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NLB 3rd Attempt
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:53 pm
by nlb
Day 1
No S: SUCCESS - Day 1 of 21
Exercise: SUCCESS 40 min Tear It Up, 30 min of Firm V.2 fw; walked 3 miles
Glass Ceiling: SUCCESS 2 gl wine
Meal #1 - Oatmeal w/berries, 1/2 c skim milk, 1 T. walnuts, orange
Meal #2 - Sm lettuce salad with 1/4 c. cc, 1/2 c. homemade turkey veg soup
Meal #3 - Sparerib w/sauerkraut
SW: 121
GW: 114
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:34 pm
by nlb
Day 2
No S - SUCCESS Day 2 of 21
Ex: SUCCESS `1/2 TeIU, W - 2 miles, ET -30 min, Bike 5 miles
Gl Ceiling: SUCCESS Out at Book Club, had small gl of red wine, home reg gl of chardonnay
Meal #1 - oatmeal w/berries, skim milk, 1 T walnuts, sm banana
Meal #2 - Large lettuce salad, 1/2 c. cc
Meal #3 - Book Club - pitaschios, few cashews, clementine
SW: 121
CW: 118
GW: 114
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:53 pm
by nlb
Day 3 of 21
No S: SUCCESS
Ex: SUCCESS - lt day; walked 3 miles, 30 min Pilates
Gl Ceiling: SUCCESS
Meal #1 - cereal w/skim milk & sm banana pc ww toast w/butter
Meal #2 - turkey soup, 4 lt rye krisp w/butter, fresh veg with bit of lite ranch dressing
Meal #3 - chili with shredded cheese, 2 sl bread w/butter
SW: 121
CW: 119.5
GW: 114
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:54 pm
by nlb
Day 4 of 21
No S: SUCCESS
Ex: SUCCESS, walked 2 miles, ET 15 min, part of Shape It Up
Gl Ceiling: SUCCESS
11:00 - otameal w/berries, 1 T. walnuts, milk & orange
4:00 - turkey soup
7:00 - Fish & veg Bake, 1 sl bread w/butter
SW: 121
CW: 119.5
GW: 114
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:33 pm
by nlb
Day 5 of 21
No S: SUCCESS, but then start S days Fri nite thru Sat per last 2 attempts experience
Ex: Exempt - Light day, body tired, did some of SIU, walked 1 mile
Gl Ceiling: YELLOW - Test. Sticking to 1-2 glasses on N days, more on weekends if I want. May rethink, like how I feel when observing the gl ceiling.
Meal #1 - cereal w/banana
Meal #2 - Leftover Fish & Veg Bake, sm serving turkey soup
Meal #3 - Popcorn, cashews
S Days for me are Fri nite and Sat.
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:54 am
by nlb
Day 6 & & of 21
No S: Success - treat on Sat. was 2 choc chip cookies
EX: Sat walked 5 miles briskly outdoors, 20 min yoga Sun: 30 min on
ET
Gl Ceiling: Sat: Success; Sun: Failure
Held 2# loss from week 1 through the weekend.
SW: 121
CW: 119
GW: 114
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:39 pm
by nlb
Day 8 of 21
No S: Success
Ex: Success - snowshoed 1.5 hrs
Gl Ceiling - 2 sm gl chardonnay
Meal #1 oatmeal w/berries, 1/2 banana
Meal #2 lasagna, orange
Meal #3 chicken, 1/2 baked potato, green beans, 1.5 sl good bread w/butter
SW: 121
CW: 119
GW: 114
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:21 pm
by nlb
Day 10 of 21
No S: Success
Ex: Success but only 2.5 mile walk
Gl Ceiling: Failure
Meal #1 - Special K w/berries, 1/4 scoop pp, milk
Meal #2 - piece chicken, celery stalk & banana w/p.b.
Meal #3 - 1/2 pork chop, 1/4 baked potato, little salad & veggie
SW: 121
CW: 118.5
GS: 114
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:18 pm
by nlb
Day 13 of 21
Have not been journaling food intake over weekend and can sure tell a difference. I haven't been bad but certainly not as good as last weekend. Tonight is a big Vikings game, bought some shrimp, son gave us homemade salsa too, and I was thinking of making this an exempt day when I decided nope, I've eaten once today, 2nd meal will be one plate of appetizers during game, 3rd meal will be my dinner. That's legal, right?
SW: 121
CW: 117.5
GW: 114
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:35 pm
by nlb
Day 14 of 21
No S: Success
Exer: Just 35 min on ET but something!
Gl Ceiling: Failure - hv to turn this around!!!
Vikings Playoff Game - Had appetizer spread and chose to have 2 salad size plates - one constituted my lunch, one my dinner. Not the best choices.
SW: 121
CW: 117.5 last w/i - chose not to weigh today due to high salt intake
GW: 114
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:05 pm
by nlb
Day 15 of 21
No S: SUCCESS
Exer: SUCCESS - walked 3 miles
Gl Ceiling: FAILURE - 3 gl of wine
Meal #1 - 1/2 sm grapefruit w/cc, sm bowl Sp K cereal w/1/2 banana
Meal #2 - 1/2 can Healthy Req low sodium clam chowder, celery stalk w/scant tsp pb, baby carrots, apple
Meal #3 - leftover roast beef, potatoes, carrots, 1 sl bread w/butter
SW: 121
CW: 118
GW: 114
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:24 am
by nlb
Day 16 of 21
No S SUCCESS
Ex: SUCCESS - 40 min on ET, 30 min on Bike
Glass Ceiling - Failure
1st Meal: oatmeal,berries, 1/2 banana, 1 T walnuts
2nd Meal: roast beef, carrots, potato
3rd Meal: pork tenderloin salad, veg
Day 17 of 21
No S: SUCCESS
Ex: FAILURE - only walked 1 mile
Gl Ceiling - Failure
1st Meal: steel cut oatmeal w/1/2 banana, 1/2 grapefruit w/cc
2nd Meal: pork tenderloin, 1/4 c mixed veggies, 1/2 can low sodium clam chowder
3rd Meal: Chinese Chicken over rice
Last night was toughest night I've had as far as wanting a nighttime snack. If it weren't for counting these days, I'm sure I would have had one. Since I start my S days on Fri evening, I just kept telling myself 2 more days and you can have a snack. And by that time it is Day 19, Day 20 is S day, and Day 21 is back to N but the 3 weeks will be up. Wonder if I'll want to just keep counting.
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:26 am
by nlb
Edited: Day 17 stats:
SW: 121
CW: 117.5
GW: 114
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:15 pm
by nlb
Day 18, 19, 20, 21 of 21
No S: SUCCESS
Made it through Day 21. Eve of Day 19 was part of "S" for me, same with Day 20, Sunday, Day 21 was successful N Day.
Because the 21 day challenge saved me from nighttime snacking a couple times, I am going to start my second round today, Feb. 1. The 3# wt loss occurred from Jan 11-Feb 1. Now it gets much, much harder as closer to goal.
SW: 121
CW: 118
GW: 114
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:12 pm
by nlb
#2 - Day 1 of 21
No S - Success
Ex - Success - Did upper body w/o and walked 5 miles
Gl Ceiling - Success
Meal #1 - cereal w/berries, skim milk, sl toast w/butter
Meal #2 - salad & soup
Meal #3 - 2 soft shell whole wheat tacos
#2 - Day 2 of 21
No S - Success
Ex - Success - used ET for 45 min (400 cal) and biked 8 mi (160 cal)
Gl Ceiling - Failure
Meal #1 - 1/2 veggie wrap, 1/2 serving hash browns
Meal #2 - Appetizer size - 1/2 avocado spring roll
Meal #3 - 1/2 veggie wrap, multi grain tortilla chips
SW: 121
CW: 118
GW: 114
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:10 pm
by nlb
#2 - Day 3 of 21
No S - Success
Ex - Success - Body Sculpt, LB portion, W-3 mi.
Gl Ceiling - Failure, 3 gl of wine
1st Meal: 1 egg, 1 egg white scrambled, 1/2 High Fiber low fat muffin, 1/2 c cc w/1/2 c unsw applesauce
2nd Meal: celery w/pb, baby carrots with bit of Lite Ranch dr, orane
3rd Meal: Chicken breast w/med potato topped with low sodium Crm of Chkn soup & mushrooms
#2 - Day 4 of 21
No S - Success
Ex - Failure
Gl Ceiling - Failure, 3 gl of wine
1st meal: cereal, 1/2 high fiber low fat muffin, orange
2nd meal: apple, low salt peanuts
3rd meal: chicken, salad
#2 - Day 5 of 21
No S - Success, odd day in that went to funeral out of town. Ate more than usual but just one plate, no desserts.
Ex - Failure, no time
Gl Ceiling - Exempt (start Fri nite as "S" day)
Scale is stuck. Today, Sat. 2/6, "S" day am nibbling a bit, have dinner guests coming, will enjoy dessert along with dinner and then starting tomorrow have to tweak starting with that 3rd glass of wine.
SW: 121
CW: 118
GW: 114
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:01 pm
by nlb
#2 - Day 5 of 21 (Sat)
No S - Exempt
Exer - Success, Walked 4 miles, 50 situps, 100 punches
Gl Ceiling - Exempt
Now it's Sunday and Super Bowl Night. Will not have any wine at all, possibly 1 or 2 beers. Dinner will be 1 plate of chicken & raw veggies w/ranch dip.
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:45 pm
by nlb
#2 - Day 6 of 21
No S - Failure by my own rules S day is just Fri nite and Sat, if I say 2 days where I could go until Sun night dinnertime, then Success.
Ex - Failure
Glass Ceiling - SUCCESS - 1 beer
Did not record yest food. Will start #2 21 day challenge over. Doing well today.
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:49 pm
by nlb
#2 Day 1 of 21
No S - SUCCESS
Ex - SUCCESS - 3 segments of Tracey Mallet, walked 5 miles, TOTAL - 17,000 steps
Gl Ceiling - SUCCESS - 2 gl chardonnay
Meal #1 - oatmeal w/1 c. berries, 1/2 c skim milk, 1/2 T. walnuts
Meal #2 - 1/8 c. unsalted peanuts, celery w/dab of pbd, 1/2 small banana, 1/2 orange
Meal #3 - chicken, salad, corn
SW: 121
CW: 117.5
GW: 114
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:32 pm
by nlb
#2 DAY 2 OF 21
NO S SUCCESS
EXER SUCCESS - 40 MIN ON ELLIPTICAL TRAINER, BIKED 8 MILES, 16.1K steps
GL CEILING SUCCESS
Meal #1 - cereal w/banana, 60 cal ww toast w/butter
Meal #2 - salad topped with leftover taco meat, 1/4 c. cc, fresh veggies, 1/2 orange
Meal #3 - steak, sweet potato fries, caulif and broccoli blend
SW: 121
CW: 116.5
GW: 114
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:28 am
by nlb
Catching up here. Decided to quit counting days because of travel this month and next.
Wed 2/10
No S: Success
Exer: Success; walked 5 miles, 3 Tracey Mallet w/o segments
Gl Ceiling: Success
Thur 2/11
No S: Success
Exer: Success; ET -40 min; biked 8 miles
Gl Ceiling: Failure
Fri 2/12
No S: Success
Exer: Rest/Travel Day
Gl Ceiling: Exempt (Fri nite)
Sat 2/13
No S: Exempt
Exer: Success: Walked 5 miles; 3 segment Tracey Mallett
Gl Ceiling: Exempt
Bought a new scale for 2nd home. It either weighs much higher, or it is what it is.
SW: 121
CW: 120.6
GW: 114
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:24 pm
by nlb
Sun Feb 14
No S: Failure
Ex: Success
Gl Ceiliing: Success
Meal #1 - 2 eggs, 2 sl toast w/butter, oj
Meal #2 - Costco Mocha Latte
Meal #3 - friends house - roast beef, onion rings, potatoes, sm salad, failure came in way of dessert - sliver of Red Velvet Cake. Offer was the cake with 3 diff types of ice cream. I really didn't want any, but felt awkward refusing. Need to get over that. Good news was cocktail hour consisted of 2 gl of chardonnay, then water.
Mon Feb 15
No S - Success
Ex - Success (3 segments Tracey Mallet; walked 5 mi) 17.5K steps
Gl Ceiliing - Success (1 beer, 1 gl chardonnay)
1st Meal - oatmeal w/berries, sl toast w/butter
2nd Meal - lots of fresh veggies w/dip, cheese & crackers
3rd Meal - cheese & turkey sandwich, few tortilla chips w/dip
SW: 121
CW: 119.6
GW: 114
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:11 pm
by nlb
Haven't been tracking but it's amazing how the habits have taken hold. DH had choc chip cookies here; I waited til Sat before I had one. Wt when I first got back was 116.5 but think I was dehydrated. Yest I fasted til 4:00p.
Mon, Mar 1
No S: Success
Ex: Success - FH Firm V.1 (UB), walked 3 miles
Gl Ceiling: Success
4:00p 1/2 sl homemade bread w/o butter, cc, orange
7:00p salad, 1/2 sl homemade bread w/o butter
Steps: 10.8K
SW: 121
CW: 118.5
GW: 114
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:49 am
by nlb
Mods: Been thinking a lot about that and have decided I'm going to add a 4th small meal in late afternoon if I feel I need it so that I have more energy and more enjoyable evening. I am already active and plan to ramp that up and train for a 12 hour walk in early June.
Wed, 3/10, Day 88 before 12 Hour FANS (Family Advocate Networtk System) Walk. Wt: 118.6
No S: Failure - All day good, extremely hungry late afternoon, had my dinner & added 2 bite size pcs of snickers
Ex: Success - a.m. Warmup, 3 segments of Tracey Mallet tape for LB, cooldown, Walked 4 miles
Gl Ceiling: Success
1 Meal: 1/2 grapefruit w/cc; ww toast with pb/j
2 Meal: open faced turkey, cheese sandwich (1 sl bread), carrots, celery with a little veggie dip, grapes
3 Meal: 1/2 Tombstone pizza, 2 pc candy
Water: 40 oz
Steps: 15.1K
SW: 121
CW: 118
GW: 114
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:43 pm
by nlb
No S: Success
Exercise: Success - 3 Tracey Mallet Upper Body segments, Abs on the Ball, walked 2 mi, biked 5 mi., Steps: 14.5K
Gl Ceiling: Failure
1st Meal: 1/2 grapefruit, 2 eggs, 1 sl toast w/butter
2nd Meal: 2 pcs pizza, orange
3rd Mini Meal: cheese & crackers, carrots w/dip
4th Meal: popcorn
SW: 121
CW: 117.2
GW: 114
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:05 pm
by nlb
No S: Success
Ex: Rest Day; Steps 8.6K
Gl Ceiling: Success
1st meal: cereal w/berries
2nd meal: turkey & cheese sandwich w/lt mayo
3rd meal: celery w/pb, grapes
4th meal: McDon SW Chicken Salad
SW: 121
CW: 117.2
GW: 114