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Yesterday wasn't my best day, but it wasn't my worst, either. I went to bed really late the night before and couldn't bring myself to get up even earlier to exercise, so I didn't. Then my boyfriend wanted pizza for dinner, and I have a really, really hard time saying no to pizza. The good news is that I stuck to 2 pieces…

I think you get extra points for having to leave the house to exercise in the first place! I did a 30 minute exercise video today to make up for not exercising Thursday and Friday morning. I figure my new plan will be to exercise at least 5 days a week, 3 of which will have to be M-F. If I'm good and exercise during the…

Got onto the spreadsheet. Thanks!

Karen - There definitely is something about the food that makes it so hard to stop! My mom gets mad whenever anyone says it's just about willpower, because she quit smoking while still living with her husband who smoked, which is supposed to be one of the hardest situations to quit, and she still did it, but she can't stop…

Hi everyone! I'm back on here for the first time in, well, a long time. I have a bit more free time than I did last semester, and I'm hoping I can finally get in the habit of eating better and exercising more. I started the morning off with 20 minutes of Zumba. I'm hoping to do that every weekday morning. It was easy today…

And I didn't see anywhere specific to post this, so hopefully it's okay that I'm putting it here! Fling into Spring Goals:* Fitness Goals: -20 minutes of exercise 5x a week (I'm thinking Zumba Express M-F) * Nutrition Goals: -Track everything (except the day of my sister's wedding). -Drink at least 10 cups of water a day.…

Hi everyone! Karen - thanks again for inviting me to this group. I'm sorry you've been dealing with so much pain. :'( I can definitely relate to the eating too many crackers thing, except in my case I didn't even really start out trying to be good. I moved out on my own for the first time in August (well, not on my own,…

Good evening, everyone! Today was my first day back on track. I had a smoothie for breakfast, a quinoa salad for lunch, and I'm currently having a snack of roasted chickpeas. I did 2/3 of a Jillian Michaels video and then stopped because my arms and feet were killing me. I'm happy with the progress I've made today. Kali

Julie - Sorry to hear work has been so hectic. Definitely keeping my fingers crossed for your interview Friday! Norah - I love Avenue Q! I came across it by accident a couple years ago when Googling "What to do with a BA in English," and we got a chance to see it soon after that. I can relate to so many of those songs. Now…

I'm definitely in! I was doing so well with water when I first started tracking (this time), drinking at least 80 oz a day, usually more. For the past week or so, I haven't really been keeping up with it. This will help keep me on target! I have a 40 oz bottle sitting next to me, and I've already had 24 oz. Off to a good…

I think being able to check in with C25k progress would be fun! It would definitely help hold me accountable. For me, I have to make sure not to be too easy on myself. Last time I tried this, my mom and I repeated a week multiple times (like 3-4 times), and I never felt like I was progressing, and I got bored and quit. I…

June 17: -- June 18: Week 1, Day 2 C25K (35 minutes, 2.09 miles)

Today was a pretty decent day for me. I've tracked all my food, and I talked my boyfriend into getting up and going to the park. Did day 2 of the first week of Couch to 5k and ran a few minutes longer than I needed to, just to finish up the lap I was on a bit faster. Also started a spreadsheet so I can see my progress as…

I wasn't going to post anything here, as I've hardly met the challenge requirements thus far. And then I thought back to May, where I didn't log anything because I started mid-month and told myself I would start the next month. And then the same thing happened. So, yes, there's practically a two week gap in there. That…

I tried this a year ago with my mom. We got to week 3 and then created our own modified week that was halfway between weeks 3 and 4, as we wanted more of a challenge but not quite as much as the next week. I never made it past that. This thread has motivated me to try again, though! I actually went out tonight and did the…

What are we counting as bread? I mean, obviously bread itself, but what else? I have my week planned out, and I have nothing with gluten in it (bread, pasta, flour tortillas), but I do have a lot of brown rice and quinoa.

Hey everyone! I've been horrible about tracking food this week. A month of tracking and having a net loss of 2 pounds was a bit discouraging, even though I know a lot of that is because of poor food choices on my part. Just saw this challenge, and I think this is just what I need to focus again. I'm not in for the no sugar…

Norah - You'll have to tell us what you thought of the movie! That was my first John Green book, and I loved it. I'm really cheap, so I probably won't be seeing the movie until it comes out in the dollar theater (assuming there even still is one around here; haven't checked in a while). Then again, maybe I can work that…

When I said 8 servings, I meant 8 slices. The entire cake would've been gone in a day, *maybe* two if there was lots of other junk around! :) ~Kali in GA

Congratulations! That's awesome!!! :drinker:

Angie - Happy birthday! Sorry you're having such a stressful day. :( Becky - I was having a lot of similar problems last week. For 5 days in a row, I was 545-1700 calories over where I was supposed to be. What got me out of my funk was a cleanse (sort of). It got me eating healtheir food that is naturally lower in…

Today I tried a smoothie with frozen cucumbers in it. I wanted to try something new, so I did. To my surprise, it was actually really good! All together, it was like 5-6 servings of fruits/veggies for one smoothie, and only 260 calories. I also had a veggie lentil stew for lunch and minestrone and a salad for dinner, which…

I'm in! Today I didn't walk as much as I did yesterday. We didn't get around to walking as soon as we wanted to, and it was dark, and we didn't feel like walking all over the neighborhood at night. Still, we did almost a mile, and I even jogged some of it, so I'm counting that as progress! June 1: 0.97 mile walk/jog - 15…

Happy birthday, Karen! I like the idea of half-year resolutions. Let's see.... Health Goals: 1.) Lose 50-60 pounds. 2.) Track every day. 3.) Drink at least 10 glasses of water every day. 4.) Exercise at least 3 times a week. Other Goals: 1.) Read at least 26 books. 2.) Finish editing two of my novels. 3.) Write at least…

The last five days have been terrible. I haven't been exercising that much, and I've been eating way too much, most of it garbage. But today has been better! I had a big taco salad for breakfast, and then I had black bean and salsa soup for dinner. Then my boyfriend and I went for a big walk around our neighborhood. I did…

Congratulations! Not freaking out is definitely a huge victory! :drinker:

I did track everything yesterday. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (thought still not good). This morning I'm feeling better, more determined. I'm definitely going to work on that list! I think that's a great idea. A letter to myself to read whenever I'm feeling down or like this isn't worth it. Thanks! :)

I'm right there with you! I'm not really sure what my problem is. I think I'm just having issues re-adjusting to being back from vacation, which is stupid because I was only gone for like three days. I had a pizza buffet two days ago. Yesterday I didn't exercise at all, at two pecan pie bars, and had ice cream cake. And…

I generally try to track my food as soon as I know what I'm going to have. If I've already put in the time to type up a recipe and put it into the tracker, I'm less likely to want to have to do the same thing for something else. Plus, that lets me see how many calories I have left over for snacks and motivates me to…

@cekennon - I live in the Atlanta area, too! I totally feel you on the heat thing. It's so hard to find the motivation to go outside and do anything when it's so freaking hot. Sorry this week didn't go as well as you'd hoped. @momofthreeinwis - Congrats on reaching your first goal! That's awesome! I've been rather busy…