Tasha's Journal (UPDATE: Our baby has arrived! Pics on last page!!)

LOL! I know what you mean! Sometimes I think men have it too easy compared to women. ;) And yeah, meeting my 1st goal on the challenge has really motivated me to want to do even better. I can't wait to (hopefully) meet my 2nd goal!
 
Hey, Rae Ann, thanks for starting the new challenge! I just joined. It is such a great idea. That may be exactly what I need at this point to get back on track w/the exercise. Now I am psyched for this new challenge. I have done well on the Labor Day one and hope to do well on this one too.
 
TASHA!!! WAY TO GO GIRL!!! Great loss and I also can't believe that you already met your goal! You are doing super!

I will PM you some picture posting instructions too! I can't wait to see your pictures. :teeth:
 
Way to go Tasha!!!!:jumping1: Keep up the good work and you will meet your new goal by Labor Day!::yes::

Take care,
Tracy:wave2:
 

Day 17

Well, I was really busy yesterday and didn't get to post. So, here is my update for yesterday, Day 17. I was gone a lot and busy so I didn't get that workout in afterall. But I did stay OP. I think the worst thing I ate yesterday was some food from a local "fish fry". I absolutely can not stand fish, but I ate a few hush puppies, a couple of french fries, and some cole slaw. Then, last night, Scott suprised me by taking me out to a movie. He had been saving some money and decided to take me out w/it. I thought that was sooo sweet. And at the movies, I had a 33 oz. bottle of water and a small buttered popcorn. And yes, I drank all of the water...lol. I didn't go over my pts. though, so I feel no guilt. It was a nice treat. I am going to go exercise before posting my update for today. I am starting the 1000 min. of exercise challenge that Rae Ann started so I want to get that in. I would hate to not get my exercise in on the very 1st day of the challenge! I am really looking forward to a new clippie. So, I will post more later. I give yesterday 4 sunnies since I still did not get the workout in. :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

P.S. I plan to post a pic on here soon. I just have to find one first. Thanks Michelle for helping me w/how to do it. I will see if it works soon. :)
 
Day 18

Well, I feel like today is a 10 sunny day for me, but I am going to stick w/5. SO here they are...my beautiful 5 sunnies for a beautiful 5 sunny day! :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: Not only have I stayed OP w/my WW pts., but I also got my exercise in. I did 20 min. on the stationary bike. I rode 6.18 miles and burned off 247 calories. I then did 30 min. on the treadmill. I set my speed to 3.0 and walked 1.5 miles and burned off 141 calories. All together I walked/rode 7.68 miles and burned off 388 calories. I am feeling really great right now. I am ecstatic that I finally got that work out in. I know this 1000 min. of exercise challenge was just what I needed. I did oversleep this morning and had to skip breakfast, so I am below pts. and calories so I plan to eat a little extra for dinner since I burned off a lot of calories too. Don't want to overdo it, you know. I have decided to start my week of 5 days of exercise today since I wasn't home much yesterday and the 1000 min. challenge just started today. So, I have 4 more days of exercise to go this week and 2 rest days. I am hoping for a good weigh in Fri. since I plan to not only stay OP all week but get my workouts in as well. I have several things to do tonight. I have to make some copies for the other "new girl" at work. Her home was broken into Fri. right before it was time to get off from work, so I am trying to help her out. I also have to study some notes I made for my new job, b/c I have been having trouble w/one part of it. I am hoping if I spend a little extra time on it that it will start to click w/me soon. I am going to go eat dinner and then do those things. If I have any time left, I will look for some pics to post. I hope to get that done tonight too. Guess that will depend on how much time I have though. Well, I hope everyone has a great week full of :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: days! :wave: :wave2:
 
Hey Tasha! Way to go getting that exercise in today! I'm super proud of you! ::yes::

You have been doing awesome with staying on plan, keep it up!

I know you are going to have a fabulous week.

That was so sweet that Scott took you out to the movies. :) Good luck catching on to the things at work that you're still struggling with. Very nice of you to help the other girl too! :)
 
A ten sunny day!! That's fabulous Tasha!

I bet this is another goal that you'll reach in no time at all. I still can't get over how you've already met your 1st goal for the Labor Day Challenge. :cool1:

We also went to the movies last night. This is the LAST time I'll bring my daughter to a non-kid movie. She kept fidgeting & talking so I told her if you're quiet, you can put on some lipstick. She was a good girl for half an hour so I gave her my tube of lipstick. She put it on her lips nicely and sat quietly for a while. All of a sudden I hear her spit then she's rubbing something onto my pants. She bit the lipstick, spit it out & smeared it onto my pants!!!!!!! OMG!! Anyway - I hope your movie experience yesterday was better than mine. :crazy:
 
Tasha...that is so great that you already met your Labor Day goal. I signed up for the August exercise challenge too!

You'll probably meet your new goal for LD in no time!! Way to go getting in all that exercise today...and staying OP w/ a 10 :sunny: day..LOL!!! You're doing great. I can't wait to see some pics...it was easy to post with Michelle's instructions...she really walked me through it.

We must be on the same cycle...I hate exercising during TOM.

Have a good 2nd week at your job!!

Gail
 
Tasha, I just got caught up on your journal! Congratulations on the new job! Learning new things can be just as exhausting as exercising all day! I'm sure it will get better in no time!

Way to go on your exercise yesterday! I'm also doing the August exercise challenge - isn't it a great way to get motivated?? I went to the health club, which I hadn't done for MONTHS!

Best wishes for a wonderful day! :sunny:
 
Day 19

Hi, Doreen! Thanks for posting in my journal. And you are absolutely right. This challenge plus the Labor Day one were exactly what I needed to feel motivated. Well, today was another :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: day for me! I ate breakfast and lunch OP. I could not finish my breakfast though. I think I am getting tired of what I have in the house. I will have to switch it up when I go grocery shopping again. For dinner, a couple that Scott and I are friends with treated us to dinner at Red Lobster. I had fried clam strips, a garden salad, and a baked potato w/butter and sour cream. Not the best choices, I know. But I really don't like sea food except for that. I used about 20 pts. for that meal and had to dip into my flex pts. some. I only used 2 flex pts. though b/c of the activity pts. that I earned yesterday and today! So, all in all, today was another cheat free day. I did not finish that dinner either. I guess I have gotten so used to the smaller portion sizes on WW that I just can't eat as much...which I consider an extremely good thing...lol! Anyway, I also did 30 min. on the treadmill tonight. I really did not feel like it. I was tired and FULL, but I was motivated b/c I knew I wanted to make my minutes on the 1000 min. of exercise challenge. So, I did it. It wasn't bad once I got started. I set my speed to 3.0, but I think tomorrow I am going to increase it, maybe add a program or something. 3.0 is starting to be a little too light for me. Anyway, I did 1.52 miles and burned 125 calories. So, today was a good day as far as I am concerned! ::yes::
 
Glad to hear you had another great day!!

That 1000 minute challenge really makes me feel accountable!! I know if I skip that exercise it will be so hard to make it up!! That was such a great idea.

I hope you do get that pic on here. As you can see, I really didn't have much of a selection of pics of me. I don't like to get my pic taken:rolleyes:

I think I'm adding the cheat free bear to my sig now, since I don't have any plans in the near future that would cause me to lose him. That may also help me w/ the LD Challenge and the dreaded weekends. Here's wishing you another:sunny: day!
 
Way to go Tasha!:jumping1: You are doing a great job with your food choices and exercise.::yes:: Keep up the good work and you will meet your goals! I hope you have a wonderful day today and thank you for your support in my journal!:hug:

Take care,
Tracy:wave2:
 
Day 20

I don't know what it is about Mondays and Tuesdays but these seem to be the days that are the hardest for me. I know a lot of people struggle on the weekends, but I tend to do better then. I have more time to work out and even when I eat out I stay within my pts. range, but darn those blasted Mondays and Tuesdays. Now don't get me wrong...I didn't break my diet today, but man, I did the next worse thing. I dipped into my extra flex pt. supply again. I ate breakfast and lunch OP. I even did really well at work today, considering their was a bake sale for raising money for the angel fund at work. $1 for a HUGE slice of chocolate cake or $1 for a delicious looking piece of fruit pizza. And I wasn't even tempted, if you can believe that. But tonight, I don't know what it was. I felt like I was starving. I ate a WW meal and was still hungry! I ended up eating Red Lobster again. (I got paid today...not the best place for the money to go, wouldn't you agree? :( ) But at least I didn't go over my pts. and my extra flex pts. I still have about 13 extra flex pts. left for this week so I guess I did okay. It could be worse. But I feel guilty now anyway. I also felt really tired all day. Maybe that is why I was so hungry?! I decided since I felt so "out of it", to make today my 1st rest day for the week. I will probably exercise tomorrow and Thurs. and make Fri. my other rest day, and then exercise on Sat. That will give me 5 exercise days and 2 rest days this week. Well, I guess I am still going to give myself :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: today, despite my guilt, b/c I really didn't do anything wrong. I just took one of my official rest days and dipped into my extra pts. some. I guess there is nothing wrong w/that...even if I feel bad for doing so. I will definitely do better tomorrow. Hope everyone else has a great day tomorrow!
 
Breakfast & lunch are usually easy for me but I usually get hungry around 4 oclock or so. Most of the time I'll eat a healthy snack but once in a while - oh boy.....like that time I inhaled the rice krispie treats. When I thought about it, I didn't let a little slip up make me feel guilty because when you look at a whole week of WISHing, I was still doing well. You've been doing fabulous!!
 
Hi Tasha:wave:

I am extremely hungry right now and Red Lobster sounds soooo good!:teeth: Thank you so much for the words that you left for me in my journal. :hug: I appreciate your support and your post really spoke to me yesterday. Thanks!:hug:

I hope you have a :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: day today!!!

Take care,
Tracy:wave2:
 
Tasha! I'm so glad to see that you are still going strong! :bounce: :Pinkbounc :bounce: :Pinkbounc

Way to go resisting those yummy and way too well priced desserts! *cyber high-five*

 
Way to go Tasha on another great day! You should not feel guilty! As you said...it's one of your rest days and you used some flex points! I usually do great all day long..and then at dinner I want something good to eat! I've been pretty good lately about that...but I can see how it happens.

Have another great day!
 
Day 21

Well, today makes my 3rd week of WISHing and WW. I have to say that I am extremely ashamed to post this tonight, but I want to be held accountable for my actions...so here goes. Today was a zero sunny day for me. :( I don't know what has been w/me the last 2 days. I stay OP for breakfast and lunch...I even managed healthy snacks, but for some reason I have felt sooo hungry by dinner time. I have also been extremely tired and I wonder if maybe I am just starting to feel drained from working. I have had to learn several new and confusing things this week. I don't know. Either way, I used all of my remainder of flex pts. tonight, plus some. So, I have decided to take the bear clippie away until I feel like I have done well enough to earn him back. I seem to make it to day 9 of being cheat-free and then I cheat again. I also have felt so exhausted and worn out that I didn't feel up to getting that workout in again today. So, if I want to make my goal of 5 days exercise, 2 days rest, then I will have to work out everyday thru Sat. starting tomorrow. I hope I feel better tomorrow. I really dread weigh in on Fri. I definitely feel this has been my weakest week. Maybe I would feel better if I didn't have to weigh. I think if someone starts another stay off the scale challenge, I might join. I know that would be my hardest challenge, but maybe it would help me feel better. Well, I hope everyone else has done well today. If I do not get to your journal, don't feel bad. I will try to read it tomorrow. Tonight I just feel way too tired. Good luck everyone!
 
Tasha :hug: It seems like we're all in the duldrums here lately. I think we all just have to dig our heels in and decide if we are really going to make this happen and decide if we really want it. If we do then we are going to continue on and do what needs to be done. That means when we have a rough day we get back up and get moving again. I'm sure that your new schedule has a big impact on how you're feeling right now. I know when I was working I stayed so tired I would just come home at 5pm, eat dinner and go to bed. I so sympathize with where you're at right now and I unfortunately don't have any advice on how to make it better. I just know that I'm here for you and so is everyone else, you are not a disappointment to us, we love you and care about you and only want your success and happiness. That's why I say pick yourself up, dust yourself off and let's kick butt for the rest of the week! We can do it! ::yes::
 















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