WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

[julirama723]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

YAY! This is so exciting to see people getting excited about exercise!

[annRN]

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Ann---cool new shoes and yay for your run! They'll totally be worth every penny. What brand did you get? I bought Nike Air running shoes and they're my new best friends. Kind of gives ya a feeling of having new mental spark plugs, doesn't it?

Mine are Saucony Hurricanes. The sales girl tried to talk me into Asics, but I have had a really bad experience with those, so they make me nervous. Anyway, these shoes were great last night. First run, no blisters! Yay!

[*Emma*]

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So i bought some different stuff today to try and get my carbs up, some nectarines, apples... good stuff!

bought an aubergine... how do y'all cook them? i have no clue where to start with that? i was gonna bread it in soy flour or something? any ideas?

greek yoghurt, never tried that before - what do i do with it? lol just add fruit??

and i found choccie milk!! so happy!!

[julirama723]

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I love nectarines and apples! Those are my two favorite "other" fruits. I ALWAYS eat fruit with something high-fat, like nuts, nut butter, cheese, or cream. Try 1/2 piece of fruit (or perhaps less, depending on how many carbs you're eating now) with a fat. Nectarine pieces in cream is SOOOO good, and apple with peanut butter is delish.

Eggplant (aubergine) is something I have NEVER had luck with. It's never cooked right for me, and the texture is always funky. Hopefully there are others who can give you some good recipes!

OMG, Greek yogurt is one of the best things EVER! I ate mine with fruit and nuts. Some people just eat it with nuts, some people just eat it with fruit, some people just sweeten it and eat it with nothing added, some people use it as a dip, some people use it for sauces...the possibilities are endless! It's really rich, and incredibly satisfying.

I used to drink the Calorie Countdown chocolate milk by Hood. It was 4g net carbs for an 8oz. glass...but it was sooooooo good I was becoming addicted. So I gave it up and haven't had it since May. I might try it again in the fall and hopefully I won't dream about it all day long like I did before.

[LooseShoes]

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Weigh in today
2 more pounds and 6 inches. The exercise really does help!

Part of inches and pounds were TOM aftermath, but I'm glad to see them gone. I bought a pair of pants 4-6 weeks ago that were tight at the time, then they got loose, then I wore a belt with them and this week the belt wasn't enough! I love this WOE!

I had to buy a new pair of work pants last night-15 Junior, and I got in a size 13 with a little muffin top. I started with Women's size 20-pretty tight.

Valid & Silly, you know it will come off, just stay strong and hang on. You both have done so great and are such inspiration for the rest of us.

Congratulations to everybody, we're doing great and making the world a more beautiful place!

[julirama723]

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Caryl, that's fabulous! WOW, 2 pounds and 6 inches! AND, juniors size 13! You must be on top of the world.

[LooseShoes]

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Yeah, and what's even more wonderful is I lost 1 3/4 each from my hips and belly! Half inch from my waist.

[*Emma*]

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wow Caryl thats GREAT! - we areeeeeeeee rocking!

weigh in day tomorrow, scaredy cat me! gonna do measurements too i think

[selfreinvented]

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Hi Everybody,


So I started my running one song on one off for 6 songs!! I went and spent a small fortune on shoes but that's ok! They'll be worth ever penny!!! My total time was 22 minutes and just over a mile and a half, I knwo that's not alot but for me it's a great start! I will weight in and do measurements on Monday so hold tight ( Selfreinvented will soon be re-sexyfied ) <----look at me making up words! Congrats everybody we are all doing so good!

[julirama723]

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Self, great job on the running!

And don't feel bad about the "small fortune" for the shoes. It's really worth it to spend money and buy the RIGHT shoes for your feet. That will prevent you from having knee problems, blisters, shin splints, etc. in the future!

[sensfan1960]

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Hey Julie...well it was my official weigh in day and I'm up 2 pds...but down 4.25 inches...we should be tallying up the inches too

[julirama723]

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Oh lord, I don't know if I can do pounds and inches. I'm keeping track of pounds because that was a "goal." I certainly hope that everybody is keeping track of their inches on their own! It's going to be pretty awesome when we find out how many INCHES we've all lost!

[Sweet Strudel]

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Hi Everyone

I've missed posting and reading daily, but my brother and his fiance were here staying with me for a few days and dropping off their kitty while they are away for awhile.

They left this afternoon so now I can get back into some kind of a routine.

Its so fantastic how well everyone is doing. This is a hip happenin thread! Its hard catching up sometimes when you aren't around for a few days but fun to read all the posts.

I have managed to stay on track even with my guests here. They both have no problem eating low carb, so it has been meals as usual.

As for the exercise, I got out of my treadmill routine but still did my ab crunches every day. I got my steps in at the mall or doing yard work.

Well, I finally caught up on posting all my stats for the challenges...phew...this is a job in itself. I think I will post in my journal later and catch up reading some of yours.

Have a great rest of the weekend everyone. Stay legal. Looking forward to weighing and measuring on Wednesday...Good Lord I never thought I would utter those words...

[ValidRouge]

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Thanks Disco. If nothing else, eating this way sure allows you to develop patience! Those extra pounds come on in a flash and go away slowly to punish us for what we may have eaten!

Isn't that the truth??

Self--that's AWESOME! I am so proud of you for doing your run!! WOOHOOO

[hopejoy]

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Hey everyone! Up early this morning and walked, did my abs and pushups... now at work... so fun! also went shopping with my daughter... that really was fun! Can't talk, gotta run.
liz