Thank you Ker...and Hi to everyone.

I have dropped a pound so feeling pleased.......after my holiday in Italy I have been eating a little more for breakfast and I think this has cut down on snacking during the day..... we'll see during the next few weeks if this makes a difference. At this stage trying to do something different, shake things up a bit ,might be the answer! :bigsmile:

Jean

Hi everyone!

With new footwear and encouragement (prodding) from my beloved MFP I have been walking some distances over the last couple of days (shocking as a sloth) and the results are good. I'm not only feeling more energetic, I am now at 163 down from 165.8 last week. Going to treat myself to an at home pedi/mani tonight as a self reward!

I better get off the computer and get my butt to the walking trail.

Have a positive week everyone :flowerforyou:

Holly

Just started getting serious again on Monday so i will weigh on Mondays or catch up to Wednesdays next week. I don't want to weigh every day. It distracts me too much. Off to a day in town running errands. Have a great day all.:bigsmile:

Ginny:flowerforyou:

Checking in...........not sure how or why, but I'm down .5 a pound. Was really expecting to go up or even stay the same after my splurging all week. Maybe it will show up next week, who knows. Anyway, I'll take the .5 loss................

Hi gang, I'm new to this group...but have been with MFP awhile. I was (am) washy washy when it comes to staying on track but this time I am determined. I have been told it's a fun and crazy group, so here I am. I need friends for motivation.....have a healthy day.

Wishing everyone a pleasant Wednesday! Everyone seems to be doing so well, and it's inspiring to see so many over-60s actively exercising. (I'm not one of them yet, except for walking around the shopping center yesterday.)

Well, I started MFP on Monday, and despite eating leftover Hamburger Helper for two dinners in a row (it was already in my fridge), I've still lost 2.2 pounds in just 3 days. Very pleased with that. I have decided to take any remaining processed food items in my kitchen to the food bank, though, and start eating "clean," as they say. Or at least making an effort in that direction. One great thing about this time of year is all the good fruit.

Starting weight June 1: 286.6
Wednesday weigh-in June 4: 282.4

Becky

Welcome Becky! And congratulations on your weight loss. Log your food as much as possible. That will help you tremendously to stay on track. Tracking what we eat keeps us accountable to ourselves.

Welcome Bethann! Loved reading everyone's weight loss successes for the week. What a great group we have here.

Happy Trails,

Claudine

This was my first week with this group and I am sure the positive comments from all really helped. My simple goal was to get back on track by logging every day. And I did it. So thanks to all. Next week I want to continue doing that and include my daily exercise also. The heat has come to Northern California, so I am adjusting to it by getting up earlier to workout. Ugh, I am not an early bird. Good luck to everyone in accomplishing their individual goals. :flowerforyou:

Hi Everyone: gosh what a lovely group, welcome all our newbies :flowerforyou: and so proud of everyone for partaking of our Wed checkin. Thank you Ker for getting us organized yet again! This past week as been a little 'odd' for me in that I did lose a pound which is great but having to deal with my Mum's eye surgery I am not doing so well with my attempts to change some of my habits that I have been working on. For me it is improving my eating habits that is so important to me. So this week I really want to get back to making those really filling salads, both veggies and fruit, and less of the quick fix meals! My Sloth exercise regime is doing ok but again I seem to be falling back a little to my old habits, 'I am too tired, etc' type whining! So, weather forecast for the next few days is lovely and sunny and as I plan for an early night to bed there is no excuse not to have a morning walk ... Oh did I really commit to a morning activity just now :blushing: ? Kinda pleased that I recognized the opportunity to revisit my habit improvement plan and knowing I could blab on about them to my dear MFP friends. It is all good and sending happy and positive vibes to all, Have a great week everyone, cheers, Marian

How did I miss this yesterday?

I feel great getting back to tracking, stopping a slow slide before it got very far, and I thank you all for being there with this group.

Lost one pound, had sore muscles more than once, feel happy. A great week!

Wed check ins? I think this is great idea, so joining in now. Starting to weigh myself again. I have noticed a few ounces lost, not much, not unusual for me. I struggle with eating less and being more active. Yesterday was good, though. I swam 1/2 hr and walked 1/2 hr. Any day now I will receive my food scale and improve on knowing how much I really am eating. Aside from that, I am settling into our 3rd week of living on the Big Island. Each winter we work on the mainland for four months and rent our house out through vrbo to short term vacationers. We visit our family back East and in Seattle before coming home. This was our first year of semi-retirement although I have not worked for a year. I might take a temp job next time we are on the mainland though to be active in winter. Here, I am finding plenty to do with routine housework & yardwork etc. Hawaii is a great place to be active with warm weather and sunshine pretty consistently. Although I find the 85 degree weather a bit much to cope with, if I exercise early in the morning, and take a swim in early afternoon, I can handle it. Since we have solar energy now, I usually run the AC to take the edge off at night when I really need it. Transitions are a big part of my life, and nothing new. So this is not all that stressful as some might think. Hope you have a good week ahead - Enjoy!

I have kept my food diary for 18 days now. It really has helped me to have a few MFP friends to check in with. Please include me as your friend if you would like to have some support as well. I lost a almost 18 lbs fairly fast and now I am trudging along. If I don't eat enough good food, I crave the bad. At this age, I'm thinking more about cholesterol, physical activity and high bp. Pixy

Hey fellow losers,

I have read over you all's comments and wow, do we have a great bunch of peeps here. Bikers, runners, walkers, etc. And the losing just keeps happening. Keep up the good work.

When I first posted about doing a weekly check in, I was not sure who or how many would be interested and I have to tell you how very pleased I am that we have so many of you. A great big warm welcome to our newbies as well! I will get tomorrows check in set up now for those in other times zones. See ya all tomorrow on Wed! Now I will be confused for writing this on Tues and think it is Wed, but oh well, I am always confused!!