This is a brevity mode journal of Athletea's streaks. Facts only, no fantasy.

The streak game is seeing how many days can be strung together with a certain behavior related to weight loss.

Gained 1.4 pounds this week. Not sure what is up with this as with a 1600s calorie average (even with an off day), there should be a loss, but am not analyzing it, other than possibly I ate something that wasn't logged at the correct calorie count.

Clothes are loose; jeans that weren't fitting two weeks ago fit; assuming an increase in muscle from heavier weight workouts. Would prefer to be not so buff and see scale go down, but that's life. Not discouraged.

This is Day One of my new streak, named appropriately: Less-Than-1700-Calories-Per-Day! Goal for the week is just to reverse the gain as far back as possible.

Ok, editing this ONE MORE TIME: Since I posted early, the Demon showed a pound down, so I'm going with the lower weight and amending my streak back to less than 1700. It's still Day One, I think.

I had to check out this journal. With the title I was concerned their might be naked dieter running through here! :D Sorry to read the demon sabataged your weight loss but at least did give a lb. back in the end. Great job this week!

What happened to the Pirate Lass? I can't keep up, lol.

Buff is sexy.

I miss the fantasy.

But if you are happy, i will live without.

Sapphire Warrioress: The pirate lass got the ship off the shoals o' where it had run aground and left Athletea behind with the winged golden monkeys who are dedicated to a life of fitness and healthy eating. Athletea set up housekeeping in an abandoned hut in the monkey village. She's thinking of opening a cafe where the menus will have calories counts printed right on them. The monkeys think it'd attract a lot of tourists.

Susan: Athletea be not quite buff enough to streak naked. It's a thought, though! :)

Day 1: 1650, no exercise! On to Day 2! Woo-hoo!

I like your new avatar!

Corinna

Hope you have a successful week! :)

Here's to STREAKING! Have an awesome NOVEMBER! :D

Thanks be to Corinna, Susan and Jessi for droppin' into Athletea's Winged Monkey Cafe on this, DAY 2 o' the NEW (streak, that is)!!! The fast food recipe o' the day be tuna-asparagus curry w/brown rice ... all made with convenience foods. Zapped a pack o' the cook in pouch brown rice in micro for 90 secs, added two pouches water pak tuna and half cup canned asparagus, sprinkled with curry powder and mixed, packed into 290-cal servings and zapped into freezer. Working at newspaper office half day and at home half day and will take a serving of this with me to eat before I drive home ... if I try to wait until I get home, I'll end up eating donuts or other junk and never eat the rice dish.

Go, Athletea, Go

Athletea is streaking now
Her diet leaves her stressed.
But while she streaks, we must assume
She yet is fully dressed.

Her streaking means she’s running fast
Her journey’s nearly done
Though demons tempt our valient lass
Her battle will be won.

“Onward! Downward! Lose those pounds!”
We raise a mighty cheer.
Victory is within your sight -
You’ll win your race this year!

- JoThrive, 2004

Huzzah, JoJo the Poet hath dropped into the cafe and read her work about Athletea's streaks, making A feel amazed to be so honored by such effort on her behalf!!!! THANKS, JOJO! YOU ARE AMAZING! :cheers:

A will be out 'n about in the journal community visiting folks later (running late) ... did want to add that Demon Scale :lil: hath returned another .4 pounds back to A's credit (e.g., I lost .4), making the total gain this week only ONE pound. We are, of course, taking today's weight as the official one.

stopping by to say "hi" :wave:

Beth :not:

Hi, Beth!!! Welcome to my cafe on the island o' WINGED VICTORY MONKEYS!!!

The victory? Why for Athletea to reach 135 by the end o' the year ... or at least to get into the 140s!!!!

I WILL DO IT!!! Huzzah!

Running way late, trying to tour the journal forum today but time be slip slidin' away!!!

Day Two Cals: 1665

Exercise was a wimpy session in gym, mostly did abs with the ball.

This is Day 3! Whee!

Well, I never found that freakin' beach party bingo, but I'll venture in the cafe. What's today's special??

...and...is it legal to remove one, just one, winged victory monkey from the island? :ninja: Just wondering...you know, I'm curious... :shifty: ...I could use a victory monkey...

-Lindsey

YES you WILL do it ! I KNOW you WILL ! :cheer:

GO GIRL !!!!!! :dn

Beth :not:

Yo, Lindsey, the winged victory monkeys say they are at thy disposal. If you'd like one to come over to your island and take up residence, please feel free to ask any of them. They are very perky and possessed of magickal powers that guarantee victory on any health, fitness or weight management plan.

There be no new recipe or bingo games at the cafe today ('cause we have to go shopping on the mainland and don't know what we want) BUT Athletea, who has just been elected Calorie :queen: o' Winged Victory Island (it's not official until all the votes are counted, though) hath announced a Two-Day Fifteen Hundreds Fiesta in the center o' Victory Village. The main event is a 1500-Calorie Wednesday 'n Thursday Mini Streak Contest.

With cries of "how LOW can ye GO," participants (monkeys, Athletea and fit folk 'n folkettes residing in the village) will dance away the two days with object being to, well, put together a two-day streak of 1500 cals. Winners will receive 1500 VICTORY TOKENS and advance through the game to the rank o' ... er ... 1500 MINI STREAK MASTERS (I guess).

Film at 11. Greetings also to Beth and thanks be for the visit and the encouragement!!!!! Huzzah!

MAIN STREAK REPORT: Day 3 total 1680. Exercise (again, not part o' the streak) was a mere 25 min o' cardio at gym ... was going to walk more later but it didn't happen, although the photoshoot I was doing involved a lot of tramping around mountains, so that's to the good).

THIS IS DAY FOUR!!!!!!!!! CAN WE GO A LITTLE MORE? :dn

Of course, since we are in brevity mode here (hah) we should explain that we are STILL committed to swearing off fantasy in the journal, just in case anyone thinks we are backslidin' here! No fantasy hath been employed in the prepartion o' this report. EVERY EVENT RECORDED IN THIS POST ACTUALLY OCCURRED!

Absolutely.

Hmmm. I posted this somewhere else but realized I should post it in the journal as I might want to think about it somemore:

Re the stress eating (apropos of nothing) ... since I've been doing the streaks, I've been noticing more clearly the connection between what I feel must be a cortisol rise at certain times and the desire to eat junk food (or any food, but mostly junk). Yesterday was a long day and my resolve kept ebbing away but I was pretty controlled. Then coming down from the mountains, one of the usual idiots (this happens all the time ... it's a very dangerous road) was travelling left of center, just casually passing everyone in sight and he didn't go back over when I got near him ... I flicked headlights at him (had to be a man) and honked and just managed to avoid being killed as there was only a little room for me to get out of his way. I didn't think it had much effect on me (again, happens all the time) but after about 10 minutes I started to think I was REALLY hungry after all and would stop at the convenience store in the next town and probably had enough cals to have a KK pumpkin spice donut (which would have put me too high for that time of day, but I thought I'd call that an early dinner and just have a light shake later) ... then the connection occurred to me ... it had to be the cortisol rise from the traffic incident, because just before that, I'd been thinking how well I'd handled the day and how I was not feeling like stress eating ... I did buy the donut, though, and had a high pro low carb shake to balance it out a bit ... still made my cals for the day ...

Good connection AND good calories control, Athletea! :)

Hi there sexy babe! Looking good! You're doing awesome. I just thought I'd say hello, see the new challenge. As always, love reading your posts. TTFN!

Mel :D

Amazin' how those donuts just stomp out into the road and beg to be eaten isn't it? :tomato: I've had to swerve around a few obstacles meself.
You'd be doin' great...how was the low mini-streak today?

Ceara

Yowza!!! It be very nice to have so many guests in the cafe this a.m. ... thanks be to Mel, Aria and Sword Bearer ... hope the service is to your liking in this establishment. The food's all virtual and calorie free.

Actually it's nearly noon, but Athletea be planning on napping instead o' going to gym. Working tonight and just too tired to exercise today. However, yesterday I did 60 minutes of random mostly-cardio-but some-strength-stuff yesterday in the Winged Monkey Health Club (aka the gym).

The mini streak fiesta still be on. Yesterday was 1580 so I be on Day 2 o' the mini and Day 5 o' the LESS-THAN-1700!!!!

In the near future I will do a mini streak calling for a full hour o' exercise per day ... sometimes all at once and sometimes broken up. Need to get back on track.

Judging by the frenzy with which Old Dog be doing her bumping happy dance against Athletea's knees, it seemeth she wanteth me to go lay on the sofa with her, so ....

The Eagle...er, winged victory monkey has landed! Many thanks for sending a couple over my way! I hope I start being victorious soon!

Great job on your mini and normal-sized streaks!

-Lindsey

You're welcome for the Winged Victory, Lindsey!!!! :)

Alas, though, my mini and maxi streaks have been called off forever on account of rain ... NOT! :laugh:

But both are blown as of right now, so might as well report I'm currently at 1830. Took a nap and woke depressed and there was a pb jar on the counter and FIESTA cancelled!!! Argh!

But I do NOT intend to have a repeat of last week's high cal day and plan eat lightly the rest of the day (not a good idea to skip dinner altogether).

So this is Streak Day Zero! I will declare a new and even MORE exciting streak tomorrow!!!!

With the Winged Monkeys on my side, I CANNOT fail ... Signed, Athletea!

News flash: The doors opened this a.m. to the Winged Victory Gaming Palace (next door to the Winged Victory Cafe). WV :queen: Athletea herself signed up to play the first game: THE BELOW 1700 CALORIE PLUS ONE TOTAL HOUR PER DAY OF EXERCISE (IN ANY FORM AT ANY INTENSITY AND BROKEN UP INTO ANY NUMBER OF UNITS) STREAK GAME. For each day that A stayeth on this streak, she will earn TWO VIRTUAL :2 GOLDEN WINGED VICTORY TOKENS. She will earn a :* (GOLDEN STAR BADGE) for every SEVEN DAYS she earns tokens and advance to the next level.

Now spinning the wheel for Current Streak Day 1! Prizes will be awarded at the end o' the day. Athletea's current gameplay level: GOLD RABBIT MADLY STREAKING!

Film at 11

Down the Sun, End Day 1: 1645, Exercise ~ One hour weights plus some mind-body stuff with trainer. On to Day 2!!!!

Gold Rabbit Madly Streaking!

The game's afoot.

Keep on streaking - - -

Yes folks and they call her the streak !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl:

I KNOW your too young to remember that song lol

Not aloud to post pictures of naked people here so I can't post a steaker....... lol

Beth :not:

Yo, not too young to remember it, Beth! :) Also remember streakers at football games ... don't think they do that anymore. Probably a good thing, too. Thanks for coming by!

Thanks also for the visit o' JoJo ... you keep on trekkin' too JJ, or streakin' ... whichever appealeth to thee! :wave:

This is Day 2 o' the new as A streaketh up the Golden Ladder (shamelessly borrowed the ticker idea from a number o' folks on this forum), 20.2 pounds away from her goal of 135 pounds ... still hopin' to reach it by the end o' the year, but if not, will amend the goal.

Forgot my :2 tokens for a successful day at the Winged Victory Casino yesterday! Huzzah! Staying home to work today (it's raining) rather than going to park to walk as my walkin' bud's still on the injured list (tendonitis), so today's exercise is being done in short segments between work and housecleaning. Huzzah.

Sundown or thereabouts and the sound o' the ca-ching-tra-la-la-boom-de-a o' the Winged Victory Weight Loss Casino floateth over the calm blue sea ... Athletea's streak game be a full success on Day 2 (provideth she eateth no more tonight). She contemplateth the GOLDEN LADDER O' SUCCESS and raketh in another :2 as both streak elements have been met: Calories 1680, Exercise one hour of walking broken into several segments ... quite wimpy but qualifies.

Average weekly cal count is 1650 for six days (excluding Thursday), 23 less than last week for the same time period. Plus the day off ... coincidentally Thursday for both weeks (wonder what's up with that) ... was less caloric, even though A didn't write the exact figure down. So all's well and A drifteth on a :cruise: o' caloric contentment.

But who's that lurkin' in the peaceful palm forest just beyond the happy casino gates????!!! :shrug: It be ... OH NO ... Demon Scale :lil: ... EEEEK ... A sitteth up and taketh notice and shaketh her fist at the evil one who WANTS HIS POUND O' FLESH ON THE MORROW!!!! "Dang thee," saith Athletea, "thou'd best behave come sunrise or thou knowest what will happen ... THOU WILLST FIND THYSELF TURNED INTO A LAMP!!!!!"

The lurkin' demon just stares and folds its arms.

Inside the casino the wheel o' weight loss fortune goes round 'n round ... round 'n round goes and where it stops nobody knows.

Avanti.

Here's to a successful report in the morn'! :cheer:

I'd really hate to see :lil: turned into a lamp...he's kinda cute.

Hi, Seaweed!!! Have no fear, :lil: is here ... to stay! :)

Huzzah! Athletea's efforts have (somewhat) paid off in the loss of .4 pounds or as the Golden Ladder ticker thingie says: .399999 forever ... I don't know how to fix that to round but anyway ... this isn't a great loss for folkettes with faster metabolisms, but I'm thrilled anyhoo ... shopping now! :wave:

It will all work out! Just keep working hard, stay focussed and you will do awesome! No doubt. You are so creative, so motivated. So fabulous.

Mel

Thanks for the encouragement, Mel!!! :wave: I appreciate the visit!!!

Forgot to mention that I'm on Day 3 (wheeeeee) o' the streak game. Have already done the exercise so the two tokens are likely in the bag!!!!

The golden ladder thingie was annoying me so I scuttled it into the ocean! Argh!

The sun hath setteth on the Winged Victory Casino and once again, Athletea, the fab proprietress o' the establishment hath won ALL the tokens (the fix is in, guys).

Streak Day Three report: 1625, exercise ~ three 20-minute walks.

Streak Game Token Distribution:

Day 1, Athletea WINS :2
Day 2, Athletea WINS :2
Day 3, Athletea WINS :2

On to Day 4!

Blue Monday (get it? blue Monday, blue type, er...) The casino's going to be open 24-hours today as it's a production and meeting day in Athletea's nonvirtual nightmare existence in which the DONUT DEMON :lil: and the DULCE DE LECHE DEMON :lil: conspire to convince A that the lovely Winged Victory Island and Resort Casino doesn't actually exist and she might as well EAT, EAT, EAT as her weight loss dreams are all an illusion ... BUT A hath the power o' the WINGED VICTORY MONKEY TALISMAN (aka her strong will and determination) and INTENDS to continue to play the Streak Game as those tokens will come in handy come weigh-in day! Hooray!

THIS IS DAY 4!! Can we go a little MORE!!???

Yes, we can.

I am seriously going to make a picture of a winged victory monkey and carrying it around with me. Maybe post one on the fridge...one in the car...etc. And it will remind me of Athletea and her amazing weight loss island!

I love your journal. It is a lot of fun. You are doing great! :D

-Lindsey

Thanks, Lindsey!!!! :) Here's to VICTORY!!!! :up: (winged victory, of course)!!!! Huzzah!

I'm really going to go to gym and work now, really ...

Hey girl, sorry i haven't been around. I have been super busy with cleaning and wall-papering before the new furniture come it. Glad to see you are doing well and that the fantasy is back, lol - winged monkeys are cool.

Oh, incase you hadn't heard - HP update #3 = November 23rd - YEA!!!!!

Greetings, Athletea! I haven't forgotten about you, just been preoccupied with my quest to reduce sugar, which is going splendidly, by the way!
I'm still not fully caught up with you, but am going to do that now. Winged monkies? I gotta know what's up with that--I love monkeys!
:D

Okay, now I'm hip! You know I have a couple of little brown ceramic monkys on top of my computer--the kind that you find in a certain brand of tea. I'll never look at them in the same way again!

Yowza, thanks be to CM and Eydie for the visits. CM, I didn't know HP was coming this month ... THANKS! Can't wait!!!! Eydie, thou are doing fab with the sugar ... art thou using any Splenda? Also wouldst thou post or email me the name of the tea that has ceramic monkeys? I had no idea ... must have!!!! Here's to victory!!!

A be finally finished tallyin' up the token distribution for yesterday's game play. In her STREAK GAME, she ended Day 4 with 1635 cals and 60 min of exercise (20 jogwalking at home, 30 weights in gym, 10 treadmill in gym).

Ca-ching, tokens awarded (2 for each successful day, when players have 14 tokens, they reach a new level of game play and can turn them in for GOLDEN THROWING STARS ... which can be redeemed in the Winged Monkey General Store for prizes such as extra calories or complimentary exercise minutes that can be applied to the SUPER STREAK GAME (I just thought this up ... in case I want to eat or rest a little more or slip up and want to keep my streak numbers going ... WHAT a good idea ... I must be a diet genius ...).

Anyhow:

Day 1, Athletea WINS :2
Day 2, Athletea WINS :2
Day 3, Athletea WINS :2
Day 4, Athletea WINS :2

On to Day 5!

YOWZA!!! Thee'd be doin' great! The Streakin' Queen! Watch out for all those pumpkin flavoured things....Turkey Day is coming! :dc

Ceara :lol:

Gobble, gobble, Sword Bearer!!! :) Thanks for visitin' ... hey, this year I'm thinkin' of tofu turkey for the casino's menu. I'm not vege anymore but just have a hankerin' for tofu turkey. Nontofu turkeys are so cute, I don't think I want to eat one!

Mayhap.

Did my hour today at gym ... cardio this 'n that. Will be back with a full report. Huzzah.

look how close you are getting to goal!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)
still doing awesome as usual!
i am glad we dont celebrate thanksgiving in Australia..one less celebration for me to try and avoid eating everything in sight!
Keep going strong A!
hugs bell :)

Thank for the visit, Bell, I was just going to post in thy journal a moment ago when Old Dog barked at someone and I got distracted and here thou be ... must be a case o' great minds working alike!!!

The final tally in the Winged Victory Casino for A's streaky game, Day 5 edition, be 1640 cals and aforementioned one hour at gym. Going to have to divide up the 60 mins today into little pieces as even though it's a DAY OFF, there's so much to do:

Day 1, Athletea WINS :2
Day 2, Athletea WINS :2
Day 3, Athletea WINS :2
Day 4, Athletea WINS :2
Day 5, Athletea WINS :2

Currently on Day 6, no nix!

I have no idea what that last nix comment means but it rhymes. Huzzah!

Ca-ching!

The winner and new champion o' FIVE-DAY STREAKDOM, Athletea, signs off for the nonce.

'Blue moon, you left me standin' alone, without a cal in my heart, without a streak of my owwwwwwn ...."

'Nuff said. The Blue Depression Demon :lil: crept into the casino today and shut down all the games. He demanded sweets. We gave him some milk with sf strawberry syrup as a sweetie, but he wanted cake. We gave him cake.

He refused to let the exercise bingbon machine operate more than 30 minutes. He demanded sleep. We went to dentist and asked for laughing gas. We slept and di not laugh as the Blue Demon was hangin' around demanding things.

Athletea is asking the casino game repairperson to come over from the Victory Village and figure out why the games go down once a week. 'What's up with that?' she saith.

Today is day nuthin' again. Oh well, at least it's not Thursday.

We usually give up on Thursday, so we're a day early.

Always good to get a jump on things.

O K !

Put on some sox. Kick that little Blue Depression Demon :lil: to the curb. Then pull up your sox and wander back inside. Tomorrow is Day 1 of the Streak Brain....Conquer your world!

Ceara

Yo, thanks be to Sword Bearer for the visit and the new sword!!! :) That :lil: be kicked to the curb but he's tryin' to get back in here. The whole casino staff o' Golden Winged Victory Monkeys be barrin' the door, but the :lil: just keeps pounding and pummeling it and shouting: "LET ME IN, YOU CAN'T WIN!"

Howsomever, we are not listenin' to that guy anymore. So, yea, today is Under-1700-Calorie-Streak-Away-Day 1. Casino management has decided to cancel the exercise-hour-a-day streak game for lack of interest (e.g., I don't wanna put that kind of pressure on myself right now, but will continue to exercise as always).

Athletea rose early to work but decided against it and is returning to bed.

I'm happy you're feeling less blue! Keep your chin up, happy camper! :hug:

Corinna

Hi there, Athletea! :hop:

Hey girl, glad to see you are feeling better. I too have battled against the depression demon :lil: though fortunately not lately - hopefully he will stay away from both of us. i was in a store the other day (Deb) and saw pink cowgirl hats and immediately thought of you. Hope you're feeling cute and fab. :)

Thanks for the visit CM and Aria!!! :wave: Unfortunately, the D&B (Depression and Blah) Demon :lil: crept into the rear window (left open a crack by a careless Winged Monkey) whilst Athletea and the Victory Squad were guarding the front door.

THIS IS STILL DAY NUTHIN' ... tomorrow, the new streak starts for sure.

We went to work but an interview got postponed and we realized we need more time off. ~ Signed, the Winged Monkey Gazette staff

We will put together our new easel for painting and take a nap.

Yes. That's what we'll do.

You have not failed until you quit trying - you ARE a winner ! :D

Beth :not:

Beth is absolutely, positively, completely correct. Hang in there, and keep trying.

Hi, just stopping by to see how your streaking is going. Hate when that depression sets in. Hang in there. You need a kiss from the good witch of the north. :)

Huzzah, Casino Proprietress Athletea thanketh Beth, JoJo and Susan who braved the frigid morn with kind greetings and encouragements for Nonstreak A!!!! Huzzah, all!!! A be heartened by thy succor! :wave:

A be not discouraged, having a long familiarity with the ins and outs o' diet gameplay. A brand new streak game's in the offing at the casino and A hath risen early to write down all the rules (well, ok, she's really trying to get some of this payin' work done so's she can then actually go to work and do more work) so the Winged Victory Monkeys can start casting victory spells so casino customers, not to mention the proprietress A, will be ensured VICTORY!

Ok, dokey!!! Here be the RULES O' THE NEWEST AND MOST IMPROVED STREAK GAME OFFERED AT THE WINGED VICTORY CASINO, WHICH CASINO STAFF MEMBERS HAVE DUBBED THE TWISTER:

To win our daily round of THE TWISTER

1) Eat less than 1700 cals per day! Ca-ching!

2) Exercise AT LEAST 30 mins per day! Ca-ching!

The twist o' THE TWISTER

In order to fool the Blah Depression Demon :lil: (who liketh it not that we ALWAYS WIN IN THE END), we are adding THE TWIST. Each time a player completes SEVEN SUCCESSFUL DAILY ROUNDS, said player gets a FUN 'N FREE DAY to eat and exercise at any level, and (this is complicated, we know). Said FUN 'N FREE DAY counts as a successful daily round in the player's gameplay account. So, theoretically, a player could eventually reach a point where EVERY DAY IS A FUN 'N FREE DAY, yet they are raking up SUCCESSFUL DAILY ROUNDS FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN!

Virtual tokens and FREE DAY stars will be awarded accordingly.

A new WEIGHT CHALLENGE will be announced Sunday!

Hey A! :D

The Twist will leave the demon baffled and confused and the beast will slink away to a dark corner where it will be dazzled by your success! :dn :dc :cheer:

Yo, :queen: E!!!! Thanks for stoppin' by. The twist game is NOT a hit with the demon, who is indeed looking confused and nervous. He's sippin' hot tea in the corner as we speak!!! :shrug:

Need to work, but tokens from yesterday must be distributed:

Day 1 (1570 cals, 60 min w/trainer at gym) :2

This is day 2! Woo-hoo!

Hey Athletea! Glad to see you back in the casino! That new twister game sounds like fun! :D

-Lindsey

19.8 to goal! LOOK AT YOU! :O So close! :cheer:

Have you kicked the DD iout the door for good yet?

Corinna

Wow! Less than 20 pounds away from goal---streak on, girl! :D

p.s. Don't really remember the name of the tea with the little monkey "prize"---'red rose', maybe? I'll research.....

Well, now, this is embarrasing! The casino gets such nice encouraging visits from Eydie, Corinna and Lindsey but whilst the visitors sit in the parlor sipping monkey tea, THE D&B (Depression & Binge Demon) be IN THE GAME ROOM RUNNING AMOK (how do you spell that). He's tipped over the Twister game and is threatening the clientele with Mickey D cheeseburgers, dulce de leche and chocolate caramel kisses (yes, I ate all of these items today ... needless to say, it totaled more than 1700 cals).

SO, for the nonce, the Twister game is cancelled.

Howsomever, the 30-Minutes-Per-Day Exercise streak game machine be still working and the management will have the Less-Than-1700-Calories machine going again by tomorrow. The Diet Police have been called to arrest the :lil: ... and the Casino Emergency Committee has put together the following contingency plan:

The exercise streak will continue uninterruped. Today A was the big winner in this category, with 35 minutes on the gym treadmill resulting in a successful Day 2 :2 ... ca-ching.

The Less-Than-1700 category is, well, less than successful. Today is Day Nuthin' ... in future the management will run these two games separately so if the :lil: gets in again, at least one game can be saved.

So to recap:

30-Minutes-Per-Day-ExerciseStreak

Day 1 :2
Day 2 :2

On to Day 3!

Less-Than-1700-Calories-Per-Day Streak

On to Day 1!

Due to the emergency, tomorrow's weigh-in ceremonies will be cancelled until further notice. As far as we are concerned, our weight remains the same.

We don't want to know if this is incorrect.

COMES THE SUN, DAY ONE (calorie streak); WHOOPEE, DAY THREE (exercise streak)!

Amen!

Dang nab it! That :lil: is hanging around the perimeter again! X-(

We thought the Calorie Control Squad arrested him!!!!

There outta be a law!

Please write your congressmonkey!

In the meantime, I'm grabbin' the pitchfork and heading out there ...

X-(

I just love to read your journal. You have quite a sense of humor and a way with words. Thanks for the journal visit. Yoga does sound like something I should look into. Any suggestions for an out of shape, mildly active and exhausted middle aged woman? Hope you were able to scare the bad things away with that pitch fork! I am having my turmoils this weekend with potato chips. I know I am ready for TOM. I just crave the darn this this weekend. Hope you have a good week.

Ha Ha...you never cease to make me chuckle. Thanks for stopping in and saying "hey". Glad to have you for a friend. I'll get in here and cheer ya on! You are doing good!
Take care...
Jess :D

Well, on a positive note, I find kind visitors have stopped in and left callin' cards in the casino parlor, so I'll just stay with the positive note and NOT mention the demise of yet another calorie streak ... just can't get with it ... eating up a storm.

Jessi, I'm so happy you're here and glad to have thee for a friend also!!!! :wave:

Susan: I'm not sure if I posted this on your journal so I may be repeating myself ... but I like the Wai Lana yoga tapes for soothing the mind and bringing my thoughts to a better place, although she's not everyone's cup o' tea ... you can google to find the website or if she's on PBS in your area, you can just watch her and tape the shows. But there are a lot of cheaper yoga tapes that are maybe easier to do ... a lot of people don't like Denise Austen, but I do like her yoga vids and they're easy. I also hesitate to say this but because of the unfortunate title, but "Yoga for Dummies" is really good for beginners.

Classes are good, too, if you can find the time ... or you could just try out some of the moves from books.

Hope you try it and have fun!!! :wave:

Ok, here's the streak progress:

30-Minute-Per-Day-Exercise-Streak: Day 1 :2, Day 2 :2, Day 3 :2 (30-minute walk, wimpy but qualifies) ... on to Day 4!

Calorie Control Streak: Under construction!!!

The casino is closing for the night due to demons.

Blech.

I'm pretty sure I saw you streaking through my neighbourhood this morning, you naughty girl! ;)

I really want to work on yoga.. especially for my hamstrings. They be TIGHT! (so much unlike the rest of me)..

Corinna

stopping by to say "hi" :wave:

Hope you have a great week :)

Beth :not:

1. I am so writing my congressmonkey. Casinos are for streakers, not demons! There oughtta be several laws. [-X

2. All this yoga talk is making me notice the inch of dust on my mat, which is rolled up in the corner...maybe I should drag it out...sometime...next week ~:>

love ya!
-Lindsey

Need I say more? The D&B (Depression & Binge Demon) waylaid Athletea outside the casino today and she's been EATING all day ... likely this trend will continue for the rest o' the day!!!!

Howsomever, it has occurred to A that this D&B Streak is a good thing (yes) ... because it serves as one of those periodic weight loss metabolism boosting periods our bodies and minds need!!!! So I'm calling it the Metabolism Streak and announcing that I HAVE WON THE METABOLISM STREAK GAME! :cheers: Hooray.

Tomorrow a new calorie control streak game will be unveiled at the Winged Victory Monkey Casino ... details to be announced. It will be different than previous ones (which stopped working) and will be FAB.

The D&B Demon is in custody again; Demon Scale is under orders not to show his face for a week. All be serene in A's diet queendom.

The 30-Minutes-Of-Exercise-Per-Day Streak continues, but the awarding of tokens is in abatement (too many smilies for the system to handle). Today A went to the Monkey Victory Gym and did 45 minutes of pretty random circuit training.

The management would also like to thank Lindsey, Beth and Corinna for coming on down to our little establishment here in Monkey Central!!!!!

Yes, that was me, Corinna!!!! :) I also have TIGHT hamstrings ... need to keep stretchin' those babies!!!

Lindsey, thanks for writing thy congressmonkey. Demons ARE so NOT cool!!! We will banish them!!!

Beth, I AM going to have a good week ... once I get this :lil: to behave.

Not sure how much more metabolism boosting my bod can take!!! :laugh:

Well, the D&B Demon hath burned down the Winged Monkey Casino. Ca-ching. Athletea gained four pounds during what is now being referred to in the annals o' Diet Island as the Demon Siege

Accordingly, we, the erstwhile casino management now out of a job, are closing this journal and redirecting all visitors to Athletea's little grass diet shack in the Never-Give-Up sector of the island, where strange mutterings have been emanating all day: "I BELIEVE IN THE DIET FAERY, I BELIEVE IN THE DIET FAERY, I BELIEVE IN THE DIET FAERY ...!!!