DananaNanas wrote: »

nstephenson01 wrote: »

Gotta run... today is cardio then watching football. Go Chiefs and Saints!! Have a great day everyone!!

That's who I was rooting for too. I literally don't even want to watch the super bowl -____-

@DananaNanas It’ll be the first super bowl in a while that I’m not going to watch.

Daily check in for Saturday
Food: not bad
Water: about 10 cups
Exercise: skating 1 hour
Steps: 1864 (my galaxy watch does not count any steps when I skate)


Daily check in for Sunday
Food: good
Water: 12 cups
Exercise: Yoga 75 min, skating 75 min, treadmill 30 min
Steps: 9106

@czvanut I can see a big difference between the 2 pics you posted, keep at it

@Mrsbell8well yay for getting down to size 10!!! To answer your question: I live in Calgary, Alberta

@cyndiesstuff get well

@sleepymom5 snacking at night is my big problem too. Sometimes I go to bed at 8, just so I will stop the snacking

@Ashleigh1178 Awesome loss for the week and yay for hitting the 170s! As for "seeing a monster in the mirror," I understand, but focus on the positive changes you're seeing and also think about how you're feeling. Do you have a little more energy? Are clothes fitting better? People are noticing your progress, celebrate that. Love yourself. You've got this!

Tuesday's weigh in's still due
@lyssysho26
@Phoebe112476

Wednesday's Weigh In's
@czvanut
@IHP2015
@Mrsbell8well

Thursday's Weigh In's
@bbcbw
@Ljdanny
@Nstephenson01
@Shirin_K
@cyndiesstuff

Have been out of town staying in hotels from Friday-Monday. Raised my calories to maintenance by choice/goal during the travel. Ate out all meals and snacks. Did not have my food scale so having to estimate much more than I normally do. Did not do my yoga. I am so glad with my weight today! First time I have been able to weight since Friday (normally I weight every morning). It was such a good lesson in trusting the process a bit more and trying to apply what I have been learning without all the support of my daily weights, food scale, and meal planning.

I have been contemplating a "diet" break in the near future. After reading some information about how taking ~2 weeks to eat at maintenance during a longer stretch of deficit allows the hormones to recover (also psychologically can have benefits). Has anyone else done this? We are traveling to Universal Studios/Orlando for a week in about a month. Thinking about eating at maintenance for the trip and maybe a week before or after. Anyone have any thoughts about this? I sure have enjoyed my weight loss progress but I want this to be successful long term and to have fun along the way.

@sleepymom5 - The Emeals Quick and Healthy meal plan is not hard. I am not good in the kitchen. I love this meal plan because it makes things "quick." It takes 20-30 minutes for me to make dinner each night. I have learned so much about short cuts to making foods I thought were time consuming more quickly. It is more expensive though. I buy onion pre-diced and packets of quick cook microwave rice. Other things like this. But it is healthy and we like the variety. I am not good with making or eating the same 10 meals and rotating.

@bmaison2014 - How are you doing this week? I am so glad you are in the group. We all understand your struggles and want to be here also for the success (it will come).

@shirin_K - I love your word - balance. I have been working on this diligently for a few months. Taking some important steps in that direction with work in the coming months (cutting back). For me the whole weight loss journey is about putting more balance and making the time to move my health and well being from the bottom of the priority list up towards the top. Thanks for posting your word of the year.

Okay - off to take the car to the mechanic to try to fix the high pitched noice the heat vent is making (so annoying) and then off to yoga class. It will be so good to be back after the break. I hope you all have a great day!

Daily check in for: Monday
Logged: no
Water: 32oz
5110 steps

Had good intentions yesterday. But just didn't have the energy to continue. So I quit and layed back down on the couch. I am back at work today. Feeling sluggish and underwhelmed. My energy has been zapped.

@Mrsbell8well You girl, always amaze me. Boundless energy. I get tired just thinking about how much you do in a day.

@pacsnc6 The challenge is pretty hard. But just imagine the health benefits of sticking to it.

@lenka1 I have done trending apps before. they really do show your real progress.

@gottagetthisdown 4 pounds down. that is wonderful. good job.

@sleepymom5 ohhh no. snacking at nite is tough. I agree. I won't go and get something to snack on but if its there. I will eat it. and not a slow day here at work. we are booked with appts. all day. ughhh.

@Zumba_Luvah wow! sounds like you really did have a great day. good job at writing down your goals.

@jedaschultz nice loss. keep it up. your doing great.

@carlsoda oh noooo! I hope you feel better soon. It really seems to drag you down.

@bmaison2014 good job on that weight loss. I know you have been struggling. how are you feeling?

@nstephenson01 woooo who. snow shoveling burns tons of calories. awesome

@ljdanny it certainly has been cold. poor dog doesn't even want to go out and go to the bathroom!!

@eminater ahhh yes! the weekend got you. how do we change that weekend mentality?

@Cafelelia thanks for stopping by and checking in. it's nice to hear that you are on track and doing good.

@hope002 wow. you had a great weekend. good job at sticking to your goals.

@twyla77 sometimes we eat to much for no reason at all. we are human. pick up and move on. you can do this.

@Ashleigh1178 nice loss!!! some times it takes a while for you to see it in the mirror. embrace the new you.

@amsandos you are right about the sleep. you body needs sleep to work properly. and if your going to eat fruit, eat fruit that is high in fiber, like berries.

@phoebe112476 maintains are good. especially since it was planned. good job.

@ljdanny your protein balls sound exactly like mine, but I also add a tablespoon of chia seeds and I use dark chocolate chips. I absolutely love them. They are 4 WW points, which is a lot for a small treat, but so worth it!

Thanks for all the support everyone and sweet comments! @nstephenson01 yes indeed we very much enjoyed your cauliflower farro dish. Thanks for sharing!
@sleepymom5 my prayers are with you Pam as you embark on this journey. Take it one day at a time. You an do this!!! xoxo
@cyndiesstuff It cycles. Some days we just need to throw in the towel and rest.

Daily check in Monday
food on target for the most part
water-better
exercise- C25K 5/6/5 mins walk/run/walk
steps-10,839
Yoga day 21

Yesterday was a pamper day for me. I took a long bubble bath, did a face mask, pore cleanser, waxed and all the girly groomy things we do. In the afternoon we got our pedicures. My toes look so pretty.
I made a beefless vegan vegetable stew with sweet potato tortillas. So very very delicious! I had to send Molly out to buy me a bottle of red wine. I haven't had alcohol in over 3 months but decided I would use it for the stew.
Tastes like traditional beef stew and the house smelled so wonderful.

Sooooo my weigh in is tomorrow. You all know how that messes with our heads. This morning I am wearing the nicest size 10 black slacks, with thermal underwear under them, and they fit great. I look thin! Now those of you that have been on this journey with me from the beginning always hear me harping how health is my number one priority not a number on a scale. Well...something in me seems to have shifted. I have never really worn anything smaller than a size 10 in my adult life (except for a few rare occasions). Now I am looking at the possibility of losing another 20 pounds so I can be in the "normal" weight range. It turns out that I do care what the number is on the scale. I am eating light today knowing that it will affect my weigh in.
My daughter has really taken my life style and ran with it. She is now following a vegan diet for the last 2 weeks and has given up sugar and coffee as well. She has turned me on to Dr Greger "How not to die" and his system. I am loving his ideas. He has an app called Daily Dozen. I looked that over and it sounds a lot like what I am doing but more detailed. I eat 1-2 servings of beans a day and now 1 serving of grain a day. His plan has you eating 3 servings of beans a day and 3 grains daily. I just stared at that app and thought "geez, I can't do that". I would gain weight. And that is what really got me thinking. I must be on a "diet" and not realized it. I do want to lose weight. So I am thinking his system could very well be what I plan to eat when I am at maintenance. Hopefully I will be burning more calories and it would all balance out. I do want to eat for health as well and that means finding the right quantities that work best for me.
This journey of ours goes on and on.
I am also working with my mental awareness to allow for smaller size clothes and a smaller body. I have very thin legs and arms so I probably do need to be at the smaller sizes. But I also become a little self-conscious of looking "anorexic". I want to look healthy and strong. So for today I will continue to work towards that magical 142 scale number and continue to "diet" to get there. No chocolate coconut balls for me today.