1 week challenge - starts Wed., Sept. 8th

[Bucky]

Day 4 of our 1 week challenge

Happy Saturday everyone!   

I've had a late start to the day . . . slept in until 10:45 a.m.  . . . later than I wanted to sleep in, but it sure felt good!!   

How are we all doing? 

I can't believe I've made it three whole days without any snacks between meals.  Woohoo!! 

It is rough when family members are eating stuff in front of us, or we have to smell the treats they are eating . . .i.e. popcorn!  Although, for me, popcorn smells w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l but I don't enjoy eating it like I use to prior to the dry mouth.  I'd prefer a brownie over popcorn!   

newhorizons . . . did you have your yogurt and head to bed??  That's ok.     Did hubby question you as to why you weren't going to eat any popcorn?

Patze . . . . I feel the love, back at ya dear . . . . 

Keep up the good work everyone . . . we can do this!!  Have a great weekend.

Hugs,
Bucky

"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count.  It's the life in your years."               Abraham Lincoln

[Epson]

Four days into the diet and I think I'm cured!

[Bucky]

Epson, Epson, Epson . . . what are we going to do with you??   

Have a good weekend . . . (p.s.  Better dig your snowblower out of the moth balls and start getting 'er ready for those lovely winters in NE Ohio!!)

[Patze]

Aw Bucky, you say the sweetest things!


Patze

[Bucky]

Day 5 of our 1 week challenge

Happy Sunday everyone!   

I'm late getting to the boards - Sundays are always a busy day for me.

How's everyone doing?

I am still only eating the three meals a day with nothing in-between.  It actually hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be.

I find that the busier I am, the less likely I am to snack.  For me, I guess I snack because of boredom. 

There are two more days left of the challenge - actually, the time went by pretty quickly - at least I think it did.   

Have a good afternoon and evening . . . I'll check back tomorrow.

Hugs,
Bucky

"A winner is one who accepts his failures and mistakes, picks up the pieces, and continues striving to reach his goals."       Dexter Yager

[Bucky]

Day 6 of our 1 week challenge

Monday already??  The weekends go by waaaay too fast!!

How'd we do this weekend?  Still sticking with the challenge?

I'm still hanging in there eating only the three meals a day with no snacks between.  I "almost" ate something last night around 9 p.m. . . . but, I didn't!   

Have a good day . . . keep up the good work!

Bucky

"When the world says, "Give up", Hope whispers, "Try it one more time".       ~ Unknown Author ~

[newhorizons]

Well, made Monday like a breeze... Blew right through it!! Hubby kept me busy helping him clean the garage.  

GOOD MORNING BUCKY, I have always said I wanted to be a 'fly on the wall' and watch from a distance.... A free spirit, I desired to be!!!

Maybe, like beautiful butterflies we see... or even a bumble bee...

Well, this little fly that wanted to have some space and named herself, newhorizons, is aka Joy Cox!  
I always wondered what it'd be like to just walk away from life...and seek newhorizons.
Now I know there's no place like home... at Sjogren's World and in Tennessee.
ME IS ME, Just simply ME!  The Country Girl from Tennessee!!!

Why am I up at 3 a.m? Well, crashed after helping clean garage. Bowl of soup and some jello and went to bed at 6 p.m. and have slept to 2:30 a.m. this Tuesday morning. Today our challenge ends...And, its Wellness Ctr. today for me. Always a welcomed day to see my buddies in arthritis class.

No snacks yesterday, Bucky! In fact weighed in at pulmonary doc other day and have lost 15 lbs. over the last year. Hooray for ME!!!  Now need to loose 15 more... Thanks, to you, Bucky,  I lost 3 lbs. on our challenge.

Thanks for putting forth the effort... knowing how hard it is... LOL, Joy

[Bucky]

Day 7 of our 1 week challenge

Here it is, the last day of our mini challenge.      

To be honest, it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.  I accepted the fact that I wasn't going to eat between meals - and I wasn't going to cheat.  And, I didn't!!  Yay!!

newhorizons (aka Joy) - Your incognito status had me picking my jaw up from the floor this morning when I read that!!     I had no idea it was you!!  Although, on your first post you posted :  "Count me in, Bucky, Sweet Lady" - which I thought was "different" for a newbie and this being their first post.  I should have known it was you, because you have called me "Sweet Lady" many times.   

Actually, I have been wondering why your posts under Joy have said "guest".

They are always tricking me in chat with a member who ALWAYS comes incognito - I never know it's her until she types some little ditty that reveals her identity - some times she drops "clues", but I still don't get it.     What can I say?  I'm usually the one pulling the joke or prank - when the tables are turned I'm just "bumfuzzled" (word my hubby uses).   

Good job newhorizons on the weight loss for the year AND for the challenge.     (So, what "do" I call you now?) 

Anyhow . . getting back to this mini challenge.  It's been fun and something that wasn't hard at all (at least I didn't think so).  AND, I too lost three pounds this week.  Woohoo!!

I hope as time goes on that we (meaning ME) will stop and think about that "snack" we're putting into our mouths . . . are we eating because we are hungry - or are we eating just because we're bored, upset, frustrated . . all of the above?  I am diligently going to try and do better . . since I know I CAN do it!

Thanks to everyone who took this mini challenge along with me - I hope you've had fun.  I've enjoyed your company . . thanks!   

Hugs,
Bucky

"In the end, what we regret most are the chances we never took."    ~ Frasier Crane ~

[Epson]

I have a confession to make, I was at the doctor today and I have lost 8 pounds since the 8th, don't be haten on me, because I cheated a little, everyday.  Don't hate me because I lost 8 pounds and cheated, hate me because I'm beautiful

[newhorizons]

Yes, Epson, You are a sweetheart!!! Lost 8 pounds and you cheated!    Ever lie?   

[Bucky]

Epson - you're like my younger brother . . . I never know to believe what he tells me or not!!   

Bucky

[JannaLee]

I can't do it, i just can't.

But send you all best wishes for success!

Janna

[Epson]

Honest 8 lbs, no joke, cross my heart.

[Bucky]

Well Mr. Epson . . . if you indeed lost 8 lbs. in a weeks time - with cheating . . . congrats to you!!!  Here's a hug for you too!  ((((Epson))))

Bucky