November Challenge

Selcazare · Post by **Selcazare** » Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:40 pm

I love a good monthly challenge.

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A lot of red this month, mostly due to snacking or grazing. I got the official mono/EBV diagnosis the day before Thanksgiving so I am out of itâ€”a lot of eating leftovers from the freezer when I have the energy to push buttons on the microwave.

Traci0829 · Post by **Traci0829** » Wed Nov 01, 2017 6:52 pm

Iâ€™m in! Nov 2 will be my start day. Iâ€™m currently at a great weight doing a non strict no s, but I wanted to tighten up the reigns as the holidays approach. My husband will be out of town much of the month and sometimes that triggers nighttime eating! Iâ€™ve somehow pick up a slight addiction to banana chips!!!! I also will be using my 3 meal a day everyday mod.

butterfly1000 · Post by **butterfly1000** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 10:33 am

I'm in too! Working on afternoon and evening no snacks and at least 15 min exercise every day. Nov 1 didn't start off well but hopefuly Nov 2 and following will be better.

Goal No snacks afternoon & evening + min 15 min exercise
1: RED RED GREEN
2: RED RED RED Not a good day

3: RED RED RED Not off to a good start

4: SATURDAY
5: SUNDAY
6: GREEN GREEN GREEN First green day for 3 goals!

7: RED RED GREEN
8: RED RED GREEN the reds weren't horrible though
9: RED RED GREEN Having trouble with the snacks (they're not horribly out of control like I do sometimes but they're still there). At least I've been exercising.
10: horrible food day all around and no exercise

11: Saturday
12: Sunday

I'm going to give it another week on the November challenge and hopefully do better. Making a little change here. I already track exercise somewhere else so here it will be just for no snacks. I like the calendar format I see some people use so will try that.

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Skelton · Post by **Skelton** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:37 pm

I'm in. Have messed up already today and it's only lunchtime here.

01 Nov - green
02 Nov - Oops

Skelton · Post by **Skelton** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:38 pm

Selcazare, how did you get that calendar into your post? I've given up posting on previous challenges because I find it difficult to post as the month goes on.

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:46 pm

My wobbling has been escalating. I"d better join, except that I forget to come back and keep track when I don't get an email message that someone else has posted. Oh, well I guess if it's important enough, I'll do it, and if not, shut my mouth.

SpiritSong · Post by **SpiritSong** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 2:54 pm

I'm in!

1 - Green
2 - Green
3 - S-Day
4 - Green
5 - S-Day
6 - Green
7 - S-Day
8 - Green
9 - Red
10 - S-Day
11 - Green
12 - S-Day
13 - Green
14 - Green
15 - Red
16 - Green
17 - S-Day
18 - Green
19 - S-Day
20 - Red
21- Green
22- S-Day
23- S-Day
24 - S-Day
25 - Red
26 - S-Day

Selcazare · Post by **Selcazare** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 5:42 pm

Skelton, here's the code I use:

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Skelton · Post by **Skelton** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 6:20 pm

Thank you Selcazare! Hopefully I'll stay on the challenge this time around.

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kccc · Post by **kccc** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:30 pm

Joining in...

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oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:40 am

See below.

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:38 am

Thanks, I've missed our monthly challenge the last month or two! It's nice to check in. I think this is what my month will look like. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is always a hard one food-wise because the family gathers then too, but I'm trying for an N day that day. I'm pretty sure the rest of the long weekend will be S's! But...we'll see. Maybe I can hold one of those days to just having an S event instead of a full S day?!

Skelton · Post by **Skelton** » Fri Nov 03, 2017 6:03 pm

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tobiasmom · Post by **tobiasmom** » Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:54 pm

I don't have a great track record with these monthly check-in threads...but I seriously need it after my Halloween craziness!!!

11/1: RED
11/2: RED
11/3: RED
11/4: S DAY
11/5: S DAY
11/6: GREEN ðŸ˜„
11/7: GREEN ðŸ˜„
11/8: GREEN ðŸ˜„
11/9: GREEN ðŸ˜„
11/10: GREEN ðŸ˜„
11/11: S DAY
11/12: S DAY
11/13: RED
11/14: RED. Darn!! Gotta stop snacking!
11/15: RED. Sugar this time.
11/16: RED
11/17: RED
11/18: S DAY
11/19: S DAY
11/20: RED
11/21: RED
11/22: RED. Don't give up!!!!
11/23: S DAY

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 2:53 am

see update below

kccc · Post by **kccc** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:35 am

First red day... But a small red. Traveling, erratic meal schedule, hotel had cookies...and so did I.

Rest of day was fine.

(Too tired to mess with color-coding.)

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:33 am

Nov. 1-3 Wed. Thurs. Fri. RED

Nov. 6-8 M-W GREEN

Selcazare · Post by **Selcazare** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:51 pm

Bump for anyone still considering. We're not quite half way through November, plenty of time to shore up our good habits.

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:41 am

Thanks for the bump!

kccc · Post by **kccc** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:13 pm

Have lost track, but will try to keep up from here. So far today, so good!

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:10 am

red red red red redÂ Can't even keep track. I who kept harping on how I needed to be in training for the holidays. Aack! I'm going to a weeklong retreat at which there will be a potluck lunch and dinner and a snack table all day. I haven't done as well as I would have liked in the past. We shall see.

kccc · Post by **kccc** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:49 pm

I am totally out of the "tracking" habit. Doing okay weight-wise, and don't think eating is totally out of control... But I know my habits are not as strong as I would like.

One option would be to resurrect my daily thread, but I'm kind of resistant to that. (Not sure why...)

Will think on it, and decide in a week.

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Wed Nov 22, 2017 5:14 pm

Or habitcal.

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 5:58 am

oolala53 wrote:red red red red redÂ Can't even keep track. I who kept harping on how I needed to be in training for the holidays. Aack!

I hear ya--my long Thanksgiving weekend was definitely not the moderate "enjoy but don't go all out" I thought it might be! It's like thinking that makes my eating habits backfire! I still can't seem to moderate S days at all--aack is right!

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:42 am

I can't take a December like November has been. I've been brainwashing myself to some degree to get ready. It's about round 10 on that, and I am older with less time to get it right and more at stake, so I might have a chance.