November challenge !!!!!!!!!!!! : >

jenergy_20

I just spotted your challenge. May I join?

I will have to think of my goals and post tomorrow.

DeeBear

Logged into my diary. Went over my calorie goals but not by much. Logged into November challenge and drank all of my water. Glad that everyone is doing so well and WELCOME to all the new peeps. This is a GREAT challenge and a GREAT group of people. Everyone in this challenge is very supportive of everyone else and also very respectful. YOU GUYS ROCK! This is actually the highlight of my day. Thanks to all of you! Keep up the good work everyone!

schotas

Day 7--
Under calories.
Walked/ran for 35 minutes.
Turned down my husband's offer to pick up ice cream for dessert tonight and had popcorn instead.
Drank water, but not as much as I should have.
Pretty good day.:happy:

lstnlondry

The rules........

1 . My first couple goals will include staying at 1500 calories or so, drinking 128 oz of water & exercising 2 times a day..

2. 1 Good Habit will be to eat dinner early enough to take a walk afterwards.

3. I will try to check in everyday !!!! good or bad .

4. I haven't mastered taking a day off of exercise yet!

Today I ate a bit over my calories because it didn't start out so great !!
Today I didn't walk my dog after dinner but I took care of MYSELF and went to the gym.
Today I'm checking in an reporting that I turned it around today, I planned on jumping back in bed after a 2nd breakfast!
Today I can't think of a day this week that should be a "rest day".
I hope everyone else had a good day today!! Elimay? How'd you do??

I WILL make November a great month !!!!!!!!!!!

Nicobh

Day 7: I'm grateful today that I can think of all of you and be motivated to eat well. I chose not to have cake with dinner and by doing so met all my goals today. I'm learning to ask myself what do I want more: to get to my goal weight and maintain it, or the temporary pleasure of sweets. This challenge is making me conscious that I do have a choice. I figure there'll be some not so good days, but I'll take it one day at a time.

lstnlondry

Day 7: I'm grateful today that I can think of all of you and be motivated to eat well. I chose not to have cake with dinner and by doing so met all my goals today. I'm learning to ask myself what do I want more: to get to my goal weight and maintain it, or the temporary pleasure of sweets. This challenge is making me conscious that I do have a choice. I figure there'll be some not so good days, but I'll take it one day at a time.

Wow, just when I thought I could eat your cake-you go & mention "what do I want more"? and I remember that I need to ask the same question. Thank you

Elleebell

Today started off really well, I weighed in and was down 2.2 for the week hooray! But then I ate a big breakfast, went out to lunch, and had a root beer float after dinner. I might have to make Monday a cheat day because my husband is off work and we usually go out...I didn't do as bad as most Mondays though, so that's good. I'll be back into it tomorrow!!

elimay59

Welcome newbies to challenge :happy:
Good job Elleebell 2.2 that is awesome.
Nicobh how sweet are you!!!!!! :happy: Its great that you met your goals and overcame temtation Good job

Istnlondry Im here. I kind of blew it tonight I did good till tonight then I dont know what happened :sad: I was just starting to feel thin why do I do that urggggggg so today is my free day it wasnt planned but I will take it .You are soooo sweet thank you for checking on me :blushing: good job for overcoming your breakfast and making the day a succsess :bigsmile:

Schotas good job on turning down ice cream you had a good day good job :happy:

Welcome back sammy Hope you had a fun time with family.

Raven good job you had a good day . wow thats crazy 1st week is up :noway: time flys

Izzy rage cleaning ? Hope you are feeling better Your house is clean but I hate being upset. So hope you have a restful night and feel better tommorow

Good job DeeBear !!!!!! its so nice to have you back

My very thin cousin was surprised when I told her how much I still had to loose ,she though I only weighed 160 she was shocked that I weighed over 200 It made me feel good, My excersize and eating good is really starting to pay off I will get back to it tommorow.

I had an awesome day but Im kind of miserable tonight I had hives yesterday now I have a painful rash:frown: and I have the chills DR Appointment tommorow........ And scary Dr scales :noway: Oh well it is what it is .

Love our group everyone is so caring and encouraging thank you :flowerforyou: Good night :yawn:

amsw1275

Feel better Elimay! Hope your doctor appointment goes well.

hawkeyegal1995

Sorry I missed checking in for a few days.....I set myself for a rotten week at work and feel wiped out. I am on the road nonstop for visits with clients. I want to eat when I am in the car so I have to fight myself not to graze all day. And water is fun as I don't like to use the bathrooms at my clients homes and if I stop at a gas station I feel like i need to buy something.

I jumped on the bike last night out of necessity to get under my daily calorie total after I added everything up...I really need to try and plan ahead more and stick to it.

Looks like everyone is having a great month--keep up the good work!

jenergy_20

I can see this is a very positive place to be.

My daily goals for this week:

1) 64 oz water
2) Clean up my food dramatically, 250 calorie treat only.
3) 2 each fruit and veg servings
4) 20-30 mins of real exercise
5)10k pedometer steps

elimay I hope your rash is better this morn. :flowerforyou:

elimay59

Thank you amsw and jenergy I do feel better Just finished day 1 level 3 30day shred still have the rash but I have a great Dr and I will see her today .

Hawkeye sorry your work is making it hard for you looks like you meen buisness though, your trying hard to do what you can good job :happy: Even if you have a bad day if you remmember just check in and say hello. What about packing sliced vegis or fruit sometimes it works for me I also suck on sugar free hard candy . Hope today is better :flowerforyou:

Jenergy I like your goals how you set a limit on calories for treat It is a positive place thank you and I can see you are adding to that:happy: Thank you !!!!!

Izzy you asked what 30 day shred is and I forgot to answer sorry. It is a 3 level workout video by Jillian Micheals you do a 20 min workout everyday, You can loose it says 20 lbs in a month, I havent seen that myself but I can feel abs and my endurance is so much better ,It wlso helped me reach my goal of jogging I thought if in level 1 I can do like 50 jumping jacks I can jog :bigsmile: so I did. I bought mine for 10 $ at target I have nine days to go I did more of level 1 or I would have 5 {my friend wanted to do it so I did level 1 when she was here with her }

Have an awesome tuesday everyone I will check back tonight .

I am going to pack my lunch and for dinner Im going to my sisters but she is making a healthy meal because my hubby had a 5 heart bypass a few months ago :noway:

jenergy_20

Hi Everyone

I had a pretty good day.... so much better with the healthy choices.

Hope it was good for ALL of you

jenergy_20

Thank you amsw and jenergy I do feel better Just finished day 1 level 3 30day shred still have the rash but I have a great Dr and I will see her today .

Hawkeye sorry your work is making it hard for you looks like you meen buisness though, your trying hard to do what you can good job :happy: Even if you have a bad day if you remmember just check in and say hello. What about packing sliced vegis or fruit sometimes it works for me I also suck on sugar free hard candy . Hope today is better :flowerforyou:

Jenergy I like your goals how you set a limit on calories for treat It is a positive place thank you and I can see you are adding to that:happy: Thank you !!!!!

Izzy you asked what 30 day shred is and I forgot to answer sorry. It is a 3 level workout video by Jillian Micheals you do a 20 min workout everyday, You can loose it says 20 lbs in a month, I havent seen that myself but I can feel abs and my endurance is so much better ,It wlso helped me reach my goal of jogging I thought if in level 1 I can do like 50 jumping jacks I can jog :bigsmile: so I did. I bought mine for 10 $ at target I have nine days to go I did more of level 1 or I would have 5 {my friend wanted to do it so I did level 1 when she was here with her }

Have an awesome tuesday everyone I will check back tonight .

I am going to pack my lunch and for dinner Im going to my sisters but she is making a healthy meal because my hubby had a 5 heart bypass a few months ago :noway:

Thanks elimay.. have to get in one treat to keep from over indulging, like I do. Sorry to hear about your DH! It must be the biggest motivation for you both to strive for healthier lives..... together.

moonfleur75

So, it's been a few days since I checked in. I have been over in calories. I missed working out yesterday, and today is one of my days off of working out. Tomorrow is a new day, and I am going to plan better for my day!

amsw1275

Tonight was date night so blew through calories. There was no point in even attempting to log in my food tonight. I know its bad, but I don't feel guilty. I also had a bad night's sleep, so sleep deprivation probably contributed to my opting to make today my chip day (which I didn't stick to just one serving). So, while I lost the pound I gained from Sunday, I suspect it will be revisiting the scale tomorrow morning.

This challenge really is a challenge this month now that we are starting to entertain more as we get closer to Thanksgiving. I have a dinner guest coming tomorrow night, so I'll have to try to pay attention to how much I serve myself. Its so easy to get distracted and keep taking more without realizing how much I've actually consumed. I don't want to keep gaining and losing the same pound this month, so hopefully tomorrow I'll utilize some self-control and make conscious food choices.

lstnlondry

The rules........

1 . My first couple goals will include staying at 1500 calories or so, drinking 128 oz of water & exercising 2 times a day..

2. 1 Good Habit will be to eat dinner early enough to take a walk afterwards.

3. I will try to check in everyday !!!! good or bad .

4. I haven't mastered taking a day off of exercise yet!

Today I ate a bit over my calories but I'm okay because I burned a decent amount.
Today I walked my dog before dinner and dragged along my lazy daughter.
Today I'm checking in an reporting that I am okay with my choices, I did a lot of extra eating here & there but I can't go back!
Today I can't think of a day this week that should be a "rest day".
I hope everyone else had a good day today!! Elimay? How'd you do??

I WILL make November a great month !!!!!!!!!!!

Nicobh

Day 8: I did 60 mins cardio, crunches, and strength training. I drank 64 ounces of water, ate smething before the four hour maximum between meals, and logged all I ate. I'm still planning my meals in advance, and have started to carry healthy snacks in my handbag. It was a good day.

Elleebell

Baaaaad day.

hawkeyegal1995

Morning all:

So I went a bit over on calories yesterday. I'm on the road again today for about 8 hours of driving and meetings-brought along a sandwich, almonds and some fruit so hopefully I will do better today. I did meet my goal for water yesterday-seemed like I was thirsty all day long so I drank 5 bottles of water. I had spin class yesterday morning and still jumped on the elliptical last night for about 30 minutes so my legs are tired today. I did 45 minutes on the elliptical but not as hard as pace this morning. Plus I walked to work in the snow/sleet so welcome to winter!

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday. Keep up the good work!

jenergy_20

Hi everyone


My 1st day out was a success. I'm feeling better already. :bigsmile: Thanks for the support!

elimay59

Thank you amsw and jenergy I do feel better Just finished day 1 level 3 30day shred still have the rash but I have a great Dr and I will see her today .

Hawkeye sorry your work is making it hard for you looks like you meen buisness though, your trying hard to do what you can good job :happy: Even if you have a bad day if you remmember just check in and say hello. What about packing sliced vegis or fruit sometimes it works for me I also suck on sugar free hard candy . Hope today is better :flowerforyou:

Jenergy I like your goals how you set a limit on calories for treat It is a positive place thank you and I can see you are adding to that:happy: Thank you !!!!!

Izzy you asked what 30 day shred is and I forgot to answer sorry. It is a 3 level workout video by Jillian Micheals you do a 20 min workout everyday, You can loose it says 20 lbs in a month, I havent seen that myself but I can feel abs and my endurance is so much better ,It wlso helped me reach my goal of jogging I thought if in level 1 I can do like 50 jumping jacks I can jog :bigsmile: so I did. I bought mine for 10 $ at target I have nine days to go I did more of level 1 or I would have 5 {my friend wanted to do it so I did level 1 when she was here with her }

Have an awesome tuesday everyone I will check back tonight .

I am going to pack my lunch and for dinner Im going to my sisters but she is making a healthy meal because my hubby had a 5 heart bypass a few months ago :noway:

Thanks elimay.. have to get in one treat to keep from over indulging, like I do. Sorry to hear about your DH! It must be the biggest motivation for you both to strive for healthier lives..... together.

Thank you . You would never know that he was sick, not over weight very active . We are going to jog together today ,He is supportive of my working WL goals { Except when he takes me out to eat unexpectadly ) Ha Ha Ha have a great day !!!!!

elimay59

Hello everyone I got puking sick last night when I got home :sick: I went straight to bed. Im in a hurry but will check in and read posts latter today. Have an aweswome day everyone :bigsmile:

ravenzwart

I just realized i forgot to check in yesterday, strange.

Elimay i am totally impressed how you find little things to say to everyone! Great work.
Not that everyone else isn't encouraging too, but just wanted to compliment you and that.

Okay day 8: didn't start bad but after the threat from a coworker, i got indian take out with a friend. Lovely, but not great for the calories.
Drinking went okay, got used to drinking 3 cups of tea at work, so thats helping a little.
Sleeping enough not a problem, after dinner i went home and went straight to bed.

Day 9: started okay again, realized i forgot lunch and my bad solution became a candy bar. The craving for chocolate stayed with me, so i ate a lot of minibars when i got home (before dinner). Not to smart.
Dont have to get really early tomorrow, so sleeping will be okay.
Drinking, well just got to do better.

Hope everyone is doing great again!

l00zrr

Forgot to check-in too, Raven!
I had to go out and buy some things for work.

I did okay yesterday, stayed under and excersized (:
Did the good habits, too.

Today, I kinda failed xD
It;s not even noon, and I only have around 200 calories left for the day LOL.
Oh well, I'll go running later on.

sammylc

Think I missed checking in yesterday, but been so tired this week I suppose i just forgot.

8th - Stayed under on cals and got in a good workout, including starting week 2 of C25K.

9th - not so good :frown: over on cals caused by bad choices, and it was a rest day so no exercise cals either. Just done 250 ab crunches to help ease my guilt.

Limiting the caffeine is definitely not going to plan, maybe that was just a step too far and i should choose a different habit.

Hope everyone is well, and hope you have stopped puking Elimay!

elimay59

Hello everybody :bigsmile: I just finished reading everyones posts for the last 2 days Good job everyone I love this group its been so fun and encouraging for me We have 11 who have checked in over 5 days ,2 4 days good job everyone.I keep a tally everyday of who checks in :happy: We have some new peeps dont feel bad its awesome to have you makes me just as happy when I mark your tallys
Thank you Raven ,I really enjoy commenting on everyone its so encouraging to me .

Sammy feel free to change your good habit, it is to benifit you !!!! and if its not working It could be discouraging:grumble: So change up

Jenergy Glad your day yesterday was a good one

Good job Istnlondry !!!!!! Thanks for checking on me

Well yesterday My sister who has terminal brain cancer made us dinner it was healthy ,well she also made home made bannana cream pie and mocca cheese cake I didnt count up calories end of day I was too ill when I got home. The mixture of food and desert can make me really sick but I forget :grumble: so yesterday was my free day I dont know if I went over or not ,but I didnt do my good habbit :frown: But all and all it wasnt a terrible day.

I have been gone all day just got home. I left without breackfast or a packd lunch I never do that but I stayed in control and ate healthy . My hubby and I jog and walked our beautiful lake 50 mins :bigsmile: It was awesome !!!!! I am so impressed that my

knees do not hurt at all :happy:
Stayed under calories
still working on water
excercize 50 mins
good habit I will do before bed Have a great night everyone :flowerforyou: Istnlondry How did you do ? : >

elimay59

Think I missed checking in yesterday, but been so tired this week I suppose i just forgot.

8th - Stayed under on cals and got in a good workout, including starting week 2 of C25K.

9th - not so good :frown: over on cals caused by bad choices, and it was a rest day so no exercise cals either. Just done 250 ab crunches to help ease my guilt.

Limiting the caffeine is definitely not going to plan, maybe that was just a step too far and i should choose a different habit.

Hope everyone is well, and hope you have stopped puking Elimay! We all have days like that :frown: oh well tommorow is a new day ......... Yes I quit puking I was so sick all the way home :sick: But woke up feeling good . Thank you for checking on me Sammy you were gone all weekend and you still have checked in 6 days that is awesome !!!!!!!!!!!

amsw1275

I didn't workout today, but did stuff around the house so hopefully some of that counts. I logged in everything I ate, and was over but not too badly. If I can get some sleep in tonight, then I anticipate tomorrow being a better day. Hope everyone else had a good day.

elimay59

Feel better Elimay! Hope your doctor appointment goes well.

Thank you I had a good dr app, 3 perscriptions :grumble: But the good thing is I could qualify for a tummy tuck because my extra skin is causing me problems I have a consult in a week or 2 :bigsmile: