Happy Halloween everyone,

Well I've finished two months of walking but even though I started on August 31st and walking every day I am about 1 mile short of 100 miles so I'm not going to meet that milestone until tomorrow. Darn it anyway. I seriously thought about going out for another walk just so I could say goal accomplished today but I'm not going to. After all I did walk other days in July and August it's just my fussy, got-to-do-it-right mind that insists it has to be CONSECUTIVE days. I'll use it as my inspiration to get out and walk tomorrow! I'm looking forward to my "official" weigh in tomorrow because I think I've met the goal I had set for the Halloween Challenge. Of course I did make it easy on myself by not buying any candy and I'm feeling kind of guilty about that because there might be a few kids come to my door but that's the way it's going to stay.

Edited: I forgot to tell you about the dream I had last night. I dreamed that I was stuffing chocolate chips (the kind you bake with) into my mouth as if I couldn't get them in there fast enough but at the same time I was thinking OMG what the heck am I doing and WHY am I doing this. Then I'm running to the bathroom to spit them out and trying to remember if I'd swallowed any because I didn't want to break my streak but at the same time I couldn't understand why the heck I'd be doing it in the first place. I used to eat those baking chips when I was bingeing (heck I'd eat anything during those times) but I haven't even had any in the house for months. Anyway, that's when I woke up, dreaming that I was spitting partially chewed chocolate chips into the toilet. This is the second time since February that I've had a dream that I was eating out of control again when in real life that wasn't the case at all. Only this time I was puzzled and surprised even in my dream that I would be doing it and the first time I dreamed about bingeing I was sad and upset but not surprised. Does anyone else dream about eating/bingeing/losing control with food? Geez I guess that was my Halloween scare!

Hi Julie, I was surprised and happy to see a new challenge waiting for us on the Board when I got here this morning. I'm with you girl! I love the idea of having a new and different challenge added each week. Just consider it the Boot Camp of all Challenges! image But it will also keep it fresh and interesting which is a great idea since that's a LONG challenge to take us through a long and challenging season. One of the first things I did this morning was get the coffee pot going and turn on the dishwasher so I got off to a good (but kind of slow) start. I didn't walk until after lunch and it was nice and sunny on my walk but boy is it dark out there now. Your Saturday sounds like a perfect day to me. Nothing urgent to take care of and time to putter. I'm feeling pretty lazy today after my hectic week but I feel really good to have got through it. Enjoy your day.

Hello to everyone else reading out there today. I hope you're having a good day and I hope you'll consider joining us on the Holiday Challenge. It will feel wonderful and be a major achievement to reach New Year's Day lighter, healthier and happier than we are today! What an absolutely fantastic way that will be to start 2010!

We CAN do this!

Cheryl

"No matter how long you have traveled in the wrong direction, you always have the choice to turn around. ~ Anonymous

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