I'm almost there.... looking forward to finding something different for a challenge. Isn't that terrible thinking? But I've got to do something else besides breakfast and water. Water is going to definately be in my life for good now. I can't seem to get enough of it.
Maybe I will think of an excercise......hmmmm....... that is something I will have to ponder...
Ok..... I hope everyone is doing great.
Mallory--- You kick butt girl!! Excercising with a cold!! Absolutely Fantastic!! Just make sure you don't over do it and make it worse.
Ok everybody.. time to make some soup for this extremely cold day!!
M.N.J, for Day 16 down. I can totally understand looking for a new challenge. I've kept the no sugar thing now so long but it's because I don't trust myself to stay away from sugar without a challenge. I mean, I tend to snowball, just a little and then more and more until I'm pigging again.
Congrats, Morticia on Day 3. You are going to have some great abs after 21 days! Keep it up!
Day 5 down! 25 more to go! MMMM I shall be HOT HOT HOT Didn't pull out any hair today, and I wrote almost 3,000 words for NaNoWriMo! (Daily quota is AT LEAST 1,667 words per day.)
Congrats on day 11 RedBalloon! You're almost there!
Morticia - You'll have rock hard abs
MNJ - Don't worry, I took a nap today and my cold is almost gone. I can breathe through my nose again. Yay! And congrats on 16! FIVE MORE DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!!! That gives us 5 days to think of another challenge for you. Hmmm... Maybe Pilates??
Okay, about that publisher... They want to charge me. My mom keeps saying that if my book was worth publishing, a publisher that doesn't charge would publish it. I know this is true, but on the other hand, a traditional publisher may not want to publish me because I'm a new author. I don't know what to do... The total cost will be about... $1,000 or so. What do you all think I should do?
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Actually did alright over the weekend, but, I played tennis on Sat and realized I was more out of breath than I wanted to be. So, I am going to start over with a whole new challenge.
Excersice:
Cardio walking/running/cross training 5 days a wk (in addition to weight training 2-3 X a wk)
When I started bagan my new healthy lifestyle I excersiced more and in turn seemed to stay much more motivated day to day. As colds have come and gone my excersice has dwindled and while weight loss is a pretty major goal it is not my overall goal. I have 3 boys that before I know it will be in sports and will want to play and I don't want to have to sit out. I will still maintain my "diet" but I would rather focus on excecising daily for endurance.
Sthrnbfly - day 1 - Good luck to you
Michi - publisher...sounds like your mom might be right!! Just my opinion. Don't sell yourself short out of excitment. The right pub WILL come along and love your book so much that you won't have to pay for it. BTW I too love the afterworkout pain . makes me feel like i did it right!!!
Morticia : welcome!!! Kids and husband = bad days??? hmm - I think I can sympathize. Good luck with your challenge!!!
Redballoon - Goodluck on Day 1 (mybe day 3 now) I love fresh starts!!
MNJ - Day 15 - wow!!! New challenge hmmm, new is good, as is excercise. Something diff for sure.
Aqua- WTG on weightloss, isn't it soo motivating!!!
Well I hope I didn't miss anyone, everyone is doing so well. I check back tomorrow.
Ok... since I have a huge bowl of Halloween candy in my house and I can't just get rid of it cause it's my girls.... my 21 day challenge is: JUST SAY NO TO CANDY!!!! (CHOCOLATE included)
So... Nov. 3rd through Nov 24th. NO CHOCOLATE SHALL TOUCH MY LIPS... nor go down my throat as I try to make that a loophole and swallow it whole! hahahahaha
Also, back to doing some sort of exercise everyday.
I am at work, so I don't have time to post and reply, but I will soon!
PhotoGirlTX - I am picturing you choking on an entire Hershey's bar! Hahahaha! I think you'll do fine on this challenge!!
Lizhorn - I've given the publisher thing a lot of thought. I'm gonna submit my manuscript to 5-10 and if they all reject me, I will try the paying thing.
Day 6 complete, though I really didn't want to do it. I feel extremely lazy. I got it done, and I guess that's all that matters. It's funny how the hardest part was getting up and actually doing it. Very interesting...
Im doing it and Im feeling it. Went running last night and just about tired myself out so bad im late for work right now.
I fell out so fast last night I didnt remember when I fell asleep. I think before my head hit the pillow.
Well, I'm almost through Day 12 here. Just have to go do my crunches and I'll call it a success. Like I've said before I'm finding the bread thing harder to do just because there's more of it around and it's so easy to pop in your mouth AND it doesn't stick with you (as what's around here is mostly just white bread, that's why I'm cutting it out). But I'm doing it!
michireiko, congrats on Day 6. I don't know what to say on your book. It really depends on what you you want from this. If it's more important to you to just have a book in your hand, perhaps as motivation to keep writing, then I would say go ahead and publish it. But if that's the case you may be better just getting your manuscript bound and not a whole print run done. The chances are that these kind of publishers won't do much in the way of marketing or promotion anyhow so it's likely not to help you as far as being a "published author" goes. If you haven't been published before in any way then I would start smaller, not a book, but articles and get more experience that way. It's very hard to be published in any case so don't take it too hard.
Lizhorn, I'm really glad to see you're getting into the challenge but really you should join us on the weekly challenge as what you're doing isn't the same as the "count to 21" format of this challenge. I don't mean to be discouraging, it just makes it confusing perhaps for others. So please jump over and join us there. But then again, maybe you just like the feeling here. In that case, you feel free to stay here and do your own thing!!! And I was on Day 11, not 1. You scared me there for a while, thinking you knew something I didn't AND I was worried you were going to jinx me. BUT!! I'm OK.
Photogirl, great to have you back and yes, you can do it again with the chocolate monster. Oh God, you've got me thinking of choclate now!! Good luck!!
M.N.J., on 17. Yes, you are in the stretch and coming home strong!!
Morticia, A big hand to you for getting through Day 5. Good for you!! By the way, what does your signature mean?
Well, I'm halfway Day 13 here and going strong. Crunches are DONE! And there's no way I'm going to have sugar, bread, pasta or crackers today. But I won't call it a success till dawn tomorrow!
How's everyone doing?
Breakfast was a terrible choice though... chocolate milk and a doughnut. (school food)
But breakfast down, and tons and tons of water. I'm not sure why I feel I need so much water now. I just want it all the time. I hope that doesn't mean anything bad.
MNJ - I guess a chocolate milk and a donut is better than nothing! It's not the things we eat occassionally that hurt is. It's when it becomes an all the time thing... And the water will flush it out anyway! I'm not sure if it's a bad thing, but I've heard that people have died from drinking too much water. I wonder how much TOO MUCH is...
Day 7 was a success, but it almost wasn't. I've been sooooooooooo depressed about so much lately. I'm going job hunting again tomorrow, so hopefully that will lift my spirits a little!
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Hello all! Yes, Day 13 was a success. No sugar or bread. It's 14 here now, early in the morning. Only 1 week to go!!
michi, to you on the first week down. You come here and moan about things any time you like. I KNOW how it feels to be down about things. That's where I am too right now. But you're out there job hunting and that's impressive! I wish you the best of luck!
M.N.J., congrats on Day 18 in the bag!! hmm, yes, well maybe not the best food choices there but it's the thought that counts at this point. Effort then polishing that effort. That's the way to success. Keep it up. No, don't worry about drinking water. You're not going to drink too much.
Water is going to definately be in my life for good now. I can't seem to get enough of it.
that is something I will have to ponder...
DAY 3
Only 10 to go!!
for Day 16 down. I can totally understand looking for a new challenge. I've kept the no sugar thing now so long but it's because I don't trust myself to stay away from sugar without a challenge. I mean, I tend to snowball, just a little and then more and more until I'm pigging again. 
Didn't pull out any hair today, and I wrote almost 3,000 words for NaNoWriMo! (Daily quota is AT LEAST 1,667 words per day.)
makes me feel like i did it right!!!
Good luck!!
Lucky 13!
Day 7
