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Who's up for a 2017 30 Day Challenge for Dummies?
Hi everyone! Remember me? The self-proclaimed computer potato from 2013? Now-a-days I'm more of a smartphone potato but I'm still the unmotivated, mother-of-3, Florida girl from 3.5 years ago. Back in 2013 I started the 30 Day Challenge for Dummies because I needed severe motivation to get up off my butt and get healthier.…
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6/30 Last Day of the 30 Day Challenge
Gooooood mooooorniiing everyyyyone! Today's the last day of the 30 Day Challenge for Dummies for the month of June and I'm very happy to report that there WILL be a 30 Day Challenge for July. One of our members has stepped forward and offered to take over the group. Let's give a warm welcome to our new group…
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6/29 Weigh In Day
Good afternoon everyone. Today hasn't started out very well for me. I was attempting to put away groceries in my pantry but I couldn't quite reach the top shelf. So I grabbed a stool but forgot to take into account the door frame of my pantry. When I stood up on the stool I smashed my head against the top of the door…
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6/28 Day 28 of the 30 Day Challenge
Hello everyone. Today is day 28 of our 30 Day Challenge. I'm so proud of myself for making it this far. I hope you're all proud of yourselves too. Today, my goal is to stay under my calories, get 30 minutes of exercise and do 1 set of 3/20's. I hope you all have a great day and remember...if you suck it up then someday you…
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6/27 Only 3 Days Left of the 30 Day Challenge
Good morning. I don't know if any of you saw my post from last night but I stayed up way too late again. But instead of pigging out on hummus and celery, I ate 2 cheese hot dogs. Grr! :mad: I need to learn to go to bed earlier. All of my bad eating always...well, almost always happens at night. But oh well. Today's a new…
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6/26 Day 26
Good afternoon everyone. Yesterday wasn't such a good day for me. I didn't exercise and I kinda pigged out last night while watching America's Got Talent but today's a new day. I've already rode my bicycle for an hour and I plan on staying under my calories and getting a little more exercise in this evening. How's everyone…
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6/25 Day 25
Good Morning everyone! I hope you're all having a good day so far. Mine's going pretty good. I woke up not too long ago and now I'm sitting in a doctors office waiting for my daughter's appointment to be over. Nothing serious. It's just a routine checkup. But after the appointment I get to go pick up one of her friends and…
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6/24 FINAL WEEK of the 30 Day Challenge WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Good morning everyone and welcome to the final week of the 30 Day Challenge for Dummies! :drinker: I can't believe I've made it this far. I hope this challenge has instilled in all of us some good habits. I think the most helpful thing I've learned from this challenge is that I can eat almost anything I want...as long as I…
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6/22 WEIGH IN DAY
Guess what today is?!? You guessed it. It's WEIGH IN DAY!!! Last week there were only 7 of us who weighed in so let's see if we can increase that number this week. I weighed in this morning at 144.2 which is a huge break through for me. I haven't been below 145 in over a year. Yay me!!! I can't wait to hit that 140 mark. I…
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6/23 Day 23
Sorry about the late start everyone. I slept through my alarm and ended up being late to church. On my way home, I was about to stop at McDonald's to get everyone lunch when I decided to stop at the grocery store first. I ended up buying ingredients for a hummus and veggie sandwich instead. So instead of the Big Mac I was…
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6/21 Day 21 of the 30 Day Challenge
Good morning everyone! The sun is shining! My house is clean! Today's going to be a good day. I've been dieting and exercising for 5 weeks now. That's a new record for me. I usually quit after 2 weeks. I'm 5 lbs lighter than I was 5 weeks ago so that means I've lost 1 lb a week. I know that if it wasn't for you guys and…
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6/19 Day 19
Good afternoon! Sorry about the late entry today. I've had a busy morning. Yesterday, I was asked to speak at an Army Training Seminar on Thursday so to prepare for this big event I felt like I needed new shoes. Yes, I am one of those women. I love shoes. :love: I wanted to get a pair of colorful heels to wear with my…
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6/18 Day 18 of the 30 Day Challenge
Goooooooood morning everyone! I'm feeling good this morning. I got a lot accomplished yesterday. I paid bills, balanced checkbooks, made dinner, did some laundry, had a successful group meeting, stayed under my calories and I exercised to the point where my arms hurt this morning. I did the 3/20 challenge but I've got to…
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6/17 Day 17 WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a happy Father's Day. I'm a horrible daughter and forgot to call my Dad yesterday. :embarassed: I guess I'll call him today. Yesterday was a good day for me "goal wise." I stayed under my calories and I got a lot of walking in. Today starts another weekly challenge. I was thinking…
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6/16 Day 16 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
Good morning everyone and Happy Father's Day! Yesterday was one of the worst days I've had in a long time. On our way home from Tampa, my husband decided to take us on a slight detour to check out this island off the coast of Florida called Honeymoon Island. It was really pretty. It wasn't too hot out so we decided to walk…
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6/15 Day 15 Weigh In Day
Good morning everyone. Guess what today is? It's day 15 and that means we're halfway through the 30 Day challenge. Woo Hoo! Only 15 days left. I don't know about you but I am mighty proud of myself and I hope you're proud of yourselves too. Its also Saturday, which means it's weigh in day. :noway: Of course, I'm still in…
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6/13 Day 13
Good morning. Yesterday I spent the day at the beach and now my entire body aches. I'm assuming it's from fighting waves because I didn't do any other form of exercise yesterday, not even the 3/20's. I need to soak in a hot tub or something but there's no rest for me. Today, I've got to take my daughter to get her senior…
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6/14 Day 14
Good morning from Tampa. I have limited Internet so i'll keep this brief. Yesterday was a lazy day for me. My muscles feel a lot better today so I try to get my 3/20's in but it might be a little awkward in a tiny hotel room with my family. Today we're going to Busch Gardens so I should get a lot of walking in. I'll try to…
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6/12 Day 12
Good morning everyone! My legs are so sore today. It must be the lunges because that's the only thing I've been doing out of the ordinary. I can't believe 40 lunges can make my legs feel like this. It's a good kind of sore though. You know? The kind of sore that tells you you're doing a good job. I like it, but I think…
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6/11 Day 11
Good morning! Man, my morning's are starting later and later now that summer's officially started. Sorry ginacoates. :wink: I've got to start setting my alarm or something. Or going to bed earlier. That would probably be an excellent idea since I tend to snack at night. Yesterday, I was doing so good until around 8 pm when…
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6/10 Day 10 WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Goooooood morning everyone and welcome to Day 10 of our 30 Day Challenge. We are 1/3 of the way thru this. Only 20 days left. I had a good day yesterday. I stayed under my calorie count even after some ice cream and wine. I got on my elliptical and tried something new. I did 1 minute intervals of fast and slow. For 1…
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6/9 Day 9
Good morning everyone. Today is day 9 of our 30 Day Challenge. So far only 10 of us have weighed in. How about the rest of you? Come on. Don't be shy. We're all friends here. I know some of us were pretty disappointed yesterday when our scales didn't move, and for some of us, the scale moved in the wrong direction but we…
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6/8 Day 8 WEIGH IN DAY
Good morning everybody. Today is WEIGH IN day and I am very disappointed to report that my scale didn't move at all this week. Well, that's not exactly true. I'm .2 pounds heavier than I was a week ago which means I weighed in this morning at 146.4. :explode: I'm explaining this by blaming my Aunt Flo. :embarassed:…
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6/7 30 Day Challenge Day 7
Good morning! I'm off to a very slow start this morning. I stayed up way too late last night and I'm paying for it now. :sick: Luckily, I didn't get crazy and eat anything too bad. Homemade popcorn with a little butter and salt. It could've been worse. Yesterday, I only did 30 squats. :ohwell: I stayed under my calorie…
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6/6 30 Day Challenge Day 6
Good morning. The sun is shining. It's a bright new day. Just kidding. This is the start of hurricane season in Florida so it's rainy and miserable at my house today. There is a brief break in the rain and I'm thinking about taking advantage of it and going for a walk. Yesterday, I exercised for 30 minutes, I did a total…
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6/5 30 Day Challenge Day5
Good morning everyone. Today is my kids last day of school and I'm so happy that I won't have to wake up at 6 am anymore...well, at least not until late August when school starts all over again. Tomorrow marks the 1st day of summer vacation. We don't have any major plans for summer. We plan on visiting the Florida Keys…
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6/4 30 Day Challenge
Good morning! I'm feeling much better this morning. For those of you who didn't see my status update, yesterday I "treated" myself to a fried fish sandwich that turned out to be a disaster. My stomach ended up hurting for the remainder of the day. I could barely eat anything else. But I did get 50 minutes on my stationary…
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6/1 Day 1 of the 30 Day Challenge - WEIGH IN DAY
Good morning everyone and welcome to Day 1 of our 30 Day Challenge. Today is WEIGH IN DAY! :noway: 6/1 = 146.2, which is 3.4 pounds lighter than I was before I started the Pre Challenge 2 weeks ago, so Yaaaaaayyy Meeeee!!!! I've been eating a lot healthier and I've been exercising almost everyday. Just the fact that I've…
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6/3 30 Day Challenge Day 3 - Weekly Challenge
Good morning and welcome to day 3 of our 30 Day Challenge and our 1st official weekly challenge. I was thinking our 1st challenge would be squats. (Thank you DanaRandolph for the idea) I read somewhere this morning that 1 pound of muscle burns up to 9 times the calories of a pound of fat. The article said that even if you…
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6/2 30 Day Challenge Day 2
Good morning. I apologize to all you east coast early risers. As you have probably figured out, I am not an early riser. 10am is my usual rise time except when my kids have school but even then I don't have time to get on the computer until 9:30. So bear with me please. Today is Day 2 of your journey to a better you. Don't…
