The BDG Game

I heard a Pink interview where she talked about a dinner party game she plays called BDG's ... Brag, Desires, and Gratitudes.  Each person shares at least one of each - helps us to remember that there are so many good htings in life even when things seem tough

Who would like to share a BDG?

BRAG - I ate SO balanced and light yesterday all day that I was able to have real oil popped popcorn last night as a snack .... without going over calories or carb counts for the day!  It was AWESOME!

DESIRE - that by the time I need to buy a new wet suit, I will not have to custom order it because of my size

GRATITUDE - Even tough I am technically overweight, I am fit and healthy, I am adventurous nad I am DONE having my weight stop me from doing things I want to do!  Like scuba dive!

I'm back to feeling like ME again!  Hooray!  Who was the demon who lived in my body these last couple days?  Begone!

SINKPEA - Welcome nad your observations are right on .... we strive to keep a healthy positive attitude here and its working.  We are all having tremendous success, not just in our health goals, but with life in general.  It's contagious.  And congrats on reaching your goal and being on maintenance!  Taht is so amazing nad I am so envious!  I know I will get there someday and truly look forward to it.  I have no doubt that if you stick with us over the holidays you will walk into 2010 having maintained your gial weight, and having had gone through the holidays wnjoying yourself, allowing yourself some freedoms without guilt, and knowing that you can accommodate extra holidays calories by being careful when you are not at a psecial event ... welcome, stick with us WE ROCK!  LOL

Lucia - mmmmmmmmm DONUT ... I had chocolate glazed this morning ... but it was FLAVORED COFFEE!!!!!  My hubby keeps finding me these fab k-cups for my coffee maker and this choc glazed donut coffee with a splenda nad a little milk is freaking awesome1  I am so proud of you for stopping at one, becuase I know a donut can be your kryptonite!

BRAG - oh my size 16 jeans are getting looser!

BRAG2 - feeling a little sassy today!

BRAG3 - i finally cleaned our bedroom last night and Cam even helped!!!!

DESIRE - to have at least 1000 deficit for today and tomorrow combined

GRATITUDE - my heart rate monitor was repaired and it was shipped and on its way back to me, no more estimating calories burned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GRATITUDE2 - ME and Cam talked about me wanting to choke him and we're all good now .... and I woke up this mroning to a cup of coffee delivered to me in bed!!! 

GRATITUDE3 - that others are discovering our powerful thread ... the more energy we share the more we have to give!

Wishing everyone a weekend of fun, a weekend of being on track and healthy!

Hi Everyone!

I am so excited to see that we have some new people joining in on the fun!  Our positive vibes must be contagious - I LOVE IT!!!

BRAG - That I have a 3 day weekend, followed by a half a day, followed be a holiday!!!  The next 5 days will be fantastic.

DESIRE - TO have a peaceful and successful end to this year.

GRATITUDE - That all of the tests came back normal, so I definitely do not have ANYTHING serious going on - thank God.  The doctors are thinking that I suffer from "Silent Migraines".  It's totally manageable!!!  I am going to start taking an over the counter medicine, but my doctor can prescribe something stronger if I need it.  PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

Happy Friday my friends.  I will check in soon!

Hip Hip Hooray for Silent Migraines!!!

they are SO much friendlier than Screaming Migraines!!!!!

that's fantastic news rocconess ... I am so glad its nothing serious or life threatening!!!!

Enjoy your long weekend then half dya then holiday - you deserve it .....

What a wonderful thread! I needed it...

BRAG- My work week is over in 30 min and Hunting opens tomorrow!

DESIRE-To fill the freezer with wild meat!

GRATITUDE- For the ability to get out in the woods and keep up with the family!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Yeah Saturday!!:):) 

It is a HOT and HUMID day here but all is quiet and I have completed my morning errands.  I now have the unusual situation of "time":):)  This does not happen often and I plan to watch videos and read:):)  AND stay on track nutrtionally.  The gym is closed today and tomorrow so Monday will begin my exercises again.  It is too hot to walk.

rocconess - I am SO VERY HAPPY to hear that your health situation is manageable:):)  AND I am SO VERY HAPPY to hear that you are going to have EXCELLENT next 5 days!!!  YEAH!!! FOR YOU!!!!!

Welcome hth - thank you for your positive post and good wishes:):)  I hope you have a GREAT time this weekend:):) 

AND Nancy I am SO GLAD all is going well with you and that the 16's are almost baggy:):)  and that all is well and happy with you:):)  Yeah!!!!!

AND I want to wish everyone AN EXCELLENT and SATISFYING day!!!:):)

happy saturday morning - i cannot believe i stopped at pc to log calories from last night and come here BEFORE even fixing my first cup of coffee!  does this mean i am dedicated or something?  :)

welcome hth - i hope you come back often to post and/or read and gather positive enrgy from us to carry into your day ... and of course we welcome your energy and vibes too in case WE need it!  Hope the hunting went well - I have a coworker who killed a bear a couple weeks ago and I got to try some bear sausage from him!  Interestingly LEAN!

BRAG - i didn't feel like it after cardio work out, but i came home and walked Happy for another 30 minutes

BRAG2 - since I had some weak moments with m&m's yesterday, i knew i had to be cautious the rest of the day and made a dinner of about 4 cups of fresh veggies stir fried with 6 oz shrimp and i was STUFFED adn I ended up with over 600 deficit cals for hte day!

DESIRE - to get a hike in this weekend, gorgeous 70's here this weekend!

GRATITUDE - that another person HTH has discovered us

GRATITUDE - i've recruited 2 more people to walk the breast cancer 3 day with me next year - did I tell you already?  MIGUEL and FRAN, who also trains with Miiguel.  Miguel will try to get his mom to walk too, she has breast cancer.  I think I may have already shared this but I am excited already and it's still 11.5 months away!!!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful energetic happy and ON TRACK weekend everyone!

OMG

 

BRAG

I finally got to see a funny photo from the 3 Day in which our team was asked to help push a broken down school bus.  I am posting it here to my profile so you can see .... I am the one to the immediate right of the guy in the middle of the pic .... my left foot is up on my toes .... LOOK AT ME FROM THE BACK!  I THINK I LOOK SKINNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nancy - You are SO right!!!  AND how wonderful that YOUR efforts can be seen ...who would have guessed it would be so impressive from the back!!:):) LOLOLOL  Yeah!! Nancy!!!

AND we begin with Sunday -- another HOT day today BUT that is OK -- I am so TOTALLY enjoying this weekend:):)...videos and reading ... Mom and Dad are doing well also -- they do not want me going out in this heat - I am certainly not going to argue:):) - and since I have been very consistent with my shopping, we really do not need anything from the store today:):)  Of course, tomorrow is another story but then again, tomorrow I will be going to the gym also:):)

Brag - I am having a nice relaxing time AND enjoying it AND keeping ON TRACK nutritionally

Desire - that tomorrow I will be buring my usual 700 calories and maybe more at the gym.  I have started my one cup of coffee in the mornings ... and at least I feel more awake:):)

Gratitiude - that all is going so well with Mom and Dad that I am able to ENJOY this time.

I hope EVERYONE is having a GREAT weekend:):)  Hugs and happiness:):)

YAY fpr relaxing weekends!  That's how I feel too .....

BRAG - I just strung together 6 days in a row of deficit days ... no over calorie days for me this week!  Today i didn't count yet as the day is not over, but I am SURE I will be in a deficit as I have already logged 90% of my calories for the day, including dinner which we will not have for a couple more hours!

DESIRE - to have continued gorgeous weather this week - mid 70's in Atlanta in November is magnificent!  I do envy the 90's though, Lucia .... I love hot weather!

GRATITUDE - that Cam has been keeping such a positive attitude which is of course reflected positively on our relationship abnd when that's good, I'm good too!  YAY!

Hope all of you had a marvelous weekend too ..... ready for a new week?  I AM!

LET'S DO THIS!

Hi:):)

AND Monday starts off well:):)

Brag - burned 800 calories at the gym this morning -- the coffee really makes the difference - I am not tired and still feel awake:)

Desire - that all my morning errands go smoothly and there are not too many long lines at the stores.

Gratitude - it is somewhat rainy -- and the temps are in the lower 80's :):)  Yeah!!!!  I feel comfortable instead of HOT :)

Wishing EVERYONE a GREAT DAY and a FABULOUS week!!!

Good Monday Morning!

I love this site........it is so positive all the time!!!

BRAG - I maintained my weight over the weekend instead of adding 3-4 lbs. and having to fight them off during the week to get back to goal.  Probably because I took the time to use CC everyday instead of skipping Sat & Sun!  It really does help!

DESIRE - Took Friday off, so need to get back into the "work mode".

GRATITUDE - For being blessed with another day of life.  Thank you, Lord!

Have a great week everyone!

sinkpea - congrats on no gains over hte weekend!  It is amazing what one can accomplish when they come to CC every day to log calories and such .... i know it helps keep me focused even on days when I've "decided" that going over my min cals is OK.  Way to go!

lucia - girl, you OWNED that treadmill this morning!  That's a very impressive work out.  I hope to get that many calories this afternoon on elliptical - forget hoping, I WILL GET IT TOO!  I want to be like you ... teeheeheeee

BRAG - Cam and I planned to have pizza last night and planned we did!  Looked up all nutritional info first and ended up with papa john's think crust with tons o veggies, extra sauce, light cheese ......  it wasn't the tastiest pizza ever, but it did feel like an indulgence nad I STILL managed a 500+ deficit for Sunday, even with - get this - 4 PIECES OF PIZZA!!!!!!!  Planning makes all the difference!

DESIRE - to keep up my daily deficits so that I earn my next massage Thanksgiving weekend!!!!!  So far I am exactly on track and feel very good about my progress

GRATITUDE - for my pain in the neck dog Happy - if she wasn't so hyper, I'd not be earning extra calorie deficits by walking her every evening!

I hope everyone has a magnificent on track week ... we are quickly approaching Thanksgiving - and let's all remember that it is only ONE MEAL ... and we want to enjoy it to its fullest so let's all do a stellar job leading up to that ONE MEAL.

YAY FOR BDG!

I sure hate to sound like a "braggart' but .... I do indeed have another brag!

BRAG - packed all my healthy food for lunch nad snacks today at work, forgetting that I had plans to go with a friend for her birthday lunch.  So I went out to this restaurant she likes which is basically bar food ... and I ordered a house salad with no cheese and fat free balsamic dressing, and when I got back to my desk, I pulled out my turkey and avocado sandwich I'd packed from home!

YAY for me for not succumbing to the bad food at lunch!

everyone here is so positive! I LOVE it.

Brag- 20 hours of hiking in the mountains with a day pack and rifle this weekend! and my feet are still good to me :-) i did promise them a good massage each night...hee hee

Desire- To be able to keep doing it! and to keep warmer..it was COLD yesterday up in the mountains and didnt see the sun.

Gratitude-for being healthy enough to say I did it! and still feel pretty good Monday morning when I have to go back to work...to rest! ha ha

thanks for welcoming me to the sight, Have a great day!!!

Way to go HTH - that feeling of I Can Do It is SO powerful isn't it?

Did you kill anything?

yes, I think I grew and inch taller! ha ha I wish... at my age I only grow in one way..in or out! not up!

I gotta BRAG again- My husband just called (from the mountain top, he is still hunting) to tell me that a nice hot bubble bath will be waiting at home for me when I get of work! yaaaay

Desire- for it to be 4:30pm quiting time! ha ha so I can go home....

Gratitude- for a loving and supportive husband through good and bad times!

is that ok to do this 2x's in one day on here?

~hth

Hi:):)  Tuesday morning!!  This helps me keep track of the days -- after a while they just kind of merge together in these tranquil times ... which is good:):)

Brag - I burned 600 calories this morning - a bit sore from yesterday however I dripped and started to count the beads of sweat before I started to chuckle at what I was doing and lost count.  Tomorrow I just may see if I can get to a certain number of beads and see how many calories get burned during the sweat period:):)  Amazing what goes through your mind as you have your eyes closed AND I am listening to the ipod:):)

Desire - I am hopeful:):)  The weather right now is 73!!!  and the forecast is supposed to be the lower 80's.  IF this happens AND it does not rain I might actually do an afternoon walk:):)

Gratitude - that I can post on this HAPPY thread :):)

Nancy - I am SO GLAD that you had a GREAT pizza night!!! and your calorie deficits are coming along so well:):) AND that Happy helps you out - you are getting different types of exercise all in one day:):)

hth - THANK YOU for your HAPPY posts!!  AND impressive ones also:):)  It IS wonderful to be ABLE to do the extra ordinary:):)

AND the BEST part is that you can post as often as you want to:):)  I had that same feeling at the beginning since I was posting 2 -3 times a day -- I was trying to find my balance between real life, exercise and food -- and Nancy was generous in saying I could post 50 times a day if that is what it took to stay on track:):) 

I ended up posting twice a day most days and now I have just made this part of my morning routine.  I like posting here instead of my journal:):)  It is so much FUN AND I derive such GOOD and STRONG POSITIVE vibes here... AND also IF I do have a challenge, I can get EXCELLENT suggestions here:):)

So ..YEAH!!!!! for YOU!!!!  YEAH!!! for US!!!   YEAH!!!! for this thread!!!:):)

Hugs and happiness:):)

Jeez!  Everyone is so happy here.  Why aren't any of you in my neighborhood?  Seems like everyone in my city is miserable. 

I'm going to have to really stretch myself to do this today. 

BRAG:  Oh, oh, I know... its not much but I can use this.  I made a pan of homemade brownies last night and only ate one little piece.  That's actually a monumental achievement! Its freaking chocolate!

DESIRE:  I would like a few days in a row wherein I don't have something feeling 'sick' about me.  I wanna workout but I've had one thing after another keep me from it.  I realized yesterday that some of the symptoms I've been experiencing are a B12 deficiency.  I'm not vegetarian, but about 80% of my diet is vegan lately.  I just don't like red meat and cow's milk.  I need more cold water fish.  Meanwhile, I am taking B12 supplements.

Oh, and I have a secondary desire... for my man to at least give me some warning before he farts!  He just stank-up the room.

GRATITUDE:  My BIG California King-size bed with a pillowtop!  I love it so much in fact that I have great difficulty getting out of it in the mornings, esp when its cold!  Yea, I love my bed.  Very grateful for that. 

I'm glad everyone seems to be doing well.  I am having a low-energy day.  But maybe, if I check back in later I'll read something nice that perks me up.  Thanks everyone!  Have a Beautiful Day!

msow and hth - you are both SO getting it!  Post as much as you need to ... brag brag brag to boost yourself up (watch me post multiple brags in ONE post!!!), be thankful for so many things around you, and go ahead, desire things!  As I told Lucia earlier this year when she joined me ..... no rules as long as you post a BDG when you come here!  Some days it may not seem like we have anything to brag about or be grateful for .... but those are the days when you need this the MOST!

Lucia, girl ...... count those beads of sweat!  I am a supersweat-mania girl!  LOL  You are doign so great on the cardio work outs at the gym and I am so glad the weather is cooling down for you!

BRAG - I really didn't have any desire to do my cardio last night, but I dragged my butt to the gym, and then I started playing these mind games of - maybe I will just burn 500 calories and be done with it, then I'd get to 450 and say, well maybe, 600 calories then stop .... and the next thing I knew, 65 minutes had gone by and the calorie meter was at 800.  Then of course I got home an hour later and said to Cam - i don't feel like walking Happy.  He said - she needs to be walked but doesn't that Doggie Treadmill sound better each day?????  So i took her on the 1.5 mile 30 minute jaunt through our neighborhood and you know what?  Even though I didn't actually get to sit down to relax and eat dinner till 9 PM, i felt good.  Wron out but good.

BRAG2 - had a marvelous work out with Miguel this morning, he never stops challenging me physically

DESIRE - you know what?  I think I am goign to borrow Lucia's Desire from early on - I want to fit into some smaller pants!  Soon it will happen!

DESIRE2 - that as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, I kjeep this attitude nad positive outlook so that I can manage The Parents better as they will be here from Ohio

GRATITUDE - wooo hoooooooooooo  Yay for Polar who FINALLY fixed my heart rate monitor watch and I got it back yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am SO grateful to have accurate calorie burn numbers again!  In fact, 612 in 65 minutes with Miguel this morning!  And now I can accurately record the 30 minute Happy walk too and know exactly how much that sweet pooch is contributring to me reaching MY GOALS!!!!!

All - its hideous nad pouring rain today in Atlanta, so keep me and mspw in your thoughts to stay dry and keep a positive outlook ... its so hard when its so GROSS outside!

Keep a smile on your ace today and be true to yourself nad your health goals .....

FOFFLES AND ROCCONESS

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