LOVE THYSELF Challenge

**SweetRRT** · February 5th, 2009, 01:57 PM

30 day shred kicks my butt. i've yet to make it through to the end of the exersize. i LOVE yoga with bob. then again, if bob was standing on my tv just doing nothing, it would motivate me. theres just something about that man's tattoos that drive me nuts

haha.

Im starting to do 30 day shred probably every other day, just for as long as i can do it. I'm sooo terribly out of shape. and then alternating with yoga.

My son and i (he's 1) go on walks frequently. Saturday we have a trip to the zoo planned, which should be fun

we also go to the park alot and walk, or window shop at the outdoor malls.

I'm also committing myself to walk the stairs at work vs riding the elevator.

i'm super excited, and can't wait to start my phen tomorrow morning

**CDCreations** · February 5th, 2009, 03:19 PM

Hello all! Went out to dinner last night with hubby, and I was good, did have about 4 french fries, but other than that, I was excellent, had a broiled crabcake, about 4 shrimps and a couple forkfuls of the coleslaw, a diet coke, and of course no dessert. Also ate a handful of peanuts before we left out, and that was it, no late-night snacking, just had some water, drank my dieter's tea, then went to bed -- my menu so far today:

B: SlimFast protein shake
S: About 15 goldfish crackers, small bunch of seedless grapes
L: 1/2 egg salad sandwich on whole wheat bread

My afternoon snack will be the single-serving of cottage cheese, and I may have a Lean Cuisine for dinner; I also will be going to Curves tonight. Kittypie, I love the idea of rewarding yourself for a job well done, rather than pounds lost!! So I think I will treat myself to a way-past-due pedicure when I have done 10 visits to Curves, which will be sometime next week; can't wait!!!

**shaynsethsmom** · February 5th, 2009, 03:58 PM

hi all , just wanted to check in this afternoon .. welcome Sweetrrt.. this is a great Challenge to join.. we all need to love ourselves a little more .. Kittypie .. i like your rewarding ourselves idea ... i will have to think of something .. but i will do this every two weeks .. for keeping up with my exercise plan .. ok so far today i have had ......

water only 20 oz... i got up late ...
coffee with splenda and skim milk
breakfast special k ..
lunch healthy choice .meal ...
dinner I am making Grilled chicken with red, yellow, green and hot peppers , sauted in olive oil .. over wheat pasta... I love to cook ...
i just finished pilates ..and will do turbo jam later today ... have a great day girls....

**shaynsethsmom** · February 5th, 2009, 04:05 PM

oh and Cd... i am so happy for Jamie ... my hubby and i got remarried on 8 -8- 08 .. at thebeach with our kids beside us . reconfirming our love for each other was wonderful ... and the most romantic thing in the world ... i was not at the weight i wanted to be at, but i had lost 30 pounds , and infinity has always been our thing, so we did it ... i am Glad to see some familiar faces on here.....

**hat-lady** · February 5th, 2009, 11:03 PM

Hi every one!
I like the idea of a treat for exercising so many days.. I have the hardest time with that. I am thinking on what my reward will be.
Yesterday was OK.
fiber bar oatmeal/skim milk
lg chefs salad- reg dressing 3 tab It had some kind of cold cuts in it (high in fat?)
3 oz chicken, spinich salad small baked potato plain n/f yogurt 2tbs
banana
today
low fat crumbcake 170 cal
4 prunes
healthy choice meal
f/f s/f choco pudding alittle over 1/2 c
baked breaded fish/ pasta / peppers 1/2 c
apple
Donise and I are in the same boat, everything is still in there. gotta move things along!
Kittypie... you have lost!! Whoo HOO! Motivation to keep on!

**KittyPie2** · February 6th, 2009, 10:14 AM

Sweet... I know what you mean, I think Bob is HOT! But, I kinda think he's gay?

Well, I won't be on the boards much today. I'm babysitting my cousins 4 month old, plus my daughter doesn't have pre-school today. So... have a good day everyone!

**SweetRRT** · February 6th, 2009, 11:22 AM

So, Here lies the difficulty. I worked night shift last night. I got off at 7am, laid down for a nap and Now i'm up. I have to eat "breakfast" soon... I also just took my first phen (i know its a little late, but its my AM)

my friend who is on phen just lost 6lbs in 1 week. holy cow.
Anyways, I'm definately trying to stick to the diet/exersize.
last night at work, which is totally going to be my hardship.... we had chips/salsa. it was homemade salsa and sooo good. so i ate a few chips/salsa, but then i eliminated my odwalla bar.

so, yea working night shift in a pediatric ICU can be stressful. We eat to stay awake, we eat to cope, and we eat to socialize. We ALWAYS have some sort of something on the 'free' table. i've gained 15 lbs in 3 years working there. Its difficult cause we are so busy sometimes we dont get a chance to eat until 3am, and then the cafeteria ONLY has fried stuff that late.
Its hard, and so i'm really gunna have to PLAN PLAN PLAN.

hmm for today:
just woke up (1025) slimfast.

lunch- (going to a funeral luncheon thing, will make good choices)

dinner- grilled chic/ vegs.

snack-cheese

**CDCreations** · February 6th, 2009, 03:54 PM

SweetRRT, you are to be commended for the work you do; it has to be difficult, and it takes a very special person to do what you do ...

Hello all! Wanted to share my menu today (last night, I had a Lean Cuisine meal, and also went to Curves):
B: SB protein bar
S: 12 goldfish crackers
L: 1/2 cup tuna fish salad, 5 saltine crackers

My afternoon snack will be 1 1/2 low fat graham crackers, and for dinner, I'm gonna have some snow crab legs, the perfect way to end a Friday and a very hectic week!!

I'm going to work out at Curves both tonight and Saturday morning also. The weather is supposed to be fantastic on the East Coast, so I want to take advantage of that, do some walking around the track at the high school near my home. Hope everyone is doing great; have a great evening and weekend everyone; I'll TTYL!!

**DoNiSe2009** · February 6th, 2009, 04:46 PM

you are all doing so good
I cant wait until I can focus on me instead of just my weight every second of the day
its gets to be so stressful
I actually went # 2 today but I can tell there is alot more still that needs to come out blah ( sorry TMI )

good luck to everyone on Sunday

**Chrijodo** · February 6th, 2009, 11:40 PM

OK so I'm joining a week late. I hope that's okay.

SW:193
GW for LOVE THYSELF CHALLENGE: 175

**Sydney28** · February 7th, 2009, 12:03 AM

Hello all,

I'm on day 2 of Phen and I am sooo excited to find this challenge! I've been married for 6 years and have 3 boys (5, 3 and 7 mos.) I wasn't sure what to do so after reading a lot of entries I've been drinking a lot of water and have started to get more physical. I work full time, so I walk on my lunch break and at home I've been doing mini workouts--10 mins at a time. I have been eating fruit and hoping the pounds drop. I am 5 8ish and can barely fit in a 14. I refuse to buy more clothes so I had to do something. I just stopped breasteeding last week and I actually am less drained that I was while nursing. I initially had a bit of guilt about stopping but I was so tired with working and 3 kiddies. 7 mos is pretty good! I'm good with my decision now. Any whoo ladies, let's do this. I want this to be a lifestyle change, not just getting a few sizes smaller.

SW 200
GW by March 1 185
GW 160

**shaynsethsmom** · February 7th, 2009, 05:05 PM

hi guys .. i did not post my menu yesterday
b- special k
L- healthy choice meal
s- banana
d- at 11 lastnight .. forgot to eat .. chicken salad , i made , and a couple of wheat triscuits
ok i know we are not suppose to eat after seven .. but i am always up until 2 or 3 am .. and do not get up until 9 or 10 .. my hubby works nights .. i did not eat alot yesterday , i hade cakes to do , so i was working .. i kept a wash cloth next to me at all times , no licking my fingers ... yea me !!
my exercise was Carmen Electra's hip hop , and then pilates ...

Today i just finished walking with my girlfriend it is a beautiful day !!!!

welcome Chrijodo .. and Sydney ....
Sydney ... i just wanted to say ... that i breast fed both of my kids , now 8 and 5 ... and seven months is awesome ... i know you already know this ... but they get all the things that they need from us in that first month ... any whoo ... its great that you are getting your exercise in during your lunch ... this is definatly a life style change !! we can all do this .... have a great day guys ... Ang

**hat-lady** · February 8th, 2009, 12:51 PM

Hi everyone!
I weighed this morning and I am still 195.
No loss, no gain.
yesterday I had a luncheon to attend.
I ate maybe less than half of what was served. I picked at it slowly.
Spinich salad
Tortillini with sauce
and red velvet cake (huge piece) I only ate 3 small bites and mashed it around to look like I ate more.
The thing was the group was small and I was seated near the hostess. I know she thought I did not like her food. I was the only one that did not scarf it ALL down, and they were huge portions. Believe me when I say I WANTED TO EAT EVERY BITE. I thought my muscles were going to twitch trying to resist.
I turned down cocktails altogether. OUCH!

Even though I did not lose this week I feel like I had a victory. I was in control! Not the food or even my hostess, I chose how much I ate, and DRANK.

I went out with friends in the evening. Turned down drinks and had a small salad for dinner.
Now on to a new week...

**KittyPie2** · February 8th, 2009, 02:42 PM

Welcome Chrijodo and Sydney!! I have your starting weights down.

Sydney: I agree... 7 months of breastfeeding is super good, so you shouldn't feel guilty at all! I was only able to breastfeed my son for 8 weeks and I wasn't able to breastfeed my daughter at all cause her mouth was too small and she couldn't latch on. So..... kudos to you for the 7months!!

HatLady: Thanks for weighing in this morning! I am glad you are not feeling down about not losing pounds, because yes, you did do a fantastic job of being in control of what you ate and drank, and that's GREAT!!

Everyone else, I need you to weigh in today, or tomorrow morning please....thank you!!

As for me..... I am up this morning, but I know it's due to the sodium I had last night. I am going to stick with the 218.6 that I had on Thursday. Speaking of which, if you have a regular weigh in day during the week that you want to use instead of Sunday's you can.

I am taking the kids bowling today and will consider that my exercise for the day. Two hours burns 600 calories! My food for yesterday was:

B= 1 cinn. poptart, 1 c 1% milk
L= few popcorn chicken, diet coke
S= hot chocolate w/ marshmellows
D= 3 homemade taco's

water 30 oz ..........NOT ENOUGH!!

I really need to work on getting my 60 oz of water in per day! I think most of my fatigue I feel is from being dehydrated all the time. I also need to take what I eat more seriously. I don't know why I think I can lose weight and still eat badly! Like this morning, I had a huge terrible breakfast..... 3 eggs over easy, 4-5 pieces of bacon, and biscuits and gravy!!! I probably shouldn't eat for the rest of the day as many calories as that had in it... not to mention fat! I don't know why I just can't have some self control and say "no, you don't need that, eat some cereal". I just love food too much I guess and I need to stop. IDK, sometimes I think this is just too hard and I am going to be fat forever b/c I can't stick to any kind of diet.

Anyway... enough about that. I am going to go bowl now and burn this biscuits and gravy off.... have a good day everyone!

**DoNiSe2009** · February 8th, 2009, 03:58 PM

I lost .8oz this week ( weighed in yesterday ) 235.6 is my current weight

going to try and get more exercise in and eat differently this week

**shaynsethsmom** · February 8th, 2009, 10:55 PM

hi guys , i am at the same weight also .. 194. but my weigh in day is Wed.. so that will be a full week for me ... i will let you know Kitty what my weight is on that day also ... i have had a bad day of eating today .. i have not been hungry but i want chocolate ,,, so i ate a fudge round ...
as for the rest of the day my food was ok

b- special k
l- grilled chicken sandwich and a salad
and a fudge round ... figured i might not need to eat anything else .. i did get 80 oz. of water in ..
and two cups of coffee ...
have a good night everyone ... Ang

**Sydney28** · February 8th, 2009, 11:41 PM

Hello everyone! Thanks for the congrats on my nursing--weird how we can get emotional on some things. It's my last baby and parting is such sweet sorrow.

Well my full week isn't until Thursday but I lost an additional 1 lb today so a total of 4 so far. Go me!
Ang, hats off to u 4 being able to bake for a living and do this. I have the BIGGEST sweet tooth. I made choc chip cookies for my kids, I ate 2. So don't feel too bad about the fudge round.

I am sore from walking and I jogged a bit yesterday morning. I feel good about that. A kid at church asked me if I was having another baby.

Okay, that's a motivator for me.

One day at a time ladies, have a good week!

SW 200
GW by March 1 185
GW 160

**Sydney28** · February 8th, 2009, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Sydney28

Hello everyone! Thanks for the congrats on my nursing--weird how we can get emotional on some things. It's my last baby and parting is such sweet sorrow.

Well my full week isn't until Thursday but I lost an additional 1 lb today so a total of 4 so far. Go me!
Ang, hats off to u 4 being able to bake for a living and do this. I have the BIGGEST sweet tooth. I made choc chip cookies for my kids, I ate 2. So don't feel too bad about the fudge round.

I am sore from walking and I jogged a bit yesterday morning. I feel good about that. A kid at church asked me if I was having another baby.

Okay, that's a motivator for me.

One day at a time ladies, have a good week!

SW 200
GW by March 1 185
GW 160

Oh, the kid at church was pointing at my (big) stomach when she asked if I was preg again. Just wanted to make sure that was clear.

**CDCreations** · February 9th, 2009, 12:10 PM

Good morning! Okay, my weight is showing as 230 (that's what it was on a weigh-in I do on Wednesday, and it was the same on Sunday) -- My meals weren't the best over the weekend, I know it was bad, but I just ate it anyway; for example, hubby had a taste for spareribs, so we went to Famous Daves and ordered a carry-out - I got the hamburger, which turned out to be huge! One half of it was more than enough for me, but no, I keep on eating, and next thing you know, the whole thing's gone!! And then afterwards, I was miserable because I had stuffed myself ... Today's a new day, and I'm gonna be real good, and plan to really push the water today!!!!!!

**Chrijodo** · February 9th, 2009, 12:15 PM

CDC the important thing to remember is that change doesn't happen over night. Everyone slips up now and then. I hope you have a better week this week!

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

My weigh in day isn't until Thursday but I got a new scale and had to program it so I weighed myself this morning...

185.6!!!!!!!

That means I am down 7.4 lbs since starting Phen last Thursday!!!! It feels sooo good to see the results already!

**shaynsethsmom** · February 9th, 2009, 03:45 PM

Afternoon girls ... ok so i am doing much better today , this week i have a ton of hollow chocolate hearts filled with candy to make for a local bakery .... this and Easter are my busy season for chocolate .... i have only been taking half 's of my 37.5 pills .. this week it might be a good idea to take the other half , so i am not eating my profits .. lol.. wish me luck guys .. i really want to be able to do my job and still look good ... i always feel like when i tell people what i do , they are thinking "it SHOWS " . so i understand what you mean by motivation Sydney ,...... kids are so honest , they have no idea how words can hurt us ... my son says my belly is so squishy like a pillow .. uggghhhh .. but he is right ..lol.. And CD.. Girl , the men have no clue how hard it is for us ... who do you think bought the fudge rounds in my house ... i tell him to keep them at work if he wants them ... but no ... he keeps them here .... that is why i love this challenge ... we will love ourselves more , and know that we are worth it .... have a great day girls ... i will post my menu later tonight .... XoXoXo ANG

**hat-lady** · February 9th, 2009, 07:05 PM

Yesterday
Oatmeal/skim milk
2 egg omelet green pepper, onion, 1/4 c cheese
banana
baked chicken breaded, brocolli / rice
8 0z skim milk
fiber bar
apple

today
Oatmeal/skim milk
frozen lean Q lasagna 1/2 c xtra sauce
ff sf pudding
slimfast 80z skim milk blueberries 1/2 yogurt (blended)
I have ordered a couple of books about how to keep weight off once you loose it.
I am terrified to do all this and gain back.
I still have not gotten regular on the tread mill. Ugh!

**shaynsethsmom** · February 9th, 2009, 11:31 PM

ok my menu for today
B- special k
L- chicken salad and some triscuits
s- slim fast
d- healthy choice meal ...
water a ton ..lol... my eyeballs are floating ...
And i did some turbo JAM ... it kicked my booty ...... good night guys ...

**KittyPie2** · February 10th, 2009, 11:54 AM

Good morning ladies....

Well, I still need weigh-ins for PinkDaisy, JesDABest, SweetRRT. But, thanks to everyone else for weighing in!

Here are the stats:

Me: 218.6 (-1.4)
Hat Lady: 195
DoNise: 235.6 (-.8)
CDCreat: 230 (-2)
Shaynsethmom: 194
Chrijodo: 185.6 (-7.4!!!!) OMG!!
Sydney: 196 (-4)
PinkDaisy: ??
Jesdabest: ??
SweetRRT: ??

Not much else going on with me, really. I am depressed, I know that. I tried going off my anti-depressant and now all I do is cry, so I need to get back on it!! Hubby has been snappy and moody for the last week, my son is struggling with math, to the point where doing homework with him either makes me scream or cry.... and he's only in 3rd grade!! My daughter is starting to act like a spoiled brat and getting a smart mouth. Ugh.....I wish I could go stay in a hotel by myself for a whole week!!!! LOL.

That's all for now... sorry for whining!

**Chrijodo** · February 10th, 2009, 12:01 PM

Kitty.. so sorry to hear you are depressed

Sounds like it is definitely time to go back on the antis

WTG everyone on your losses!

As for me.. my TOM decided to show up this morning so of course I'm retaining water and feel like crud. I'm sad because my first week weigh in is Thursday and I know it won't reflect accurately because of TOM. I guess it will just make week 2's loss even better.

**Chrijodo** · February 10th, 2009, 12:18 PM

Meant to add my meals from yesterday

B
1 Cup of Cheerios w/ .25 cup of lactaid 1%

Lunch
Half of a star kist tuna pouch on a small flour tortilla
Half a serving of Triscuit Garlic Roasted

Dinner
Stirfry (broccoli, lettuce, onion, chicken, soy sauce) 1 cup

Snack 1
Half a starkist tuna pouch on lettuce leaf

Snack 2
Saltine crackers-9 crackers
Turkey Breast Meat- 1.5 slices
Cheese- 1 slice

Water--96 oz
Exercise-- 30 min on recombinant stationary bike (4 mile) , 30 min on Treadmill (2 mile), and strength training

**DoNiSe2009** · February 10th, 2009, 01:18 PM

everyone is doing so good!

just got done paying bills that stinks

I want to be at 231 by my birthday which is in 7 days!!!

I am going to the gym when hubby gets home so around 3:30ish ~ I hate going as soon as he gets home but if I dont go right away and wait around then I get lazy and wont go

**donnamex** · February 10th, 2009, 01:37 PM

hello i want to join if thats ok... Im Donna im 45 yrs old married for 26 yrs and am a missionary in mexico 650 miles down in the heart and have been here for 19 yrs. I have been on phen now for around this month will 7mos. and i have lost in all 52 pounds but then scales broke got new ones and it say im at 48 pounds lost so im ok with that but im not going any where.. this week i went down one pound and im so happy for that cause its like im moving... and i still have so far to go... i will do what i can and when i can as far as checking in but my life is so busy its hard to get on line all the tiem but thanks and God bless you.

**donnamex** · February 10th, 2009, 01:38 PM

oh forgot i want a goal of 11 pounds lost that will be 179 thanks again

**KittyPie2** · February 10th, 2009, 02:33 PM

Welcome Donnamex.... I have your starting weight at 190, right? Welcome to the group!

**donnamex** · February 10th, 2009, 08:58 PM

yes ma thats right and thanks

**Sydney28** · February 10th, 2009, 10:34 PM

Hello ladies, welcome newbies! Today I walked during my lunch break and then did the 8 min Tae-Bo workout when I got home.

Bad news, I ate 3 mini snickers (they were so good)
Has anyone experienced a drop in energy mid-day? I felt sooo tired and I drink a ton of water.

KittyPie2, don't feel bad for venting, it's better to get it out. Keep up the good work and hope you have a good night everyone!

**shaynsethsmom** · February 13th, 2009, 09:06 PM

HI guys , i have been in nthe kitchen for the past two day ... on my feet non stop ... i am so tired .... but i did really good about not eating any chocolate while i was making hearts ... lol.. i have not kept up with anything as far as food for these two day s... i have not cheated but still do not think i am eating enough ... my original weigh in day was Wed.. and i had gained a pound ..ugggghhhhh .. but i know why .. its weird that not eating enough can cause you to gain ... but it does ..lol... ok so everyone have a great Valentines Day ... and do not over do the chocolate .... xoxoxoxo Ang

**DoNiSe2009** · February 13th, 2009, 10:03 PM

I went to the gym 3x this week for a little over 1 hour
then went for a walk with the kids one afternoon
and drank tons of water this week

wishing everyone lots of luck

**SweetRRT** · February 14th, 2009, 12:28 AM

So Sorry I haven't been on here lately. Its been Hectic around my house. I've been working a lot (i work night shift and sleep during the day) my little guy has a bad cold, and my dad just found out he has to have heart surgery AGAIN next week. soooo weighing in has been the last thing on my mind.

i was scared to weigh in. i feel soooo good, and i'm eating right and exersizing (not as much as i should) so i didnt want to be disappointed if i got on the scale and didnt see a change... plus its TOM so i was dreading it.
It was my 1st week of Phen.

and OMG. i am 185.4.
i think i might cry i'm so happy!