1 Month New Year Challenge Dec 6-13

Hi ladies. Well, my eating today has been atrocious. Knew this morning it would go like that. Hungry, there was leftover pizza at work and I had 2 slices at 10:00. Would have stayed within points, but went out to eat, there was pudding on the salad bar so I had it, some chips when i got home even though full. Well over points today. And it wasn't even a situation like a party where it was worth it! Frustrating, but have been doing well lately so I'll forgive myself one day. I do need to identify what I'm really needing on these days and do that instead. No workout, home too late. Will pick myself up tomorrow...

Mental note: this is a PROCESS, a PROCESS, a PROCESS...
 
forgot to respond to other posts! LoriS, i'm curious about the Slim Series. Lori, glad you enjoyed Rhythmic Step again! Anyone have opinions on KPC? Is it as hard as MIC?

I hope we all make it through the next couple of weeks!
 
FFD- There is nothing worse then a bad eating day.I feel horrible about myself when I have had bad day but everyone as them and we are only human.And bad things are bound to happen when we get to hungry! But you have the right attitude,just start freash tomorrow.Its hard being good this time of year.
Is anything as hard as MIC? Im not a kickbox lover so Im not gonna say it is an awesome workout.Don't get me wrong, it is done as good as kickboxing is going to be, but its not for me.In my opinion MIC and IMAX are her to hardest workouts.I never feel like I have to take a break when kickboxing.
I may not have been much help...but I did answer the question:) Nope its not as hard.:)
Lori:)
 
Good Morning Everyone,
An o.k morning here.I got called into work last night at 11.And I didn't get off until 2.Then I had to go back for 8.I barely slpet.We had a plane divert here b/c of weather so we had to deal with 106 not so happy people.They weren't to bad though.I was expecting worse.Then we had to go back in the morning to ship them all off again.I didn't sleep much last night.I am thinking about taking a quick nap before I go to work at 1.
I am not sure what workout I will be doing today.It will be later today before I get a chance to workout.
The scale was kind to me again today.I have another .5 gone.That 125 lbs.My goal was to be 120 lbs before christmas.But I am hapy here as well.
I will check back later,
Lori:)
 
Hi Everyone!!!!!

FFD- The Slim Series is low weight, high rep workouts. I do like them for a change here and there, but I still way prefer Cathe. But, I did get them, and still use them, and did not sell them on Ebay, so that is saying alot for them. I love KPC. It is one of my favorite workouts, and it is not as hard a MIC. I think that is the worst!!!!!

FFD- I have a WW's question for you. I have really been contemplating about using activity points. I did Flex before, and used all of my AP, plus my Flex Points, and I did not lose much at all. I really do not want to not use any AP either. I think I will put a 4 points a day cap on it, and still try to be lenient with my Flex Points, and see how I do. My attitude before was if they were there, I was going to eat them. I need to lose about 13 lbs. You seem to be doing so well, I would just please like your advice.

Lori Hart- Hope you are feeling better today. My chest is finally breaking up, so it doesn't hurt so much when I cough.

Today I am going to do my Power Half Hours. I am going to do the Abs one, and the Thigh Trimmer. I also have my first Christmas Party tonight!!!! I am going to eat a big salad with tons of veggies on it before I go so I won't be hungry when I go there.

Lori
 
Today is my rest day. I hope I will be able to not exercise today. Have a great weekend.




Mariángeles a spanish terminator junkie.:) :)
 
Hi girls. Well that 5 lbs. hasn't left yet, and I didn't expect it too so soon. It is TOM, and I have been eating poorly all week.

I had some green tea with antioxidants this morning, 2 bottles of water and 2 egg whites. I am going to try to be very good with my eating until Christmas Eve. I don't have another Christmas party until Dec. 23 and I can try to be good at that one.

Lorisax, how did you party experience go?

I bought a high step. I never had one before. ME was included on VHS. I have this one recorded on TIVO, but am excited to have the full length video. Now I have to get my dh to install a VCR so I can do it.

I will check in later,
Lori
 
Hi girls,

Eating was good today. Thank God, because I have been very bad lately. I did KPC today. I have KPC from FitTV taped, so it is missing segments. During commercials I do dumbell exercises on the stability ball. I also went for a run tonight. I am feeling much better already.

Have a great night,
Lori
 
Hello All,
Had an o.k day.Eating was good and I got a workout in.I took a 45 min in the a.m and at 8:30 I feel asleep for an hour.When I got up a decided I would go for a little run.I ended up running for 50 min (5 miles) I am going to head back to bed again now.There is nothing worse then a bad nights sleep(I guess no sleep,which was pretty much what happened to me)I am hoping to be back to normal tomorrow.
Lori-I am glad you are feeling better.A couple of good workouts can help get you back on track.
I will check back tomorrow.
Lori:)
 
Good morning everybody. Today for me is PUB and I am going to do the KPC and bootcamp cardio premix to substitute the 20 minutes of run in the august rotation. I will do abs too using the abs hits dvd. Have a great weekend and enjoy your workouts.




Mariángeles a spanish terminator junkie.


:) :)
 
Good Morning Ladies,
Another goal almost meet.My goal for DH christmas party(which is tonight) was 124 lbs.When I weighed today I was 124.5. ALMOST!
Im going to try and do cardio and legs today.I have a few things that need to be done and I need to get a nap in before the party b/c I worked early again todayx( I don't want to drink much tonight b/c I have been suffering with the cold all week.Im looking forward to a good meal though.
I will check back later after I workout.
Lori:)
 
lorihart, congrats on making your goal. .5 lbs. is nothing!!! That is great.

Today I am doing Step Blast, PUB, and running for 3 miles. I might run/walk because my running partner has shin splints. We'll see how she is feeling tonight.

Lori
 
Good Morning Everyone!! How are you?? Lori and Lori, you ladies spend ALOT of time working out!! I like to keep mine to an hour to 1 1/2 a day. I think today I am going to do SS twice thru. I really enjoy that workout, and haven't done it in awhile. My eating has been good. I had a Christmas Party last night, and I only had a little spaghetti and some green beans. The desserts looked FABULOUS, but I skipped them. They had a bunch of chees cakes, and a MooseTracks Pie!!! I am glad I did what I did though. Have a great day everyone.
Lori
 
Morning ladies - a long email here but I need support!

Lorisax, you skipped dessert!?! Oh, I'm envious of your willpower! Perhaps I'll try that tonight - I have a Christmas party tonight and I always just assume I'm going to eat desserts. I'm making meringue cookies, maybe that will be enough to satisfy!

Well ladies, after several days of doing well, I've had a couple of terrible days! The foods I've been eating haven't been awful (soy chips, granola bars) but just way over my points and not really hungry when I was eating them. And I went out last night and didn't worry at all about how many points were in the wine I continued to have. This is a really critical time for me - I get to this point in my attempts to lose weight, where I've lost some but am frustrated with how slowly its going, feel deprived, eat when I don't even want to, and throw in the towel. I knew it would come eventually and REALLY WANT TO PUSH THROUGH IT THIS TIME! I know that I've done fairly well up until now and its just not going to be a rapid thing, but it gets so frustrating! Any support would be great!

LoriSax, I've also been trying to figure out what to do about flexpoints and AP points. The 2 weeks where I was out of town and lost 2 pounds, I wasn't working out much and am sure I used all my flex points. When I try to eat all AP points and cling to flexpoints, it doesn't seem to work. My next strategy is to try not using AP points and be more lenient with my flex points. I think I do worse when I tell myself I can't go out or have a glass of wine in a desperate attempt to keep flex points - end up feeling deprived and using them anyway, and typically in a way that isn't enjoyable and only makes me more angry (and it doesn't help weight loss either!). I'm coming back to the fact that I'm trying to learn a way to eat for life, and not going out with friends on a Friday doesn't fit into my long term plans. (Boy, if there's one thing I'm exceptional at, its turning failures into learning experiences! I feel better after writing this email! (Sorry its so long!)

WILL do MIC today!
 
Hi Lorisax, I don't usually spend this much time working out. I am on a 2 week mission before Christmas and I want to up my cardio. I didn't even do PUB and StepBlast today. I did ME and ran. Those lunges are a killer!

Fututefitness, I am in the same boat you are in. I do the same thing. I have had a terrible week! Eating nonstop. At least you had healthy snacks. It's been baked goods city, pizza, mac and cheese, you name it. I want to be a "normal" eater also. I am not the one to give advice, but we can do this! I really wonder when I go out with friends how the thin ones indulge, have wine, a huge entree, dessert. They exercise, 90% of the time they don't eat like that, and they plan for it. That day of the dinner they probably ate like birds. My problem is I want to eat like this once a week or more and it just can't happen unless you are running marathons. Journaling is key, and planning for nights out. I always have a lot of social obligations and it is very tough! Just because I go out a lot (to inlaws, mom's night out dinners, Bunco, birthday parties), doesn't mean it's a celebration every time! We have to pick and choose when we are going to indulge. Sorry I rambled on, I hope you get some more support.

It sounds cliche and corny, but one day at a time. I have already dropped a couple of pounds that I have gained from staying on points and upping my exercise.

Have a great night,
Lori:)
 
Hi Ladies,

Lee Anne, I believe most of the posters are on WW, but not all. I'm on South Beach myself.

Speaking of which I have now lost 12 lbs. I am taking the weekend off then doing the first 2 weeks over again, which will bring me up to Christmas. The problem is at work...clients & even ex-clients (& vendors, of course) drop in every day with goodie gifts. Sigh.

So this weekend, which I really looked forward to, I am allowing myself a bowl of cereal, a bowl of oatmeal, cream in my coffee twice, 2 yoghurt smoothies, a banana (heaven!) & 2 doughnuts. Then tomorrow night (Sunday...I guess it's here already) we have our Christmas dinner so will have one glass of wine & something chocolate after. The meal itself is no problem, I won't need to cheat on that part.

The most interesting thing I've found after this 2 weeks is that I still like chocolate & cream & doughnuts, but I don't feel compelled to eat them. I have been able to pick & choose my times, and may end up not even using them all. So that's a great victory for me. What I really miss is cereal, bread & fruit! After I redo the first 2 weeks, those things will be added back in judiciously.

Hope you're all doing well, have a wonderful Sunday!
Ruth:)
 
Hi everybody , good morning. Today is PLB , 200 walking lunges and the premix SJP hi/low and step. I will do a few abs too.There is so many wonderful workouts and only 24 hours per day. Have a nice and sweating day.






Mariángeles a spanish terminator junkie.


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I think Mariángeles is confused and is posting on this thread instead of her daily check in. Maybe not though.:)

Ruth, congratulations on your 12 pound loss. Enjoy your weekend!

Well the scale is being nice to me. Today I think I will do pushpull or supersets and a run tonight. I want to so something light from Cathe almost everyday until Christmas. I am a couple pounds away from my lowest weigh in a WW, (I gained last week), so I think I will be a "loser" Thursday at weigh in.

I haven't had coffee for 3 days. I have had green tea instead and it's not that bad. I love coffee, but want to cut back.

It is finally getting a little cooler here in Florida. Our high today is only 63.

Have a nice day,
Lori
 
lori and Ruth, congrats on your weight success! Lori, I'm with you, am going to try to do as many Cathe workouts from now til (and through) Christmas as I can. Did MIC yesterday and kicked butt - only had to stop it a couple of times. Today will be something much easier, like Cardio Kicks or one of my new Cathe step vids. Or maybe KPC. MIC is hard on my ankles, so maybe a kickboxing video is best.

The party last night was fine - I ate what I wanted but in decent quanitities and only had one glass of wine. The peanut butter pie was delicious, but I didn't go back for seconds - YAY! Luckily I don't think I have anything else til Christmas day and where I work isn't too much of a disaster area, so I should be alright.

LoriSax, thanks for your words - its comforting to know I'm not the only one struggling, and I know we can do it! I did expect this to happen - it always does - so I'm taking an attitude of being curious and interested to see what its like to push through it and continue. My mood is better today, even after the party, I'm accepting that I might gain this week, and I'm ready to just continue on.

I'm so glad you ladies are here!
 
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