hi everyone
day 2 exercise done!!!

hello to mscat - i'm doing basically the same challenge

ashley- you made me laugh. doesn't everyone do that? we all have these really great intentions and a huge wishlist for our new year's resolutions and then life interferes, enthusiasm fades and we go back to our old ways.

I think it's better to set small goals, or if you have a big goal to break it down into smaller goals. Imagine if we could add one new habit each month! In a year our lives would be totally transformed

you know i'm still not getting notifications. I switched to my gmail address and at first the notifications came, but now they've stopped. Weird. I checked my spam folder and there's nothing lurking there!

Day 9 on crunches, Day 7 on no sugar...DONE!!

day 1 - Counting calories - good - Level 3

day 1 - Exercise everyday - good - level 3

Well, got day 1 done. Kept forgetting to count those darn calories, but pulled it off in the end.

Hi Red - keep up the good work!

Ashley - Yeah, I gave up those big New Year Resolutions. Now, it's something small, kinda like what I do here with my challenges. One little change at a time.

Sweet Pea - Weird, I have no idea why you wouldn't get those notifications! Are you coming to the site everytime you get one? In the notifications they send out there is a note that says "There may be other replies also, but you will not receive any more notifications until you visit the forum again." You're probably aware of that, but it's the only other thing I can think of.

Mscat - Glad to have you join (re-join) us!

Have a good day everyone!

Boy, oh boy.

It has been slightly more than a year, since I first registered on 3FC.
Back then, I thought of a New Year resolution and decided to get a jump start.
I began my journey on December 1st. Not that I really had it all together, but slowly, especially through multiple trials, I managed to have a few successful challenges.
Time passed, I lost some weight. More time passed and I slipped. I tried twice to make a comeback, but as I see it now I did not have full commitment on the inside.
There have been days, when I would say at night "tomorrow is the day", but in the morning I would forget to even think about the gym once daily activities kicked in.
Recently I switched jobs. My new role is very demanding, busy and with lots of stress. Yet, my manager does not fail to remind me to find "the work life balance". So here I am ready for a new discovery. It is too late to head start for 2007, so I will wait till the 2nd of the month to do it.


I am really glad to see that many of you still are trying, you are GREAT examples for me. I can see how one can have weak moments, yet they come back and never give up. I admire your strength, I salute your courage and persistance. I will try to learn from my mistakes, and your examples.

Congratulations on all of your Achivements. Happy New Year. May 2007 carry the day when you will reach your goal, and celebrate it.

CBETA

exercise day 3, and i'm not sure if i did the full 30 mins as it was stop start.
i was clambering around the farm with my mother but we stopped so often i lost track. i'm going to add some crunches or something to make sure it adds to the right time.

red i am very impressed - 7 days without sugar!!! are you having diet sweets, or skipping sweet things completely?

djs - it's weird. i didn't get a notification for this post either and there's no logical reason why i shouldn't. if i go into my user cp i am subscribed for instant notification. well done on your challenge!

day 2 - Counting calories - good - Level 3

day 2 - Exercise everyday - good - level 3

A good day yesterday. I got to use my new step for the 1st time and wow, 14 inches really gets to you! Today I'm going to try it for aerobics with the 8 inch section and see how I do. I'm used to the 6 inch high step, so I'm sure adding another 2 inches will be a challenge for a while.

Sweet Pea - Yep, it's definitely weird that you don't get the notifications. I just can't think of anything else that might be causing it. Just make sure you get in here once a day to keep up with us and let us know you're there!

Cbeta - Glad to see you back on here! I agree with your manager about finding that work, life balance! That is an absolute must! Looking forward to your new challenge(s) on the 2nd. We'll be here for you!

Hi Red & Ashley! Hope you are doing well!

Day 4 done for calories and exercise.

Sweet pea - I like the concept of one new habit per month. That truly would transform my life over a year's time.

CBETa - welcome back. I constantly talk to people who report to me about work/life balance, but I find it can be easier to preach than to practice.

DJ - I just can't get over the idea of a 14 inch step. You'll have to let us know how the 8 inch goes. I usually use the step with just one platform under it at the gym. I'm guessing it's approx 5 inches. I cannot even imagine 14 inches high.

Mscat - I've seen several ads for belly dancing classes lately. Is it difficult to get started?

Red - hope things are going well for you.

I'm back! Hey Red, DJ, sweet and everyone else! So I disappeared for a few months... was way overwhelmed with school, work, life... finally back on track and pulling things back on track... including my exercise and diet habits! Alright I'm starting my new challenges tomorrow! ... much like the same ones before, but hey they were effective! Here goes nothing!
Under 2000 calories - level 3
15 minutes of exercise a day - level 3
Fitday logging - level 1
I'm back where I can axcess a gym again and when I go I usually do for an hour but due to my work hours I can only make it there a few days a week so I'm going to put my challenge down to 15 minutes so I can throw in a tape or two at home when I can't make it to the gym!
I'm so glad to be back! Good luck to all!

hi everyone. day 4 done

will come back when i have time to chat...

day 3 - Counting calories - good - Level 3

day 3 - Exercise everyday - good - level 3

Well, I'm getting better at remembering to log those calories and enjoying my new step. Yes, 14" is VERY high, but it's only used for step ups, it's not used for any fast aerobic steps. I did use the 8" step yesterday for my aerobic workout and wow, what a difference. I've used the 6" for a year now and hardly feel it anymore. Adding in those 2" was amazingly difficult. I actually had to modify the workout to make it through and I didn't even do the last 10 minutes of the workout! That's ok though, it gives me something to work towards.

Red - Busy as normal I see, but you're doing great with those challenges! Keep it up!

Pink - Glad to have you back! Sounds like you're ready to get going again. That's great!

Hi Ashley & Sweet Pea! Keep up the good work!

Have a great day everyone!

It's 2007 Here!!!!

I am very very hungry but it is after midnight – it’s 2007. OMG!!! Can you believe it? another year gone.

I walked the dogs today so that's day 5 of my exercise challenge.

I was going to go dancing tonight but I piked out. I was really tired so I had a lie down and by the time I woke it was late and I couldn't be bothered going out. Poor excuse isn't it?

Anyway I stayed in. Watched a bit of TV, ate a healthy dinner and not so healthy dessert.

I have been going through my tasks and deleting a lot of them. I have them on Outlook and schedule dates etc. I took dates off some, reduced the frequency of some (e,g do it fortnightly instead of weekly) and deleted a few. I still have a lot of tasks there. I think > 100

Ok just counted 118 – that really is too many. Some of them are ideas e.g. ways to promote my website and that sort of thing. I will have to find a better system. No wonder I feel overwhelmed, and that list doesn’t even include big things like my mother’s accounts, which I confess were on my list this time last year.

I haven't made any new year's resolutions. I make goals regularly but I am thinking of challenging myself to do something totally new like abseiling - my enthusiasm for that may die quickly

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Red: you are really smokin' - well done on your challenges. I'm really impressed with your motivation.

djs: well done on day 3. It's years since I've done step workouts. They used to kill my quads. These days I do an occasional hill on my walks and that's it. Sometimes I do the tango at dance. That is done in squat position with bended knees and really challenges me to strengthen my quads

Hi PinkSnow,Ashley and Shad. Hope you're doing well.

Happy New Year everyone. It's not quite here yet, but being old, decrepid and anti social, I'm off to bed.

Here's something for everyone, Non-alcoholic, non calorific pink champagne. Enjoy - and have a happy new year with lots of productive and proactive challenges.