Motivated May 2017: Week 3 (5/15-5/21)
baconslave
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Challenge blurb. Again. 
Week 3, me hearties.
Keep it up!
baconslave wrote: »For some of us, M stands for "Meativore" this May. So what were the rest of us to do with ourselves? Manic May? Mediocre May? Naw! Life gets busy and throws nonsense in the way of our goals. Sometimes we just don't "feel it"? But at some point we were motivated, right? Well, this month we are going to mainline you motivation all month long. 31 days of focusing in, with eagle-sharp focus, on a goal.
It's up to you. Do you need a 30/31 challenge (30 minutes every one of the 31 days this month.) A push-up challenge? Further your fitness level? Tamp down on the basics? Just plain need accountability? That's why we are here.
There'll be a thread up in the sticky section with links to each week for easy access when/if the thread gets buried.
Get motivated to reach your goal for May. And when motivation wanes, come to this thread an lean on us. We want every single one of you to succeed.
Come on in and post your goals! Check-in as often as you want/need. We'll keep the light on for ya.
Week 3, me hearties.
Keep it up!
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I'm so glad for a new week!!
Mother's Day was awful! My kids went from stubborn kids to hard headed adults, and I got caught in the crossfire.
So naturally I ate McDonald's. *rolls eyes*
Here I am. I'm not going to struggle with this, I'm just going to go on as if it never happened. I don't want to be fat anymore. Or chubby, whatever you want to call it.
So. I'm going to go ahead and get right back on track this week. Work hard, play hard, eat bacon.3 -
SuperCarLori wrote: »I'm so glad for a new week!!
Mother's Day was awful! My kids went from stubborn kids to hard headed adults, and I got caught in the crossfire.
So naturally I ate McDonald's. *rolls eyes*
Here I am. I'm not going to struggle with this, I'm just going to go on as if it never happened. I don't want to be fat anymore. Or chubby, whatever you want to call it.
So. I'm going to go ahead and get right back on track this week. Work hard, play hard, eat bacon.
So sorry, Lori.
I had a less than ideal Mother's Day myself due to mannnnny factors.
Just a blip. You're fine. Carry on.2 -
Good Morning.
I had a terrible Mother's Day too! The good news is I got rid of 300 pounds this weekend. Long story, but I'm looking for a new honey if you know of any good ones out there. Must know when he doesn't have a speaking part. HAHA
I do have lots of yummy meat dishes prepared for the week. The outlook is for the rain to stop and it is going to be a fantastic weather week! Things are looking up.6 -
It's OK to open the heart a little and let the hurt come in. It proves you're still alive.2
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Goals for this week are to take it a day at a time with exercise and stick to keto. I won't be getting in an actual walk today because I'm spending so much time on the phone with insurance but I don't feel like it anyway. Arms and shoulders are too achy for pushups so that challenge may just get shelved until next month and then I'll start again.0
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slimzandra wrote: »Good Morning.
I had a terrible Mother's Day too! The good news is I got rid of 300 pounds this weekend. Long story, but I'm looking for a new honey if you know of any good ones out there. Must know when he doesn't have a speaking part. HAHA
I do have lots of yummy meat dishes prepared for the week. The outlook is for the rain to stop and it is going to be a fantastic weather week! Things are looking up.
Congrats on the drastic weight loss. If it's unnecessary baggage, it's good riddance... We may occasionally miss those little treats those pounds were an excuse for, but in the end, we deserve to be good to ourselves and lay off the temptation and keep those troublesome pounds at bay.
Once we acclimatise to not having all that extra baggage, the odd occasional treat - just because you famn well can - is totally acceptable. Fitter, better you hun, in the long run. Hugs!!4 -
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMP!2
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baconslave wrote: »SuperCarLori wrote: »I'm so glad for a new week!!
Mother's Day was awful! My kids went from stubborn kids to hard headed adults, and I got caught in the crossfire.
So naturally I ate McDonald's. *rolls eyes*
Here I am. I'm not going to struggle with this, I'm just going to go on as if it never happened. I don't want to be fat anymore. Or chubby, whatever you want to call it.
So. I'm going to go ahead and get right back on track this week. Work hard, play hard, eat bacon.
So sorry, Lori.
I had a less than ideal Mother's Day myself due to mannnnny factors.
Just a blip. You're fine. Carry on.
Thanks, J-dogg. You're the best at making me feel sane again. I'm sorry YOUR day wasn't ideal, either!
I need you. You're my friend.1 -
Great day; two brisk walks and got a lot of steps and flights of stairs in. Food has been on track, too.2
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((HUGE HUGS))SuperCarLori wrote: »baconslave wrote: »SuperCarLori wrote: »I'm so glad for a new week!!
Mother's Day was awful! My kids went from stubborn kids to hard headed adults, and I got caught in the crossfire.
So naturally I ate McDonald's. *rolls eyes*
Here I am. I'm not going to struggle with this, I'm just going to go on as if it never happened. I don't want to be fat anymore. Or chubby, whatever you want to call it.
So. I'm going to go ahead and get right back on track this week. Work hard, play hard, eat bacon.
So sorry, Lori.
I had a less than ideal Mother's Day myself due to mannnnny factors.
Just a blip. You're fine. Carry on.
Thanks, J-dogg. You're the best at making me feel sane again. I'm sorry YOUR day wasn't ideal, either!
I need you. You're my friend.
Weirds of a feather, weird together, Lori-Sunshine. 3 -
I decided to take a rest day today. Will get back to it tomorrow. Cheers all!1
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5/15: hammer build up workout2
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5/15 Fasting since Sunday afternoon to hopefully kick my body into producing HGH ( human growth hormone). Kettle bell workout in the morning and the evening. Walk and push-ups in the afternoon.2
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I wish I could kick-start MY HGH. I'd soooo love to be 5' 6"..... *sigh*
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I wouldn't be so overweight if I was 5'6"! 5'8" would be ideal. HAHA.
Alas, I have been keeping this little engine moving. Got up early this morning and did some exercise. Also completed my walk this morning. Brought my keto meatloaf for lunch. Still bouncing up and down weight wise, mostly still eating too much. Shooting for a 30 pound loss for November. Beautiful day here in New England. Enjoy the day!4 -
baconslave wrote: »
((HUGE HUGS))SuperCarLori wrote: »baconslave wrote: »SuperCarLori wrote: »I'm so glad for a new week!!
Mother's Day was awful! My kids went from stubborn kids to hard headed adults, and I got caught in the crossfire.
So naturally I ate McDonald's. *rolls eyes*
Here I am. I'm not going to struggle with this, I'm just going to go on as if it never happened. I don't want to be fat anymore. Or chubby, whatever you want to call it.
So. I'm going to go ahead and get right back on track this week. Work hard, play hard, eat bacon.
So sorry, Lori.
I had a less than ideal Mother's Day myself due to mannnnny factors.
Just a blip. You're fine. Carry on.
Thanks, J-dogg. You're the best at making me feel sane again. I'm sorry YOUR day wasn't ideal, either!
I need you. You're my friend.
Weirds of a feather, weird together, Lori-Sunshine.
Is that why I feel like you two are my Keto Lobsters?2 -
And so, a new week. The gym will be a no go due to carpooling all week (kids have Dr and Dentist appointments and we're down to one car so they're riding into work with me), but I get to spend way more time with my family, so it's mentally healthy.2
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baconslave wrote: »
((HUGE HUGS))SuperCarLori wrote: »baconslave wrote: »SuperCarLori wrote: »I'm so glad for a new week!!
Mother's Day was awful! My kids went from stubborn kids to hard headed adults, and I got caught in the crossfire.
So naturally I ate McDonald's. *rolls eyes*
Here I am. I'm not going to struggle with this, I'm just going to go on as if it never happened. I don't want to be fat anymore. Or chubby, whatever you want to call it.
So. I'm going to go ahead and get right back on track this week. Work hard, play hard, eat bacon.
So sorry, Lori.
I had a less than ideal Mother's Day myself due to mannnnny factors.
Just a blip. You're fine. Carry on.
Thanks, J-dogg. You're the best at making me feel sane again. I'm sorry YOUR day wasn't ideal, either!
I need you. You're my friend.
Weirds of a feather, weird together, Lori-Sunshine.
Is that why I feel like you two are my Keto Lobsters?
Ayup! Best had swimming in butter, amirite?
Sigh...the twisted thoughts in this here brain...1 -
baconslave wrote: »baconslave wrote: »
((HUGE HUGS))SuperCarLori wrote: »baconslave wrote: »SuperCarLori wrote: »I'm so glad for a new week!!
Mother's Day was awful! My kids went from stubborn kids to hard headed adults, and I got caught in the crossfire.
So naturally I ate McDonald's. *rolls eyes*
Here I am. I'm not going to struggle with this, I'm just going to go on as if it never happened. I don't want to be fat anymore. Or chubby, whatever you want to call it.
So. I'm going to go ahead and get right back on track this week. Work hard, play hard, eat bacon.
So sorry, Lori.
I had a less than ideal Mother's Day myself due to mannnnny factors.
Just a blip. You're fine. Carry on.
Thanks, J-dogg. You're the best at making me feel sane again. I'm sorry YOUR day wasn't ideal, either!
I need you. You're my friend.
Weirds of a feather, weird together, Lori-Sunshine.
Is that why I feel like you two are my Keto Lobsters?
Ayup! Best had swimming in butter, amirite?
Sigh...the twisted thoughts in this here brain...
Ai yai yai...you don't even want to KNOW how my perverted *kitten* brain perceived that. Man I'm a freak. 1 -
I got back on track right away on Sunday. I wasn't even tempted by the pizza because there were 3 different protein packed salads to chose from. I didn't even snack on anything other than cheddar cheese. That's got to be the first time I've left a family party and didn't feel like I needed to be rolled out to the car. I also took a walk when I got home to help burn off some of the extra peanut butter I had eaten early in the morning, lol.
Yesterday was a rest day and my eating was terrific, I even ended up well under my calorie goal and felt satisfied. Today I've already taken a walk at lunch and am planning another one before dinner. Keep it moving my Motivated Friends!!2 -
I just feel...off. I don't know what's wrong. Maybe it's this stupid weather...winter WILL NOT LET GO. let go Winter. Didn't you see the movie? LET IT GO.
I drank more than was strictly necessary this weekend. Lovely champagne brunch, wine with friends whose kids get along smashingly with ours, date night...I think that's contributing to my "offness" too.
same 3 lbs keep showing up on my scale, it's weird so It's water cause one day it's there, next day it's gone. eff you scale. You don't usually mess with my head but this week it's messing with my head.
It's raining. AGAIN. blurg. I'm still going to go for a run. I guess. bah. But 2 weeks in i've hit 15 miles a week so I don't wanna quit now. Even though I kinda wanna quit. Kinda.
*harumph*4 -
Hi. Brand new here, but sure excited to read your very supportive & encouraging posts. My sister lost 25lb so far on Keto, and I am so impressed with her progress. So here I am, on day 2, just trying to figure it out. Glad to find the resources you have provided. Thanks.6
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Today's mini-workout: 1 chin up attempt, 1.5 regular pushups, 20 total knee pushups. I feel so lazy lately/tired lately. Going to try to get up early for a run/walk before work. We'll see how that goes.3
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Hi and welcome, @trigirl12399. I'm a newbie myself. That's great about your sister's progress, and you guys will be able to support each other, along with all the kind folks on this forum.
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5/16 I weigh lifted in the morning. 4.5 mile walk and push-ups in the afternoon. Kettlebell workout in the evening. Carbs and calories were good!3
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alright. 3.5 miles yesterday. Wasn't a bad run either....even if it was wet. I'm working to get over myself.
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Good Morning.
Yesterday was a good day. Checked all the boxes. Now if I can just string them together.
So tired of this Yo-yo. Looking through my closet for spring-summer stuff. Nothing fits. 35 pounds makes such a huge difference when you are short. Brought a healthy lunch, dinner is in the fridge. I prepped everything for the week on Sunday. Now I just need to stick to the plan. For some reason, this time around is so much harder.4 -
5/16: 12,000 steps of normal stuff and gardening. And a 1hr stint of lop-sided foot-crop-circles.
Strength today. And trying to decide which video to kick my *kitten* with. KB, dumbells or bodyweight? I'll figure it out.
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So far, this is a good week for me. I stayed mostly on track at a family event for Mother's Day, ( I couldn't resist one ear of grilled corn on the cob...but in the grand scheme of things, I don't consider that a terrible cheat)
The past 2 days I've been getting in my walks, doing some light weights & squats. But man, I've been trying to work in some lunges, and they are beating my behind...my legs sore for days afterwards.
Yesterday was nearly 90 degrees in Milwaukee, so I finally busted out my bike and went for a quick week day ride after walking the dogs. It was only 4 miles, but it was windy, so it felt like a work out.
This morning I woke up with enough time to actually take a longer walk with the pups, it feels great to start my day that way.
Due to my lack of motivation and over indulgence the past month, the scale has been bouncing the same 5 pounds back and forth. Today I finally saw a drop of 1 pound...here's hoping it stays 7 -
So the next few days are going to be weird schedule-wise with appointments and paperwork so I'm not getting much done in the way of working out. Most aches and pains have subsided (thank you magnesium) and I can't take my lunch walk because of umpteen phone calls. My fitness goal for this week is to buy a new pedometer as my last one is now quite literally swimming with fishes.2
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