Determined December challenge : P

DeeBear

I am going to watch Biggest Loser tonight too Sammy. I LOVE THAT SHOW!!! Went for 2 walks today, one on my lunch hour and one when I got home. It was another beautiful day here in Nebraska. However tomorrow not so much, I am afraid. Keep forgetting it is still just January. I feel so much better when I walk outside. Ate appropriately today. It is okay to sometimes fall down Sammy. Just get yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again. Drank a lot of water today.
ANOTHER GREAT day was had by all. Everyone seems to be on track.
See you all tomorrow.

clover5

Hi ladies,

I suppose yesterday amounted to push. I did log calories, but came in just barely under what I burn. No exercise, 24 oz water -no. housework yes, 10k steps - no - only 5521. I don't like to look at my record on days like that. At least I didn't gain. I'm sure I would have gone well over on calories if I hadn't been logging my food intake though. Snowing again today. I hope we get enough to break out my snowshoes again. That's a good workout, and I enjoy it.

Once again, today is a new day, and a new opportunity for success!

hawkeyegal1995

Hi ladies:

Feel like I am on a roller coaster lately.....my plumbing problems at home are much bigger than I had thought and I am now looking at replacing the sewer lines--there goes all of my savings(guess I should be thankful I had it). Work has been hectic and I am running all over. Was at a workshop today to visit people and it seemed to be "love" on JJ day-I had consumers trying to kiss and hug me constantly which is very frustrating!

I am under calories right now but sitting here thinking about food even though I don't really feel hungry. Stupid boredom and emotional eating!

Sorry for the rant!

Outside of that....we are getting our first measurable snow tonight...woo hoo. Getting closer to be able to ski.
I have been on my bike every day this week. Plus i have been doing all of the challenges after work. So at least I am doing okay here.

Take care everyone!

clover5

Evening ladies:

Today has been a good day. I've logged calories and am in budget. Water - yes, housework - yes, exercise - yes. Just got done with calisthenics at home, because I didn't want to check in having not done them -- again. So, thanks for that. I feel good about it. 10k steps - no not today, but I feel ok about it.

Hawkeye - Sorry to hear about your sewer line problem. Repairs are always a hassle. This too will pass.

Where is everybody?

elimay59

Hello!!!!!!! sorry I have been out of town, tommorow I will get with the program. I am changing up my goals I will post them tommorow . Have a great evening everyone :happy:

kerryannk

Hello hello! Picked up another shift last night, so I'm meeting those goals thus far this month.

unfortunately I have been under eating and under exercising these past few days, so I'm back to sleep-all-day mode. The boo has been coming home for lunch and jumping into bed with me to catch himself a nap, so that's not helping me get up and get moving either. And then by the time i'm off of work, I'm wide awake and I know my man's home sleeping, and I don't want to sit at home alone so I stay at work and order a cocktail or two. I'm fairly certain I'm not going over calories with my drinks, considering I don't eat much, but its just not a routine i'd like to fall into.

But I must say, coconut vodka and soda water... like a pina colada without the guilt!

So maybe tonight when I get home and he's sleeping, I'll bust out my kettle bell workout instead

Dee, I'm so glad you got to enjoy the beautiful weather and run around outside. You said it yourself, it makes you so happy! We need to do the things that make us so happy!

Hawkeye, sorry to hear about your rollercoaster days. Really you should be proud of yourself for having the savings available, it's what its there for!

Elimay, where've ya been? On a beach???

sammylc

Exercised well today and ate pretty healthy so finished up under cals. Day off work tomorrow so I plan to exercise like crazy. I'm away visiting my mum this weekend, for a very late Christmas celebration, so the food and drink will be in abundance. Going to try really hard not to have too much though, as I think I have lost another 1 to 2 lbs this week and I don't want to wipe that out.

Kerryann those cocktails sound delicious :drinker:

Hey Elimay, that's a lovely pic of you and your sister

xxx

elimay59

Hello everyone :bigsmile: I logged calories for the first time in it feels like a week ,I feel like a beach ed whale Ok so I am off to a good mental start today, I cant believe the damage you can do in such a short period of time, oh well thats behind me.

Thank you sammy it was takin this summer on her deck . Good job on the goals!!!!!! have so much fun with your mama
Kerry yep at the beach it was a nice trip.Good job on meeting the shift goal !!!! Im goingto have to get me a kettle ball. drink does sound good I will have to share that with my daughter
Good job on meeting your goals clover. Thank you for missing us
sorry your having a hard time hawkeye, I hate when things come up like that. Snow Yay but the mom in me worries about you driving in it Ha Ha Ha love on jj day (((((( hug and kisses from me }}}}}}}} had to get in on that one just to tease you
Hello my dear DeeBear you have been doing great :bigsmile:

I will check back tonight ,my goals for now will be the same. Im starting a diet soon that is a no no on here :huh: but I will change my goals when I start . wont be able to talk much about it though i guess. I have several friends and family having great results with it. Have an awesome day friends :flowerforyou:

DeeBear

Okay so not feeling the best today!!! Must have a little stomach virus going on, also just wanting to sleep.
Wanted to check in with all of you. WHERE IS EVERYONE??? I miss you all.
Penny I am very worried about you girlfriend. I hope they find out what is ailing you very soon.
Elimay59 glad you had a GREAT time with your sis. Would be totally lost without mine. I have lost one sister already and everyday I wonder what kind of person she would have been. I think a GREAT one! I just keep remembering that she is watching over us.
Hawkeye where are you now? Hope everything is going well for you.
Clover can't seem to find you on here either. Sammy hope you are having a wonderful time with your mum.
I miss everyone's little details of their day.
I will talk to you all tomorrow.
Missing each and everyone of you.

elimay59

Hope you feel better soon DeeBear :flowerforyou: I miss everyone too . Hello Hello Where oh where are you all

1 Stay in guidelines of my diet
2. drink 64 ounces water
3. check in everyday

Brush, floss and water pic everynight :yawn:

clover5

Evening ladies:
Just finished posting my final food for the day. Just a wee bit over.
Still have another glass of water to choke down
Housework today - yes
exercise - yes - walk with husband and dog.
10,000 steps - don't think I'm going to get there today. Just at 7830 now. I took it off when husband and I went for our walk outdoors.
Also I started doing a 100 squats per day with one of the other groups. I'm getting sore though. I may have to cut back to every other day.

We went to a pro lacrosse game tonight. Lots of fun and a big win.

DeeBear, hope you feel better soon. Elimay, glad to see you back. Take care of your body Kerryann - It has to last you a long time.
Nite

PennyChallenge

Good Early Morning Everyone! I just wanted to check in. And give an update....I thank you all you for kind words and concerns! I got my bloodwork back all normal levels and scan came back normal...all good news! The bad new is we are not sure what it could be, I'm going to double up on my water for a week and are if maybe I'm dehydrated. Hoping that's all it is! Went to are my brother and his family today. His wife was in good spirits and holding my sweet angel all afternoon made her smile, knowing that her baby girl will be born and in her arm soon. We prayed together for Gabriella and know that she is in good hands.

Ok enough about my personal life, now for my diet...
Everything is going well, doubled my water and feeling ok. Bathroom has become the most frequently used room in the house. Also, very exciting I signed up for my 1ST 5K in March! I'm officially registered! !!!!

Deebear please feel better!
Elimay everyone has opinions and as long as its safe go for it ;0)
Clover still a great day!
Sammy hope your having fun with your mum!

Goodnight!

sammylc

I'm back!! Most of my calories yesterday went on drink and Christmas cake - yum yum. But I don't think I did too badly. Today has been a different story and I have only managed to eat 900 cals, my stomach just feels a little uneasy. Really tired after a late night so it will be early to bed tonight.

Just had a quick read of all your posts, you are all doing so well and Penny you have a face!!!!

Sam x

elimay59

Goodmorning everyone :bigsmile:
Glad your bloodwork came back good that is really scarey Penny. So sad about your little neice hope all goes well :flowerforyou:
Feel better Sammy glad you are back .
Good job clover you are doing great
DeeBear are you feeling better.

I will check back latter!!!!!! have a great day everyone :happy:

hawkeyegal1995

Hey gang!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Survived our first storm of the year--no problems with the driving luckily since it was a white out with all the wind. Still need more snow before I can get out cross country skiing.

I have been doing better on my calories over the last few days so they have stayed in the green. Haven't been snacking as much which helps. Not to mention all the exercise I have been trying to get in. Been slacking a bit on my water as I'm just not thirsty for some reason.

Fingers crossed that they will be in tomorrow to fix the sewer line-- it will be in the 30s so it will be a nice "warm" day for them to be outside.

Keep up the good work everyone!

DeeBear

Hey all, feeling so much better! Even went for a walk outside with dog! It was 61 degrees today and is supposed to snow again tomorrow. SO GLAD THAT EVERYONE IS CHECKING IN!!!! I have missed all of you so much. I was beginning to get a little worried.
I stayed under calories today.
I drank all of my water.
I exercised today. IT FELT GREAT!!!
No flour and no sugar today. THIS IS SO HARD!!!
Okay so now that everyone is basically back I will shut down for the night.
I hope we can continue with our little group of people. I enjoy each and everyone of you. Have a GREAT night and will check back tomorrow!!

clover5

Hi all,

I kinda took the day off but checking in anyway.
Log calories - yes - just squeeked in under budget
24 oz water - yes - well I get the last before bed. I'm glad I set this goal low!
housewore - no - day off
10k steps - no - day off
exercise - no - day off
100 squats - yes - nearly done - will finish this evening.

DeeBear - glad you feel better today. Hawkeye - fingers crossed for cross-country skiing. Glad to see you back Elimay. Now that the holidays are over we can all settle back into our normal routines. Keep checking in!

elimay59

Goodnight everyone :yawn:

Clover good job we all need a day off sometimes :bigsmile: Yep I agree I am working on getting back into a routine. DeeBear I just Love you , You are so sweet and you make us all feel important:happy: Thank you hawkeye you have a great weekend also.

I did good on my goals I only failed at water . See you all tommorow :flowerforyou:

elimay59

Goodmorning :happy: have a great monday !!!!!! I will check back latter :bigsmile:

kerryannk

Well hello there!

Penny, glad to hear your test results are in the clear. Hopefully you'll be feeling 100% soon. Im so excited for your 5k! You're going to be so proud of yourself when you cross that finish line! I'm cheering for you!

Elimay, hope you get a change to get settled and catch your breath! Glad you enjoyed your time off. Any dont worry about any back tracking you may have done. Be grateful for all the work you had done up to that point, otherwise you'd be worrying about losing much more than you have to now.

Sammy hope you enjoy your late Christmas. In the words of my sister, "I LOVE when Christmas lasts a month!"

Clover, thank you for your advice, I needed that. I hope you enjoyed your day off yesterday.

Dee, How you feeling today? You rest up, if that's whatcha need!

Hawkeye, it amazes me that you would even have to worry about going into red on cals hearing of all the exercise you get, great job for keeping tabs on it, nonetheless. I'm hoping for snow for you!

I love exercise. I hate exercise.
I hate having to get up and do it. But I love the feeling of being sore. But I hate not being able to walk. And then I'm so sore that I take a day or two off, and I'm tired, and then I'm out of the exercise loop again.
I hate the love/hate relationship I have with exercise.
I don't know what its going to take.

kerryannk

Went and back logged for the past few days. I have logged 10 out of the 15 days in January. I think that's a decent record.

I've exercised 3 days in the past 30. Not so proud of that.

The man of the house is off coaching a basketball game(s) for the evening, which leaves me 6 hours to get the house the way I like it before he comes home and messes it up again. I'm just kidding, hes very very helpful. The man has taken on all the dishes the past two weeks. Says he has an appreciation for mom's who keep up with the dishes, because he can't even keep up on his own. I helped him out and caught everything up after lunch today.Finally got that darn tree down, so its time to pack it in the closet and put the tv on our new entertainment shelf we got for christmas. Little bitta laundry. Little bitta vacuum.

Better start doing instead of all this talking about doing.

DeeBear

Thank HEAVEN you are back Kerryannk. Thank you so much for the update. I love reading about everyone's life. It is so nice that we are all so comfortable with each other that we can just talk about anything and everything. I know we all need time off also. I know I sure do. I am feeling GREAT!!!. I stayed in my calorie goal today. I did not exercise however. Just did not feel like it. Did drink all of my water. This is my third day of no flour and sugar. Whoever said that the longer you go without sugar the less you will desire it is WRONG!!! I mean I know it has only been 3 days but REALLY???? I have to be very focused not to eat sugar.
Looks like everyone is doing well!!!
Will check back in with you all tomorrow.
Have a GREAT night!!!

elimay59

Goodnight everyone :yawn: I just sleded outside with my teenager :noway: It was fun .we have had snow the last few days ,its beautful ,I live on a hill a bit out of town this is my favorite time when it snows here.

1. followed my plan
2 drank water no
3. checked in yep

I had a pretty good day ready for tommorow. nice to see you kerry :bigsmile: see you all tommorow !!!!!

Yep things have slowed down for me I had a pretty uneventful few days

hawkeyegal1995

Morning All!

Walked to work in the snow this morning and we are expected to get more throughout the week. Hopefully that will mean my cycling club can hold our cross country ski on Sunday as planned. I keep thinking about getting snow shoes for walking to work since I am out before most people clear their sidewalks-guess I will have to save up for that.

Spent all day at home watching the problems with the sewer line grow-more dollars out of my pocket-and it is not fixed yet. That led me to munch all day :mad: so I was over on my calories. I honestly didn't drink much yesterday since my water was off and I couldn't really use the restroom so I am thirsty today.

Well better get to work and see what crisis arose while I was gone. Hope everyone has a great day! Keep up the great work!

clover5

Good morning gals,

I find it best for me to report to you the morning after because I can't guarantee that I won't eat more until I've gone to bed. Sad but true.

Log eats and stay in budget - yes, 24 oz water - yes, housework - yes, exercise - yes aerobics and strength training, 10k steps - no 7541, 100 squats - yes

Today is a wonderful day - sun shining, snow on the ground, life is good.

elimay59

Goodmorning :flowerforyou: It is beautiful and snowing here too !!!! good job clover and you lost that is awesome :bigsmile: Sorry you are having a struggle with your sewer line hawkeye we all have those stress eating days hang in there .

I am ready for the day see you tonight everyone :happy:

PennyChallenge

Good day here! I feel like myself again this is the second day! I am about to do a killer workout and dance the day away, walk, sit ups and butterflies! Hmmmm what to make for dinner....I have to go to the grocery store! Then tomorrow field trip with all three of my daughters! My pouch is finally back to normal as well and he starting to gain weight! Hawkeye I'm sympathize with you my brothers house just got destroyed buy sewer line the week of Christmas. Clover your doing great! DeeBear hope you are feeling better! Elimay jealous of all the snow, I love the snow and so does my husband. We are like children when it snows here! Mother Nature bring it to MD!!!!

kerryannk

Hello hello!

Hawkeye, snow shoes sound fun I'm not exactly sure where you're located, but Craigslist can be a good place to look for equipment like that.

We cant keep snow on the ground to save ourselves here. The last snow we got was melted last night. Its been pretty wet and mild, my boyfriend says, "It just doesn't want to be winter yet."

Dee, I'm glad you're feeling better. I cant even imagine how difficult it would be to go without flour or sugar. I hope you're so proud of yourself. You have much more restraint than I do.

I've got 2 loads of laundry tackled today! Here's to hoping they get put away and not thrown back into a basket of dirty clothes, like last week! In my dream home with my dream laundry room I'll have a wall with shelves built for six laundry baskets, and each will be labeled and one load of laundry will be done every day. And I'll be able to do laundry at 1am if thats what I please, because there's no such thing as quiet hours in my dream laundry room.

Haha I made some sinfully delicious cheesy potatoes last night. Which means I'm achieving my goal of making more meals at home. They just about put me over last night. There's a good chance I'll be picking up a Sunday double, so really my only goal that I can't seem to make it a point of tackling is my exercise 5-6 days a week. One of these days, gals. One of these days I'm just going to see the light and figure it all out.

Welp, I hope y'all have a good day! See ya on the other side!

DeeBear

Okay 4th day no flour, no sugar. I actually feel a lot calmer. It is still very hard. Glad to see that everyone is doing so well. I have to say I would love snow if it was 90 degrees outside also. Really do not like the cold that goes with it. Hawkeye so sorry for all of your problems. The GREAT thing is you are always finding ways to compensate for eating. YOU SIMPLY AMAZE ME!!! This is hoping that everything works out for you real soon.
Kerryannk I have a daughter your age and she gives me such joy. You would really get along well with her I know. I think you both have about the same personality. I love your stories. They make me smile. Don't work too hard my young friend.
Elimay59 hope your new weight loss program is going well. It has to be right for you. No matter what other people say. You take good care my friend.
Clover you are doing GREAT!!! Keep up the good work.
Penny you are just beautiful and you always are so upbeat even when you are feeling rotten.
This is why you all bring me such joy.
I did drink all of my water today, however went over on my calories and did not exercise again today. I am feeling like a SLUG!!!
Hope you all have a GREAT night and will see you all tomorrow. TAKE CARE MY FRIENDS!!!

elimay59

Hello everyone !!!!!!! Again I love our group EVERYONE is so encouraging its a very nice place to check in and feel cared about, or for a smile a little worry (because we care } or encouragement.

Good job DeeBear you are doing awesome on your goal no sugar or flour You are working hard too kerry !!!!! yummy cheesy potatoes Penny glad you are feeling better. You could always visit wa. state :happy: Have fun on the feild trip tommorow with your girls . Hawkeye hope things are better with the sewer line. clover glad life is good :bigsmile:

1. on track with my new plan
2. water way more than goal yay
3. checked in yep .

other goal teeth soon :bigsmile:

My girls are visiting {they will get here friday} and my son in law and my adorable grandson yay I can not wait. I have twin girls and a step daughter all 31 my fav time is when they are here