DOWN for the Holidays! (Page 13)

Confession - poor sleeping and the need for caffeine turn 1 Mtn Dew into 5 over the course of Friday

I am not liking the 10 extra minutes on the Treadmill/trainer idea, how about extra mile on the run?!?

Confession: Went out to a steakhouse for dinner and had a bit of steak, potatoes, peanuts, a roll. My big cheat for the week.  

I swam 45 minutes at the pool today and did my core 100.

Confession 1:  I've eaten nothing but oatmeal and PB&Js today.  Been cleaning and packing to get ready for the move on Tuesday.

Confession 2:  I'd eat a whole cow if you pulled it off the grill and laid it in front of me, right now.  And probably a ton of potatoes.  I love steak and potatoes.

+1 on the smell of baked bread.

Mini turkey meatloaves sound great. It must be the nasty weather, there seems to be a lot of baking going on in this forum!

Confession: My ENTIRE WEEKEND is one big confession. Friday night, we ate out with some of town relatives and went to the local tavern. There truly is nothing remotely healthy on the menu, at least nothing edible. So....fried walleye and homemade chips plus some wine.  Saturday - hotdog and chili at the bonfire.  Sunday --- one of our cycling friends bought a chunk of land out in the boondocks earlier this year and has been working to convert an existing grain silo into a hunting cabin. He finally got electricity run to the structure, so hosted a small get together. I have to say it was a pretty cool place, and a wood burning stove kept things toasty. Grilled pork burgers and chips and pumpkin cookies.  

So....after a huge food hangover, I am ready for some better eating this week.

Hi All - My name is Dave.  Just saw the challenge today while I was munching guiltily on some dunkin donuts... If it's not too late - I'd like to join.

Sure, but you are gonna have to do a set of 100 core for each donut you ate. :=)

Haha!  That's one way to get rid of those donut cravings.  Welcome Dave!  Congrats on the loss Joe!

Welcome to the challenge!  I'm so glad we don't have Dunkin Donuts in Cali!  Its' not so much the munchkins its having light and sweet coffee for me!  I only drink black coffee other than when I go back east and splurge on a light and sweet.

Disaster weekend for me on food.....lets say monthly hormone issues+Halloween events = A VERY BAD ABBIE!  Here's the long confession......

Friday: Went to Murder Mystery dinner, only had salad and chicken and fish for the dinner....dessert was a chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream on top!  Normally I wouldn't even eat the brownie as they are too rich, friggin hormones! 

Saturday: Halloween party.....Let's just say I camped out at the dessert table and never had an empty glass of wine

Sunday: Took myself to the movies and bought a mixed bag of candy from the bulk bin....who knew Chocolate covered gummie bears could be so delightful!?

So now I'm back on track....I had a cup of cottage cheese with some cinnamon on top for breakfast and going to drown myself in water today!  Have already done a bit over 2 miles on the dreadmill and 40 minutes of weights/core.

I woke up with a knot behind my left knee. Ouch. Might try some yoga tonight.

I'm planning to make this a good week for nutrition. I weigh in at Weight Watchers tomorrow.

I did well yesterday and actually came in a little lower than I probably should have bc I didn't eat anything between 10am and 6pm.  I just wasn't hungry and, when I did eat, it was simple chicken, couscous and green beans.

Today, I ran out to the store for a few things and picked up a Starbucks mocha on my way home.  I balanced it out with a couple of eggs and an apple for breakfast so I'm not completely derailing my day.

Still need to get up to exercising but one step at a time.

Happy Monday everyone!  (I know... is there such a thing?)

Well for the first time in AGES I weighed in on a Monday at the same weight as I did on Friday!  Sometimes I can fluctuate up to +4 pounds over the weekend.  Crazy.

Anyway I've planned my meals for the week and the repetition will likely get boring but I find it the easiest way to manage my intake.  I've made a deal with myself that if I can get to sub-140 by race weekend I'll do a little shopping in the US.  I'm on the border between sizes so if I don't get there - I refuse to buy clothes that are a size I have no intention on staying in.  So.... an immediate goal in the near future.  I'm actually excited! Sometimes having a far off goal with no immediate reward can lack the motivation.

So this is my challenge to YOU!  My race is November 17th - how much do YOU want to lose by that date??  
It's exactly 3 weeks - post a realistic goal - stick that number on your pc, your mirror, your fridge - say your mantra regularly - and let's see if we can reach it.  

And if you do... how will you reward yourself?  Make it something good - something to pamper yourself - but try not to use food as the reward.  Maybe some new winter running gear?