twilight fanatics challenge! get your vamp on by november 1

MsEmmy

Hey everyone

Just checking in so you don't think I've abandoned the challenge

A combination of a three day music festival plus a suspect stress fracture in my foot means I've not been particularly watching the cals or exercising this week but hope to be back and fighting fit next week. I was only two days into C25K when I went to the festival so i think I'll start it from the beginning again when my foot is better. So I've not lost any weight this week (in fact I put some on after the festival but am back down again) but I'm still here! I can tell I'm still in the zone as I am missing the exercise. My problem is that I need to eat my exercise cals or I go really hungry and fall off the wagon - can't survive on my 1200 alone, I get hungry by 6pm and think 'what the heck' ! Obviously I need to work on that and plan my meals better! Anyway, once I'm back exercising I can really get into it again.

ladybug2020

Today the scale showed 179.2!:happy: It's the first time I've seen the 170's in about a year or more. Still got the rest of the weekend to get thru and 2 days off work, so everyone please wish me luck that I don't let that number disappear.

Good luck to everyone else to get thru the weekend

chanstriste13

happy saturday, everyone! thanks for sending in your weigh-ins thus far - there's been some great progress! and even if the scale is stuck or going the wrong way, fear not - we're in this for the long haul and it *will* comply!

i've been pretty slack recently - i've been working out good, but eating pretty bad. my main thing is that i have not been using my food journal for about a week and a half, and i can see that making its mark already - and not in a good way! also, i have not been downing my water like a should, and that makes a huge difference in my weight loss.

on the other hand, i bought a bikini! i had mixed emotions about it, but i think i've come to the conclusion that i want to wear it, therefore i will. i'm certainly not a beach babe yet, and i have loads of imperfections. but i was thinking...*all* of the men at the beach are 'topless', and there is no social standard that says that overweight men should have to wear a t-shirt to cover their stomachs - they just let it all hang out all the time and don't think a thing of it. so why can't i wear a bikini? no reason. so there!

i'm going to charlotte for father's day this weekend, so the chart and week 4 challenge will still be up on sunday, but later than usual. i hope you all have a lovely weekend and make sure to give kudos to the awesome daddy-types in your life! my dad passed away in 2002, but we've bought a lovely new windchime that we're going to hang up over his grave to celebrate him. and my husband's dad will be cooking out on sunday, and that will be a nice time too.

have a great weekend, everyone!

sccamero

I didn't check in last week since I was at a conference in Arizona without a laptop and gained two lbs and worked hard this week to get it off and lost and extra .4 lbs. Can't wait to see this upcoming's week challenge.

evonday

This weigh in day, I didn't lose an ounce.
I am the same 217.2 lbs as I was 6 days ago. =(

I guess 1 spurge day + Period for last 3 days just made it impossible.
I'll have to try harder this next 6 days.

imakimm

i lost 1.8 pounds. I did two days of c25k this week. I was going to finish day 3 today but i was exhausted!! I was at the gym for 5 hours today...spinning class, yoga, weights and they had a self defense workout and seminar (really cool!) I had to stop and get a low carb smoothie half way through and I took a small break in the sauna for 20 minutes. I had the best shower ever today though! LOL

susiewusie

I lost 3.8 lbs this morning ,but was ill yesterday so maybe or prob might go up a bit next week when normal eating resumes hopefully not ,maybe shouldnt have weighed this morning and left it a few days .

imakimm

I lost 3.8 lbs this morning ,but was ill yesterday so maybe or prob might go up a bit next week when normal eating resumes hopefully not ,maybe shouldnt have weighed this morning and left it a few days .

glad you are feeling better!

clairelane1982

Hi all... I managed to not lose anything this week.... Am not going to let it upset me. Its only me that can do anything about my weigh loss. So any stumbles I may have are entirely down to me. I have to pick myself up and plod on with the next week.
I am hoping for at least 2lbs nxt week tho, want to get past my first stone....
Good luck everyone.x

imakimm

Hi all... I managed to not lose anything this week.... Am not going to let it upset me. Its only me that can do anything about my weigh loss. So any stumbles I may have are entirely down to me. I have to pick myself up and plod on with the next week.
I am hoping for at least 2lbs nxt week tho, want to get past my first stone....
Good luck everyone.x

I love your attitude and determination! Keep it up!! Good luck! :-)

chanstriste13

kudos, everyone! we had a great week, with a loss of 53.6 pounds for the week and a total loss of 183.4 since the start of the challenge! if the scale didn't cooperate, don't sweat the small stuff. it will happen - just stay the course! well done!

members in gray are either new and have not weighed in as of yet, or have not weighed in for a week - remember that after not weighing in for two weeks you will be removed from the charts. here you go:

chanstriste13

TWILIGHT CHALLENGE WEEK 4 OF 25

“I told you — you don’t see yourself clearly at all. You’re not like anyone I’ve ever known. You fascinate me.”
Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.245



This week is all about giving yourself the attention and love that you deserve! Bella always found herself wondering what Edward saw in her, and that was a theme of the books that really resounded with me. It pretty much took her the entire series to accept that Edward loved her just as she was, and I think this is something that most women feel or go through and some point in their lives.

So this week, your duty is to display your success with good grace. When your spouse or honey says you look beautiful, agree and say ‘thank you’ instead of replying, ‘You have to say that because you’re my husband.’ When someone compliments you, thank them instead of saying, ‘It’s just my shoes – they make me taller.’

I am guilty of both of these actions, and it’s time to stop! I gained a bit of weight this week – does that mean I didn’t try? Does that mean I gave it all up? Does that cancel out all of my weeks of hard work and dedication? Does it mean I don’t deserve any praise because I had one week that didn’t meet my expectation?

Of course not.

In addition to gracefully accepting other people’s happy words, you are charged with giving yourself good vibes. Say something nice to yourself each day, preferably while standing in front of a mirror. Or write it down. But give yourself some love – start looking for the reasons that people are fascinated with you.

So ladies, this week we are giving ourselves a break from any self abuse, and building ourselves up. We are strong and good people who are beautiful inside and out. We rarely see ourselves clearly and our challenge this week is to begin to. Human sight is dim – use your vampire eyes to find yourself.

xxjacqueline

I really like this weeks challenge. I struggle constantly with issues of confidence and insecurities. I absolutely do need to work on being more accepting when someone compliments me. good luck everyone!

xraychick77

go harry potter!

Rurouni_Kou

This weigh in day, I didn't lose an ounce.
I am the same 217.2 lbs as I was 6 days ago. =(

I guess 1 spurge day + Period for last 3 days just made it impossible.
I'll have to try harder this next 6 days.

You have my sympathies. My period just messed up my run today with cramping (after making me gain, thankfully only temporarally, 3.5 lbs in one day). Stupid childish organs. Why do they have to throw a fit once every month? I do NOT like having my runs messed with. I'm sooo close to getting to a 5k!

Don't take it too hard. Give you Uterus a stern talking to about proper behavior and how weight loss will improve life for you both... Maybe it'll start behaving.

*Goes back to her lurking in the thread...*

AngieM76

Happy Monday to all the Twilight challenge folks!

MsEmmy

Like this new challenge and it came at the right time for me! I work as an exam marker for A Level English and spent yesterday doing my clearance marking - basically I mark some sample papers and my marks have to be agreed by the principal examiner otherwise I'm not allowed to mark (or grade, to use the American word ) This morning I got my feedback and she's agreed my marks so I'm clear to start. She also complimented me on the comments I made so it's all good.

As well as accepting compliments I think we should all challenge ourselves to ignore any negativity....my husband can be completely tactless and doesn't realise how insulting some of the things he says can be! Luckily, I'm very stubborn so my reaction is always, 'Yeah, and I'll show you you're wrong!' Now I'm also programming myself not to get annoyed at him when he does that.

sheffiej34

I agree this challenge is totally appropriate and yet difficult to do. There are too many stories on MFP where we are warring with ourselves over diet, exercise, the dreaded reflection in the mirror, etc. Whether we are a size 4 or size 44, we are a unique, beautiful creation. We must always remember that.

I am guilty of self-confidence issues and the avoidance of the mirror on the wall ... but I will embrace this challenge whole-heartedly.

PhoenixRising17

I always feel awkward when someone compliments me...not necessarily that I show it but inside I feel weird and I know its because of my own insecurites and self-consciousness...part of this journey I am taking is finding out how to love myself and be happier with myself becuase of ME and MY accomplishment because for so long I have struggled to do that...I really enjoy this weeks challenge and hope to be a little closer to better self confidence after this

susiewusie

I lost 3.8 lbs this morning ,but was ill yesterday so maybe or prob might go up a bit next week when normal eating resumes hopefully not ,maybe shouldnt have weighed this morning and left it a few days .

glad you are feeling better!
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Thank you ,within the last hour is the best I have felt for days :flowerforyou:

Well done on the weight loss ,love this weeks challenge

rissyroo2002

This is a perfect challenge for me this week. I spent a long time looking into the mirror this morning, naked, feeling negative about it. I have lost 48 pounds and should be proud of myself, not disgusted with how much more I have to go. Hooray for me!!! I have never lost more than 20 lbs on a diet and I am almost at 50!!!!! Def time for a self image adjustment!

Mariposa187

I love this weeks challenge but it will be so difficult to do! I always say something weird and dont handle compliments well because I dont feel what they say and i am not comfortabe with my body... Some days I feel pretty but most days not so much...

So i think this week's challenge will be a step in accepting that just because my body is not how I want it to be does not mean I am not pretty.

BrandNewMia

TWILIGHT CHALLENGE WEEK 4 OF 25

“I told you — you don’t see yourself clearly at all. You’re not like anyone I’ve ever known. You fascinate me.”
Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.245



This week is all about giving yourself the attention and love that you deserve! Bella always found herself wondering what Edward saw in her, and that was a theme of the books that really resounded with me. It pretty much took her the entire series to accept that Edward loved her just as she was, and I think this is something that most women feel or go through and some point in their lives.

So this week, your duty is to display your success with good grace. When your spouse or honey says you look beautiful, agree and say ‘thank you’ instead of replying, ‘You have to say that because you’re my husband.’ When someone compliments you, thank them instead of saying, ‘It’s just my shoes – they make me taller.’

I am guilty of both of these actions, and it’s time to stop! I gained a bit of weight this week – does that mean I didn’t try? Does that mean I gave it all up? Does that cancel out all of my weeks of hard work and dedication? Does it mean I don’t deserve any praise because I had one week that didn’t meet my expectation?

Of course not.

In addition to gracefully accepting other people’s happy words, you are charged with giving yourself good vibes. Say something nice to yourself each day, preferably while standing in front of a mirror. Or write it down. But give yourself some love – start looking for the reasons that people are fascinated with you.

So ladies, this week we are giving ourselves a break from any self abuse, and building ourselves up. We are strong and good people who are beautiful inside and out. We rarely see ourselves clearly and our challenge this week is to begin to. Human sight is dim – use your vampire eyes to find yourself.

I love this challenge, and the message behind it!!! Thank you What a great reminder to CELEBRATE ourselves and our successes!

tracish

I love this weeks challenge. Just last week I saw a friend for the first time in a while. She was full of complements for me. And what did I do? Deny, Deny, Deny and blamed my clothes for causing me to look thinner. Bucking up and just saying Thank You. is going to be difficult. I'm up to the challenge.
I am also trying to start writing in a journal each day and this weeks challenge is a great topic to start with!
Good luck everyone!

arodriguez2

OMG you must have Edwards mind reading abilities because this is EXACTLY what I need! I have been extra tough on myself because I haven't been working out as much and haven't been taking that extra care with my food. But you are right, we deserve to be a little nice to ourselves! Thanks!
P.S. I am at 150 this week...not much change happening over here

liz11599

This week's challenge is to push yourself in your workout endeavors. If there's something you've been thinking of trying out, do it. If your already a gym rat, push up your time or your intensity. Add five minutes of jump-roping to your routine. Start that C25K. Get your mind to a place where it can visualize your muscles and your arteries - see your blood pulsing, feel it moving. Stretch. Jump. Sweat. Work on your vampire reflexes. Attend to your instincts!

I've decided to give c25k a try because I have a 5k coming up in Sept. that i'm determined to enter on the race side instead of the fun walk. Anyway, with that said, I'll only be able to train every other week (when my son is in camp), so we'll see where I'm at 3 months from now. However, one thing I can do, that I've not done yet...since you mentioned it...is jump rope! Now, if I can only figure out where my son put it.....

Ha-ha! Send him over here if you need to train - I will trade you c25k time for Zumba time on my end!!

DEAL!!

ScarlettVamp

Hi All! As usual, I didn't manage to send my current weight in on time. Better late than never right? I've lost a few lbs this week and am trying to stay on track above all else. I continuously tell myself that I am changing my lifestyle, not trying to get through another diet. I have lost and gained enough weight in my lifetime for 6 people and as much as I want to lose the weight, I really want to stop the vicious cycle I've been on for all of my adult life. My mantra: I've come too far already to screw it up now!

I hope you all look in the mirror this week and remember that you must first love yourself in order to make this journey a success. I need to do this as well, so I know it's easier said than done. Luckily, I'm a fairly vain individual so I'll give myself compliments that I won't take from others.

Good luck to all this week!!

o0IrishEyes0o

What a great challenge. I need the influx of positive thinking this week. It's only Tuesday and it's already bad

Good luck everyone!

lizzybethclaire

This week I challenge myself to go to one class at the gym. I am nervous about shaking my stuff with others around, so we shall see. I also challenge myself to increase 3 of my workouts this week to 45 minutes. I did one last night and it wore me out, but I felt good afterwards.

nlsalvatore

Stacy, great challenge this week! Love how clever you are figuring out what to incorporate from Twilight to send a great message out to everyone! I often find myself focusing on how far I have to go rather than celebrating how far I have come. Working to change that, so your post was perfect for me! Have a great week!