Over 50s Ladies - Our Special Needs
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Hi @Kitnthecat - hope you're ok.
Re Fitbit, I have the charge but stopped wearing it because I got sweaty on my wrist and to wear it at night when it was hot was unthinkable. Just started wearing again today, but think I'll alternate wrists. Used to have the Ultra, but that gets you sweaty between your boobs. Think maybe a Flex on a fancy chain that they sell might be a good idea.0 -
jumanajane wrote: »Welcome @pondsbb. This is a lovely group. In the absence of May who started the group and is away on her holidays I will ask you in her place....if you would like to share you name, birthday and location with us, not to mention your story so far we would be happy to know. We tend to use names rather than nicknames on here if you are happy with that!
The MFP goals section for filling in macros is a ****. As its favours calories in and out over carbs if you let it do it by itself it gives crazy things. Even if you want to customise it, it doesnt give you anything more than the option of 5% etc etc not 3 or 7. I dont know if you have found it or not but a lot of us use the macros from this site http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/
I just use the MFP ones as a gudeline. We can never been 100% accurate about things anyway!
I think loads of us would advise you....stay away from the main forums!!! Lol. Just stick with the Low Carb one or Keto. There are a lot of people who dont approve ore understand this way of eating on the main forums and can be upsetting, demotivating or even downright aggressive when you mention it. On the is forum you get loads of info, support and knowledge and on this thread...so much more shared apart from the 'special' problems us post/close to menopausal ladies face.
Any questions...just ask us!
Thanks my real name is Sue and I'm from Virginia. I have lost most of my weight doing weight watchers but this last 10 pounds is mostly flab and stubborn. I thought a lot of weight lifters do a low carb thing to get a ripped look so why wouldn't it work to get this last 10 pounds of flab off? I've been at it three weeks and can feel a difference and am no where as hungry even though weight lost was mostly water I think. I am sleeping better too and just wonder if the lower carbs has something to do with that. Anyway thanks for the macros site. I came up with
1446 kcal Daily Calorie Intake
25 g Carbohydrates (7%, 100 kcal)
70 g Protein (19%, 280 kcal)
118 g Fat (74%, 1066 kcal)
Now to get that entered into the app. I can understand how I wouldn't care to read the main forums. Too much conflicting information for my pea brain.0 -
Oh forgot to mention I am 62 and very happily married..although it probably makes very little difference.
I do hate I bought 5 pounds of very expensive almond flour and have thrown out about a pound trying to make weird cakes and such. I am going to stick with waffles which were good and those minute bread things in the microwave. ..lol0 -
Thanks for the info Sue. As to the almond flour....do you use Pinterest at all? Masses of really good low carb recipes using almond flour on there. Yesterday I made carrot cake muffins for hubby! Really moist and good and only 3 carbs a muffin including a cream cheese topping! Here is the link.
http://muscle-and-h8.tumblr.com/post/80487195198/low-carb-gluten-free-carrot-cupcakes-with-fluffed
If you or any of the ladies want to look at my boards that are pinned with lots of low carb recipes just go to
https://www.pinterest.com/janejouraida/
You are welcome to browse.
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Thanks jumanajane. I love carrot cake so I will try and I hope you don't mind if I follow your boards.0
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Well its been a few days since I was here and good to know Granny Mae is getting a well deserves vacation. Hope she has good stories when she gets back. I have had a few "slip up" days here and there. Sugar is the Devil for me. So much going on here, Janice the stress must be unbearable for you. I have had times like that too. @ Karla that increase would have had me in tears. But the body is an amazing engine and it will correct itself soon enough. @ Pondsbb welcome make yourself at home and share the good, the bad, and the ugly, we all do. No I did not get a maid I just got off my fat butt and cleaned the house. Gibbs the new German Sheppard is coming along with his obedience classes, but I still cant get him to stop jumping up on me. Gonna use a spray bottle in the face and see if that works. I am at my part time job today and found a few minutes to check in. Try and get back with ya tomorrow. See ya soon.0
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Hiya gals: I'm back and have read the 80+ posts since I left on vacation (no e-life during). Hugs to all who have had a rough go of it. I feel for you as we also ran into 'trouble' while away. We were at a remote provincial park (the only people in the campsite) accessed by 45 km of rough gravel forest service road. We ended up with our car not starting while at a caving trailhead. Turns out it was the fuel pump & filter (we thought so...) but it took 3.25 hours of $135/hr towing along with a 5 day hotel wait for parts from a larger city and then repairs. $2000 later *sigh*. And lack of good food choices means that I was mainly stuck with gluten free pizza (I use the term 'stuck' loosely, lol) with lots of bacon, eggs, hash browns and ketchup. I think I ate one small zucchini in 5 days - I have veggie withdrawal - and spent $90.00 to refill the veg drawers in the fridge when I got home. So of course I am up a few pounds (3 from the weight I was when I left) and could drop 7 or 8 for my happy weight as I am above 'scream weight' this morning.
Welcome to the 'new kids on the block.' This is a great forum group!
I do read everyone's but don't reply to all as it's just too many lol.
Just a side note about the fitbits, etc... anyone who is concerned about constant electromagnetic radiation and its affects on our bodies needs to rethink their synced devices which can disrupt brain function if there is no shutoff time (such as during sleep when the brain 'downloads' to memory). Something to think about and maybe do some investigation on. France, Switzerland, & Israel limit exposure to radio frequency radiation in schools due to possible disruption in children's health.0 -
Happy Friday morning, ladies. Hope all of you are looking forward to a wonderful weekend.
I'm happy to report this morning that I concluded a successful five day fat fast and am now transitioning back to my normal levels. Although the official MFP notation is that I lost 1.2 pounds, because I had not logged the weight I'd gained lately, the total was actually 6.2 pounds! I am hoping that by doing a transition period of eating, I will not gain much of that back. Fat fasts can be hard to do, but boy do they work! (At least for me.)0 -
Well fell face first onto a pint of ice cream last night. Which one of you wants to take the blame, cause its never my fault. @fangirlish what exactly is a fat fast? Does that mean not eating fats at all? Just curious. Well onto a full weekend of work, remember I do 16hr days. Hope the rest of you have a good one.0
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May I just say that I'm new to this group (not to ULC) and I ADORE this sub-group!!! You Gals are such a blessing. Hugs to you all! ~ Deb
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@krazyforyou ... As I'm the new Missy here, I'll take the blame! Lol
Hey, we gotta stick together, right? I've got your back, Sister. xoxo 0 -
A tiny wave of the tip of a flag - hello gorgeous ladies!!! And welcome to our new girls too. Thank you for first names so that we can be more friendly, and don't forget to let us know your birthday so we can all send you some extra love on Your Day as well.
We got home from our holiday this arvo, but have had our son and grandson here and are far from settled yet. I guess we'll put everything away, get organised, do the clothes washing etc in the morning. It's 6.30pm right now, but dark and chilly (winter night) and neither of us feel like doing any of that right now
I've eaten All The Things while we were away. It was always going to be that way and I am not upset. Might have second thoughts on that when I step on the scales tomorrow morning, but I accept whatever it shows as my own informed choice. I may need to be reminded of that har har!!!
David's still off work all of next week and I have my holiday blog to write, as well as fifty million (at least!) emails to read and reply to. Also the miniatures annual show is less than 3 weeks away and I haven't quite finished my entry. So I have a busy, but happy time ahead of me and won't have much time to write here until the dust settles. I *will* read, and say howdy, just may not have the time for personal, one by one replies for a while yet.
Love and support to you all,
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Hello ladies, hope everyone had a good weekend. Just a quick anecdote from my wedding weekend. After the reception my sister says I look like I've lost weight. Then she asks if it was deliberate & then proceeded to say my face looked like a skeleton. (WTF). I said yes I'd been trying to lose weight & left it there. Tonight she called to "visit". Finally several mins into conversation she asked what I'd been doing. Interesting. Gave her mini version as hubby was serving supper. Going to let her chew on it for awhile, then check to see if she wants to try LCHF with me.0
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Heya Kathie. I do hope everything went well overall, and I really hope you did get a hug or something for all your work. As long as it went well and you could enjoy yourself though! Time to get a new sister I reckon. I don't know why some people have to be so negative and unsupportive - how ridiculous!0
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Hi May, hope holiday was great. No wedding was a *kitten* show from beginning to end. As soon I get it all sorted out in my mind & can find the words, I'll give the details of the day on my blog. Sure wished you were there for my nails. Poor girl struggled. They look not bad, just nowhere near what I'd asked for & she certainly was a novice. Didn't know how to pull colour down, what a squiggle was, or even half moon. But they are best gels I've had in awhile. Nice shape & thin.0
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Oh Kathie
I use writing as a healing and understanding tool - sounds like you do too. I think getting things sorted and written down is the best start towards healing. I do hope you can reach that place quickly. But after all is said and done, you were one person, working your heart out. Not only alone but hindered at every step. So you can walk with your head held high, knowing that you did everything humanly possible. If there were any disappointments then I'm pretty sure they all could have been avoided if others even put in a tiny bit of effort.
I don't know anything at all about gel or acrylic nails, but I do love to decorate and paint. I'm sure that painting those would be exactly the same deal as natural nails and it would have been fun to do yours and chat and laugh!0 -
Back from 2 weeks at a ranch in Northern New Mexico with no cell phone service and barely enough wifi to occasionally skype my boyfriend -- so I wasn't able to visit with y'all! But I am so pleased that I was able to stay on my moderate carb WOE with not one dessert the entire time! And now in New England, at my family's lake cottage, I am suddenly dropping some pounds after 7 whole weeks at the same weight. I wonder if those 7 weeks gave my body a chance to restabilize so it's now willing to let go of more?
I did one horseback ride (the first in 45 years) and it's probably the last time I'll be on a horse. He ate whenever and whatever he wanted as we rode, and it was very clear who was in control (not me!) The wrangler said "I've had many people on him and they tell him who's boss the first time and he never eats." Ah well. After the first 45 minutes of terror I relaxed a little and enjoyed it a little bit by imagining myself a cowboy!0 -
fangirlish wrote: »Question for everyone: do you use a Fitbit or other device to help track your activity?
I've been using a Fitbit Zip (the simplest one you wear in your pocket or bra, not on your wrist) for 2 years now -- the last six months religiously. I find it really motivates me! Often I will go for an extra walk in the evening just to reach a certain number of steps. I have given Fitbits to 4 family members and 3 friends -- and we have fun competing when we take walks together. I do believe, after 6 months of tracking EVERYTHING on MFP and Fitbit, that it is underestimating my burn -- since I have lost a good 8 pounds more than it says I should have, based on what I'm eating. But I read somewhere that it is maybe less accurate for older, obese people.... I'd rather have it under-estimate than over, though.
I love the bells and whistles of the Fitbit dashboard -- and it syncs automatically with my MFP account and my Trendweight account -- I am obsessive about tracking everything these days.
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Hello Everyone, I think I finally got this weight thing under control. I have lost a total of 3 lbs in one weight. Just working out in the pool and watching carbs not calories. The funny thing is I am not hungry much and have to make myself eat most time. I will not be on line much maybe once a week due to cutting back on a few expensive myself. So no home internet. I will be using a journal to track what I am doing, back to the old way of life.0
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Hello Everyone,
Thank you all for the words of support, good vibes, and prayers. I truly appreciate them all. I've started seeing a therapist to help me ??! I don't really know what he will help with but it sure can't hurt anything.
I haven't stopped to read thru and catch up with everyone but I will soon. I hope everyone is healthy(ier) and happy.
Friday was my Lilly's 3rd birthday and we went all out and made a weekend out of it. We went to the zoo on Saturday and to Sea World yesterday. They had a blast and there is nothing like the pure joy of a toddler to pull you out of any kind of funk you may be in. Little Rose will be 2 on Aug 13th so we can do it all again!!
Take care Ladies. I am grateful for each and everyone of you and this lovely group of friends we are becoming.
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hi,
Marney here and I am new to the forum. I am 61, Canadian, and have been on MFP for awhile. Lost 30lbs then gained 12lb back when on vacation and sick and into excuses. Just needed a break. Back to it but weight was stalled. My husband's doctor recommended LCHF to him. He is waiting until a convenient time (!) but I have jumped in. Weight is starting to shift.
We are visiting with friends for 3 days next week and travelling in hotels for a few days after that. I am going to do my best but not get bent out of shape if I cannot follow too carefully. Just best choices in the situation.
With all the hype about high fat no-no, I do find it difficult to get my brain around this one and I do worry about the health "numbers" but it was doctor recommended and I am going to stick to it unless he recommends not to.
Eating fat, I do associate with more hot flashes but it doesn't seem to be any worse with this diet. I am trying to keep the net carbs between 20-30g at the moment. I am very short, 5'1" and so I have to keep the calories around 1200 to 1300 to lose weight. Watching that too. But I am not hungry on this, which is such a blessing. I do love veggies and I find I have to eat less of them than I did before which is a hard adjustment. I am getting to know the low GI ones quite well .
I am looking forward to getting to know you and enjoying this forum. Thanks for being here, it is a huge help.
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Gonna try the cheeseburger pie recipe I got on here, sounds good. How is everyone? I am tired after working the weekend. But ready to do my thing this week. Just checking in. See ya later.0
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Hi all!
Lovely to have you back May. I really hope your break was everything you were hoping for and more.
Kathie......you did so much that whatever happened at the wedding I am sure it would have been far worse if it hadnt been for all your hard work.....you put heart and soul into it as we all know and so too do your son and dil. I'm sure they totally appreciate it. With your style of writing I'm looking forward to the blog!!! (wink wink)
@Emma, glad you had a good time and managed to stick with things...boy are you travelling...one end then across and up to the other! lol. I have heard New England is beautiful!? One of the things on my bucket list!
How was your walking after your horse ride? The last time I went on a horse he did exactly the same thing...ate everything in sight and decided where HE wanted to go,lol...then I couldnt walk for a week as my inner thighs just seized up! That was when I was far younger and more flexible!!
@Rebeccah ...so good to hear from you! Nice to hear your are getting a friendly professional ear to help you deal with everything! I'm sure time with the grandies was lovely and be a real lift!
@Deb and Marney...welcome! Really nice to have you join us! We would love to hear your stories, woes with this WOE and successes! In return...ask us anything , vent, share, whatever. You will find an audience/friendly ear here.
@canadjineh, poor you ! That sounds like a far more expensive vacation than you envisaged in more ways than one! Hope you still got to do everything you wanted to...apart from staying 'on plan' lol, you didnt do badly though did you!
@Krazy.......I love your 'falling into a tub of ice cream' comments! lol. Hows the new boy doing? Still jumping up? Love that you just pop in and out so we have a snapshot!
Havent heard from Ellen, Cindy and Karla recently...hope you are ok...really looking forward to updates from all of you! As for me....4 weeks until we go to UK and of course the 2 kg I want to lose is going to be stubborn and not move! Tomorrow I'm getting hubby to drag out the suitcases with the 'smaller' clothes in(along with coats, jackets and jumpers that only come out when we go to UK,lol) and see if any fit yet....as its about 15 years since I last wore those sizes it will be interesting...or depressing,lol. Maybe they will be all moth-eaten and an excuse to buy new!!0 -
Hi all! I got my fitbit zip and have been having fun with it. It is helping me to try and diary all food. It seems to be tracking well.
Have a great day all.
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@jumanajane thanks, falling face first was the proper description for it. Gibbs is only 8mo old and still a puppy, I am his favorite play toy. But he is learning and we are still doing obedience classes. German Shepard's don't reach "adult status" until around 18mo old. So I am on for the long haul. Sue I though about one of those fitbit zips but didnt do it. Let me know how you like yours. Still thinking about you Ratsmith. Hoping Granny is kicking up her heels. The timer only has 5 min left on the cheeseburger pie I got off here, except I used some pepper jack in mine. Let you know if its worth it. See ya0
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To try to catch up just a little…
@Janice I can’t tell you how happy and relieved I am that true friend has stepped in to help you at work. This man has obviously seen the total… aarrggghhh… of the way you’ve been treated and is a true angel. And not an ‘angel in disguise’ one either; it’s obvious to one and all that he’s saved your sanity through his friendship and kindness. Thank goodness his generosity has made such a difference to you, and I do hope that you can now get on with your work in your customary conscientious manner. Oh gosh, I’m so sorry you’ve hurt your back. Please do let us know how you’re healing?
@Donna that quiche, and the new friend, sound like an awesome combo. I hope the relationship develops nicely and he comes round to LCHF!
@Syl I have a fitbit ‘charge’ but just after we got them my husband hurt his knee so we don’t do the long walks and jogging that we used to. I’ve actually taken it off over the past few days and have decided that the electromagnetism (or whatever it is) is not worth it to me for the readouts that I was getting. If it was waterproof and you could wear it 24/7 I’d probably feel more warmly towards it though It was a wrist one but I believe you can tuck it into your clothing. Jane is right about the accuracy (or lack thereof) though. David and I could literally walk hand in hand and his would report he’d walked far further than mine. It got rather annoying.
@Jane Oh wow, a trip to home? That’s fantastic and I do hope you reach your clothing goals in time!
@Iris It’s so good to see you! I’m heavier after my holiday too so we can regain our lost ground together!
@Sue Welcome!!! I hope you solved the macro settings problem?
@Karen I’m glad to hear that Gibbs is coming along so well. Big dogs need to be trained well so they don’t flatten people with their love LOL
@Liana Oh wow, that was an expensive break down, I am sorry! We did some gravel road climbing ourselves on our holiday but fortunately came out unscathed except for a few scratches along the sides of my 2-wheel drive road car. It’s good to have you back!
@Deb Welcome!!! Feel free to chip in and chat!
@Emma Welcome back and well done on the horse ride and staying so well on track with your food! The last time I rode a horse it grazed its way along the pathway too
@Rebecca I’m so pleased to read that you are seeing a therapist and it seems like a very good idea. We can only take so much without an outlet, and someone professionally trained must surely be the best answer in times such as you have endured. As to your Grand Flowers – I’m so happy you have them to share their love and joy, and hopes for the future with you!!!
@Marney Welcome to you too!!! We have a few lovely Canadians in this group so you should be right at home. So pleased to read of your weight losses already and hope your husband ‘gets with the programme’ as they say.
Our holiday was so peaceful, tucked away in a very remote area with nothing but trees, kangaroos, kookaburras and frogs as far as the eye could see or the ear could hear. Our little cottage was so warm and snuggly with a wood-burning room heater and electric blankets on the bed. And we drove around the area seeing waterfalls (Australian short ones!) and the small country towns. It was lovely to get away from the usual electronics-filled lifestyle
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Hello Beautiful Ladies ! Welcome back May ! You paint a very cozy picture of your holiday, so glad you had a nice time.
Welcome new comers Emma, Sue, Deb and Marney. Marney, I'm Janice and I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Where in Canada are you from ?
Well I'm on my last day of 6 days off from work. Kind of strange not to be rushing around frantically. It would take some doing to get used to this, not accustomed to having time on my hands to do as I choose. I have had some "me" time, which hasn't always been as constructive as I'd like, but I figure I need to learn how to slow down too. I've had one day at the beach with my two daughters....while fasting, that was a first. A couple of days just taking it easy and reading my book or sunning myself. One of my good friends came in from another Province and we met for dim sum, and that was enjoyable, as was the girl talk I so needed.
I was also in the garden a couple of days. My veggies are finally coming in. I've picked peas, green and yellow beans, rainbow Swiss chard, lettuce, one zucchini, a few beautiful pickling cucumbers (so good,) and some herbs. I've eaten a few fresh raw peas and a few small cucumbers....just wash the cucs and eat them skin and all. I froze three bags of beans, which I find so satisfying. I'm making a point of going over to my mother's house to check the garden and pick 2-3 times per week. I don't want anything to get too old before I pick it. I'll freeze more beans, and try to keep up with the zucchini before it gets too big. I love it raw as well as cooked. The tomatoes aren't ready yet, picked one cherry tomato so far ! But when they are ready, I'll be canning them and freezing sauce. And right around then, I'll be making pickles as well. Maybe if I do it little by little, I'll be able to keep up. Today I am also making beef/pork bone broth, and that's a comforting feeling.
My back is getting better much more quickly this time around. Luckily I see Dr Randy twice per week. I know the bending over picking veggies isn't doing me any good, and he suggested taking care of my health and not picking the beans, but I can't waste them ! So I am pacing myself, and had one daughter help me yesterday. Yesterday I also had my first walk in a few days, and that felt good. But my lower back is still a bit sore and the right hip especially. Tomorrow I will get another adjustment and that should help.
I'm still enjoying the fasting, and plan to continue throughout August. Especially since I anticipate eating a lot more garden produce next month. When I went keto, I naturally started to eat twice daily, so eating one meal daily is so doable, as long as I eat a substantial meal for my one meal. This made skipping that one meal for a day or two easy as well. And I think I've found a way to mitigate damage done by my carb excursion days. I can't give up meeting my friend for dim sum, or eating garden tomatoes, or having a small dish of ice cream in the summer, so I need to make this work in the long run and be able to incorporate treats every month or two, in a way that I am comfortable with. And the fasting for undetermined amounts of time feels like freedom to me ! I have lots of energy, feel good and feel most importantly, in control. And the scale is down, but I'm just a bit more conservative in posting new lows until I know they will stay low. It seems that I have less weight fluctuation eating this way, so that feels good.
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GrannyMayOz wrote: »To try to catch up just a little…
@Donna that quiche, and the new friend, sound like an awesome combo. I hope the relationship develops nicely and he comes round to LCHF!
Our holiday was so peaceful, tucked away in a very remote area with nothing but trees, kangaroos, kookaburras and frogs as far as the eye could see or the ear could hear. Our little cottage was so warm and snuggly with a wood-burning room heater and electric blankets on the bed. And we drove around the area seeing waterfalls (Australian short ones!) and the small country towns. It was lovely to get away from the usual electronics-filled lifestyle
@May - what a wonderful vacation. I love waterfalls and nature in general.
The combo is very awesome. The relationship is developing very nicely. I am cooking him duck (LCHF) this weekend and we are going away next weekend to the mountains and a lake.0 -
Hi Janice,
I am living rurally in southern Ontario. Your garden and preserving sounds so yummy! But hard work. Take it easy on that back. I have to admit that the 5 minute drive from my home to our area farm market is just so easy. and others pick! The produce is so good. I retired here from Toronto and food is so much better in the country or growing your own.
One thing I have noticed with this WOE is that there are more dishes. Cooked food seems to be part of each meal especially breakfast. But I will get used to it soon, I am sure. i have a few gatherings coming up and I find it difficult because the munchies are usually carb based and the cheese isn't lactose free. Sigh. However, I have made it through other gatherings without eating much of what is there. lactose intolerant does limit a number of things when there is finger food on offer. I'll manage.
I tried fasting or the 5:2 diet and it did not work for me at all. I was so hungry, I could not control my appetite at all. I tip my hat to you, Janice, for doing it. If it works, go for it.
Lunch time.
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Hello Ladies,
Trying to get caught up at work. Seeing all of the mistakes and things I've missed over the past month, UG! I'll get it corrected and caught up soon enough. Work is good for me as it allows me to bury myself in other things for a while.
I'm giving myself until Aug 1st to get fully back into this WOE. I've been really horrid to my body of late and it is paying me back in kind.
Thinking about doing a 5 day fat fast to get fully back into it. I was watching to see what the Aug challenge would be to see if I could join in. Walking is going to be an issue as it is well over 90 by the time I get my first break at work. So I either walk at 4 a.m. in the dark or join a gym.
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