Christmas Countdown Challenge (Closed) - Week #12

I am so mad at myself. The last 12 weeks have flown by and now I am wondering what I would look like if I had been as motivated as all of you. I am proud of all of you. Now it is time for me to get moving so in ten weeks I won't mad at myself again.

Sick as a dog over here and don't have time to be :-(. Washing machine broke Sunday so have to go get a new one today :-(. They opened a new style america in my area and Im working all weekend for the grand opening :-( I can't be sick, need to feel better asap!

We might be getting a new dog! I'm excited about that. She's a rescue a friend if
Mine has been taking care of. The sweetest thing in the world, you would never no she was treated bad before . We are probably going to have her and my friend come spen the night to make sure age gets along with my other dog first Domino is the queen of the castle so she makes the final decision.

Hope everyone us having a good day today!

Hi Everyone!!!! Hope you're having a great day so far

Sugs94 ~ Welcome back!!!! WOW you are only up 1.8, that is AMAZING. We are here to help you get rid of that and move on! Hope you had a great time

Cohawk11 ~ Yikes so sorry about the injury. It sounds like you are working it and doing a great job exercising with your limitations!! Do you watch the Biggest Loser. I caught up on last weeks and one of them was injuryed and lost 16#!!!!!! OMG you can do it!!!!

Butterbuns30 & MarlenaLB ~ Get back up on the horse and ride!!!! Don't look back it won't help! You just need to keep logging in and move forward. WE are here for you!

Do any of you journal????? I don't really..but I do have a diet, weight loss, life style spiral notebook. I started it in 2004 and have looking back WOW interesting! It is full of different diets I have started, some logging of food and water, measurements, weights and some writing with MANY of the entries starting with Begin again, I am going to make my goal this time and Here We Go Again Forever!!!! Well I have bought myself a new book and this is it!!!!! I am going to write my favorite quotes in it and write about this journey, just write what I need to.

This group has been so inspiring for me and I really feel like THIS IS IT! I might and will slip but checking in will keep me going the right way. I feel like you guys are with me all the time, OK most of the time, telling me eat this not that and pushing me to the gym. THANKS

I was depressed and overwhelmed yesterday. I didn't want to share since I like to stay positive. But I know that when are aren't feeling up we need to share that too. We need help when we are feeling down and starting to go the wrong way.

Today is good - However I should be working..... so I guess I should get to that. I hope you are all having a GOOD DAY :bigsmile:

THANKS

WHEW! Wednesday... yes it is, and it's almost over here in Jersey. On the other side of the pond, Happy Thursday On the west coast, I hope you're having a lovely evening.

Let me first apologize for being MIA for the last two days. The past two weeks have been exhausting. I work for a social services agency and have always felt like my job was not secure. Today, it was confirmed that it is not. At this moment I still have a job but I'm not really sure how long that is going to last. I put in a little over 53 hours last week (not including teaching) and already this week I have 28 hours (and that was with Monday off for Columbus Day). I had a very long discussion with my boss today about how being in constant fear of losing my job has really made a negative impact on me mentally and physically. I haven't really slept in the last two weeks, been really snippy, and started having chest pain again yesterday and today. I can honestly say I have the most amazing boss and she is an absolute inspiration to me. I will forever compare any boss I have to her. HOWEVER, there are bigger dogs in our herd and unfortunately she can only go so far to save me. With that being said, I am on a desperate hunt for a new job. :sad: :explode: :mad: :embarassed: :frown:

Ok, now back to us here in CCC! I just wanted to say how impressed I am with everyone's results last week! We topped our weekly total for the first time in 3 weeks! AWESOME JOB EVERYONE!

Welcome back to Sugs94 from Italy, MarlenaLB from a 5 week hiatus, and Beautyinthedark from a couple weeks of break. We are all so happy to have you back! For those that missed last week's weigh-in but have sent me your info, I have it all in the chart for next week. Don't worry, we're not letting go of you that easily

johanna_elaine - hope you're feeling better and good luck with the dog!

jiminyc - lucky dog See it's not just us that benefits from being healthier!

mollybeslimmer - hope your health issues are clearing up. I put your weight in for next week so feel free to post again this week for the new chart.

Trixtabella - I'm glad you liked the pilates! That was one of my goals was to expose people to different things :drinker: SUCCESS!

phoenix113 - I do the same thing with weighing in everyday, sometimes twice a day. I feel that as long as you are not harping on the small differences between each day and look at the big picture, than you're ok. If you want to change it, I suggest putting the scale in your car. This way there's no way you can step on it. When it's time for weigh-in, bring it in and then bring it right back out.

nevermorex - don't give up! You are so close to your Christmas goal already! Everytime you start overeating, stare at the food in your hand for a bit before you decide whether or not you REALLY want to put it in your mouth. If hunger is not the problem, food is not the answer :flowerforyou:

azeria - LOVE THE BUMPS! Glad to have you in the game Keep climbing that mountain! And what a super awesome NSV today!!! That should be an awesome boost to your confidence!

gennybunny1 - so glad to have you back!!!!! I will take care of changing your goal, not a problem :happy: Awesome job with the run/jog/bruising That's how I started so you are already on your way to running a marathon! At least you are closer than you were the day before!

cohawk11 - glad you're still with us! Consistency is something that I'm sure is difficult for a lot of us, myself definitely included. But honestly, the only true consistent people are dead. By that I mean it's ok to change things up, take a break, live life. Just as long as you keep your goal in mind and work towards that, it doesn't have to be the same all the time. :happy: I hope your injury heals quickly and you're back on the train again!

PositivePower - You are incredible! I am so glad you felt comfortable letting us into your not-so-good day. We are all entitled to them and it keeps us all human. We all know what an inspiration your are! And we thank you for it

gardenimp - CONGRATULATIONS on the 50 pound mark!!!

shaverkl191 - Another 20 pounds?!?!? :huh: :noway: :huh: How about a second opinion?!?!

Cmuehe - Hope everything goes well with your thyroid!

patty9013 - I hope you've had time to take a breath, or three or four! Sounds like you need a vacation!

roseagee - great job getting past that plateau! Keep em comin!

luvmyjp - AWESOME NSV! That must have felt great! And love your quote too

angiemcnett - As always, Ody is in my thoughts! I hope he is able to come home soon and is feeling much better!

yramesor333 - your husband is in our thoughts and prayers ::hugs:: If you need anything, we're here for you!

SORRY IF I MISSED ANYONE!!! Was trying to catch up on reading all the posts and checking in with everyone. Thank you all for sticking with this challenge! CCC means a lot to me, and that's because of all of you

As far as the challenges this week, I had a couple planned but because it's already almost Thursday, I will hold off on them until next week. For this week your physical and personal challenges are below:

PHYSICAL CHALLENGE:
I would like for you all to recap some of the exercises we have done together to give you a full work out. Between now and Monday, complete 20 burpees, 20 crossover crunches, 20 plie kicks, 20 jumping jacks (in place of jumping rope), and 20 minutes of dancing. As always push yourself harder if you can, but never push yourself to injury.

PERSONAL CHALLENGE:
Now, we're all girls here and the older I get, the more I realize how important my girl friends are. However, life usually gets in the way of keeping up with our friends. It becomes easier to send a quick Facebook message or a quick text. But I know personally there are a couple friends that I haven't reached out to in a while with a personal phone call, just to chat and say hi. The last time I did that, my friend on the other line was shocked and didn't know how to react to call that was just to say HELLO!

That is your challenge... Call someone you haven't spoken to in a while and reconnect with a verbal conversation. It doesn't have to be an hour long, it can be a simple five minutes. But you'll be amazed to "hear the smile" on the other person's face :bigsmile:

As always... LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

Ugh I've been sick all week and feel lousy...BUUT I think it has helped me so far...I have no appetite for the junk food that I usually do and I've been drinking water and tea like its my job!