "junk" (10% of calories) - good - 3 pauses left
Made it through another day! I finally feel like I'm getting back on track, which feels really good. Still have to find a way to get myself through weekend stuff, but I usually only seem to have a problem on Sundays so it's not throwing me too far off track.
Apple - Glad to hear SB is working for you. I think one of the hardest things about losing weight and getting healthier is finding what fits for each of us. Keep up the good work!
LaBonita - Hope to see you back soon! Don't worry about starting over, at least you're making some steps in the right direction!
Ashley - Hope you enjoy your visit with family. See you back soon!
Here we are! Took me a while to find this thread..LOL.
Well, um...not doing so well. On all my challenges. I'll be starting over. This past week and a half has been a bad week for me. Go to the Support forum and read my post "hanging on the side of the wagon" if you want more details. SOO, since I'm starting over, here are my stats...
Activity: 0 days completed, 21 days to go, 3 pauses left (Level 3)
Pop: 0 days completed, 21 days to go, 3 pauses left (Chenged to level 3)
Crunches: 0 days completed, 21 days to go, 2 pauses left (Changed to level 2)
So there ya have it. I was feeling pretty down, but I realize I just need to get back on the horse and try again. I'm not starting over...just continuing!!
Hi to everyone. I'll catch up on posts later. Have a great day all
Hey LaBonita! Hang on! You can do it! I have lost track of how many times I've had to restart but I'm still here, plodding along. I am actually proud to announce that I have stuck to South Beach phase 1 for almost 5 days now!! I think it's a record!!! The scale says I've lost 5 pounds, but I think my start weight was inflated by a party week-end and TOM. So maybe a pound or 2 of the good stuff.
So I had to take a pause on my water, the other day I just totally forgot about it. So let see.....
Water, day 8
SBP1, day 4
Exercise, day 4
No beer, day 4
Hello out there!
Anyone?
Well, I had to take a pause for exercise, so:
Day 9 water
Day 4 exercise
Day 5 South Beach
Day 5 No beer
As I am typing this, day 6 is just about over. I've stuck to a diet for 6 days!!! That's just amazing. It's really really hard, and I'm hungry and tired. And I don't have much in the way of results either, which is frustrating. I am going to stick it out though. This is too much suffering to throw it all away with out something permanent to show for it.
I hope everyone is OK! Things are usually quiet here on the week-ends, but with this last couple of days added on, well, I miss you all! come back!!
I was also about to do a little sugar binge, then thought, why start over when I have just two more days and I can actually COMPLETE a challenge? 
So, I held off... 
Keep it up! 
But, good for you for jumping right back on the wagon before it goes rolling off down the road. 
Good going on the other challenges! You can do it!! 
Oh well, good to see you back on track!! 
I sure hope the stomach problems are over. DON'T be depressed!! 
You're back up and fighting and that's what really matters. You've surely learned something with the yo-yoing. For one, you've learned to keep trying again and again. You can tweak just what that "trying" means, but at least you're keeping at something. You have to believe in yourself that you will be able to get it all right sometime. But you'll never get it right if you stop trying. NEVER give up!!! 
