Re: Started my 1st day today!!!

[Guest guest]

HI ,

That's my name too and I just started today too......I've fallen into a trap

of eating haphazardly and munching all day at work (I work 3 in a row, 13

hour shifts during the weekends in an ICU) - and yesterday, we had a party for a

co worker and I went on a sugar binder....and it has to stop...I'm too old,

45, to be falling off the wagon like that...I feel hungover the next day!

So, rather than muck around, I'm buckling down like you and feel better

already.....Workouts are not a problem...taught 2 hours of aquasize to seniors

this am (I don't go in the water, so I get a good warm up workout)...then 1 hour

of power hot yoga at 4 and following with teaching Turbo kick tonight....

Glad you're hear to check in too!

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[Guest guest]

Way to go, !!

I hear that BFL spirit and enthusiasm and 'can do' attitude coming

out loud & clear. Congrats on day 1 and for having your plan in

place.

YOU can do this! Keep making it your best.

ps- I started a challenge today, too, so it will be cool to be able

to check in here with someone who is at the same stage.

Annie

>

> Well, I did it! I got all my ducks in a row, started my workouts

today and had my first

> meal! I'm feeling pretty good -- like I finally and getting back

to myself.

>

> I've pretty much taken a year off to try and get pregnant (due to

an acupuncturists and a

> naturapath's advice) and everything pretty much slipped on the

downward slide. Now I

> feel like I'm pretty much starting over again. I even have the

first time jitters that I did

> before my first challenge (the " can I do it?, what if I fail?, all

that noise).

>

> I know (from the last 3(?) challenges that I've done that I just

need to take it day by day

> and plan appropriately.

>

> I don't think I'm going to do the free day - because I really feel

like I was hitting a plateau

> last year (I went crazy on those free days). But I am going to do

the two free meals a week

> (a la Tom Venuto) - and I'm going to plan them. My first free meal

will be Wed night and

> my second will be Sunday morning brunch.

>

> At any rate, I wanted to just share with you all because I've been

reinspired by coming

> back and lurking around on this board. So, in my great

appreciation for all of you who are

> on here, working hard on BFL/life and sharing your wisdom,

experience, challenges with

> the rest of us, I thank you!!!

>

> Peace,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cool! Thanks Annie! It will be great to be on this path with someone else at

the same

stage!!! And congrats to you, too, for your 1st day!!!

And tanks so much for the support! I really appreciate it!

> >

> > Well, I did it! I got all my ducks in a row, started my workouts

> today and had my first

> > meal! I'm feeling pretty good -- like I finally and getting back

> to myself.

> >

> > I've pretty much taken a year off to try and get pregnant (due to

> an acupuncturists and a

> > naturapath's advice) and everything pretty much slipped on the

> downward slide. Now I

> > feel like I'm pretty much starting over again. I even have the

> first time jitters that I did

> > before my first challenge (the " can I do it?, what if I fail?, all

> that noise).

> >

> > I know (from the last 3(?) challenges that I've done that I just

> need to take it day by day

> > and plan appropriately.

> >

> > I don't think I'm going to do the free day - because I really feel

> like I was hitting a plateau

> > last year (I went crazy on those free days). But I am going to do

> the two free meals a week

> > (a la Tom Venuto) - and I'm going to plan them. My first free meal

> will be Wed night and

> > my second will be Sunday morning brunch.

> >

> > At any rate, I wanted to just share with you all because I've been

> reinspired by coming

> > back and lurking around on this board. So, in my great

> appreciation for all of you who are

> > on here, working hard on BFL/life and sharing your wisdom,

> experience, challenges with

> > the rest of us, I thank you!!!

> >

> > Peace,

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

With a sugar hangover, I started again yesterday and feel better today

already.....only had a spoonful of cottage cheese and bite of apple before

teaching 2 hours of senior aquasize, Then homemade yogurt with a scoop of

biochem's

whey, with fruit....before yoga class, an apple with eas 100 calorie shake,

then asparagus with turkey after teaching Turbo, and repeated that meal 2.5

hours later - still starved...

Cheats - I ultra light beer with hubby and 4 ginger snaps....and a 50 cal

hot cocoa.....so its a start......

Doing weight training today and teaching hot yoga tonight...at 45, it is SO

hard to fight this middle age spread......

Love to all,

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[Guest guest]

HI!

Go to amazon.com and look up the yogurt makers, think its Salton....just use

fat free dannon or stoneyfield or fage for starter...the trick is to start

warming the milk slowly until it just about bubbles, then let it set until

cool, add it to the maker with the starter yogurt and in 4 hours its done!

Did weights today and teaching hot tonight....keeping the calories as low as

I can....for now!

Thanx for the support - we'll do it together - Batman by Memorial Day!

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[Guest guest]

Wow! You are one busy woman!!! I think I had that sugar hangover yesterday,

too! I had

a headache from about 3pm on through the night. I'm hoping that today will be

head pain

free!

Great job getting started! I just got back from the gym today for my cardio

(it's raining

where I live and for my 2nd day back, I find I'm a bit of a weather wimp!) an

had my

morning shake! Feeling pretty good so far. I'm going to a dance class this

afternoon -

which I adore!!!

Sounds like you're on the right track! I bet other women could give you better

feedback

on your food than me (if you want it!).

You make your own yogurt? I'm just trying to get started on that but need to

find some

good starter.

At any rate, great job!

>

> With a sugar hangover, I started again yesterday and feel better today

> already.....only had a spoonful of cottage cheese and bite of apple before

> teaching 2 hours of senior aquasize, Then homemade yogurt with a scoop of

biochem's

> whey, with fruit....before yoga class, an apple with eas 100 calorie shake,

> then asparagus with turkey after teaching Turbo, and repeated that meal 2.5

> hours later - still starved...

>

> Cheats - I ultra light beer with hubby and 4 ginger snaps....and a 50 cal

> hot cocoa.....so its a start......

>

> Doing weight training today and teaching hot yoga tonight...at 45, it is SO

> hard to fight this middle age spread......

>

> Love to all,

>

>

>

>

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