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Smoothies sound very delicious.
I came home to a dinner with 4 veg, which my lovely husband had cooked - courgette, broccoli, carrots and cauliflower! As I had salad for lunch and fruit at breakfast I feel full of goodness! I find the water harder because it is cold here at the moment and I want to drink tea or coffee. I sometimes drink hot water as a compromise.
My Lent intention is to use less technology for leisure - so I am restricting myself to a limited time, which at the moment is taken up with tracking foods and reading the forum!0 -
Becky- I love the smoothie you described. I may make one of those.
Jan- I love pancakes, kudos for not giving in, each time we say no or ignore a food craving we get stronger and the next time its not so hard.
You are all inspiring me to do better and stay the course. Thanks!!0 -
Hi Team! How's everyone's Thursday going? I've been away from a computer today, but things seem a little quiet on here... hope everyone's staying positive and HYDRATED!! :-)0
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RedVelvette wrote: »Hi Team! How's everyone's Thursday going? I've been away from a computer today, but things seem a little quiet on here... hope everyone's staying positive and HYDRATED!! :-)
Morning! Thursday was stressful. I gave in to a donut, sigh. But I did get my water, fruit, and veggies in. And today is Friday, wahoo!0 -
It's going Ok here, glad to have got to Friday and next week I am on holiday, which will be lovely. Just spiralised a load of veg for tea, they look pretty! Exercise has been impossible the last few days with long days and evening meetings - sigh.0
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Evening meetings, yuck!! Meetings are bad enough during a normal work day. Glad you get a break next week!
Next week I am travelling to stay with fellow Purple Team member BJ for the weekend. Haven't been to Tucson in almost 5 years so I'm very excited to go spend a few days with my bestie. Hopefully we can keep each other somewhat on track while I'm there.0 -
Happy Saturday team! Amy exciting plans? I silent Saturday at the mall shoe shopping for my 12 year old son. Lord help me!
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Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
How was the shoe shopping?
Last night we went wine tasting, so of course I didn't do no alcohol, then they had pairings with morsels of chocolate for each tasting, so that blew out the no sweets, too. But I'm okay with that, part of this challenge is to know when it's okay to indulge WITHOUT guilt!
We took a long walk at the beach yesterday, will do it again today. The weather is getting warmer, it's supposed to be in the high 70s and sunny so we'll try to beat the crowds.
Other than that, no big plans for the weekend. My husband and I both have tomorrow off for president's day so just trying to enjoy a quiet long weekend...
How's everyone else's weekend going?0 -
I'm away from home and have enjoyed a celebration with family, so I am off plan but have still lost a pound this week and clocked up 181 points, which feels good.0
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Great job Jan! No loss for me and I left my points tally at work, so I'll have to total them up in the morning. I loathe shopping, but we have a satisfied boy so I guess it was successful!
Hubs and I did Italian take out for Valentine's Day to avoid the wait. I am stuffed! Hope to be back on track tomorrow.
It's snowing here (again! ) and currently 16 degrees. So I'm tucked in for the night!0 -
Jan, that's great that you're staying on track and loosing. I haven't lost yet, but have stopped gaining so that's a win!
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And, my points for the week are 162. I could have done better with vegetables, and I didn't make my water goal for two of the days, though have definitely done a lot better with it!0
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I completely forgot that yesterday was Sunday. I'm all off with the work week since I had Thursday off. I got 120 points. Did a little better on fruits and vegetables. Will still need to work on more exercises.0
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Happy Monday team. Looks like we are doing great on our points! Mine for week 2 were 174, and although I didn't lose any, I also didn't gain. I'm also doing great on fruits and veggies, just the exercise component that I need to work on.
I hope you all have a great week and stay warm!0 -
Hope everyone is having a good week. Having been away I feel nice and relaxed, but I haven't been tracking my food very well and have probably been eating way more than I should! I intend to stick to all the good stuff for the rest of the week. I agree that the challenge is about knowing when to be strictly tracking and when to be free to indulge without guilt.0
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Hi Jan - Yes we all definitely need a break now and again. Glad you are having a relaxing week!0
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Happy Wednesday, everyone! Don't get discouraged about not placing in our points, we were a close 3rd! And a big improvement from the first week!
I had a little "staycation" and am finally back at work today (since Friday). It's always harder for me to stay on track when I don't have structured time. This is a huge challenge for me, especially with more temptations. But I did make it to dance class last night and took long walks over the weekend so at least I'm trying to remain active. I'm also hoping to make it to dance class tonight.
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I'm really struggling, being on holiday is lovely but the temptation to have sweet things and alcohol is so much greater, plus my activity levels are so much less when I'm not at work. I don't think my points are going to help the team much this week! At least I have had my fruit and veg, that for me is easy because I love all forms and types of fruit/veg. My main downfall is good chocolate (70% cocoa) , nuts and cheese. What do others find the most difficult to resist?
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Who doesn't love chocolate, nuts, and cheese? :-) I have trouble resisting desserts too. If it's just me, I'm good. But in a group setting it's hard! I also have certain foods that just taste better with Pepsi or Coke.0
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Jan, I hear you! Being on vacation is the hardest for me to stay on track, I think in part because the change of routine, but also because of being around new and different experiences that include food and not wanting to miss out on those experiences. And yes, good chocolate is always the hardest to resist! (with red wine = double-whamey!)0
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Thanks for your support - it makes it easier to hear I am not alone in my struggles! Today I ended up spending the whole day at work (despite being on holiday) and although that was not ideal it has taken me back to my normal routine which might be good for my food intake.
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Happy Friday everyone. Jan I'm glad you had a "normal" day and are feeling good 0
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Sunday again - that came around quickly. My scores are not so good this week - 146 points and I gained 2 pounds - but at least I am still a little lighter than when I started the challenge and a holiday week was always going to be tricky! I have enjoyed my week off and eaten some yummy food as well as having some much needed rest - so overall it is all good.
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Jan, it's good that you stuck with the challenge, even when on vacation! Good for you!
This week was okay for me, I'm noticing that weekends are my downfall! Working hard to keep up the new behaviors, even on the weekends!
On the positive note, I *may* reach the bonus points for exercise this week! Depending on how much I do today, I'm pretty close to the 3500 calories burned.0 -
I slacked this week, only 72 points.. Sorry team =( It was partly because of the valentine's sale candy, just couldn't resist the butterfinger hearts.. I didn't gain or lose weight though, keeping it steady.
I need to regain my focus. Actually track things daily. Part of it is the unsteady schedule. I work as a scribe in physician offices and currently am helping to train scribes in new areas which has caused by schedule to be really off. Some days don't start until noon, and others start at 6 am. Need to find a way to keep my food schedule consistent even when the morning starts later.
Here's to a better week.0 -
Concetta, I know the feeling! My schedule varies day by day. Sometimes I start work at noon and other times at 9am, still others at 4 in the afternoon for a late night. It certainly does make things more challenging to plan ahead. Be kind to yourself, and I'm sure you will find a system that works for you!0
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Oh, and my points for the week are 157. I was SO close to the extra 10 bonus points! But not quite close enough (I had 3,393 calories burned)....0
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Hello team! It was a tough week for me too. Spent a few days out of town which always makes it difficult. I'll have to wait until I get to work today to tally my points.0
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My points for this week aren't great either, only 127. I didn't weigh in, but I'm confident that I didn't lose! Hoping I at least maintained and can show a small loss this week.0
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Happy hump day purple team! Just ordered 2 new pairs of active capri from Lane Bryant, buy one get one 75% off. Score!
How is everyone doing with the veggies?0
