Slow Losers Club Christmas Challenge

[Alexa]

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Hello,

I've been AWOL a while, various life blahs jumped up and bit me. I haven't cheated, but I've not stuck to my goals for this challenge. Sorry let all you guys down.

I've had splenda.
I slugged on the exercise challenge.
I had cocoa not at weekends.
I went crazy for cream.
Smoothie allowance still on track at least that's one thing.

I think it's to do with stress, and in some ways it is good for me to be able to 'cheat' and say 'what the hey' and still be within the confines of the diet and my carbs - BUT it won't help me lose.

SO, back on track today and looking forward to the veg challenge I'm also doing.

Titianwasp - glad you're feeling better.
Sunny - am thinking of you

[Purple Rain]

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his is for the whole week up to Saturday. I have been having computer problems. I can barely get online and can't post.


My pledges will be:

1. I will only eat 3 oz of cheese a day.
2. I will use Fitday everyday. I haven't used fitday or posted since the 17th due to my computer acting crazy. I'll be lucky to get this posted. I don't have any idea what's wrong with it. I'll post as I can.
3. I will finish the C25K challenge, running 3x/week. 1/3
4. I will start gradually adding decaf to my regular coffee until I'm only drinking decaf. I have been dring my coffee made wwith 2 scoops of decaf and yesterday I did half and half.

5 I will drink 100+ oz of water every day.
6 I will take a multi-vitamin and a calcium supplement every day. I've only taken them twice this week.
7. I will not cheat and that includes sugar free candy. I cheated yesterday for the first time in a long time. I had a funnel cake at the Fall Fest for my son's school.
8. I will post at least twice a week in Journal Stats and earn the Journal Stats Award at the end of December. 2/2


Signed: Purple Rain

[SunnySmile501]

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okay folks, I'm here, but not a happy camper. My arms are wrapped, mummy style, from my shoulders to my second knuckles, so it is very hard to type.

my whole upper body is restrained and wrapped, so it's hard to move. We had to remove and clean and replace bandages yesterday, so we got to see for the first time how bad they did the surgery. It's done totally wrong, and was a waste of time, pain and money. It will have to be done again! We are all so mad. I have to go tomorrow for the staples and four drains to be removed, and you might hear the screaming for a hundred miles.

I have stayed 100% legal. Of course, I didn't eat anything at all on Wednesday, and only broth and soft scrambled eggs on Thursday. I've gotten my appetite back and now eating regular meals and drinking all my water. It's hard to stay legal, since my sister doesn't understand the way I eat and she tries to keep me from doing anything for myself. Frustration makes me just want to grab stuff and eat it. Good thing I cooked up so much food and froze it before she got here. I had a hard time not stress eating last night, after seeing the botch job the surgeon did. Only my challenges kept me straight.

Well, it's back to bed for now. Thanks for being here.

Sunny!

[Aya]

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Sunny, you're amazing and definitely an inspiration to me! The fact that you can go through all this and remain legal is brilliant. Not even any typos! So sorry your surgery was a botch job. I hope tomorrow is bearable pain-wise and I hope you keep strong. You don't realise how much your courage helps to keep us all on the straight and narrow!

[LooseShoes]

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Sunny, I'm sorry it turned out so badly. I'm so proud of you for sticking with eating right through all the trauma. We're pulling for you through all of this!

[bradybunch]

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1. give up all cheese. I mean all !!!
2. continue to drink my gallon of water everyday.
3. cheat free for the duration
4. walk six times a week for at least a mile and a half.


My new pledge for the week is to eat my veggies and do great in both challenges.

[Aya]

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MONDAY CHECK-IN (10/22/07)
#1: I will not eat after dinner, and where possible, dinner should be before 7pm. (7/7)

#2: I will record ALL food eaten each day, keeping cals under 1500 and carbs under net35g per day (5/7)
#3: I will do cardio five to six times per week, 30 min sessions or more. (4/7)
- Pilates Bum and Legs workout once times per week. (Not Done)
- Billy Blanks Bootcamp (Don't laugh, it's fab!) twice per week. (No)
- Abs, hips and bum weights at gym three times per week. (not yet)

#4: I will not eat more than one serving of nuts per day; one serving of hard cheese per day; and one serving of soft cheese per day. (7/7)
#5: I will take measurements and weigh in on Mon and Fri but won't get despondent and ruin an entire day after a bad weigh-in. (Done.)

Extra credit: Was feeling so bloated and yucky a lot of last week and felt as if no matter how well I stuck to this nothing was changing, then suddenly on Friday morning the scale started doing a downward so am feeling quite psyched right now. Managed to eat less cheese, no treats and curbed evening cravings thanks to my new best friend, Pu-erh tea (Wholefoods). Highly recommended and a great digestant! This week I need to focus on the exercise.

Measurements: waist-27 (down from 28.3) hips 33.5 (down from 34.5) arm 10 (down from 10.5) Weight 125.6 (down from 127.6)

[Alexa]

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Sunny - It sounds tough on you. It is amazing you stay on track, really inspirational.

Purple Rain - sorry to hear about the cheat, sometimes they just leap up and surprise you.

My goals for the week:
- Do the veggie challenge
- 3 smoothies only
- limit the cheese (I hear ya Brady!) to 3 oz day
- No splenda
- No alcohol

Good luck everyone!

[SunnySmile501]

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Extra Credit Assignment Week 2 (10-22-07)



This is not mandatory, but you will get 10 extra credit points for your efforts! This assignment is due by Wednesday, October 24.

Please review the prior week and write a short paragraph or two, detailing what helped keep you on track the most. What really worked for you?

[SunnySmile501]

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Monday Stats Check 10/22/07

1. I will eat three well balanced meals a day and nothing in between. I will not eat anything after 7:00 p.m. each night. 5/7 due to surgery
2. I will eat no nuts and no peanut butter. 7/7 100%
3 I will be cheat free for the duration. 7/7 100%
4. If I have to be away from home, I will have legal food with me at all times, so I don't get too hungry. 7/7 100%


5. I will post on the challenge a minimum of four times a week, reporting my progress. (except during and the week after surgery (Oct. 17) N/A
6. I will weigh in on Friday and Monday without fail. N/A
7. I will continue to drink 128 ounces of water per day. all except two days of surgery
8. On November 28, or sooner if released by my docs, I will begin my exercise program once again, starting slowly and increasing as health permits. N/A
a. Walk Away the Pounds video 3x per week (warm-up only first week)
b. lift 3x per week. (start again with 2-pound weights)
c. recumbent stepper 3x per week (start w/ 5 min., increase by 5 min. each week)
d. Walk outside, weather permitting, several days per week.
9. I will fit into my winter white wool suit and awesome red dress by the end

[TitianWasp]

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Sunny, what a mess! I do hope you are feeling better soon. Someone better be bringing you flowers and (Atkins friendly)treats!

My week has been pretty good. I think I need to tighten my calories slightly or increase the intensity of my exercise. Just the walking is beneficial, but I think I need to log some gym time to see the kind of results I am looking for. My body is smaller, I think, but pretty squishy. Time to start tightening the squish!

MONDAY STATS CHECK 10/22

1. No coffee: 7/7 100% (this is getting easier)
2. Exercise 4 days: 4/4 100% (need to exercise harder though)
3. No grazing after dinner: 7/7 100% (also getting easier)
4. Calories under 1500: 5/7 (gotta get more serious about this)

What helped me stay on track the most?
Honestly, habit. They say that it takes 21 days to firmly form a habit, but I found a week or two really gets you going. Cutting out the coffee has been actually the easiest (maybe because I am addicted to the hot beverage, rather than the caffeine, and so can substitute). No grazing has been pretty easy because my stomach gave me so much trouble. Exercise has been harder, again due to the tummy, and the calories has been harder, because, well, we're designed to eat. I need to be more vigilent with my calories. I have to say, also, that being accountable to my challenge has definitely kept me more honest. Thanks everyone!!

[adreliluc]

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Hey all!
Ok... I just suck! lol.
I've been such a slacker. I don't know whats wrong with me. I did really really bad last week... But Monday brings a new week and I'm determined to do better!!

It looks like you all have been doing really well challenge wise!!
It's encouraging! xo!!

#1 - I'm cutting out all nuts!! 2/7
#2 - All fruit except for berries and an occasional apple. 5/7
#3 - No more than 4 oz of cheese a day - this includes cream cheese! lol 6/7
#4 - I'll exercise at least 4 days a week for 60 minutes Haven't exercised yet 0/7
#5 - To track my food into fit-day daily 1/7
#7 - I'll drink at least 80 oz of water a day. 2/7
#8 - & I'll see about cutting out the coffee 0/7
#9 - No more beans!!! 5/7
#10 - To be cheat free for the entire challenge!

[LooseShoes]

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MONDAY CHECK IN
1. Diary my food daily-EVERY DAY-7/7
2. Reduce chocolate snacks to no more than twice a week and attempt to make it zero.--think the chocolate chip cookie dough blew this oneNOT ACCOMPLISHED
3. Post to all my challenges at least 4 times a week--DONE
4. Exercise a minimum of 5 days a week--DONE
5. Try new recipe at least once a week.--DONE


For this week, I'm in the veggie challenge-so I'm adding that I need to have at least 20 net carbs of veggies a day this week.

Extra credit-
What helped me stay on track and what worked this week?

Diarying my food really does help me stay on track. I don't know why I hate doing it so bad. I am developing a habit of doing it and it is getting easier, though. It's interesting to see how some days I feel like I've overeaten, but when I actually track my eating I'm low on calories or carbs. Somedays I feel I haven't eaten that much but I end up high for calories or carbs. So, my mind can play tricks on me and keeping a hard copy of my actual eating can prevent some nasty surprises.

It also does help me to stay on track to post here often. It keeps my mind on behaving myself instead of tempting myself. I think the medicine is finally working on my iritis, so now I need to bump up my exercise again. I half-heartedly tried last night, but I need to get in gear today. I think my body needed the rest, so I'm trying not to feel guilty about taking it. Now I just need to not let myself fall back into the laziness that got me fat in the first place. The support here helps so much-just knowing others are going through the same struggles encourages me to try harder.

[LooseShoes]

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Hang in there, Adre--some weeks are harder than others. We'll all try for a good one this time!

[adreliluc]

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Hang in there, Adre--some weeks are harder than others. We'll all try for a good one this time!

Thanks girl!