I agree! It's much easier to make the decision at the beginning of the day than wait until you're faced with temptation

Red - ok then!!! go for it LOL. Glad you're not into S&M hehe

Ok, I'm back, kinda. I've been so busy that I just have not been able to keep up. I'm afraid that my challenges are not looking too good because of the craziness around here.

Day 17, 18, & 19 - good - Some sort of purposeful exercise everyday - 0 pause left

Day 18, 19, & 20 - good - No food 2 hours before bedtime - level 3

Day 18, & 19 - good - At least 4 servings of fruits/vegies per day - level 1
Day 20 - pause - 4 servings of fruit/vegies per day - 0 pauses left

Day 3 - good - logging calories - 2 pauses left
Day 4 & 5 - pause - logging calories - 0 pauses left

The exercise one I barely held onto yesterday. I'm counting it as good, because I realized I would never find time to actually "do" some exercise, so I ran up and down the steps leading to our basement a dozen times since it was a quick and easy thing to do, then went back to baking treats and doing chores. We'll see what happens today.

Counting calories I guess I should have never started. I've just had way too much to do lately to even think about it. I'm counting that one as a bust. Today we're off to see Santa for my little one, and to try to finish up shopping and baking so I know I'll never get it done again.

Okay, enough out of me. Guess I'm a little frustrated with myself.

Hi Red, Sweet Pea and Ashley! Hope all is well. Hopefully I can catch up with you tomorrow. Off I go again!

Hi!!!

You know I'm thinking it was my email address. For some reason the notifications are working with my gmail address, and yes I did have 3FC in my filters as white listed but for some reason they didn't arrive via yahoo. Strange...

DJ relax!!! Just take baby steps, you don't have to conquer the world in 21 days. If you can get the exercise one right, then just do that for 21 days. Then when that is no longer a challenge add the calorie counting. That way you can be more focused

My exercise was fine yday but I still have to count back and see how many days I've done. Gosh it looks like its only 4 days. Hmmm felt like longer LOL.

I just realized it's been 3 days since I posted. I've had two good days, which leaves me at day 8, but have taken one pause day.

I'm guessing we'll have lots of company on 3FC right after the first of the year, when everyone sets their New Year's resolutions.

Hi Ashley, I think you're right about the after New Year rush. It'll be good to get a boost in here.

I haven't been helping matters, but just now I got down and did my crunches, so I'm declaring this Day 1 of another crunch challenge. It's all I can muster. The other things fly out the window these days. Things are too tough and I am floundering... Still, I don't want to go under for good, so here I am. Cheers!

hi

boy time flies, i can not believe the year is nearly over.
i'm not doing so well at the moment. i won a legal case and the other side appealed. i found out that even if i win the other side will only have to pay $6k-8k of the legal costs which are humungous. i am thinking of selling my car and buying a cheaper model so i don't have to pay interest on the overdraft. this morning it came to a head. tom and the lawyer still hasn't sent me something from 2 weeks ago and kept saying she'd "try" to get it out, which means don't hold your breath. i burst into tears and sobbed my little heart out.

there's other stuff going on too. i am in a state of overwhelm

i pulled myself together enough to go into town and check out cars but i didn't see anything suitable. i resisted buying wine but i still feel pretty down. i want to write a really rude letter to the lawyer about lack of service. if you only knew how much money i spent on them in the last 18 mo. you could feed an african village for a lifetime and still have change left over to buy a few goats with the money i gave the firm. i bet the partners are all putting in new swimming pools this summer.

anyway, whinge over. i'm exhausted, run down and very disinterested in worrying about calories. i managed to keep it together and buy a healthy sandwich for lunch and just 2 little sweet treats. i was ok with breaking my rule about only 1 sweet treat so long as i didn't go overboard. but hmmmm... i don't want to sell my nice car!!! and i don't want to go thru all this legal hassle and trauma. but there is no way out of it. i have to put on a defence so it has to go forward

lawyers haven't even sent me a xmas present. aren't i greedy hehe? but i'm sure i deserve to be sent something magnificent after the amount i spent on them.

anyway i'm going to take a break from my goals for a few days. i still aim to do the exercise but i won't be upset if i only do 20 mins or skip a day!

sweet! Hope things lighten up for you soon. I well understand the "state of overwhelm!" Come back and join us soon. I will be creeping along with my crunches, at least.

i did a few crunches last night, but right now i have a lot on my plate so i'll pop in but i won't be doing any formal "challenges". right now life is enough of a challenge

No food 2 hours before bedtime - DONE

4 servings of fruit/vegies per day - DONE

Exercise and counting calories are history. Monday, I totally forgot to count any calories and was too busy to make it up later. I did exercise, but Sunday I didn't. Yesterday, my youngest managed to come down with the stomach flu, so as you can imagine, I was rather distracted and got no challenges done. Luckily he's fine today and I'm hoping things will be back to normal.

I think at this point, I'm not going to declare a challenge until next week. The rest of my week will actually be somewhat calm for once, but with Christmas just days away now, I think I'll hold off.

Sweet Pea - Sounds like a break may be good for you right now. I sure hope things get better for you soon.

Red - Glad to hear you're hanging in there!

Ashley - You're probably right about having people in here after New Year's! I know I will be!

Have a good day everyone!

I'm slightly over my limit for the day, so today is a pause day on the calories. Had one too many office sweets today.

Sweet Pea - I'm sorry to hear things are not going well with the legal issue. Lawyers always manage to come out ahead no matter how the case turns out. You don't want a Christmas present from the lawyer - he'd just charge you $500 per hour for it! Take some time out to get your life back in order and we hope to see you back here working hard after that.

Red - I like the way you phrased your crunches. Creeping along with crunches....

DJ - Hanging onto two challenges in the face of the Christmas rush, plus a child with the flu, is a monumental feat.

It's Friday morning. I am planning to get to the gym before work...I have notched Day 2 of the crunch challenge! No pauses yet taken...I will probably start a no-sugar challenge today...and tomorrow or the next a no-processed foods again...got foods to eat up before I start that one...OK, dj, ash, hang in there!

Hi Red, Sweet Pea and DJ,
I'm out of here for a few days and will not have computer access. For those of you who celebrate the holiday, I wish you a Merry Christmas. Good luck on your challenges to everyone.

Ashley

Hi Ash! Enjoy your time away! A Merry Christmas to all of you as well! Think of me at work here, both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.... Oh well, I'm used to it.

Just want to report Day 3 in the bag on the crunch challenge and so far, so good on the no-sugar challenge. I found two little unmentionables in my locker at work and was about to blow off that challenge for another day, then said, heck, if not now, WHEN?!?!? and put those little things from a small Pennsylvania town back in my locker... Let's see how my resolve holds.....

I had little time at the gym but pat myself on the back for just getting there and doing a bit of weight training. After all, it's a 50-minute walk there and good discipline to have moved the butt, so I'm happy!

Reporting in to say I achieved liftoff on the no-sugar challenge!! Day 1 is in the bag!! It wasn't easy (is it ever? ) but I managed to turn down numerous offers of sweets! It's Saturday here, haven't done the crunches yet...WILL!

Later, all!

Just dropping by to wish everyone a Merry Christmas

I'll be back into things after Christmas. For now officially on 'holiday'

Well done Red on starting your sugar free challenge - never easy. Hello DJ & Ashley. Hope y'all have great holidays and come back refreshed