20 pounds by Easter challenge

Good morning! Connie, I love the Fourth of July glitter bomb, AND your list of criteria for how we should measure ourselves above and beyond what the scale tells us. We are all so much more than our weight!

Still feeling so sick and yesterday was so nauseous and weak - I had to force myself to eat just little bits. I called the doctor's office and the nurse said it sounds like the flu that is going around, so to just keep doing what I am doing. Rats.

Tomorrow is my weigh and measure at Curves so I hope I am well enough by then to go
Our son Matt is coming home for a visit a week from this Friday, so I am pretty excited about that!

Sophie, what is hot yoga? Please tell me you do it in a hot tub LOL!

Have a great and healthy day, everyone!

Belinda

Good morning,
Ok so my scale in the hotel is so kind, it said I lost 2lbs, haha!! I will use it as a tool to make sure I am staying on track! Made my oatmeal pancake and off to exercise while kids and hubby ski:) it is so warm here, think the snow is like mash potatoes.

I tried to read everyone's comments, hard to do it on my phone and keep track! Shirley, very exciting about hubby! Sounds like a lot of you are sick, hope u feel better soon. Stomach stuff is the worst but usually quick! Rachel, great news about jeans! That always makes me feel good! I am waiting until may to see where I'm at:)

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!!

Stephanie

lovesretirement wrote: »

It's been a long month, and here we are on the last day of March. I think we should evaluate our successes this month WITHOUT using the scale as a measure. Hmmmm....what criteria should we use, then?

How many days did you log in?
How many days did you plan and complete your food plan?
How many days did you move your body in some form or fashion?
How many times did you choose something healthier than you would have a month ago?
How many times did you choose a different place to eat out based on better choices offered?How many times did you pass up something in the grocery store that you would have normally picked up?
How many times did you go to bed without the bloat, and the promise to yourself that you would do better tomorrow?
How many times did you wake up feeling optimistic and energized about the day ahead because yesterday you ate right and moved your body?


Connie

I think I'm going to print this list out each month, hang it somewhere I can see it, and fill it out on the last day of each month.

Good Morning,

I have logged in for 85 days and am pleased with that.

Rachel, I have a pair of blacks slacks in my closet that still have the tags on and I am close
to being able to wear them. Could not even pull them up when I started this journey 85 days ago.

Time to get started with my exercise.

I am ready to start the July Challenge.

Have a great day!!!

Nancy

CALIECAT wrote: »

Good morning girls, I woke up early this morning and went back to bed. I was extra tired from our outing yesterday. I don't take much for me to get real plum out. hope I make it to Spring fied next week to see baby Grayson. we are off to the store now for some grocery this morning
marie.

You can make it, Marie...you can nap in the car.

Hi all. What a day. I'm feeling better after the 24 hour bug I had yesterday. It took me a few laps on the pool to get my strength going again. Yesterday just zapped me. So after my hour of swimming laps I went into the current pool. After about 20 minutes my knee decided to lock in place. So I managed to float myself over to a bench on the other side of the current pool wall where I sat for 15 minutes trying to get the knee to relax and unlock to no avail. Normally when this happens I drop onto the floor and drag myself across to where I need to go. But there is NO WAY I am dragging myself across roughed up concrete!!! So I managed to do a very funky chicken to the locker room. Just at the doorway with looks of horror on the lifeguards faces it finally gave a horrific pop and unlocked. Needless to say I am spending the rest of the day in the recliner with ice on it. That has been my biggest fear in the pool. Im just glad it happened in 3 1/2 feet of water and not in 12 feet of water. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Esther

CALIECAT wrote: »

Alice allows for more resting As we travel Jerry does not but he is not driving. Alice wont let him. I usally have my eating under control when we are traveling.
Connie I keep seein you using a frozen vegetable and just put veggies in bag in microwave What brand do you buy? and where is it sold at.


Think I am going to like my dinner tonight.

. I needed a change up. not from 1-1-1- but from food.
1-1-1- is the way to go.
Marie

Marie..I don't use frozen veggies. I use Eat Smart veggies that are in a bag. You punch a small vent in the bag and microwave for 3-4 minutes. You can add your own seasoning or eat plain. They are in the fresh veggie section of Publix. Walmart has them, too, under their brand name Marketside.

Yeah...my hubs is a "drive straight through" person, too. It was awlful when we used to drive to Kansas to see my family.

My day was going bright and sunny until right before I got to class. Someone tried to drive in to my car(and two lanes of moving traffic), and then one of the guys in class likes to ram his chair in to mine every time I have to sit adjacent to him. It's not cool, and there's no way he doesn't know what he's doing. He also sits with his chair about 2 feet out, in a 3 foot space, so that I can't barely get in to the seat, and when I do I'm shoved against the desk. I will make sure to never sit near him again. And then I started over thinking what I was studying, and got frustrated and left without a word to my teacher. So now I feel bad about walking out and not saying anything! We were allowed to leave, but I feel like I was rude. :P
ANYWAY

Esther that would have freaked me out so bad! I probably would've just sat there forever, you handled it better than I would have.

Those steam bag veggies are really good, btw! Just be careful because sometimes they mark the price of the steam bags higher than the non-steam bags.

I can't believe Tuesday is already over! Hope everyone has a sunny day tomorrow! Just a few days til Easter!

Happy April Fools day everyone (hopefully no one gets caught with something silly!). I went to yoga again this morning. It was much more relaxed than yesterdays one, which was really nice. My current goal is to learn how to do crow pose! Still stuck on my current weight but I haven't been making the best choices soooooo I can't be too surprised!

Italy-I completely understand about the scale staying the same, glad you are not letting it get you off track, the food scale should help with showing moment in your weight.
Ray-I agree with you, cant believe its April, at least the weather is getting prettier, its suppose to get to 76 again today. Laid out yesterday and got some sun, it was nice.
Marie- glad you started this thread, it has been a big success, I'm sure alot of people will continue on with the 4th of July challenge, so you will be able to still see how everyone is doing.
Connie-it seems like alot of us, have plateaued, try not to get discouraged. We have the next challenge coming up, so hang in there.

Have a great April Fools Day!

Italy, welcome!

Connie, give it a week or two. Just burn more calories than you consume and you should see a difference soon enough.

Glad you're seeing sunshine, Shirley. It's supposed to be in the 60's here this week too, and also with rain. I guess I'll accept that.

Good Afternoon Everyone. Had a busy morning taking care of several business things.
Trying to talk myself into exercising and just not getting anywhere!!!
Nice and warm today just love it.
Nancy