Just had to log on and tell you guys I have finished my last workout of the challenge. I'll post my final results tomorrow after this last day of clean eating. I am so excited!

CONGRATULATIONS LEDOM! That's a huge accomplishment and I hope you are glorying in it! What a nice present to yourself. Are you going to do another challenge? I hope so. You sound hooked.

Karen- Your California weather just hit the east coast. I woke up to torrential rain and hail. At least no outdoor run today! I'm a terrible wimp about foul weather running. I don't know what I'll do if it's raining on race day. At least in Orlando it shouldn't be as cold and miserable as here.

JC- I've probably missed you, but have a good trip.

SusieM- Sorry to hear the last few weeks have been difficult. I find the gym is a great stress reliever, even when I am not eating so well. So keep at it, the extra food should help you lift even better, and sooner or later it'll at get back to normal again.

Whatever happened to MoxieGirl? She seems to have dissappeared from both here and l&S? And Susanje?

see y'all later!

mel

Mel, thanks for asking. I am still around. After my son's assault I have had next to no time for myself. I go to school 3 days a week and then run around for appointments and the like the next two days, grocery shopping and cleaning and homework on the weekends. My life is pretty stressed. In fact I take my last final today (2 days after all of my classmate's last final) because the school has tried to accommodate me this semester. I was doing so well until I rec'd that phonecall on the 5th of October and have completely backslid. This is like my 3rd or 4th backslide since starting BFL in March of 2001.

Anyway, I have big plans for the New Year and hope to be in the gym by the middle of January! I will be back..............I'm NOT giving up.
Susan

SUSAN!!! You're BACK!!! Yay!

We missed ya - I figgered that with school and family, you were up to your armpits in it, if ya know what I mean...

And A BIG CONGRATS TO LEDOM!!! for completing her 12 weeks! You've done great - have a nice relaxing free week (although I betcha you'll still want to go to the gym...just don't do any weights or intense cardio this week - let your body rest).

Mel - OHHHH we got hit again last night. At 2:00 am this morning the lightning and thunder started again, followed by hail and a downpour...fortunately it dissipated by 4:30 so I didn't have to walk to the gym thinking I was going to get hit by a lightning bolt

Gotta run - I'm taking next week off so need to get caught up here...I'm looking forward to Monday - I have my massage scheduled for noon! Yippers!

LEDOM! Way to go! I cannot wait to see your results. I bet you feel like a million bucks!

Susan, glad to hear you're not giving up. I'm not sure what happened to your son, but it sounds very stressful. Hope all is well in the future for you and yours.

Mel, Thanks for the kind words. I will keep at it. I'm not giving up either!

Karen, Thanks for the info on the cardio stuff. The reason I asked was I've always heard doing too much (not that you are) can impede your progress. Actually, over at L&S today there is this very conversation going on. I didn't know what program you were doing.

Well, off to the office (to do what I'm not sure - it's so slow this time of year) and then to daughter's school for the holiday celebration! Oh, and the neighborhood party is tonight too. Crap, I forgot about it til just now. Last year was a gigantic
FOOD A PALOOZA!!!

Congrats Ledom...that's sooooooo exciting...i have 2.5 more weeks...before i am finished my 1st...so until i will live vicariously through your excitment...sound good? lol... congrats..you rock


one_sweetchick

At this point - I'm doing Kamp Karen!

Actually I've modified my program a bit. The one I posted at the journal was one I got from Pam way back in March, when I was on a comp diet/exercise program. I've scaled back on the cardio a bit, and I like to keep my weight-training down to 45 minutes (it's more of a time thing than anything else - I need to get out of the gym by 6:15 am so I can get in the shower by 6:30 so the water can get hot again in time for Jim to take HIS shower at 7:00 )

Ya want Foodapalooza, well you should've seen MY work this week. What with the Company Brunch...another department on my floor had their Holiday Potluck and then put all the fattening leftovers in the kitchen near my office...then yesterday a 3 1/2 hour meeting with FOOD GALORE - sushi, spring rolls, little tart type desserts and so many shrimp that George Costanza (remember that Seinfeld episode??) would have swooned...I didn't really look at the tables very closely to see what else was there - went upstairs and had a protein shake and then scarfed up the free bottled water...good on me! All I can say is thank goodness the holidays will be over soon...

couldn't wait to tell you my final stats.

down by....

16.50 lbs.
Bust 1 1/2"
Waist 2 3/4"
lower ab 1 1/2"
Hips - like a bozo I didn't do a before measurement
upper thigh 1"
lower thigh 1 1/2"
calf 1"

Mel, I am definitely a convert to the BFL way of life. "I'll be back!"

OSC, let me just say that the best is yet to come in your challenge. I felt like the last 2 weeks were when all the changes happened for me. Of course they were happening all along, but that was when I really started noticing.

Thanks all of you for your support and listening ears. I tell you what, 3fatchicks is the best concept ever and it has been a big part of my daily routine since I found it over 3 years ago.

OK, so now what is the plan? To follow Karen's advice and not go hog wild over my break. Unfortantely my break will extend beyond 7 days due to some traveling that is coming up. Having said that, I plan to stick pretty close to my eating plan of the last 12 weeks and hope to get in some good hiking and kayaking (no weights) over the next couple of weeks until I can start challenge 2. Yesterday I cooked up a huge batch of chicken soup and bfl banana muffins so my fridge is stocked w/ clean food.

Weigh to go Ledom;


Looks like you got some great results. !!!!!

I noticed that you don't have a bf measure. I'll bet that is down a bunch too!!!!! Good work!!!!


I'm done too, but havent done my measurements yet. I took pics too, (have been all along). I know I haven't come down in weight much, but my bf measure is gonna be down 3 or 4 %. It is a start.

I'm also going to try to eat clean food when I eat meals during the christmas break, plus have some snacks and stuff. I have a bowl of egg whites and oat meal next to me. It smells good but I'm kinda afraid to eat it .... It might be disgusting !!!


We went to my ds and dd's Irish Dance christmas party last night! Wowwwza!!! was there ever alot of sweets and chicken wings. We brought sushi, although not authorized, sushi is fairly good food, so I tried to eat that mostly as I'm on my break!!!!! And we were forced to dance ... I've never been to an Irish festivity before, but apparently public displays of stuff like dancing and singing are expected! Luckily I just finished my 12 weeks and am in better shape to stand up to the dancing!!! It was kinda fun.

Patt