2013- 12 WEEK/25 LB CHALLENGE - Challenge Details

Period ended: 29 Mar 13

Week 12

Journal Entry - 29 Mar 13

"I GOT FLOWERS!!! I think I have a boyfriend now... "Pretty girls get flowers - Judd" a just because bouquet. "

Journal Entry - 29 Mar 13

"YAY!!!! I got in my FIRST outside run of the YEAR last night. With my flex time I left at 4pm, made it to the park by 5pm ..."

Journal Entry - 28 Mar 13

"Buddies, some of you were in my dream 2 nights ago! I wish there was a way to tag Erika Ryan DK thynes So this was all ..."

Journal Entry - 28 Mar 13

"I'm very frustrated with myt work trip (and the ones in the future). The hotel we stay at DOESN'T HAVE A FITNESS CENTER! ..."

Journal Entry - 26 Mar 13

"The first official date was... no different from what we've been doing. Sorry folks. No good story there. But it ALMOST ..."

Journal Entry - 25 Mar 13

"Saturday Trivia for the office fundraiser started off kinda borning, but then got entertaining when one of my coworkers ..."

Journal Entry - 23 Mar 13

"Apparently eating half a flatbread pizza and drinking 10 Busch Lights for dinner works wonders for weight loss! lol. Girls ..."

Weigh-in: 187.0 lb

This Week: 2.20 % ( Down

4.2 lb)

Total Progress: 4.79 % ( Down

9.4 lb)

Period ended: 22 Mar 13

Week 11

Journal Entry - 22 Mar 13

"I confessed I like Judd aka Oompa too. Easier than I expected. He did just like I would have - made a silly joke at first ..."

Journal Entry - 21 Mar 13

"Busy and excited for the weekend! Met Duber for free chili at a local sports bar. Since the South Dakota State mens' Bball ..."

Journal Entry - 21 Mar 13

"Do men have some weird ESP for knowing when you've made a decision and almost moved on from them, to suddenly out of the ..."

Journal Entry - 20 Mar 13

"HAPPY SPRING BUDDIES! It doesn't feel like spring here yet, but it's close. Everyone is getting twitterpated! Found out ..."

Journal Entry - 18 Mar 13

"He's in love with me Yesterday for St. Patrick's Day Oompa & Jimbo came to pick me up at 11am so we could go eat lunch and ..."

Journal Entry - 16 Mar 13

"Ate too much yesterday and feeling fat. I went to be right after the news last night (10:30pm on a Friday!). So I was up ..."

Weigh-in: 191.2 lb

This Week: 1.06 % (

2.0 lb)

Total Progress: 2.65 % ( Down

5.2 lb)

Period ended: 15 Mar 13

Week 10

Journal Entry - 15 Mar 13

"just when you think things are peachy... I texted my ex-best-friend today. it's been 2 months since her BF killed himself. ..."

Journal Entry - 14 Mar 13

"Man. I have to write in one day, what would have been 3 lengthy entries again. Tuesday - Wednesday we travelled for work. ..."

Journal Entry - 11 Mar 13

"My date friday night wasn't awful, but wasn't great. He was skinnier than me, and had warts all over his hands. We had d ..."

Weigh-in: 189.2 lb

This Week: 1.87 % ( Down

3.6 lb)

Total Progress: 3.67 % ( Down

7.2 lb)

Period ended: 08 Mar 13

Week 9

Journal Entry - 08 Mar 13

"I'm freaking out. Wednesday night I found a lump in my abdomen. A rock hard, immobile mass the size of a fun-sized candy ..."

Journal Entry - 06 Mar 13

"I'm a bit torn. Tomorrow is the sad day - the anniversary of the day my Dad died. (look back on my journal a year ago March ..."

Journal Entry - 05 Mar 13

"I'm going to try to embed a few pics. None of the apartment because it's not spotless, and I'm waiting to see if I can get ..."

Journal Entry - 05 Mar 13

"Sorry no pics. Datecrasher was in town last night. We went out for sushi and tried on prom dresses. I never when to prom ..."

Journal Entry - 04 Mar 13

"Pottery was good! Just like riding a bike. My girlfriend's first time and she didn't get the hang of it until the very end. ..."

Journal Entry - 03 Mar 13

" Why can't people believe men and women can be just friends? Friday night I wanted to have a happy hour. Tried asking a ..."

Weigh-in: 192.8 lb

This Week: 1.05 % (

2.0 lb)

Total Progress: 1.83 % ( Down

3.6 lb)

Period ended: 01 Mar 13

Week 8

Journal Entry - 28 Feb 13

"Irritation yesterday. I texted my very flaming liberal male friend back home to say it was nice to be amongst more lef ..."

Journal Entry - 26 Feb 13

"Happy! A girl that looks my age or a maybe a few years younger stopped me in the hall to say hello. And she mentioned they ..."

Journal Entry - 26 Feb 13

"Date = 2nd worst match.com date of my life!!! He invited me for a drink at a restaurant. I assumed if the drink went ..."

Journal Entry - 23 Feb 13

"Sorry I've been so bad about keeping up on all my FS buddies lives. I just feel like I have no time. I haven't even kept ..."

Weigh-in: 190.8 lb

This Week: 0.42 % (

0.8 lb)*

Total Progress: 2.85 % ( Down

5.6 lb)

Period ended: 22 Feb 13

Week 7

Journal Entry - 22 Feb 13

"First week of work done. I think I will like it. I learned a bit more about the overall goals we will be working on but no ..."

Journal Entry - 21 Feb 13

"My supervisor was back today. The rest of her trip got cancelled on account of weather. I didn't get to visit with her. will ..."

Journal Entry - 20 Feb 13

"2nd real day of work ugh! lol. I'm STILL working on those modules - CITI training for Human Subjects Research. The one ..."

Journal Entry - 19 Feb 13

"First REAL day of work! They told me to show up at 8:30. I left at 7:45 and got into the parking lot at 8:11. Met my s ..."

Journal Entry - 19 Feb 13

"Wtf? Love how my messed up body will weigh 187 and a week later weigh 195. I'm not stupid; I know it's not fat weight gain. ..."

Journal Entry - 18 Feb 13

"had a journal entry typed and i bumped a button and lost it. dammit. worked out fri-sun. Got my weight-lifting routine in. ..."

Journal Entry - 16 Feb 13

"I had a Valentines Day date - but just with my friend the FBI agent in a platonic way. It was still a blast. Perhaps the ..."

Period ended: 15 Feb 13

Week 6

Mini Challenge - -500 RDI for 5 days a week at least - Failed

Mini Challenge - Sweet Treats only twice a week. - Failed

Journal Entry - 14 Feb 13

"Saw a couple someecards that summed up my feelings on today. Went home Tuesday and cleaned the old apartment. I was ..."

Journal Entry - 12 Feb 13

"I like seeing my weight go down, but it can't have anything to do with how I'm working out, or rather NOT -- once in the ..."

Journal Entry - 11 Feb 13

"Hello FS buddies! What's new with you? Golly it feels like forever since I've journaled. What would normally be retold over ..."

Weigh-in: 189.2 lb

This Week: 0.94 % ( Down

1.8 lb)

Total Progress: 3.67 % ( Down

7.2 lb)

Period ended: 08 Feb 13

Week 5

Mini Challenge - -500 RDI for 5 days a week at least - Failed

Mini Challenge - Build your fitness program - Failed

"I'm moving this weekend and been working 14 hr days plus packing."

Mini Challenge - Sweet Treats only twice a week. - Failed

Journal Entry - 07 Feb 13

"This morning 4 different people called me "short-timer" I didn't know if this was derogatory or what. When I asked the a ..."

Journal Entry - 07 Feb 13

"LAST DAY!!! Last day working for "da man" aka The State. I put in about 11 extra hours already this week, but imagine I'll ..."

Journal Entry - 06 Feb 13

"No workouts. No time for any until next week after I move for sure now. I feel like I'm weak and fat. Moving doens't burn ..."

Journal Entry - 05 Feb 13

"I'm a nervous wreck. This week is going to suck so bad. I don't have time to go to the gym at all either, and I'm eating ..."

Journal Entry - 04 Feb 13

"As to be expected after 3 days of no exercise (soon to be 4), tons of drinking, and bad food eating. I got fatter. I've ..."

Journal Entry - 03 Feb 13

"I've given up on working out for a few days. Friday was a planned break, but yesterday and today I just didn't find the time ..."

Journal Entry - 02 Feb 13

"Boytoy came over as promised. And weirdly just wanted to "watch a movie cuddle and make out" for awhile. We didn't go out ..."

Weigh-in: 191.0 lb

This Week: 0.52 % ( Down

1.0 lb)

Total Progress: 2.75 % ( Down

5.4 lb)

Period ended: 01 Feb 13

Week 4

Mini Challenge - -500 RDI for 5 days a week at least - Failed

Mini Challenge - Build your fitness program - Successful

Mini Challenge - Sweet Treats only twice a week. - Failed

Journal Entry - 01 Feb 13

"Workout Lowerbody Leg extension - 8x4 @ 100# (heck ya!) Leg curl - 8x4 @ 80# (heck ya!) Hip adduction - 10x3 @ 80# Hip a ..."

Journal Entry - 31 Jan 13

"My right achilles hurts like a mofo today. I ran 3 miles last night (29:57). It's not supposed to hurt this early in tra ..."

Journal Entry - 30 Jan 13

"I worked from 10:30pm until 3:50am last night. Figured since I can't sleep at night, I might as well be productive. And I ..."

Journal Entry - 29 Jan 13

"Incline bench press - 55# 10x3 Seated row - 90# 10x1, 100# 10x2 Bench press - 75# 8x3 Reverse grip bench press - 55# 8x3 ..."

Journal Entry - 29 Jan 13

"Picking a new gym. I looked at the map for ones closest to my new pad. And got some membership details. 1) dFine 1 block ..."

Journal Entry - 29 Jan 13

"WTF? I weighed in this morning & journaled from my phone. Must not have accepted it. I will recreate. WTF? I woke up with ..."

Journal Entry - 28 Jan 13

"I ate four Hershey's Bliss chocolates and was so confused why there wasn't the little saying on the inside foil wrapper. ..."

Journal Entry - 28 Jan 13

"Well that is a disappointing Monday weigh in. Lazy weekend. Saturday I took loads of junk out to mom's place, then visited ..."

Journal Entry - 26 Jan 13

"When out with Jugs for happy hour. Didn't eat dinner (just 2 pieces of her spinache artichoke dip & a bowl of popcorn) So ..."

Weigh-in: 192.0 lb

This Week: 1.16 % (

2.2 lb)

Total Progress: 2.24 % ( Down

4.4 lb)

Period ended: 25 Jan 13

Week 3

Mini Challenge - -500 RDI for 5 days a week at least - Failed

"Logged it, but overate due to being out of town on dates :)"

Mini Challenge - Build your fitness program - Successful

Mini Challenge - Sweet Treats only twice a week. - Failed

"major sweet tooth, no plans to cut back"

Journal Entry - 25 Jan 13

"Ankle hurt a bit last night on my short run. I'm on a 20 week half marathon training program. It's very extended (Last year ..."

Journal Entry - 24 Jan 13

" Workout Upper body Incline bench press - 12x3 @ 50# Rear delt - 12x3 @ 65# Pec fly - 12x3 @ 50# Seated row - 10x3 @ 90# ..."

Journal Entry - 24 Jan 13

"Yay for a drop in weight. Maybe because I'm 'off the rag' now. Good. Ran 3 mi in 30:13 then 20 min on bike at level 10-12 ..."

Journal Entry - 23 Jan 13

"I joined the 2010s Got my first smartphone today. iPhone 4. It was free when I joined my family's plan. So I downloaded ..."

Journal Entry - 23 Jan 13

"DOUBLE DATED AGAIN! As in I had 2 dates in less than 24 hours. Monday night for drinks Duber joined my friend & I at the ..."

Journal Entry - 21 Jan 13

"Ab day (kinda weak) Ab crunch machine - 15x4 @ 70# Hanging leg lifts - 10x5 decline sit-ups - only like 15-20 total? I ..."

Journal Entry - 20 Jan 13

" Upper Body Workout Bench press - 8x3 @ 70# Reverse grip bench press - 8x3 @ 55# Seated row - 11x3 @ 90# Cable Crossover ..."

Journal Entry - 19 Jan 13

"Workout: Leg extension - 11x3 @ 90# Prone leg curl - 11x3 @ 60# Hip Abduction - 10x3 @ 170# Hip Adduction - 10x3 @ 80# Leg ..."

Weigh-in: 189.8 lb

This Week: 1.35 % ( Down

2.6 lb)

Total Progress: 3.36 % ( Down

6.6 lb)

Period ended: 18 Jan 13

Week 2

Mini Challenge - Detox from New Year Indulgence - Failed

Mini Challenge - -500 RDI for 5 days a week at least - Failed

Mini Challenge - Build your fitness program - Successful

Mini Challenge - Sweet Treats only twice a week. - Failed

Journal Entry - 18 Jan 13

"Run 1.5 mile in 15 minutes 20x3 pickpockets with 6# medicine ball 35 sec planks x2 each left & right sides 35 sec front ..."

Journal Entry - 17 Jan 13

"DAMMIT AUNT FLO!!! boys, stop reading. Don't you hate it when you wear a thong, then unexpectedly get your period 4 days ..."

Journal Entry - 17 Jan 13

"F*CKING SUICIDES. Forgive me for not being PC here, but it's a selfish, awful thing to do and I just don't understand it. ..."

Journal Entry - 16 Jan 13

"omg omg omg I was going to write about how on my free eHarmony account I was matched up with a guy I used to be friends with ..."

Journal Entry - 16 Jan 13

"I have a tape measure. I measured myself this morning. I used to do it daily along with my scale weigh-in (the waist cir ..."

Journal Entry - 15 Jan 13

"OMG!!! VENISON ROUND STEAK (processed by Steamboats, shot by my buddy the Skipper) = SO FRICKIN' TENDER AND DELICIOUS fried ..."

Journal Entry - 15 Jan 13

"Very Disappointed I knew the new job/move, despite the pay raise, was going to work out to be comparable to my standard ..."

Journal Entry - 15 Jan 13

"Rest day yesterday. I had a bunch of stuff typed about being torn between sticking it out with my crappy laptop that do ..."

Journal Entry - 14 Jan 13

"I made the announcement to the support staff at work, and a mass email to other friends (some of whom I've already told ..."

Journal Entry - 14 Jan 13

"Overslept - changed phones AGAIN back to my old model, but one I borrowed froma coworker. It doesn't have my ringtones on ..."

Journal Entry - 13 Jan 13

"Ugh. packing. in the past 8 days I've thrown out 15 bags of trash. I can't even give this sh*t away. Why am I hoarding this ..."

Journal Entry - 12 Jan 13

" Upper body workout Dips - 140# of assistance 9x3 Chin ups - 140# of assistance 9x3 Lat pulldown - 11x3 @ 80# Decline bench ..."

Journal Entry - 12 Jan 13

"FAIL on my new years resolution of 4 drinks per week, max of 2 per night. The NWS named this blizzard system "Gandolf" G ..."

Weigh-in: 192.4 lb

This Week: 0.84 % (

1.6 lb)

Total Progress: 2.04 % ( Down

4.0 lb)

Period ended: 11 Jan 13

Week 1

Mini Challenge - Detox from New Year Indulgence - Successful

Mini Challenge - -500 RDI for 5 days a week at least - Successful

Journal Entry - 11 Jan 13

"The blizzard is coming. Not excited. Shoveling snow in zero degree temps with 25-40mph winds will be my weekend workout I'm ..."

Journal Entry - 10 Jan 13

" Bottle of moscato at the gym? Don't mind if I do!!! I showed up tonight and the place was packed for the open house bu ..."

Journal Entry - 10 Jan 13

"Job - check Apartment - check New gym??? That's next on the list. Since new apartment doesn't have a fitness center I need ..."

Journal Entry - 09 Jan 13

" I impulse bought (leased) an apartment! Drove by a bunch I won't describe, I actually looked at: 1) 2 bedroom townhome ..."

Journal Entry - 08 Jan 13

"Took off work tomorrow to go apartment shopping. Only have 2 appointments set. Figured I'd just drive thru neighborhoods ..."

Journal Entry - 08 Jan 13

"Whoo-hoo! A week of alcohol restriction is helping, so probably is focusing more on weight training. Watch me have jinxed ..."

Journal Entry - 07 Jan 13

"A weekend of no drinking. A bunch of going thru my apartment and sorting out crap. I threw out 7 bags of trash, plus a huge ..."

Journal Entry - 05 Jan 13

"Haven't broke new years resolution yet. *pat on back* Went out for happy hour with the 3 other ladies that were part of the ..."

Weigh-in: 190.8 lb

This Week: 2.85 % ( Down

5.6 lb)

Total Progress: 2.85 % ( Down

5.6 lb)

Start Weight

Weigh-in: 196.4 lb

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