Another HUNDRED DAYS!

[donac]

Congrats Cam on not setting off that binge. It can be hard to do but you did it.

I just finished 55 days. I hope that I can finish this challenge before I go back to school Sept 1st.

[mikamah]

I'm not having the best day. :crazy: I just finished my last 11 points for the day on cheesits and rice crispy treats, and haven't had dinner yet. I don't know why I did that- maybe TOM helped. I got out of work on time and walked to earn 2 extra points, but I just couldn't stop eating. I still have 5 flex points left for today and tomorrow, but want to save some for tomorrow because we are going to Water Country for the day, and figured I'd need them there. I'm going to have a salad with turkey-2 points worth for dinner, and hopefully that's it for today.
Now I bought the cheezits and rice crispy treats to bring to water country tomorrow, for the kids, but I had to try them. :guilty: I think I'll put them in my car trunk now and then I won't eat them later. Plus I have to weighin tomorrow morning. I'm having a huge glass of water now and will have 1-2 more before bed. Maybe I can flush out all those calories I consumed.
Officially I haven't cheated, but tomorrow will be the big test.
Hope you all are having a great day. I'll be back later.

[keenercam]

good luck, Kathy! :goodvibes: Your plan sounds good -- now just stick to it!

[keenercam]

Kathy, How are you doing, kiddo? :cheer2:

I finished 54 days yesterday and also went 4 nights in a row without late night carb binging. YEAH!
Heading in to a difficult weekend. I hope everyone will keep posting here and I will update as frequently as I can. Keep up the good work, everyone! :thumbsup2

[mikamah]

I am back on track! :thumbsup2 I weighed in and was down 1.2 which I was thrilled with considering my vacation and just my day yesterday, I would have been happy to stay the same. After I posted last night, I followed through with my plan, and am in a good frame of mind today, and my 26 points seems like plenty.

Hope everyone is doing great.

Cam- thanks for the support once again. 4 nights without late night carbs! :thumbsup2 Way to go! :cheer2: Good luck this weekend. You can do it!! :banana: :banana: DL is in your future.

[jayna22]

Yesterday I finished day 12! I did use both activity points that I earned, but I have not used any flex points yet. :) I'm headed out of town again this weekend. Two friends and I are headed to Chicago for shopping and "Wicked." Wish me luck as I eat out all weekend. I saved my flex points on purpose and I'm hoping that the hotel has a workout room. I'm sure I'll be fine.

12 down, 88 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[mikamah]

Hello there. How's everyone's weekend going? Hope all is well. I did not have a cheat free day today, so I'm still 44/100. I was working 12 hours, and had an incident with a huge bowl of pistachios, and lost count and have no idea how many points worth I ate, soooooo no more pistachios for me, and back on track tomorrow. Back on track right now actually, but it is really so much easier to stay cheat free when I am asleep. Good night.

[donac]

My weekend was not very good so I am stuck at 57 days.I am getting back on track today (I started yesterday afternoon when I didn't eat anything after I got home from a barbeque) Hope everyone else is keeping up and moving along.

Only a few more days till I hit 60. Where is everyone else?

[keenercam]

Hi, guys! After a very difficult weekend, I am at 56 days.
What I did right -- Friday breakfast was light, lunch was turkey on whole wheat with lettuce, tomatoes, onions & peppers, Friday night was light hot dogs and veggies.

Late night Friday night I made nachos for DS and his friend and indulged. That wasn't good, but I had FPs so I didn't go off plan.

Saturday we did 6.12 miles and I arrived home starving and made the mistake of eating 1/2 bagel with light cream cheese instead of protein. When I do carbs after a training session, I tend to then crave them all day. Bad move. I did eat turkey and cheese sub for lunch instead of some of the other less smart options, but I ate wayyy too many chips when I should have stuck to fruit and veggies. AND I had 1 1/2 pcs strawberry shortcake (very thin slices), and a tiny corner of carvel birthday cake. Again, later in the day I succumbed to carb cravings. UGH! So, Saturday was NOT cheat-free.

Yesterday was better with a very nice buffet brunch. I avoided almost everything breaded (had a few calamari rings) and ate NOTHING fried. That was good. But I "tasted" creme brulee and tiramisu. Neither one was really worth throwing off my cheat free challenge, but, well. . . you know how it is. :sad1:

DH is leaving for Vegas today with my best friend for 4 days. I am hoping I can get some training in with a very busy work schedule. I won't get to WW tomorrow night for weigh in, but am hoping to stay very much on track this week so that my ticker will show some progress toward my DL goal. The race is 9 weeks from yesterday! UGH! :eek:

[mikamah]

Hi everyone. I'm on day 46 and am cheat free the last two days. Today I stayed on program and didn't even want to cheat. I don't really get why on some days, all I want to do is eat junk food all day, and some days I am very satisfied with what I have planned and easily stay in my points range. I guess trying to break that junk food cycle is the key to permanent weight loss.

I'm going camping with a friend and our sons this weekend. She is also doing weight watchers and we are going to plan a healthy menu, except for the smores. But I bought the stuff for smores, and each one will only be 3 points which really surprised me. I should be able to easily budget a couple each night. I really want to stay on track, because saturday will be day 50 for me. That's great motivation.

Have a great cheat free week everyone. :cool1:

[Winksst]

It's been a while since I checked in but I am finishing day 47 (in a row, I might add). :cool1: I have dropped a total of 12 lbs with WW, 17 if you count the very first time I stepped on a scale. And I am only 5 lbs away from the WW 10% goal. :banana:

So...I am a happy little DISer.

Thanks for letting me toot my own horn for a minute. :lovestruc

[keenercam]

Hey, Kathy! Congrats on doing so well! I am so psyched for you to be camping with a fellow WWer. It makes staying on plan so much easier. Hey, if you get low fat graham crackers, I'd bet you could have 2 smores for 5 points total. :teeth:

Wendy -- Awesome job on those 17 pounds! :cool1: You must be so psyched!

You guys are so close to 50! YEAH!!! :thumbsup2

Yesterday was a disaster for me. I didn't get to the gym last night and I binged on chips & pretzels and chex mix. I haven't even tried to count the points yet. UGH! I really have to get on track -- instead of moving down, my scale is inching up. :eek:

[jayna22]

I am now through day 16! I struggled through Chicago this weekend, but, due to the fact that we walked all over creation, I'm pretty sure I made it without actually cheating.

16 days down, 84 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[mikamah]

I'm on day 47. Not much exercise this week as it's been stifling hot, but on track with the food. I'm also trying to increase my water intake. I do great at work, but when I'm off, I sometimes forget and don't drink enough. I'm off today and my son is at daycare, and here I am goofing off on the Dis. I promise it will only be for 1 hour, and then I'll finish up all I have to do around here.

Hey Cam! Hang in there!!! :cool1: You can do it!!! :cheer2: Remember those carb free night you had last week? Today's a new day. Like you've told me, make a plan and stick to it. :cheer2: Good Luck!!!!! :grouphug:

[keenercam]

Thanks, Kathy! I took your advice and put my menu plan in my journal and mostly stuck to it. I really appreciate the support. I am now done 57 days!

[donac]

I am at day 59 (today is 60 if I make it)

Keep up the good work that you have all been doing. The 40's and 50's are the hardest because it is not new and it is still a long way to 100 You have all come so far that you can do this. :cheer2: :cheer2:

[jayna22]

I finished day 17 yesterday. Last week was a struggle! I'm really glad that today starts a new week.

17 down, 83 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[mikamah]

:) Finished day 48!!! Just 2 more days til I'm half way there. Have a wonderful day everyone.

[keenercam]

For some reason, my post didn't show up! I am done day 58 and yesterday was very controlled. YEAH!!!

[mikamah]

Hi everyone. Hope you are all having a great week.
I am on day 50, and determined to make it. I lost 1.6 at WI today, which makes 26 pounds total. When I joined this board I was fighting to hit the 20 pound mark, and now I've passed the 25 mark. Thanks to all of you and your motivation and support. I'm so grateful to have found you all.
I'm off to camp for the weekend, and other than the smores, have packed all good food choices.
Have an awesome cheat-free weekend. :cheer2:

[keenercam]

Kathy -- Congrats on the fabulous WI! You must feel great being 26 pounds lighter! I am so proud of you for packing good choices for the weekend. I hope you have a totally perfect non-food-focused weekend!

I am done 59 days as of last night. Today is day 60. Going bowling with friends tonight, but fortunately, we are not meeting for dinner. I am looking forward to eating sensibly at home and will take good snacks with me for at the bowling lane. Big family party tomorrow (after a 5K) and DB never has healthy food, so I am going to bring some stuff with me, rather than eating stuff I really don't want.

The scale was down another .6 this morning -- that is down 3.8 since my disastrous weekend and Monday morning WI. Another .8 and I will be at this month's low weight. I think I can do that, hopefully by Monday morning.

So, how are all our other challengers doing?

[jayna22]

Hi all! Yesterday I finished day 19! The time is going pretty quickly. I have used 9 flex points in two days (ick) but I'm sure I'll be fine over the next five.

19 down, 81 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[Tasha+Scott]

I am now officially at 20/100! It would have been so easy to eat something sweet last night while I was worried about dh (he ended up in the emergency room with a hernia but he is fine!) but thankfully I don't have anything sweet in the house! So yay for no cheating! :)

[jayna22]

Today I finished day 21! I went "obituary hunting" and was afraid that I would eat poorly, eating only fast food. I looked up nutritional info and I did much better than I thought I was going to!!

21 down, 79 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[donac]

I am at 63/100. Yesterday was hard because poison ivy is setting in. I was working on my son's Eagle project and I guess I found it. My arms are very itching and Friday night I did not sleep that well. I did sleep better last night. If it doesn't start getting better I think I need to visit the doctor.

I am sorry that I had a couple of bad days in here because now I won't be finished before I go to DW. My twin sister just called me yesterday to see if I wanted to do a sister trip. She wants to use some of her vacation (besides the trip to Italy she has planned to see her daughter at her CP). I have to talk to my husband about it but I think it might be a go. :banana: :banana:

[mikamah]

Well I'm home from my camping trip a day early due to torrential downpours. Our tent ended up in about 8 inches of water, and not being a seasoned camper, it just didn't stay dry inside. Luckily I had bought a 29$ cabana to put over the picnic table whiched worked very well. Though there wasn't much to do but sit around the table and eat, which wasn't as bad as it could have been, but then we went out to dinner on the way home, and I had a huge salad with feta, bacon, eggs, and chicken, and french onion soup. So yesterdays a wash for me, but as of friday I am 50 days cheat free!!!! I'm starting fresh today. On to the second half!!!!!!

Hope you're all having a great weekend.

[keenercam]

Jana -- what is "obituary hunting"? Great job on staying on track! :thumbsup2

Well, I used 1.5 FPs Friday and 8 yesterday, but am still on track.

I am at 61 days cheat free. 11.9 pounds to lose in the next 7 weeks and 5 days before I get on a plane to California. Sometimes it seems very do-able. Other days, not so much.

Dona -- sorry about the poison ivy. Hope you soon have that trip to look forward to.

Tasha -- good job on no stress eating!

Kathy -- I am glad your eating was contained while you were camping. One "heavy" meal is something you are obviously getting past quite well. Keep up the good work!

[keenercam]

62 days done.

How is everyone else doing? :thumbsup2

[mikamah]

I'm on day 52 and cheat free. I'm motivated to stay on track as my goal is to lose 5 pounds a month before my trip in November, and I need to lose 1 pound this week to stay on track. (and to change my clippie to 10!) Got a nice walk in after work, and just walked about 20 min down town with my son to get ice cream. I did get the fat free frozen yogurt which was sooo good and point friendly.

Hey Cam, sounds like you're doing great this week. Good luck with the next 7 weeks. It is defenitely attainable. You can do it!!!! :cheer2:

Jana- I was wondering what obituary hunting is too? I can't even imagine.

Awesome job staying cheat free everyone. :banana:

[jayna22]

I have now finished 23 days. Unofortunately this week was a struggle and I used every flex point/activity point I earned. :guilty: Fortunately I broke even, no gain, no loss. Not what I wanted, but certainly better than a gain. I don't know why summer is soooo hard for me

I do genealogy and part of the research involves finding cemeteries and obituaries for long gone relatives. I have to drive to another city (about one hour away) to do research. I am currently going through old newspapers which are not indexed and have obituaries scattered throughout the pages. I call it "obituary hunting" because it takes a lot of work and patience. Eating on those days is difficult because there are only three microfilm machines and if you leave, you might lose yours. I drive through McDonald's or Hardee's, scarf my lunch down in the car and get back to the library as quickly as possible. It's really a lot of fun, but it's hard work.

Sorry, that was a long explanation for a pretty simple thing.

I had an MRI on my foot yesterday as it just isn't healing yet. I told the doc that I'm ready to have surgery and just be done with it. Unfortunately right now they don't know what is wrong, so surgery is not an option.

23 down, 77 to go!!
Thanks!
jana

[keenercam]

63 days done.
I plan to splurge tonight. My best girlfriend is in town today (she lives 2 hours away) to take DD shopping for dorm stuff (she is her Godmother) and we are all going out to dinner afterwards. I am going to WW just to WI and then meeting them, though we haven't decided where yet. I plan to eat whatever I want since it is the tail end of my points week and I've used less than 10 FPs this week AND I already have APs from my time at the gym this morning. So, no guilt and it won't be cheating. :teeth:

[keenercam]

Jana - That sounds like a fascinating job. Any chance of smuggling a sandwich in (cut in 4 and wrapped) so you can eat at the machine or right outside the library and NOT be tempted by fast food? I have definitely found it so much easier to stay on plan when I pack my food for the office.

Good luck and congrats on being almost 25% of the way done!

[mikamah]

I'm on day 54 and cheat free this week. Since I didn't make my week straight last week, I think I can do it this week. It helps to be working this weekend. I still have 12 flex points for thurs and fri, and no big plans. That usually helps.

I was just noticing the great diswish clippies around here- Dona- 30 pounds!!! :cool1: Cam- 40 pounds!!! :cool1: and Jayna-60 pounds!!! :cool1:
You girls are amazing. :thumbsup2

[keenercam]

THanks, Kathy & congrats on finishing 53 days (fix your siggie pic! :teeth: )

I had 33.5 points last night for dinner and dessert and was beyond satisfied. I still had FPs leftover, too, so I don't feel too badly about having done that.

I am done 64 days and starting my new WW week today. I really have to save flexpoints since we will be away this weekend and I am sure food will be an issue.

[jayna22]

mikamah-thanks for the congratulations on my clippie! I'm desperately wanting to change it to 65! It seems like it is taking forever!!

cam--Unfortunately, genealogy is not my job! I sure wish it was, but it is just a time consuming hobby! I have thought about sneaking food into the library but my mom was a librarian and I feel really guilty about breaking the rules!

I have now finished day 25! 25% complete! Yay!
25 down, 75 to go!
Thanks!
Jana

[keenercam]

Ah, one of those rule-abiders! I like the way you think. Perhaps you could carry a cooler bag in your car and go out to your car to eat. I do that now at seminars to avoid the luncheons and restaurants. It gives me a break away from the event and the feeling of satisfaction of controlling my food and a quick chance to read a chapter in a book or something while I eat.

I finished 65 days yesterday, though I used all 4 of my APs AND .5 FP. Not at all what I wanted/intended to do, but just glad the evening didn't turn into a fast food binge. There is always that very real possibility.

Lots of challenges in the next few days: in conference all day today with a colleague preparing for a hearing tomorrow; having lunch together today and possibly dinner tonight (I have to squeeze in a trip to the gym, though). In court all day tomorrow with lunch at a restaurant; on the road tomorrow night for 5+ hours driving to Williamsburg, Va. All day Saturday and Sunday at amusement/water parks, then the long drive back Sunday. Hoping to keep things under control.

I may not get to check in here again frequently over the next few days, but I will update whenever possible.

[jayna22]

Cam-thanks for the suggestion of packing a lunch. I really have no idea why I didn't think of that-I pack a lunch everyday for work. Maybe it's the "thrill" of getting to eat fast food so that is where my mind is focused!

Anyway, I finished day 26 yesterday. I did use earn three activity points (and used them plus one flex point.) I just couldn't stay away from those 100 calorie snack packs. The scale still looked okay this morning but I'll have to be more careful between now and Tuesday.

26 down, 74 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[mikamah]

I'm done 55 days. I weighed in and gained 0.6 pounds today. I was bummed, but went grocery shopping and am going to try real hard to eat healthier. I bought more core type foods, and after this week, may consider trying core. I just don't know if I can control my portions. We'll see.

Good luck to you Cam with all your challenges. You can do it. :cheer2: Have fun at the amusement parks.

Congrats Jayna on 25%!! :cheer2:

Have a great weekend everybody. :banana:

[donac]

I have finished 68 days as of last night. I'm sorry that I haven't written much this week. Poison ivy is getting better but with the heat here in nj it is slow in clearing up. I was out blackberry and rapsberry picking this morning and it made me itch a lot. I think it is almost time to hit the pool. First I have to make a batch of blackberry jam. Iput some raspberries already into the freezer (There weren't a lot of raspberries this morning but blackberries were plentiful) and will start to put the rest of the blackberries into the freezer this weekend. I can't wait to make a berry cobbler for Christmas dinner. (I put 20 pounds of blueberries in the freezer last month along with some blueberry jam and strawberry jam in the freezer as well.)

Keep up the good work everone you will all get to 100. I just know it.

[jayna22]

I finished day 27 yesterday. Overall it was a bad day--I used four flex points and didn't go to the gym, but I suppose it could have been worse. Last Friday, the foot doctor told me to go out and do whatever I had to do to make my foot hurt before the MRI, so I did. The day of the MRI, the radiologist poked and prodded (believe me, he found the sore spots!) This week my foot has hurt as badly as it did right after the injury. I'm so tired of this. Tuesday morning I get the MRI results and I am so scared that they are going to say they didn't find anything and it is all in my head. Eight months of pain all in my head! Keep your fingers crossed that they find something and we can solve this problem. I can't keep eating my way through the pain.

27 down, 73 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[donac]

pixiedust: Jana, there is nothing worse than not knowing. I am praying that they did find something on the MRI. I am sorry for all your pain and sending you pixiedust: pixiedust: . I hope that you get a diagonosis and something that can be done for you.

[mikamah]

I'm finishing day 58. Am still cheat free, but have used 12 flex points at a birthday party today, on everything pizza, and a small piece of cake. But now I'm home, and the food supply is better controlled, and should be fine.

Jana, good luck with the MRI. I hope something turns up that can be treated. It must be awful not having an answer and being in pain for all those months. Hang in there. :grouphug:

Dona, those berries and jams sound delicious.

Hope you all are having a great weekend.

[donac]

I just checked my date book and I am at 71 days. My choices for food have not been the best but not been the worst. But it is really hot today and it is only going to get worse this week before it gets better (I am a weird person I have no air conditioning in my house. If we are lucky the sea breeze will kick in the next few days (I live 2 miles from the ocean)) My poison ivy is still itchy at times especially in this heat but it is easing up.

All my jelly is done and I just have to put them in the freezer. All the berries have been frozen and ready to be used this fall and winter. I still want to get some more raspberries but that will be when it gets a little cooler (Maybe next weekend)

Jana good luck with the MRI

Well with only 30 days to go I really better be the best that I can be. Less than 1 month until my trip with my sister and just a month until school starts for me. I wanted to finish this before I went back to school but it will have to be after Sept 1str if I am going to DW (although I may be able to watch what I eat when I am there but I don't want to limit myself, will just have to see what happens)


Keep up the good work everyone.

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! I ate way too much Saturday night at a golden corral buffet, but we walked all day Saturday at Busch Gardens and walked and swam at Water Country yesterday. We also walked some at BG again yesterday (we went back to get in a couple more roller coaster rides and to say good bye to the Clydesdales and a very sweet miniature donkey named Zipper).
It was a lot of fun, but I know I could have made better choices on food Saturday night. All in all, not bad, though.
I am done 69 days.
Crazy at work so I'll catch up later. :thumbsup2

[jayna22]

Today I finished day 30! Thus far this week I have only used eight flex points (tomorrow is the last day of the week!) Let's hope the scale shows a change in the morning. It has been so darn hot around here that I haven't done much in the way of exercise.

donac and mikamah-thanks for the good wishes about my MRI. I see the doc tomorrow morning at 9am. The weekend went faster than I thought it would. I just have to pray that he doesn't tell me the pain is all in my head.

30 down, 70 to go!!
Thanks!
jana

[Tasha+Scott]

I also managed to finish day 30 today! Dh had his surgery today and I am exhausted so I know I won't get any exercise in tonight but at least I stayed cheat-free.

[goldcupmom]

I just did the figuring and I'm done with 72 days. 3 bad ones in FL out of 24, and 3 of 4 bad since I've been home. I'm hopefully back on track again now. But, when I'm bad, I'm REALLY REALLY BAD!!!!! I won't even go into how much ColdStone Ice cream, Krispy Kremes & chocolate dipped fruit I've consumed over the weekend. STRESS!!!!!

[mikamah]

Hi everyone. I'm just finishing day 60. Feels like I'm on the homestretch now. It will be almost fall when I'm done. Sad that summer will be over, but my Disney trip will be so much closer. :mickeyjum

Hey Jana, hope everything went well today at the doctors. Good wishes are with you. :wave:

Welcome back goldcupmom. 3 out of 24 days doesn't sound bad at all. Congratulations. Hope your trip was awesome.

Hi Cam. Sounds like a nice, busy weekend. Welcome back.

Hope you're all having a great week. Keep up the good work. :cool1:

[jayna22]

Hi everyone! Yesterday I finished day 31. It was my weekly "free day" and I really enjoyed it. I don't go over my flex points, but I will use what I have left.

I am back in the boot. The MRI showed that my peroneous tendon (I think) is still inflamed, along with another one that runs across the bottom of my foot. The first tendon is "degenerative" and has some "longitudinal tears." There is also some arthritis in the cuboid bone. The doc said it is good that there is not stress fracture. He could put me in a cast/crutches but said that would be "torture." So, I am in the boot for three weeks. On August 22 we go back and review. If it's not better, I don't know what we will do. There is still the possibility of a cast. My internet research indicates surgery, but he hasn't mentioned that. If that is the case, it won't happen until the first week of October because, unless it is a complete emergency, I will not cancel my birthday trip to Disney. I've had the injury since January--another month isn't going to hurt.

Sorry that was long, I was just trying to remember everything.
31 down, 69 to go!!
Thanks!
jana

[keenercam]

Jana -- I am glad you got a diagnosis so that you can work toward a cure. I hope the boot does it for you. Sending pixiedust: and :goodvibes:

Julie -- You never cease to amaze me! :thumbsup2 Good job, kiddo! :hug:
Hey, did I miss your birthday? :cake: Happy birthday!

I finished day 71 yesterday. I haven't done as well during this challenge as I should have, and have often squeaked by by the skin of my activity and flexpoints. But, at least I am here, right? I really appreciate the support.

[keenercam]

Oh, crud! :mad: I just realized all the updates I made Monday and yesterday didn't "stick". Now, I am not sure I have everyone's numbers right. Please check and let me know if you need to be updated.

[mikamah]

I am finishing day 62. I am going away to my sisters camp and will be tempted the next two nights by frozen drinks and smores. On saturday we are going to Storyland amusement park, and that starts my new week of points, so I should be fine with 35 fps. It's tomorrow that may be my problem. I only have 5 fps left for the week. I'm going to plan to eat as little as possible at work tomorrow, and save up some points for the evening. I can do it! :cheer2:

Jana, Good luck with the boot. I hope you see some improvement soon.

Have a great weekend everyone.

[jayna22]

Yikes, it's been a few days since I checked in. I finished day 35 today! It was a great day! I went shopping all day, thus having to eat out twice. For lunch I had grilled chicken, mushrooms and some corn. I knew we were driving through for dinner and saved enough points for my happy meal. So, even though I ate out twice, I didn't use any flex points! Woo hoo!

About the shopping, I bought three pairs of pants-2 size 16s and one 14-and four size Medium shirts! Two years ago, I was wearing a 26/28! :cool1:

Thanks again for the well wishes on my foot/boot. This is my second go around with the boot, so it has been easier to get used to. Today was a busy day, but for the next two weeks or so I will just sit and sit and sit. We'll see what happens.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
35 down, 65 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[Blueeyes101817]

Hi everyone-
I realized i havent come and posted in awhile..There has been a lot of things going on in my life the last month or so , in terms of people i love getting in accidents, sick, etc...My eating has not been great so i have not met the challenge..I hate that i have to post this, but i think i will be in a better place to do this type of challenge after things calm down a bit..thanks everyone

[mikamah]

Hope you all had a great weekend. I had a fun weekend at my sisters camp, and went to Storyland amusement park, but was definitely not cheat free. Indulged in several frozen drinks, smores, and ate a big lunch and big dinner on saturday, not to mention ice cream all three days. I did do some walking, but wouldn't have earned near enough activity points to cover half of what I ate. So I am still 62/100. I'm back on track today, and hope to stay here.

Jana- congratulations on the clothes. What an accomplishment. It must make you feel like a million bucks.

Blueeyes- Sorry for all you are going through. Good thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. Take care.

[keenercam]

Kathy -- Glad you had a great weekend.
Jen -- I am so sorry about all the struggles your family has endured the past many months. I think of you often and am sending you good wishes and prayers, sweetie.
Jana -- Congratulations on such a great shopping expedition! It must have made you feel so good to buy smaller clothes. :thumbsup2

I don't know how I managed it, but I somehow squeaked in right at my maximum points and used all my flex points by last night. That just means I have to get through today and tomorrow with only daily points and activity points, then I get a new allotment. I don't feel like I am cheat free, so it feels weird to say I am through 76 days, but doing all my 1/2 marathon training is giving me APs that I can use to compensate for my lack of control over food.

Keep up the great work, ladies!

[mikamah]

I'm 63/100 days. Today will be 64 if I make it. I've been butting heads with my 4 year old, and feeling a little stressed. :crazy: I did get a nice walk in after work, and that usually helps keep me in a tolerant mood, but tonight, he's just being an imp. He's now TV free for today and the next 2 days for hitting me, and is happily playing in the tub. Hopefully he'll be a different boy when he comes out. It's amazing how quickly he can turn. I am done with my daily points, but think I'll have a little splurge with some flex points after Michael goes to bed.
Hope you are all having a great day.

[keenercam]

Kathy -- I hope the rest of the evening with Michael was uneventful. Sending a :hug: for a good day today! Congrats on being 63 days cheat free!

I did not have a cheat-free day yesterday. I would have been fine if I'd had any flexpoints left, but I didn't and the piece of pizza that I caved to at about 10 last night took me out of the cheat free zone for the day. So, I am still at 76/100.

[jayna22]

I have been bad. I completely fell off the wagon over the last three days. According to the scale I actually gained 3.5lbs. I don't think I really did, but I had to have gained something. Tomorrow I MUST get back on track. I plan to journal carefully and watch my points closely. I also MUST drag my poor booted foot to the gym, even if I think I look like a dork.

The first day wasn't a cheat day because I just used all my flex points. Yesterday and today were major cheat days. That puts me at 36/100.

I will do better next week!
36 down, 64 to go.
Thanks
jana

[keenercam]

Jana - Congrats on getting right back on plan! We'll do this together, kiddo! :cheer2:

[mikamah]

Hi everyone. I'm 65 days cheat-free now, and at weigh in today, I finally got below 200 pounds!!! I've been fight with that number for a while. I also have lost over 10 since I joined the Wish board, so I got a new clippie. I don't think I woud have done it without all of you and all of your support, and encouragement. To know that you are not the only one who has ups and downs, good days, bad days, and horrendous days is comforting and gives me the motivation not to give up. 35 days to go!!!!!!

Good luck to everyone. Hope you all have a wonderful cheat-free week. :banana: :cheer2: :banana:

[jayna22]

Cam--thanks for the support! I am back on track and plan to stay there (for as long as possible!)

Mikamah--Congratulations on the new clippie!

Here is what I ate today:

2 cups cereal--4 points
2 slices Light Wheat Bread-1 point
5 slices 98% fat free Roast Beef-1 point
1 slice 2% Swiss Cheese-2 points
1 100 calori Cheese Its--2 points
1 100 Calorie Chocolate Chip Cookies-2 points
1 cup mandarin oranges-1 point
1 sugar free ice cream bar-2 points
2 fat free hot dogs-2 points
2 Healthy Lite hot dog buns-2 points
1 bag 94% fat free microwave popcorn-2 points
Total: 21 points!

My new goal is to stick around 22 points and hopefully not dip into the flex points unless it is an emergency. This morning the scale read 197.5. We'll see what it says tomorrow.

37 down, 63 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[keenercam]

Congratulations, Jana! You did great staying within your points.

Yesterday was the first day in a while that I used only my DP with no flex or APs used.
Here is what I had:
B: protein muffin (2); 1/2 weight watchers yogurt (.5); coffee (1)
L: tomatoes w/1 oz mozzarella & olive oil (3); taste of bread (1); salad w/grilled chicken and no dressing (4); diet soda (0)
snack: soy crisps (2)
D: flat wrap (2) topped with diced tomatoes (0) & onions (0) & soy burger (3) & fat free cheese (.5)
dessert: weight watchers 2 pt bar (frozen) (2); lite popcorn (3)

So, I am 78 days cheat-free, even with a delicious business lunch at an italian restaurant yesterday.

Kathy -- Welcome to ONEderland!!!! :welcome: You must be so excited. I remember the feeling oh so well and fearing ever again seeing a "2" at the beginning of the scale number. I am so happy for you! :hug:

Okay, I am hoping you guys can help me get through the weekend successfully. The good thing is I should have my flexpoints all available to me, but I'd really prefer not to use them if I can control myself.
Tomorrow we'll be in a car for 7+ hours travelling to new england for a very short visit with my aunt, Saturday we'll be hanging out with them all day (and they love to eat!), and Sunday, we'll be with them most of the day and then driving 7+ hours. I am going to be sure to take plenty of weight watchers snacks and baby carrots with me so that at least the car rides won't be spent noshing on combos or wheat thins (family favorites). Keep your fingers crossed for me! :goodvibes:

[jayna22]

Today I finished day 38! This morning the scale read 196. I knew I didn't really gain that weight. Here are my points for today:

Breakfast: 2 cups cereal-4 points
Lunch: 2 slices Light wheat bread-1 point
1 slice 2% Swiss Cheese-2 points
5 slices of 98% fat free Roast beef-1 point
1 container mandarin oranges-1 point
1 package Cheese Nips-2 points
2 Girl Scout Cookie-3 points
Dinner: 2 fat free hot dogs-2 points
2 Healthy Lite buns-2 points
2 Girl Scout cookies-3 points
Snack: One bag popcorn-2 points
Total: 23

Two days under my points! Yay!
38 down, 62 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[keenercam]

Hey, Jana! We are right on track with each other -- this is my second day finishing under my daily points, too! And I earned 8 activity points that I haven't touched!
I am at 79 days and heading up to a cool bath with a great book. :hug:

[mikamah]

I'm finishing up day 67. Still on track and cheat free this week. I definitely don't want to see a gain next week at ww, so I'm sticking to my points. I thought I might have a hard time going to 24 points, but it's going ok. I did us 8 points on ice cream today. Worth it now that the day is done, and I had enough points.

Jana and Cam- Awesome job staying under your points!!!! :cheer2: I don't think I've ever done that. Once in a while I have flex points left, but rarely.

Cam- Good luck to you this weekend. Smart to bring only healthy snacks for the car. That's a long drive which can easily be filled up with mindless eating. Hang in there. :banana: You can do it. :cool1: You and Jana have to keep us all motivated. :cheer2: Maybe one day I'll be under my points. Have a great weekend.

[Tasha+Scott]

I am now 40 days cheat-free! :)

[keenercam]

Kathy – Thank you so much. Congratulations on having another great day! :thumbsup2

Tasha – So wonderful to see you here. :hug: You must be really proud of yourself for being cheat free for so long. I bet you feel great! :goodvibes:

I am really excited about having been under my points for 2 days in a row. I can’t remember the last time I did that. I ALWAYS use at least some of my activity points. I’ve come to the realization that if I want to lose more weight, I have to act like a person on a diet, a very flexible diet for sure, but a diet nonetheless. I have been living a pretty normal food life, just choosing low or no-fat options and using lots of WW and LC frozen meals and that is an awesome lifestyle to follow – for the long-term. I certainly seem to have the whole “maintenance” thing down pretty well, since I have been within the same 4 pound range for months and months. If I want to lose, though, I really have to kick up the effort. So, we’ll see what I can accomplish over the next few weeks.

I really, really appreciate the support and motivation I find here. You guys are so awesome! :love:

[jayna22]

Tasha--Congratulations on your 40 days! I'll be joining you soon!

Mikamah--I struggled when I dropped to 24 points! I'm glad that it hasn't been too bad for you. I hope you see a loss this week!

Cam--Thanks for the support! How did you do today?

Today was/is difficult. I had an all day training where they provided lunch so I had no choice about what to eat, okay, I had a few choices, but I was hungry and training was boring (statistics, yuck!)

Breakfast: 2 cups cereal 4 points
Snack: Blueberry muffin-3 points
Lunch: Baked chicken breast-4 points/Rice-4 points
Snack: Chocolate Chip Cookie-3 points
Dinner: Frozen meatloaf meal-4 points/100 calorie cookies-2 points
Total: 24

Of course, it is only 7:00 and I have to stay up until midnight to watch the Bears play. I will not use any flex points today. I just won't do it.

39 down, 61 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[donac]

I am so sorry that I have not been here more in the past couple of weeks. My dh and ds came home from camp this week which means we have jump started his Eagle Project (spent two days working 6 hours each day in the cemetery cutting and moving branches from trees and bushes that are extrememly ovegrown (nothing has been done in the cemetery for over 15 years except mow the lawn)) I also had a physical and a wake to go to one Monday and then a funeral on Tues (a friend's husband died and I have known her since college. She teaches the same subjects that I do over at the other high school so we are always talking or emailing. it was very sad)

I am on day 82/100. I agree with Cam that I have been the same for the last few weeks and I would like to kick it up. I can't complain too much since I did lose some weight from last year's physical but my cholestrol did go up. I have 4 months to bring it down or I am on chemicals. I don't know if I can do this since it has gone up even with working out and losing weight but I am going to give it a try. I am trying to eat oatmeal with wheat germ and flax seed for breakfast every morning (It will be easier once I get back to school) Iam also trying to include physillium seed into my diet also. We'll see if it works (I know that heredity is against me but a girl can try can't she)

Congrats to all that are keeping up. You are getting closer to the end.

[jayna22]

Yesterday I finished day 40! I did use four flex points though. It was tough--I was trying to stay off my foot, thus I was stuck in the house all day. When you sit and think about food, it's hard not to eat. I suppose I should be glad it was just four. The good news is that, as of today, the scale reads 192.5. Not only did I lose the 4.5lbs I had "gained" last week, but I've officially lost .5lbs in August. Yay! I don't know if I can make five, but I'll sure keep trying!

40 down, 60 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[goldcupmom]

I'm still here, all, and plugging away, albeit very slowly. Yesterday was day 77. Consistency is NOT in my vocabulary at present due to life situations (in my journal).

I hear you about heredity, Donac! My Dbro said yesterday that his heart surgeon told him next time he should choose a different family as our genes "suck". He is recovering well from his quintuple bypass(at 61), but his diabetes is still very much out of control.

Hopefully more later.....

Congrats everyone on hanging in there!!

[mikamah]

I'm done 69 days. Just one month to go!!!! Hope you all are having a great weekend. I actually finished yesterday only using my daily points. I don't know when was the last time I didn't use any flexpoints. It was an absolutely crazy day at work and I didn't get lunch til almost 3, so that really helped. Thanks to Cam and Jana for your no flex points motivation. I'm really trying to be good today so I can weigh in tomorrow, before we go away camping again. I don't want to ever leave One-derland again.

Everyones doing great. Keep up the good work. :cool1:

[goldcupmom]

Made it thru yesterday - day 78. Just keep swimming!!!

[keenercam]

Hi, Jana – Sounds like you did pretty well at your training session. Your food choices sound very controlled. Congrats!

Julie – I know how stressful and crazy busy the past 6 weeks have been for you, so I am outrageously impressed that you are still here and doing so well. :thumbsup2

Dona – I’d bet it’s even harder to stay on track now that DH and DS are home, but you are doing great! Keep up the great work! :cheer2:

Kathy – I hope your WI was very satisfying and that knowing how well you are doing will help you stay on track when you go camping.

Well, I did GREAT on Friday, putting me at 3 days of being below my daily points. I did fine on the 7.5 hour car ride, eating snacks I brought with me – baby carrots, WW pretzel crisps & grapes, and a dinner that I’d prepared at home and packed for the cooler – LC panini. And when we got to my Aunt’s house and everyone was eating sandwiches at midnight, I passed on that too.

Saturday was a hungry day because we walked 4.75 miles, and I did restrain myself eating all day – one waffle w/2 sausage links for brunch and watermelon and grapes for snacks instead of tastykakes. I was very proud of myself. By dinner, though, I was very hungry and had no restraint. I ordered broiled scallops for my dinner but shared fried calamari, fried popcorn shrimp, a fried chicken drumstick and NE clam chowder with DH and DD. Later that night we went out for ice cream. I restrained myself to a kids’ size ice cream but didn’t get low fat or sugar free, AND I got rainbow sprinkles and helped DD finish her ice cream too. Bad Cam!!! ;)

The car ride home yesterday was less controlled food wise because I packed turkey & cheese on a pita instead of something low points, and was munching on (reduced fat) cheez-its frequently. UGH! When we stopped at a rest stop, DH and DD shared chicken nuggets and fries and I stuck to coffee, so I am considering that a small victory, too.

I am disappointed in myself for not being completely on track the whole weekend, but am not going to beat myself up too much because I KNOW I could have been so much worse.

Back on track today. Still cheat-free, too since my splurges were only flex-point expensive.

[mikamah]

Yesterday was day 70 for me. I went to a birthday party and didn't have anything to eat, but then went to a graduation party, and had two finger sandwiches, and some salad (with bacon, eggs, and a mayo dsg) and a small canoli. So I used up the rest of my days points, and about 12 flex points. We played a little volleyball, so I burned a few calories anyway. I forgot that I was weighing in today, or I would have passed on the bacon loaded salad, so when I got home last night, I drank 2 huge glasses of water, and this morning went for a 3 mile walk before weighin, and ended up down .6. I was very happy about that, but proceeded to the grocery store, and did not make the best choices for our camping trip. And now I have eaten 16 points worth of cheddar cheese cheetos, and my son ate about 4 points worth, so there's only 4 more left. I hope he's finished them before I get off the computer. I'll have a salad for dinner, and hope to be done with the junk for today.
My realistic goal for my camping trip is to keep track of all that I eat, and I would like to be cheat free for 2 of the 4 days we are gone. I don't have enough flex points left to make it all 4 days. I'm also going to try to get a walk in everyday. That usually helps to keep me motivated.

Hey Cam- It sound like you did great this weekend to stay within your flex points. It is so much harder to stay on track when you are travelling. Hope you are having a super cheat free day.

Congrats to everyone. Have an awesome cheat-free week.

[jayna22]

Yesterday I finished day 42. Today is the last day of my week and I have only used four flex points! On Sunday I hit 23, Monday I hit 24. Today is free day. I plan to use 10-12 flex points as I am having pizza for dinner. I have been looking forward to it all week!!

Keep up the good work everyone!
42 down, 58 to go!!
Thanks!
jana

[keenercam]

Great job, Jana and Kathy!
I finished day 83 yesterday and today is the last day of my WW week. I have 10 FPs left but don't expect to need any of them. And I only used 1.5 of my APs last night (on 2 pts worth of grapes).

[keenercam]

UGH! I used up all my remaining FPs yesterday and went over by .5 (all those unused DPs and APs from all week aren't available to help, unfortunately). So, I am not counting yesterday as cheat-free.

How is everyone else doing?

[donac]

As of last night I am at 87 days. I have been staying within my calorie total that I set at the beginning but on the higher end than the lower end. I have been working out but not as much since I am spending about 5 hours a day walking and working cleaning a cemetery for my ds's Eagle Project. I am pretty tired when we get home and I still have to deal with all the stuff you normally do around the house. It takes up the entire day. We are there from 9 - 12 and then either 3 - 6 or 6 - 8.

I leave in 1 week for my trip to DW and I'm glad that this is a short one and we are not planning on a lot of things. I think I only have to pack and get a few things. I am sad that if I had been better just a few more days I would be done with challenge before I left(not that I plan to pig out. I didn't last year. Why ruin all the hard work. I will treat myself but not go crazy at every meal) At least I will be done with this before I go back to school in 2 weeks. Maybe I will have my own personal challenge to go to Thanksgiving.

Keep up the good work everyone. Hope to hear how everyone is doing. I know it is hard but you can do it.

[mikamah]

Well, I'm back but was not cheat free for the 4 days we were camping, and the day before we left. I did not track anything, and did not come near to drinking enough water, and pretty much did not follow any of the healthy food guidelines. I guess I did get a little exercise, but not as much as I would have liked. We came back yesterday and I started a new week, though I did use 12 flex points on 2 hershey bars while unpacking. :guilty:
It is a new week, and I don't have to weigh in til the thur or fri, so I'm hoping I and remedy any damage I've done. ;)
I'm done 71 days, 29 to go!
Hope you are all having a great weekend. Keep up the good work. :thumbsup2

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone!
Thanks for checking in. I will update everyone's numbers today. Unfortunately, mine will not have budged. Oh, I'm sure that on my first day of my WW week I couldn't have gone over all my points and FPs, but I just didn't even bother to try to keep track or restrain myself. I seem to have lost all motivation and it has been so outrageously stressful at work and getting DD off to college this past Friday.
Today isn't looking too promising, either. I bought a sugar donut this morning. Funny -- I restrained myself yesterday morning after doing 9 miles of training for the 1/2 marathon, and yet I had no willpower today.
I am going to get this together. And I plan on getting in my last 17 CF days before we leave for DL in 26 days. I am telling myself that is not a license to cheat 9 more days. I am in some kind of funk and really need to get over it. Maybe I will feel better when I see DS13 at camp next Friday. Right now I feel like a Mom with no children to mother, too, which is kind of weird. Not that they haven't both been away at the same time in the past, but this seems totally different. The other night I was talking about having a discount coupon to "bring the kids to the IMAX theatre if there's something they want to see" and DH said "you mean bring the KID" -- that shook me a bit, I'll admit.

Keep up the great work everyone! Don't let my total lack of discipline rub off. I am loving watching you all succeed and seeing your colors change. :grouphug:

[Tasha+Scott]

I am taking a study break so I thought I'd check in and say that today makes 50 cheat-free days here! I can't believe I'm at the half-way point!

[mikamah]

Hello there, Cam. I can only imagine what a mix of emotions you are going through, to send your daughter off to college. I'm sure you are so proud of her and yourself, and worried for her to be on her own. A friend of mine is sending her oldest son to college next week, and she is a mess, crying all the time, and so emotional. Doesn't it bite that we deal with emotions with eating. Your daughter will do great- look at her mom. I hope that before you know it she's home for holiday weekends and driving you crazy. Hang in there. :grouphug: I bet your son can't wait to get home, and you can spoil him rotten. Hope the week goes by quickly for you. Good luck staying cheat free!! :cheer2: You can do it!!!

I'm not back on track yet since vacation. Yesterday I went to a birthday party, and ate way too much, and there weren't enough flex points to save me, so I'm still 71 days. I weighed myself at work and was up 3 pounds, so I'm trying to stay on track til friday when I officially weigh in. I don't want ot leave One-derland. I just finished dinner and used 2 flex points on ice cream, and should be done eating for the day. And today is 100 days til my Disney trip, and my goal is to lose another 18 pounds before then. It is so easy to get off track.

Dona- have a wonderful trip!! I'm very jealous.

Congratulations Tasha on making it halfway there!! :thumbsup2

Hope everyone is having a great week. Keep up the good work. :cool1:

[jayna22]

I am now through day 48! I haven't been around much this week due to lots of extra work I had to bring home. Yuck. I'm also very frustrated with my foot. Tomorrow I go to the doctor but I don't think it is healing, so I don't know what to do! I can't go to the gym, so my weight loss has stalled. Seriously stalled. Anyway, I've had a bad week so I made today free day. Tomorrow I will definitely get back on track and do better. I will do it because I can do it.

48 down, 52 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[mikamah]

Just checking in. I haven't been very cheat free. I was cheat free monday, and tuesday finished up all my flex points, plus some, and yesterday did ok til the evening, when I had some microwave popcorn, to finish up my points, and then proceeded to have a 6 pt hershey bar, for no apparent reason. I could blame it on Gary Sinese and CSI NY, but I don't think it was really his fault. I do think if I come on and post, I tend to do better for that day, so here's to today. :thumbsup2

Hope you are all having a great cheat free week. Keep up the good work. :cheer2:

[donac]

Just checking in also.

I am at 92 days and should finish even with a trip this weekend by the end of Aug. I go back to school on Sept 1st and would like to set that date as a starting date for a couple of changes I would like to make for myself. My main goal for this challenge was to exercise everyday, I know that I have achieved that. I need to feel my body move when I wake up everyday. I have tried several things with my diet and have found some things that don't work for me. Sept 1st is when I will be trying things that I think will work for me along with exercise. I will also like to bring some organization into my life and the start of the school seems like a good time to do it. These are some of the things I am looking forward to starting next week.

I leave tomorrow night for DW with my sister. I don't know if this is going tobe a good trip or a disaster. We have never just the 2 of us traveled together. She has always traveled either for business or with her husband and family. I have only traveled with my family but have made short trip around here by myself. I am looking forward to doing things that don't have to be done with my boys. We are going to tea at the GF on Monday. It is for a long weekend so I should be okay. I know it will go very fast. I can't wait.

Will check in next week. Hope everyone else is doing okay.

[mikamah]

Dona- Sounds like a wonderful weekend trip you have planned. I'm sure you and your sister will have a magical time. Have a blast. :goofy:

[jayna22]

I'm at 50 days, but I should be way past that. August has been terrible (except the one week where I was really motivated)! Fellow challengers, I need help. Life is conspiring against me. My foot is STILL in the boot and will be until AT LEAST September 5. I can ride the bike, but I haven't gone to the gym because I feel like a dork. My work schedule is changing so I am home more often. This is a good thing except that I have more time to snack. My original goal was to be able to buy clothes in the "normal" size department. I've lost 105lbs and now I can do that. Unfortunately I still have 35-40lbs left to lose and I don't have any motivation!

Any suggestions? What motivates you? I've tried to come up with rewards for myself, but nothing seems to work. I just feel really stuck.
Thanks in advance.
jana

[mikamah]

Hello everyone :wave2: Hope things are going good for everyone. I have not had a cheat free day since I last posted. I don't know why. My weight was up on friday, but I continued to eat out of control this weekend, and I don't really know why. I start my morning with 3 pt. cereal and milk, and pack a healthy lunch and snacks, but when I get to work, and there is junk around, I can't control myself. I started today with a 30 min walk before work, and my usual breakfast, but at work there was pretzels and onion dip, and I started into that around 10. I did track a few servings, and figured I'd used 3 points. The candy drawer we have was full, so I had a few caramels, took some points for them, then back to more dip, and more candy, and had my healthy 5 point lunch, but continued snacking the rest of the day til I only had 4 points left for the day. And after work went to two birthday parties, and had cake at both!!! :guilty: Plus some tortelini and chicken salad, and stopped tracking, knowing I'd have gone way over my weekly flex points.
Now that the weekend is over, I need and want to start fresh tomorrow. No more snacking at work, and track everything, no matter what. Wish me luck.

Hey there Jana. Sorry I am not very motivating this week. 105 pounds! :thumbsup2 That is awesome. It is so tough to stay motivated. I'm sorry your foot is not doing too well. I don't get a lot of exercise, but every little bit helps. You should go to the gym and ride that bike. :cool1: You wouldn't be a dork. It would probably motivate others there to keep going. I was trying to think of how to motivate myself too. I do find when I come on here and post, I usually stay on track that day. A reward would be nice. I was hoping to lose 30 pounds from when I joined WISH, til I go to Disney in Nov. I need to lose 6 pounds a month now, instead of 5, since I haven't stayed on track this summer. My motivator was to take a nice pic of my son and me in WDW to use as a christmas card, and to be more comfortable walking the parks. What do you like to do? Maybe you could plan a special night out, or a special souvenir trip on your Disney trip as a areward. It is also good since you are stuck home more to not buy foods that you would overindulge in. I also always buy the individual snack size foods whenever I can. I might eat 2 or 3 or 4 :guilty: once in a while, but it's better than the whole box or bag of snacks. The other key to success is to never give up. No matter how off track you get, you can get back on. Look how far you've come. You should be very proud. Keep trying, keep Dis-ing, keep smiling, and you will have success. :thumbsup2 Hang in there. You can do it.:cheer2: :cool1:

[mikamah]

Hope you're all having a great day. I weighed in and was only up .4, so I'm recommitting myself to WW and this challenge. I'm still 72 days cheat free, and hope for today to be 73. I walked an hour today, so have some APs to use if needed.
Happy cheat free week to all. :thumbsup2

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! I am sorry I haven't been such a great "host" on this challenge. The summer and life stresses got the better of me and now I am in a sad predicament. First of all, I have actually gained 2.8 pounds since April instead of losing AND my weight is higher than it has been since about last December. Actually, I have been going up and down within the same 5 pounds for months, but am now just above that upper range. It doesn't help that hormones kicked in last week right when I was dealing with the stress of moving DD into her college dorm.

Friday we went up to the catskills to pick up our son at performing arts camp after two days of performances. It was a wonderful (though mostly wet) weekend and it is so great to have him home. Last night we sat down and planned dinner menus for him for the next week or so, as well as the first week of lunches for school. I have lots of healthy food options in my freezer and cupboards and my objective is to come up with a similar plan for myself.

Much like everyone else, I do great for breakfast and lunch but evenings are out of control. Today I ate a larger breakfast because I was hungry -- low fat turkey on a weight watchers bagel and fat free cottage cheese with lite diced fruit. 5 points and it should hold me easily until lunch. Lunch will be mixed greens with cut up light turkey and fat free raspberry vinegarette dressing (3 points). Maybe by saving most of my points for the evening, I won't go over them.

Yesterday was my first cheat free day in a while -- I am sure there were days I was within points and activity points and flex points, but since I didn't journal, I am not counting them as cheat free. So, I am done 84 days and am in BIG trouble because, counting today, I only have 17 days until I leave for Disneyland. That means I HAVE to be cheat-free virtually every single day to meet this challenge before we leave. And I HAVE to lose at least a few pounds before I have to lug this fat body 13.1 miles on 9/17 to earn that gorgeous castle medal.

Good luck, everyone! Sorry I haven't been more helpful but I want to thank you so much for sticking it out with me and providing so much positive energy. :grouphug:

[keenercam]

Jana – I am sorry you are still dealing with having your foot in the boot. I have to tell you – if I saw you at the gym, I wouldn’t think you were a dork at all. I would be so impressed and inspired by you. I know what you mean about motivation, though, and it is hard to drag yourself out, especially if you have an excuse not to. I think we all have to, like the famous nike saying “just do it!”

Kathy – How did it go yesterday? Maybe we all need to commit to posting our food lists here every day. I think if I had to do that, I’d feel very accountable and, I’ll admit, a bit competitive, about staying on track! ;) What do you think? Should we do that for the rest of the challenge?

Dona – How did your trip go, sweetie? I hope you and your DS had a fabulous time and found you can easily travel together! BTW, did I ever thank you for your wonderful message in my WISH journal? Your words really touched my heart and it was so good to know that we all share the same struggles as parents.

Hey, Tasha! Can’t wait to hear how things are going for you. I know you are busy with school and the new, crazier schedule, but I was so glad to hear you made it to 50 days and I hope you are continuing to do great! :thumbsup2

Okay, guys, let's buckle down and get this thing under control. :cheer2: Ready? Can't wait to hear about lots of great progress!

[mikamah]

I finally had a cheat free day yesterday, and so far today. Don't know the last time it was two days in a row.

Great to see you back Cam. Sorry about your gain. Hang in there. You can do these next 16 days before you trip. :cheer2: I"ve gained 3.4 the past 2 weeks, and left One-derland. :sad2: But, I'm determined to be back down next week. I 'm game to post our food list here. (since I've been ok today.) It is also helpful to see what others eat, and to get suggestions. (like turkey for bkfst- great idea). Plus, if I commit to writing everything here, I'm going to try that much harder not to eat the whole bag of cheetos or have 3 icecream cones in one day. Have a great cheat-free night.

Here's my day. 6am-cereal + skim milk(3 pts), 9 am 1 tbsp peanut butter(2pts), 1030-oatmeal(3pt), 1pm-turkey sandwich(5pts) and Special K snack bite(2 pts), 6-hershey miniatures scattered thru the day at work :guilty: (6 pts), 6 pm-Wasa crispbread w/ hummus + tabouli(4pts) and crust from 1/4 of my sons grilled cheese sandwich(2 pts). So, I've used my daily 24, plus 3 flex points. I feel pretty confident that once the boy goes to bed, I'll be ok, because I just started scrapbooking last night, and I am hooked. Will probably have a WW ice cream, or microwave popcorn for evening snack.

Hey there Jana, how's it going? Hope the foot is doing ok and you've made it to the gym and been an inspiration to others. Hang in there. :cheer2:

[mikamah]

Just popping in for a little motivation before work. Didn't finish my day too well. Used 4 fps for cheetos, and then 12 on 2 hershey bars. :sad2: There are no more hershey bars in my house, so I should be safe tonight. I need to stay away from the junk at work today, and save my points for tonight. I only have one flex point left thru friday. So, I'm 74/100. Today will be 75%. Whoo hoo. :cool1:
Have a great day everyone.

[jayna22]

mikamah and cam--Thanks for the support and encouragement! The last couple of days have been better. I haven't stayed strictly within my daily points, but I haven't wanted to eat constantly either. As of this morning I am again at 2/5 in August. I did suck it up and went to the gym last night. I walked all the way to the bike in my boot, then put on my tennis shoe. I didn't notice anyone looking at me oddly! The good thing is that I wasn't bored and I felt so good when I got done. I'm ready to go back. I'm going to go every other day instead of every day, just to give my foot a break, but I'm feeling pretty good.

My new plan for motivation is to to try and do great for the next three weeks. Then I can do so-so as I celebrate my birthday at Disney. That's going to be my reward. I think. At least I'm going to try.

Today is the first day of a new week. Off I go. Thanks again. You guys have been a great help.

54 down, 46 to go!!
Thanks again!
Jana

[keenercam]

Hey, everyone! I was CF yesterday, putting me at 85 days.
The scale was down 3.5 this morning, so it was obviously TOM/water gain yesterday morning. I shouldn't have panicked, but at least it will help me get back on track and stay there.
I also got to the gym last night for 4 miles on the TM at a very :banana: average pace of 14:18.
Let's do this, guys!

Oh, food yesterday was:
B: FF cottage cheese w/light fruit cup (2); coffee w/SF creamer (1); weight watchers bagel toasted w/light turkey (3)
L: salad greens w/FF dressing (1) & light turkey (1); weight watchers bagel (2) w/laughing cow cheese wedge (1)
S: sm bag lite popcorn (.5)
D: stir fry chicken (4); lasagna (3)
Dessert/Snack: cheese curls & 1/2 serving pretzels (4); skinny cow ice cream (3)

I ate too much food last night when I got back from the gym, but I had gone somewhat light during the day, expecting that to happen. I did cut myself off when I was going to eat more, and moved upstairs with a book. That always helps me.

Today:
B: coffee w/SF creamer (1); light turkey on weight watchers bagel (3); fat free cottage cheese w/light fruit cup (2)
L: stir fry chicken (3); weight watchers whole wheat toast (1) w/laughing cow cheese spread topped with greens (1)

[mikamah]

Hi everyone. I got through work without any indulgences. :cool1: So today is day 75 if I can stay in control this evening. I'm cooking dinner now and eating a little later than usual, in hopes to stave off the evening binge.

Todays food so far- 6am-cereal+skim milk(3), 1030-oatmeal(3), 1200-4saltines(1),1pm-2 wasa crisps w/ hummus +tabouli, grapes, special K snak bites-(7), after posting this I'll have dinner-Chicken, rice, and broccoli(7). I walked 15 min, so I have 3 pts left for the day, and can use 1 ap. I'm determined to do it. :cheer2:

Cam- congrats on the loss! :thumbsup2

Everyone is doing so great. Maybe we will all finish this challenge without skipping any more days. :cheer2: We can do it! :cool1: Good luck to all. :banana: :banana:

[donac]

Hi everyone. I think I am on day 99.

My trip was wonderful. We had a great time and came back even better friends than when we left. We are even talking about doing it again and even inviting our other sisters (Two will come but one will say no and then do we invit emy brother's wife who we really can't stand)

I did great with the eating. We only ate one big meal of the day and even that at times wasn't very big. We had light food the rest of the day and had dessert in the evening but one night she didn't want to share her chocolate mousse cake so I got one for myself and had only half that night and half the other night. We walked alot and got into the pool three out of 4 days. Our only problem was the weather and flying. Going down Florida had a bad storm so our plane was delayed and we got to the hotel at 3 in the morning. Coming back Jersey had a bad storm so our flight was delayed and I got in at 3 this morning. At least I didn't have to go work like my ds.

Cam I take my son down this weekend for college. Unlike you he was away for a year and then came home for the next two and now I am kind of glad to get him out of our hair. At least his laundry won't be in my living room any more and I can claim a chair back that he has been using as his dumping ground. If I ask him to clean it he asks 'who's comng'. The first couple of weeks will be hard. I am glad that your son is home. I think of this as time I can really get to know my younger son without having a sibing around. It is a chance for him to be an only child and get all my attention.

Cam You will also do great the next couple of weeks because your goal is so close. Just keep thinking about the new castle that you get to see.

Jana I am so sorry to hear that you are still in the boot. That is enough to drag anyone down. I'm glad that you did get to the gym last night. The exercise will help pick up your spirits

mikamah keep up the good work. This is the best place to be inspired.

I know that I finish my 100 days tomorrow. BUt on Friday I start my next. On Sept 1 I will be 100 days away from my doctor's appointment to check my blood pressure but she also wants to check my cholestoral. When I went in Augf it was at 259(That was with losing 14 pounds from last year's physical). She has given me till Dec to try to bring it down. I will be working on getting that down and trying to get my house and life in order. I wanted to set a starting point and the day I go back to school is as good as any. So on Friday my countdown starts again and you will all be ahead of me.

Well I have to go now. I have a band parent meeting and I have to go since I am president. Will see you all tomorrow.

[mikamah]

A quick good morning to you. I finished last night with a ww fudge bar(1) and 2 points to spare. I'm officially 75% done!!! This accountability is sooo helpful. Thanks guys.

Welcome back Dona. Sounds like a great trip. Congratulations on 99 days! :cool1: Today is 100 days for you!!!!! Whoo hoo!!!! :cool1: :cheer2: :cool1:

Have a wonderful cheat free day! :wave2:

[jayna22]

Yesterday I finished day 55! For some reason I feel back on track. I did use three flex points, but it wasn't so bad. Today I plan to do better.

Thanks everyone for the support and encouragement! I go back to the doc Tuesday to see what we are going to do about my foot. Unfortunately I don't feel all that different--we'll see what he says. Whatever it is (surgery or a cast) it will have to wait until Sept 26 when I get back from my birthday trip.

55 down, 45 to go!
Thanks!
jana

[keenercam]

Good morning, everyone! I am so excited that I was CF again yesterday! And I even finished the day with 2 points left over! I really feel like you guys got me back on track. Thank you so much! The next few days will be hard because we’ll be away tomorrow night through Saturday and then celebrating DD’s birthday Sunday, so food won’t be entirely within my control. The scale was down another .9 this morning, so now that is 4.4 since my panicked weigh in Tuesday morning. I know it was just water weight and TOM, but it still freaked me out. Hopefully, seeing the lower number and knowing how close the 1/2 is will keep me on track for the next 15 days.

Yesterday I finished the work day without eating any more food. When I was hungry around 5, I had a cup of hazelnut coffee with sugar free hazelnut creamer. It satisfied my hunger and my sweet tooth. I went grocery shopping on the way home and bought some good snacks including fat free pringles and soy crisps, so that should help at night.

Dinner last night was a lean cuisine panini (5) anda salad w/FF dressing (0)
Dessert/snack was a serving of mini pretzels(2) and a bag of soy crisps (2)

Today’s food:
B: weight watchers bagel (2) w/2 slices (½ serving) of light turkey (.5); fat free cottage cheese w/light fruit (2) and coffee w/sugar free creamer (1)
L: weight watchers wheat toast (1); laughing cow cheese (1); greens (0)
Not sure what else I’ll do for lunch, but I’ll let my appetite be my guide.

Dona – I hope everything goes well with getting your son to college. I hope the two years at community college has provided him a chance to mature and to appreciate the education opportunity you have given him. You are going to be the first to finish this challenge and we are all learning so much from you. Keep up the great work! I can’t wait to see how well you do over the next 100 days; you’ll show that doctor what discipline can do for a person’s health! :hug: Oh, and I’m so happy your trip went well!

Kathy – Congrats on 75%! That is so awesome! I bet you feel great about staying on track last night, right? :thumbsup2

Jana – I am with you about feeling like I am back on track. I am glad we are here together. I hope everything goes well at the doctor Tuesday. I am so happy for you and proud of you for going to the gym, even with the boot. Thanks for inspiring me! :hug:

[mikamah]

Hello everyone. Hope you are all having a cheat-free day. Work was insane today, and there was so much junk around. Someone brought 2 dozen donuts and a box of munchkins in the am, then someone brought in a box of salt water taffy and 2 boxes of fudge, and then a platter of cookies from this great bakery. It was very tempting, and I did have a few things, but overall I did ok.

Food for today: 6am-cereal+milk(3), 9a-glazed munchkin(yum,1)+yogurt(1),
11a-oatmeal(3)1pm-Rice, chicken, broccoli(7), 1-3p, 2 pieces taffy(1), 3 cookies(5) 7p,Rice and broccoli(3)+ ww fudge bar(1).

I have no points left for today, and used my last flex point of the week, so I am done eating tonight. I will have broccoli if I need to eat again, or do an on demand exercise video to earn some APs.

You all are doing so great. :thumbsup2 Keep up the good work! :cheer2:

[keenercam]

Hi, Kathy! I hope the rest of your night went well!

I was CF again today and even went tothe gym for 5 miles at below the required pace.

Food tonight:
Lean Cusine Panini (6)
egg beaters (2) w/light ham (3)

Going to bed now, even though I have points left. I'm really not hungry and I know if I stay down here, I'll find some reason to ingest chips or pretzels.

Thank you so much, everyone, for keeping me accountable! :grouphug:

[mikamah]

Hi guys. This is day 77 for me. I went to bed early last night, and didn't eat anything after dinner. So unlike me, but feels great. Today I am on track. I have 2 points left for this evening, and tomorrow starts a new week with new flex points. We are going to my sisters camp tomorrow, just for one night, so I should be able to stay cheatfree with some flex points.

Todays food- Cereal+milk(3),2 caramels(2),Wasa crispsw/hummus+taboulli(4), 2 york peppermint patties(2),Special K bites(2), Rice+broccoli(5), Ice cream cone(5). took a short walk 1ap.

Hey Cam- great job at the gym, and going to bed early. :thumbsup2 Bed is definitely better than the fridge.

Have a great weekend everyone. :cool1:

[keenercam]

Great job, Kathy!
We are sooo on track now! :thumbsup2 :banana:
I have 2 more days under my belt, so I am done 89! I had points left yesterday and used only 1 flex point today, so I have plenty to celebrate DD's 18th birthday tomorrow. Haven't seen her since we moved her into her dorm, so I am very excited!

Off to bed now so I don't eat any more. I have a good book and a great day to look forward to tomorrow. :teeth:

[mikamah]

Hi everyone. Hope you are all having a nice weekend. I have officially been cheatfree, but have not eaten as healthfully as I would have liked. I used up 16 flexpoints this weekend with some stress eating. Friday night I ended up in the emergency room with my mom after she had a reaction to a new medicine, and didn't get home til 3 am. She was admitted just overnight, and is fine now. And today my 4 year old woke up with a stomach bug and I've been home with him all day. He's better this afternoon. So we didn't get up to my sisters camp yesterday, and I've eaten most of the ww pie I was going to bring up. I'm so glad I didn't bake cookies. They would have been much higher in points. :) Hopefully, it's back to work tomorrow, and back on track. Hoping to end this week with some flex points left over. This is day 79 for me!!

[keenercam]

Kathy -- I am so glad your DM is fine, and hopefully Ds is completely better!

I did fine yesterday, even with a tiny bit of birthday cake (no frosting) and movie popcorn. Plenty of flexpoints left and tomorrow is the last day of my WW week.

[mikamah]

Today is day 80 for me!!! I just realized it, so I must stay in control. Did a little too much snacking at work today. Here's todays food, embarrassing as it is.: Cereal(3), glazed donut(5),Wasa +hummus+tabouli(4),licorice(6),yogurt(1),another donut(5) :guilty: and turkey+wasa(2) I'm home in my pretty safe house, and have only 5 flex points left for the week, so I'm planning to stay in control. Last week I ended the week with only a couple flex points left, and was able to stay on track. It's my TOM, so hopefully I'll be able to do the same this week. I think I've been cheat-free for a week straight!!! Whoo hoo. That's great motivation.

Cam- great job on the cake. I don't think I'd have been able to pass on the frosting. You are going to make your 100 before the marathon! :thumbsup2 Hope you had a nice visit with your daughter and she's doing well at school.

Keep up the great work everyone! :cheer2:

[keenercam]

Yesterday was day 91 for me. I was so tempted to eat out last night, but went home and made veggie burgers and all sorts of food for lunches and dinners this week.

Kathy -- I hope the rest of last night went well for you. Come on, chickie, we can do this! :teeth:
BTW, I think I will be finishing this WW week with 25 FPs and many many DPs and APs also didn't get used. Of course, my luck, it doesn't show on the scale, but at least I know I stuck to the program. Every ounce not gained is one less I don't have to carry 13.1 miles 12 days from today. That is my mantra. It is keeping me on track. :cool1:

[jayna22]

Sorry I haven't been around much. Work has been crazy. I've also been eating badly and have been reluctant to read the WISH boards. I haven't cheated but I've done everything but. Today I finished day 61.

The bad news is that I have to cancel my birthday trip. I went to the doc today and my foot is not healed. He said I could go but I would have to wear the boot. He also said that he wants me off my foot as much as possible, including having people at work walk my clients back and forth. I can't possibly ask people to do all that work for me because I can't walk, then spend five days at Disney. I'm so angry and frustrated. I know the right thing to do but I don't want to do it. Oh well.

jana

[donac]

Jayna Sorry to hear about your foot. That is so discouraging to hear bad news like that. Here some Pd to help the healing pixiedust:

It's tough to do the right thing.

[mikamah]

I'm back on the good track today, day 81, and just finished my daily 24 with some pretzels, and now it's off to bed.

Cam- You're doing so great. :cool1: Hope the scale sees it too.

Jana-I'm so sorry to hear that your foot is not healing, and that you had to cancel your trip. :furious: You must be so upset. Hang in there. :grouphug: That's great that you are still cheat free :thumbsup2 , even with all that stress. I'll send a few prayers that you foot starts to heal, and you can reschedule your trip real soon. pixiedust:

[keenercam]

Jana -- I am so sorry about your trip and that your foot isn't healed yet. I know you don't really want to do it, but any chance of doing WDW in a wheelchair or ECV? My dear friend broke her foot last summer 3 weeks before our girls' weekend trip to WDW and we went anyway. I pushed her around in a wheelchair and we had an absolutely fabulous time. I am so glad you have been doing well with being CF even with all that stress. Sending you pixiedust: and :goodvibes:

Kathy -- Congrats on taking your eating under control.

Hi, Dona! How is DS doing at college so far? DD is having quite the social life and I know I should be so grateful that she isn't doing typical college parties, etc., but I am still really hoping she settles in to being a student soon and not just a college girl. :rolleyes:

I was cheat free again yesterday, though I splurged quite a bit last night. We had peach tart with our neighbors and when I got home I was still hungry. I should have eaten protein but instead had a skinny cow ice cream cone, a few fat free pringles, and a tiny piece of birthday cake with the icing all scraped off. I ended up using my 2 APs earned on the bike at the gym and 4 FPs. I still had 21 FPs left for the week and my new WW week starts today. Still no significant progress on the scale, but I am resigned to it until I get back from DL.

Keep up the great work, everyone! And thank you so much for posting here. It keeps me accountable and enjoying sharing the journey with you guys! :grouphug:

[jayna22]

Mikamah and cam-thanks for the encouragement! I'm so frustrated. Last night I only slept about four hours because I was trying to figure out what to do. I could go and do the wheelchair thing or even walk and get a GAC. Unfortunately it will delay the healing of my foot. Do I care? I don't know. I've already been in the stupid boot for five weeks, what's another two months? I'll probably be in in until almost November anyway.

Two weeks ago, the doctor told me to limit my walking at work or take two weeks off. I didn't want to abandon my team at work, so I tried to limit my walking. Now I feel like my responsibility to my job has cost me my trip. :guilty:

I don't know what I'm going to do. I'll let you all know when I decide. I hope you are all doing well. I haven't read posts for awhile then I just jump in with my own dilemna. Sorry about that.
Have a great day!
Jana

[jayna22]

Yesterday I finished day 62 with 23 points! I feel like I might be back on track.

Here's what I have decided to do. The doctor said I could go to Disney, I just have to wear the boot. So, I'm going. I decided that I would be very resentful of my job if I had to miss my trip and I didn't want to do that. My coworkers also talked me into getting a second opionion on my foot. Next Thursday I see an orthopedic surgeon (I currently have a podiatrist.) The surgeon is one of the best in the area and he is actually covered by my insurance. So that's where I stand for now. I don't know if I'll get a wheelchair or just a GAC. I'm a little worried about stepping onto the moving platform. Someone will need to take me by the hand.

I hope everyone has a great day!
Jana

[donac]

I am glad that you are getting a second opinion. I hope that the surgeon can find something.

With all the stress you have been under with your foot you need a break. Even just being away will help you. Take life slow and you will have a great time. I hope you have been to DW enough times that you can do just what makes you happy. That is what I did in Aug and it really helped me a lot.

[mikamah]

Jana- Whoo hoo :banana: I'm so glad for you that you are going to be able to go and celebrate your birthday in the happiest place on earth. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time, even if you need to take things slowly. Good luck with the second opinion.

I'm still on track, but not quite cheat free today. I didn't have any flex points left for today, and went out to lunch, had the baked fish, garlic mashed potatoes, and vegies, one light beer, and brought half of the meal home, and finished it for dinner tonight. I had 19 points total left for the day, but with the buttered crumbs, I think I was not within my points, so I'm not counting today. Tomorrow will be day 83 for me.

Great job everyone! :thumbsup2 Keep up the great work!

[goldcupmom]

Somehow I"ve almost made it to the end. Today was day 96. I'm on again off again, but I'm plugging away.

[keenercam]

I finished day 94 yesterday, using my dinner points for movie popcorn instead. :blush: The next few days will be tough but I am so glad I will wrap this up before we leave for Disneyland, where I plan to sample all the unique food items I have been hearing about there -- tigger tails, monte christo sandwich, etc. I do NOT, however, plan on coming back several pounds heavier, especially since I have to jump right into training for the Full Marathon.

[jayna22]

donac and mikamah--Thanks again for the kind words about my foot/trip! I am so glad that I decided not to cancel. Now lets keep our fingers crossed that the surgeon has something different to say than the podiatrist!!

Cam--I hope you have a great time at Disneyland! I want to get there someday and hopefully will!

Yesterday I finished day 63 with 24 points. I am finally down one pound in September.
Thanks!
jana

[mikamah]

I needed to check in and get some motivation. I am not cheat free today. I finished up my daily points with 5 cookies at work, and it's only 4:20. I have no flex points left, and no time to earn any aps, so today will not be cheat free. I'm planning to use 5-7 points on dinner and a snack, and then will get back on track tomorrow. My WW weeks starts tomorrow and I need to save some fps for the end of the week. I can do it. I got back into One-derland yesterday at weighin, and will not go back over 200 again!!!!!!! What was I thinking with those cookies. I am back on track right now!!!!! Thanks for listening.

Cam and Goldcupmom- You guys are on the home stretch!!!!!!!! That's soooo awesome!!!! :cool1:

Keep up the great work everyone!!!! :cheer2:

[PRINCESS VIJA]

I'd like to join your 100 day cheat free challenges. My challenge is to not go on solitary trips to McDonalds from home on weekdays and chips only at meal times (like hamburgers and chips). McDonalds and chips are huge weeknesses for me, so this will be quite a challenge! I am so inspired by all of your successes with these challenges. I can't wait to inspire others!

[keenercam]

Welcome, Princess Vija!

[mikamah]

Hello everyone,
Hope you are all having a great cheat-free weekend. I am on day 84 CF, but not too happy with my choices this weekend. I'm within points but using too many flex points on junk food at work. I'm off tomorrow and will be going apple picking, and hope to start on a healthier eating roll. I'm also weighing in tomorrow, so hoping my weekend doesn't cause a gain. I'm usually good about not eating after dinner the night before weighin, so I should be ok tonight.
Here's to a cheat-free new week! :thumbsup2

[keenercam]

Hope everyone is doing well. I finished day 97 yesterday, though I haven't been making stellar choices the past few days. Thank God for flex points.
I am in the home stretch with 3 more days to get to 100 and exactly 4 days from now I'll be sitting on a plane!
Have a great week, everyone! I will be checking in and updating everyone's numbers until Thursday, but then won't be back until the 24th unless I have great luck with getting on the internet while we are in California. It may be that someone here will have to keep a running post of everyone's updates and I will fix all the numbers when I get back.

[mikamah]

Hi everyone,
I'm back on track today. A day away from all the junk at work and outside in the fresh air really helped me. We went apple picking this morning, and got some vegies from the farmstand, and this afternoon went to my nephew's JV football game, and walked-ran around the track a few times with my son. So today is day 85 for me!! I'm going to try and finish this challenge by the end of september. That will give my only 4 days to cheat, and I don't have any big plans for the month, so I should be able to do it.

Cam- Whoo-hoo!!! Three days left!!!!! :thumbsup2 You go girl!!! You must be so excited for your trip!!!

Keep up the good work everyone! :cheer2:

[jayna22]

I finished day 66 today! Woo hoo! I feel a little bit back on track. Thanks everyone for all your support. I hope you guys are doing great!
Jana

[donac]

Keep up the good work everyone. I am on day 10 of my second 100. Yesterday was not great but I woke up this morning with a renewed energy and a new purpose.

Cam good luck in Ca. You can do this. :cheer2: :cheer2:

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! Finished day 99 yesterday with 6 FPs left at the end of my WW week. I start fresh today, but am saving all those points for splurges in DL (though I really am not planning on journaling or counting points while I am there)

Good luck to everyone! :hug:

[goldcupmom]

Yesterday was day 100! I did it, in way too many days and with not so good food choices, but I did it.

[donac]

:dance3: :dance3: :dance3: party: party: party:


Congrats

[mikamah]

Congratulations Dona and Goldcupmom on 100 days cheat free!!!! Way to go!!!!
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[mikamah]

Congratulations Cam on 100 days Cheat Free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Have a wonderful time in Disneyland and good luck with the marathon!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[mikamah]

I've been off track the past 2 days, but am back on today, making today day 88 cheat free!!! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Keep up the good work!! :cheer2:

[mikamah]

Hello everyone,

How are ya? I'm wondering if you all went to Disneyland with Cam, and if so, I want to come too. I am finished day 91. My brother and sister-in-law came to visit this weekend, and they are both doing WW also, so I actually had a pretty low point weekend with them and then started the week with their inspiration. My goal is to finish the 100 days before October first.

Hope you all are doing great. :cheer2:

[mikamah]

Had a few cheat days so I'm now day 93/100. I'm trying to make my 100 days on Oct 1st.

Hope everyone is doing great.

Cam-How was the marathon? Hope you had a great trip and were happy with the race. I'm sure you did great. :banana:

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone!
WOW! I sure missed you all! I did in fact make my 100 days before I left for Disneyland, thank God! I was sooooo off plan out there that I came back 5 pounds heavier after 10 days of not journaling or counting points.
The 1/2 marathon was a huge success for me in that I did much of it without a partner, on less than one hour of sleep, in the brutal sun and with some totally unexpected and outrageous hills. I really am so glad I did the inaugural DL 1/2 marathon, but I don't anticipate doing it again. I thought of you all very often during the event and was glad I'd stayed cheat free enough that I wasn't carrying around as many extra pounds as I would have been if I hadn't been CF. :blush:

I am so glad to see everyone hanging in here. :thumbsup2

Congratulations, Julie, on getting to 100 and to everyone else holding to the challenge. I really, really have to get back on track to lose more before the full marathon in January, so I may even start another challenge.
I hope all our challengers will continue to check in here and pushing forward to 100 days cheat free!

[jayna22]

Hi, fellow challengers! I have now finished day 79. I just returned from my birthday trip and it was amazing! Unfortunately, I stopped counting points and started enjoying my food--this cost me three cheat days. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do.

The trip was incredible! My brother and his friend (who works for Disney) talked me into going on Expedition Everest and I loved every second of it. I went back the next day and went on it four times. There were no crowds. I easily did everything I wanted to do more than once. It was the best trip I have taken in years.

I did not wear the boot around the parks. After some experimenting, I determined that I was more comfortable and pain free in my sandals than in the boot. Today I have to confess to the doctor because there are tan lines on my feet. Oh well. I think it was worth it.

I hope that everyone is doing well. I will try to catch up later. Tomorrow I leave for a training in Chicago, so I will be gone for another three days. I'll check in then.
Thanks!
jana

[keenercam]

Jana -- I am so glad you had such a great time. I LOVED EE and got to ride it many times when I was at WDW alone at the end of March. I am really glad to hear you enjoyed it. Isn't the theming awesome? Congrats on getting through 79 days cheat free!

It occurred to me today that we leave for the FULL marathon in just 100 days from today! :eek: Yesterday was the first day I'd been on plan since 9/14 and it felt so good that I think I am going to try to make it a trend. With Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year's in the mix, I don't have any real expectation of getting a full 100 days CF in between now and the full marathon, but every day that I can get through on plan will be a huge accomplishment for me.

Keep up the great work, fellow challengers! :grouphug:

[mikamah]

I am finishing up day 96, but just finished my weekly flex points, so will need to be extra good tomorrow and friday.

Congrats Cam on finishing the 1/2 marathon. You must be so proud. :thumbsup2

Jana, so glad you enjoyed yourself on your birthday trip. You deserved it with all you've been through with the foot.

Keep up the great work everyone. :cheer2:

[donac]

Keep up the good work. When you finish you will a great sense of accomplishment

[mikamah]

I'm still day 97. Only 3 more days, but didn't make it thru the past 2 days without any flex points left. Now it's a new week.

Keep up the great work! :cheer2:

[mikamah]

Yesterday was day 98 for me, though I used up 25 flex points. I'm on track today, for #99, and hope tomorrow will be my 100!!!!!

Hope everyone is doing great!!!!!!!!!

[mikamah]

I have finally finished my 100 days cheat free. The past few days were a wash, but today I did it!!!!!! Thank you all so much for the support, encouragement, and motivation. It has helped having you all along with me. I have lost 13 pounds since I joined WISH, and hope to continue losing, slowly and steadily.

Cam-Thanks so much for starting this thread and keeping it updated the whole way. You're awesome.

Keep up the great work everyone. :cheer2:

[donac]

Congratulations :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[keenercam]

YAYYYYYY, Kathy!
Congratulations, sweetie! You did it! And you've lost 13 pounds already? How awesome is that?!?!?!??! :thumbsup2

Let's get this celebration started! :banana: party: :cheer2: :woohoo:

Oh, and these guys just insisted on sharing the celebration:
:rockband: party:

Soooo happy for everyone who has shared this journey. Coming here each day or every few days :rolleyes: to check in with you guys and to share the challenges and triumphs of every day fought has helped me so much. I just KNOW I would have gained back most if not all of the 50-something pounds I have lost since my heart surgery if I didn't have my WISH buddies to help me stay on track.
Love you guys, mean it! :grouphug: