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  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,335 Member
    Morning all and happy July 4th to all our American teammates.
    Feeling off in the stomach since last night... on the fence whether I should be going into the office today. That guilt to show up at any cost I tell ya..
  • EvMakesChanges
    EvMakesChanges Posts: 568 Member
    Hello everyone! It's already July. Well, here I am in Vermont. I live with my OH and 3 cats near the Connecticut River which runs between New Hampshire and Vermont.
    Most of my adult life has followed a similar path to many of us here with yo-yoing pre and post childbirth, restrictive diets, and all that. Now that I'm in the 65.5 yr range, I'm learning how to request 5'2" servings as well as cooperation from OH to tell me when they add something I'm trying to avoid (e.g. wheat and heavy sauces) so I have the option of refraining from it. I'm working on the FODMAP plan and find it very helpful. Keeping foods that ferment in the gut to a smaller intake is the aim and it's already helping my general digestion.
    I'll write more a bit later today. Right now, we're heading across the river (in a car, don't get too excited by the prospect of swimming across the Connecticut river) to see an art show at the town hall.
    My younger daughter may pop over with or without her beau for a visit. We'll see.
  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,609 Member
    PW: 221.4
    CW: 215.6

    Well I got most of the weight off that I gained from my parents being here! I am planning for another good week coming up and we don't have any sweets around to enjoy for july 4th. We are grilling out hot dogs and hamburgers. I also did get my 5k walk/jog in this morning! It was only 80F with feel like temperature 99F 🥵 I finished 2 hours ago and feel like I just finally cooled down! But I would prefer this heat than the cold of winter!
  • conleywoods
    conleywoods Posts: 1,000 Member
    @lauren_989 We lucked out and my husband's aunt and uncle bought a lake place and a boat really close to our house. They get bored and like the company. They have two boys who are married but neither couple has kids yet or live near by. Our kids are the honorary grand kids for them. Excellent loss and nice job on the 5k.
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    @jugar Your young horse stories bring back memories of my horse. I was 14 and bought him as a 3 year old with my babysitting money. I remember taking him to a parade out of town. He had enough of that by the end of the parade. It was probably all the spray on glitter and marching bands that sent him over the edge! He learned a cool trick where he would grab the shank of his bit (the part that goes in his mouth)and hold it in his front teeth some how, so you can't steer or stop him. Then he starts running full speed through the little town looking for his horse trailer. He was fast as he is from triple A race horse stock and giant at 16.3 hands. He could cover some ground. He also bolted while I still had the American flag in one hand! He was so naughty and you could tell he was always really enjoying himself. Glad your horse survived the evils of weed wackers. My horse could never get over the horror of his nemesis the llama.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    @lauren_989 I know it might break the bubble, but the last weight I have for you was 214.2 - let me know if that is wildly off! In any case, you have certainly lost 22.4 pounds since joining us!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    conleywoods wrote: »
    My horse could never get over the horror of his nemesis the llama.
    Oh dear. I need to hear that story. Young horses learning (or not) about the wild and nasty terrors of the world, and learning to get over them, are my jam. Young people too. Everyone needs to stomp through that stuff!
  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,609 Member
    @jugar I weighed in last Thursday. I'm pretty sure I posted it but I could have forgotten 🤷🏼‍♀️

    @conleywoods that lake is beautiful! What a gorgeous view!

    We had neighbors set off fireworks tonight and they were awesome! Illegal in NC, but you can get some really good ones south of the border in SC!
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  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    lauren_989 wrote: »
    @jugar I weighed in last Thursday. I'm pretty sure I posted it but I could have forgotten 🤷🏼‍♀️
    Right you are! I had decided to use that weigh-in as the starting weight for this month, but to leave things all nice and positive for the end of last month - then, as can happen, I forgot to change the starting weight... Now it is all fixed! Things are OK. You did right - I just got fancy and then forgetful. Sigh.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    Update! Due and almost due:
    @strong_fit_ells
    @graceojo999
    @MaddawgMadsen
    @jeezlawheeze

    Thanks!
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,335 Member
    Morning everyone!
    After my mini stomach issue yesterday morning I rallied and was fine for the day.... not sure what that was about. Took a friend for her birthday lunch and made a really good choice. Had a good dinner too and then had a couple of snacks afterwards that put me over. Still doing well for the week but looking to have a better day today.
    I also get distracted at work and don't drink my water.. I think drinking water at the office is an easy place for lots of people but I get chained to my desk and don't get up and refill. Will try harder today.
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,327 Member
    Oh wow! Is it July already?! Sorry I missed my weigh in @jugar. My July starting weight is 207.4.

    M y July starting weight is 207.4

    I don’t know where the time went. We had to say goodbye to our kitty, Chloe. She took a bad turn and was giving us lots of signals that she was in pain. Vet believes she certainly had cancer. She ate all the time and was down to 6 pounds. She was once 14 pounds so you can imagine how tiny she was. She was a sweet girl for 16 years.

    @PlaneMonkey you look gorgous! Great job on the hairstyle!

    @wdalzell5401 Happy Retirement! What an exciting and hopefully relaxing time for you.

    @YinxFed Happy 60th birthday 🥳 So glad you have your son there to celebrate with you.

    @kalli glad to have you back with us.

    @jugar Sorry to hear about your foot being stomped. Glad it’s doing better. And 22 pounds of strawberries 🍓 YUM!

    @conleywoods Your workout room looks great and those piggies are so lucky to be part of your family. Love the photo at the lake.

    I need to make a plan. I’ve been busy but summers are unstructured and there is more “fun eating”. My pants are getting tight and I need to use that Pilates room I claimed when we moved here.

    Got to get moving. But I will check in later and drink my water today. .
  • conleywoods
    conleywoods Posts: 1,000 Member
    Hi, I'm Kristi and I live near Spokane Washington in the US. I'm 40 but I will be turning 41 this month and celebrating my 16th wedding anniversary too! My husband and I have 3 kids ages 14, 12 and 8. I'm a pediatric occupational therapist for the schools. But it's summer vacation right now. My husband is a teacher so he is off all summer too. Right now I'm up close to my highest weight at 245. I started at 255 in 2019. I had to take a break from weight loss to finish my masters and gained 15 lbs. June was an easing in month for me and July will require more fine tuning. My plan is to set up a reward system for weight loss. I will earn my reward every 5 lbs lost. I really want new makeup from Bobbi Brown's new company Jones Road. But I need more makeup like I need a whole in my head. I was going to replace stuff as I run out but I don't put a lot of makeup on even though I wear it 5 days a week. So I won't need makeup for a very long time. Each time I loose 5 lbs I can order another item.
  • cleaneater80
    cleaneater80 Posts: 476 Member
    Hi all I'm Joann. I'm a 42 year old RN working full time in as a public health nurse. I'm married with an 9 year old daughter and year old German Shepard dog. I am excited for the summer because I'll be able to relax after a stressful last few months and get some better habits down.

    @conleywoods Lucky to be able to get away to such a beautiful place

    I'm hoping to just work on consistency with snacking at night. It's a habit I've slipped into and know if I get this undercontrol I can lose some weight.

  • MaddawgMadsen
    MaddawgMadsen Posts: 333 Member
    Hey everyone! I have been MIA since Thursday or so of last week. It has been a hectic week. My in-laws were in town and I had a lot of time off work because yesterday was a holiday in the U.S., but also it was my birthday! I definitely let myself enjoy my birthday. I tracked my calories, but didn't limit them. Today, I am back on track.

    My goals are to lose weight, feel better in my clothes, and not hate every picture that is taken of me. I am working towards these goals by tracking my calories, and committing to healthier eating and more exercise. My primary sources of exercise have been walking and spin class, and recently I added CrossFit to the mix. I have a desk job, so my daily step count goal is 6,000 steps and workout goal is at least 4 days/week at 30 minutes/day.

    Yesterday was my weigh-in. SW: 186.6 PW: 184.4, CW 184.4 ... so I didn't lose any this last week, but I also didn't gain any, so that is a win!

    Here is the previous week exercise/step count that I intended to post on Sunday...

    Sunday 6/25 - 63 steps, no exercise - Sunday is my rest day, but also on this day I had a bad migraine that incapacitated me
    Monday 6/26 - 10,707 steps, 33 minutes of spin, 15 minutes of walking
    Tuesday 6/27 - 10,152 steps, 1 hour of CrossFit, 30 minutes of walking
    Wednesday 6/28 - 8,705 steps, 34 minutes of spin, 15 minutes of walking
    Thursday 6/29 - 7,913 steps, 1 hour of CrossFit, 15 minutes of walking
    Friday 6/30 - 9,932 steps, 1 hour of spin, 1 hour of CrossFit, 30 minutes of walking
    Saturday 7/1 - 7,801 steps, 1 hour of spin
  • jeezlawheeze
    jeezlawheeze Posts: 2 Member
    edited July 2023
    My first way in with you all.
    BW-215.8
    PW-211.2
    CW-211
    Not much lost, but no gain so I'll take it. My goals are to stop snacking so much at night and increase my step count to at least 5000 steps a day. I also ordered a wall Pilates book so I can try to work out a little more.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    I about melted today. Just picking my red currants had the sweat running off me - definitely going to have to get out earlier tomorrow! Keep cool if you're somewhere hot, folks.

    Here is the lineup for Thursday:
    @ashleycarole86
    @39flavours
    @DD265
    @eggfreak
    @conleywoods

    Overdue:
    @strong_fit_ells
    @graceojo999

    Thanks!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    The spreadsheet is turning green! Great job :mrgreen:
  • YinxFed
    YinxFed Posts: 1,094 Member
    Greetings Friends,

    This morning I went to a yoga class - in the forest! I went with my daughter-in-law and neither of us had been to a real life yoga class for some years. For different reasons we were both apprehensive.

    The class was wonderful and I will definitely be joining them again next week.

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    @conleywoods that picture looks sublime!

    TTFN
  • 39flavours
    39flavours Posts: 1,494 Member
    Username: 39flavours
    Weigh in Day: Wednesday
    PW: 142.8
    CW: 140.8

    My holiday weight gain only lasted 24hrs as I was back to 140.8 the next day, but since then I have been up and down all week. I'm finding getting back into a routine tricky and haven't been making the best choices with food and drink, or getting enough exercise. I find growing healthy habits takes time and is difficult, but slipping back into old habits is far too easy! I have guests staying this weekend so I think that has played a part in me not feeling like I can get back into a routine just yet. Come next Monday, I will be free to focus on myself, so that should help me get things back in order.
  • DD265
    DD265 Posts: 651 Member
    CW: 96kg
  • strong_fit_ells
    strong_fit_ells Posts: 157 Member
    Sorry everyone! I'm late again with my weigh in 🤦

    @jugar

    PW 228.8 lbs
    CW 226.0 lbs

    I'm happy 😁

    Have a lovely weekend everyone!
  • Pearl4686
    Pearl4686 Posts: 918 Member
    Friday weigh-in
    SW: 96 kg
    PW: 92.2 kg
    CW: 91.7 kg
    It was down lower at some point during the week, but happy with my loss nonetheless.
    Have a great week everyone and welcome all new people :smile:
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    Just to get my nagging in :smiley: Due through the end of Friday:

    @graceojo999
    @eggfreak
    @EvMakesChanges
    @micki48
    @wishfuljune
    @never2late2loseweight
    @Kali225

    Thanks!
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