It's the Labor Day Losers!
 

Welcome one and all!!!! :wave:

In 1882 the first Labor Day was celebrated in recognition of the dedication and achievement of the American workers. Please join us (American or not! ;) ) to celebrate YOUR dedication and achievements!!!

What you can accomplish by September 1st??


Let's do it ladies!!!! :cb: :dance: :cb:

Terri
(aka :queen: Punkin o' Friday, your faithful servant...)

Let's do it!
 

8 weeks! We can do a lot in that time. I've been doing really well, until --- for some reason, on Wednesday, I was struck with severe, extreme anxiety and started stuffing carbs. Which went on more or less until yesterday. Today, I'm back in health mode and ready to do this thing.

I had been doing great, eating when I was hungry and not otherwise. Starting to see the difference. So easy to start obsessing over food/weight though. I QUIT! But I'm just going to have to remind myself a bit for a few days before I get used to it again. :yes:

Punkin, thanks for starting this off, and thanks for the encouraging words about sticking with it. We ARE awesome! Yay team!

Although people frequently ask if we Canadians celebrate Labour Day, too, its origins actually began in Canada! Read this for more information:

http://www.perf.bc.ca/cep1092/labday.htm

Eight weeks. What will you be in eight weeks if you give your program your all? What will you be if you don't? The choice is ours, let's make the right one!

In eight weeks, I want to be:

• stronger
• leaner
• healthier
• proud of myself!

Hi!
Nice to see the new thread. And a new thread is a new start after the past couple of days of not so good behaviour on my part.

My goal weight for Labor Day is 140. I also am going to drink enough water and keep working on writing everything down in my food journal. I am going to start doing more physical activity and, starting right after the bar, I am going to bike commute to work every day (unless it is very rainy). I am also going to start getting up early enough to meditate every morning for at least 20 minutes.

Ambitious? Yes. But eight weeks is a lot of time and I am going to stay motivated.

Oh, and I AM going to pass the bar exam!

Hi everyone!

Thanks for starting this thread, Punkin. I agree- we are all awesome. Wildfire, i hadn't realized that the origins of Labor Day had begun in Canada. Those are good questions to ask. Let's see: where will I be in 8 weeks if I give my program my all?

-will weigh 4 lbs. (or more) less
-will have continued writing daily in my food journal
-will have kept up with daily exercise
-will have weighed weekly
-and have been more consistent with my water intake

Hi to all the Labor Day Losers! Take care.

Hey girls!
I`m in with ya! I want to be 10lbs less, 143lbs:) Lets get busy and start working!

Hi Jenn! Welcome! :wave:

Hi Everybody! I'm in, and declaring my intention to drop at least 5 pounds. Also, to continue learning new things that will help me with staying fit: learning more about weight training, continuing belly-dance, and breaking a sweat EVERY day!

Welcome, Jenn!:D

Thanks, dear Punkin, for getting us started!:)

Welcome, Jenn!

Hey ladies! thanks for the welcome. We got 8 weeks of hard work, healthy eating and sweat. So I`m in for the ride, no doubt there will be tough times, but lets not let them get the best of us. Right now I am on the WW diet, and it has worked good to rid me of 15lbs, now I want the next 10lbs to go to. So good luck to you all. Let the ames begin.

Jenn

Welcome Jenn!

I'm in. And since it's eight weeks, I've decided to go for a whole whopping 4 four pound loss. And that's from what I weighed last Thursday as I don't want to know what I weigh today. That should take me to 203.6.

Fresh start card picked up and ready to go. Re-emphasizing water, pool workouts, moderation. And getting the head together in every way.

Punkin, I admire that gutsy Mom of yours more and more to take off on that trip.

Kaylets, hope that iceberg is submerging again. Miss your daily inspiration.

Wood Nymph - so glad to hear from you and know you've been doing well (forget the last few days - Fresh Start card to you too). Remember we are strong, vital and together! Off it comes, losers, off it comes!

AND I'M HEALTHIER THAN I'VE BEEN IN YEARS!

Hey girls!
Good luck to all of you, I belive we can all do it, and all have some success after the 8 weeks are done! I had a successful day 1, with 19 WW points and a 45 minute walk. So I am on my way to success. My goals for this week are increase my physical fitness, and create a fitness routine, drink 10 glasses of water a day, and to stop snacking between meals and stop night time eating. I truely believe with alot of willpower and hard work I can do it. My motto is 1lbs at a time/one day at a time, often I fail at diets because I get discourage went I achieve minimul results, so right now I am going to embrace the minute losses and be happy about them. Like anagram said "we are strong, vital, and together. off it comes girls off it comeS".
Good Luck
Jenn

Welcome back, Amarantha!!! :grouphug: No need to ask....you'll always be one of our family here!

Tomorrow is Fresh Start Monday, let's make it official and start this challenge off like the losers we are! :D

Welcome back, Empress. Whining allowed but if you don't want to, that's great too.

And Wildfire, tonight I feel I am setting the night on fire. I'm usually an early folder but tonight I am feeling so good, I don't want to waste a minute of it sleeping. May regret it in the morning but am seizing the night as it were.

Had a great weekend with family get together. And then the princesses were here and that always fills my happiness cup.

Along with my weight loss goals I'm planning to work on a long "to do" list and get some things really accomplished on this eight week trek. Whence comes all this ambition? Darned if I know but I'm grateful and like to think it comes from healthy living. Flare of RA must have subsided because even with incoming storms tonight, I didn't feel badly.

Anyway I'm a ball of fire tonight and hope DH is wrong. While he is soundly asleep, I keep hearing one of his favorite sayings "The fire of the evening is the false alarm of the morning". Guess I'll have to disprove it. NO NEGATIVITY ALLOWED IN MY HOUSE.

To a fresh start Monday......Punkin, maybe I can be
:queen: of Monday as I seem to usually be up for them. Are your "kids" back yet?

I want to be a Labor Day loser too! This is my first time posting here and I've been looking for a good challenge. I'm going to exercise regularly and be 12 lbs lighter by September 1!!

Hello all!

Somehow, sleeping most of Friday away has knocked me off schedule! Didnt realize till today that I was never here yesterday!

About 7:30 am, DH and I started getting things ready for trash pickup this am and b/4 you knew it, we had shovels and pickaxes out trying to level the shed so the door would close. Then it just got too too hot to be out there.
Amazing how just going outside " to move a few things to the curb" had us out there almost 2hrs and covered w/ dirt and sweat.
Another example of how " a force in motion stays in motion".

Today's thought is: "Peace within makes beauty without." English Proverb.

Today's question is: "What's your favorite summer memory?"


Punkin, thanks for opening the Labor Day thread.

Anagram, thanks, I appreciate your thoughts.... and you are making me realize I should allow for "extra stress" -- thanks.

Welcome to all Newcomers! Its wonderful to have you here!
Cant' wait to get to hear more about you!

WSW- Hot enough for you?

EMPRESS!! Am so glad to see you !


Got to run-- take care all!

Good Morning!

Just wanted to hop on and state my intention to eat well, etc. today. After this weekend's brownie orgy, I'm craving lots of veggies and salt! 'Fresh Start Monday', here I come!

My particular challenge this week: making snacks for the kids that'll be at my workplace for an art program all week. No Nibbling!

Good Morning Ladies!!!

Had a great time at the beach. Dog tired of driving though! It's a long trip (at least 6 hours) one way.

Welcome to all new comers and old comer backers!! (We missed you!)

My goals for this challenge are to
-move more (get back to walking)
-feel better about myself
-Be at least 10lbs lighter before for my birthday (Sept 6). (preferably 15-20) but I'll stick with 10.
-find a program and STICK TO IT (even if it's just continuing to watch what I'm putting in my mouth)


Q of the day
My fondest summer memory was when I was little my dad used to take all of us to this park over by Regan National Aiport and watch the planes take off. We'd eat a picnic lunch and then lay back. It was fun to lay on the car hood and watch them go by. I always thought I could reach out and touch them. The park is closed now so you can't do that anymore. It's sad.

This is Day 1
 

Good Morning All... hmmmm... what shall we call ourselves? Firecrackers was good, but i'm not sure I care for Laborers :p


I've got to be productive today, but I wanted to pop in and state my daily plan. I'm going to report each day on how I did. And I'm going to do a 21 day challenge again, because I find it helpful.

Here's the plan:

* minimal sugar, flour, and processed food
* eat when hungry, not otherwise
* only eat seated at the table when alone
* 10 glasses of water a day
* exercise every day
* 7-9 veggies/fruits a day, trying for the nine
* Report every day


Welcome, chicklo & Jenn, and welcome back Empress!

Let's make this a great day!

Hello,
So, weighed myself and I guess I am starting out this challenge a couple of pounds heavier than I expected. Up two pounds in one week. AARRGG. O well, I guess that is something for me to think about when I do not feel like writing down everything.

So, off to study.

Fresh Start Monday!
 

Mornin' Ladies...

Have been lurkin'. That has been all I've had time for...takin' a minute here to post. The weekend was gorgeous...but stinkin' hot here...a few thunder dunders on Friday p.m. but nothing really exciting after that.
Will think on long term goals and state later.
Only goals for today are to drink H2O and get back onto a sensible eating programme!!!

Ceara

Yummy new thread
 

Happy Monday, my dears!

Thanks to Punkinseed for the new thread. Boy, am I late getting on the wagon. Somebody hand me that straightjacket over there...:dizzy:

OK, I did get into somewhat of a habit of walking for the last goal thingy, though weekends are a major challenge. By Labor Day I want to be able to truthfully say that I did indeed make this a real habit that I can't live without.

We're moving to Seattle in two weeks. We'll be living in a much smaller apartment in the middle of downtown, so there's going to be some heavy adjustment, and I'm pretty sure that exercising every day in a new place will be a real, real challenge. Not to mention actually moving and finding work...:^:

Ramon and I won't be able to afford gym membership in Seattle for a while, so I'm trying to find a weight program I can do at home, like with rubber bands or something. I'd like that to be another goal for Labor Day, to have some sort of resistance program in place (even if it's just pushups and squats) by that day.

Going to have to think about an eating goal...

Warmest welcome to Jenn and Chicklo. These are some of the best ladies I've ever met. And I'm so glad to meet you, Empress! I signed on a month ago and the ladies here have nearly talked of no one else. It's so good to hear about you guys and what you're dealing with. I'm proud of what you're all doing and glad to be able to check in and get a dose of goddess-hood from all of you. Thanks for being a wonderful part of my life. Moving to the big city is scary for us, and I'm glad you guys are one thing that's going to stay with me no matter where I go.

Wow!!! I had a bunch of reading to do this morning!

Ok, new challenge... what do I want to accomplish in the next 8 weeks??? I want to be in the 2-Oh-somethings. I don't care if it's 209 or 201, but just 2-Oh.... it's progress.

This morning I entered the 2-teens. Down 1.8 this week. I've got to get some fruit in the house though because the ice cream is looking tempting, especially since I'm looking for comfort food (feelin' a bit blue today...). So, grocery shopping after work to head off potential disaster!

:dance: Amarantha's back! :dance: As if you needed to ask.... pullleeeeze... :rolleyes: Thank you for your recent PM's, I was touched that you were still thinking about me n' Mums.

Arabella, your carb fest was just a final blow out - grab a fresh start card! I think your 21 day plan is an excellent idea!

Zadie, yes, you WILL pass the bar! :yes: then we'll have a virtual party for you (I'll bring the margarita mix!) :cb: I agree about writing things down. I'm amazed at how powerful journaling is at curbing excess foodage (is that a word?).

Eydie, I'm jealous... you went to a play? Got all cultured? Man... and here I sit at work in bare feet... I need somewhere I can go where I have to get dressed!

Frogger, your beach trip makes me homesick. I miss having San Francisco just 35 miles away - granted the beaches required wet suits to go in the water, but it was still a beach! :lol:

WSW, :wave: I hope you're feeling better!

Anagram, you most certainly can be the :queen: of Monday! No "kids" yet, they'll be home this afternoon. :dz: She "checked in" a couple times this weekend - I'm taking it as proof she appreciates being watched out for - and not annoyed by it.

:wave: Ceara, welcome back from lurkdom!

Cerise, isn't that the bestest thing about online friends? You don't miss them when you move! Be careful packing, remember to bend with your knees! ;)

Kaylets, love the holidays, hate how the extra time off and sleeping in screws up your schedule.... Hope you're bright eye'd and bushy tailed today!

Jenn and Chicklo - WELCOME!! :wave:

Well, no sleeping in for me this last weekend, I was everything-sitting for my galavanting Momma. Horses, dogs and cats to feed, and a greenhouse to alternately water and raid (lettuce, zucchini, snap peas and strawberries :T ). Like I said, feeling a bit blue this morning, but I think it's being tired and having far too much time on my hands this weekend to let my mind wander to places it ought not. :nono:
Plan of attack for today - Harry Potter therapy - read so much of #5 that I don't have time to stress about the upcoming week.

:grouphug:
Terri

Hello all!

How is everyone!~ Did I say" Welcome"- Chicklo?? Glad to have you on board.

Punkin, I can relate- Found myself w/ a bag ( small one) of M&M's at 9 am yesterday. Managed to stay on course after that slip but not without a struggle. I too was draggy and down, just did not want to be there!!

Dh and I had been looking at moving but realize that if the interest rates go back up, we could have a house we've paid too much for and can't sell for what we paid. We are going to explore refinancing for what our house is currently worth. We almost got carried away but reality hit.
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Today's thought of the day:

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are, "
Theodore Roosevelt
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Question of the day :

"What subjects do you avoid discussing with anyone?' -- Table Topics
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Take care all!

Day 2
 

Good Morning All! (somehow, I can't get into saying "Good Morning Losers!") Day 1 went well. I followed all my criteria. I was lightish on the exercise -- chi qong and housework -- but I'd exercised big time AND spent all day everyday doing yardwork and such over the weekend, so I don't think that was such a bad thing. Today I'm doing a 3-mile walk, and then an hour-long tai chi class this evening.

Hmmmm.... subjects I avoid talking about .... I would have to say it's the very ones that I should be addressing :rolleyes: If I've got a real problem with some one, I rarely talk about it with them. I will try to find some sideways approach to talking about it, but almost never will I face it head-on. There's something for me to think about today.

Let's make this a great day, Lovelies!

Good Morning All!! How is everyone today?

Not much new here, so just a fly by postie. Reading as I go along.

Congrates Punkin on your loss! Way to go :dancer:

Cerise: Remember it takes 2 full weeks to make a habit. (that's a long 14 days sister) But you can do it!!! I know that I sure need to get back into my walking routine. Let's keep eachother in check shall we?

Jenn and Chicklo- Welcome to our fam!

Everyone I didn't mention-Little High Little Low, Little Hey Little Ho!!! (OK I was watchin Stuart Little 2 last night! How corney is that?)

Have a WONDERFUL day everyone!

:D

Hi Folks I'm back again!

Well I would like once again to join your challenge. As far as setting a goal the only goal Im going to set is to stay on program and be down in weight by labour day. The reason I'm not going to state down by a certain amount is because each time I do that I seem to disappoint myself. I have missed each challenge by a small amount. I'm still stuggling for my 90lbs. I camr so close .6 to go and then had a busy social week so I went up 1.4 and then the next week down .4 so it has been a battle. A 2 months ago I stated I wanted to bwe at goal by labour day but I know that is to high an expectation now because I will only set myself up for disappointment. So instead I will work hard at chipping away at the pounds and be happy with what I lose by then.

So good luck to us all, we can do this, because we are willing and strong and we have each other for support.

Warriors all, onward and downward we will win this battle.

Keep it up Tuesday!
 

Mornin' Ladies...
Hi to all the "new" faces and known faces!
Kept to my goals for yesterday...water and sensible eating...on to Day 2! Now I need to psych myself up for some exercise! Not today :(
Will just keep up with the plan from yesterday.....glad to hear all are doing well and that Mom is coping.
Gotta go play ball before it is murderous out there!

Ceara

Yo, Yo, Yo and Yo!!!!!! Here we go, let's start the show!!!
 

Ahem, if you'se guys see a post from me with a strange character, it's because I have to post from the edit screen sometimes because the privacy software won't let me use the full posting screen, so now I'm typing but I can't see what everyone wrote, SO, I can't do individual replies right now, BUT do need to note that everyone here seems:

READY TO LABOR ON TO LABOR DAY!!! HOORAY!!!!

I shall obviously stop short at saying, "Hooray for labor!" :s:

My "March to Labor Day" diet programme travails are detailed in screechingly laborious detail on the journal. I'm counting off the days that I'm on this "MARCH" whether I do good and have the sweet AODC (Angel of Diet Compliance) accompanying me that day or the BAD (Bad Attitude Demon) :devil: Be it ever so humble, the march must go on!

Thanks be to all who welcomed the wandering :queen: back to the castle!!!! And welcome from queenie to all newcomers on this thread!!!! Hooray for LABOR DAY!!! Hooray for labor, erg, no! Hooray for lying on a couch and reading Harry Potter!

Ok, can't see the QODs, but remember them, sort of, so ... best summer day memory ... odd, but it's a hike I took up the mountain in the state park that's near me here ... heat was in the 115 range and I wasn't really prepared physically and had no business being out there and could have keeled over, but I had a wonderful feeling of accomplishment and sat in car afterward with ac on and drinking cold slimfast (horrible choice for heat recovery, but ...) from a cooler and watching people and thinking how fit I would be in the future ... things I don't really discuss with anyone ... actually, there's not much I won't discuss if the conditions are right !!!! :lol:

OK, LABORETTES, LET'S GO OUT THERE AND WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER! Or, words to that effect! Hooray, it's a new day, or as Anne of GG says, "It's a brand new day with no mistakes in it ... yet!" or words to that effect! Have a banana!!! :cb:

Hey ladies, day three and going strong! I think this will be a successful eight weeks, or I am crossing my fingers for that! I have been really good when it comes to snacking and eating in the night time, it is truely unbelievable! When it comes to the exercise routine, my mom and I are trying to go for a walk every day, but my job actually requires alot of physical activity, so I really am not worrying about it right now. And I have been drinking alot of water so I have been working on my week`s goals. I guess I`ll know for sure on Monday`s weigh in.

Tuesday's killin' me already.
 

HellllOOOOO, lovely Losers!

Frogger, let's totally log on every day to be accountable to each other with our walking endeavor! You're the best. Thanks for offering your support. Walking's tough for me, since I still cramp up really bad in my shins and calves. I sort of limp along. My body's fighting this fitness thing right now, but we'll get in sync soon, her and I.

Topics I won't discuss: I have trouble confronting people, too. Especially since I'm never sure about whether I'm right or not. I've ignored my inner voice for so long, my inner compass, that it's hard to know what's right or wrong for me anymore. I also don't like to talk much about my childhood in Africa anymore. Too many painful memories, regrets. All the people I knew are dead from the wars over there. Anyway, it's a big can of worms to open in casual conversation and I'm tired of the platitudes I get fed, so I don't bring it up anymore.

I'm spending this week cleaning up various bits of the house in preparation for our Pack-O-Rama next week. Last night I deep-cleaned our bedroom. Tonight it's the bathrooms. I think my exercise tonight will be deep-scrubbing the shower.

Here's my eating goal: only eat when I feel hungry. This is a big one, isn't it? I mean, after a while you can't even TELL anymore if you're hungry or not. It could be hunger pangs or it could be an upset stomach from eating too much...fill in the blank. I'm gonna retrain myself for Labor Day!

Love to you all, glad to meetcha, Empress and Dollar.

Is your Mom home yet, Punkin?

Oh, yeah.

I thought up this quote for myself, "Be the person you wish you were." I'm sure other people have published it...I was frustrated with myself yesterday about my lack of discipline in SO many areas of my life, and I was thinking, "Well? BE the person you wish you were. Ask youself every minute if you're being that person." It has helped a bit, 24 hours later.

Buh-bye!

Cerise-We will TOTALLY do that!!! I'll be walking mostly on my lunchour, about 30 minutes is my max walk time. (I get crampy too) But we both will post reminders and progress on the walking. Luck to you!!!!!:p

Hello,
Now that I am on full time study I find that my computer time is very random. I am doing so-so about keeping on track, but I am writing everything down. I leave tomorow for Winnipeg so I will be away from computers till Sunday night or Monday morning. I am hoping that my food habits when I am away will be ok. I imagine that I can keep on track pretty well. Plus it will be a lot of walking arround so at least I will get the exercise I need.

Yesterday a friend of mine got into town. Our house is as usual a mess so I am a little embarased, but she took it in stride. We went on a walk around some of the neighborhoods lusting after some of the beautiful houses. I love my house, but if someone gave me an extra 500 square feet and it was a victorian or made of brick, well, I would not sneeze at it. There is an area that I want to live in right near downtown called Irvine Park that is full of houses like that. And it has a beautiful park with a fountain and a gazeebo. i suppose it is close enough that I can walk down there and take advantage of it.

QOD: religion and death

well, talk to y'all when i get back

Hey everyone. I'm a newbie, so I hope I'm not crashing your party.

I'd love some group accountability, though, because I've been trying to convince myself to make a Labor Day goal, but I'm feeling rather uninspired about it.

As for my goals: I've only got about eleven pounds left to reach my goal weight. (I say "about" because I am PMSing right now and I refuse to step on the scale and take it seriously.) But now that I'm getting close to goal, I'm plateauing a little and eating much more, uh, freely. I am snacking as I type. Even though I'm not hungry. Ah, hello, old habits, how I've missed you.

Early in the summer I had it in my head that I might reach my goal by Labor Day. Well, I don't think that's going to happen. But I would love to get close.

Besides the scale, I want to exercise every day and get my snacking ways back under control.

Hello all!

Welcome Jenn! Don't know what took me so long to see you come in! Great to have you here!
And Metta! Welcome to you too! Tell us some more about yourself!

Dollar!! Am so glad to see you!! Did the snow ever melt up there??

Please pass more "Fresh Start Cards"-- Another M & M day...
Today will be my "come back day!"

Its also Wonderful Me Wednesday.....and its been a long week since Monday hasnt it?? At least the work hours!!

Thought of the day :

"Humor is Mankind's greatest blessing."
--- Mark Twain.


Question of the day :

"Describe yourself in three words."
-- Table Topics


To everyone... Thanks for being here.... even when I'm not feeling myself, it means so much to know you are here waiting.


Here's to best choices--
And.... I'm healthier than I've been in years, and its really starting to show!

A Fresh Start card for me too---AGAIN!:lol:

A Japanese proverb for us: Fall down 8 times, get up 9 times. Words to live by!

There's a trend of coming back later and telling how you did for the day. I'd like to get in on that, so I'll report in later.

Welcome, Metta!:)

Wonderful Wednesday!
 

Hump Day!

Actually I do have a lot to do...will have to hump to get it done!

Yesterday was good...goals for today: increase my water now....I'm not drowning yet...from 1 liter to 1.5 L. Keep my eating low fat and portions human...not super-sized. What is with that super-sizing anyway? More bang for your buck? And here's a nail in your coffin? Or a french-fry...

You guys all sound like you are doing well....there are so many of you that I am going to have to write a cheat list and tape it to the monitor! :wave:

Ceara

You know, Ceara, that's not a bad idea!