Group LLC Holiday Challenge!

Tatiana -

My highest weight 178 (very pregnant at the time)
My lowest 118 - a couple of years ago (too skinny for my frame)
I'm looking forward to being 125 - 130 (thin with some curves)

Happy Monday everyone!

Good job Zano, on keeping to your eating goals. And congrats on the weight loss. I know you wanted to lose more, but losing something is a great achievement! I am having a challenge-filled January. January Challenge, Valentine's Day Challenge, a 24 hours of fitness in January Challenge....which is all good. I need a little pick me up. But I think I need a personal challenge...to only get on my scale once a week. I got on my scale this morning. It says I'm down 1/2 a pound...but I never believe half pounds. So I'm thinking...I may very well have lost nothing. Which, of course, is fine. I'm short, with not alot left to lose. But I couldn't help feeling disappointed. Its Monday! I wanted to start out the week with a loss!

No need to tell me I'm being ridiculous....but ridiculous or not, it is how I felt. And I felt demoralized (I should have exercised more...I shouldn't have eaten so many nuts...) Then a few minutes later, I did some exercise before work. And I felt great. Really great.

So I reflected. Get on the scale frequently....feel bad. Exercise frequently....feel great! So why the heck don't I focus on the thing that makes me feel good and motivated!

That's my thought for the day.

Mom216. I hear you. I think there is more than one way to skin a cat and different things work for different people. I like the low carb approach...but, like a lot of low carbers, I sort of have my own personal plan...its sort of a mixture of Atkins and South beach. I won't go into it, because I don't think its any more magical than any other way of eating...except for me. Its magical for me because I can stick to it, and my body seems to like it. So, listen to your body.

Zano, how are things going with induction? How many days left?

I hope everyone's week got started well.

My personal struggle for the day was the scale...I couldn't resist and got on it...twice. My personal victory was that I went to the gym, even though I didn't want to go.

Have a Wednesday everyone!

Thanks Tatiana & Zano - I'm looking at weight loss as one day at a time. I'm enjoying the food and I am looking into a new gym. I also have a handful of exercise DVD's to review. I know it is silly - I keep buying the dvd's - then not using them :laugh:

Have a wonderful day!!!! I'm hunkering down for another snow storm - I can't wait for spring.

Thanks for checking in on us Tammie! I hope you feel better soon and are able to get back on track.

How is everyone else doing? I am doing okay. I'm not doing so well on the V-day's challenge. The scale has decided not to budge much. However. I am doing really well on my exercise challenge. For those who remember...exercise has been my nemesis ever since I joined the LLC group. I like to say I was probably a rock in a past life.

But, I find exercise to be even more important than ever during the winter months. In the summer, even if I'm not "exercising," I'm walking, I'm going out, I'm dancing. But if I don't exercise when its cold and dark, I stay inside and eat and sleep...and probably gain a few pounds. There doesn't seem to be much middle ground. So, if I'm exercising, at least I'm awake and not eating!

So, in lieu of outcome goals, I am trying to focus on process goals this month. Am I drinking water? Am I eating well? Am I exercising? If I get three weeks into January and the scale still hasn't moved, then I'll have to reassess my plan. But, for now, I'm determined to stay with the process.

Hi Everyone, Yeah the motivation is kinda low, the weather is freezing. Call me wimpy, I don't run when there is ice, nope no way, But, that doesn't mean I can't put in a DVD or go for a walk, gotta do somethin. Anyway, the challenge is still on...I'm seven pounds away from 190 so, its reachable. Go Team Go----Zano

Hellooooo....I am beginning a low carb/Atkins today. I have been on this site before and really liked it a lot, but it seems that the low carb things works better for me for whatever reason.

Since I have posted on the Group LLC thread, will it now appear in My Topics so I can come back everyday? Also wondering if you post your food each day and just count the carbs?

Thanks!

Hi Lowcarbers, Well down a couple at 195 lbs yahoo!

Great job Pragmatica, I wish I were on the homestrech, ...thats ok....the journey is suppose to be just as fun as the goal!

Welcome Elfie9863, glad your here...Keep postin, we have a challenge (choose your weight loss) before valentines day.

Mom216, I know about bouncing, the good news is ..keep posting, I know your gonna get there.

Everyone, have great day....Zano


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Hello my fellow LLCers!!

I'm still here. I'm not much of a talker (writer) however, I do read the posts.

Welcome to Elfie andPragmatica!! We are glad you have joined our great group!! :flowerforyou:

I'm down 7 lbs since we started the Valentine Day challenged :bigsmile: Yipppppeee for me!!

Zano - congrats on your loss! I know it is a great feeling!!
Pragmatic - look out. I'm sure I will be hitting you up for some info. I will also add you to my friends list.
Mom216 - I understand about "bouncing." I think my scale has truly lost its mind. I wanted to throw it out the window this morning!! lol Some days it just doesn't want to cooperate!!!:laugh:

Congrats to you too VJ! Go team, Go!

And to Elfie. I found that if I could *just* get to day three, it got better. Day 2 is the worst. You've used up all the extra glucose you had stored from before induction...so that's when your body starts sending you the signal VERY LOUDLY, "hey! I need some carbs! Gimme!" But sometime during day 3, your body starts to do the changeover of what it is using for fuel. So stay strong!

OK....I am determined to hang on...but I have to say, this is just the WORST headache I have had in years and I feel sorta...sea sickish...ewwwwwww...still drinking the water tho. Thanks so much for the encouragement...It's almost 6pm...so not much longer for THIS day. I haven't had much to eat at all..just can't get it down. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day!!!!

:sick:

Hey hey, still alive......honey and I have been maint. our weight, I am up 5 down 5......was off LC for about 2 months, back at it as of this week, bought all good stuff at the grocery store....lets see if I can get down to 200 lb by my birthday in May....what do ya think.

OH YEAH I HAVE MISSED YOU ALL.....WHERE IS EVERYONE?

Just thought I would share this that I sent to another post....

AWWWW...Megan...what a bad begginning. I totally sypmathize...here's my day so far...

Snowed another 3 inches, get out the shovel and clear driveway. Still could not get out had to beg sleazy neighbor for help. Ug.
Carefully drive up huge snow covered road to feed ungrateful snotty horse. Spilled coffee on the way.
Greeted by ungragteful snotty horse who decided to stroll out of his fence and was way up the driveway goofing around.
Gratefully, such he is such a food *kitten*, recapture was not an issue.
Fix fence in 10 degrees...swear loudly...resist urge to beat Mr. Snotty Britches (not really...well..umm...the thought was there)
Slip n slide home again . City Street Plow had tipped over the garbage can, which was sitting outside since yesterday, being Garbage guy never did show up.
Curse loudly and gather up smelly garbage, eyeing neighborhood dogs trying to "be friendly".
Finally, home again. My wiener dog has eaten part of my beautiful sheep scin chair cover...arghhhhhhhhhh.
Clean up little puffs of stuff all over and vacuum...search for Wiener Boy to have ammends for yelling...
He is under bed and has barfed all over my duvet cover onto my down comforter.
As you can notice, for some reason my computer is now not typing CAYS...as in ma e....or s in...AWWWWWWWWWW......

Sigh...


In spite of all that...still a better day than yesterday...give such hope for tomorrow!!!!:laugh:

QUESTION? I have a gym membership which I haven't started yet. After the totally bad and creepy day on Induction - Day 2, and feeling not totally good today either...I am wondering if I should give it a week and start next Monday? Just not sure. I do sometimes just forge ahead full speed then get feeling crappy and abandon all. Not wanting to do that now. Anyone have a suggestion?

Hello to everybody!!!!

Hmmmm thinking about the scale and the numbers bouncing up and down - makes me wonder when the scale is doing that - what silly/comical things have you all done to the scale.....

I have moved mine around the bathroom in an attempt to see the number I wanted...
I have stripped down to my birthday suit - thinking my "clothes" were the problem

I have kicked it, threw it in the corner and like you have moved it around the bathroom to find the "right" number and I always step on it wearing my birthday suit!! lol