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Christmas Dress Challenge – Week Ten – Better!!

Week Ten is gone, and so is my cold, finally.  Ten whole days of misery.  I went mountain biking today and did okay.  I was just riding a slow pace on the kid track, but I was riding outside, and I was NOT coughing my head off.

This week I weighed in at 156.8 pounds.

DO-IT:  The Dress.Done.

DO-IT: My  Weight Watchers points. I did track, and I was well under all week long. Not from any sort of amazing feat of willpower, but just because I was still sick most of the week and just didn’t feel like eating.

DO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week. Not this week, either, up until today.  I hate being sick.

DO-IT: Consistency. By the pure definition of the term, I was most consistent this week. I did the same thing every day – slept, blew my nose, coughed, blew my nose some more, coughed some more, ate a little, drank a lot of tea.  This week will be better for sure.

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done.

DO-IT:Read a few more chapters of Refuse to Regain this week. Now the author is going on and on about primitive Paleo diets which I have yet to wrap my head around.  Yes, I generally eat low carb anyway, but I’m not completely ready to give up carbs totally and only eat what can be hunted or gathered from my local national forest.  I’m working on it.

DO-IT: One update post a week. Yes, even though it was a snarky letter to my cold.

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done for sure, this week!

DO-IT:  Be supportive.  I got through to a few of you this week, and I apologize for not visiting everyone.  Since I am finally feeling better, I have every intention of getting back to my regular rounds this week!

Stay Healthy.  Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

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Christmas Dress Challenge – Week Nine – Recovering

Week Nine is packed away, THANK goodness.  I had a nasty, nasty head cold this week.  I honestly feel better today – Yeah!

This week I weighed in at 157.0 pounds, back in the right direction.

DO-IT:  The Dress.Done.  Love that dress, I really do.  I haven’t had a red dress in years and years.

DO-IT: My  Weight Watchers points. Um..sort of.  Feeling sick all week, I didn’t track religiously.  I’m pretty sure that three days of chicken soup and tea didn’t break the point bank, though.

DO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week. Oooh, not done this week.  Did I mention I was sick from Wednesday through Saturday? Even with that, I managed a respectable 37 points, including six hours of hiking and trail building last Saturday.  What’s trail building? That’s when a group of hardcore mountain bikers hop in trucks drive back to the boonies with a load of hand tools and start cutting a path through the woods on which to ride their bikes.

The Work CrewI’m the one wearing the straw hat.  The Architect is kneeling in front of me.

Before
After

Fabulous view from the peak of the new trail!!  That’s downtown Ft. Worth in the distance.  And yes, I have every intention of riding my bike up this hill, and back down the other side.  The trail should be complete by March.

DO-IT: Consistency. Almost.  I plead innocence against the mutated cold germ my youngest son gave me.  This week will be better for sure.

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done.  Even with a sore throat.

DO-IT:Read a few more chapters of Refuse to Regain this week. VERY enlightening, especially the information about HOW fat causes other health problems.

DO-IT: One update post a week. Yes!

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done for sure, this week!

DO-IT:  Be supportive.  Yes!  Yes! Yes!  I’ll make the rounds again this week!

Stay Healthy.  Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

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Christmas Dress Challenge – Week Eight – Steady

Week Eight!!  Le Sigh….it’s just going so fast!

This week I weighed in at 158.3 pounds, another little gain.  Rats.  But not the end of the world.  Here’s the rest of the recap.

DO-IT:  The Dress.Done. Maybe I’ll wear it to work.

DO-IT: My  Weight Watchers points. Right on.

DO-IT: Earn 50 activity points a week. Done! Even with a week of parenting solo.  Two 10 mile rides, Self Defense classes, a quick run and two – TWO – sessions of Insanity.  I rock.  Total of 57 points.

DO-IT: Consistency. Done.  Ate my veggies.  Didn’t eat Halloween leftovers.

DO-IT: Hydrate.  Done.

DO-IT:Read a few more chapters of Refuse to Regain this week.

DO-IT: One update post a week. Yes!

DO-IT: Link up to your weekly updates.  Done for sure, this week!

DO-IT:  Be supportive.  Yes!  Yes! Yes!  I’ll make the rounds again this week!

Bonus DO-IT:  Yearly Mammogram and physical.  Have you had yours?

Stay on track.  Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea