xmas challenge 1
 

ok, lets do it!!!!

169.8/(goal to stay here if i cant lose)

hello
Well day 1 of the xmas challenge went alright. I took a good walk and drank a bunch of water, but my calories were definitely over 2000. I think I've got too many leftovers hanging around here!:devil: I hear ya Sandy tomorrow WILL be better!
As for the November challenge totals. I lost a total of 11 pounds last month. Which I'm very happy with. :D I also met my goal of walking everyday. So I'm on the right track.
Andrea, great job on day 1. That's the way to jumpstart the month! :cp:
Have a good day!

ps-btw my December goals are to
1)get down 7 more lbs (optimistic)
2)exercise everyday again
3)and finally to stay away from pizza- my enemy. (although I will allow myself the lean cuisine kind, just not delivery!)
Good Luck everyone!

hey ruby!!!!!


wtg on the 11~! i had a good day today too. wassup sandy?

Hey everyone,
How's December starting off for everyone? Sandy I hope you're feeling better, don't let yourself get too down about things you can't control. Just do as much as you can and that's more than most people. :)
I'm doing well, I came across a sweater and blouse that were skintight on me a few months ago and now they fit just right. That feels pretty darn good! I just keep remembering that feeling everytime I feel like giving in to the tiny things.
Andrea how you doing? Take Care

congrats ruby!!!!!! thats an awesome feelin!:) you go girl!!!! im doin well. am goin to the gym tonight. im startin 2 fight the pms cravings, yikes!~ so far so good.

how goes it sandy?

Thanks Andrea I appreciate your encouragement:) It's great you're doing so well too. Great job keep it up, burn it off in the gym!:strong: PMS cravings those are the worst! It's every woman for herself on that one:lol: You'll make it thru, just allow yourself a little something every now and then, seems to work for me. How about you Sandy?
Have a great day gals!

thanks ruby. i appreciate yours as well:) almost blew it today, but i made it through.:D

Ruby you must have been on :cloud9: when those cloths fit. I know I would be if I was in your shoes. :bravo: :cp: to you and your success. Keep up the good work.

Thank you Sandy! & ya know I needed a reminder today of how good that felt. Funny how it seems I can hold on to the negative feelings so easily while the positive slowly slip from my memory. I should start writing down a list of all the positive things I'm doing.
I hope everyone has a better day today for themselves.
Andrea how's it going?

hi guys,

im an emotional eater& am on the verge of eating myself to death! i have to see the dr from he** tomorrow& i dont want to, but have no choice& am a bundle of nerves!

Andera you will ne in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that all goes well for you today. I understand the emotional eating thing. I guess that all too many times we take teh neg. like Ruby said. If only we could learn to take the pos. and let the neg, fall by the way side. Andera it would be easy for me to say take a deep breath and think about what you are eating before you put it in your mouth but like I said I know about it all to well. Please let me know how the visit went today and if there is anything that I can do for you, I am always here for both of you. My email addy is [email protected], also I am on yahoo im.


HUGS to you all:grouphug: :grouphug:

thank you sandy.:) im here 4 u also as goes for you ruby:) wassup girl?

im gonna try&make today better.

Thank you both. I'm always here for you two also.
Andrea you sound a little better today, it's good to hear. I also completely indentify with the emotional eating. It's never as easy to control it as is sounds, but I'm learning little by little I have power! I finally pulled out of that 'lazy eating' slump. I have gotten past the last two days in control! So we can get through low times if we just keep pushing along.
I hope you all have a great day today:flow2:

& if you ever need me outside of here you can also reach me at yahoo [email protected]
Take Care

Ruby,

heya girl wassup? thanks very much, thats sweet of you.:) glad yre pulling through! yay!!!!!

Hey Girls!! Today so far has been the best day that I have had in a long time. Had only one craving and cured that with some sf/ff pudding. I tried an orange but you all know how it is when it is chocolate that you are craving. Even managed to get so exercise in while I ws off from work(housework @ a very upbeat pace). I guess that it is better than none. Ruby glad that you are gaining the power over the emotional eating thing. I know that it is hard but when can do it. I know that we can with each others help and support.

Hugs,

sandy

wtg sandy!

that stuff saves my life!!!!!

That's great Sandy! House cleaning can be a complete workout for me sometimes. Just vacuuming gets me going. I got about an hour walk in yesterday and then had to do some vacuuming and I just went to bed exhausted. I've been curbing the choco cravings pretty well, so I think I'll have a fairly smooth rest of the week. You gals have a great day!

wassup ruby?

hope ya got some rest, sounds like ya had a busy day. im doin ok. just had a protein shake. that wont hold me very long, but ive got tuna lined up& then ill probly order out for dinner since theres nothin else to eat. i have to shop tomorrow.

I hate to shop for food it sucks. There are too many yummy choices out there and it tempts me. Way to go Ruby, I like it when I go to bed exhausted.

Hey,
Hope your food shopping goes well. The old tip of going shopping on a full stomach actually works for me. But then again if you really have no food in the house then I guess it's just not possible! :) Hold strong, pass up those tempting deals, no one needs that many bags of economy size Cheetos anyway!
I love going to bed exhausted too, can't beat that kind of sleep. My appetite seems to be waning lately so I'm lucky for a few days at least. I've lost about 5 more pounds, so that just proved to me patience is soooo important. For 3 weeks there I was pretty frustrated. How you all doing?

Standstill here. But it will break soon. I know it will. If we are buying cheetos, how about some chips and salsa too.

hey guys!

lol@sandy. funny u mention tempation cuz i almost bought candy yesterday. i was soooooo craving it, but didnt. it feels so good to have food in the house again. hang in there sandy, the plateau will break! i lost 1/4 pound this week, not much but better than a gain right??

wassup ruby?

im leavin in the morn for TN so i will email u guys wed. nite ok? hugs!!!!!

Have a safe trip. Enjoy yourself.

Have a great trip Andrea! Get some relaxation in too.:) How's your weekend going Sandy? You're so right standstills never last forever. I am somehow managing to avoid eating all the christmas food/candy around here lately. Maybe a nibble or two, but no pig outs. I'm also a declaring xmas shopping a workout in itself, I am wiped.
By the way I picked up the chips and salsa:D

Ruby, I think right now I have to declare work a workout. I think that by the time I get a day off and do my house work on that day there is no time left for shopping. Alright chips and salsa, now you are talking there. All we need now is some yummy frozen drinks to go with. I have also been doin a nibble here and there. I have decided not to pig out this year hopefully I will be strong. Well gotta get work is callin. Time to go play store as I call it. Have a good weekend Ruby

Sandy good luck with your shopping. I somehow managed to sneak it in early this year with all the confusion. I am pretty proud of myself this weekend, I went to 2 restaurants and ordered light. And I avoided eating a whole other dinner before I went to bed. Which I've been know to do in the past when I "dine light". Oh but I did treat myself to a Starbucks Peppermint Mocha...can I just say heaven!:cloud9: I even put a little whip cream on. It keeps me from going insane...I think. All and all weekend it going A-ok. How about you?

Ok so we got chips n salsa, how about some margaritas or daiquiris and a couple sombreros?:yes: Bueno!

I am all for that Ruby. I vote for Strawberry ones i think that this would make a wonderful Christmas treat for the three of us. WHat about you? I think that my favorite treat has been hot chocolate. Of course.

hey guys!!!!

im home did yall miss me? i missed u guys:) sounds like u guys had an awesome wqeekend! congrats on the eating out! i had a GREAT time!!!!! and yes, at times there was food involved. luckily, i had my blockers(except yest at the airport wen i was cornered with a brownie) yall want a sample of the yummies i ate?

pizza, 3 slices homemade pie, cheeseburger&fries, &cheese sticks. i was proud i only gained 1/2 lb& AF didnt help either.

todays gonna be rough(af is here& no milk 2 make puddin) oh well, i guess ill settle for diet cocoa with water& splenda.

you are making me hungery with that list.

Andrea, welcome back. I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip . That menu sounds so tempting, at least you enjoyed it, vacations are all about that anyway.

Sandy, strawberry are my favorite! I'm all for it. :D

thanks guys.

i did well the last 2 days so im happy:) hows it goin? do u guys want a new yrs chalenge?

I'm all for a news years challenge. Hope everyone's holiday went well. Mine was nice, tho I didn't have time for my walk, but I was exhausted by the end of the night anyway. I'm starting back
today into more normal eating now that most of the fatty food around here is going or gone. How you 2 doing?

hey ruby!!! merry xmas!!!!!! did some say fatty food? lol. i dont even wanna TALK about how yesterday went. (it DEFINITELY went!) theres none here tho b/c we went to my sis house. im doing well so far today actually.

wassup sandy?

I'm in for a new years challenge. So lets get it started no time like the present

hey there is no time like the present for a challenge let's get it goin

new challenge posted it's slim and sexy valentines day come on over