Yeah i was actually thinking that earlier before i saw you all post that actually weve put 8 days.

So today at work i ate cheese. I ordered a small side caesar and forgot about the no cheese thing. But not going to count that as a slip up. Its when i make bolognaise and put half a bag of grated cheese on that causes me problems!


Cant believe ive only done 3 days. Feels like forever. Craving beer massivly after work today. I always go out for drinks after work on saturday. But not today...

Round#.......... Name.............Start date....End date....day ur on......Rounds under ur belt
1 ................. donna..............1/13/13...... 1/19/13..........7.....................0
1...................Jacki ................1/16/13 ......1/23/13..........3.....................0
2.......... ........jenny...............1/17/13........1/24/13...........3.....................0
1 ................. Kristine ...........1/13/13 ...... 1/19/13 .........5.....................0
1...................lc4life...............1/13/13........1/19/13..........5.....................0
1...................Livinright..........1/19/13........1/25/13.........1.....................0
1...................Liz53................1/13/15........1/19/13.........6.....................0
1...................Misha...............1/17/13........1/24/13..........2....................0
1...................MizKitty............1/17/13........1/23/13..........1....................0
1...................sammisa...........1/15/13.......1/22/13..........3.....................0
1...................sunshyne068.....1/17/13......1/24/13..........1....................0
1.................. Whofan.............1/13/13.......1/19/13..........6....................0
1...................zeph.................1/16/13.......1/23/13..........2....................0

Wow. Great answer. I wrestled with how to answer Misha earlier and gave up. What a great way to define success for ourselves.

Round#.......... Name.............Start date....End date....day ur on......Rounds under ur belt
1 ................. donna..............1/13/13...... 1/19/13..........7.....................0
1...................Jacki ................1/16/13 ......1/23/13..........4.....................0
2.......... ........jenny...............1/17/13........1/24/13...........3.....................0
1 ................. Kristine ...........1/13/13 ...... 1/19/13 .........5.....................0
1...................lc4life...............1/13/13........1/19/13..........5.....................0
1...................Livinright..........1/19/13........1/25/13.........1.....................0
1...................Liz53................1/13/15........1/19/13.........6.....................0
1...................Misha...............1/17/13........1/24/13..........2....................0
1...................MizKitty............1/17/13........1/23/13..........1....................0
1...................sammisa...........1/15/13.......1/22/13..........3.....................0
1...................sunshyne068.....1/17/13......1/24/13..........1....................0
1.................. Whofan.............1/13/13.......1/19/13..........6....................0
1...................zeph.................1/16/13.......1/23/13..........2....................0

Some how, my days in got changed, I need that number so I fixed it

Today has been something else! I wanted to eat and eat and eat, damb, maybe I am pregnant Anyway, I did eat a lot of protien and went off to find things to do, I did 3 fill-it-in puzzles, worked in the barn, tried to paint a horse by-number but I can't see the numbers, BF left this evening to go hunting and I wanted to go get junk food. First I thought about not being able to afford it right now and then, I thought of this thread. I didn't want to change it tomorrow morning, thought about lying and going on as if I didn't do anything stupid, then I felt guilty. So, I went back out to the barn and stayed out there for a while I smell funny, but I didn't break and eat junk.

Ok, I'm declaring yesterday and today successes. I ate completely clean today -- was active and busy all day and tonight, while hubby was at a basketball game, I spent the time (without wine) in my study, working on printing some fine art prints of flowers I took this fall for my bedroom.

Done, printed, framed and hung! And wow, no snacking!

Thanks for the responses... I felt successful sitting at the table watching hubby eat a huge baked potato and rolls and I didn't cave and eat them. And I've now been gluten-free for five days, which is hard for me to do, but necessary to get rid of the arthritis symptoms.

SexyM... good job to you as well. And barns don't smell that bad!

Not usually, and mine doesn't smell bad at all. I raise rabbits, have 32 breeders in my barn plus 20 kits, as of 1 hr ago. Bucks get excited and spray, kits pee on me, plus the chicks are messy do I got to clean that up. Clean out nesting boxes, theres always something to do and it usually involves poot and pee, and no one but me is going to do it. I remember when I had 3 rabbits in the hutch in the back yard. Nothing to clean up, no messy nesting boxes, the buck didn't get overly excited. Them were the days! Now I have huge electric bills for heat lamps to keep chicks and baby bunnies alive in this awful weather, loads of poop to scoop and endless jobs to do. I've washed my hands twice now, and theres an odar on them that won't go away

But, I didn't eat to much, I didn't eat carby crap, and I'm tired so I'm heading off to bed.

Oh, this is where I post pics of my rabbits and everyone can see them https://www.facebook.com/jackis.barn

I made it 7 days!!!

Round#.......... Name.............Start date....End date....day ur on......Rounds under ur belt
2 ................. donna..............1/20/13...... 1/26/13..........1.....................1
1...................Jacki ................1/16/13 ......1/23/13..........4.....................0
2.......... ........jenny...............1/17/13........1/24/13...........3.....................0
1 ................. Kristine ...........1/13/13 ...... 1/19/13 .........5.....................0
1...................lc4life...............1/13/13........1/19/13..........5.....................0
1...................Livinright..........1/19/13........1/25/13.........1.....................0
1...................Liz53................1/13/15........1/19/13.........6.....................0
1...................Misha...............1/17/13........1/24/13..........2....................0
1...................MizKitty............1/17/13........1/23/13..........1....................0
1...................sammisa...........1/15/13.......1/22/13..........3.....................0
1...................sunshyne068.....1/17/13......1/24/13..........1....................0
1.................. Whofan.............1/13/13.......1/19/13..........6....................0
1...................zeph.................1/16/13.......1/23/13..........2....................0

This week will prove to be difficult. I have something going on everyday except Wednesday. My dd birthday party is friday and that's the second event that day I have to be at. If I don't post much it's bc of that. I will try to at least update everyday to keep myself accountable. No birthday cake for me or punch!! No licking either!!

donna

Hope you don't mind me joining in here

Clean eating for me is under 20 carbs and no alcohol - I am already on day 19 of no alcohol but have been creeping on the carbs, not deliberately, just because I wasnt checking everything and was shocked to see that some days I have been touching 25 or 30. Who knew that 6 sprouts were over 7g

Round#.......... Name.............Start date....End date....day ur on......Rounds under ur belt
2 ................. donna..............1/20/13...... 1/26/13..........1.....................1
1...................Jacki ................1/16/13 ......1/23/13..........4.....................0
2.......... ........jenny...............1/17/13........1/24/13...........3.....................0
1 ................. Kristine ...........1/13/13 ...... 1/19/13 .........5.....................0
1...................lc4life...............1/13/13........1/19/13..........5.....................0
1...................Livinright..........1/19/13........1/25/13.........1.....................0
1...................Liz53................1/13/15........1/19/13.........6.....................0
1...................Misha...............1/17/13........1/24/13..........2....................0
1...................MizKitty............1/17/13........1/23/13..........1....................0
1...................sammisa...........1/15/13.......1/22/13..........3.....................0
1...................stephonice........1/20/13.......1/26/13..........1....................0
1...................sunshyne068.....1/17/13......1/24/13..........1....................0
1.................. Whofan.............1/13/13.......1/19/13..........6....................0
1...................zeph.................1/16/13.......1/23/13..........2....................0

Round#.......... Name.............Start date....End date....day ur on......Rounds under ur belt
2 ................. donna..............1/20/13...... 1/26/13..........1.....................1
1...................Jacki ................1/16/13 ......1/23/13..........4.....................0
2.......... ........jenny...............1/17/13........1/24/13...........3.....................0
1 ................. Kristine ...........1/13/13 ...... 1/19/13 .........5.....................0
1...................lc4life...............1/13/13........1/19/13..........5.....................0
1...................Livinright..........1/19/13........1/25/13.........1.....................0
1...................Liz53................1/13/15........1/19/13.........6.....................0
1...................Misha...............1/17/13........1/24/13..........3....................0
1...................MizKitty............1/17/13........1/23/13..........1....................0
1...................sammisa...........1/15/13.......1/22/13..........3.....................0
1...................stephonice........1/20/13.......1/26/13..........1....................0
1...................sunshyne068.....1/17/13......1/24/13..........1....................0
1.................. Whofan.............1/13/13.......1/19/13..........6....................0
1...................zeph.................1/16/13.......1/23/13..........2....................0

Oh, look at Donna with that 1 in her column! Congratulations! I bet Liz and Who will be joining her soon!

I'm going to make cauliflower crust pizza today... I'll let you know how it turns out!


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Round#.......... Name.............Start date....End date....day ur on......Rounds under ur belt
2 ................. donna..............1/20/13...... 1/26/13..........1.....................1
1...................Jacki ................1/16/13 ......1/23/13..........5.....................0
2.......... ........jenny...............1/17/13........1/24/13...........3.....................0
1 ................. Kristine ...........1/13/13 ...... 1/19/13 .........5.....................0
1...................lc4life...............1/13/13........1/19/13..........5.....................0
1...................Livinright..........1/19/13........1/25/13.........1.....................0
1...................Liz53................1/13/15........1/19/13.........6.....................0
1...................Misha...............1/17/13........1/24/13..........3....................0
1...................MizKitty............1/17/13........1/23/13..........1....................0
1...................sammisa...........1/15/13.......1/22/13..........3.....................0
1...................stephonice........1/20/13.......1/26/13..........1....................0
1...................sunshyne068.....1/17/13......1/24/13..........1....................0
1.................. Whofan.............1/13/13.......1/19/13..........6....................0
1...................zeph.................1/16/13.......1/23/13..........2....................0

Round#.......... Name.............Start date....End date....day ur on......Rounds under ur belt
2 ................. donna..............1/20/13...... 1/26/13..........1.....................1
1...................Jacki ................1/16/13 ......1/23/13..........4.....................0
2.......... ........jenny...............1/17/13........1/24/13...........3.....................0
1 ................. Kristine ...........1/13/13 ...... 1/19/13 .........5.....................0
1...................lc4life...............1/13/13........1/19/13..........5.....................0
1...................Livinright..........1/19/13........1/25/13.........1.....................0
2...................Liz53................1/13/15........1/19/13.........1.....................1
1...................Misha...............1/17/13........1/24/13..........3....................0
1...................MizKitty............1/17/13........1/23/13..........1....................0
1...................sammisa...........1/15/13.......1/22/13..........3.....................0
1...................stephonice........1/20/13.......1/26/13..........1....................0
1...................sunshyne068.....1/17/13......1/24/13..........1....................0
1.................. Whofan.............1/13/13.......1/19/13..........6....................0
1...................zeph.................1/16/13.......1/23/13..........2....................0

Yes! I'm joining Donna! It's been a great week for me. No wine, and limited almonds (my potential trouble food). I managed to have an ounce of almonds every afternoon for a snack (measured on the scale), but never launched into the compulsive eating of handful after handful, bypassing the scale. I kept my carbs below 50 (total) and calories below 1750 every day. Victory.

Welcome, Stephonice! This thread has been enormously helpful for me, and I hope for you.

I too will have a bit of a complicated week, Donna. We're going to a concert Tuesday night and will go out to dinner beforehand (we have a longish commute there and a ferry to deal with). We've chosen a French bistro, and the menu looks easy to navigate (lots of meat with creamy sauces, simple veggies). I will allow myself one glass of wine that night, no more. And I'll stay within carb and calorie limits. And no doubt I'll be thinking of this thread then, just as I'm thinking through Tues evening several days in advance.

Thank you for the welcome Liz - I wasnt sure whether to join another challenge thread but I guess the more I join, the more accountable I have to be

Round#.......... Name.............Start date....End date....day ur on......Rounds under ur belt
2 ................. donna..............1/20/13...... 1/26/13..........1.....................1
1...................Jacki ................1/16/13 ......1/23/13..........4.....................0
2.......... ........jenny...............1/17/13........1/24/13...........3.....................0
1 ................. Kristine ...........1/13/13 ...... 1/19/13 .........5.....................0
1...................lc4life...............1/13/13........1/19/13..........5.....................0
1...................Livinright..........1/19/13........1/25/13.........1.....................0
2...................Liz53................1/13/15........1/19/13.........1.....................1
1...................Misha...............1/17/13........1/24/13..........3....................0
1...................MizKitty............1/17/13........1/23/13..........1....................0
1...................sammisa...........1/15/13.......1/22/13..........3.....................0
1...................stephonice........1/20/13.......1/26/13..........1....................0
1...................sunshyne068.....1/17/13......1/24/13..........1....................0
2.................. Whofan.............1/20/13.......1/26/13..........1....................1
1...................zeph.................1/16/13.......1/23/13..........2....................0

I did it! My first full week of squeaky clean eating and drinking since going into maintenance - and all due to this thread.

Welcome Stephonice! I hope you find that this challenge helps you to keep accountable to yourself one day at a time. As Donna said, it's when the 'rounds under your belt' start accumulating that we'll really start seeing progress.

Round#.......... Name.............Start date....End date....day ur on......Rounds under ur belt
2 ................. donna..............1/20/13...... 1/26/13..........1.....................1
1...................Jacki ................1/16/13 ......1/23/13..........5.....................0
2.......... ........jenny...............1/17/13........1/24/13...........3.....................0
1 ................. Kristine ...........1/13/13 ...... 1/19/13 .........5.....................0
1...................lc4life...............1/13/13........1/19/13..........5.....................0
1...................Livinright..........1/19/13........1/25/13.........1.....................0
2...................Liz53................1/13/15........1/19/13.........1.....................1
1...................Misha...............1/17/13........1/24/13..........3....................0
1...................MizKitty............1/17/13........1/23/13..........1....................0
1...................sammisa...........1/15/13.......1/22/13..........3.....................0
1...................stephonice........1/20/13.......1/26/13..........1....................0
1...................sunshyne068.....1/17/13......1/24/13..........1....................0
2.................. Whofan.............1/20/13.......1/26/13..........1....................1
1...................zeph.................1/16/13.......1/23/13..........2....................0

I don't know why, but every time someone else repastes, my number gets screwed up. I reposted it with the correct number, but touch irritating!